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The conversation between Poland's Paweł Soloch and America's Jake Sullivan took place in the US capital on Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Soloch, who is a senior aide to Polish President Andrzej Duda, on Wednesday began a two-day visit to Washington to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and the West's support for the embattled country, officials told reporters.
The Polish president's National Security Bureau (BBN) tweeted that Soloch and Sullivan also discussed "support for countries that supply weapons to Ukraine."
They additionally spoke about the decisions of NATO's Madrid summit and Polish-American military cooperation, according to the tweet.
Soloch's trip to the United States includes talks at the Pentagon, the Department of State and the Senate, in addition to meetings with experts from institutions such as the Atlantic Council, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Heritage Foundation, the PAP news agency reported.
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“Turquoise hydrogen” a viable solution without CO2 ?
- Black, brown and grey hydrogen are made from fossil fuels, and blue hydrogen is a similar process combined with CO2 capture and storage to reduce emissions.
- Green hydrogen is produced via electrolysis of water, but it requires large amounts of electricity from the grid or renewable energy.
- Turquoise hydrogen uses both electricity and methane, but with 4–7.5 times less electricity than electrolysis depending on the technology used – making it a hopeful technology for the future.
- Moreover, if the methane comes from biogas it has captured CO2from the air, meaning it actually has a negative carbon footprint.
Though the use of hydrogen energy is clean, its production is highly polluting, particularly when it comes to CO2 emissions. Greener solutions, such as electrolysis, do exist but they are still too expensive. Nevertheless, new, efficient low-emission technologies are emerging, such as methane pyrolysis. Here is a quick rundown of the colours of hydrogen: grey, blue, green or turquoise?
Is hydrogen the ideal energy solution?
Hydrogen is inherently a ‘clean’ energy: when you burn it or you use it in a fuel cell, it only produces water and energy. However, it is almost non-existent in gaseous form on Earth so it must therefore be produced somehow. Unfortunately, hydrogen production requires a lot of energy, which makes it far less clean. As such, today about 95% of hydrogen is made from fossil fuels. Producing 1 ton of hydrogen results in 10 tons of CO2 emissions. It is one of the energies with the worst carbon footprint and so the challenge is to find a way of producing hydrogen without emitting CO2.
Today, this is possible thanks to water electrolysis, which represents 5% of global hydrogen production. It is called “green” hydrogen. The process involves splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen, but it uses huge amounts of electricity. Energy consumption is therefore inevitable: the chemical reaction requires at least 40kWh to produce each kilogram of hydrogen, if electrolysers operate at maximum efficiency. But today, their performance is only about 60% of maximum, meaning that producing 1kg of hydrogen consumes as much as 60 kWh.
“Green” hydrogen can be further classified as “pink” or “yellow” if the electricity used is produced by renewable energy, nuclear energy (both of which have low CO2 emissions) or a combination of these.
It is easy to understand why methane reforming (using fossil fuels) is the predominant method compared to electrolysis. At current electricity prices, 1kg of green hydrogen costs 4–6 €. In contrast, hydrogen produced through reforming costs less than 1€. Given the current market, a massive deployment of green hydrogen is hardly possible.
What are the options to make hydrogen production “greener”?
One of the options is to combine CO2 reforming with the capture and storage of CO2 (see our dossier on CO2 capture and storage). The scenarios show that it would double or triple the cost of hydrogen, that is a price of 2–3 €/kg. This is called “blue” hydrogen. “Grey” hydrogen is produced by methane reforming, and “black” hydrogen is made from coal.
But there is a different way. Industrial and political circles recently discovered this process, but it is not new: I have been working on it since 1995 and have based my whole carrier on this subject. Referred to as “turquoise” hydrogen, it uses both electricity and methane. It involves decomposition of methane by pyrolysis at very high temperatures (1 000 to 2 000 °C). Hence, it still requires electricity, but 4–7.5 times less than electrolysis depending on the technology used. This process produces carbon and hydrogen, but not CO2. One kilo of methane is used to produce 250g of hydrogen and 750g of carbon, a product with high added value. More importantly, this reaction requires 7 times less electricity than water electrolysis for each quantity of produced hydrogen (but it produces two times less hydrogen than water reforming per methane molecule).
How far along is industrial production for turquoise hydrogen?
This pyrolysis process is currently under industrial development in the USA, with our American industrial partner Monolith Materials. They developed a conclusive pilot between 2012 and 2017 in California and have started industrialisation. The first unit has been built and 11 other units are soon to follow. Technological problems related to change of scale have been solved, and first marketing is expected in the coming months. This unit will consume 20,000 tons of natural gas and will produce 15,000 tons of black carbon as well as 5,000 tons of hydrogen.
At first, the economic model will consist of adding value to the carbon produced, which is widely used in tyre manufacturing and sold at approximately 1€/kg. A tyre contains about 30% of black carbon, which increases resistance to wear, UV radiation or heat. In the second phase, hydrogen will become prominent from an economic perspective. Today, the technology is optimised for black carbon production (the temperature is set according to the desired grade for black carbon). In the future, it will be optimised for hydrogen production, and new applications for black carbon will need to be developed. For instance, it could be used in construction materials, road infrastructures, or even in agricultural soils. It is cheaper and safer than storing CO2!
Better yet: if the methane comes from biogas (obtained by the decomposition of organic materials, in biogas plants or landfill sites, for example), it has captured CO2 from the air. In this case pyrolysis actually has a negative carbon footprint since it reduces the quantity of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Are there other technologies for turquoise hydrogen production technologies?
Yes, but only at the laboratory or demonstrator stage. There are “liquid metal bath” methods in which methane is injected and decomposed in columns containing molten metal. Pilots were built in California and in Australia. For its part, the German industrialist BASF studies the decomposition of methane using catalysts. These are serious competitors, but they must still overcome several technological challenges. | <urn:uuid:eea9370d-48d3-4fbd-b2f2-fd9e31e546eb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/energy/turquoise-hydrogen-a-viable-solution-without-co2/ | 2024-04-13T22:12:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.943578 | 1,318 |
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Do you want to provide university accommodation Bournemouth-based by being a homestay host for international students? Westbourne Academy is searching for Homestay Providers that can provide a warm and inviting atmosphere for overseas students while they are in England.
Many families become homestay providers for overseas students not only for financial reasons, but also to broaden their knowledge and cultural awareness, and the experience can sometimes lead to lifetime friendships.
Homestay provider accommodation allows students to improve their language skills within an English-speaking environment. It is a significant part of the experience, and whilst not uniform, it provides the individuals with a feeling that they are part of a home.
Being a homestay provider is an opportunity to invite new individuals into your home. It can give you the chance to learn about and share cultures. You receive a regular, reliable income with payments made on a fortnightly basis. You can join anytime, with student placements are available all year. There is support when you need it, through the academy's friendly and professional staff.
28/08/21 - 17/12/21
£117 per week, single room
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15 Jackets and Coats Your Life Is Missing and You'll Want to Buy Before They Sell Out
When it comes to Fall and Winter staples, having the right jackets and coats is priority number one. These versatile pieces are the ones you'll end up wearing daily, so snagging something comfy, stylish, and functional is important. As we started hunting for the best ones of the year, we set our sites on Free People. The retailer has so many impressive finds that are affordable and chic enough to rock with everything in your closet.
Ahead, we curated a list of the 15 hottest choices that not only look good, but they're also so affordable. At prices this good, it's easy to get more than just one. Whether you're hunting for a stunning faux-fur coat or a puffer to keep you warm on chilly days, we've got you covered. Keep reading to shop them all and treat yourself to one (or two!) before they're gone. | <urn:uuid:89b4e63d-9ed6-448f-b451-a61003bd395c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/best-jackets-and-coats-from-free-people-46802194 | 2024-04-13T22:41:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.962959 | 198 |
What We’re Drinking | May 20th, 2016
Welcome to the weekend, friends! I hope you’ve all had a successful American Craft Beer Week thus far — now let the real fun to begin.
This weekend, we drink to… well, we literally drink to beer! *clink*
Tree Streets Pale Ale | JRH Brewing
“Joining the ACBW Nationwide Toast from Johnson City, TN in my favorite local beer spot, Atlantic Ale House. Drinking JRH Brewing Tree Streets Pale Ale. A really solid pale ale that celebrates the historic Tree Streets district I now call home!” — Kelly Cline
Bianca Mango | Omnipollo
“Omnipollo Bianca Mango Lassi Gose with puréed mango, rock salt, and lactose sugar. Perfect balance between a sweet, fruity mouthfeel, light tartness, and the subtle hint of salt of a Gose. So awesome that this Swedish gypsy brewery made beers at Crazy Mountain in Denver.” — K.C. Cunilio
Lizard King | Pipeworks Brewing
“Lizard king from pipe works courtesy of fellow PDer Jan Wanot. Drank while writing and editing to enhance the flavor.” — Hannah Carlson
Not Your Mama’s Milk | Vernal Brewing Co.
Boy King | Coast Brewing Co.
“Deadpool came out on Blu-Ray this week! Finally got a moment to pop it in while I enjoy Coast Brewing’s Boy King Imperial IPA. 99% organic ingredients and over the top flavors and sensations in this IPA pair well with Deadpool.” — John Pylant
Jointer IPA | Hilton Head Brewing Co.
“Happy American Craft Beer Week! This IPA by HHBC is so fracking delicious. True to north east style IPAs, full of hop flavor with a round mouth feel and low bitterness. Might as well be juice.” — Danele Bova | <urn:uuid:96c81fe1-d78d-4575-bcd7-76b05c43f02f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.porchdrinking.com/articles/2016/05/20/what-were-drinking-may-20th-2016/ | 2024-04-13T23:06:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.862238 | 412 |
With the spread of COVID-19, few essential changes have been introduced to social behaviors. Whilst we often consider them as exaggerated, they are required to lower the rate of transmission and avoid overwhelming national healthcare systems. The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated not only that drastic measures are essential, but also that we urgently need to use the newest technology. Let’s take a look at Drones Vs. Covid-19
The most innovative measures across the globe
Across the globe, cutting-edge technology was used to efficiently knack Covid-19 over. Means include using 3D printers to produce face shields and ventilators, deploying hospital robots to transport equipment and protect doctors and nurses from the virus. Not less important are drones. For example, In India, the government is using drones to sanitize public spaces in areas with confirmed cases, such as hospitals and metro areas. They use 300 drones across the state to spray a disinfectant solution approved by the WHO. On the other hand, in France, Italy, and Spain, authorities use drones to monitor social distancing and enforce coronavirus restrictions with loudspeakers. With nearly 70,000 tests conducted so far, Ghana has one of the highest testing rates in Africa. How do they distribute them? Easy to guess, with drones! Drone delivery, sanitization, and enforcement measures enable a quicker response to the pandemic and help save lives.
Drones’ use in America
Where some of the similar actions taken by the government of the United States? These widespread protective measures just wait to be successfully copied. As for now, the challenge many businesses, nonprofits, and local authorities face is regulatory approval. The Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 107 rules for unmanned aerial systems include flying below 400 feet, in altitude within visual line of sight, during daylight hours. The FAA enables near real-time airspace authorization for flights that comply with these rules, but a Part 107 waiver is required to operate drones at night, over people, or beyond visual line of sight. Problems arise as these advanced operations are often core to missions that can help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly 4,000 waivers were granted for advanced drone operations since the Part 107 rules’ implementation in 2016. At the same time, less than 200 were permitted for flights over people or beyond visual line of sight. Naturally, there is a reason for that. Regulators need assurances regarding the safety and security of the airspace. Commercial drone operators must prove that they are equipped to minimize risks and manage unforeseen circumstances. It couldn’t be underlined more how complicated it is to assure officials that we are not going to cause troubles up there.
Issues with low altitude airspace
At low altitude airspace, we aren’t provided with the air traffic services. Operators must be well-equipped, in order to plan, execute, and adapt their flights, as changes occur in the airspace. They are obliged to monitor regulatory dynamics (like temporary flight restrictions) as well as local conditions (like weather shifts), ground risks, and temporary objects (like construction cranes). Moreover, they need to monitor airspace traffic to maintain separation from other aircraft, including drones, helicopters, and planes. Not to mention, they need to protect their drones from a hardware malfunction and cyber threats that could put public safety in danger.
This long list of responsibilities understandably feels daunting. Fortunately, this is where AI enters to help. Being the key to analyzing crucial data (such as weather forecasts), ground risks, and vehicle performance, selecting the right drones for each mission, generating the safest flight paths, and autonomously adapting flights as conditions change – AI perfectly plays its role. Moreover, by being able to recognize hazardous objects, it’s critical to detecting and avoiding obstacles that otherwise would pose a danger to unmanned flights.
The USA is known for its technological innovation and entrepreneurship
An AI-based approach, in aircraft safety, enables to analyze sensor data, across a drone fleet, and predict maintenance needs, before a failure occurs. From a security standpoint, AI can protect drones from previously unseen zero-day attacks that traditional anti-malware wouldn’t detect. Artificial intelligence can help fill the gaps in today’s airspace systems. It minimizes the responsibility put on drone operators, and it provides the safety and security assurances that regulators need when considering waivers for Covid-19 drone missions. It’s important to consider every option that can help fight the global crisis. | <urn:uuid:08315e85-8c65-4d85-be41-c158150c56af> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.positivemed.com/2020/06/20/drones-vs-covid-19-ensuring-airspace-safety-and-security-with-ai/ | 2024-04-13T23:00:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.947032 | 915 |
A Little Website History — From Multi-Page Applications (MPAs) to Single Page Applications (SPAs)
From the inception of the web until circa 2008, there was a single design pattern for architecting websites — Multi-Page Application (MPA) architecture. Using this type of architecture:
- The server generates a static page of content
- As the user interacts with the page, the server handles each interaction and gives the browser an entirely new page
By 2008, advancements in the web paved the way for a new website design pattern — Single Page Application architecture (SPA). Using this type of architecture:
Some advantages of architecting a website as an SPA over an MPA include:
- A more fluid user experience
- Better performance
- Better scalability
- Faster development
Historically, search engines would index content by making a request to a URL and reading the HTML the server returned. As servers don’t handle rendering HTML in SPAs (browsers do), content in SPAs was essentially invisible to search engine bots.
How Pre-Rendered HTML Helped Procure SEO During the SPA’s Infancy
Due to their inherent advantages, SPAs quickly became prevalent across the internet. This change came quickly — faster than search engines could adapt. To fill this gap, the solution for allowing search engines to index content from SPAs was to:
- Run SPAs in a browser
- Provide that markup to be served to search engines
Pre-rendered HTML, while solving some problems, is not without fault. Its use can bring about the following issues:
- Because the process of pre-rendering HTML happens periodically (maybe once every 24-48 hours), the content and data in pre-rendered HTML can be stale – which will negatively impact SEO. Frequent updates and fresh content leads to higher search ranking and encourages search engines to index sites more frequently.
- Scalability is an issue — as the size of a site grows, the more HTML there is to pre-render. The longer this process takes, the less fresh the pre-rendered content is. For example, if a new piece of data or information was added globally across a site, a significant number of pages would have to be re-rendered.
- A wide range of new variables would be added into the development process, requiring ongoing maintenance and further investment — and could slow down innovation.
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On Performance Management And Employee Evaluation
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On Performance Management And Employee Evaluation
Maintaining maximum workplace efficiency can be a very difficult venture, especially when taking into consideration the many whims and vagaries of your employees. With the average workplace requiring the completion of dozen of tasks each day, it can be easy to forget the importance of occasionally evaluating the performance of your workers. This is why performance management is important.
The process of verifying the level of performance that your employees exhibit is called performance management and is crucial to helping your business grow and develop. In fact, a well-oiled performance management system is absolutely essential to keeping your organization working in perfect harmony, since every cog that is part of the mechanism needs to function properly if results are to be expected.
In this article, we’ll be detailing what performance management means and how important frequent employee performance evaluations are when taking into consideration the status of your company.
What is Performance Management?
Put simply, performance management is an ongoing process of partnership between an employee and their supervisor in order to properly optimize performance, encourage professional development and the growth of their applicable skills, create a feedback loop and establish a comfortable avenue of straightforward communication, and set clear-cut goals that need to be satisfied.
Most people are acquainted or familiar with performance management through monthly meetings with their supervisors in order to talk about their performance. Every company has devoted precious time to this important process, as it is the building block to a cohesive workplace where dedication and transparency count as the norms.
Performance management does not have to be particularly organized in terms of its initiation, as every company likes to do their meetings differently. While some might choose to run a monthly employee meeting inside their conference room, others would think it is far more beneficial to hold a performance evaluation encounter while in the company garden and accompanied by the singing of birds.
Traditionally, performance management meetings used to be an annual event, though our modern day and age have greatly increased its frequency, with some workplaces choosing to evaluate employee performance on a weekly basis. The end goal, regardless of how it is achieved, is to ensure that employees perform well throughout the year.
Why Is Performance Management Important?
It is essential for a workplace to be up-to-date on everything regarding its operation, which is why it is not surprising that performance management has become a very popular process. The employee is the lifeblood of the company, which is why time must be invested in them as well, whether to help them improve their performance or to better integrate within the workplace.
We’ve outlined three reasons why performance management is integral:
- Building Rapport – Employees don’t get called to meetings for nothing. While employee performance evaluations might lead some to be anxious, others are outright ecstatic about receiving the opportunity to fully express their thoughts and, especially if the supervisor in question has the right sort of personality to form a bond with rank-and-file workers.
- Maintaining Efficiency – Any worker can occasionally lapse out of efficiency, whether intentional or not. However, the main goal of a company is to make money, which is why there are expectations from every employee to perform above a certain threshold. Lagging behind this expected performance must naturally be addressed.
- Ensuring Smooth Sailing – The most important review of any employee is that of their annual performance, where they are called into a meeting to go over the efficiency of their work year. An out-of-nowhere annual performance meeting can leave some employees nerve-racked, which is why having several little meetings in the form of performance evaluations scattered throughout the year can smoothen the arrival of the big one.
What Is an Employee Performance Evaluation?
An employee performance evaluation is a simple review of an employee’s efficiency during a particular period. The goal of the evaluation is to review their overall performance, determine their strengths and weaknesses, offer and receive valuable feedback, and establish a plan to achieve even higher levels of performance.
The evaluation process is a part of performance management as a whole. There is no set way of going about it, as it can either be highly formal in nature, as it is intended, or far more casual, taking the form of a pleasant conversation with the supervisor in an attempt to put the employee at ease.
In general, the areas that performance evaluation covers are the following:
- Attendance and punctuality
- Teamwork and communication
- Speed of accomplishing goals
- Problem-solving and avoidance
- Quality of work
How Do I Properly Conduct a Performance Evaluation?
Correctly assessing the performance of your team members can be just as stressful and confusing for the manager as it might be for the employees. If you have the responsibility of checking in with your coworkers through a performance evaluation, then it is important to do it well in order to set yourself up for success.
Do It In Person
There’s nothing worse than an impersonal, cold, and distant performance evaluation. These reviews can be intimidating to employees, which is why you should give them the respect they deserve by ideally conducting it in person. It will be much easier for an employee to be comfortable with the review if you are right there with them, and with a smile to boot.
Our suggestion would be to even try and take the review environment from the workplace to somewhere more casual, such as a cafe, as it is sure to greatly relax the employee in question, offering you a far more productive meeting than if done in an office setting.
Provide Constant Feedback
Just because a performance evaluation review happens every once in a while does not mean that is a reason not to provide constant feedback to the employees under your supervision.
Surprising them with information they were not aware of during the evaluation is bound to make them uncomfortable and surprised, with several employees possibly even becoming defensive about the matter.
We would suggest that you are constantly in touch with your employees in order to keep them perpetually updated on the situation at hand. Another important thing worth mentioning is how beneficial it is to recognize an employee’s positive performance so that they never feel underappreciated, which can fire back during an evaluation.
Always use relevant examples when pointing out lapses in their performance and make sure not to attract too much attention on non-issues or minute mistakes, as you do not want to give the impression they are overshadowing the overall efficiency of the employee.
Keep It Happy
This doesn’t mean that you should sport a grin on your face throughout the interview, but that your goal is not to chide the employee as a teacher would a student. An employee is a human being who deserves respect and support, and even the best employees are likely to quit out of nowhere if they believe that the only things that get noticed are mistakes.
End the review on a positive note by congratulating them on their efforts and drawing attention to several good aspects of their work. This will make them feel valued and end the evaluation with a smile, not with stress.
Test Yourself and Your Team
Frequently checking on the performance of your employees is extremely important when trying to run a profitable and successful business. You won’t get ahead without a defined plan and a list of goals, which is where performance management comes into play, offering you a system to manage the many difficulties of the workplace while ensuring everyone does their job properly.
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Luxury cufflink is the type of jewellery or accessory used to secure the buttonholes of the shirt. Luxury cufflinks are often made from various materials such as glass, stone, leather, pearls, enamels, gravel, gold, silver metal, steel, and other luxurious materials. It is used to fasten the cuffs of shirts that don't come with the buttons on them. Most men prefer to put on cufflinks as they bridge the gap between casual and formal outfits. Also, it's a type of accessory for men as it adds value and style to an appearance.
The luxury cufflinks market is poised to grow, as there is a positive shift towards the ongoing fashion trend among the population. The growing fashion trend, appearance consciousness tends to increase the luxury cufflinks market all over the world. Consumers also opt for fancy and luxurious brands to mark an individual's identity. The growing disposable income and the living standards are increasing, resulting in the adoption of such accessories. However, the manufacturers encourage consumers to buy the products by providing a different range and designs of luxury cufflinks. They are using such precious stones and composite materials to cater to and boost consumers to adopt such designer accessories. These are the key factors that are driving the luxury cufflinks market globally.
The "Global Luxury Cufflinks Market Analysis to 2028" is a specialized and in-depth study of consumer goods industry with a particular focus on the global market trend analysis. The report aims to provide an overview of the luxury cufflinks market with detailed market segmentation by user, material, and distribution channel. The global cufflinks market is expected to witness high growth during the forecast period. The report provides key statistics on the market status of the leading cufflinks market players and offers key trends and opportunities in the market.
