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Directors of Limited companies take care when paying Dividends
Illegal Dividends – Misfeasance Claims and Director Disqualification can be the outcome for Directors of Liquidated Companies
Hundreds of thousands of directors, often of small companies, pay themselves with a mixture of salary (usually up to the thresholds when National Insurance and/or income tax kick in) and dividends. They do so because dividends are not subject to National Insurance Contributions and attract a lower rate of income tax, resulting in a reduced personal tax bill.
This is fine, of course, when a company is making sufficient profits to pay the dividends but is illegal when the profits are not there. The problem is that, as insolvency practitioners, we find that the law on the payment of dividends is often not widely known or understood by company directors. Nor are the potentially serious consequences of paying illegal dividends, even if the payment was accidental or unintentional, which can include misfeasance claims and director disqualification.
With company insolvencies at the highest level since 2009, this will likely lead to more directors of liquidated companies being investigated for the payment of illegal dividends. In this article, we look at what illegal dividends are, how they arise and how we can help concerned directors avoid the risk of paying them.
What are illegal dividends?
The rules regarding the payment of dividends are laid down in the Companies Act, 2006 which states:
“a dividend or distribution to shareholders may only be made out of profits available for the purpose.”
In addition, a dividend is also likely to be deemed illegal if:
- A dividend voucher has not been completed. A dividend voucher is a ‘receipt’ for tax purposes. That shows the dividend rate per share, the dividend figure, and the amount of tax credit.
- Authorisation for the payment of a dividend has not been provided in the correct format. Minutes from a board meeting held to sanction the release of a dividend should confirm directors’ consideration of profit levels available prior to authorisation being given.
In the event of an insolvency, shareholders and directors are legally required to repay illegal dividends received if they knew or ought to have known that the dividends were paid unlawfully. As insolvency practitioners, when we are appointed as liquidators, it is a statutory requirement that we investigate the status of dividend payments.
Only profits that have been realised are available for dividends
This is another area that is not widely understood by directors, but it is a highly important one. By law, only those profits that have been ‘realised’ are available for distribution as a Dividend. Profits from normal trading activity are typically realised profits, as opposed to unrealised profits from, for example, a revaluation of the company’s property, which are not automatically available for distribution until the revaluation is realised.
Further issues may arise if the company is subject to an audit, and additional considerations apply where the auditor’s report is qualified. Under the Companies Act 2006, an auditor’s statement will be required, confirming that the qualification does not affect the proposed Dividend.
A dividend is still illegal even if it has arisen due to a miscalculation of profits, poor record keeping or even “bad advice” from an accountant or other professional advisor. Claiming lack of knowledge or awareness of the rules surrounding dividend payments does not exclude you from being forced to repay an illegal dividend.
Directors should also be mindful of the future financial position of the company; as this must also be a clear consideration when deciding to declare a Dividend. If you cannot evidence that you carefully considered the future financial impact of declaring a Dividend, any defence to a claim against you is likely to be compromised.
How is available profit determined?
To determine profit available, the first port of call is usually the last set of annual Accounts. However, the financial position of a company can change and deteriorate very quickly. This means that Directors must consider the company’s position carefully at all times, as any deterioration since the date of the last Annual Accounts will reduce the reserves from which a Dividend may be paid. Indeed, on-going losses can quickly eliminate the potential for legitimate Dividends to be paid.
Talk to us if your company is facing Financial Difficulties and you are concerned about Illegal Dividends
We can offer guidance in this area to help ensure directors remain compliant with regulations and are not at risk of personal liability. This is important because what might look like a healthy cash flow and strong existing profits can sometimes lead to a mistaken sense of security, especially in the current difficult financial environment.
Directors working under a genuine belief that their company is solvent, may find upon further investigation that a future liability such as Corporation Tax or a BounceBack Loan gives a quite different picture and places the company into an insolvent position. Under these circumstances, what were thought to be lawful dividends become unlawful very quickly.
“Directors will face huge pressure to justify their actions when insolvency is combined with the payment of unlawful dividends. For that reason, it is vital that Licensed Insolvency Practitioners are approached for advice if insolvency and the issue of illegal dividends looms.
We offer guidance in situations such as this, and the sooner we are consulted on such matters the more we can do to help directors avoid the illegal dividend trap.”
Please contact us or call any of our offices, below, for a FREE initial discussion with our insolvency practitioners on the phone or over a coffee.
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The Peloponnesian Folk Institute in Nauplion offers two kinds of educational programs, one for children who visit the Museum individually and another for students who visit the Museum as a class. The programs for children take place at the old railway station depot, granted to the Peloponnesian Folk Institute by the Municipality of Nauplion. The depot underwent restoration and was used to house the Museum collections related to children as well as its educational programs. Being primarily focused on Greek folk dancing lessons the programs for the children of Nauplion are planned according to the order of the folk calendar, but they also refer to other topics: The Shadow Theater, the -discovery» of the city of Nauplion through painting, experiencing the natural environment near the city. Pupils of elementary school can attain the educational program: “Making a Textile” on the premises of the Institution. This program refers to a permanent exhibition in the Museum that displays the procedure in the “production, refinement and application of materials for weaving”.
