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Civil Law vs. Criminal Law: Breaking Down the Differences
By Will Erstad on 03/21/2022
From John Grisham’s best-selling novels and the Law & Order® universe on TV to the more recent trend of true crime shows and podcasts, there is a fascination with how the media portrays the American legal system. Audiences are drawn to the drama, suspense and justice of the courtroom. We love to watch and listen as lawyers do what they do best: defend the innocent and prosecute the guilty.
But how much do you really know about how the law actually works? Are you aware of the nuances of civil law versus criminal law? You’ve heard the terms used, but do you know how they differ?
We enlisted some legal experts to help break it down. Keep reading to explore the similarities and differences between civil law and criminal law.
Civil law vs. criminal law: The basics
If you’re at all curious about the topic, you’ve likely already employed the tried-and-true method of checking the Merriam-Webster dictionary.1 Here’s what they have to offer:
“Criminal law” definition: The law of crimes and their punishments.
“Civil law” definition: The law of civil or private rights.
While these statements are accurate, they’re not quite the expansive definitions you’re looking for. You likely have additional follow-up questions, so let’s dig into some of the basic differentiators between civil and criminal law.
While both deal with resolving a wrong committed by one party to another, there are several primary differences between criminal law and civil law, including:
- The conduct at issue
- Burden of proof
- Statutes of limitations
- Who initiates a case
- Appeals process
While this list is not exhaustive, it does cover many of the key divergence points between civil and criminal law.
With all of that said—what is civil law? To put it simply, civil law deals with resolving disputes between one entity and another. The guidelines for these disputes are outlined in official documents like a state’s business and professions code, the health and safety code, and other governmental rules and regulations. The cause of action in these cases can be initiated by private as well as public parties.
Criminal law, on the other hand, deals with an individual’s offenses against the state or federal government. It may sound literal—like someone physically assaulting a government official—but an offense against the state essentially means breaking a criminal law established by government.
“In simple terms, the difference between civil and criminal laws lies in the codes and statutes used in the practice of each,” says employment lawyer Robert Odell. He goes on to explain that criminal law, which deals with offenses against the government like murder, theft and drunk driving, is guided by the penal code.
Civil law vs. criminal law: Conduct at issue
Since the rules or laws being violated vary between civil and criminal law, the specific conduct at issue also differs.
“The conduct at issue in criminal cases is generally more serious than civil cases and frequently involves intent,” says Peter Anderson, a Washington, D.C. civil litigation attorney. “Civil cases frequently involve negligent conduct.”
For example, a person intentionally killing another person is a criminal offense. A civil offense, on the other hand, often looks more like someone failing to follow city code—not clearing snow from a sidewalk that results in someone slipping and getting hurt, for example. Failing to shovel, in most cases, doesn’t live up to the standard of a criminal act, but it is against the rules and gives the person harmed an avenue for seeking justice for damages.
Civil and criminal law examples
While the following examples are by no means comprehensive, they should give you a better idea of the subjects and types of cases you may find in either branch of law.
Law Examples | |
Civil law examples | Criminal law examples |
Custody disputes | Homicide |
Bankruptcy | Conspiracy |
Defamation | Obstruction of justice |
Breach of contract | Assault |
Property damage | Possession of a controlled substance |
Civil law vs. criminal law: Punishment
Another important distinction between civil and criminal law is the type of penalty paid for being found guilty. In a criminal case, if the individual charged with a crime loses the case, they’re likely facing incarceration or some type of probation. For civil cases, the resolution to a case doesn’t result in the “losing” party going to jail. Often, the judgment results in a financial penalty and/or an order to change behavior.
Civil suits are also often settled outside of the courtroom. This typically includes a substantial payment to the accuser in exchange for the suit being dropped and the defendant admitting to limited or no wrongdoing.
Civil law vs. criminal law: Burden of proof
Another significant distinction between civil and criminal cases is what it takes for a party to win a case. In either trial, the accuser must meet a burden of proof—essentially an obligation to prove or back up the claims being made. Criminal cases, and the serious penalties that can accompany them, require a higher bar to be met than civil cases. In criminal law, the standard is that the accused are guilty of committing a crime “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
For civil cases, the burden of proof is lower—usually based on the “preponderance of evidence” or “clear and convincing” standards. These different standards can seem a bit frustrating to those who aren’t familiar with them. You’ve likely heard of criminal cases where the evidence makes the accused seem like they’re probably guilty, but they were not convicted. In these cases, criminal defense attorneys worked to poke holes in the credibility of the evidence and witnesses presented to create reasonable doubt among jurors.
Civil law vs. criminal law: Mindset
How an attorney approaches a case can also vary greatly in the two different fields, according to Braden Perry, attorney at Kennyhertz Perry Law.
“The burden of proof, rules of evidence, litigation strategy and overall philosophy of a case is different between the two,” Perry explains.
He notes one of the biggest differences is the approach to negotiating a deal. Civil suits have much more flexibility in how they are resolved. He explains that negotiations in criminal law require you to think beyond the scope of a typical civil case; factors like potential incarceration and the rights of an individual after a plea agreement can make things complicated. Additionally, plea agreements in criminal cases aren’t just between the two parties involved, since judges can reject agreements for a variety of reasons.
“In criminal law, you are the mercy of the court, even in a plea deal, as opposed to a typical civil settlement that is ordinarily outside judicial review,” Perry says.
In civil cases, there’s much more latitude to find an acceptable solution for the parties involved—and that’s reflected in the number of cases that are actually resolved within court. A huge percentage of civil cases end in a settlement without ever making it to trial.
Civil law vs. criminal law: Statute of limitations
There can also be significant differences in the amount of time in which a prosecutor or plaintiff has after an incident to press charges or bring a claim against a defendant. These rules are intended to protect defendants from unreasonable demands. Think of it this way—if someone accused you of a crime that occurred 20 years ago, would you be able to provide evidence to the contrary after that much time has passed?
Each state has its own set of guidelines for these, but it is worth noting that many serious crimes like murder, major theft, kidnapping or sexual assault may not have a statute of limitations.
Civil law vs. criminal law: Who files a case?
Another distinction between civil law and criminal law lies in who can initiate a case. Civil law cases can be initiated by any party. As you might imagine, this does have the potential to be abused—for example, the practice of filing (often unwinnable) strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) in an effort to potentially overwhelm the opposing party with legal expenses. While this is a great example of how the broader standard for who can file suit in a civil case can have drawbacks, it should be noted that many states have adopted laws to help curb this practice.
For criminal law, only the government can initiate a case. This is typically the responsibility of local, state and federal prosecutors who work in coordination with law enforcement agencies. The decision to charge an individual with a crime isn’t always cut-and-dry, either. Prosecutors must weigh the evidence and circumstances surrounding a case and use their discretion to determine which charges are most appropriate and most likely to lead to a conviction.
Ultimately, prosecutors work for the public and should ideally be strong stewards of resources—so devoting a lot of time and energy toward pursuing harder-to-prove charges may not always be the best course of action. It is also fairly common for prosecutors to decline to pursue legal action for certain types of low-level infractions.
Civil law vs. criminal law: Appealing rulings
One of the foundational principles of the United States’ justice system is the ability to appeal a court ruling. Both criminal law and civil law cases can be appealed all the up to either the state Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court (the final arbiter depends on the circumstances of the case).
There is a significant difference in the appeals process for civil and criminal cases. In civil cases, either party can appeal a ruling. With criminal cases, only the accused can appeal the decision—and for good reason. The “Double Jeopardy” Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects individuals from the threat of a retrial after an acquittal. Without it, the government could in theory put an individual through a continuous series of trials for the same crime until they receive a favorable verdict.
Can civil law and criminal law apply in the same case?
In some instances, both a civil suit and a criminal case can stem from the same incident. Likely the most prominent example of this scenario is the O.J. Simpson case—his criminal charges were dismissed, but the family of the victim was able to successfully sue him in civil court.
This may seem like an uneven application of justice but remember the standards for burden of proof. A civil case doesn’t need to be as airtight as a criminal case to win a decision. So in this scenario, the jury in the criminal case thought there was at least some doubt about Simpson’s guilt, but in the civil case, a jury felt it met the standard of a preponderance of evidence.
Dive deep into law
As you can see, when comparing civil law versus criminal law, there are several important distinctions that impact a legal team’s approach. If you love learning about the intricacies of the legal system, you might want to consider playing a role in the courtroom yourself.
There’s a wide variety of legal professionals you can find in a courthouse setting—whether it’s paralegals, attorneys or the judges presiding over the daily docket.
1Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Incorporated.
Law & Order is a registered trademark of NBC Universal Media, LLC.
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Acid alkaline diet is a very hot topic!
During my debates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, I have been asked many questions and one of frequently asked one was related to food combining and body acidity in relation to acid forming foods.
I have been researching acid alkaline diet for a while as the whole alkaline diet thing has never made too much sense to me and I can see more and more how people are spending too much money on alkaline diets, I mean different products, promising great results.
First of all, what is the acid/alkaline diet?
It is based around the idea that the foods you eat can alter the acidity or alkalinity (the pH value) of your body. When you burn the foods and get energy (calories) from it the food leave an “ash” residue which is either acidic, alkaline or neutral and the alkaline diet propagators claim that this actually can leave your body either acidic or alkaline. Acid ash is thought to make you vulnerable to illness and disease, whereas alkaline ash is considered protective. By choosing more alkaline foods, you should be able to “alkalize” your body hence improve your health.
Certain food groups are considered acidic, alkaline or neutral:
- Acidic: Dairy, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, grains and alcohol.
- Neutral: Natural fats, starches and natural sugars.
- Alkaline: Fruits, nuts, legumes and vegetables.
Now, a pH level measures how acid or alkaline something is. A pH of 0 is totally acidic while a pH of 14 is completely alkaline. A pH of 7 is neutral. Those levels vary throughout your body. Your blood is slightly alkaline, with a pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Your stomach is very acidic due to hydrochloric acid (HCl), with a pH of between 2-3.5 so it can break down food. And your urine changes, depending on what you eat and yes, the food ashes has some impact on your urine, but not your blood! The alkaline diet claims to help your body maintain its blood pH level. Kidneys (renal system) are mainly responsible for keeping your blood slightly alkaline together with the respiratory system. The food you eat has nothing to do with it. However, as I mentioned previously food may change the pH value of the urine 1,2.
Urine pH is not a reliable indicator of your body pH. For instance, if you are a sportsman/woman you may know that after a physical activity your urine is highly acidic not due to the food you ate, but simply due to a physical activity and all chemical reactions your body is going through and, of course, acids are formed as well. Bottom line, urine pH is actually a very poor indicator of overall body pH and general health. It can be influenced by many factors other than diet.
I would be careful with claims such as that acid forming diets causes osteoporosis (loss of bone density)3, 4, 5 and even cancer. There are certainly many other aspects/risks, not only what we eat and digest. The current research doesn’t support this either. I do not want to say that eating alkalizing foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds are not making any difference, They actually are as they are saving our body regulatory mechanisms to work better and longer (like if you have a virus on your computer and your comp is using its mechanisms to fix it). Raw foods make a huge difference (especially huge amounts of phytonutrients, chlorophyll and antioxidants!), what I’m trying to point out is the fact that the alkaline diet is a hypothesis and we cannot blame only acid forming foods for our health issues.
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Jan. 6, 1964 - Vaughn Meader went back to work this weekend for the first time since President Kennedy’s assassination. The comedian (pictured with Ed Sullivan in 1962), whose satirical impressions of the President lifted him to quick fame during the past year, canceled or postponed all his nightclub and television engagements after the President’s death. For the last month and a half, he and his writer, Ron Friedman, have been developing new material for the act he is doing at the Blue Angels in New York City. Mr. Meader said today he had been attempting to get away from his close association with the Kennedy impressions for several months before events forced him to drop it.
“By last summer, the only Kennedy material I was using was the press conference at the end of my act,” he said. “I could get away from Kennedy when I was playing in clubs. But whenever I went on television, they always wanted the Kennedy thing.” Mr. Meader learned of the President’s assassination when he got off a plane in Milwaukee, where he was to entertain a group of Democrats. He immediately canceled that engagement and then decided to withdraw from other appearances for which he had been booked. He was eliminated from a television program for the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, which had been taped before the President’s death, and a scheduled appearance on another program, “To Tell the Truth,” was postponed until the week of Feb. 3.
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If you’re a fan of grapefruit stop throwing out the peels! They can be used to make candied grapefruit slices.
- 2 large grapefruits
4 cups of sugar
4 cups of water
1 cup of sugar for covering the slices
- To make candied grapefruit peels, you'll need two large grapefruits to start. Cut the grapefruits into 4 wedges. Then remove the peel from each wedge. You'll have 8 grapefruit peels. Cut them into chunks or long strands.
- Place them over a stove top in a boiling pot with about 1 inch of water covering them. When the water starts to boil, remove the pot from the heat, strain the grapefruit peels and then place them back into the pot with fresh water and boil again. Repeat this step 4 times. This is because grapefruit peels are very bitter and you want to get rid of the bitter water as soon as possible.
- After you've boiled them in fresh water for the 4th time. Strain and set aside. In the pot, add in 4 cups water and 4 cups sugar. Stir until sugar and water are combined, then add the grapefruit peels back in.Boil the mixture over high heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until there are large opaque bubbles and the grapefruit zest is completely translucent.
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Why does market volatility matter to your Business? As leaders, while we know we can't control those broader factors, it's our responsibility to make data-driven decisions to maintain the health of our companies and ensure profitability. As a growth consultancy, Red Caffeine looks at macroeconomic forecasts and global trends to help our clients build a Grow-to-Market™ plan that strategically addresses staffing, cost management, sales, and investments in technology. In this session of Business as "Un" usual, our panel of industry experts, Jason Turner, Terry Bressler, and Spencer Yurkowitz, dove into some of the unique factors we face in 2023.
Throughout 2021 and into 2022, inflation began a steep climb. The U.S. government tried to prevent recession by infusing stimulus money into its economy and lowering interest rates. In 2020, we saw record high and historically low unemployment rates, resulting in an employee market and increasing wages. With a higher money supply in 2021 and early 2022, both business and consumer spending rose. Unfortunately, printing money is not sustainable, and the money supply changed significantly in 2022. We are now in the worst liquidity market ever. Liquidity is rapidly draining out of the financial system due to the combined effect of the Federal Reserve's quantitative tightening program and more significant than predicted U.S. budget deficits.
Another area for clarification is what we see in the labor market. Amazon, Salesforce, Morgan Stanley, and just today, Alphabet, Google's parent company, have all announced plans for significant layoffs. Despite these layoffs, the job market shows signs of strength, ending at a 3.5% unemployment rate in December 2022. While these stories are grabbing headlines, it is essential to note that the labor market is significantly larger and has been healthy for years. Logic says that many people who find themselves unemployed should be able to find an open position easily. Time will tell if the layoffs will provide the right workers for these available roles.
We also looked at the M&A Market, and while valuations and deal volume declined over the second half of 2022, deals continue to get done, and valuations have held firm. If you look at the Private equity market, the professional buyers and sellers, for a pulse on what to expect this year, selling volumes are down, but there is still a lot of deal activity happening. Financing issues and lowered earnings will likely play a significant role in the viability of mergers and acquisitions this year.
Our panelists agreed that all signs point to a recession in 2023, with the highest probability - over 60% - of it happening in the year's second half. Jason Turner, the Chief Investment Strategist of Great Lakes Advisors, stated his expectations for the recession to be short and shallow. Although the consensus was that it is hard to predict the significance of an economic downturn, businesses should plan for a mild recession.
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The Bible’s Answer
The reason why we need Jesus is because of who he is in comparison to who we are. Jesus is holy and righteous. We, on the other hand, are not. The reason why we aren’t holy and righteous is because unlike Jesus, we have all sinned (Romans 3:23). To sin means to violate God’s commandments which he gave us to live by, whether by thought, word, or deed, and to fail to do good when we could or should have (1 John 3:4; James 4:17). The result of sinning is separating oneself from a relationship with God (Isaiah 59:2). This is because God is holy and righteous (Leviticus 11:44), and no evil whatsoever can dwell in his presence, or in his heavenly Kingdom (Revelation 21:27). And because God’s Kingdom is eternal, this means eternally separating ourselves from him (2 Peter 1:11). Hell is the place of eternal suffering and separation from God (Matthew 25:41, 46).
All People Have Sinned
So, what if you haven’t sinned? If you haven’t sinned, then it means that when Jesus comes again to righteously judge the living and the dead according to our thoughts, words, and deeds on earth, then you will be judged as righteous before God, and you will inherit eternal life, because you followed God faithfully and blamelessly. So, how do you know if you’ve sinned or not? Well, let’s look at some of God’s commandments. Have you ever murdered, stolen, committed adultery, lied, defrauded, or dishonoured your parents (Mark 10:19)? Have you ever cursed God’s name (Exodus 20:7)? Have you ever coveted your neighbour’s spouse or property (Exodus 20:17)? Have you failed to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength (Deuteronomy 6:5)? And have you failed to love your neighbour as yourself (Leviticus 19:18, 34)? If so, then you’ve sinned. Or have you ever been unjustly angry with someone or insulted them? If so, then you’ve committed murder in your heart (Matthew 5:21–22). And have you ever looked at someone with lustful intent? If so, then you’ve committed adultery with them in your heart (Matthew 5:27–28). Jesus said: “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48, ESVUK) Perfection, therefore, is God’s standard. Do you fit this standard?
For those who of you who believe you do fit this standard, the Bible says: “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us … 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (1 John 1:8, 10) In other words, if you believe you fit God’s perfect standard, then not only are you dishonest with yourself, but his truth is not in you, and you’ve made God out to be a liar. For those of you who are honest, and realise that you don’t fit this standard, it means that you’ve fallen short of God’s glory, and will be eternally separated from him in Hell. Romans 3:23 says “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” All means all, with no exceptions. By sinning, we’ve rebelled against God, and allied ourselves with the desires of our flesh, rather than God. By sinning, we’ve said that we don’t need God, abandoned him, and gone our own way. By our selfishness, instead of living in content with God’s blessings, we’ve chosen that it’s not enough, and pursued worldly things. Instead of thanking and giving God the glory for creating and sustaining us, we give all the credit to the false idols of this world, whether they be materialistic or man-made theories and ideas. Like a marriage partner who betrays and leaves their spouse for no good reason, we have left God in the same way. Because of our sin, we hurt not only God, but our neighbours, friends, and loved ones too. We have all sinned, and deserve God’s eternal punishment. We deserve God’s righteous and holy judgement. Our sin has broken us. We are dead in our sins (Ephesians 2:1).
Jesus Came to the Earth to Save Us
But not all hope is lost. Despite all this, God never gave up on us. And this is where the gospel comes in. The gospel—translated as “the good news” from the biblical Greek—is the historical event recording the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:1–4). It is the single most important event in history. The gospel is the power of God’s salvation to everyone who believes, and in it, God’s righteousness is revealed (Romans 1:16–17). The gospel shows us that God freely gives us his grace through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:15–16). Although we’ve all failed to live up to God’s perfect standards, Jesus did not. Jesus lived a holy, righteous, and sinless life. 1 Peter 2:22–23 says that Jesus “committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.” Jesus sums up his life mission by the statement: “If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.” (John 12:47) Above all, Jesus came to save us. He came to save us by dying for us, as he said in Mark 10:45: “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Jesus lived a perfect life not for himself, but for us. He did this because we failed to live it. Jesus said “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them.” (Matthew 5:17)
Jesus’ Life Was Our Ultimate Sacrifice
In the times before Jesus’ death, God commanded the Israelites to bring animal sacrifices and other offerings to the priests in his temple, who would offer them to him on the altar, as a means of them expressing their sorrow to God for sinning against him, and this represented the forgiveness of sins, and also fulfilled the requirements of their covenant with God. Animals were used to emphasise the severity of sin. But because these offerings weren’t perfect, they had to repeat this process on set times given by God. This was a foreshadowing of the coming of Jesus, who would, as the Messiah (the promised Saviour of the world, see John 4:25–26) and Son of God (meaning that Jesus is equal with God, see John 5:18), offer himself, his own body, as the perfect, once and for all sacrifice for our sins. He offered himself by being crucified on a Roman cross, after fulfilling the law of God for us which we failed to do.
But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) 12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. (Hebrews 9:11–14)
Because of our sin, we have a legal debt against God which we have to pay. But because God’s standard is perfection (Matthew 5:48), and because no sin can enter his presence or kingdom (Revelation 21:27), we cannot pay this debt. No amount of good works that we do can fulfil it (Romans 3:28). But by living the perfect life for us, and sacrificing himself on the cross, Jesus paid this debt for us: “And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by cancelling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.” (Colossians 2:13–14). When Jesus suffered and died on the cross, he took all of our sins upon his own body: “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24) Jesus didn’t just die a horrible and painful death as an innocent man, but he died as our substitute. In other words, we should have suffered and died the death Jesus died (Isaiah 53:4). He did not deserve to suffer and die; we deserved that. Yet Jesus still chose to die for us voluntarily. He said “For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” (John 10:17–18)
Jesus Rose Again
On the third day after Jesus’ death, he rose again from the dead, confirming to his disciples with physical evidence that he really was who he said he was: the Son of God and Saviour of the world (Matthew 16:16–17; Mark 14:61–62). Jesus said that all this was prophesied about him in the Old Testament “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:46–47) By dying for us, Jesus saves us. He saves us from our sins. He saves us from the righteous wrath of God (Romans 5:9). Jesus’ perfect sacrifice atones for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2), once and for all (Hebrews 10:10). Because of him, we can be forgiven all our sins, be declared righteous before God, and have eternal life (John 3:16). It is only through Jesus that we can be reconciled with God (Romans 5:10–11; 2 Corinthians 5:18). All these wonderful blessings are given to us by grace alone (Ephesians 2:8) through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone:
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. (Galatians 2:15–16)
Jesus Is the Incarnation of God
Ultimately, the most incredible part of what the gospel tells us is about what God himself did to save us; the love that God showed us by his own actions. Jesus is God in flesh (John 1:1, 14; Colossians 2:9); He is fully man and fully God. God came to humanity as Jesus, and God suffered and died for us as Jesus, because only God could save humanity from their sins. The only one who could please an infinitely holy and righteous God was God himself, and so Jesus Christ did this, as God in flesh. Jesus’ love for us is beyond measure (Ephesians 3:19). God is love (1 John 4:8), and Jesus did the greatest act of love for us, by dying for us all (John 15:13), even for the people who handed him over to death, and inflicted severe pain on him (Luke 23:34). He didn’t just forgive you. He paid the full punishment and fulfilled all the righteous requirements for you. He not only showed you love, but at the same time he fulfilled all standards of justice. Thus Jesus is not only a God of love, but he is also a God of justice.
So why, then, did Jesus refer to God as his Father? Jesus refers to God as his Father because God exists as a Trinity, which means that there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5) in three Persons: the Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit. While the Father is not the Son, and the Son is not the Spirit, and the Spirit is not the Father, each of them is God (1 Corinthians 1:3; Hebrews 1:8; Acts 5:3–4). Thus, Jesus is God, and he is also one with God (John 10:30); in other words, he is God the Son (but he is not God the Father or God the Holy Spirit). Each member of the Godhead is equally, fully, and simultaneously God. They are united in the one divine nature and being.
No One Is Beyond God’s Forgiveness
We are all sinners, and we need Jesus for the salvation that he offers. If we reject what Jesus has done for us on the cross, and his resurrection, then we will go to Hell. He will come again to judge all of us according to our thoughts, words, and deeds (Matthew 25:31–46; 2 Corinthians 5:10). If you want to be saved, then you need to accept that you are a sinner and that you deserve God’s eternal punishment. You need to realise the evil within your own heart which makes you corrupt and undeserving of God’s grace and love. Once you realise this and are sorry, pray to Jesus for forgiveness. He allows you to do this, as he said in John 14:14: “If you ask me for anything in my name, I will do it.” Put all your trust in him. Cast all your cares and concerns on him. If you are truly sorry, and confess to him and ask him for forgiveness, he will forgive you: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
If you’re worried that you’ve sinned too much to be forgiven, don’t be. There is no sin too great for Jesus to withhold forgiveness. Jesus does not look at who you once were, but at who you are now. The Bible assures us of this, when Paul, a man who was once “a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent”, declares that although he was the worst of sinners, he was still forgiven: “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.” (1 Timothy 1:15–16) Jesus said that he came “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10), and if you haven’t yet accepted Jesus, you are “the lost” that he’s seeking. He invites you, no matter who you are, to come to him, and assures you that you will find rest for your soul in him: “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28–30)
Belief in the Biblical Jesus Is Necessary
It should also be mentioned that it is necessary to put your faith in the Jesus of the Bible alone (God in flesh), and not another Jesus, such as the Jesus of Mormonism (the literal spirit offspring of God the Father and his Goddess wife), or the Jesus of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (a created archangel, Michael, who became a man and who only started reigning as king in 1914), etc. This is because the Jesus of the Bible is the only true Jesus, God in flesh, who alone is capable of saving you. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Only the Jesus of the Bible’s sacrifice was sufficient to cover all your sins, without you having to add any work to it (Galatians 2:21).
If you believe in the saving grace of Jesus, that he is your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9–10) who died for your sins on the cross, and that he rose again from the dead, then you are saved. Jesus said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgement, but has passed from death to life.” (John 5:24) He also said: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” (John 11:25–26) He promises you these things if you believe in him. There is no other way to escape from our just eternal condemnation but through Jesus (Acts 4:12). If you would like to accept Jesus into your life now, you may say the following prayer, or one similar to this. But please note that saying a prayer isn’t what saves you; it is only if you put your trust and faith in Jesus (Acts 16:31) as a result of God’s grace (John 6:37, 44), that you’re saved:
“Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and Saviour, and I believe that you are the Son of God. I’m sorry for all the wrong things I’ve done. No amount of words can express my sorrow for sinning against you. Please forgive me. Thank you for dying for my sins on the cross, I am eternally grateful to you. I love you, and I dedicate my life to you. I seek to serve and worship you all the days of my life, and forevermore. Take lead of my life, and make me the kind of person you want me to be. Amen.”
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Gorgeous Outdoor Wedding Decor Ideas
If you’re planning an outdoor wedding, the excitement and myriad of details can become overwhelming without the right decor to tie it all together. Before you arrange for your big day, it’s always recommended that you brainstorm some easy outdoor decor ideas in advance to ensure that your ceremony and reception is perfect. Read on…
A chalkboard sign is an adorable way to welcome your guests, make announcements, or post your reception menu. Frame your chalkboard signage with beautiful flowers to give it a romantic touch. When you add a chalkboard sign outside, make sure that it has a sturdy frame and can easily stand on its own. A perk to using this type of sign is that it’s easy to make last-minute changes if you need to. You can frame the sign with real flowers or use hot glue to attach an assortment of faux florals. Whichever way you go, this is a beautiful and welcoming addition to any outdoor wedding. Have Fun With Photo Booths Capturing your special day is a must, and you can make the process fun with a few creative outdoor wedding decor ideas. A photo wall is a fun accent that can showcase you and your other half during some of your most special moments. Photo stations and DIY photo booths will give you a chance to go back and reminisce a few hilarious moments with your guests. Be sure to add some props to your photo booth to make it fun. Props can be anything from silly hats, feather boas, and oversized sunglasses to wording and anything else that will make your wedding memorable to you. When you add an opportunity for everyone to take photos to the mix, it makes the event a total hit. Come up with a cool theme for your photo booth that will give your wedding a pop of personality. Outdoor Wedding Decor for a Tent If you’re using a tent to provide shelter during your wedding, don’t forget to decorate it, too! There are endless possibilities to decorate a tent, so get creative and come up with a few fun concepts that match your wedding theme. String lights are a beautiful way to add a little sparkle and a warm illumination to your tent. Hang lots of green garland or strips of light, flowy organza fabric at an angle from the center of the tent to make it more visually appealing and romantic. To make your wedding tent look more like a reception hall, considering hanging an ornate chandelier from the roof. A large antique area rug under tables can give your tent a cozy, inviting touch. The sky is the limit when it comes to decorating a tent, so brainstorm several ideas and put them into action.Get Creative with Arches and Overhead Spaces
A decorative arch helps to define a space and can be used for your ceremony or for an entryway. Use flowy drapes to craft a breezy, lighthearted accent that delicately hangs over the heads of your guests as they enter your wedding tent. If you want to design an arch for your ceremony, try a metal garden trellis. Adorn the trellis with an assortment of gorgeous flowers, vines, or even succulents to give it a colorful and organic touch. For brides who want something a little more unique, try a large metal ring accented with flowers in place of a traditional arch.Hang Floral or Greenery Chandeliers
If you’re planning an outdoor wedding, you likely have a lot of love for nature. Carry this theme through by hanging floral or greenery-style chandeliers. Incorporating things like green leaves and luscious flowers help to create a nature-inspired space that brings the event an organic look and feel. You can achieve this design by attaching a large wreath to the chandelier that’s decorated with your flowers and greenery.Decorating for Warm Outdoor Weddings
Brides and grooms getting married during the summer can create a fabulous outdoor wedding space. If you’re tying the knot near the beach or on the waterfront, decorate your wedding with some fun nautical accents like anchors, lighthouses, and sea animals. A large glass hurricane filled with sand and seashells is a fantastic table centerpiece. Hang rows of straw hats on one wall, and create a sign telling your guests they’re welcome to wear a hat to keep them cool. Instead of plain candles, consider swapping them with citronella to help keep annoying insects at bay.Keep Your Guests Cool
A charming way to add some unique outdoor wedding decor is to offer your guests some fun items that will keep them nice and cool. Create custom colorful paper fans that include your names and the wedding date, and give them out as party favors before your wedding begins. Parasols are another adorable way to offer shade to your guests. This adorable decor won’t just keep everyone comfortable – it also adds a really beautiful effect to your wedding that can enhance your photos, too.Make Your Outdoor Wedding One to Remember
Try these outdoor wedding decor ideas to ensure that your big day goes off without a hitch. Whether it’s a photo booth with props or luscious green chandeliers, these additions will give your wedding a special touch. Make sure your guests stay cool and comfy with wedding favors like fans or parasols and serve them frozen goodies for a fun finishing touch. To find out more about our wedding event spaces, catering services, and more, visit our website or contact us today! Ready to Book?
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She sat back on her heels and glared at the mirror. Hopefully her mom wouldn’t notice. It was just a tiny spot.
Daffodil gave the spot one last halfhearted swipe.
She wiped the mirror again, more carefully this time. Her reflection wasn’t following her movement. There was no paper towel pressed against hers. Her arms were still at her sides and her scowl was gone.
Daffodil leaned closer to the mirror. Her reflection leaned with her. Daffodil smiled triumphantly. It was just a Windex-induced hallucination.
Her reflection touched the tiny spot on her cheek. A small smile danced on her lips. Daffodil mirrored her.