The global luxury cufflinks market is segmented into by user, material, and distribution channel. Based on user, the global luxury cufflinks market is segmented into men, women, and unisex. By material, the global luxury cufflinks market is further segmented into, glass, stone, leather, metal, and others. By distribution channel, the global luxury cufflinks market is classified into specialty stores, online retail, and others.
The report provides a detailed overview of the luxury cufflinks industry, including both qualitative and quantitative information. It provides an overview and forecast of the global luxury cufflinks market based on various segments. It also provides market size and forecast estimates from the year 2020 to 2028 concerning five major regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and South America. The luxury cufflinks market by each region is later sub-segmented by respective countries and segments. The report covers the analysis and forecast of 18 countries globally, along with the current trend and opportunities prevailing in the region.
The report analyzes factors affecting the luxury cufflinks market from both demand and supply side. Further, it evaluates market dynamics affecting the market during the forecast period, i.e., drivers, restraints, opportunities, and future trends. The report also provides exhaustive PEST analysis for all five regions, namely, North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, and South America, after evaluating political, economic, social, and technological factors affecting the luxury cufflinks market in these regions.
The report covers vital developments in the luxury cufflinks market as organic and inorganic growth strategies. Various companies are focusing on organic growth strategies such as product launches, product approvals, and others, such as patents and events. Inorganic growth strategies activities witnessed in the market were acquisitions and partnerships & collaborations. These activities have paved the way for the expansion of business and customer base of market players. The market payers from the luxury cufflinks market are anticipated to lucrative growth opportunities in the future with the rising demand for luxury cufflinks in the global market. Below mentioned is the list of few companies engaged in the luxury cufflinks market.
The report also includes the profiles of key companies along with their SWOT analysis and market strategies in the luxury cufflinks market. Besides, the report focuses on leading industry players with information such as company profiles, components, and services offered, financial information of the last three years, the critical development in the past five years.
- Guccio Gucci S.p.A.
- RALPH LAUREN.
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It is important to note that the figures shown in the table above are rough estimates only; the figures reported on Glassdoor are often not 100% accurate, especially for firms with complex remuneration packages consisting of different allowances and bonuses. Additionally, there are several other major firms (such as Arthur D. Little, Dalberg, and ZS Associates) featured in our Consulting Firms in Singapore article but are not included in the article above due to limited or absent data points on Glassdoor. Lack or limited data was also why remunerations for certain career levels (e.g., senior consultant, senior manager) were excluded from the table above.
Looking at the data, what immediately becomes evident is that the MBB firms – McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Bain – consistently pay top-tier salaries across all career levels, although there is a degree of variation in pay between the three firms, according to the seniority.
It also seems that some of the non-MBB firms are competing with the MBB firms for analyst-level talent by increasing their pay. Firms like L.E.K. Consulting, Oliver Wyman, Strategy&, and Kearney offer compensations in the same range for analysts. However, it appears these firms struggle to keep up with MBB compensations once we move up the career ladder, with MBB remuneration generally pulling ahead at the consultant and manager levels.
For interns, compensation data were slightly scarcer and more unreliable. For the MBB firms, monthly intern salaries were around USD 4,200. For the consulting arms of the ‘Big Four’ professional services firms, the intern salaries start at USD 600 and USD 750. The remaining firms offered anywhere between USD 750 to USD 2,250. There are some exceptions, such as L.E.K. Consulting, Oliver Wyman, and Kearney offering close to what the MBB firms pay. | <urn:uuid:55dbf8a8-b63d-4f4b-8694-edc9bca1576e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.preplounge.com/de/articles/consultant-salary-in-singapore | 2024-04-13T22:21:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.966939 | 391 |
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Law enforcement is a great career to retire from. You can start right out of high school, quit working well before you turn 50, and collect serious monthly income and free medical coverage for (on the average) longer than you worked in the first place.
During the COVID-era wave of job-quitting that some call the Great Resignation, there was a spike in police retirement. The Police Executive Research Forum reports that police retirements were up a whopping 45 percent nationwide from 2019-20 to 2020-21. Resignations went up too, by 18 percent. The protest movement after the murder of George Floyd didn’t make the work more attractive, and COVID made it more dangerous — it has been the leading cause of police fatalities every year since the pandemic began.
Overwhelmingly, the ones who quit were the ones who could walk away and start collecting: the experienced officers. One of the things that has been noted about the five cops who recently beat Tyre Nichols to death after a traffic-stop in Memphis is their lack of collective experience; the most senior of them in this supposedly “elite” squad had five years in.
This raises a question: were all of these guys murderous jerks when MPD hired them, or did they receive “training” in those few years that resulted in what they did?
Neither possibility is comforting, but I’ll go out on a limb and say it isn’t likely that all five of them were thugs when they got hired. You don’t have to think people are angels to find it unlikely that all five just happened to be bad apples to begin with. Something happened to them.
The exodus from law enforcement continues. Who will the new recruits be? What are they being taught? Hopefully, it’s something other than “Next time, turn the body-cam off.”
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In The Fundamentals of Multinational Pricing webinar, we highlight five key aspects of pricing that are often overlooked or neglected as companies expand into other markets around the globe. While most multinationals will have deficiencies in nearly every one of these areas, the good news is that these areas have so much leverage that even seemingly small improvements can have dramatic impacts on overall pricing performance.
Price segmentation is one of the most powerful areas of focus we highlight in the webinar session. You see, it’s not uncommon for multinationals to have a robust and granular price segmentation model in their primary or initial market, while only providing generic or high-level pricing guidance everywhere else.
For example, one multinational company we’re familiar with has worked hard to develop a sophisticated price segmentation model for their primary market of North America. As such, this model has thousands of segments, each representing the critical differences in willingness-to-pay associated with unique combinations of customer attributes, product attributes, and order circumstances.
Beyond North America, however, this company also sells into over 40 other countries around the world. But for these other markets, the pricing guidance being provided amounts to little more than country-level price lists. In other words, there’s a “Brazilian Price List” that treats this large country as though it were a single homogeneous price segment…which it most certainly is not.
So outside their primary market of North America, this multinational is essentially foregoing the massive benefits of price segmentation. And while this may not be a conscious or deliberate decision on their part, the ramifications are the same and they are no doubt leaving a ton of money on the table in these other markets.
Fortunately, driving meaningful improvement in this critical area doesn’t have to be a massive undertaking…
As we’ve discussed many times before, you can gain a tremendous amount of pricing power by identifying and adding even just one or two dimensions to a relatively flat segmentation model. Of course, these additional dimensions or attributes can’t be arbitrary and they must accurately reflect conditions under which willingness-to-pay is demonstrably different.
But by tapping into the knowledge and experience of your in-market teams, you’ll likely be able to identify at least one or two biggies you can leverage—i.e. industry, business type, competitive zone, etc.
The point is that this hugely impactful deficiency common to multinational pricing is not only fixable; it’s fixable without really breaking much of a sweat! As with many things in life, the hardest part is just deciding to do it.
PS: Some pricing teams may try to rationalize providing generic pricing guidance to secondary markets by suggesting that in-market sales teams are capable of figuring out the best prices to charge in any specific situation. These pricing teams should recognize that if this were true, there’d be no need for pricing guidance in their primary markets, either. And rationalizing yourself out of a job is rarely a wise move.
The Fundamentals of Multinational Pricing
Multinational expansion often brings a massive increase in pricing complexity. In this session, we discuss how to cut through the complexities, focus on the fundamentals, and drive big performance improvements.
The Fundamentals of Price Segmentation
In this recorded training seminar, we explain the concept of price segmentation and why it's such a powerful and important tool. We explore the essential process and even walk through a step-by-step exercise, building an example price segmentation model from scratch.
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As we’ve highlighted in the past, our research has revealed a significant gap between buyers and sellers when it comes to negotiation training and skills development. In fact, characterizing this particular finding as a “gap” is actually understating the issue—because it’s really a giant, gaping chasm:
Now, this massive mismatch in negotiation skills is no doubt costing sellers a lot of money. At best, when pitted against a trained buyer, the untrained salesperson will fall for every trick in the book and “win” the business while leaving a ton of revenue and profit on the table. At worst, the untrained salesperson will end up losing the deal altogether because they just don’t understand the mechanics of the game.
Of course, the solution to all of this is to fight fire with fire and provide salespeople the negotiation training they’re lacking. Not just “sales” training, mind you, but also specific training as to the art and science of effective negotiation.
But ever since we began talking about this issue and beating the drum about developing this critical skillset, we’ve been hearing from subscribers who are struggling to find negotiation training providers.
So, we began to investigate the options ourselves…
Tellingly, most of the negotiation training options we found weren’t really aimed at salespeople. Instead, these programs were primarily designed for…you guessed it…procurement and purchasing people. (Helps explain our research findings, eh?)
Eventually, however, we did find a sales-focused solution that looked promising and tried it for ourselves. And I have to admit that I learned a lot in a very short period of time. In fact, since going through the program, I’ve used a number of the negotiation strategies and tactics in the real world, with very profitable results.
The point is that there are effective steps you can take to narrow the negotiation skills gap. You don’t have to live on the edge of this costly chasm. You don’t have to accept that your salespeople are fighting battles they really aren’t equipped to win. And you certainly don’t have to settle for whatever scraps of revenue and profit your buyers decide to leave for you.
Revamping Sales Comp to Improve Pricing
In this on-demand webinar, you'll learn about the pros and cons of various approaches for infusing pricing performance into your sales compensation plan to reduce unnecessary discounting and boost profitability.
Developing Better Relationships with the Sales Team
Sales and pricing will rarely see eye to eye. Greg Preuer, Director of Pricing at Cooper Lighting, shares his experiences on how he's been able to work more effectively with the sales team.
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You can wax your car. You can use a paint sealant or a ceramic coating to protect and shine. Depending on your requirements and desired results any of these options work great. However, even a simple spray on wax requires some time to apply and remove. And any of the above solutions are designed primarily for paint only.
What if I told you there were products that you simply spray on your car as an added step during a normal car wash that provide not only 3 months or more paint protection but also give you great water beading? And if I told you could use the product not only on the paint but on the glass, trim, wheel wells, rims as well? Pretty impressive. Well a product(s) like this exists! Gyeon's Wetcoat & CarPro's Hydro2.
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These products react chemically with water contact. This means the coating transforms from Hydrophilic to Hydrophobic. The pressure from spraying with water accelerates the bonding of the product the surface creating a Hydrophobic layer. So all you need to do is wash your car, rinse it, and while still wet spray the product on any exterior surface you desire, then rinse again and done!
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Simply take pictures of organisms that you see and ask others to help you identify these pictures. This mission is for the Texas Master Naturalist program participants. Sign in to join mission
This Project Noah Mission will allow Texas Master Naturalist to post pictures of nature spottings across the southeast Texas AND get help with identifying what they see!
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Sleeping beauty… This mute swan was spotted having a nap with a mate at a small city harbor. Swans can sleep standing on one leg or two legs or whilst floating, usually with their heads tucked back under a wing. Many mammals and birds can sleep with their eyes open.
Native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. Also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa The swans pictured here are all year-round residents on Lake Geneva. Their habitat can be seen on the second shot at http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/845...
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Despite the resumption of market activity under the recovery movement control order and the proposed measures under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana), the property market remains soft this year.
The pace of improvement will be dependent on both domestic and external factors such as political stability, global oil and commodity prices, as well as further developments related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the National Property Information Centre (NAPIC), the property market’s performance recorded a sharp decline in the first half (1H) of 2020, in consonance with the Malaysian economic performance, which contracted by 17.1 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. (Q1 2020 was at 0.7 per cent).
However, Malaysia's Gross Domestic Product in Q3 2020 decreased at a slower pace of 2.7 per cent from the double-digit decline of 17.1 per cent in the Q2 2020.
Initiatives Taken to Stimulate the Market
To encourage homeownership, the government has reintroduced the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) under Penjana, which will attract more first-time buyers into the market in the 2H 2020, said market players.
The lower payments and no stamp duty costs make it easy for buyers to get into the property market and alleviate the current oversupply of unsold properties in the market.
Besides, Bank Negara Malaysia's decision to maintain the overnight policy rate at 1.75 per cent in September as global economy continued to improve, coupled with strong policy support, is also an attraction for house seekers, as a low interest rate would give a head start in interest rate savings.
Backed by these efforts, the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia is cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the property sector, and hopes for a better improvement in the 1H 2021, provided there is no new community transmissions of Covid-19 in the country.
Affordable Housing Main Driving Force
According to NAPIC director Aina Edayu Ahmad, half of the new launches in 1H 2020 comprised houses priced at RM300,000 and below (6,657 units), while the RM300,001-RM500,000 range of houses accounted for 28.9 per cent (4,476 units) and houses priced over RM500,000 accounted for 21.1 per cent (2,161 units).
“So, we see that the market has done its own correction. In the past years, we have seen more new launches in the higher range but now we are seeing more new launches in the range of RM300,000 and below,” she said during the 13th Malaysian Property Summit in October.
In terms of pricing, she said properties priced RM300,000 and below in the residential segment are still capturing most of the market demand, which is why property developers should focus on having more affordable houses in this price range.
Proposed Remedy for Unsold Properties in 2021
On a different note, to resolve the issue of unsold completed residential units and ensure a more organised property development in the country, the Housing and Local Government Ministry is developing the Housing Integrated Data System, which is expected to be ready next year.
Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has also said that the ministry has proposed a “vacancy tax” to be introduced and imposed next year, to developers who fail to clear their outstanding residential stock.
She said based NAPIC's record, a total of 31,661 houses worth RM20.03 billion were unsold in the first quarter of this year compared with 30,664 units amounting to RM18.82 billion in 2H 2019. ― Bernama | <urn:uuid:158d8b0d-a23d-4780-97ce-55ab6b640388> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.propertyhunter.com.my/news/2020/12/7834/article/soft-2020-property-market-and-brighter-2021-outlook | 2024-04-13T22:25:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.95933 | 763 |
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JOB: DC LOTTERY Investigations & Enforcement Agent
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Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) whose mission is to enhance the fiscal and financial
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a Investigations & Enforcement Agent. This position is located in the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG). The incumbent responsible for investigating the suitability
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Duties include, but are not limited to:
Conducting investigations and interviews that consist of the review of an applicant's integrity,
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Summarizes investigative information and prepares complex reports.
Assisting the unit supervisor with the creation of policy and procedures relating to the regulation
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Assisting in recommending regulations, policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness and
productivity of the Investigations and Enforcement unit.
Monitoring operational and technical developments in sports wagering operations and developing
related techniques for regulatory oversight.
Reviewing complaints received from the public, and take action, as appropriate.
Assisting in detecting any violations of applicable Federal and District laws and regulations.
Properly investigating all violations or potential violations, preparing reports, and submitting
reports to the supervisor.
Providing all necessary background information or testimony to support enforcement action(s)
before hearing officer or court.
Working closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Performing other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: Three (3) years of progressive experience performing the related duties
and responsibilities such as assisting in or planning and conducting background investigations;
preparing investigative reports and testimony for hearings; and assisting in and/or creating policies,
procedures and making process improvement recommendations.
For initial review, please submit your resume to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Human
To complete an application or for additional details related to this vacancy, please visit
www.cfo.dc.gov and reference announcement number: 22-AD-DCLB-0001.
The OCFO offers a competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, retirement, and
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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What is co-commissioning?
Co-commissioning is the term chosen by NHS England to describe CCGs taking joint responsibility for commissioning general practice services alongside area teams.
What can CCGs do?
NHS England invited CCGs to express interest by 20 June. They could choose from three levels of co-commissioning: advising area teams on commissioning GP services; holding joint pooled budgets with area teams; or holding some parts of the general practice budget.
What could it include?
Core payments (such as QOF, DESs), discretionary payments (such as premises reimbursement), monitoring contractual performance and deciding on new practices and/or mergers.
Will this see CCGs performance-managing other GPs?
Perhaps, but managing the performers list, revalidation and appraisal would ‘fall outside co-commissioning arrangements’.
What about conflicts of interest?
NHS England argues that CCGs already commission enhanced services from GP practices and therefore have systems in place to manage this, but CCGs have been asked to consider additional safeguards when co-commissioning.
When will it start?
NHS England is hoping for co-commissioning to begin this year, although actually devolving budgets to CCGs would not begin until 2015/16. CCGs have been asked to submit expressions of interest, including what level of involvement they wish to take, by 20 June.
Will this not add extra workload for CCGs, will they get more funding as a result?
CCGs are being asked by NHS England to do this within their existing budgets as far as possible but in some cases area team staff could ‘work under the supervision of’ CCGs.
Will co-commissioning not see CCGs performance managing GPs?
NHS England says not. According to its letter to CCGs, ‘arrangements for managing the Performers List, revalidation and appraisal would fall outside the scope of any co-commissioning arrangements’.
What do GP leaders have to say about this?
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GPs should seek help if a patient makes an ‘inappropriate’ advance, according to new GMC guidance on reporting unacceptable sexual behaviour in the workplace.
The GMC’s updated guidance on maintaining personal and professional boundaries, which came into force at the end of January, advises that if a patient behaves in a sexual way towards a doctor, they ‘should tell them that their behaviour is unacceptable and ask them to stop’, if they feel safe to do so.
The guidance also gives examples of unacceptable sexual behaviour including groping, sexual comments, jokes, innuendo or banter, suggestive looks or leering, a person asking intrusive questions about the person’s private or sex life and sending sexually explicit emails, text messages or posts on social media.
In a recent survey by the MDU on receiving gifts from patients, around 15% of the 411 MDU members who responded said they ‘had concerns about the reason for gift giving, including that the gift was inappropriate’.
Some of those responding reported receiving cards and flowers on Valentine’s day from patients, while others were offered and declined perfume and lingerie.
MDU deputy head of advisory services Dr Catherine Wills said: ‘It is not uncommon for doctors to be in a situation where they feel uncomfortable because a patient is behaving in an inappropriate way towards them.
‘This can range from suggestive comments and inappropriate gifts or Valentine’s cards to intrusive questions and in some cases, sexual propositions.
‘None of this is acceptable for healthcare professionals to face in the workplace and they should take action to prevent such behaviour from escalating.’
Dr Wills also said that doctors should ask patients to stop inappropriate behaviour when they recognise it.
She added: ‘If this doesn’t work, doctors should excuse themselves from the encounter and seek help. They should report the incident in line with workplace policies.
‘We would also advise doctors to keep a record of what happened and to get support from colleagues and your medical defence organisation.’
The MDU also advised doctors not to accept expensive gifts and to keep a register of any gifts they do receive in case they need to justify them at a later date.
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Fun work and productive work don’t necessarily have to be opposites. In fact, conducting fun activities and interactive games might be one of the best strategies for teambuilding. The incentive is no different when it comes to remote work. In recent years we have noticed an increase in the use of online communication tools to improve productivity and work culture. They are essential to work life, from software to connect in real-time with customers and team members to remote teamwork games. Let’s talk about it.
What are Remote Teamwork Games?
Remote Teamwork Games are fun online activities for a company’s employees that work remotely. These activities aim to promote a better workplace culture, improve the employee experience, and create a pleasant work environment for everyone involved. Better relationships between employees suggest a considerable productivity increase.
Why are Remote Teamwork Games Important
On the one hand, digital teambuilding activities create a connection between co-workers, improving camaraderie and, consequently, communication. On the other hand, leaders who successfully lead teambuilding activities also gain excellent leadership skills and genuine respect from their subordinates.
These circumstances happen because the sense of belonging to a community is an essential incentive for the comprehensive development of workers. It’s a win-win.
Sharing experiences, anecdotes, inside jokes, and internal communication dynamics eventually translate into solid relationships and genuine friendships between the company members. Undoubtedly, the increase in trust improves productivity and reduces risk factors in a company, promoting a constant positive work culture.
Virtual activities creation efforts consist of several carefully designed strategies, games, and activities that are intended to bring more human interaction to virtual work. This will help your team connect with others, making them feel like they really are part of a community.
Icebreaking Remote Teamwork Games
Some of the main activities to improve the quality of the work environment are icebreakers or “conversation starters.” These activities achieve improvement when the company makes sure the dynamic is entertaining and, at the same time, entitles employees to get to know each other.
Knowing each team member individually humanizes the company’s overall team. One of the best online ice breakers is QuestionPro’s Livepolls since it allows you to configure the game’s information to your liking, simultaneously making the activity fun and informative. It’s also an excellent option for introverted employees, as they can choose to interact passively.
Remote Teamwork Games Ideas
Remote teamwork games can consist of online games through a shared screen or unique offline experiences that can be used to create common ground for future online conversations. Let’s discuss some ideas.
Virtual Escape Room
Virtual escape rooms exploded in 2020 as it was impossible to visit those in the real world due to the pandemic. In these, the teams have to go through a series of rooms, solve each puzzle to find the answer to a mysterious murder, and escape in time. It can be done through Zoom in an average time of 70 minutes.
A dynamic that can be very fun is a virtual visit to a city in the world by a collaborator of the organization, who is in charge of visiting various points of interest and sharing it through a video call. You can even hire virtual guides now.
The tour can be recorded with a cell phone and transmitted live if the collaborator’s internet connection allows it, or recorded and retransmitted later. For instance, you can find examples of these types of activities worldwide on Airbnb online experiences.
Live Polling or Trivia Online.
If your team likes trivia, they will love LivePolls. This platform allows you to create a session for the team, and the host is in charge of guiding the live online trivia game.
Livepolls allow you to create fun and dynamic trivia with questions of any genre, from genre movies to topics related to the participants, such as inside jokes or common work topics.
As you can see, there are multiple ways and tools to carry out successful virtual dynamics that help promote interaction between members of an organization, so you have to spend a little time preparing them and letting them flow correctly.
