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DELIVERING A NEW COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
On Thursday 3rd June 2021, the International Netball Federation announced its new strategic plan and bold new growth vision, rebranding under the unified World Netball brand.
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The CTC-coordinated lung cancer study SUMMIT is once again generating headlines, the most recent of which has been published in today's Evening Standard.
SUMMIT, which is looking to recruit 50,000 Londoners to be screened for lung cancer by the end of next year,
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'We believe we will probably save between 250 and 500 lives during the study. That will be largely from detecting lung cancers when they’re curable. I see 10 people in my afternoon clinic and know that probably seven or eight of them will be dead within a year because the cancer has spread and is incurable.'
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October 25th, 2023 3:00pm
Before we go into the top games for this week, we do have some other topics to discuss.
The first round of the regional rankings that will eventually determine the playoff field dropped on Monday. Unfortunately, since the new process of making the first release an alphabetical list was implemented, It’s almost a non-event. Figuring out the top 10 teams in each region in an unranked order is not that hard to do and that’s what we got in this first release - an unranked list of the ten teams in each region. It doesn’t tell us much in terms of what criteria the committee values most, or if we have consistency / inconsistency. We won’t get a read on that until we see the 1-10 rankings this coming Monday. Nonetheless, it is that time of year, so if you missed it, here are the regional rankings as of week eight. There isn’t much to comment on yet since we don’t have actual rankings, so we’ll take a knee on that until next week.
If you are new to division II football, you may find this D2 Football Playoff Selection Q&A helpful. This is something I wrote a few years ago and update annually for anyone observing the rankings and selection process for the first time. It can be complicated, so if you’re confused, you’re not alone.
Bagent excels in NFL debut start
I rarely use this space to talk about D2 alumni in the NFL. We celebrate D2 players in the NFL as their success demonstrates the level of talent that can be found here. Once players move on to professional ranks, it's not D2 news anymore, but I do want to acknowledge 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy winner Tyson Bagent. The Shepherd alumnus won his debut start for the Chicago Bears last Sunday. D2 is well represented in the NFL. Each year, approximately 70 former D2 players will make NFL rosters. But not quarterbacks. It is very rare for a Division II quarterback to make it in the NFL. There have been only three or four that made an active roster in the past 20 years. Bagent entering the season as the backup in his rookie year was extraordinary. Starting and winning a game was beyond anything I had hoped for him. Scouts are not afraid of D2 players. If they were, they wouldn't show up at D2 campuses all year (and they do). But they rarely give quarterbacks more than a token look. Let’s hope Bagent’s level of preparation and performance opens some doors for future players.
On to week nine…
Frostburg State (6-1) at Charleston (6-1) 12:00
Charleston had a one game lead on the competition in the MEC heading into last week but the Eagles lost a dramatic battle at Fairmont State. That dropped them into a first place tie with Frostburg State, both teams at 5-1 in league play. Both teams still have difficult games ahead so this is by no means the end of the race, but the winner will be alone at the top of the standings with a clear path to the MEC championship. Charleston has the top scoring offense in the MEC while Frostburg has the top scoring defense. The Eagles’ offense made some uncharacteristic mistakes last week and that was what cost them the game. If they repeat those mistakes, Frostburg will make them pay. If the Eagles don’t give the ball away, then this comes down to which team can establish the run. Both like to run the ball, they are first and second in the MEC in rushing…they’re also first and second in rushing defense. It’s a very even matchup, but I’m going with Charleston at home. They have a little more firepower on offense and defensively, they do a great job getting off the field on third down.
Ohio Dominican (4-4) at Findlay (6-2) 12:00
At 4-4 overall and 3-3 in league play, competing for the GMAC championship is off the table for Ohio Dominican, but a winning season is still at stake and that’s important. The Panthers have strung together 12 straight winning seasons, dating back to 2010. They’ve won three in a row and that makes them very dangerous for a Findlay team that still has hopes of winning the conference championship and jumping into the playoff picture. Both teams have strong defenses and are exceptional against the run. Both rank in the national top 10 in rushing defense. The difference will be on the offensive side of the ball. Ohio Dominican has been inconsistent all season and the passing game has been unreliable. As a team, they’ve thrown more interceptions (14) than touchdowns (12). The Oilers are not explosive offensively, but they’ve been able to rely on the rush and pass at different times during the season. I think this is a low scoring game and Findlay’s offense should have a few more plays in them.
#12 Bemidji State (6-1) at Minnesota Duluth (7-1) 1:00
Bemidji State has been out of sight, out of mind since the loss to Minnesota State. But with the Mavericks losing at Augustana last week, the Beavers are right back in the hunt for the NSIC title. They’ll get their shot at Augie in week 11. Before then, they have a trip to Duluth. The Bulldogs are 7-1 on the season and also eyeing playoffs and a path back to the conference title. One of them will drop out of the conference hunt and possibly playoffs as well. I like Bemidji to come out on top. They have a physical defense to stand up to Duluth’s rushing attack, which is led by quarterback Kyle Waljasper. If they can slow that down, I don’t think the Bulldogs have something else to turn to that Bemidji would struggle with. I also like the Beavers’ diversity on offense. Duluth has a really solid defense and they like to pressure the quarterback. If they can get to Brandon Alt enough to disrupt him, it will be a huge factor. I think Alt burns them more than they burn him.
Assumption (5-2) at New Haven (5-2) 1:00
I expected this game to be the battle for the Northeast 10 championship. It could still turn out that way, but at present, Saint Anselm is in the drivers’ seat with a 4-1 league record and head-to-head wins over both of these teams (and Bentley as well). Regardless, Assumption and New Haven do still have playoff life but their hopes live and die week to week. Both must win-out so that adds a lot of interest and intrigue to the matchup. Unfortunately for Assumption, this matchup comes at a bad time. The Greyhounds have absorbed several injuries in recent weeks, including starting quarterback Jake Cady. Being down a few bodies had a lot to do with being unable to establish any offense last week against Saint Anselm. New Haven is also coming off a tough loss, but they were idle last week and that time to recuperate could be a big factor in this game. Most importantly, New Haven has the best defense in the Northeast 10. Since the opener, they have not allowed more than 14 points in a game. It willl be hard for a struggling Assumption offense to put points on the board.
#10 Augustana (8-0) at Wayne State (5-3) 1:00
Augustana made a huge jump in the Top 25 this week after their surprising win over Minnesota State. It wasn’t the result that was shocking. Augie was 7-0 so we knew they had it in them. The way they controlled the game and shut down the Maverick’s run game was eye opening. I didn’t see that coming. Wayne State turned in a similarly surprising performance, jumping out to a big lead at Northern State, only to see it fall apart in the second half. It’s a crushing defeat to overcome, but a bounce back win over Augie would be a perfect way to make it right. I’m going with Augustana because they are the better team, but this is a spot that feels ripe for an upset. These teams are in very different places this week. The Vikings are on a high after the big win and all the attention that came with it. The Wildcats are wounded, mad and probably a little embarrassed that they let that game get away at Northern. Wayne is a good team, they are very tough at home and they will be hungry. I don't expect the Wildcats to have much success running the ball but if Nick Bohn gets hot, they could create trouble for Augie. My concern is that Bohn has had a few too many costly interceptions and they cannot afford any this week. I’m not predicting the upset, but this is a spot where an unbeaten team could go down if Wayne State plays their best football.
#24 Valdosta State (7-1) at #8 West Florida (6-2) 5:00
What an interesting couple of weeks for West Florida. The Argos couldn’t get anything going a couple of weeks ago in the loss at West Alabama but then rebounded with a huge win at previously unbeaten Delta State. Rebounding from the bad performance the week before was a big moment for the Argos. It might be one of those team building experiences that propels them to a championship. But they have to come right back down to earth for another tough matchup with a Valdosta State team that is (somewhat quietly) 7-1. On the surface its easy to look at this and say Valdosta State doesn’t have the defense. If it turns out that way, it won’t be shocking. But football is all about matchups and these two match up with each other differently then each did with Delta State. To beat Valdosta State, you run right at them. West Florida may prove to be capable of doing exactly that, but they don’t normally attack that way (Pee Wee Jarrett running the ball might be a big part of the game plan this week) They exploit advantages with their receivers who excel at making contested catches. Valdosta may not be as vulnerable there. The Blazers have a passing threat of their own and I think it’s considerably underrated in Division II. This may be a reach, but I think Valdosta State will have success moving the ball and be able to do just enough on defense.
#7 Lenoir-Rhyne (8-0) at Wingate (5-3) 6:00
Wingate’s season hasn’t lived up to their expectations but a win over LR for the second year in a row would heal a lot of wounds. It will take a huge defensive effort to do it, because I just don’t have enough confidence in the Bulldogs’ offense. LR has allowed more than 10 points only once this season and that was to a very solid Limestone team. I think Wingate’s defense can keep this low scoring but their offense has to elevate. The good news is they are coming off one of their best performances of the season, a 479 yard day in the win at Barton. But I don’t think they will have enough for one of the top five defenses in the country. LR gets it done on the road.
Edward Waters (5-3) at Allen (5-2) 2:00
Allen and Edward Waters are two of the newest additions to Division II. To be totally transparent, when each was announced as an incoming SIAC member I didn’t think either would be relevant any time soon. Well, look at the SIAC standings. Both are in the top half, with Allen at 5-2 and Edward Waters at 5-3 . EWU has won five in a row after a 0-3 start. The last two wins were over SIAC establishment, Tuskegee and Albany State. Allen also has a win over Albany State to their credit. A player to watch is Allen QB David Wright. Interceptions have been a problem, otherwise we’d have to mention his name among the best in D2. He’s third in the nation in passing yards per game, ahead of names like Brayden Gleason and John Matocha. I’m going with the hot hand, Edward Waters, but really just want to shine some spotlight on two programs that are punching above their weight in their early years of D2 membership.
#25 Central Washington (6-2) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-2) 8:00
Central Washington jumped into the Top 25 this week following their sixth straight win. The Wildcats are unbeaten in Lone Star Conference play, along with UT-Permian Basin. They will meet in the final week of the regular season. It will be Central Washington’s third trip to Texas in less than a month, but before then, they’ll head to Kingsville. These teams have a few things in common. Neither is explosive offensively, but they are opportunistic and they play very good defense. Central has a solid run game to hang their hats on and that will be the key to winning this one. I’m tempted to pick Kingsville in an upset because this is a tough road trip for CWU. It’s a night game and the final home game of the season for TAMUK. But Central Washington is the better team right now and the Javelinas have too many unknowns at quarterback. Due to injuries, they've started four different quarterbacks and we don’t yet know who we’ll see on Saturday night.
Game of the Week
#13 Western Colorado (8-0) at #1 Colorado Mines (8-0) 2:00
Colorado Mines has been in the top five since the preseason. The Orediggers jumped to No. 2 following the opening night win over Grand Valley and ascended to No. 1 just two weeks ago when Ferris State lost to that same Grand Valley team. By contrast, Western Colorado began the year unranked. The Mountaineers have slowly climbed the rankings as they’ve accumulated some impressive wins, but to be perfectly honest, I think we have them underrated in the D2Football Top 25. Western Colorado currently sits at #13 but I had them at #7 in the poll I submitted last Sunday.
This game is everything you could want. The only thing that would make it better is if it landed in week 11 instead of week 9. But this is going to be a battle. Both teams are undefeated and the class of the league in the RMAC. Here is what I find most interesting about this matchup…we know Mines as an offensive juggernaut and we know Western as a defensive force. But Western Colorado’s offense is a lot better than you might think it is and Mines’ defense is right behind Western’s in the RMAC. Mines is a team with very few weaknesses. They do everything well and in most areas, they excel. John Matocha is the key to all of it, but Max Mcleod is on pace for a first team Elite 100 season and they are getting good production from a host of running backs.
Western may have the defense to slow them down enough to give their team a chance. The Mountaineers are very tough in the defensive front and have a couple of linebackers playing at a very high level. Ricky Freymond and Kendall Lightfoot are second and third in the RMAC in tackles for loss. I do believe the Mountaineer defense can do enough to keep this game within reach. A lot will come down to the Western Colorado offense and I believe they’ll need a little more from the passing game than they normally get.
Picking against Mines with this roster is never a good decision. The Orediggers haven't lost an RMAC game since Oct. 23, 2021 but all streaks come to an end eventually. I think Western Colorado has the team to do it.
Off the grid game of the week
West Virginia Wesleyan (0-7) at Concord (0-8)
It’s been a long time since West Virginia Wesleyan had a winning team so I’m not surprised to see the Bobcats still fighting for their first win this late in the season. Concord is a different story. Sitting at 0-8 less than one year after finishing a 9-2 season is downright shocking. They missed out on the playoffs by the slimmest of margins and now they’re staring down a winless season. Did not see that coming. I think they’ll beat Wesleyan because they do still have a more talented team, but it's not a given. Not with the way Concord has been outplayed at the line of scrimmage in recent weeks.
At least one of the winless teams will notch a W this weekend. Here are all the remaining winless teams that we want to see in the win column soon.
That’s a look at week nine. Remember to watch Inside D2Football for the weekend recap on Sunday night at 8pm, eastern. We’ll project the playoff picture for all four super regions.
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The BCCI holds the National Cricket Academy accountable for managing injuries while attempting to address IPL workload.
Except for Test specialists, all BCCI-contracted cricketers are managed medically by the India team support staff for 10 months and by IPL personnel for the remaining two. Players are required to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for rehabilitation regardless of where they sustain their injuries. Whether it was the NCA or the IPL, there have always been institutional and informal channels of communication that informed stakeholders of the status of the players.
However, by publicly ordering the NCA to “work in tandem” with IPL franchises to “monitor the targeted Indian players participating in the IPL 2023,” the BCCI has essentially spelled out two clear objectives—make NCA accountable for every fitness-related decision and exert more control over India players appearing in the IPL.
Players’ burnout is genuine as a result of a careless calendar that fits a 10-team IPL, an ICC event, and multiple bilateral tours not only during the home season of October through March but also by consuming the formerly free window of July, August, and September. In Bangladesh last month, skipper Rohit Sharma raised a more serious issue that was allegedly brought on by the collapse of fast bowler Deepak Chahar, who had spent most of the year in rehabilitation.
“We need to investigate the issue further. Maybe they’re playing cricket too much. After the second ODI loss, Sharma stated, “We need to try and keep an eye on those individuals. We must sit with our colleagues at home and at the NCA in order to attempt and keep an eye on their workload. We cannot afford to have men represent their country while being in poor physical condition. Although he was upset with the players, nobody missed his jab at the NCA for allowing Chahar to play in the series. | <urn:uuid:e255a4b4-d1c2-40c8-90a4-56af66814048> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.daddynews247.com/nca-and-ipl-teams-are-responsible-under-a-bcci-regulation-on-player-fitness/ | 2024-04-24T03:12:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.977098 | 400 |
Doomtree is an indie hip hop collective with a Minneapolis base and a massive following of dedicated fans. The band consists of seven members, five emcees, each with successful solo careers, disc jockey Paper Tiger and producer Lazerbeak. Doomtree sold out the Majestic Theater Saturday night with an electrifying performance, which had almost every crowd member on their feet and jumping.
Saturday night’s performance was a part of the band’s All Hands Tour, which has been building anticipation since their December performance. According to the Doomtree website, the December performance was their “last blowout ever." Considering the album had only been released less than a month ago, the crowd’s familiarity with the new songs was impressive and most likely the result of severe binge-listening prior to the show.
The opener was rapper Greg Grease from Minneapolis with an incredibly energized set. Grease left his mark on the audience by closing his set with a song with a title I couldn’t catch but started off with a slow, melodic tune that exploded into a loud, bass-filled rap sequence. The lyrics were difficult to follow with screaming fans, but it was the perfect song to leave the crowd pumped.
Open Mike Eagle took the stage after Grease and straight up killed it. Eagle played his set with nothing but a microphone and D.J. equipment hooked up to his computer, which he used while rapping simultaneously.
The songs Eagle performed had profound, truly honest and passionate lyrics that make you wonder about the careers of rappers like Wiz Khalifa. Mike got the crowd to scream along to one of his hit songs, “Nightmares,” that portrays his criticisms of today’s rap music, saying, “Rap’s all post-modern/ A bunch of style authors but no fathers/ I stay familiar with my lineage/ And spend a lot of time defending it.” Unfortunately, the album version does not come close to the passion he expresses during the live performance.
Eagle took a moment during his set to host his segment of “The Advice Show,” where he answered one question from a crowd member asking how to become a famous rapper, to which Mike replied, “play on the Internet all day.” Whether he was being sarcastic or not, Eagle asked for one dollar from every crowd member during his final song “Very Much Money (Ice King Dream),” and ended up with a decent amount of cash before he finished his set.
Despite two incredible opening sets, Doomtree fans had yet to unleash their full excitement when P.O.S., Dessa, Sims, Mike Mictlan and Cecil Otter took the stage, opening with their hit song, “Gray Duck” from All Hands. It felt like the entire venue was shaking from excited fans jumping and singing the lyrics, word-for-word. Doomtree played a few songs from both All Hands and No Kings, including “Bolt Cutter” and “My Own Nation” before the emcees performed individual songs.
Mike Mictlan had a powerful solo performance with his hit song “CLAPP’D” about drugs, police brutality and disenfranchised citizens in today’s society. The sounds that went along with the lyrics gave me goose bumps with gunshots and Mictlan screaming, “Don’t shoot!”
Dessa played a song from her solo work, “Call Off Your Ghost,” which gave her a chance to demonstrate how powerful her voice really is. She pulled an unexpected stunt during her performance and jumped into the crowd singing shoulder-to-shoulder with fans without missing a note. Most people took pictures, but I did hear one girl yell, “I touched her hair!”
All of the members had a chance to perform individually before P.O.S. played his hit song, “Get Down” and it seemed like everyone on the first floor was jumping to the kidney-rattling beat. Doomtree welcomed Open Mike Eagle and Greg Grease on stage for a dance party. Some members of the crowd ended up on stage as well, which the band members didn’t seem to mind, for the final song of their set.
Naturally, the crowd demanded an encore and Doomtree did not disappoint with two additional songs, “Low Light Low Life” and “Bangarang.” The band members were pleased to announce that after Saturday, they would be heading home to Minneapolis for one more show before a small break in the All Hands Tour.
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Unrelenting heatwave could make this January the hottest ever on record for Sydneysiders – as they prepare for another sweltering week
- Sydneysiders have been warned to brace themselves for a scorching heatwave
- Temperatures are set to climb until Thursday where they could hit 41 degrees
- January is on track to be the hottest on record for New South Wales and Australia
- A cool change comes as a relief on Friday with temperatures set to drop to 24C
January is set to be the hottest ever on record thanks to the unrelenting heatwave, as experts say temperatures will soar for the rest of the week.
Sydneysiders have been warned to brace themselves for another few days of sweltering weather, with some areas surrounding the city set to peak at a scorching 41C.
The 'unprecedented' heatwave will continue until Thursday, with temperatures expected to drop by Friday due to cool winds coming through.
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(File picture) Sydneysiders have been warned to brace themselves for another few days of sweltering heat
Rebecca Farr a meteorologist from New South Wales Bureau of Meteorology, told Daily Mail Australia the 'scale and duration of the heatwave is unprecedented'.
Temperatures for today and tomorrow won't bow below 30 degrees, while Thursday is set to see the peak heat for the week.
On Thursday Sydney temperatures will hit heights of 36 degrees in the inner city, while the west could peak at 41 degrees.
Rebecca Farr a meteorologist from NSW Bureau of Meteorology said the 'scale and duration of the heatwave is unprecedented' (file picture)
Due to the final few days of baking heat January records are set to be broken.
Ms Farr said: 'January is on track to be the hottest ever January on record for all of Australia.
'New South Wales as a state is also on track to be the warmest on record,' she said.
Friday will come as a relief to many with a cool change expected to see temperatures drop to a bearable 24 degrees.
An urgent health warning was issued across New South Wales and Sydney earlier this month, as concerns mounted for the potentially deadly consequences of the sweltering conditions.
Typically, January is the hottest month of the year for Sydney, although humidity tends to be greater in February.
The state of New South Wales (pictured) is on track to record the warmest January on record
According to the State of the Climate report, temperatures across the country have increased by 1 degree over the past century.
Climate change is thought to be the leading cause of the increased rate of extreme heat conditions.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that December last year also recorded the warmest December for maximum, minimum and mean temperatures for the country.
Despite the rising temperatures, sun-seekers have been warned to avoid drinking too much refreshing beer, as it could harm them.
Health authorities in New Zealand, where a heatwave is also taking place, have told Kiwis to lay off the booze in case it leaves people dehydrated and more at risk of heatstroke.
(File picture) According to the State of the Climate report temperatures across the country have increased by 1 degree over the past century
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Donohue is currently enrolled in POL 220: American Politics and CLA 217: The Greek World in the Hellenistic Age. She has been attending lectures at the University since 2003. Auditing allows her “to keep [her] mind alive and explore a whole new world of knowledge,” she said.
While most community auditors are retired, some take courses mid-career.
Michiko Yamashina, an English teacher from Japan who is temporarily living in the United States while her husband conducts business, enrolled in her first course as an auditor, PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology, this semester.
She said that returning to a college course after graduating richens the experience.
“You realize you want to learn more after working and having your own college experience,” she said.
Yamashina, who was a linguistics major in college, said that she enrolled in the course out of interest in the subject.
“Sometimes I don’t do the readings, though,” she admitted.
Donohue and Yamashina both said they are amazed by the students’ work ethic and ability to manage their schedules. Yamashina noted that while attending college in Japan was “more relaxed,” the undergraduate experience at Princeton is “very academic.”
Compared to her seventh-grade pupils, Donohue said she is struck by the students’ concentration during lecture. But from her vantage point in the back of Robertson 100, she added, she has noticed students browsing Facebook.
Auditors are enrolled in 144 courses this spring that range from electrical engineering to English, Kristin Appelget, director of community and regional affairs, said.
The most popular classes tend to be in the humanities, Appelget noted. In the past, art history, English and politics have been regular favorite subjects among community auditors. But this semester, the most popular courses are PHI 202: Introduction to Moral Philosophy, with 21 auditors, and ECO 101: Introduction to Macroeconomics and MUS 103: Introduction to Music, with 20 each.
Professors decide whether to open their classes to auditors, who must make up no more than 10 percent of students enrolled in the course.
Auditors sit in the back of the room, are not allowed to participate during lecture — unless encouraged by the professor — and do not attend precept. But many choose to interact with faculty in chats after class.
“Community auditors often ask questions from a more worldly perspective,” said psychology professor Joel Cooper, who currently teaches Yamashina in PSY 101. He added that he especially likes “to hear from people with military experience, or those with grandchildren. It’s fascinating when their observations are different from those in the textbook.”
But politics professor Paul Frymer, who teaches POL 220 this semester, said, “I wish there were more people from the community interested in classes and who come from a wide range of areas.”
He also expressed concern that auditors and other non-students crowd out undergraduates at popular events, such as a panel discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and the media last November.
In addition to retirees, Appelget said that unemployed individuals, international business people working in the United States and au pairs — nannies who come from overseas — are also frequent auditors. Auditors pay $125 per course, and enrollment preference is given to local residents and University affiliates.
Despite “a modest reduction in enrollment in the past three years” that she attributed to the economic downturn, Appelget said that auditing continues “to be worthwhile and a priority to most.” Enrollment is generally higher in the fall semester, which normally attracts 700 to 750 auditors, since “many of our auditors are retired, and so some ‘go south’ for the winter,” she said.
Donohue said that part of the appeal of auditing courses is the luxury of tuning out when the professor discusses midterms and final exams.
“It’s all the fun of learning, without the work,” she explained.
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With each passing year, you notice more lines along your face, not to mention sagging and overall less vibrant skin. As your body’s largest organ, your skin has done its job over the years shielding you from the world, but the toll this exacts can be great, which is why your skin is so quick to show signs of aging.
To help support your skin health from the inside out, Daphne Panagotacos, M.D., Inc. wants to share some of our team’s favorite anti-aging dietary tips.
As you age, you should shift your diet toward foods that are long on nutrients and short on calories. Also known as super foods, they contain ample amounts of vitamins and minerals that support skin health.
The more you can add these foods to your diet, the better you’ll be able to provide your skin with the nutrients it needs to retain elasticity and overall good health. Some of our go-to super foods include:
- Olive oil
- Nuts (unsalted)
You may notice that many items on this list are what we call dark, leafy greens, and the more you can incorporate these foods into your diet, the better you can support your skin health.
If you have a sweet tooth, the good news is that dark chocolate is chock full of antioxidants that combat inflammation in your skin, especially inflammation due to sun exposure. And dark chocolate helps your skin to retain moisture, which can help bring that youthful glow.
When we refer to dark chocolate, we recommend that you look for chocolate products that contain 85% cacao or higher.
While you may be in the routine of avoiding fatty foods, certain fatty fishes are great for skin health. Fish like salmon, tuna, or mackerel contain high amounts of omega-3s, which, among other things, influence the oil production in your skin and help your skin to stay hydrated.
We often hear the word antioxidants batted around, but why are they so good for your skin? Antioxidants fight off free radicals, which are unstable molecules that can damage your skin cells and break down collagen.
Some of the best sources of antioxidants include those we’ve already mentioned above, but we’ll mention them again here, in addition to others:
- Dark chocolate
- Berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
For a more detailed description of the benefits of antioxidants and which foods are best, click here.
We’re going to end with one dietary tip that you should practice at any age — good hydration. Water not only helps to flush toxins out of your body, it keeps your tissues well-hydrated. So try for eight glasses of water a day to keep your skin in the pink of health.
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Researcher discovers new trojan and a massive data theft ring that uses malware as a service
Ask any researcher who's infiltrated the dark side to gather information on malware or an attacker, and he or she describes the rush of hanging out in a seedy IRC chatroom and posing as a bad guy trying to buy malware or stolen data. But they also say it's a little frightening, too.
Don Jackson, a security researcher for SecureWorks Inc. , had his first such experience recently after helping an acquaintance clean up his infected computer and discovering a new trojan, which SecureWorks has dubbed "Gozi." Jackson went undercover on some known "bad actor" IRC channels and got hooked up with a Russian-speaking one that purportedly sold the malware in question.
"It was a little bit scary," Jackson says. "You never really know who you are talking to, and you know law enforcement is monitoring those, so you want to make sure you communicate with them and let them know so they don't [inadvertently] track you down there."
Jackson, who was posing as a buyer of the malware, says he mostly got a bunch of notes telling him to get lost: "'Newbie, stop asking us... If you don't know the account number, you're not welcome,'" he says.
He may not have fooled the bad guys on their virtual turf, but Jackson did outsmart them by dissecting the trojan and tracing it to stolen information from over 5,200 home PC and small business users. It added up to about 10,000 account records, including account numbers and passwords for major global banks and financial services companies, U.S. retailers, and online retailers. The malicious server, run by Russian hackers, also included data and employee login information for sensitive government and law enforcement applications. They were selling the information for more than $2 million, all told, according to SecureWorks.
A subscription service offering the information was taken down on Monday, but law enforcement officials are apparently still monitoring the host server for now. Jackson provides a detailed, play-by-play account (with screenshots) of his investigation on his blog if you want more details.
The Gozi trojan was innovative in that it used a sniffer to get SSL-protected data, Jackson says. "It used a rootkit-like technique to hide itself," he says. "I could find spyware and malware, but this wasn't getting identified, and no tools could detect it."
Jackson found it manually, so he had to isolate it himself. When Windows booted up, the malware would install itself into the registry and then run and inject its code into Windows Explorer.exe to stay hidden. And SSL-based communications does not protect a user against this malware, he says.
One of the most intriguing and frustrating things about this case is that it's not one monolithic crime ring. It's a moving target with layers of bad guys and loosely affiliated groups. "They swap, trade, and do what they need to accomplish to turn this attack into cash," Jackson says.
Even a seasoned researcher can't just jump in and pretend to be a part of the scam, as Jackson learned firsthand. He's currently on the lookout for variants of Gozi, which is now on all major AV vendors' signature lists. "I want to monitor this for a while to make sure the server is taken down," he says. "And there are two other development servers, and we can see them making improvements on it right now. So I still want to follow this group on the backend."
If Gozi variants do show up elsewhere, he says that just confirms there are networks of people associated with this crime ring.
— Kelly Jackson Higgins, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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To fight the COVID-19 pandemic, huge swaths of humanity have transformed their daily routines. Offices and schools are closed, city streets are empty, and most people are trying to substitute as many of their normal activities as they can with internet-powered alternatives.
But cloud platforms of some of the most popular internet services the quarantined world is now heavily leaning on for work, socializing, and entertainment – Zoom, Dropbox, and Netflix – have so far had no major trouble absorbing the massive surge in usage.
That’s according to infrastructure leads for each of the three companies, who spoke as candidly as they could about the situation in a webinar Wednesday. Conducted over Zoom, the virtual event was organized by Kentik, developer of network monitoring tools which some of the speakers’ companies use.
That their technical infrastructure has been able to handle the surge and, importantly, a shift in traffic patterns doesn’t mean there isn’t a ton of work taking place in the background to ensure things stay this way.
“Last couple weeks it’s been all hands on deck,” Alex Guerrero, senior manager of SaaS operations at Zoom, said.
It’s also important to avoid overconfidence in the ability of the massive collection of independent networks that interlink to make up what we refer to as “the internet” to handle what may come in the future, as more cities around the world go on lockdown, as more employees get sick, and as infrastructure operators start feeling the impact of disrupted supply chains more acutely.
Network intelligence company ThousandEyes has been tracking network outages of ISPs, pubic cloud providers, unified communications, and edge services globally and has noted an upward trend in the amount of weekly outages between the second week of February and last week:
Zoom Scales Up
To date, Guerrero’s team at Zoom has been focusing primarily on scaling up bandwidth in various places on its network. That’s meant peering with more carriers and ISPs, ordering more transit, and increasing bandwidth on existing interconnections, with a particular focus on doing more peering closer to end users.
“That’s mainly what I’m looking at: bandwidth and being as close to the customer as possible,” Guerrero said. “Our product can handle a lot of latency, but still, the closer you are to the eyeballs the better performance you’re going to get across the board.”
Zoom traditionally keeps about 50 percent more capacity on its network than its maximum actual usage, he said, and the team has been busy in recent weeks maintaining that cushion.
Being an Equinix customer has helped Zoom increase its network’s bandwidth, Guerrero said. The company has been using Equinix’s Cloud Exchange Fabric, the software-defined network interconnection platform, to a great extent to boost capacity, he said.
