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Mosaic a Tree ...
Use left over mosaic tiles to create funky seating or a side table. The sky is the limit.
That tree you took down in the garden...? Take a nice thick piece and cut it to stand up straight. Make sure the top is level. Take some left over tiles. Small mosaic tiles work the easiest and best, but you can even break of cut big tiles into smaller pieces. Broken mirror pieces does make it look good too. Decide on a design and layout the tiles more or less where they must go (in order to make sure that it fits). You might have to cut some of the side tiles in order to fit the round tree shape.
After you are happy with you design ...turn the tiles around and add white wood glue to each tile. Turn them around again and press them to the tree. Just make sure each tile got a shot of glue!
This was my one design after it was glued to the tree. Now it's time to put the grout between the tiles. A silicone spatula works wonderful. Make sure that you do the edges as well and that there are no sharp edges that will cut your fingers afterwards. A piece of sandpaper to the sharp edges does the trick. Wait for about a half hour or so and clean the tiles with a damp cloth. Make sure that you don't swipe the grout out of the grooves, at it will still be wet. It is best to then leave it overnight in order for the grout to dry out completely.
Now you can clean the tiles properly because the grout is completely dry. make sure to take off all the grout that might still be stuck to some of the tile surfaces. You can use a fine scraper for this.
Now you can varnish the tree in the colour varnish of your choice of just use a clear varnish...if the wood is pretty. I still have to varnish this one, as the grout is not completely dry yet.
Another design. As you can see I've put tiles on the small piece as well...to not leave it looking unfinished. This one also needs varnish still.
Varnish is optional, but it gives it a nice glow and brings out the grain of the wood.
This one has been varnished already. The grand children love to sit on it when they visit. It also makes for nice little side tables for your glass of wine or cup of coffee........Enjoy yours! I do!
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Professional Beauty and care center Dr. Yasemin Savas graduated from Capa Medical Faculty in 1995. After a period of working as a manager at various beauty centers and hospitals, she established her own clinic in 2015. She received a certificate by participating in many training and programs in the field of medical aesthetics abroad. Some of the certificates she has been eligible to receive so far are: Mesotherapy training certificate from Jackues, Mesotherapy training certificate from Italy, hyaluronic acid injection techniques certificate from Sweden, antiaging application certificate from Monaco, mesotherapy, ozone therapy and medical aesthetic application certificate from the Ministry of health of Turkey. Procedures and treatments that improve the quality of life in the clinic are carried out within the scope of Science and medical ethics.
The body applications applied in the clinic are as follows: ACOUSTIC WAVE THERAPY, NUTRITION AND DIET, ICE SHOCK lipolysis, ELECTROTHERAPY, FRACTIONAL LASERS WITH CRACK TREATMENT, food intolerance, INFRASONIC LIPOSUCTION, Cavitation ultrasound, Medical Massage, Mesotherapy, Ozone Therapy, the PRESSOTHERAPHY, RADIOFREQUENCY, COLD RADIOFREQUENCY, COLD lipolysis, sweating treatment.
Facial applications applied in the clinic are as follows: Acne treatment, surgical eyelid surgery, neck rejuvenation, teeth grinding them, DERMAP WITH SKIN TREATMENTS, FOCUS ULTRASOUND NEEDLE radiofrequency ROPE FACE suspension eye area rejuvenation, IPL face lift, cobweb esthetics, smile, and your lips, wrinkle treatment, ROOT CELL THERAPY, MESOLIFTING, MIGREN THERAPY, OXYGEN THERAPY, PRP, RADIOFREQUENCY, LIQUID ROPE APPLICATION.
Soft Tissue Applications
Soft tissue applications applied in the clinic are as follows: 5 POINT TECHNIQUE, JAW FILLING, LIP FILLER, OVER HAND FILLING, YOUTH VACCINE, UNDER EYE FILLING, COLLAGEN VACCINE, and FACE FILLER.
Laser applications applied in the clinic are as follows: STAIN, ACNE SCAR, SCAR TREATMENT, LASER SKIN RENEWAL, LASER TATTOO REMOVAL, LASER EPILATION, LASER CAPACITY TREATMENT, LASER SPOT TREATMENT, LASER NAIL FUNGUS TREATMENT, and LASER LUBRICATION TREATMENT.
Skin care applications applied in the clinic are as follows: LED MASK, CLASSIC SKIN CARE, ROYAL SKIN CARE, MOISTURE MASK, SPECIAL ACNE CARE, SPECIAL ANTI-AGING CARE, SPECIAL COUPEROUS SKIN CARE, SPECIAL BOTTLE CARE, THULIUM CARE, and VACUUM SKIN CARE
Peeling is a kind of skin cleansing process. The solution applied to the skin during chemical peeling cleanses the skin deeply as well as exfoliates it. It also allows the formation of new layers on the skin.
Hair applications applied in the clinic are as follows: HAIR TREATMENT WITH STEM CELL, HAIR TREATMENT WITH PRP, HAIR LOSS AND TREATMENT, and HAIR MESOTHERAPY
Laser vaginal regeneration, laser applications to the genital area, genital aesthetics are most often used for narrowing-tightening and rejuvenation of the vagina or increasing sexual pleasure. Very beautiful aesthetic and functional results are obtained in laser applications applied to the Genital area. Carbon dioxide lasers are used in the clinic.
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One of the major motivators for me to become a Career Coach is the opportunity to
share my know-how gained in the years of my recruiter/head-hunter avatar. I love to
serve it on a plate now to the ones in need to know what’s going on behind the scenes
of an interview and thus benefit their career success.
So I’ll now open this Pandora’s Box of the recruitment process and tell you what your
potential biggest sins from recruiters’ point of view are. Once you are aware of these
potential pitfalls you can manage them properly and that will surely key up the whole
interview, make it truly professional, pleasant for both parties and successful for you!
We’ll take a look first at the prerequisites to be invited for an interview.
There are plenty of resources available both online and offline on how to prepare a
Especially if you are a newbie in this field, I’d strongly encourage you not to spare
yourself, but spend enough time and research on the different formats and
approaches before you send out your CV.
These types vary depending on your experience, the cultural practices in the different
countries (for example photo or no photo) or even the professional field you apply
In all cases I’d recommend that your CV is reviewed by a professional, or at least a
senior friend with a wider hands-on career experience. Best case scenario – you get
your own Career Coach and benefit a lot more beyond just polishing your CV.
Almost all credible HR professionals are adamant about it and I couldn’t agree more!
The Cover Letter is your first chance to build your personal image and help you stand
out. It is where you demonstrate your knowledge of the company, your interest and
understanding of the business and you can link these to your personal background.
Thus emphasizing on how the company will benefit from hiring you. That all should
be in a concise form and PERSONAL! Again – do not spare yourself, do not be
tempted to use templates or send out same cover letters to different employers. It’s
your career and your life (i.e. your happiness), so don’t be lazy!
Remember from the moment you enter the building, till the moment you leave – it all
Everyone you meet on your way up is important. I’m sure you’ve heard that one.
Once upon a time my career started as a receptionist of a Big 4 company. I was the
one to meet first all candidates for their interviews, have the first “small talk” with
them and introduce them to the hiring manager. Guess what – my boss debriefed my
impressions after every interview. So, no matter how focused on your forthcoming
meeting you are, or maybe even a bit scared, do not forget your manners –
smile, greet and mind your body position while waiting. No need to play too familiar
though. Keep it professional, but still human.
As simple as it may sound, it is noted by each and every recruiter and says a lot about
you (introvert or extrovert, shy or confident, sweaty or not…). Healthy handshake is
the one we are looking for here (especially if we’re talking about sales positions or
others where assertiveness and confidence are a must).
You are there to present yourself and get answers too. So, you have every right and it
is even desirable to be an active part of the conversation but do not forget to practice
your active listening at the same time. Outtalking your interviewer is a major mistake.
The HR is usually an individual with a decent EI and he or she realizes when
candidates feel uncomfortable or nervous. However they also expect to hire people
who are able to listen actively and play a team-game for their company. So manage
your emotions, take advantage to gather information from the body language of your
interviewer and don’t just aim to give “a right answer” to all questions. Take a chance
to ask yours too. You will need these answers for your own decision later on.
Yes, these two were some of the “internal humor terms” of the recruitment dept I
worked for. No pun intended. The clear message is – calibrate your presentation
during the interview. You are not there to please the recruiter; neither you are there
to be pleased. You are there, so that both sides can get answers and be as realistic as
possible. In the end of this process we want to have a clear “yes or no” answer on
whether they can establish a fruitful professional cooperation, or not.
So my advice is – be yourself. But your BEST and authentic self. Speak frankly about
what you know and can and the areas where you still need and plan to develop.
Intelligent human beings are attracted to this. And so are intelligent recruiters – no
matter HRs or executives.
Blaming your “to be ex” or already ex employer for where you are now career wise is a
big NO. Even if you still have a bad taste in your mouth from your previous work
situation, this is still not a proper answer to the typical question “why are you looking
to move away from your current job?”.
Think about yourself and find the answer to this one in yourself, reframe! If you look
deeper you will definitely realize that whatever the situation any drive for a change
comes from within. It could be your desire for further professional development, or
better organizational culture, or a better work-life balance or what have you. But it’s
always personal and it’s always from within. Finding this true answer will add so
much value not only to the interview, it will also help you fine-tune your career
development as a whole.
Do something that not many people do – send out a follow up letter. It could be just a
brief thank you email note or a more elaborated email- your choice. Then again make
it personal and refer to specific parts of the interview or a personal detail you find
relevant. These “bridge builders” repay generously.
Well done if you have come to the point of getting an offer! It means you have done
the best you can and you are being invited for the special dance. It is indeed a tricky
part of the process that requires dexterousness, patience and realism.
You will not be considered nicely proactive if you are the one to table the question. It
is a hand the employer loves to play first. So if they really want you on board – rest
assured, an offer will be there for you.
Do not let the above mentioned “little puppy” bark out a number just to get rid of the
pressure of waiting, neither let that “super size me” hero overprice himself and put a
sudden unfavorable end to the negotiations.
I have seen so many people (and especially women) who are ready to give up to the
offer without any negotiations. Be wise and don’t make assumptions on behalf of the
company. Here’s a free trick from coaching you can use in this part: use open-ended
questions and discuss the range the company has in mind, not a specific number.
Listen actively again. This approach will give you flexibility and help you out with
your own decision.
If you find these tips useful and feel there is more to it (in which I can assure you!),
the best you can do is invest further in your career development and success and start
working with your personal career coach.
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About 20 attendees joined an airboat swamp tour on the arrival day for a tour of the Louisiana bayou. Everyone returned, despite the captain’s best efforts to feed one or two to the alligators. The evening welcome reception featured an icebreaker where each attendee received a card with a recipe ingredient and had to find others with the necessary ingredients to make various Cajun dishes. Vocal arguments broke out about whether cilantro was required or taboo in jambalaya.
Rich Siegel kicked off the conference the next morning and introduced Cindy Estis Green of Kalibri Labs, who spoke about “Operating Hotels in the Age of Digital Disruption.” Whereas Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) dominated in the 90s, and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), Travel Management Companies and Metasearch companies in the early 2000s, Estis Green said that the 2020s would see the rise of big tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Alibaba, Apple, Amazon and even Uber.
She noted that 85% to 90% of hotel business goes through one of these companies as gatekeepers today, and that any one of them could lay claim to bookings if they choose to do so. The combined market capitalization of Marriott, Hilton, and IHG combined is in the same range as that of Booking or Airbnb alone, and a small fraction of the tech giants. More and more hotel marketing budgets are being diverted to intermediaries for either advertising or commissions. And whereas historically travelers booked directly with “stay brands” that operate hotels, now “booking brands” such as Booking, Expedia, Google, Kayak, and TripAdvisor dominate the consumer point of entry. Hotels retain the advantage primarily in services that they control and that are delivered within the hotel; many are moving to add functionality to capitalize on these captive capabilities.
Estis Green noted that fintech companies are also moving into travel. CapitalOne invested $96 million in Hopper and is introducing products to de-risk travel for consumers. With 65 million cardholders and their own loyalty program, they are starting to pose a significant threat to hotel programs. JP Morgan Chase also recently acquired Frosch Travel Group, the third largest US travel agency and Chase executives believe it could become the third-biggest travel agent in the country in two years. Banks are more motivated by interest and interchange fees than by commissions, potentially changing the competitive landscape.
Meanwhile, Airbnb and Kayak are moving to build up their corporate business, posing yet additional threats to hotels. Uber is seeking to become a one-stop shop for travel, adding air, rail, and hotel bookings to its ground transportation and food delivery services. Finally, the emergence of AI-based chat engines such as ChatGPT may change the way hotels and other booking sites will compete to be in the “top 5 hotels” returned in a conversational search.
Estis Green provided a detailed analysis of shifting customer acquisition costs, noting that they are now generally in the range
of 15% to 25% of guest-paid revenue. The percentage of guest-paid revenue that is retained by hotels after acquisition costs has continued to decline even as RevPAR has grown. She concluded with predictions that the economics will continue to change, including that large brand growth will be led by soft brands, given that top-line revenue potentially may no longer be sufficient to support hard- brand chain fees. She also predicted that third parties will dominate the top of the marketing funnel for hotels.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Next up was Matt Goche, CEO of Uniguest, talking about the mergers and acquisitions landscape. In his current and former roles at Uniguest, Goche performed 12 acquisitions. He listed things to consider when you are buying or selling companies. Buying can bring you new products, customers, global markets, diversification, and financial performance. Selling can generate a liquidity event for shareholders, provide access to growth capital, build a competitive moat, or increase scale to facilitate growth. Whether buying or selling, it is critical to ask the question which of these (or other) benefits a particular opportunity could bring you. He also noted the importance of timing, including whether the organization is ready for an acquisition and the state of the market.
Goche then presented various metrics used to value businesses, including revenue growth, the percentage of recurring revenue, the mix and type of revenue, gross margins, EBITDA metrics, cash flow, and customer retention. Financial buyers and strategic buyers will use different valuation methods and multiples based on strategic fit, growth rate, and key business metrics. He also outlined the different approaches to finding a company to buy or to sell to, including networking, direct approach, and third parties.
He concluded with a discussion of what happens during and after acquisition, and the importance for founders
of finding a fit within the new organization if they plan to stay. He described the M&A process as a lot of work – “like working two jobs” – and noted that change will be inevitable despite the best laid plans. The acquired company’s leaders and team members should be prepared to embrace change. Among his lessons learned, he reminded the audience that while an acquisition may be a transaction, there is a human element and significant impact on many people and their families. Acquisitive companies who are thoughtful about this generally get better results.
Legal Aspects of Outsourcing
Next up was Erin Snodgrass, a seasoned travel and hospitality attorney who recently joined the Travel and Tourism team at the Foster Garvey law firm. Snodgrass’s career has included significant engagements with numerous blue-chip companies in both hospitality and among the technology providers that serve it.
Snodgrass spent some time examining outsourcing, especially related to app development, with different models including offshoring, nearshoring, and onshoring. Eastern Europe has emerged as a strong offshoring option because of the talent pool, greater compatibility of time zones, similar cultural and business etiquettes, and good intellectual property laws. Costs in Eastern Europe are about 1/3 of comparable talent in the U.S. and 60-75% of Western Europe. She did note, however, that Eastern Europe has confusing tax laws, political disruptions, and some communications breakdowns and data leaks, and that time zones posed somewhat of a challenge.
Outsourcing can involve deliverables-based projects, a dedicated team handling a service like call centers, or staff augmentation to get temporary or specialized skills without full-time hires. For deliverables-based projects, clear scoping and a statement of work is key, as well as ownership; acceptance criteria; definition of which party provides what (including contingencies); responsibility for clearances, malware, and performance; and milestone payments. For service functions, performance standards, control over personnel, training standards, and service level agreements are critical to negotiate. For staff augmentation, she noted there can be significant pitfalls that can lead to staff being re-categorized as employees, which can in some countries lead to unexpected transfer of employee obligations between the outsourcing company and the service provider. She emphasized the need to engage local legal counsel familiar with the laws of the countries involved.
Snodgrass closed with a discussion of key issues in contracting. She highlighted issues with master agreements with brands (who do not want to take on liability for deals with their hotels) and the property agreement. She also discussed service level agreements, indemnification (which she says should be limited to third-party claims and ideally only to infringement), data claims, and limitation of liability.
Planning for the Worst
Next on deck was Tony Espinosa, CEO of the event’s sponsor, Calltek, talking about mitigating risk in emergency situations.
Calltek’s largest offices are located along the “ring of fire” and have seen a lot of natural disasters. He spoke about the need to prepare for disasters, whether environmental
or technical ones (such as data breaches or being suddenly de-platformed by your cloud provider) and to consider the potential duration and the potential that backup systems can be wiped out by hackers (an argument for immutable backup storage).
He described a harrowing episode where Calltek’s head office on Cebu, an isolated island in the Philippines, was struck by a poorly forecasted Category 5 hurricane that wiped out airports, seaplane bases, and communications. The call center there employed 600 staff, and the entire area was suddenly without communications, electricity, water, or external help. The immediate priority, given the suddenness of the storm, was drinking water for staff and their families; creativity and ingenuity were required to solve that problem. At the same time, network design ensured that toll-free calls that could not get through to the Cebu office could be routed to other Calltek centers around the world.
David Chestler from PROVision Partners led a presentation on the myths, rumors and facts surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). He started with a caution that despite nearly 70 years of development, AI can still not learn as quickly as humans, and in some applications, such as medical diagnoses, the errors it still makes can have disastrous consequences. At the same time, advances in Generative AI, natural language processing, and Conversational AI are moving quickly and are finding applications in travel and hospitality. Other AI technologies include computer vision, robotics, machine learning, deep learning, predictive AI, expert systems, and fuzzy logic.
Technology ecosystems already exist to leverage AI for tasks such as text, image, and video generation; code, model, and data generation; and avatar generation. Technology giants such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Baidu have all partnered with emerging AI leaders to incorporate AI into existing and future products. Chestler cited an Accenture study showing that AI “achiever” companies (the 13% of companies who have both foundational AI capabilities and differentiated AI strategies) achieve 50% greater revenue growth. Human Resources applications lead in terms of AI maturity, closely followed by customer applications. Yet there are also growing issues associated with AI, such as whether an AI-generated painting is art, and how copyrights work in the AI world.
Chestler noted that AI is in use by hotels today for search engine optimization, content development, review management, chatbots, concierge, robots, data analytics, and optimization of operations and guest engagement. He concluded (aided by a short video clip from industry analyst Robert Cole) with the prediction that hotels will still be differentiated based on service, but that AI can support key initiatives such as personalization, fraud detection, sentiment analysis, and predictive maintenance.
EVS is an event that brings together technology leaders to create the type of camaraderie that benefits the industry, hotels and ultimately guests. Thank you Hospitality Upgrade and HFTP for always creating such an incredible event. - Tony Espinoza CEO, CallTek
The Ukraine War
Andrew Sanders from DataArt, a company that had 3,068 staff based in Ukraine (60% of its workforce) prior to the Russian invasion, provided a moving presentation on the impact of the war on the country and its people. Ukraine ranks eighth or ninth globally as an IT powerhouse, and IT represented about 5% of the economy before the war. The IT portion has grown as the economy shrunk during the war, and today accounts for about 8.5%. DataArt’s office in Kherson was itself damaged by a Russian missile.
The company started planning before the invasion, including for relocation of team members to safer areas and greater use of work-from- home; some staff were able to exit Ukraine. They also confirmed escalation and communication paths outside Ukraine, confirmed the security of client data and code, started emergency knowledge transfer, and planned on ways to accommodate staff in some of their safer office locations. On the day of the invasion, their global emergency response team met every three hours, and they invoked business continuity processes, which triggered evacuation for locations close to military danger. They also provided salary advances salary and other financial assistance due to worries about the banking system.
On the second, third, and fourth day after the invasion, DataArt shut its offices in the eastern part of the company, started a staff safety daily logging process, made satellite phones available to key local personnel, and published relocation guides. After that, they dealt with customers who wished to disengage (about 10% did so because of risk), arranged logistical support for families, created a psychological help line for staff, started to close their Russian business, created a charity, and arranged connectivity and power generators. In total, about 900 staff and 400 family members were moved. Many project discussions with staff were held in bunkers and subway stations.
Much later, they were able to travel to their offices. Ultimately, they spent $17.5 million on support, relocation, emergency help and more. Ukraine is now down to 40% of DataArt’s worldwide presence, but productivity is more than 95% of pre-war levels, and nearly all staff have access to generators, satellite communications, and co-working space.
Round Table Sound-Off
The first day’s final session was a vendor roundtable moderated by Gregg Hopkins and Rich Siegel. The first topic was “where we are today” vs. early 2020. There was some agreement that the work environment had been changed by work-from-home and hybrid environments and will never fully return to its pre-pandemic state. There was also discussion about the number of people who turned over within key accounts, and the difficulty of keeping track of the constant change. The sales process was seen as improved by greater acceptance of remote meetings. However, it was more challenging to organize meetings at hotel companies where multiple people were needed; vendors can no longer simply go to the corporate office and expect them all to show up in an agreed meeting room, but must solicit attendance individually and even arrange venues.
There was also concern about productivity, with one participant saying that they were getting only three to four hours of work per day from remote employees. Also, young staff aren't getting the coaching needed, or exposure to the company culture. As a result, many are leaving even before meeting their colleagues. On the other hand, one attendee noted that more structured decision-making was a positive outcome; decisions are less likely to be made informally at the water cooler.
The next topic was what drives vendors to decide which events to attend and support. The main consideration was potential buyers or partners who were expected to attend. Larger shows require many months of advance planning to be successful; several vendors felt that smaller, more intimate events such as the Executive Vendor Summit and HTNG Insight conferences are more useful.
A special evening featured a river cruise and dinner on the Creole Queen. Notable was that the streets between the Loews Hotel and the dock were shut down for a “Second Line Parade” for the group, in which a jazz band and police escort led the attendees to the boat. See more EVS pictures on page 70 and also on page 138.
CIOs Sound Off
The event concluded on Friday morning with the traditional CIO panel moderated by Rich Siegel, featuring Brian Kirkland from Choice Hotels, Dan Kornick from Loews Hotels, Keryn McNamara from Aimbridge Hospitality, Wendy Mertz from Virgin Hotels, and Richard Tudgay from Highgate Hotels.
The first topic was whether and how IT executives need to sell technology to their business. The answers were varied, with some saying “yes,” and others saying it depended on which part of the organization would benefit and where the idea originated. Panelists advised vendors that no two organizations are the same and that they need to identify the “right person” as their champion; who this should be will vary enormously. Wherever they start, though, vendors should get IT into the loop early, so that they can participate in project design rather than having to serve as a last-minute gatekeeper for security or other concerns.
The next question probed key factors used in evaluating which vendors to invite to a Request for Proposal. Key considerations included security; willingness to share risk (particularly for startups); references within the CIO peer group; and a clear value proposition and differentiation.
When asked about the most frustrating part of their jobs, the CIO’s answers focused mostly on communication with other departments within their company, but one said a frustration was having to call vendor help desks multiple times to resolve an issue. In his view, the vendors are part of his team and should react to him and his colleagues as they would if they worked directly for him. Another said that outsource vendors rarely shared the same sense of urgency that his company has internally, and this sometimes led to less-than-acceptable responsiveness.
There was a long discussion about alignment and conflict between brands and owners, and the need in the franchise environment to “sell” owners on technology solutions. The CIOs described a give-and-take on many technologies, where IT can push them but may need to give owners some flexibility. In other cases, the choice may be completely mandated. Keryn McNamara offered the advice to vendors to “think like a guest, act like an owner.” | <urn:uuid:d276235c-34ca-44ea-a497-3b25320e717a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hospitalityupgrade.com/magazine-articles/2023-executive-vendor-summit-new-orleans-event-review | 2024-04-18T13:29:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.971045 | 3,583 |
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Lighting plays an important role in landscape design for both functional and aesthetic reasons. Proper lighting helps highlight features of your landscape that you want to draw attention to, such as sculptures or architectural elements. It also provides much-needed illumination for activities such as entertaining or simply spending time outdoors after dark. Permanent outdoor lighting Plainfield helps you create a beautiful and functional outdoor space that can be enjoyed day or night.
When it comes to permanent outdoor lighting, you should keep a few things in mind. These include:
- Choose a lighting system that is durable and will withstand the elements.
- Ensure your lighting system is correctly installed by a qualified professional to avoid potential hazards.
- Choose a lighting system that is energy efficient to help reduce your carbon footprint.
- Pick a style of lighting that complements your overall landscape design.
Permanent outdoor lighting is a great way to add beauty, function, and value to your commercial property. Here are seven reasons why lighting is important in landscaping:
Lighting Highlights the Best Features of Your Commercial Property
By strategically placing permanent outdoor lights, you draw attention to the most beautiful aspects of your building and landscape. This can include sculptures, water features, architectural elements, and more. This makes your property more visually appealing for potential customers or tenants and helps you to stand out from your competition.
Outdoor Lighting Provides Safety and Security
Proper lighting can help to deter crime and make your property more secure. It also helps to create a safe environment for employees, customers, and tenants by providing adequate lighting for walking paths and parking areas. Imagine a potential customer walking to your door after dark, unable to see where they are going because there is no lighting. This is not only a safety hazard, but it also creates an uninviting atmosphere.
Lighting Makes Your Outdoor Space More Functional
Permanent outdoor lighting can turn your outdoor space into a functional and enjoyable place to spend time, even after the sun goes down. You can create an inviting atmosphere for entertaining, relaxing, or simply spending time outdoors with proper lighting. This means your property can be used and enjoyed to its fullest potential as the lighting provides an inviting and warm ambiance in the evening.
Outdoor Lighting Increases the Value of Your Property
A well-lit landscape increases the value of your property by making it more attractive to potential buyers or tenants. It also helps you save money on energy bills when using energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs. Your potential clients will be impressed with your attention to detail and appreciate that they can use your property day or night. This is a win-win situation that will benefit you both financially and aesthetically.