Now that she looked at her reflection, it wasn’t really a . . . reflection. Her eyes, instead of gray-blue, were a little closer to green. Her hair was a bit more brown than dirty blonde, and her skin was the color of Daffodil’s freckles.
“Sorry.” The voice was quiet and unsteady. Her not-a-reflection’s lips were slightly parted and she looked worried. “I just . . . I mean, you noticed.”
“Yeah. . . . ” Daffodil felt like backing away at very fast speeds. Had she hit her head? Was this all a dream? Would she have to clean everything all over again?
“I’m your reflection,” her obviously-not-a-reflection said.
“What’s your name?” Daffodil tried for something normal, as if that would disguise the fact that this was literally impossible. People couldn’t talk to their reflections, nor did their reflections look less like them with every passing second.
“Oh.” The girl in the mirror looked surprised. “Reflections don’t really have names.”
“Okay. Then choose one.”
“Amaryllis, then,” she said, confidence creeping into her voice. Amaryllis nodded once, decisively.
Daffodil wasn’t dreaming. Every time she passed a mirror, or window, or highly polished surface, Amaryllis would be there, smiling softly back at her with her chin cupped in her hands. She never said anything first, but sometimes Daffodil would start a conversation with her, just for something to do.
Amaryllis would never linger on what she was doing. She insisted that the world through the mirror was boring, that Daffodil was the most exciting thing she ever got to see. Daffodil would still press her for details, though. Who wouldn’t want to know more about a whole other world that had always been there, just out of sight?
Daffodil ached to see it. She ached to be with Amaryllis and see what it was like on the other side.
“Do you think we could be friends?” Amaryllis asked her one night, long after Daffodil was supposed to be in bed. Her voice had gained confidence over the past month and a half, and her laugh made a golden flower of warmth bloom in Daffodil’s chest every time she heard it. Even with that, asking the question made Amaryllis look at her shyly, as though they’d just met.
“Yeah.” Daffodil’s face softened into a smile. “I think I’d like that.” Amaryllis smiled back, her face lighting up in a way it hadn’t done before. Daffodil rested her fingertips on the cool surface of the mirror, and Amaryllis brought her own fingers up. She could almost feel the warmth of her touch.
Had the mirror always moved like that?
The surface of the mirror rippled away from her fingertips like water, and Daffodil’s fingers slid through it.
“Huh,” was all she could muster. It was late. The mirror would be solid tomorrow.
It wasn’t. Or the day after that, or after that. No reflective surface was completely solid anymore, because every time Daffodil saw Amaryllis and her dreamy smile, she’d want to reach out to fix her hair or hold her hand. The mirror would dissolve around her fingers and cling to her, like it didn’t want to let go. Or maybe it was Daffodil who didn’t want to let go. She wasn’t sure. More of her hand disappeared every time, and she could feel Amaryllis waiting for her.
“Do you think I could come back?” Daffodil finally asked her. “If I went all the way through?”
Amaryllis shrugged. “I don’t know. You don’t have to cross.”
“No, I want to,” Daffodil said.
“It’s pretty boring over here.”
“But you’re over there. That’s enough.”
Amaryllis just looked at her. She wasn’t smiling, but she didn’t look exactly sad, either.
Daffodil took a deep breath before plunging her arm into the mirror, all the way up to her elbow.
“Oh!” Amaryllis said, surprised. Daffodil felt a warm hand slide into hers.
“Pull me through?” she asked. Amaryllis smiled.
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An arrest has been made following a fire at the Timber Knoll Apartment complex located in the 3700 Block of 53rd Street in Moline. 911 received a call at approximately 10:12 AM on Wednesday regarding the fire at the apartment building. Witnesses at the scene reported seeing heavy black smoke coming from the second floor and roof of the building. Firefighters reported seeing several residents on their balcony needing rescue as firefighters arrived. Asplundh Tree Service Workers who’d been in the area had begun to pitch in using their ladders to help victims down from their balconies. After immediately jumping in to help rescue tenants, the Moline Fire Department began battling the blaze, a task made difficult by the fact that the stairs of the apartment building were where the fire was mostly set. Multiple fire companies were on scene for approximately 4 hours completing salvage and overhaul and searching for hidden pockets of fire to extinguish. The initial Moline Fire response included 17 on-duty personnel occupying 2 Engine Companies, 1 Truck Company, 2 Ambulances and an Incident Commander along with two Chief Officers. In the end, two building residents were taken to the hospital to treat smoke inhalation, several others were treated at the scene and released.
Soon after the fire was put down, through the combined efforts of several local fire departments, Moline Police investigators began their investigation. That led to the arrest of Frederick J. McKenzie who witnesses claimed to have seen carrying a gas can into the apartment building just before the fire started. McKenzie, a former resident of the Timber Knoll Apartment Complex, is alleged to have poured gasoline in the hallways and stairs of the building and then setting the fire. McKenzie was eventually located and arrested in Davenport, Iowa, thanks to the aid of Davenport Police and the Iowa State Police working with Moline Investigators. McKenzie has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Arson, a Class X Felony and Residential Arson, a Class 1 Felony. The Rock Island County State’s Attorney filed charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest. McKenzie is being held on $100,000 bond in the Scott County, Iowa jail awaiting extradition to Rock Island County.
In a statement to the media, a Moline Police Department spokesman stated: “Witnesses, residents, maintenance and nearby workers greatly contributed to the outcome in this incident. Several citizens jumped in to help those trapped in the apartment complex before first responders arrived on scene. Others provided helpful information or eye witness information that aided police detectives and the fire marshal which eventually led to an arrest. The cooperation of people helping people, saved lives and contributed to a quick resolution to this criminal activity. Although this was a scary situation, the community worked together and did whatever they could to help.” | <urn:uuid:565c4a20-f062-4278-8cc7-8dfe5d7f36c0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.regionalmedianews.com/news/local/tricounties-local/moline-fire-department-rescue-tenants-from-arson-fire-at-timber-knoll-apartment-one-under-arrest | 2024-04-18T14:56:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.982193 | 565 |
Using customer segmentation in your marketing strategy involves the process of dividing your customer base into different groups with similar characteristics, preferences and behaviors, and creating specific marketing campaigns to meet the unique needs and preferences of each group. Customer segmentation means dividing customers into groups, or “segments”, based on the characteristics they have in common, such as age, shopping habits, gender and needs. Companies that adapt their offerings to customer segments have 10% higher growth rates than those that don't personalize their messages. Segments identify the best customers and where they are most accessible, and they can always scale their reach as the company grows.
Marketing, sales, product development and customer service teams can refine their processes by differentiating the customer segment based on data. Customer segmentation involves grouping current and potential customers based on shared characteristics. By segmenting customers into different classes, you'll better understand their needs, preferences, and buying patterns. Your marketing and sales team can then adapt their efforts to reach your customers in the most appropriate way.
The result of guided campaigns and actions will be a boost to customer loyalty and conversations. Customer segmentation is an effective tool for companies to closely align their strategy and tactics with their current and future customers and better target them. The ideal market differentiation stands out because only your company can transmit that exact message to a customer. These customer segmentation groups can also be used to start conversations about creating a marketing personality or product user personality.
Sometimes there is confusion surrounding customer segmentation and market segmentation, as many companies use the terms interchangeably. This is an example of the basic principles of value-based segmentation in action and how this method helps with resegmentation and conversion. According to research, 71 percent of customers expect companies to send them personalized marketing messages and 76 percent are disappointed when, instead, they receive generic communications. Studying your target audience allows you and your other analysts to better forecast upcoming market trends.
You can use several customer segmentation models, depending on the needs of your company and your marketing objectives. A deep understanding of your customer base in all its different segments will help you create personalized experiences on a large scale and, at the same time, correct the experience gaps you encounter along the way. Although it's not the only indicator of buying interest, demographic data are the fundamental segmentations that you'll always use. Whether you want to increase customer loyalty or increase brand perception, we're here to help with everything from program design to implementation and fully managed services.
Customer segmentation tools help companies collect data from multiple sources and organize it for effective customer segmentation. It automatically detects where experiences diverge and break down, and sends target segments a personalized and seamless experience that exceeds customer needs. From highlighting your customer segmentation objectives to configuring your customer segmentation project, executing data collection, performing segmentation, incorporating the results into marketing, and performing a customer segmentation analysis, customer segmentation can be overwhelming. As with other models, behavioral segmentation can be used at any point in your marketing strategy, whether it's to renew a landing page or send promotional emails. | <urn:uuid:dc660aba-3bee-4fe4-84ba-56558a003266> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.remotefractionalcmo.com/how-can-customer-segmentation-be-used-in-an-effective-marketing-management-strategy | 2024-04-18T13:34:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.944612 | 632 |
Are sliding doors safe? What prevents the door from rolling out of the sliding track? Does the door have a bottom guide? We get such questions from you every day. If you are interested in the safety of sliding doors, this article has been created to dispel your doubts and explain what makes our doors completely safe to use.
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One of the most important matter we care about when designing sliding doors is their safety. We want our product to be completely safe for its users. As you know, sliding doors are a beautiful decoration of the house, they create a unique atmosphere in the interior, add style to it and are often a focal point that catches the eye. However, they are not just decoration! They function as a door, are frequently used, and shouldn't cause any risk. That is why we add a safety kit to the sliding systems, which makes the use of our sliding doors completely safe. This set includes bottom guides, anti-jumps and stoppers.
We offer three types of bottom guides. As standard, to each order, we add a "U" bottom guide and a "T" bottom guide. These are guides for mounting to the floor. The "U" bottom guide is dedicated to the door in a metal frame. The two parts of the bottom guide cover the door on both sides, forming a track on which the door moves, thus preventing it from wobbling.
Bottom guide "T" is intended for wooden doors. Its protruding part enters a special cutter made at the bottom of the door, making it impossible for the door to swing forward and backwards.
An additional bottom guide, which we send at the customer's special request, is the bottom "R" guide. Unlike the others, it is mounted to the wall. Bottom guide "R" has a characteristic roller that facilitates the smooth sliding of the door and prevents its wobbling. This guide has been designed for interiors where standard bottom guides cannot be installed, for example, due to underfloor heating.
Sliding doors are mounted on the sliding track and move along it. Anti-jumps are mounted on top of the sliding door. They reduce the distance between the door and the sliding track, in the place of installation of anti-jumps. It ensures that the door does not "jump out" from the track. So you don't have to worry that, when you close the door more tightly or when they run into a toy left on the floor and accidentally go up, it will cause them to fall out of the track. Our safety system prevents such accidents. Anti-jumps are two small wheels that make the sliding door secure.
As the name suggests, stoppers are used to stop the door in the right place. Their position can be adjusted to suit your needs. Stoppers can be placed anywhere on the sliding track, except for screw mounting points. Stoppers regulate the movement of the door to the right and left.
We have designed a safety kit that guarantees the use of sliding doors without risk. We know that this is a very important thing for you, and us too! If you have any questions or concerns regarding the safety of our products, please write to us! | <urn:uuid:fd1914c9-6165-4462-b61e-5a87bab0de73> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.renodoors.eu/blog/safety-of-sliding-doors-what-elements-make-reno-doors-safe/ | 2024-04-18T14:45:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.952462 | 655 |
Link Logistics International Pty Ltd was established in 2007 and is an Australian owned and operated freight forwarder supporting Australian Businesses with their freight needs. We specialise in International air freight, and sea freight, Domestic supply chains (everything from air, rail, and road freight Australia wide), and cold chain Management, priding ourselves in service excellence, and strive to be the supplier of choice. Our vision is to develop long term relationships and be an extension of our customers businesses through personal service and flexible solutions.
As you are aware freight forwarding, customs, and logistics can be complicated, time consuming and expensive, and there are few companies capable of being a one stop shop. As a partner of Link Logistics International Pty Ltd, you will have access to a global agency network, multiple suppliers, all through a single point of contact. | <urn:uuid:f1a2e06f-bec3-49d1-b550-bc2f044e98e6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.renovation.directory/directory/listing/link-logistics-international-pty-ltd | 2024-04-18T13:48:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.962832 | 169 |
Stains happen, and unfortunately, it’s often our favorite clothing items to fall victim to various alien substances. However, if you can catch that stain before it goes in the dryer, it’s possible to save your clothes. In this Canyon Park blog post, we are featuring some of the best time-tested stain removal tips and tricks.
Grease: We’ve heard that putting soda (particularly Coca-Cola) in the washer with detergent and your grease-stained clothing, can take that stain right out. Another option is to first sprinkle baking soda onto the stain for it to soak up any excess grease. Then, rub the stain with dish soap and wash in hot water.
Makeup: Try using shaving cream to take out makeup that’s been stained into a shirt or a dress. Another idea would be to gently rub dish soap onto the stain, let it sit, then wash it in hot water. Using dish soap is a good idea when dealing with more oily or liquid makeups, such as liquid foundation.
Sweat: To get out tougher sweat stains, create a mixture of baking soda and water and rub into the stain. Let that sit for a while before washing. Another option would be to mix dish soap, hydrogen peroxide, and baking soda. Scrub the stain and let sit before washing.
Blood: Soak the stain in cold saltwater and gently rub to then remove the stain. Another option would be to soak the stain in hydrogen peroxide and gently rub it out before washing.
Coffee: Mix up 1 teaspoon of white vinegar and 2 cups of water. Use a sponge to apply and rub out the stain. Or use baking soda to absorb out the stain, gently rub it out, then wash to fully remove it.
Chocolate: When removing chocolate stains from clothing use a paper towel to remove excess chocolate. Then, soak the stain in milk. Lastly, wash the stain in cold water.
What are your stain removing tips and tricks? Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading! Check back soon for life tips, apartment tricks, community events, and more. We hope that you have a great month here in Puyallup, WA! | <urn:uuid:7001ee60-6e76-40a9-be56-d252afc8e57b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rentatcanyonpark.com/blog/stain-removers-for-almost-everything/ | 2024-04-18T13:40:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.932175 | 459 |
Welcome to The Backroom, a window into what goes on behind the scenes as the Retail Dive team covers the stories and trends reshaping retail. You can check out all our podcast episodes (past and present) here and listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio and Spotify.
You could be forgiven for thinking the Sears Holdings bankruptcy ended years ago, perhaps back when its remaining stores were sold to its former CEO, Eddie Lampert, via a new company of his making: Transformco. Or maybe when it’s bankruptcy plan was approved in court.
Ongoing litigation has kept the case from resolving. A lawsuit between Sears Holdings — today essentially a paper entity that likely wouldn’t exist but for the ongoing Chapter 11 case — and Lampert over the latter’s various actions when in control of Sears Holdings has been grinding through the court system for years now. A recent settlement opens a path to finally ending it all.
You could also be forgiven if you’ve forgotten all about Sears department stores and Kmart, Sears’ sister banner. Few locations remain of either. A recent tour of a remaining Sears store showed a quiet, thinly merchandised shell compared to Sears’ former glory.
In this episode of The Backroom, we take a look at the state of the Sears Holdings bankruptcy and the retailer carrying on the name in diminished form.
- Is the never-ending Sears saga finally reaching its closing chapters?
- This is the last Sears for hundreds of miles. What can it tell us about the state of malls?
- Sears Holdings reaches $175M settlement with Lampert and company
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Russian President Vladimir Putin argues that the trigger for the current war between Russia and Ukraine is the threat of NATO expansion toward the East. He argues that this represents a direct threat to the Russian Federation. Therefore, Russia’s attack on Ukraine is an act of self-defense in his mind.
However, the facts tell a different story.
NATO members shared borders with Warsaw Pact nations for decades. Sometimes, those borders consisted of a simple river or a wall. Yet, NATO never attacked them. From the fall of the Warsaw Pact to 2014, a closer relationship between NATO and the Russian Federation appeared likely. Some experts even speculated that Russia might even join NATO.
Two Diplomatic Visions
When the Iron Curtain collapsed in 1989, the West considered two opposing diplomatic views regarding the future of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR). The first proposed a new partnership with post-Soviet Russia to attract it to the Western sphere. It would be much like the relationship between Tsarist Russia and post-Napoleonic France in 1815. The second vision argued that Russia should be punished harshly, like Germany after World War I.
The conciliatory first vision largely prevailed, as the West extended a conciliatory hand to the dying USSR.
Thus, a series of contacts gradually brought the USSR (and its successor, the Russian Federation) toward the West. Secretary of State James Baker visited Moscow in February 1990. Mikhail Gorbachev reciprocated by visiting the United States in May 1990. The Soviet Union participated in the G7 summit in Houston in July 1990. The Russian Federation joined the WTO in 1993 and the expanded G8 in 1997. It appeared that Russia was leaving Marxism behind.
Russia’s Path to NATO
Rapprochement with NATO was part of the anticipated thaw.
At the 1990 NATO summit in London, member countries approved the “London Declaration.” It optimistically stated, “The Soviet Union has embarked on the long journey towards a free society…. The member states of the North Atlantic Alliance propose to the member states of the Warsaw Treaty Organization a joint declaration in which we solemnly state that we are no longer adversaries and reaffirm our intention to refrain from the threat or use of force….”
To implement the London Declaration, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) was established on December 20, 1991. The Council was designed to be “a forum for dialogue and cooperation with NATO’s former Warsaw Pact adversaries.”1 The following day, at the NACC’s inaugural meeting, Soviet Ambassador Afanassievky dramatically announced the end of the Soviet Union’s legal existence.2
On June 17, 1992, the Russian Federation-United States Charter for Partnership and Friendship3 was signed in Washington. The document states, “The United States of America and the Russian Federation reiterate their determination to build a democratic peace, one founded on the twin pillars of political and economic freedom.”
The climate then reigning can be seen in an article by General Sergei V. Stepashin, head of the Russian Federation’s Defense and Security Committee, published in 1993. The general proposed a “close coordination” with NATO, transforming Russia into a geopolitical bridge between the Euro-Atlantic and the Asia-Pacific security system. The article culminated in the appeal for “a new Marshall Plan” for post-communist revival, with the conversion of Russia into a democratic society.4
In 1994, Russia formally joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace. The organization attempted to establish strong ties between NATO and the former Soviet bloc. Subsequently, fourteen member countries of the Pact joined NATO.5 In December, the Budapest Memorandum on Reduction of Nuclear Weapons was signed between the United States, Great Britain and the Russian Federation. Russia-NATO relations were so close that, in 1996, a Russian contingent took part in the NATO-SFOR military mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the conclusion of the May 1997 Paris Summit in May 1997, Russia signed a solemn agreement with NATO: The Founding Act on Mutual Relations, Cooperation and Security between NATO and the Russian Federation. The official language echoed the London Declaration of 1991. “NATO and Russia do not consider each other as adversaries; the Founding Act is the expression of an enduring commitment, undertaken at the highest political level, to build together a lasting and inclusive peace in the Euro-Atlantic area.”
Then, the language shifted to reassure Russia that NATO and any new members posed no danger. “The member states of NATO reaffirm that they have no intention, no plan and no reason to deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of the new members.” Obviously, Russia consented, at least tacitly, to the admission of the “new members.”
By this point, Russia’s eventual NATO membership was taken for granted. The NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council was created to facilitate this process.
The Rome Declaration perfected the initial accord in Paris6 signed in May 2002 by NATO member countries and the Russian Federation.
A part of this Declaration reads: “[W]e reaffirm… our determination to build together a lasting and inclusive peace in the Euro-Atlantic area on the principles of democracy and cooperative security and the principle that the security of all states in the Euro-Atlantic community is indivisible.” The document then placed Russia at the heart of the Euro-Atlantic system. “We are convinced that a qualitatively new relationship between NATO and the Russian Federation will constitute an essential contribution in achieving this goal.”
Moreover, the Declaration created the NATO-Russia Council to “serve as the principal structure and venue for advancing the relationship between NATO and Russia.” In effect, this Declaration officially ended the Cold War.
Over the next decade, Russia took significant steps toward integrating the Russian Armed Forces into the Euro-Atlantic defense system. In 2002, the Russian Armed Forces joined those of NATO in the peacemaking mission in Kosovo. The Russian Navy participated in the NATO Active Endeavor naval maneuvers in 2004 and 2008. In 2011, Russia participated in the NATO Vigilant Skies military maneuvers and also allowed NATO military equipment to transit through its territory to Afghanistan.
The Idyll Cracks
Two factors—one surmountable, the other decisive—caused relations between Russia and the West to deteriorate.
The first factor was NATO’s intervention against Milosevic’s Serbia in 1998. Boris Yeltsin called the action “a tragic mistake of the American leadership.”7 The crisis fueled the anti-Western rhetoric of Russian nationalism. However, subsequent events proved the effect to be temporary. The joint NATO-Russia participation in the Kosovo peacekeeping mission promoted at least minimal cooperation and mutual trust.
The second factor proved to be much more decisive: the rise of Vladimir Putin in the Russian political landscape.
The Two Faces of Vladimir
There are two very different sides to Putin’s public image. The first image is smiling and cooperative, immortalized at the meeting with Geroge W. Bush and Silvio Berlusconi at the Rome Declaration signing in 2002. On that occasion, he projected an image of friendliness toward the West, hinting at a future close alliance.
The second Putin image was manifested during the Crimea and Ukraine invasions in 2014 and 2022. This Putin is far more belligerent, blaming “the scum of pro-Western traitors” for the unrest.8
This second Putin appears to surprise Western leaders, especially those who negotiated with him at the turn of the twenty-first century. What made him move away from the pro-Western attitude? Is this a profound development or merely a change in strategy? Had he been bluffing to buy time to rebuild Russian military strength to USSR levels?
Nostalgia and Nationalism
Speculation aside, Russian nationalism advanced, with all its Pan-Slavic and anti-Western implications. Complementing this development is increasingly popular nostalgia for the Soviet period, especially the World War II leadership of Josef Stalin.
This new attitude promotes the belief that NATO was an instrument of aggression during the Cold War.9 Furthermore, the NATO threat against “Mother Russia” continues today. Under this scenario, Russia’s future lies with non-European nations relatively hostile to the United States: China, Iran, Iraq and Syria.
This new vision abandons the spirit of the Gorbachev and Yeltsin eras, withdrawing into an increasingly aggressive nationalism. These “pan-Slavists” demand remilitarization. They echo the Brezhnev Doctrine by speaking of “limited sovereignty” for neighboring countries. Their goal is not collaboration but a restoration of the “imperial” role of Tsarist and Soviet memory.10
The revived nationalism contains more than a touch of Machiavellianism. Its partisans hold that earlier complacency towards NATO led to a new escalation of tensions with the West. In turn, this escalation created ideal conditions for suppressing Russian democracy and the restoration of the Soviet empire.11
Pacta Sunt Servanda
A favorite refrain of the new Russian nationalists is that NATO and the West promised not to move east (into former USSR areas of occupation). They allege these negotiators during the Gorbachev and Yeltsin eras informally made these promises. Those reassurances, the narrative continues, were key reasons for the previous cordial attitude of the Russians toward the West.
Mr. Putin expressed this version of events to justify his February-March 2014 annexation of Crimea. On March 18, 2014, he made a long speech at the Kremlin, including the following excerpts.
“[W]hat seemed impossible became a reality. The USSR fell apart. Things developed so swiftly that few people realized how truly dramatic those events and their consequences would be. Many people, both in Russia and in Ukraine, as well as in other republics, hoped that the Commonwealth of Independent States that was created at the time would become the new common form of statehood…. It was only when Crimea ended up as part of a different country that Russia realized that it was not simply robbed; it was plundered.
“Our western partners, led by the United States of America, prefer not to be guided by international law in their practical policies but by the rule of the gun. They have come to believe in their exclusivity and exceptionalism, that they can decide the destinies of the world, that only they can ever be right.
“[T]hey have lied to us many times, made decisions behind our backs, placed us before an accomplished fact. This happened with NATO’s expansion to the East, as well as the deployment of military infrastructure at our borders.”12
However, the evidence does not favor Putin’s interpretation. Indeed, the atmosphere of cooperation between the Russian Federation under Boris Yeltsin and the Western powers described above refutes Putin’s argument.
The only justification for the Putin view is that between September 1990 and March 1991, the USSR participated in various international conferences. As a result, it signed a series of treaties of friendship and cooperation with the United States and the European Community. The minutes of the meetings, now declassified, reveal several utterances from U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, among others, which seem to indicate oral promises that NATO would not expand east.
However, two facts refute Putin’s interpretation.
The first is that these statements never became part of the texts of the agreements. Vague assertions do not automatically become parts of written agreements unless the agreements include language that gives weight to those oral statements.
However, a more fundamental fact is that the Soviet Union ceased to exist on December 21, 1991. Even though the United Nations allowed the new Russian Federation to take the Soviet Union’s vacant place in that body, the Soviet Union never became the Russian Federation in any legal sense. Boris Yeltsin’s government had no more right to enforce agreements made by the USSR than the Bolsheviks of 1917 had concerning treaties signed by the Tsar.
Indeed, since 1994, the Russian Federation has maintained a monopoly on the nuclear arsenal of the former Red Empire. However, it did not inherit the debts with foreign countries nor agreements with other powers. From the Partnership for Peace in 1994 to the NATO-Russia Founding Act in 1997 to the Rome Declaration in 2002, all the new agreements were signed by the Russian Federation, which thus assumed responsibility under the terms of those agreements.
At the time of the dissolution of the USSR, Ukraine was the third-largest nuclear power in the world. In May 1992 and September 1993, two very hard clashes with Russia risked escalation into atomic conflicts. Those tensions subsided thanks to the mediation of the United States, which convinced Ukraine to surrender its nuclear arsenal to Russia. In exchange, Russia promised to respect Ukraine’s integrity.
The agreements were first violated in 2014 with the Russian annexation of Crimea. The aggression continued on February 24, 2022, with the Ukraine invasion. It is useless to dust off the minutes of old meetings with a political entity that no longer exists. The only reasonable course is to abide by the treaties to which the Russian Federation is a party. Putin violates these pacts every day that the Ukraine conflict continues.
1. NATO – Topic: North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) (Archived)
2. NATO – Declassified: No longer a Soviet, 01-Jan.-1991
3. CHARTER FOR AMERICAN-RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP (channelingreality.com)
4. Stepashin S., Russia and NATO: A vital partnership for European security, in “The RUSI Journal,” 138: 4 (1993), pp. 11-17.
5. The Partnership for Peace membership included Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Macedonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Source: U.S. Department of State.
6. Microsoft Word – 2002.05.28 NRC ROME DECLARATION.docx (nato.int)
7. Francesco Randazzo, Russia-NATO-US: From detente to impossible cooperation . In M. de Leonardis (ed.), NATO in the Post-Cold War Era: Continuity and Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan, London 2022 (forthcoming). I was unable to verify this quotation.
8. Putin Warns Russia Against Pro-Western ‘Traitors’ and ‘Scum,’ Swissinfo, March 16, 2022. Putin warns Russia against pro-Western ‘traitors’ and scum – SWI swissinfo.ch.
9. Antonenko O., Russia, NATO and European Security After Kosovo, in “Survival,” 41: 4 (1999-2000), pp. 124-144.<ahref=”https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ifri_kosovo_antonenko_ang_july2007.pdf”>Microsoft Word – ifri_kosovo_antonenko_ang_july2007.doc
10. Arbatov A., NATO and Russia, in “Security Dialogue”, 26: 2 (1995), pp. 135-146. NATO and Russia – ALEXEI ARBATOV, 1995 (sagepub.com). Cit. Francesco Randazzo, Russia-NATO-US: From Detente to Impossible Cooperation.
11. Arbatov A., NATO and Russia, in “Security Dialogue”, 26: 2 (1995), pp. 135-146. NATO and Russia – ALEXEI ARBATOV, 1995 (sagepub.com). Cit. Francesco Randazzo, Russia-NATO-US: From Detente to Impossible Cooperation.
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New Construction of One Level Homes North Kingstown
Reynolds Farm Subdivision
This may be what you are looking for in new build North Kingstown homes in this year and beyond. Located off of Post Road in the last phase of Reynolds Farm are builds by Green Hill Builders. There are several syles of homes being offered in this new RI construction location. The one level is especially interesting for relocators to RI and down sizing home buyers. Are you one of these buyers? Are you looking for an affordable new build in the North Kingstown outstanding community? This is what RI real estate is all about.
The Reynolds Farm subdivision in 2024 and on has a number of homes to be built. They have 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with a 1300 square foot floor plan. An attached 1-2 car garage is also included (depending on the design) in a home build. At present, the North Kingstown ranch home styles are well priced for buyers. There is a floor plan for a colonial styled home with a master bedroom on the first floor. Most of the colonial designed homes do have the master suite on the second floor. Other larger floor plan command higher prices. The house lots are around 5000=5500 square feet in this 2D Phase of Reynolds Farm.
Hardwoods are on the main living floor with open living to dining to eat in kitchen rooms. There is carpeting as well, town water, natural gas heat, 150/200 amp electrical service, sewers (assessment to the Buyer), town water,natural gas heat and central air. There is a full basement with access from the interior of the home. Equipment includes A dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator and oven range. Additionally, stunning cabinetry and granite countertops in the kitchen is part of the build.
The exterior details of the home has insulated Andersen windows and vinyl siding with a paved driveway. The house lots are about 5500 square feet. Homes are similar to a free standing condo (but without being a condominium). Small grounds to maintain is a plus here.
Close to shopping, restaurants, highway access, train station and more is what this location offers you.
If there is interest in the new builds I assist buyers with representation. Let us discuss a floorplan that works well for you. Please reach out to me to become a client with representation by me, Ginny Gorman, at [email protected]. You can also reach out to me at 401.529.7849. Putting a down payment for construction on a new home in Reynolds Farm is the next step.
North Kingstown RI one level New Construction homes are built to suit your needs at Reynolds Farm.
My listing and selling area is all of Rhode Island. However, I know the North Kingstown community well and the best way to buy a home or condo. Bringing listing guidance, experience in this field and strong negotiating skills working for you. Contact me, Ginny Lacey Gorman, today at 401.529.7849 or email me at [email protected]. It is good to be known as the Realtor with the Sparkly Red Shoes because there is no place like home! | <urn:uuid:9df0296c-c63c-4765-8c25-f0d42bd9225f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rihousehunt.com/ri-blog/north-kingstown-ri-new-one-level-homes-and-colonials/?doing_wp_cron=1713453196.9809889793395996093750 | 2024-04-18T15:13:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.953706 | 650 |
WHAT GENDER FREE MEANS TO US
Why do we call our garments Gender FREE and not “gender neutral” or “unisex”? Well, who wants to be neutral? And who said there’s only one “uni”sex? And even if you don’t identify as a woman or a man, who wants to wear the bland clothes that you usually see with those bland labels? It doesn't matter if a shirt is labeled “men’s” or “women’s” - it’s all about how it makes you feel and look, not the section of the store it’s sold in.
We call our clothes gender FREE because we’re sick of ALL labels that limit how we express our gender, our sexuality, our race, our spirituality, and everything else mixed up in our unique identity. We’re proud to support the LGBTQ+ community because embracing the full spectrum of life and love is at the heart of what we believe in, but we want to empower EVERYBODY to explore their curiosity and be themselves at their realest and rawest!