Zoom today is in 19 data centers around the world, and each facility is connected to the biggest exchange in the market it’s in, Guerrero explained. Now, however, its network engineers are looking at second-biggest and in some cases third-biggest exchanges in those markets to bring its network closer to more end users.
As usage goes up, the platform is designed to scale both network and compute automatically, “with very little human intervention,” he said.
Zoom uses a combination of its own data centers and public cloud (by Amazon Web Services) for its compute infrastructure. While it’s had some challenges quickly scaling compute in its own data centers, due to the lockdown-related “supply chain issues” (details of which Guerrero did not disclose), scaling compute in the cloud hasn’t been a problem.
Other than having to scale “a lot faster” than anticipated, “everything is kind of in our standard operating procedure,” he said.
Netflix Is Careful Not to Scramble
While Netflix runs mostly on AWS, its platform is also a hybrid, because it operates its own content delivery network. Like Zoom, it’s had no trouble scaling cloud capacity, but it did hit a snag last week when trying to get more servers into the ISP locations to increase the capacity of its CDN.
“We have had multiple fires at this point with our supply chain,” Dave Temkin, VP of network and systems infrastructure at Netflix, said during the webinar.
Netflix’s primary server manufacturer (whom Temkin did not name) is in Santa Clara, California, and earlier this month, when six Bay Area counties including Santa Clara issued a shelter-in-place order, Temkin’s team had 24 hours “to get as many boxes out of there as we could.”
Those issues have since been resolved by switching to a different manufacturing location, he said.
Otherwise, the part of Netflix’s infrastructure that delivers content to users has been scaling up as designed. Temkin’s team has effectively “pulled forward” its growth plans for the coming holiday season, he said. “We don’t feel like we’re stressing our cloud infrastructure by the current events.”
Things are different for the part of the company’s infrastructure that’s used to make content. “Right now (it’s not unique to us) most content production is shut down around the globe,” he said.
Besides the problem social distancing presents for shooting movie scenes, other big parts of the production process, such as post-processing, visual effects, and animation, are things you can’t simply do at home, because they require a lot of network and compute power. So Temkin and his colleagues have been busy searching for technological solutions to make at least some of those things possible for creators to do remotely.
“The internet itself seems to be scaling pretty well,” Temkin said. While there has been some strain – in some cases on interconnects, in others on last-mile networks – “generally, nothing is absolutely melting down.”
Netflix has done some things to try to ease the strain, he said. It was unclear whether he was referring to scaling of bandwidth and compute on Netflix’s network or the company’s decision last week to reduce its video bit rates in Europe to ease network congestion.
Overall, Temkin’s philosophy has been to avoid scrambling for resources to ensure other, more essential services can get them if they need – services like healthcare, e-learning, and video conferencing. Much like US officials have been pleading with the public to avoid hoarding surgical masks because hospital workers badly need them, Netflix doesn’t want to hoard servers and hog network capacity because it’s more important for a doctor to be able to see her patient remotely than for you to be able re-watch Breaking Bad in glorious 4K.
Dropbox Is Seeking Peers
Unlike Zoom and Netflix, Dropbox runs mostly in of its own data centers. The company moved its platform from AWS to its own computing facilities in 2015.
However, the company continues to rely on AWS for unanticipated bursts in capacity and for some technological capabilities it wouldn’t make sense for Dropbox to build in-house.
The value of hybrid cloud platform is “you can always utilize public cloud capabilities and public cloud scale,” Dzmitry Markovich, senior director of engineering at Dropbox, said.
Like Zoom and Netflix, the cloud storage and collaboration company’s platform has successfully relied on automation to scale along with the recent surge in demand. But there have been some operational challenges with “restricted access” by some vendors around the world, Markovich said.
He didn’t specify what those challenges were, but many data center providers have reduced customer and vendor foot traffic in their facilities to prevent transmission of the coronavirus by allowing access only when it’s absolutely necessary and by rigorously screening visitors.
Another challenge for Dropbox has been the shift of internet traffic from being highly concentrated in big hubs to a more distributed pattern, he said. Instead of having a lot of traffic coming from a thousand accounts in a university, for example, Dropbox is now seeing all those accounts access its platform from many different places, through many different networks.
To address this, Markovich’s team has been analyzing its last-mile connectivity strategy and actively looking for more last-mile ISPs to peer with. Dropbox already peers “heavily,” but it’s now investing in even more peering relationships.
Accelerated Scaling Plans
Markovich, Temkin, and Guerrero all declined to specify by how much the shift to working from home has increased traffic on their networks. Cloudflare, provider of CDN and other internet infrastructure services, said this week that it’s seen roughly a 10 percent decrease in traffic in office areas, a 20 percent increase in residential areas, and a 5 percent decrease for campuses between February 19 and March 18.
Bill Long, senior VP of core product management at Equinix, who also participated in the webinar, said his company was seeing increases in traffic on its infrastructure ranging from 10 to 40 percent starting in December.
Equinix is the world’s largest operator of data centers of the kind where much of the interconnection that enables the internet takes place. “The good thing is all that core infrastructure is actually scaling pretty well,” Long said.
Luckily, the pandemic started as many companies, including Equinix, had been upgrading their networks from 10 Gigabit links to 100 Gigabit links, and that ten-fold increase in capacity has been partly responsible for things running as smoothly as they have, he explained.
Because they can quickly provision multiple 100G links and scale their bandwidth in an automated fashion, many companies are in a good position to absorb massive increases in traffic. The technical capabilities to scale network capacity were there, and many Equinix customers had been planning to scale anyway – just not as quickly, Long said.
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Daily D – 2 Samuel 5:10, 12
2 Samuel 5:10, 12 And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies was with him. And David realized that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. (NLT)
God gives power for a purpose, and that purpose is not to enrich the recipients. God gives power to serve those the recipient connects with near and far. You have a measure of beneficent influence. How will you enrich the lives of others today?
Today is Maundy Thursday. This is the day Jesus washed his disciples’ feet (John 13:1-17). Maundy means Mandate or Command. Verses 12-17 give us this mandate:
After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked,
“Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am.
And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet.
I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master.
Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.
Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.”
God blesses those who use the power he has given and the influence they have gained to serve others out of the overflow of God’s generous provision.
We hear Peter’s words of protest and preference. Poor Ol’ Pete, he hardly ever got it just right. He almost always erred on the sides of too little and too much.
We don’t hear the internal monologues of the other men in that room. Each had a reaction, a response when Jesus arrived at their feet. I wonder what Judas thought? Was he cold and indifferent? Or did he weep?
Some people you serve will love you forever. Some will hate you immediately. Some will not know what to think or do or say. Serve anyway.
You have power in your hands today to help and to heal. Serve extravagantly. Our extravagant Father in heaven extravagantly refills what you give away.
I will serve extravagantly.
Our Father, some examples are impossible to forget. Make us more like Jesus. Empower us that we may serve extravagantly those who welcome us, those who challenge us, and those who reject us. Amen.
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HOW SHOULD I CHOOSE WHAT TYPE OF LIFE INSURANCE TO BUY?
You should consider term life insurance if:
- You need life insurance for a specific period of time. Term life insurance enables you to match the length of the term policy to the length of the need. For example, if you have young children and want to ensure that there will be funds to pay for their college education, you might buy 20-year term life insurance. Or if you want the insurance to repay a debt that will be paid off in a specified time period, buy a term policy for that period.
- You need a large amount of life insurance, but have a limited budget. In general, this type of insurance pays only if you die during the term of the policy, so the rate per thousand of death benefit is lower than for permanent forms of life insurance. If you are still alive at the end of the term, coverage stops unless the policy is renewed. Unlike permanent insurance, you will not build equity in the form of cash savings.
If you think your financial needs may change, you may also want to look into “convertible” term policies. These allow you to convert to permanent insurance without a medical examination in exchange for higher premiums.
Keep in mind that premiums are lowest when you are young and increase upon renewal as you age. Some term insurance policies can be renewed when the policy ends, but the premium will generally increase. Some policies require a medical examination at renewal to qualify for the lowest rates.
You should consider permanent life insurance if:
- You need life insurance for as long as you live. A permanent policy pays a death benefit whether you die tomorrow or live to be 100.
- You want to accumulate a savings element that will grow on a tax-deferred basis and could be a source of borrowed funds for a variety of purposes. The savings element can be used to pay premiums to keep the life insurance in force if you can’t pay them otherwise, or it can be used for any other purpose you choose. You can borrow these funds even if your credit is shaky. The death benefit is collateral for the loan, and if you die before it’s repaid, the insurance company collects what is due the company before determining what goes to your beneficiary is.
Keep in mind that premiums for permanent policies are generally higher than for term insurance. However, the premium in a permanent policy remains the same no matter how old you are, while term can go up substantially every time you renew it.
There are a number of different types of permanent insurance policies, such as whole (ordinary) life, universal life, variable life, and variable/universal life.
HOW DO I PICK A LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY?
Roughly 1,000 life insurance companies sell life insurance in the U.S., but many are members of groups of companies and so aren’t really competitors with each other. Having separate companies enables a group to offer its products through separate distribution channels, to more efficiently meet the regulatory requirements of particular states, or to achieve other organizational goals. There are an estimated three hundred company groups.
Moreover, not every group has a company licensed to operate in each state. As a general rule, you should buy from a company licensed in your state, because then can you rely on your state insurance department to help if there’s a problem. And if the insurance company becomes insolvent, your state’s life insurance guaranty fund will help only policyholders of companies it has licensed. To find out which companies are licensed in any state, contact that state’s state insurance department.
There are several other points to keep in mind when selecting a life insurance company:
- Product – most, but not all, companies offer a broad range of policies and features, so choose a company that offers the product and features that meet your needs.
- Identity – life insurance company names can be confusing, and different companies can have similar names. Life insurance company names often use words that suggest financial strength (such as Guaranty, Reserve, or Security), financial sophistication (such as Bankers, Financial, or Investors), maturity (such as First, Pioneer, or Old), dependability (such as Assurance, Reliable, Trust), fairness (such as Beneficial, Equitable, or Peoples), breadth of operations (such as Continental, National, or International), government (such as American, Capital, or Republic), or well-known and respected Americans (such as Jefferson, Franklin, or Lincoln). Be sure you know the full name, home office location, and affiliation (if any) of any company you are considering (for an example, click here).
- Financial Solidity – life insurance is a long-term arrangement. There is no guarantee for life insurance policyholders similar to that provided for bank accounts by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Select a company that is likely to be financially sound for many years, by using ratings from independent rating agencies.
- Market ethics – some life insurance companies subscribe to the principles and codes of conduct of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association, a nonprofit organization that promotes ethical conduct in life insurance marketing.
- Advice and service – for many people, life insurance is a strange, complex product, so that it helps to deal with a representative with whom you can communicate and who is attentive to your needs. This might be connected to the selection of a life insurance company because some agents represent only one or a very few life insurance companies. See How do I select a life insurance agent?
- Claims – you may want to check a national claims database to see what complaint information it has on a company. Also, your state insurance department will be able to tell you if the insurance company you are considering doing business with had many consumer complaints about its service relative to the number of policies it sold.
- Premium and cost – The premium is the amount you pay the company for the life insurance contract with all of its benefits. Even for a given death benefit and type of insurance (e.g., term life), the premium can vary widely among companies, either because some companies’ policies have features that others don’t, or because some charge more than others for the same coverage. So the first step in comparing policies is to make sure you compare similar insurance plans, based on:
-The type of policy and policy features
-The amount of insurance you are purchasing
The premium for the policy isn’t the same as the cost of the protection portion of the policy. One policy might have a higher premium but also offer more benefits (for example, it might pay policy dividends) than another. Or both might promise dividends, but in different amounts at different points in time. In each case, the higher-premium policy might have a lower cost of protection. How can you tell what a policy’s cost is? Companies should tell you a policy’s Net Payment Cost Index and its Surrender Cost Index. Use the Surrender Cost Index if you’re thinking of keeping the insurance only for a specific period of time; use the Net Payment Cost Index if you expect to keep the policy indefinitely. Generally, the lower the cost index, the better.
HOW CAN I ASSESS THE FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY?
Four independent agencies—A.M. Best, Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s—rate the financial strength of insurance companies. Each has its own rating scale, its own rating standards, its own population of rated companies, and its own distribution of companies across its scale. Each agency uses numbers or plusses and minuses to indicate minor variations in rating from another rating class.
The agencies disagree often enough so that you should consider a company’s rating from two or more agencies before judging whether to buy or keep a policy from that company. Moreover, agencies will announce changes of ratings on any day. It’s probably prudent to check annually on the ratings of any company you’re interested in.
Some points for using the ratings:
- Don’t rely only on what the insurance companies say about their ratings from these agencies. Companies are likely to highlight a higher rating from one agency and ignore a lower one from another agency, or to select the most favorable comments from a rating agency’s report.
- To use the ratings from more than one independent agency, you need to understand that each agency’s rating code is different from the others. For example, an A+ from A.M. Best is the next-to-top rating of its 15 categories, but an A+ from Fitch or S&P is their 5th-highest rating (out of 24 categories for Fitch, and out of 19 categories for S&P). Moreover, Moody’s doesn’t have an A+ rating.
HOW SHOULD I CHOOSE A LIFE INSURANCE AGENT?
When you’re considering buying life insurance, it’s important to choose an agent or broker who can help you. Buying life insurance can be complicated or confusing. The key to buying the right amount and the right type of policy at a good rate is a good agent or broker. You should choose one who:
- Understands your financial situation, including your attitudes about risk, your income and estate tax “brackets,” and your other financial assets and obligations, as well as your personal situation (that is, your age, marital status, dependents, etc.)
- Explains, in terms you can easily understand, issues, options and planned use of life insurance in your financial program
- Provides you with a personalized written document that:
-records the facts of your current financial and personal situation and
-describes the features of the life insurance and how it fits into your situation - Doesn’t pressure you into a decision, but works with you until you’re ready and convinced that you are doing what is best for you
- Is prepared to review with you periodically—perhaps every three years or so—whether the product continues to be suitable for your needs and circumstances
- Is licensed by your state insurance department.
The Compensation Issue
Like everyone else, agents and brokers get paid for their services, which are enriched by their education and experience. Most agents and brokers are paid by commission, but some work on a fee basis. Typically, the largest part of the compensation is paid at the time you purchase the policy, since most of the agent’s or broker’s work occurs at that time or just before it. As with any professional service, you should understand how your agent or broker will be compensated and how that might affect the purchase recommendation.
The bottom line? The best way to protect yourself is to make sure you understand what you’re buying and the nature of the product’s limitations, penalties or fees if you want to drop the policy.
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Last month, we discussed some of the factors that determine whether a claim is covered. In this article, we’ll discuss plan design features that affect how much your plan will pay toward a covered claim.
Just because a claim is covered doesn’t mean your insurer will pay 100 percent of the provider’s charges. The following features can reduce the amount your policy pays:
Allowed Amount. All health plans specify that they will pay a maximum amount for covered services. Your plan might call this an “eligible expense,” “payment allowance” or “negotiated rate.” Insurers often base this maximum on a “UCR (usual, customary and reasonable)” rate schedule, which uses information on what providers in a specific area usually charge for the same or similar medical service.
Healthcare providers often complain that insurers’ UCR information is out of date and doesn’t reimburse them the true cost of providing services. However, fees can vary widely among providers even in the same city, so UCRs provide some cost controls for consumers.
Balance Billing. If your provider charges more than the insurer’s allowed amount for a covered service, you may have to pay the difference, called “balance billing.” Preferred providers’ agreements with health plans prohibit balance billing—just one more way using a network provider saves you money!
Deductibles. Most health insurance plans require you to pay a deductible, or specified out-of-pocket amount, toward covered health expenses per calendar year before the plan will begin to pay benefits.
Many health plans cover preventive care with no deductible, so the cost of vaccinations, annual exams, etc. might not apply to your deductible.
Family plans typically have two deductibles—an individual deductible and a family deductible. In a PPO or traditional fee-for-service plan, once any covered individual meets the individual deductible, the policy will begin paying benefits for that person. Other covered family members must continue paying toward the deductible. Once total payments for any family member(s) reach the family deductible amount, no covered individual must pay a deductible for the rest of the calendar year.
A high-deductible health plan (HDHP) linked to a health savings account (HSA) has different rules for deductibles. To qualify for the HSA, an HDHP covering an individual only must have a deductible of at least $1,300; for a family it must be at least $2,600. If either the deductible for the family as a whole or the deductible for an individual family member is below the minimum annual deductible for family coverage, the plan does not qualify as an HDHP.
How much of your deductible have you satisfied to date? Check the latest Explanation of Benefits (EOB), the statement from your health insurer that shows what claims it has paid on your behalf. In addition to showing what your provider charged and how much your plan paid (after fee adjustments), the EOB should show the individual and family deductible satisfied to date.
Copayments. HMO and PPO plans require insureds to pay a fixed amount (such as $25) each time they access a covered health service. Copayments help control overuse of medical services, so some plans do not charge copayments for certain visits that they want to encourage, such as annual exams. Copayments do not apply to your deductible.
Coordination of Benefits. If you or your dependents have coverage under more than one health plan, “coordination of benefits” rules determine which pays first. The “primary payer” pays what it owes on your bills first, and then sends the rest to the “secondary payer” to pay. In some cases, there may also be a “third payer.”
Coordination of benefits rules make it possible for insureds to receive coverage for up to 100 percent of their claim amount, but not more. Many insurers follow coordination of benefits rules set by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). These rules generally set the order of payment as:
1 The plan without coordination of benefits provisions.
2 An employer’s group plan, if you are the employee. Your employer’s plan will cover your spouse on a secondary payer basis if he/she has coverage under his/her own employer’s plan.
3 An active employee plan, versus a retiree plan. If you are working and also have coverage as a retiree under another employer’s plan, the plan of the employer you are currently working for would become primary.
4 Children who have coverage under both parents’ group plans would have primary coverage under the plan of the parent whose birthday is earlier in the year. For example, Beth and Dave both have employer-sponsored coverage for their children. Beth’s birthday is in January and Dave’s is in March. Beth’s plan would be the primary payer; Dave’s the secondary. In cases of divorce, the plan of the parent financially responsible for the child’s healthcare generally becomes the primary payer.
5 If none of these rules apply, the plan you’ve had the longest will be considered the primary plan.
Different rules apply for those who have Medicare plus private health insurance; for specifics, go to www.medicare.gov and type in “who pays first.”
Doctors and other healthcare providers might have a working knowledge of what a health plan will pay, but they can’t be experts in all of them. To avoid surprises, review your plan to ensure it covers any elective procedures or treatments before scheduling them. If you’re unsure, or if your healthcare provider recommends an uncovered or experimental treatment, ask your insurer if it will provide coverage.
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Oh my, what a busy week. It seems that everyone is finally better, it was so strange to have children out sick and yet every other year it is such a normal part of our year!!!
Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mom’s. The children worked really hard on their projects for you and they are just so incredibly sweet!!!
What a day we had today with all our new students coming to spend the morning. My Father used to have a saying ”she/he has been here before”, It felt like that today. All the siblings just fell into line with everything and it was such fun to have them, makes me really look forward to having them all in August!!!
Kindergarten visited Lower El this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it!!! They are so ready to take the next step!
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Enjoy the weekend and your Mother’s Day.
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Many times, we can be too close to the problem to see it. The old forest for the trees predicament. Often when this occurs it’s time to step back and do a full evaluation of the situation. It’s time to take a clear and unadulterated look at your company and yourself as the leader of that company.
There is nothing wrong with doing that. Actually, I recommend that you do this on a regular basis. In the end no matter how bleak things may look it will help you to start getting your company on the right path
Conversely, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you are doing right. It might be that you just need a little bit of tweaking to get your company from good to great.
Board Shark’s Laurie Grenier likes to say that she knows the difference between a Hero and Zero. Let’s use this terminology to do some actual comparisons between companies that are Zeros and those that are Heroes.
- When you walk around your company how many Dilbert cartoon strips do you see hanging on walls? If you see a lot of them…your company might be a Zero. People who are happy with where they work will not identify with Dilbert.
- When you listen to people talk, do they use the pronouns “Them” and “They” and “Their”? If they do, your company might be a Zero. Hero companies use the pronouns like ‘Us “ and”Ours“; they are all inclusive as in “We are all on the same team.”
- When someone gives a report that discloses unpleasant news, do your people tend to shoot the messenger and attack the validity of the information? Or do they take the negative information seriously and start an initiative to correct the problems?
- When someone comes up with a new and innovative idea, do your people immediately come up with fifty reasons why it won’t work? Or do they immediately engage in conversation on how to make the new idea, product, or innovation even better?
- When something goes wrong do your troops form a circular firing squad blaming one another? Or do they pull together and cooperatively start solving the problem?
- When a customer files a complaint about your service or rejects and returns your product, does your team blame the customer and make a list of reasons why this is a bad customer? Or do they start working on the problem and call that customer to see what happened, what they think the problem is and start fixing it immediately?
- When you hire a new person, do your people immediately start looking for things that this person does differently and start ridiculing him or her for that? Or do they accept that person in the team and start finding out more about him or her to see what contribution they can make to make your company better?
- Does your company blindly put policy before people? No matter what the circumstances are , no matter if it makes sense or not, taking delight in saying “That is not our policy.” Or are they taught and supported to err in favor of the customer playing the long game, which is always the right game in the end.
- Are your people doing things out of fear? Are they terrified of losing their jobs if they do the wrong thing, or they speak up, or if they go against the rest of the members of the team? Are they silenced by fear or confident they can speak up without ramifications? Or is there room for all opinions at your company’s conference table?
- In your company is criticism and backbiting encouraged? Do your folks like to talk about someone behind his back? And worst of all do you enjoy jumping in yourself? Or do you discourage bad mouthing of any kind, reminding everyone that we are all part of the same team and that we all have to look out for one another?
- When someone comes up with a new idea, does the rest of the group find ways to beat that idea into the ground because it will take them out of their comfort zone? Or do they go with the new idea, appreciate what it can mean to the company and start looking for the best way to implement that idea?
- When someone is trying to make the company better, speaking up in meetings with productive and innovative ideas, does the rest of the team look at that person with disdain and call her a brownnose or suck up? Or does everyone compliment her on her idea and start freely coming up with their own ideas so that you have a brain trust rather than a brain freeze.
- And most importantly, do people stay at your company because they have no better place to go? Or because it is a great company to work for and they are invigorated by being part of a great company like yours?
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Air Max 1 Multicolor Pastel
The Air Max 1 Multicolor Pastel is coming next year. The sneaker with the item number FZ4133-640 and the colorway Light Soft Pink/Vapor Green/Anthracite is scheduled to launch in spring 2024 and costs around 160.00 euros. You can find all important information about the release in this article.
Nike will be bringing more Air Max 1 colorways again next year. After the silhouette received more attention again with the Air Max 1 Big Bubbe , and Nike Golf also released a few models, the classic Air Max 1 is also getting more inline releases. One of them is the Multicolor Pastel. It impresses with Light Soft Pink, Vapor Green, Anthracite, Adobe, University Gold and White. The Nike Air Max comes made from a mix of mesh and suede materials. Pastel tones such as pink and green take center stage, accentuated by eye-catching gold details and anthracite mudguards. Completing the design, a white speckled midsole sits atop a vibrant multicolored outsole.
When can you buy the Air Max 1 Multicolor Pastel?
The Air Max 1 Multicolor Pastel is not due to arrive until next year. Currently it says, in spring. But we don't have a final date yet. We will update this post immediately when we have more information. In the meantime, you can browse our Dead Stock app. There you will find all the latest releases, news and sales from the sneaker world. You can also save your favorite releases and set a reminder to remind you of the release in time.
Where can you buy the Nike Air Max?
The Air Max 1 Multicolor Pastel will definitely drop directly from Nike . We also collect all other retailers for you in our shop overview, so that on the day of the release you are just one click away and don't lose any valuable time. Keep an eye on the post, we update the list regularly. You can find all other current releases in our release calendar.
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Using debit order collections to proactively fetch funds from your debtors obviously holds many benefits over waiting for them to get around to paying you.
Lets look into some of the benefits of using debit orders to collect funds:
Increase Cash Flow
When you control when you debit your debtors bank accounts you gain control over your cash flow. Why wait on your debtors to make payment when they feel like it. Get paid when payment is due and achieve more with your business.
Eliminate Cash Risk
Receiving cash is risky. Moving cash around and handling cash is expensive. Debit orders eliminate the need to deal with cash as all debit order processes take place electronically.
Debit orders are a more cost effective solution than any traditional means of collecting and making payment. You and your debtors save. Cash and cheques are expensive and unreliable. Credit card transactions are plagued with fraud and expensive merchant fees. Switch to a debit order solution and enjoy the benefits of easier and more cost effective payments.
Better Budget Planning
When using a debit order service you initiate the instruction to debit your debtors bank account. You know when you will receive the funds debited with complete certainty and can therefore budget and plan your expenses better. Debit order places you in control.
Automate Debtors Process
The flexibility of the debit order system allows for easy automation of the entire debtors process. Request payment, reconcile and take action.
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The advanced coursework found in a master’s in astronomy program isn’t for the faint of heart. If you have the strong science and math background needed to undertake this curriculum, you should expect to study topics in astrophysics, observational and theoretical astronomy and specialized areas of the field, such as cosmology and stellar astronomy.
The Curriculum of a Master’s in Astronomy Program
Some master’s in astronomy degree programs have minimal required courses, instead requiring only a certain number of graduate-level courses or credits. Other programs list specific required courses and core courses. In programs with more flexibility, students don’t just haphazardly choose courses on a whim. Instead, students should plan to work with their advisor and faculty to develop a customized degree plan to follow that addresses their interests and research concentrations.
Most master’s in astronomy programs give students some opportunity to choose courses that meet their specific interests in the field. This opportunity may be through elective courses or through options and alternatives for core courses. For example, students might be required to select one (or more) courses from a list to meet program graduation requirements. Often, thesis-related coursework also counts toward your credits for graduation, and the research and writing involved in your thesis are specific to your interests in astronomy.
Not all master’s in astronomy programs require students to write a thesis, a lengthy academic text based on original research. Some graduate programs allow students to pass a comprehensive exam and take additional coursework to qualify for graduation.
Don’t be surprised if a master’s degree program in astronomy includes at least one or two courses on astrophysics. Astrophysics refers to the use of physics theories and laws in the study of the physical nature of astronomical bodies like stars, planets and galaxies. A graduate-level Astrophysics I course may start with applying physics laws to topics like stellar evolution, element synthesis, solar physics and the end states of dying stars. Subsequent studies in astrophysics might cover the Milky Way and other active galaxies and galaxy clusters, as well as the Big Bang theorized by Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître in 1931.
Students may also take advanced and specialized astrophysics courses. High-energy astrophysics may encompass black holes, neutron stars and magnetic, nuclear, accretion and spindown energy power sources. In a course that focuses on the astrophysics of gaseous nebulae and active galactic nuclei, your studies might emphasize the physical conditions found in planetary nebulae, remnants of supernovas and interstellar matter composed of ionized hydrogen atoms.
If you enjoy your studies in astrophysics, you may end up pursuing a career as an astrophysicist. This branch of astronomy is continuing to expand, advancing not only theoretical knowledge of studying space but also possibilities for space exploration.
Classes in Observational and Theoretical Astronomy
Unlike scientists in other disciplines, astronomers can’t easily run hands-on experiments on their subject of study. Astronomical bodies are too large and too distant to examine firsthand in most cases, and astronomers can’t easily create control groups of whole galaxies and universes the way they do in other areas of scientific research. Instead, much of the research done in astronomy is observational. In classes on observational astronomy, students learn the techniques of planning research and using a research-grade space telescope to make their own observations.
Not all work in astronomy is observational. Some astronomers focus on theoretical research, which often revolves around the use of supercomputers to analyze and interpret data. Classes in theoretical astronomy and physics might emphasize fundamental physical laws and principles and the scientific phenomena, like star and galaxy structure, that arise from those principles.
Despite the importance of actual observation, observational astronomers often spend just 10 to 30 nights a year using telescopes to gather data, the American Astronomical Society reported. The rest of their work consists of data analysis, usually using software programs.
Coursework in Specialized Areas of Astronomy
Astronomy is a surprisingly broad topic. Although this science focuses on the celestial bodies, there is so much to study in outer space, from planets to stars and even the entirety of the universe. In their pursuit of a graduate degree in astronomy, students are likely to take courses that concentrate on one type of celestial body. A class in cosmology examines the universe as a whole, including its formation and chronology. Topics that might be covered in a cosmology course include observational techniques in cosmology, the formation and evolution of galaxies and the properties of matter in the universe.
Students with an interest in stars should sign up for astronomy courses in star formation, stellar interiors and evolution, radiative transfer in stellar atmospheres and the interstellar medium. Coursework in the interstellar medium often covers the physics of matter and radiation that appears in the space between distinct star systems. Besides studying astrochemistry, thermal equilibrium, cosmic rays and atomic and molecular physics, you will examine the physical, chemical and thermal state of gases in space.
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The Georgia Department of Education, in partnership with Georgia Department of Public Health, released today, Georgia’s Path to Recovery for K-12 Schools. The attached guidance (not mandate) will help schools plan for a safe return to instruction for the 2020-2021 school year.
The document is comprehensive in providing guidance on multiple areas including practicing prevention, transporting students, entering school buildings, serving meals, transitioning between classes and spaces within the school, conducting large group gatherings, supporting teaching and learning, and protecting vulnerable populations in areas of substantial, minimal to moderate, and low to no community spread of COVID-19. GADOE is clear to indicate that local school districts have the authority and flexibility to meet their individual needs and be responsive to their communities.
Under the direction of Superintendent Tyson, DCSD’s Re-Opening School Task Force has been meeting to build a framework that will serve as a transition document to the new Superintendent for final decisions. The Board will receive the framework under the Superintendent’s Report on Monday, June 8, 2020.
Today, March 26, 2020, Governor Kemp issued an Executive Order closing ALL Georgia public schools until April 24, 2020. Therefore, DeKalb County Schools will be closed through April 24, 2020 and will await further direction from the Governor’s Office and the Georgia Department of Education.
We will continue utilizing our digital learning platforms and tools to serve our students instructionally. Our meal service to students will continue per published schedule. Our employees will continue to telework. Other essential functions necessary for district to operate will continue as well.
The Governor’s Executive Order is attached.
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Being able to identify the signs and symptoms of addiction is the first step in receiving help for or a loved one. Of course, this can vary depending on the person and if they’re struggling with substance abuse or a behavioral addiction. However, in most cases, you can determine this by looking for the three C’s of addiction:
Can not control the amount and frequency of use.