Permanent Outdoor Lighting Is Good for the Environment
When you choose permanent outdoor lighting, you have the opportunity to use energy-efficient fixtures and bulbs such as LED lights. This helps to reduce your carbon footprint and make your property more eco-friendly. It’s a great way to show your commitment to protecting the environment.
Lighting Adds Character to Your Property
Your choice of permanent outdoor lighting fixtures says a lot about your property and adds to its overall character and style. This is especially important for businesses that want to create a particular image or atmosphere. For example, a restaurant may want to use soft, diffused lighting to create a more intimate setting, while a high-end retail store may want to use bright, focused lighting to give their products an expensive look.
Whether you choose traditional, modern, or antique-style fixtures, your lighting should reflect the personality of your business. This helps you create a cohesive look and feel for your property that will attract attention and make a lasting impression.
Outdoor Lighting Is Easy to Maintain
Permanent outdoor lighting is a low-maintenance way to keep your landscape looking its best. Once the lights are installed, there is little you need to do to keep them functioning properly. You can enjoy the benefits of having beautiful and functional lighting without worrying about upkeep. This contrasts with temporary lights, which often require constant adjustment and replacement. With permanent outdoor lighting, you can set it and forget it, knowing that your property will look great day and night.
Lighting is an essential element in landscape design, and permanent outdoor lighting is a great way to improve your property’s look, function, and value. With so many benefits, it’s no wonder why lighting is such an important part of landscaping! Hire a professional landscape lighting company to install permanent outdoor lighting at your home or business today. Your property will thank you for it! | <urn:uuid:3a7b6546-36d7-467c-8128-6b59e3a606da> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.houseofharperblog.com/why-is-lighting-important-in-landscaping/ | 2024-04-18T14:48:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.943277 | 925 |
Nothing is as wonderful as seeing your own creativity reflected in a product. During Textilice's online training courses you will discover more of your creativity and learn to more about it. You acquire the necessary knowledge of Adobe and see what you can do with different materials. How to position yourself in an ever-changing market is an important part within the program. Whether you are a beginner or a professional who needs further in-depth knowledge: I will offer you practical tools.
At Textilice I share all my knowledge and experience as a designer with you. Through the online training courses design / print-design and technical fashion drawing, I am your personal teacher and I guide you in the development of designs and prints in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. Together we look at your personal goal and its feasibility in the market.
Lessons are supported with instructional videos and downloadable PDFs with detailed instructions and assignments. You will have access to a handy online platform for six months. Not only do you have unlimited access to all your questions here, you also receive practical feedback. In Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop you develop designs that are ready for production.
Textilice is a recognized training institute in fashion, textiles and designs. For online training courses from Impact Training & Advice, you have the option of using the STAP budget. This would allow you to take the trainings for free.
For example, you can realize your own fabrics or product line via House of U!
You can find more information about online courses here: https://elearning-textilice.com/
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Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK has been come under the microscope, with more than 500,000 people signing a petition calling for it to be scrapped.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is one of those who believes Trump should not get the privilege of a state visit while his controversial travel ban affecting millions of people remains in place.
One aspect of the visit which has been singled out as being unacceptable by Tory MP Sarah Wollaston is the US President giving a speech in Westminster Hall.
The Hall is the oldest part of Parliament, and was built in 1097. It is steeped in history, hosting numerous coronation banquets and been the location for the lying in state of monarchs and national icons such as Sir Winston Churchill.
Addressing members of the Commons and the Lords in Westminster Hall is a rare privilege, and only six people have ever been awarded such an honour.
Albert Lebrun, President of France - March 23, 1939
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French President Albert Lebrun, on the far right, with (from right to left) Queen Elizabeth, Marguerite Lebrun and The King George VI on March 23 1939. Lebrun was the first foreign leader to address both Houses of Parliament when he spoke in Westminster Hall the day this photo was taken
Charles De Gaulle, President of France - April 7, 1960
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The second foreign leader to speak in Westminster Hall was also the second French President to do so. Charles De Gaulle. Addressing the gathered Parliamentarians in his native language, he said the "world could be saved by the wisdom and resolution of our two countries."
Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa - 11 July 1996
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South African President Nelson Mandela was the first non-French foreign leader to speak in Westminster Hall. He had previously addressed both Houses of Parliament in the Grand Committee Room in 1993.
Pope Benedict XVI - 17 September 2010
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In a state visit in 2010, Pope Benedict XVI addressed both Houses in Westminster Hall. Among those in the audience was former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Barack Obama, President of the USA - May 25, 2011
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Barack Obama spoke in Westminster Hall in 2011. If Donald Trump doesn't get the same platform, it will no doubt irk the new President.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Opposition Leader - 21 June 2012
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Hyder’s mission is: Inspired People Creating Loyal Customers. But what exactly are “inspired people”? The inspiration driving our people can be found in The Hyder Way. The Hyder Way is our culture. It is made up of five fundamental principles that inspire us and make us excited to come to work each day: be proactive, be accountable, continuously improve, be a great builder, and that there is no Superman. It’s this passion that creates loyalty among our customers. Learn more about the Hyder Way. | <urn:uuid:a3edcf92-21a4-44db-8ae7-e6f6ea2576cc> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hyderinc.com/ | 2024-04-18T12:52:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.944726 | 108 |
How to clean the outdoor LED screen when it is dirty? This is a very important thing, if handled properly, it can prevent the ambiguity and ambiguity of the LED display screen in the process of action. We all know that no matter what display screen is running for a certain period of time, it will produce some dirt and other debris which will affect the display. Regular cleaning and maintenance of the LED display screen has become an indispensable task for us. This can effectively prolong the service life of the LED display screen and extend the quality and Practice of how to clean the outdoor LED display screen of the LED display screen. Therefore, the cleaning of the display screen is very important both before and after the installation of the screen.
When the LED module does not have a set, it needs to be cleaned with special washboard water. First, the LED module is dipped in this special washboard water and then brushed with a brush (Note: remember not to add too much at one time). This can accelerate the dissolution and shedding of rosin, and achieve a good effect of removing dust and impurities.
2. Cleaning after Installation of Display Screen
Many people do not know that there will be dust accumulation after the display screen is installed for a period of time. In order not to affect the normal display effect of the display screen, it is necessary to clean the surface of the LED display screen gently with clear water first, and pay attention to only cleaning the surface of the LED display screen, not the opposite power line and so on. And you should be very careful when cleaning. You can’t get water to the back of the LED module. Otherwise, it is easy to damage the elevation components and equipment. This step of cleaning can be carried out by the manufacturer during after-sales maintenance, or by the customers themselves. But considering that it will take some time to call the maintainer to clean, it is better to learn by oneself. | <urn:uuid:f3894169-be15-4321-91dc-5f5a56a27343> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hyte-led.com/how-to-clean-and-maintain-the-outdoor-led-screen-when-it-is-dirty/ | 2024-04-18T13:32:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.929415 | 395 |
Joint Workshop by IBAB & BioTecNika
Hands-on-Workshop on Whole Genome Next Generation Sequencing: Call for Applications
IBAB in Collaboration with BioTecNika is organizing a hands-on-workshop on whole genome sequencing from the 10th to 12th July 2019. The workshop combines experimental and computational aspects of next-generation sequencing (NGS). The focus is on (1) the preparation of libraries from genomic DNA, with critical discussions and troubleshooting sessions, quantification and quality control of the libraries prepared and (2) current methods, tools, and pipelines to analyze the genome sequencing data.
Target Participants This course is aimed at researchers, technicians who wish to employ genomic approaches in their work. Ph.D. students/postdoctoral fellows/JRFs/faculty involved in relevant research are eligible to apply. The course is beneficial to students pursuing B.Sc./ B.Tech./ M.Sc./ M.Tech. in Biotechnology/Life Sciences/ Microbiology/ Biosciences/ Bioinformatics who wish to employ genomic approaches in their work. Teachers from undergraduate and postgraduate teaching institutions and research institutes across the state of Karnataka are also encouraged to apply to the workshop.
The participants are encouraged to bring their laptops which may be useful for downstream processing and visualization of the data.
Course Fee: Rs 9900/- (Inclusive of GST)
Accommodation will be provided in the IBAB Hostel.
Interested participants may apply to [email protected] with
their resume and a one-paragraph write-up on how this workshop will be
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China is reportedly forcing Apple to replace the SMS and MMS system with RCS protocol, which is expected to arrive on the iPhone later this year.
With RCS messaging, texting between iPhones and Android will become a lot better. So, many users would welcome the possibility of Apple integrating RCS. However, it is worth noting that Apple previously stated that RCS on iPhones would "never happen".
So, what factors led the team to reconsider their initial position? New information indicates government pressure played a role, but it wasn't your typical political player.
Rumours circulated by John Gruber at Daring Fireball suggest that pressure from the Chinese government may have played a role in Apple's potential consideration of RCS messaging.
According to information shared on Reddit, China is developing a law that requires 5G devices sold in the country to support RCS messaging. This could be influencing Apple's rumoured RCS implementation. However, there's still no official confirmation.
China's new law and the RCS puzzle
Gruber, a popular technology blogger, believes Apple would ideally not be too keen on adopting RCS and even refuse to support new messaging protocols. However, the company can't ignore the fact that China is a huge phone market.
In fact, Apple chief Tim Cook recently promised AI innovation after China sales dropped. Apple would have preferred to simply continue ignoring RCS, on the grounds that they do not want to offer support for any new E2EE protocols. "iOS support for RCS is entirely due to China," Gruber noted.
With a market share of 17.3 per cent, Apple became the biggest smartphone vendor by shipments in China for the first time in 2023, according to data shared by the International Data Corporation (IDC).
There are no prizes for guessing that a profit-driven business will not risk losing all that by refusing to improve inter-platform communication between iPhones and Android. So, it is safe to assume that Apple has no choice but to abide by the government's new rules.
In line with this, an earlier report indicated Apple is gearing up to make several notable changes to its future iPhones to comply with the EU law. Reportedly, the American tech giant could allow WhatsApp, Messenger, and other Meta apps to request to interoperate with Apple's iMessage.
Understandably, many initially speculated that the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) might have played a role in Apple's potential adoption of RCS messaging. However, the EU recently confirmed that iMessage doesn't qualify as a "core platform service" under the DMA, leaving experts to explore alternative explanations.
As a result, many have now pointed towards a potential new law in China requiring RCS support for 5G devices as a possible explanation for Apple's apparent change of heart.
So, you can thank the Chinese government for forcing Apple to bring RCS to the iPhone. While it is still unclear when the protocol will come to iOS, Apple might introduce it alongside iOS 18 in the fall.
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In a speech delivered at London Tech Week, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasised the urgent need for the nation to seize the opportunities presented by technological advancements in order to solidify its position as a global tech leader. Sunak stressed that complacency is not an option and called for swift action to establish the UK as the premier destination for starting, growing, and investing in tech businesses.
Sunak said: "We are an island of innovation. But at a moment like this, when the tectonic plates of technology are shifting – not just in AI, but in quantum, synthetic biology, semiconductors, and much more – we cannot rest, satisfied with where we stand. We must act – and act quickly."
The British prime minister highlighted the UK's strong foundation in innovation, citing its creation of 134 unicorns in the past decade, making it the third-largest unicorn producer globally, behind only the US and China. He underscored the country's digital literacy, with a higher percentage of STEM graduates than the US, as well as the presence of four universities among the world's top 10.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister acknowledged that technological progress goes beyond economic benefits, emphasising the power of innovation in transforming people's lives. He asserted that the ongoing technological shift, encompassing AI, quantum computing, synthetic biology, semiconductors, and more, presents an opportunity for human progress that could surpass even the industrial revolution in terms of speed and impact.
Sunak outlined his vision to make the UK the world's best tech hub, emphasising the importance of leadership and trust in the government's ability to understand and support innovators. He highlighted several measures taken by the government, including the creation of a pro-investment tax regime, increased public investment in research and development, and the establishment of competitive visa systems for international talent.
After announcing the launch of HSBC Innovation Banking, a significant global tech bank headquartered in the UK, PM Sunak highlighted Google's decision to consolidate its AI division in the country. Stressing the importance of AI, he revealed that the number of AI scholarships has doubled, recognising AI's potential as a transformative technology.
"I'm proud to announce the launch of HSBC Innovation Banking the most significant global tech bank combined with HSBC's firepower and headquartered here in the UK," he said.
Addressing concerns about the risks associated with AI, Sunak underlined the government's commitment to AI safety. The UK is investing £100 million in cutting-edge safety research, collaborating with leading AI companies such as Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
Sunak announced plans to host the first-ever global AI Safety Summit, aiming to position the UK as a pioneer in AI safety regulation.
Furthermore, Sunak emphasised the potential of AI to improve public services, citing examples such as saving teachers' time through automated lesson planning and enhancing healthcare with quicker diagnoses and more accurate tests. He articulated the government's strategy to lead in AI domestically, foster global cooperation, and drive positive change in public services, aligning with the overarching goal of making the UK the world's foremost tech destination.
In addition, the UK's 56th Prime Minister drew a parallel to the past, referencing Charles Babbage's breakthrough invention of the difference engine, which was supported by the British government in the 19th century. He expressed determination for future generations to recognise the current government's courage, vision, and determination in seizing the technological moment.
Sunak concluded with a historical reference and a call to action, stating: "We're at a similar moment today. And I'm determined that when future researchers visit the British Library in 200 years' time, they will discover that this government, and all of us here in this room, met this moment with the same courage, vision, and determination."
The Prime Minister's call for urgency in building out the UK's tech sector underscores the government's commitment to leveraging technology as a catalyst for economic growth, societal progress, and global leadership in the digital age.
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And Shun the Cure They Most Desire
Metropolis/Out of Line
There’s a pretty ballsy fake out at the beginning of the new Pankow album, one that sets up and confounds a lot of expectations simultaneously. Immediately following the choral intro “Great Minds Against Themselves Conspire” (a lift from English composer Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas) is “Dirty Old Men”, a loagy electro number topped with a ridiculously theatrical performance from vocalist Alex Spalck as one of the titular “rusty old crackers”. It’s a weird song to be certain, and whether it’s intended to poke fun at questions of the band’s relevance some 34 years after their formation or just Pankow being, well, Pankow, it’s not overly representative of the record as a whole. And counter-intuitively that somehow makes it really representative of the band, an ever-evolving unit who have never been beholden to what you or I might think they’re about musically.
Recorded between 2006 and 2012, And Shun the Cure they Most Desire, can be surprisingly straightforward at times. Several songs bounce along at medium tempo on programmed drums and analogue and FM synths without much embellishment, with Spalck alternating vocal duties with new member Bram Declercq. Songs like “Crash and Burn” and the amazing slowburner “Don’t Follow” could easily slot into the club sets of all but the least adventurous DJs, and once you get accustomed to the warbly bassline and vocal processing of “Regeneration Degeneration” there’s nothing too leftfield in its construction. When one of your primary characteristics is being unpredictable, the absence of deviation takes on a bizarre character of its own, idiosyncrasy achieved in reverse.
It’s not like there isn’t some weirdness to be found though, far from it in fact. “Radikal” plays the middle ground between Laibach’s straightfaced irony and Pankow’s own brand of social satire with bombastic sustained chords over marching drums, and the Snog-esque spaghetti western touches on a closing remix of “Mortality” (a far more synthy version of which appears earlier on) recall the oddball shifts in tone and orchestration of Pankow’s classic era. “Suffocate” sounds like it might have started life as something more direct before being slowed and digitally twisted into a shambling swamp monster of a song. These less constant tracks weave their way through the album, never letting any one sound or groove take precedence over another for very long. Pankow have never really been know to make albums that just recycle the same ideas over and over, and I suppose this falls into that tradition handily.
Of course a doctrine of capriciousness is a hard idea to actually pin down once you start thinking about it, and I don’t think it’s any accident that And Shun the Cure they Most Desire beggars the question of how you can be dependable and contrarily mercurial. From the inclusion of a second disc of alternate versions of contemporary and classic songs from their catalogue by band member Maurizio Fasolo and an unlikely line-up of remixers (Rabia Sorda? Ritualz? Tying Tiffany?) it’s fairly clear that Pankow are willing to approach their own legacy with a sense of whimsy. Is it a cash in? A statement on the mutability of history? A sign that they don’t see themselves as part of some precious and immutable canon of alternative electronic music? Like many of the grand old eccentrics of industrial, Pankow have the knack of making us pose questions. The answers are up to us. Recommended. | <urn:uuid:83d91754-8169-426d-a744-1bed0dbe27d0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.idieyoudie.com/2013/03/26/pankow-and-shun-the-cure-they-most-desire/ | 2024-04-18T13:04:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.935362 | 823 |
Kaizer Chiefs caretaker coach Cavin Johnson was furious with the performance of his players after their 1-0 defeat to Stellenbosch FC on Tuesday.
Amakhosi lost 1-0 with Devin Titus scoring the winner in first-half stoppage to extend Stellies unbeaten run to 19 games.
Meanwhile, Chiefs now just have one win in eight matches across all competitions, with their hopes of finishing in the CAF Champions League spot fading away.
“I thought the performance we put on tonight was not even half the performance we put on Saturday,” Johnson told SuperSport TV after the match.
“We have to go back, try again, put different players on the pitch and let’s see what happens.
“We just didn’t get it right tonight, I’m not happy with the performance of a lot of the players but we have to fix them up, we have to try our best.
“We have another game against Chippa, we need the points more than any other team in the PSL at this present moment.
“We need to box cleverer and we need to play the ball better.”
When asked what his side need to improve on, Johnson insisted they need to get the basics of passing right and inprove on their confidence.
“The players need to play proper technical, they need to be better technically,” he added.
“In a lot of moments where we have to play, they have to pass the ball better. We’re not looking like we can pass the ball better.
“We go 1-0 down, we’ve got 45 minutes to come back – be the confidence you are, be the Kaizer Chiefs you are!
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BEIJING (AP) — China will begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and plans to increase the number of crewed missions to around two a year, a top official with the country's space program said.
China's third batch of astronaut trainees will include recruits from industry, research institutions and universities who will help build and crew China's independent space station, Yang Liwei, deputy director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office, told reporters on the sidelines of the annual session of China's ceremonial parliament.
New astronauts will include maintenance engineers and payload specialists as well as pilots, Yang, who became China's first man in space in 2003, said Saturday.
China selected 14 astronauts, or yuhangyuan in Chinese, in the late 1990s and another seven in 2010, including two women. A total of 11 have been sent on six missions.
China now operates the Tiangong 2 precursor space station facility, while the permanent station's 20-ton core module will be launched this year. The completed 60-ton station is set to come into full service in 2022 and operate for at least a decade.
China was excluded from the 420-ton International Space Station mainly due to U.S. legislation barring such cooperation and concerns over the Chinese space program's strong military connections.
Since China conducted its first crewed missions — becoming only the third country after Russia and the U.S. to do so — it has staged a spacewalk and landed its Jade Rabbit rover on the moon. A mission to land another rover on Mars and bring back samples is set to launch in 2020. China also plans to become the first country to soft-land a probe on the far side of the moon. | <urn:uuid:f11444ec-53ef-4086-acd2-ac8103b23874> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ien.com/product-development/news/20994925/china-wants-to-recruit-civilian-astronauts | 2024-04-18T15:03:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.958744 | 353 |
This is a simple walleye recipe from a guest which makes a nice change from a heavier beer batter:
Of course a chef such as myself would never be caught dead with a measuring spoon so use the following measurments as a guideline.
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon paprika
salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
lemon cut into wedges
walleye or pike fillets
1 1/2 cups instant mashed potato flakes
1/3 cup vegetable oil or lard
In a shallow bowl, combine flour, paprika, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. In another bowl, beat the eggs.
Dip both sides of fillets in flour mixture
Dip fillets in eggs
Then coat with potato flakes.
In a large skillet, fry fillets in oil at med high temp on each side until a fork easily pushes through the fish and coating is crispy. Garnish with lemon wedge.
Serve with baked beans, salad and corn.
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The generosity of international comedian Arj Barker was rewarded in Wollongong on Wednesday night after he was presented with a rescued moon bear.
While Barker joked about being certain the hotel would be OK with him taking a bear he called Poopie back to his room, it will actually stay in a sanctuary in China. There it will live out the rest of its days in comfort after spending most of its life trapped in a small cage and milked for its bile on a bear farm.
After bringing the audience to tears of laughter the comedian was visibly moved when Animals Asia founder and chief executive Dr Jill Robinson called him back on stage and presented him the bear at the end of the sell-out performance he did for free at Illawarra IPAC.
More than 500 people were present for the fund-raising event called Comedy For A Cause - The Best Of Arj Barker, which was organised by Wollongong singer, marriage celebrant, trivia host and photographer Kristie Poole.
The female moon bear Dr Robinson presented to Barker was one of six animals rescued from an illegal bear bile farm in China's Sichuan Province in January.
After extensive veterinary rehabilitation Poopie now resides at the Animals Asia Bear Rescue Centre in the same province.
Barker agreed to donate his time to perform at the one-off fund-raising event after being told about the plight suffered by thousands of captive moon bears by Ms Poole.
"No one with a heart could learn what these bears are going through and not want to help them," he said.
During the show Barker said he had great respect for people such as Dr Robinson and Ms Poole who fought so hard for a cause.
"I love animals and I was already a little bit aware of the bile farming," he said.
"I had read about it but I had a hard time trying to watch the video. It is amazing to be given a bear. I didn't know about it. It was a complete surprise."
Dr Robinson said it was one of the most amazing fund-raising events she had ever been part of and that was because of the way Wollongong people had so generously embraced the cause and raised around $30,000.
And she said the support of such a high-profile entertainer was fantastic.
"Arj has just been so generous to do this for the bears," she said.
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Eric has his next CT Scan on August 9 and if all goes well and the results are "clean" it is very likely that he will have a 6 month schedule instead of every 3 months. He is feeling good and is even starting to get back to his walking routine and is starting to loose weight that had moved a bit upwards. We will do a small update after the August 9 scan. |
It looks like we are on our way to Florida. After a lot of conversation and prayer we have decided to move our family base to Fort Myers, Florida. In conversations with our up-line at N.I., there was an interest to have us involved in more projects with International Operations at New International and it was encouraged that we consider the move to be closer to the CGO. We also were concerned at how inactive we tended to be during the Indiana winters and especially Dee would have more discomfort in her legs from the cold. I guess 40+ years in Tropics and Sub-Tropics changes the "old body". We are presently packing the house after making arrangements with a moving company and our house will be for sale starting on August 1. We would ask that you pray for a smooth and timely process! We also put money down on a house in north Fort Myers and that is being built presently. It is amazing all the moving parts involved in this move but we feel the Lord is in it and we would be grateful if you could also keep this process in your prayers. |
In June we had to make an unscheduled trip to Mexico to deal with an emergency with one of our families there. Though we thought we might be there a month, the situation became more stable and clear and we returned to Indiana after two weeks. Be praying for the IMPACTO Latino ministry, Sergio and Holly Alvarado will be moving the ministry forward as the only full-time family presently on the field. We continue to encourage and counsel with them and plan to be with them in December for the year end meetings and planing retreats for IMPACTO and the church plants.
Eric will be in Romania for 8 days during the middle of July to accompany a New International missionary and to observe his ministry there with youth and young adults, many of which are graduates of State orphanages and others that are still residents in those institutions. Jeremy Beford is also helping with refugee relief which is a growing problem in Romania because of war in Ukraine. |
Though our responsibilities as the Americas Regional Directors takes a good portion of our ministry time, we continue to be part of the IMPACTO Team ministry. We are focused presently on the formation and on-going functioning of the Management Teams for each of the New Church Plants. These management teams function as Elders for each church until an Eldership can be chosen. We are serving on the four teams, one of which we lead and two other are in the process for forming. A lot is done by Zoom and other electronic methods, but we are always looking forward to the in-person meeting times. A very important time will be December and January, when the Evaluation and Planning retreats are held for the church by their leadership, when we will be in Mexico. We also continue to be involved in fundraising projects for the church plants.
Next year, Eric will be traveling to several locations related to our ministry as Regional Directors. Though dates are not set, trips will be planned for Haiti and South Africa as well as Council Bluffs, Buffalo, Athens, GA, Phoenix and Los Angeles. All these locations in the United States are with NI Affiliates that are based in the US and have ministries in other international locations or are working with ethnic groups in their US location. The variety of ministries are a challenge and often involve a learning curve which we really enjoy, but we have been blessed to be pastorally involved with these families and as their up-line at New International.
ON THE CALENDAR:
20-29 July / Trip to Romania.
1-8 August / House Showing. 19 August / Admin Meeting Expansion Merida, Yucatan.
1 or 2 September / Moving company packs and moves to storage the INDY house.
16-24 September / New International Reginal Directors meetings and Retreat in Lisbon, Portugal.
27 September / Admin Meeting La Viña Church.
29 September / Admin Meeting the Anchor Church.
26-30 September / Our move to Florida. We will be staying on Campus of New International until our house is closed on in Mid-November.
25 October / Admin Meeting the Anchor Church.
27 October / Admin Meeting La Viña Church
5-10 November / Eric will be participating at the Tri-Annual Mission Week at Mountain Christian Church in Maryland.
24 November / Admin Meeting the Anchor Church
29 November / Admin Meeting La Viña Church
13 December / We will return to Mexico for Christmas and for the year-end planning meetings for the new churches.
20-21 December / Planning meeting for the Anchor Christian Church, Queretaro.
3-4 January / Planning Meeting for the La Viña Christian Church, Queretaro.
10-11 January (?) / Tentative dates for the Planning meetings for the new church in Merida, Yucatan.
- Eric's Trip to Romania, Safety and a good introduction the the ministry.
- Smooth and timely sale of the INDY house.
- Be praying for Andrew, as he also going through transition, again. He has been with us since returning from Minneapolis. He is moving to an apartment in Martinsville, IN at the first of August.
- We are grateful for you prayers. Be praying for our Lord's good mercy as Eric has his next CT Scan. We are praying for a "clean" scan.