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Interesting reads today are Marit Stinus-Remonde on whether communist rebels are terrorists or merely bandits; Tony Abaya and his pointers on how not to go about trying to topple a government; Dong Puno on what he sees as conflicting views within the administration as to how to accomplish charter change; Alex Magno bewailing the mistrust people have for the anti-terror bill:
Eid Kabalu, spokesman of the MILF, recently admitted that the Indonesian bombing experts responsible for the latest Bali attacks are hiding out, not in Mindanao, but in Manila. Are we waiting for another strike at the LRT or another bus blast in Makati before we finally decide to take the bull by the horns?
Fine, but what will a bill pending before Congress do to address such a danger? If found, these people will have to be arrested under present laws.
Finally, we bloggers have to stick together. I’ve signed the petition for Martyn See, who is in trouble not for blogging, but for trying to make a documentary film. Read the petition to the Singapore government here.
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With news of a third COVID-19 vaccine getting emergency use authorization from the FDA, we wanted to explain some of the differences between the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines and how all 3 are safe and effective at protecting against COVID-19.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine does not use mRNA technology like the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine, rather it uses a more traditional virus-based technology. This means that it delivers a harmless virus to our bodies that prods our cells to produce a spike protein and once our immune system detects that protein, it starts making the antibodies that will protect against COVID-19.
Trials showed that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was more than 66% effective when it came to preventing illness and 85% effective in preventing hospitalizations and death.
One of the main benefits of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is that it is a single shot, while the mRNA vaccines require two. It can also be kept at refrigerator temperatures and will remain stable for months, making it easier to distribute and maintain.
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A variety of imaging techniques — CT, MRI, ultrasound and X-ray — are used to help diagnose cancer in the body. Radiologists also help identify cancer cells through biopsies. Since Radiology addresses every system in the body, we’re uniquely positioned to collaborate with oncologists to handle multi-stage, complex cancer cases.
Some Cancer Imaging Procedures Include:
We provide diagnostic, palliative and therapeutic procedures to address bone cancer. DEXA scans help physicians evaluate the health of bone, and monitor its degeneration or stability over time. An image-guided biopsy, usually using fluoroscopy and contrast, may be used to help diagnose lesions and cell samples from bone. Vascular interventions can direct cancer-fighting drugs to specific locations in the body, without affecting other areas. Vertebroplasty can help alleviate pain symptoms from compressed or collapsed vertebrae.
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women (after lung cancer), and early detection of breast cancer vastly increases survival rates. Scheduling a regular mammogram is one of the most important things you can do to ensure your well-being and take control of your health. We provide advanced screening and diagnostic procedures, such as Breast MRI and a range of biopsies. We offer a comprehensive breast imaging services.
The most common form of kidney cancer is renal cell carcinoma, which forms in the lining of the renal tubules that filter blood and produce urine. Often these small tumors are asymptomatic and only found on CT or MRI exams. Image-guided biopsy, usually using fluoroscopy and contrast, may be used to obtain and investigate tissue samples. Cryoablation is proving effective as a means of treating certain kidney tumors with a same-day procedure, instead of invasive surgery. Cryoablation uses extremely cold gas, an “ice ball,” directly on the tumor (via an image-guided probe) to destroy frozen tumor cells. Embolization may also be used to restrict large tumors that are invading other structures.
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When it comes to shirt laundry, you generally have 2 choices:
If you have decided, for any reason, to take care of your fine shirts yourself – including the soaking, hand or machine washing, drying and hand ironing – this white paper is designed to provide you with some guidance.
So where to begin?
Let’s start with the fact that shirts get dirty, smelly and wrinkled just by virtue of the fact that they have been worn. Even if you’ve worn the shirt for only a few hours or a day.
There are bodily secretions – the sweat and body oils, bodily sheddings – skin cells and skin flakes, and topical applications – creams and lotions that are so common today.
Fact is, the body is pretty gross. That’s just a fact of life. Each one of us has our own threshold for tolerating bad smells aka funk. You can either try to control it or you can ignore it (at your peril).
And, yes, I know, everyone else on the planet sweats – except for you.
Besides, you live in Barrow, Alaska, and we all know that no one sweats in Barrow, Alaska!
Truth is, everyone sweats. And that includes you. If you didn’t sweat, you couldn’t cool your body and that could be fatal.
The amount of sweat you release depends on the temperature and humidity of your environment, but even, under normal circumstances, the average person secretes up to 34 fluid ounces or 1 liter of sweat per day (some sources say up to 200 fluid ounces or 6 liters per day). While women have more sweat glands than men, men typically have more active sweat glands.
On it’s own, sweat isn’t smelly. It’s only when the millions of bacteria that live on the skin begin to break down the amino acids in sweat that you begin to smell that familiar b.o.
So, for argument sake, let’s just accept the fact that you do sweat.
So what accumulates in the fibers of your fine cotton shirts?
Oil-based stains such as:
Water-based stains such as:
And environmental soil and smells such as:
With proper care, your fine cotton dress shirts can look, feel and smell great and last for years.
If you accept that premise, the two big questions are these:
Almost everyone who has entrusted their fine cotton shirts to a professional shirt laundry has a cautionary tale to tell about some shirt laundry that “destroyed” or “ruined” their shirts (whether the fault lay with the shirt laundry’s procedures or with the shirt’s fabric, dyes and/or construction is often debatable).
Alternatively, you’ve heard or read anecdotes about professional shirt laundries that produce poor to mediocre work.
As a result, many elect to take care of their shirts themselves - including the soaking, hand or machine washing, drying and hand ironing.
This requires an investment of time, the development of a standardized cleaning and drying process, and the crafting of a hand ironing technique.
Many tell me that they find the entire process – particularly the hand ironing – therapeutic. They put on some great music and uncork a good bottle of wine. Others have told me that they do their best thinking when hand ironing their shirts.
On the other hand, if your time is limited and all you’re looking for is a basic “cleaned and pressed shirt” – irrespective of the quality of the cleaning and the pressing and the resultant impact on the look, feel and longevity of the shirt – an ordinary shirt laundry operated by your local dry cleaner might be a reasonable alternative.
Most dry cleaners offer shirt laundry. Many do the work in-house; others subcontract their shirt laundry to third parties.
I’d guess that the overwhelming majority of individuals use a shirt laundry because it saves precious leisure time, it’s convenient (close to home or work) and it’s relatively cheap. I’d further guess that very few would claim that they use a particular shirt laundry because the quality of their product is outstanding.
In other words, when it comes to choosing a shirt laundry, time saving, convenience and price typically trumps quality of product for the vast majority of consumers.
The choice of a shirt laundry operated by your local dry cleaner might be a reasonable choice provided the investment in your shirts is relatively modest.
At these shirt laundries, you get what you pay for.
In the words of Alexander Kabbaz, world-renowned bespoke shirt maker, “As long as it’s been through the washer and presser...it must be done.”
Why does he say that?
Because the name of the game at ordinary shirt laundries is maximizing productivity and minimizing unit production costs.
That means pushing as many shirts through their “production system” as fast as possible and at the lowest possible cost.
And, typically, that means scrubbing your collars and cuffs with hard-bristled brushes and collar/ cuff solution/detergent, jamming them into a washer, injecting hot water and harsh, caustic, industrial grade detergents and bleach, starching them with synthetic glue, banging them out on a series of shirt pressing machines, creasing the sleeves, and stuffing them in a poly bag or machine folding them. At ordinary shirt laundries, a shirt is a shirt is a shirt.
It makes no difference whether your shirt was $25 or $250, $50 or $500. Whether it was made was made in China using the cheapest cotton fabric and cheapest labor available or whether crafted in Italy using the best Egyptian cotton woven in Switzerland. Whether it was off the rack, made to measure or bespoke. Whether it was acquired on sale or at full retail price. Whether it was purchased new or gently used.
If you have decided, for any reason, not use the services of a professional shirt laundry and and to take care of your fine shirts yourself - including the soaking, hand or machine washing, drying and hand ironing – this white paper is designed to provide you with some guidance.
There are, essentially, 3 schools of thought when it comes to shirt laundry at home:
This approach is based on the assumption that a wash is a wash is a wash.
The basic approach tells you to sort your shirts (and any other garments that require “washing”) into lights and darks. Load your garments into washer – top loading or front loading. Add some generic detergent. The more the merrier. Because more detergent will get clothes cleaner, right? Choose a wash cycle that’s warm to hot (lights) and cold (darks). Press the start button. Wait for completion of the wash cycle.
Upon completion, remove the shirts (and other garments) from the washer, untangle them and load into a dryer. Select a dry cycle that produces warm to hot air and press the start button. Wait for completion of the dry cycle. Remove, button the top button, and hang in the closet.
It’s uncomplicated. It’s fast. And it’s relatively cheap in terms of time and cost.
The rationale behind this approach is that your shirts may not look presentable when worn but, at least, you won’t be ostracized because your clothes smell.
This approach is based on the assumption that the basic approach is overly simplistic and destructive of garments.
The intermediate approach tells you to sort your shirts into lights and darks. Ignore all other garments that require washing (at least at this time) as those garments require a separate wash cycle. Spray your collars, collar bands, cuffs, underarms and any other stains with a liquid detergent and/or dishwashing liquid. Let the detergent and/or dishwashing liquid penetrate the fibers for about 10 minutes.
Next, load your shirts into your front loading washer (because top loading washing machines with agitators are way too aggressive). Choose a wash cycle that is warm (lights) and cold (darks). Press the start button. Wait for the washer to reach it’s required water level (if the washer does not have a detergent hopper and the washer does not automatically flush the detergent into the washer when the water level is reached). Add some branded detergent – not too much. Wait for completion of the wash cycle.
Upon completion of the wash cycle, remove the shirts from the washer, untangle them and either (a) hang dry to completion or (b) dry in a dryer on low heat until most of the dampness has dissipated and then hang dry to completion. Touch up with a hand iron, if and where necessary. Button the top button and hang in the closet.
Again, it’s uncomplicated. It’s fast. And it’s relatively cheap in terms of time and cost.
The rationale behind this approach is that you won’t win any “best dressed” awards but, at least, your shirts will be cleaner and will probably last longer. And your shirts will look a little more presentable when worn.
This approach is based on the assumption that
The rest of this white paper will prescribe an advanced approach to cleaning, drying and hand ironing your fine, 100% cotton shirts at home.
Picture yourself in a restaurant, in the office, on a flight, or at a social event. And oh no! Something just spilt, splashed or splattered on your favorite shirt. Before you can say “Where’s the club soda,” everyone around you is volunteering an opinion on a quick-fix miracle cure.
Here’s a word of caution: Ignore the “advice” of those around you.
Family members, friends, business associates, restaurant and airline personnel probably know far less about stain removal than you do.
Although their “advice” may sound plausible because it often involves “stuff” you’ve heard about (ammonia, baby wipes, baking soda, club soda, coca cola, dishwashing liquid, hairspray, hand soap, hydrogen peroxide, hot or cold water, laundry detergent, lemon juice, lighter fluid, meat tenderizer, salt, sun, vinegar, WD-40, water or white wine), their “advice” is, in all probability, nothing more than a mixture of folklore, old wives tales, home remedies, and hazy memories about something they’d heard from someone a few years back.
So what do you do?
Gently blot the spill, splash or splatter with a white cotton napkin or towel. Never wipe. Never rub. Never scrub.
Let me repeat that: In the event of a stain mishap, never wipe. Never rub. Never scrub. Just gently blot the fabric with a clean towel to absorb as much of the spill, splash or splatter as possible. Then leave it alone until you’re back home.
And, even when you get home, you don’t have to immediately pre-treat and then launder the shirt. The notion that the stain will “set” unless you launder the shirt immediately or rush it to the dry cleaner is pure myth.
If you’re laundering your shirts on a twice weekly or weekly basis, you can wait. When it comes to time to launder the shirt, just follow the procedure identified in this White Paper.
I’m frequently asked how often someone should wash their shirts. There is no “right” answer. The correct answer is that it all depends..... on the environment, the known stains, the individual’s biology, the individual’s personal hygiene practices, etc.
On the other hand, if you follow the guidelines prescribed in this White Paper, you should should be confident enough to launder your shirts after each wearing – with little or no impact on the longevity of your shirts. Then the question will be moot.
Every garment manufactured and/or sold in the USA is required by FTC regulation to have a care label. That label may state something like “wash only,” “dry clean only,” “machine wash, for best results dry clean,” “hand iron with cool iron”, etc. As a general rule, you should follow the care label instructions.
A word of caution is in order.
Just because a shirt has a care label identifying the manufacturer’s recommended cleaning instructions doesn’t mean that the care label is technically accurate and/or complete. Were I to examine 20 garments selected at random, I’d estimate that 20% of those garments will have a care label that’s technically inaccurate and/or incomplete to some degree or the other.
Nothing beats informed judgement.
And, yes, I know. You’ve been told or you’ve read that the recommendations on care labels can be ignored. That they are not there to protect your garments but to protect the manufacturer (i.e., we are not responsible for any manufacturing defects because the care label said “dry clean only” and you washed it).
And, besides, you’ve ignored the care labels in the past and none of your “dry clean only” garments have, in your professional opinion, suffered any adverse consequences. You’ve even taken dry clean only wool suits to self-styled “environmentally friendly” cleaners to be “wet cleaned.”
Continue to ignore the care labels on your garments. Clearly, there’s nothing I could say to convince you to to take a more informed approach. So I won’t even try.
Unbutton all the buttons – collar, cuffs, front placket and sleeve placket.
If any buttons are loose or cracked, make a mental note to reinforce or replace them prior to hand ironing. Reinforcing or replacing a button prior to hand ironing will remove the necessity for subsequently touching up the shirt with a hand iron because you wrinkled the shirt while reinforcing or replacing buttons.
Washing your shirts with collar stays in place can accelerate the fraying of collar points.
Furthermore, they can dislodge from the collar stay pockets during the wash and, when you do find them, they’ll probably be bent or warped. Besides, you’ll have to remove them anyhow to avoid collar stay impressions when you hand iron the collars
Turn down the french cuffs so that they are flat. Never wash a shirt with french cuffs with the cuff turned up as you will most definitely fray the two edges of the french cuff at the point where the french cuff turns up
“Stuff” accumulates in the breast pockets of your shirts.
Stuff such as lint; fragments of candy and gum; vitamin and other tablets that you forgot to take; loose tobacco particles; pieces of dried paper pulp that were previously post-it notes, to do lists, business cards and airline boarding passes; pens; hotel room access cards; medicinals such as lip balm; cosmetics such as lipstick; etc.
These items can create a nasty mess and permanently stain your shirts if they are not removed or brushed out prior to laundering.
So, remove the larger items. Then turn the pockets inside out and brush out all the debris that has accumulated in the seams along the bottom of your shirt pockets.
Practice safe pockets.
Turn all your shirts inside out. Coupled with washing your shirts in mesh bags (see below), turning your shirts inside out will protect your mother-of-pearl and other shell buttons from chipping and cracking.
Wet the collar, collar band, cuffs and underarms as thoroughly as possible using a spray bottle or water in a small plastic tub.
Scrub the collar, collar band, cuffs and underarms – gently – with a detergent or soap of your choice (note: throughout this White Paper I will use the term “detergent” to cover both detergents and soaps – powdered, liquids, solids, pods and pouches).
Use a nylon-bristled tooth brush or nail brush (or, better still, a softer horsehair brush) and gently work the detergent into the fabric in a circular motion until the detergent starts sudsing.
Take your time. Don’t compensate for a lack of time by applying greater pressure, particularly if your’e using a nylon-bristled toothbrush or nail brush. This can lead to unnecessary wear and tear.
There are many detergents available on the market. I don’t endorse any specific product. Were I to do so, there will always be someone who’ll say “Yeh, I tried that product a few years back and it doesn’t work as well as product X.”
Here’s the point: Everyone has their own favorite detergent that they believe works better than other similar products they’ve tried. And everyone has an opinion on the effectiveness of powders, liquids, solids, pods and pouches.
Unfortunately, the only way to actually prove these hypotheses is to conduct laboratory tests where all the variables (type of fabric, type of weave, type of soiling or staining, amount of soiling or staining, type of washer used, wash cycle used, water temperature, etc.) are strictly controlled.
That having been said, I do recommend the following:
Check the rest of the shirts for oil- and water-based stains. Apply some detergent and gently work it into the area of the stain in a circular motion using a small brush.
Rinse the collar, cuffs, underarms and stained areas under running water.
If you still notice any soiling on the collar, collar band, cuffs, underarms and stained areas, repeat the procedure (wet, scrub, rinse) once or twice.
If the issue is oil-based stains on the collar, collar band, cuffs or the seam between the collar and the collar band, add a little dishwashing liquid to the detergent you use prior to working it in with a brush. Dishwashing liquid is, in essence, an emulsifier of oil.
Fill a plastic tub with cool to luke warm water, add a little detergent and stir. Once the detergent has fully dissolved, add your shirts to the solution.
You might want to consider 3 small tubs: one for light, one for intermediates (those that are too dark to go into the light tub and too light to go in the dark tub) and one for darks.
Irrespective of the color classification you use, make sure you don’t overload the tub(s). Those shirts should be able to freely move about the tub when you stir the water very gently with your hand. This will ensure that the detergent circulates easily and can penetrate the fibers.
You always want to make sure that the shirts are fully submerged in the water. Press the shirts into the water to eliminate any air pockets that might develop under your shirts. Unless you fully submerge the shirts, “detergent tide lines” could develop at the point where the shirt fabric protrudes above the water level.
Leave soaking for 6 to 8 hours.
So why soak?
Because soaking relaxes/opens up the fibers and releases soils and water-based stains, without resorting to any tumbling in a washer. Excessive tumbling is a major contributor to wear and tear.
To further reinforce this point, let’s revisit the principle behind the washing machine.
You put garments into a washer, add some detergent, and turn it on. You come back a half hour later and the job’s done. What happened while you were watching TV?
If you have a front loading washer, the drum rotated, lifted your clothes up and dropped them into the water below. Your garments get clean because that lift and drop action (called mechanical action) is knocking the dirt out of the fibers of your garments.
At the same time, the detergent’s suds are suspending the dirt released from your garments on the surface of the water so that your garments are not being continuously cleaned in it’s own dirt. The subsequent rinses remove the suspended dirt from the washer so that each subsequent rinse is cleaner and cleaner.
If you have a top loading washer, the central agitator rotates knocking the dirt out of the fibers of your garments. The agitator on some top loading washers rotate in one direction only; others rotate clockwise and then counterclockwise. Irrespective of the type of agitator, a top loading washer will produce greater wear and tear on your shirts than a front loading washer.
There are no prizes for any reader deducing that I’m a BIG proponent of soaking.
Make sure that you’ve removed all items that were in the washer during the previous load.
You don’t want to end up with white shirts that turned pink because you forgot to remove a red T-shirt from the washer after completing the previous load.
Sort your shirts into light and darks. Depending on the quantity of shirts to be laundered, you might want to create 3 loads: lights, intermediate (those that are too dark to go into the light load and too light to go in the dark load) and darks.
Place 2 or 3 shirts into a large nylon mesh laundry bag (approx. 24” x 36” or 30” x 40”) with a zipper or an open top. If you’re using a mesh bag with an open top, you’ll need to close the bag with a metal laundry pin or rubber closure.
If your washer has a stainless steel or rubber drum, you can use either a nylon mesh bag with a zipper or an open top nylon mesh laundry bag with a metal laundry pin or rubber closure.
If your washer has a porcelain drum, do not use metal laundry pins as those pins can chip the porcelain and cause the underlying metal to rust (top loading washers with chipped porcelain drums can create rust spots on your garments, particularly when you fail to immediately remove your laundry from the washer upon completion of the wash).
So why use nylon mesh bags?
Because you want to minimize abrasion of the fabric, collar, collar bands and cuffs. And prevent tangling of the sleeves during the wash. Tangling of the sleeves is a far greater potential problem if you have a number of french cuff shirts in a load.
Make a decision as to which wash cycle you're going to use for each batch of shirts.
Here's my recommendation:
Notice that I do not recommend hot water....no matter how dirty your shirts might be.
Because hot water can cause the interfacing inside your collars and cuffs to shrink. And shrinking interfacings cause the outer fabric on collars and cuffs to pucker and difficult to iron smoothly.
Interfacing is the material that’s inside your collar and cuffs, sandwiched between the inside and outside fabric.
Most off-the-rack shirt manufacturers and made-to-measure shirt makers do not use pre-shrunk interfacings.
If you use hot water and the interfacing shrinks, your collars and cuffs shrink as the interfacing shrinks.
As a result, many MTM shirt makers “adjust” their actual body measurements to compensate for the expected shrinkage. Typically, they’ll adjust for overall shrinkage in general, and collar size, cuff size and sleeve length in particular.
Please understand that this adjustment is just a guesstimate.
Many MTM shirt makers recommend that you wash your new shirts 2 or 3 times in hot water to ensure that the sleeves, collars and cuffs shrink. The problem is that, after the hot water washes, your MTM shirt may end up too tight or too loose.
This advise is particularly debatable if the collars and cuffs of your MTM shirts are fused (i.e., the inside and outside fabric is permanently bonded to the interfacing).
To eliminate these problems...
Make a decision how much detergent you’re going to use for each batch.
I’d suggest that you use a third to half the manufacturer’s recommended amount.
For 7 reasons...
I recommend that you avoid adding bleach, starch (liquid or powdered) or fabric softener to your wash.
Again, make sure that you’ve removed all items that were in the washer during the previous load. You don’t want to end up with white shirts that turned pink because you forgot to remove a red T-shirt from the washer after completing the previous load.
Never overload your washer. All loose shirts and all net bags containing shirts must be able to tumble freely without rubbing against one another. Overloading has consequences: the wear and tear on your shirts will be excessive, the detergent will not adequately penetrate the fibers, and detergent residue will accumulate in the fibers of your shirts.
If your washer does not automatically flush the detergent when the water reaches level, wait for water level to be reached before adding your detergent.