Cravings and compulsive using.
Continued use despite the consequences.
But, this is a very broad overview of the signs and symptoms of addiction since there are a number of physical, behavioral, and psychological signs to be aware of.
What is addiction?
Before going much further, let’s first define what addiction is. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM):
“Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.
Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.”
For a healthy individual, they can recognize these behaviors and find ways to eliminate them. Unfortunately, someone with an addiction does not have the ability to do this. Instead of admitting that there is a problem they will find ways to excuse their behavior.
The different types of addiction.
When we think of common addictions it’s often related to substance abuse. In most cases, this would be dependent on alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription medications, and tobacco. However, there are studies that suggest that behavioral addiction is just as a serious as substance abuse. Although not all of them are recognized, these include addictions to gambling, sex, work, shopping, video games, and the internet.
The most common signs of addiction.
Regardless of the specific addiction, it is important that you are able to notice the physical, behavioral, and psychological signs and symptoms of addiction so that you or someone that you care about can seek professional help as soon as possible.
Enlarged or small pupils
Appearance changes, such as sudden weight loss or gain or failing to attend to personal hygiene
Repetitive or slurred speech
Over-active or under-active -- this depends on the substance
Excessive sniffing or runny nose
Withdraw symptoms like cravings, sweats, seizures, constipation, diarrhea or irritability
Obsessive thoughts and actions
Missing work, school, or social functions
No longer participating in hobbies and activities
Loss of control
Disrupted sleep patterns
Making sacrifices to ensure that there’s always a supply
Relationship, financial, and legal problems
Irritability and argumentative
Inability to stop using
Continued use despite health problems
Inability to cope with stress
Lack of motivation
Taking unhealthy risks
Inattentiveness and getting confused easily
Blaming others for their behavior
Sudden mood swings
Rationalizing their behavior
Changing the subject to avoid talking about their addiction
What to do if you or someone is struggling with addiction?
If you've noticed any of the signs above, you must seek help sooner then later. Start by reaching out your doctor, mental health professional, or support. If they are unable to assist you, they can refer you to a facility where proper treatment can be administrated.
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The company's “Emerald Building(Shan Jie Section)" and “Qing An Section" won the 31th Chinese Architectural Golden Stone Award
The 31st edition of Chinese Architectural Golden Stone Award has the theme of "Sustainable Environment, Healthy Buildings." With the changing demands in the post-pandemic era, the architecture industry is focused on sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, widespread use of smart devices, and more human-centered design. These are the consistent development directions for the award-winning companies this year.
This year, the Golden Stone Award in the excellent architectural planning and design category. By utilizing flexible and adaptable designs within limited space, not only maximizing the use of space but also meeting human-centered needs. Emphasizing the concept of sustainable use from the planning stage and improving the environment through innovative construction methods, they perfectly align with the theme of "Sustainable Environment, Healthy Buildings." Delpha Construction’s excellence is evident for all to see.
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Dementia Australia Advisory Committee
The group, previously known as the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Advisory Committee, was founded in 2013. It was established in response to people with dementia around Australia who wanted to be involved in advocating for the needs of people with dementia and their families.
As a formal group, the committee provides strategic advice to Dementia Australia and other stakeholders on shaping dementia services, programs, policy development and systemic advocacy.
Members are active advocates with Dementia Australia and agents for change in their communities. Members contribute their specialist expertise by providing their lived (living) experience knowledge and representing their communities.
The committee meets monthly via video conference with at least one face to face meeting a year. If you would like to get in touch with the committee, please email [email protected].
Meet the Dementia Australia Advisory Committee
Bobby Redman (Chair)
Bobby is a retired psychologist, living on the Central Coast of NSW. Diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia in 2015, Bobby is passionate about her consumer advocacy work. She is Chair of the Dementia Australia Advisory Committee, sits on the Central Coast Dementia Alliance Committee and chairs the Central Coast Living with Dementia Advisory Group. She is involved in several research projects, sitting on a range of Steering/Advisory Committees.
Bobby is a strong Community Member and is also a Rotarian and Red Cross Volunteer. In 2020, Bobby was nominated for the NSW Senior Australian of the Year award.
Dennis Frost (Vice Chair)
Dennis was born in country NSW in the mid-1950s and is old enough to have witnessed the Luna Landing in 1969 but young enough to have avoided conscription. He has had a variety of careers, working in Education, Petroleum Exploration, and IT for more than 20 years.
At 59 he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. In 2014 he became involved in the Dementia Friendly Kiama Pilot and was elected chair of the Advisory Group. He is an active advocate for all with dementia. Dennis is Vice-Chair of the Dementia Australia Advisory Committee.
Kevyn is a retired furniture maker, artist and an experienced businessman who was originally diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment in 2015. Now living in Wodonga, Victoria, he has always been an active health advocate, having helped established a men’s indigenous health group in Northern Queensland in the past.
Kevyn is a member of the Dementia Australia Advisory Committee, OPAN National Older People’s Reference Group, Dental Health Victoria’s Advisory Committee and Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE) Clinical Advisory Group.
Val is a retired farmer / health professional with 32 years’ experience, including as a community acupuncturist and physiotherapist in Ballina, NSW, working with many local organisations. Val, who is living with dementia, is a passionate advocate and also a carer. She was an initial member of the National Dementia Friendly Communities Advisory Committee and is on Dementia Alliance International and the Step Up for Dementia research committees. She is continuing Co-chairperson, living with dementia, of the local Dementia Inclusive Ballina Alliance Incorporated. Val has been a Dementia Australia Advisory Committee member since 2017. Her strengths are to be a team player, address the hard issues and bring grass roots views to DAAC.
Sarah worked for more than 40 years with NSW Health. Diagnosed with the symptoms of younger onset dementia caused by hydrocephalus in 2013, she had to medically retire at this time. Since then, Sarah has actively worked as a Dementia Advocate.
Sarah is the administrator of a popular online support group for people who have dementia and/or are carers and friends of those who have dementia called Joining the Dots for Dementia and is currently a member of the Port Macquarie Dementia Friendly Committee. Sarah has been actively involved with two documentaries for dementia, now available on YouTube - Sarah’s Story: Living with Dementia and The Fifth Season and was featured in the dementia episode of ABCs You Can’t Ask That.
Ann has been an advocate for Dementia Australia for many years. She has attended consumer summits, contributed to media activity, and supported many events and activities in Adelaide.
Ann is also a member of the Dementia Australia Research Foundation Scientific Panel, ADNet Registry Steering Committee, and OPAN National Older People’s Reference Group. She has a special interest in dementia research and in quality dementia care.
Ann trained as a general nurse and midwife and later gained a Bachelor Degree in Applied Science - Nursing Administration with a special interest in gerontology. Ann was 59 when she was diagnosed with younger onset dementia – Alzheimer’s. It now appears that she has Lewy Body Dementia. Ann is happy to share her insights with a view to helping others understand dementia.
Juanita has a strong family history of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD); from her grandfather, and his older brother; her father, his brothers, and a sister; and Juanita herself as she was diagnosed in 2019. Juanita had extensive involvement in scientific research into bvFTD and it led to Juanita’s academic interest. In addition to the research degree Juanita completed before her diagnosis, she has now completed a Graduate Certificate in Diagnostic Genomics, to better understand genetic dementia diagnosis.
She is also part of the OPAN National Older Persons Reference Group. In addition to this, Juanita has established a dementia friendly alliance in her community - the Western Brisbane Dementia Alliance and is busy making Dementia Friends of young and old.
Natalie Ive is a former Special Education/Early Years Childhood Teacher who is passionate about guiding children with disabilities to be confident learners. She’s also a carer for her eldest daughter who lives with autism and other mental health issues. Aside from these important roles, Natalie also loves to travel, craft, keep fit, and catch up with friends and family over dinner and a movie.
Natalie believes sharing her story as a Dementia Advocate at Dementia Australia is key to raising awareness in the understanding of the challenges that she has faced, and also to be recognised for the many abilities she has as a person living with younger onset dementia / primary progressive aphasia.
Thank you to past members of the committee
We would like to thank the following past members for their expertise and significant contributions.
- Phil Hazell
- Kate Swaffer (inaugural)
- Ian Gladstone
- Eric Garnett
- Eileen Taylor
- Jenni Lawson
- Kerin Glennen
- John Hiller
- Di Harris
- Maxine Thompson
- David Waddell
- Steve Coleman
- Edie Mayhew
- Keith Glance
- Glenda Parkin
- Judy Galvin
Resources developed by the Committee
- Let's talk booklet986 kB
Good communication tips for talking with people with dementia.
- A guide to participating in Zoom meetings588 kB
Key information on using the Zoom video conferencing tool to participate in meetings.
- A guide to using Zoom for meetings656 kB
Key information on using the Zoom video conferencing tool for meetings.
- Zoom: how to get the best out of the experience76 kB
- Zoom: how to hold a dementia-friendly meeting90 kB
- Zoom: how to join a meeting328 kB
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Living with dementia program
Learn about dementia and what to do after diagnosis. Coping with change, relationships and communication, planning for the future and staying healthy.
Suitable for: People in the early stages of dementia, their family carers and family members. Not suitable for professionals, people without a diagnosis or people living with dementia who do not acknowledge their diagnosis.
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DemDaily: The Trials of Trump. Where They Stand.
July 31, 2023
The Trials of Trump
Donald Trump's legal troubles are coming to a head as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves forward with the next phase in two historic investigations involving the disgraced, twice-impeached former president.
The latest developments add to the unprecedented scope of criminal and civil charges facing the 45th president on the federal and state level -- with trials rolling out as he runs for another term in the White House. |
Department of Justice
On July 16, 2023 Trump was officially informed by DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith that he is the subject of an investigation into his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol and the election interference scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The 30-month probe, which also incorporates the criminal referrals against Trump made in December 2022 by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack, is the largest in DOJ's history. The "target letter" received by Trump is a precursor to a federal indictment -- expected in the next week.
In the interim, last Thursday, July 27, a Florida grand jury returned a "superseding" indictment against Trump, adding three new charges to the 37 felony counts brought against him June 13 in the DOJ's classified documents case.
The June indictment charged illegal transfer, detention and coverup of highly classifed US secrets in violation of the Presidential Records Act.
The new grand jury counts charge Trump with attempting to "alter, destroy, mutilate or conceal evidence" when he ordered aides to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury in the classified documents investigation.
He is also charged with an additional count of willfully retaining national defense information -- allegedly related to military activity in Iran -- which Trump flaunted in a taped July 2021 interview at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club. In the recording, Trump, referring to the document in his hand, says, “This is secret information. See, as president I could have declassified it, now I can’t…Isn’t that interesting? It’s so cool.” A trial date is set for May 20, 2024.
Fulton County District Attorney, Georgia
In Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis confirmed she will charge the former president with crimes by the end of August -- on what may include witness tampering, solicitation to commit election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud.
Security is ramping up at the courthouse amid threats against Willis as she prepares to present evidence from the two and a half year investigation against Trump and at least 17 allies regarding their coordinated efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results.
In the meantime, an August 10th hearing has been set to hear a motion by Trump's attorneys to disqualify Willis and quash the Special Purpose Grand Jury's report.
On May 9, 2023, a Manhattan federal jury found Trump liable in a civil case for the sexual abuse and defamation of author E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages. On May 22, 2023, Carroll filed a second defamation suit over additional verbal attacks Trump made following the verdict, seeking $10 million in damages. A trial date has been set for January 15, 2024. |
Manhattan District Attorney
On April 4, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The case involved a hush money scheme -- carried out in the final months of the 2016 presidential election -- to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels about a past affair with Trump. A trial date is set for March 25, 2024.
The Trump Organization was convicted in New York State Supreme Court in December 2022 on 17 counts of tax fraud, grand larceny and falsifying business records. The organization was fined $1.6 million and CFO Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in jail. Trump and his adult children, who are senior executives, were not charged personally at the time.
New York Attorney General
In September 2022, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $250 million civil lawsuit charging Trump, the Trump Organization, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, and others for their part in a “staggering” decade-long scheme to criminally defraud tax authorities. A trial is scheduled for October 2, 2023.
Racketeering Class Action Suit
A federal class action lawsuit, originally filed in October 2018 against the Trump Corporation, Donald Trump, and his three children -- is scheduled for trial January 29, 2024.
The suit accuses them of duping vulnerable investors into a 'multi-level marketing' pyramid scheme, fradulently encouraging consumers to give large amounts of money to organizations connected to the Trumps.
Several US Capitol Police and Washington, DC Metropolitan Police members are suing Trump for physical and emotional injuries caused by his "wrongful conduct" in inciting the January 6 riot. The violent attack on the US Capitol caused the deaths of nine people, including Officer Brian Sicknick, whose longtime partner is suing Trump for wrongful death and conspiracy to violate civil rights -- seeking $10 million in damages.
Trump is also facing other investigations, lawsuits and/or potential prosecution by the District of Columbia, Members of Congress, past employees, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, among others.
Trump's political action committee, Save America, reported that it has spent more than $40 million on legal costs in the first half of 2023 alone to defend Trump, his advisers and others. Most of the PAC's estimated $130.4 million haul since Trump left office was raised from small-dollar contributions on false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. |
The former president, who has pleaded 'Not Guilty" to the 74 felony counts to-date, is released on his own recognizance with no limit on his domestic or international travel. The indictments do not disqualify him from running for or serving in office.
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Dear Commissioners Salas, Agarwal, and Malalis:
Demos appreciates the opportunity to offer testimony on the state of workers’ rights in New York City. We are a non-partisan public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. We are a national organization proud to be based here in New York City. And we recognize that workers’ rights are critical to our mission of reducing economic inequality.
Our testimony will focus on four key areas of concern for working New Yorkers:
- Widespread violations of basic wage and hour laws;
- The need for greater public awareness of the right to paid leave, under both New York City’s Paid Sick Leave law and New York State’s pending Paid Family Leave law;
- The pressing necessity for greater public investment in child care, in the interest of working parents and paid child care workers;
- Combating employment discrimination, particularly New York City’s statutes banning discrimination based on credit history and on arrest or conviction record.
Addressing concerns on each of these fronts will require resources for legal enforcement, public education and outreach, and research to improve understanding of conditions for working New Yorkers and the efficacy of the city’s efforts at redress. Dēmos welcomes the establishment of New York City’s Office of Labor Policy and Standards to serve as the city's focal point on workplace issues and we appreciate the continuing efforts of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the New York City Commission on Human Rights in combatting discrimination.
Widespread violations of basic wage and hour laws
Research into violations of basic employment laws reveals the critical importance of enforcing wage statutes, both for low-paid New Yorkers and for our city and its overall economy. The National Employment Law Project’s landmark 2008 survey of thousands of people employed in low-paying industries in New York City exposed pervasive violations of workplace protections: more than half of workers surveyed reported being subjected to pay violations such as failure to pay minimum wage, not being paid for overtime, being required to work off the clock or being compelled to work through meal breaks.1 Illegal employer retaliation against workers who complained was also widespread. Meanwhile, a 2011 U.S. Department of Labor study assessing minimum wage violations alone estimated that workers throughout New York State were losing $10-$20 million dollars every week exclusively to violations of the federal minimum wage.2 When workers are cheated out of wages, the city bears a greater burden as fewer taxes are collected, impoverished workers turn to public programs to support their families, and workers have less money to spend supporting neighborhood businesses and the local economy. A growing body of research also details how strained family budgets negatively impact the next generation of New Yorkers.3
These findings highlight the need for greater city-level enforcement efforts for wage and hour and other basic workplace protections, especially as the budget of the federal Department of Labor faces severe cuts and potentially a shift in priorities away from enforcing core workplace rights.4 Indeed, the much-needed increases in New York State’s minimum wage that are now being phased in will only be effective to the extent that the minimum is meaningfully enforced. The pervasiveness of violations also demonstrates the importance of the of Office of Labor Policy and Standards mandate to work in close partnership with workers and their organizations to raise awareness of pay regulations and gain an understanding of the industries, occupations, and circumstances where violations persist and how to combat them more effectively. Working with employers to understand and comply with the changing law is also essential. The greater rate of wage violations among immigrant workers makes translation and interpretation of public information about workers’ rights into the languages understood by New Yorkers especially important, as is the emphasis that workers’ fundamental rights apply regardless of immigration status.
Finally, the need to rely on research data collected in 2008 (National Employment Law Project) and 2011 (U.S. Department of Labor) to assess the pervasiveness of violations highlights the imperative for additional, up-to-date research to better understand compliance with wage and hour and other vital workplace laws and to assess the extent to which regulatory and enforcement efforts are effective and how they could be improved. Alongside enforcement, public outreach, and coordination efforts, rigorous, critical research into the conditions faced by workers will require significant resources but is vital to protecting New Yorkers’ right to fair compensation for their labor.
Public Awareness of Paid Leave
Throughout the nation, 6 in 10 low-paid workers have no access to paid sick time.5 Working New Yorkers do have this right – and multilingual public outreach efforts like the “Feel 100%, Work 100%” campaign on subways and buses have undoubtedly helped to increase awareness. These efforts must be ongoing, with resources devoted to continuous outreach to workers and their employers. As with violations of wage and hour laws, public outreach and education must be coupled with enforcement, partnership with worker organizations, research and a continued emphasis that the law applies regardless of immigration status. As OLPS’s mission appropriately includes conducting public education and outreach about not only city workplace laws but also state and federal protections that apply to New Yorkers, it will also be vital to work with New York State to educate expectant parents, family caregivers, and their employers in the city about rights and responsibilities under the state’s new paid family leave law, going into effect on January 1, 2018.
Investment in Child Care
Access to child care must be considered a core element of workers’ rights in New York City: first, because quality, affordable child care is essential for parents of young children to participate in the workforce and second because the Census estimates that more than 27,000 people are employed as child care workers in the New York City metropolitan area (a number which may dramatically undercount child care employment given the extent to which child care employment is often informal).6 The reality that child care is both unaffordable for parents and offers unlivable wages to child care workers indicates that private markets are not adequately meeting the need for care: child care is – and must be treated as – a public good to serve all New Yorkers.
The guarantee of universal preschool to all four-year-olds in New York City is a giant step toward addressing the crisis of care facing working parents. Yet parents of younger children still face daunting obstacles to participation in the labor force, particularly among low-income households whose expenses for child care often exceed the cost of rent. In 2015, the Public Advocate’s Office concluded that the average annual cost of infant care in New York City was $16,250 and was increasing by almost $1,612 each year.7 While child care subsidies currently serve just 17 percent of eligible families statewide, the most recent New York State budget cuts an additional $7 million in child care subsidies to low-income families. Despite promises to help families with child care costs, Trump’s budget and tax plans may make matters worse for working New Yorkers.8 To participate in the labor force, New Yorkers need greater access to affordable, quality child care.
A focus on the city’s child care workforce is vital as caregivers, predominantly women of color and immigrants, are among New York’s most vulnerable employees, facing low wages and economic insecurity whether they are employed in home- or center-based care. Since 1997, child care workers nationwide have experienced no real increase in earnings despite a near doubling in the cost of child care services to parents.9 Domestic Workers United’s 2006 survey of child care and other workers employed in New York City’s private homes found even more troubling patterns of low pay, legal violations, lack of health coverage and abusive treatment by employers.10 OLPS’ focus on the child care workforce is important for educating workers and employers about their rights, enforcing the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights and other relevant laws, and undertaking research to better understand the scope of serious challenges that continue to face the workforce.11 This effort must be well-resourced to accomplish its aims.
Eliminating discriminatory barriers to employment for qualified workers is essential so that all New Yorkers have an equal chance in our economy. In 2015, New York City enacted the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act banning the use of consumer credit history for employment decisions and the Fair Chance Act barring employers from inquiring about or considering the criminal history of job applicants until after extending a conditional offer of employment. These laws further strengthen New York City’s robust anti-discrimination laws by ensuring that jobseekers with an arrest or conviction record and those with blemished personal credit histories have a fair opportunity to be judged and their qualifications and attain employment. The effectiveness of these and other laws prohibiting employment discrimination will rely on continued public education and outreach so that job seekers, employees, and employers are aware of their rights and responsibilities. The New York City Commission on Human Rights must also be proactive in detecting patterns of discrimination and taking action to prevent employment bias.
The protection offered by the Fair Chance Act and Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act is particularly important because both personal credit history and criminal record can become proxies for racial discrimination. People of color face disproportionate challenges in attaining and maintaining good credit due to the enduring impact of racial discrimination in employment, lending, education, and housing.12 Despite the prevalence of employment credit checks throughout the United States, there is a lack of evidence connecting personal credit history with job performance.13 Thus New York’s law banning credit checks at any stage of the employment process is critical. At the same time, a racially biased criminal justice system means people of color are disproportionately likely to have a record of arrest or conviction. Long after a sentence has been served, the stigma of a criminal record persists on employment background checks, decreasing a job-seekers’ chances of a job callback or offer of employment by almost 50 percent.14 Yet rates of criminal recidivism are significantly lower among former offenders who are able to obtain steady employment.15 Removing questions about conviction and arrest records from job applications and not inquiring about conviction history until the conditional offer stage of the hiring process ensure that job applicants have a fair chance to be judged on their qualifications.
Thank you again for the opportunity to provide testimony. Improving conditions for working New Yorkers by upholding wage and hour laws, paid sick time and paid family leave, and protection from employment discrimination, while increasing public investment in child care and the well-being of the child care workforce is a formidable challenge and will demand significant resources for legal enforcement, public education and outreach, and research. Given appropriate resources, we are confident that New York City’s Office of Labor Policy and Standards, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and the New York City Commission on Human Rights are up to the task.
Dēmos is eager to answer any questions and offer assistance in any way possible. Please feel free to contact us.
Associate Director, Policy and Research
Annette Bernhardt, Diana Polson, and James Defilippis, “Working Without Laws: A Survey of Employment and Labor Law Violations in New York City,” The National Employment Law Project, March 2015, available at http://www.nelp.org/publication/working-without-laws-a-survey-of-employment-and-labor-law-violations-in-new-york-city/.
U.S. Department of Labor, “The Social and Economic Effects of Wage Violations: Estimates for California and New York,” The U.S. Department of Labor, Eastern Research Group, December 2014, available at: https://www.dol.gov/asp/evaluation/completed-studies/WageViolationsReportDecember2014.pdf.
“Child Poverty,” NCCP | Child Poverty, National Center for Children in Poverty, n.d., available at: http://www.nccp.org/topics/childpoverty.html.
. Office of Management and Budget, “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” Executive Office of the President of the United States, The White House, March 2017, available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Table 6: Selected paid leave benefits: Access,” March 2016 National Compensation Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, revised July 2016, available at: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.t06.htm.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “39-9011 Childcare Workers,” U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2016, available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htm#st.
Letitia James, “Policy Report: Child Care in New York City- Part II: Investing in Child Care,” The Public Advocate for the City of New York, November 2015, http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/sites/advocate.nyc.gov/files/child_care_report_nov_2015.pdf.
Lily L. Batchelder, Elaine Maag, Chye-Ching Huang, and Emily Horton, “Who Benefits from President Trump’s Child Care Proposals?” Tax Policy Center , Urban Institute & Brookings Institution, February 28, 2017, available at: http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/publication/138781/2001170-who-benefits-from-president-trumps-child-care-proposals.pdf.
Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Phillips, and Carollee Howes, “Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study,” Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Berkeley, 2014, available at: http://cscce.berkeley.edu/files/2014/ReportFINAL.pdf.
Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley and New York University Immigrant Rights Clinic, “Home is Where the Work is: Inside New York’s Domestic Work Industry,” Domestic Workers United, Data Center, 2014, available at: http://www.datacenter.org/reports/homeiswheretheworkis.pdf.
New York State Department of Labor, “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights,” Labor Standards, New York State Department of Labor, December 2016, available at: https://labor.ny.gov/legal/domestic-workers-bill-of-rights.shtm.
Dēmos, “Discredited: How Employment Credit Checks Keep Qualified Workers Out of a Job,” February 2013, available at http://www.demos.org/discredited-how-employment-credit-checks-keep-qualified-workers-out-job.
Amy Traub, “Credit Reports and Employment: Findings from the 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt of Low- and Middle-Income Households,” Suffolk Law Review, December 19 2013, available at: http://suffolklawreview.org/author/amy-traub/.
Michelle Natividad Rodriguez and Maurice Emsellem, “Need Not Apply: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment,” The National Employment Law Project, March 2011, available at: http://www.nelp.org/content/uploads/2015/03/65_Million_Need_Not_Apply.pdf.
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While you’re probably aware that your air conditioner has a significant effect on the comfort level inside your home, there are some things you may not have known about this incredible machine. In this article, Dependable Heating & Air Conditioning, a reputable business offering residential furnace repair, shares a few interesting facts about air conditioners.
Having an Air Conditioner Was Once Considered a Luxury
In the early days of air conditioning, it was considered a luxury to have an air conditioner in your home. It was only in the 1960s that central home air conditioning systems became more mainstream.
Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Share Similarities
Air conditioners and heat pumps use basically the same process for cooling homes, which means they share some similarities. However, there’s one big difference between the two, and that lies in the ability of heat pumps to reverse the cooling process, allowing them to provide heat on colder days. Moreover, heat pumps draw their heat from the air, groundwater or the ground itself, while furnaces use combustion to heat homes. These are a few things to keep in mind if you’re planning for a home heating replacement.
SEER Indicates Air Conditioner Efficiency
When purchasing an air conditioner, one of the things you should consider is SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. This measurement refers to a unit’s cooling efficiency as it’s used over the season. Typically, a higher SEER means better efficiency.
On and Off Cycling Can Cost You More
Continuous on-and-off cycling of your system creates higher energy bills, so you might want to consider keeping your air conditioner running longer at a lower speed instead. According to experts, constantly turning your unit on and off tends to consume more power than does keeping it on and reducing its speed.
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The handheld Inserting Machine can be used where the efficient and process reliable press-insertion and placement operations are done by hand.
Our handheld and stationary press-insertion tools are combined with the suitable feeder. Our Press-Insertion systems are an adaptive solution for different applications.
Some of the connection-elements, such as rivets, pins, sleeves and balls can be processed with this system both process reliable and efficient.
DEPRAG Pin-Insertion Systems consist of:
- a feeding system (vibratory- or sword feeder)
- a handheld or stationary press-insertion tool
- a maintenance unit
- an electronic control
The feeder needs a suitable nosepiece ball-type or split-type, which is adapted to fit your fastener and application.
Basically, two different types of standard screwfeeders Vibratory Feeder or Sword (Segment) Feeder are available.
Press-insertion devices for handheld applications
DEPRAG press-insertion devices for handheld applications excel through the ergonomic form of the handle and the high efficiency when connected to a suitable feeder.
Two different machine designs are available:
- Model EDG with one insertion stroke
An operator fully guides the down-stroke of the insertion tool. The down-pressure asserted by the Operator supports the pin-insertion. - Model EDGZ with one insertion stroke and an additional locking stroke
A cylinder integrated into the insertion-tool activates the locking-stroke. The insertion-lock assures a firm overhang of the fastener from the nosepiece ball- or split-type. An involuntary push-back of the fastener is eliminated. The Operator only performs a short stroke, which is necessary for the actual press-insertion.
Application Examples for actual solutions with a handheld tool:
- Press-insertion of grooved pins to hold seat-covers to a car seat for kids
- Assembly of rubber-feet to the bottom of a telephone housing
- Install contact pins into cell-phone shells
- Insertion of steel rivets to allow riveting at a later time
- Pre-assembly of safety rivets into miniature trains
- Insertion of expansion-rivets to attach a PC-board to a housing frame
Press-insertion devices for stationary applications
For stationary applications, the supply- and insertion-movement is done by a cylinder. The use of sensors allow a multitude of application possibilities for many different types of connection elements. So, besides rivets, pins, sleeves and balls, etc., the stationary insertion system can also process asymmetrical parts.
for handheld applications:
- for rivets and pins from 1 - 8 mm shaft-diameter
- and a max. length up to 35 mm
- for balls up to 12 mm diameter
for stationary applications:
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When a window is broken, either due to accident, because of a down tree or some other weather-related issue, you’ll want to cover it immediately to protect your home from elements, insects, cold, and to secure it. As soon as possible you will want to consider window installation services. San Antonio is home to a number of remodeling companies who offer windows and window installation services to help you replace a broken window. When you explore your options you will see that there are a lot of great options.
Better Energy Efficiency
A lot of cool air as well as warm air can escape through less than efficient windows. Older windows, damaged seals, and other problems can mean draughts, which results in your heating bills and your cooling bills being higher than necessary. New windows could be significantly more energy efficient for you as well as improve the feel in your home.
A Better View Indoors and Out
A great looking replacement window being installed could change the home in a positive way, giving you a better view outdoors as well as boosting the look of the exterior of your home. When a window breaks, look at your options for the replacement and see what else is out there for improved ventilation, for a better view, and for enhanced curb appeal, too.
Choosing from Available San Antonio Window Installation Services
There are a number of window installation services in San Antonio and the surrounding area who can help you quickly and efficiently replace a window.
When you have to replace a window, either due to breakage or due to the fact that you know it’s a source of leaks, and for other reasons it’s a great time to explore options for replacing other windows in the home, too.
There are window replacement options that could add a whole new look to your home as well as boost the perceived value to potential buyers, should you plan to sell in the near future. Windows installers could also help with other areas, such as siding, insulation, and more.
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Discover Vincent Billeci Fall Winter 2014 collection, who created the new pieces inspired by the architecture of Palermo and its historical referrences.
The plastic forms of a gate of black iron, as a protection of series of famous villas of Palermo, with its arboreous forms taken in gold leaf, become a skirt in black matelassé, on which one opens, circular and sudden, an out cat in metal skin which, sparkling, frames waist and sides and unearth them. The vegetative element, typical of Liberty, from simple initial winding line in the garment profiles (from the edge of a stitch in blue tricottata wool metallized to the trouser with tulip basque) on develops in a combustion of iridescent lace which goes from the gold to the opal, from red flame to Persian green, thinked either as simple decorative tail of completion in the mini dress or as a spring fired in the winter to crystallize the surfaces of two hot overcoats. Floral beards gold metallized in fact shine on the night background of a coat design almost protect like the briers with a fairy castle. – from designer Vincenzo Bileleci
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- His symphonies from about No. 5 onward have tremendous feeling in them, and this feeling must be brought out to make the performance work.
- There have been continual attempts throughout the history of popular music to make a claim for itself as art rather than as popular culture, and a number of music styles that were previously understood as “popular music” have since been categorized in the art or classical category.