Eric & Dee Duggins
The Duggins have been missionaries for more than 40 years, the last 38 in Mexico. They are currently Regional Director of the Americas with New International and Directors of Development with IMPACTO Latino.
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Our ministry depends on partnership with churches and individuals in the United States and around the world. We regularly ask for prayer and send prayer updates to hundreds of committed prayer partners. |
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On Sunday May 19, Iglesia Cristiana La Viña will celebrate its first anniversary. We are thankful for what God has done during this year. The first four months of 2019 have seen an average of 88 people on Sunday mornings. The weekly offering has increased by over 25%. La Viña began with 3 Life Groups meeting around Querétaro. There are now five due to multiplication. Six people have surrendered their lives to Christ in baptism and more will take the same step at the anniversary celebration! Twelve people are in the final level of the "To the Victory Summit" discipleship training with a new group starting in June. Thank you for your prayers on behalf of La Viña. We look forward to what God will do in year two! The team for "Comunidad Cristiana El Mirador" El Mirador Christian Community is meeting weekly on Fridays to work on planning and strategies for the new church plant which will launch this fall, Lord willing, They also spend time in the community meeting people, watching the dynamics, and praying. Please pray for Andrés, Joseph and Misael and their families as they pray and plan. Pray for unity, wisdom, clarity and good connections into the community. Our IMPACTO Latino team is also still working on raising funds for the new church plant. If you or church are interested in partnering with us to reach this unreached area, please contact Eric Duggins ([email protected]) or Joe Klein ([email protected]) Sergio and Holly Alvarado represented IMPACTO Latino at the Exponential Español regional conference the first week of May. This was the first year the church planting regional conference was held in Spanish. While they were there they were able to make connections with a few church planters who will be planting in Mexico as well as some potential future church planters and missionaries. Please pray that these will be fruitful connections for reaching Mexico's cities with the Gospel. Thank you for your prayers and investment in reaching Mexico's cities with the Gospel.
IMPACTO's General News and UpdatesYou will find current news about the IMPACTO Latino team, the churches, and prayer requests. Archives
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PRAYfor this ministry and the new church planters that are raised up for kingdom work in Latin America.
Our ministry depends on partnership with churches and individuals in the United States and around the world. We regularly ask for prayer and send prayer updates to hundreds of committed prayer partners. |
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SERVEalong side us on the field by doing an internship, organizing a work group from your church, providing your professional skills or even by moving to Mexico or any other Latin American country to serve as one of our missionaries.
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[www.inewsguyana.com] – A brilliant late order batting performance from Andre Russell secured victory for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the first play-off in this year’s Limacol Caribbean Premier League. It looked as if the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel had done enough to win this game, but Russell’s arrival at the crease changed all of that. The Tallawahs were five wickets down and needing 12 runs an over when Russell came in to bat. Thanks to his efforts, the Jamaicans won the game with two balls to spare.
A fantastic innings from Ross Taylor meant that the Red Steel had a decent total, but with Samuel Badree ruled out with injury, they would have to defend it without their best bowler. Taylor was well supported by Darren Bravo, and they would have won easily if it had not been for the Russell fireworks.
The Red Steel innings began slowly as three wickets inside the Powerplay left them struggling for momentum. Kevin O Brien was the first man to go, edging the ball to first slip. After an excellent run of form in the middle of the tournament, the Irishman has struggled. His 11 runs here was his highest score in four innings. The Red Steel took a gamble with Nasir Jamshed who had not played since the Trinidad & Tobago side’s second match. He replaced Javon Searles, but the change did not work as the Pakistani player pulled a ball from David Bernard in to the hands of Nkrumah Bonner on the square leg boundary. Just three balls later, Evin Lewis repeated the trick, departing in exactly the same fashion as his team mate.
Taylor and Bravo went about steadying the ship, and they took the score from 36 to 146. The partnership could have been broken with the score on 87 when Taylor skied a ball from Andre Russell, but Nikita Miller and Bernard collided as both went to take the catch. Neither man was hurt, but the chance was gone.
Taylor made the most of his luck as he went on to score 70 runs from just 44 balls in a partnership of over 100 runs with the younger Bravo brother. Taylor accelerated after the chance was put down, scoring another 43 runs off 17 balls to really make the Tallawahs pay for their poor fielding.
When Taylor fell slogging into the legside, it slowed things down again for the Red Steel. Darren Bravo went in the same over to leave two new batsmen at the crease for the last seven balls of the innings. It was therefore not surprising that they only managed a run a ball from that point until the end of the innings.
A middling score meant that the Red Steel bowlers would have their work cut out, especially with Badree missing. They got off to the best possible start when Chris Gayle was dismissed LBW for just a single by Shannon Gabriel. The replays showed Gayle was unlucky to go as the ball had pitched outside leg stump.
The rate continued to rise as the Tallawahs also lost early wickets. After Gayle had gone, the Jamaicans lost the wickets of Chadwick Walton and Adam Voges, both men making single figures. As in the last match, Bonner was the only member of the top order who found a way to make a score of any substance. The man who was picking up the other end was Sulieman Benn. He mixed his pace well and his three wickets were well deserved.
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Three-point type seat belt
► Every person who drives or rides in this
vehicle should use a seat belt at all
► Do not ride in a moving vehicle when the
seatback is reclined. This can be dangerous.
The shoulder belt will not be
against your body. In an accident, you
could be thrown into it and receive neck
or other serious injuries. You could also
slide under the lap belt and receive
serious internal injuries.
► For the most effective protection when
the vehicle is in motion, the seat should
be upright. Always sit well back in the
seat with both feet on the floor and
adjust the seat belt properly.
► Do not allow children to play with the
seat belts. Most seating positions are
equipped with Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) mode seat belts. If the seat
belt becomes wrapped around a child’s
neck with the ALR mode activated, the
child can be seriously injured or killed if
the seat belt retracts and becomes tight.
This can occur even if the vehicle is
parked. Unbuckle the seat belt to release
the child. For the center of the 3rd row
bench seat, the connector tongue may
also be released. Release the connector
tongue by inserting a suitable tool (such
as a key) into the connector buckle. If
the seat belt can not be unbuckled or is
already unbuckled, release the child by
cutting the seat belt with a suitable tool
(such as a knife or scissors) to release
the seat belt.
Fastening the seat belts
1. Adjust the seat. (See “Seats” earlier in this section.). 2. Slowly pull the seat belt out of the retractor and insert the tongue into the buckle until you hear and feel the latch engage.
► The retractor is designed to lock
during a sudden stop or on impact.
A slow pulling motion permits the
belt to move, and allows you some
freedom of movement in the seat.
► If the seat belt cannot be pulled
from its fully retracted position,
firmly pull the belt and release it.
Then smoothly pull the belt out of
3. Position the lap belt portion low and snug on the hips as shown. 4. Pull the shoulder belt portion toward the retractor to take up extra slack. Be sure the shoulder belt is routed over your shoulder and across your chest. The three-point type seat belts have two modes of operation:
► Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
► Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
mode allows the seat belt to extend and
retract to allow the driver and passengers
some freedom of movement in the seat.
The ELR locks the seat belt when the vehicle slows down rapidly or during impacts. The Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode (child restraint mode) locks the seat belt for child restraint installation. When the ALR mode is activated the seat belt cannot be extended again until the seat belt tongue is detached from the buckle and fully retracted. The seat belt returns to the ELR mode after the seat belt fully retracts. For additional information, see “Child restraints” later in this section. The ALR mode should be used only for child restraint installation. During normal seat belt use by an occupant, the ALR mode should not be activated. If it is activated, it may cause uncomfortable seat belt tension.
When fastening the seat belts, be certain
that seatbacks are completely secured in
the latched position. If they are not completely
secured, passengers may be injured
in an accident or sudden stop.
Unfastening the seat belts
To unfasten the seat belt, push the button on the buckle. The seat belt automatically retracts.
Checking seat belt operation
Seat belt retractors are designed to lock seat belt movement by two separate methods:
► When the belt is pulled quickly from the
► When the vehicle slows down rapidly.
To increase your confidence in the seat
belts, check the operation as follows:
► Grasp the shoulder belt and pull
forward quickly. The retractor should
lock and restrict further belt movement.
If the retractor does not lock during this
check or if you have any question about
seat belt operation, see an INFINITI retailer.
Center of 2nd row seat (if so equipped)
Selecting correct set of seat belts: The center seat belt buckle is identified by the CENTER mark A . The center seat belt tongue can be fastened only into the center seat belt buckle.
3rd row center seat belt
The 3rd row center seat belt has a connector tongue 1 and a seat belt tongue 2 . Both the connector tongue and the seat belt tongue must be securely latched for proper seat belt operation.
► Always fasten the connector tongue and
the seat belt in the order shown.
► Always make sure both the connector
tongue and the seat belt tongue are
secured when using the seat belt or
installing a child restraint. Do not use
the seat belt or child restraint with only
the seat belt tongue attached. This could
result in serious personal injury in case
of an accident or a sudden stop.
Stowing 3rd row center seat belt:
When folding down the 3rd row seat, the 3rd center seat belt can be retracted into a stowed position. 1. Hold the connector tongue 1 so that the seat belt does not retract suddenly when the tongue is released from the connector buckle. Release the connector tongue by inserting a suitable tool such as key A into the connector buckle. 2. Store the seat belt tongue into the tongue holder B first 2 . 3. Store the connector tongue into the retractor base 3 .
Do not unfasten the 3rd center seat belt
connector except when folding down the 3rd
Attaching 3rd row center seat belt:
Always be sure the 3rd center seat belt connector tongue and connector buckle are attached. Disconnect only when folding down the 3rd row seat. To connect the buckle: 1. Pull out the connector tongue from the retractor base 1 . 2. Pull out the seat belt tongue from the tongue holder B 2 . 3. Pull the seat belt and fasten the connector buckle until it clicks 3 . The center seat belt connector tongue and buckle are identified by the and mark. The center seat belt connector tongue can be attached only into the 3rd center seat belt connector buckle. To fasten the seat belt, see “Fastening the seat belts” earlier in this section.
► When attaching the 3rd center seat belt
connector, be certain that the seatbacks
are completely secured in the latched
position and the 3rd center seat belt
connector is completely secured.
► If the 3rd center seat belt connector and
the seatbacks are not secured in the
correct position, serious personal injury
may result in an accident or sudden
Storing 3rd row seat belt buckles
Before folding down the seat, put the buckles in the storage of the seat cushion to avoid dropping it under the seat cushion.
Shoulder belt height adjustment (for front seats and 2nd row seats)
The shoulder belt anchor height should be adjusted to the position best for you. (See “Precautions on seat belt usage” earlier in this section.). To adjust, push the button A , and then move the shoulder belt anchor to the desired position, so that the belt passes over the center of the shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off of your shoulder. Release the adjustment button to lock the shoulder belt anchor into position.
► After adjustment, release the adjustment
button and try to move the shoulder belt
anchor up and down to make sure it is
securely fixed in position.
► The shoulder belt anchor height should
be adjusted to the position best for you.
Failure to do so may reduce the effectiveness
of the entire restraint system
and increase the chance or severity of
injury in an accident.
Installing the spare tire
Installing the spare tire
The T-type spare tire is designed for emergency use. (See specific instructions under the heading “Wheels and tires”.)
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On the surface, it may seem redundant to think that underwriters are averse to loss. After all, our job is to make sure the policies we write for our respective companies earn more in premium than the claims and expense dollars that are paid. Yet, the cognitive bias of loss aversion is more nuanced, and recognizing the bias at work can help us avoid making ill-advised underwriting decisions.
In the 1970s, researchers Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky began exploring how biases affected decision-making, and went on to formulate what is known as Prospect Theory. At a high level, Prospect Theory found that, when people faced a choice that resulted in either a loss or a gain of the same amount, the displeasure resulting from the loss was far greater than the benefit derived from the gain. Simply stated, losses loomed larger than gains.
Picture the following coin-flip scenario:
- If the outcome is tails, you’d lose $100
- If the outcome is heads, you’d win $150
Would you take the bet? For most people, the fear of losing $100 outweighs the chance of winning $150, even though the expected value of the gamble is positive. To me, this example of the loss aversion bias feels like one of the more salient references to underwriting. Underwriting, in essence, is like a coin flip in the context that a bound policy either will or won’t have a loss. Quite often, we are faced with making judgment calls on challenging risks that do not come with a clean history. We are armed with supporting qualitative or quantitative information about the risk (i.e., affirming the “positive expected value” of the gamble), but it’s still possible that prior losses exert enough influence in the decision-making process that you must decline the submission.
See also: How Underwriting Is Being Transformed
Additional caveats of Prospect Theory hold that decisions involving loss and gain are framed around a
reference point, which is quite often neutral (or zero). Moreover, subjects in Kahneman's and Tversky’s studies experienced diminishing sensitivity to both gains and losses. Essentially, an increase in income from $100 to $200 has more of an emotional impact than an increase from $1,000 to $1,100.
Consider the following choices:
- A sure gain of $3,000, or an 80% chance to win $4,000
- A sure loss of $3,000, or an 80% chance to lose $4,000
For the gambled portion of both choices, the expected value would be positive $3,200 in the first choice and negative $3,200 in the second. With this in mind, the wager in “a” and the guaranteed outcome in “b” would appear to be the logical pick. However, Kaheman's and Tversky’s research found the opposite: For choice “a,” the majority of subjects went with the sure gain, while for choice “b” most people chose the riskier option. Importantly, different behavior was observed on both sides of the reference point of zero. With this in mind, as well as knowing that losses are felt more than the same gains, their subjects’ behavior was described as
risk-averse for gains, and
risk-seeking for losses.
What comes to mind is the racetrack bettor who is having a bad day and decides to wager big on the long shot during the last race in an effort to recoup his earnings. He has a shot to break even and feels that it is wise to take it, despite the slim chance the horse has to win.
Does this happen in underwriting? Think of your production budget in the framework of situation “b” above. For added emphasis, imagine that the account you have on your desk will be the last one you’re working on before the quarter closes. Binding it would put you at plan, but not writing it would leave you short by 10%. What’s more, according to your metrics, this account is barely profitable, and you realize the price your broker is telling you to meet is deficient. Do you push to write it? Do you go all in on the long shot?
In this hypothetical example, the “loss” isn’t in the context of whether the specific account would earn an underwriting profit. The reference point here pertains to the potential budget shortfall. The underwriter has to decide whether to display sound judgment and pass on the risk, only to fall short of plan (a sure loss), or attempt to write a below-average account that might enable him or her to meet plan (a chance at no loss). Kahneman's and Tversky’s findings might suggest that making the proper underwriting call in this case would be difficult, because we’re
risk-seeking for losses.
See also: Risk Management: Off the Rails?
Now flip this scenario on its head. What if you have already exceeded plan? Couldn’t this be construed as a sure gain? Recall that, due to diminishing sensitivity, additional gains lose their luster. So, are you motivated to pursue additional opportunities (a chance at a greater gain) knowing that you’ve already “won” for sure? Or does complacency set in, resulting in foregone revenue? Remember, we tend to be
risk-averse for positive outcomes.
Therefore, we need to be aware of the potential impact of our cognitive biases, such as loss aversion, and how they shape our behavior. This could not be more relevant for underwriters, given that we regularly need to decide – often quickly or under duress – on which risks to wager our companies’ bottom line. At the end of the day, getting a better grasp on the way we frame our underwriting decisions will keep us away from that long shot and closer to the safe bet.
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Led by our strategic holding company based in Sant'Antonino/Switzerland, the Group is divided into two global divisions: "Global Sales & Service" is responsible for driving sales of Interroll's entire product portfolio by customer group; "Products & Technology" covers our global Centers of Excellence and local production sites and is responsible for R&D, product management, strategic purchasing, production technology and manufacturing.
Member since May 2021
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(born 1957, Swiss, not independent, previously CEO)
Paul Zumbühl holds a degree in Engineering (Dipl. Ing.) from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland. He also holds an MBA from the Joint-University Program of the Universities of Boston, Bern and Shanghai, and has completed an AMP from the Kellogg Business School of Northwestern University Evanston/Chicago. Furthermore, he holds a degree as a federally certified marketing manager. He has broad expertise in corporate strategy and leadership, innovation, M&A transactions, corporate culture and investor relations.
After working for Symalit AG as a Sales Manager/ Engineer, he held various management positions and was a Managing Director in the Sarna Group. From 1994 to 1999, he was CEO of Mikron Plastics Technology and a member of the Group Management of the Mikron Group. From January 2000 to April 2021, he was CEO of Interroll Group.
Zumbühl is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the two listed Swiss companies Schlatter Industries AG and Mikron Holding AG and Zumbühl Management AG. Since May 2021, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Interroll Holding AG.
Member since 2020
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chair of Remuneration and Nomination Committee
(born 1971, German, independent)
Markus Asch holds a degree in mechanical engineering (Dipl.-Ing.) from the Hochschule für Technik in Esslingen and a versatile expertise in the fields of technology and service. He has been CEO of Rittal International and Chairman of the Management Board since February 2021. Previously, he had been with Kärcher since 1995 where he held several management positions until he was appointed to the management board in 2007. From 2010, Asch served as deputy chairman at Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG, headquartered in Winnenden (Germany), and from January 2020 as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Markus Asch has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2020 and is currently Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He has no other board memberships.
Member since 2019
Dr. Elena Cortona
Chair of Sustainability Committee
(born 1970, Swiss and Italian, independent)
Dr. Elena Cortona has versatile expertise in the transformation of market requirements into the development and digitalization of products, as well as in the digitalization of work processes. She holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Turin University of Technology and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich. Since June 2021, she has been Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and member of the Executive Committee of the Belimo Group. Previously, since 2017, she served as "Senior Vice President Digital Transformation" in the CTO Division of the Schindler Group, headquartered in Ebikon, Switzerland, after having held various management positions in the elevator group since 2001. Dr. Elena Cortona has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2019. She has no other board memberships.
Member since 2013
Member of Remunerarion and Nomination Committee, Member of Audit Committee
(born 1963, Italian, not independent, representative of the Ghisalberti family)
Stefano Mercorio holds a degree in economics and has a diverse versatile expertise in corporate law and finance. He is a legal auditor in Italy and founder and senior partner of Studio Castellini Mercorio & Partners. He has been a Chartered Accountant since 1987, registered in the "Albo dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti contabili di Bergamo". Stefano Mercorio has been a member of the Board of Directors of Interroll Holding AG since 2013 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He holds no other board memberships.
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Chair of Audit Committee
(born 1974, German, independent)
Susanne Schreiber holds the second state examination in law in Bavaria and works as a tax advisor in Germany as well as in Switzerland as a lawyer and dipl. Tax Expert. She has extensive experience in international M&A transactions and international tax law. Since 2015, she has been a partner and co-head of the tax department at Bär & Karrer AG in Zurich, where she also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Previously, she worked for an international law firm in Germany and for KPMG in Zurich, where she headed the Swiss M&A tax department until 2015. Susanne Schreiber has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2021 and is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee. She holds no other external Board of Directors' mandates.
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Member of Sustainability Committee
(born 1964, German, not independent, representative of the Specht family)
Ingo Specht holds a degree in industrial management from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Cologne, Germany. He has extensive expertise in production strategy, process digitalization and quality management. He was owner and managing director of Luxis in Locarno and held various senior positions in IT, Marketing and Business Development within the Interroll Group. In his current position, he is Managing Director of Interroll SA. Ingo Specht has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2006. He holds no other board memberships.
Member since May 2021
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
(born 1972, German)
Ingo Steinkrüger holds a degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in mechanical engineering (production technology) and a degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in industrial engineering from the University of Cologne. He brings more than 20 years of proven management and technical expertise with a focus on project and product business, automation, engineering, and production technology, and has extensive global sales and service experience in the automotive industry.
He began his career in the thyssenkrupp Group in 2000 at Johann A. Krause Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Bremen as a sales/project engineer. After holding several successful management positions in project management, business development, service business, and global key account management, Ingo Steinkrüger took over overall responsibility for Global Sales & Service as vice president. From mid-2016, Steinkrüger was assigned the position as CEO of the same stand-alone business unit thyssenkrupp System Engineering. Since May 2021, Ingo Steinkrüger leads the Interroll Worldwide Group as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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Member since April 2020
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In recent years, companies and their technology teams have been amidst the most significant change: remote work, which implies coordinating and ensuring that employees continue to obtain equally secure applications and access to new security techniques included in the cloud.
In the process, companies have realized that their physical network and security infrastructure must evolve to protect a less physical and much more digital environment.
For this reason, new, more agile and more secure technologies are being created that allow employees to work without worrying about the speed and agility of the response of their applications.
Gartner created the SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) concept, which was defined as a framework that combines network security functions (such as CASB, SWG, and ZTNA) with WAN capabilities (that is, SD-WAN) to support the dynamic, secure access organizations need.
SASE is a new suite of technologies that includes SD-WAN, CASB, SWG, CASB, FWaaS, and ZTNA as core capabilities, which are able to identify sensitive data or malware and decrypt content at line speed with continuous monitoring of sessions, increasing levels of trust.
SASE is essential for any security strategy, why?
SASE was created precisely to meet these new demands and offer companies security and efficiency in dealing with this Hybrid Multicloud universe.
Gartner believes that SASE is the vision of a future secure network model for enterprises and predicts that this concept will become the new security standard in the coming years, with at least 60% of enterprises adopting explicit SASE strategies until 2025.
Therefore, according to Gartner, security and risk management leaders responsible for infrastructure security should develop a roadmap for adopting SASE features and offerings.
Benefits of Secure Access Service Edge Software
If we talk about protection, the SASE Security layer has benefits such as:
- Cloud Access Security Broker: CASB is software hosted in the cloud or local software or hardware that acts as an intermediary between users and cloud service providers.
- DNS sec: Public and private domain server traffic security for known and unknown threats.
- ZTNA: Concept of Zero Trust Access is a cloud-based service that personalizes users’ access to only the specific applications they need.
- FWaaS is a firewall delivered as a cloud-based service that allows customers to partially or fully move security inspection to a cloud infrastructure.
Not just Cloud
Generally speaking, SASE is a cloud-based service that provides access to cloud-based resources, secure communication between remote users, and secure device protection. However, in some situations, organizations may need a combination of physical and cloud-based solutions to ensure SASE is functioning properly.
By combining physical and cloud-based elements, SASE is also easier to extend deep into the network rather than relying on an entirely different system at the edge.
A secure SASE connection can seamlessly integrate end-to-end protection with critical solutions that rely on hardware, such as network segmentation and compliance requirements that a cloud-only approach cannot address.
The future of SASE
Businesses have found out that they must provide consistent, secure, and globally available access to applications and services, regardless of where users are—whether they are employees, customers, or partners—or what devices they are using.
The secure access service offers companies a completely new model for connecting users and devices that is fast and flexible, simpler and more secure. We believe that SASE will provide the speed and agility necessary for businesses to transform into the digital future. | <urn:uuid:fec52123-7585-416d-9d08-e4b40102e04c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.intraway.com/blog/why-is-sase-essential-for-any-security-strategy/ | 2024-04-18T14:10:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.949104 | 728 |
17th Annual Invest in Others Awards Honor Financial Advisors for Philanthropy
Awards Presented in Person at Gala in Boston on September 20
BOSTON—Sept. 21, 2023—The Invest in Others Charitable Foundation (“Invest in Others”) presented five awards to financial advisors committed to giving back to their communities during its 17th annual Invest in Others Awards Gala in Boston on September 20, 2023.
The Invest in Others (IiO) Awards program, which includes five categories, honors financial advisors who volunteer their time and talents to support nonprofits helping to make a difference in the lives of others. Top gala sponsors included Apollo, Cetera Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, Fidelity Investments, LPL Financial, Merrill Lynch, MFS, Morgan Stanley, Natixis Investment Managers, Osaic, and Private Advisor Group.
This year, the charities supported by winners named in four of the five award categories received a $60,000 grant from Invest in Others. Invest in Others honored the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award with a $100,000 grant to their designated charity. In addition, 10 finalists received donations of $25,000 to each of their charities, and 75 honorable mentions received donations of $2,000 each to their charities.
By award category, the winners are:
- Catalyst Award: Brady Murray of Capstone Partners in Highland, Utah, for his work with RODS Heroes.
- Community Service Award: Cristen Morgan of Lake Norman Financial Group, Inc. in Cornelius, N.C., for her work with Hope House Foundation.
- Emerging Impact Award: Anasuya Kabad Meyer of Jaykay Wealth Advisors in Houston, Texas, for her work with Daya Inc.
- Volunteer of the Year Award: Carl Bailey of Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, LLC in Danbury, Conn., for his work with Danbury Grassroots Academy.
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Martel of YHB Investment Advisors in West Hartford, Conn., for his work with Partners for Andean Community Health Inc.
“The 2023 Invest in Others honorees are clearly improving and changing the lives of those in need,” said R. Barkley Payne, Executive Director & President of Invest in Others. “I was in awe of the palpable energy in the room as we gathered to recognize these extraordinary professionals and their charitable work. It’s truly a privilege to honor and support their admirable efforts and the example they exhibit for the financial services industry.” | <urn:uuid:7bc94a8d-81b3-4f18-835b-c6b950ca98be> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.investinothers.org/2023-iio-awards-winners/ | 2024-04-18T13:39:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.956394 | 526 |
“Lynn Ames has not only penned a true story but has become part of it.
Out at the Plate is a rich tale on so many levels, but most of all, it is
the definitive love story between the great Dot Wilkinson and the game of softball.” —
Linda Wells, former Olympic & NCAA Division I softball coach and professional player
Dot Wilkinson was an absolute treasure. As
Out at the Plate attests, she lived her life on her terms, crushing every challenge encountered along the way. Whether as a two-sport hall of fame athlete, life partner, or friend, Dot supported, encouraged, and inspired generations of women.” —
Nona Lee, former executive vice president and chief legal officer, Arizona Diamondbacks
“Dot Wilkinson was the best catcher I’ve ever known. There was no way that you could slide into home and be safe. Dottie had it blocked. Ask me, I paid the price!