You’re probably asking yourself why there’s been no discussion of hand washing. We’ll, that’s not an oversight.
I do think there’s a place for hand washing fine shirts at home but I don’t think it’s a practical idea, even for those of you who are fanatically dedicated to “doing the right thing.”
The home washers available today are quite sophisticated relative to the washers available just 5 years ago. It’s been my experience that most of your shirts can be machine washed on gentle/delicate with no adverse consequences – provided you follow the guidelines identified above.
On the other hand, there might be situations where hand washing is certainly appropriate. For example, if you own a fine ultra-thin cotton shirt, you should probably hand wash the shirt instead of machine washing it.
You also have to recognize that, in some cases, laundering or hand washing alone cannot produce the desired combination of cleanliness and softness.
Take Stefano Ricci, Battaglia and Bijan cotton shirts, for example. Given the texture of these cotton shirts, laundering alone will not and cannot produce a shirt that’s both spectacularly clean and soft as butter.
At RAVE FabriCARE, for example, we soak, hand wash, hang dry, dry clean and then hand iron every one of these shirts that pass through our facility. This process produces a shirt that’s both spectacularly clean and soft as butter.
After almost 30 years in this bussiness and having experimented with countless process and techniques, I’m not aware of anything you can do with laundering alone that could possibly produce this combination of cleanliness and softness. Even on white cotton shirts! If you know the secret to both ultra clean and ultra soft, please let me know.
Which is why internet “advice” such as the following makes my blood boil:
I’d bet that this “advice” is based solely on regurgitating something the authors had read elsewhere on the internet and supplemented by an imagination run wild.
And, even if this information had a shred of truth to it, you shouldn’t have to compromise your standards just because ordinary cleaners compromise theirs.
There are many factors that influence the launder versus dry clean decision.
The more you learn about this topic, the easier it’ll be to make an informed decision.
After the wash cycle is complete, remove your shirts from the net bags and do a quick ex- amination. Hopefully, those shirts look pristine. If not, you might have to consider a “redo.”
You’ve read and heard the warnings: “Avoid the dryer. The dryer is something that’s going to destroy your high-end dress shirts.”
So what’s the basis for statements such as this?
I haven’t got a clue.
When it comes to drying your shirts, you have 4 choices:
Shirts that are hang dried completely (option 1) tend to dry stiffer. Shirts that are machine dried completely (option 2) and shirt that are partially machine dry followed by a hang dry to complete dryness (option 3) tend to come out of the dryer only slightly softer.
I recommend option 4: machine dry to about 80% dryness followed by a hand press to complete dryness.
Because shirts that are machine dried to about 80% dryness are much softer than shirts that are completely or partially hang dried. When you then hand press those shirts, the steam from the hand iron will soften the fabric even further.
I’ll go out on a limb here: You need to hand iron your fine cotton shirts. Even if you wear a suit jacket or sport coat all day long (the notion that you don’t need to iron your shirts be- cause you never take off your jacket or coat defies credibility).
Even those formaldehyde-coated monstrosities euphemistically called “non-iron shirts” need to be hand ironed, in most cases.
Because you are judged – at least initially – by your appearance. A well-pressed shirt demonstrates that you have your act together, that you pay attention to details, that you respect those that you come into contact with. Shirts are typically lighter in color than other garments you wear and are in the line of sight. So they tend to be noticed more often and and scrutinized more closely than other garments.
Shirts that aren’t hand ironed reflect poorly on you – in your business life and in your personal life.
Even if you use a shirt laundry to “wash and press” your shirts, you still need to be able to iron a shirt in an emergency situation.
Before we start discussing how to hand press a shirt, let me state, in clear terms, that it’s not possible to press a garment using a steamer. You can steam a garment to remove some wrinkling but the notion that you can “press” a garment with a steamer is utter nonsense.
If you’re lucky enough to own a European or Japanese ironing board with an attached sleeve board and a built in vacuum (around $750 to $3,000 depending on the model), you are indeed fortunate. Your ability to produce a well-ironed shirt in far less time just increased by a factor of at least ten.
If you don’t have a European or Japanese ironing board with an attached sleeve board and a built in vacuum, it’s important to understand the obstacles you face when hand ironing a shirt at home. By understanding these obstacles, you’ll be better able to develop mechanisms to work around those obstacles.
In order to overcome the obstacles to properly hand ironing your shirts, you need the right tools:
Now that you have assembled the necessary tools, you’re ready to hand press your shirts.
It’s important to recognize that the following instructions are only intended to be a guide. These are no “gold standard” instructions that must be rigorously followed in order to produce a “perfect” shirt. So use these instructions as a starting point.
Then develop your own technique as you move from practice to perfect.
For the sake of discussion, I’ll assume that you’re starting with a damp shirt. In the event the shirt is fully dry, you need to mist the entire shirt down with your misting device or mist each section of the shirt as you move from section to section.
Voila, you’re done. You’ve proved, once again, that if something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Now sit back, pour yourself a glass of wine and admire your work.
As I previously mentioned, these hand ironing instructions are not rigid. Adapt them to your needs and develop a hand ironing technique that works for you.
I’d encourage you to explore other detailed presentations of hand ironing procedures.
For an overview, I’d suggest you start by reading a blog post from Put This On entitled Ten Tips For Ironing Shirts.
Then read the more detailed, step-by-step hand ironing procedure advocated by Alexander Kabbaz, a world-renouned bespoke shirt maker.
Hang your shirts for an hour or so outside of your closet (not in a bathroom) to ensure that the shirt is completely dry and that all moisture imparted by your hand iron has completely evaporated. This is particularly important if you’re going to be temporarily storing those shirts in dry cleaner’s poly bags. The poly bags will trap any moisture. Moisture will, in turn, induce unnecessary wrinkling and undo all your hand work
Button the top three buttons of each shirt and one more button half way down between the third button and the hem.
Store the french cuffs flat.
Use a hanger that has a contoured neck and some build up in the shoulder area. This will maintain the drape of the shirt and the roundness of the collar.
Form some tissue paper into a round, 1” to 2” thick, frisbee-like disk and insert the tissue disk into the collar opening.
This will further maintain the drape of the shirt and the roundness of the collar. Retain your disks for future use.
Avoid straight/thin metal and wood hangers and wishbone-shaped/thin metal and wood hangers.
Store two shirts back-to-back, followed by another two shirts back-to-back.
This will protect the collars from being crushed. Think about that. You’ve spent so much time hand ironing your shirts and forming the perfect rounded collar only to stuff them into an already-overcrowded closet.
I understand that hangers with a contoured neck and some build up in the shoulder area will occupy more space than you might have available. If so, empty your closet of those garments you haven’t worn in the past year and probably never will. You know, the green and yellow plaid suit you purchased on sale 20 years ago and that gaudy, floral Hawaiian shirts passed down to you by your brother-in-law 5 years ago. You’ll be amazed how much “new” space you’ll create.
As regards wire hangers, I like Put This On's take on storing shirts on wire hangers: “Don’t use wire. You’re not an animal.”
If you prefer to fold your shirts because of space limitations or because you travel frequently, you should read RAVE FabriCARE’s Position Paper titled “Why your folded shirts look like a rumpled mess when returned by your dry cleaner”.
Now that you’ve laundered and hand ironed your shirts and hung them on contoured hangers, you might want to consider covering them while they’re stored in your closet.
When it comes to storage, it’s important to differentiate between those shirts you wear on a regular basis and those worn on an irregular basis.
For shirts that you wear regularly, I see no reason to use any type of cover. If you have your shirts “professionally laundered,” you can leave your shirts in those dry cleaner poly bags.
The poly bags will not only protect your shirts from dust but will “cushion” the shirts in your closet and help to preserve the “pressing.”
On the other hand, if your shirt laundry returns multiple shirts in a single bag (pardon me while I throw up), I’d suggest that you remove the poly bag and hang your shirts in individual bags.
For those shirts that you wear on an irregular basis or only a few times a year (e.g., a tuxedo shirt), I’d suggest that you remove the poly bags and replace them with a cotton dust cover or a 42 inch breathable storage bag made of chemically inert, man-made fibers.
Why remove the poly bags?
Because plastics such as poly have a chemically unstable molecular structure that will break down over time and off-gas acids. These acids will, in turn, transfer or migrate onto your shirts and turn your shirts, particularly your white shirts, yellow over time.
If you care for your shirts at home, I’d recommend that you have at least 14 “current” shirts in your wardrobe – 7 in the closet and 7 in the laundry hamper. I call this the rule of 14.
If you use a “professional shirt laundry,” I’d suggest that you have at least 21 “current” shirts in your wardrobe – 7 in the closet, 7 at the shirt laundry and 7 in the hamper waiting to go to the shirt laundry.
I call this the rule of 21. This gives the shirt laundry the time to treat your shirts with appropriate care. Unfortunately, this may just be wishful thinking: if you give them a week to “do the job right,” they’ll still, in all probability, have your shirts “ready” in one or two days.
Bottom line on shirt rotation: Whether you care for them at home or entrust them to a “professional shirt laundry,” the more shirts you have in rotation, the less the wear and tear on your shirts and the longer they’ll last.
No matter how well you take care of your shirts, shirts have a finite life. Eventually, you’ll have to replace them.
This would seem to be self evident to most. But it’s not.
Every shirt laundry has clients who believe that shirts are a one time investment: buy 10 shirts, wear them out over a period of a few years and, when they come to the end of their life, take them back to the shirt laundry and demand brand new replacements on the basis that “you guys damaged my shirts.”
And every shirt laundry has clients who set up pick up and delivery service with the shirt laundry when they recognize that their shirts are either worn out or are about to wear out and then demand brand new replacement shirts on the basis that “you picked up my shirts and didn’t return them” (when, in fact, the client didn’t even put them out for pickup!).
Instead, I’d suggest that you periodically examine all your shirts for fraying collars, cuffs and front plackets, thinning elbow fabric, color fading, and the like.
You’ve taken good care of your shirts, you’ve enjoyed wearing them and you’ve received the compliments. At some point, it’s time to cull the herd and treat yourself to some replacement shirts!
You want to project a professional, well-dressed, well-groomed image. So you’ve invested in a well- curated wardrobe. And you pay particular attention to your shirts - because a shirt is the first thing people notice.
Remember that a well laundered, bright, perfectly hand ironed $50 off-the-rack cotton shirt will always look better than a poorly laundered, dingy, steamed out or hung dried $500 made-to- measure or bespoke shirt. In much the same way that a gently dry cleaned, perfectly hand ironed $300 suit will always look better than a $3000 poorly dry cleaned, dull looking, machine pressed or steamed out suit.
On the other hand, if you have elected to entrust your shirts to a professional shirt laundry and are looking for some guidance as to how to choose a shirt laundry that will deliver a true quality laundered shirt, my ebook, Professional Shirt Laundry - An Insider’s Guide To Caring For Your Fine Cotton Shirts, is designed to provide you with some guidance. | <urn:uuid:8081240b-d02a-471f-93a2-068871543a31> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ravefabricare.com/blog/definitive-guide-laundering-fine-cotton-shirt-home | 2024-04-13T21:39:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.935627 | 8,512 |
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The World Trade Organization has given Canada and Mexico the go-ahead to retaliate against the U.S. for the discrimination caused by American country of origin meat labeling rules.
The arbitrators’ decision issued Monday gave Canada permission to implement retaliatory tariffs worth up to C$1.055 billion per year.
While the approved figure is less than the C$3.1 billion the Canadian government had requested, the Canadian beef and pork sectors welcomed the decision with “great satisfaction,” according to a joint statement.
“Our patience is exhausted. There is no further negotiation to be done and no compromise is acceptable,” said the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canadian Pork Council, National Cattle Feeders’ Association and Canadian Meat Council. “Canadian livestock producers and meat processors expect the U.S. to do nothing less than repeal COOL or face the immediate imposition of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to the same extent as the damage we have endured.”
Whether Canada’s retaliation totals C$3.1 billion or C$1.1 billion, the message to U.S. legislators is the same, says John Masswohl of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.
“I think we have their attention. The effect is to get COOL repealed,” he says. Masswohl and other Canadian meat industry representatives will be meeting with US senators in Washington to discuss their response to the WTO decision later today. (continued below)
Canada’s trade minister Chrystia Freeland and ag minister Lawrence MacAulay urged the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives in repealing the labeling rules.
“If the U.S. Senate does not take immediate action to repeal COOL for beef and pork, Canada will quickly take steps to retaliate,” said the ministers on Monday morning.
Mexico also received approval to implement US$228 million in sanctions after seeking approval for retaliation worth US$713 million. In US figures, the total annual amount approved by the WTO is approximately US$1.01 billion.
“We have known for some time that the country of origin labeling law violates our international trade obligations. The WTO has ruled that we face over $1 billion in annual retaliation if the Congress doesn’t act immediately to repeal this law,” said House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway.
The arbitrators’ decision must still be approved by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, but it’s expected Canada and Mexico will be allowed to implement sanctions on U.S. imports as soon as December 18th.
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I’m really pumped! You’ve been hearing me talk about attending the last class in my quest to finish up my MBA. Well, it’s over. I’m done. Mission accomplished.
As I sum up the experience, my one bit of insight is this: I wish business schools would bring in actual owners of small businesses to teach and share, as opposed to focusing so much on mega-corporations. My take on that is in this episode.
But another subject I discuss is my reflection on my many years of teaching and coaching, how the people who want my time for free, turn out to be the ones who seem to appreciate it the least. I’m a giving person, and I want to be generous, but I also want to be fair.
I’ve seen students who start out with virtually nothing, but turn into super star investors. There are others who, because they are starting with nothing, seem to feel that others should pave the way for them.
The further you get into this business, the more you’ll be faced with the same dilemma. I think you’ll like the solutions that I offer here. There are other ways to help someone on their way up, than to just hand over all your time with no exchange of value.
Learn to respect your own time. Don’t give it away carelessly.
Listen and Enjoy:
- Reflective thoughts on business schools
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The Rediff Interview/Raghuram Rajan, IMF Chief Economist-designateI am against protectionism of any kind, says Raghuram Rajan
July 04, 2003
That he will be the first Indian to hold the position of Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund is only besides-the-point for Raghuram Rajan.
"People tend to read too much into it," says the 40-year-old Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.
It has been a fairly eventful year for Rajan who won the coveted Fischer Black Prize awarded by the American Finance Association that recognizes outstanding contributions to finance by a person under 40. Soon after, he released his third book, co-authored with Luigi Zingales, Saving Capitalism from Capitalists: Unleashing the power of financial markets to create wealth and spread opportunity.
In an extensive interview with rediff.com's Shakti Bhatt, Rajan -- a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad -- discusses the IMF's changing role, the backlash in the US against outsourcing, and why he finds it 'funny' that India is now an IMF lender.
As IMF's Chief Economist you will have a great deal of influence on the organization's policies. How do you feel about that?
It's a tremendous opportunity and responsibility. There is a lot of ability to influence the outcome. There are enormous challenges and learning values in this job, which I am looking forward to.
At the same time, I must say the IMF is a very successful institution full of smart people. When you go into such an institution you have to be aware there are typical processes and thinking which are hard to change partly because they have been successful in the past. So I am not going in there with the idea that I am going to be a missionary.
On the other hand, there are issues that they haven't devoted enough resources to in the past.
For example, one of the things they have been looking at in more recent times is how to create financial infrastructure in many countries that don't have very good infrastructure. How to strengthen the system so that you don't have countries repeatedly going into booms and then bust. Also, to some extent their earlier focus was on macroeconomics. How do you get the budget deficits in order? How do you reduce spending? Increasingly, their focus has turned to infrastructure. How do you make sure that the banks are sound? How do you make sure that people have enough information to make appropriate investments? How do you ensure that people who make investments have the investment protected and not confiscated either by the government or by people in the private sector?
So, these infrastructural issues have become more and more important because people realize that countries are staying poor not so much because they are incapable of becoming rich but because they don't have the necessary infrastructure to develop. Thinking about creative ways to help countries do that would be an important new approach.
Do you have any preliminary thoughts on how to go about that?
No, I don't want to prejudge the issue. There is no silver bullet here. It is not that the IMF is going to come in and say 'Ah, this is the one thing that countries should do which will make them work.' It's a whole package of issues. The important thing to do is paying attention to these, which the World Bank and the IMF have started to do.
The recent protests the world over against the IMF, World Bank and the WTO have often accused these organisations, amongst many things, of a lack of transparency, and therefore being undemocratic. Do you think that is true?
See, here is the issue. The protestors against globalization are sometimes misguided because they are not quite clear on what they are protesting against. Some people, for example, are protesting against the fact that workers in India or China work for 10 to 13 hours a day. They are saying 'What terrible working conditions!' But you know what? Workers in India and China can compete with workers in the West who have far more capital and far more education only by working longer hours at lower pay.
If these workers were to ask for the same working conditions as workers here they would be out of a job very quickly. So until they can produce more or become more productive through a better education and better health care system, which will happen over time, they will have to compete by accepting lower wages.
So the issue of 'Oh, this globalization is forcing those workers to work in terrible conditions.' No, this is not globalization. If you force them to have the same pay, it's a form of protectionism. You are essentially shutting them out of the world market. These workers in India and China, who are able to compete in the world market, are able to thereby achieve a much better standard of living.
This argument is not just made of workers. It is made of software workers, right? 'Oh, these Indian software workers coming and working 60, 70 hours at half the wage that we earn. It is unfair, they should be kept out', etc. This is plain and pure protectionism.
Similarly, there are arguments made about multinationals destroying countries and so on. There's always a grain of truth in these arguments. But if you play them all out -- what they are suggesting is often complete nonsense.
There has also been criticism of the structural adjustment policy that the IMF has traditionally pursued. Where do you stand on that?
I don't want to get into that argument because I don't know what exactly was behind it. I do know that the IMF in some documents has admitted that it was probably overly aggressive in asking for expenditure cuts. Soon when they saw this was having a very adverse effect they retreated and had more reasonable targets.
I am not saying -- and I don't want to say -- that these organizations are beyond criticism. There are valid criticisms of their actions in the past. What is important going around is: Are the organizations prepared to adapt and change? Are they trying to do things in the best interests of the people of the member countries or they basically trying to infuse a quasi-imperial diktat from the past? The evidence and my impression is certainly of the former than the latter.
Do you think as an Indian you will have a unique perspective to offer?
I will certainly have a perspective from being raised in India. But here are people who have spent 15, 20 years of their lives traveling to other countries and clearly they have some perception of life and what it is like in those countries. So I don't claim to have more insight just because I was born and brought up in India. But I am conscious of the fact that I am an Indian and therefore I would certainly have some sensibilities in that direction.
India just became a lender in the IMF.
(Laughs for a long time).
Why do you laugh?
Well, you will understand when I say that it seems a great source of national pride and to some extent it should be that we actually are in a position that we can lend and part of it has to do with we are redeploying our enormous reserves. But that said, a country like ours needs tremendous resources and really in the larger scheme of things, a developing country should be a big debtor rather than a creditor.
In a small way, this is fine that we are putting our resources back into the IMF. But in the larger scheme of things if we were really doing the right thing, we should be borrowing a lot and investing a lot. Think about it, any growing economy should be investing tremendous amounts. I would say being a small creditor is fine but let us not get too carried away.
Do you find it ironic that India is now a lender?
A little bit. I mean the richest country in the world is the biggest debtor while poor countries are lending tremendously to rich countries (laughs). I don't say it is wrong in some ethical way. I am saying it is just funny that this should be the situation in the world economy. The question is how much is enough? It's a sign of some success. If we carry it too far,
it will reflect some failure also.
In your book, on the one hand you are advocating the breaking down of all trade barriers in developing countries like India and China and on the other, you mention renewed protectionism and other ills that the apparently free market of the US suffers from. How do you reconcile this?
We are saying that in order to further growth, markets are really very good. But the problem is the poor will look at the markets and say 'Oh, they are terrible, they just work for the rich.' In some ways they are right because in many countries the markets are skewed such that they work only for the rich.
To give an example from India, many industrial houses didn't care that the Indian stock markets were particularly underdeveloped. Because they had access to these development financial institutions, they had access to the banks and essentially what it took was a phone call from Delhi to open the doors to financing.
With competition, as India has opened up in the 1990s, they see that they are facing competition from foreign institutions which have a fraction of the costs of capital that Indian firms have. When they see this they start saying 'Oh, we have to start improving infrastructure, we have to start getting our own access to finance.' Then comes the pressure on the government to say 'Ok, you can't fix interest rates this way. You can't have such awful rules of corporate governance on the market. You have to have a regulator with teeth.' Then comes the political push on a wide front to reform the system and improve its working and that will bring the fruits of capitalism to all.
So are you offering India the US model?
No. I am not saying it has to be the US model. All I am saying is that each country can choose its own model. But there has to be a political will to do that. And often the political will to do that come when there are outside comparative forces, which say business as usual is not possible, and you have to change.
But isn't the US model the most dominant?
It is, but it is not the only one. You can have other models. France, for example, has a public-private sector hybrid and it has a fairly efficient public sector. It is not saying you need to privatize everything, that you need to be a market-driven economy. There are different models possible All we are saying is that the model has to be such that the rules work for
everyone, not just for a few. And if you have that kind of a model, growth is going to be tremendous.
Do you think the US model works for everyone?
No (laughs). But again, the US model enhances competition in many ways. That is what is critical to a well-functioning capitalist economy, to have competition and access. What that means is good education and health care for everyone so they actually get a seat at the table in order to compete. In case they actually find it impossible to compete, you have ways to try and bring them back to the table to compete.
For example, workers in industries that are decimated by foreign competition, the steel industry in US for example, you need to provide these workers the ability to retrain so that they can find jobs in other areas. They might never regain the kind of lucrative jobs they have in steel. That is one of the costs of competition. But on the other hand, you want to find ways that you can compensate them for the fact that their jobs are lost. Not so much because it's the moral or ethical thing to do. If you don't have a safety net for the people who lose out you can get a backlash against the system.