- The only common denominator to be found, aside from the recognition of different types of music, is the acknowledgment of its connection with the emotional life, and here, to be sure, is that problematic power of the art to move.
- In centuries to come, some types of popular music may fall out of favor and become classified as art music.
- I need not add, for those who have sampled him on YouTube, that this is not how Bychkov normally conducts these works in live performances, but the recording is what it is.
So there must be something in people that also likes to be exposed to surprise as well as the familiar. With the Personal license, every project you create and publish to your channel during your subscription is covered forever! However, once your subscription expires, you cannot use any of the assets you downloaded in new projects. Gottfried von Leibniz (1646–1716), music reflected a universal rhythm and mirrored a reality that was fundamentally mathematical, to be experienced in the mind as a subconscious apprehension of numerical relationships. But the uses he envisioned for music, despite his innovations, were in the mainstream of tradition; Luther insisted that music must be simple, direct, accessible, an aid to piety. His assignment of particular qualities to a given mode is reminiscent of Plato and Confucius.
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE
I must give kudos to Kirill Gerstein for his sensitive, outstanding performance as well. The slow but loud and strident strings at the opening of the fourth movement are yet another indication of Weinberg’s internal angst. He was not only a unique composer in terms of musical style, using bitonality as both a means of expression and as an attack on insensitive listeners who couldn’t feel what he was feeling, but also highly unorthodox in form. His symphonies from about No. 5 onward have tremendous feeling in them, and this feeling must be brought out to make the performance work.
To license music for your projects, you’ll need to get a paid subscription. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) also extolled the discursive faculties, saying that art, though it expresses the divine, must yield to philosophy. He acknowledged the peculiar power of music to express many nuances of the emotions.
Jenůfa Wins Olivier Award 2022 as Best New Opera Production
Were his bandmates not on such an exalted level, it probably wouldn’t matter so much, but since they are, my verdict is that he is OK but nothing to write home about. GM Art & Music is delighted to welcome Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča for general worldwide management, only for opera. Mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča has established herself as a major star through her highly acclaimed performances for the world’s leading opera houses, symphony orchestras and recital halls.
You will note that amidst the percussion instruments are “5 Japanese temple bells,” and it is these plus the glass harmonica that create the eerie droning effect. My readers know that I detest modern-day “ambient” music because it is usually soft, slow, tonal and drippy, but Crumb, one of the pioneers of ambient music, was NEVER tonal and drippy. Even in his slow, soft music, as here, he was harmonically and texturally adventurous to a fault.
What Is Art Music?
In every historical period there have been defectors from one or more of these views, and there are, of course, differences of emphasis. Sextus Empiricus, who said that music was an art of tones and rhythms only that meant nothing outside itself. Aristotle, following Plato, thought that music has power to mold human character, but he would admit all the modes, recognizing happiness and pleasure as values to both the individual and the state.
The third movement opens with light, high strings, almost like the Act I Prelude to Lohengrin, before moving on to a few comments from the soloist. Writing such reflective, slow music for the last movement is surely unusual, but in time the tempo doubles as both lower strings and winds in the orchestra play syncopated figures. He brings a rare combination of seriousness and light-hearted insouciance to this music, which makes it work quite well. Eventually, the busy elements of this movement fade away, there is a moment of silence, and whet it resumes it is again moody and reflective. Being five movements long rather than just three or four, Weinberg has a lot to say in this work. One is struck, for instance, how the solo harpsichord passages somehow manage to sound sad as well, since this is one of the most cheerful-sounding instruments in the world. | <urn:uuid:4f6febdd-abb8-449a-8266-fd3a3ed73252> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.devianart.xyz/temui-video-popular-art-music-22/.html | 2024-04-24T03:43:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.966704 | 1,138 |
Fortune 500 companies, large internet service providers, the US Federal Government, and thousands of others use SolarWinds software tools to manage their IT networks. In early 2020, somebody compromised a SolarWinds software update and turned it into an attack tool.
Cory Hepola sent out the Bat Signal, and as the official WCCO Radio Batman of cybersecurity, we talked about what the SolarWinds attack means on WCCO Radio, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at 10:05 AM US Central time.
This could be the attack we’ve been afraid of since the dawn of the internet era. Listen to the interview to find out why, and what a supply chain attack is.
For more information, see:
- My blog post about fallout from the SolarWinds attack
- CSO Online – SolarWinds attack explained: And why it was so hard to detect
- Krebs on Security – VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?
- Krebs on Security – Malicious Domain in SolarWinds Hack Turned into ‘Killswitch’
- Krebs on Security – SolarWinds Hack Could Affect 18K Customers
- Krebs on Security – U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise
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It's Friday night, and I'm back in my favorite Neighborhood for a casual dinner. I was meeting up with a friend over a simple bottle of wine, and I couldn't think of a better venue for it.
The Man in White T-Shirt asked me in the afternoon whether a whole chicken would be too much for us. Since there were only two of us, I let him know that we wouldn't be able to handle a whole bird... even though I knew any bird he sends our way would be really, really delicious. After a quick word with him, we decided to order a few dishes and take things easy.
Fried white asparagus / bacon mayo / trout roe - I had this a couple of months ago, and I definitely wanted some more of this... especially that sinful bacon mayo with the trout roe on top. It's coming to the end of the season for white asparagus, and I could start to taste a little more bitterness on the palate. But that's nothing that a little bit of bacon mayo could cure...
Wild Alaskan sockeye salmon crudo - these stay I stay very far away from salmon, unless I know that it's not farmed and doesn't come from Norway. Well, when the Man in White T-Shirt tells you to try this salmon, you dutifully follow his instructions. Very tasty, indeed... and that nice, crunchy texture tells you that this ain't no farmed fish.
Wagyu skirt steak tartare / egg / truffle - the steak tartare here never fails, and what's not to love about a little runny egg yolk and plenty of black truffle shavings?
New season matsutake mushroom pot-au-feu - I've had more than a few amazing pot-au-feus from the Man in White T-Shirt, and when I see this on the menu - with matsutake (松茸) mushrooms to boot - I just gotta hit it!
Besides the fresh matsutake, each of us also got a big chunk of poached foie gras in our bowl. Even though it's the middle of summer and people are melting in the heat, it still felt really good to drink a nice bowl of soup. So comforting.
Warm Riviera vegetables "Ducasse" / truffle jus - they must know that I'm not getting enough veggies in my diet, because the kitchen sent this out for us. The peas were amazing, and the carrots were damn good. Love the acidity in the artichoke, too... and of course the truffle!
Australian wagyu hanger steak - this was pretty nice and tender, and I got absolutely no complaints. All that black truffle on top of the mashed potatoes didn't hurt, either...
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California’s pet strain, autoflowering and CBD-rich
• 60-170 g/plant
• 0.8-1.8 m
• Early April / Late October
• 400-450 g/m2
• 70-80 days
- OG Kush Auto
- Auto CBD
Perfect for: Those who look for a fuelly and lemony taste with earthy hints but escape from a mind-blowing high.
OG Kush Autoflowering CBD is a feminised autoflowering and CBD-rich cannabis seed by Dinafem Seeds derived from the cross of an OG Kush Autoflowering and an Auto CBD. These last years' greatest cannabis strain has been, without a doubt, OG Kush. She is the most highly regarded and most requested marijuana strain in California for marvellously combining an incredible flavour with mind-blowing effects that are unsuitable for beginners. Consuming OG Kush is like drinking an incredible cocktail of lemon and diesel oil accompanied by some earthy hints. An amazing experience nobody should do without. When growing OG Kush Autoflowering CBD, all growers, regardless of their experience, will be able to benefit from the many properties offered by this Cali queen in a bit more than two months from sowing, always accompanied by a more moderate and controlled high.
Seeing her tall, slim and branchy structure, no doubt OG Kush Autoflowering CBD preserves all the traits of her mother. As expected, she produces incredibly bountiful crops as well.
OG Kush Autoflowering CBD turns into a real monster-yielder thanks to the height she reaches. Buds pile up creating lime-green dense clusters overflowing with resin.
Aromas and flavours
OG Kush Autoflowering CBD keeps the strong and fresh taste that has made her mother one of the most popular strains in California, a whirlwind of flavours that awakens each and every of the taste buds with her intense lemony and fuelly nuances. What would you think if we told you her flavour is said to be like “having a sip of lemon floor cleaner”?
While OG Kush is as tasty as it is potent, OG Kush Autoflowering CBD is suitable for all types of users, thanks to her high CBD content. Now you can enjoy this incredible plant knowing she not only showcases all the therapeutic benefits of CBD but also a more moderate and bearable effect.
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For Business Diners
As March kicks off, Dinova business diners can usher in the season of patio dining and St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with even more terrific restaurant partners to choose from! Our latest additions offer an array of memorable experiences, from award-winning mezcal bars to Michelin-starred fine dining and the world’s most accurate golf simulator. Discover the perfect setting for your next corporate gathering, client lunch, or team-building event.
Meet one of the newly-crowned winners of Wine Enthusiast’s “Best Mezcal Bars in America.” Bar Sotano invites business diners into the heart of Mexico, far from where tourists flock, for an experience evoking local food markets and Mexican cuisine’s rich, complex history. Lauded by critics and locals alike, this destination boasts an authentic, chef-driven menu with specialties like “Michelada” Oysters, Mexican Paella, and Quesabirria Tacos. Happy hour is at 6 p.m. daily!
Bay Leaf Indian Cuisine
2 locations in MN
More than an Indian restaurant, Bay Leaf is a thrilling departure from the ordinary business lunch and dinner rotation. What makes it unique? For one, Bay Leaf uses only halal meat. Business diners can also expect intricate flavors infused with Indian tradition, with freshly roasted and ground spices to please all palettes. Bay Leaf also offers great lunch specials, including group-friendly platters, a buffet at the Eagan location, corporate catering, and online ordering.
23 locations in MI
Welcome to the birthplace of Detroit-style pizza! Buddy’s invented its one-of-a-kind square pies in 1946 and continues to embrace a “no shortcuts” philosophy evident in every delicious, handmade bite. Numerous accolades, including Thrillist’s “Best Pizza in Michigan” and Zagat’s “10 Pies Worth the Trip,” make this a choice business dining destination whether you’re looking for an authentic local experience during travels or a crowd-pleasing catering option for your next office lunch.
Are you craving Mexican but need a more upscale restaurant for entertaining clients or colleagues? In Chicago’s River North neighborhood, James Beard award-winning Frontera Grill is the place. Two gorgeous event spaces make Frontera particularly well-suited for hosting private events, while the catering packages bring farm-to-table comfort food to your venue of choice. Conveniently, Frontera also offers a “lunch in 60 minutes” menu, vegetarian options, an extensive wine selection, and online reservations.
Penn Station East Coast Subs
Penn Station East Coast Subs sets the bar for quality and great taste, from its mouthwatering grilled subs to fresh-cut fries and hand-squeezed lemonade. Founded in 1985, this establishment quickly became an award-winning franchise. Not only is the cuisine delicious and prepared in front of you, but Penn Station is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, supporting organizations like the National Down Syndrome Adoption Network. Sounds like a solid business meal to us!
5 locations in MI, OH
If you think this restaurant’s name is a mouthful, wait until you try the pies! Offering deep dish, thin crust, and Detroit-style pizza, PizzaPapalis has been a top-rated local favorite since 1986. Business diners can enjoy all the classic pizza flavors and unique specialties like Seafood and Greek pies, wings, calzones, and more. PizzaPapalis caters to corporate groups of all sizes with convenient and affordable catering packages as well as delivery.
The service at Rio Wraps is fast, but don’t call it “fast food.” Known as one of the top Southwestern grills in the Detroit Metro area, Rio Wraps is committed to freshness in every bite. Business diners will find crave-worthy burritos, tacos, salads, wraps, and even a convenient value meal section on the menu. Corporate catering options include deli platters, burrito packs, boxed lunches, salads, and build-your-own taco and fajita bars.
Sharky’s Modern Mexican Kitchen
5 locations in CA, NV
Healthy Mexican food? Believe it! Sharky’s was born out of the founder’s passion for living a healthy lifestyle and has been committed to using fresh, organic ingredients since the first store opened in 1992. Here, you’ll find a business meal that tastes and feels good, with menu items like the Salmon Power Bowl and Tostada Salad. Feeding a team or your whole office? Sharky’s has catering options like taco boxes, platters, and sides.
The Toasted Yolk
2 locations in TX
The Toasted Yolk Cafe wants to change how business diners think about breakfast and lunch. This restaurant partner offers an experience worth savoring, from the perfectly poached eggs and crispy bacon to the fresh, piled-high salads. For a seamless business meal, you can join the waitlist online or order beforehand. Call or visit the website to request catering, and sign up for Yolk’s email club for eggs-clusive offers!
When you think of a burger restaurant, “visually stunning” might not be the first phrase that comes to mind. But that’s the business dining experience at The Whiskey from the moment you walk in, from the cozy-chic atmosphere (including a fireplace) to the perfectly plated dishes that delight the senses. Voted Best Burger in Orlando, the signature gourmet burgers are ground fresh to order. The expansive beverage selection includes curated whiskeys, handcrafted cocktails, flights, and more.
The Thirsty Turtle
5 locations in FL
Whether you are a native or just passing through on business, you’ll feel like one of the locals visiting The Thirsty Turtle! With a vast menu featuring the freshest seafood, a great craft beer selection, happy hour specials, and over a dozen TVs, this is the place to unwind after a long workday or during lunch. Guests also rave about the wings, customer service, affordable prices, and fun outdoor seating areas.
This Michelin star-rated establishment presents Mexican cuisine through a fine dining lens, with vibrant, adventurous flavors that rarely resemble what you’d find in a typical Mexican restaurant. Topolobampo opened in 1989 after scouring every state in Mexico for the best cooks, finest restaurants, and most iconic local cookbooks. Today, even the most discerning business diners will be impressed with the menu, wine and agave programs, multi-course private dining experience, and award-winning service.
Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse
3 locations in GA
The story began when founder Willie Degel was growing up in Queens, hearing stories from his Uncle Jack about owning a 1920s New York steakhouse and speakeasy. He later opened his own restaurant, which quickly became New York famous, earning rave reviews and a loyal, star-studded clientele. Today, those working or traveling in Atlanta can get the same experience! From an all-day prix fixe menu to cocktail party packages and private event spaces, business-friendly offerings abound.
With the world’s most accurate golf simulator, onsite restaurant and bar, and plenty of private event options, X Golf makes the perfect venue for corporate and team-building events of all sizes. All skill levels are welcome, and X Golf provides everything your team needs to have a terrific time on the “links,” from club rentals to golf balls. The menu includes regionally-inspired bites like Chicken & Waffles and classics like wings and pizza.
Xoco, meaning “little sister” in Aztec, brings vibrant Mexican flavors to life with its contemporary street food offerings. From flaky empanadas to hot churros and frothy Mexican hot chocolate, this quick-service café by Rick and Deann Bayless is open from early morning until late night, serving a variety of beloved snacks and dishes. LEED-certified and hailed by critics, XOCO offers terrific catering packages and happy hour specials Tuesday through Friday.
Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill
Craving something healthy and fresh for your next business meal? Locals rave about Zaytoon, with one reviewer saying it was the best Mediterranean restaurant they’d ever visited. This establishment offers delicious cuisine, generous portions, and an elegant, group-friendly space. Fan favorites include the Mazza Platter, Fattoush Salad, and Baklava Sundae, but you really can’t go wrong with Zaytoon’s menu — even if you have special dietary needs like gluten-free or vegetarian. Catering is also available.
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Is travel and adventure at the top of your bucket list? If you’re keen to try something different and enjoy unforgettable experiences, discover the joy of ferry travel this Easter.
Ditch the queues at airport security, the view of the back of someone’s head and the bun fight for baggage collection for the freedom of ferry travel and the most stunning sea views. The changing of the clocks also brings more opportunities to spot the marine mammals that live around our shores, check out our interactive wildlife map to discover the species you could see from different ferry routes.
Inspired? Here are our top 10 picks for the best springtime journeys in British waters.
The seasonal ferry to the Isles of Scilly begins its 2024 timetable in March. For the second year in a row, marine wildlife charity ORCA has named the crossing from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly as the ferry route with the UK’s highest diversity route for wildlife spotting. Marine surveyors recorded sightings of 645 animals during 2023, and common dolphins were sighted during almost every survey. Humpbacks, bottlenose dolphins, basking sharks, seals and porpoises were also spotted. For a complete wildlife experience, visitors can also snorkel with seals when they arrive in the Isles of Scilly.
Sail on the Scillonian III with Isles of Scilly Travel.
Escape to the sun-drenched shores of Guernsey, which enjoys warmer spring weather than the rest of the British Isles. With golden beaches, spectacular cliff walks and exotic fauna, this jewel in the Channel could be mistaken for a far-flung paradise. While Guernsey’s history, culture and picturesque landscapes could fill a number of days, travellers short on time can visit the island in a day. The fast ferry from Poole takes 3 hours to reach St Peter Port. During the journey, grab refreshments, buy your favourite Duty-Free goods or relax in the comfortable lounge and take in the sea views – look out for dolphins!
Make the trip with Condor Ferries.
For whisky enthusiasts there’s no better way to experience the skill, craftsmanship and dedication that go into making Scotland’s favourite tipple than by sea. While most distilleries in the Hebrides offer tours and tastings, we recommend taking the ferry from Ardrossan to Arran for the Lochranza and Lagg sister distilleries before heading to the Kintyre peninsula. Campbelltown was once a whisky smuggling centre, now it’s home to Springbank, Scotland’s oldest independent family-owned distillery. Next stop is Islay, dubbed the Whisky Isle for its nine working distilleries including Ardbeg, Bowmore and Laphroaig.
On the journey with Caledonian MacBrayne, you might glimpse Minke whales, dolphins and porpoises as well as sea birds and spectacular views of the Scottish Isles. Travelling as the days get longer increases your chance of seeing wildlife on the trip.
If the last time you crossed the Channel was on a school trip, you’re missing out. Still the best way to see the White Cliffs of Dover, it is also one of the easiest ways to reach Western Europe. Modern ferries are equipped with a variety of ways to spend the journey including dining in the restaurant and even spending time with your dog in the Pet Lounge*. Don’t forget to take advantage of Duty-Free, selling all your favourite brands of cosmetics, beers, wines and spirits and, in case you need to stock up on Easter chocolate, confectionery.
Travelling on one of the most famous rivers in the world provides a unique perspective on London. Not only does travelling on the River Bus avoid traffic and crowded underground platforms but it also takes in the city’s top landmarks including the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Battersea Power Station and the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.
Hop on Uber Boat by Thames Clippers.
Immerse yourself in Irish culture with a trip to the Emerald Isle. Fantastic rail connections to the ports and combined Rail-Sail tickets available through Irish Ferries and Stena Line, also make car-free breaks easier than ever before. The children’s play area, gaming rooms, cafes and restaurants will keep you entertained on the journey. Fancy unwinding further? Upgrade to the premium lounge or on Stena Line’s Cairnryan to Belfast route you can even enjoy a massage or time in the onboard spa* to feel extra refreshed on arrival.
Take in views of the Irish and British coastline and look out for puffins, which start nesting from April and remain one of the best-loved bird breeds to inhabit the shore. Travel with Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries or Stena Line.
A world hotspot for marine wildlife and birdlife, over one-third of the world’s whale and dolphin species pass through here. From March to September, Ocean Conservationists from marine conservation charity ORCA are based on board selected Brittany Ferries sailings. They deliver informative and engaging presentations about the marine mammals passengers can see on the journey. They also host deck watches to help passengers spot whales and dolphins as well as bird life. If you’re lucky, you might spot a fin whale, the second largest animal on the planet.
The crossing to the Isle of Wight may be short but there’s plenty to see. From Portsmouth’s the landmark Spinnaker Tower, named the “Sail of the Solent” to arriving in Cowes, home to one of the oldest sailing regattas in the world travelling by ferry provides unique views. Enjoy the sights while indulging in a cream tea or sampling locally sourced snacks, some ferries even provide doggy treats for four-legged passengers to enjoy in the pet lounge*. Sail with Red Funnel or Wightlink.
Looking for a unique experience? Take a flight on Hovertravel from Southsea to Ryde, the world’s only commercial hovercraft service.
Travel on the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s new ship Manxman from Heysham to Douglas. The ship has light and airy interiors and is equipped with new facilities including a large open lounge area, a coffee shop, a restaurant and bar area. Due to the increased number of cyclists and pets travelling, the new ship features a bigger area for bikes and dedicated pet lounges.
Watch the departure from Heysham from the seating area at the stern of the ship and look out for landmarks including Blackpool Tower en route and the Tower of Refuge, a small island castle, as you approach the dock in Douglas.
Crossing from the UK to the Netherlands by sea feels like the start of your holiday. A longer crossing means a bigger ship with more facilities. Choose to grab a bite to eat from the family-friendly buffet or enjoy fine dining in the a la carte restaurants before returning to your en suite cabin to rest. As well as a games room and live entertainment on board there is even a cinema. Watch the sun rise over the Netherlands and use the daylight to observe dolphins and whales from deck.
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2019 is coming to a close! The year was full of exciting moments for the Disney Parks and DisneyParkBlog was there to cover it. With multiple “Instagram-able” posts, Disney has pulled out the most popular ones from 2019. Check out the posts below from DisneyParksBlog:
We’re wrapping up the year with a look back at 2019’s most-liked photos on our Disney Parks Blog Instagram account. From an announcement about a “Practically Perfect” Nanny, to sneak peeks into new attractions, to celebs having fun in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, here are the top five most “liked” Instagram posts of the year.
1. Just announced: The United Kingdom pavilion at Epcot will welcome the first attraction inspired by Mary Poppins! #D23Expo
2. Magic Happens,’ an all-new parade, will debut at #Disneyland park in Spring 2020! #D23Expo
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3. If you’re a fan of the mistress of all evil, you’ll be thrilled to know that Maleficent sinister treats and snacks are invading Disney Parks.
4. Get a first look inside Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at #Epcot on the Disney Parks Blog now!
5. The Jonas Brothers touched down on the planet of Batuu for a sneak peek of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World Resort!
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The Next Step in Dealing with Organized Retail Crime
There is a need for an expansion or overhaul regarding the communication expectation and allowance within the retail community and law enforcement. Organized Retail Crime (ORC) has become a massive threat that impacts not only the retailer but law enforcement and the community.
It should be made a goal and continuing best practice to expand the understanding and importance of communication between Asset Protection professionals, investigative bodies, corporate entities, and law enforcement officials when it comes to ORC. Organizational performance and individual development can be increased if better alignment is achieved among the various systems and organizations within the industry that ORC impacts.
ORC is professional shoplifting that may include theft or fraud that occurs with which the stolen merchandise, cargo, cash, or cash equivalent is converted into a financial gain instead of personal use. This includes credit card fraud, gift card fraud, price tag switching, or any other organized crime occurring in retail environments where the act is not committed for personal use. The theft or fraud may have multiple items, multiple times, in numerous stores and likely even multiple jurisdictions. A critical element is the number of people involved. ORC has numerous people involved.
ORC is a much bigger problem than most people understand. The retailer does not absorb the losses of such activity; instead, the loss is paid for by the customer via higher prices on the goods they seek. Law Enforcement has begun to react across the country but says that retailers from Wal-Mart to Walgreens are constant targets of alarmingly sophisticated shoplifting networks that steal and resell everything from laundry soap to razors and meat.
Asset protection, law enforcement, and other investigative bodies understand that boosters are moving the goods to black market resellers, who have the potential to make millions each year if their operation is sophisticated enough (Lieberman & Effron, 2013). The need for tracking and communication among retailers regarding these boosters, fences, and bosses is becoming increasingly evident.
Industry leaders who have recognized the threat estimate that ORC costs the United States over $37 billion annually (Lieberman & Effron, 2013). ORC is not isolated to a specific retailer or chain either. In a survey conducted on the topic in 2012, it was discovered that 96% of retailers said that they were victims of ORC.
National and international agencies are involved in the effort as well. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has an Organized Retail Theft program that “specifically focuses on the most significant retail theft cases involving the interstate transportation of stolen property.” The FBI has found that such rings are often also involved or will be involved in other crimes such as health care fraud, money laundering, and potentially even terrorism (FBI, 2011).
Because ORC operations impact multiple retailers, and because many of these rings hit fast, strategically, and across state lines, quick and accurate communication among stakeholders is becoming more critical than ever. Such communication and partnerships can and will expedite the identification and apprehension of those involved (Womack, 2013). This type of communication will require a network of tools and resources and retailer commitment.
The Solution and Value
Organizational development within individual organizations and the industry is necessary to achieve enhanced and essential communication. Having already established the need and the cause for the need, focusing on possible solutions is critical. There are five suggested pieces in this regard.
Strategic planning is the initial and critical step. The goal is communication and partnerships. Hence those who are to be involved in the communication and partnerships need to be involved in the planning stage, as each party may have different restrictions or requirements. When all stakeholders have been identified, the group can better define the strategy or direction the group ultimately wants to go and make decisions on allocating resources available to pursue the agreed-upon approach.
Leadership identification and development is the next piece. This leadership may be identified via consensus or by identifying a legitimate knowledge cache, such as law enforcement or an already established investigative body. This leadership is not meant to dictate so much as to ensure collaboration and cohesion in strategy.
Change management is critical. Many retail establishments in the industry are against exchanging information with competitors. Some retailers have policies that forbid certain types of exchanges as well. These include but are not limited to pictures or documents, two fundamental pieces necessary in communicating ORC to another organization. These rules or restrictions must be changed to achieve the ultimate goal. Understanding the common threat and common purpose within the industry is necessary, and educating those within the industry about the vital need for such communication is fundamental. Leaders within each organization must embrace shared goals and encourage a culture of sharing. Being a learning organization and educating everyone on each layer of the costs and dangers of dealing with ORC is critical. Communicating the needs, obstacles, threats, plans, and victories within the organization will help tremendously.
Performance management is the next identified area of concern. A systematic approach is necessary if enhanced communication can be a reality. The organizations, the departments within those organizations, and the individual employees who comprise those departments must have buy-in if the idea is to become a success. All levels must improve organizational effectiveness in this regard to achieve success. This may include integrative approaches to ORC management, establishing clear expectations for the program, continual performance monitoring, continual development of the systems being utilized, and an established method of constant communication between entities to gauge effectiveness.
Deliberate and strategic stakeholder partnerships are also important. Any passive or non-supported communication between entities will not aid the overall mission. These hurdles also send a mixed signal to those already involved in the effort and may hinder future communication with organizations that are not committed to the current efforts.
Some tools are already available to ensure the success and implementation of these goals. They need to be embraced and put into play. Secure online forums and even online reporting systems in which asset protection and loss prevention professionals can pull information, input information, and even draft police reports directly to a specific agency have already been developed. These systems can become an integrative powerhouse between the different organizations. Furthermore, these types of communications are unobtrusive and are not a threat to any particular organization, as proprietary information is not being exchanged, and a common goal is being sought. This makes the data highly valid and valuable for all stakeholders (Anderson, 2012).
Additionally, smaller groups like those described here are starting to show up around the country. These groups, however, are limited in scope and overall effectiveness when considering the bigger picture. Examples might be that of the Organized Retail Crime Coalition, the Cook County Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (CCROC), or even very successful programs such as the Los Angeles Area Organized Retail Crimes Association (LAAORCA) or the Albuquerque Retail Assets Protection Association (ARAPA) (RP, 2011).
Integrating software and other technologies with successful platforms and groups, such as those provided, maybe the next step in approaching this ever-increasing problem. These smaller groups, who continue to show success regarding ORC inter-agency and organizational communication and sharing, demonstrate that expansion and at least limited integration of information and resources may be beneficial.
There is a need for an expansion or overhaul regarding the communication expectation and allowance within the retail community and law enforcement. ORC has become a massive threat that impacts everyone. The goal should be expanding communication between stakeholder partnerships, including law enforcement agencies and other investigative bodies. Organizational performance and individual development can and will be increased if better alignment is achieved among the various systems and organizations within the industry that ORC impacts.
- A $30 Billion-a-Year Industry. (2011, January 3). FBI. Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/january/retail_010311
- Anderson, D. L. (2012). Organization development: The process of leading organizational change. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications.
- Lieberman, D., & Effron, L. (2013, February 26). Busting Underground Shoplifting Rings: Inside Organized Retail Crime Raids. ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/US/busting-underground-shoplifting-crime-rings-inside-organized-retail/story?id=18600080
- Rodríguez, A. (2012, June 5). 2012 Organized Retail Crime Survey. The National Retail Federation. Retrieved from http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1380
- RP. (2011, December 5). Retail Partners. Retrieved from http://www.retailpartners.com/tag/ccroc/
- Womack, S. (2013, December 4). Working Together to Combat Organized Retail Crime. The Loss Prevention News Portal. Retrieved from http://lpportal.com/editorial/white-papers/item/2796-working-together-to-combat-organized-retail-crime.html | <urn:uuid:0127d0ef-4194-4afd-bee9-fbb60073fde6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.dmrpublications.com/organized-retail-crime/ | 2024-04-24T04:10:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.943436 | 1,840 |
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Summer is gone and what is left to remind me is the stubborn hyperpigmentation on my temples that keeps reappearing no matter how diligently I apply my sunscreen. And yes, hyperpigmentation is usually not something you get rid of once and for all, no matter how hard you try. Prevention is key here! (More info: What is hyperpigmentation?)
What better time to review The Inkey Lists Alpha Arbutin Serum, featuring 2% α-Arbutin and claiming to fade dark spots?
What is it, how do you use it and which skin types do I recommend it for?
What is Alpha-Arbutin?
If you haven’t heard about Alpha-Arbutin before, it is a glycosylated hydroquinone and a potent inhibitor of tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanin synthesis in the skin.
Yes, it is basically a Hydroquinone precursor, meaning it supposedly is transformed into Hydroquinone in the skin, but due to that transformation step required is less potent and has a lesser risk of side effects. Hydroquinone, contrary to what you might have heard, is not banned in the EU, but needs a prescription for higher percentages. (More info: Everything you need to know about Hydroquinone)
Alpha-Arbutin on the other hand is available without prescription.
What The Inkey Lists Alpha Arbutin Serum claims
A concentrated 2% Alpha Arbutin serum to help reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation and dark spots and keep skin at an optimal hydration level. Derived from the leaves of the bearberry plant, this non irritating serum helps to brighten the skin and improve overall skin tone. Added Squalane helps to increase skin hydration and smoothness.