Dot was an athlete’s athlete—one of a kind. She was also a great human being. If you care about the history of the game and the women who played it, Out at the Plate is the book for you!” —
Maybelle Blair, pitcher for the Peoria Redwings of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the inspiration for the Amazon Prime series,
A League of Their Own “Once I started reading
Out at the Plate, I couldn’t put it down. I lived with Dot and Ricki for a time as a teenager during the 1960s and stayed with them often when I played professional golf tournaments in Phoenix.
Lynn Ames has done a wonderful job bringing Dot, Ricki, and their experiences to life. I have read and loved all of Lynn’s books and this is one of her very best.” —
Bonnie Bryant, women’s professional golfer
Dot Wilkinson was the greatest female catcher ever to play softball. A bold, pioneering athlete, she refused to let others define her and instead defined herself. Her story is an inspiration to people everywhere.” —
Billie Jean King, sports icon and champion for equality
Out at the Plate is a fabulous read for any softball fan. A wonderful story of a sports legend who I became aware of as my career in softball began in the early 1980s. People admired this wonderful athlete and spoke about her phenomenal career in fast-pitch softball.
Dot was regarded as the gold standard for her toughness on the field and her generosity and friendliness off the field. A Hall of Fame inductee in softball and bowling says it all about this athletic royalty. So blessed to have met her and shared her legacy!” —
Mike Candrea, former head coach, University of Arizona, USA Olympic Team 2004 and 2008
“I played softball at the top level for twenty-three years, with and against some of the best players of the era. Our team, the Orange Lionettes, was in the same league as the Phoenix Ramblers, both powerhouses in the fast-pitch world. The most notable player on the Ramblers was their unforgettable catcher, Dot Wilkinson. She was a left-handed power-hitting, tougher-than-nails catcher who was named to the ASA All-American team nineteen times during her career.
Dot was arguably the best at her position during her era and many would say, ever. In this delightfully written book, Dot’s very good friend, famed author Lynn Ames, has captured the magic of the heyday of women’s softball and Dot’s role at the center of it all. A must-read.” —
Carol Spanks, National Softball Hall of Famer, USA Women’s National Softball team coach, 13-time All-American, and 4-time World Champion
"This an essential title for sports and LGBTQ collections. Readers drawn to A League of Their Own, will enjoy this look at a softball trailblazer." — Booklist | <urn:uuid:bdae2cfa-a67d-4f08-818e-ea7ad139a430> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ipgbook.com/out-at-the-plate-products-9781641609999.php | 2024-04-18T14:06:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.979918 | 856 |
19 March 2024
Food and Drink in Anglo-Saxon times, by Tim Rousham
Food and drink are a key part of every culture throughout history, each with its own unique rituals and symbolism attached to the essential need to nourish and sustain a people.
The Anglo-Saxons are no exception to this rule, with feasting and communal meals central to their way of life. One such feast became the holiday we know as Easter, when pre-conversion Anglo-Saxons would celebrate the renewal of life and the now little-known Goddess “Eostre”. April was in fact known in the Anglo-Saxon calendar as “Eostermonath” (Easter Month).
We are lucky at Ipswich Museum to have various insights into our ancestors’ culinary culture in the form of objects that each tell us something about food and drink during the time of the Anglo-Saxons.
Most Anglo-Saxon cooking would be done on an open fire in the middle of their wooden houses. Smoke from the fire may have escaped through small windows in the gables of the house, whilst also permeating the thatched roofs, dissuading any animals from infesting the thatch. Food would be cooked directly over the fire, or in a cauldron suspended above it.
Cauldrons or hanging bowls were often suspended from the ceiling by twisted iron chains. Following a loan of the original, Ipswich Museum commissioned a replica of the cauldron chain found at Barrow Hill in Butley, which was dated to around the 800s AD.
Higher-status hanging bowls would often have decorative mounts for the hanging chain. This piece from the newly acquired Rendlesham collection is likely to be an example of such a mount. The fact that such elaborate decoration was applied to what is essentially a cooking pot, shows how the Anglo-Saxons liked to incorporate beautiful craftsmanship into even the most functional items. This would also display the owner’s wealth and status, as the hanging bowl would be central to the layout of the house or hall.
Another example of beautiful decoration applied to a functional item is one of our objects from Sutton Hoo Mound 2, excavated by Basil Brown in 1938 prior to the discovery of the famous ship burial in Mound 1 the following year. Although Mound 2 was sadly robbed many years before, enough remained to show that this was the grave of a very wealthy, important person. This golden silver-gilt triangle is an exact match to those found in Mound 1, which were part of incredibly ornate collars for a pair of drinking vessels made from the large horns of an aurochs, or a type of wild cattle. These drinking horns could hold around two litres of liquid each and were likely to have been used in some symbolic way at Anglo-Saxon feasts (which interestingly the Anglo-Saxons referred to as a “symbel”).
Almost as luxurious as the Sutton Hoo drinking horns are the glass cups imported from the continent for use by the rich and powerful. Both this amber-coloured cup and this blue palm cup were found by the archaeologist Nina Frances Layard in 1907, when she correctly identified the Hadleigh Road area of Ipswich as an Anglo-Saxon cemetery. Anglo-Saxons would have used these to enjoy various forms of beer, wine and mead.
An even more typical material for vessels of all kinds was clay. “Ipswich Ware” pottery was manufactured in Ipswich and for a while was the best pottery being made in this country. Previously, pottery was made without a wheel and fired on open fires, whereas Ipswich Ware used a slow wheel and was fired in a dedicated kiln. Amongst other things, these would have been used for both consuming and storing food and drink.
When it comes to food, various pieces of research have been done using food remains from Ipswich. Animal bones show that cattle, sheep and goats, pigs and domestic chickens were all consumed by the Anglo-Saxons living in the town. Grain is usually only identified by small amounts found here and there, however in Ipswich we are incredibly lucky as a town and a museum to have entire loaves of bread that survived. These loaves were found in a cellar during the Buttermarket excavations. The fact that they were burned (or “carbonised”) means that not only were they not eaten, but the carbonisation helped them to survive intact for around 1,200 years. Analysis of the loaves done in 1990 shows that the bread was a mixture of rye, emmer wheat and bread/club wheat. Perhaps the closest bread in a supermarket today would be a rye sourdough boule.
Ipswich Museum is very lucky to have these physical links to the food and drink of the Anglo-Saxons. They all help to form a larger picture of how these people lived and, indeed, how they died. Many Anglo-Saxon princely burials chambers (including Sutton Hoo Mound 1) were organised into distinct areas, including a kitchen/feasting area. This in itself shows the importance that was placed on these activities in not only life, but the afterlife too. | <urn:uuid:4d4803f5-d5ab-4f80-bdce-aa951b73d88e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ipswichmuseum.co.uk/2024/03/food-and-drink-in-anglo-saxon-times/ | 2024-04-18T14:08:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.982694 | 1,074 |
Hot beauty Rakul Preet Singh is now busy with her Telugu and Tamil projects and of course, she is still busy with promoting her latest Bollywood release De De Pyar De, in which she has romanced Ajay Devgan.
While speaking about De De Pyar De, Rakul said that it is a very special film for her and the role offered by the director has lots of fun. “I’m very happy with the response from audiences now. Now I’m looking towards my next Bollywood project and for sure, very soon it will happen” the actress said. As per reliable sources, Rakul is going to romance again with Ajay Devgan, but this time it may be something different. “Ajay and Rakul will romance again, this time it will be like full-fledged romantic entertainer” sources revealed.
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After possibly one of the most controversial election races in Irish history, voters will go to the polls this coming Thursday October 27, to elect the ninth president of Ireland.
Questions raised, accusations hurled, and family secrets exposed, the campaign trail has been lively with few of the seven candidates left unscathed.
“You wouldn't believe it if you saw it in a movie!” says Queens resident Nuala Delaney, who has been following the race closely.
“Between the sex abuse of Dana's niece, David Norris's various boyfriends and his comments about child molestation, comments about Martin McGuinness' involvement in the Troubles, Gay Mitchell distancing himself from Fianna Fail at every chance, it’s been crazy,” Delaney added.
“Mary Davis was great for a while because she worked on the Special Olympics but it turned out that she was involved in all sorts of quangos; Michael D. is a bit of a laughing stock and then, just when you thought it was over, it comes out that Sean Gallagher, the latest golden boy, is accused of receiving payments on behalf of Fianna Fail. You just can't make this stuff up.”
In the closing days of the race, the Labor Party’s Michael D. Higgins is the favorite to win – at least if the wishes of emigrants abroad are anything to go by. Higgins topped a virtual vote by Irish emigrants on BallotBox.ie.
Following almost one week of voting, over 2,500 people took part in the online election which served as a symbolic poll in the place of a real vote, which Irish emigrants are denied.
“The fact that Fianna Fail chose not to back a candidate, that's pretty amazing in and of itself,” added Delaney, originally from Dublin.
Emmet Galvin, who has been living in New York for the past eight months, says the incoming president has an important role to play in Ireland’s recovery.
“I think that this is one of the few times where the presidential office will be looked upon as more than ceremonial,” he said.
“The Irish people will hope the new president can play an active role in leading the country out of recession by way of establishing new trade links and by spearheading new finance and employment initiatives.”
The Irish president plays a largely ceremonial role as the head of state and does not have an executive or policy role. According to the Constitution he or she takes “precedence over all other persons in the state.”
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Orla Hennessy from Cork is currently traveling in the U.S. and as a result she cannot vote in the election. However, she says for her it’s a difficult choice.
“I would probably go for Higgins,” she admits.
“The whole Sean Gallagher candidacy seems a bit weird to me,” she said, referring to the independent candidate who topped the polls over the weekend.
“People recognize him from the TV,” Hennessy suggested.
Gallagher, a successful businessman, was once was a judge of the Irish reality TV show Dragon’s Den. A previous supporter of Fianna Fail, he was accused by Martin McGuinness of being “up to his neck in Fianna Fail” during one of the closing presidential debates.
Founded by Irish emigrants, the organizers of BallotBox.ie said on Tuesday that they had received an overwhelming response from Irish emigrants throughout the world who logged on and cast a symbolic vote in the presidential election.
Current Irish law doesn’t cater for Irish citizens residing abroad to cast a vote. In response to this, BallotBox.ie was founded in the run up to the Irish general election to offer Irish emigrants a symbolic vote.
Voters from over 97 countries took part, with the U.K,. the U.S, Australia, Canada, and Germany providing the most votes. Other votes came from Estonia, Malawi, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
Some 2,581 Irish emigrants logged on over the six-day period to cast their virtual vote. IP technology and passport information was used to block voters in Ireland.
Higgins came out on top and polled at 40 percent of the first preference vote. Senator David Norris came in second with 24%, followed by Sinn Fein's McGuinness in third with 18%. Gallagher finished fifth with 10% while both Fine Gael's Mitchell and independent Davis came in with 3%. Dana Rosemary Scallon came in with just 1% of the vote.
“We are just happy to have the support and to realize we are not the only Irish citizens who are missing polling day,” co-founder Brian Reynolds told the Irish Voice.
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What is a zero-day exploit?
A zero-day exploit is when there is a known vulnerability in a software product that hackers can use to exploit and adversely impact your computer systems, or data for malicious purposes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-day_(computing)
Microsoft is halting security and patch updates for Windows 7 OS on January 14, 2020, and the same goes for Windows Server 2008. This end-of-life cycle is part of Microsoft’s Fixed Lifecycle Policy. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4470235/products-reaching-end-of-support-for-2020
If you still have these products live in your business network, start doing something about this now while you still have time. After January 14, 2020, the hackers are waiting to see how many systems they can infiltrate using the zero-day exploit.
So how many Windows 7 users are there around the globe? According to Net Applications, there are still 28% of Windows 7 computers active as of September 2019. There are billions of users across the globe, so hundreds of million users will be affected by this change.
There are ways to upgrade without replacing the entire system, and we can help assess your network and see if you qualify.
Can anyone stop you from using Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008? The answer is no, but know the implications that come with products that have reached its end-of-life-support.
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When goals are combined, results are achieved faster and more effectively than the others. Here lies the secret of an authentic collaboration that focuses entirely on the common and important benefits and achievements to be reaped. This is the story conveyed by P. E. Labellers and Spumador, two companies that have made the history of Mineral Waters and beverage, and continue today to lead the international markets with strength and vision.
To begin with, not only these mineral waters, but also their bottling and sale on the market have continued for over 100 years: Recoaro, a Spumador brand that is synonymous with guarantee, is widely spread and appreciated by thousands of customers all over the world. Incepted in 1927, the company was acquired in 2016 by the historic Spumador, which has been on the market since 1888 and presents a milestone in Italian beverage worldwide.
Spumador and Recoaro are part of the Refresco group, which is the largest company on a global level in the third-party production of soft drinks, fruit juices and mineral waters. Today Refresco is positioned as the world’s largest independent bottler, with 60 factories in Europe and North America. Spumador alone has 5 plants in Italy including that of Recoaro Terme and produces 1.3 billion bottles a year with 24 lines. The bottled products range from carbonated and “still” drinks to mineral waters and from juices and soft drinks to alcoholic drinks.
It is a very wide offer in multiple formats, such as disposable and returnable glass, aseptic and standard PET, and bricks and cans, with a distribution system that embraces large-scale distribution, the Horeca channel and discount stores. Recoaro mineral water represents a treasure of Italy that springs within the heart of the Small Dolomites in a protected area deeply linked to its territory of origin.
It is a product to be enhanced not only in substance, but also in shape, with bottles of various sizes and materials, to be “confectioned” in the best possible way. Then the meeting came about with P.E. Labellers, a historic Italian company active for almost 50 years in the production of automatic labeling machines, and recognized for its innovative drive and modular philosophy in conceiving its offer solutions.
Spumador and PE Labellers: history of a partnership
“The partnership story with PE has lasted for more than 40 years – explains Tullio Tiozzo, the company’s Manufacturing Director. The collaboration was born in the 1980s, when we felt the need to rely on a flexible and innovative supplier that could guarantee excellent after-sales service. This made the difference in the choice compared to other labeling companies. I have known Bruno Negri since then, and today I can say that our companies have had a very similar development, targeting more on innovation which the markets demand year after year.
This way of doing business has rewarded both our companies, making them today a point of reference in their sectors”. This relationship has evolved over time, with respect and mutual knowledge. “We are proud to play an important role in the Recoaro production chain, confirms Bruno Negri, Senior VP of PE Labellers. For us, listening to customer needs and meeting every production requirement have proven to be the most successful factors over the years. “Even before being a winning business strategy, it’s the PE philosophy, our DNA”.
PE develops and produces smart Innovation design solutions, which satisfy different production needs. We created the rotary labeling machines combined with independent self-adhesive stations, cold glue for fiscal and guarantee seals, linear sleeve models with thermo-retraction tunnels, special optional solutions such as optical orientation systems, label presence control, and correct position verification of the labels applied. Machines are designed in ergonomic solutions, strongly oriented toward energy saving as requested by many different sectors, from beverage to food & dairy, and from personal & home care to the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Demands of the past and present: what is behind the choice of a product
In the Recoaro factory’s two-year period 2019-2020, two PE machines were installed on the two PET lines with excellent results that were seen immediately. The new demands were expressed and satisfied. But how have the needs of the company changed over time? “With respect to the past, today we serve more flexible machines and with fast format changeovers, given that the market requires continued developments both in the shapes of the bottles as in the labels, which should have increasingly greater impact on the eyes of consumers, says Tiozzo.
Modular machines are the correct answer to current needs”. The standards of the mineral water market and the beverage market in general, have become highly demanding today with regard to packaging methods. This trend is largely manifested precisely in the PET industry, which requires increasingly lighter bottles, with R-PET and new formats that are both ergonomic and with a strong appeal and image. This trend can also be found in other materials: for example, glass, which is making a great comeback and calls for new formats and attractive labels.
The challenge to face and the solution to meet it
An important and articulated reality like Recoaro is called to face equally complex critical issues. “Today, in order to meet the challenges posed by an increasingly competitive market, we must continue to invest in new technologies – continues Tiozzo, to enable the raising of the standards of productivity and reduce production costs.
It is very important that the costs of maintenance of the machines installed are increasingly limited, and consequently, the most far-sighted choices will select partners that meet these needs”. The company recently installed a new P.E. machine on the PET mineral water line, with the primary objective of replacing paper labels with plastic ones and increasing the overall efficiency of the line.
“The requirements requested were clear, challenging and satisfied at best – said Negri. The machine had to be made with market components, proposed format changes interchangeable with the other two installed on an equal number of production lines, and the guarantee of a low annual maintenance cost. We understood the production needs of Recoaro: the customer’s challenge has become ours, and we have achieved joint success”.
The results expected and new goals to reach
In Recoaro, business travels at high speed and safely. The new machine installed should produce 30,000 Bt/h in OPP with 4 different formats, relying on the care that P.E. pays to every step, assembly and installation, and testing and maintenance on all the formats. The objectives to be achieved are ambitious and manifold: to increase the productivity and flexibility of the line, replace the paper label with plastic and, in the medium to long term, increase efficiency with a decrease in maintenance costs.
Recoaro’s Next Step: what to expect from the future and how to equip yourself to move in advance
“The macroeconomic dimension that is outlined for the future inevitably suffers from the negative effects brought by Covid-19 – says Tiozzo. The scenario that we can foresee sees the concentration of the number of players in all sectors, due to a takeover policy implemented by large groups. Only those who will be quick in innovating and interpreting the increasingly sudden changes expressed by the market will overcome the complex challenge that lies ahead”.
Recoaro chooses to set up strong and rewarding actions to consolidate its market share and acquire new ones. First, it will be through an increasingly strong return to customer-oriented business in all senses, focused not only on bottling but also extended to all the related services. High priority for concrete sustainability and quality of what is produced and distributed will be the point on which the company will make no compromises, and will continue to invest in.
Refresco Italia is anticipating and aiming for new markets to conquer, such as that of co-packing in the hard seltzer alcohol sector, and planning future investments to the benefit of current customers. New horizons will be addressed with the support of historical partners. P.E. will be called to new challenges, competing as always in the company’s projects, in the proposal of innovative and performing labeling solutions. History will be the witness. | <urn:uuid:9efaf4e3-e921-4238-9a92-44dc86948aee> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.italianfoodtech.com/a-partnership-was-sealed-40-years-ago-and-enhanced-with-collaborative-and-continuous-innovation/ | 2024-04-18T14:18:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.956487 | 1,713 |
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Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories
In the latter half of the 20th Century, thousands of women left traditional agricultural backgrounds to become part of the wider economy. Here, the London-based illustrator tells their stories.
A recent graduate from London’s Royal College of Art, Chenyue Yuan previously studied archival science at Sun Yat-Sen University in her birth country of China before moving to the UK capital. In her emotive practice digging into social histories, the illustrator combines her two degrees to tell stories with a heavy cultural resonance. “I always get excited by stories,” she tells us, “especially those from ordinary people.” Looking to archives and personal histories to find out more about a place or routine, she enjoys collecting stories and teasing out connections between the characters and the social context.
For her graduate project, Chenyue created a beautifully illustrated publication titled Pearl’s Daughters. Here, in this intricate weaving of drawings, she tells the story of female labourers working in industrial factories in China. Immersing the viewer in the work and lives of these factory employees, the illustrator paints a picture of their busy days, delving into archival resources to create an informed, multi-voiced narrative. The publication relies on personal narratives gathered from others’ memories, so Chenyue importantly notes that Pearl’s Daughters is not a work of documentary but rather a series of illustrations pieced together by intermittent fragments which amplify alternative voices from marginalised communities.
On the whole, the body of work represents a movement in China during the latter half of the 20th Century where women left traditional agricultural ways of life to become part of the wider economy. “These stories I’ve collected have been re-edited in the form of a literary collage,” says Chenyue. She drew the characters from old photographs and set their expressions and actions as if she were directing a movie. She wanted to portray the everyday moments, the times when the workers sat in their shared bedrooms, wrote letters back home and tried on each other’s clothes. Elsewhere, she depicts large gatherings around circular wooden tables set with homely tableware and a delicious feast awaiting the workers.
Other scenes show the workers don the assembly lines, stuffing teddy bears to be shipped out to the West, stitching garments with industrial sewing machines, or making their way out of the workplace after a long and tiring day. The uniformity of Pearl’s Daughters is striking, pulling the viewer in to look closer at the hands and faces of the people who manufactured so many of our trivial consumer goods. Chenyue sensitively pays attention to the emotion of the workers, visually describing their aching joints and crooked postures through painstaking details which, in turn, build a larger evocative image of what it would be like to live and work in one of these factories.
Prior to moving to London, Chenyue lived in Canton which is where she was born and grew up. “It has been developing so fast,” she says, “becoming another brand new city after every few years.” Because of this, the illustrator is hyper-aware that “scenes will pass me by without leaving a trace” and in this way, she uses her creative practice as a way to explore the past and what came before her. As a child, she liked Japanese cartoons and picture books. She scribbled on textbooks with pencils and used drawing as a way to record life. “The most charming point of illustrations as a medium,” she goes on to say, “is that it allows magnification of interesting details through consciousness.” Whether it be an awkward gesture or funny face, Chenyue leaves hints to her audience of who her characters are and their stories have been so far.
She also demonstrates this ethos in another recent project, Excruciating. This time, the project derives from two documents found at the Bishopsgate Insititute. The first document belonged to the playwright August Strindberg and details three failed marriages through the drama The Dance of Death. The other is a painful monologue written in 1848 by a husband who chose to divorce his wife because he was addicted to the church. Encapsulating these contrasting emotions of love and hate, Excruciating is a collection of heartbreaking illustrations framed by blurry contours and bound in a concertina book. And as for the future, Chenyue aspires to work as a freelance illustrator, hopefully in publishing. “As a new graduate,” she finally goes on to say, “I still seem a little lost about my future,” but with that being said, she has a lengthy to-do list and aims to embark on new creative ventures very soon.
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Prehistoric Woolly Mammoth Ivory (Mammuthus primigenius)
Prehistoric woolly mammoth ivory is anywhere from 10,000 to 200,000 years old, and is found in Arctic regions such as Alaska, Canada, Chukotka (or the Chuckchi Penninsula), Yakutia, Magadan and Siberia where the tusks have been preserved in the permafrost. Mammoth ivory tusk material contains unique Schreger lines (cross hatching pattern) that intersect at approximately 90 degrees or, on average, below 100 degrees at outer angles. This fossil material consists of hues of cream, tan, or chocolate brown. Rarely, mammoth ivory and teeth may have shades of blue or green, which is caused by the mineral, Vivianite that surrounded and protected the mammoth material over time.
These massive tusks are unearthed many ways; modern day gold miners dredge up mineralized remains in the course of placer mining activities, spring floods wash tusks from frozen river banks, bush pilots spot the huge tusks jutting out of the tundra, and Eskimo subsistence hunters find mammoth remains incidentally in their daily task of survival. Regardless of discovery, Ivory Jacks mammoth ivory is mined in accordance with all applicable federal and state regulations.
CARE OF: Ivory Jacks genuine prehistoric woolly mammoth ivory and fossil ivories can last a long time with proper care. Always avoid contact with water, liquids, and harsh detergents. Do not, for example, submerge in jewelry cleaning liquids, and always take off your jewelry when washing your hands or going for a swim, for instance. Always avoid extreme hot, cold, or dry climates. To clean your fossil ivory jewelry, apply a small amount of unscented mineral oil to your piece and buff dry with a clean white cloth.
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Bone and Molar
Fossil mammoth bones and teeth belonged to the prehistoric woolly mammoth that roamed the Earth tens of thousands of years ago. According to some theories, these massive creatures ultimately succumbed to the drastic climate changes accompanying great ice ages, and their skeletons were naturally interred in the frozen earth. The mammoth's massive bones and molars may be unearthed a multitude of ways; modern day gold miners dredge up mineralized remains in the course of placer mining activities, fossils are unearthed during road construction, bush pilots may spot the huge bones jutting from eroding river banks while flying over the tundra, and wilderness explorers find the skeletons and teeth in the melting muskeg. Regardless of discovery, all of our Ivory Jacks fossil bones and molars are mined in accordance with all applicable federal and state regulations. The beautiful hues of tan, brown and blue are a result of thousands of years of mineralization. Exact coloration depends upon the mineral deposits in the immediate soil surrounding the fallen mammoth. Thus, when processing, each bone or molar reveals a unique character that can never be duplicated in another piece.
The woolly mammoths were herbivores and used their teeth to grind grasses, tree matter, and other vegetation. Mammoths had only four molars; two on the upper jaw and two on the lower. As each set of teeth became worn down with use, they were replaced by a new set. Up to six sets in a lifetime.
Fossil Walrus Ivory (Odobenus rosmarus)
Fossil walrus ivory is found on Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska by the Yupik Eskimo people that inhabit the island. The fossil ivory tusks, teeth, oosiks, and bones have been preserved in the frozen, mineral rich soil for up to 2,500 years. Natural colors of this ivory may range from cream, tan, and brown, to very rare and rich hues of blue, black, gray, pink, green, and orange. The tusks of the Pacific walrus can weigh up to 15 pounds, and may be as long as 37 7/8” (World Record). Cross sections of these fossil tusks are oval in shape, and contain a solid exterior with marbled interior.
Note that we only ship fossil walrus products within the US.
Fossil Walrus Bone and Tooth
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Fossil walrus bones and teeth are mostly found on the Arctic coasts of Alaska and St. Lawrence Island in Eskimo villages such as Sekloaqget, Ievoghiyog, and Miyowagh. The materials are found at ancient hunting sites or obtained from natural wash-ups of skeletons and skulls on shore. Bones excavated from mounds near Gambell on St. Lawrence Island have been dated as being more than 1000 years old, and other fossil bones, teeth and tusks may be several hundred years old. Walrus bone is particularly dense as to support the massive frame of the adult walrus. Mature females weigh in at 2,000 lbs. and males weigh easily half again as much. Although regulated, walrus hunting is still permitted by Native villagers to support their subsistence lifestyle. However, the bone and teeth used in Ivory Jacks carvings and jewelry are fossil. Colors of fossil walrus bone vary greatly depending on the length of time the bone was buried and what types of soil it was buried in. The cracks which you sometimes see in the sculptures are quite natural for materials of this age and add character to each individual work of art.