What you speak of safety nets do you mean protectionist measures?
No, protectionist measures protect industries. I think that's terrible. What we suggest is protecting the individual. The best form of safety net is improving your human capital, your skills, retraining, providing health insurance and so on. There might be some industries where people really don't have hope and there is no way you can retrain them for anything except jobs at McDonalds. If so, there might be a case for a monetary safety net.
So you are against protectionism of any kind?
I am against protectionism of any kind.
What do you think of the current backlash against hi-tech and now even low-tech jobs moving from the US to countries like India?
We have to find ways to face up to it. Because in the long run it is going to make everyone better off. That does not mean there won't be localized pain. This is why it is better for countries to alleviate that localized pain rather than erect barriers. Because the barriers will eventually have to come down and then the pain will be even greater.
For example, if guys in India can type up hospital records at a much cheaper cost than people here, truly some jobs will migrate to India. You could erect barriers and say no public or state-funded hospitals will be allowed to send records there. But that will immediately imply that state-funded hospitals will be more expensive than their private counterparts here. Which then will mean they will have to draw more from the public purse. In these times of tightening that will imply more public hospitals will have to close. In general, the people here will be made worse off.
Transport that to the computer industry. If the cost of manufacturing software goes up in the United States, computer firms here are going to lose out relatively to computer firms in Germany, Japan or in India. Eventually, the loss will be much greater because you can't compete. It is better to find ways to deal with these job losses by providing safety nets.
Your book reads like it was not written for a student of economics but for the general reader.
Absolutely. That was the intent. I strongly believe in the message that people should not feel ashamed of propagating the idea of free market and free enterprise. But on the other hand in many situations, it doesn't work well. When we hear a lot of blame being attached to it, it is largely to the situations where it is not allowed to work well. We have to examine
why and remedy that.
How would you compare the US and India as far as economic openness is concerned?
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Until six months ago, Pam Green and her administrative colleagues at the London company Technical Services had a particular problem: the need to hold electronic and easily accessible case histories on all Technical Services’ customers and equipment and, in tandem, to persuade them to begin asset-tagging: building an electronic record of all their equipment – with model, serial number, location and history – which would be invaluable both for Technical Services’ administration and for engineers in the field.
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April and the Extraordinary World
It is 1870 and scientific genius Gustave Franklin is on the verge of discovering a serum that will make soldiers invincible - but things go terribly wrong and end in tragedy. Jump ahead 61 years to 1931 and the scientists of the world are disappearing. Gustave’s son, Prosper, and his son, Paul, continue, in secret, to try to create the serum for “April and the Extraordinary World.”
Laura's Review: B+
In an 1870 France where Napoleon is building an empire, a scientist is tasked with making superhuman soldiers, but what he discovers instead is a longevity serum. Decades later in a steam-powered world, a young couple continues his work, but when they are sucked into a storm cloud, their orphaned daughter (voice of Marion Cotillard), who unknowingly carries the serum in a snow globe, is left to carry on with her talking cat Darwin (voice of Philippe Katerine) in "April and the Extraordinary World." Debuting feature animation directors Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci, who also cowrote the script with "Snowpiercer's" Benjamin Legrand (adapting Jacques Tardi's graphic novel) serve up a cautionary global climate change message within a grand adventure. The film, which is like Jules Verne crossed with Tintin, offers a thoughtful revisionist history within its modern science fiction. With famous scientists like Eistein and Fermi having mysteriously disappeared, April's 1930's world is stuck in industrial times, reliant on coal. It's a colorless place where the last surviving oak tree is housed in a giant conservatory. Ten years after losing her parents, April squats within the head of a giant Napoleon statue, overlooking twin Eiffel Towers (a nice bit of wit, replacing science fiction's frequent use of two moons). A budding scientist herself, April, who shoplifts to live, is trying to reinvent the serum her parents had perfected, largely to save the life of the now sickly Darwin (who can talk as a result of inadvertent experimentation). But Pizoni (voice of Benoît Brière), the cop who was on her parents' trail, is now after her and has enlisted young Julius (voice of Marc-André Grondin) to go undercover. He gains her trust just as she's stumbled upon her grandfather, Pops (voice of Jean Rochefort), still alive. When Pops is arrested and taken to Fort Lalette, April and Julius break him out, traveling by prop plane to a magnificent jungle where their world's fate is in the hands of a pair of giant lizards in robotic armor. Ever seen a house turn into a submarine that does the breast stroke? That's but one of the many marvels concocted in this animation. The film gradually increases its color palette, a fun fair introducing green and purple, but even in the jungle, the colors are naturalistic, never gaudy. This ingeniously crafted story wraps with a terrific montage, a shot of a television set advancing through ensuing decades to land on a hopeful, delightful ending. Grade:
Robin's Review: B+
This is a remarkable film on many levels. The animation is detailed and beautifully drawn. The production design creates a world where, because of the things that went terribly wrong, power and locomotion are fueled by coal and steam – high tech has not evolved in this strange and different world. Imagine a bicycle driven blimp and steam-driven cars. The story, adapted from Jacques Tardi’s graphic novel by co-director Franck Ekinci and Benjamin Legrand, shows extraordinary imagination. (The works of H.G. Wells and Jules Verne come to mind, as well as the anime works by Hayao Miyazaki, especially his remarkable 2013 animation, “The Wind Rises.”) Coupling the terrific story, with its young femme hero, the titular April (Marion Cotillard) and her talking cat, Darwin (Philippe Katerine), and the fine artistry of the animation make for a film for older kids and beyond that is intelligent and thought provoking. | <urn:uuid:83c1a383-8201-4600-ad6f-ac8e538fff1e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/april-and-the-extraordinary-world/ | 2024-04-13T22:48:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.951618 | 860 |
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The proposed Addendum E amends Standard ANSI/RESNET/ANSI 301-2014, Standard for the Calculation and Labeling of the Energy Performance of Low-rise Residential Buildings using an Energy Rating Index, to incorporate Index Adjustment Factors for dwelling size and configuration in Energy Rating Index calculations. Current Energy Rating Index calculations result in a disparity in the rating index for large versus small dwellings similarly equipped and configured for energy efficiency. Larger dwellings have lower energy rating index values than smaller dwellings. The purpose of the amendment is to establish an index adjustment factor methodology that adjusts the rating index for size and configuration in order that similarly configured and equipped dwellings of different sizes and configurations will achieve an equivalent energy rating index. BSR/RESNET/ICC 301-2014 Addendum E-201x, draft PDS-05, Index Adjustment Factors Comment on this draft Standard View comments on this draft Standard RESNET will accept public comments on the changes to draft PDS-04 shown in draft PDS-05 of BSR/RESNET/ICC 301-2014 Addendum E-201x, Index Adjustment Factors, for 30 days beginning November 10, 2017 and ending December 10, 2017. Comments will only be accepted on the changes to draft PDS-04 indicated by the blue text. | <urn:uuid:14ad7573-8fbd-49e7-9ad7-c6aa42120170> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.resnet.us/articles/bsrresneticc-301-2014-addendum-e-201x-draft-pds-05-index-adjustment-factors/ | 2024-04-13T22:25:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.844087 | 263 |
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Our winery is located in the south of Rheinhessen - in Wonnegau.
The Wonnegau, originally Wangengau still from the 16th century derived from Vangions, then turned into Wonnegau. Gladly the name of the region - Wonnegau - with the bliss, which brings the life here, is justified.
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You can’t beat the sense of freedom and adventure that a Norfolk Broads boating holiday has to offer. It can provide the ideal summer break for families. Boats can be hired for all sizes of family from 2-12 and often two families club together to hire a larger boat or hire a boat each and travel in convoy.
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Whilst travelling on the Norfolk Broads there is so much wildlife to be spotted including marsh harriers, kingfishers, otters, ducks, swans, heron and fish. In fact, for many, the Broads can be the first place they see certain species of animals – especially the Swallowtail butterfly which will only be found in the UK on the Norfolk Broads! There are numerous nature reserves on the Norfolk Broads where children can become wildlife detectives.
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If you are more of a thrill seeker then a day trip to Pleasurewood Hills theme park in Lowestoft will please. Rollercoasters, family rides, kid’s rides and attractions galore can be enjoyed.
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For even more ideas on fun family days out see our attractions guide here.
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August of the past and present
Published 9:54 am Thursday, August 3, 2017
Here we are finally at the eighth month of the year: August. What comes to mind when you think of this month?
For me, it’s just a few things: humidity, new school year, and Little League World Series baseball. Other than that, there’s not much that stands out in my mind. There aren’t even any nationally recognized holidays in August. We’re just in that long gap between Independence Day and Labor Day.
So I began to wonder: what historical events have happened in August in the past? Surely there must be something of note that occurred during the month. Here’s what I found:
Aug 24, 79 AD: Mt. Vesuvius erupted in Italy, destroying the city of Pompeii and its inhabitants along with nearby town Herculaneum. (Today we remember this natural disaster with an amusement park ride at Busch Gardens.)
Aug 3, 1492: Christopher Columbus left Spain with his three ships (the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria) in search of a water route to Asia that wouldn’t involve having to travel around the entirety of Africa. Little did he know an entirely different continent would be in his way.
Aug 18, 1920: the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. The state of Tennessee was the last vote to reach the two-thirds required for ratification. Most of the other Southern states had said no.
Aug 2, 1923: President Warren G. Harding unexpectedly died from an apparent heart attack. He’d only been in office for two years.
Aug 14, 1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act as a part of his “New Deal” programs to bring America out of the Great Depression.
Aug 21, 1959: President Eisenhower signed a bill to make Hawaii the 50th state. He actually wanted to make Hawaii the 49th state, but Congress pushed harder for Alaska to join first.
Aug 13, 1961: construction began on the Berlin Wall dividing East and West Berlin. They started first with simple barbed wire before building the solid concrete wall to keep people from escaping the communism of East Germany.
Aug 6, 1962: Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Aug 28, 1963: “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” took place with more than 200,000 participants from different civil rights and religious groups. Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous “I have a dream” speech at the end of the day’s march.
Aug 11-17, 1978: the first transatlantic balloon flight began in Maine and ended near Paris, totaling 3,233 miles. The balloon, called Double Eagle II, was piloted by three Americans: Max Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, and Larry Newman. They had attempted the trip the year before but only made it as far as Iceland.
Although August is typically an uneventful month for me, that certainly hasn’t always been the case for everyone else around the world. And along with the historical events of the past, August 2017 has a few upcoming events as well.
There’s going to be a total solar eclipse on August 21, which is 38 years after the previous one. Here in North Carolina though, we’re only going to be able to see it partially.
Additionally, a quick Google search tells me that August is apparently National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Goat Cheese Month, and National Panini Month. So have fun celebrating all those things… bonus points if you try to eat a catfish and goat cheese panini while out on the golf course!
Locally, the Watermelon Festival is happening in Murfreesboro until August 5. Don’t forget to check that out too.
I guess all these things are pretty interesting for a month named after the first Roman emperor.
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At least the animals are having a good time
Published 6:26 pm Friday, July 31, 2020
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Imagine you’re at a hotel, minding your business and eating at the bar when someone comes along to snatch your food right out of your hands. You’d be pretty upset, right? I certainly would be!
Now imagine if the someone stealing your food isn’t a person at all but a giant, overly friendly bird with no sense of boundaries.
That’s just what was happening at a little hotel in Queensland, Australia with a pair of emus who had acquired the ability to climb stairs to visit the hotel’s pub, according to a story from NPR this past week.
The two emus, siblings named Kevin and Carol who came from an abandoned nest, are quite popular around the Yaraka Hotel and often like to pose for photos with visitors and hotel guests. But when they figured out how to ascend the staircase leading to the pub, they also started snatching toast and fries from customers and hanging out behind the bar. (Imagine an emu bartender! Now that I’d like to see, no matter how impossible it would be with the lack of hands.)
Hotel co-owner Gerry Gimblett eventually had to put up an “emu barrier” to keep them from wandering inside. She also put up a sign that says “Emus have been banned from this establishment for bad behavior.”
Gimblett joked in an interview that she doesn’t think the emus will be able to read it, and she hopes the birds don’t learn how to limbo under the new barrier designed to keep them away from the stairs.
No matter how cute those emus are, there’s no excuse for poor table manners! But hey, I can also appreciate their desire to just hang out with hotel patrons stopping by for a drink.
NPR has had a couple of other interesting animal-related stories recently that have caught my eye.
Last week, a rare blue lobster was found, the odds of which are estimated to be one in two million. Where was it, you ask? It just so happened to be a Red Lobster restaurant in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Wait a minute… Ohio?!
One of the restaurant staffers, Lora Jones, was unpacking their most recently delivery of live lobsters and noticed one that looked quite different from the others. Blue in a sea of mottled brown is quite hard to miss!
Perhaps it helped too that Jones had once been a recipient of the restaurant’s “blue lobster award” so that helped her realize this one might be a little more special than the others.
Instead of sending the blue lobster on its way to someone’s plate for dinner, the restaurant contacted the Seafood Watch Program they partner with and was able to help the unusual lobster, which they named “Clawde,” find a home in the Akron Zoo.
Clawde will have some time to acclimate to her new home for a while since the indoor displays at the zoo are still closed due to pandemic restrictions for now.
Speaking of zoos, however, many are starting to reopen with limited amounts of visitors per day and only making the outdoor exhibits open for the public. Another recent NPR article detailed the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s efforts to get ready for reopening.
Zoo staffer Craig Saffoe said he’d missed being able to interact with visitors while the zoo was shut down, not getting the chance to encourage education about the animals he works with. Some animals born during the shutdown will get the opportunity to enjoy human visitors for the first time.
But not all of the animals have missed the crowds of people.
“We haven’t seen the cats get super excited about seeing people, but that’s honestly to be expected,” Saffoe was quoted in the article. “Cats, whether they’re your cats at home or giant cats like ours, are cats.”
Ain’t that the truth! Cats will always continue to go about their business whether or not humans are around to witness it.
So to recap: lions are just enjoying life without people, a blue lobster found a new home far away from someone’s dinner plate, and a pair of emus in Australia got a little too rowdy at the pub.
We humans might not be having the best year, but at least the animals are having a good time.
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The North Hempstead Town Board voted Tuesday to officially create a new park district around the shuttered Roslyn Country Club in Roslyn Heights, but put off approving the contract to buy the property and issue bonds for the improvements until next month.
The town board still must approve the contract to purchase the roughly 7.3-acre property from owner Manouchehr Malekan for $2 million, and issue $7.5 million in bonds to pay for the improvements to the property, which it plans to do at its Sept. 10 meeting.
The Town of North Hempstead board will meet next Tuesday morning to ratify a $2 million contract to purchase 7.3 acres of property for the Roslyn Heights Park District.
At Tuesday night’s board meeting, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman said the board plans to ratify the contract and authorize issuing a $7.5 million bond to refurbish the park district facilities at the Aug. 20 meeting.
Kaiman said the board’s action follows certification of the park district, also known as the Roslyn Country Club, required by the state comptroller’s office.
“We couldn’t approve it because we didn’t have certification,” Kaiman said.
Kaiman said the state comptroller’s office reviewed documents the town provided to verify the 728 households to be included in the park district. Kaiman said the board will also ratify the park district as the state comptroller’s office defines it.
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What can we learn from the discussion draft of ‘A Toolkit for Addressing Difficulties in Accessing Comparables Data for Transfer Pricing Analyses’?
In 2017, the Platform for Collaboration on Tax released a draft toolkit – A Toolkit for Addressing Difficulties in Accessing Comparables Data for Transfer Pricing Analyses – that aims to address the challenges associated with retrieving comparables data for the analysis of transfer pricing (TP): an important aspect of international tax policy.
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax features RoyaltyRange (www.royaltyrange.com) as the European database for intangibles license agreements and royalty rates.
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax is a joint initiative between the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank Group. It released the discussion draft to help developing countries overcome challenges associated with a lack of comparables data, so that they can conduct efficient TP analyses and make the best of the data that is available.
What does the draft toolkit discuss?
The discussion draft is one in a series of reports the Platform for Collaboration on Tax has created. The reports are designed to help developing countries implement the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative, so that they can safeguard their tax bases from aggressive tax planning. The discussion draft highlights these issues with respect to commercial databases:
- Most commercial databases collate information produced for purposes other than transfer pricing.
- With respect to commercial databases, many developing countries report two core challenges: access and limited data coverage. First, they highlight difficulties, including costs involved, in relation to accessing commercial databases. Second, even where they can be accessed, such databases often contain limited, or no, data concerning local economic operators that may potentially serve as comparables.
RoyaltyRange was initially designed as a transfer pricing database, with the aim to also use the data for tax, valuation, legal, patent box and benchmarking purposes.
RoyaltyRange provides data to more than 40 countries, including developing countries. We make sure that our database can be accessed by the government and public organizations and businesses worldwide, and that it provides a sufficient coverage for all types of analyses.
Some useful practical discussion points
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax mentioned some good practical points on the method selection and comparability, which could be employed when drafting your deliverable:
- While the characteristics of the transaction are of primary importance in selecting the transfer pricing method, the availability of comparables information must also be considered. This step, therefore, helps to determine the feasibility of potential transfer pricing methods ahead of the closer analysis.
- The CUP method is most often applied for the licensing of some intangibles, particularly where the license is not unique and valuable, to benchmark a royalty rate.
- Often, no reference information exists to compare highly complex transactions such as those involving unique and valuable intangibles. However, limitations in the availability of information can occur in relation to all transactions, not just those of a unique nature and complexity.
What is transfer pricing?
The discussion draft defines transfer pricing as ‘a price employed in a transaction between associated enterprises’.
Transfer pricing is a legitimate and necessary feature of the commercial activities of multinational enterprises. However, where the transfer prices used do not accord with internationally applicable norms or with the arm’s length principle under domestic law, they can distort the allocation of profit among the countries in which a multinational enterprise operates.
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Russia gets tough on poachers
Residents of the Kosh-Agach region of Altay, in Russia’s Siberia, have decided to give up hunting animals for 10 years.
The decision to introduce the moratorium was made after a helicopter crashed in the region with high-ranking officials onboard, the leader of the movement for cultural revival of Altai region announced at a press conference in Moscow on Friday.
Public officials, including Anatoly Bannyh, who was then the vice-premier of Altay, were allegedly hunting a rare species of sheep, the argali, which is listed as a an endangered species.
Bannyh, one of four survivors of the crash, is suspected of having organized the ill-fated hunting party. On Thursday, Bannyh formally resigned from his post.
“In the present situation I consider it logical and reasonable for myself to leave the official post so as not to give rise to various factions that might wish to discredit the authorities,” the former vice-premier said in a statement.
Poaching: An official violation?
Once the details of the helicopter crash were made public, several reports on poaching by top-officials appeared in the Russian media.
On March 5, the head of Federal Taxation Service’s department, Vasily Farion, has been detained on suspicion of poaching along with a subordinate. A criminal case has been launched.
On February 27, Ilya Mikhalchuk the governor of the Arkhangelsk Region, Northwestern Russia, was accused of shooting endangered bighorn rams. The media have published photographs that show Mikhalchuk surrounded by other officials with the slain animals.
Other officials have been accused of poaching in Yakutia, Russia’s Far East. The Yakut environmental prosecutor's office are investigating poaching activities by the secretary of the Yakut regional branch of the United Russia, Mikhail Everstov, and the assistant to the presidential envoy in the Central federal district, Sergey Samoilov. | <urn:uuid:ea36ad79-2242-493c-a7a7-880bbf555728> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rt.com/news/russia-gets-tough-on-poachers/ | 2024-04-13T22:35:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.974494 | 415 |
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A Belgian man reportedly ended his life following a six-week-long conversation about the climate crisis with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.
According to his widow, who chose to remain anonymous, *Pierre – not the man’s real name – became extremely eco-anxious when he found refuge in Eliza, an AI chatbot on an app called Chai.
Eliza consequently encouraged him to put an end to his life after he proposed sacrificing himself to save the planet.
“Without these conversations with the chatbot, my husband would still be here,” the man’s widow told Belgian news outlet La Libre.
According to the newspaper, Pierre, who was in his thirties and a father of two young children, worked as a health researcher and led a somewhat comfortable life, at least until his obsession with climate change took a dark turn.
When I was growing up one heard a lot about the psychological burden of “Catholic guilt”. One of my Irish relatives distressed the family by writing polemics denouncing it. Twenty-first century Greenism is Catholicism without the mercy. In the environmentalist religion you are stained with the original sin of being human, but no priest can absolve you. Mother Mary will not intercede for you. There is no redeemer.
Greens are particularly vulnerable to the spiral of guilt that led this man to take his own life, but do not think for one moment that vulnerable humans “training” AIs to amplify their suicidal thoughts will be a phenomenon limited to Greens.
The Euronews story ends with a section headed “Urgent calls to regulate AI chatbots”. I do not think regulation will do anything good. The historical record of government intervention to bring human souls back from the abyss is, well, abysmal.
What, if anything, can we do to help?
Edit: A timely happening pointed out by bobby b: Professor Jonathan Turley was accused of sexual harassment by ChatGPT – which made the entire episode up, including citing to a nonexistent Washington Post article:
[Professor Eugene] Volokh made this query of ChatGPT: “Whether sexual harassment by professors has been a problem at American law schools; please include at least five examples, together with quotes from relevant newspaper articles.”
The program responded with this as an example: 4. Georgetown University Law Center (2018) Prof. Jonathan Turley was accused of sexual harassment by a former student who claimed he made inappropriate comments during a class trip. Quote: “The complaint alleges that Turley made ‘sexually suggestive comments’ and ‘attempted to touch her in a sexual manner’ during a law school-sponsored trip to Alaska.” (Washington Post, March 21, 2018).”
There are a number of glaring indicators that the account is false. First, I have never taught at Georgetown University. Second, there is no such Washington Post article. Finally, and most important, I have never taken students on a trip of any kind in 35 years of teaching, never went to Alaska with any student, and I’ve never been been accused of sexual harassment or assault.