Students of the third grade of the Gymnasium as well as those of the Lyceum have the opportunity to get accustomed to “Nineteenth Century Nauplion” through a tour in the older quarters of the city. The teachers interested can use as educational material the publications of the Institute that deal with folk culture and especially with folk costumes and music. In addition, another educational activity of the Peloponnesian Folk Institute is the organisation of meetings and seminars for the teachers of Nauplion and its vicinity. | <urn:uuid:fc2d8a2c-46d7-4701-8139-f89d9d8afac3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/issue/peloponnesian-folk-institute/ | 2024-04-25T08:58:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.960214 | 320 |
Engineering firm Arup has been at the heart of a massive regeneration project to transform the historic Kings Cross Station in London into a thriving civic space and major transportation interchange. The most recent phase of the project was the opening of Kings Cross Square in September 2013. The new public realm comprises of a 75,000-square-f00t space which will provide passengers exceptional views of the original station facade, access to the newly improved station, and an area for public art installations.
The first stage of this £550 million redevelopment project began with the replacement of the 1970’s concourse with a new elegant roof structure. Designed by John McAslan + Partners, Arup, and Vinci, the diagrid shell structure spans 492 feet without a single visible bolt, and is supported by 16 smaller columns.
King’s Cross Square has been designed to accommodate up to 140,000 commuters, visitors, and residents every day. The new Southern Facade canopy provides passengers with an additional sheltered space, and the project as a whole has breathed much needed life into an essential transport hub that has suffered considerable neglect and deterioration.
“As engineers we have re-defined, re-shaped and created value in rejuvenating this part of London and, as a result, the area has witnessed radical change over the last two decades,” Arup Project Director Mike Byrne said in a statement. “It is a testimony to the use of 21st Century engineering technology to sympathetically restore the Grade I listed building that has culminated in the graceful new roof over the Western Concourse, and also brought back into public view the magnificent Southern Facade.” | <urn:uuid:fd9246ca-19ba-4daf-9a54-528ed93677ec> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.archpaper.com/2013/11/arup-unveils-plans-for-londons-kings-cross-square-transit-hub/ | 2024-04-25T07:19:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.951165 | 339 |
Welcome to today's blog. Today I have used an adorable image by Rachelle Anne Miller. This stamp set is called BUNNY PRINCESS and this image is perfect for coloring with any medium.I used my copic markers to colour this image. I used the black version of the image which is perfect for copic colouring.
I printed the image on Neenah Solar white paper with my HP smart tank printer. I used the black line version of the digital image for this card but you can also print it in the lighter option if you want to do no line colored look.I coloured the girl's dress in a bright red combo and her cute crown in gold colour shades. I coloured the bunnies in light grey shades and the grass in bright green.I finished the card by using a stitched rectangle die and I love the way this card turned out.
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Remember that big solar farm in the works over in Crittenden County? You know, the one called Big Cypress Solar.
When we last mentioned that 180-megawatt project two years ago, the developer, NextEra Energy of Juno Beach, Florida, was all coy about the exact location and other details.
Well, time to tie up some loose ends.
A NextEra affiliate acquired 1,595 acres in a single $20 million purchase in September 2021.
That swath of land is about 3 miles west of Clarkedale, along the west side of Bob White Road north from Highway 50.
The farmland was sold by an affiliate of PGIM Inc. of Newark, New Jersey. That’s PGIM as in Prudential Global Investment Management.
Most of NextEra’s solar array will be tapped to supply 120 megawatts of power for Amazon.
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Welcome to Arlington Dental Center in Arlington, VA!
We believe in the three Cs when it comes to care: comprehensive, convenient, and comfortable.
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An ArtUSVI Classic Hook Bracelet. Traditionally crafted of the finest-quality sterling silver; this design offers a sleek yet bold statement for the wearer.
We have only one Earth, and she is a beautiful planet home to all walks of life. We should be honored to call her home; from vast, life sustaining oceans to seemingly endless viridian forests, Earth has blessed us in uncountable ways. The FishHook design represents awareness and conservation of her innumerable resources & is for those who respect the ocean and all of its life. Be aware of overfishing and coral degradation and help preserve our marine environment.
Hand-crafted on St.John USVI.
Note: As these bracelets are handmade in extermely small batches, actual products may differ slightly from display images. (eg: Our default wrapping is 16g twist for all wrappings in standard sterling silver, and 18g twist for all wrappings in 14k gold) Exceptions can be made by custom request only and may cost extra if extra materials are needed for the requested change.
Fish Hook Bangle
At ArtUSVI we strive for excellence in quality of workmanship, choice materials, and service. All Metals are 100% genuine solid precious metal alloys. NO filling or plating is used. For more information of materials and methods please view our Customization Options page.
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The Werrington build includes multiple apartments that have been designed to meet the NDIS Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Design Standard in the High Physical Support (HPS) category.
Each apartment guarantees style, comfort and convenience, with gorgeous sunsets visible off North facing balconies and bedrooms facing East for cool afternoons. There are multiple apartments available at this property, ready for new residents to add their own furnishings and belongings.
This site includes multiple Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) properties. Vacancy options available are suitable for both males and females looking to explore their independence, with the comfort and security of 24/7 support. Best suited to those who enjoy living in a relaxing and well-connected community.
24/7 on-site support can be available up to 2:1, as required and funded. Our staff have experience with supporting people with intellectual disabilities and have completed mental health, positive behaviour support, person-centred active support, personal care, manual handling and medication administration training.
Project Partners Home in Place – Home in Place is one of Australia’s largest non-government community housing providers with over 35 years’ experience in providing secure and affordable housing.
To apply for this home you must have funding for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in your NDIS plan. You will be required to pay rent and utilities, and you or your important person must sign an agreement.
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Make new friends and memories in this well-appointed home in the Hills District within Greater Western Sydney.