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Naturally Shed Moose Antler (Alces alces gigas)
The male Alaska Moose or “Giant” Moose naturally shed their antlers every year during late autumn or winter after breeding season. These natural sheds are found by chance in the Alaskan tundra, and may consist of gray or tan, and more rarely, green, pink or purple colors depending upon where the antler lay and for what period of time the antler was exposed to the elements. Moose antler may reach up to 80” wide depending upon the health and age of the animal.
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Caribou are the only member of the deer family in which both males and females grow antlers which are shed annually. Caribou are wanderers, traveling in large herds across the Alaskan tundra. Nature has designed caribou antlers with an efficient scraper or shovel-like protrusion that allows the animal to scrape away snow and ice from the frozen ground in winter, exposing lichens and “reindeer moss” that make up their winter diet.
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Vintage Ebony Wood (Diospyros)
Vintage and reclaimed Ebony Wood is a beautiful and highly sought after exotic hardwood. Ebony is known for its natural rich black heartwood coloration, and is the darkest wood in the world, as well as one of the most valuable. Ebony wood is characterized not only by its color, but also by its hard, dense, and finely textured composition. These traits make the material ideal for use in jewelry as well as, of course, their classic use as black piano keys and black chess pieces. Ivory Jacks vintage ebony wood is approximately 35 plus years old.
Soapstone is a steatite - a metamorphic rock having a talc base. Talc is used to make talcum powder. It occurs as a secondary mineral formed as a result of the alteration of olivine, pyroxene, and amphibole. It is distinguished by its ease of carving, soapy feel, and vibrant color. Because of its malleability, it has been used for carving for centuries. Egyptians carved figures and bowls of soapstone to be put into the tombs of pharaohs. Soapstone seals of Indian origin have been found in Bahrain and Ur. Paleoeskimos were mining the stone to make bowls and lamps on the Baie Verte Peninsula 1600 years ago. Soapstone is available worldwide. The color varies according to location and the proximity of mineral deposits in the area.
Stellar's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)
Stellar’s sea cow was a large, herbivorous marine mammal that came to extinction in 1768. It was the largest member of the order Sirenia, which includes its closest living relative, the dugong (Dugong dugon), and the manatee (Trichechus spp.). Although the sea cow had formerly been abundant throughout the North Pacific, by 1741, when it was first described by Georg Wilhelm Steller, chief naturalist on an expedition led by explorer Vitus Bering, its range had been limited to a single, isolated population surrounding the uninhabited Commander Islands.
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Turquoise ranges in color from deep and pale blue, deep green, and green brown. The intensity of blue results from the level of copper in the stone, and the greener hues reveal a higher concentration of aluminum. This beautiful gemstone has been prized for thousands of years, with evidence of active mines in Egypt dated at 6,000 BC. Significant turquoise deposits are found in Arizona, New Mexico, Australia, Iran and throughout the Middle East. Folklore attributes special soothing qualities to turquoise, and the stone is said to create an atmosphere of relaxation, and relieve stress and tensions.
Azurite and Malachite
Malachite and Azurite deposits are found deep within the earth, frequently alongside copper deposits found in the Southwestern United States, Australia, Chile, Africa and France. Azurite is a deep blue color, and Malachite ranges in shades of light to deep green. Folklore attributes special healing qualities to these gemstones, easing rheumatism and arthritis. Azurite has also been said to enhance memory and intellectual receptivity and, in ancient times, Malachite was said to be a symbol of creativity and used to reveal fears and desires.
How to Tell the Difference
Ivory Jacks only utilizes prehistoric woolly mammoth ivory materials.
Elephant and mammoth tusk ivory comes from the two modified upper incisors of extant and extinct members of the same order (Proboscidea). African and Asian elephants are both extant. Mammoths have been extinct for 10,000 years. Because of the geographical range in Alaska and Siberia, Mammuthus primigenus tusks have been well preserved. Therefore, Mammuthus primigenus is the only extinct proboscidan which consistently provides high quality, carvable ivory.
An African elephant tusk can grow to 3.5 meters in length. Enamel is only present on the tusk tip in young animals. It is soon worn off and not replaced. Whole cross-sections of proboscidean tusks are rounded or oval. Dentine composes 95% of the tusk and will sometimes display broad concentric bands. Cementum, which can be thick in extinct genera, covers the outside of the tusk. Cementum can present a layered appearance, particularly in mammoth.
Polished cross-sections of elephant and mammoth ivory dentine display uniquely characteristic Schreger lines. Schreger lines are commonly referred to as cross-hatchings, engine turnings, or stacked chevrons. Schreger lines can be divided into two categories. The easily seen lines which are closest to the cementum are the outer Schreger lines. The faintly discernable lines found around the tusk nerve or pulp cavities are the inner Schreger lines. The intersections of Schreger lines form angles. These Schreger angles appear in two forms: concave angles and convex angles. Concave angles have slightly concave sides and open to the medial (inner) area of the tusk. Convex angles have somewhat convex sides and open to the lateral (outer) area of the tusk. Outer Schreger angles, both concave and convex, are acute in extinct proboscidea and obtuse in extant proboscidea.
A photocopy machine is used to capture Schreger angles from mammoth and elephant ivory cross-sections. The cross-section is placed on the glass plate of a photocopy machine. A blue photocopy transparency sheet may be placed between the object and and the glass plate to enhance the detail of the photocopy. Enlargement of the photocopy may also improve the image and facilitate the measurement process.
After a photocopy of the ivory cross-section has been obtained, Schreger angles may be marked and measured. Use a pen or pencil and a ruler to mark and extend selected outer Schreger angle lines.
NOTE: Only outer Schreger angles should be used in this test.
Image courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Mammoth ivory on the left and elephant ivory on the right.
Once the angles have been marked and extended, a protractor is used to obtain an angle measurement. Several angles, including both concave and convexe angles, should be marked and measured. Once the angles have been marked and measured, calculate the angle average.
Because specimens from both extinct and extant sources may present angles between 90 degrees and 115 degrees in the outer Schreger pattern area, the differentiation of mammoth from elephant ivory should never be based upon single angle measurements when the angles fall in this range.
When averages are used to represent the angles in the individual samples, a clear separation between extinct and extant proboscideans is observed. All the elephant samples had averages above 100 degrees, and all the extinct proboscideans had angle averages below 100 degrees.
Another feature may be used to identify mammoth ivory. Mammoth ivory will occasionally display intrusive brownish or blue-green colored blemishes caused by an iron phosphate called vivianite. Elephant ivory will not display intrusive vivianite discoloration in its natural state. It is of interest to note that when the discoloration is barely perceptible to the eye, the use of a hand-held ultraviolet light source causes the blemished area to stand out with a dramatic purple velvet-like appearance. Even if discolored, elephant ivory will not have the characteristic fluorescence of vivianite. | <urn:uuid:cc335d67-3299-45c6-acf0-6abbbcf6cbd2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ivoryjacks.com/pages/materials | 2024-04-18T14:52:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.935022 | 2,994 |
The Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is a crucial milestone for aspiring management professionals, providing access to some of the most esteemed B-Schools in India. As the countdown to the XAT 2024 exam begins, this article serves as your go-to guide for the XAT Admit Card download process, along with essential exam details and a comprehensive list of reputed colleges that accept XAT scores.
Understanding XAT Exam
XAT, conducted by XLRI on behalf of XAMI, stands out for its unique examination pattern. It evaluates candidates on diverse skills, including quantitative ability, verbal and logical ability, decision-making, and general knowledge. The XAT exam is not only a test of academic aptitude but also a gauge of problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
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Keeping track of key dates is crucial for effective exam preparation. Here are the vital dates for XAT 2024:
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The XAT syllabus covers a pool of topics, including Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Decision-Making, Mathematics, and General Knowledge. A thorough understanding of the syllabus is essential for effective preparation.
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When preparing for the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2024, understanding the exam pattern is the first step towards success. With four distinct sections—Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation, and General Knowledge—the XAT exam demands a very strategic approach. Here’s a unique breakdown of the XAT 2024 exam pattern and essential tips for effective preparation.
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I think the trouble is that all the examples use this shorthand syntax.
array.sort((a, b) => b - a); // too hard for James
This is beyond confusing for me. In the past, I would just try b - a
then try a - b
and pick which one gave me the result I wanted. But now I have a mental model simple enough for me to remember.
First, the sole purpose of the comparator function is to answer this quesions:
Where should “a” be placed in the new sorted array? To the left of “b” or to the right?
The arguments passed to the comparator function are usually named a
. This makes sense to me, since the first arg comes before the second arg, and a
comes before b
in the English alphabet. These arguments represent two items in the array.
Now let’s think about the return value. The function must return a number. Numbers exist on a number line going from left to right just like the items in an array. The negative numbers are on the left, zero is in the middle, and the positive numbers on the right.
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
a good ol' number line
So check it out, if your comparator function returns a negative number, the first argument a
will come first, before b
. Just like negative numbers on the number line come first!
If the function returns a positive number, the first argument a
will come after b
. The a
item will be on the “right” side of of b
, just like the positive numbers are on the “right” side of the number line!
If the function returns 0, there will be no change to the existing order of the elements. This one was pretty easy to remember.
To summarize, we just want to find out where a
goes. Does it go to the left or right of b
. Negative means left, positive means right. Number line. Left to right.
The “left-to-right-ness” of the number line, the items in an array, the alphabet, and the positional arguments all finally clicked for me today.
Maybe this will click for you too and you can save yourself 13 years of googling “How does array.sort(comparator) work again?”.
Thanks for Reading
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In today’s digital classroom teachers and students need access to an ever-growing variety of apps to meet educational objectives. The IT team’s challenge is how to precisely manage these apps, including the processes for requests and distributions.
With Jamf as your MDM for education, you can balance the need of students, staff and IT by using Jamf Self Service to manage your education apps for schools, and create a better functioning environment for all.
In this JNUC 2022 session, Jacki Walker, Applications Support Manager, and Joe Potocki, Instructional Applications Analyst, share how they bridged the gap between educator and IT needs for technology education essentials for the Questeq/Norwin School District in Pennsylvania.
Balancing act begins: the age of COVID and 1:1 iPads
Questeq has served school districts across Pennsylvania for nearly 40 years. They currently support 164 K-12 facilities across 40 school districts and are housed at Norwin School District just outside of Pittsburgh, which serves 5,100 students and 500 staff.
Prior to the pandemic, the Norwin School District was only using about 500 iPads district-wide, mainly for single assignments and special projects. IT management capabilities were limited, with no formal processes or procedures for devices and applications.
But as was the case in many schools, once COVID-19 hit in March 2020, overnight the plan changed to 1:1 device distribution, with a need for a robust, powerful MDM solution, and strong policies and procedures.
Looking at the apps alone, they discovered they were using close to 700 apps – many with the same functionality, with no documentation as to who was using what app, or who had paid for the licenses.
From an IT standpoint, they needed to get a handle on the management of licenses, security, updates and storage, as well as documentation.
Meanwhile, teachers needed access to technology and resources for differentiated learning, and quick, easy access to apps as instructional needs changed.
To resolve the conflict in needs, the school district formed a Curriculum App Committee with members of the IT department, teachers, and an admin to act as mediators.
Their solution: choosing Jamf as their MDM, and using Jamf Self-Service and App Request as a “counselor” between the two.
With Self Service they were able to:
- Create an easily navigable system of apps available to staff and students
- Customize app categories according to teacher and student need
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Check out the full JNUC session for a discussion of the steps involved, including actual product and process demos.
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The portrait of Lepa, the founder of Misahara
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The Chain City collection, the chain links design, crafted in 14K sandblasted, textured gold and adorned with enamel or white diamonds
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The Stena Drop Earrings. Crafted in 18K rose gold, blue diamonds and moonstones
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The 2016 Greenfield Summer Institute will explore Jews’ relationship with the arts in all of their forms, and will address the question of whether there is a distinctly “Jewish” approach to the arts. Speakers will address the visual, plastic, and performative forms from the ancient world to contemporary times, and will consider how a Jewish approach to the arts – from the ban on graven images, to Jewish influences on Christian and Islamic art, to the notion of tikkun olam – has influenced the contemporary world.
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“Pool” brings all these threads together in a perfect storm. At a “Fat Babe Pool Party,” Annie is practically dragged onto the dance floor, nervously eyeing fat bodies that jiggle and bounce with mirth, in stark contrast to the implied disgust of the way fat people are usually depicted: trundling, faceless and always from behind. Instead, these “fat babes” are clad in bright colors, bikinis, and robes with bold patterns flowing behind them as they dance, inspiring Annie to finally let go and be her full self in public. It is a beautifully shot sequence that brought me to tears and ended with Annie discarding the jeans and button-up shirt she’d been hiding her body underneath. Seeing other fat women existing, enjoying their bodies, and finding joy in their corpulence is a lightbulb moment for Annie. She is free to have this, too, if only she permits herself to step into that joy with them.
As the latest show to explicitly tackle body image and fatphobia, it succeeds as a measure of how far these cultural conversations have come.
And when she does (beautifully, jubilantly, and set to Ariana Grande), only to be dragged back to earth again by her catty, fat-shaming boss, she hits back, emboldened by a series of small successes and the knowledge that she has earned some small measure of deference for her demonstrable skill. It is a moment that makes the consequences she suffers that much more tolerable, the confrontation with her troll that much more delicious and the resolutions they bring that much more satisfying.
At times, it is hard to forget that these characters are broadly based on real people in West’s life, and the temptation to compare to them to their counterparts is great. But the cast brings a vicious and stinging quality to the show that makes it crackle with energy from the first episode to the last. Adefope is magnetic as Annie’s black, queer best friend begging her to move on from a man who mistreats her, while also displaying her own recklessness and immaturity. Jones’s turn as the oblivious boyfriend is as painful and accurate as it is recognizable, and Mitchell’s passively misogynistic boss is somehow both hateful and gratifying in the worst way. But it is Bryant herself that carries the show, finally given the chance to show what she can do outside the confines of Saturday Night Live’s strict format. It is fulfilling to see her finally get her star turn, in a role she was born to play. Shrill gives Bryant the opportunity to demonstrate her range, while still bringing the familiar, absurdist glee she is best known for.
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Shrill is available to stream on Hulu as of March 15.
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The Policy is Dead, Long Live the Policy — Revealing STI Policy Priorities and Government Transitions via Network Analysis
Imagine science policies as a game of musical chairs. Each new government changes the tune, causing a scramble! Ideally, the music wouldn't stop, keeping a consistent rhythm across administrations. This hardly happens in dev. countries. This is what this paper is about in Colombia.
Industry & research fronts in Latin America and the Caribbean
This study dives into the exciting world of "industry-research fronts," where private companies and research institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean collaborate on cutting-edge projects.
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Identifying the dissension in management and business research in Latin America
This study digs into the puzzling case of Management and Business Research n Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It uncovers a field fractured by "disciplinary dissension," where different approaches and ideas clash instead of building on each other.
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This study examines the impact of Colombia's prestigious Alejandro Ángel Escobar Prize (AAEP) on the citation trends of recipients of both the award and the special mention. It finds no significant "halo effect" in citation per article post-recognition, suggesting that the award typically follows a period of high academic productivity. The study highlights the importance of recognizing scientific elites in developing countries.
Bibliometrics and the Study of Academic Knowledge Circulation
This chapter explores science mapping in scholarly communication, using co-authorship and co-word analysis. It reveals a 17% annual growth in knowledge circulation literature since 1996, with increasing global collaboration. Despite evolving themes, consistency remains in areas like IT-based knowledge management.
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- What do universities want to be? A content analysis of mission and vision statements worldwide
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I recently Googled “mental health blogs” and found plenty of people who have been living with mental illness for most of their lives who are sharing their stories https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/best-blogs-of-the-year#1. I am grateful that they felt comfortable to share these important messages. Their experienceswere moving, and I am sure they have helped many people through tough times, but I couldn’t help but wonder about the number of people who don’t share, who keep quiet.More and more people are now talking about mental health, but at the same time there are also those that have turned away from counselling or therapy because they felt that they were not “fitting the mould” of a what a client/patient “should look like”. I’ve heard people make comments like, “I’m not that bad” or “ counselling is for people with severe problems”. And thus, many people go on without ever taking that important step to find support. Then moving through life without getting insight and guidance from a trained professional. This is a misconception because every person will suffer at least some distress in their life. But sometimes people have gone through it alone, later realising that it is too much to handle. There is still a stigma around mental health and thankfully more is being done to promote the wellbeing of individuals, the work environment, and our communities at large. This makes it more mainstream to talk about, and show a genuine interest in mental wellbeing. But there are still plenty of people who don’t find help, to those people I would say that counselling is not just for people right on the edge, it can help people at any stage, and it is important to take the time to heal your mind before issues become bigger and harder to deal with. It can be off-putting to consider whether you need support, but in seeking out a professional, you’ll be taking that important first step. If you think you might need mental health support, it is good to think about the best approach, but in my view, it is more about finding the right professional than it is questioning whether you need support at all. | <urn:uuid:32a03b0c-3320-44c0-b137-e335b5c62c53> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.juliocervantescounselling.com/blog/archives/01-2020 | 2024-04-18T13:35:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.977039 | 463 |
When I first started working in the SEO industry, my initial impression was that Google Webmaster Tools is inferior to Google Analytics in many ways, mainly because it has less features. The obvious features that it offers – finding broken pages, duplicate content, manual actions, and index status are all crucial to a site. But in terms of analytics , it seemed that WMT was a bit overlooked (this could have something to do with analytics being in its partner’s name).
Maybe it’s because I have a soft spot for underdogs, but I eventually decided to poke around a bit and see if I could discover any hidden analytical value in WMT. I soon discovered a few features that can really help us marketers analyze more effectively for our clients:
Content Keywords Can Help
To start, you must enter with the frame of mind that Webmaster Tools represents how Google views your site.
On the surface, Content Keywords seem to offer a great window into a site and what the site represents in Google’s eyes. It lists the keywords used on your site in order of the amount of times they are used, as well as the ‘top’ URL’s that have mentioned those keywords. Let’s say you have a website that sells black shoes. By checking Content Keywords, you would expect to see keywords which relate to black shoes at the forefront of the list.
As a webmaster, one would hope to see relevant keywords at the top of their Content Keywords list, because that would imply that one’s site is focused on relevant content and not extraneous jibber jabber. It is possible, however, to have a seemingly irrelevant keyword appear on this list. This could certainly make a webmaster antsy about what Google really thinks their site is about, and in this case, it would be prudent to go back over some of the content of your site. In response to this potential confusion, I refer you to John Mueller’s clarification of content keywords in a Google Webmaster Help thread that was brought to light by Barry Schwartz over at Search Engine Roundtable:
The keywords shown in Webmaster Tools are based on the keywords we find when we crawl your pages. They are not representative of how we view your site’s relevance in web-search, it is purely a count of words from crawling (so if you see some words there which are common on your pages but which you find irrelevant, I wouldn’t worry about it).
The obvious takeaway from this is that although Content Keywords don’t reflect Google’s understanding of your site, they can still act as a guide to give you an overall pulse of your site’s content: are you hitting your target keywords enough? Are there keywords which don’t reflect your site’s identity that appear on top of the list? This list is good for knowing where you need to focus. Look at it as less of a judgment from Google, and more as a guide to webmasters about their site’s identity. And if you want to quickly gauge the identity of a specific page that contains a ton of content, you can copy and paste all of the page’s text and toss it into Wordle.net and get a pretty quick feel:
Discover Your CTR Very Quickly
If you look under Search Queries, you will immediately see what keywords you are ranking for. This is a great way to find keyword opportunities to capitalize on. If a keyword has a high amount of impressions, then a webmaster has what to be pleased about – but that’s only half the battle. A high search ranking is great, but impressions are worthless without clicks. That is why a webmaster should keep an eye out for any keyword which receives a high amount of impressions but a low amount of clicks.
If that is the case, a webmaster needs to quickly hone in on why their click-through-rate is low. Obvious solutions are fixing up the meta descriptions, and making them more appetizing and attractive to searchers who are clearly seeing your website in SERPS, but are choosing not to click. If you need some inspiration, Neil Patel has a solid breakdown on how to revise your meta descriptions in order to maintain a competitive edge.
Capitalize On Your Top Pages
In addition to Search Queries, you can view your website’s top pages. I found that the value in Top Pages is that it sharpens what you already saw in Search Queries. In Search Queries, you were able to see keywords and where you may have ranked, as well as CTR for keywords. For Top Pages, however, you can see your CTR for individual pages, which tells you exactly which pages of yours need revised meta descriptions. You can also try tinkering with your title tags, but do so very carefully- after all, you did rank, and any title tag change can alter your ranking. The real opportunity to coax a user to click on your site without affecting ranking lies in the meta description.
Now that you have identified which pages are weak, you have a great opportunity for some competitive analysis. Let’s say, using the example above, that you only got 5 clicks from 22 impressions for a search query that ranks number 1. Considering that according to at least one click thru study, 33% of users will click on the first result, 22 impressions for a #1 ranking deserves between 7 and 8 clicks. So if you deserve 7.5 clicks but only got 5, you are receiving 33% less clicks than the norm (though obviously, this is a very small sample size). That’s a huge amount, especially if you scale this to hundreds or even thousands of clicks.
So, how can you repair this rather poor CTR? I’m glad you asked!
Big Opportunity for Competitive Analysis
If you are ranking #1 for a search query, but you are not getting as many clicks as you deserve, then where are those clicks going? Unfortunately, they are going to the people that you least want to get them: your competitors.
There is nothing worse than getting an impression for a search query that you worked so hard to rank for, but it is not being clicked on, and you ultimately miss out on free traffic that was there for the taking. So, if you are losing clicks to a competitor, then why not take a look at what your competitor is doing differently? The obvious practice would be to check out what their meta descriptions are like, and see if they are using a more attractive style or method that you can use as well. But if you want to go deeper (and you probably should if you aren’t ranking as high) you should do a full scale competitive analysis, and analyze your competitor’s keyword data. I’ve used SEMRush for this, and a great breakdown for it can be read here. Also, you can check out Moz’s keyword difficulty tool for some expanded analysis.
Google Webmaster Tools’ Role
While Google Webmaster Tools is certainly not a replacement for some of the deep level analytics that Google Analytics allows for, it should definitely not be scoffed at. WMT offers a fair amount of both resources and opportunity for a webmaster, and allows for a visually simplistic method of maintaining, improving, and ultimately monitoring and analyzing the growth of one’s website. | <urn:uuid:94509605-2d03-4acf-82f6-b55131805ba0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kahena.com/not-so-obvious-value-of-google-webmaster-tools/ | 2024-04-18T14:22:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.957371 | 1,522 |
Tune in to KALX Live! on Saturday, September 27th @ 9PM, when DJ Deep Mission will be hosting Santa Cruz’ Spurs. Spurs make music that urges you onward – music made for the road. Their songs, made of lyrical honesty bound gently to haunting vocal harmony will evoke emotions felt within the modern American landscape – songs that evoke perseverance over desperation, melancholy with a glint of sparkling hope. In contrast to an era in which emotional authenticity is often traded for jaded irony, Spurs offer a refreshing dose of earnest storytelling. | <urn:uuid:36f4e216-a523-4c6b-b5c0-fbef95348516> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kalx.berkeley.edu/spurs-kalx-live/ | 2024-04-18T14:18:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.943136 | 113 |
April Showers in Charlotte
Karsey Glass can install any shower glass project, big or small. This project shown below was a combination glass steam room and shower. For a job this big, we had to provide a crew of installers to make sure the job was done right.
Can Karsey Fit A Shower In My Space?
We get this question all the time. Because Karsey Glass can custom cut shower glass, there is hardly any instance where we can't install a shower. We are even able to install shower glass over existing fixtures. If you want a new frameless glass shower for your home, call the Shower Glass Experts at Karsey Glass. | <urn:uuid:9f896781-9072-4255-b268-1b7b65204fe3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.karseyglass.com/single-post/april-showers-in-charlotte | 2024-04-18T15:07:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.935572 | 137 |
Srinagar, Sep 9 (PTI)
An unidentified militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore township of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said.
Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in Reban area of Sopore, security forces launched a “cordon and search operation” this morning, a police official said.
When the forces were conducting the search operation, militants opened fire upon them following which the security personnel retaliated, triggering an encounter in which one militant was killed, the officer said.
The identity of the slain militant was being ascertained, he added.
The operation was still going on, he said. | <urn:uuid:eb28b3cf-9bfd-4dec-818c-77cee9418684> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kashmirpen.in/1-militant-killed-in-encounter-in-sopore/ | 2024-04-18T14:47:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.969248 | 145 |
Go with your GUT + A Four Letter Word
HOPE: 'A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen'.
… and one of the BEST four letter words in our vocabulary. When we believe there is HOPE or expectation for something to happen, it is far more likely that it will happen. Without hope we give up, 'there is no hope'. It is one of the most important feelings I believe we can nurture both within ourselves and within those around us.
Sometimes when we are ill or loved ones are ill or have been given a diagnosis it is hard to have hope, especially when we're told 'there's nothing you can do', as we were told when our daughters foot stopped developing. But the one thing we always had was hope & a strong belief in the bodies innate ability to heal, given the right tools and fuels.
Which brings me to my favourite topic - Our Guts!
Hippocrates said, 'All disease begins in the gut'.
If our gut is the cause of all disease, maybe we can fix it? When we consider this, it's empowering and gives hope. We know it's important to 'Go with our Gut'. Now there's even more reason before to… 'Go with our Gut'.