Many of you will be familiar with the names of Professors Turley and Volokh They are both well-known and respected academics. Fortunately, Professor Volokh was the sort of person who would check the truth of an accusation made by a machine, and Professor Turley was in a position to prove his innocence – and to get an article published in USA Today proclaiming it.
What happens when someone less sceptical than Volokh sees a machine make an accusation that they do not question? Human beings are usually very ready to believe the worst of their political opponents. What happens when someone whose movements are less well documented than Turley’s is accused and cannot prove their innocence? Or, worse, finds out that the accusation, complete with authoritative-sounding references to dated newspaper articles which few will ever check, has been circulating uncontested for years?
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A California industrial worker was recently killed in a metal forging and tool-manufacturing plant in Berkeley, California, when he was struck in the back of the head by a section of a metal grinding wheel. Reportedly, paramedics were called to the scene of the industrial accident, but sadly, the victim did not survive.
According to a California Occupational Safety and Health Administration representative, “Our investigation will look at the site and the equipment the individual was working with and do an inspection of it. We’ll interview other employees in regards to training and maintenance issues, we’ll talk to the employer about any safety measure that they should have in place. We also want to look at the equipment itself.”
It appears that through conducting the investigation, OSHA is aiming to change training and maintenance to prevent future injury and death.
While it is positive that OSHA is seeking to prevent accidents like this from occurring in the future, this does little by way of bring the victim back to the victim’s family. It is entirely possible that this man was the primary income of his household. His family will now not only have to deal with the pain of losing a loved one and funeral expenses, but the family will have to accommodate for lost wages as well.
Accordingly, and contingent upon the outcome of the investigation, the family could be entitled to compensation for their losses. Hopefully, compensation will help the family on the road of grief and closure in this tragic accident.
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After battling a life-threatening disease, a young man with down syndrome proves that challenges are meant to be overcome and that there’s no obstacle big enough to steal his joy. His determination is inspirational. His kindness is golden. His name is Joey Baar.
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Round trip "Zum Galgenberg"
1:10 h - 17,1 km - 325 hm
Hallenberg - Heinrich-Hugo-Platz
The small climbs come right at the beginning of the tour, then it is really relaxed and you can enjoy wonderful views of the landscape. From the village centre in Hallenberg we go over the Nuhne and into the Dreisbachtal. At the Wehlenbach in Braunhausen the path runs gently undulating until shortly before Dreislar. From here it is not far to the main destination, which you reach in a long climb: the Galgenberg with a fantastic view of the Hochsauerland. Then simply walk back down to Hallenberg. | <urn:uuid:5ed0ea54-6199-4faf-a2d9-34d0009cb491> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sauerlaenderhof-hallenberg.de/en/blog/bike-tours/leisure-cyclists/round-trip-zum-galgenberg.html | 2024-04-13T22:51:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.858201 | 152 |
Target Launches New Rewards Program Because We Don't Spend Enough There Already
Target Circle rolls out nationwide in October
As if we needed another reason to shop at Target. The retailer is rolling out nationwide what started as a beta program in just a few cities — and it’s got some great benefits for shoppers and our local communities.
Beginning in October, the Minneapolis-based company is rolling out Target Circle, a free loyalty program offering customers the ability to earn cash back on purchases and supports local non-profits, Target officials announced Monday. “Our guests are at the center of everything we do, and we’re always looking for ways to create even easier, more rewarding shopping experiences that give them another reason to choose Target,” said Rick Gomez, Target’s chief marketing and digital officer, in a press release.
Now for the details: Customers will earn 1 percent on every purchase to redeem on a future Target trip in stores or online, receive personalized perks including “surprises and savings” tailored to our profiles, and get early access to special sales throughout the year.
Target Circle also offers personal benefits like a birthday discount of 5 percent and allows customers to cast votes which will help Target decide where it gives back to approximately 800 nonprofits. Your earnings will continue to accrue until you decide to redeem them.
To earn the cash-back in stores, simply enter your phone number or scan your Wallet barcode in the Target app prior to paying. “You can also scan your receipt using the Target App or enter your receipt number at target.com/circle up to seven days after you check out, or sign in and purchase on www.target.com or in the Target app,” their website states.
“The program has been incredibly successful, exceeding our expectations,” Gomez said. “Over the last 18 months, more than 2 million guests have enrolled in Target Circle, completing more than 14 million transactions … spending more money at Target compared to guests who aren’t enrolled in the program.”
If you have a REDcard, there’s good news and bad news. REDcard holders cannot take advantage of the 1 percent to redeem on a future date (but your 5 percent is still safe) unless you use another form of payment or use a gift card. You also can’t receive the REDcard 5 percent instant savings and earn the Target Circle 1 percent in the same transaction, so if you have a gift card, you may want to think about splitting them into two purchases. BUT, every time you check out, REDcard earners will still get one vote to direct where Target gives in the community and will still receive the birthday surprise benefit.
REDcard holders will also be automatically signed up for the program. Don’t have a REDcard? Simply download the Target app and go to the Accounts section or go online to target.com/circle.
“We see Target Circle as complementary to RedCard, our credit, and debit offering because it provides a wide range of benefits and is available to all guests regardless of whether they choose to have a RedCard,” Gomez said.
Target also announced with the national expansion of Target Circle, they will be integrating the Cartwheel savings tool into Target Circle, rebranding its deals as “Target Circle offers.”
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Swift River Railroad, New Hampshire – Incorporated on March 25, 1903, the Swift River Railroad was a logging railroad in the Swift River valley of the New Hampshire White Mountains. It was operated by the Conway Company and was in operation from 1906-1916. The railroad began in Conway, at the Conway Company’s sawmill, and traveled up the Swift River valley following the Swift River and much of today’s Kancamagus Scenic Byway. It ended somewhere beyond Pine Bend Brook, below Mount Kancamagus.
It is hard to envision the Swift River valley (above) stripped of its timber. But for ten years, this area was heavily logged which is only a part of the history surrounding this valley. To absorb all the history of this valley in one blog article may be overwhelming so I will briefly touch base on two other interesting features of this area.
The Swift River valley was known for huge white pines, and during the colonial period (mast trade), these giant white pines were the property of the King of England. Every tree in the valley suitable for a mast was marked with the "King's Broad Arrow”. These marked trees were cut down and made into masts for the British Royal Navy. Good sized pines, like the above one that has a 129 Inch circumference, can still be found in the valley.
Before the Conway Company took over the Swift River valley, a settlement was already in the area. Originally known as the Albany Intervale, the Passaconaway Settlement consisted of a small farming community. There also were at least three sawmill settlements in the area during the 1800’s. And the Bartlett & Albany Logging Railroad (1887-1894) traveled to Passaconaway. One of the sawmills, William Allen's Mill, was located at the lower end of the Albany Intervale. And it is possible the above lath machine (yes its spelled correctly) was part of his mill.
Once the Swift River Railroad moved into the Swift River valley, the Passaconaway Settlement became the center of logging operations, and the railroad took over most of the settlement. Other than the Russell-Colbath Homestead (above), a graveyard, and a few artifacts in the forest, little exists of this settlement today.
Much of the Swift River Railroad was covered up during the construction of the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, but there are sections of the railroad bed that are still visible and identifiable. The total length of the railroad, including spur lines, is thought to have been around twenty-five miles. Above is a section of the railroad bed in the area of the Douglas Brook spur line. Though grown up with trees the railroad bed is still defined.
The logging camps of the Swift River Railroad were scattered throughout the Swift River valley. And like other logging railroads in the White Mountains region the exact number of camps along this railroad is unknown. The crudely built camps during this era and poor record keeping make it impossible to know how many camps were along the railroad. So far I have located around seventeen of the old camps, and there is more to be discovered.
Over the last century, nature has reclaimed much of the Swift River Railroad making it difficult, sometimes impossible, to verify locations of some of the logging camps along the railroad. A lone metal dish or a pile of tar paper covered in moss can be the only indication a camp existed in an area.
During my time photographing the Swift River Railroad I came to the realization that the forest has swallowed up much of this railroad in just about a hundred years. And I wonder if any signs of this railroad will be visible in another one hundred years.
The Swift River Railroad is unlike any other logging railroad I have photographed in the White Mountains, and I have yet to put my finger on what makes it different from other railroads. Maybe it is the breathtaking landscape along the old railroad bed. The Downes-Oliverian Brook Ski Trail (above) utilizes the railroad bed. What a view!
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Sauna and relaxation in the Erlebnishotel "Zur Schiffsmühle"
EXPERIENCE - ENJOY - RELAX IN THE MULDENTAL.
Our hotel sauna area with steam sauna, infrared sauna, Finnish sauna, ice fountain, Kneipp pool, showers, indoor relaxation area and an outdoor relaxation area with a direct view of the Mulde more than lives up to this motto.
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Daily 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.Please register the use of the sauna area at our reception.
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The Gay-Lussac’s law states, ‘At constant volume, pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature in kelvin’.
All aerosol cans come with a warning label that reads ‘Protect from sunlight and do not expose to temperatures exceeding 50°c’. When an aerosol can is exposed to high temperatures, the pressure of the gas inside it increases. After some time, a point is reached when the container can no longer hold the high-pressure gas and ultimately explodes.
The aerosol cans explode because the pressure and temperature of a gas are closely related to each other. Gay-Lussac’s law describes this relationship between the temperature and the pressure of a gas.
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Gay Lussac Law Formula
Gay-Lussac’s law states, ‘The pressure of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature when the volume is held constant’. The law is mathematically expressed as,
P ∝ T
P = kT
Where P is the pressure of the gas and is usually measured in atm or mm of Hg, T is the absolute temperature of the gas in kelvin and k is the constant of proportionality.
Let’s have a look at how the temperature and pressure of a gas are defined and measured to thoroughly understand the law.
The kinetic theory of gases defines temperature as the average kinetic energy of the gas molecules. The theory assumes gases as a collection of microscopic particles (atoms in case of monoatomic gases and molecules in case of diatomic gases) that are in a constant state of motion. The motion is entirely random and proceeds at a rapid pace. The particles are also assumed to continually collide with each other and the walls of the container they are contained in.
The kinetic energy of a single molecule is given as half of the product of its mass and velocity squared (K.E = mv2/2). Since temperature is defined as the measure of the average translational kinetic energy of the molecules, temperature and motion of molecules of a gas are proportional to each other.
T ∝ mv2/2
Where T is temperature, m is the mass of a single molecule and v represents its speed of motion.
As the mass of a molecule is constant, the kinetic energy can only increase if the velocity of the molecule increases. Thus, a rise in temperature leads to an increase in the velocity of the molecules. In hot gases, the molecules move at a faster rate as compared to molecules in cold gases.
Pressure, on the other hand, is defined as the force applied/exerted per area by the gas molecules on the walls of the container. As temperature rises, so does the velocity with which the molecules strike the walls of the container. Thus, with temperature, the force applied by the gas molecules on the walls of the container and the frequency of collisions, i.e, pressure increases too.
Gay-Lussac’s law for the same gas at two different states is given as,
P1/P2 = T1/T2
P1.T2 = T1.P2
Applications Of Gay-Lussac’s Law
Gay-Lussac’s law can be seen in action in a lot of day-to-day activities. Some examples of these include the working of a pressure cooker, tire explosions in summer, in firing tools such as guns, aerosol cans, etc.
Tire explosions are a common experience during summers, in fact, tire explosions during summer are so frequent that the period between May and October is called the blowout season. The explosions occur due to the heat build-up caused because of friction between the tires and the road surface. During summers, the asphalt laid on the roads is already at a very high temperature and this adds to the dilemma.
Due to friction, the temperature of the tires (made up of rubber and thus, a good conductor of heat) increases and consequently the temperature of the air inside the tire does too. A rise in temperature of the air is followed by an increase in the pressure, as explained by Gay-Lussac’s law. The rise in pressure is also accompanied by an increase in the volume of air. Ultimately just as in aerosol cans, a point is reached when the tires can no longer hold the high-pressure air and volume of the expanding air inside and explode.
History Of Gay-Lussac’s Law
The relationship between temperature and pressure was first noticed by a French physicist, Guillaume Amontons. Although the results and conclusions Amontons drew were only partially correct. His studies and experiments with air as the sample gas lead him to conclude that the pressure of a gas increases by approximately one-third between temperatures of cold water and boiling water.
The inaccuracies were caused due to a lack of availability of accurate thermometers. Amontons also hypothesized that a sufficient reduction in temperature would cause the gas pressure to disappear entirely.
More than 100 years later, around 1802, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac published his work on the macro properties (volume v, temperature T, pressure p, number of particles n) of gases. Gay-Lussac stumbled onto the law while developing an air thermometer.
Along with the relationship between pressure and temperature, Gay-Lussac stated another law. He stated, ‘At constant pressure, the volume of an ideal gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature’. Although, this law is known as the Charles law; as Jacques Charles had arrived at a similar conclusion but didn’t publish it and Gay-Lussac was humble enough to give Charles the due credits.
Since the relationship between pressure and temperature was first discovered by Amontons, the relationship is now generally known as Amontons’ law. While Gay-Lussac’s name is associated with another law he discovered. The law is called the law of combining gases and explains how the ratio of reactant gases and their gaseous products can be expressed using whole numbers. However, some academic chemistry and physics books continue to identify the relationship between pressure and temperature as Gay-Lussac’s law. | <urn:uuid:b8992f66-2230-471e-9d07-73e01e1d25a6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/gay-lussacs-law-how-does-pressure-of-a-gas-vary-with-its-temperature.html | 2024-04-13T21:45:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.958357 | 1,302 |
Floor Screeding Bromsgrove Worcestershire (B61): A floor screeding professional can help with renovations, level an uneven or damaged floor or help to install underfloor heating on your Bromsgrove property, when needed. Floor screeding gives a smooth finish to a basic sub-base, and enables you to lay your final layer of flooring material, (carpets, boards, tiles etc) over it. Floor screeding provides a durable, quality surface for almost any room.
FLOOR SCREEDING EXPERTS BROMSGROVE
Whatever size room or area you're remodeling, a floor screeding contractor in Bromsgrove can supply the expertise and proper working practices to establish the perfect base for your flooring. After assessing your project they'll give you advice on the optimal choice of screeding and which technique for applying it is most appropriate for your circumstances.
A professional screeding company will also notify you if a structural engineer is needed for your project, to identify any point loadings, load requirements and flex strength that your flooring may require to conform with building regulations and British Standards.
Bringing in a skilled and qualified contractor will ensure you use the right kind of screed for the room's anticipated purpose and get the optimum lifespan out of the resulting floor. The correct mix of screed and the techniques used for laying it are also vital to guarantee the ultimate durability of your floor surface.
There are many screeding companies in the Bromsgrove area so try to get multiple price quotes for your floor screeding project before choosing a company and know to what standard of finish it's for. The estimate could be based on what is called the SR, or Surface Regularity calculation. SR2 and SR3 will be cheaper options, but the finished floor surface might have errors and deviations, whilst SR1 guarantees a pretty much perfect quality of finish. This could mean that you may need to rectify any areas that could cause issues when putting down your finished flooring solution.
The regulations and guidelines set out in in the British Standards BS8204 must be observed by all Bromsgrove floor screeding contractors and they must also be approved by the manufacturers of any specialist screeding materials (Gypsol, Flowcrete, Cemfloor etc.) to verify their safe working practices and competence. The testing and training of a screeding contractor by such manufacturers is underlined through this accreditation scheme, and gives assurances of safe working practices and reliability on any screeding project involving their materials.
For the screeding of floors in hospitals, factories, shopping centres, schools, hotels and warehouses, skilled commercial screeders in Bromsgrove will be required.
TYPES OF SCREED
Standard Screeds - Used in domestic flooring projects where the combination of sand and cement is perfectly acceptable for standard floor traffic usage. This mixture comprises a five to one ratio of sand to cement. After being laid a standard flooring screed mix sets at a rate of 1mm/day.
Fibre Reinforced Screed - The favoured choice by professional contractors for use with underfloor heating systems. The increased flexibility and strength provided by the fibres within this screed help protect the floor from thermal shrinkage and cracking. The screed will set hard at a rate of 1mm/day.
Polymer Screeds - These provide a high level of strength with a reduced thickness. Maker's guidelines for drying times differ across the various product ranges.
Fast Drying and Advanced Drying Screeds - As the name suggest, these screeds dry quickly and allow you to use the floor area much sooner. Drying at a rate of three to seven millimetres, subject to the mixture, they are typically a fibre reinforced kind of screed and are great for flooring projects which have tight schedules.
Industrial and Heavy Duty Screed - A screed that is designed for high load and heavy traffic areas where maximum strength and durability is essential.
Self-Levelling or Liquid Screeds - Used to produce a high quality finish, especially where SR1 levels are essential, by a latex and cement material. Largely used to finish off a damaged floor or poor substrate level in order to lay a new flooring surface, such as tiles on top of it. This liquid screed can be poured to a depth of only one millimetre, but still provides a high strength base for a wide range of flooring finishes.
SCREEDING PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION
To enable the screeding to be of a good quality finish that's durable and hard wearing, time should be spent on preparing the area before any screeding material is poured. It is important that any contaminants such as paint, oil, grease or debris is removed from the floor surface before laying any screed, since these can affect the bonding process that a quality screed demands.
If cleaning products have been used it is important to remove any residues of detergent, soap etc, and allow the surface to dry naturally. It is necessary to mend any crevices or cracks in the base to stop them being reflected and "travelling" up into your newly screeded floor. A decent Bromsgrove screeding installer will take note of such issues during a site survey and make sure all preparations are finished before pressing on with the next stages of the floor screeding process.
A DPM (damp proof membrane) will be installed after the preparation work has been completed to prevent ground moisture affecting the screed and floor materials. The damp proof membrane is made out of thick polythene and different layers may be used to serve as a moisture barrier and air insulating layer for the screeding.
If your house is located in an area where radon is present an extra barrier layer is necessary to stop radon gas from entering. A simple airtight membrane may be suitable in areas with low emissions of radon, but in more serious situations there may need to be a more sophisticated extraction system to block any harmful radon gas.
The final phase of the surface preparation process is the painting or spraying of a primer or sealer. Primers assist with the bonding process and are special applications according to the sort of screed that's being used. These substances need skilled contractors to apply them in the correct proportions by using bespoke equipment, such as airless sprays.
Under floor heating can now be installed and tested before screeding is poured. The cables and heating pipes are firmly mounted on insulation panels to prevent any movement and make sure they're laid in the correct position. When professionally installed an underfloor heating system is an excellent way to warm up a room and decent quality screeding will retain its heat, generating an even heat across the floor surface.
If you are not putting in underfloor heating the screed can now be mixed and prepared in situ and poured. Your screeding specialist will have given you advice on which screed type is best for your needs, in line with your proposed use of the room. For quick drying screeds there'll be at least twenty four hours delay before it is able to be walked on, and a further Three days minimum before any flooring material can be laid over it. If you are using standard or heavy duty screeds the drying time is longer and the manufacturer's guidelines must be followed so as to get the best finish for your floor.
The SR level of your screeding can be confirmed once it's set sufficiently to be stepped onto. The test involves the use of a 2 mtr straight edge laid on the floor surface and any fluctuations from true are calculated.
- SR1 - Deviations of three millimetres or less as measured over the whole floor area shows your screeding to be of the highest quality and is classed as SR1.
- SR2 - The standard flooring in industrial and commercial builds is normally SR2 and has a maximum deviation of 5 millimetres across the entire floor surface.
- SR3 - SR3 is utility standard where a quality finish isn't necessary. This level allows for a maximium deviation of 10 millimetres.
It might also be necessary for a structural engineer to conduct a soundness test. The testing will make sure that your new screeded surface is suitable for the load point requirements set down in the site survey. The screed should be given what is known as a "drop hammer test" to measure strength and flexibility in distinct areas. Any screed flooring that's got load bearing requirements must be sanctioned by a fully qualified structural engineer observing the British Standards BS8204 guidelines. (Tags: Floor Screed Bromsgrove, Floor Screeding Services Bromsgrove, Floor Screeding Bromsgrove, Screeding Bromsgrove).
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SDAX launched an opportunity to participate in the Working Capital Financing of a Singapore based company that builds, owns and operates solar photovoltaic (“PV”) systems for commercial, industrial and public sites in the Asia Pacific region. They are a solar independent power producer (“IPP”).
About the Issuer and Loan Purpose
The Issuer is a Singapore-based solar independent power producer (“IPP”) that builds, owns, and operates solar PV systems for commercial, industrial and public sites in the Asia Pacific region. The Issuer is part of a Malaysian Group. The Group’s businesses are in power, metal, hospitality and property with total equity of (unaudited) SGD 384m as of 31 December 2021. The ultimate parent of the Group is a family-owned private company.
The purpose of the Loan is to construct solar PV systems (related to 5 Power Purchase Agreements (“PPA”)) which was previously financed through the SDAX platform. These loans to be refinanced were disbursed in December 2020 and January 2021, respectively. Three of the projects are completed and have been generating income since October 2021. The remaining two projects are scheduled for completion within the month of June 2022.
- Track record in solar energy. The Issuer has completed 26 projects in Singapore totaling 27MWp. 19 of these completed projects are now financed by a Financial Institution in Singapore.
- Loan is secured by solar PV systems, assignment of the PPAs and the receivables of the off-takers. The loan-to-value (“LTV”) is circa 62%. The PPAs have a nominal value of SGD 19 million based on the EBITDA for the duration.
- Three revenue-generating projects since October 2021. The cashflow from these projects are currently channeled to service the loan interest of 6% per annum. The remaining two projects are scheduled for completion within the month of June 2022
- Debenture over SPVs comprising of solar PV systems, related equipment and assets.
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The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.
The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication.