Facts about The Inkey List Alpha Arbutin Serum
Prize and size
One tube in the classic black and white packaging contains 30 ml and retails for 10.99 € here. You only need a little bit, so 30 ml should last you a few months.
Texture and smell
Despite being called a serum, it feels like a gel moisturizer and is milky white. I did not notice any scent.
How to use The Inkey List Alpha Arbutin Serum
It is suitable to use both morning and night, but as I didn’t find it to layer exceptionally well with other products, my preferred way to use it was at night, focussing on the areas where I have the most hyperpigmentation, which is around my temples, but spreading it all over my face from there.
The added Squalane meant that I personally did not feel the need for an extra moisturizer as long as the weather was on the warmer side, but that might be different for you if your skin is more on the dry side.
Ingredients of The Inkey List Alpha Arbutin Serum
Hover the mouse over an ingredient for short explanation. Read more on INCIDecoder.
Other than α-Arbutin you will find humectants, emollients and a peptide called Tetrapeptide-30 that – according to manufacturer studies – is both anti-inflammatory and a tyrosinase-inhibitor. (More info: Everything you need to know about peptides in skincare)
Squalane is a lipid present in the skins natutal sebum and usually works great in moisturizing products without adding greasiness.
Does it live up to its claims?
It did help in brighten my hyperpigmentation (which always takes the combined effort of different products and a lot of time and patience) and it kept my skin irritation-free and hydrated.
How does it compare to…
The Inkey List Tranexamic Acid Night Treatment
Well, first of all Tranexamic Acid is a plasmin inhibitor and interferes with melanin production in the skin. Alpha-Arbutin is a tyrosinase-inhibitor and also reduces melanin production in the skin, so both work at different steps of the same pathway. That means that both combined could actually give you better results than using one or the other. When you look at the texture it is actually pretty similar, with the main difference being the scent.
The Inkey List Tranexamic Acid has a strong barbecue-like scent that many find off putting, The Inkey List Alpha Arbutin on the other hand has no scent.
Which one will work better on your hyperpigmentation though is hard to tell, as any kind of hyperpigmentation is best treated with a combination of actives and, most importantly, time. Neither of them are the ingredients with the most research to back their effectiveness up, but in my opinion both make a great supporter in a skincare routine aiming to treat stubborn spots. If you want, you can even use both interchangeably or, given your skin can take it, in the same routine.
Would I repurchase?
I personally really like it for when my skin needs some extra help in fall to get rid of last summers traces, but don’t really use it all year round.
Whom do I recommend The Inkey List Alpha Arbutin Serum to?
Due to its richer texture and low irritation potential it will work for all skin types and might be a good option for those hesitant to use Hydroquinone.
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It’s always fascinating to observe the beauty and complexity of nature in its purest form. Pandas, especially, hold a special place in our hearts: these seemingly cuddly creatures are so unique that they even have their own distinct family of bears. This is why it’s no surprise that there have been numerous documentaries made about them—from educational to entertaining, there really is something for everyone. In this article, we’ll explore some of the best documentaries about pandas, so that you can enjoy learning more about these incredible animals! From their majestic behavior to their unique evolution, let’s dive deep into the world of pandas with a few of our favorite films.
1. Life of Rare Panda
Experience the life of one of the most beautiful and elusive creatures on Earth with this National Geographic documentary, Life of a Rare Panda. Follow a scientific team as they conduct research in China’s Sichuan Province to learn about how pandas interact with their environment. Witness first-hand footage as they observe and record remarkable moments that give us an insight into the daily lives of this endangered species. Learn about how conservation efforts are working to save this symbol of wildlife all over the world, and get a glimpse into the wonderful life of pandas.
2. The Land Of The Pandas
This is a captivating documentary series that takes viewers on an amazing journey through the Land of the Pandas. Join award-winning naturalist and conservationist, Dr. David Quammen as he leads us through China’s remote mountainous regions and lush bamboo forests to observe one of the world’s most beloved animals – the giant panda! On this incredible journey, you’ll learn about the unique behaviors of pandas and discover why they are considered a national treasure in China. You’ll also get a chance to explore the challenges faced by conservationists who work tirelessly to protect these animals from extinction.
3. Life Of Panda
This is a National Geographic documentary that follows the life of an adorable panda. This insightful film takes us on a journey as we learn more about these gentle giants and their cultural significance throughout China’s history. We explore traditional habitats, observe the unique behavior of pandas in the wild, and gain an understanding of how human-made development can impact their lives. This fascinating story of Panda and her family is a must-watch for anyone interested in learning more about these remarkable animals. Through the lens of this captivating documentary, we gain a unique insight into the importance of conservation efforts and how they help support pandas’ future success. With beautiful photography and an expertly framed narrative.
4. Wild China: Pandas – Living With Giants
Beginning with a touching scene of a young village boy saving an injured panda, this documentary gives an in-depth look into the plight of Giant Pandas. The program takes viewers on a journey to explore the remarkable efforts made by Chinese people and scientists to preserve these endangered species. Through rare and extraordinary footage, we get to witness a Giant Panda’s birth, and learn more about its life cycle.
5. A Mother Pandas Love
This is a captivating documentary that captures the bond between panda mothers and their cubs. Through compelling footage of these gentle giants, we witness the nurturing behavior of devoted moms as they raise their young in the wild. With expert commentary from renowned researchers, this documentary offers an insight into the unique challenges pandas face in protecting their offspring in nature.
6. Saving The Endangered Giant Panda
This is a must-watch documentary that follows the efforts of conservationists to save the endangered giant panda in China. The film takes viewers into the world of nurseries devoted to giving these majestic animals a second chance at life. These sanctuaries, populated by volunteers and experts alike, are vital for ensuring that pandas can make a comeback from their dwindling population.
7. Pandas In The Wild
Introducing Panda – a nature documentary exploring the unseen world of the Giant Panda! Join renowned panda experts on their journey into the wilds of China as they uncover the hidden secrets and mysteries of this beautiful species. Follow these intrepid researchers as they navigate challenging terrain, capture stunning footage, and learn more about how pandas survive and thrive in their natural habitat. Witness up-close encounters with these majestic creatures as they roam through lush forests, meander across grasslands, and make use of the resources available to them. Uncover the secrets behind how pandas are able to survive in this wild world and why they are so important for our planet’s future! With breathtaking cinematography, powerful narration.
8. Searching For The Adorable Wild Red Panda
The wild red panda is one of the most endangered species on earth and yet few people know anything about them. With their bright red fur and adorable faces, these pandas have captivated the hearts of people around the world. This is a documentary that takes us on an intimate journey to explore the wild red panda’s plight and discover its resilience in spite of difficult circumstances.
9. Naughty Red Panda
This is the story of an inquisitive red panda who lives in a zoo. This delightful creature takes us on her journey to explore and learn more about her environment and the other animals living there. From playing hide-and-seek with lemurs, to stealing food from the bird enclosures, It keeps viewers entertained as she sets out to discover the secrets of her home. Along the way, she meets fellow pandas and other creatures who share their stories with her. Join Us on our thrilling adventure as you learn about the lives of these animals in captivity and gain insight into what it takes to ensure their safety and well-being.
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From their special diet to their majestic behavior, there’s no doubt that pandas truly capture the hearts and minds of animal lovers around the world. But what really makes these beautiful creatures so captivating? This is a documentary that takes viewers on an amazing journey inside the lives of pandas. The documentary is narrated by a passionate wildlife biologist and features stunning visuals shot in various parts of China, home to over half the world’s wild panda population. Through interviews with local experts and researchers, viewers learn about the challenges that pandas face every day while living in their natural habitats. | <urn:uuid:5260c567-e908-4f64-a261-23714bf9ab60> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.documentarytube.com/best-of/the-10-best-documentaries-about-pandas/ | 2024-04-24T03:16:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.929761 | 1,315 |
garage door opener photo cells
However, I've got what were good ones, from an old Chamberlain lift.
They both have small lites on top, and you get those aimed at each other.
Are those units both receptor and transmitter ? Or, is one a receptor, and one a transmitter ? Just curious.
I'm hoping these will work OK with the new opener I've got.
Kinda sounds like someone went box raiding before you got it. As in..buy an opener...take it home...take out the parts you need...reseal it and return to store.
It turns out my photo cells look the same. They're not. One is a receptor, the other is a transmitter. Both have small lites on them, and they should shine brightly, as long as the units "see" each other. So, we have one receptor, with two leads. We have one transmitter with two leads. These may be infrared--not sure.
I'm wondering which leads on the ceiling unit go to the receptor and transmitter?
I guess this thing works by the light beam interruption breaks a circuit, which causes the door to not come on down.
Still not sure how it breaks the circuit.
Some sensors are compatible among brands..others aren't.
What model and brand do you have?
And yes...most (all?) have a rcvr and a transmitter).
are the two part (sender/receiver) which either completes
the circuit or breaks it.
testing if the photo cell is the problem would be to bypass
them with jumper wire.
running the opener without the door engaged is a good test.
running door without opener is another.
using an ohm meter to test photo cell is good.
There are actually componants in the eyes..not just an IR diode and sensor.
I also doubt a simple ohmmeter test will show you anything.
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“Does Sarah have ‘tics’?” A mom at my dance studio asked. “Like the bugs?” My mom thought, but was relieved when she learned they were a mental condition, not insects on my body like a dog.
When I started competitive dance in middle school, my shoulders were sore after a long day. We got an email saying I was being disrespectful to teachers by rolling my eyes, and I got asked by friends why I made “those noises.”
These were not me though, these were my tics. About a year later, my stress and anxiety started amping up again, and followed by the tourettes which had become more noticeable, frequent, and louder. My mom asked about them, “if I was ok or if I wanted to go to the doctors,” but then I would get angry. Stop trying to make me feel weird and different, I thought. Though deep down, I knew I needed relief, I just didn’t want it, yet.
Then one day my mom told me she made an appointment at the doctor. She said my dad and her had become worried again, that I must be uncomfortable, and didn’t I want help? The strange thing about Tourettes is the person experiencing them usually can’t tell when they are going to have the tics. I was in a constant haze. When my mind chose to have tics, my body would follow. But my conscience didn’t have a say in the decision
I walked up to that appointment embarrassed and rubbing my eyes. I didn’t want any of the doctors to see my pink puffy eyebags. They gave me a chart to fill out. All asking about symptoms I was experiencing. Blinking, squeaking, and rolling my shoulders. One question left me shameful. “Do you experience uncontrollable shouting of offensive words?” No! Of course not. Who did my parents, the doctor think I was? I’m a normal kid; I don’t have this weird condition; I don’t swear uncontrollably.
That day at my appointment no progress was made. However my story finally changed a year ago. I was on a trip with my boyfriend at the time with his friends who I knew, but wasn’t close to. Because of this I was feeling anxious to fit in and my tourettes were out of control. My boyfriend noticed this and asked me, “why do you keep doing that with your eyes?” So badly I wanted to quietly say, “oh.. Um.. I don’t know.” But I did know. I knew I had Tourettes and they were controlling me. So I opened up. After this I asked my mom to take me to start therapy. Seemingly small, this one decision let me create a new understanding of myself. Now I let go of the shame I once held onto. I tell my friends about the habits now; I let them in. With the help I get I believe in my self-confidence. I am myself and my Tourettes do not control me. | <urn:uuid:ceffd3c7-309f-4d68-a03c-bbfc991c49b5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.dollars4ticscholars.org/2022-essay-sarah-frank/ | 2024-04-24T02:31:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.988109 | 660 |
wave of the groufie revolution with the launch of its latest dual selfie camera
phone, the OPPO F3. For only P16,990, the newest member of the F3 Series family
will go on sale starting May 13 in the Philippines as well as in India,
Vietnam, Myanmar, and Indonesia.
experience, and the release of the F3 reflects our relentless passion for even
better smartphone photography,” OPPO
Philippines Brand Marketing Manager Stephen Cheng said. “Through our continued
innovation, we hope to cement our brand’s position as the leading camera phone
in the industry.”
creating the perfect groufie follows a growing trend in groufies especially
among younger users on social media: “Filipinos are known for our strong
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longer be a struggle, and travel selfies won’t have to crop out the background
and look like they were done in the backyard.
view, the secondary camera can easily include either a large group inside the
picture frame or the background during a memorable trip—all without a selfie
stick. This helps reduce the number of accessories needed for groufies and
comfort, the OPPO F3 is crafted using exclusive U-rail spray technology that
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On June 11, Hwang Woo-suk, a Seoul National University professor, delivered a speech on his teams research result and possibilities for the future at the conference hall of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where supporters of embryonic stem cell research gathered.
Approximately 150 people, including scientists, doctors, and officials of civic groups, packed the conference room and expressed their respect to Hwang by giving him a standing ovation.
In and out of the conference room, patients with incurable diseases showed their high expectations of Hwangs research. One old man who identified himself as father-in-law of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich arrived in Houston by plane from Chicago in order to meet professor Hwang for just five minutes.
He waited for Hwang at the hotel where Hwang stayed in the morning and requested Hwang, who was on his way to the conference room, to make his wife with an incurable disease cherish her hope.
In addition, on a bus that was transporting participants from a nearby hotel to the conference room, the president of a group supporting stem cell research even told a disabled woman on her wheelchair, dont worry. Professor Hwang came, while helping her.
On the evening of that day, Professor Hwang received the Genetics Policy Institute (GPI)s first Global Achievement Award at the Marriott Medical Hotel in Houston.
At the hotel, Mrs. Sheryl Travis noted, In my lifetime, I only wish my daughter recovers her health from multiple sclerosis and added that after listening to professor Hwangs address, she was moved to tears at the thought of the possibility of her daughters recovery.
Prior to Hwangs prize, on June 8, Korean patent experts in the U.S. launched a strategy support team for intellectual property rights aimed at helping Hwang at the Hilton Hotel in Macklin, Washington D.C. The strategy support team consists of patent attorney Lee Taek-soo, Lee Seon-hee, lawyer Kim Joo-mi, Han Sang-joon, and a guest researcher of Georgetown University, Lee Seong-woo (former director of genetic engineering division of the Korean Intellectual Property Office).
In an interview with Korean reporters in the U.S., Hwang remarked, seeing nuclear transportation work designed to extract embryonic stem cells in the laboratory of Seoul National University, a prominent foreign research team yielded to a Korean team, and compared the gap in research achievements between Korea and foreign countries to the difference between Peles soccer and village soccer. | <urn:uuid:8741d8f4-95e4-49c8-8b53-b2398e4b4561> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20050613/241833/1 | 2024-04-24T03:14:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.962064 | 523 |
The DfE have recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.” The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy. At Donisthorpe Primary School these values are reinforced regularly.
Our whole school assemblies are very important to us, and it is here that we regularly uphold the traditional values of empathy, respect and tolerance. These are also taught within formal PSHE, Citizenship and RE lessons and, indeed, the British values of respect, tolerance and empathy are fostered throughout all of our daily interactions: modelled by staff and nurtured in pupils. Click here to download our full statement. |
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About New Psychoactive Substances Category: New Psychoactive Substances
What are new psychoactive substances?
They may also be called ‘Research Chemicals’, ‘Legal Highs’, ‘New Drugs’, ‘Head Shop Drugs’
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) is an umbrella term to describe a range of drugs that were originally developed to mimic or replace traditional drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis etc. By slightly altering chemical structures of established drugs, it meant that NPS could be developed to avoid law enforcement policies internationally.
Manufactures can produce substances by slightly altering the chemical structures of already established drugs. In some cases, NPS have increased potency compared to the drugs they were designed to mimic.
The term ‘new’ does not necessarily mean that the substances are new, some could have been developed some time ago, but are new to the market.
There can be a misconception that NPS or legal highs are safer than traditional drugs. Just because they are advertised as new or legal it does not mean they are safe.
Head shops in Ireland
People may be familiar with NPS (powders, pills and smoking mixtures) which were available in Head Shops in Ireland in the later 2000’s. Some well-known products included synthetic cathinones which were powders such as Mephedrone ‘Drone’, Meph’, ‘Snow Blow’, 'Wild Cat' and synthetic cannabinoids which were smoking mixture such as ‘Spice’.
See our feature on Head Shops and their products here.
In 2010 The Criminal Justice Psychoactive Substance Act 2010 was inacted which essentially resulted in the closure of Head Shops. The Act now means that the supply of NPS substances is controlled by Irish law. NPS and other drugs are controlled in Ireland by a number legislative Acts.
Types of NPS
NPS can come as pills, powders, smoking mixtures, liquids or capsules and be divided into different categories such as;
- Synthetic Cannabinoids
- Stimulants such as Synthetic Cathinones
- Sedatives and hypnotics such as Novel-benzodiazepine type substances
- Synthetic opioids
- Hallucinogenic, psychedelics and dissociatives
Although demand appears low among the general public in Ireland, NPS continue to be a persistent concern on the European drug market. Although the emergence of NPS is stabilising, around 50 new substances are identified to the EU Early Warning System each year. As well as this, about 400 previously reported NPS continue to be detected on the EU drug market in 2020.
Examples of NPS appearing
NPS could appear in substances without a person knowing. Below highlights a small number of examples from drug checking services where NPS were identified in recent times. This does not document every situation or show current risks for people using these or other substances in Ireland.
- Synthetic Cannabinoids in weed and has in the Netherlands, Identified by the Trimbos Institute, January 2021
- Synthetic Cannabinoids in herbal compounds and vape liquids, Identified by WEIDNOS January 2021
- Synthetic Cathinone (Eutylone) in MDMA crystal, identified by Energy Control Spain, January 2021
- Synthetic Cathinone (Eutylone) in MDMA in New Zeland, identified by Know Your Stuff, December 2020
- 25-NBOH in LSD, identified by Energy Control Spain, October 2020
- Etizolam and flualprazolam in counterfit benzodiazepines, identified by the Health Service Executive Ireland 2020
- Synthetic cannabinoid in 2 CB, Identified by the Loop UK December 2019
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Accused was convicted after trial of fraud. Accused operated a mortgage brokerage and started a private investment fund. More than 10 individuals lost all or part of their investments after investing in the accused’s fund. In reality, no investments were made over a 2-year period. Total amount lost was over $1 million. Crown sought sentence of 5 years’ jail; defence sought CSO of 2 years less a day plus 3 years probation.
Held: 4.5 years jail imposed.
While a CSO was technically available at the time of the offence, a CSO would be inconsistent with principles of denunciation and deterrence. Aggravating factors included breach of trust, motivation of personal gain, size and duration of fraud, and aspect of planning. Mitigating was the accused’s remorse, community support and lack of prior record. Restitution order with only “speculative prospect of being satisfied does not justify a reduction in the custodial portion of the sentence”: Chamczuk, 2010 ABCA 380.
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For fiscal year 2016, the cutoff date for RCPP - Rice Stewardship Partnership funding is August 19, 2016. Funding through this signup is available to eligible California farmers in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, and Yuba counties.
The Rice Stewardship Partnership RCPP seeks to provide financial and technical assistance opportunities to rice farmers to help improve the efficiency of irrigation water use and minimize water quality impacts in California's Central Valley, while also benefitting wildlife.
"Interested rice producers are encouraged to visit their local NRCS office as soon as possible," said Carlos Suarez, NRCS state conservationist for California. "This partnership between Ducks Unlimited and NRCS is providing a great opportunity for rice producers to improve irrigation efficiency and water quality, as well as wildlife habitat, on their farms."
Because rice is 100 percent irrigated and having adequate supplies of water is fundamental to production, the Rice Stewardship Partnership's main priority is increased water quantity. The secondary priority for the partnership is improved water quality, specifically improving on-farm production that will maximize fertilizer uptake, minimize nutrient losses, and prevent pesticide losses on working rice fields.
The improvement of water quantity and quality will also help provide habitat and nourishment for approximately seven million ducks and geese migrating along the Pacific Flyway each year.
"We're grateful for the opportunity to work with NRCS, landowners and other partners on this project," said Craig Garner, regional biologist for Ducks Unlimited. "Because nearly 95 percent of California's historical wetlands in the Central Valley are now gone, flooded rice fields provide vital habitat and food for waterfowl in the fall and winter. This partnership will help landowners with water conservation as well as deliver added benefits for wildlife."
Funding for this partnership effort is being made available through NRCS' Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP applications are accepted year-round, but interested producers need to be ready by August 19, 2016, to be considered for this year's funding.
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In Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved, historian and Duke Divinity professor Kate Bowler describes what it was like to be diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer at the age of 35. She writes clearly and honestly about living in the liminal space between wellness and illness, love and suffering, life and death. Her whole book is excellent, but as a fervent member of the Kate Bowler fan club, I can name off the top of my head the part of her book that resonated with me most: right at the end, when she gives a list of things to say (and things not to say) to people who are suffering.
People with chronic pain know all too well what it’s like to be in conversation with well-intentioned people who don’t know what to say. We know what words feel good, and what words make us want to punch a hole in a wall somewhere. So, wonderful, well-intentioned people who don’t know what to say to a friend or acquaintance who has chronic pain: here is a helpful cheat sheet!
A disclaimer: you should go to the library, check out the book, and read it all the way to the end. That way, you can see how much I (lightly, reverently) borrow from some of the following recommendations!
“How are you doing?”
I know, I know. What could we possibly say to our acquaintances in line in Vondy if we don’t ask them how they are? I can’t count the number of times I have said, “Great! Fine! Doing amazing!” and been in intense pain when I said it. Even when I can tell that someone is asking how I’m doing the way people do when they know you might not be okay—you know, “how are you doing?”—I don’t usually want to explore my trauma with them in line with my backpack on five minutes before my class. I just want some pumpkin bread.
Try instead: “How are you doing today?”
You mean I can be as specific or as vague as I want to be? I can talk about my pain level or I can talk about the weather or breakfast or my e-print malfunctioning earlier? Or I can still respond with a vague “good, how are you doing today?” Yes please.
“Have you tried this chiropractor/pain medicine/meditation/aromatherapy/acupuncture/positive self-talk/massage therapist/exercise routine/etc?”
Maybe! Not to be rude, but it’s none of your business! If you are talking to someone who has told you that they have chronic pain, it is safe to assume they are treating it as best they can, given their limitations of time, money, physical and emotional energy. Giving advice unprompted is invalidating because it tells the person in pain that you know more about their pain than they do. When you find me at the snack table of a party and start extolling the virtues of a meditation app that you promise will cure my pain, it makes me not want to talk about my pain with you. Or talk about anything with you. Please move over and let me get at those cheese and crackers.
Try instead: “Read this if you feel like it.”
There is a right way to share information with someone in pain. If you are good friends with someone (read: not cornering them at a party), and you are aware of a treatment that you truly believe could help them, send them an article about it. I always appreciate it when someone shares information with me in a way that’s free of expectations or judgements, because whether I do pursue that treatment or not, I know that my friend has an understanding of what I’m going through.
“God has a plan.”
Oh, boy. Listen. God and I are cool, for the most part. I like God. I am into talking about God. And even I don’t want to hear about how God has a plan! You know why? I have never heard this phrase from someone who lives with chronic illness or pain. In this hypothetical plan, I walk around the world in pain and you walk around the world telling people about God’s plan. That doesn’t sound like a good plan to me.
Try instead: “That sucks.”
It does! It sucks so bad sometimes! The beauty of this phrase is that it opens the door for us to talk more about it if I’m into it, but it also can be the end of the story. It sucks. Sometimes, that’s it. Let’s go get a McFlurry.
“You’re too young/pretty/happy/healthy-looking to be in pain!”
And yet, here I am! Young, healthy-looking people being in pain disrupts our conventional understanding of who gets to be healthy and who gets to be unhealthy. But not only does this statement minimize the pain of people who fit the stereotypes we have about people with chronic illnesses, it also explicitly denies the pain of the person you’re talking to. It is uncomfortable for a young (or old) person who believes the lie that their bodies are invincible to hear that anybody can hurt. But don’t pin that discomfort on people in pain.
Try instead: *Silence*
This is straight out of Kate Bowler’s list. If you’re feeling uncomfortable when someone tells you about their pain, it is better not to contribute to the conversation just yet. Do feel free to continue sipping your smoothie while I talk about my new heating pad. We’ll both be better for it.
“I’m sure it’ll get better soon!”
Eek, I’m not as sure as you are! And now I feel like, if I tell you that, you might be more upset about it than I am! I certainly hope it will get better, but you are not sure it will, and neither am I. Anyone could get mowed down by an electric scooter tomorrow; there are no guarantees of a future without pain for any of us. Don’t pretend that there are when you’re talking to someone who is suffering. It makes the person in pain feel isolated, like they can’t share a part of their life with you for fear it will upset you.
Try instead: “I’m about to go to the Loop; can I bring you something?”
In Kate Bowler’s words, “Oh, thank goodness. I am starving, but mostly I can never figure out something to tell people that I need, even if I need it.” Being there for someone in pain may look like silence, may look like understanding, and should always include affirmation and validation. But it also definitely looks like bringing them some dinner so they can keep rewatching Modern Love in bed. Please, come bring me pizza and hug me and maybe sit on my bed and talk about Anne Hathaway with me? I would love that.
Liddy Grantland is a Trinity senior who hopes that this article as conveyed how important snacks are to the treatment of chronic pain. Please bring her some snacks! She needs more snacks! Her column, “feel your feelings,” runs on alternate Mondays.
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Deutsche Welle: The European Union — in particular the European Commission — accuses Poland of undermining the separation of powers. There is also considerable criticism of the Supreme Court reforms. How do you rate the accusations?
Stanislaw Karczewski: I understand the interest in the reforms of our judicial system. I can assure you that in Poland, we respect the threefold division of powers. At the same time, however, we believe that the judiciary should be controlled in the same way as the legislative and executive branches. I would also like to point out that it is not the European Union, but only some EU politicians who have been directing such accusations against Poland.
Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans' criticism of our judicial reform is certainly associated with the difficult political situation in the Netherlands. He is losing support there and apparently wants to regain political support through his activities before the next European elections.
We, the PiS party, announced the current judicial reform in our election platform. We are now implementing it step by step and we have a great deal of support in society.
DW: The early retirement of the President of the Supreme Court is unusual in Western legal systems. [Supreme Court President] Malgorzata Gersdorf has invoked the Constitution; she does not want to accept this retirement.
The president of the Supreme Court is 65 years old, so by law she is retired. The law allows for Supreme Court judges who have reached the age limit to appeal to the President of the Republic to continue to administer the law even beyond the age limit. Ms. Gersdorf had one month before the law came into force. Many judges have made applications to the President under the law. Madam President could have, too.
DW: In France for instance, when the president's term was shortened, that ruling applied to the incumbent Jacques Chirac's successor.
That's not a good comparison. This is not about shortening the term of office, but about the expiration of a judge's mandate. That's different. A simple law cannot shorten the term of office of the President of the Supreme Court.
DW: Shouldn't the new law take effect for newly appointed judges?
This applies to all judges and will also apply to the new judges.
DW: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are in favor of a common budget for the eurozone. Aren't you afraid that Poland might fall behind?
Poland is one of 28 EU member states. The reforms can only be carried out in consultation with all member states. Any citizen interested in the EU's concerns can see that the union is in crisis. One of the reasons is the euro crisis, a currency that was unwisely introduced in many countries. After the talks I have had here in Germany, I am sure there will be an in-depth debate on the EU budget. I believe a newly elected European Parliament will decide on this.
Poland is a country of Europe enthusiasts: 85 percent of our citizens support our membership in the EU. This is strong approval, and it's similar to the approval rate for the judicial reform.
Our party is accused of being anti-European. That's not true. There has never been a statement by the party's political leaders that would confirm that. I am convinced that the decision on the future EU budget, this important project for Poland and Europe, will be made with the agreement of all EU members.
DW: But isn't a participation by all states in taking in refugees within the framework of their means part of committing to Europe?
Do those who criticize know that more than two million Ukrainians have come to Poland over the past two years? Many politicians in the EU do not know this. It is not a question of quotas or the distribution of migrants, but of choosing the model of society in which we want to live. We see what is happening in the world — in Germany, France — where parallel societies exist that do not want to integrate because they are committed to different values. Poland welcomes Ukrainians because they are very likely to respect our values.
It must be in the interest of all EU countries to better protect the external borders and support the people in their countries of origin. The EU should pursue a migration policy like Australia's, for instance. And another thing: Poland was on the other side of the Iron Curtain for decades. The Soviet Union forced its will on us. We had to do what they wanted. That's why we don't want anyone forcing anything on us again.
DW: You are comparing Brussels with the Kremlin, though indirectly?
That's your comparison. I'm speaking about historic facts. We Polish people very much love and respect freedom.
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It wasn’t that long ago that Jessica Simpson was getting flack for being bigger than normal—she was also pregnant. But not only has she gotten her figure back since then, she’s also making money off of it. Talk about a comeback!
Simpson posted an incredible photo on Instagram of herself posing with weights wearing tight, extra-short shorts and a low-back shirt—even just with a quick glance, it’s hard not to notice her super toned lower body. Her fans definitely noticed, with more than 14,000 followers clicking the “Like” button in just the first hour after Simpson put it up.
The photo was posted to promote her new line of workout wear, The Warm Up, as part of her growing fashion empire, the Jessica Simpson Collection. The new line is now available for purchase through Macy’s and caters to a range of different body types.
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- Carrie Underwood: The country singer’s line is called Calia and includes everything from trendy sweaters to fancy water bottles.
- Kate Hudson: The actress’ Fabletics line offers individual pieces for purchase or full outfit recommendations.
- Heidi Klum: The supermodel is an ambassador for New Balance and has her own collection of shoes and clothing under the brand.
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Glaciers in tropical mountain ranges are experiencing climate change similar to those in the polar regions of Antarctica and the Northern Hemisphere. An international team of scientists is the first to show that the effects of greenhouse gases are impacting tropical glaciers in the Southern Hemisphere at the same pace as ice sheets in the north.
Much of what scientists have known about glacial changes came from records of ice growth and decay that occurred in the Northern Hemisphere. For the current study, the researchers analyzed sediments from Lake Junín – located high in the Peruvian Andes – to create a record of glacial changes stretching back 700,000 years.
“As we try to understand how climate works across the globe, we need more than just records that are influenced by and biased toward the Northern Hemisphere,” said Professor Robert Hatfield of the University of Florida.
The land-based lake record collected by the team matches the duration of ice core records from Antarctica. It also represents the longest time frame ever collected from the Southern Hemisphere.
“What makes our findings unique is that we were able to get a continuous and independently dated record of tropical Alpine glaciation for the first time,” said Professor Hatfield. “The key takeaway was that the tropics follow the same beat and same rhythm to what’s going on in the Northern Hemisphere.”