2 Things Necessary for A Healthy Gut.
There are two closely related areas that determine our gut health;
1. Our healthy gut flora (the good bugs)!
2. A functional gut barrier. The gatekeeper that decides what gets in and what stays out.
You're probably familiar with this, but you may not be so familiar with the devastating implications to our health of these two not functioning optimally? With reference to the research and work of Dr Chris Kresser I explore these 2 areas more closely below.
1. Our Gut Flora
Our guts contain 10 times more bacteria than ALL the human cells in the entire body. That's a whole lot of bacteria. With this much bacteria, I reckon they must have an important role to play... but ... we do our best to get rid of these good 'bugs'. We have to stop. Here's just a snapshot of what they do;
- promote normal gastrointestinal function
- protect from infection
- regulates metabolism and
- comprises 75% of our immune system!
Dis-functional gut flora has been linked to diseases ranging from autism and depression to autoiummune conditions like Hashimoto's, bowel disease and type 1 diabetes.
We must respect, nurture and nourish our good bugs. Our optimum health depends on it.
As I've covered in previous newsletters some of the modern lifestyle choices we make that affect our gut flora include:
- antibiotics and other medications
- diets high in refined carbohydrates, sugar and processed foods
- wheat and industrial seed oils can contribute to leaky gut
- chronic infections
2. The Gut Barrier
One of the most important functions of the gut is to prevent foreign substances entering the body. When the gut barrier becomes permeable (i.e. leaky gut), large protein molecules escape into the blood. Since these proteins don't belong outside the gut, the body mounts an immune response and attacks them.
'Experts in mucosal biology e.g. Alessio Fasano, M.D. now believe leaky gut is a precondition to developing autoimmune diseases'
A new theory holds that the intestinal barrier can determine whether we tolerate or react to toxic substances we ingest from the environment. The breach of the gut barrier (which is only possible with 'leaky gut') by food toxins like gluten or other toxins causes an immune response which affects not only the gut, but other organs and tissues e.g. the skeletal system, the pancreas, the kidney, liver and the brain. It can manifest as skin problems e.g. eczema or psoriasis, heart failure,autoimmune affecting thyroid or the joints, mental illness and more.
You don't have to have gut symptoms to have a leaky gut.
The Liver: It's important to mention the Liver with leaky gut. Leaky gut puts an extra burden on the Liver. It allows extra toxins to circulate through the blood-stream. When the liver is bombarded by these irritants, it has less energy to neutralise chemical substances and do it's job efficiently. The liver then stores these toxins it can't deal with in fat cells. If the liver has time or capacity later, it can deal with the stored toxins, but usually it's busy dealing with what's new coming in. Our livers today are so bombarded it's difficult for them to do their job. Therefore it's essential to support the liver and reduce the total body load of toxins so it can do its good work. Elizabeth Lipski, Clinical Nutritionist.
Summary: Leaky gut and bad gut flora are common because of our modern lifestyles. if you have a leaky gut, you probably have bad gut flora and vice versa and we MUST rebuild our healthy gut flora and restore the integrity of our gut barrier.
Some steps to start restoring or maintaining your gut health:
- remove all toxins including foods that can hamper digestion e.g. gluten & processed foods
- eat fermented foods
- treat any intestinal pathogens or microbial infections
- manage your stress
- add in healing whole foods such as vegetables, (especially greens) and the magic elixir, organic home made bone stock.
Leaky gut is a very real condition that many of us can suffer from, and often without realising it - including myself. I will be sharing the steps I'm taking to heal my gut another time, (but I can say, I've been feeling a whole lot better and have learnt a whole lot more).
If you are a parent with children, and any of the following situations have occurred then either the gut flora has been compromised (or destroyed) or it hasn't been promoted (fed);
- they didn't have a natural birth
- they were given antibiotics and not treated with probiotics following the medication
- were unable to breastfeed for any length of time
… then it's critical to 'play catchup' and help restore their gut health. In my 7 week e-course, 'Our Happy Children' I share 5 fundamental principles necessary for children to thrive in our modern day lives. Check out the details here.
If you suffer from an autoimmune disease or ongoing illness and you haven't seriously checked out your gut, make sure you do. Testing can be done with a good holistic Doctor or your Naturopath, alongside adding in beautiful, nourishing healing whole foods. Have hope. Keep trying. Don't give up.
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Explore Mount Sabyinyo and it’s surrounding National Parks and witness the majestic Golden Monkeys.
Hiking and trekking tours from Kigali, Rwanda, Kisoro, Uganda and beyond. Hike Mt. Sabyinyo and meet the golden monkeys!
Mount Sabyinyo hike Uganda in Mgahinga Gorilla Park. During Sabyinyo Volcano Hike Uganda, there have high chances of meeting with the Golden monkeys en route to the summit or peak.
Mountain Sabyinyo Volcano Trekking in Uganda
Sabyinyo Volcano climbing Tour for 1 day itinerary from Kigali Rwanda and back is feasible
Katona Tours offers Mt Sabyinyo hike Tours daily.
We pick guests from Kigali, Kabale Town and Kisoro Town.
At the end of mount Sabyinyo climbing, we drop you in Kigali or at your preferred venue.
Sabyinyo Volcano mountain is 14 Km drive from Kisoro Town and the hardest Volcano to hike.
Found in Mgahinga park Uganda, it is the only Volcano where one can access three countries at the same time in the Virunga Massive.
Standing at 3645m, Mount Sabinyo offers one of the best mountain hiking or Volcano Hike Uganda and climbing experiences in Uganda safari.
Mt Sabinyo hiking Tour takes you to numerous rolling volcanoes that make up the magnificent Virunga mountain range
And spans along the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Volcanoes like Karisimbi or Bisoke and Mikeno lie in one of the countries or are shared between two countries. Mt. Sabinyo lies at the meeting point of all the three borders.
It is more like the axis of the Virunga range and offers the best views across the Virungas, you could call it a 360 degree experience!
At the peak, the hikers views are stunning or magnificent.
What is the start point of Mount Sabyinyo Volcano Hike
With Mount Sabyinyo Volcano Hike trips one can hike to its three peaks depending on physical ability.
But a minimum journey to one peak takes about eight hours in Uganda.
There is no trekking Sabyinyo in Rwanda and DR Congo because it is extremely rugged.
The terrain has many craters with sharp ridges.
But in Uganda they are improvising handmade ladders to assist climbers at very steep sections.
Mt. Sabinyo is a one day hike and the round trek is 8 hours, 4 hours to the summit and 4 hours back.
Journey of Mount Sabinyo Volcano Hike Uganda
Hiking activity of Mount Sabinyo Volcano Hike sets off from the park office after registration and briefing of the game ranger guides.
Walking sticks are provided for free and porters are available for hire between 15 $ – 25$.
The trek takes you through vegetation ranges from the bamboo zone between 2400 – 2800m,
What to see during Mount Sabinyo Volcano Hike
During Mt. Sabinyo Trekking Tour you may see Golden Monkeys on the way as you climb.
Between 2800 – 3200m is a beautiful forest patch of Hagenia Hypericum.
Over 3200 is that Sub-alpine zone that has fewer trees.
This is a territory of the famous Rwenzori Turaco, a stunning bird which is endemic to the Albertine rift region.
You summit or hike to three summits to the meeting point of 3 countries for a stunning view.
Items to pack for Mount Sabinyo Hike
Long-sleeved shirt and trouser and Hiking Boots. Rain coat, Stocking hat for warmth
Camera with Battery or Binocular, Garden gloves for cold weather at the top and Packed Lunch or snacks
Hiking permit to Sabyinyo volcanoes costs 95USD.
A 1 Day Mt. Sabinyo Volcano Climbing departing from Kisoro and back to Kisoro can be part of a Uganda Safari.
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Autodesk is sponsoring the event, and the Autodesk Research team will be using the opportunity to show off the work that was done on the 2m Dar Smart Bridge, something I’ve covered recently in some depth. I’ll be attending along with my friends and colleagues Pete Storey and Fikret Kalay.
In preparation for the event, I’ve been remoting into the PC running the bridge’s “operating system”, that’s currently at the Dar office in Dubai. We’ve been working to make sure the data can be streamed across directly to Dasher via web sockets: a technique we’ve used for the MX3D smart bridge, both for Dutch Design Week in 2018 and more recently for the Smart Bridge Amsterdam website.
Here are some videos of the data coming off the FiSens system, which then gets broadcast across the local network to interested clients.
Dasher seems to be picking up the data well. As the bridge is soon to be packed up to be shipped across to Paris, any further tweaks will have to be done during setup on April 4th.
Anyway, back to BIM World. There are a number of French-language workshops being held at BIM World Paris by my colleagues:
Marie-Lahya Simon will be talking about Spacemaker on April 5th, at 11am.
Olivier Bayle will be talking about Autodesk Tandem on April 5th at 3pm.
Julien Drouet will be talking about BIM Collaborate Pro on April 6th at 11am.
The Autodesk booth will have a few different demo stations where you’ll be able to learn about topics such as Forge, Spacemaker, Autodesk Construction Solutions, Collaboration, Infrastructure and Innovation.
There will also be a demo stage where you can attend short presentations. I’ve somehow been roped into talking about our research into Digital Twins in 15-minute presentation on Wednesday, April 6th at 10am. I’ll be presenting in French, which should be good for a few laughs.
If you’re interested in visiting this year’s BIM World, the good news is that you can do so for free! Well, at least in terms of the entrance – I’m not in a position to help with your travel or accommodation costs, of course. :-)
Be sure to drop by the Autodesk stand for a chat. While you’re there you can stand on the 2m Dar Smart Bridge and see how the strain measured by the sensor network gets displayed in realtime inside Dasher. It should be really cool! | <urn:uuid:f5b5ee94-e71c-4422-bd13-16fbf0d53f46> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.keanw.com/2022/03/walk-across-the-dar-smart-bridge-at-bim-world-paris-for-free.html | 2024-04-18T14:29:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.943001 | 560 |
I predicted these drivers would be in the top 4 at the duel 150s ahead of the Daytona 500. In race one I picked Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. in no particular order.
Joey Logano won the first race and Brad Keselowski finished fourth. Martin Truex Jr. wound up 7th and Denny Hamlin fell to 11th after being up front late in the duel.
In the second race I went with Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson. Again in no particular order.
William Byron won the second duel followed by Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick finished fourth. The Busch brothers finished 8th, Kurt & Kyle wound up 13th.
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Approaching your goals the same way you always have, will continue to bring you the same results. It’s time to do something different.
What Do You Learn From This Episode
- How to set yourself up for an awesome 2018
- The best way to eliminate frustration with goal setting
- Determine who’s really driving your life
- How to zero in on what you really want
- Why being specific is critical to your success
- Why you should choose less to focus on for greater success
- How small goals can create big wins
- How to gain control of your calendar for maximum impact
- What you need to know about climbing Mount Everest to reach your goals
- Why patience is non-negotiable
- Focus on your goals by getting out of the comparison trap
- Apps to use for meditation
- Using the power of three
- Why you must build accountability into your plan
- Using rewards and punishments
- A shortcut to reaching your goals
- Why you need a Plan B
- How to get off the struggle bus
Links mentioned in this episode
Fab Fit Squad — https://www.kimbarnesjefferson.com
Social Media — Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/groups/fabfitlife/
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/fabfitsquad/
Kim’s Email — squadleader[at]fabfitsquad[dot]com
My name is Kim Barnes Jefferson; I have a deep passion for guiding others towards fulfillment and success with an emphasis in fitness. I teach busy professional women to stop the extreme dieting/training merry-go-round and start giving themselves permission to live a healthy live without deprivation and guilt.
I can be found most days hanging out in my Facebook Group Women Who Thrive. It’s a place for women who are done whining and are ready to get shit done and stop struggling with where they “should” be or what the they “should” be doing to live a healthy lifestyle. This is a place where you will learn how to take consistent action while feeling confident in what to eat and when.
If you are looking to unleash your feel power and not be ruled by your food choices and want to love what you see in the mirror. You’ve found your tribe.
Will you join us’ | <urn:uuid:19603daa-34b4-4417-9145-7c6eb9efe8c9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kimbarnesjefferson.com/super-hero-crush-goals/ | 2024-04-18T13:59:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.915857 | 493 |
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People with malicious intent fund hackers to break into security systems to compromise security features or significant amounts of money by introducing malware. As a result, cybercrime is prevalent. Organizations must upgrade their hack-prevention plans and employ various technologies to secure the system before falling victim to a hacker. New worms, malware, viruses, and ransomware are launched every day, necessitating the use of ethical hacking services to protect corporate, government, and defense networks.
To tackle the growing danger to IT security, government agencies and businesses continually need ethical hackers. Many government organizations, experts, and corporations now recognize that protecting a system requires more than merely barring doors.
Hence, demand for Ethical Hacking is surging, but where to learn such skills for free is our question today. Numerous websites have such courses where you can learn ethical hacking from scratch-free or join an Ethical Hacking course online. These Apps can help you begin your ethical hacking career for free and get a job.
What is Ethical Hacking Learning App
A free online hacking training platform that offers thorough hacking courses for beginners, intermediates, and advanced hackers is what an Ethical Hacking app is. It is also sometimes the most effective hacking learning website. For your convenience, we would discuss Ethical Hacking Learning App & best hacking learning websites as well.
Benefits of Android Hacking Apps to Learn Ethical Hacking
There are numerous benefits including learning from professionals at your own pace anytime anywhere is the most prominent one.
Top 7 Apps to Learn Ethical Hacking for Free
Here are the Top 7 Free and Best Apps to Learn Ethical Hacking In 2024.
1. Learn Kali Linux
This ethical hacking learning software is a free online IT and cyber security training network that offers in-depth hacking courses for beginners, intermediates, and advanced hackers. The first open-source penetration testing program for Android-based Nexus smartphones and the OnePlus One is Kali Linux NetHunter. Wireless 802.11 frame injection, HID keyboard, 1-click MANA Evil Access Point deployments, BadUSB MITM attacks, and other supported features. Feel free to try it out and investigate, as it comes from one of the most well-known names in ethical hacking.
Three editions of the Nethunter core are available: Android client to connect to App Store; Kali Linux container with all Kali tools; App Store with hundreds of apps.
Kali Linux NetHunter features
- Frame injection and AP mode in 802.11 wireless
- Kali Linux's entire toolkit
- All Android smartphones can run the NetHunter Lite edition.
You can check out cyber security courses online here also.
2. Learn Ethical Hacking (HackerX)
If you have the best-structured topics aligned, learning anything will be simple, which is exactly what this software provides. You will begin by learning the fundamentals of the hacking world and cyber security to understand hacking terms. The themes will then be gradually upgraded in accordance with the level of understanding. This app has over 1 million downloads and a 4.8-star rating on the Google Play Store. After finishing the free courses, check out the premium courses to see whether they are right for you. After completing any course, you will receive over 19+ E-certificates that will improve your confidence in many ways.
It teaches you:
- Maintain your online anonymity.
- SQL injection exploited.
- Become a cyber security expert.
3. Ethical Hacking University App
The greatest ethical app to learn for the same is this one. Improving your ethical hacking talents can be beneficial. There are various teaching structures in this program, ranging from simple to sophisticated, all of which are entirely free to follow. You will receive an e-certificate once you have completed the course. It is like a hacking university in that you get a mark sheet when you graduate from college, and you will obtain an ethical hacking certification with medals here.
This software offers a unique feature that notifies you of major hacking incidents occurring around the world. It has over 100k downloads and a 4.7+ rating on Google Play.
You will learn about
- hacking and the many types of hackers
- how to protect oneself from unethical hackers
- how to secure corporate networks against these types of hackers.
4. Best Apps to Learn Ethical Hacking: Geek App – Ethical Hacking Certification Tutorials
This program is designed for folks who wish to learn more about ethical hacking because it includes a full explanation of ethical hacking and cybersecurity terms.
Some features it includes and teaches:
- An introduction to security
- a nerd dictionary that contains all the terms used in the hacking industry
- techniques to secure yourself, firewalls, networks, and much more.
- It also covers all technology and security news from across the world.
- It has over 100K installations and a 4.6 rating.
5. Ethical Hacking Tutorials – Learn Ethical Hacking: - Best Apps to Learn Ethical Hacking
This is well-known for its bite-sized ethical hacking tutorials. If you only have 4-7 minutes, you can easily finish a segment and get a lot of knowledge.
To learn ethical hacking, it is a completely beginner-friendly app. You will need to divulge a lot about online security and the various flaws that exist in today's computer systems and companies. With over 10 million downloads and a 4.5+ rating, this app has a lot of fans.
The following subjects are covered:
- Learn the fundamentals of hacking.
- Introduction to Security Hacker Types
- Be aware of malware.
- What are Viruses, Trojan Horses, and Worms?
6. Free Cyber Security Courses (Cybrary)
Free Cybersecurity Courses are one of the most useful tools for learning about ethical hacking. This software will start from the beginning and lead you to the top.
If you already have some basic ethical hacking knowledge, you can skip to the Intermediate level. Cybrary, the world's largest cybersecurity community, oversees this application.
Linux+, A+, Network, Cloud, and Cryptography for beginners are among the topics covered by this application. Advanced topics such as CASP, Malware Analysis, and CISP will also be covered. The application's UI (User Interface) is extremely straightforward and user-friendly.
What you get:
- Very simple to comprehend courses
- The interface is easy to use
- There are numerous knowledge resources available.
7. Hacking Tutorials
Developers created this software to make the learning process easier for beginners. It will teach you all you need to know about hacking, how hackers attack, and how to protect yourself from them.
The guides' explanations are straightforward, and anyone may grasp them. You will be able to perform the assaults safely after learning from this program.
The app's key topics include hacking methods and types, Android mobile hacks and tricks, and how to protect ourselves from attacks, among others. I would personally recommend this software to a newbie.
- The user interface is appealing.
- It is simple to track your progress.
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A matchstick may light a candle in the dark and burn a dry forest. It is entirely up to you to decide how you will utilize it.
The same is true here, guys. You must only use these abilities for educational purposes and protect yourself from hacker assaults.
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Chief Ombudsman's published report
06 Mar 2024
Last week the Chief Ombudsman published a report of an investigation into a complaint made by Deaf Aotearoa about the Ministry of Education's strategy to progress NZSL in education. The report has a number of recommendations for the Ministry.
Ko Taku Reo respects the Ministry of Education’s rightful place to respond to the report, and we will continue to work with them to progress equitable access to NZSL in education for Deaf and hard of hearing learners.
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SAN ANTONIO – What could have been a tragic situation is now being called “an absolute miracle” by San Antonio emergency crews after a teen who got swept up in high waters in a drainage ditch was rescued alive.
The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, in the 200 block of Newson, north of Woodlawn Lake.
SAFD Fire Chief Charles Hood said crews were called for a reported drowning in the area after recent rain showers.
When officials arrived, they found that a boy, 13, had slipped on an embankment while walking with his family and fell into high waters in a drainage ditch.
The boy didn’t resurface and more first responders were called to assist in the water rescue response.
The drainage ditch came to an end at Woodlawn Lake. Chief Hood said they had a boat on the lake, searching for the teen.
Police looked for him at his family’s home, in hopes he got out of the ditch and returned.
The teen traveled an estimated mile and a half from his original location in the ditch when he heard nearby emergency crews and saw their lights, according to Chief Hood.
He walked out and alerted first responders of where he was in the ditch. First responders were able to rescue the teen, who is alive and safe.
He had some bruises and cuts, but is in good condition overall. He was treated by EMS and was reunited with his family.
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Love has long been a little bit of a casino game. And from now on, with everyone else holding smart phones, finding love has really become a casino game. That’s because most dating apps remove the majority of the work from online dating sites by drawing information that is personal and photos straight from Facebook, making the consumer to simply have a look at pretty images and look yes or no. Of course things aren’t going your path? Just shut the software down and decide to try a different one. In reality, lots of people use dating apps merely to have fun with the game, based on a Pew Research Center research, which unearthed that one in three individuals who have utilized internet dating have actually never ever really gone on a date utilizing the solution. Does that suggest you ought to swipe kept regarding the thing that is whole? If viewing activities has taught us such a thing it is that people may take games pretty damn seriously. Research thoroughly right right here and then log off the bench.
Many Influential App: Tinder set the model for the majority of other dating apps: swipe right in the event that you don’t if you like the person; swipe left. If both individuals like one another, it is a match and a talk starts up amongst the a couple. All users want to begin is really a Facebook account. It’s so successful — boasting “over 6 billion matches and counting” — since it casts a broad internet. Choose your favored intercourse, age range and distance away from you and acquire swiping.
Best for careful Daters: Hinge utilizes the same swiping action as Tinder, nonetheless it casts a much smaller web, focusing on only friends of buddies for a user’s Facebook account. The theory is always to fulfill individuals who’re already in your social circle — or close to it. Also, users have only a choice of swiping from a team of around 20 possible matches per day.
most readily useful general Experience: Launched in December 2014, Bumble was created by among the co-founders of Tinder and makes use of exactly the same swiping axioms. But right right here’s the catch: as soon as a match is created, just the girl can start the discussion. The match disappears forever if she doesn’t say something within 24 hours. Men do have actually the option to increase one match per for another 24 hours — but it’s no guarantee she’ll decide to message them day.
perfect for Going on Actual Dates: in the place of swiping for matches, HowAboutWe permits users to create a night out together indisputable fact that they’d prefer to continue. Prospective date prospects then note that concept, ask to be on it, of course the initial concept poster takes, the 2 carry on that date. It is like fishing, except with individuals. And because individuals can both publish some some ideas and touch upon other people’s a few ideas, users can play both the fisherman plus the catch.
most readily useful Location-Based App: Here’s a software that’s admittedly a creepy that is little. Happn tracks the social those who “cross paths” with — meaning folks who are in close proximity to each other. Those pages then appear in a ocean of pictures on other users’ screens, that they can like or dislike. If a couple like one another, it is a crush and a discussion begins. So that it’s essentially a sophisticated form of Tinder that fits you with individuals whom reside, work or shop in identical places you are doing.
perfect for Double and Triple Dates: This non-swiping application links friends-of-friends with one another. The application creates a romantic date (products) between two different people — using the information like age, training, work, passions and lifestyle — whom then invite two friends to come with them from the date. Users don’t get to see pictures of this individuals they’re meeting, but since everyone within the Grouper places $20 down regarding the booking in advance, no one is getting endured up. In addition, Grouper picks up the tab regarding the very first round of beverages.
Most Old class: The very popular dating website created an application that functions much such as the web web web site. Its aim is always to produce matches that are data-driven encourage times. It is not a fast-paced swiping application; each user fills away a questionnaire before they’re able up to now. The software then produces matches and through the given information supplied, and it’s as much as users to check out their matches and begin conversations.
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Most Restrained: Like Hinge, this software additionally links people who have shared buddies on Facebook. Everyday at noon, a match that is potential provided for a person, who then may either “like” it or “pass” it. Users have actually twenty four hours to decide on and in case it is a match, a discussion is initiated by the application. It is never as much a casino game as other apps, since users is only able to select from one prospect each day.
Most Tribal: JSwipe is basically the exact same deal as Tinder. It’s an app that is swiping also asks users about their Jewish affiliation: from orthodox to prepared to transform (so that it may be used by both Jews and non-Jewish individuals alike). When both users swipe appropriate, the application provides the match 18 times of inactivity before it vanishes. | <urn:uuid:de148c3f-2dab-4232-be4c-42fdb1824308> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kscmfltd.com/the-9-dating-that-is-best-apps-web-sites-for-2/ | 2024-04-18T15:08:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.945056 | 1,259 |
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What do you think is the biggest threat to your retirement savings today?
You might think it's soaring inflation, a falling stock market or a recession.
But it's not any of these things.
Believe it or not, the biggest threat to your retirement savings is higher taxes.
Most people don't realize it, but taxes are lower today than they've been in over 40 years.
The highest Federal income tax rate today is just 37%.
Do you know what the highest Federal income rate was in the early 1980s?
It was 70%.
In the past two years, the government has gone on an unprecedented spending spree. Trillions of dollars were spent on economic stimulus, new infrastructure updates and social policy bills, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the latest Student Loan Forgiveness Plan.
But it's important to understand the government doesn't have money of its own. Somebody has to pay for all of this spending. And the only possible solution is to raise taxes.
It's not certain income tax rates will return to 70%, but there is a big difference between 37% and 70%.
If you're recently retired or planning to retire soon, these higher taxes couldn't come at a worse time. This could significantly impact your IRA and 401K, social security benefits, and other investment income.
So, the money you were counting on to help pay for your retirement could be a fraction of what you thought it was going to be.
Taxes are a very real threat to your retirement savings.
In 2023, taxes will increase by $16.7 billion on American taxpayers earning less than $200,000 — a nearly $17 billion tax targeted solidly at low- and middle-income earners next year, amidst stagflation.
–Joint Committee on Taxation
According to the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, "In 2023, taxes will increase by $16.7 billion on American taxpayers earning less than $200,000 — a nearly $17 billion tax targeted solidly at low- and middle-income earners next year, amidst stagflation."
This could be just the tip of the iceberg. But here's one of the most frustrating things about the situation…
You don't get a say in how the government spends money. They can spend money however they wish — even if you disagree with it.
And then they can turn right around and make you pay for it by raising your taxes.
Here's the silver lining: You have more control over how much you pay in taxes when you retire than at any other time of your life. But the "control" comes from "tax planning."
Most Americans simply prepare and file their taxes every year with the help of an accountant or CPA. But aside from some obvious deductions that might help you save a few bucks, what's done is done. At this point, you're just reporting history.
If you want to save a lot of money in taxes when you retire, you need to take advantage of tax planning. Here, you're looking at the road ahead — not in the rearview mirror. And you're using the tax code as it was written to save you money.
This is especially effective in retirement planning.
If you take advantage of some simple tax-planning strategies before the end of the year, you could realize a windfall of savings in retirement. It's not uncommon for us to uncover tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings for our clients.
You can learn more about these tax-saving strategies at a free, educational event with Ed Slott, on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Salt Lake City.