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EPA Agrees to Address Asbestos Data-Collection Deficiencies
Legislation & LitigationAsbestos.com is the nation’s most trusted mesothelioma resource
The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com has provided patients and their loved ones the most updated and reliable information on mesothelioma and asbestos exposure since 2006.
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More than 30 contributors, including mesothelioma doctors, survivors, health care professionals and other experts, have peer-reviewed our website and written unique research-driven articles to ensure you get the highest-quality medical and health information.
About The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com
- Assisting mesothelioma patients and their loved ones since 2006.
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How to Cite Asbestos.com’s Article
Povtak, T. (2023, September 27). EPA Agrees to Address Asbestos Data-Collection Deficiencies. Asbestos.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.asbestos.com/news/2021/06/09/epa-asbestos-data-collection/
Povtak, Tim. "EPA Agrees to Address Asbestos Data-Collection Deficiencies." Asbestos.com, 27 Sep 2023, https://www.asbestos.com/news/2021/06/09/epa-asbestos-data-collection/.
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Under pressure from a multistate coalition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to tighten its data collection process for asbestos, moving the country another step closer to banning the toxic substance.
The agreement comes six months after a U.S. District Court judge in California ruled the EPA must improve its ineffective data collection on asbestos imports, and two years after attorneys general in multiple states challenged in court the EPA’s lack of more restrictive asbestos regulations.
“The longtime failure of the EPA to regulate asbestos is an environmental injustice and public health tragedy,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a leader in the legal battle with the EPA.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that causes a wide range of serious health issues, including malignant mesothelioma cancer.
“This is a huge win for public health,” said Linda Reinstein, president and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, a leading nonprofit organization that has lobbied for years to tighten regulations.
Asbestos Exemptions Could Be Eliminated
As part of the agreement released June 7, the EPA will initiate stricter rulemaking for asbestos data collection, which should eliminate exemptions that exist under the current regulations.
Conditioned on court approval, the EPA agreed to publish the proposed rule changes within the next nine months and the final rules no later than 18 months after the date of settlement.
The agreement directs the EPA to initiate its rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act guidelines and address the data-gathering deficiencies that were identified in the California court ruling in December.
In the past, the EPA has contended that the voluntary data reporting used today by importers, processors and manufacturers provided sufficient information under the current Chemical Data Reporting rule.
“The data collected in response to this rule could help inform EPA’s ongoing efforts to evaluate whether asbestos presents unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, and any future risk management actions taken by the agency to eliminate any such risk,” an EPA spokesperson told The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. “The agency is committed to protecting against unreasonable risk.”
California was one of the states that originally filed the lawsuit against the EPA in 2019 and was part of the settlement June 7. The others listed were Massachusetts, Oregon, Minnesota, New Jersey, Hawaii, Maine, Washington and Maryland. The District of Columbia also joined the proceeding.
“The lack of reporting on asbestos has been a gaping hole in the EPA’s efforts to protect Americans from exposure to this lethal carcinogen,” Reinstein said. “We’ve always said that we can’t protect Americans from asbestos if we don’t know where it is.”
Asbestos Is Already Heavily Regulated
Once lauded for its heat resistance and versatility, asbestos is also dangerously toxic. It was once used in hundreds of consumer products and ubiquitously in commercial and residential construction.
Asbestos is already heavily regulated within the U.S. and consumption has dropped dramatically in recent decades. Mining of asbestos in the U.S. stopped almost two decades ago.
According to the latest U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries Report, an estimated 300 metric tons of raw asbestos was imported in 2020. All of it was used by the chloralkali industry to manufacture semipermeable diaphragms for making chlorine.
It was the second-smallest amount imported in the last 50 years and only a fraction of the all-time high of 803,000 tons imported in 1973.
Also imported into the country, but not included in the report, were smaller amounts of asbestos within already manufactured products. These include brake blocks used in the oil industry, vehicle friction products, and gaskets used to make titanium dioxide.
In December 2020, the EPA released Part 1 of its long-awaited Final Risk Evaluation for Asbestos and found 16 conditions of asbestos use that presented unreasonable risk to human health.
Legacy Asbestos Is Biggest Concern
Later this year, the EPA will release its Final Risk Evaluation Part 2 and include legacy asbestos, which is found in older homes and commercial buildings and is the biggest risk to the general public today.
Legacy asbestos was added to the Toxic Substances Control Act in 2019 as part of the ruling involving the lawsuit with the states and the District of Columbia.
After Part 2 of the Final Risk Evaluation has been released, the EPA will produce new regulatory guidelines for asbestos, potentially moving the U.S. closer to a ban of the mineral.
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Join the Greenville Section and speaker David Yanik for a presentation on plastic-lined piping, a relatively obscure niche product. This presentation will give an overview of the product and its applications. A particular focus will be PTFE-lined pipe, which has numerous interesting manufacturing techniques. David Yanik is Product Engineering Manager at Crane Resistoflex in Marion, North Carolina, U.S. In addition to writing numerous technical papers on the subject of corrosion resistant hose and piping, he is co-author of the 2016 book entitled “Design, Installation, Maintenance and Inspection of Metallic Plastic Lined Piping.” published by the Materials Technology Institute. He has two patents for products related to corrosion resistant piping. He holds a Master of Engineering degree from North Carolina State University.