Straight, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, doesn’t matter - everyone wants clothes that let you look and feel like YOU. We create one-of-a-kind shapes and silhouettes that envelop every individual on their own terms, made to move with you through every twist and turn you take on the runway of LIFE! Whether you’re going on a date, to work, to the store, to the club, or to Netflix and chill, these clothes give you the style and comfort to be your best self in every situation.
So, we call our clothing Gender FREE because we want to be FREE to be our true selves, without any labels - in our gender, in our body, in our relationships, and in our style. May the love we put into our clothing help you fearlessly shine with YOUR true light, whoever you are and however you live! | <urn:uuid:c2b0fa2a-8ca0-4610-b44e-99d4d255c51e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rinatbrodach.com/genderfree | 2024-04-18T13:09:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.932454 | 424 |
Renee Chang is a software developer for a large audiovisual technology company based in Southern California. When COVID-19 struck and tech companies led the work-from-home charge in early March, Chang’s company opted to stay the course. As surrounding organizations continued to send employees home, Chang’s colleagues wondered why their company had no similar plan. It wasn’t until the end of March, when California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a statewide shelter-in-place order, that the company finally shut its campus and allowed employees to work from home.
While the decision to wait until the eleventh hour might seem like a strategic business move, the reality is that, like many organizations, Chang’s company simply wasn’t ready for the sudden, forced exodus. The company’s infrastructure wasn’t designed to handle the unprecedented surge in remote work traffic. Data security also wasn’t ready, and most employees had never even worked from home before. As a result, the company rushed to design and implement a work-from-home strategy in less than a few months—a process that normally takes years to achieve.
Blindsided by the pandemic
The onslaught of COVID-19 caught many organizations off guard, and IT teams around the world scrambled with unprecedented haste to adopt solutions that allow employees to work from home. For example, many organizations finally doled out laptops to every employee or installed collaboration apps for team messaging and video conferencing that enabled working from home.
Unpreparedness, however, was the Achilles’ heel for many of these organizations. IT leaders panic-bought solutions left and right without truly evaluating if they met business needs, knowing they only had a few months to get everything running. This meant implementing short-term solutions that would simply last through the storm until things returned to normal.
Normal, however, likely won’t come anytime soon. In fact, the post-COVID-19 workplace might look drastically different from the pre-COVID-19 workplace. Organizations will have to adapt, and cloud technologies play a pivotal role.
The workplace after COVID-19
As organizations eventually get the green light to reopen, juggling employee safety with business objectives is going to be priority number one. Some businesses are already considering redesigning office spaces to maximize distance—open offices might be a thing of the past. At the same time, many organizations are considering expanding policies for permanent remote work. A recent Gartner survey of 317 CFOs revealed that 74% of companies plan to permanently shift to more remote work post-COVID-19. Nearly a quarter of those plan to move 20% of their on-site employees to permanent remote positions.
Organizations have several reasons to make remote work permanent:
- Employee safety: As many countries reopen without a vaccine, employees won’t feel safe returning to their offices. A study on manufacturing plants found that unsafe work environments cause friction, which significantly hinders productivity. Instead of working in the office, employees will be much more productive working from home.
- Employee experience: A study by Gallup found that, in the midst of the work-from-home event, 62% of respondents reported working from home. Out of those surveyed, 60% want to continue working remotely after lockdown restrictions are lifted.
- Productivity boost: The stereotype that remote workers are unproductive has long been debunked. The average remote employee works 1.4 more days a month than office employees and is 50% less likely to quit. Studies also show that remote employees are happier, healthier, and more productive.
- Corporate responsibility: By eliminating commutes, employees not only save precious time and gas (which can be enormous expenditures in densely populated areas), organizations leave a lower carbon footprint.
- Role models: Major companies have announced remote work extensions until the end of 2020, including Google, Microsoft, and American Express. Some have even announced permanent work-from-anywhere arrangements for its employees, such as Facebook and Twitter.
- Employee retention: With other companies offering remote and flexible work arrangements, competition for talent is fierce. Organizations that want to retain employees will have to offer remote work options and show that they value employee wellness through better work-life balance.
Similarly, organizations that can’t make the shift to fully remote work will need to redesign offices for the post-COVID-19 workplace. For example, cramped conference rooms might remain empty until the virus is eradicated—which could be months or years away. Similarly, organizations will need to separate desks further or rotate employee schedules to reduce the number of workers in the office at any time.
Where scalability fits in the picture
Many organizations were slow to adapt to remote work because workloads were often localized and on-premises, meaning employees had to work from the office. Whether leaders were culturally reluctant to adopt cloud technologies or didn’t trust their data security, the lack of cloud solutions hamstrung employers from making swift transitions to remote work, while cloud-first organizations had already made the switch.
As organizations evaluate their post-COVID-19 business recovery strategies, transitioning workloads to the cloud might be mission-critical. The demand for remote work is reaching a tipping point, with many workers now familiar with the advantages of working from home. Meanwhile, those returning to offices need new ways to communicate and collaborate that don’t involve sitting in a room together circulating the same air.
Essentially, the demand for distance-based collaboration following COVID-19 lockdowns will grow, but existing complex architectures, resources, and security vulnerabilities make scaling very challenging. At the same time, as businesses gradually recover from the economic downturn and hire more employees, the demand for technology will fluctuate and prompt organizations to support more users.
Organizations will either have to scale existing legacy infrastructure (an expensive and time-consuming option) or partner with cloud service providers to handle the bulk of the work. Legacy infrastructure faces multiple hurdles, such as outdated technology, dwindling security skills, rising maintenance costs, and the inability to meet modern business needs. Cloud, however, puts these burdens on service providers, allowing organizations to focus less on technology and more on driving business performance.
Modernize your systems for the future of work
There’s never been a better time to modernize legacy systems. Organizations are reconsidering their workplace technologies to better accommodate a healthier and more remote workforce. The solutions leaders choose today will impact every part of the organization, from business continuity to talent attraction and business success. If organizations can meet the needs of the post-COVID-19 workplace, they’ll be well-positioned to recover and prosper.
Tools like team messaging and video conferencing have been favorites during the pandemic, and that will likely continue. Office workers will opt for meetings that use video—as well as cloud phones—rather than jam-packed conference rooms and town halls. With desks spaced further apart, employees will default to messaging instead of yelling.
Make sure your organization is prepared to provide the right communication and collaboration technologies following COVID-19. Unified communications solutions like the RingCentral app combine team messaging, video conferencing, and cloud phone into a single platform where employees can collaborate from anywhere using any device. With the essentials all under one roof, organizations can easily meet the provisioning requirements of any organization, allowing technology to grow and adapt to your unique business needs.
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June 23, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$85Deepen the practice of “noticing” with local artist, Soleil Ouimet, and begin the practice of taking in information about the landscape that surrounds us in the form of artistic expression in a playful, explorative, and collaborative way.
Through the session, you will be invited to develop new ways of observing the natural world in connection with the elements of light, line, and color to create expressive landscape paintings and botanical drawings.
We will use natural pigment based egg tempera, wax crayons, watercolor crayons, lyra colored pencils, and natural materials. This is NOT a scientific precise drawing class, although all styles and skill levels are welcome and encouraged!
No experience needed. All materials provided.
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CebuDoc Group is all set to provide comprehensive treatments and therapies to make the best version of the Filipinos with the all-new Center for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (CPRM), in CebuDoc Health and Science Building, Osmena Blvd., Cebu City.
The care that brings hope
CebuDoc Group’s CPRM is a pioneer in Cebu in the multidisciplinary care of patients with physical and developmental disabilities. Espousing the Rehabilitation Team Approach, it involves the various rehabilitative specialties of Physiatry, Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), and Orthotics-Prosthetics.
The specialty center is the home of compassionate staff and highly trained rehabilitation medicine physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists. They are committed to providing meticulous care to achieve safe, effective, and exceptional results for Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapy, and Sports Medicine rehabilitation services.
“The center offers numerous programs to get you back on track. We have qualified, licensed, and passionate personnel to give you a holistic physiatric evaluation and diagnosis of disability. With our all-inclusive medical specialties and diagnostic technology, we will serve our clients in the center with care that brings hope to them,” said Dr. Renald Peter Ramiro, chairman of the CPRM.
Meeting patients’ needs
From its old location, the humble rehabilitation unit is now a spacious facility that features complete rehabilitation medicine equipment and offers holistic services that help patients regain mobility after an injury, surgery, or illness.
“We are dedicated to helping patients get back on track after debilitating diseases or injuries. In CebuDoc Group, we say that we are your most trusted and lifelong partner in healthcare. And so will continue to deliver our promise. And with this bigger and better Physical and Rehab Center, we are now able to meet more needs of our patients,” said Dr. Potenciano S.D. Larrazabal, III, CebuDoc Group President and Chairman of the Board.
“In our center, we promote health and wellness among our clients whether they want to stay healthy and fit, reach their full functional mobility, or are recovering from an injury. We want to make sure that their journey is as rewarding and enjoyable as possible while challenging and pushing them to reach their desired level of physical strength,” added Dr. Ramiro.
The Center also houses Neurophysiology Laboratory, offering advance technology in electrodiagnosis and prognostication of the brain and neuromuscular disorders, with the Cadwell Easy II machine for Electroencephalography (EEG) and the Cadwell Sierra Wave machine for Electromyography-Nerve Conduction Study (EMG-NCS).
CebuDoc Group’s Center for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is located at the Health and Sciences Building and is open from Monday-Friday (8:00 am to 6:00 pm) and Saturdays (8:00 am to 4:00 pm). For more information and inquiries, you may contact the Center for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine at (032) 253 7512 local 132 or 175. | <urn:uuid:ba2efd9d-fd07-4fee-9a54-4cfc048a897a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rmanews.net/2021/01/16/cebudoc-group-reintroduces-a-bigger-center-for-physical-and-rehabilitation-medicine-your-partner-to-a-healthier-life/ | 2024-04-18T13:11:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.93154 | 671 |
Toni Braxton has been busy promoting her album Spell My Name. The first single from the album was the infectious Dance. Now, she's back wih a new music video for the single "Gotta Move On." The video is directed by Mike Ho, with Natasha Marc and Corey Calliet playing the lead roles.
The production on the video is pretty solid, as the video looks like a short film in its presentation. It features the lead woman in the video getting frustrated with the way her man is constantly falling short. The video is emotional as the woman pushes herself to extremes to get over her frustrations. At the same time, Toni Braxton is in a black space singing the song. H.E.R. makes an appearance to perform her signature guitar riff from the track.
We wrote about the single Gotta Move On when the single was released. The track is great, with such a haunting style to the delivery. H.E.R.'s guitar riff has enough punch on its own to feel like a verse, and that's showcased in the music video where it feels like that's the moment of revelation.
You can check out our review of the album Spell My Name on the album's page. Overall, it was a great, if short album and Gotta Move On was one of the highlights of the album. Watch the video below and let us know what you think. | <urn:uuid:6ccc539e-03e0-48c8-899f-52ae753cc2d2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rnbhaven.com/music-news/toni-braxton-gotta-move-on-video/141 | 2024-04-18T14:03:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.975457 | 286 |
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In less than a year, the company had to specify and procure equipment from more than seven suppliers, integrate it, and test its reliability to meet production volumes of 8,000 pounds of bread per hour.
Williams worked with his team and Bachelor Controls Inc. (BCI), a Rockwell Automation Solution Partner, to create an architecture that would enable King's Hawaiian to meet its short-term goals of getting the equipment up and running to open the plant on time, while laying the groundwork for information gathering and sharing throughout the enterprise.
“BCI put a lot of emphasis on front-end design and forced me to be a better customer,” Williams said. “They made us work hard to answer important questions up front so they could provide a return that was closer to what we actually wanted versus what we started with.”
As the integrator on the project, BCI gathered the controller and human-machine interface (HMI) requirements from each OEM and wrote an overall specification standardized on the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture™ system. BCI then worked with Rockwell Automation to validate the system's design.
“We wanted to establish a common configuration for the OEMs so that everything would connect easily and communicate well,” said Rusty Bailey, Memphis office branch manager, BCI. “We also understood the bigger picture: King's Hawaiian needed to be able to monitor its process across the enterprise and make intelligent decisions to increase production efficiency.”
BCI directed all the OEMs to use the Allen-Bradley® ControlLogix® programmable automation controller (PAC) featuring an integrated platform for scalable motion and machine control in a single programming environment. This integration provides King's Hawaiian with fewer spare parts to maintain, while the control platform's openness helps ensure easy integration with third-party components.
The specifications also required a standardized approach to the visualization and information software used on each machine. FactoryTalk® View Site Edition software is used on each machine to simplify application development and training – a crucial time-saving element on a fast-turnaround project. BCI specified the Site Edition version of the software to make it easier for the King's Hawaiian team to manage upgrades on its own long-term. Each version of the visualization software is then running on Allen-Bradley Industrial Environment Computers with a separate touch screen and solid-state hard drive to protect the system and reduce the number of failures in the future.
For the packaging machines, BCI specified Allen-Bradley CompactLogix™ PACs and Allen-Bradley PanelView™ Plus HMIs. The scalability of the Integrated Architecture system allowed BCI to use the smaller controller, which provides all the benefits of the Logix control platform, but in a smaller form factor.
The entire plant communicates via EtherNet/IP™. The single network architecture helped the company get the plant online faster and lowered the Total Cost to Design, Development and DeliverSM the machines. EtherNet/IP also allows King's Hawaiian engineers to remotely access, diagnose and service their machines from two redundant VMware servers located in a central control room.
“By standardizing on the Integrated Architecture system, our people are now able to go from one process to another within the plant, and use the same software and same knowledge to address any number of issues,” Williams said. “The architecture also allows us to collect vast amounts of data – about everything from oven temperatures and bake times to scale weights and maintenance operations – that previously we couldn't manage manually.”
Production information is saved, stored and managed using FactoryTalk Historian software that collects and archives time-series data from all equipment and data sources in the plant. FactoryTalk VantagePoint software correlates and aggregates the information and produces real-time dashboards and web-based reports with unique situational and historical context for different users. Williams and others across the company can access the data using FactoryTalk ViewPoint software, which allows them to monitor operations remotely from any location where Internet access is available. | <urn:uuid:840709aa-703a-43f0-bac3-728b9fdb4b83> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/case-studies/king_s-hawaiian-standardizes-technology-requirements.html | 2024-04-18T14:37:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.922902 | 824 |
The Alfond Inn
July 25, 2022
Readers of Travel + Leisure have again distinguished Rollins’ luxury boutique hotel as a top destination in the Sunshine State.
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Rollins is honoring the lives of trailblazing women whose contributions have made a difference in our backyard and in communities around the world.
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The Alfond Inn at Rollins has been distinguished once again as a top destination in the Sunshine State by readers of Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure. | <urn:uuid:c91af6d5-ac1d-4ea4-bf7b-d74218ca247e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rollins.edu/news/category/the-alfond-inn/ | 2024-04-18T13:07:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.949491 | 108 |
Monday, December 17 2018 -
I woke up this morning to the first for me—a prison wide fog lockdown. It happens every time there is fog. I had a 9 o’clock “call out” to go get my blood pressure checked, the lockdown was lifted about 9 o’clock followed by a 9:10 “call out”. I was so glad I dressed except for socks and shoes and had brushed my teeth as soon as I woke at 7:20. I was the first or second to be called and got back before the move was ended. If you are caught out, you go to the “shoe”. I had a very good time in the Lord this morning. I am very grateful for the large print NASB version of the Bible Kathie found to send here. It is new and I'm enjoying underlining all the meaningful passages for what seems like the umpteenth time!
I'm right now reading through Acts, and what a blessing and constant to know they were going through much of the same things I am going through, back then. I pray, however for boldness to speak and preach the truth as they did. I do share as often as I can, but I'm not certain preaching is the best way to bring Christ to these men. It's got to be, I believe one on one. So please pray God will use me in this way. I want to be able to bring in my faith in the Lord into each conversation. The man next to me at lunch today, asked me how I was adjusting, and I said, “by the grace of God, fine”. He told me he'd already spent a 10-year sentence got out, and came back. I asked, “Did you have a probation violation?” He then volunteered, “No I robbed a bank”. I then told him why I was there, and that basically the courts were willing to allow the sexual abuse of a young girl in order to promote the homosexual agenda and he said, “Yeah I've heard of them doing such things. I’ve thought so many times how it could be so very much worse for me.
In Lystra, they stoned the Apostle Paul, dragging him out of the city, and leaving him for dead. But he got up, walked away, and then kept coming back to the same place! Amazing! Look what they did to the prophet! Look what they are doing to believers who are imprisoned in other parts of the world like Iran. Many believers are being executed still around the world. I have nothing to complain about. It's warm in my cell, relatively private, clean, and I get three meals daily if I want with plenty of food. I am not hungry. Today I walked two miles on the track they have for us at the recreation place, even without walking shoes (they don't have my size in the commissary). It was such a beautiful day and I got to pray about many things walking the track. This morning after I finished my Bible study and prayer time, I got the most wonderful email from Kathie, which was so very encouraging.
She is the most wonderful, loving wife any man could ever have! I'm so grateful for the 37 years I've had with her. She's been a terrific help-meet and support. I also read a few more chapters in the “Christian’s Secret to a Happy Life”. One chapter I read today was especially relevant, entitled “Is God Everything?”
Hannah Whitehall Smith says, “What is needed then is to see God in everything, and to receive everything directly from his hands, with no intervention of second causes; and it is to just this that we must be brought before we can know an abiding experience and entire abandonment and perfect trust.
Our abandonment must be to God not to man; and our trust must be in Him, not in any arm of the flesh, or we shall fail at the first trial.”
This is exactly what God seems to be showing me, over and over again. It is what I pray for each of my children. She then goes on with a most amazing summary of scripture: “Not a sparrow falls to the ground without our Father. The very hairs of our head are all numbered. We are not to be careful about anything, because our Father cares for us. We are not to avenge ourselves, because our Father has charged himself with our defense. We are not to fear, for the Lord is on our side. We shall not want for He is our Shepherd. When we pass through the rivers they shall not overflow us, and when we walk through the fire we shall not be burned, because He will be with us. He shuts the mouths of lions, that they cannot hurt us. He delivereth and rescue us. He changes the times and the seasons; He removeth
Kings and sets up Kings. A man's heart is in His hand, and as the rivers of water, he turneth whithersoever He will. He ruleth over all the kingdoms of the heathen; and in His hand there is power in might, so that none is able to withstand him. He rules the regions of the sea; when the waves thereof arrived he stilleth them. He bringeth the counsel of the heathen to not; He maketh the devices of the people of none effect. Whatsoever the Lord pleaseth, that doeth He in heaven and in Earth, in the seas and all deep places.
Lo these are parts of His ways; but how little a portion is heard of Him? But the thunder of His power, who can understand? Hast thou not known? Hast though not heard that the everlasting God the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding.” And this is the very God who is declared to be our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. She uses the example of Joseph. “What could have seemed more apparently on the face of it to be the result of sin, and utterly contrary to the will of God, than the action of his brethren in selling him into slavery. And yet Joseph in speaking of it said, ‘As for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it for good.’”
What they did to Joseph was undoubtedly sin, just as my imprisonment is, yet I am certain God will use it for good.
Even if it is to draw me closer to him. She goes on, “If our Father permits a trial to come it must be because the trial is the sweetest and best thing that could happen to us, and we must accept it with thanks from His dear hand”. Again I am reminded of what Jesus said, “Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of me. Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Then this evening, when I received my mail, there were some article sent to me by a friend of The Crackdown on Christians by President Xi in China. A staggering 100,000 or more Christians are estimated to have been arrested this year, compared to the 3700 in 2017. Thousands and thousands of churches are being shut down---10,000 in one providence alone. He sent a letter translated by Pastor Wang Yi, who was arrested on December 9th with 100 of his members. He wrote the letter in advance anticipating his arrest, he said, “I have no fear of any social or political power, for the Bible teaches us that God establishes governmental authorities in order to terrorize evildoers not to terrorize doers of good. If Believers in Jesus do no wrong then they shouldn't be afraid of dark powers. Even though I am often weak, I firmly believe this is the promise of the Gospel.” He goes on, “If I am in prison for a long or short amount of time, if I can help reduce the authorities fear of my faith and of my Savior, I am very joyfully willing to help them in this way. But I know that only when I renounce all the wickedness of this persecution against the church and use peaceful means to disobey, will I truly be able to help the souls of the authorities and law enforcement. I hope God uses me by means of first losing my personal freedom, to tell those who have deprived me of my personal freedom that there is an authority higher than their authority and that there is a freedom that they cannot restrain, a freedom that fills the Church of the crucified and risen Jesus Christ.” But there's more, “Regardless of what crime the government charges me with, whatever filth they fling at me, as long as this charge is related to my faith, my writings, my comments, and my teachings, it is merely a lie and temptation of demons. I categorically deny it. I will serve my sentence, but I will not serve the law. I will be executed but I will not plead guilty.” Later in his letter he confesses, “I am his (Jesus) servant and I am in prison because of this, I will resist in meekness those who resist God, and I will joyfully violate all laws that violate God's laws…I firmly believe that spiritual disobedience is an act of the last times; it is a witness to God's Eternal Kingdom in the tempered Kingdom of sin and evil. Disobedient Christians follow the example of the crucified Christ by walking the path of the Cross.” Boy can I relate to this. And what is happening in China will soon be happening in North America because the church and its Silence of the imprisonment of a few of us, charged falsely of crimes merely because we obey God's Word, has capitulated to Satan's desire to suppress the word of God and the influence of true Christianity in this nation and around the world.
Look at the churches reaction to the Supreme Court's Obergfell ruling, which should have resulted in a massive uproar by individual Christians and church leaders alike. Instead I was shocked to hear leader after leader and Christian politician after another say “same-sex marriage” is now the law of the land. There are a number of fundamental issues with this statement. First, the court cannot make law, and every state that had a marriage amendment in their constitution, should have fought back and merely ignored their false ruling and it would have fallen by the wayside. This has happened before. Secondly, biologically and sociology two people of the same sex cannot be married. They cannot consummate marriage nor can they bear children as a result of such a non-union, it is impossible. And the God-ordained purpose of marriage is for that very purpose, procreation. Thirdly, homosexuality is a sin and an abomination to God, and no government or court can say otherwise. If a court can say homosexuality is okay then what about pedophilia, or bestiality, or euthanasia, or thievery, public nudity---when will we draw the line. We also merely, followed the court's denial of the humanity of the unborn, and are that much farther along down the road to total degradation incurring God's inevitable wrath. Yet the church is by-and-large silent saying it doesn't really affect them. Christians go on with their comfortable lives. Well I'm sitting here in prison telling you that it is me today, unless you Christians in the pews began to cry out the need for National repentance along with your leaders, you will be faced with the same decision: either deny Christ or go to prison. China today, is America tomorrow. Repent Christians for your silence! Repent America for this national sin! A repentance that must begin with individuals in the church. | <urn:uuid:ecd470eb-f75d-471f-ae0a-17a3fcf4cedb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.romanseight28.com/post/managing-your-business-made-easy | 2024-04-18T15:24:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.979872 | 2,487 |
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Peter Gajdics is the author of a new memoir, The Inheritance of Shame, published by Brown Paper Press. He is an award-winning writer whose essays and poetry have been published in, among others, The Advocate, New York Tyrant, The Gay and Lesbian Review / Worldwide, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Opium.
Peter recently answered questions for Rose City Reader about his writing, books, and his memoir, which documents his six-year journey through, and eventually out of, a particularly bizarre sort of therapy; the legal battle with his former psychiatrist; his complicated family history; and his attempts to reclaim his self-identity and his own story.
The Inheritance of Shame is largely about the six years you spent in “conversion therapy” to try to “cure” yourself of being gay. How did you come to write this book?
First, just a word of clarification. I think it’s important to understand that what happened to me was psychotherapeutic abuse; it was torture, not simply “conversion therapy.” My book is a cautionary tale—certainly for LGBTQ people, but for others as well, because first and foremost it’s a story about unethical medical / therapeutic practices, and severe boundary violation, a physician’s flagrant misuse of prescription medication to fulfill his own agenda, and the kind of loss of agency, even a lack of consent, that can arise when someone is in deep emotional or psychic duress. Anybody is vulnerable to that.
In terms of the book – for the first two years after leaving this “therapy” in 1995, I was in the throws of post-traumatic stress (anticipatory anxiety, flashbacks to the therapy, insomnia, nightmares, depression). It’s not so much that I wanted to kill myself as I thought I was already dead. As soon as I was strong enough to file the ethics complaint against my former psychiatrist in 1997, I knew I had to at least try and write some kind of book about what had happened during these six years, since the history of it all was just too bizarre and unjust, foul, not to be documented. As I eventually learned, there was also a history of these kinds of events happening to LGBT people that I felt strongly needed to end. My hope was that by telling my story I might help prevent the recurrence of similar forms of abuse in the future, especially for young people.
Initially, my main goal was to document objective facts and chronology, such as dates of treatment, dosages of medications and their side effects, details about other patients I met along the way, etc. I also transcribed as much factual dialogue as possible (between the doctor and me, and other people in the therapy), which I drew from my own personal diaries that I wrote while in treatment, taped therapy sessions (which the doctor had insisted I record), witness accounts, even my own memory, since much of it was all still fresh in my mind. I felt a real sense of urgency to get all of this “down on paper,” because I did not want the passage of time to erase my memory of events. I really did believe that remembering my past, and speaking my truth, rather than doing as so many people told me at that time and “forgetting” and “moving on,” would help me heal. The book changed over time as I changed: the facts of the story remained unaltered, of course, but the meaning behind my experiences developed and deepened as I became more willing and able to face my own history, and continued to heal from trauma.
Your memoir is intensely personal – did you have any qualms about sharing so much?
The moment I sat down to write this book I pasted the quote “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” above my laptop. After years of lies and half-truths from my youth and in the therapy, even throughout the ethics complaint and much of the lawsuit where it seemed to me that medical and legal authorities did not really want to hear the truth—I was desperate to be “intensely personal,” to dig down deep and to write from the “bone,” so to speak. And so, no—I’ve never felt any qualms about sharing so much of my life, about being “intensely personal.” After all, writing this book wasn’t only a literary endeavor, but a means toward honestly looking at my life, what brought me to this “therapy,” why I stayed, and how it’s continued to impact me. It’s now a truism to say “the truth shall set you free,” but truth isn’t always so easy to come by. It can require years of hard work, including really uncomfortable honesty, especially with oneself. I knew that I’d never be able to do any of that and still hide in half-truths.
Did you consider turning your own experience into fiction and writing the book as a novel? Would your story make a good movie?
I never considered turning my experiences into fiction, since my intension had always been to say “this happened,” that it was all factual, and that if it can happen to one person it can happen to many people. I knew that writing a novel would never carry the same warning, or weight. Early on, and specifically because of my family’s objections, I did consider publishing under a pseudonym, but even there I quickly abandoned that idea because I knew my surname, Gajdics, would be crucial to the story I needed to tell. Besides, what sort of message would I have relayed if a book about truth had been published under a false identity? After years of pitching the book to literary agents, at one point I did revise my query letter and I called the book a “novel.” I never changed any of the writing in the actual book, but after the James Frey fiasco, and other memoirs were revealed to be lies, many agents had expressed great reluctance to take on a memoir like mine with such egregious content—constantly questioning the book’s veracity, as if it were all just too horrendous to be true. The funny thing is, the first agent to respond to my revised query said that he thought the book read like a memoir, not a novel; he suspected it was all true. I quickly abandoned the idea of trying to sell it as a novel.
I’m obviously biased when I say I do think the book would make a great film. My main caution about any kind of adaptation, however, is that so many films nowadays seem to reduce storylines down to their barest elements, as if filmmakers no longer trust an audience’s intelligence. For example, I’d feel great reluctant to turn this book into a film solely “about” conversion therapy. Besides, conversion therapy itself is a complex issue, not at all as black and white as some might make it out to be. The book is as much about the dangers of primal therapy as it is about “changing” sexual orientation. But it’s also about childhood sexual abuse and its impact on sexuality; intergenerational trauma; vulnerable people in search of some kind of communal utopia, and cultic abuse; loss of agency; the power of love, and forgiveness; and the difficult journey of carrying on in the face of no easy reconciliation. I don’t see that reflected very often in films about LGBT people—the tension of opposites in actually sustaining familial relationships while being confronted with ongoing conflict, sometimes even outward homophobia. What’s more common is either the gay person cuts their family out of their life (or the other way around—families tragically cut their gay child out of their lives), or the parents join PFLAG. Redemption doesn’t always come in the form of easy resolutions. That’s also a significant part of this book, as it has been in my life.
Who is your intended audience and what do you hope your readers will gain from your book?
The Inheritance of Shame clearly has an LGBTQ audience in mind, but I also wouldn’t want to pigeonhole the book into “only” being about queer issues; I’d hope it could also find a broad readership, since many of its themes transcend gender and sexuality—for example, I think the book might also appeal to anyone interested in familial conflicts, trauma and its aftermath and recovery, current politics, psychology, cults, even European history. In terms of what I hope readers might “gain” from the book—perhaps a sense of solidarity. None of us are ever really alone in our journeys, even as we separate ourselves with labels like LGBTQ. As I said at the start, terminology like “conversion therapy” can be misleading, since it seems to weed out as many or even more people from that experience as it tends to include. But beneath all of these labels and terms I think the themes of my book are universal, because we all have families, we’re all dealing with some kind of trauma, or past hurt, and confusion over how to forgive and move on in life. We’re all searching for answers.
Can you recommend any other LGBQT memoirs that deal with major life issues with the kind of heart and honesty you put into yours?
Everyone has their own limitations in terms of how “honest” they can be on the page, let alone in life, so I wouldn’t want to judge others’ ability in this way; that said, I just finished Roxanne Gay’s Hunger, which was gut wrenching and definitely queer focused. Garrard Conley’s Boy Erased, about his own experiences in a religious form of “ex-gay” therapy, was compelling, as was Steven Gaines’ One of These Things First. Of course, no list like this is complete without mentioning Augusten Burroughs’ Running With Scissors. I read a lot of memoirs while writing my own, not all of them LGBTQ focused, but some of my favorites were Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights, Kathryn Harrison’s The Kiss, Patti Smith’s Just Kids, Alice Sebold’s Lucky, Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted, Sonallah Ibrahim’s That Smell and Notes from Prison, Paul Aster’s The Invention of Solitude, Mira Bartok’s The Memory Palace, and Karti Marton’s Enemies of the People.
What did you learn from writing your book—either about the subject of the book or the writing process—that most surprised you?