Glacier changes in both regions occurred simultaneously, despite variations in solar radiation. This suggests that the rise in atmospheric greenhouse gasses associated with changes in the volume of the ice sheets of the north is impacting the entire planet.
To collect the data, geologists launched a massive drilling mission at the lake in 2015, funded by the National Science Foundation and International Continental Scientific Drilling Program. 100 meters of sediment from the lake’s basin was collected. With the sediment recovered, researchers spent the next few years developing a solid age model.
Study co-author Christine Y. Chen of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory analyzed the uranium and thorium content of the sediments to determine how much time was represented by the sediment core.
“Scientists have known for nearly a century that rising greenhouse gases will affect the climate in every corner of the world, but we’ve been less certain about how rapidly changes in ice volume at the poles will propagate to the rest of the world.” Chen said.
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Honey production starts when field bees collect nectar from flowers. You may notice some of your bees returning from the field with what appears to be a swollen abdomen- this is the nectar.
Back in the hive, the field bees share their nectar with the worker bees and the transformation to honey begins.
Bees add enzymes to the nectar. These enzymes are converted into complex sugar molecules and added in a process of sharing and regurgitation.
The next step is to reduce the water content of the nectar, this is accomplished by evaporation, bees use their wings as fans to increase airflow and enhance evaporation.
Once the water content is reduced to approximately 17%, the honey is capped, the cells are now sealed. Modern beehives are constructed into movable frame hives to make harvesting easy.
What you will need for the harvest
While honey extractors are important, you’ll also need to secure a few other things in order to effectively harvest your honey. For instance, you’ll need to get a hold of various tools for uncapping the cells.
If you’ve already done this before, then you’d know why it’s necessary to uncap honey combs first before placing them inside the extraction chambers. You can easily purchase these uncapping tools at any beekeeping equipment retailers. If you’re resourceful enough you can actually use manual uncapping forks or knives but if you want to do things faster, then it’s best for you to choose electrical knives or hot air guns.
Below are the tools you’ll need to get started extracting honey:
- A honey extractor – to extract the honey.
- A hot knife – to cut off the wax cappings.
- A strainer – make sure it’s clean with fine pores.
- A bucket – to collect the extracted honey.
- A cookie sheet – to collect the sliced off wax cappings.
- A measuring cup – to pour the honey into the jars.
- Honey jars – to store your honey.
Any hardware or beekeeping store will have these supplies. Also, I recommend using glass jars with tight lids instead of plastic.
Honey extractors come in a variety of sizes and designs. Some honey extractors are designed to extract honey from large or small frames. Some can hold several large frames tangentially or multiple small frames radially.
You can see how this works in the video below. When the baskets are spun at a relatively high-speed, the centrifugal force throws the honey out of the cells on the outside of the frame.
When is it the right time to harvest honey?
You will know it’s time to harvest your honey when your bees have completely filled all the honey supers with honey and capped the honeycomb.
They cap it with a white wax when they’re done packing in the honey; it’s their way of storing the honey.
So when the frame is partially capped you know it’s not ready for extraction. You may want to wait until both sides of the frame have been completely capped before harvesting the honey.
Preparation For the Harvest
Once you’ve chosen a site for the harvest, place the honey extractor in a location that is free of any impediments so you can move around it easily. Also, put a bucket under the valve in preparation for collection of the honey as it will flow out easily.
Place your strainer over the bucket so that the honey is filtered immediately it comes out of the valve. Close by, arrange the cookie sheet and hot knife or hot air gun for easy access when you need it.
Below are all the important steps to take for a successful harvest.
Step 1 – Choose a location and collect your honey frames
The first thing you want to do after gearing up and setting up all your equipment is to collect your fully-capped frames from the beehive.
You can do this a day before the actual extraction so that the bees will slowly return back to the hive. Bees are really good at tracking down their own honey when it’s close to the hive. So you want to make sure that the extraction is a bit of a distance from the hive.
The best place to do the extraction is indoors and away from the bees. The garage is a nice location as you don’t want honey spills inside your living area. If you do attract bees, you can sleep easy knowing that you won’t get stung while sleeping.
It’s not that you can’t do the extraction outdoors, but to avoid swarms of bees trying to get to the honey, doing it indoors is a better choice.
Step 2 – Remove the bees from the supers
After extracting the supers from the hive, you should remove the bees from the supers and move the supers into a warm room. To remove the bees, use a gentle soft bee comb to brush the bees off.
Remove each capped frame one after the other and brush or blow the bees away. Be careful when brushing them off, you don’t want to harm the bees so take your time at on this point until all the bees have come off.
Step 3 – Remove the wax caps from the cells
The next step in this part of the process is to remove the wax caps from the cells with a hot knife or hot air gun. This can easily be achieved with the right tool.
What you’ll remove is pure beeswax which can be separated from the honey and melted into beeswax blocks. You can also use a device called uncapping scratcher useful for removing small capped areas. When you’re done with uncapping the frames, you can load it into the honey extractor.
Be careful when uncapping the wax comb, if you’re too eager, this could damage the comb. The trick is to focus on slicing just the top to expose the honey.
Remember, honey flows best when the temperature is warm. You can increase the temperature by moving air through the supers. With the honey warmed,you’re ready to extract.
Step 4 – Place the frames in the drum
Now you are ready to start, you should place the frames in the slots inside the drum. Then set the extractor to a slow speed as excessive force could damage the comb. We have to be careful with the speed so that the force is adequate but not too much.
As it spins, you will see the honey streaming from the comb down the sides of the extractor.
Once one side is partially extracted, you should flip the frames to extract honey from the other side, now you can run the honey extractor faster as there is less honey in the frames, I usually do one more flip and do a final high-speed extraction on the first side. The honey collects in the bottom of the extractor and flows out the gate.
Step 5 – Filtering and storage
At this point, the honey will be filled with pieces of wax and pollen – this is where the filter comes in handy to remove these impurities while the honey flows into a bucket below
The honey will require a final filtering and to accomplish this, let it settle for 24-48 hours. After that, pour the honey through a special filter to remove any small particles of wax or pollen combs left over.
After settling for a day or two, most of the wax would have floated to the top of your pale or drum. So use a valve with a filter for easy storage. Before storing, I usually do a final moisture check with my refractometer to make sure my honey is less than 17.8% moisture.
Finally, the honey is ready to bottle. This is pure organic honey. The type of honey you would buy at a store specializing in organic foods.
How to Choose The Best Honey Extractor For Your Needs
There is a wide range of honey extractors to choose from. It’s important that you choose the best honey extractors possible based on the number of combs you are planning to extract the honey from.
Two of the most common types of honey extractors are classified as either radial or tangential extractors. The difference between these extractors is how the frames are assembled inside the basket.
Although both kinds of devices serve the same purpose, they differ in how each of their frames is positioned in the extractor basket.
Radial honey extractors have frames that are positioned inside the basket with the top side facing outwards. On the other hand, the tangential type of honey extractor have frames that have only one side of the frame facing outwards.
Compared to the latter type of extractors, the radial honey extractors would require less amount of energy to operate. For that reason, these extractors are more often used for commercial purposes.
Size of the extractor
Honey extractors come in a variety of sizes. Larger extractors are basically intended for commercial uses while the smaller ones are ideal for small-scale businesses.
Usually, commercial honey extractors can hold as much as 60 frames at once. This allows you to extract gallons of honey in no time. However, the smaller types of honey extractors can hold up to 3 to 8 frames at once.
However, regardless of which type of honey extractor you choose, you’ll have to make sure it suits the purpose as well as your budget.
Manual or electric
You should consider the number of frames that you will be processing at once when choosing between a manual or electric extractor. This simply means the amount of honey you plan to harvest. It’s safe to say that if you are planning a small harvest, there is no need for a big or expensive electric honey extractor.
A small manual machine will do a good job and will be good enough to start your beekeeping hobby or business. When production increases, you can get an electric extractor to save time and keep the manual one as a spare – just in case.
How to Clean and Maintain a Honey Extractor
Honey extractors don’t come cheap and to keep them functional for a long time you have to maintain them just the way you do other expensive equipment that you own.
Every beekeeper knows that proper cleaning and maintenance of their beekeeping equipment will guarantee long-term use as well as the ability to produce uncontaminated honey.
The extractor is especially important since this is where the honey passes through before bottling and distribution. This makes it all the more crucial to ensure that the extractor is spick and span at all times.
Don’t leave your extractor out in the open for the bees to clean it. This is one bad advice that has taken root in many bee forums. If you don’t want to spread diseases in your colony or end up with a rusted extractor damaged from the elements, then you should make sure you thoroughly clean and store in a dry place after use.
Before cleaning, make sure that the honey valve is properly closed. Then place the equipment on a steep angle so that any leftover honey flows out through the gate.
You should leave the extractor in this position at a warm temperature for a few hours or a full day at least before you begin cleaning.
When you are ready to clean, you will find more honey collected at the bottom of the extractor. Now open the valve and drain the last of the honey. There will be some wax and pollen, so it’ll be suitable for consumption at home.
Clean out all the wax and pollen from the inside of the extractor then fill the equipment with water and leave it for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, pour out all the content of the extractor and rinse again with water. With a clean cloth, mop up the inside.
To avoid rust on the lower bearings, cover it with a plastic wrap to keep it away from moisture and prevent rusting during the cleaning.
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With presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 2005, Kyrgyzstan's political opposition began preparations in 2004 to challenge the authoritarian rule of President Askar Akayev at the polls. Meanwhile, growing discord within the legislature, including two failed no-confidence votes against the prime minister and a scandal over listening devices discovered in the offices of several opposition deputies, was visible during the year. On the international front, Kyrgyzstan continued to juggle its relations with the United States and Russia over strategic matters, while border and water resource issues contributed to tensions with neighboring Central Asian countries.
Having been populated by nomadic herders and ruled by tribal leaders for centuries, Kyrgyzstan was conquered by Russia in the mid-1800s and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1924. The country declared independence from the USSR in August 1991. After Akayev, a respected physicist, was elected president in the country's first direct presidential vote two months later, he introduced multiparty elections and pursued economic reforms.
In the 1995 parliamentary elections, no single party won a clear majority, with a mix of governing officials, intellectuals, and clan leaders capturing most of the seats in the legislature. Later that year, Akayev was reelected president in early elections with more than 70 percent of the vote. In a February 1996 referendum, 94 percent of voters endorsed constitutional amendments that substantially increased the powers of the presidency.
Opposition parties, including the Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan (PDMK), El Bei-Bechora (The People's Party), and Ar-Namys (Dignity), were barred from competing in the February 2000 parliamentary elections over minor technicalities in rulings that were widely regarded as politically motivated. Ar-Namys chairman Feliks Kulov, who ran as an independent candidate, lost in the runoff by a suspiciously large margin despite having enjoyed a secure lead in the first round. According to official election results, the Communist Party received the largest percentage of votes, followed by the pro-government Union of Democratic Forces. International election observers, including representatives from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, noted serious irregularities such as attempts to bribe voters, violations in vote tabulations, and a state media bias in favor of pro-government parties.
The October 29, 2000, presidential poll was contested by six candidates, including the heavily favored incumbent, who received nearly 75 percent of the vote. Kulov, who was widely regarded as Akayev's main challenger, was denied registration as a candidate for refusing to take a mandatory Kyrgyz language exam, which he charged violated election laws and the constitution. As with the parliamentary elections, international monitors and opposition figures cited widespread irregularities, including the exclusion of candidates for political purposes, the stuffing of ballot boxes, and biased state media coverage.
For the second successive year, Islamic militants conducted armed incursions in August 2000 into the southern region of Kyrgyzstan. The rebels were members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a group seeking the overthrow of the secular government of Uzbekistan and its replacement with one based on Islamic law. After several months of battles between the rebels and Uzbek and Kyrgyz troops, the fighting ceased with the onset of winter, with many of the rebels fleeing back to their bases in neighboring Tajikistan.
Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Kyrgyzstan offered its support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, including the use of its air bases. For the cash-strapped Kyrgyz economy, U.S. troop deployments promised to be a valuable source of income. Meanwhile, human rights groups expressed concern that the government would use its increased cooperation with the United States to crack down further on sources of domestic dissent, including independent media outlets and opposition political groups.
Years of simmering frustrations in the economically depressed and politically marginalized South culminated in an unprecedented series of public protests in 2002. The demonstrations were sparked by the January arrest of parliament member Azimbek Beknazarov on abuse-of-power charges, although critics maintained that he had been detained because of his public criticism of a controversial 1999 border agreement ceding land to China. On March 17 and 18, a few days after his trial began, thousands of pro-Beknazarov demonstrators marched in the southern district of Aksy. In the first outbreak of deadly political violence since Kyrgyzstan's independence, several protestors were killed and more than a dozen were wounded when police fired into the crowd. In an apparent effort to quell the protests, the authorities released Beknazarov from prison the following day. However, on May 24, he was convicted of abuse of office, given a one-year suspended sentence, and stripped of his seat in parliament.
Thousands of Beknazarov supporters continued to hold rallies, demanding that the charges against him be dismissed and that those responsible for the killings in Aksy be punished. The demonstrators adopted additional demands, including Akayev's resignation and the overturning of a May 8 conviction of Kulov for embezzlement. Kulov was already serving a seven-year prison term, which he had received in January 2001, for abuse of power while national security minister in 1997 and 1998. Most analysts maintained that the cases against him were politically motivated and were intended to exclude him from further activities in politics.
The crisis eased somewhat after an appeals court annulled Beknazarov's sentence on June 28, 2002, allowing him to retain his seat in parliament. On December 28, four former regional prosecutors and police officials were sentenced to between two and three years in prison in connection with the Aksy shootings. However, critics charged that senior officials who had authorized the use of force had not been prosecuted and brought to justice. The government subsequently made certain conciliatory gestures toward the southern regions of the country by designating the city of Osh the "southern capital" and awarding it special budgetary privileges.
Disquiet in parliament and underlying divisions within the political elite were evident throughout 2004. In January, several opposition members of parliament announced that they had discovered listening devices in their offices. A parliamentary commission created to examine the case issued a critical report in May that concluded that the National Security Service (SNB) had planted the devices. The SNB responded by presenting a videotape of a former SNB employee confessing to having passed classified documents to two of the opposition deputies, charges that the deputies denied. As a result of the report, the lower house of parliament adopted a resolution calling on Akayev to hold the SNB officials accountable; by November 30, no actions had been taken to follow up on the resolution.
In April, Prime Minister Nikolai Tanayev narrowly survived a no-confidence vote in the upper house of parliament. Tanayev, who had the president's declared support, had been accused of financial abuses and corruption. Although a second vote of no confidence, this time in the lower house of parliament in May, also failed, parliament's attempts to remove the prime minister were indications of genuine discontent within the legislature over government policies. The year also saw the defection to the opposition of Misir Ashirkulov, former secretary of the Kyrgyz Security Council and a long-standing ally of the president.
In the October 10 local elections, candidates representing the pro-government parties Alga, Kyrgyzstan and Adilet captured the largest number of seats. Although the elections took place without significant government interference, some domestic observers reported irregularities, including multiple voting and vote tampering. In a positive step, a new electoral code provision provided for the participation of opposition parties and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on local electoral commissions. While recent legislation somewhat enhanced the responsibilities of local councils - including the right to control local budget expenditures - the councils remain relatively powerless compared with the presidential-appointed regional governors.
With the next parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for February and October 2005, respectively, opposition parties and groups began positioning themselves throughout 2004 to challenge pro-government candidates in the upcoming polls. Several political blocs and tactical coalitions were established during the year in an attempt to improve their chances of gaining seats in parliament and to strengthen their position for the subsequent presidential election. With prominent opposition figure Kulov incarcerated and ineligible for parole until November 2005 - and recent electoral code amendments denying people with a criminal record the right to contest elections - a number of opposition groups declared their support for former prime minister Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who announced his candidacy for president in June. Meanwhile, speculation continued over whether Akayev will seek another term in office. Although he is constitutionally barred from running again - and despite his repeated pledges that he will step down after his current term ends - some analysts believe that the country's constitution will be reinterpreted to allow Akayev to become a candidate.
Kyrgyzstan continued to balance its strategic and economic relations with Russia, China, and the United States throughout the year. In August, Russia and Kyrgyzstan announced an expansion of a military base in the town of Kant near Bishkek that was established in 2003 under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States Collective Security Treaty Organization. Although Kyrgyz and Russian officials have insisted that Russian and U.S. military bases in Kyrgyzstan will serve complementary, rather than competing, strategic roles, the Kant air base is widely seen as an attempt by Moscow to counter the growing U.S. influence in Central Asia after September 11, 2001. The economic benefits of a continued U.S. presence in the country are likely to lead Kyrgyzstan to maintain good relations with both Washington and Moscow. Meanwhile, the Kyrgyz government held discussions with neighboring China during the year to broaden trade and investment opportunities.
Kyrgyzstan's border with Uzbekistan continued to be a source of tension between the two countries. Following the 1999 and 2000 IMU incursions into Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan placed land mines along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border to prevent renewed IMU invasions. Tashkent has refused most demands by Bishkek to remove the mines, which have killed a number of Kyrgyz civilians. In one of the latest issues of concern, in September 2004, Kyrgyz members of parliament called for the return of the primarily ethnic Kyrgyz enclave of Shakhimardan that was transferred to Uzbekistan in the 1930s in a move that Bishkek described as illegal. Disputes over the region's critical water supply also strained Kyrgyzstan's relations with both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, to which Bishkek provides water in exchange for supplies of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan cannot change their government democratically. International election observers described the 2000 parliamentary and presidential elections as neither free nor fair. The constitution codifies strong presidential rule and a weak parliament, and the post of prime minister is largely ceremonial. Although the constitution limits the president to only two terms in office, President Askar Akayev was allowed to run in 2000 after the Constitutional Court ruled that his first term had begun in 1995, after the country's first post-Soviet constitution was adopted (in 1993), rather than in 1991, when he was first elected.
The current bicameral legislature is composed of a 45-member People's Assembly (upper house) and a 60-seat Legislative Assembly (lower house). Constitutional amendments adopted in a February 2003 referendum will create a unicameral legislature with 75 deputies after the 2005 parliamentary poll. Other amendments adopted during the referendum further strengthened the authority of the president at the expense of parliament and included the abolition of party-list voting in parliamentary elections in favor of the first-past-the-post system (which could further weaken political parties) and the granting of immunity to former presidents and their families. Voters also approved a proposal that Akayev should serve out the remainder of his term until December 2005. Election observers noted various irregularities during the referendum, including multiple voting, forged voting results, and polling officials hampering independent observers from monitoring the vote. In addition, the role of the Constitutional Council, which was composed of government officials and civil society representatives and tasked with proposing the amendments, was marginalized, as the final government-prepared text differed significantly from what had been offered by the Constitutional Council. Furthermore, the time frame from the selection of the various proposals for the referendum until the holding of the referendum was extremely short.
A new election code regarded as an improvement over previous legislation was signed into law in January. While the new code contains provisions to improve transparency and NGO and political party participation in the electoral process, concerns remain about certain elements, including some that could be used to restrict the rights of candidates and the media.
The government harassed some members of opposition political groups during the year, including Ar-Namys party deputy chairman Emil Aliyev, who was arrested in July on embezzlement charges that were suspected of being politically motivated. In August 2003, Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court upheld the 2002 guilty verdict against Ar-Namys party leader Feliks Kulov that had resulted from a politically motivated prosecution. Twelve months later, a district court denied Kulov parole. Most political parties are weak, poorly organized, and centered around a specific leading figure.
Corruption is widespread throughout Kyrgyz society, and bribes are frequently required to obtain lucrative government positions. As part of the country's anticorruption campaign, parliament in 2004 adopted a law on income declarations for high-level officials; the first declarations are to be presented in May 2005. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 122 out of 146 countries in Transparency International's 2004 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Both state and private media are vulnerable to government pressure, which causes many journalists to practice self-censorship. Libel is a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison. Most of the country's media outlets are owned or controlled by individuals with close ties to the government and the president's family. All media outlets are required to register with the Ministry of Justice and wait for formal approval before commencing operations; the registration process is often lengthy and includes background checks on owners and sources of financing. The state printing house, Uchkun, which is the country's primary newspaper publisher, has at times refused to print some independent and opposition newspapers. An internationally funded printing press operated by the nongovernmental Media Support Center Foundation provides services to more than 60 local and regional papers without fear of censorship. There are no credible reports of government interference in or censorship of the Internet.
Journalists and media outlets faced harassment, and even violence, during the year. Chingiz Sydykov, the son of Zamira Sydykova, who is the editor of the Respublica newspaper, received serious injuries during an attack in April. His mother believed that the assault was inretaliation for a recent series of articles that she wrote in the paper criticizing the government. Kyrgyz Ruhu newspaper journalist Ernis Nazalov was found dead in September 2003 in a canal in the southern town of Osh; the fact that Nazalov was investigating government corruption at the time increased suspicion that his death was politically motivated. In February 2004, police closed the investigation into his death after an official inquiry concluded that he died of drowning. In September, the MSN newspaper was found guilty of monopolistic practices for allegedly setting low prices designed to restrict competition. Critics charged that the ruling against MSN, which had published controversial articles about socioeconomic conditions in the country, was politically motivated. The independent television station Pyramida was prevented from broadcasting for more than a month in early 2004 because of alleged technical problems. However, the station's director maintained that Pyramida's weekly political program might have angered the authorities because it featured opposition leaders. In August, the telecommunications company Aeropag, with reported ties to the president's family, announced the purchase of shares in Pyramida.
The government generally respects freedom of religion in this predominantly Muslim country. To obtain legal status, all religious organizations must register with the Ministry of Justice, a process that is often cumbersome. The government has increased efforts to monitor and restrict Islamic groups that it regards as extremist and a threat to national security, particularly Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an international movement calling for the creation of an Islamic caliphate throughout the Muslim world. There have been reports of some alleged Hizb-ut-Tahrir members being tortured while in police custody. In May, Uzbek and Kyrgyz secret services conducted joint surveillance of a mosque in Karasuu near Osh during prayers. The mosque is led by Imam Muhammad Rafik Kamalov, whom a member of parliament accused the same month of being associated with Hizb-ut-Tahrir.
Teachers have been forced to subscribe to government newspapers, and municipal authorities in some cities require school children to perform during national holidays and visits by government officials. Corruption is widespread throughout the educational system, with bribes often required to obtain admission to schools or universities.
Freedom of assembly is respected with some restrictions. Numerous protests and rallies took place across the country in 2004, most without interference from the authorities. However, on April 15, police detained more than a dozen demonstrators, including prominent human rights activists, who were protesting Kulov's continued imprisonment. The protestors were given small fines for violating public order and released. In October, the Constitutional Court ruled that a law on assembly was not in compliance with the constitution, which requires only that organizers of public gatherings inform the authorities in advance, rather than seek their permission, to hold such meetings and demonstrations.
Freedom of association is generally respected, although some NGOs have faced harassment and intimidation, sometimes perpetrated by the authorities. On July 3, the daughter of Ramazan Dyryldaev, head of the Kyrgyz Committee for Human Rights, was beaten by unknown assailants. On November 16, Tursunbek Akunov, head of the Human Rights Movement of Kyrgyzstan, disappeared. On the day he went missing, he was gathering signatures for a petition calling for the president's resignation and was in the process of organizing a large protest, to be held the next morning, calling for Akayev to step down. As of November 30, Akunov's whereabouts and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remained unknown. During the year, Akayev and the state media accused foreign NGOs, including the Soros Foundation and National Democratic Institute, of trying to foment popular unrest to overthrow the government.
The law provides for the formation of trade unions, and unions generally are able to conduct their activities without obstruction. Although the right to strike is not specifically codified in law, it is not prohibited. The Federation of Trade Unions is the only union umbrella organization in the country, but unions are not required to join it.
Despite various legislative reforms in the court system, the judiciary is not independent and remains dominated by the executive branch. Corruption among judges, who are underpaid, is reportedly widespread. Defendants' rights, including the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, are not always respected. Police at times use violence against suspects during arrest and interrogation and to extract confessions. In November 2003, Akayev signed a decision outlawing torture; police will face criminal charges and up to ten years in prison if convicted. During 2004, numerous Ministry of Internal Affairs officials were dismissed and prosecuted for offenses including police brutality, according to the 2004 U.S. State Department human rights report. In March 2004, the president signed a law limiting the crimes that carry the death penalty to aggravated murder, rape of underage children, and genocide. On November 16, eighteen prisoners in a detention center in Osh slashed their wrists to protest alleged ill-treatment and a lack of basic services. The incident highlighted persistent reports of poor prison conditions, including severe overcrowding, a high prevalence of infectious diseases, shortages of medicine, and inadequate nutrition.
Ethnic minority groups, including Uzbeks, Russians, and Uighurs, have complained of discrimination in employment and housing. Members of the country's sizable ethnic Uzbek minority have been demanding more political and cultural rights, including greater representation in government and more Uzbek language schools. In April, Akayev signed a new language law requiring that students applying to universities and state and local government officials be proficient in Kyrgyz and stipulating that at least one-third of news broadcasts and advertisements be in Kyrgyz. Some critics charge that the law will lead to further discrimination against the country's large minority population, particularly Uzbeks, and exclude them from political participation.
The government of Kyrgyzstan, which abolished the Soviet-era exit-visa system in 1999, generally respects the right of free travel to and from the country. However, certain policies complicate internal migration, including a requirement for citizens to obtain official permits to work and settle in particular areas of the country.
Personal connections, corruption, organized crime, and widespread poverty limit business competition and equality of opportunity. Conscript soldiers are commonly rented out to civilian employers under illegal arrangements, and some are forced to work for no pay.
Cultural traditions and apathy by law enforcement officials discourage victims of domestic violence and rape from seeking legal help. The trafficking of women and girls into forced prostitution abroad is a serious problem, and some victims report that the authorities are involved in trafficking. In response, the criminal code was amended in 2003 to punish trafficking with up to 20 years in prison, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened an anti-trafficking police unit in 2004. The tradition of bride kidnapping and forcing women into marriage persists despite being illegal, and few are prosecuted for the crime. Although women are well represented in the work force and in institutions of higher learning, declining economic conditions in the country have had a negative impact on women's professional and educational opportunities. | <urn:uuid:10424268-c464-4cd1-a4d9-36f898ceec6c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/1028904.html | 2024-04-24T03:31:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.973506 | 4,481 |
In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, seamless access to your Shopify shop or partner account is essential for coping with your business successfully. However, encountering problems with accessing your shop or logging into your accomplice account can be irritating and disruptive. In this comprehensive guide, we will show you how to access the Shopify Store or log into your Partner Account and offer step-by-step answers to help you regain entry quickly.
Understanding the problem of Access Shopify Store
Before diving into troubleshooting steps, it’s essential to understand the possible reasons why you are probably not able to get entry to your Shopify store or log to your associate account:
1. Incorrect Login Credentials:
The most common and not unusual motive for login troubles is getting incorrect login credentials, such as your email address or password.
2. Account Suspension or Deactivation:
Shopify may suspend or deactivate bills due to policy violations, suspicious pastimes, or failure to conform with the terms of the provider.
3. Browser Issues:
Sometimes, issues with your internet browser, consisting of previous software programs or cached data, can prevent you from having access to your Shopify account.
4. Network Connectivity Problems:
Poor net connection or network troubles can preclude access to your Shopify Save or Partner account.
5. Security Measures:
Shopify’s safety features, consisting of two-factor authentication, may additionally require extra verification steps to access your account.
Now that we’ve recognized ability reasons, let’s explore step-by-step answers to resolve the difficulty:
1. Verify login credentials:
- Double-take a look at the fact that you’re getting the perfect electronic mail address and password associated with your Shopify account.
- Consider using Shopify’s “Forgot password?” feature to reset your password if you’re unsure.
2. Check for account suspension or deactivation:
- Contact Shopify Support to inquire about the status of your account in case you suspect it is able to be suspended or deactivated.
- Review Shopify’s terms of service to ensure compliance with their rules.
3. Clear Browser Cache and Cookies:
- Clear your internet browser’s cache and cookies to take away stored data that may be causing login issues.
- Ensure your browser is updated to avoid compatibility problems with Shopify’s platform.
4. Try a Different Browser or Device:
- If you’re experiencing login troubles on a selected browser, try gaining access to your Shopify account using a distinctive browser or device.
- This can help decide if the difficulty is browser-associated or specific to your account.
5. Check network connectivity:
- Verify that you have a stable net connection and attempt to have access to your Shopify account from a unique community if possible.
- Restart your router or switch to a unique Wi-Fi community to troubleshoot network connectivity troubles.
6. Follow two-factor authentication procedures:
- If you have element authentication enabled, make certain you’re following the appropriate tactics to complete the login method.
- This might also involve coming into contact with a verification code dispatched to your registered electronic mail or telephone.
7. Contact Shopify Support:
- If you have exhausted all troubleshooting steps and still cannot get admission to your account, reach out to Shopify Support for assistance.
- Provide relevant information, including your account information and any error messages you encountered, to expedite the resolution.
Next Steps and Proactive Measures
In addition to troubleshooting login problems after they arise, enforcing proactive measures can help prevent future disruptions to having access to your Shopify Keep or companion account:
1. Password Management:
- Regularly replace your password and keep away from the use of guessable passwords.
- Consider using a password supervisor to securely store and manipulate your login credentials.
2. Security Awareness:
- Stay vigilant in opposition to phishing attempts and suspicious emails that could try to steal your login information
- .Educate yourself and your group on excellent practices for online protection to mitigate the chance of unauthorized entry.
3. Backup Access Methods:
Enable backup access methods, which include restoration codes or alternative touch methods, if you’re unable to get right of entry to your primary login credentials.
4. Account Monitoring:
Monitor your account activity often for any unauthorized access or suspicious activity.
Set up notifications for login attempts or account adjustments to stay knowledgeable about your account hobby.
5. Keep contact information updated:
- Ensure that your touch facts, including email address and spoken-to variety, are updated in your Shopify account settings.
- This ensures that you can acquire crucial notifications and account-associated communication from Shopify.
6. Regular Maintenance:
Schedule everyday protection duties, along with clearing browser cache and updating software, to optimize the performance of your login process.
Customer Support and Community Resources
If you encounter chronic login issues or have questions about having access to your Shopify Keep or Associate account, don’t hesitate to reach out for guidance. Shopify gives comprehensive customer support through various channels, which include:
Shopify Support: Contact Shopify’s devoted aid crew for assistance with account-associated problems, technical assistance, and general inquiries.
Community Forums: Engage with the Shopify community on boards and dialogue forums to search for recommendations from experienced users and percentage insights from fellow merchants.