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Virtual event on January 27, 2022 at 6:30pm EST (U.S & Canada)
ASME Greenville Section - Greenville, SC, USA
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Tooth Extraction in Austin, TX
Decay and gum disease are the most common causes of tooth extraction in adults. When dental problems are not resolved through other means, we can perform a tooth extraction to support and maintain your oral health. At Aspire Dental, we recognize that our patients value convenience, quality, and comfort. That’s why we offer skilled in-office extractions with various sedation options to help ease your worry.
Why Is Tooth Extraction Needed?
Whenever possible, our goal is to preserve the health of your natural teeth. However, sometimes a tooth needs to be extracted. If the tooth cannot be saved with other treatments, we’ll remove it before it can damage healthy teeth, bone, or tissues in your mouth.
Teeth may need to be extracted for various reasons:
- Tooth Decay: Severe decay can damage a tooth beyond repair. Although dental crowns can restore functionality in many cases, teeth that are badly damaged may need to be removed.
- Gum Disease: While gum disease treatment aims to restore health to your gums, advanced periodontal disease can lead to tooth mobility and bone loss, requiring extraction.
- Infection: An infected tooth that cannot be saved with root canal treatment can be extracted to prevent the spread of infection.
- Trauma: Teeth damaged due to accidents or injuries, with extensive fractures or root damage, may need removal.
- Impaction: Impacted teeth cannot erupt from the gums properly due to crowding or the tooth’s position. To alleviate pain and prevent harm to neighboring teeth, we will remove the tooth.
- Overcrowding: Some orthodontic treatment plans require tooth extractions to create space for proper alignment.
- Supernumerary teeth: Hyperdontia refers to the development of extra teeth in the mouth. These extra teeth may disrupt your bite or alignment, leading to extraction.
- Wisdom teeth issues: When wisdom teeth are impacted or likely to cause future problems, they must be removed to maintain your oral health.
Certain circumstances, like decay or gum disease, can be managed and controlled before extraction is necessary. Other cases, such as impacted wisdom teeth, can’t be prevented. No matter the reason, we will help you restore your oral health and regain your well-being.
Types of Tooth Extractions
Patients often wonder what the tooth extraction process is like. Each individual’s case is a little different, but the variations largely depend on which type of extraction is needed: simple or surgical.
Simple tooth extractions remove teeth that are visible in the mouth and easily accessible. We typically perform these extractions under local anesthesia, ensuring your comfort throughout the procedure. Using specialized instruments, such as an elevator and forceps, we gently loosen and lift the tooth from its socket.
After removing the tooth, we place a gauze pad in the socket to control bleeding. We’ll also provide thorough post-operative care instructions to facilitate healing. Recovery from a simple extraction is usually straightforward, with mild discomfort and swelling that typically subsides within a few days.
In contrast to simple tooth removal, surgical tooth extractions are more complex and involve teeth that are not easily accessible, often because they have not fully erupted, are impacted, or have complex root structures. A surgical extraction requires an incision in the gum tissue to access the tooth. In some cases, we may need to remove bone or section the tooth into smaller pieces for easier removal.
Once the tooth is extracted, we’ll place stitches to close the incision and control bleeding. These more complicated extractions often incorporate deeper levels of sedation—such as oral sedation or laughing gas—to ensure your comfort during the procedure. Dr. Hall is board-certified in nitrous oxide sedation to help make his patients relaxed and at ease.
Because of their more invasive nature, surgical extractions tend to have a longer recovery period and may require more post-operative care than simple extractions.
How Long Does a Tooth Extraction Take?
A common question our patients ask is how long the extraction process takes. The length of the procedure depends on a few factors:
- The type of extraction: simple or surgical
- The type of anesthesia chosen
- The condition of the tooth needing extraction
- The location of the tooth in the mouth
- The number of teeth being removed
- Whether additional procedures are needed, such as implant placement or bone grafting
We’ll let you know ahead of time how long you can expect your procedure to last so that you can make the necessary arrangements.
Replace a Missing Tooth with a Mini Implant
When you lose a tooth, your jaw begins to weaken in that area. Ordinarily, the tooth’s roots stimulate the jawbone, which maintains its health. When we pull the tooth, the jawbone no longer receives this needed stimulation, triggering bone resorption. Bone loss has adverse consequences: it can alter your bite, make chewing and speaking more difficult, and change your facial appearance, among others.
We recommend replacing the missing tooth with a dental implant. Unlike other tooth replacement options, like traditional dental bridges or dentures, dental implants are artificial tooth roots that stimulate and preserve the jawbone. At Aspire Dental, we specialize in mini dental implant placement. These skinnier versions of traditional dental implants allow us to replace your tooth on the same day as your extraction.
Generally, we try to place the implant after the extraction and mount a restoration, like an artificial crown, during the same visit. This allows you to leave the office with a complete and functional smile. However, each person is different. Some patients need bone grafting to rebuild the jawbone before we can place a mini implant. Fortunately, mini implants take up significantly less space than conventional implants, making them an excellent choice for individuals who have already lost volume in their jawbones.
Mini dental implants are a superior tooth replacement solution. They offer immediate results, last for years, preserve the jawbone, and are more cost effective than traditional implants. If you need a tooth extracted, we highly recommend replacing the tooth promptly with a mini implant.
Tooth Extraction Aftercare
After your tooth is removed, caring for the extraction area is crucial for healing properly and preventing a painful condition called a dry socket. Biting on a gauze pad helps a blood clot form at the extraction site, beginning the healing process. While we will discuss specific post-op instructions with you, some general guidelines for the first few days after extraction include the following:
- Use an ice pack and prop yourself up as you rest to reduce swelling.