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that I learned a great deal about the actual craft of writing and editing, and then the business of publishing, as a direct result of writing this book. I touched on some of these “lessons learned” in a recent blog post. But the one thing that “most surprised” me would have to be related to my parents’ histories in Europe, their own past traumas, and how to a large degree they had affected and influenced my own choices in life, right down to entering this “therapy.” Throughout the whole time I wrote the book my mother talked to me about her years in the concentration camp in Yugoslavia, and I was always struck by the similarities between our own life trajectories; sometimes even the language she used about being in the camp, and her subsequent recovery, resonated with my own history of being in this therapeutic cult, as well as my recovery.
Toward the end of the writing, though as a direct result of it, my father also revealed events and insights from his own childhood as an orphan in Hungary, and there again, almost more than with my mother, his choice of words were almost exactly as I had always qualified my own childhood, in terms of my sense of isolation and displacement. How is that even possible?
There seemed to be almost a mystical quality to this unfolding of events, not just the trajectory of my parents’ lives through my own, but the way they revealed themselves to me as I wrote this book. The notion of “intergenerational trauma” took on a whole new meaning for me that was very real, not at all theoretical. I was constantly peeling back layers to underlying truths, while confronting fears, and shame, and forgiveness, and then needing to decide how much of what I was discovering should be included in the book. Sometimes, in the course of writing, I had to even double back and update an early part of the book that I thought I’d finished, specifically because I would learn something from my parents that I knew would help to clarify a detail near the beginning. It was all quite amazing to me.
In addition to writing your memoir, have you found other ways to help you heal from the trauma of this “therapy”?
Healing has occurred in stages, over many years, and continues in various ways to this day. Initially, after I left treatment, it was important for me to find a safe home, to withdraw from all the medications and regain the natural rhythms of sleep, to eat well, even to exercise, or at least to move my body and not to sink back into depression, which was always a danger. Reading and writing helped because I needed to educate myself about what had happened to me, to put it in its proper historical context, and then to separate lies from truth. Sharing my story with good friends, and then with a new counselor I could trust, was enormously healing. I’d recommend Judith Herman’s book Trauma and Recovery to any survivor who’s now searching for a “safe” therapist. Some people might feel safer in a group setting, but the point is that sharing one’s story to someone, or to a group, is vital, as long as it’s in a safe and non-judgmental environment.
Quieting my mind became important as I moved past the acute phase of recovery, since I still had many intruding thoughts and internalized judgments. Meditating or contemplating, even just sitting quietly and breathing deeply and feeling my body again while distancing myself from the constant barrage of internal “tapes” is an ongoing necessity. Many survivors of these kinds of treatments, or from any trauma, live for years in a constant state of dissociation, as did I, and so at some point it’s important to reconnect with one’s body, to return “home,” so to speak.
As I said, all of these steps toward recovery continue for me even today. Something from the outside world sometimes still triggers a memory—all the current media around “conversion therapy,” for example, even conversations with family members—and it’s like the “therapy” happened just yesterday and I still feel so much outrage and betrayal, even self-loathing about what I did to myself. Forgiving others is never easy, but forgiving myself, I’ve found, can be the most difficult. Practicing empathy toward myself, and actively contradicting the internal “critic,” as I said, is an ongoing challenge, but it’s crucial.
Almost more important than anything—one of the greatest forms of healing for me was to develop intimate relationships with other men; to have sex with other men free from shame or guilt, or even thoughts of any kind of moral failing or “abnormality”; to actually love another man. When conversion therapies fail at actually “changing” a person’s sexual orientation (as they always do), they at least try and prevent same-sex relationships from occurring (often on religious grounds). Our greatest victory over any of these acts of hatred and intolerance is to live life lovingly, and that includes sustaining meaningful same-sex relationships.
What kind of books do you like to read? What are you reading now?
My reading tastes can be quite diverse, from literary fiction like Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach, Andre Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name, or Iain Reid’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things (three I just read), to a wide variety of non-fiction, such as memoirs or books about psychology or trauma, and even some academia or scholarly books, such as those about gender and sexuality. I recently finished Bessel Van Der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score, about how trauma is stored in the body, and the ways in which survivors can actually help themselves heal, largely away from the disease model of “mental illness” and psychopharmacology. Currently, I’m reading Diana Athill’s Stet, about the famed editor’s life in the book publishing business starting in around post World War II England. Depending on my mood, I’m also switching back and forth between Roxanne Gay’s Bad Feminist (which appeals to my queer sensibilities) and Anne Applebaum’s Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe (which appeals to my interest in Cold War politics).
Do you have any events coming up to promote your book?
I’ll be at the Dog Eared Bookstore, Castro, San Francisco, tomorrow, November 13, along with authors Julia Serano and Lucy Jane Bledsoe, for a short talk and reading from the book. The only other planned event at this moment is the 15th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans, on March 23-25, 2018. I hope to fill this gap with other events, and all of them will be listed on the event page on the book website.
What is the most valuable advice you’ve been given as an author?
Years ago I did read some advice, though it wasn’t given to me personally, in one of Larry Kramer’s books, I think Reports from The Holocaust, where he said something to the effect that no matter what anyone thinks or says, there will always be someone else who agrees and also disagrees with it, so we might as well go ahead and say what it is we want to say. It seems so basic, but it really did help me through many years of writing, because there were times I honestly did not know if what I needed to write would resonate with another living soul. It’s a leap of faith for anyone.
Any tips or hints for authors considering writing a memoir?
I can’t overstate the importance of editing as a separate process from actually writing, and not only copyediting or proofreading, but developmental editing. I also used index cards early on, pasting them to my wall and moving them around depending on how I wanted to tell the story. One other thing that helped near the end (which of course would have helped at the start) was writing a chapter-by-chapter outline of the whole book. Changing the order of chronology can drastically alter the feel and meaning of a book, so visualizing my story in these ways really helped me conceptualize the overall narrative.
Some very famous memoirists seem to shy away from addressing how to write about one’s life while including aspects from one’s family’s lives, at times even saying that authors should still always give their manuscripts to their family before publication, I suppose to ask for “permission.” Unfortunately, for many memoirists, especially for anyone writing about some kind of personal or familial trauma, I just don’t think this is always plausible, or possible, even advisable; in some cases, I think it could even add to the trauma. What this means for the writer is that they are often faced with confronting a lot of very difficult questions themselves, such as around motivation, and levels of healing, even ethical and moral issues about the nature of memoir writing, like when is it appropriate to include aspects of someone else’s life without their actual consent or knowledge. Just because someone says or believes they don’t want you to include aspects from their life in a book you’re writing about your own doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still do it—but “how” to do it, and “why” it should still be done, can get sticky. I struggled with all of this while writing my book. The payoff, I really do believe, can result in a better final product, because the process can only ever help us grow, and become better writers, more humane.
What’s next? What are you working on now?
I’m working on a piece of fiction—saying it’s a “novel” sort of freaks me out, so for now I like to stick to the words “a piece of fiction.” I’m careful not to burst the creative bubble by saying too much about it, except that I can see how my history still greatly influences me in terms of the kinds of stories and characters that interest me. Maybe this is true for all novelists; I don’t know. The subject of memory also fascinates me—specifically, how memory of past events seems to change over the course of one’s life, depending on who we are or what we’ve learned or forgiven at any given time. But honestly, I’m jumping back and forth between the new writing project, and ongoing marketing and work around The Inheritance of Shame: A Memoir. All of it keeps me hopping, and I love that.
THANK YOU, PETER!
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It’s easy to start – you just download the app to your phone, then put in some details to create an account and let it know where you’re located. You’ll then have the ability to see what sort of food you can receive from your location, each with its own score, menu and details about how far away it is, and when you can expect the food to arrive if you do order..
The variety of takeaways available is huge, and big brand names like KFC and McDonald’s are likewise on board, so you’re unlikely to be except places to pick from, especially if you remain in a city..
As soon as you have actually selected, there’s a small service fee and a shipment charge, although you can decide to pay , 3.99 monthly to waive the shipment fee over a minimum amount – the maths on that deserving it will depend upon how typically you order and in what amounts!
Just Eat is another major player in the delivery space, and really has far more alternatives on its books than Deliveroo, having actually been on the scene a bit longer. The app isn’t quite as slick as Deliveroo’s, though, in particular lacking the ability to see where your order or delivery person actually is to get a sense of how imminent it is..
However, because numerous restaurants benefit from the app’s ability to waive delivery charges or hold discounts, you can frequently discover knocked-down and really cost effective rates on Simply Consume that would not be matched somewhere else..
It’s also fairly typical for smaller, independent restaurants to be on Simply Eat however not Deliveroo yet, in our experience, which can make it an excellent way to find local favourites without leaving house..
As a result of Covid-19 JustEat saw their order numbers doubling, Deliveroo kept growing their business and went through IPO and UberEats kept adding more dining establishments and options for consumers to choose for.
For practically a year Just Consume UK didn’t expand much and it took some time to expand to numerous cities and offer consumers with a good restaurant choice. JustEat’s company design was flawless, they would bring customers to restaurants and in return it would charge a commission charge, a fixed sign-up charge and other service charges from dining establishments including the alternative to rank on top of the search list within the Just Eat website and app. By then, JustEat would deal only with dining establishments that had their own fleet of motorists so JustEat didn’t have to deal with that part of the experience which was tough and very costly to manage.
Their facility was various and their restaurant focus was totally different from JustEat. Deliveroo focused more on premium restaurants that normally would just have dine in choices and didn’t do delivery. Deliveroo’s business design was comparable to JustEat apart from the fact that they would handle their own fleet of motorists and offer that as a service to dining establishments in exchange for a greater commission.
3 years later on, in 2016, we saw UberEats introducing in the UK. The brand was already popular due to its parent company Uber. Expansion took place rapidly and quickly UberEats was ready to combat for a piece of the marketplace share.
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The legal requirements for car insurance in America
Car insurance is a legal requirement in most states in the United States. The type and amount of coverage required varies from state to state, but liability insurance is required in all states.
Liability insurance covers the cost of damage you cause to other people's property and injuries in the event of an accident. This includes damage to their cars, homes, and personal property, as well as medical expenses and lost wages.
The minimum amount of liability insurance required varies from state to state, but it is typically $25,000 per person, $50,000 per accident, and $10,000 for property damage.
Other types of insurance
In addition to liability insurance, some states may require other types of insurance, such as:
Comprehensive insurance: This covers the cost of damage to your own car, regardless of who is at fault in the accident. It covers damage from things like theft, vandalism, and natural disasters.
Collision insurance: This covers the cost of damage to your own car when you are at fault in an accident. It does not cover damage to other people's property or injuries.
Uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance: This covers your medical expenses and property damage if you are in an accident with someone who does not have insurance or does not have enough insurance to cover your losses.
Penalty for driving without insurance
In most states, driving without insurance is a misdemeanor. If you are caught driving without insurance, you may be fined, have your license suspended, or even be arrested.
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Trump says 'end of ISIS caliphate in sight' after liberation campaign leveled Raqqa
US President Donald Trump announced the full liberation of the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State on Saturday, following a campaign that saw the city leveled and almost depopulated.
“I am pleased to announce that the Syrian Democratic Forces, our partners in the fight against ISIS [Islamic State] in Syria, have successfully recaptured [Raqqa] — the terrorist group’s self-proclaimed capital city,” Trump said in a statement.
“Together, our forces have liberated the entire city from ISIS control," the statement read.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, comprised of Kurds and other opposition groups, already announced the complete liberation of Raqqa on Tuesday, but until now the US assessment was that “more than 90 percent” had been freed from the terrorists.
According to the president, the fall of Raqqa after a nearly four-month operation “represents a critical breakthrough in our worldwide campaign to defeat ISIS and its wicked ideology.”
As the "liberation" concludes, most of Raqqa is a booby-trapped ruin. Video evidence from the scene shows many of the city's buildings have been reduced to rubble by airstrikes of the US-led coalition as it supported local fighters from above.
Trump said that it was now time to "de-escalate violence across Syria and advance the conditions for lasting peace."
After the Raqqa operation, according to Trump, "the end of the ISIS caliphate is in sight."
Trump has praised his "progress against these evil terrorists," saying he has done more "in the past several months than in the past several years," fulfilling his campaign promise "to defeat ISIS and to counter the spread of hateful ideology."
As the US campaign rolls on, the restoration of Raqqa will be a challenge admitted even by the forces Washington supports.
“The city is in ruins; it needs time,” the New York Times quoted a member of a US-backed civilian council tasked with rebuilding the city as saying. “And it needs prospects that are beyond ours, our energy.”
The operation in Raqqa was lambasted by the UN, which said dozens of civilians were killed every day as the people were not provided safe corridors to flee the besieged city and were used by IS as human shields during bombardment.
Human Rights Watch and other groups have also been repeatedly blaming the US-led coalition of not taking the necessary precautions to preserve the lives of civilians during the Raqqa campaign.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has decried the Raqqa offensive as one of the most “stark examples of the faulty planning of military operations.”
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Inaugural lecture Prof. J.K. Burgess: Lung disease through a 4-dimensional looking glass - a wonderland
When: | Tu 18-06-2019 16:15 - 17:00 |
Where: | Aula Academy Building, Broerstraat 5, Groningen |
Our lungs are vital for our well-being; they keep us alive, responding to insults we breath in. They are made up of a complex arrangement of many cell types embedded within their specialized supporting structure the extracellular matrix (the matrix). The matrix was originally recognized for providing the rigidity and structural integrity for the organs but we now recognize it also provides instructions to the cells, and similarly, cells are able to renovate the matrix that surrounds them.
Prof. Janette Burgess and her teams’ research, has shown that the matrix changes in the lung during disease which sends different messages to cells that encounter it. These messages have functional implications for cell activities that are important for the repair processes thought to be disrupted in lung diseases.
One limitation to date is that all the investigations have used 2 dimensional model systems in hard plastic dishes – and we know that our lungs are soft and not 2D. Beginning to think 3D opens a wealth of new possibilities for understanding the processes that drive lung diseases – and with the element of time for understanding changes in disease, we step into a beautiful 4-dimensional wonderland.
In the coming 5 years Burgess will be creating innovative biologically relevant models of human lung disease reflecting the 3D structure of the matrix. These models will enable us to examine the repair processes that are active in the lung and how these are altered in lung diseases.
Through peering through the 4-dimensional looking glass that her team will generate using our innovative multi-disciplinary approaches we will be able to appreciate the wonderland of the lung.
- Inaugural lecture: Prof J.K. Burgess
- Title: Lung disease through a 4-dimensional looking glass - a wonderland
- Chair: Extracellular Matrix in Disease Pathogenesis
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Hollywood Unions is a unique collection that tells the stories of the unions and guilds that have organized motion picture and television labor: IATSE, the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, and the WGA. The Hollywood unions represent a wide swath of the workers making media: from directors and stars to grips and make-up artists. People today know some of these organizations from their glitzy annual awards celebrations, but the unions’ actual importance is in bargaining with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on behalf of 331,000 workers in the motion picture and television industry. The Hollywood unions are not neutral institutions, but rather have long histories of jurisdictional battles, competitions with rival unions, and industry-altering strikes. They have supported the industry’s workers through the Great Depression, World War II, the McCarthy era, the collapse of the studio system, the rise of television, runaway production, fights for gender parity, the digital revolution, and a global pandemic. The history of these unions has contributed to making media work sustainable in the long-term and helped shape the conditions and production cultures of Hollywood.
Introduction: Unions in Hollywood Kate Fortmueller and Luci Marzola
Section I Introduction – The Below-the-Line Unions: IATSE in Hollywood Luci Marzola and Katie Bird
Chapter 1 Feminized Production Roles: Uneven Progress, Enduring Inequality in Female Dominated Locals Erin Hill Chapter 2 Backlot Work: The Working Class Backbone of Hollywood’s Unions Katie Bird Chapter 3 Sound and Camera: The Pacesetters on Set and in IATSE Luci Marzola Chapter 4 Post-Production: Working Behind the Scenes and At the Forefront of IATSE Paul Monticone Chapter 5 Art Direction: The Drive to Unite Hollywood’s Designers and Artists Barbara Hall Chapter 6 Makeup and Hair: Forgotten Folks and Famous Experts Adrienne L. McLean Chapter 7 Costumes and Wardrobe: Gender and the Invisible Labor of Costume Departments Helen Warner Chapter 8 Animation: Hollywood Outliers, Industry Firebrands Dawn Fratini
Section II Introduction - The Guilds: Hollywood’s Creative Class Kate Fortmueller
Chapter 9 Writers: Scripting the Narrative of Hollywood Labor Miranda Banks Chapter 10 Actors: Balancing the Needs of Extras, Actors, and Stars Kate Fortmueller Chapter 11 Directors: Power, Prestige, and the Politics of Authorship Maya Montañez Smukler
Coda: Hollywood on Strike Kate Fortmueller
Appendix – Hollywood Unions Strike Timeline
Kate Fortmueller is an associate professor of film and media history at Georgia State University, Atlanta. She is the author of Below the Stars: How the labor of working actors and extras shapes media production and Hollywood Shutdown: Production, Distribution, and Exhibition in the Time of COVID.
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Bones Skateboard Wheels, Bearings, and Accessories: Unleash Your Ride with Precision Engineering and Unrivaled Performance
S3 Boardshop proudly presents Bones, the iconic brand that sets the standard for skateboard wheels, bearings, and accessories with its commitment to precision engineering, innovation, and quality craftsmanship. With a legacy rooted in the skateboarding culture of Southern California, Bones offers a range of high-performance products that are designed to enhance your ride and elevate your skating experience to new heights.
Bones is renowned for its pioneering contributions to the skateboarding industry. With a focus on innovation and performance, Bones has developed a reputation for producing some of the most durable, high-quality wheels, bearings, and accessories on the market, trusted by professional skateboarders and enthusiasts worldwide.
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Inverness is a northern river city of Scotland and therefore will be quite chilly and windy most of the time. Its proximity to the water also increases humidity. It rains often, especially in October and August.
The average summer temperature is 15°C whilst the average winter temperature is 3 °C.
For the most reasonable weather, visit in late spring and summer.
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Over the past decades, video games have broadened the boundaries of entertainment. Despite popular belief, kids, teenagers and young adults no longer see video games as a hobby but as a passion influencing their mindsets, future careers, and even their lives. Thanks to the drastic increase in gaming platforms’ popularity, the gaming community worldwide has found ways to turn its passion into a profession or a sport. And that brings us to Twitch, which may be the most in-demand platform dedicated to the gaming industry. If you’ve seen your child talk about it and you’re wondering “Is Twitch safe for kids?”, read on to find out.
What is Twitch?
Twitch is an online streaming service that lets people broadcast their gameplay for others to watch. But that’s not all. Streamers can use the online platform to express their talent in music, sports, esports, or even cooking. As the most popular streaming platform specialized for gaming, Twitch also allows professional gamers to make careers from their profession by participating in esports tournaments and competing for large amounts of money.
While the official website is the go-to way of accessing Twitch, you can also use the companion application. It is widely available on many platforms, including PCs, gaming consoles, mobile phones, and tablets.
How Does Twitch Risk Kid’s Safety?
Simply put, people use Twitch to watch someone else’s content in real-time or broadcast their own. However, as a concerned parent, it’s best to learn about the platform’s features as much as possible to be prepared for unwanted situations. So, here is what your child can do by joining Twitch:
While Twitch mainly focuses on streaming video games, streamers are free to broadcast anything if it doesn’t violate the platform’s community guidelines. On Twitch, a streamer’s activities should not include inappropriate content such as:
- Violence or gore
- Bullying or harassment
- Child endangerment
- Hateful conduct
- Full or partial nudity or sexual explicitness
- Scams or spam
- Malicious pranks
- Animal endangerment
- Slurs or symbols
Interact with Others
The website offers several communication methods for viewers to interact with each other or with the streamer. The most common methods are:
Every live channel has a chat box. Whoever is watching a Twitch stream can use it to read and send messages as long as the streamer doesn’t set restrictions or manually ban a viewer.
Donations and Subscriptions
In most cases, people donating money or subscribing to a channel can write a message that appears on every viewer’s screen. The message is sometimes read out loud by an AI.
If you mention a specific user on Twitch, you direct your message on the live chat box to them. People use this feature to grab the streamer’s attention or reply to another viewer’s question.
With Whisper, users can send private messages to each other directly and privately. The feature is intended to help viewers share clips and links or discuss topics unrelated to the stream.
Twitch offers the perfect online stage to anyone wanting to express their gamer self with an audience. Streamers managing to form a stable audience will also have the opportunity to make a career out of playing video games.
They earn money by having viewers donate or subscribe to their channel. Also, if a Twitch streamer reaches the Affiliate or Partner level, they unlock the feature to receive revenue for running ads on their stream. The ads, however, will not be shown to the channel’s subscribers.
Is Twitch Kid-Friendly?
Twitch is a phenomenal social platform offering viewers hours of free entertainment and streamers a chance to shine. However, it has various issues when it comes to children’s safety. As a live-stream platform that broadcasts everything in real-time, it is nearly impossible to filter mature content. The only solution is to ban misbehaving channels or people after they violate the terms of service. Unfortunately, these reactive measures may not be sufficient to ensure a consistently safe environment for children, definitively raising concerns about Twitch’s overall suitability for younger audiences.
Another issue is Twitch’s ineffective age restriction system. Parents often wonder “Is Twitch safe for 13-year-olds?” In Theory, only people above 13 can sign up on the platform. In reality, however, nothing stops an underage kid from signing up on Twitch due to the lack of an age verification system. Besides, watching most broadcasts doesn’t require creating an account in the first place.
When it comes to protecting your child’s online experience, platforms like Twitch are critical. If you want to restrict access and regulate your child’s involvement on Twitch, you can take advantage of the basic parental controls available on both iPhone and Windows devices. Our “iPhone parental controls” tutorial includes step-by-step directions for improving safety measures for iPhone users. Windows users can utilize our extensive “Windows parental control guide” to set up restrictions and successfully monitor Twitch activity. You may play an active role in building a secure online environment for your children by applying these built-in features.
Is Twitch Safe for Teenage Streamers?
By allowing your teenage son or daughter to stream on Twitch, you introduce them to a social world where anyone can watch and interact with your kid. As of right now, the platform offers no parental control features, and there is no third-party or external app capable of monitoring their stream either. This absence of robust protective measures raises significant concerns about the platform’s appropriateness for teens, highlighting the potential risks associated with their online presence on Twitch. There are, however, several safety measures you can follow to make Twitch a little safer for your kids.
While Twitch has its own list of banned terms and phrases that Twitch users cannot say, streamers also have the option to ban specific words manually. As a responsible parent, you may want to use this chat filter feature to block inappropriate messages in the live chat box of your kid’s stream. Follow the steps below to access this feature:
- Open your kid’s channel settings.
- Select “Moderation on the left-hand side of the menu.
- Click on “Blocked Terms and Phrases”
- Add any word or phrase you want to block in the live chat. Note: Consider adding similar or misspelled versions of each banned word.
Block Whispers from Strangers
If you don’t want strangers to message your kid privately, consider blocking Whispers from strangers by following these steps:
- Open your kid’s channel settings.
- Select “Security and Privacy.
- Under the Privacy category, Enable the “Block Whispers from Strangers” option.
Report Inappropriate Behavior
Teach your teenage son or daughter to report whoever says or asks for something inappropriate. If the report is approved, it leads to a temporary or, in some cases, permanent ban. Here is how you report a viewer on the official Twitch website:
- Click on their username and open their profile.
- Choose the three dots next to the Follow / Subscribe button.
- Click on “Report Something Else.”
- Select the reason for your report
- Click “Next.”
Increase the Account’s Security
To protect your kid’s account from getting hacked, tell them to use strong passwords different from what they use on other devices and websites. Sharing the same password on several platforms jeopardizes the security of these accounts if one of them gets hacked. Consider following these steps to activate the account’s two-factor authentication for extra protection:
- Open your kid’s channel settings.
- Click on the “Security and Privacy” tab.
- Select “Set Up Two-Factor Authentication” under the “Security” category.
- Click on the “Enable 2FA” button.
- Enter a valid phone number and select “Continue.”
- Enter the account’s password if asked and press “Continue.” At this point, Twitch will send an SMS containing a 7-digit code to the provided phone number.
- Click on the leftmost grey box and enter the code. Then, click “Continue. If you want even more security for your kid’s account, follow the next steps. If not, click on “Skip & use SMS.”
- Download and install the Google Authenticator app from The Google Play Store (Android devices) or the App Store (iOS devices). After installing the app, open it and press on the colorful plus sign.
- Select “Scan a QR code” and scan the image provided by Twitch. Now, Google Authenticator will generate a random code under the title of “Twitch (Twitch).” Note: the codes are randomized every thirty seconds.
- Use this code to finalize the two-factor authentication process on Twitch.
Talk to Your Kid
Tell your child about the importance of not sharing their personal info, like your home address. If they like to stream using a portable device, warn them about showing the area around your house on their stream. Ask them not to link their private accounts on other social platforms with their Twitch account and avoid sharing them with the viewers.
Assign a Moderator
Twitch lets streamers assign specific people as moderators. A moderator’s job is to ensure the viewers behave according to the channel’s standards. They’re allowed to remove inappropriate messages on live chat and ban viewers if necessary.
Since anyone with a Twitch account is eligible to become a moderator, you can even moderate your kid’s stream yourself. But if you don’t have the time and are still worried about your child’s safety, we recommend hiring a professional moderator for the job
Moderators are freelancers, so your best bet is to post a job on credible job boards for freelancers. To assign someone as the channel’s moderator, you must know their Twitch username. If you do, you can add them by typing “/mod username” in the live chat box.
As the world’s biggest video game streaming platform, Twitch has offered gamers a place to socialize, watch their favorite streamers play, or broadcast their own gaming adventures. Due to the real-time nature of live streams, it is practically impossible to prevent inappropriate behavior before they happen. And Twitch has no built-in parental controls, either. That’s why we could say that Twitch isn’t safe for your child. However, there are safety measures parents can follow to avoid unwanted situations as much as possible. Parental control apps like Safes can help you implement the age verification feature externally. Suppose one of your kids is too young to be on Twitch. In that case, Safes lets you permanently block the website and the platform’s companion applications on their devices. Plus, you can set screen-time limits to prevent addictive, excessive usage of the application. Protect your child’s online world with Safes! Start your free trial today and gain access to advanced parental control features that extend beyond individual devices. Secure their digital journey comprehensively – begin your trial now! | <urn:uuid:6fe9477f-ba9c-4a72-aacb-4ebe19b86e3c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.safes.so/blogs/is-twitch-safe-for-kids/ | 2024-04-18T13:11:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.921797 | 2,374 |
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April 15, 2020
You may have already noticed, but cardigans making a come back with a bang! All of our fave IT girls have rocking them side to side like no others.
Hear us out: The cardigan trend is also supremely versatile: perfect with a slip dress, culottes, midi skirt or cropped jeans with boots, it is flattering and expresses a relaxed approach to style. It can be cropped or maxi, lightweight or chunky, buttoned up and prim or unfastened and subtly sexy. It is the perfect transitional and sustainable garment extending the lifespan of summer pieces, such as lightweight prairie dresses, into autumn days. Perhaps it’s due to the resurgence of that 90s vibe but we have to admit that this is one trend we didn’t know we needed. As a fresh breath of air, a cardigan offers endless styling possibilities.
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Michael Stipe and Tom Gilroy have been friends and collaborators for more than three decades now, on an amazing range of film, music and political projects.
Over the last three years, Stipe has focused on sculpture, silkscreens and more visual and tactile art. Many of the very cool pieces fill his New York apartment, where Stipe, Gilroy and I met last Friday afternoon to discuss the music -- why he wanted to do this piece and whether there will be more -- and other projects he's been up to over the last three years.
Did you have any choice in selecting the footage? It's amazing how it feels like you -- it's this edgy, sexy, shirtless footage, and it really captures a different sense of the film. There are secrets being whispered by the water, and these images of water have run through your songs over the years, whether "Nightswimming" or "file under water."
Michael Stipe: Tom is one of my best and oldest friends; we’ve known each other for 32 years. I knew what he was putting into this film. And I knew, symbolically, what certain things meant to him. So I wanted the peacock and I wanted a scene at the waterfall. I actually didn’t care if there was talking. If there were scenes where there would be dialogue, you’re seeing their mouths move, but nothing’s happening. In fact, I find that kind of thrilling. It makes you wonder what’s happening.
Tom and I just batted back and forth a few things that he knew he had a lot of -- which was leftover footage of the river, leftover footage of the waterfall and then the peacock. Just knowing Tom and knowing symbolically what those moments meant to him as a creator of the actual film, those were the ones that I gravitated towards. In terms of the cut, he cut it together with his editor. I had no say in that.
So how did you start thinking about writing and performing the music? You've done hundreds of vocal melodies, but this feels like a first.
I went to Andy LeMaster (Now It's Overhead), who’s one of my favorite songwriters. He’s a tremendous producer, he’s a tremendous person. I know I work well with other people -- to have someone to bounce something off of works for me, and I don’t actually write music. I wrote melodies and I tend to write along to other people’s music. That’s what I’ve done most of my career as a musician.
I went to Andy knowing that if I painted myself into a corner, he’d pull me out -- and also that he’d be more than a neutral engineer/collaborator to work with. We work really well together. This is, in fact, the first thing that I’ve done musically since R.E.M disbanded. So, of course, I wanted it to be for something that meant a lot to me. That was important.
You guessed my next question. That knowledge -- that this was the first music since R.E.M. -- must have put some extra pressure on you.
Yes, of course it did. But I knew I wasn’t going to sing, so that made it easier.
And you anticipated that question, too. Why not?
I just didn’t want to.
Tom Gilroy: Also, originally, I didn’t even go to you, if you remember. Because you had been talking so much about visual art and your sculpture. I was talking to you about help and approaching other musicians, and you were like, ‘What about me?’ And I was like ‘duh!’ But I didn’t think you wanted to do that anymore.
I thought the same thing. When Tom told me you'd made this, I was very surprised.
Michael Stipe: Just to go there: I’m a terrible painter. Just to put that in capital letters. And I know that. But this was more like an oral painting in a way because I didn’t have to use my voice. I didn’t have the pressure of writing a lyric or expressing a feeling or emotion through my voice. I could do it through instruments.
That's an entirely new pressure, though! Perhaps a fun new pressure.
It’s exciting. I ended up writing four different song parts and then putting them together.
This really has groove. What did you want it to sound like -- did you have something specific in mind?
I tried to bring groove. And Andy is an excellent bass player, so we were able to do something like Tom Verlaine, who I actually bumped into on the street the other day. It was unbelievable. It was like, ‘Tom!? It’s Michael, hi!’ It’s been ten years since I’ve seen him.
Tom Gilroy: It’s interesting that you mention Tom because I wouldn’t think of that.
Michael Stipe: My interpretation of Tom Verlaine and how he plays to other people’s work or creates parts is that he doesn’t want to fall into a clichéd blues riff. He’s working to avoid that. He doesn’t want to play jazz. Like Peter Buck would say, ‘You only play what’s absolutely necessary.’ And that takes every ounce of your energy as a musician. You’re a musician, you’re a player; you know what you’re doing. You could play along -- but sometimes it’s not essential to the thing moving forward.