If you don't know the name, Ed Slott is known as "America's IRA expert." The Wall Street Journal said he's "the best source of IRA advice." And he speaks to capacity crowds across the country.
Seating is limited to just 159 people. To reserve your free seat, call 844-612-7194 or click here.
Remember, it's not what you make, it's what you keep.
Ryan Thacker and Tyson Thacker are the president and CEO of B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions with six offices throughout Salt Lake City. They are the winner of Utah's Best of State Award for retirement planning for the past two years.
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Innovation in technology is at the core of our operations as we strive to continuously improve and excel through advanced research and development. Our service offerings cover end-to-end design and development. Our domain expertise covers concept design, detailed design, analysis, life assessment, life extension and multi-disciplinary optimization for a wide range of systems and components including electro-mechanical, electro-hydraulic, and electro-pneumatic systems.
System design requires cross-disciplinary domains and their effective integration. BFL and its sister companies have a rich pool of expertise in systems design and integration.
BFL follows the V-Model for the development of various systems like electro-mechanical, electro-hydraulic, electro-pneumatic systems which are designed to simplify the understanding of the complexity associated with developing systems.
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Simulation and optimization of innovative urban transportation systems
Time: Tue 2022-06-14 10.00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Video link: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65778805858
Subject area: Transport Science, Transport Systems
Doctoral student: Jonas Hatzenbühler , Transportplanering
Opponent: Associate Professor Joseph Chow, New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Supervisor: Docent Erik Jenelius, Centrum för transportstudier, CTS, Transportplanering; Dr Oded Cats, Centrum för trafikforskning, CTR, Centrum för transportstudier, CTS, Transportplanering; Associate Professor Gyözö Gidofalvi, Geoinformatik
The ongoing trends of urbanization and e-commerce continuously challenge the existing urban transportation systems. A steadily growing number of people traveling within urban areas, results in more trips taken with public transportation systems. Additionally, the constantly increasing number of urban logistic operations leads to more commercial vehicles in cities. These ongoing trends and the need for more sustainable operations require the design of robust and efficient transportation systems which additionally provide a high level of service for their users. In recent years, two innovative approaches have been proposed to overcome these challenges. That is, first, the use of autonomous buses as a replacement, or an addition to existing public transportation systems, and second, the consideration of consolidating multiple types of demand (i.e. passenger and freight) when planning and designing transportation systems. In this thesis, both approaches are studied and their impact on urban transportation systems is evaluated. This is achieved by developing novel simulation-based optimization models that consider technology-specific cost structures and capture the changed mode of operation for different vehicle technologies.
In Papers I and II the deployment of autonomous buses on fixed-line public transportation networks is investigated. Changes in service frequency, vehicle capacity, and metrics corresponding to the level of service for public transportation users due to new vehicle technology are investigated. Furthermore, Paper I explores the transition from conventional public transportation systems to systems operated by autonomous buses, while Paper II investigates the changes in network design due to autonomous bus operations. The developed models are applied to case studies in Kista, Sweden, and Barkarby, Sweden. Two key results can be identified in these studies. First, autonomous bus deployment leads to an increase in service frequency, while waiting time for passengers can be reduced. Second, more passengers are attracted to autonomous bus lines by reducing the access walking distances and increased level-of-service. On more complex networks these trends are amplified.
In each of Papers III and IV, a novel pickup and delivery model is proposed. The models consider vehicle concepts which allow for the consolidated transport of multiple demand types. In Paper III the vehicles can serve different types of demand by exchanging purpose-specific modules at dedicated service depots, while in Paper IV individual demand-specific vehicles can form platoons with modular length and varying configuration. The results of the extensive scenario studies and parameter analysis show that for multi-purpose vehicle operations (Paper III) the total costs can be reduced by an average of 13% and for platoon operations (Paper IV) the total costs are reduced by over 48%. In both models, the cost savings stem mainly from a reduction in fleet size, total vehicle trip duration, and the total distance traveled. | <urn:uuid:0cb03d68-b0b3-4aa5-8035-8e389a231866> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kth.se/en/om/mot/kalender/simulation-and-optimization-of-innovative-urban-transportation-systems-1.1171333?date=2022-06-14&orgdate=2022-05-14&length=1&orglength=232 | 2024-04-18T13:44:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.908879 | 708 |
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Constantly responsive to changing times and needs, Kubota has provided society with groundbreaking, unprecedented products that have assisted in the development of a number of industries. The wide variety of products, technologies and services that we have created continue to lead both domestic and overseas markets. Furthermore, while offering products in response to market needs with the aim of improving customer satisfaction based on a market-in approach, we continuously take steps to protect and preserve the global natural environment. As a world leader in the materials industry, Kubota's technologies and products will never cease to evolve and explore new horizons.
Kubota's products also demonstrate superb performance in steel manufacturing processes and industrial furnaces, such as atmospheric and carburizing furnaces. We offer a variety of unique materials with characteristics such as resistance to heat, corrosion and abrasion, according to customers' applications, based on our proprietary technologies and experience in materials development. We can meet all requirements, whether for large diameters and complicated shapes or for superior features which can be achieved by combining surface treatment and modification. Our sophisticated quality management organization and materials development capabilities have earned us the enduring confidence of our users.
We have established an organization to cover all stages from research through manufacturing and inspection of alloy materials for industrial equipment to be used in extreme environments. By using our proprietary casting process technologies, we are able to offer a wide range of products that are highly resistant to heat, corrosion and abrasion for different service environments and to meet different property requirements.
To inquire about a product, service, maintenance, or any other matter, please contact your nearest Kubota location directly by phone or contact us by email. Before making an inquiry, we recommend that you check out our customer support information, including FAQs, as you might be able to find the answer to your question more quickly there. | <urn:uuid:96657655-43ec-4693-9ac9-5a9c606b2409> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kubota.com/products/materials/products/machinery_steel/ | 2024-04-18T14:07:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.948397 | 375 |
Enjoy the Merriest of Festive Seasons at Kuredu
The most magical time of year is almost upon us and if you’ve got a Christmas holiday booked at Kuredu Resort Maldives, you can end 2023 in style! The team at Kuredu has put together a programme of outstanding holiday events where traditional meets tropical for your merriest festive season ever.
Celebrations begin on 23rd December with a game of beach volleyball, sundowners at the sandbank accompanied by live music, and later in the evening a Maldivian Show. On Christmas Eve Kuredu’s Christmas lights will be ceremoniously switched on, guests will be entertained by a magician and the sumptuous gala dinner will be followed by live music with a Christmas theme to get everyone in the festive spirit.
The spirit of the season will carry on with an exciting programme throughout the holidays including: Santa’s island style arrival, treasure hunts, gastronomic treats, live music performances and on New Year’s Eve another spectacular Gala Dinner and a Pirate’s Party to welcome in 2024.
We look forward to celebrating this magical time with you and your family. We can’t promise snow but our long sandy beaches will guarantee you a white Christmas you’ll never forget!
Please be sure to make the most of your stay and ensure that you don’t miss out on many of the fabulous experiences and activities available. Pre-book your activities by logging onto our App or via my.kuredu.com
* Please note that entertainment, as well as featured guests, are subject to change without prior notice
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Portal to Track COVID Vaccine Progress Launched by San Bernardino County
Over 11 percent of San Bernardino County residents have now been vaccinated. That’s according to a new portal launched by the county last week. KVCR’s Megan Jamerson has more on what the first round of data looks like.
Of those vaccinated, over seven percent have received one dose and three percent are fully vaccinated with two doses. Patients age 75 to 79 have the highest vaccination rate followed by patients 80 and older.
Race and ethnicity data show Asians have received the highest rate of vaccines, followed by Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, Whites, Blacks, Hispanics or Latinos, and American Indians.
The portal also provides a map of doses by city and provider.
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Yesterday was our last full day and I finished grading this morning. Whew!
It's been a rough year. Kids rarely met my expectations -- with some notable exceptions. Being Campus Technologist was HUGE hurdle, but I think I finally have it under control. We'll see as we close out.
Nothing not quite like sitting in a meeting, watching a training video from the district, and it says, "If you have any questions ask your Teacher Tech" -- which by the way isn't our title, but tell everyone watching the video that. -- and you haven't heard one word about the program and have no training. Oh, and that afternoon had to leave school training to get training on the program. Talk about a cluster. Oh, and the issue would cost people's job is they didn't do it.
I have to give the French finals -- that's interesting since the district finals count towards Classroom Effective Indexes and that is giving the district to right to fire, we can't give our own any more. Oh, and don't forget I write my subjects ... not that I ever remember what I put on the test six months later. Concepts yes, exact questions, will no.
Student last day is Wednesday, my last day on campus is Thursday.
I've finished and turned in 8th grade curriculum, though I might look at it again this weekend.
I'm in the middle of working on the MIddle School Girl's camp. The one I am supposed to teach might not happen, and if so, that's okay. Yes, I'll be disappointed and I'm sure Ill still get some hours out of it, but I'm not really a middle school person.
Still writing district finals.
Have two workshops in July.
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Here’s a proud moment for a parent: An 8-year-old kid named Maurice Adams Jr. was driving with his mom last week in Milledgeville, Georgia. (About 90 miles southeast of Atlanta.)
And he noticed an elderly lady with a walker crossing the street and trying to climb a set of stairs to get to a sidewalk.
So without any prompting, he asked his mom if he could go help her. And a random person recorded it on their phone.
The video shows him helping her up the stairs and making sure she doesn’t slip. Then they get to the top, and she gives him a hug. Maurice’s mom says the woman told him he’s a special kid for looking out for her like he did.
The guy who filmed it posted the video on Facebook, and it’s been shared 24,000 times.
He also tracked down the mom on Facebook, because he wanted to give Maurice a hundred bucks to reward him for being a great kid. | <urn:uuid:4c32620f-8a24-4da0-9ac5-f8a8747e0a18> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kwiq.com/an-8-year-old-stopped-to-help-an-elderly-woman-up-a-flight-of-stairs/ | 2024-04-18T14:47:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.976262 | 213 |
Once again, Monkeys have achieved so much this week!
We had a great time making our ‘Nature Bracelets’ in Forest School. Some of the children even found some pretty feathers to stick on!
During our music session this week, Mrs Miles helped groups of us to form our own bands and we played the instruments to various songs and nursery rhymes!
Little Monkeys have had a wonderful time forming their numbers in paint and sand and shaving foam and they are working very hard to form the letters a,s and t.
Big Monkeys have been counting – up to 100!! They have also been counting and adding numbers together up to 20 – fabulous job, Monkeys!!!
For our topic ‘This is Me’ we have been discussing all about ourselves and where we live. We drew our houses.
We were very good at making ourselves thin and tall and then curling into a ball and small in PE, we then finished off with the Oki-Koki.
Mrs Collier had very exciting news for us on Friday – she explained that we are going to start having a ‘Mystery Reader’ most Friday afternoons. We were super excited to see Mrs Collier’s son, Harrison. He read ‘Walking through the jungle’ to us. We had great fun looking for all the various animals and objects. | <urn:uuid:8a149e2e-fc70-4df3-a14a-3d3e74108ecb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.kymbrookprimary.uk/blog/?pid=175&nid=6&storyid=122 | 2024-04-18T13:44:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.983408 | 285 |
Networking plays a pivotal role in career advancement, providing opportunities for professional development, mentorship, job prospects, and business connections. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career journey, cultivating a robust network can open doors to new opportunities and propel your career forward. Here are some effective networking tips to help you leverage your connections for career growth:
Identify Your Goals:
Before diving into networking activities, take the time to clarify your career goals and objectives. Determine what you hope to achieve through networking, whether it's seeking job opportunities, expanding your industry knowledge, or connecting with potential mentors. Having clear goals will guide your networking efforts and help you focus on building meaningful relationships that align with your professional aspirations.
Build Genuine Relationships:
Authenticity is key when it comes to networking. Focus on building genuine relationships based on mutual respect, trust, and shared interests. Take the time to get to know your contacts on a personal level and show genuine interest in their experiences, expertise, and career journeys. Remember that networking is a two-way street, and offering support, advice, or assistance to your connections can strengthen your relationships and foster reciprocity.
Utilize Multiple Channels:
Networking opportunities exist both online and offline, so be sure to leverage a variety of channels to expand your network. Attend industry events, conferences, and networking mixers to meet professionals in your field face-to-face. Join professional organizations, industry-specific groups, and online communities to connect with like-minded individuals and participate in discussions relevant to your interests and goals. Additionally, use social media platforms such as LinkedIn to showcase your skills, build your professional brand, and connect with industry influencers and thought leaders.
Be Proactive and Consistent:
Effective networking requires proactive effort and consistent engagement. Take the initiative to reach out to potential contacts, whether it's through email, LinkedIn messages, or networking events. Be strategic in your approach by targeting individuals or organizations that align with your career interests and goals. Follow up with your contacts regularly to maintain relationships and stay top-of-mind. Remember that networking is an ongoing process, so dedicate time regularly to nurturing and expanding your network.
Seek Mentorship and Guidance:
Mentors can provide valuable guidance, advice, and support as you navigate your career path. Seek out mentors who possess expertise in your field or have achieved success in areas you aspire to. Approach potential mentors respectfully and express your admiration for their work. Be open to learning from their experiences and insights, and proactively seek their guidance on career-related matters. A mentorship relationship can offer valuable mentorship, perspective, and encouragement as you pursue your career goals.
Offer Value and Give Back:
Networking is not just about what you can gain; it's also about what you can contribute. Look for opportunities to offer value to your network by sharing relevant insights, resources, or connections. Offer to help your contacts with their projects, provide feedback on their work, or make introductions to other professionals in your network. By giving back and contributing to the success of others, you'll strengthen your relationships and establish yourself as a valuable member of your professional community.
Follow Up and Stay Connected:
After meeting new contacts or attending networking events, be sure to follow up promptly to express gratitude and continue the conversation. Send personalized follow-up emails or LinkedIn messages to thank your contacts for their time and reiterate your interest in staying connected. Stay engaged with your network by sharing relevant updates, articles, or opportunities that may be of interest to them. By staying connected and nurturing your relationships over time, you'll maintain a strong and supportive network that can help you achieve your career goals.
Attend Industry Webinars and Workshops:
Expand your knowledge and network by participating in industry-specific webinars, workshops, and virtual events. These events provide valuable opportunities to learn from industry experts, stay updated on industry trends, and connect with professionals who share your interests and goals. Engage actively in discussions, ask questions, and exchange contact information with fellow participants to build meaningful connections and expand your network within your industry.
Volunteer for Professional Organizations:
Volunteering for professional organizations or industry associations is a great way to demonstrate your commitment to your field and expand your network. Offer to volunteer for committees, events, or projects that align with your skills and interests. Volunteering not only allows you to contribute to your professional community but also provides opportunities to connect with fellow volunteers, leaders, and influencers in your industry. Take advantage of networking opportunities at volunteer events and build relationships with individuals who can support your career growth.
Join Networking Groups and Mastermind Circles:
Networking groups and mastermind circles offer structured environments for professionals to connect, collaborate, and support each other's career growth. Look for networking groups or mastermind circles within your industry, profession, or area of interest. These groups often meet regularly to share insights, discuss challenges, and provide mutual support and accountability. Participating in such groups can provide valuable networking opportunities, peer mentorship, and access to a diverse range of perspectives and expertise.
By incorporating these networking tips into your career development strategy, you can build a strong and supportive network that will help you achieve your professional goals and advance your career. Remember that networking is an ongoing process that requires patience, persistence, and genuine engagement. Invest time and effort in nurturing your relationships, and you'll reap the rewards of a thriving professional network that supports your career growth and success. | <urn:uuid:25748a1a-d954-42cc-b20f-27d6c6994721> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lagoslocalnews.com/lifestyle/networking-tips-for-career-growth | 2024-04-18T13:47:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.949211 | 1,126 |
Exploring Lake Greenwood
Besides the extraordinary fishing, boating, and birding that Lake Greenwood provides, upstate South Carolina has additional recreational opportunities. The Lakelands Region offers some of America’s best golfing, hunting, and hiking. If biking is your thing, miles of country roads surround the resort. Nearby waterfalls abound and beaches or mountains are within a few hours’ drive. For high-octane fun, the Laurens Speedway hosts Saturday night races April through October. Sports lovers will also enjoy the top-notch athletics at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina.
Basically, there’s no shortage of activities available if you’re looking for them!
Festival of Flowers
South Carolina’s Festival of Flowers, one of Southeast Tourism’s “Top 20” events, showcases over 15,000 varieties of flowers at internationally-famous Park Seed’s gardens. The week-long event includes private garden tours, arts & crafts, sports, horticultural shows and music for all ages. The festival is normally held during the month of June.
The Old Ninety Six District
Travel along scenic back roads in South Carolina’s upcountry and you find small towns that give new meaning to the term “family values.” Add in people’s friendliness and the slower pace of life and Old 96 is just what the doctor ordered. There are so many events, festivals, and historic sites in this area that you can always find something new to experience.
Festival of Discovery
The award winning South Carolina Festival of Discovery is the premier event of the year sponsored by the Uptown Greenwood Development Corporation. Discover a weekend of food, fun, music, amusement rides and much more as you experience and learn about the history, traditions, folklore, arts and crafts, music and dance, and vernacular culture of Greenwood, the South Carolina Upstate area, and the entire state. The festival is normally held in the month of July.
Cultural Arts in Greenwood
Greenwood’s cultural arts includes the Greenwood Community Theatre, Greenwood Festival Chorale, Lander Performing Arts, and several art galleries that are supported by Greenwood’s Art Council. This is just to name a few possible activities and it is clear that Greenwood ‘s cultural arts have a lot to offer!
Newberry Opera House
The Newberry Opera House has been the heart of Newberry County for more than 100 years, serving as the cultural center of the region. Built in 1882, the historic structure’s French Gothic clock tower dominates the city’s skyline and has, since its construction, been a landmark for the area. After restoration, the Newberry Opera House has once again become a place for plays, art exhibits, musical performances, and social, cultural, and business gatherings.
Abbeville Opera House
The Abbeville Opera House was built in 1908 and is fully restored to its turn-of-the-century condition with two exceptions – the addition of air conditioning and rocking chair seats. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the theater uses the same rope pulled rigging systems as in 1908, and is the only “hemp house” remaining in South Carolina . Once again, this “Grand Old Theater” is being used for its original purpose – to present live theater as the cultural hub of Abbeville and the Upstate Region of South Carolina.
The SC Lakelands Region, where Lake Greenwood Motorcoach Resort is located, is conveniently situated within a few hours drive of many of the most exciting venues in the Southeast. Located within a three-hour driving radius are Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina, offering you additional cultural, entertainment, and professional sports events.
There is also much to see and do within South Carolina itself. The Greenwood/Laurens County area has many fun and historic places to explore. Located in the Piedmont section of the state, Greenville and Spartanburg are only about an hour away. South Carolina’s capital city, Columbia, is just an hour and a half to the east, and continuing your drive past Columbia, you arrive in beautiful, historic Charleston on the Atlantic coast
A few hours to the north past Spartanburg lies Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is home to Biltmore Estate, a country residence of George Vanderbilt in the early 20th Century, and is also the Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.
These few destinations are just the beginning of a variety of sights and experiences you can enjoy within a few hours of your home at Lake Greenwood Motorcoach Resort.
Self Regional Healthcare in the City of Greenwood has been a leading healthcare provider in the Lakelands region, and is a major medical and referral center for tertiary care services. Self Regional Healthcare encompasses twenty health systems, ranging from a state-of-the-art Heart Center to Wellness Works health and fitness facility.
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At DIC Star Landmark, you will experience a true vacation with luxury, cozy and totally comfortable space as well as flawless service quality.
In addition, DIC Star Landmark also satisfied customers having a habit of swimming in the morning and late afternoon with a large swimming pool owning beautiful designs, rectangular shapes and graceful contours. The pool is paved with high-quality tile specialized for swimming pools to prevent slippery, waterproof and create a blue sea water effect. Moreover, in order to add to the beauty of the swimming pool, we also use artificial turf and small flower plants to create a fresh, vibrant space.
You will feel refreshed and relaxed as you immerse yourself in the clear blue water while watching the romantic sunset and dawn on the sea. All tiredness comes from a meeting or an active day will be relieved when you relax and loosen your body in the fresh blue water. | <urn:uuid:fe3e15d4-9990-406f-9e4d-eb81cde12782> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.landmark.diccondotels.vn/pool | 2024-04-18T14:07:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.944233 | 180 |
Sri Lanka which has a rich history in hydrology has some of the best man-made lakes in the world.
Most of the island’s lakes or Samudraya's were built during the era of kings.
The island made famous for its natural scenery by travellers hundreds years ago is blessed with approximately 4,500 kilometres of rivers, 2,400 immigration canals and 3,500 deep water tanks.
The island also benefits from countless reservoirs and artificial and natural wet lands that replenish the hydro cycle.
But despite rich water resources about one quarter of the country has difficult access to safe drinking water and things turn to the worst when the dry season arrives.
Government said this money will be allocated for the development of Yaan oya (brook), Uma Oya, Moragahakanda development project, Gin river,Nilawali river , Kelani river, Awpe irrigation system, Ma oya (brook), Badulu oya , Badulu oya ranalla , Malwathu oya, Kalinga nuwara weli oya , Kalugal oya , Maa gal gamuwa lake, Thalpitigala water reservoir and to expand the newly built water projects of Weheragala , Rabukkan oya ,Daduru oya.
The government plans to improve the livelihood of people who have make a living from these water resources.
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Everyone is focused on back-to-school at the moment, but it’s also National Breastfeeding Month! New moms headed back to work might wonder how they are going to make breastfeeding and their jobs work together. Here are some simple tips to make breastfeeding and your transition back to work a little easier!
Before baby is born …
1. Plan to breastfeed. Simply making a plan and setting a time goal for breastfeeding has been shown to improve breastfeeding outcomes. Your commitment to breastfeeding helps pave a path to success.
2. Find a location (or locations) for pumping.You know your job the best. Worried there aren’t space solutions? Check out this tool for your sector of employment for more than 200 space suggestions to accommodate breastfeeding. Consider creative arrangements if need be (e.g. pumping in the car or nursing Baby at lunch).
3. Talk with your employer. Be proactive. Before you give birth, talk with your employer about what you expect you will need (space and break time). Being proactive gives your employer time to set up an appropriate (not a bathroom!) pumping space.
4. Get covered and get a pump. Call your health insurance plan using this tool and ask how you can get your breast pump covered by insurance. WIC mothers can ask about getting a breast pump at no cost from WIC. You will most likely want a double electric breast pump. There is no one bottle that is right for breastfeeding babies; all babies have different preferences. You should use a slow-flow nipple, regardless of your baby’s age, to best mimic the flow of breastfeeding.
5. Plan for a breastfeeding-friendly birth. Where, how, and what happens after you give birth can make a big difference in setting you up for breastfeeding success. If you can, choose a hospital that is designated as Baby-Friendly and follow the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding!
After baby is born …
6. Breastfeed early, often, and ask for help. Babies who go skin-to-skin (baby lying naked on your chest) within the first hours of life often spontaneously breastfeed without assistance! Babies need to feed often, eight or more times in 24 hours. Watch your baby (not the clock) and learn their feeding cues. It is normal and healthy for babies to cluster feed, which means that they feed many times over a period of time, then sleep for a longer stretch. You will feel like all you are doing is breastfeeding! It gets easier as they get bigger. Ask for help if you experience pain with latch or are concerned for any reason. You can find a lactation consultant to help at your hospital or through ILCA.
7. Take time to recover. California has both pregnancy disability leave and paid family leave! You can have job-protected leave for up to 17 weeks, plus income replacement through our State Disability and Paid Family Leave Program. For more information, visit www.PaidFamilyLeave.org.
After you return to work …
8. Secure quality childcare. Moms feel best when they know their baby is well cared for. Check out these tips for breastfeeding-friendly childcare. If family will be your childcare, educate them if they are not familiar with feeding a breastfed baby. Remember, breastfed babies typically need only one ounce of breast milk for every hour of separation. Some babies will even “reverse cycle,” taking in most of their breast milk in the mornings and evenings with Mom and drinking very little breast milk at daycare. As long as Baby is happy and continues to gain weight, this is perfectly healthy. For more information check out Kellymom’s page on pumping.
9. Know Your Rights and Stand Up for Them. You have the right to time and a private, non-bathroom space to express breast milk! You might need to educate your employer about the law. It might also help to inform your employer that breastfed babies get sick less often and for a shorter duration than formula-fed babies; which means fewer sick days and less time away from work for you. Check out BreastfeedLA’s link to laws related to breastfeeding.
10. Travel for work? You can still keep your breastfeeding relationship going! Moms who travel as part of their jobs will want to plan ahead for pumping locations. TSA allows unlimited amounts of breastmilk to be brought on board an airplane. Here are TSA’s specific guidelines.
There is no one perfect way to prepare you and your breastfed baby for your return to work. What will be best for you and your baby will depend upon your individual circumstances, but working and continuing your breastfeeding relationship can be done and you will both be happier and healthier for it.
Genevieve Thomas Colvin is program coordinator of the BreastfeedLA, an organization dedicated to outreach and advocacy to promote and support breastfeeding. Learn more at www.breastfeedla.org. | <urn:uuid:0eeaa315-caeb-4239-af03-6cd04550ee17> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.laparent.com/ten-tips-breastfeeding-and-back-to-work/ | 2024-04-18T13:56:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.945234 | 1,015 |
‘The Transition’ plumbs every poet’s worst nightmare: corporate hell
Before writing some of the most groundbreaking novels of her generation, Margaret Atwood published several excellent volumes of poetry. Cervantes wrote a considerable number of sonnets before starting on the unprecedented marvels of “Don Quixote.” Likewise for Jorge Luis Borges, James Joyce and other influential innovators of modern fiction as a literary form.
The prose writer who comes from poetry knows the dramatic potential of setting up a word pattern and then breaking it. Poems and novels are both based on patterns, notes Eileen Myles, whose extraordinary, genre-defiant books have revealed what a writer can achieve when brave enough to disregard categorical expectations altogether.