- To manage pain, take any prescribed medications exactly as directed. Over-the-counter pain relievers can also help control discomfort.
- Don’t use a straw since the suction can dislodge the blood clot.
- Eat soft, lukewarm foods and cool drinks after your extraction. Foods like soup, pudding, applesauce, eggs, and mashed potatoes are good choices as you recover.
- Resist drinking soda and other carbonated beverages, which can irritate the extraction site.
- Avoid strenuous activity, as the increased blood flow can slow healing.
- Don’t smoke since doing so can cause complications that delay healing.
While recovery time depends on several factors, you can expect to feel better in a few days as the gum heals. Many people can return to work or school within a day or two, depending on the nature of their extraction and their occupation. In about 7-10 days, most patients will notice that the opening in their gums has closed.
Choose Aspire Dental for Expert Tooth Extractions
When you remove and replace a tooth at Aspire Dental with Dr. Hall and Dr. McNeil, you receive expert care from experienced dentists who prioritize your comfort and well-being. Their skillful approach, state-of-the-art equipment, and sedation options guarantee a smooth and efficient extraction. You can trust Aspire Dental for comprehensive pre- and post-operative guidance, ensuring a seamless experience and a swift return to optimal oral health.
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Director of Behavioral Health
Serving first as a clinician, Emily came to Association House to counsel youth and adults. Since that time, she has been a Supervisor of the Community Support Team (CST), Supervisor of Community Reintegration and Support, and most recently, the Williams Quality Administrator, working with team-based intensive case management programs, including transitioning participants from institutional psychiatric care to independent living in the community. Currently as Director of Behavioral Health, she oversees the mental health programs, substance abuse services, and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Emily began her career in clinical services as an intern at the International Children’s Center through Heartland Alliance assisting mostly Central American children, and as a human rights intern through a University of Chicago- placement at Casa Alianza in Guatemala City on the Family Reintegration team. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has a Bachelor’s of Science in psychology from Loyola University Chicago and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration.
Originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Emily has lived the past 15 years in multiple Chicago neighborhoods. She’s proud to be a part of the team at one of Chicago’s original settlement houses and enjoys working across diverse cultures and collaborative service disciplines, while empowering, advocating for, accompanying, supporting, and learning from Association House participants. Emily enjoys dancing, camping and gardening and rooting for the Chicago White Sox. | <urn:uuid:d226e089-52ea-4542-863f-0abb61aedfab> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.associationhouse.org/executive-staff/emily-marion | 2024-04-25T08:14:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.943187 | 300 |
How our Compressed Air and Gas Solutions help in the Winemaking industry
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We don't want you "whining" that's why we have the highest quality compressed air which is a vital element to your winemaking process.
Now we know winemaking is a form of art and we want to show you all the winemaking applications we can help with! Let's start off with the grapes, the old grape stomping has been replaced by air compressors, the grape crusher and a bladder. After the press is loaded with grapes, the grape crusher applies compressed air to one side of a bladder in order to squeeze juice out of the grapes. Next, compressed air is utilized to inflate the bladder so the grape juice is pressed out through the vent holes. During the winemaking, aeration is an essential process that introduces oxygen into the wine, allowing it to breathe and soften prior to bottling.
When choosing wine customers tend to look at the label on the bottle. Did you know compressed air is used to adhere the labels onto the wine bottles. I am not done yet.. compressors are used to provide the pressurized air that moves the wine from the barrels to the bottle. And because wines are particularly susceptible to oxidation during bottling, using an inert gas like nitrogen to remove the oxygen from the empty bottles helps ensure the freshness of the wine. N2 is also used to eliminate the carbon gases from the bottles prior to capping. Who knew there where so many important steps that need to happen before the wine bottle hits the shelves. Okay I am almost done..nitrogen gas sparging is the process where nitrogen is applied as very fine bubbles to eliminate any dissolved oxygen from the wine. This can have a variable impact, depending on whether it is a white or red wine.
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Atlas Copco Rental to supply one of the greatest petrochemical complexes in Latin America
La Porte, Texas – June 18, 2015: Atlas Copco Rental North America wins over bid for renting oil-free air equipment and accessories to the Etileno XXI Project in Mexico.
June 18, 2015
In January of 2010, the Etileno XXI project was born as a result of the alliance between Braskem, a Brazilian company leading in the petrochemical industry and Group Idesa, one of the top Mexican companies in the petrochemical sector. Together they invested over 4.5 billion USD in the construction of a 500 acre complex in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. Etileno XXI Project at a glance:
- 24,000 tons of steel structure
- 132,000 tons of concrete
- 38,000 tons of equipment
- 24,000 tons of piping
- 4,000 tons of electrical cable
- 150,000 MW capacity installed with cogeneration capabilities up to 80%
- 14,000 permanent jobs created
Construction of this complex was implemented by powerful companies in the industry: ODEBRECHT, a Brazilian construction company, TECHNIP Italy, a world leader in management, project design, engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance of industrial complexes and ICA Flour, a Mexican company that specializes in commissioning and construction of industrial and petrochemical plants.
The bid process began in September 2014. Roberto Romero, our Area Sales Manager in the southeast of Mexico, began visiting and presenting our products and services. He informed them of all our products and specifics about the Atlas Copco 100% oil-free air compressors ... After several meetings with the engineers, operators and users from all three companies at the plant, Roberto entered the public bid and finally the decision was published in December for Atlas Copco Rental to supply 100% of the equipment needed for the project. This included the rental of 13 x PTS 916, 4 x PNS 1250, 2 x ZT 90 and 10 dryers.