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No Steps Ranch for Rent in Fairfax
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3974 Warren Ave, within Fairfax attending Mariemont Schools is for rent. After a showing by your agent or during one of the Open Houses, the Owner requests that tenant submit application, click link near top of page- Rental Application. Submit application to [email protected] and allow 3 business days for a response. Rentals are frequent spots for Scams- no other person is responsible for collecting applications than John. No deposit will be requested until application is approved and Landlord and Tenant discuss.
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- Renters insurance
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Shafique Ahmed and Haixue Yan Presented with the Pfeil Award by the IOM3
7 December 2023
Congratulations to Shafique Ahmed and Haixue Yan and their co-authors: Chunxiao Song, Jiyue Wu & Bo Li on their research paper, "Temperature dependence in ageing process in commercial zirconia dental ceramics" which has received the esteemed IOM3 Pfeil Awardfrom the IOM3.
The research sheds light on the behaviour of zirconia dental ceramics under low temperature degradation and highlights their suitability for dental applications, making remarkable strides in the field of ceramic materials.
The award was presented to Shafique and Haixue at the Annual Awards Ceremony at the IOM3 on 7th December 2023. It was noted at the awards ceremony that this was the third year in a row that this highly prestigeous international award has gone to researchers currently working at QMUL.
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Sex Question Friday: How Many Times Per Day Do People Think About Sex?
September 28, 2015 by Justin Lehmiller
A reader submitted the following question:
“How many times a day does the average person think about sex? Do guys really think about it a lot more than girls?”
Thanks for these really interesting questions! For the answer, let’s take a look at a 2012 study published in the Journal of Sex Research in which 283 U.S. college students aged 18-25 were asked to track their thoughts about sex over the course of a week. The results revealed that men think about sex less and women think about sex more than most people probably assume.
Students were randomly assigned to keep track of the number of thoughts they had each day specific to one of three types of needs: food, sleep, or sex. Each participant kept track of their thoughts via a handheld tally counter, which is similar to the type of device that bouncers at popular bars and clubs use to keep track of how many people have gone through the door. Every time participants had a relevant need-related thought pop into their heads, they clicked a button on the counter in order to register it. The table below shows the average number of times per day that male and female participants thought about each of the three needs.
As demonstrated in this table, men indeed thought about sex more often than women (34 vs. 18 times per day, respectively); however, men thought about all three of these needs more than women. So, sex was not unique in that regard; rather, it appears that men simply spend more time thinking about all needs. However, it is not at all clear from these findings what accounts for this. Is it that men are biologically compelled to think more about their needs, or are there psychosocial reasons for this sex difference?
These results also tell us that men aren’t thinking about sex every seven seconds, contrary to popular claims. Instead, guys (at least college-age guys) have sex on the brain an average of twice per waking hour. In comparison, it seems that young women are thinking about sex about once per hour on average.
Although these results suggest that men think about sex twice as often as women, this gender difference may be exaggerated due to social pressure on women to underreport their sexual thoughts. As some support for this idea, among female participants (but not male participants), those who had the least favorable attitudes toward sex and those who were the most concerned about presenting themselves in a favorable light reported the fewest sex thoughts. This suggests that some women may not have been accurately reporting how often they were thinking about sex.
Again, it is important to highlight that this study involved college students only and these numbers may not speak to persons in other populations. Thus, it is probably not wise to try and generalize these findings broadly until further research is conducted.
That said, these results challenge the common stereotype of the sex-crazed man and the sex-averse woman. In reality, both men and women think about sex several times per day and, while men do indeed seem to think about sex more often, it is far from the only thing that they have on the brain.
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To learn more about this research, see: Fisher, T. D., Moore, Z. T., & Pittenger, M. (2012). Sex on the brain?: An examination of frequency of sexual cognitions as a function of gender, erotophilia, and social desirability. The Journal of Sex Research, 49, 69-77.
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Founder & Owner of Sex and PsychologyDr. Justin Lehmiller is a social psychologist and Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute. He runs the Sex and Psychology blog and podcast and is author of the popular book Tell Me What You Want. Dr. Lehmiller is an award-winning educator, and a prolific researcher who has published more than 50 academic works.
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When I was falling in love with my husband, I didn’t stop and ask myself what kind of father he would be. After we were engaged, a woman told me to watch how he treated his mother. If he treated her well then he would treat me in the same manner. No words have been any truer, and I have extended this same advice to my own daughters. Â
I am very lucky though that my husband has turned out to be a pretty amazing dad. He is the kind of father that helps when it is time for birthday parties. He is the kind of father that the night before Halloween or Thanksgiving, he’s designing an outfit for the girls to wear to school. He is the kind of father that on our girls’ 16th birthday, he took them all out to a very nice restaurant of their choice, bought them flowers and showed them how a man should treat a woman. When our girls went to prom, he not only drove them to the Prom, he stayed in the area just to peek in from time to time to watch them as they danced and enjoyed their special night. Â
The greatest gift I believe that he has given them is his love for me. Men, if you really want to show daughters how they are to be treated, then treat your wife the way you want a husband to treat them. If you want your sons to know how to treat their wives, men, then set that example. And if you treat your wife in a manner contrary, then your sons should call you out. Â
I was told this story from a couple – that during a difficult season with their son – he started being very disrespectful to his mother. The father one day took his son out to his workshop and placing his arm around him, he softly and a little menacingly told him, “she may be your mother, but she was my wife first. I don’t let any man treat her the way you have been treating her. Now that you are becoming a man, consider this your one and final warning.†Needless to say that their son’s attitude got considerably better.
I am so thankful for the example that my father set for me with my own mother. I can always remember how my dad would go out in the morning during the wintertime and crank my mom’s car for her while she was getting ready so that she would get into a warm car for her drive to work. Â
If you are a true student of God’s Word, you know that the father nature of God is to provide. I have seen this so many times in my own father and in my husband. Whenever our girls are in need, he does whatever he can to help. Having three girls, he has at times been stretched in their need for his time and attention. Â
To be honest, I have been struggling with parenting lately. I have found that this season of parenting adult children has been the hardest so far. So, I wanted to take the time to honor my own father and my children’s father in this article.
No parent is perfect, and I think that is one of the hardest parts of parenting – your own imperfection and how it affects those which you most treasure. My own father had his faults, but to me, he is a hero.  Â
I do have memories of times that my father or my husband may have missed the mark, but I choose not to remember those as much and to focus on the moments when they did. I believe that as our girls grow older, they will see that their father was an amazing example of the Father’s perfect love in an imperfect vessel, just as I see this about my own father. How thankful I am of the reflection he has shown me over the years of God’s grace and unfailing love. Even when I have hurt my daddy, he has always been there to extend grace and love, with consistency.  Â
If it were not for my daddy’s imperfect, perfect love, I would not have seen the true nature of God … nor would I have sought out our heavenly Father to lean on during some of my formative moments in life. Â
I am very fortunate and grateful to have such amazing men in my life – men who are authentic and real. They are men who always try to be the best versions of themselves, men who have chosen to love me and my imperfections and who are willing to see the best version of me in all that I do.
Thank you, Chuck Day and Bruce Brantley, for loving me. And in the words of my grandmother, “thanks for being mine.â€
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Top tips for managing your cash flow
Managing your cash flow effectively is one of the key aspects of running a successful business.
Cash flow is the heart of your enterprise, keeping it alive and kicking. It ensures that your business has enough money to cover everyday expenses, settle debts, reinvest for growth and weather any financial storms that come your way
Understanding your cash flow
The first step to effectively manage your cash flow is to understand it thoroughly.
Ensure you have a clear picture of where your money is coming from and where it’s going.
Regularly review your business’s financial statements and identify patterns in your cash flow.
Consider hiring an accountant to help you with this task.
To keep a steady cash flow, invoice promptly.
As soon as you provide a product or service, send an invoice to your client.
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Encourage faster payments
Consider ways to incentivise your clients to pay sooner.
This could include online payment options for immediate processing or early payment discounts.
The faster you receive payments, the better your cash flow.
Manage credit effectively
While offering credit can be an effective way to attract and retain clients, it can also tie up cash if not managed properly.
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Navigating the intricacies of cash flow management can seem daunting, but with the right strategies, you can take charge and set your business up for financial success.
- Budgeting – Creating a budget is crucial in managing your cash flow. It helps you plan for future expenses and revenues, allowing you to anticipate potential shortfalls or surpluses.
- Cash flow forecasting – Forecasting involves predicting your future cash inflows and outflows based on past trends and future projections. It helps you anticipate periods of negative cash flow and prepare accordingly.
- Contingency planning – Always have a backup plan. This could involve having an emergency fund, securing a line of credit or having other resourcing you can tap into when cash is tight.
- Negotiating with suppliers – Try to negotiate better payment terms with your suppliers. This could mean extended payment terms or volume discounts, both of which can improve your cash flow.
- Effective inventory management – If you are in a product-based business, ensure you are not tying up too much cash in inventory. This involves maintaining just enough stock to meet client needs without overstocking.
- Regular reviews and adjustments – Cash flow management is not a one-and-done task. It requires regular reviews and adjustments. Always keep an eye on your cash flow and make necessary adjustments as needed. Remember, the goal is to maintain a positive cash flow where inflows exceed outflows.
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18th October 2022
What Shine is all about in a nutshell
Greetings from Shine!
After the student testimonials and teachers’ advice we’ve covered over the past few weeks, this seemed like a good moment to precis just why Shine is a great initiative for your school to get involved with.
So, here goes:
- rewards and recognises great communication skills in young people
- encourages schools to offer a platform for students to voice their opinions
- celebrates talent in all forms of media
- fosters teamwork and collaboration across school year groups
- encourages learning outside the curriculum
- consolidates a sense of community and inclusion
- offers prizes of work experience which can lead to career development
- enhances UCAS applications
I could go on, and would, but I know how busy you are! If your school does not already have a student publication in place, and it all seems a bit much to be getting something started, just ask your pupils what they think of the idea. Many students will take the idea and run with it, and all you have to do is oversee it.
Register now for Shine at [email protected] and we will offer as much help as you need.
That’s it for now but if you have given us your contact details I will be in touch again later in the year.
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The summer finale of “Baby Daddy” is bound to be full of “surprises” this Wednesday!
In the episode titled “Surprise!,” Ben learns why Riley doesn’t like celebrating her birthday and it’s all his fault. He knows he needs to make it up to her and plans a perfect birthday surprise, but in typical Ben Wheeler fashion, disaster ensues.
Bonnie realizes she may have made a mistake in filing Emma’s parental rights paperwork and Ben doesn’t officially have sole custody. Bonnie enlists Tucker’s help in tracking down Emma’s mother, Angela (played by Mimi Gianopulos), to re-sign the papers, but bringing this baby mama back into their lives may spell trouble. Meanwhile, Amy (played by Lacey Chabert) calls Danny on his lingering feelings for Riley.
It definitely sounds like this episode will be chalk full of drama and laughs. Can we just couple Riley up with Ben or Danny already please??? All these games are killing us!
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The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is a public, research-oriented university located in Athens, Greece. Inaugurated in 1837, it has been the first university in the newly established Modern Greek state, as well as in the Balkan and the Eastern Mediterranean area. The NKUA introduces its English Medical Degree program, a testament to its commitment to innovation. The NKUA Medical School, founded also in 1837, boasts high world rankings. Immerse yourself in a culturally rich and academically rigorous environment in Athens, as you embark on a unique journey of medical education. Join NKUA, where tradition meets cutting-edge excellence for a transformative learning experience.
Offering 43 undergraduate and 240 postgraduate programs, NKUA ranks 27th globally for quality education, 6th in gender equality and 69th in reduced inequalities (Times Higher Education impact ranking 2023); research performed at the School of Medicine contributes in its ranking as 46th for Infectious Diseases and 91st in Cardiac and Cardiovascular diseases (US News - Best Global University Rankings).
Embark on a transformative educational journey at NKUA with our specialized 6-year English Medical Degree program for foreign nationals.
One of the unique features of the program is the diverse cultural background of the students, fostering an enriched learning environment and encouraging mutual learning. In its 2nd year, the program accommodates students from 15 different countries, promoting a global perspective and intercultural collaboration.
Delivered by highly-cited researchers and tutors, our curriculum integrates theory and practice in 90 Medical Departments located in the main campus and 16 University Hospitals in Athens.
Innovation thrives at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) Medical School, where education meets cutting-edge research. With 600 professors, 15 centers of excellence, and 18 centers for rare diseases, the School of Medicine is a hub of academic excellence. The school houses 90 laboratories and departments spread across 16 University Hospitals in Athens, providing daily, high-quality health services.
Remarkably, NKUA University Clinics cover 40% of the medical needs for the 5,000,000 residents in the Attica basin. Our alumni, now researchers, professors, and practitioners, attest to the global impact of NKUA's commitment to top-tier medical education and groundbreaking research.
Unlock promising career prospects after studying at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens with our dedicated Counseling Support service. Tailored for both students and graduates, this service provides invaluable guidance on career trajectories and navigating the ever-evolving labor market. Demonstrating our commitment to success, our Medicine alumni statistics boast an impressive 100% employment rate for graduates seeking positions abroad. Equip yourself with the knowledge and support needed to thrive in your chosen field, ensuring a seamless transition from academic excellence to a fulfilling professional journey. At NKUA, we empower you to shape a successful and rewarding career path.
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● INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SUPPORT UNIT
● Student Ombudsman
● Accessibility Unit for Students with Disabilities
● University Club
● Psychosocial Intervention Unit
● Computer and multimedia Center
● Community Mental Health Center
● Medical care Unit
● Modern Greek Language Teaching Center
● Coeval Counseling Center
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● Student Cultural Society
- Libraries: 11, one Library is the second largest in Greece after the national library
- Museums: The History Museum, the Historical Archive of the University and 17 thematic museums.
- The Observatory of the University equipped with the first robotic and fully remote-controlled telescope operating in a Greek Institute
- Modern Greek Language Teaching Center
- Foreign Language Teaching Center
There is a special directorate for IT support and a Computer and Multimedia Center.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) offers healthcare facilities both on- and off-campus. On-campus services include a Dental Clinic, providing specialized dental care. In addition, Laikon hospital is attached to the campus. Centrally located at the University Club, students have access to a General Medicine Clinic, Ophthalmological Clinic, and another Dental Clinic. These facilities ensure that students can conveniently access a range of healthcare services, promoting their well-being and addressing medical needs. The distributed nature of these clinics reflects NKUA's commitment to providing comprehensive healthcare support to its student community.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is a large institution with multiple faculties and buildings scattered in the center of Athens and 3 large university campuses. As for proximity to the city, many of the university's buildings are located in or near Athens, making it accessible to the vibrant urban life and cultural amenities that the city offers. All campuses are easily accessible by public transportation.The School of Medicine campus is located at 75, Mikras Asias str., in Goudi. The campus comprises 19 buildings, including “Laiko” Hospital, which has an entrance specifically for students at the side of the campus. The School of Medicine is easily accessible via the metro/underground, line 3 (blue), AMPELOKIPI station, where one can reach the campus either by walking for ten-minutes or taking bus line 230, from the AMPELOKIPI station to the NOSOKOMEIO PAIDON station.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens prioritizes student well-being with diverse sports and recreational facilities. The university's gym offers activities from tennis to traditional dances, complemented by a swimming pool. NKUA promotes an active lifestyle through events like "Kapodistrian" running contests and health festivals. For tranquility, a botanical garden that belongs to the University is available. Cultural club sections include, among others, cinema, theatre, dance, and photography. These facilities enrich the student experience, fostering both physical well-being and cultural exploration at NKUA. Finally, the NKUA has its own Observatory, equipped with the first robotic and fully remote-controlled telescope operating in a Greek Institute.
NKUA thrives with diverse student associations, including HelMSIC and SSHMS, connecting medical students globally, fostering volunteerism through Hemopetalion, and supporting professional growth with groups like the Society of Junior Doctors.
In the framework of the collaboration of the University with Doctors of the World (Greece) students can participate in projects to get familiarized with the practice of limited resources medicine or learn how to manage medical disaster cases.
Artistic and recreational interests find expression through the Athens Medical Students’ Association’s Theatrical Company, the Medical Students’ Film Society, the Medical Students’ Hiking & Mountaineering Club or the Medical School of Athens’ football team. Students are encouraged to initiate new clubs for music, art, or other interests, providing ample opportunities for participation and contributing to the vibrant campus life at NKUA.
- HelMSIC – Hellenic Medical Students’ International Committee
- IFMSA – International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations and EMSA – European Students’ Association.
- The Scientific Society of Hellenic Medical Students (SSHMS)
- Hemopetalion (Greek word for platelet) is a student initiative whose vision is to promote volunteerism amongst medical students and young people
- The Society of Junior Doctors
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- THE MEDICAL STUDENTS’ FILM SOCIETY
- MEDICAL STUDENTS’ HIKING MOUNTAINEERING AND NATURE CLUB
- Friends of Sport Movement association
- The Medical School of Athens’ football team
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I am going to show you the process after : FAQ 1 – Nmi Work With Systeme Io
for when you put these together how you can connect it with email marketing
“Get begun with the very best functions, perks, and benefits, and take a demo of some top-notch functions! You can access all of this goodness with a totally free account, and I’ll reveal you how to snag a discount if you choose to upgrade. Let’s dive right in and check out the system’s abilities. To begin with, you can craft landing pages and sales funnels with ease. I’ll direct you through the procedure from scratch, giving you a comprehensive overview. For this demo, I’ll produce a lead generation funnel, so you can see just how easy to use the system is.”
I’m going to call it lead generation for here the objective is going to be developing an audience however undoubtedly you can offer items or Solutions develop custom funnels or perhaps run an evergreen webinar keep in mind that will be for a few of the later plans though nonetheless let’s click on Save and continue so here we are when it concerns the sales funnel and landing page editor it’s pretty simple to utilize given the truth that we are producing a lead generation funnel we have our basic squeeze page and thank you page if you wished to add an additional step in the funnel you can do that merely by clicking here what you can do is also name it and then select the type of Step that you desire to make use of for your funnel certainly we already have our squeeze and optin page however you can do inline kinds popup forms links in
have our drag and drop editor it’s type of like what you see is what you get anything that you wish to alter you can hover over to modify and if you want to simply erase something like this say we do not desire this because we just want to have our optin here with our ebook we can delete this and state alright so now if we scroll down here we may not even wish to utilize a great deal of this stuff so like in terms of the areas we can erase this we can make it much easier state we wish to keep this the bottom area here however we desire to remove that we can remove this also let’s eliminate this like I stated the most easiest uh landing pages or squeeze Pages tend to work the very best so something like this where we
just have our free ebook clearly we can alter around the image if you wish to connect it to something else here’s going to be where we can publish another image if required and obviously this is going to be where someone enters their email so that they can begin whatever this is going to be so like the social media cheat sheet something like that simply as an example all right you can do a lot of
things with their landing page editor as you can see all the basics are going to be here in terms of text heading text you have your image video and audio carousels you have some columns regains in case you wish to stay out spam countdowns which is a nice little touch I happen to like that raw HTML in case you wish to go that instructions and a few other things also general quite simple to utilize and once you get the hang of it I think you’re going to be truly excellent to go and
I don’t think it’s going to take all that long which is another huge advantage help them so that was an example of a capture page now we can look at our thank you Pages we are going to have some design templates here also we can pass 30 this isn’t going to matter too much as I just want to create an extremely quick thank you page so I can show you how it works when you link the capture page to the thank you page I’m going to choose choose here and obviously let’s say we just desire to call it thank you page that’ll be fine let’s do edit page and here we have our page where it’s going to be the same precise drag and drop editor except for this certainly someone opt it in for a free gift and then obviously we can send out a suggestion there I’m not going to do too much modifying around here I just wish to
which’s what I desire to reveal you next.io has the ability to send out newsletters and even create email campaigns in case you’re not knowledgeable about the campaign it’s another method of saying an e-mail order responders so what that implies is that when we established that funnel that I simply showed you recently and somebody opts in that indicates they’re.
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BIO sales Pages order forms upsells downsells thank you Pages webinar Pages info pages and contact as Pages aside from that system.io includes a plor of templates which is good news for you in my viewpoint templates are going to be a lot simpler for assisting you get up and running cuz simply what you wish to do is pick something that’s going to be in line with what you wish to develop and then there’s going to be a lot less to modify for instance if you wish to utilize this one here
you might simply change the image change around the text connect it so that you can send out e-mails once you’re excellent to go and then it’s not going to take all that long here I’m going to quickly scroll through a few of the design template so you can see what you’re going to be dealing with when it pertains to really producing a squeeze page and we can go to beside see some more all right so here’s another page.
when it concerns templates like I stated there are wide variety of them and that’s constantly a good idea scrolling down a bit more let’s click on next as soon as more and just as an example I’m going to choose this one when it concerns getting a totally free ebook so I’m going to click on this link for choose now we can carry on to the actual landing page editor which when again is pretty simple to utilize let’s click on edit page and I’ll show you what it’s everything about all ideal so here we.
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When it comes to organizing your system, you can quickly manage your products by hovering over them and accessing the pertinent options. For example, if you wish to add a course, you can just hover over the item and click on the “Courses” tab. This will take you to a subscription site-style frame where you can go into the course information, including the name, trainer name, marketing products, and more. You can also publish and edit different aspects, such as the course cover, logo, and teacher picture, with ease. As soon as you’ve finished, you can click “Conserve” and proceed to the next action. From there, you can click on the course and include modules, which can be done in an uncomplicated manner.
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As we only operate by the highest ethical standards, Shuart has a defined process for assisting candidates in finding a new position. All information is kept confidential, and your resume will only be submitted to firms that we’ve discussed with you. Learn more about our affiliation with NALSC here.
Temp-to-hire describes a temporary assignment that has the potential to turn into a permanent position. It’s also known as a “working interview.” Sometimes employers are unsure of their actual long-term needs—this buys them time. Sometimes they have had difficulty finding the right candidates—this gives you both the chance to try each other out. If you fulfill your obligations as an employee and the employer is interested in utilizing your services on a more permanent basis, the permanent position is yours. We only recommend accepting a temp-to-hire offer if you are not presently employed.