Tom Gilroy: That’s why I like film, because you only leave what’s necessary.
Michael Stipe: We didn’t watch the footage as we were cutting the music together at all. I think I let Andy see it twice before we started -- and then we didn’t look at it until the musical piece was completely done and mixed. And I think we wound up extending something by five seconds.
One of my great mentors in art is James Herbert. Jim used to say in class that his belief was you can take any visual and any sonic element and combine them -- and the human brain would make it work together.
Pink Floyd and "The Wizard of Oz."
Right. There are moments there at the very beginning where he’s shaking his hair and it looks like a Hollywood studio sat around for six months deciding that’s exactly the sound that should come in after. But as it happens it just works beautifully together. And there’s almost a theme to the introduction of the peacock into the piece.
Tom Gilroy: I thought about that exact thing when I first saw it. I was expecting it to sound awesome, but while I was watching it and scoring it, how it was going together was incredible.
Michael Stipe: It was a marathon two days or three that we worked on it. But in the end, when we finally put it up with the visual, we were laughing like little children, saying ‘What the fuck! This actually works!’ I thought we were going to have to cut it, but we did have to extend it five or seven seconds with the drums. Actually, I played the drums, which was not a first, but…
You played the drums?
Well, the drums are electronic so it wasn’t that hard. But I knew where I wanted them to land and we made it work.
So Andy's on the bass. You also did the keyboards?
Andy plays the bass because I can’t play an instrument to save my life. I do play the keyboards. And his studio is near the train tracks, so there’s the train, which is very close to where both of us live. We hear the train when we’re on the phone talking to each other. I can hear it over the phone and across my back fence at the same time. So the train made it in; that’s a little part of Athens or whatever. The creation of the song is treading the same territory as the creation of the inspiration for the song, which is "The Cold Lands." It’s very deeply American and very much about how beautiful and how flawed we are.
So why this time for a first a musical portrait?
I spent the last couple of year trying to surprise myself and embark on journeys that are outside my comfort and experience. And so, why not do it? What’s stopping me from doing it? The only thing I can do is fail, at the very worst. Or insult someone, and I don’t think that happened.
Have people been nervous about asking you to do music?
No, people have asked. I said ‘no’ over and over again.
Wanting the focus to be on new things?
I have a pretty good sense of what people are asking me for when they ask me to participate in something musical. It’s not what I wanted to do. This is something that was actually outside of my realm of experience and something that interested me. And, you know, it wasn’t the follow up to "Man on the Moon."
Why did you want the peacock?
I knew what the peacock meant to Tom. And I thought the footage was beautiful and I knew that in the finished film the timing of the peacock -- and how it plays into the larger story of "The Cold Lands" -- is essential, deeply poetic and for me, very, very powerful. So I knew that Tom had shot a lot of the peacock. I knew that it existed in his life outside of this film.
We made a whole record about summer (R.E.M.'s "Reveal") and it’s not a record a lot of people loved. But over and over again, I was referencing dragonflies, and I remember reading all these reviews by people saying I was using this mythological creature or using that as allegory to something else. And, in fact, I have a lot dragonflies in my backyard, and I was writing in the heat of summer.
So, Tom has a peacock in his life and I know what that means to him in real life. And I know metaphorically or allegorically what it means within the construct of "The Cold Lands" and to the trajectory of this boy’s story and his life. It’s very important. I like the big symbol. I want to go for that, so I did.
Was there anything else inspiration-wise in mind that you were thinking about?
I just wanted to honor the ask and then the film, because I really loved it. Without Tom’s influence, I probably would have done something much quieter. But I knew that he wanted something that had a beat, so that was great because it really pushed me.
I’m happy with where it landed. It felt to me like a great first project.
First project -- does that mean there will be more like this?
I don’t know. Let’s put a giant parenthesis around that.
It’s like photography for me right now. I think photography at one point represented something very different from what it represents for me in 2014. In 1975, photography was something very, very special to me. It still is, but it’s become a means to an end or a part of something much bigger. So I think music will most definitely be a part of my future output. I hope it is. But it’s going to run through a very different circuit, I would expect. I love music. I think it’s an immensely moving form for me, but how do I apply that to where I am now?
It has to be hard to figure out. You have something that’s important to you, but something that you’ve been so well known for, for so long. To step away and put a toe back in…
This is not what people want to hear from me. But that’s want I want to offer, so…
You definitely knew that there was no way that you were interested in having words on this? Or singing?
No, no. If there was a singer, it wouldn’t have been me. I would have found someone. That’s not just being ornery. It’s just that I don’t want to do it right now.
Tom Gilroy: You already did it pretty well.
Michael Stipe: I did it and I did a really good job of it. Thank you. I’ll accept that meager compliment.
I’m sure this will spark speculation about more music. This is the first song since R.E.M. disbanded…
I wouldn’t call it a song. I’d call it a soundtrack or a musical piece. Yeah, of course it’s a big deal, but so is my friendship with Tom and so is "The Cold Lands." It was something I wanted to do and I wanted to stretch and challenge myself a little bit. And I do love music.
Miss it at all?
No. Music is like emotion. It takes such a huge amount of effort and headspace to move around. And I can step away from that for several years and be very happy.
We were in Athens in November for Jim McKay's film festival, and we were both at the 40 Watt when Bill Berry and Mike Mills joined Peter Buck on stage. I saw you lurking in the back…
I wasn’t lurking! I like to lean when I watch music.
Swerving, then! I imagine a lot of people were wondering "What is Michael thinking while watching this?"
No, they were walking up and asking me when I was going to get up on stage and I said, ‘I’m not. I’m here to see my friends do what they love to do.’
Tom Gilroy: You're a great lyricist. I wonder, what does the brain do when you stop writing? Where do those chromosomes go when someone stops doing that?
Michael Stipe: Into breath. That’s a great question. More objectively and not about us or me, I think it’s about creation and the urge or the need to create, and that’s something that will never leave me or you. So if it’s not a medium that you’re comfortable in or know well, maybe it’s one that you’re uncomfortable in and don’t know that well. Maybe it just shifted enough to be applied elsewhere. | <urn:uuid:15005201-d234-4c9e-9c57-7c2325b423a4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.salon.com/2014/06/04/michael_stipes_the_cold_lands_soundtrack_his_first_new_music_since_r_e_m_s_disbandment/ | 2024-04-18T14:25:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.983418 | 3,123 |
Fallon Conway-Boyd was making scrambled eggs for her nine-month-old son on Tuesday morning when she looked out the window.
It seemed every man and woman in Whitehead was running for the wharf.
She knew instantly what it meant.
It was her mom who told her it was her husband’s boat.
In the same breath telling her that he, Millan Boyd, along with crew members Trent Boyd and Kirkland David were all alive.
When the My Buddy capsized, they managed to crawl out from the tangle of traps and rope heading toward the frigid bottom onto their vessel’s upturned hull.
“Their bodies were so numb they couldn’t move their arms and legs,” said Conway.
“If they had've been in the water any longer, I don’t know what would have happened. It’s kind of a miracle, somebody was looking out for them.”
Off in the distance Duncan Bellefontaine and the crew of The Dirty Deeds saw them roll.
Word went out over the VHF and every boat along the shore was headed their way.
Bellefontaine reached them first, hauled them to safety and transferred them to Patrick Conway, Fallon’s father.
Tuesday was setting day in Lobster Fishing Area 31B.
For the communities that share this granite shoulder Guysborough County offers to the Atlantic it is a day of opportunity and peril.
Their small boats head out laden down with traps into the Atlantic’s swell to claim the bottom from which they will have 60 days to make their living for the year.
For Boyd and Conway-Boyd, herself a fisherman, this was to be their second season as owners of their own boat, licence and gear.
The My Buddy took much of their traps, buoys and rope to the bottom with it.
“If it hadn’t been for the community we would have lost everything,” said Conway-Boyd.
Having saved the lives of the crew of the My Buddy, Whitehead’s fishing community turned to saving their enterprise.
Word went out and within hours fishermen from Antigonish to the Eastern Shore had donated enough traps and gear so the couple can make a season of it.
“Mostly everybody relies on fishing around here, everybody understands, knows where we’re coming from and how we feel,” said Conway-Boyd.
“It has been amazing how good everyone has been to us. I just can’t thank people enough.”
Back on the water
On April 19, Conway-Boyd watched her husband steam out Whitehead harbor in her father’s boat with new gear to return to the water that nearly killed him, his brother and his helper hours earlier.
Having fished with her father for seven years she knew he had to go back and she had to watch him go.
“They say that if you don’t get back on the water right away, it’s harder,” said Conway-Boyd.
She’ll join him out there in the coming days.
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Ben Fogle: Lives in the Wild
Channel 5 for Renegade Pictures
Editor: Dave Richards
Tuesday 9th February 9pm.
Adventurer Ben Fogle is back, this time he’s staying closer to home with a series of short-haul trips around the UK and Europe.
Ben Fogle meets author Mark Boyle in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast. Mark has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land. His frugal lifestyle involves collecting water, winter foraging, fishing, sheep-wrangling and writing by candle-light. Ben admires his convictions but looks rather concerned when his host confiscates his phone! Reality, presence and connection are central to this episode edited by Dave Richards .
Tues 9th Feb 9pm.
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Fri, Sep 11
Saved By Nature- A Conversation With Founder Richard Tejeda
Time & Location
Sep 11, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
About the Event
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) for a conversation with Richard Tejeda, founder of Saved By Nature, a South Bay nonprofit that works to provide all community members with equal access to environmental education and nature. Saved By Nature works to expose, teach, and enlighten people of all backgrounds and abilities through environmental education and working collaboratively with partners to ensure mental, physical, and spiritual healing. Join us to learn about some examples of Richard’s inspiring work, his personal story, and a discussion of the opportunities and challenges as in providing all people with access to nature.
Registrants will receive an access link prior to the event.
This event is part of POST’s community event series, which is open to the general public as well as POST donors. We hope you’ll join us! We also curate a separate series of private events for our donors. Learn how you can support POST here: openspacetrust.org/support-post | <urn:uuid:e877c838-149f-4f24-af79-31f6bb4d9026> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.savedbynature.org/event-info/saved-by-nature-a-conversation-with-founder-richard-tejeda | 2024-04-18T13:45:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.938908 | 243 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2020
Laura McMillan, [email protected]
Plum Island dive results: “Every centimeter” covered with life
Pilot study finds coral, anemones, eelgrass meadows, and more
New Haven, Conn. – Over five days last September, a team of divers and marine scientists conducted a first-of-its-kind marine survey of the underwater habitats around Plum Island. They spent the winter and spring poring over their field notes, photographs, samples, and data, and now they have compiled their findings into a report titled “Initial Survey of Plum Island’s Marine Habitats.”
The study, supported by Save the Sound, New York Natural Heritage Program, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and funded by an anonymous donor, reveals an immense abundance of animal and plant life in a wide range of habitat types just off the threatened island’s shores.
Steve Resler of InnerSpace Scientific Diving, one of the divers who conducted the survey, said, “I have seen many parts of Long Island Sound over my long diving career, and I have never seen anything quite like it, particularly on the northern side of the island. Every centimeter of hard substrate was covered with plant and animal life, and some of the boulders were four meters across. It was extraordinary and thrilling for me.”
“Most people think of exotic tropical reefs when they think of coral, but we are lucky enough to have a species of shallow-water coral in Long Island Sound,” said Emily Runnells, a marine scientist for the New York Natural Heritage Program. “It’s great that we’ve discovered the northern star coral living around Plum Island, which is one of the few places in New York that has the shallow, rocky habitat it needs. This same kind of coral also lives in the tropics, so if we can learn the reasons for its adaptability to the range of temperatures it experiences in Long Island Sound, that knowledge may someday allow us to help struggling tropical coral reefs. More study needs to be done, and Plum Island’s waters could be a living laboratory for that work.”
In addition to coral, the report describes communities of sponges, bryozoans, and tube worms covering the immense boulder fields, and near the surface, blue mussels. The researchers encountered gray seals, including one that nipped a diver’s swim fin. Plant communities consist of various species of red and green algae, along with sugar kelp around most of the island.
“We thought that kelp may be growing in significant quantities around Plum Island—and we found it,” said Resler. “Here though, the kelp doesn’t stand in tall vertical columns like in the Pacific Northwest. Instead it sways almost horizontally due to the very strong tidal currents around the island.”
Other habitats identified include:
- Relatively flat, large expanses of gently sloping sandy areas with distinct sand ridges, primarily off the south side of the island. Spider crabs were highly abundant in this area.
- Occasional assemblages of very large boulders separated by larger open expanses of sand off the extreme southeast side of the island.
- Eelgrass meadows well established in a relatively shallow, nearshore area off the west side of Plum Island.
“Plum Island is part of an important coastal ecosystem, and we need to know what’s in the waters around the island in order to protect it,” explained Matt Schlesinger, chief zoologist with the New York Natural Heritage Program and principal investigator of the dive project. “This pilot study lays the groundwork for a further in-depth study of Plum Island’s marine habitats and wildlife, which will help inform the future management of activities in the island’s subtidal areas.” That second study is currently planned for the summer of 2021.
Plum Island, located off Orient Point, Long Island, is federally owned and currently slated to be sold at auction after the Plum Island Animal Disease Center moves to Kansas. Legislation to permanently protect the island—known for its array of fragile wildlife habitat and historic buildings—has been introduced in Congress several times, and last December a bill was passed to delay the sale by one year. Also last year, the state of New York passed a bill allowing for the establishment of a marine protection area around the island. Save the Sound, its fellow members of the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, and champions in Congress are continuing to push for permanent conservation. A vision report for the island’s future, developed by Save the Sound and The Nature Conservancy through a multi-year stakeholder process, is nearing completion.
Chris Cryder, land campaign manager for Save the Sound, said, “The marine surveys provide critical information to consider when determining future potential uses of the island. The more information we have, the better we can protect all of Plum Island’s valuable habitats and life, both on land and in the surrounding waters.”
Images: Diver Dan Marelli at work; northern star coral (dead; live samples were also found); bryozoans; Pagurus pollicaris hermit crab; lion’s mane jelly. All images courtesy InnerSpace Scientific Diving.
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I can’t believe it has been over 17 years ago that I started this journey with SBC. As I made a leap from the corporate world to consulting, little did I know that I was joining an organization that would make such an impact on my life, working with the best leader and team. After working with our first client, Allergan and AMO, I remember thinking to myself that this organization was something different - it's not just an ordinary firm, but one that has built its foundation on relationships and integrity. These core values aligned with what I was looking for and have truly allowed me to experience the perfect work/life balance. I have been able to pick my kids up from school, work in their classroom, and attend sporting events, all while being able to fulfill my passion for building relationships and helping great people connect with great companies. I love that each person on our team is always willing to help out and brainstorm ideas, and even though we are virtual, we are able to collaborate and support each other. As I look back I feel so blessed to be part of an organization that values its clients and for the relationships that I have made along the way. Congratulations to 20 years and thank you Sherry for being a mentor, and allowing me to be a part of this journey! | <urn:uuid:534f686d-b314-45f9-a130-680671b89e94> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sbcompany.net/post/lisa-s-story | 2024-04-18T14:23:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.98532 | 264 |
Wed, Apr 10
|64518 E Galveston Ln, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA
Calling All Animal Lovers!
Join us for an enlightening journey as we delve into the mystical world of animal communication. Discover the hidden messages your beloved pets long to share with you. Explore the profound bond between humans and animals in a captivating talk by Animal Whisperer: Lauren Hoover-West
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
64518 E Galveston Ln, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA
About the event
Join us at 6:00 p.m. for our Social Hour! Mingle with fellow members and their guests, and be sure to arrive early to catch a glimpse of the exciting plans the New Board has in store for the future. Don't forget to bring a friend along! Plus, don't miss out on the chance to win a free gift in our special drawing. See you there! | <urn:uuid:8f0a5e29-c2f2-458b-9c64-30667edd3b20> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sbmetaphysical.com/event-details/animal-whisperer-unveiling-what-your-pets-want-you-to-know | 2024-04-18T13:05:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.907302 | 207 |
In case you didn’t know - spoiler alert to the end of Moby Dick - the end of Moby Dick is not considered a happy ending if you're rooting for ol’ Ahab. I am not an expert on the text or on whaling (or on fly fishing for that matter) but a lack of practical thinking leads to his demise. I read to learn - how to do and how not to do. This report will offer a few tips on fishing New Jersey rivers in the North West of the state this week.
Practical thinking in fishing is most important when the cold weather begins. We have to be practical in our flies and our preparedness.
The insect activity is slowing down to a crawl. I saw yet another large October Caddis under the porch light before dawn. On the water at first light, fish were rising near the banks and inside the seam of the bubble line. This tells us that we can find dry fly action for a little while longer. Blue winged olives (#18 - #24), tricos, RS2s and WD40 should mimic whatever micro activity exists in the foam and just below the surface. Weightless American pheasant tail nymphs (Tightline Productions American Pheasant tail) is a good choice, too. Keep your trailing flies #18 or smaller.
A dry dropper is an effective way to fish small nymphs on or just below the surface. If you follow this report, the Stimulator, Elk Wing (or Deer Hair) Caddis are the go-to lead flies. Next time I am out, I am going to try a Royal Coachman to change things up. It is highly visible for the angler and trout.
Practically thinking and planning ahead, it is time to think small: midges, larvae and eggs, and heavy Eurostyle nymphs. In fact, reports from other anglers suggest that LaFontaine Sparkle Pupae, JC’s Electric Caddis (bright green), and micro eggs (#18 - #24) are catching fish.
My age and the decade I entered the sport puts me on the tail end of traditional thinking when it comes to flies. I will swear up and down that small hare’s ear, Prince nymphs, and zebra midges (red and black) can get up through the winter. I can not argue with the efficacy of Euro nymphs.
The trend seems to be reducing the body of the E-nymph on a jig hook with a heavy bead, but increasing the volume with a shaggy, buggy, CDC-y collar. They are swift and heavy and plunge to the bottom of plunge pools. The shop has loads of tying material so everyone can stock up for long Winter nights tying in front of a fire or favorite movie. Veevus Body Fuzz is in stock while supplies last. A multitude of Tungsten beads in all sorts of colors has arrived, as has vinyl ribbing and Glo-brite thread. Diamond braid, all colors of Marabou, and egg-pattern materials are available to set up your Steelhead fly box.
The fish recognize the drop in temperature and find deep places to hang out. Heavier split shot helps, or, use heavier hooks to tie heavier eggs with; UV2 Egg Roe yarn around a Mustad C67S looks great as it bounces down the gravel bed. Try a rainbow warrior or tiny copper John trailing behind.
As the water temperature drops, remember that we engage in a potentially hazardous sport. Even when the air temps are still not yet frigid, the water temperatures are in the low 50s, which can cause "cold shock" with sudden immersion. We heard a tale from our own Jennifer of an angler who needed her to help him exit the river after he had fallen and had difficulty getting out. Stash dry, warm clothes in the trunk and bring a raincoat, gloves and a hat. Consider wading boots with cleats; bring a wading staff and polarized glasses to find safe places to wade and stand.
The Caddis and mayfly group is about ready to hibernate. Minnows and young-of-the year dace help fatten our fish up before really low temps slow metabolisms to a crawl as well. The midge and scud group will occupy more of a trout’s diet. Scuds will change from olive to gray and tan as the algae dwindles.
Stick with it! It seems to be a tough Fall for many anglers, myself included. Hopefully, I will see you out there.
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The movie Carrie (1976) is a supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, adapted from Stephen King’s 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy 16-year-old who is constantly mocked and bullied at school[¹]. Carrie lives with her fanatically religious and unstable mother Margaret, and is a loner, often bullied by her peers[¹].
When Carrie experiences her first period in school, she panics, having never been told about menstruation[¹]. Her classmates laugh at her, throwing tampons and sanitary pads at her, until the gym teacher, Miss Collins, intervenes¹. This event leads to her classmates being punished. One of those students, self-absorbed Chris Hargensen, vows revenge against Carrie for that punishment[²]. Another student, the popular Sue Snell, begins to feel sorry for Carrie[²].
In wanting to help her get out of her shell, Sue asks her boyfriend, the equally popular Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to the senior prom instead of her. This move does not sit well with Mrs. White, who in her extreme view believes Carrie will fall prey to sin. All these competing issues lead to Carrie deciding on an impulse to use a newfound skill to free herself from the figurative chains that have long been placed around her, with tragic consequences[²].
The movie Carrie (1976) is a story of a troubled and lonely high-school girl who is mercilessly bullied to the point where she wreaks vengeance against her tormenters by using powers of telekinesis[¹][⁶].
- Sissy Spacek as Carrie White
- Amy Irving as Sue Snell
- William Katt as Tommy Ross
- Nancy Allen as Chris Hargensen
- John Travolta as Billy Nolan
- Betty Buckley as Miss Collins
- P. J. Soles as Norma
When Sissy Spacek was preparing for her character, she isolated herself from the rest of the ensemble, decorated her dressing room with heavy religious iconography and studied Gustave Doré’s illustrated Bible.
Nancy Allen claims she never realized her character was going to be so evil until she saw the finished film.
In the last scene of the film, Amy Irving’s outburst so terrified her real-life mother Priscilla Pointer, that she screamed out “Amy” instead of “Sue”.
According to a review on Ghouls Magazine, “While Carrie is memorable for its shocking moments (and the truly terrifying faces of Piper Laurie), the feeling that lingers after the film is one of utter sadness.”.
A review on Tor.com: “Part of the reason Carrie had such an impact is because of how, for all its fantastical trappings, it was rooted in things very real, mundane, and human as well—things that we could all, in one way or another, recognize as part of our own experiences.[³].
Horror Obsessive: “Carrie uses supernatural abilities to explore the timeless and relatable themes of adolescence, bullying, and being an outcast. Carrie’s telekinetic powers can be a metaphor for the anger and psychological trauma caused by abuse. “. | <urn:uuid:3ac55c8a-18a6-4991-a4fa-623e9465c367> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scarystudies.com/scarepedia/carrie-1976/ | 2024-04-18T14:00:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.953999 | 693 |
Canadian Federal Parties Respond on Nuclear Weapons
The federal political parties were asked 3 questions on nuclear weapons during the 2006 Canadian election. The questions, sent by the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, and their responses are included below.
There are now 27,000 nuclear weapons in the world, of which 4400 are capable of being used in under 30 minutes. The highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, has confirmed that the elimination of these weapons is a legal obligation falling on all states. We Canadians provide moral and financial support to a defence policy in which we agree to participate actively in nuclear holocaust. A nuclear exchange, whether started by accident, arrogance, insanity or sheer brutality, would threaten our human and natural environment with total destruction. We would anticipate Canadian cities with firestorms raging for miles, people being crushed, blinded, burnt. Human and economic chaos would result.
Q1. Given the near certainty of nuclear destruction unless disarmament of nuclear weapons occurs soon, should Canada make the banning of nuclear weapons a priority of its foreign policy?
Q2. Do you agree that the Government of Canada should urgently host an international meeting to discuss the legal, technical and political elements required for a nuclear weapons-free world?
Q3. Should Canada disavow its support for NATO’s nuclear option of maintaining nuclear weapons indefinitely?
Q1. Canada is concerned about the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. Proliferation is creating a more dangerous and complex security environment, both at home and abroad. Canada’s principal approach to address the missile threat is prevention, through non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament (NACD) measures. We are fully committed to promoting and strengthening NACD treaties, mechanisms, and norms. In particular, we are:
working to strengthen the Hague Code of Conduct on ballistic missiles;
promoting increased understanding of and adherence to the principles of the Missile Technology Control Regime;
working to strengthen international safeguards and verification;
pressing to make the UN Conference on Disarmament more effective;
urging the re-launching of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty;
promoting entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; and,
pushing all 187 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty members to recommit themselves to the implementation of the Treaty. In addition, Canada has dedicated up to $1 billion over 10 years to the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. Prevention is our first line of defence against missiles and weapons of mass destruction. Q2. The Liberal Party is firmly opposed to the weaponization of space and recognizes that the best time to prevent an arms race in outer space is before one begins. While an existing international treaty explicitly forbids the stationing of weapons of mass destruction in space, there is currently no multilateral agreement banning the deployment of a broader range of weapons. A Liberal government will build on the international reputation earned through Canada’s prominent initiatives on such issues as disarmament and the landmines convention and will lead an international campaign at the United Nations to establish a treaty banning all weapons in space. Q3. NATO is a cornerstone of Canada’s relations with Europe. Canada benefits significantly from the diplomatic weight, technical expertise and military capabilities of NATO. Canada has been a member of NATO since it was founded in 1949. The dividends of Canada’s investment in NATO include access to strategic information, exercises with allied forces and an equal voice in high-level decisions affecting Euro-Atlantic security and stability. Canada’s pursuit of a global system of security has meant a particularly strong attachment to the European continent. Throughout two World Wars and then through NATO, Canada has played an active part in the maintenance of peace and order in Europe. Our goal is to ensure the consistent application of Canadian policy toward nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in all international fora, including the United Nations (UN), the UN Conference on Disarmament (CD), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), meetings of the States Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), and other treaty organizations, through liaison within Foreign Affairs Canada and with other government departments and agencies. Our work contributes to strengthening Canada’s national security by formulating, advocating and negotiating effective non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament policies, strategies and agreements. In so doing, we ensure that nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation is fully integrated into the development and conduct of Canadian national security policy.
Thank you for your email. I appreciate you taking the time to contact me and I welcome the opportunity to address the issues you have brought forward. Q1. The first priority for any government should be the safety and security of its citizens. Getting all nations to ban nuclear weapons is a goal worthwhile pursuing. It must be done multilaterally since leaving rogue nations like North Korea or Iran as the only ones with nuclear weapons would imperil the rest of the world. Q2. Any dsicussions which would advance this goal would be helpful. Q3. The NATO option reflects my comments in Question #1. The goal of a multilateral worldwide, all-inclusive ban is laudable, but must include undemocratic rogue states like Iran, which has vowed to use nuclear attacks. Thank you again for contacting me. Sincerely, Stockwell Day
Bloc Québécois Response
Vous trouverez, ci-joint, les réponses au questionnaire que vous nous avez fait parvenir dans le cadre du déclenchement des élections fédérales 2005-2006. Nous espérons que les réponses fournies vous permettront de mieux comprendre notre action politique. Nous vous prions d’agréer, Monsieur Delong, l’expression de nos sentiments distingués. Dominic Labrie Cabinet du chef du Bloc Québécois 3750, Crémazie Est, bureau 307 Montréal (Québec) H2A 1B6 Q1. Oui Q2. Le Canada devrait faire en sorte qu’une telle rencontre se tienne. Q3. La question est un peu prématurée. Il faut être conscient que les temps sont durs pour les opposants à l’armement nucléaire. Les tensions internationales sont exacerbées, des pays qui étaient jusqu’alors exempts d’armes nucléaires développent maintenant des programmes d’armement. Depuis le développement de la doctrine des frappes préventives par les États-Unis, l’Iran est le deuxième pays (après la Corée du Nord) à développer un programme nucléaire. La conception agressive des relations internationales ne semble pas fonctionner. Le président de l’AIEA et prix Nobel de la paix 2005, Mohammed El Baradei, écrivait au printemps 2003 que « la seule façon de lutter efficacement contre la prolifération des armes nucléaires était de s’attaquer aux causes de l’insécurité qui pousse certains États à s’armer ». Nous sommes d’accord avec lui. Les menaces, lorsqu’elles ne sont pas accompagnées de propositions concrètes pour renforcer l’ordre international et le respect du droit, risquent de créer plus de tension et d’insécurité internationales. La Charte des Nations Unies est un vaste traité de non-agression. Elle interdit les actes d’agression et même les menaces d’agression. Un engagement renouvelé de la communauté internationale à le faire respecter nous semble la voie la plus porteuse pour apaiser les tensions qui poussent les États à s’armer dont parlait Mohammed El Baradei. Le renforcement des institutions multilatérales et du droit international est un pré requis au désarmement nucléaire. C’est là que le Bloc compte mettre ses énergies.
Attached please find the response of the New Democratic Party to your 2006 Election Survey. It is the policy of our party to respond to surveys on behalf of all New Democratic candidates. Please note that our election platform has yet to be released. We invite you to consult our platform after it is released for more information on the issues you raise in your questionnaire. Thank you for your interest in the views of the New Democratic Party on the critical issues facing Canadians. We appreciate your efforts to help voters make an informed decision on voting day. Sincerely, Jack Layton Leader of Canada’s NDP Q1. Yes. Here is what Alexa McDonough (Halifax),the NDP’s Peace Advocate had to say on August 9th, Peacekeepers Day: “…It is also a critical moment for Canada to recommit to the urgently needed goal of putting peace-building and nuclear disarmament back atop the global agenda. To do so, the Prime Minister must get beyond his empty rhetoric of `giving the world more of the Canada the world needs,’ and actually engage other nations and civil society in a concerted campaign needed to halt and reverse the resurgence of nuclear weapons development and proliferation that we are witnessing today. Canadians are deeply worried by the failure of May’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference in New York to achieve consensus on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states; on keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of non-state groups; and on persuading nuclear-weapon states to honour their disarmament obligations. However, there are grounds for optimism in the tireless efforts of Canada’s NGO community—together with parliamentarians from all levels, as well as their international counterparts—to get the peace and disarmament agendas back on track, making them the national and international priorities they deserve to be. As the 60th anniversaries of the end of World War II and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings come to a close, I am confident Canadians will continue to play a critical role in helping rid our world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction—a fitting tribute to the sacrifices of our peacekeepers throughout the years.” Q2. Yes. Q3. Yes.
While the Green Party did not respond directly, policies from their 2006 Election Platform are included here. Green Party MPs would work to: Rescind all uranium-mining permits and prohibit the export of fissionable nuclear material. Redirect National Research Council and Industry Canada research and development programs towards renewable, alternative, and soft energy technologies that will reduce fossil fuel consumption and phase out nuclear power. Declare Canada a military nuclear-free zone and abstain from participating in the development or usage of space-based weapons.16 | <urn:uuid:d6c0ae2c-68c6-46a0-abb9-416186fa17a4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scienceforpeace.org/post/atomic-politics | 2024-04-18T15:13:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.780515 | 2,394 |
In human biometeorology, the estimation of mean radiant temperature (MRT) is generally considered challenging. This work presents a general framework to compute the MRT at the global scale for a human subject placed in an outdoor environment and irradiated by solar and thermal radiation both directly and diffusely. The proposed framework requires as input radiation fluxes computed by numerical weather prediction (NWP) models and generates as output gridded globe-wide maps of MRT. It also considers changes in the Sun’s position affecting radiation components when these are stored by NWP models as an accumulated-over-time quantity. The applicability of the framework was demonstrated using NWP reanalysis radiation data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Mapped distributions of MRT were correspondingly computed at the global scale. Comparison against measurements from radiation monitoring stations showed a good agreement with NWP-based MRT (coefficient of determination greater than 0.88; average bias equal to 0.42 °C) suggesting its potential as a proxy for observations in application studies. | <urn:uuid:e2799edb-ae1b-4dc1-b135-1871094261b5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=36bdd2e9-de0d-4b20-9c3b-2305a151bb05 | 2024-04-18T15:11:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.946544 | 218 |
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has issued the 2023 Budget. This article sets out the aspects of interest to technology lawyers.