In both the pre-commissioning and commissioning phase, it is mandatory to run different tests on equipment and pipelines. Tests include: blowing air, drying, testing pneumatic, inerting, chemical cleaning, chemical testing and load testing catalysts. These tests are to ensure safety and reliability within the processes. All of these tests need both standard and high pressure of 100% oil-free air. On the drying stage air needs to be somewhere between -30 and -40 degrees Fahrenheit dew point. The job started in March and will be running until late September.
We are happy with the high quality and timely service that we have been enjoying from Atlas Copco Rental. This has allowed us to progress quite quickly and contributed to the high degree of satisfaction of our company and of our final customer, Braskem Idesa. I will definitely recommend Atlas Copco’s service, for the quality of its equipment and the availability and attentiveness of its personnel.
For further information please contact
- Olivia Gambin, Divisional Communication Manager Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Tel.: +32 3 750 82 87 Email: [email protected]
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and service focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees.
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H1 is the minimum thermal performance requirements under Current Building Code
Generally speaking Skylights comply if you follow the rules below
Table 220.127.116.11B from H1/AS1 includes a specific set or performance requirements for skylights, which are higher than those required for vertical windows in most areas.
Use of the Schedule method of compliance limits the size of the skylight to 1.5m2 or 1.5% of the total roof area, and the values from Table E.1.1.1 do not apply! Beyond these limits the performance of the skylight will need to be calculated and the thermal envelope compensated elsewhere for its comparably reduced thermal performance.
We have included the link to the window and glass association for your information and further research.
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Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett
There's something very apt about a Discword (number 22 in the series) Witches (number 6 in the sub-series) book that has the title CARPE JUGULUM. Not that I'm suggesting that Magrat or Agnes would get involved in that sort of grab, but I wouldn't be too sure about Nanny Ogg.
Being a big fan of the Witches sub-series it's always a joy when one pops up in the re-read (listening) queue that I've been undertaking this year, and this one is an excellent outing as always. Margrat is now Queen and has recently given birth to a daughter, Agnes is a third witch and Nanny Ogg is worried. Something's gone horribly wrong for Granny Weatherwax and that is most definitely Not. Like. Her. And then there's all these vampires, and the christening and Mightily Oats who seems to mean well, after all, he seemed to accept being strongly counseled about what's acceptable in a religious ceremony by Nanny, but still, something's odd in Lancre and Nanny's having none of it.
Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be a priest. He thought he'd come to the mountain kingdom of Lancre for a simple little religious ceremony. Now he's caught between vampires and witches, and he's not sure there is a right side.
There are the witches: young Agnes, who is really in two minds about everything; Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies; Nanny Ogg, who is far too knowing; and Granny Weatherwax, who is big trouble.
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Different considerations for the cost of a predictive dialer
Enhancing your customer service and sales communication is vital for staying ahead in business. One way to do this is by using a predictive dialer. A predictive dialer system can dramatically reduce wait times and administrative costs associated with manually dialing customers and leads.
No doubt, cost is a significant factor for any business making purchasing decisions around software. When buying a predictive dialer, understanding exactly what you’re paying for is critical to getting the right system for your unique needs and budget.
Let’s delve into the key factors that impact predictive dialer cost and provide an overview of pricing to help you make an informed decision.
Many factors can influence the cost of a predictive dialer, including the following:
A primary factor affecting a predictive dialer’s cost is its features. Dialers with more advanced features typically cost more, requiring more significant technical expertise and development to create. For example, a basic dialer may offer automated dialing capabilities. In contrast, an advanced predictive dialer could include automatic call distribution, automatic lead management, and automated voicemail detection and routing.
You may also need to pay extra for features like automated outbound call campaigns, automatic dialing speed control, or voice recognition technology. Generally, the more features you need, the higher your predictive dialer cost.
Hardware and software requirements also determine the cost of a predictive dialer. Additional equipment, such as servers, routers, networks, or modems, may be required depending on your needs. Factoring in the cost of necessary upgrades and support expenses linked with system maintenance is crucial.
However, the best predictive dialers, such as AutoReach, use cloud-based technology, meaning you don’t need to purchase or rent hardware and software to run them. This can significantly reduce the predictive dialer cost.
The number of agents using the system also affects predictive dialer cost. Generally, larger companies require more robust systems to accommodate higher call volumes and support larger teams. This means that the cost of a predictive dialer for large businesses can be significantly higher than for smaller ones.
This is because larger systems require more resources to work efficiently. For instance, they may need more powerful servers and networks or additional software licenses.
The estimated number of calls you expect to make daily can also impact predictive dialer cost. If you anticipate a high volume of calls, you need a better-equipped system to handle the influx. A more robust system ensures you can provide a better customer experience, dial more efficiently, and connect with better conversations.
Of course, if your call volume is relatively low, a less expensive dialer might suffice. However, this can be risky, as you may need to upgrade the dialer if your call volume increases unexpectedly.
The number of lines you need for your predictive dialer also impacts cost. Lines are the physical connection between your dialer and the telephone network. The more lines you need, the higher your cost is.
Generally speaking, if you have a large call center with many agents making outbound calls simultaneously, you’ll need many lines to handle all the traffic. This means that predictive dialers can get quite expensive for very large call centers.
On the other hand, if you’re a small business with only a handful of agents making outbound calls, you won’t need as many lines, and your predictive dialer costs may be relatively low.