Help Center: Access Shopify’s tremendous library of help articles, tutorials, and troubleshooting guides to find answers to not unusual questions and analyze approximately the usage of the platform.
Q1.Why am I unable to access my Shopify store?
Ans: There might be numerous reasons why you’re not able to get entry to your Shopify store:
Incorrect login credentials: Double-check that you’re getting the best electronic mail and password associated with your Shopify account.
Account suspension or termination: If Shopify has suspended or terminated your account because of policy violations or other reasons, you may not be able to access your shop.
Technical issues: Temporary technical problems with Shopify’s platform or your net connection could save you access. Try getting access to your shop from an extraordinary tool or community to rule out connectivity issues.
Billing troubles: If there are tremendous bills or billing problems with your Shopify account, it may result in restricted access to your store.
Account safety concerns: Shopify can also temporarily restrict access to your shop if there are security concerns or suspicious activity detected on your account.
If you are still not able to access your shop, touch Shopify’s assistance team for help.
Q2. How do I log into my Shopify Partners account?
Ans: To log into your Shopify Partners account, comply with these steps:
- Visit the Shopify Partners login page (https://partners.Shopify.com/login).
- Enter your e-mail address and password associated with your Shopify Partners account.
- Click on the “Login” button.
- If you’ve got two-element authentication enabled, enter the verification code sent to your registered cellular device or email address.
- Once authenticated, you’ll be logged into your Shopify Partners account, where you may get access to tools and sources for dealing with purchaser stores, constructing apps, and developing your business as a Shopify Partner.
Q3. How do I give my accomplice access to my Shopify shop?
- To deliver an accomplice get admission to in your Shopify store, observe these steps:
- Log in on your Shopify admin dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings > Plan and Permissions.
- Scroll all the way down to the “Staff” section and click on “Add workforce.”
- Enter the partner’s e-mail address and choose the team of workers permissions you need to furnish them, which include full get right of entry to, constrained get right of entry to, or custom permissions.
- Click on “Send invite.”
The partner will get an email invitation to get entry to your house. Once they accept the invitation and create a Shopify account (if they don’t already have one), they will be able to login and get admission to your store based totally on the permissions you’ve granted them.
Q4. How do I recover my Shopify associate account?
If you’re having trouble accessing your Shopify Partners account, follow these steps to recover it:
- Visit the Shopify Partners login web page (https://companions.Shopify.com/login).
- Click on the “Forgot?” link under the login shape.
- Enter the email address related to your Shopify Partners account.
- Check your email inbox for a password reset hyperlink from Shopify.
- Click on the password reset link and follow the instructions to create a brand new password for your Shopify Partners account.
- Once you’ve effectively reset your password, log in to your Shopify Partners account to use your updated credentials.
- If you are nonetheless unable to improve your account, touch Shopify’s help crew for further help.
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January 15, 2022
By Simon Woldemichael
With the coming of independence in 1991, the government faced a big challenge of addressing the acute imbalance in social and infrastructure development between rural and urban areas. The government has carried out investments in rural infrastructure that has impacted the living conditions of the people.Rural and human resource developments appear to be strong in reducing poverty by making education and healthcare accessible. The social and economic development of nations is often affected by the education process in which people learn to create new ways of doing things.In the past, the majority of children in rural areas were not able to attend school as they were expected to support their families by helping work the land or look after animals or because there were no schools to go to. | <urn:uuid:91703e8d-cef4-4d86-8cbb-39c896ab790a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ecss-online.com/narrowing-gaps-by-promoting-rural-development/ | 2024-04-24T02:32:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.983846 | 151 |
It's summer time, and July 24 is Parents' Day. So let's break from school-related comments and take a moment to think about how to reduce some family stress and increase family closeness.
Below is an excerpt from my new e-book, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting. It gives parents of children pre K-12 practical ideas for building children's "EQ" -- their social, emotional and character development using the same evidence-based practices found to work in schools. Enjoy!
Road Signs for Becoming a Caring, Sharing, Problem-Solving Family
Everyone complains that there is no instruction manual for becoming a parent, and no blueprint for helping families become closer. This is true. However, as parents travel down the Parenting Highway, there are going to be a number of signs along the way. Attending to these signs is one of the best things parents can do if they want to reach their destination, or at least avoid some dangerous situations. (Thanks to Eliot Malomet, a teacher, rabbi, parent, and New Jerseyan by way of Canada, for this idea!)
Here are some of the most important signs you will see in your journey to becoming a more caring, sharing, problem solving family, along with travel tips for what you might do (or not do) along the way.
How do we show kids we care? Paradoxically, it is not by giving them everything they want, or by going out of our way all the time to do things for them. In truth, when parents do not provide limits to children, children think they don't care about them. While they will never come out and say this, children need adults to set some boundaries and guidelines. They need adults to be adults, which means to take responsibility for the well being of children and to make some decisions and choices based on adult wisdom, experiences, and values. Every parent needs to have some points that are not negotiable, especially as their kids enter the teenage years and face decisions with very serious consequences.
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In every family, there are tasks and chores and things that must be done so that the household can continue. These include earning money, cleaning, putting things away, laundry, shopping, cooking, washing dishes, repairing, medical and dental check-ups, recycling and garbage disposal, planting, watering, taking care of pets, and paying bills. This is the "price" of family life. It is like a toll we pay to get from one side of a bridge to another, or to travel a distance on a turnpike. It is the price we have to pay to get from where we are now to where we want to be. But tolls also make a contribution. They allow the pathway to be maintained. They enable things to which we are really looking forward to take place.
Seeing these tasks in this way helps family members share in the "work" without thinking of it as a "chore." It makes a contribution to our family. We all make contributions of different kind. All of them are important; to be a family, we need them all. And if we have to do others' work, it leaves less time for our own and it makes it harder for the family to get where it wants to go. We pay a toll not as a penalty, but as part of getting where we want to go.
Every family needs down time as a family. This need is reflected in many forms of religious and spiritual belief. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are "sacred" days for different religions. These are occasions to depart from the routine and spend time as a family in common observance of shared beliefs. This notion also embodies emotional intelligence. Family members need to keep a sense of empathy and perspective for one another. We do not want too much time to go by without finding out what everyone else is doing, how they are feeling about what is going on in their lives, what stress, deadlines, projects, and positive goals are looming just ahead.
The 4-Way Stop sign is something that parents need to put up when they feel the family is moving in too many directions at once -- either away from or even toward each other. We need to stop at our corners, take time to communicate, reflect, plan, and then proceed with some better sense of order and knowledge of where others in the family are headed. This way, we are less likely to lose sight of our loved ones -- or crash. How do parents do this? Establish a time for a 4-Way Stop.
Next Wednesday night, we are all eating dinner together. No one is running out for any meetings. If you have a meeting, be prepared to be late. If you have homework, plan in advance for starting it later. Many families have a hard time doing this on a regular basis. Strive to find some regular times, and be sure to not let more than a couple of weeks go by without one. (Traveling parents -- you can at least call in during these times; speakerphones are common. If you are a cyberfamily, you can probably be in touch via Skype.)
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Cairo Heat - CC via Flickr/Nina Hale
CAIRO – 4 June 2017: Egypt will face a heat wave starting Monday and ending Thursday that will peak in the last two days, the head of the Forecast Public Authority, Ahmed Abdel Aal, announced.
Temperatures are expected to reach 38/42 Celsius in Cairo and the coastal governorates, 32/38 on the North Coast, 39/43 in the northern parts of Upper Egypt and 41/45 in southern parts of Upper Egypt and South Sinai.
Abdel Aal said in an official statement that the temperature will be very high through the day but will go down at night. There will be wind carrying sand and dust in South Sinai and in the southern parts of the country, which could interrupt maritime movement in the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Abdel Aal recommended citizens not to go out into direct sun, cover their heads if necessary, wear cotton clothes in light colors and drink a lot of liquids. He said that in case of sunstroke, the patient should be rushed to the hospital as soon as possible. | <urn:uuid:7dbbb272-bdbd-4214-a4f8-75cf88c88f1b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/6532/Egypt-to-face-heat-wave-through-Thursday | 2024-04-24T03:06:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.948998 | 225 |
A spate of recent controversies has renewed demands for ‘full recall’ – where ten percent of voters can sign a petition, triggering a local referendum on whether an MP should lose their seat and a by-election held. MPs need to be held accountable for their actions, but around the world, where full recall exists, it has led to a swathe of unintended consequences.
The lesson from America has been that big business, trade unions and tech-savvy campaign groups can plot and bankroll the collection of a few thousand signatures and then the pro-recall campaign. The goal of a recall campaign could simply be wasting the time and money of your opponent, or distracting them from the job they were elected to do.
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Full recall could easily become a free for all, as religious evangelicals and women’s rights organisation would target MPs for their view on abortion, energy companies and environmental activists persecute MPs for their views on fracking, and the RSPCA and Countryside Alliance hound MPs for their views on fox-hunting. Any group could do this whenever they wanted to settle vendettas against an MP with whom they disagree, whether local people wanted them to or not.
As well as being used by interest groups, full recall can be a partisan tool. Due to the broken electoral system we use in Westminster, many MPs get elected with less than 50% of the vote. In over half of constituencies in 2015, a majority of voters didn’t vote for the winner. With full recall, unsuccessful parties and their supporters could continually trigger recall votes before losing again at the by-election. Each attempt would cost the taxpayer, parties and candidates a lot of money, while voters get fatigued – resulting in lower turnout each time. Those who are not content are likelier to vote than those who are content, further skewing the result.
Nationally, full recall is complicated by the United Kingdom’s parliamentary democracy. Voters who live in a given seat would be able to recall for example the fisheries minister, the shadow home secretary or even the prime minister, whereas voters in the rest of the country could not.
What’s more, MPs would be less likely to act with a long-term view or in the national interest if they feared the backlash of a short-term local recall campaign. They would be less likely to stick to their principles, speak their mind on controversial issues or take on powerful interest groups.
There are many ways someone can serve their constituency and country as a good MP. Developing government or opposition policies as a frontbencher; scrutinising the government in select committees; banging the drum for the local area in the chamber; banging heads together of local stakeholders to secure local improvements; doing casework to help constituents with personal problems. A minority of constituents who think an MP has this balance wrong shouldn’t be able to trigger a recall vote.
Finally, an MP who is campaigning against a recall vote—to convince their voters that they have been making the right decisions—has less time, resource and energy to get on with their job.
Full recall would not improve our democracy – and in many ways would harm it. We are always going to have unpopular MPs when you don’t have to be popular to win a seat. Introducing full recall would just add an extra level of chaos to Westminster’s already volatile electoral system.
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The long-term solution is to deal with Westminster’s safe seat pandemic. In hundreds of constituencies across the country, if an MP keeps a few members of a tiny party selectorate happy they have a job for life. With a fair system like the one they use in Ireland, we wouldn’t need recall in the first place. The Single Transferable Vote would end the days of unpopular local MPs and give the power back to voters.
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Growing up has been a whirlwind. You've somewhat figured out how to be an adult, and have likely paid for rent or gone grocery shopping on your own. In college, you may have relied on your roommates when you weren't sure how long you should put that chicken in the oven, or for snacks at the library. But now, in the real world, you're calling on all of your girls no matter how far away they may be to make sure you're still on the right track.
Taking less risks sort of comes with the territory, and you'll notice that your girls won't be taking chances every second they get. You're all likely going to be more settled down, or have a better handle on life itself. These seven things will be too true, when you look back and see just how your girl crew has changed over the years.
As Monica and Rachel put it in Friends, "It's the end of an era!" In your 20s, you'll probably live with so many roommates. That apartment in the city has been the dream, but includes lots of loft-mates and sometimes small spaces. You wouldn't trade that chapter for the world, though, and likely love living with your best friends.
In college, you were right across the hall from each other, and now you go shopping at IKEA and grab coffee at the spot downstairs on the reg. By the time you're in your 30s, you'll likely be living with your significant other instead. You're all grown up, after all.
As you get older, the bar scene becomes a lot less fun. You could spend your Saturday nights in the company of strangers and tequila sunrises, or you could snuggle up and watch a movie with your girls instead. If we're being honest, the second that I hit the post-grad life, the answer to that question was quite clear.
As you get into your 30s, you'll likely be busier and might not see your girls as often as you'd like. So, when you do, it shouldn't be in a crowded club where you can't hold a conversation. You have some serious catching up to do, and your house has snacks! Yup — staying in it is.
Once again, life gets somehow even busier when you're in your 30s. You've settled into your career, and working all week long. Maybe you're going to start having kids, and then you need to plan for soccer practices and family meals. You're just a lot less free with your time, and so week-long road trips down the California coastline just aren't in the cards.
Instead, you and your girl crew will be having weekend getaways. You'll head to the spa, or find a cute cottage on Cape Cod to rent out for a few days. Those kind of trips are just more realistic at that point. But, the lesson then is to follow all of your wanderlust right now.
Honestly, you're happy that you're adulting a bit more when it comes to your career. Job searching can just be so stressful, and you're feeling lucky to have landed a work wife in your 30s. Your girl crew is suddenly feeling more professional, because everybody is on their own path to success. You're surviving, and dare I say, thriving.
When you were a bunch of 20-somethings, you were still figuring out what you wanted to do. "What do you want to do with the rest of your life" is a pretty loaded question. You'd all have heart-to-hearts during drives around town and beach bonfires. Somewhere along the way, you all ended up where you were supposed to be. That's as comforting as ever.
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With more than a million eager gamers watching Twitch streams hoping for a closed beta key drop, there's huge interest in learning how to download Riot Vanguard anti-cheat, the final step to getting into Valorant now that is has launched. Fortunately, there's an easy way to get it, so here's how to finish installing Riot Vanguard anti-cheat and launch Valorant.
Now that Valorant is out for everyone, you can simply head straight through to the Valorant site to download the game. As long as you have a Riot account that shouldn't be an issue, and as part of the installation process the Riot Vanguard anti-cheat component will download and install itself. However because the Riot Vanguard anti-cheat client has kernel-level access to your PC, it won't run until you restart your PC and the anti-cheat client will install. Here's a simple round-up to help you out:
Best of luck if you're just starting out with the game! Now you know how the Riot Vanguard anti-cheat download works, why not check out all Valorant characters, abilities and ultimates while you're waiting to hit the ground running.
As you know. The Valorant pack requires a stable and fast internet to download and install on Windows. If there are too many apps and programs running in the background, then it could eat up your bandwidth, causing Valorant download slow.
Another possible reason why is Valorant update so slow is antivirus or Firewall interference. To avoid this situation, you can try whitelisting the game or Riot client to the Windows Firewall and antivirus software.
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Step 4. Restart the client and check if the Valorant download slow issue persists. If not, you can try reinstalling the network driver by selecting Uninstall device in Step 2 and restarting your PC.
If you are using a hard drive with slow transfer speed, the read and write speed of any game downloads will be slower. To make the Valorant download faster, we highly recommend you switch to an SSD drive. This is because most SSDs usually has faster read and write speed than HDDs.
Now, here comes the end of this post. If you have any better solutions to the Valorant download or update slow issue, please share them in the following comment zone. You can send us an email via [email protected] if you have difficulties using MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Riot Games releases patch updates for Valorant very frequently. The updates either come with new content or fixes and improvements to the existing in-game meta. Whatever the kind, patches, when deployed, need to be downloaded first to continue playing the game.
If this is the first update you're downloading for Valorant, the reasons behind the error may span beyond just a bad network connection and faulty DNS. Your system's firewall (Window Defender) could be blocking Riot Client from using the network for downloads.
To try this, open the Task Manager app, and under the Processes tab, locate the Riot Client process and right-click on it. Choose the Go to details option, locate the RiotClientService.exe process, and right-click on the same. Lastly, click on the Set Priority option and choose High. Now, try relaunching the client and installing the Valorant update.
Valorant players can try these workarounds to fix the 'update stuck at 0%' issue. If the error persists beyond all attempts, check for official maintenance windows. Riot could be working on the servers to fix an existing problem. If that's the case, try launching the client and downloading the update after the maintenance ends.
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If neither of the solutions work, try restarting your computer and see if it helps. If you are unable to download an update or the game itself, you should then reach out to your ISP and see if support staff can help you. If not, you should submit a ticket to Riot Games, explaining your problem and you will receive personalized assistance.
Riot Client is the official client app that enables you to play any Riot Games. This client offers many super popular games, for example, Valorant, League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, etc., and these games are constantly updated to stay fresh and satisfy its most dedicated players.
The error message reads, "There was an error connecting to the platform. Please restart your game client." The error code itself isn't new, as we've seen it pop up a few other times throughout Valorant's life cycle. Unfortunately, a simple game client reboot doesn't always take care of the problem.
The VAL 19 error code seems to be attributed to a problem with the Riot Client, the hub from which you can browse, download, install, and play games from Riot Games on PC. Because it appears to be a server-side problem, you may not have success when trying to find a VAL 19 fix.
You could also reinstall the Riot Client. But while a new Riot Client download certainly is an option, it's not suggested as an optimal fix. It can take some time to re-download everything, and since VAL 19 appears to be an issue on Riot Games' side, it likely will not clear the issue.
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Quick tip: Riot Games also makes Valorant, a first-person shooter that mixes modern gunplay with League-style magic spells. It's completely separate from Riot's other games, but still free-to-play. Windows users can download it from the official Valorant website.
Minor updates are easier to tackle, even for low-end PCs and slow internet. However, massive updates like the previous 3.0 Valorant patch can take up a large chunk of PC performance and internet speed. It becomes even harder to tackle when patches feature skin packs and in-game content, even if you have high download speed.
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I don’t quite know what I expected from Mont St Michel. I thought it would be less accessible than it turned out to be and I knew that it would be very touristy but I certainly didn’t expect to love it as much as I did.
The walk to the city and island of Mont St Michel was pleasant enough but it certainly wasn’t pretty. That will soon change because a multi-million Euro project is nearing completion in which the ecosystem of the surrounding salt marshes will be restored and a single road bridge will connect the island to mainland Normandy. At the moment, the island isn’t truly an island and the road to the island seems to be embedded into the marshland.
Once we arrived at the island, we walked through a series of gates and arches until we emerged into what looked to me liked a French medieval market scene within the island fortifications. Given my love of castles and the medieval period, it is safe to say that I was immediately smitten and I might have taken one or two photos of the narrow walkways between the stone and wood frames buildings.
I won’t mislead you, Mont St Michel is indeed a very popular destination and there were many tourists, travellers and visitors jostling to navigate the tiny little passages. There are many shops selling trinkets and souvenirs along the way and many of the restaurants serve a similar fare of fluffy omelettes, crêpes and galettes (a regional savoury pancake). But like with many popular destinations, Mont St Michel is popular for a reason and I was quite fascinated by the gothic abbey, medieval buildings and marshland regeneration project.
We stopped for lunch in a crêperie located just off the main thoroughfare. We sat in the sun but soon learned that bright sunshine does little to remove the chill of a mid-April day in France. I ate a galettes avec jambon et fromage (cheese and ham savoury pancake) and I had a sweet Grand Marnier crêpe for dessert. I was most disappointed that they did not light my pancake up in the way that Grand Marnier pancakes are usually served but I suspect the wind and bright sunshine would have somewhat lessened that effect anyway.
After lunch, we continued our walk to the Mont St Michel Abbey at the top of the island. As we emerged from the main shopping and commercial area, the path became quite beautiful. There was a lot of greenery and fantastic views of the surrounding salt marshes can be seen over the island’s fortifications.
Soon we came to some very steep steps and we began our ascent to the very top of the abbey. As I mentioned, the entire climb from sea level to the top was easier than I thought. We did meet a lady at the top who was walking with the help of crutches, having left her walker near the base of the abbey. She had made it that far but did express concern about climbing too many more stairs within the abbey.
Finally we reached the entrance to the abbey. If I love castles or fortifications and the medieval period, it is safe to say that I adore gothic architecture. I was quite entranced by the spires, turrets and arches of the abbey and was quite thrilled that I could just make out the golden statue of St Michael atop the tallest spire.
We decided to take a tour of the abbey and sat for a while on the roof outside the classic facade of the abbey which was built following a fire in 1776. In the photo below, you can see how the classic styled facade contrasts with the gothic architecture of the rest of the abbey.
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This course will explore how contemporary science fiction presents an occasion to examine theories of metabolism. From the Greek word μεταβολή (to change; as in, a change of symptoms, or a change in the pitch of a musical note), metabolism scientifically describes, “The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life” (OED). While we will begin by considering the medical and biological valences of the terms, this course will trace a longer intellectual genealogy that connects metabolic thinking to Marxist critiques of capitalism, the planetary energy budget, symbiogenesis, industrial agriculture, racialized practices of labor, aerosolization and smells, and theories of the posthuman. What kind of alternative does metabolism provide to concepts like the posthuman or even to ecology itself? What might it enable us to see differently? Is metabolism useful for thinking across varied scales of analysis? This courses privileges science fiction as a site for considering metabolism because of its obsessions with bodily change, eating relations, terraforming, and environmental crisis. We will conclude the class with a discussion of utopian world metabolisms that imagine a path away from petroleum dependency, including the Green New Deal. Science fiction authors will include Greg Bear, Octavia Butler, NK Jemisin, Chen Qiu-fan, Becky Chambers. | <urn:uuid:58c1f51d-c7eb-4f0b-9d15-f578c4d2b717> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.english.ucsb.edu/courses/spring-2020/metabolic-science-fiction/ | 2024-04-24T03:23:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.872238 | 301 |
- 2024 Franchise 500 Rank
N/R Ranked #309 last year
- Initial investment
$224K - $719K
- Units as of 2022
163 4% over 3 years
Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise was founded in 1970 as a muffler shop, a niche auto repair service. In 1971, Tuffy Tire saw potential in franchising, as it expanded to cover brakes, shocks, springs, and alignments, among other automotive repair and maintenance services.
In over 50 years of operation, the Tuffy Tire and Auto Services franchise has grown exponentially, opening over 140 units throughout the United States.
For entrepreneurs looking to open franchises in the United States, opportunities are available in Indiana, Michigan, and North Carolina. Ideal candidates for a Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise are those looking to own their businesses. Absentee ownership is another option for franchisees, making Tuffy Tire and Auto Service an attractive option.
Why You May Want to Start a Tuffy Tire and Auto Service Franchise
The automotive repair industry is competitive, but one aspect that separates Tuffy Tire and Auto Services from the rest is its continued commitment to quality and customer service. Tuffy believes that a company’s reputation is its only strength and promises customers a solid job with each service.
Tuffy offers full-service automotive maintenance and repair, guaranteeing customers quality work. Tuffy promises that every service, small or big, should be “Done Right. Period.”
Customers look at the Tuffy brand as a place where they can leave knowing they received dependable service. For franchisees, Tuffy Tire and Auto Services is the place to grow since the capabilities of the company’s operating system are proven and time-tested.
Running a Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise can help you serve your community by creating employment and meeting the needs of locals.
What Might Make Tuffy Tire and Auto Service a Good Choice?
If you're interested in opening a Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise, you can be part of a family that guarantees support, an excellent reputation, and offers affordable terms. A Tuffy Tire and Auto Services franchise requires an initial investment that will include a franchise fee and other potential startup fees.
You should make sure you're financially ready for the initial investment with enough capital available to cover potential fees. These fees will include royalty percentage and ad fees. Additionally, the company enjoys excellent relationships with third-party financiers. These avenues can help you cover the franchise fee, inventory, payroll, equipment, and startup costs.
How to Open a Tuffy Tire and Auto Service Franchise
To kickstart your Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise, start by filling out a secure franchise inquiry. Additional requirements for franchisees can be found in Tuffy’s Franchise Disclosure Document that will be provided with initial interviews.
You'll complete over 75 hours of classroom training in addition to dozens of hours of on-the-job training. Since four employees are required to run a Tuffy Tire unit, training makes the process easier, preparing core team members for daily operations.
The Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise offer ongoing and marketing support to cover arising activities that make the Tuffy brand unique. In the competitive automotive market, being part of the Tuffy Tire and Auto Service team could be a good decision for your future.
About Tuffy Tire and Auto Service
Franchising Since | 1971 (53 years) |
# of employees at HQ | 33 |
Where seeking |
This company is offering new franchises in the following US states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia |
# of Units | 163 (as of 2022) |
Information for Franchisees
Here's what you need to know if you're interested in opening a Tuffy Tire and Auto Service franchise.
Financial Requirements & Ongoing Fees
Here's what you can expect to spend to start the business and what ongoing fees the franchisor charges throughout the life of the business.
Initial Franchise Fee
$224,000 - $718,500 |
Net Worth Requirement
Ad Royalty Fee
Term of Agreement
15 years |
Is franchise term renewable? | Yes |
Some franchisors offer in-house financing, while others have relationships with third-party financing sources to which they refer qualified franchisees.
Third Party Financing | Tuffy Tire and Auto Service has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following: franchise fee, startup costs, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, payroll |
Training & Support Offered
Franchisors offer initial training programs and a variety of ongoing support options to help franchisees run their businesses.
On-The-Job Training | 40 hours |
Classroom Training | 104 hours |
Ongoing Support |
Meetings & Conventions
Security & Safety Procedures
Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing Support |
Additional details about running this franchise.
Is absentee ownership allowed? | Yes |
Can this franchise be run from home/mobile unit?
Can this franchise be run part time?
# of employees required to run | 4-5 |
Are exclusive territories available?
Franchise 500 Ranking History
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7 Signs You Need to Start Looking for Another Job After Your Employer Is Acquired The company that hired you is invested in your success. The company that buys that company sees you as an expense.
By Tor Constantino •
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Quitting a job is a big decision for most individuals. While there are many reasons to quit it can sometimes be difficult to identify those reasons, as well as the timing, when there are bills to pay and/or a family to support.
During the past 15 years in corporate America, I've worked for three different companies that were acquired by larger organizations on four different occasions. During and after each merger, I noticed several signs that the organizational change and evolution was not a fit for me at that time.
Based on those early-warning signals, I was able to identify and secure better opportunities with different organizations. Those seven warning signs were:
1. People you respect are fired.
During the second acquisition I went through, the president of our company -- one of the best bosses I ever had -- was fired. I was stunned by the surprise move, as was the entire organization. Since I was in charge of internal and external communications, the acquiring CEO asked my thoughts about his decision to fire the much-beloved president the day it happened.
I told the CEO it sent the wrong message to all employees. It conveyed to each of them that they were all expendable. He smiled, nodded his head and said, "Good, I like to inject fear into organizations."
Needless to say, I started looking for my next gig after that meeting.
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2. People are no longer valued.
One of the main "benefits" companies realize from a merger centers around the fuzzy corporate buzzword "synergy, " which is the antiseptic-sounding catchword for layoffs and cost reductions.
I've been through this several times. Two times the layoffs occurred with compassion and a keen focus on employees, who were given ample severance, career placement resources and time to plan. The other two instances can only be described as mercenary. One day people were there, the next they were not. No explanation or context was provided.
While reductions in force (RIF) are part of virtually every business, dignity and respect need to be a part of every RIF. If they are not, consider looking elsewhere even if you are not laid off.
3. Growing incompetence.
All too often, organizational cuts go too deep, taking out linchpin individuals and keepers of institutional memory, as well as unsung individual contributors who do the job of multiple people.
When those superstars exit the company, the shortcomings of remaining underperformers become more pronounced. Organizational upheaval tends to reveal organizational incompetence.
While it's important to allow for a time of transition, if the incompetency increases after six months a refresh of your resume might be in order.
4. Your boss doesn't understand the business.
One of the most unfortunate aspects of a transition such as this is when your incoming boss doesn't understand the nature of the business, customer needs or your respective role.
The fortunate thing is that you can usually decipher this particular sign pretty quickly, which can help shape your ultimate decision to stay or go.
5. Previous advancement opportunities are blocked.
This is an unavoidable reality that occurs with mergers. Typically, open opportunities at the acquired company are filled by individuals from the acquiring parent company who need to be "protected" for some odd reason rather than laid off.
If your company gets acquired and vacancies within your organization are artificially stuffed with folks from the acquiring parent organization, it's a telltale sign to seriously consider a proactive career change. Your advancement options are limited if you stay.
6. Retention and development programs are cut.
Frequently, in the rush to realize the aforementioned "synergies" and cost reductions, early casualties are education reimbursement benefits, career development training or even long-term incentive plans.
The dismantling of those types of employee-focused programs for the sake of costs is usually not a good long-term sign.
7. More work, less reward.
It's an acquisition axiom that once the cuts have occurred at a company, the volume of work doesn't decrease proportionately. By definition, a synergy occurs when productivity improves at a lower cost.
While that sounds great to the investment community, the actual implementation is very demanding on the remaining employees. The employees who still have jobs usually get the added workload of excised personnel, without a commensurate increase in salary, title or influence.
Once you're forced into that role, the outcome tends to be physical and emotional burnout. To avoid that, it's important to quickly recognize the unsustainability of that arrangement and consider other potential options.
These seven signals are not exhaustive nor unique to the M&A arena. They can, and do, occur at organizations at anytime. While one or two of these signals might be the post-recession "new normal" for your organization, if you see a majority or all of them in place for several months a career assessment is probably in order.
However, no matter how bad a workplace situation might be, it's best not to leave it until you've found a better situation.
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Business Impact NW is one of the leading non-profit community development financial and business assistance organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The mission of BIN is to promote the economic development of marginalized communities by offering access to capital, training and support to grow small businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest. For more information about BIN’s history, mission, and programs for women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and veteran business owners, please see our website: www.businessimpactnw.org.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Position summary: The Corporate Giving Manager is responsible for corporate grants, gifts and sponsorships that financially sustain programs and operations of Business Impact NW - a nonprofit CDFI dedicated to growing small businesses that create jobs in underserved communities. This position reports to the Associate Director of Development in the Development Department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with Chief Strategic Development Officer and Associate Development Director to set aggressive corporate development calendar and agenda for Business Impact NW that meets or exceeds annual budgetary goals
- Develop and maintain strong external relationships within the corporate giving world to facilitate funding opportunities, retain and increase the number of sponsors for events, grow current sponsor commitments, and create new investments
- Qualify, Cultivate, Solicit, and Steward corporate prospects and contributors to meet or exceed annual revenue goals, maintain an excellent reputation in the community and relationships with contributors
- Execute high-value sponsorship recognition, acknowledgment, and thanking in coordination with other departments
- Write successful grants as needed for corporate support
- Keep development database current with communication, pledges, gifts, and commitments related to fundraising activity
- Develop and maintain contributor engagement program and work collaboratively with the Chief Strategic Development Officer, Associate Development Director, and Events and Engagement Manager to develop additional compelling corporate engagement opportunities
- Work collaboratively with Development and other departments, management team, and external fundraising professionals
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European works quotas and prominence: new guidance in line with the European Commission's guidelines
Since the transposition of the AVMS Directive in UK law on 1 November 2020 – required under the terms of the EU Withdrawal Agreement –, European works quotas and prominence requirements apply to on-demand programmes services. On 7 September 2022, following a public consultation launched in January, Ofcom released new guidance for on-demand programme service (ODPS) providers on their new obligations related to European works. This guidance complements the ODPS Rules and Guidance document, released by Ofcom in December 2021, setting out all the statutory requirements for on-demand services providers and explaining how Ofcom understands these requirements.