Regulation of Technologies Review
At the Autumn Statement 2022 the government asked Sir Patrick Vallance to lead the Pro-Innovation Regulation of Technologies Review. The government has now announced that it will be taking forward all Sir Patrick’s recommendations on the regulation of emerging digital technologies. These include:
- a multi-regulator sandbox;
- amending the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to include a statutory public interest defence;
- announcing a clear policy position on the relationship between intellectual property law and generative AI to provide confidence to innovators and investors;
- facilitating greater industry access to public data, and prioritising wider data sharing and linkage across the public sector;
- bringing forward the Future of Transport Bill to unlock innovation across automated transport applications;
- working with the Civil Aviation Authority to establish an operating standard for drones, moving away from relying on operators to prove they are safe;
- the ICO should update its guidance to clarify when an organisation is a controller, joint controller or processor for processing activities relating to AI as a service;
- in line with the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee’s recommendation in their report on the UK space strategy and UK satellite infrastructure, the UK government should implement a variable liability approach to granting licences by June 2023.
The report also said that the government should avoid regulating emerging digital technologies too early, to avoid the risk of stifling innovation.
The government has now asked Sir Patrick to report on how regulators can better support innovation, and the government’s new Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Dame Angela McLean, will oversee future reviews into creative industries, advanced manufacturing, and the regulator growth duty.
The UK government says that it will support growth in the sectors it considers key for the future: green industries; digital technologies; life sciences; creative industries and advanced manufacturing.
In addition, it says that further investment is needed in infrastructure for research and innovation. Powerful computing capability is essential to progress in AI research. However, the Future of Compute Review, which was published earlier in March, found that the UK’s AI community has immediate requirements for large-scale, accelerator-driven compute to remain internationally competitive. It said that urgent action is needed to bolster the UK’s compute infrastructure and create a world-class compute ecosystem.
The government is following two key recommendations of the Future of Compute Review: it will invest, subject to the usual business case processes, in the region of £900 million to build an exascale supercomputer and it will establish a new AI Research Resource.
The government says that recent developments in AI, such as the launch of ChatGPT and the announcement of Google Bard, have shown the powerful potential for technologies which are based upon foundation models, including large language models. The UK government will establish a taskforce to advance UK sovereign capability in foundation models, including large language models.
The government will award a £1 million prize every year for the next ten years to researchers that drive progress in critical areas of AI.
Quantum technologies are expected to have transformative and wide-ranging impacts, through the development of new types of computers, secure communications, and wider improvements to sensing, imaging and timing. The Quantum Strategy sets out a quantum research and innovation programme. The government will invest a total of £2.5 billion over 10 years, focusing on four goals: ensuring the UK is home to significant quantum science and engineering; supporting businesses through innovation funding opportunities and by providing access to high quality R&D facilities; driving the use of quantum technologies in the UK; and creating a national and international regulatory framework.
The government has allocated £100 million funding for the Innovation Accelerators programme to 26 transformative R&D projects. It has also committed to lead on the regulation of AI and on the future of web technology. The government will work to maximise the potential of Web3 and to spur UK growth and innovation, alongside empowering individuals to influence how their data is used, and managing downside risks to privacy, security and harms. | <urn:uuid:731bf3dd-79f0-46e9-9457-239fd9407078> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scl.org/12833-tech-aspects-of-2023-budget/ | 2024-04-18T13:41:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.934332 | 845 |
Christchurch? guide now available in nine language
New to Christchurch? guide now available in nine languages
One of the greatest challenges facing new migrants and refugees is where to find basic information that allows them to quickly settle and build a new life. New to Christchurch? is a guide designed to provide such useful information to assist migrants with their transition.
Produced by the Christchurch City Council with the assistance of New Zealand Settlement Support, New to Christchurch? details such information as how to get around the city, open a bank account, find a place to live, get access to healthcare, to find work, improve their English, and how to shop.
In its second edition, the guide is now available in English and eight other languages – Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Korean, Japanese, Russian, Samoan and Farsi.
Charlene Tan, who migrated from Singapore six years ago, says it would have been fantastic to have access to such a guide when she first arrived in New Zealand.
“I never thought it would be so hard to migrate to New Zealand, particularly as I had travelled extensively and English was my first language. I felt so isolated and did not know who to reach out to.”
She says it was the basics which were the hardest like finding somewhere to live, banking, immigration issues, schooling, where to buy groceries and how to buy a car.
“New to Christchurch? is a great resource as it covers such a lot of basic requirements and will save migrants a lot of time trying to gather all this information. “
For Anya Filippochkina, arriving in New Zealand eight years ago from Ukraine was a huge cultural shock. She did not understand English which made it difficult to access information on the basics, such as housing, banking and the health system.
“Everything was so new; I did not know where to go or who to ask for help. At times I preferred not to ask for help as people would look at you as if you were strange.”
Anya wishes she had had access to New to Christchurch? when she arrived in New Zealand. “It would have made my life so much easier.”
She welcomes the guide being translated into Russian, as it is so much easier to understand such information when you are able to read it in your first language.
‘It will be invaluable not only for those come from Russia and also for migrants from other former USSR republics.
“It is crucial that people can feel independent, which is what New to Christchurch? allows them to be. They know where to go and that they can then ask for help if they need to.”
New to Christchurch? guides are now available from service centres, libraries, Refugee and Migrant Centre and Citizen Advice Bureau.
The New to Christchurch? Guide will be launched at a Mayoral Reception in the Christchurch City Council Chambers, 163 Tuam Street, on Tuesday, (28 November) at 5.30pm. All migrants who have settled in Christchurch during the last six months are invited to attend the celebration. | <urn:uuid:c937e956-d826-4d4e-87ae-5acd3b8815be> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0611/S00430.htm | 2024-04-18T14:10:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00567.warc.gz | en | 0.979035 | 652 |
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There comes a moment when you may feel your space is just too cramped. You are looking to expand but do not want to move out of your current home. You love your neighborhood, live in a convenient location, but want to give your family enough space to function. Design experts suggest remodeling to build a room addition. Remodeling is an effective way to stay in place, expand your area, and increase selling value. Now for the big question, how much will a room addition cost in California? Additional remodeling costs vary. They depend on the area of the region, the complexity of the project, and design materials.
House prices in California
According to the L.A. Times, house prices have gone up by 13% in January 2021 since many buyers are taking advantage of the lower mortgage rates. The median price in Southern California has increased to about $600,000. Orange County house prices rose 6.7% to $799,000 while sales climbed 22%. This is the highest jump rate in Southern California. On the other end, the median house price in San Diego rose 9.4% to about $640,000 while sales climbed 1.8%.
With many home buyers remodeling, room additions are popular among home improvement projects. How much do room additions cost precisely? Extras can cost about 30% more than new construction. But, these costs can easily cover themselves when adding more value to the home. These higher costs include modifying to accommodate structural integrity and aesthetics when building on existing plans. Materials, permitting, and labor also factor in.
In Orange County, the average cost for a room addition is about $85,000 without extravagant design. Location matters when calculating costs. Not only does the city matter, but if the home is on a slope, this may require further grading and foundation planning. Make sure you factor in every little detail.
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First floor, second floor or both?
The type of room addition can strongly determine whether you remodel on the first floor or second floor. Remodeling on a tight budget will matter as well. Building out, costs less than building up. This is because when building on top of an existing structure, the roof needs to be removed and replaced. Additional support structures need installing, as well as additional structural support and footings. When building vertically, a staircase may need to be built to fit the current function and aesthetic of the home.
Depending on the design, often the cost includes making sure the design flows seamlessly with the existing structure. The type of flooring, windows, and paint will all be added to the cost. In addition, it is important to consider the current market demand, which can also affect the cost of materials.
How big do you want the addition to be?
Other things to consider when determining if you want to expand up or down are the property lot size, HOA requirements, and zoning laws. If you have the lot space, the best ground-level remodeling additions include:
- A California room
- Family room
- At-home gym
- Kitchen expansion
- Laundry room
Typical second story additions include :
- A hobby/craft room
- Master suite
- Home office
- A bedroom
The cost of adding square footage to a home varies in terms of complexity and price. The cost depends on the purpose of the room addition. It affects where and how it is built. Plumbing, electrical, roofing, structural integrity, and design are things to consider when planning for a room addition.
The room addition size depends on what you use it for and the lot size you are working with. Square footage and where you build it will also play a role in cost.
Will your addition include a bathroom or laundry room?
A room addition, including a bathroom or a laundry room, will cost differently than a family room. It is important to remember that plumbing and electrical can add to costs when remodeling. A family room is more budget-friendly because it usually does not involve extra costs in the expansion. A typical family room addition with just the room costs between $75,000 to $95,000. With design and high-quality materials, prices can easily climb to $150,000 and beyond.
An addition with a design that includes countertops, cabinets, flooring, and tiling can climb up in cost because it adds more materials and labor to the project. However, it also adds more value to your home, making it a great investment. Cabinets alone are 40% of the cost of a kitchen.
Adding a laundry room to your home provides the opportunity for more storage space. Countertops built over appliances equip the room with an area for folding and sorting laundry. Built-in cabinets give a place to store towels and detergent, keeping them out of sight for a cleaner aesthetic.
When building a bathroom addition, consider adding elements that will significantly improve your home value. Make sure the room includes an exhaust fan, a window for plenty of natural light, and dual sinks. Dual sinks are an excellent investment because the two can share drainage, which saves expense.
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Will the addition affect other parts of the house?
When remodeling, a room addition can affect how you use other existing parts of your home. The home space becomes less congested by adding square footage, which opens space for a seamless daily routine. You can store dirty clothes in the new area with a laundry room addition without having them clutter your master bathroom. With an additional bathroom for the kids, you do not have to share and can keep your guest bathroom separate and spotless.
Structural changes can also affect the new layout. If building on an existing structure, you may need to include a new stairway. Stairways can relieve the traffic flow within your home. Also, adding windows that increase natural light can make other spaces in your house much brighter and airy which will make it feel bigger.
If you want your everyday life to be easier and function more smoothly, a room addition may be something to consider.
Other things to consider are zoning laws and building permits. Working with a knowledgeable design and build remodeling firm will save you many headaches during this process. Adding to your home may be a no-brainer, but there are still some hoops to jump through.
Building an addition means adhering to all the city zoning laws and neighborhood requirements, especially if you have a Home Owners Association (HOA). Your HOA may tell you that you cannot extend your home property line because of structural requirements. Also, you may not be able to build upward beyond a certain amount of feet. Understanding the difference between city laws and HOA can be confusing but it’s old hat to us at Sea Pointe.
Adding square footage to your home with a room addition can boost the value of your home by 30%. Room addition costs vary in terms of structural complexity, design, and price. Costs include cabinetry, plumbing, and electrical, depending on if the space requires it. Other factors to consider are demolition and whether it is necessary to remove load-bearing walls.
We suggest working with a design build remodeling firm so you can take advantage of value engineering. Sea Pointe Design & Remodel considers value engineering how a project will be constructed, including what materials we need to ensure we offer our clients the most cost-effective options.
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With SECUINFRA’s MDR service, you won’t get lost in a flood of alerts. We undertake not only the DETECTION of cyber-attacks, but also their ANALYSIS and RESPONSE.
Comprehensive DETECTION of cyber attacks
The detection of cyber attacks in our MDR service is technologically based on the three pillars of endpoint-based, log data-based and network-based attack detection.
Endpoint-based attack detection & response
At the endpoint, we deploy advanced Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) systems. Unlike outdated signature-based detection mechanisms such as AntiVirus, modern EDR systems detect anomalies in the execution of programs. If cyber attacks are detected, they can already be response against automatically at the endpoint.
Log-based attack detection
At the heart of our MDR service is Security Information & Event Management (SIEM). Here we process all relevant log data from your company and supplement it with contextual information and threat intelligence feeds. We rely on our globally unique use case library including cyber deception. Use-case-based attack detection is complemented by machine learning.
Network-based attack detection & response
The analysis of network-based data is two-pronged in our MDR service. Both a classic intrusion detection system (IDS) and a modern, protocol-based network detection & response (NDR) system are used. If cyber attacks are detected, they can be defended against automatically at the network level using NDR.
When analyzing cyberattacks, it is important to have the right data available and to ask the right questions of that data. We have been dealing with the generation of the right data and the right questions since SECUINFRA was founded in 2010 – you will not find more experience in this field in Germany!
Rapid RESPONSE from cyber attacks
In the event of a cyber attack, in addition to detection and analysis, rapid and professional response is critical. That’s why, when it comes to defending against cyber attacks, we rely on a combination of automated response technologies such as Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR), Network Detection & Response (NDR) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) on the one hand, and the expert know-how of our cyber defense analysts on the other, who are on duty for you 24/7. In the event of a major incident, our incident responders will support you.
Once an attacker has compromised a system, every minute counts. To stop the attack as early as possible, we rely on automated response technologies. These stop the attacker at the endpoint using EDR, on the network using NDR, and at any other location using SOAR. Which actions are automated is coordinated in advance.
Fastest defense through automated response technologies
24/7 response by cyber defense experts
In addition to automated response technologies, our cyber defense analysts are available 24/7. If necessary, they block compromised accounts, disconnect infected systems from the network or carry out other measures agreed in the Incident Response Plan.
Holistic DETECTION + ANALYSIS + RESPONSE of cyber attacks instead of flood of alarms!
Many competitors offer only the operation of cyber-attack detection technologies, relying on manufacturers’ standard rules. Ideally, the alarms generated in this way are evaluated before they are forwarded. The actual work, the in-depth analysis and response against cyber attacks, is left to you, the customer.
SECUINFRA offers you a holistic approach, from detection to analysis and response.
With our MDR service, you can achieve a level of security that is otherwise only reserved for large corporations.
David Bischoff, Principal Cyber Defense Consultant
David Bischoff, Principal Cyber Defense Consultant
Expert know-how for your safety
Our cyber defense experts are available 24/7 and have in-depth training and experience in detecting, analyzing and defending against cyber attacks. Below is a selection of certifications held by our cyber defense analysts, incident responders, digital forensics experts and malware analysts.
The most important FAQ from the Managed Detection & Response area
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is an outsourced service that helps organizations detect, respond to and mitigate complex threats. Unlike traditional security measures, which are primarily focused on preventing attacks, MDR focuses on detecting and responding to threats that have breached the first line of defense.
MDR uses advanced technologies such as machine learning and behavioral analysis to identify suspicious activity. As soon as a threat is detected, the MDR team reacts quickly to isolate the threat and minimize its impact. It is therefore a proactive and continuous approach to monitoring cyber security.
Conventional security measures such as firewalls and anti-virus software are important, but are often not enough to detect and respond to complex attacks. MDR provides a deeper and more comprehensive layer of security by combining continuous monitoring, advanced threat detection and rapid response to minimize the risk of security breaches and reduce the impact of a potential incident.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is an advanced cyber security service that combines the capabilities of security technologies, advanced analytics and human experts to protect organizations from cyber threats.
MDR service providers continuously monitor a company’s IT infrastructure to identify anomalies and suspicious activity. If a threat is detected, the MDR team responds quickly to investigate the incident, determine the extent of the threat and take appropriate action to mitigate and eliminate the risk.
Compared to in-house solutions, MDR services offer round-the-clock monitoring and response, which is often difficult to achieve with an in-house team. In addition, MDR service providers have expertise in a variety of security areas and stay up-to-date with the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.
By outsourcing to an MDR service provider, an organization can benefit from the expertise of a dedicated security team without the costs and challenges associated with building and maintaining its own in-house security team. Overall, this can lead to a more efficient and cost-effective cybersecurity solution.
When selecting an MDR service provider, a number of criteria should be taken into account:
Expertise and experience: A good MDR service provider should have in-depth expertise and proven experience in providing effective MDR services. Check whether the company has experience in your sector or with similar companies.
Technology: Check which technologies the provider uses. These should be up to date in order to keep pace with the constantly changing threat landscape.
Response time: The service provider should be able to respond quickly to incidents. A quick response time can help to minimize the damage.
Reporting and communication: A good MDR service provider should report transparently and regularly on its activities. You should feel well informed and supported when working with him.
Adaptability: The service provider should be able to adapt its services to the specific needs of your company.
Value for money: Last but not least, the cost of the service should be proportionate to the services provided and the level of protection expected.
Remember that choosing an MDR service provider depends on many factors, including the size of your business, the industry you operate in and the specific risks you face. Take advantage of our support and let us advise you on the various criteria.
Since the detection mechanisms are selected from our use case database on a customer-specific basis, it is not possible to make a categorical statement in this regard. However, during an initial consultation, we would be happy to show you the potential coverage provided by the MDR service using the MITRE ATT&CK matrix. Please contact our sales team for this.
At the beginning of the contractual relationship, a fixed price per asset is set for various asset categories. Asset categories are differentiated between workstations, servers, network devices and firewalls (up to 1GB/s). With our fixed price model, your future costs are clearly calculable and you save yourself unpleasant surprises.
After the assignment, the onboarding phase begins, during which close coordination with you takes place. Since cyber-attack detection is highly dependent on the particular IT landscape, service parameters need to be adapted to your organization at this stage. Since this coordination is crucial for success, we take between four and eight weeks for this, depending on the size of the organization and the number of contacts.
During the onboarding phase, technical implementation is also already underway. However, this is usually completed much more quickly than the substantive coordination between the contracting parties.
Finally, the service goes into trial operation, which usually lasts a month. The total time to go live from the specified start date is therefore 8 to 12 weeks.
At the beginning, a precise coordination between the technical contacts on the customer side and the cyber defense experts of SECUINFRA is necessary in order to outline the existing IT landscape and to select suitable detection mechanisms.
The primary and ongoing task for you as a customer is to provide SECUINFRA with all the necessary information about your IT landscape so that the detection mechanisms always function reliably.
The task of your IT is then to connect all systems to be monitored to our system by installing agents or configuring the forwarding of logs via syslog. However, we will support you in this as far as possible.
SECUINFRA sets very high standards when recruiting staff and introduces each new employee to all relevant specialist topics in a program lasting several months to ensure consistent competence. Since SECUINFRA has been exclusively dedicated to the detection, analysis and defense of cyber attacks since its foundation in 2010, our analysts already have extensive experience.
As a customer, you have a fixed contact person in the MDR area who exchanges information with you on a cyclical basis and is available if required. This applies to all administrative matters. Since our cyber defense analysts are on duty around the clock, there can be no fixed point of contact for operational service that is available at all times. However, we make every effort to provide you with the same contact persons for each shift and for as long as possible.
Market leader in Security Information Event Management (SIEM)
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Our MDR service: Optimally adapted to your IT landscape!
Every IT landscape is different and none is completely static. To take this into account, our MDR service does not offer a fixed set of detection mechanisms, but always makes an individual selection and adaptation of all centralized detection mechanisms.
To achieve this goal, the onboarding of new customers into the SECUINFRA MDR service starts with a detailed exchange about the customer’s requirements and IT landscape. The goal is to develop a mutual understanding of the elementary processes, a mapping of the IT landscape to be monitored and a common detection target within the framework of a series of workshops.
The service workshops are followed by the deployment of the platform. For this purpose, log and network appliances are installed on site to ensure secure and reliable collection and transmission of security-relevant log and network data. As soon as the first data has been transferred to one of our two data centers in Germany, the onboarding of the customer into SECUINFRA’s security monitoring begins. To enable environment-specific detection mechanisms, the provision of the necessary context data is coordinated.
To achieve the best possible response in the event of an emergency, key IT contacts are integrated into our runbooks.
As a rule, onboarding in SECUINFRA MDR is completed after four to eight weeks and the new customer moves on to SECUINFRA’s regular 24/7 monitoring.
MDR Service Modules
Our MDR service has a modular structure and even the basic version includes a very wide range of functions and services that go far beyond basic coverage of most requirement profiles.
With these modules, our Managed Detection & Response service already meets all the requirements defined by Gartner for a full MDR service and a Managed SOC (MSOC). Most cyber defense compliance requirements are also met out of the box with our service.
Our MDR Basic Service already includes far more than comparable services from our competitors. It includes all technologies and services for comprehensive DETECTION, ANALYSIS and RESPONSE of cyber attacks based on event log data, threat intelligence feeds and cyber deception.
24/7 Cyber Detection & Response Center: Our Cyber Detection & Response Center (CDRC) is where true 24/7 monitoring of your systems takes place. Our analysts are on duty for you around the clock, 365 days a year, to detect cyber attacks on your company at an early stage, analyze them and defend against them in a targeted manner. Our 24/7 service keeps “Mean Time to Detect” (MTTD) to a minimum.
Security Orchestration, Automation & Response (SOAR): To reduce alarm processing time, SECUINFRA deploys a Security Orchestration, Automation & Response system (SOAR). With its help, analyses and reactions are partially automated. In this way, we reduce the “Mean Time to Respond” (MTTR) to a minimum so that, in the event of a successful cyber attack, we can stop the attacker as early as possible and avert greater damage.
Threat Intelligence: SECUINFRA uses strategic threat intelligence to select detection mechanisms and operationalizes threat intelligence data as part of threat hunting to uncover previously undetected attacks.
Use case library: Our use case library is the result of many years of experience in setting up, operating and using SIEM systems in numerous customer projects and as a SOC service provider. In contrast to the out-of-the-box rules of SIEM manufacturers, the use cases in the SECUINFRA Use Case Library are selected on a customer-specific basis to ensure compatibility with the IT landscape. In this way, we avoid unreliable use cases, high false positive rates and the need for constant contact with the customer.
Security Information & Event Management (SIEM): The SIEM system is used to centralize all security-related log entries and events from third-party sources (e.g. anti-virus, IDS, EDR). Numerous use cases developed by SECUINFRA since 2010 in the areas of threat detection, user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) and optionally machine learning are applied.
Central log management: The database for the SIEM area is provided by our central log management. Security-related log data is collected centrally and stored in a searchable manner for a period of 60 days.
Cyber Deception: With Cyber Deception, we deceive cyber criminals to identify their activities in their infrastructure. To do this, we smuggle specially prepared resources such as shares, accounts or supposed access data into your IT environment. In the attacker’s attempt to spy on your IT (Reconnaissance), to spread further (Lateral Movement) and to extend privileges (Privilege Escalation), sooner or later he will inevitably resort to the specially prepared resources. Since they are not used elsewhere, their use is a very clear sign that an attacker is on the network. This information flows into the central SIEM system as alarms with a very high priority.
However, should a major security incident occur, SECUINFRA provides support with the following services, which are billed on a time and material basis:
Incident Management: In the event of major cyberattacks, professional coordination and communication is essential to contain and manage the attack. That’s where our incident response experts come in to help you with technical and non-technical challenges.
Compromise Assessment: In the event of a cyber attack, it is extremely important to answer the question as quickly and reliably as possible: Which systems have been compromised? Our Compromise Assessment answers this question as quickly, efficiently and reliably as possible.
Digital Forensics: Digital forensics enables detailed analysis and reconstruction of security incidents. Our goal here is to learn from the cyberattack and refine your defenses. In addition, the findings of our digital forensics experts enable prosecution and help you make claims against cyber risk insurance companies.
Malware analysis: As part of malware analysis, we examine how malware works with the goal of gaining comprehensive insight into how it operates, understanding its potential impact on a system, and identifying appropriate measures for future mitigation and prevention. Our malware analysts use both static and dynamic analysis as well as reverse engineering.
Endpoint-based detection and response against cyber attacks is one of the most important pillars of modern cyber detection & response and is an optimal complement to log data-based attack detection.
Our MDR service BASIS+ therefore includes the following services:
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR): Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) systems form the technological basis for modern detection and response against cyber attacks. To detect attacks on endpoints (workstations & server systems), SECUINFRA uses established EDR technologies for behavior-based detection of anomalies on endpoints. In addition to the pure detection of cyber attacks, EDR also offers the possibility to actively react to detected attacks. For example, processes can be terminated, local user accounts can be locked or entire systems can be isolated automatically. This helps to further reduce Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) by stopping a successful cyberattack at the most common entry point of a cyberattack, the endpoint.
The MDR Complete service adds the pillars of endpoint-based cyber attack detection and response and log data-based attack detection to the pillar of network-based cyber attack detection and response. This provides you with comprehensive detection, analysis and response against cyber attacks and puts you in an excellent position in this area.
Network Intrusion Detection System (N-IDS): The traditional N-IDS is a network traffic virus scanner that detects attacker behavior based on signatures. Using traditional N-IDS, our analysts detect the transmission and use of known malware, as well as access to the command-and-control infrastructure of known attackers.
Network Detection & Response (NDR): In addition to the classic Network IDS, SECUINFRA offers behavior-based detection of attackers at the network level. This uses an advanced Network Detection & Response (NDR) system that, unlike traditional products such as N-IDS, relies on behavioral pattern detection. The data generated is not only extremely valuable for detecting attacks, but is also used by our analysts as part of the response process to contextualize suspicious events. In addition to attack detection and contextualization capabilities, our NDR also provides the ability to actively respond to detected attacks. For example, communication relationships can be terminated, access to command and control servers can be blocked, or IT systems can be isolated automatically to minimize the impact of detected security incidents.
Our MDR Premium Service complements our comprehensive MDR Complete Service for detecting, analyzing and defending against cyber attacks with Vulnerability Management, which is important for compliance reasons.
Vulnerability Management: Known vulnerabilities are often not closed because there is no overview of the current patch status and new vulnerabilities. This is where our Vulnerability Management Service comes in. We check your systems for known vulnerabilities and provide you with consolidated results.
In addition to the comprehensive detection, analysis and response against cyber attacks from our MDR Complete service and vulnerability management, which is important for compliance reasons, we support you with our MDR Premium+ service in reducing the risk of successful phishing attacks on your company:
Anti Phishing: Phishing is one of the main gateways for successful cyber attacks. The risk can be reduced through various measures such as employee education and awareness, as well as technical protection measures such as anti-spam solutions, browser extensions and sandboxes. Nevertheless, it happens again and again that suspicious e-mails reach the employees and they have to decide whether to open the attachment, click on the link or rather delete the suspicious e-mail. Wouldn’t it be very helpful to have experts at your side at all times when making this potentially momentous decision? This is exactly where SECUINFRA’s anti-phishing service comes in. In case of suspicious mails, your employees forward them to our experts via phishing button. They check the mails from an expert’s point of view and give your employees a prompt answer: phishing or legitimate.
That's why MDR from SECUINFRA!
Always the overview
Supported by automation and SOAR systems, our specialists quickly categorize, prioritize and triage security incidents. Depending on the agreement with the customer, we escalate the tickets to your employees or take over further processing ourselves.
View into the depths
Escalation and tracking of incidents as well as reporting and automation are our strengths. In the event of a security incident, we contact your specialist departments so that security incidents can be processed quickly and efficiently and further damage can be avoided.
A clear head in the crisis
We support you with critical security incidents through incident management, forensics and malware analysis. In addition, we assess your current security situation through threat hunting and integrate threat intelligence where appropriate. Malware infections and major security incidents are routine for our cyber defense analysts.
In order to be able to offer a stable service, all components of the MDR service are monitored at hardware and software level. This also includes the appliances installed at the customer's premises.
Ongoing further development
Against the backdrop of a constantly changing threat situation, the continuous development of our Managed Detection & Response Services is an integral part of our service. The detection mechanisms and response options are therefore being continuously developed for all customers of our service.
As a customer, you will be informed about these further developments as part of our regular service reviews and can also use this progress to prove compliance with compliance requirements (e.g. VAIT, BAIT, TISAX, ISO27001) or legal requirements such as KRITIS.
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Discover The Features Of A High-Tech Home Security System In Decatur
Would you appreciate being able to check live footage from outside surveillance systems or lock your main entry from any location with your phone? These sorts of activities are now feasible by virtue of the arrival of wireless technology and automation. Learn more about what a high-tech home security system in Decatur can do and see how you can enhance your home’s convenience and safety.
Access Your Decatur System From Wherever You Are
One of the hallmarks of advanced, high-tech security for homes is remote accessibility and control. Going through a home security app on your cell phone, you are able to access your system and all its devices from anywhere. Features like a video doorbell will not only permit you to view who’s at your door but also communicate with them through two-way audio. Need to open the door to provide access for a repairman? Not a problem. You can effortlessly unlock smart door locks from your phone.
Experience The Perks Of Automation
Increased security, convenience, and even energy conservation are all a possibility when you utilize your home security system’s automated devices. Here is a sampling of the great things you are able to do:
- Have your doors lock automatically. You could even have locks engage when it’s time for bed or when you leave for your office.
- Set your smart thermostat to update settings at specified times. You could set your thermostat to 76 degrees when the house is empty and program it to return to the normal 72 before the kids get home from school. This is a practical way to save money and lessen energy usage.
- Put smart lights on a schedule. A house that appears occupied is not likely to be targeted by prowlers. You may arrange for lighting to turn on at certain times and even incorporate two or more schedules so it appears more random. This is a valuable feature when you’re taking a trip.
- Program devices to work in tandem. Boost safety and dissuade thieves by having inside lighting illuminate when movement is detected by outside cameras. Furthermore, you could have your front door unlock when a smoke detector is triggered, facilitating your exit.
Boost Convenience With Vocal Commands In Decatur
Wireless access and home automation are incredible tools, but you can take it up another notch with choices like spoken commands. The smart speaker you love using can be bridged to components like lights and thermostats. Feeling a bit toasty while in the kitchen? Just verbalize a command to decrease the temperature. Light levels a little low when coming home from the grocery store? Switch on smart bulbs with a basic command.
Create Automation With Geofencing
You can even have smart devices take action simply based on your cell phone’s whereabouts. This is accomplished through geofencing and GPS technology. Basically, a virtual geofence is created around your residence at a distance you specify. You may set a radius of two or three miles. Whenever your smartphone enters that area, you can have your thermostat automatically update so your interior is at the preferred temp when you get home. You might also have lights switch on or locks disengage as you get close.
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Harrisburg Doorbell Camera: Camera, Intercom, And Doorbell In A Small, Powerful Package
Your Harrisburg doorbell camera gives you a wide view of your main entryways and features:
Full HD Video In Any Condition: Get feeds in HD from the morning sun to moonless nights
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Intercom System With Noise Cancellation: Speak with visitors through your ADT Control mobile app.
Motion Sensor Alertness: Some folks won’t ring the doorbell. For these instances, your Harrisburg doorbell camera turns on once it feels motion.
Alerts To Your Mobile Phone: Get alerts and updates from your doorbell camera sent directly to your mobile device. Or view live feeds from the ADT Control app.