It is essential to consider the number of lines when budgeting for a predictive dialer. Factor in the number of agents and the expected volume of calls when determining how many lines you’ll need, as this can substantially impact the cost.
The monthly minute limit is another factor to consider when budgeting for a predictive dialer. Most predictive dialers come with an allotted number of minutes you can use each month.
Depending on how many calls your agents make, you may need to purchase additional minutes beyond what comes with the initial package. If this is the case, then the cost of the predictive dialer will increase.
Depending on the provider, these extra minutes may be billed as a one-time fee or ongoing. Also, find out if your provider offers discounts or promotions that can help reduce your monthly minute costs.
Even though it can be tough to estimate the cost of a predictive dialer, the points we’ve discussed above should give you a ballpark idea of the various considerations to factor in.
In general, expect to pay anywhere from $50 - $300/month for each line with a few hundred minutes, depending on the provider and package chosen.
In addition to monthly fees, you may also have to pay setup fees or other one-time charges.
You also have to consider whether your setup is on-premise or hosted.
On-premise predictive dialers are installed on a company’s local network, meaning all data associated with the dialer remains in-house.
While this can increase security for sensitive customer data, it also requires a more considerable upfront investment as you must purchase the hardware and software to support the dialer.
The basic cost of an on-premise predictive dialer can range from $3,000 to $300,000, depending on the features and capacity your company needs. Additional charges may include associated hardware, such as servers and telephone lines, which can add several thousand dollars more to the cost of a predictive dialer.
This is not forgetting maintenance costs. These can range from several hundred dollars annually to around $1,500 annually for larger deployments.
According to Zippia data, 36% of call centers use cloud technology.
A hosted predictive dialer is a cloud-based system requiring no additional hardware or software purchases. Instead, you pay a subscription fee for an external dialer platform. A hosted predictive dialer can be more cost-effective for smaller businesses that don’t have the sizeable upfront capital to invest in on-premise solutions.
The average cost of a hosted predictive dialer can range from $20 to $500 per agent per month. Typical costs depend on the features you need, the number of agents, the size of the call center, and the amount of usage.
Hosted predictive dialers also provide additional cost savings through reduced maintenance costs, as most providers offer full technical support as part of their subscription fee.
When choosing between an on-premise and hosted predictive dialer, it is essential to consider the long-term cost savings associated with a hosted platform.
The cost of a predictive dialer can vary, ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars. It’s essential to consider the available features and determine which ones will be most beneficial for your business.
If you’re seeking a predictive dialing service that guarantees accuracy and efficiency to help you reach your business goals, AutoReach is an excellent choice. Our predictive dialer offers a range of features designed to improve your call center’s performance. These features include advanced analytics, user-friendly functionalities, intelligent routing, and more.
By using AutoReach, you can maximize the effectiveness of every customer outreach campaign while staying within your budget. Start your free trial to see the difference it can make.
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Hunting insurgents or covering convoys, the U.S. Army’s first digital aircraft remains its most heavily used combat helicopter. To hike Kiowa Warrior availability and trim operating costs, the Army itself is integrating a Cockpit And Sensor Upgrade (CASUP) that turns OH-58Ds into more capable OH-58Fs with longer-ranged sensors, intuitive color displays and a more powerful avionics architecture. The Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama will integrate the Bell helicopter with the Raytheon Common Sensor Payload (CSP) and the latest Honeywell Control and Display Subsystem (CDS5).
“From the system level, the PM Kiowa Warrior is the lead system integrator for the overall program,” said Kiowa Warrior pilot and assistant product manager Maj. Jeffery McCoy at the Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM).
The first CASUP Engineering and Manufacturing Development airframe was “depopulated” at the AMRDEC Prototype Integration Facility (PIF) in early summer and should fly again as an OH-58F in late 2012. (Bell has another OH-58D for structural analyses associated with the nose-mounted CSP.) Plans call for the PIF to assemble three of the seven OH-58F Engineering and Manufacturing Development aircraft before conversions transition to Bell in Amarillo, Texas. The Army expects a first unit equipped with the Fox-model Kiowa Warrior in 2015 and plans 368 CASUP helicopters to team with Shadow Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) in attack-reconnaissance squadrons.
The CASUP will put Level 2 Manned-Unmanned interoperability (L2MUM) into the Kiowa Warrior cockpit. “You can’t control where the UAV is looking or where it needs to go, but you can see that video live,” said Bell Army Business Development Manager Stephen Eppinette. MUM capability was first fielded on VUIT-2 Apaches in Iraq, but the productionized OH-58F package promises to extend range beyond the original 40+ kilometer range. The CASUP will also enable scout crews to record and downlink unmanned aircraft systems and CSP imagery for ground commanders.
Trading the distinctive OH-58D Mast Mounted Sight (MMS) for a nose-mounted AN/AAS-53 CSP will let the OH-58F crew look directly below the helicopter in urban combat. The laser-designating CSP is already flying on the Gray Eagle UAV and gives the armed scout helicopter infrared, day TV and Image-Intensified TV imagery with probability of target recognition about 55 percent greater on infrared and 20 percent better on TV than that of the MMS. “That sensor package brings a great deal of capability into a smaller, lighter-weight package,” said McCoy. The CSP can also fuse infrared and electro-optical imagery. “That allows you to overcome different atmospheric conditions that you couldn’t do with the MMS” ( Avionics, August 2008, page 24). CSP high-definition video and target location accuracy improvements are already in the works.