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BIAF 19: Lady Magma
Photo: Luca Truffarelli
As fiery, as deadly and as robust as the molten rock it takes its name from, Oona Doherty's Lady Magma is perhaps among the most transcendent work in a year of transcendent works in theatre and dance. Now, I'm trying to resist the temptation to use words like spicy, lest that be too obvious an attempt to curry favour with my readers, but this truly is relishing and ravishing - emanating the sort of heat that sparks off an inferno of ideas blazing with energy.
Subtitled The Birth Of The Cult, Lady Magma presents just that - and also, the life and death of a cult, one that in this case revolves around and celebrates female strength while attaining universally thematic meaning. The meaning of a newfound belief which paves the way for a developing livelihood that crumbles exhaustively.
Performers Olivia Ancona, Justine Cooper, Janie Doherty, Aoife McAtamney and Solene Weinachter push themselves mentally and physically to mark, in my view, how far any phenomenon can go before a point of no return. How long dedication to movement and composure, however impressive, can last before everything spirals - and tellingly, the Persian rug danced upon is in a twisted pattern - into a trail of repetition. When does desire become intimacy? When does intimacy become love? And when does it all come crashing down around our eyes and ears, or worse, will it ever come crashing down?
The thrust is inescapable. The energy unavoidable. The music and design, courtesy of David Holmes and Ciaran Bagnall, is irresistible. Individually each human and component is a thing of beauty that does not necessarily unite into a joy forever, rather, something that sends us round and round a metaphorical bend with a lingering chant to bleach our brains. In short, as its title hints, Lady Magma is dance as fire – and as everyone knows, if you play with fire you're likely to get burnt.
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This Morning while sitting in my prayer closet, There was a stillness in the atmosphere. In that stillness; I began to feel something I had never felt before. I was feeling all the petitions and cries I made unto God in this tiny room.
I was still; In that moment I could count each and every breath I took. I remembered the depths of how many times in intercede for others. I felt my cries unto God.
I felt each and every tear. They fell upon me as though they were raindrops upon my shoulders. The tears of spiritual warfare, The tears of repentance, the tears of forgiveness, the tears of sacrifice, the tears of hopelessness, the tears of Joy, the tears of victory, the tears of love, the tears of compassion, the tears uncertainty, the tears of sorrow, the tears of thanksgiving, the tears for mercy, so many tears.
Each tear I cried In the natural was on behalf of those I passionately fought and pleaded to God for. I pleaded for his mercy and for his grace; for him to show himself strong and deliver his people.
In the midst of that silence I heard the Holy Spirit say; My daughter the thousands of cries you poured upon me; those tears fell directly upon my hands.
While I was making intercession for others and being obedient to the leading of his Holy Spirit. Those tears were petitioning for me. (I didn't know)
My tears in the supernatural were pleading my case for me. Wow! I've cried many times. While I was on my knees fighting for others, sometimes nations and yes I said nations. Unknowingly, my tears were fighting along with me and the angels were standing guard around my prayers following them up to be received by GOD. Those weeping eyes pleaded the buried hurts and concerns for me to God. Hallelujah!
I thought I was just pouring out. I thought I was thinking Just overwhelmed by the Presence of God and the Holy Spirit. I thought I was just an emotional passionate worshipper. Never did I think that my tears were working for me. Tears are a language only God understands. Crying my friends is not a weakness its an advantage it's one that in its sincerity will appeal to the hand of GOD.
Silently in my closet. I gained new understanding to the depth of worship. I understood that when I worship. It's really nothing to do with me or my flesh. But everything to do with my spirit man appealing to the Holy Spirit. The humility of Christ. I always thought it was about me giving God Glory; and although part of that is true. The Holy Spirit revealed to me that Worship Is about God Taking his Glory. He is already Glorious and majestic all by himself. Nothing I a mere human can give to God to make him any more wonderful or glorious. He already is Alpha and Omega who is greater than that? What is greater than that? No not one
Worship is nothing about us.
How selfish of us to ever think that we doing something for God. We don't do favors for God. We seek him for favor.
I am the one that needs him every single moment of every existence of my life. Worship is not about how well I sound, how eloquent I move, or even how great it may look or sound to others. Worship is the space between life and death that from the depths of my mind soul and spirit. I extended unto God seeking that he will inhabit my worship. Worship is an extension of my Love unto him; with regard that in space and time I can offer my worship as a sacrifice setting aside all things to Glorify him More.
It's when we worship that we delve in the manifold of his greatness and receive the fulness of his joy and love. We experience the touch of his embrace. It's in that worship that there is no division, vanity, self-centeredness, and presence of iniquity is dissolved. In worship there is an overwhelming sense of peace and Joy that man cannot produce.
It's compelling you to the Holy Spirit and it allows you to capture a taste Of God's Love and it's Pure. It's not loud and it's not bombastic. But it's powerful piercing through the calamity within your soul allowing a flow of truth and Holiness to enter in.
1 Chronicles 16 verse27-36
27 Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and gladness are in His place. 28 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples, Give to the Lord glory and strength. 29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! 30 Tremble before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved. 31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns." 32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. 33 Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord, For He is coming to judge the earth. 34 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 35 And say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise." 36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! And all the people said, "Amen!" and praised the Lord.
I really don't know who this read is for today; but I want you to know that God Understands every thing you are going through. He hears your prayers, he sees and hears your cries. You are forever important to Him.
I want to encourage you that worship is important to God its not about your ability to perform but it is about the depth of your love in pursuit to honoring him.Go beyond the superficiality of what it looks like on the surface but dig down within your heart and praise him.He will speak to you and he will lead you into all truth. He is God he will never forsake you.
Psalms 126 verse 5-6
5 Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes [c]forth weeping,
Bearing [d]seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again [e]with rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
Deeply in God's Love
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This series of angular shapes is made of synthetic imitation mongoose, designed for use with gouache, oil, acrylic, tempera. The brush has an excellent spring. The special shape provides more precise control during the most delicate work and painting of corner objects, allows you to depict elegant ribbons and beautiful flower petals with only one movement on a circular arm. It can create thin contour lines with its thin edge and at the same time a wide gradient flow with a flat side.
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Kids Summer Camp
Geared towards kids 7 and up. This 5 day workshop will prep kids on learning the circus arts! New in 2024 we will incorporate diabolos, stilt walking, and specialty aerial apparatuses. We will practice aerial dance, magic tricks, juggling, balloon animals and more! This is ok for new or returning students! We will have multiple instructors to divide our groups up into experienced and new students.
We wil send out emails closer to the camp date with more info.
Day 1: Acrobatics and Aerial (be sure to wear leggings or long pants)
Day 2: Rola Bola, Diabolos (yoyo tricks), hoops and act building (shorts are fine for this day)
Day 3: Aerial, spinning plates, stilts, act building
Day 4: Acro tricks, aerial, act prep
Day 5 Showcase prep and Showcase
On the last day- the last half hour of camp-parents/friends/family will be invited in to watch mini routines and acts created by our students! We will spend some time building routines and incorporating games into learning new circus tricks!
The cost of the camp includes all five days for 3 hours a day and the showcase. The showcase will be free to view.
What to bring:
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'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' Is Auctioning Off Over 600 Props This Month
If you're a fan of the Resident Evil franchise, then you probably already know that Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is coming to theaters in 10 days. But what you may not know is that if you have some extra money lying around, you can try to get your hands on some props that were used in the last installment of the video game movie franchise.
Premiere Props will be holding an auction the day after Resident Evil: The Final Chapter hits theaters that will have over 600 props from the movie available for bidding. This includes smaller props, such as guns and knives wielded by characters, as well as entire costumes worn by stars such as Milla Jovovich and Ali Larter.
Find out about some of the items in the Resident Evil The Final Chapter props auction after the jump.
These are just some of the items that will be available for auction later this month:
There's some really cool stuff here for Resident Evil fans. Some of these weapon props look cool as hell, and then there's some that are simultaneously creepy and goofy, like that stuffed zombie dog. Of course, none of these things are going to come cheap, so hopefully you have some cash stowed away to pay for an item or two if you're interested.
The auction doesn't take place live until later this month, but if you're interested in bidding, you can already start through websites such as iCollector.com, LiveAucitioneers.com and Invaluable.com right now. Or you can set up phone bidding with someone at Premiere Props. Anyone interested can place proxy bids up until the auction goes live at 11am PT on January 28th. | <urn:uuid:65f836d1-47df-430e-9788-cea1ef167809> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.slashfilm.com/548773/resident-evil-the-final-chapter-props-auction/ | 2024-04-13T22:06:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.957998 | 360 |
Everything We Know About Pixar's Win Or Lose So Far
Is Pixar regressing with their dependence on sequels and spin-offs in recent years? Is that "Golden Age" of the animated studio in the late '90s and early 2000's forever behind us? Has the competition finally caught up with them or, dare I even say it, surpassed them completely? Those broader concerns are probably a little too big for any one person to judge, admittedly, and no single movie is going to change the perception ... or any single series, for that matter. The recent Disney+ Day has come and gone, but it left us with some intriguing looks at Pixar's upcoming original series "Win or Lose," which is worth keeping an eye on as it will be the studio's very first of its kind. Will this herald a brand new creative phase in Pixar history? Only time will tell, but for now we can go over everything we know about "Win or Lose" to this point.
When And Where To Watch Win or Lose
The plan is for "Win or Lose" to debut on the Disney+ streaming service on a to-be-announced date sometime in the fall of 2023. Each episode in Pixar's first long-form animated series is reportedly 20 minutes long, though it is unknown if the plan will be to drop the entire series on Disney+ all at once (Netflix-style, as it were) or to take a page out of fellow Disney company Marvel's playbook and simply release one weekly episode at a time in order to draw out interest in the series over a period of time as opposed to a single weekend.
What Win or Lose is About
Each episode of "Win or Lose" will follow "...the perspective of a different character as a middle school coed softball team prepares for their championship game." Disney has previously described it as "...a comedy about love, rivalry, and the challenges that we all face as we struggle to win at life," making this project feel right at home with previous Pixar films that have focused on universal stories about childhood upbringings and the volatile emotions that are part of it, such as "Up," "Inside Out," or even the "Toy Story" movies.
What We Know About the Win or Lose Cast and Crew
"Win or Lose" comes from directors Michael Yates and Carrie Hobson, both of whom are veterans of Disney. Yates has previous experience with the studio, having been credited in the script and continuity department for the Disney short "Twenty Something." Hobson has been part of Pixar since 2013, having most recently worked as an associate executive producer on "Luca." No voice casting roles have yet been revealed, but we'll be sure to update this post as soon as more details come in. | <urn:uuid:dc70679a-dd88-4c5a-9d60-9d6764f8d5d6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.slashfilm.com/662504/everything-we-know-about-pixars-win-or-lose-so-far/ | 2024-04-13T22:01:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.97504 | 559 |
It's mostly pretty bad
I’ve mentioned this before, but I think a better remedy for “woke” excesses of anti-American history isn’t lying, it’s more world and ancient history, which puts our faults in context (conquest, genocide, and slavery are not unique, though American slavery was particularly awful and the genocide incredibly widespread) and our virtues in light of what came before.
I read Scott’s “Against the Grain” recently and he casually mentions that hunter gatherers would kill off a lot of their children because it was inconvenient to hunt and gather while carrying around more than one at a time. For me then, the supposed higher quality of life of hunter gatherers suffers from survivorship bias - we are only counting the lives of those who survived to tell the tale of the higher standard of living. Obviously lots of peasant infants died as well or never lived at all, but if more of them survived then that’s a very salient fact that I’m not sure is discussed! To say nothing of the moral trade off of killing your own helpless kin to increase your living standards.
Thanks, I really loved this.
Another aspect of the land vs. capital dichotomy that might help explain the grim color of a lot of the past is that land is pretty much indestructible, while capital is delicate. This means that murdering or displacing your neighbors and stealing their land is at least plausibly a viable strategy, while conquering someone to take their factories is self-defeating, because the first thing you need to do to win the war is bomb all their factories. The genocides of the 20th century are more complicated and ideological, of course, but there's a solid core of the brute logic that if you kill a bunch of people and take their land, then you have more land and you're better off. By contrast, modern Germany would not be better off they somehow conquered a bombed-out and depopulated Alsace, even discounting the costs of mounting the invasion. In a way, it takes your example of turnips to an extreme. Sure, I *could* invade and take your factories, but to make that work I'm going to have to rebuild the buildings and fix all the broken equipment and train new employees and find raw materials suppliers and, hey, this starts to sound like a riskier, slower, bloodier version of just building my own factories and skipping all the killing.
Fucking fantastic essay. Not typical for this blog but I enjoyed quite a bit. Please do more!
I find myself, perhaps unreasonably, resistant to the current Rousseau-ian pro-hunter gatherers anthropology tilt these days. Obviously the "data" is incredibly bad, whether we're talking about levels of violence and repression, material possessions or work effort. There is slightly better data on diet, but in both cases population levels were generally at their Malthusian limit.
The revealed preference generally wasn't for serfs to try to run off and join the nomads at any available turn. I am sure in the most repressive agricultural societies you can find a few examples, but generally once societies adopted agriculture, they didn't turn back.
The whole academic turn seems a bit faddish and say more about the current libertarian and anti-hierarchy politics than ancient anthropology.
To your point on technological progress possibly making us worse off, I would argue this is the case with cars in North America.
Most are aware of the health impacts so I won’t repeat those. But most people don’t realize the incredible cost of car infrastructure. Think how insanely inefficient it is that a person in (nearly all of) the US needs a huge industrial machine to get a hamburger. The car payment, energy cost, and infrastructure cost is huge, just for ordinary activities that are actually nicer when you don’t have to drive. Then think of the amount of land waste necessary to make room for everyone to drive instead of walk. We wonder why Europeans can have higher quality of life with lower GDP per capita, but fail to notice the massively lower transaction cost of their daily living.
Car Dependency inflicts an astonishing transaction cost and dead weight loss people who live in towns and cities, and are largely responsible for the housing crisis we have across the US today (the suburban model scales very poorly so people oppose more of it happening near them so housing and especially density is restricted and not enough housing is built). The most infuriating thing is that this is a straightforward land use and urban design problem that is technically solvable but politically and culturally intractable.
We could get away with such flagrant waste during the post war boom when the US was vastly wealthier than everyone else, and early in that period when most of our cities had not yet converted to car-only. But going forward I expect the US to fall further and further behind the rest of the world, because our car dependency is an incredible drag on our economy and our health.
“the industrial revolution in the North Atlantic world and then the spread of prosperity due to decolonization and globalization after 1960 or so are basically the best things that ever happened.”
Yes, do more of these! This was awesome! My feelings about climate change are related. It only seems that living in a time, where three quarters of your children did not die, has only come about due to the things that have caused the climate disaster. We probably could have been smarter about it.
Enjoyed this piece. Wanted to add some material:
1) In thinking about "quality of life," a thing that is important but hard to account for and somewhat counterintuitive is that agricultural life is way more swingy than gatherer-hunter life. So if you look at broad measures, like measurable health outcomes (adult height is a classic), it can't really tell you that there were five good years of harvest followed by a brutal, two-year famine. Agriculturalists can "plan" more than GHs, but the reality is that their plans are founded on systems with a much higher level of fragility. Gatherer-hunters only rarely starve to death, because they can always move on and they rely on a much broader net of food sources. BUT, and this is important, humans tend to like stability, which is one reason why the agricultural lifestyle basically appears and predominates in most places (with a couple of interesting exceptions). People remember the five good years and don't plan their lifestyle around averages.
2) You can't separate this discussion, or #1, from the influence of disease. GHs basically only have to worry about parasitism; neither epidemic nor endemic disease is much of a thing in those communities. Once you go agriculturalist, disease becomes a huge influence on society. And it's not just a case of higher population density and overall population. Most novel pathogens are species jumpers, so living with animals--and forcing them to live in ways that also promote pathogen development--as opposed to hunting random stuff in the wild radically increases your communal disease burden.
3) Interestingly, as we are all once again experiencing, humans are much less responsive to #2 than you might think. Cities have historically been death-traps in large part because of the disease problem. But as soon as people take up agriculture, they start building (and dying in) cities. And even the most horrifying disease events--looking at you, plague--put only a minor dent in humans' choice to urbanize.
I love teaching the undergrad world history survey because this stuff is all so interesting. I'm about to take a few years' detour into nursing (this is the midlife crisis you have when you are an expert on pandemics who can't do much during a pandemic), and I am excited about it, but teaching this kind of stuff, in particular is the thing that I am most sad to be giving up.
A great essay. But olive trees are generally more productive than wheat fields. In the modern world they produce about 1700 calories per square meter compared to 1000 for wheat. Before the Green Revolution that would have been even more lopsided. Why didn't everybody just plant trees. Partially I'm sure there are agronomy factors I don't have any clue about. But also, partially, when a marauding army comes through and burns your olive trees you're SOL for quite a while while the new trees grow but you can re-start wheat production right away.
I actually do find the charts with # humans lived on the x-axis helpful, because we forget how small the population was in those long periods where nothing was really happening. What's the line about more population? "More BRAINS, not just more stomachs to feed"?
I thought we ended up with agriculture because, as I remember watching in "The History of Beer", someone left some grain in a bowl a rainstorm happened, and they discovered that you could get drunk if you drink that thing that only happens if you stay long enough in a place to distill spirits?
Maybe I needed better history teachers.
Really enjoyed reading this. I was just thinking the other day about making a request in the comments for some bigger picture, framework pieces. Democratic political discussion seems to gravitate towards the specific and concrete, whether as a matter of temperament or political interest-group coalition necessity. But whatever the reason, it often seems like there is an insufficient theoretical or coherent underpinning that ties everything together and makes it easy to understand what the point is, just a grab bag of disconnected policy ideas and goodies that don't even pretend to coherently hold together. BBB is a caricature of that - everything from SALT tax cuts for the wealthy to aid for the poor. GWB and Karl Rove had their "ownership society" tag that tied their domestic agenda together; I didn't trust them to implement it well but it at least made sense as a whole and, I believe, was well intentioned. The Niskanen people of course are trying to do some interesting things in terms of stitching together a framework, and that was about at the level I was thinking. This is much bigger picture!
Lovely essay, packed with facts, factoids, educated guesses, and interesting references. I want to make a couple of points:
First, I'd argue that the most important "technological advance" in the genus Homo was the development of language. This process, which might not have matured until ~40,000 years ago, led to a fundamental change in how culture works and indeed in how mind works.
Second, while there's certainly a dark side of agriculture, focusing on that aspect disregards that agriculture leads to a much higher population density. And that, in turn, implies that at least for quite a while there was lower mortality. Pre-agricultural famine and murder carry few lasting traces, but both were likely important factors.
this is why we pay the big bucks! thank you!
I’ve spent my career working in agriculture, including a lot of work in developing countries, and I have a question more than a comment.
Are there any examples of societies adopting agriculture, and then turning their backs on it to return to the hunter gatherer way of life? I’m not talking about “forced conversion” as in the case of native Americans, but a people making the conversion voluntarily and then going back.
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Have you ever looked back at your life and wanted so badly to erase a moment in time, but also can’t imagine who you would be today if you were able to do that? Maybe it’s something you said, or something someone else did to you?
In 7th grade, I got caught cheating on a test. It was mortifying and for the longest time, I wished it never happened. Looking back now, that was a pivotal moment in my education. I learned a valuable lesson and it changed the way I studied. I became a really great student. I should have known cheating was wrong before getting caught, but I hadn’t put in the effort to prepare and I was afraid of failure. Would I have adjusted my study habits if this moment was erased? I hope so, but I don’t know how long it would have taken.
This past year feels like one I would like to erase. I spent more than half of the year living in the hospital with our son Brooks, which meant countless nights away from my husband and our daughter. We watched our son battle viruses and lung collapse, get poked, prodded, tested, you name it. We’ve had to navigate through the mess that is the Medicaid system. Of course, the worst news came in February when Brooks received a devastating diagnosis that forever altered our existence. If you were to ask me if I could, would cure I Brooks of SMARD? Absolutely. In a heartbeat. We are fighting every day to do just that.
In the meantime, however, our lives have taken an alternate course. We did not get to have a say in this change of paths. Diagnosis day is one of those moments in time I wish I could erase. I try to picture our lives without SMARD, without the trach and vent and g-tube and all the other medical needs. Life would be different for sure. Would it be better?
This is a really tough question. I think about the friendships we’ve made, from nurses, doctors, and therapists to other SMARD families. I think about the new perspective we’ve gained about life and love. I think about the lessons I’ve learned in empathy. I’ve seen firsthand the daily struggles of special needs families that I was blind to before. We’ve met some really amazing people that are impacting the world in big ways because of what they’ve been through. We’ve met people battling every day for just one more day with their loved one. I think about my faith and how it’s been tested, but also how it’s grown.
I guess in the end, I’m glad we don’t get to decide all of the things that happen in our lives. We are not in complete control. We do, however, get to choose how we respond to difficult circumstances. Some people say we’re strong, but God has a history of using people in the midst of weakness for his greatness.
I don’t regret the love and support we’ve been shown. I don’t regret the joy we feel when Sadie plays with her brother or when Brooks musters all of the strength in his arms to clap his hands and smile with pride. I don’t regret the lifelong friendships we’ve gained. I don’t regret the responsibility we feel to make the future better for other families facing rare disease.
I want to keep Brooks in this world as long as possible and to give him the best life we can. I know I can’t change what happened this past year, and I know I’m not in control of what happens in 2020. I can’t provide the millions of dollars of funding needed to save Brooks’ life on my own and I can’t do the preclinical research to make sure he gets treatment this year.
I can, however, bring an attitude of strength, hope, humility, and perseverance. I can make the best of this life rather than wishing for a different one. | <urn:uuid:cc136f67-c18f-45ca-8f8f-13c816315b35> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.smallbutmightybrooks.com/post/life-would-be-better-if | 2024-04-13T21:27:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.975269 | 853 |
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