As detailed in the Rule 15 of the ODPS Rules and Guidance document, on-demand services providers shall make sure, on a yearly basis, that at least 30% of their programmes are European works while ensuring the prominence of such content. The definition of European works includes works originating both from the European Union Member States and from States part of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television (Council of Europe) – such as the United Kingdom.
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The 30% quota: Ofcom complies with the European Commission approach to define and calculate the share of European works (based on the total number of titles in a catalogue, a TV film or one season of a TV series corresponding to one title, except exceptional circumstances).
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Enforcement powers: based on yearly reporting from the providers, in case of failure and if judged appropriate by the regulator, Ofcom underlines its "power to open an investigation, to issue an enforcement notification and, where appropriate, to impose a financial penalty that is proportionate to the contravention and not exceeding 5% of annual turnover or £250,000 (whichever is the greater amount)".
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Hi! I am Jonah Geissler, and I am going to serve with YWAM in Europe.
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My hope is to serve God through outreach in Europe and beyond, as well as gain life experience in my first year as an adult. I'm looking forward to what God has planned for me in the next 6 months.
The mission I will be joining is called Discipleship Training School or DTS. DTS is a 6 month experience made up of 2 phases the first is the lecture phase, where I will learn how to be a missionary. The lecture phase will take place in the home country where the YWAM base is. The second is the outreach phase, where I will go out to another country or countries to serve, evangilize, and preach.
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Shabbat Parashat Terumah| 5766Ask the RabbiQuestion: During laining, the ba’al koreh showed the oleh (the one who had the aliyah) the wrong place and noticed during the oleh’s beracha. The ba’al koreh rolled the Torah to the right place as the oleh continued his beracha. Did the oleh have to make a new beracha?
Answer: This question is important because a quick decision is needed, and sometimes the rav is not present. It is hard to choose among opinions, and there are distinctions over which poskim differ. We will try to explain the basic approaches and present an approach to implementation.
The Beit Yosef (Orach Chayim 140) relates the following incident. On Rosh Chodesh Tevet, the shaliach tzibbur opened up the sefer Torah for Chanuka reading before that for Rosh Chodesh and was corrected after the oleh’s beracha. The Avudraham brought those who said that he should have made another beracha because of the time delay as they rolled the sefer to the correct place and because in the parallel case, of one who made a beracha on a food but ended up eating a different one, he makes a new beracha. He brings others who argue on both assumptions and say that the beracha applies to all texts that are in the sefer Torah before him and, therefore, making a new one is improper. The Beit Yosef concludes that since regarding berachot on foods (206:6), we require a new beracha on the food he had not intended to eat even though it had been in front of him, so too here he makes a new beracha. In the Shulchan Aruch (140:3) he brings both opinions but favors the one to make another beracha (without repeating the introduction of “Barchu…” (Mishna Berura 140:3)). Nevertheless, recent Sephardic poskim (see Kaf Hachayim 140:15; Yalkut Yosef 140:4) conclude that in a case of a doubt whether or not to recite a beracha, one refrains from reciting it even if the Shulchan Aruch rules that one should.
Ashkenazic poskim generally require the new beracha in this case, but several distinctions make application of this rule uncommon. Most classical poskim decided that the matter depends on the oleh’sintention during the beracha. Since most people do not think too deeply about the matter, poskim have to fill in gaps.If the oleh becomes aware of the mistake before the ending of the beracha, he does not need a new beracha (Biur Halacha, ad loc.). (Rolling the Torah without him realizing would not help). The Mishna Berura (ibid.: 9) rules that all texts that were open when the oleh was shown the place are covered by the beracha. (The Shaarei Ephrayim 4:17 requires that the texts be in the same column). Thus, the most common mistakes that require a new beracha are in the first aliyah, in cases where the wrong Torah was taken out, the Torah was rolled improperly, or the place was moved during the last hagba (let the ba’al koreh, gabbai, and kohen beware).
The Pri Megadim (Eshel Avraham 140:4) raises a further limitation on the basic ruling. Noting that the case discussed by the Rishonim involvedpeoplewho thought that they were supposed to lain the Chanuka reading first, he says that if the oleh knewwhatthe right reading is but was inadvertently shown the wrong column, then he does not make another beracha. Although the classical poskim and the Mishna Berura apparently reject the Pri Megadim, and accepted practice appears to follow the Mishna Berura, the Pri Megadim makes a lot of halachic sense. The Radvaz (I, 248) goes further, saying that the beracha primarily relates to the mitzva of public Torah reading, with the specific text being secondary. Of great importance is that leading, recent poskim, including R. Moshe Feinstein (OC I, 36; see Piskei Teshuvot 140:3) accept the Pri Megadim and that we try to avoid questionable berachot.
We suggest the following (if the rav is not present). If you recall that the shul’s practice is like the Mishna Berura, have the oleh make a new beracha, unless he is Sephardic, he refuses, or you expect him to be upset to repeat the beracha. If the practice is not known, do not instruct the oleh to make a questionable beracha, given important poskim’s opposition.
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We’re predicting belly piercings will be the ultimate way to spice up your summer look in 2023! Belly piercings had a big resurgence in 2022 with the rise or Y2K fashions, and they’re not going away anytime soon. Although they take up to 6-12 months to completely heal, you can swim just three weeks after getting your belly pierced – get ready for that next beach day or pool party! So, you heard it here first; belly piercings are going to be the hottest piercing of the season.
Mismatched jewellery? Essential Beauty says absolutely not. Curated ears were huge in 2022, and will continue to be in 2023! There are over 20 places to get pierced on the ear, and with our favourite celebrities jumping on the bandwagon, we don’t see curated ears going away any time soon. The best way to add to your ear curation is with a new piercing, and new jewellery – lucky it’s everything your local Essential Beauty is an expert at.
Goodbye lash extensions, lash lifts are a massive in for 2023! A lash lift is basically a perm for your eyelashes and dramatically enhances your look for 4-6 weeks post-appointment. Lash lifts are perfect for cutting down your beauty routine in half, and we’re all about embracing your natural beauty and features. Put down the mascara, a lash lift is your new beauty service must-try next year. Put it on your beauty bucket list this year!
In 2022 we saw an increase in people embracing their natural eyebrows, and we don’t think this is going away any time soon. What better way to enhance your natural brows than with a brow tint? Eyebrow tints achieve better brow definition and fullness, all while improving the natural shape of your eyebrows. So, we’re calling it – eyebrow tints are in for 2023!
Essential Beauty offers a range of brow tints that can suit your needs and wants! At Essential Beauty you can choose from our most popular professional salon tint service, or our up and coming henna brows service.
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Management fees for the mutual fund and exchange traded fund industries have been on the decline as greater competition and rising popularity of index-based strategies cause providers to slash costs to remain competitive.
According to Morningstar data, the average expense ratio for funds in 2017 when weighted for the amount the funds have in assets dipped to 0.52%, or a decline of 8% from the 2016 average, reports Ryan Vlastelica for MarketWatch.
“This is the largest year-over-year decline we have recorded since we began tracking the trend in asset-weighted average fees in 2000,” Patricia Oey, a senior fund analyst at Morningstar, said. “Consequently, we estimate that investors saved roughly $4 billion in fund expenses last year.”
The slow downward slide in fund fees has been an ongoing trend. According to the Investment Company Institute, expense ratios for U.S. equity ETFs declined by nearly a third between 2009 and 2016, dropping 32% to 23 basis points on average from 34 basis points over the period.
Morgan Stanley has also argued that fees could fall another 10% to 15% over the years ahead, fueling speculation that some broad index-based funds may even charge a zero management fee.
The cheaper fees may be a response to the increased popularity of passive funds, which just try to passively reflect the performance of an underlying index like the S&P 500. The passive nature does not require too much hand holding, compared to an actively managed fund where components are selected at the discretion of a manager or trade team. | <urn:uuid:7bf1fea7-af98-4d68-a69c-1e21bf7f1385> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.etftrends.com/etf-mutual-fund-fees-race-to-zero/ | 2024-04-24T04:03:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.958721 | 321 |
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You may want to see the heptagon version before attempting this one
Every diagonal within a regular nonagon is drawn. Circles are centered at each intersection of diagonals along a vertical axis (these same constructions can be made nine times around the nonagon). Each circle can be tangent to at least 4 diagonals when the circle is at least 2 different sizes. Unnecessary diagonals have been hidden. Drag the green points to resize the circles. Can you find all 13 positions where a circle is tangent to at least 4 diagonals?
Hint: sometimes the circle is not entirely contained within the nonagon.
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I’m not quite certain how one could read only one book at time. I mean, obviously, at any moment, one is only reading one book at a time, without much confusion, but one’s moods and interests so seldom remain the same from the time one wakes up until the it’s time to put the light out that, unless someone is dictating one’s reading, it doesn’t seem right – it doesn’t seem fair to the book – to stick to only one work. Certainly having more than ten on the go at one time is excessive. One cannot give them enough of one’s attention, that mental caress of thought, wayward though it may be. So the books sit around in stacks, receiving more or less attention, and it is not certain whether books or reader are ticking off more items on any given list. It is rather dusty. | <urn:uuid:fe055ef2-9933-46b9-963f-20983c8f3506> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.eudaemonist.com/13ii2024/ | 2024-04-24T02:23:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.966385 | 189 |
Shanghai-based Huifu released new blockchain services targeting digital consumption, cross-border payment, metaverse and other Web 3.0 applications.
It fits well with Shanghai's strategy to establish a global digital hub and an international finance center in the future. The city has published blueprints to support developing AI, cloud and metaverse innovation.
Facing new opportunities with industrial policies and technological changes, Huifu is accelerating exploration in three new tracks – industrial digitalization, cross-border payment and Web3.0, said Tang Wei, Huifu's assistant president.
The new scenarios, like AI and metaverse, make payment a necessary "digital infrastructure," Tang said in a conference held in a virtual hall in the metaverse world.
Web 3.0, dubbed as "future Internet infrastructure" after Web 2.0, is becoming more practical in China with a complete ecosystem. The blockchain-based Web 3.0, used in popular applications like Non-Fungible Rights or NFRs and the metaverse, may make the Internet world more fair and create opportunities in the virtual realm, experts said.
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David Peetz and Georgina Murray
When people say share ownership is highly diversified, they think most large public corporations have lots of shareholders and often the largest shareholder has less than 15 per cent, sometimes less than 5 per cent, of the total shareholdings. But looking at it this way obscures the concentration that is taking place. The same organisations—usually finance capital, rarely families or individuals—own these public companies. We (David and Georgina) first researched this in 2009, and we’ve since found that the trend is of increasing concentration in several countries over three decades.
When one organisation alone controls more than 6 per cent of shares in very large global corporations, and 30 control more than half of all shares in these corporations, that signifies very high concentration. Our 2009 study found that various forms of financial capital controlled the great majority (68.4 per cent) of shares in the world’s very large corporations. Individuals or families held only a minimal proportion (3.3 per cent), and industrial companies held relatively little. Banks were the most common specific type of individual or organisation that controlled the shareholdings in very large corporations.
Levels of concentration
Our study used a database of shareholdings in the 299 largest publicly-listed global corporations from the Bureau van Dijk global database of corporations, OSIRIS. This database combined information from around 100 sources and covers nearly 63,000 companies worldwide.
In some cases, the true ownership of shares is hidden by the use of 'nominee' or 'depository' organisations. These vary in significance and legal treatment between jurisdictions. They include such entities as as Clearstream and Euroclear in Europe, the Depository Trust Corporation in the US, Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Nominees in Hong Kong (which makes it to our list of the top-30 private shareholders), the Canadian Depository for Securities (which would be the second-largest shareholder in that country), and a variety of bank nominees in Australia—where nominee shareholdings are unusually important, accounting for half of significant Australian shareholdings in 2009-10. The nominee normally is not exercising its own discretion in investment decisions. Rather, the—often-secret—beneficial owner of the shares exercises decision-making power and control. This is quite different to the funds managers who dominate in our analysis and who mobilise money owned by other people and make investment decisions on their behalf. Broadly speaking, nominee holdings make little difference to the global picture presented here.
US-based very large corporations accounted for 29 per cent of companies in our database. By region, Europe (mostly the UK, France and Germany) accounted for 37 per cent of companies. This was greater than the share of the Americas (32 per cent) and Asia (including Japan, Korea, China, the Middle East and Australia), at 30 per cent.
The largest 30 shareholders (out of more than 2,100 share controllers) owned or controlled some 51.4 per cent of the assets of the 299 companies. This is a significant concentration of resources and power—1.5 per cent of shareholders controlling 51 per cent of shares. These 30 shareholders were made up of 21 private-sector shareholders and nine public-sector (that is, government-owned) shareholders. Nine government agencies between them account for 17 per cent of the assets of the 299 very large corporations.
Importantly, one company that is relatively unknown outside financial circles, BlackRock Inc, held or controlled 6.1 per cent of the assets of the 299 companies (around US$3 trillion) in 2009. It is a US financial company, mostly a 'fund manager', with offices in 30 countries and about 8,400 employees. BlackRock, as a fund manager, mobilises other people’s money to buy and control shares in the many companies in which it has a stake. So it exercises control of shares principally through the funds it manages rather than through buying shares for itself. More than 85 per cent of its share ownership was via funds it controls. BlackRock was the largest share controller not only internationally but also among Canadian, German, Italian and American very large corporations.
The governments of the UK (4.7 per cent in 2009, having 'rescued' ailing banks in the global financial crisis, but now lower) and China (4.5 per cent) were also large share controllers. And through its sovereign wealth fund, the Norwegian government controlled 1.2 per cent of shares in very large corporations.
Six of the top ten private shareholders were based in, or at least originated from, the US, as did ten of the top 21. Three of the top ten were based in France, and one in the UK. All of the top ten were financial institutions of one type or another: banks, financial companies, insurance companies, or mutual and pension funds or trusts. The top eight shareholders each held shares in more than half of the top 299 corporations. So, their potential influence was spread across a very wide range of corporations. Eighteen of the top 21 shareholders each held shares in at least 100 very large corporations.
Different patterns of share control We observed various distinct patterns of share control by looking at three key indicators:
the size of a shareholder’s holding in a company, as a proportion of the total value of that company’s shares;
the number of companies in which a shareholder had the largest shareholding; and
the number of companies in which a shareholder was among the top five shareholders.
We refer to the second and third of these indicators as measures of share controller 'precedence'. BlackRock and Capital Group were notable for having both wide influence (across many companies) and deep influence through high precedence—that is, they were often the top or the second-ranked shareholder. In 55 per cent of its shareholdings, BlackRock was ranked among the top five. This was also the case for 45 per cent of Capital Group’s shareholdings.
Yet in no very large corporation did BlackRock have shareholdings above 15 per cent. Capital Group had such share levels in only one case. Very few top private-sector share controllers aimed to (or perhaps could) secure shareholdings of 15 per cent or higher. In 56 per cent of very large corporations the top shareholding was less than 15 per cent. In one in ten of these corporations the top-ranked shareholding was 5 per cent or less.
At the other extreme, several companies gave low priority to having precedence, and avoided proportionately large holdings altogether. Some 98-99 per cent of the holdings of several European share controllers (such as BPCE and Societe Generale) were valued below 5 per cent of the relevant very large corporation’s shares. Around 80 per cent or more were valued below 1 per cent. By implication, the European share controllers were potentially less activist in seeking to develop deep control in shareholdings.
What are the implications?
The global financial crisis displayed the consequences for the real economy of the financialisation of markets through the emergence of credit default swaps, derivatives and collateralised debt obligations. Less obvious is the financialisation of ownership. Finance capital doesn’t only lend money to corporations to expand. Its impacts on share prices signal the successes or failures of corporate management. Finance capital orders and owns the corporations. So, the distinction between finance capital and other types of capital (in particular industrial capital), while useful in some respects, is misleading in others. Ultimately, industrial capital is finance capital.
If there was once a time when a few families and individuals owned large public corporations—and their personal values, quirks and preferences shaped the way those corporations behaved and dominated the world—that time has passed. Today the world is dominated by corporations that follow the logic of finance capital—the logic of money.
David Peetz is Professor of Employment Relations at Griffith University and Georgina Murray is Associate Professor in Humanities at Griffith University. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
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Have you heard of the word “nutracosmetics“? This refers to supplements that are taken orally that produce a cosmetic benefit. At Evolutions Medical Spa, we believe that taking care of your skin starts from within and we recommend nutracosmetics to enhance your home skincare regimen.
If you are looking for supplements in Santa Barbara that work wonders, look no further than the SuperFood Solution supplements that come in three different formulas: NanoGreens, NanOmega, and NanoPro. We’ve blogged about the benefits of all three of these in a past post.
The supplements come in powder form, making it easy to take with you to work, school and vacation and can be mixed with 6-8 ounces of water for a healthy drink. What we’d like to share with you today is that there are alternatives to taking the supplements with water. Some of our favorite recipes follow:
Recipes for the NanoGreens Supplement –
- Add a 1/4 scoop to 1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce and this becomes a kids favorite!
- Stir in 1/2 scoop or more to 6 ounces of yogurt and get an extra dose of probiotics.
Recipes for the NanOmega Supplement –
- Thoroughly blend some ice with your favorite berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries) in water, green tea or fruit juice. Add a scoop of NanOmega for a few seconds and enjoy an antioxidant fruit smoothie.
- Add a scoop of NanOmega to 8 to 10 ounces of extra pulp orange juice instantly adding extra calcium and vitamin D for strong bones and fiber.
Recipes for the NanoPro Supplement –
- Blend ice, whole or low fat milk and 1/4 teaspoon of malted milk (or 2 tablespoons of Ovaltine instead of malt) and a scoop of NanoPro for a fortified chocolate super shake.
- Lactose intolerant people can enjoy a scoop of NanoPro with enriched soy, rice or almond milk.
- 1/4 teaspoon NanoGreens
- 1/4 teaspoon NanoPro
- 1 tablespoon plain, organic yogurt
Mix in small bowl. Cleanse and dry your face. Use a facial brush or your fingers to apply to face, neck and top of hands. Let stand for 20-30 minutes. Shower off or use warm towel to wipe off.
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When: Thursday, February 25th, 2021
Where: McPherson Square (Blue/Orange/Silver Line)
Hares: Little Spermaid & Can’t Find Pussy in a Haystack
On-After: None, because COVID
L’chaim! Welcome to a trail based on yet another Jewish holiday I’ve never heard of! It was a lovely trail, full of costumes and beer. Little Spermaid regaled us with biblical stories of Purims past. Days of feasting, merriment, parades, costumes, and lots of spite for those who conspire to murder Jews. Basically an ANTIFA rally!
I’m kind of embarrassed actually, I should know more about Purim since I’m a quarter Jewish… specifically, the circumcised part.
Speaking of circumsized dick… let’s get to violations from trail! Skooter Kunte and 23 in Me are being violated for discussing how they wished cum tasted like vanilla creamer so they could put it in their coffee on a lazy Sunday morning.
Maybe Its Gaybelline was overheard at beer check talking about wanting to get a Cleveland Steamer on his nipple. Bro, I know you already have a Dirty Sanchez, you don’t have to BE one. Also, we need to discuss the logistics of how someone shits on JUST your nipple. How big is your poop? Like… is your poop duck pellet sized? You realize human turds are way bigger than your nipples, right? I’m an expert in this area, human shit is bigger than duck shit.
Speaking of ducks… SchroCo is being violated for chasing after four ducks for a picture instead of taking a picture of the 40 ducks chilling behind him. Just like SchroCo, always chasing the wrong tail.
We all know people pee on trail, and that’s ok. But Just Arlie is being violated for doing it ON the trail, less than 6 feet away from other hashers, while NOT WEARING A MASK! (But she’s still a good girl!)
Ready Player None was overheard on trail talking about how trashed he was on Tuesday and that he’d never go that hard again on a Tuesday ever. Come on RPN, I know that S.H.I.T. trails suck but you don’t have to disrespect other kennels like that!
Edward Sissy Hands is moving to Boston next week. It’s good he was dressed as sexy as he could be, because he’s already hotter than 80% of the women in Boston.
Can’t Find Pussy in a Haystack, we heard you were a good sweeper tonight. Too bad you wife doesn’t think you’re a good sweeper at home!
On-We get Christmas off from work, why not Purim, dammit!?-On
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This fabric border immerses you in a rich cultural tapestry. This fabric, made from pure crepe, reveals a mesmerising representation of the veiled brides, giving a sense of mystery and heritage.
The ‘rich tomato-red color’ represents passion and vigor, making it ideal for times that call for a striking statement. The ‘digitally printed brides’ pay respect to historical customs, connecting the past and present.
This fabric is versatile and eye-catching, making it suitable for designing ethnic wear that expresses the power and elegance of the brides shrouded in heritage. With each thread, embrace the creativity of culture.
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A website costs exactly the same as a house or a car or a horse. The reality is that website design and development costs can range significantly depending on your requirements and expectations.
Off-the-shelf website costs
Let’s start at square one (pun intended). On a high level, if you use off-the-shelf software like Squarespace and keep your design focused on a few hard-working templates, the site will be less expensive to create. These simple tools can be a great option if you don’t have complex functionality requirements and are okay with template-based design. Wix is another option to consider in this low-cost zone. Sites made this way generally cost $15K-$35K+ and can result in solid products if you are comfortable with the restrictions and compromises you’ll need to make with this approach. (You can probably find a freelancer willing to take on a simple project south of $5K, but there are important factors to consider if taking this approach. More on this below.) If you are able to make decisions quickly and know what you want, one to two months is fair timeline to create a site like this.
Costs for unique, more complex websites
If you have more complex requirements and/or a want unique design that is purpose-built for your customer and brand, but don’t need a completely custom system, look to solutions like WordPress, Drupal, and Webflow. Using these platforms will allow you to get the customization you are looking for, but still enjoy the savings you get from using a well-established existing platform that gives you a ton out of the box. This is the area where ETR does most our work. Sites made following this approach can range dramatically from about $50K to $500K+ depending on your needs, content, and desired user experience. Things like registration, e-commerce, the number of unique page designs, third-party integrations, payment processing, real-time content needs, APIs, advertising needs, amount of content, content migration, and CMS editor needs are all good examples of efforts that drive cost. Of course, the more complexity involved, the higher the effort required and the longer timeline you’ll need. The majority of the sites we make with this approach take four to six months to produce, but sometimes timelines can easily be 12+ months. If you are a larger company, make sure to be honest about how much time you will need for reviews and internal selling.
Custom website design and development
Custom site design and development is by far the most expensive approach to building a website. ETR does custom builds occasionally, when functionality, user needs, and/or security needs are so unique that one of the existing platforms won’t support your objectives. Not only is this approach hands down the most expensive to build, it will also likely prove to be the most expensive to maintain over the long run since there isn’t a community creating new (often free) features for your custom build. Any evolution of the product is up to you and will need to be fully funded by you. Custom builds will also take the longest to bring to market since you are building everything from scratch. Custom builds usually cost $500K-$1M+. Most custom builds take 12+ months to produce due to the unique features and functionality required and because you are creating everything from the ground up.
How the type of team you choose impacts budget, quality, and other considerations
Now that you have a good sense of the budgets attached to different platforms and basic ways of building websites, let’s take a look at another factor that really sways cost: The kind of team you are working with. Here are some of the pros and cons of the different approaches we commonly see.
Some companies opt to do most (or in some cases all) themselves, which will probably be the cheapest way to go. But the DIY approach has significant risks – from the variability of skills possessed across the many disciplines needed to build a site (e.g. strategy, design, development, security, integrations, etc.) to bandwidth issues when juggling multiple responsibilities to the general lack of third-party oversight and advice.
Some opt for the freelancer route, which generally entails working with a single person who has a good blend of skills. Using a freelancer can be a cost-effective solution if you can find the right person. But this is hard to do. Freelancers come with risks, though, as they have no backup, limited resources, and – although they will offer multiple skills – the reality is they are usually really good at just one thing. This may be apparent in the final product.
If you have strong project management skills and a high tolerance for risk, you could try to off-shore a site, but it’s important to be realistic about the friction involved in the process, the likely timeline, and quality of the end product. Future updates can sometimes be more difficult than is ideal too. We’ve heard lots of stories of people trying to off-shore projects to keep costs down but in the end, with all the rework needed, those projects ended up taking longer and costing more than doing it stateside with a quality firm. I’m not saying it can’t be successful, but it can be akin to winning the lottery.
Small to medium-size agency approach
You could work with a small to medium-sized agency. ETR fits this category, so I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear that I think it is your best option. You’ll have a highly-skilled team who offer expertise through every phase of the project, not just one, as can be the case with a freelancer. You’ll be working with a team that knows how to ship products on time, because these relatively small teams need to get things done so that they can move onto their other projects. You’ll also often find these agencies to be more personal and interested in your business than larger agencies that have more layers of bureaucracy and competition for attention. Generally, you’ll also find them more flexible than larger agencies, as they often lack a corporate HQ setting priorities from afar. Small and medium size agencies tend to have teams with long tenures, as they are good companies to work for. The fact that these teams have worked together a long time and have a genuine interest in your business’ success is a real advantage for you. This is certainly the case with ETR. We’re successful when you succeed.
There is no shortage of decent large agencies out there if that is what you are looking for. I would say the main advantage of a large agency is the flexibility their size affords them. They have more employees, so they offer more opportunity to backfill a project if one of their team members leaves or is out for an extended period of time. Also, arguably, the larger the company the more capable they are of absorbing financial hardships. I think this is something to consider if you are looking to do a multi-year project but with most projects being four to six months, it may be less of a concern. Big agencies usually also have all the pitfalls of large companies. They can be slow moving and have lots of overhead. For these reasons and more, they are also generally more expensive at the end of the day. If you are spending $10M+ with them you will probably have their focus, but below that, maybe not. Sometimes the C-team shows up on game day, even though you were sold the A-team during the pitch, and there can be frequent reshuffling of project resources throughout the project.
I hope you have found this information beneficial. We have been designing and building websites for the past 20 years, so we have seen, led, or been a part of pretty much every kind of project you can imagine. ExpandTheRoom is here if you need help deciding which approach is best for your project and budget.
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Bali - Kuta
Whilst our visitors were staying we visited Bali with our base for the week being Kuta. I'll be honest from the start if I ever go back to Bali (and hopefully I will) I would want to stay somewhere else, perhaps Ubud (more on that soon). However for a holiday to Bali with children Kuta is probably a good place to be based. It is easy, yes it is obviously not Singapore and is far more chaotic but there are Western tourists everywhere and the hotels and restaurants are geared up for tourists and families. The downside to this though is that you could be anywhere, particularly when we were in the hotel complex. I do not think you can hope to get a true Bali experience if you only stay in Kuta. That's my opinion though, perhaps yours is different?
Despite that though Kuta was good fun. The beach or more precisely the surf is popular with surfers. We visited another beach in another part of Bali later in the week (more soon) and I did personally think that was a nicer beach as was the beach on our recent trip to Bintan. That said though seeing all the surfers was a great sight and it was great to be on a natural rather than a man made beach.
Our time in Kuta was spent mostly in the hotel complex by the pool, apart from a couple of walks on the beach. In the evenings though we went out into Kuta trying different restaurants each night. A lot of the roads in Bali do not have formal names rather they acquire names that the locals give them. One road we visited several times (as it was close to our hotel) was Poppies Gang 1, there is a restaurant on this road called Poppies (which I believe lent its name to the road). The place cannot be faulted, it served a mix of local and more Westernised dishes (always handy when travelling with children) and was very family orientated.
Close by we sampled another place another night called Made's Warung which was one of the original roadside Warung's (meaning small family run business) in Kuta when tourism first came to Bali. Again it served a mix of traditional local food and Westernised dishes. I did feel we were slightly rushed here to eat and go, which was not the case anywhere else we visited, but perhaps we just caught them at a busy time.
As is the case with any tourist spot there were a multitude of stalls and shops selling a variety of souvenirs, some more tacky than others. The local Indonesian beer, Bintang, which we learnt means star features heavily on t-shirts. Every other tourist we saw had the same Bintang t-shirt on in every colour you can think of. Before you ask, no we did not buy any. Unlike the type of souvenirs you can pick up in Singapore there were also plenty that were not really suitable for children's eyes, expecially lots of t-shirts, magnets etc. with some entertaining quotes and statements on them.
There were motorbikes, mopeds and scooters everywhere often with the owner's entire business attached to the back of it. Similarly stray dogs are a frequent sight on the streets dodging cars and once you are away from Kuta chickens running down the street were a frequent sight too.
Kuta may not be a part of Bali I would rush to return to but as a base to explore other parts and for a fun holiday, particularly with children it was a good place to be. In some ways it is hard to determine where you are but it still has a grittier vibe in comparison to Singapore and is sufficiently different with its busy chaotic roads, bustling stalls and tiny back streets to ensure you know you are away from the norm. | <urn:uuid:f724d720-4227-423e-b0dd-276af16fa44a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.expatadventuresinsingapore.com/2011/08/bali-kuta.html | 2024-04-24T01:49:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.987938 | 781 |
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There are signs today that Google is about to launch its Chromecast dongle globally at last. Since being announced in July, it has only been available in the U.S. if you don’t count the short time that Amazon shipped it beyond American borders. It now appears that Google may finally expand official availability outside of the U.S. It may launch in the U.K. “within weeks” according to The Next Web.
Electronics retailer Currys expects to begin selling the Chromecast dongle starting on March 1 although it still describes the date as “provisional” at this point in time. It will also presumably launch on Google Play at the same time but that remains to be confirmed as do pricing details.
It also remains to be seen if the U.K. launch will be part of a wider launch involving more countries or if it will be the only country to participate in this first international deployment wave.
While Chromecast currently supports a limited suite of apps including Netflix, YouTube and Google Play Movies, the launch of the Google Cast SDK earlier this week promises that we should see more apps in the not so distant future.
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