Recently, there has been something of an explosion in acclaimed works of prose from writers who first published as poets. In nonfiction, Maggie Nelson, Kevin Young, Eula Biss, Tracy K. Smith and Sarah Manguso. In recent fiction, Michael Ondaatje, Ben Lerner, Lucy Ives, Garth Greenwell, Alejandro Zambra, Max Porter and now the accomplished British poet Luke Kennard with an inventive first novel, “The Transition.”
Set in a near future with ever more concentrated wealth for those at the top of the corporate pyramid and bewildering living costs and debt for everyone else, “The Transition” is bleak but prescient. Kennard’s central character, Karl — like the male protagonists in Lerner’s “Leaving Atocha Station” and Porter’s “Grief Is the Thing With Feathers” — has an expertise in poetry. For his master’s in English, Karl focused on the Metaphysical Poets. His wife, Genevieve, is a schoolteacher who keeps her manic tendencies in check with pills from a physician named Dr. Blend. Between them, they can barely afford shared quarters with other thirtysomethings, all of them considering what further moral or professional compromise to make in order to be solvent enough someday to consider having a child, or at least a bathroom of their own.
In the opening pages, Karl has already resigned himself to earning a living by writing phony consumer reviews and “bespoke” essays for wealthy college students. But as his debt mounts, and his sense of panic along with it, he agrees to take part in a credit-card skimming scheme, which soon lands him and Genevieve in a creepy prison alternative for minor criminals called the Transition.
‘The Transition’ brings to mind the symbol-rich fictional worlds of the late poet-novelist Denis Johnson.
At the orientation, they discover all the participants are heterosexual couples. Is one of the Transition’s unspoken aims to break up potential procreators as a method to reduce overpopulation? Possibly, though clarifying the Transition’s true intentions is not the aim of the novel so much as exploring the psychic fallout from being beholden to the whims of a faceless corporation.
Above all, it is a novel about cynicism and sadness. As with the melancholy protagonists in Lerner’s and Porter’s novels, immersion in poetry may increase one’s capacity for eloquence but not necessarily for self-knowledge. Karl is far more comfortable analyzing his wife’s mental state than questioning his own. His growing estrangement from Genevieve feeds his panic that the “rescue” program they’ve entered may not only end their marriage but entrap them both for the rest of their lives.
The growing paranoia and destabilizing sense of strangeness in “The Transition” brings to mind the symbol-rich fictional worlds of the late poet-novelist Denis Johnson. Like Johnson, Kennard escalates the strangeness with the oddness of his comparisons. A notary public’s suit has a “distinctly sheepy smell.” The blister packs of a wife’s pills look like “buttons on the console of a spaceship.” When his wife seems unhappy, Karl finds himself taking on the grating voice of “the jolly pastor addressing his listless congregation.”
As in the masterful stories of Johnson’s “Jesus’ Son,” right when a plot question in “The Transition” seems on the verge of resolution, Kennard abruptly subverts expectations with a change of scene or a particularly dark and surprising metaphor. One scene concludes with Karl asking a friend for advice on leaving the Transition. The friend recommends that he be quietly but intentionally destructive, to see himself “as a virus.”
The desire to innovate in both content and form rather than abide by the rule book for fiction fuels many of the novel’s excellent subtle acts of disobedience
Kennard writes about the allure of quiet, virus-like resistance to literary convention in his book of prose poems published last year, “Cain.” “Just when the action is coming to a head, attempt to pull off something formally innovative” one poem declares. That desire to innovate in both content and form and “pull off something” rather than abide by the rule book for fiction fuels many of the excellent subtle acts of disobedience throughout the novel.
Even the metafictional threads embedded in “The Transition” resist delivering the revelations one expects from invented texts woven into a novel. A rumored book called “The Trapeze” only exists in bits from forgers if it is not a hoax altogether. Parables excerpted from the Transition’s Bible-thick “Mentor’s Edition” fail to deliver any kind of concluding principle, ending instead with some delightfully odd, vivid moments reminiscent of the visual parables in a Wes Anderson film. One ends with a funeral for a child’s stuffed bear “lying, face up, on a cardboard altar.” The father asks why the child thinks the bear is dead, after which the parable concludes:
Just look at him, my son maintained.
We buried the bear.
How this bear burial connects to the mentors in the Transition is left open to the reader.
Like all participants in the program, Karl and his wife must live in the household of previous participants who succeeded in the system, “mentors” who can serve as guides to the kind of corporate compliance that Karl and Genevieve are eventually supposed to accept as the only viable form of adulthood.
From the start, it’s clear that the question of compliance will be what divides Karl and his wife, as it has many young couples pressured into the Transition before them. Which of the two ends up delirious and prostrate on a road is no surprise, but the disturbing way Kennard conveys the denouement in the soulless language of a generic corporate memo is formally daring, and far more chilling than if it were delivered in a straightforward scene.
What is lamentably conventional about the novel’s conclusion, however, is the way it ultimately reinforces its male protagonist’s belief that he knows more about his female partner’s well-being than she does. With so many excellently executed subversions of expectations, this was a disappointment as in the rest of the novel, Kennard deftly questions the dynamics of heterosexual marriage. High at a party, he tells a young woman with curiously white hair that he doesn’t “see himself as angry.” The woman’s response is to ask if he sees himself as a man. “You should be especially watchful,” she warns.
The novel’s conclusion does respond artfully to its ongoing questioning of corporate culture and unchecked capitalism. Toward the end of the book, Karl’s acerbic mentor Janna gives her diagnosis of what is holding Karl back from thriving in the Transition. “You feel ashamed all the time,” she tells him, “you go around in a cloud of shame.” Janna’s assumption that shamelessness is essential to financial success is creepily in sync with the strategy of the current president of the United States. Why seek a deeper meaning that might leave a person paralyzed with sorrow and guilt when there are so many financial awards for being shallow and shameless?
With “The Transition,” Kennard, like so many poets reinvigorating the expectations of what a work of prose can do, makes a case for resisting narrative conventions as a way to infuse a book with a feverish vitality that can feel a bit like succumbing to a virus during which you keep waking uneasy, uncertain where your current condition may lead.
Novey is the author of the novel “Ways to Disappear.” Her second, “Those Who Knew,” is forthcoming in fall 2018.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 336 pp., $27
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On Thursday, Latino Rebels founder/publisher Julio Ricardo Varela talked with Cheddar via a Skype interview about Trump and Puerto Rico. Here is the full interview:
Your vicitization is wearing thin. Your colonization reddrick is redundant.. Let’s get real, you want the 270 electoral vote control to push your Aztlan Latino socialist Agenda to invade the U.S., infiltrate our government offices, votes and finally D.C. Why U.S. Citizens of the United States of America stand strong on the second Amendment.
Puerto Ricans were not Aztecs they were Taino, don’t confuse us with Mexicans it it proves his point.
Puerto Ricans were not Aztec, they were Taino. Don’t confuse us with Mexico. Puerto Rico didn’t “invade the U.S.”, the U.S. invaded Puerto Rico. We are U.S. citizens of the United States and we also stand strong against your racist “2nd amendment” threats. If you are going to threaten Julio on the internet, you shouldn’t hide behind a cowardly anonymous account.
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Laura signed a recorddeal with Gold Typhoon, China’s largest recordcompany. The first CD was recorded this summer, partly in Holland and in Beijing, and was recently presented to the press and the public. The CD is titled “Flower” and contains 10 tracks of which 4 are sung in Chinese! The songs are all Chinese originals but Laura arranged them in her own way giving them that typical ‘Fygi- sound’. A surprising combination! For now the cd is only available in Asia but we can give you information where or how to obtain it, or any of the other cd’s if you use the orderbutton on the home page.
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Heartstrings Box Set
Fragments of a Melody
College student Olivia never meant to fall in love with Mark. Then an innocent walk turns into heart pounding attraction. What happens next? Mark teaches Olivia to dream. He’ll study in Paris. He wants Olivia to come with him. But she has a secret hiding in her dresser. She has to tell Mark the truth. Someday, she will.
Prelude and Fugue
The Prelude – Olivia St. Claire wanted to be good at something. What better way than to start studying piano again? And what better teacher than former concert pianist Liam Wallace? She found him attractive, beyond attractive, but her heart was safe. He was married and he showed no interest in her. If he wouldn’t love her, she would make sure he loved the way she played.
The Fugue – But her heart couldn’t be controlled. She now had the opportunity to perform with him. And that’s when everything fell apart. When she heard the music, she couldn’t control what she might say or do. She wanted to be good at something. And when that happened, she lost more than her heart. She lost a chance to capture something that meant more to her than anything she’d ever dreamed.
Calling Me Back, Again
No one knows that concert pianist Cayden Kincaide’s musical career began in an impoverished shack in the Indiana woods. To have a career in music is beyond his wildest dream. Still there is a hole in his heart that he longs to fill. With Deneen, the teenaged beauty queen? With Rachel, the brilliant composer? With Linda, dedicated mother and teacher?
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A Life Update: We're Adopting Again
People would ask me if we were ever going to adopt again. My response would always vary.
“I don’t know. Maybe someday.”
“No, probably not.”
“I think maybe God has another way for us to carry out our call to care for orphans.”
Last Spring, I felt peace about letting go of the idea that our family would adopt again.
We had been open to adopting again but God didn’t seem to be moving us in that direction. Adopting from China had changed drastically over the past few years and that door seemed to be shrinking for our family. After another prayer session about adoption, I told God that if He wanted us to adopt that He would have to make it abundantly clear. I was done asking because I was tired of not knowing if we were called to adopt or not.
After that day, I left it completely in his hands without another thought. I started to look for ways to love on adoptive and foster families around me and dream about how our family could still be involved in loving kids without a family, locally or around the world.
I was determined to find a way to stay involved in the adoption community and what better way to start than to love on the people right in front of me. I needed to be brave enough to fully surrender so that it wouldn’t be my planning and striving that made things happen.
The days flew by and I freely let go of any inkling to pursue adoption. Summer came and one day I had a few moments of alone time in the one and only place a mother can ever find any alone time.
I was processing some new developments in our family and I began to realize that God was giving me an answer to that final prayer I prayed about adopting again.
I hadn’t thought of that prayer since the day I prayed it nor had I realized that the events unfolding in my family’s life were pointing us to a concrete answer.
Two months after that prayer of relinquishment, in the quiet of my bathroom, I remembered the prayer clearly and I knew…
God was calling us to adopt again.
Even when I had given up, God knew the desires of my family's heart. He knew where He would lead us. He knew how badly I wanted Him to show up.
In His perfect timing, He did.
In August, we submitted our application to Holt International to adopt a toddler from South Korea.
Most people automatically think we will be adopting from China again. In the beginning, I was China or nothing. Scott was open to South Korea, but I wanted nothing to do with it. It's difficult when spouses aren't on the same page with adoption.
I wanted Brielle to have a sibling that she could share Chinese culture with. I wanted a familiar adoption process. (That's laughable. Is there such a thing?) I had to decide if my motive to adopt was to provide a culture sibling for Brielle or provide a home for a child that desperately needs a family.
That was an easy answer and doors immediately began to swing open for us to adopt from South Korea.
This is round two. It’s scarier than round one. Last time we planned for years. This time, we take it as it comes. We know the realities. We know all the twists and turns that lay ahead of us.
We also know that God is already in the moments to come. We know that through adoption God refines us and restores us. And I’m not just talking about the child. I know that our family will be refined and restored as we walk this road of adoption.
It will be sometimes painful, but always beautiful, redemption.
"But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons." Galatians 4:4-5 (NKJV)
We’ve already completed our home study. Hallelujah! (We completed it in two months! Is that a record? Please say yes.) Currently, we are waiting for the paperwork to apply for immigration pre-approval to adopt internationally. After that, we wait for the phone call that we have a child on the other side of the world. I smile just typing that. It’s gonna be beautiful, friends.
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How do you know where you’re going if you don’t have a map?
They say if you follow your passion, you’ll never work a day in your life. For Robin Glatley, following a lifelong passion for maps and geography has led to a fulfilling career in a highly specialized field.
The right place, the right time.
Sometimes the right places just find you. Sarschin Govender admits he took a big leap of faith a few years ago when he moved from South Africa to Canada in search of new adventures. He had no idea at the time exactly where he would end up.
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Since the day he decided to leave the security of a larger corporation to venture out on his own, the core values of integrity and respect have successfully steered Rod Phipps through many ups and downs in his pursuit of excellence.
The power of team communications
Dustin Edgren is optimistic about the growth and diversification plans that are gaining traction at Lauren Services, but it didn’t happen overnight. The key to pushing forward through major shifts in the market, economic turbulence and a global pandemic? Building a passionate team aligned to the same values and purpose.
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Lone Deer Leather Co.
We, are a vibrant handmade leather brand and shop located in Texas and running by two close friends, Matt and Kevin, both have a degree in Finance and passion in Leather Crafts.
All designs and collections are born after a long mutual creative session and handmade in our shop in Sugarland, TX. Our collections are luxuriously handmade, and always reasonably priced. All stitches is done by hand using a traditional two-needle bridle-making technique. We honor the art of making leather wallet and accessories by hand, and the quality that can only be achieved in this way.
Wallets are used every day and our handstitched leather wallets are made from distressed leather that will look better and better as they age.
Each Wallet We Make Is Unique,
We are proud to sell our collection directly to customers at affordable prices unseen in the luxury / handstitched category, while maintaining the same level of quality, service and design. Luxury is a crucial component of our collection and as we spend many hours on discovering the perfect design that makes the wallet unique for you and your beloved one. Each wallet is individually numbered and comes with a matching certificate of authenticity.
We feel blessed by our customers’ most positive reactions to our products.
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Lee & Associates Brokers $4.5MM Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Warehouse in North Miami-Dade
Lee & Associates President Matthew Rotolante and Vice President Conner Milford Broker Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Warehouse in North Miami-Dade County
MIAMI, FL (AUGUST 10, 2022) – Lee & Associates South Florida President Matthew Rotolante, and Vice President Conner Milford broker the sale-leaseback of an Industrial Warehouse located at 13281 NW 43rd Ave in Opa-Locka, Florida, North Miami-Dade County. The $4.5 million sale of the 28,341-square-foot building closed on August 1st.
The brokers represented seller, Dube Holdings, LLC (d.b.a. Oceanview Window Coverings, Inc), in the sale-leaseback of the entire 28,341 SF building on 1.05 acre parcel. They were able to secure a full-price offer from buyer, Faropoint Ventures, LLC, an Industrial Investment firm located out of Hoboken, NJ.
The Industrial warehouse features 2 dock height loading doors and two grade level doors essential for Oceanview's business operation. The building features 18' clear ceiling height and is positioned on a 1.05 acre parcel ideally positioned just 0.8 miles to the Gratigny Expressway and proximate to the Opa-Locka Executive Airport.
At 100% occupancy upon the time of closing, the sale-leaseback property was an ideal acquisition for Faropoint with a strategy for targeting markets with strong demographics, high rental growth and construction barriers, and who are active in markets that are positively аffected by e-Commerce growth.
South Florida’s Industrial sector has been benefitting from high rental rates and record-low vacancies due to surging demand in a post-covid market, according to Lee & Associates South Florida’s Q2 2022 market report. Average asking rents (triple-net) surged from $10.67 per square foot in the second quarter of 2021 to $12.59 per square foot in the second quarter of 2022, and the vacancy rate in Miami-Dade County declined to a historic low of only 2.5%.
Lee & Associates | South Florida is a fully vertical commercial real estate brokerage firm focused on industrial, office, retail, multifamily, investment and land sectors. Our dedicated team of professionals is led by Matthew Rotolante, CCIM, SIOR a 4th generation South Florida native in a family that has owned and operated commercial property here since 1928. Lee & Associates is the largest agent owned brokerage in the nation with Senior Agent’s ability to earn profit share resulting in the highest splits while still receiving full resources, support and leads from our national network. Our collaborative and cheerful culture allows for open communications throughout the company, fostering the sharing of information and best practices to better enable client decision making. The Lee & Associates’ robust national network that sold and leased nearly $32.4 Billion in 2021 offers clients a cross-market platform of expertise and deal opportunities across all asset specialties and representation roles. For the latest news from Lee & Associates South Florida, visit leesouthflorida.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, our company local news.
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The problem with deflation is ‘what about other people?’
Suppose the prices of windows are going down. Suppose you need windows. You might consider holding off on a purchase to see if window prices go down further.
Suppose other people also look at falling window prices and hold off on buying windows to see if windows go down further.
Obviously, far fewer people are buying windows, so the windows installers, manufacturers, and shippers are going to be struggling. Some will go out of business. Others will tighten their belts. The net effect is they spend less money, which causes slowdowns in other industries, and so on and so forth.
For you alone, falling prices are a good thing. For an economy with other people, falling prices may be a bad thing.
Economic orthodoxy holds that falling prices are bad things almost all the time, and that ‘almost all the time’ is what I want to pick a fight with.
First of all, there will be some rising and falling prices all the time due to market fluctuations. If Alice the window installer wants to take a vacation in Cancun, she might have a sale on windows to drum up some business. Very few, if any, markets are perfectly liquid, so Alice’s window sale will influence prices briefly. That’s not bad. She needs to go to Cancun, and those mild perturbations keep market from getting too static. Markets lock up if they can, forming temporary metastabilities, but those metastabilities often break. The longer they’ve existed, the more violent the dislocation when they do break, so preemptive agitation, perturbations, can make a given market long-term more stable at the cost of short term instability.
An aside, if Bob wants to buy some windows and he hears Alice had a sale but Bob missed it, Bob will be slightly more aggressive in looking for sales for other window installers. Bob is now acting to make his purchases more efficiently. This is not a huge issue, but little improvements in market stability and liquidity are good. Little improvements add up to big ones.
Secondly, time dependencies can be real world driven, not market driven. These can lead to long term structural improvements. Suppose you want to sell some pumpkins. It’s December. You’ve got a problem.
The price of pumpkins in December is low, with demand, but if some pumpkin seller has some, the seller might find a way to make it work. This is not dissimilar from the way 3M invented Post-it notes. They had some adhesive, went looking for a product, and made a good one. Post-it notes are legitimately useful. Whine and complain about office culture all you want, but I got stuff I gotta mark.
So if other people have some product and the price went down (3M adhesives, etc.), they may find utility in them, and that can be a boon.
Economists tend to be freakishly obsessed with everyone marching in lockstep, so the counter arguments to this will consist of infantile shrieking about markets falling as a whole. It’s that ‘almost all the time’ issue.
A third issue, and a big one, is that the primary negative action associated with deflation is ‘lots of people stop buying something’. If that’s already happened, due to high prices, defacto deflation may be the only way to fix a market instability, shock an illiquid market out of a metastability rut, and induce better, more efficient decision-making later.
What more often happens is that who’s buying something bifurcates. Rich people or financial institutions keep buying appreciating assets, while poorer people don’t.
When a transaction occurs, the transaction can be measured on five axis: money, stuff, certainty, time, and emotional feedback. Money is money, and pure money transactions exist. See forex. Stuff is the immediate, physical utility of something. Candy bars can be eaten. Houses can be lived in. If you buy a candy bar to eat it, you’re buying stuff. Time is a bit more nebulous, but it’s how loans work. When someone gets a mortgage, they’re buying time from the lender. They get money now and in exchange pay the lender more money later. They got time. This is usually used to buy a house or residence now. In theory those are two separate transactions, but in real world practice, they get bundled together. Certainty is what you buy insurance for. I didn’t buy car insurance hoping it would pay off. I want my car insurance premiums to be wasted money. But I’ve got a plan because if something happens, I want the certainty an insurance plan provides.
Emotional satisfaction is nebulous but the most easily understood. When you eat your candy bar, you have no candy bar any more, but it tasted delicious. Donations to charities, buying wrapping paper from one of the neighborhood school kids, giving money to a church, all that is mostly a matter of emotional satisfaction. There are exceptions to this, and I won’t argue it’s a concrete, well defined area, but it’s still pretty understandable.
Regarding property purchases, the stuff aspect is living in it. Once you have a place to live, increased utility from the stuff of a house falls off sharply. Someone who buys a vacation house isn’t going to live there nearly as much as their primary residence, and so on down the line. This is the utility, the stuff aspect, of buying residential property.
Other people exist. Those people may be Rich, Financial Institutions, or Speculators (RFIS). They may not buy a house for the utility aspect; they want price stability and implicit central bank price guarantees. They may want stable rental income. They may want these things so badly that they buy all the homes, meaning people who want to buy homes for stuff/utility aspects can’t.
Then the various groups come into conflict, and some price deflation may be useful.
For long time societal stability, people living in homes they nominally own seems to be a very good thing. But they can’t do that if the RFIS buy all the homes. Much like with deflation, the best outcome for RFIS is no one else can buy homes, but they can. Unfortunately, this is not dissimilar from the owner-occupant would-be home purchases who want the stability and price increases of CB mandates and inflation protection. It’s best for them if they can buy homes and the rest are protected by RFIS.
Other people exist.
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In the early of 2016, Leizhan chairman Mr., Liu and Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Quan Fuxin Paper Industry representatives signed the contract for supplying complete 200T/D paper board pulp production line equipment for its new waste paper recycling plant.
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I am a busy working mum; I work full time, do a lot of charity work, am a youth football team treasurer and I have a husband and two boys at home, so having a few random bruises appear didn’t bother me until one of them had a large lump in it.
My husband worried more, and my mum at the time was a pharmacy assistant. She said that this wasn’t normal so made me go to the GP – I went to stop them nagging! My GP thought I may be starting the ‘change’ so suggested I had some blood tests done to rule that out or confirm it. My GP didn’t suggest anything else and didn’t suggest the blood test was urgent, so I left it until the next day.
The following morning, on Saturday 1st July, I went and had the blood test completed at 8am and that evening went with my husband to a friend’s wedding. We had a lovely evening but left around 10pm because I felt so tired. Looking back now I had been tired for about a month but put it down to my lifestyle.
Unbeknown to me, the hospital had been calling me all afternoon about the blood test results, but they had been calling an old number listed for me. On Sunday we were preparing to leave the house for a football tournament with my youngest son when the doorbell went. I was shocked as I opened the door to an on-call doctor who wanted to talk to me about my bloods. I remember thinking that I didn’t think this kind of visit was normal. He asked how long I had felt poorly for and I remember saying I’m not poorly. He said the blood test showed my white blood cells were at 194 and he expected me to be a poorly person, but this meant nothing to me, so I asked what they should be and he replied between four and 11.
I remember sitting down at that point, and although still not understanding what it meant, knowing that something was wrong. I felt scared. I asked what all this meant, and he said I would need to see a doctor but potentially I could be looking at leukaemia. Hearing those words took the wind from beneath me and I heard my two older children recoil in horror outside the lounge (later finding out they were listening outside the door). At that point that was my only concern – my two boys. What if I didn’t see them grow up, who would look after them? I also thought about my wonderful husband. We had been together for 12 years at the time and I had waited a long time to find him, but what if now I might not get to grow old with him? My mind was a blur, everyone was in tears, but I said right this has to stop, we don’t know anything yet. Although I felt completely numb, I had to be brave for my family!
On Monday morning I contacted my GP and she was great, getting me an appointment the next day with a Dr Hassan at Lister Hospital. On arriving at Lister Hospital, I walked through to the Macmillan Cancer Unit thinking ‘here goes… please be kind to me’. We spent an hour with Dr Hassan, and he confirmed that indeed he was sure that I had chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) but wanted to take more blood and a bone marrow biopsy. That was awful; the pain is horrid and I literally cried all through it, but a wonderful nurse held my hand and talked to me throughout.
Dr Hassan had some documents and booklets ready to share with me, lots of information to talk to me about and the options that were available to me now. I felt safe with Dr Hassan and those were the very words I said to my husband as we left his room. I had CML yes, but I hadn’t been given a death sentence and that is what I held on to that day and still hold onto today.
I had a course of chemotherapy tablets for the first month and since then I have taken dasatinab on a daily basis. This is the first and only TKI I have tried. I am lucky, I truly feel lucky. Yes, I get tired and I get a lot of bone pain, but I am positive and I really think that helps me. Some people think ‘oh why me’. I never did, I just faced what I had to and I get on with it. There are many people in a far worse situation to me. I take each day as it comes but honestly wouldn’t be where I am today without my loving family and close friends.
However, it’s been a rocky road and an isolating one too because CML is so unknown, but I remain positive and a full-time worker who works for a very supportive employer. There are support groups on social media, but I have felt very lonely. I am hopeful that we can get some support groups close to home this year so fellow CML patients can talk and share their experiences.
Leukaemia can happen to anyone at any time. Raising awareness could save lives, so be leukaemia and blood cancer aware, share the signs and symptoms with everyone you know. You never know, you might just save someone! | <urn:uuid:6ab5a932-2d2e-4646-b5c8-cb57c7639604> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.leukaemiacare.org.uk/support-and-information/latest-from-leukaemia-care/inspirational-stories/jo-rowley/ | 2024-04-18T14:57:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.991376 | 1,099 |
Either you have no internet and this page is not saved, or it doesn't exist.
You can still visit the homepage and any previously visited urls, but the one you're asking for right now needs internet access in order to download to your device the first time, if it exists.
If it exists?
While we could work on a list of URL's, save them to your computer and check it, this is a blog so new articles are published all the time. Changing this would likely result in the need to update this file more often, which would result in the deletion of the saved pages and more bandwidth used.
The bottom line is that I don't know if the page you're looking for exists
What if pages change?
Well the way this is written, this tries to access the network first of all. If the network takes too long, or does not respond, then we try to get the page as it was when last saved. Once your network is back, and I have few enough visitors to give you an updated copy, you'll have it.
Why does it work like this?
Well, partially this saves bandwidth for visitors with modern browsers and serviceworker technology enabled. The other reason is because I believe this is the right way. | <urn:uuid:731caaa5-a835-4623-869e-28018ea2bb6b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.lewiscowles.co.uk/offline.html | 2024-04-18T13:37:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.96909 | 260 |
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