Professional Installation: Have your doorbell camera installed correctly and paired to your home system with professional installation.
ADT Control Is Your Access To Your Harrisburg Doorbell Camera
Like our indoor and outdoor Harrisburg security cameras, you can view your doorbell camera with the ADT Control app. View live HD video feeds of your front or back porch in the low light. Schedule alerts to your mobile device for when there’s unusual motion or the doorbell rings. Or communicate with visitors with the two-way intercom. You can even link your voice assistants, like Amazon Alexa, to your Harrisburg doorbell camera.
Now Offering A Free Doorbell Camera* When You Get Your Harrisburg Home Security System
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Data-Driven Decision Making in Ecommerce Fulfillment
The ecommerce industry has experienced explosive growth in recent years. More and more consumers are choosing to shop online for convenience, selection, and competitive pricing. For ecommerce companies, success depends on being able to fulfill orders quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively to meet customer expectations. Now more than ever, data-driven decision making is crucial for efficient fulfillment operations.
At SEKO Logistics, we are leaders in using data analytics to optimize every aspect of our clients' ecommerce order fulfillment. With our intelligent warehouse management systems, real-time inventory tracking, and data-based performance monitoring, we enable our clients to make smart, informed choices that maximize productivity and profitability.
The Importance of Data in Ecommerce Fulfillment
Ecommerce order fulfillment is complex, with many moving parts that must work together seamlessly. Inventory levels, staffing, warehouse layouts and equipment, shipping carriers and rates, returns processing, and more all impact the speed, accuracy, and costs of fulfillment.
In the past, fulfillment decisions were often made based on intuition, rough estimates, and qualitative observations. But today, data analytics makes it possible to quantitatively track and analyze all fulfillment metrics and make data-driven optimization. The key metrics to track include:
- Order volume and peaks - Understanding ordering patterns and peaks allows strategic staffing, inventory planning, and carrier arrangements.
- Fulfillment costs per order - Granular data on costs of labor, materials, space, and shipping for each order identifies efficiency issues.
- Inventory accuracy - Regular cycle counts and audits provide critical data on inventory record accuracy and where discrepancies arise.
- Peak warehouse capacity - Tracking warehouse utilization metrics prevents over or under-staffing and inventory overflow issues.
- Shipping times - Monitoring delivery times with carriers spots delays and service inconsistencies.
- Customer satisfaction - Feedback and returns data reveals problems impacting customer loyalty.
- Operational bottlenecks - Cycle time data uncovers process lags affecting throughput.
- Defect rates - Error tracking ensures quality standards are maintained.
Armed with real-time data on these key parameters, fulfillment managers can make optimal decisions to boost performance in every area.
Optimizing Staffing with Workforce Analytics
Labor represents one of the largest costs in warehouse fulfillment. Hiring and staffing the right number of skilled workers for each shift and process is imperative for productivity and service level goals.
Traditionally, staffing levels were based on guesswork or simple volume estimates; however, fulfillment labor needs fluctuate daily and hourly depending on order intake. Modern workforce analytics uses historical order data, forecasting algorithms, and real-time order tracking to predict labor requirements throughout the day and week.
Managers can configure optimal shift patterns and staffing levels to match projected order volume and peaks without overstaffing or understaffing. Adjustments can be made as needed based on actual hourly order data. This level of intelligence prevents labor shortages that cause backlogs as well as excess staff costs.
Workforce analytics also provides insights on employee performance. Fulfillment times and quality error rates can be tracked at the individual level. High performers can be identified for promotion or training opportunities, while struggling employees receive coaching to improve productivity. This performance data optimization elevates workforce capabilities.
SEKO utilizes proprietary AI-powered workforce analytics to ensure our clients have the right staff in place at all times to meet fulfillment demand. Our systems consider historical order data, real-time order tracking, and predictive algorithms to calculate and calibrate staffing needs 24/7. We also track individual employee performance through our warehouse management system to identify high performers for advancement and provide coaching when needed. This enables us to operate with high productivity at optimized labor cost efficiency.
Inventory and Warehouse Optimization
Managing inventory is one of the most critical operations for ecommerce fulfillment. Without the right products in stock and accessible for prompt order processing and shipping, customer satisfaction suffers. Excess inventory also ties up capital and warehouse space.
rReplenishment methods, like fixed reorder points, previously led to frequent stockouts or overstock situations. With today’s data analytics, smart machine-learning algorithms can drive highly dynamic, precise inventory planning.
By analyzing historical demand patterns, forecasting models, customer buying behaviors, pricing and promotions, and external factors like weather or holidays, predictive analytics identifies optimal stock levels and reorder points for each product. This reduces safety stock needs while minimizing stockouts.
Inventory analytics also improves warehouse layouts and slotting optimization. By studying the frequency and characteristics of each product’s order volume, faster moving items can be positioned for more efficient pick paths. Similar products can be clustered in pick zones to speed fulfillment.
Likewise, intelligent warehouse management systems direct putaway and replenishment based on product demand patterns for optimum accessibility. Analyzing storage capacity usage identifies ways to adjust layouts to increase inventory density when needed.
SEKO empowers our clients with AI-enabled inventory optimization solutions. Our self-learning algorithms analyze the unique demand profiles, trends, and seasonality of each product to calculate ideal stock levels and reorder points. We use predictive analytics and simulation modeling to create inventory plans that balance availability and working capital requirements. Our warehouse management systems slot inventory intelligently based on product velocity to maximize picker productivity. We also perform rigorous audits and cycle counting for inventory record accuracy.
Shipping Carrier Analysis and Selection
Choosing the right shipping carriers and service plans is imperative for balancing fulfillment speed and delivery costs. Slow or unreliable shipping erodes customer loyalty. Overpaying for delivery reduces profit margins.
Most ecommerce sellers use analytics to assess carrier options. Historical shipping data reveals average transit times, cost per parcel, service consistency, and quality performance for each carrier. Distance-to-destination and weight-based zone tables help construct optimal rate tables.
Once a carrier is selected, ongoing performance monitoring is key. Tracking delivery times, exceptions like damaged parcels, and customer satisfaction levels identifies carrier issues. Costs per shipment can be analyzed to catch rate discrepancies and minimize fees.
Data-driven analysis also helps determine the best service level for each product delivery based on profitability. For example, two-day air shipping may provide the fastest delivery but reduce profits compared to five-day ground shipping. Fulfillment analytics calculates this tradeoff for each product to optimize delivery terms.
At SEKO, we leverage our extensive parcel shipping data and analytics to optimize carrier selection and service plans that balance delivery speed and costs. We monitor all key carrier performance metrics and adjust plans dynamically based on service levels. Our data scientists have developed proprietary algorithms that determine the most profitable shipping mode for every product. This provides our clients the fastest, most reliable delivery at optimized rates.
Returns are a major challenge for ecommerce fulfillment. According to the National Retail Federation, over 20% of online orders are returned, at an annual cost of over $550 billion. Handling, restocking, refunding, and analyzing returned merchandise is key for recovering value.
Analytics helps streamline returns processing and reduce associated costs. Tracking which products get returned most frequently reveals quality problems or misleading product descriptions. Monitoring reasons for returns identifies policies or processes that need improvement.
Analyzing return-to-purchase ratios by product category and SKU provides data to optimize inventory levels based on actual demand. This reduces overstock of items with high return rates.
SEKO leverages AI and machine learning to optimize the returns process for our clients. We provide actionable insights by analyzing return frequency, reasons, and costs at the product level to prevent future returns. Our reverse logistics programs efficiently handle every aspect of returns processing and disposition to maximize recovered value. We also incorporate returns data into our predictive inventory optimization models to align stock levels with true demand.
The Future of Data Analytics in Fulfillment
The application of data analytics in ecommerce fulfillment is still in its early stages. With rapid advances in Big Data platforms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, future systems will provide even deeper and more predictive insights to drive decision making.
Some key developments on the horizon include:
- Hyper-accurate forecasting models using neural networks to consider countless demand factors
- Granular analytics at the SKU and shipment zone level for highly customized optimization
- Automated issue detection using anomaly detection algorithms
- Simulation systems to model different fulfillment scenarios and identify optimal solutions
- Predictive delivery date calculators using machine learning
- Automated data-driven adjustments to staffing, inventory, carriers, layouts, etc. in real-time
- Integrated analytics across processes from supply chain to returns for end-to-end optimization
Fulfillment operations rely more on data insights with each passing year. With the richness of analytics available, ecommerce leaders now have the power to streamline and perfect fulfillment to new levels. Companies that embrace a data-driven culture and mindset will have a major competitive advantage in the online retail space.
The Data Difference with SEKO
At SEKO, we are passionate about leveraging data to revolutionize ecommerce fulfillment. Our analytics and optimization capabilities tailored for each client's needs provide a powerful competitive edge in the online retail marketplace. We stay at the forefront of the latest predictive modeling, AI, and machine learning innovations to continuously improve our fulfillment strategies. With SEKO as your fulfillment partner, you gain insights and intelligence that maximize productivity, speed, accuracy and profitability throughout your operation. Contact us today to learn more about our data-driven fulfillment solutions and how we can help you succeed in the digital era. The future of commerce is data - let's fulfill it together.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a final rule amending the federal motor vehicle safety standard regulating lighting equipment (FMVSS No. 108) to include performance-based standards for adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights. ADB headlights or “smart headlights,” which have been permitted on vehicles in Europe since 2006, operate as high-beam headlights and automatically dim portions of the beam when oncoming vehicles are detected by sensors.
The bipartisan infrastructure bill that was signed into law last year mandated that NHTSA update FMVSS No. 108 to allow for this technology. The final rule permits the use of ABD headlights on new vehicles as well as aftermarket installation of these systems, both for replacing original equipment and replacing a non-ADB headlight.
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The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), also known as Open Enrollment, will be here before you know it. Every year between October 15th and December 7th, Medicare offers beneficiaries an opportunity to change Medicare Advantage plans for the following year.
With so many TV advertisements, billboards, radio advertisements, and mailers, annual enrollment can get VERY confusing! Here are some good tips to make this year’s Open Enrollment or Annual Election Period (AEP) go smoothly:
- First, know what type of plan you have! Do you have a Medigap or an Advantage plan? Has your current plan been working well for you? If you are happy you do not need to do anything! You can continue with your current plan without a need to re-enroll.
- Second, watch for your Annual Notice of Changes (ANOC) which will arrive from your current insurance company sometime in September. It is important to read this carefully as you will be able to look at your insurance benefits for 2022 side by side with your 2023 benefits. You can look at your max out-of-pocket, your co-pays, co-insurance, and premiums side by side so you will know if the 2023 benefits will continue to meet your needs or not.
- Third start early! December 7th is a hard date- there are NO exceptions, so if you wait until December 6th or 7th, and there are any issues your policy may not go through. Start early so you can make a solid decision and not rush into anything.
If you are a Medicare beneficiary, you may change from one Medicare Advantage plan to another during the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period. Some points to consider:
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- You may also change from one prescription drug plan to another.
- You can also change from a prescription drug plan to a Medicare Advantage plan with or without prescription drugs.
- Changing a Medigap / Medicare supplement and going to an Advantage plan, or from an Advantage plan to a Medigap / supplement plan with a standalone prescription drug plan is allowed. (keep in mind you may have to go through underwriting)
- A prescription drug plan can only be purchased or changed during open enrollment or during a special election period.
- A Medicare supplement / Medigap plan can be purchased at any time during the year.
Lastly, if you have a standalone prescription drug plan, it is highly recommended to analyze your plan every year. This is because premiums and formularies change. Your prescriptions and needs could have also changed throughout the past year.
If you feel comfortable with using a computer and being on the Internet, you can go to medicare.gov and run your prescriptions there. You can look as a guest or create a mymedicare.gov account. If you aren’t comfortable with using the Internet, you call Medicare. They will get all your prescriptions and assist you. If you have an agent that you work with, you can call them or feel free to call us!
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Great doors! Thanks for joining us this week :-)
Thanks Norm, hoping to participate more frequently.
Love them!! janet
Thanks Janet, I love photographing doors!
Like the contrast...
I always love color. Both of these are great but I must say I like the green one best.
Love these classy doors with their different colors. :-)
Love London doors! My dream to get over there just to walk the streets and take pictures.
This Blog is dedicated to Norm 2.0, Norm Frampton Photography who has created a blog for people to share their images of doors from all over the world.
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A candidate with a hands-on approach, and an eye for detail would be most suited to this role.
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+91 8010-66-77-88It’s finally the time to discuss the most awaited beginning of the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020! The second day of the famous #LakmeFashionWeek has finally started and the designers are flooding us with summer inspirations that have left us speechless. Moreover, as the week is going by, we are witnessing the magnificence of the artistry by all the designers. So if you are looking for some change in style then you should definitely peep into the works of the designers who showcased their hard work on the second day!
The first day of the Lakme Fashion Week 2020 was on the 12th of February, organized in Jio Garden, Bandra BKC, Mumbai; it embarked on the journey of trending styles and looks. However, this time the enthusiasm for the fashion week is much more than all the previous #LakmeFashionWeek, as it is the twentieth celebration of this week-long fashion event. So indulge in the excitement of this fashion journey with us! But to begin with, the images, let us look into the schedule for the day.
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INIFD PRESENTS | ABHISHEK | INIFD LAUNCHPAD | SWAPNIL SHINDE | SO* BY | AJIO PRESENTS | LFW SHOWCASE: |
GEN NEXT | ANURAG GUPTA | THE RUNWAY | VAISHALIS | ANANYA PANDAY | BOLD NEW WORLD | WE ARE FAMILY BY |
THE RUNWAY | KANELLE | THE RUNWAY | IN DISCUSSION WITH ANAITA SHROFF ADAJANIA | THE RUNWAY | MANISH ARORA | |
THE RUNWAY | CENTRAL AVENUE | THE ATELIER |
Also see: Lakme Fashion Week 2019
The runway of the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020 was filled with patterned clothing, footwear designs, designer accessories and makeup of a variety that can be very helpful for the occasions when you are confused about what to wear and what not to experiment with. Moreover, the best way to follow the fashion trends with the utmost ease by breaking the fits into smaller details, all the embroidery, colour palette and the fabrics, these things are the best thing to focus on. So rather than just going through the designers and the models, you must look into the intricate details.
We hope this blog on the very special and successful #LakmeFashionWeek will end your search for the day 1. And if you liked our blog then do not forget to share it with all your fashion geek friends! If we missed out something then comment it in the section below, we are always enthused to hear from you! Have a very beautiful day.
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The Ghostbed bed mattress is perfect for anybody who desires a comfortable, restful sleep. The mix of the Ghostbed’s memory foam and latex layers provides fantastic support and convenience. Furthermore, the mattress is CertiPUR-US certified, which means it has been tested and authorized for security and quality.
If you are trying to find a brand-new bed mattress that will offer you the best sleep ever, the Ghostbed is a great alternative. The Ghostbed mattress has been individually evaluated and certified to make sure quality and safety. In addition, the memory foam and latex layers provide terrific convenience and assistance.
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Everybody wishes to get the best, most peaceful night of sleep possible, however not everybody can accomplish their objective. Bad sleeping habits and practices make it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. Additionally, some bed mattress materials do not offer the support they require for a good night’s sleep.
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MagPower uses wireless charging and MagSafe® technology to charge compatible phones directly or through MagSafe® covers for a quick and effortless magnetic charge. Get all the battery backup you need with a 10,000 mAh charging capacity. The perfect travel accessory to charge your phone while on the go. *Built with a USB port for optional plug-in charging.
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Choosing a body perfume can be a very hectic task, especially for men. It is a personal choice whether you want a smell that is fruity or flowery. It is relative to one's choice. Choosing the best body cologne for men is also a confusing task because there are tons of brands available in the market. We are here to help you funnel down some of the best perfume brands for men. Given below is the list of the 9 best premium mists for men.
- Blu Atlas Atlantis
A worldwide personal care brand Blu Atlas develops this fantastic variation of classy mist for men. This scent has the essence of Bali’s coastal jungles. The scent has a unique unified smell of different smells consisting of lemon, grapefruit, blackcurrant, and apricot.
The ambarella seeds give this mist a different touch of masculinity which gives you a better version of yourself.
Atlantis is an all-time perfume for men which can be used anywhere and anytime. It is the dominator in our list because this is one perfume without which every list is incomplete. It is not so heavy and yet so sophisticated. Is important to note that international standards for perfume making have been followed while making this perfume. No harmful additives are used to increase the odour or long-last. You can get Atlantis at $100 to $140
- Acqua Di Gio Profumo by Giorgio Armani
Acqua Di Gio Profumo is a popular men's fragrance created by the renowned Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. It is part of the Acqua Di Gio fragrance line, which was originally launched in 1996. Acqua Di Gio Profumo, however, was introduced later as a more intense and sophisticated version of the original Acqua Di Gio.
The fragrance was developed by the perfumer Alberto Morillas and is known for its aquatic and aromatic scent profile. It combines various notes to create a captivating and long-lasting aroma. Buy yours in just $60=$100
- Calvin Klein CK One Summer
One summer is the edition fragrance released by Calvin Klein as part of their CK One fragrance line in 2021. Each year, CK One Summer offers a unique and seasonal twist on the original CK One fragrance, capturing the essence of summertime. Ambroxan is a popular synthetic fragrance ingredient commonly used in perfumery. It has a warm, woody, and slightly musky scent profile and is often used as a starter in many modern fragrances to provide aroma and long-last. Buy CK at $18
- Dior Sauvage
Dior Sauvage is a popular men's fragrance by the French luxury fashion house, Christian Dior. It was released in 2015 and quickly gained widespread attention and appreciation in the fragrance community. The perfume was created by the perfumer François Demachy.
Dior Sauvage is known for its fresh, spicy, and woody scent profile. It features a combination of natural and synthetic notes that create a powerful and long-lasting fragrance experience. It also contains patchouli; an earthy and woody note that contributes to the overall warmth and richness of the scent. You can easily buy Dior Sauvage at a price of $60.
- Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Pour Homme is a well-known men's fragrance by this Italian luxury fashion brand. Light Blue Pour Homme is a fresh, citrusy, and aromatic fragrance. It is often described as a casual, easy-going, and summery scent. The fragrance was created by the perfumer Alberto Morillas, who crafted a composition with a combination of refreshing and masculine notes. Buy Light Blue for $100
- Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Beau
Le Beau is a men's fragrance by the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier. It is part of the “Les Beaux” collection, which includes other popular fragrances such as “Le Male” and “La Belle.”
Le Beau was launched in 2019 and is known for its fresh, aromatic, and sensual character. The fragrance is designed to evoke the image of a seductive and confident man, with a captivating and alluring scent.
It has received positive feedback from fragrance enthusiasts and has become a popular addition to Jean Paul Gaultier's lineup of scents. Get yours at $100.
- Nautica Voyage
Nautica Voyage is a recognized men's fragrance by the American brand Nautica. It was launched in 2006 and has since gained a considerable following, especially among those who enjoy fresh and aquatic scents. Nautica is well-known for drawing inspiration from the sea and sailing, and “Voyage” is no exception, as its name suggests “adventure”.
Nautica Voyage is a fresh, clean, and aquatic fragrance that evokes a sense of adventure and the open sea. It is a versatile scent that can be worn anytime of the day, particularly during the warmer months or in spring and summer. Buy Nautica Voyage at $20
- Versace Eros
Versace Eros is a popular men's fragrance by the Italian luxury fashion brand Versace. It was launched in 2012 and has since become one of the brand's signature scents. The fragrance is named after the Greek god of love and desire, Eros, which is reflected in its captivating and sensual character.
Eros is known for its bold, passionate, and masculine scent profile, making it a favorite among those who enjoy powerful and seductive fragrances. It is designed to evoke a sense of strength, confidence, and attraction. They key notes of Eros include mint, green apple, italian lemon and tonka bean. The price of Versace Eros is around $120.
- Neroli Portofino
Neroli Portofino is a popular mist created by the luxury fashion and beauty brand Tom Ford. It was first introduced in 2011 as part of Tom Ford's Private Blend collection. The fragrance is inspired by the picturesque Italian coastal village of Portofino and seeks to capture the essence of the Mediterranean lifestyle. The Tom Ford Private Blend collection, including Neroli Portofino, is known for its premium ingredients and craftsmanship. The fragrances in this collection tend to have a higher concentration of aromatic oils, resulting in a longer-lasting and more intense scent compared to typical commercial perfumes. Buy Neroli Portofino at $90
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. — July 22, 2016 —Sikich announced it has been named 2016 US SMB Champions Club Heartland Partner of the Year and 2016 US SMB Champions Club Heartland Influencer Partner of the Year by Microsoft’s US Small and Mid-sized Business (SMB) Champions Club.
The Heartland Partner of the Year award recognizes the US SMB Champions Club partner who has demonstrated significant Microsoft SMB sales and year-over-year SMB revenue growth with Heartland Area SMB customers. The Heartland Influencer Partner of the Year award recognizes the US SMB Champions Club partner that demonstrates a significant commitment and success in working with Microsoft and our influencer community (Chambers of Commerce, professional organizations, etc.) to drive awareness and adoption of Office 365 in the Heartland Area. Members of the US SMB Champions Club have shown dedication to arming the small business community with the right technology and services they need to be successful.
Sikich, a member of the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle, offers ERP and CRM services, including Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, NAV, SL and CRM implementation and support. Additional technology services from Sikich include cloud enablement services, Office 365, Azure hosting, IT managed services, security and compliance, disaster recovery, and business intelligence.
“We are honored to be recognized by the Microsoft Partner Network’s US SMB Champions Club for our work in the region,” said Mark Goodson, leader of the technology practice in Sikich’s Akron, Ohio, office. “We take pride in the high-quality service we deliver for our clients and look forward to our firm’s continued growth as we work with Microsoft to deliver solutions that help companies increase efficiency and enhance performance.”
Sikich along with winners in six other categories were recognized during the Microsoft SMB Champions Award Reception in Toronto, Canada on July 11, 2016.
“Over the past year, our partners have helped to accelerate and deliver Microsoft’s mobile first, cloud first approach to small businesses across the U.S.,” said Cindy Bates, vice president of Microsoft US SMB and Distribution. “We value the continued commitment Sikich has demonstrated to delivering products and solutions that increase productivity and help small businesses do more with less time. We congratulate them on this well-deserved award.”
The Microsoft Partner Network is designed to equip organizations that deliver products and services through the Microsoft platform with the training, resources and support they need to provide their customers superior experience and outcomes. Microsoft’s US SMB Champions Club is an exclusive program designed for partners who have a proven track record of delivering Microsoft solutions to businesses in the U.S. small and medium business (SMB) segment and have committed to advancing their cloud business practice. As a member of the SMB Champions Club, partners can further their Cloud growth by utilizing the benefits obtained through their program status.
About Sikich LLP
Sikich LLP, a leading professional services firm specializing in accounting, technology, investment banking* and advisory services**, has more than 1,000 employees throughout the country. Founded in 1982, Sikich now ranks as one of the country’s Top 28 Certified Public Accounting firms and is among the top 1 percent of all enterprise resource planning solution partners in the world. From corporations and not-for-profits to state and local governments, Sikich clients can use a broad spectrum of services and products that help them reach long-term, strategic goals.
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Ransomware Incident response and Digital Forensic Services
HOW NOT TO FALL PREY TO RANSOMWARE ATTACKS: PREPARE, RESPOND, AND RECOVER
Ransomware attacks continue to plague organizations of every size across all industries. Not even schools, nonprofits, or small businesses are free from escalating risk. When a ransomware attack occurs, malicious software makes it impossible for you to access your systems, files, and data until you pay a fee, usually in a digital currency. As our cybersecurity experts have previously explained, attacks can be extremely hurtful in terms of operational disruption, financial costs, and reputational damage.
However, you’re not defenseless against ransomware. We’re here to help. Your Sikich Cybersecurity team can assist you in reducing your risk by preparing for an attack, responding promptly and powerfully if you are hit, and recovering systems and information rapidly. Sikich is a managed security services provider (MSSP) with a large portfolio of services, including 24/7 systems monitoring and consulting offered by highly credentialed security experts. Our MSSP resources and expertise are available to help your organization experience the best possible cybersecurity outcomes.
Have you Experienced a Ransomware attack?
We’re here to help. Call the Sikich data breach hotline at 888.403.3438 or contact our team. We’ll respond as quickly as we can.
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Prepare: Reduce your risk exposure
Sikich can help you design an effective protection strategy against ransomware attacks. Here are some proven measures we often recommend and help clients put into practice:
Highly damaging, sophisticated ransomware attacks often start small, with a threat actor phishing for user credentials and company information. Even digitally savvy and careful employees may not always recognize when they encounter a security risk. Awareness building and education can involve every team member in protecting your digital systems and assets. Sikich can assist you in designing and rolling out training and cybersecurity best practices to employees as a strong first line of defense.
Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the easiest and least expensive measures you can take to protect against ransomware and other attacks. We can show you the options for configuring MFA and how to complement it with other authentication and access control solutions.
Tighten user account security and privileges
In ransomware attacks, threat actors use a variety of techniques to steal passwords, elevate account privileges, and impersonate administrators, which allows them to access to your most sensitive systems and data. You can curtail the damage an attacker can inflict by limiting accounts and user rights. For example, minimize the number of accounts that have domain administrator rights. In addition, it will make a difference to make sure that no accounts have weak passwords and that none of the accounts share the same passwords with other accounts or systems.
Ransomware attacks can quickly close off all systems and resources on your network. That includes backups. If you’re already backing up data, user profiles, and applications to the cloud in addition to on-premises systems, that’s an excellent practice you should continue. The Sikich Cybersecurity team can work with you to implement additional backup protection and manage backup and recovery systems so that they’re no longer as vulnerable to ransomware.
Test for vulnerabilities
Criminals launching ransomware or other attacks may be able to exploit gaps in your network to get administrator-level access to your systems. Depending on their proficiency, attackers can reach your digital assets even if you keep systems protected and current with patches and data protection software. Sikich penetration testing highlights gaps that could compromise your systems, and our experts can help you close the gaps and strengthen your security measures.
Augment anti-virus software
Many successful ransomware attacks bypass or disable anti-virus software, which is typically not equipped to prevent that kind of intrusion. You can continue to rely on your anti-virus tools to detect and remove many common viruses and other malware from your systems, but you may want to augment your security with a strong ransomware defense. The Sikich MSSP arsenal includes solutions and services that can be invaluable in this regard, including endpoint detection and response technology for immediate discovery and mitigation of ransomware and other serious threats.
Maintain detailed logs
The default configuration for many organizational systems does not enable logging with enough detail and traceability to investigate and understand how a ransomware attack succeeded. This makes it more difficult to assess your vulnerabilities and strengthen your security. Your Sikich cybersecurity consultants can reconfigure logging to be more helpful. They also can set up round-the-clock monitoring coverage for system logs and shelter them in a centralized location with additional security measures.
Respond: Minimize the consequences of ransomware attacks
The Sikich Cybersecurity team works at top speed to help you assess and limit the potential damage as soon as you experience a ransomware attack. Sikich’s incident responders lay the groundwork for a fast recovery and safe, continuing operations. We enable you to stand up an effective ransomware attack response by:
- Guiding and assisting in the immediate containment of an attack on your systems
- Identifying and isolating compromised systems
- Securing your network, Active Directory domains, and administrator accounts
- Determining how an intrusion took place and which data was stolen
- Offering remedies and solutions to address vulnerabilities
Sikich does not negotiate with criminals who look for a payment before they restore access to your systems, but we can refer you to one of our partners for assistance. Following an attack, you should contact law enforcement, banks, credit card associations, and internal response teams as soon as you can, but certainly with 24 hours.
Recover: Return to sustained, productive operations
Once the Sikich Cybersecurity team has stopped an attack in progress and implemented safeguards for your systems, the Sikich steps in to lead the continuing recovery. Typically, the IT Solutions team:
- Rebuilds systems beyond the initial incident mitigation
- Recovers your SQL and other databases
- Reconfigures your firewall
- Takes any other steps to completely restore your operations
As you bring your recovered systems back online, Sikich can provide vulnerability scanning and penetration testing services to validate that the weaknesses that allowed the breach to occur have been addressed and that recovery activities have not created new avenues for an attack.
Your long-term recovery and security depend on the cybersecurity measures and practices you implement following the immediate attack response, recovery, and testing. Sikich’s Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) group can strengthen your security posture by working with you to:
- Establish and update missing policies and incident response plans
- Formalize cybersecurity risk identification and risk management activities
- Performing audit and assessment activities against industry standards
- Define and plan an effective cybersecurity program to safeguard your data and systems into the future
If you engage Sikich as your MSSP, you can draw on additional guidance relating to solutions and best practices that can help maintain the viability of your business. For instance, you can:
- Adopt the most advantageous options from our portfolio of monitoring, testing, assessment, and other services to strengthen your security
- Collaborate with the MSSP group to anticipate and prevent future exploits
- Rely on Sikich cybersecurity consultants to help implement risk mitigation practices
- Augment your team with a Sikich virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) to help maintain an effective cybersecurity posture in alignment with your technology and business strategy
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Tech giant Google claimed its quantum computer can do a calculation in three minutes that would take a supercomputer as long as 10,000 years.
Google says it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research. In a paper published in Nature, the technology firm claimed that its experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in three minutes and 20 seconds that a traditional supercomputer could not complete in under 10,000 years.
The findings show that “quantum speed-up is achievable in a real-world system and is not precluded by any hidden physical laws”, the researchers wrote.
Quantum computing is a nascent and somewhat bewildering technology for vastly sped-up information processing. Famed scientist Richard Feynman proposed in the early 1980s that quantum computers would be an effective tool to solve problems in physics and chemistry.
The technology has also been tipped as having the potential to revolutionise complicated tasks such as the hunt for new drugs and optimising city and transportation planning.
The technique relies on quantum bits, or qubits, which can register data values of zero and one — the language of modern computing — simultaneously. Large tech firms, including Google, Microsoft, IBM and Intel, are avidly pursuing the technology.
“Quantum things can be in multiple places at the same time,” said Chris Monroe, a University of Maryland physicist who is also the founder of quantum start-up IonQ. “The rules are very simple, they’re just confounding.”
Google’s findings, however, are already facing pushback from other industry researchers. A version of Google’s paper leaked online last month and researchers caught a glimpse before it was taken down.
‘A pivotal step’
IBM quickly took issue with Google’s claim that it had achieved “quantum supremacy”, a term that refers to a point when a quantum computer can perform a calculation that a traditional computer cannot complete within its lifetime.
IBM researchers say that Google underestimated the conventional supercomputer, called Summit, and said it could actually do the calculation in two and a half days. Summit was developed by IBM and is located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Google has not commented on IBM’s claims.
Whether or not Google has achieved “quantum supremacy” or not may matter to competitors, but the semantics could be less important for the field of quantum research. What it does seem to indicate is that the field is maturing.
“The quantum supremacy milestone allegedly achieved by Google is a pivotal step in the quest for practical quantum computers,” John Preskill, a professor who originally coined the “quantum supremacy” term, wrote in a column after the paper was leaked.
It means quantum computing research can enter a new stage, he wrote, though a significant effect on society “may still be decades away”. The calculation employed by Google has little practical use, Preskill added, other than to test how well the processor works.
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The cost and performance of any physical product are generally determined quite early on in the design process—the same holds true for ventilation system design. The stage when you begin to explore the design space and define your product concept is when the most impactful design decisions are made. After that, the rate at which the production costs are realized is much slower.
After all, it is much cheaper to have a design engineer work on a computer than it is to perform field testing, prototyping, and iterating. Simulation is one of the tools that play a fundamental role in those early product development stages, allowing engineers to make more informed design decisions earlier in the process, and reducing overall costs. For the final product, this can mean lower production costs, more efficient energy consumption, lower failure risk, and more.
Ventilation System Design Why SimScale?
Until recently, CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulation tools have been inaccessible for many designers—despite their benefits. This is due to the high software and hardware costs, as well as the complexity of the multiphysics involved. This status quo has been challenged with the emergence of cloud-based CFD tools, which are rapidly turning CFD into an industry standard for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning). Today, performing the necessary simulation and analyzing the relevant design parameters is no longer the costly and time-consuming task it once was—the models are now fully and instantly accessible via a web browser without a large initial financial commitment, and cloud-based platforms like SimScale and Onshape have democratized computer-aided design and simulation. Freely available training content, as well as an intuitive user interface, have helped narrow the expertise gap and have allowed engineers who have limited prior experience with simulation software to quickly integrate it into their workflow and start extracting real value from it right away.
In addition to fluid dynamics (simulation of incompressible/compressible flow, laminar/turbulent flow, multiphase flow, etc.), which will be the focus of this article, the general purpose simulation environment of SimScale includes modules such as solid mechanics (static, dynamic, modal analysis, multibody dynamics, contact constraints etc), thermodynamics (conduction, convection, radiation, etc.), and more—with every customer getting access to the full range of physics simulation functionality.
To illustrate the benefits of integrating simulation into your product design process, let’s consider a real-life engineering problem of optimizing ventilation system design, specifically the air intake system.
Ventilation System Design The Engineering Problem
Air intake systems play a vital role in air quality improvement for various engineering components, such as gas turbines and compressors, diesel engines, and more. A well-thought-out ventilation system design provides cool, clean air for combustion with even and minimized pressure drop. This improves the combustion efficiency and also reduces air pollution. To optimize the ventilation system design, it is essential to understand the flow and pressure drop throughout the system.
An air intake system (the green section pictured above) is an important part of a power plant gas turbine since a high drop in pressure leads to a drop in turbine’s gross power output. Optimizing the ventilation system design is an increasingly challenging process as both the layout complexity and the range of features that can be included in the intake system expands. These include a combination of insect or trash screens, whether there are protection and filtration systems, silencers, anti-icing systems, ventilation system offtakes, and inlet heating or cooling systems. Design flaws can result in an inefficient use of these components, as well as lower engine performance due to excessive pressure losses or distortion in the flow entering the gas turbine. High flow distortion, velocity, pressure or temperature, can induce compressor surge and high acro-mechanical stresses in compressor blades and vanes. In extreme cases, this may also result in blade or vane failures.
To get a quantitative estimation of how much such optimization can influence the system’s performance, consider the following example. A paper by Khashayar Khorsand et al. estimated that a pressure loss reduction of 250Pa in a Siemens V94.2 GT turbine with an output power of 160MW, is equal to 0.355% power output gain (or 0.568MW). At first glance, that may not seem like a lot. But consider the long-term implications—over a 12-month period of use at $0.10/kWh, this would result in additional revenue of $480,000! .
Download this case study for free to learn how the SimScale CFD platform was used to investigate a ducting system and optimize its performance.
Ventilation System Design Ventilation System Design Optimization Study Using CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis aids in understanding and optimizing the flow behavior through the complete intake system, including its air filter and ducting. In the initial design phase, a CFD analysis of the base model can help by suggesting various geometrical changes—such as guide vane placement in inlet plenum of the filter, enhanced filter utilization area, optimized sizing of filter mesh, etc., to improve the flow characteristics. The straightforward workflow—from the CAD model import to the final design decision—allows us to make critical improvements early on, which can potentially save you days of work and a substantial amount of money by avoiding later design changes or performance issues.
To practically illustrate the advantages of integrating flow simulation into your ventilation system design process, we hosted an online demo session, the recording of which can be found below.
To approach this case study, let’s first consider the two primary reasons for pressure drop in ducts:
- Friction. When air moves through a duct, it rubs against the inner surfaces of the duct and loses energy. Thus, it slows down, resulting in a pressure drop. The more it rubs, the more the pressure drops. It’s like walking down a busy sidewalk with your shoulder rubbing against the walls. The amount of friction depends on the roughness of the material the duct is made of, how it was installed, and how dirty it is.
- Turbulence. The other primary cause of pressure drop is turbulence. Turbulence is characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is the friction of air rubbing against itself. The main cause of turbulence within ducts is the turning of the air. When air flows through a 90° bend, the type of fitting that is used can make a big difference.
With the help of CFD analysis, we can visualize the appearance of flow separation in the bends, including the stagnant and dead zones. They cause the decrease in the total pressure of the gas entering the system. The strong curves in the bends are responsible for the development of secondary flows comprising counter-rotating vortices, which significantly degrade the performance of the system.
The simulation project we used is part of our public project library and is freely available to view, copy, and modify—Air Intake System Design Optimization. The purpose of this analysis was to investigate and reduce pressure drop in an air intake system. The system consists of a weather hood at the inlet through which the air penetrates. Behind the weather hood, there are thin grills of the pre-filter section, followed by the main-filter section which is modeled as porous media. The cleansed air from the filter enters the transition, leading into the silencer panels. The panel’s exit is further connected to the bend, and the flow finally exits through the two outlet openings, on which fixed-value Velocity Outlet boundary condition is applied. Specifying the air flow rate (25.1 m3/s) on the outlet more closely simulates the fact that the air is being drawn through the system.
The results show where the maximum pressure drop occurs in our original design: the blue areas—the recirculation zones—in the duct part, after the silencer indicates the formation of vortices, which result in a pressure drop and wasted energy.
In order to find a way to mitigate this, two optimized designs were analyzed, in addition to our initial one:
1. Conventional design with sharp corners at the bend
2. Optimized design with blades (guide vanes) at the bend
3. Optimized design with blades and rounded corners at the bend
We then performed a steady state analysis with incompressible, turbulent flow.
Ventilation Design CFD Simulation Results
From the pressure contours, we can see that a variation in pressure drop between the 3 designs occurs between the bend and outlet section. This effect is the weakest for the optimized Design 3—with blades and rounded corners at the bend. Thus, it can be seen that rounded corners together with blades result in a maximum reduction in pressure drop.
From the velocity contours, it can be seen that the recirculations are also considerably reduced in the optimized design with blades and rounded corners at the bend, compared to the other two designs.
To present the results in a more quantitative way and see how our design changes impacted the air intake system’s performance, we can look at the average pressure drop across the entire air intake system. We can see that after switching to the optimized Design 3, we were able to achieve a pressure drop of 16% or over 80Pa. If we remember the estimation of the impact of such a reduction in pressure, calculated in the paper by Khashayar Khorsand et al., it becomes apparent that adopting this design change can have long-lasting financial benefits.
This case study illustrates how a minor design change can lead to a significant performance improvement. Very often, however, such changes never get tested or implemented, because their impact is underestimated and the manufacturing costs are too high. With simulation, however, design engineers can evaluate their innovative ideas in a matter of hours, with only a minor investment of time and manual effort on their part. The simulation we used in this study took 2 hours of manual time, 5 hours of computing time, and 180 core hours because everything ran in the cloud. As a result, we tested an optimized design that achieved a 16% pressure drop with a homogenous outflow—as well as a more efficient and reliable system overall. Over time, this will save a considerable amount of energy.
This is just one example of how an engineer can leverage CFD to improve a ventilation system design. The SimScale Public Projects library has a wide selection of simulation templates covering various aspects of HVAC and AEC, including thermal comfort, contamination control, wind engineering, and more.
Explore it by creating a free Community account.
This free infographic illustrates how architects and engineers can use CFD to virtually test and optimize building designs and HVAC systems. Download it for free.
- Khashayar Khorsand, S. M. H. Karimian, M.Varmaziar, S. Sarjami, Investigation of Flow Pattern and Pressure Loss of A V94.2.5 Gas Turbine Air Intake System using 3D Numerical Modeling
Other Natural and Mechanical Ventilation Resources:
- Learn about mechanical ventilation simulation.
- Read about the stack effect and natural ventilation.
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Tinnitus is the perception of noise or ringing in the ears. A common problem, tinnitus affects about 15 to 20 percent of people. Tinnitus isn't a condition itself — it's a symptom of an underlying condition, such as age-related hearing loss, ear injury or a circulatory system disorder.
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It's not always easy, especially when you're DJing, but you do become accustomed to them and should be used as often as possible. Be aware of how loud you have your monitors, headphones and speakers etc. Try not to put your ears under any unnecessary stress. Lifestyle and diet play a role in tinnitus:
• Avoid possible irritants. Reduce your exposure to things that may make your tinnitus worse. Common examples include loud noises, caffeine and nicotine.
• Cover up the noise. In a quiet setting, a fan, soft music or low-volume radio static may help mask the noise from tinnitus.
• Manage stress. Stress can make tinnitus worse. Stress management, whether through relaxation therapy, biofeedback or exercise, may provide some relief.
• Reduce your alcohol consumption. Alcohol increases the force of your blood by dilating your blood vessels, causing greater blood flow, especially in the inner ear area.
I’m a DJ who has tinnitus – and I refuse to let it beat me
Andy Purnell is a DJ and he speaks about his condition:
“This terrible affliction could severely damage my quality of life, but I can’t sacrifice the thing that makes me happiest”.
I have not been able to hear silence for about four years now. The high-pitched whining that you may temporarily hear after you leave a gig is, for me, a permanent fixture. The worst thing about this is that regardless of the ear protection that I use religiously when DJing these days, I will never be able to repair the damage that’s been done. In fact, if I continue to DJ, my condition will deteriorate: I find this terrifying.
From the moment that I realized the temporary ringing in my ears was no longer temporary, I have been haunted by an image of myself in which I am sitting with my (yet to be created) children, unable to hear a word they say. Is the excessively loud – and often painful – conversation that you have with a partially deaf, elderly relative the type of interaction I’m doomed to have with my children? I sincerely hope not. But the persistent ringing in my ears is a constant reminder that it could be.
Two years ago, fear was a big factor in my decision to give up my DJing job. It’s not every day that a hip-hop DJ hangs up his headphones to take on a career in the city, but with the longer term in mind, it seemed to make sense at the time. Surprise, surprise though: it proved it to be the wrong choice and I’ve recently gone back to my former passion.
So what does this demonstrate? Even mild tinnitus can alter your outlook and push you to make the wrong decision. I sacrificed the thing that makes me happiest to embark on a career that made me truly miserable.
From September there are likely to be weeks when I am DJing daily, often twice a day: I have a residency at Ministry of Sound, which has one of the loudest speaker systems in the UK. My spare time is filled with practicing in my home studio, listening to new music and checking out artists and other DJs in loud venues. So I will never be able to stop worrying about my tinnitus and my increasing inability to hear silence.
Should I reach a level of hearing damage that makes me hate my own life again, I know it will be my own fault. I’ll always feel anxious about the outcome of my decision to return to DJing and each time I pick up my headphones, I have a feeling of guilt.
Given my awareness of the potential severity of the condition, I take every precaution. Nonetheless, fear of tinnitus now prevents me from truly enjoying the thing that makes me happiest: playing music.
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- Get a TIN in Slovenia.
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Many people are interested in getting into a good, lucrative position in the world of business, and this includes securing a position in business management. This type of career choice can offer a host of rewards including job satisfaction, seniority, continued opportunities for advancements, and a very good salary, among other things. However, you need to first take the right steps to boost your chances of getting into this type of job initially.
If you do not currently have experience when it comes to business management, it is important that you plan ahead in order to increase your chances of success. Even if you are already working within your chosen business area in another position, you still need to do what you can to boost your chances of getting into management. This includes everything from gaining more qualifications to creating the perfect resume using resume builder tools.
In this article, we will look at some of the steps that you can take.
What You Can Do
There are a few steps that you can take in order to increase your chances of getting into a business management position. Some of these include:
1. Improve Your Qualifications and Skills
One of the things that you can do in order to boost your chances of success is to improve your skills and qualifications. Getting into business management can be a challenge, not least because there is a lot of competition. However, gaining the right skills and qualifications can give you the edge and boost your chances of success.
The good news is that even if you already work full-time, you can still gain the necessary business management qualifications you need by considering online courses. This provides convenience and ease and makes it far more likely that you will be able to break into business management.
2. Gain Hands-On Experience
Another thing that you should try to do is to gain hands-on experience within your chosen industry, as this can go a long way toward helping you to secure a business management position.
There are various ways in which you can try to gain some experience depending on your current circumstances. For instance, if you are already working in business, you could shadow those already in business management positions to get some experience. If you are unable to do this, you may be able to get some voluntary work that can help you to gain experience.
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By Michael Cieply
Next week, about 6000 Oscar voters will start casting ballots for their favourite films of 2013 and those who made them.
Will they make moral judgments as well as artistic ones with their votes?
That question and others erupted this weekend as a controversy emerged involving people and movies in the annual film awards race.
An open letter by Dylan Farrow, Woody Allen's adopted daughter, was published on Sunday in the column and blog of Nicholas Kristof, the columnist for The New York Times. In the letter, Farrow presented graphic details in her account of sexual abuse as a child by Allen.
Farrow challenged actors like Cate Blanchett and Diane Keaton to justify their decisions to work with him, as both have, or to celebrate him, as Keaton did at the Golden Globes in January, when Allen received a lifetime achievement award.
Her torment, Farrow wrote, "was made worse by Hollywood,'' adding that "all but a precious few (my heroes) turned a blind eye.''
The letter suggests a callous indifference by film professionals now celebrating their accomplishments in a series of ceremonies leading up to the Academy Awards on March 2 And it lands as Allen's film Blue Jasmine enters the Oscar balloting that begins Friday. He is nominated for best original screenplay, and Blanchett, the film's star, figures on many lists as the favourite for best actress honours.
The abuse claims go back to 1993, when Farrow's mother, Mia Farrow, fought with Allen over custody of three children, including Dylan. Last fall, Dylan Farrow spoke in detail about her claims of abuse in an interview in Vanity Fair. Allen, who was never charged with criminal wrongdoing, has denied the accusations, a position his lawyer repeated on Sunday.
In a separate blowup, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, on Saturday issued an emphatic defense of its decision to rescind a nomination for the song Alone Yet Not Alone, from a small, religious movie of the same title.
The Academy had been accused in a letter from an earlier Oscar winner, Gerald Molen, of opening itself to charges of bigotry against Christians, but insisted that the nomination was revoked only because the song's co-writer, Bruce Broughton, had abused his position as a committee member by emailing voters with a notice about his song.
Together, the two controversies are this year's contribution to an emerging insistence by many who watch the Oscar process, and some who participate in it, that Academy members should take into account moral, ethical and social factors when marking a ballot or enforcing the rules.
A year ago, Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, was sharply criticised by public officials and some Academy members who believed that the film advocated the use of torture, or falsely suggested that harsh interrogation had led to Bin Laden's discovery.
Oscar voters have occasionally used the awards to send a message about focusing on art, not behaviour.
The actor Martin Sheen, a prominent Academy member, was linked to a drive against the film's portrayal of torture, then publicly disclaimed the effort. The film had five nominations, including one for best picture, but received an award only for its sound editing.
Another kind of storm broke around Life of Pi, which drew pre-Oscar protests for supposedly underpaying its visual effects artists. Ang Lee still won the Oscar for best director.
By and large, Oscar voters are lucky if they can find time to see the nominated films, let alone sort through a court case or a secret military operation. But they, including actors, are increasingly being asked to do just that.
At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where she was honoured Saturday night, Blanchett was asked about the Farrow letter by the Hollywood-Elsewhere.com reporter Jeffrey Wells on her way to an after-party. "It's obviously been a long and painful situation for the family, and I hope they find some resolution and peace," she said.
A spokeswoman for Blanchett said she had no further comment. Keaton's agents did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "We have had a long, productive and rewarding relationship with Mr. Allen," Sony Pictures Classics, which released Blue Jasmine, said in a statement. "Mr. Allen has never been charged in relationship to any of this, and therefore deserves our presumption of innocence."
Elkan Abramowitz, a lawyer for Allen, responded harshly to the new round of publicity. "It is tragic that after 20 years a story engineered by a vengeful lover resurfaces after it was fully vetted and rejected by independent authorities," he wrote in an email Sunday. "The one to blame for Dylan's distress is neither Dylan nor Woody Allen."
In summarising the case, Kristof, who acknowledged being a personal friend of Mia Farrow and her son Ronan, wrote that "a panel of psychiatrists sided with Allen, a judge more with Dylan and her mother."
Oscar voters have occasionally used the awards to send a message about focusing on art, not behaviour. That appears to have happened in 2003, when they named Roman Polanski best director for The Pianist, while Adrien Brody received an Oscar as its star and Ronald Harwood for writing its screenplay - even though Polanski was still wanted for sentencing on a statutory rape charge from more than 25 years earlier.
Asked to comment on Dylan Farrow's claims, an Academy spokeswoman wrote in an email, "The Academy honours achievement in film, not the personal lives of filmmakers and artists."
But Dylan Farrow, through her letter, now insists that accountability, at least as she sees it, be part of the package.
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Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023
FOR THOSE OF US FROM AROUND HERE, we know there is nothing else like Thanksgiving in Manchester. Not even close. You might have run, walked or watched it this morning but even if you did none of those things, you know someone who did and road race reflections are as much a part of our turkey dinners as mashed potatoes and stuffing. We have some MRR coverage below and there’s plenty more online, and we also have lots of news and notes as the holiday season ramps up with another special Saturday on Main Street.
Before and After
The Little Manchester Road Race was held last Saturday at Manchester High and about 100 children 12 and younger took part. For video and interviews check out this week's edition of 'The Pulse.' MHS will also be busy tomorrow, as the annual Ray Crothers Blood drive takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the gym. Walk-ins are welcome and everyone who donates a pint of blood will receive a Manchester Road Race T-shirt.
In The Spotlight
In The News
- An Open House for the parents and guardians of current eighth-graders interested in attending Manchester High next fall is scheduled for Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. This flier has more .
- The Manchester Preschool Center is still enrolling students from families that meet federal income guidelines into its Head Start program. Click here to see a Spanish-English flier for more information.
- The next BoE meeting is scheduled for Monday at Lincoln Center with updates on redistricting and kindergarten enrollment on the agenda.
Social Media-Mental Health Study
Researchers at UConn are seeking the parents of high school and middle school students to be part of a 90-minute focus group discussion on the impact of social media on their children's mental health. You’ll get a $25 gift card just for taking part and there’s more information here. (And even more here.)
If you haven't taken the district's fall family survey, here's the link.
On 'The Pulse' -- A Piglet Social, Road Race Coverage And More
The latest edition also has coverage of a MACC food drive and a chat with General Manager Steve Stephanou. That's not all and to watch just click here.
Celebrate Small Business Saturday and Kick-Off the Holiday Shopping Season. For more information click here.
The Week Ahead
Friday, Nov. 24
10 a.m. -- Preschool Playgroup at Mary Cheney Library.
Saturday, Nov. 25
1 p.m. -- 23 Walks: Highland Park, starting at 670 Spring St.
Monday, Nov. 27
7 p.m. -- BOE meeting at Lincoln Center.
7 - 8 p.m. -- Can and bottle drive at World-Wide Lighthouse Missions, 16 Brainard Place.
There will be no refuse pickup on Thursday and will be delayed one day for the rest of the week.
The Manchester Fire Support Group’s 1st Annual Christmas Tree Lot Christmas tree sale at 18 Main St. (former 8th Utilities District) starts Friday and goes till they run out. Click here for hours and more details.
Downtown Manchester will celebrate ‘Small Business Saturday’ this Saturday. Click here for details.
Disney’s ‘Beauty & the Beast’ at Cheney Hall runs on weekends through Sunday. Click here for dates, times and ticket info.
Borgida & Company’s 18th annual food drive to benefit MACC Charities is ongoing through Dec. 13. Click here for details..
YSB is offering ‘Pathway to Leadership, Community Service and Nature’ for 9 and 10 year olds on Wednesdays from 3 -5 p.m. Click here for info.
The mobile mammography van will be at the Community Y on Nov. 30 and you can find out how to make an appointment by clicking here.
The 8th Annual Manchester CT Jazz Festival returns to Cheney Hall on Dec. 2. Click here for ticket info.
Little Theatre of Manchester has ‘5 Festive Events That Will Fill Your Heart’ starting with ‘The Nutcracker’ on Dec. 9 and 10. Click this link to learn more.
The Hip Hop for the Homeless tour stops at the Main Pub on Dec. 8. All proceeds benefit MACC Charities.
The Tree lighting Ceremony at Center Congregational Church on Dec 9 starts with caroling in front of Silk City Coffee at 4:15 p.m.
Santa’s Workshop at Wickham Park opens on Dec. 12 and runs through Dec. 23. Click the link for the schedule.
This and That
U11 Red Hawks in Regional Finals on Friday
Last year they made it to Nationals and placed 5th in the Nation and, now a year older, they are eager to get back to Florida and finish the job. But next up for the 11U team -- the New England Regional Finals on Friday at 2:15 p.m. at Foley Field in Worcester.
Winter Sports Opportunities
The Red Hawks are going to the state football playoffs for the first time in a generation, with yesterday's 'Senior Night' victory over Enfield capping a 7-3 regular season. Pictured above are the seniors.
The Red Hawks big win came a day after the annual Turkey Bowl flag football game between junior and senior girls. The juniors (below) won that contest ... and with it bragging rights.
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Leo Burnett India rolled out #EqualPay after Publicis Communications and Publicis Media got certified as equal pay organizations by KPMG.
Srija or Srijit, Saurabh or Sheryl, Tanmay or Tanya - Publicis Communications and Publicis Media India sees no gender and all are equal in the organizations’ eyes- formed the context for the latest campaign by Leo Burnett India called #EqualPay where it boasts of Publicis Communications India & Publicis Media India being certified equal pay organizations by KPMG.
There was a lot of talk around leadership diversity, pay gaps across different industries against equality credentials during women’s day and is a much-discussed topic globally too. Publicis brought KPMG on board to know where it stood on this ground.
Followed by which KPMG conducted an independent third party study for Publicis Communications and Public Media in India - it took two and a half weeks for them to prepare the report and the two organizations were certified as an Equal Pay organization. Equal pay for equal work is the concept of labor rights that individuals in the same workplace should be given equal pay and is most commonly used in the context of sexual discrimination, in relation to the gender pay gap.
Publicis Communications and Public Media celebrated the much-touted certification with a fun and quirky social media campaign and also extended to Out-Of-Home. The campaign features top executives in drag trying out some role reversal antics.
Managing Director, India & CCO, South Asia, Leo Burnett: Rajdeepak Das
NCD: Vikram Pandey
Creative Team: Tinna Rajput, Sonal Chhajerh, Kristoff Oliveira, Neel Roy
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So you’ve read part 1, and you’ve bought yourself a domain. Now you need to actually do something with it.
If you say the internet, the first thing people think of these days is usually a website. There are two main types, static and dynamic.
Both types of site need somewhere to live, what’s usually called hosting.
A static site means that the files don’t change. What you upload is what the user sees, no more and no less. This is good for a few reasons:
- it’s more secure - people can’t break in using software that isn’t running
- it’s cheaper to host - serving files that don’t change is something web servers are really good at by now.
- it’s easier to cache, both for the users browser and for intermediate services like Cloudflare.
- This makes it faster for people to get your site and start viewing it, which is also Good.
However, it can also limit interactivity. The most people can do with your site is to fill out a contact form, and only that if you’ve got support for it from your hosting provider or a third party like Formspree.
A dynamic site means the site can respond to what the user does. They can sign up, login, put items in a cart, checkout, whatever stuff you usually do on a website. This is done with code running on the server side, responding to user choices and generating a new page to send back to them.
The downsides are pretty much the opposite of the static benefits:
- it can be less secure
- it’s more expensive to host (that code has to run on something)
- it’s harder to cache, etc.
Single Page Application
I know, I said two main types.
Upsides - pretty much the same as static. The primary downsides are:
- it can take longer for the user to see a working page, both because of the download size and the startup time
- search engines (like DuckDuckGo or Google) don’t see the same page that you see, so it’s harder for your site to get indexed
There are ways around these, but then things get more complex to build. Web development seems to oscillate between complicated and simple, people want the benefits of both.
Right, definitely enough about websites.
A domain’s of limited use without email. If you have a website then it’s nice for people to be able to contact you; if you don’t have a website and you don’t have email there’s not much point in having the domain!
There are many advantages to having your own domain for email. The first one is that it’s easy to change provider - you don’t have to go through and change [email protected] to [email protected] in fifty-two different services.
It also just looks better to people - be honest, doesn’t [email protected] look better than [email protected]?
There are special DNS records for email, called MX records (Mail eXchange). When you sign up to an email service, if it’s not provided by your registrar, you’ll need to make changes to those records, or let your mail service deal with your DNS entries. Neither choice is anywhere near as complicated as it sounds.
I use and can thoroughly recommend FastMail. They mostly just do email, and they’ve been doing it for a long time, so they’re very good at it. It’s not free - what that means, though, is that you’re not the product. Your emails are private, as they should be.
Disclaimer: the first FastMail link above is a referral link. If you sign up through it then you get 10% off your first year, and I get a little something too. Not much, but something.
ProtonMail is another good service, and they do offer free accounts (with limited features).
That’s it for now
I have to admit this post feels like it kind of drifted off of domains onto “things I can think of”. I’ve run out of things to say connected with domains for the moment.
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Before you start on the nanny search journey, please first realize that nannying is a career. Nannies are professionals, and your home is their work place. With this in mind, if you wouldn't accept something in your workplace, you should not expect your nanny to accept it either! Our agency clients are parents, but we absolutely support fair treatment and wages for all nannies, but especially So Life Nannies!
First things first, you must decide what your budget is, and be realistic. Outside of finding a caregiver that is a good fit for your family, your budget will ultimately decide the best childcare option for you. In home private childcare, or nannies, are the most expensive form of childcare, and rates will not reflect those of childcare facilities. The rate of pay should be reflective of the years of experience, qualifications, education, and the requirements of the position. Your caregiver is required to make a livable wage, and the more requirements you have for your nanny, the higher that rate should be. You also need to budget for guaranteed wages for the duration of your nanny’s employment (salary). If you are wanting a year commitment, your nanny is to be guaranteed the weekly pay for 52 weeks, regardless of whether or not they work, unless otherwise discussed. If your budget does not fit the average rate for in home childcare in your area, you should consider looking into daycare options for your little ones.
Next, you should decide how much care you need, and a proposed schedule for your nanny. Will you need full time child care, or just a few hours in the morning to run errands? Do you want someone to come and work overnight so you can sleep undisturbed or do you just need an extra set of hands to tackle extracurricular activities? Again, be realistic. Be sure to identify how many hours you can guarantee for your nanny weekly. Career nannies like to know how much they are guaranteed to make, and often plan bills around this. If you say you want your caregiver to work Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm, they are blocking off that time specifically for your family and won’t accept any work or plan appointments within that period(except in the case of emergency). If they are blocking the time off, these hours are to be paid every week, even if you only use them for reduced hours.
After finalizing a schedule for your nanny, consider what responsibilities your childcare provider will have. The nanny/family relationship is one based on compromise and support. They are there to support your family and they may be open to taking on responsibilities that will give you even the smallest amount of quality time back with your family. Will they need to prepare meals for your children? Can they help wash and sanitize bottles and pump parts? Will they need to handle laundry, organize your playroom, and occasionally run errands? Knowing what will be required of your nanny and identifying them PRIOR to your search will help tremendously while you are on the hunt. Some nannies aren't willing to do family laundry or mop floors. If this is one of the responsibilities of the position they are applying to, we advise them that the job isn't for them. The more responsibilities your nanny has, the more his or her rate will increase. Outlining the responsibilities before your search will also make contract negotiations less stressful.
We know that things come up, and though you don’t have to list every single potential duty you may want your nanny to have, after contracts are signed, they have the right to not perform additional duties- particularly if the compensation is not adjusted. As an employer, you should be understanding and respect their boundaries if they are unwilling to perform duties not listed in the contract. If they are willing to take on additional duties then avoid taking advantage of this compromise, especially if they take away the attention from their main focus, your children.
Along with your responsibilities, you will also need to determine what your boundaries will be with your nanny. Boundaries are healthy! Your nanny is a part of your parenting team and boundaries work both ways. While you’re respecting your nanny’s boundaries, your nanny will also have to respect the boundaries of your family and home. We call these our deal breakers and these should be outlined before the position begins. Some deal breakers we’ve come across from working with both nannies and families are: no screen time, no snacks between meals, no social media for kids (includes Youtube and Tiktok), no posting kids online, no smoking (even while off duty), no technology while working and no outside time from 10-4pm.
What qualifications would you like your nanny to have? Do you have twins and need someone with multiples experience? Are you bilingual and want your nanny to use both languages with the children? More experienced nannies will have a variety of qualifications.
The more qualifications a nanny has, the higher their compensation should be.
Some of the basic qualifications that we suggest are current CPR and First Aid certification (with verification), paid (non-familial) child care experience, an idea of early childhood development, experience with water safety and/or the ability to swim (if that will be one of their duties), and a driver’s license if they will be driving your children.
After you decide everything above, you should research what benefits you’d like to offer your nanny. The more benefits a position has, usually the wider your candidate pool will be.
Standard benefits are guaranteed hours, PTO, paid holidays, sick days, mileage reimbursement, health insurance contribution, overtime pay, and a household account (or petty cash).
Some benefits that aren’t always standard but are much appreciated are cellphone reimbursement, professional development and continued education stipend, 401k contribution, annual raises, holiday and various bonuses.
Once you solidify all of the above, you are ready to begin your nanny search. Facebook groups and websites like Care, Sittercity, and even Indeed are good places to start your search for a nanny. Fair warning, the search and screening process will be long and tedious. If you want to save some time and need help from experts, So Life Agency does nanny placements nationwide and can help you find a match that meets and exceeds all of your expectations.
Our agency will be there for the entire process, and will prescreen candidates, offer interview coaching, and can also help with you with your contracts and advise on payroll options. We will work tirelessly to find the caregiver that is best for your family, so visit our website, www.solifeagency.com, or follow this link to get started on your nanny search!
If you have any thoughts or questions, feel free to leave a comment below!!! We'd love to discuss.
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