To enhance the connectivity of the battlefield scout, CASUP adds a second Raytheon ARC-231 VHF/UHF/SATCOM radio integrated with crew displays. CDS4 introduced Joint Variable Message Formats (JVMF) to the Kiowa Warrior via the Improved Data Modem, but CDS5 can show the latest JVMF icons enhanced with color. The OH-58F cockpit also retains the Blue Force Tracker II now in the fleet to enhance the situational awareness of the scout crew. A new Rockwell Collins data loader is compatible with the Aviation Mission Planning System.
Throughout its service life, the OH-58D cockpit has had two monochrome multifunction displays augmented with stand-alone Aircraft Survivability Equipment and electromechanical engine instruments. The cleaner CDS5 cockpit has three color multifunction displays that eliminate the vertical scale instruments and give the OH-58F pilot and observer primary flight symbology and access to multi-sensor imagery or digital maps simultaneously or independently. “You can see your sensor and the UAV sensor at the same time to confirm a target,” noted McCoy. The split-screen displays will also post threat warnings from Aircraft Survivability Equipment on intervisibility maps alongside flight and systems symbology. “When the data is there, it’s very easily discerned,” he said.
The OH-58F is the latest chapter in the Army Helicopter Improvement Program that started turning Vietnam-vintage OH-58A/C Kiowas into databused OH-58Ds in the early 1980s. The Bell Aeroscout with McDonnell Douglas MMS, Automatic Target Handover System and digital cockpit was designed to locate and laser-designate targets from defilade for artillery and attack helicopters. Operation Prime Chance integrated Hellfire and Stinger missiles, 70 mm rockets and 0.50 caliber machine guns on the Kiowa Warrior for the Persian Gulf and led to CDS2 around 1989. CDS3 with twin Master Control Processor Units appeared in 1996, and a Safety Enhancement Program begun in 1998 standardizes the last OH-58Ds on CDS4 with an Improved Master Control Processing Unit (IMCPU). OH-58D conversions for the U.S. Army ended in 1999, but the armed scout became a valued player in Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. (Deliveries of 40 new war replacement aircraft start again in 2012 to replenish the fleet.) Kiowa Warriors in Afghanistan and Iraq average 75 flight hours per aircraft per month with surges to 110 hours a month five times peacetime operating tempos. Mission-capable rates run about 85 percent.
When rising costs killed the Bell ARH-70 Arapaho with its CSP and Rockwell Collin cockpit in 2008, the Army initiated an OH-58D Life Support 2020 program with CDS5 and CSP to remedy Kiowa Warrior component obsolescence and reduce operating costs.
“The MMS, due to its age, is a very maintenance-intensive piece of equipment,” noted McCoy.
In April 2009, the Secretary of the Army approved the CASUP, awaiting some higher-performance armed aerial scout based on existing helicopters or a new platform. (The Bell Xworx flew its Kiowa Warrior Block II demonstrator in April 2011 in anticipation of an armed aerial scout competition.)
OH-58F CASUP requirements were formalized in a Capabilities Development Document in late 2010. Today’s OH-58D CDS4 still has two monochrome displays and dual 1553B databuses, but wartime threats have loaded the Kiowa Warrior with the Common Missile Warning System. “It really is a federated system, modded onto the aircraft and hard-wired into the aircraft,” said Bell CASUP Project Manager Paul Watts. The OH-58F CDS5 provides a third databus and a new architecture to tie CMWS into the multifunction displays. “On the F, it really is an integrated system, integrated into the mission computer and all the other systems.”
CDS5 also collects data from the Honeywell Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) to move the OH-58F closer to the Army’s goal of Condition-Based Maintenance. “That’s really the beauty of HUMS,” said Honeywell CDS5 Program Manager Mike McDowell. “You can do maintenance when it’s appropriate, not when it’s timed to go do it.” The HUMS system currently draws on 15 aircraft sensors to record vibration that warns of component wear. OH-58D maintenance test crews today use a separate laptop computer for data collection. The CASUP puts data collection in the cockpit and provides sufficient growth to add temperature or other sensors as CBM is refined.
For CDS5, Honeywell upgraded the IMCPU from a single PowerPC 603 processor to four 7448 chips. The new IMCPU has five times the processing speed and 32 times the flash memory of its predecessor. The 200 percent growth margin in the new IMCPU made it possible to integrate the AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System, APR-39A(V)4 radar warning receiver, AN/AVR-2B laser warning receiver into cockpit displays and still have 100 percent processor and memory growth for future systems. In addition, the new processor unit switched from a proprietary backplane to a PCIe backplane that increased redundancy for the 1553B and ARINC 429 buses.
The new CASUP wire harness provides three 1553B data buses to tie in the CSP, three pieces of Aircraft Survivability Equipment, four radios, an embedded GPS/Inertial navigator, a digital intercom, a Common Mode Transponder and Mil-Std-1760 weapons launchers. The 1760 launchers will accommodate the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, Modernized Rocket Launcher and future ordnance. “We want to posture ourselves to integrate the latest weapons on the aircraft, and that’s the interface,” said McCoy. The CASUP system will also use a high speed/high bandwidth Ethernet connection to link the dual IMCPUs and other black boxes including the new data loader.
Honeywell engineers developed the OH-58F Pilot-Vehicle interface with extensive input from Kiowa Warrior pilots in the product manager’s office and numerous cockpit working groups. “Every single time we’ve had a meeting with all the teammates, I’ve been impressed with the response from the user community and how much input they’ve had on the design of this aircraft,” said Watts at Bell. The AMRDEC System Simulation and Development Directorate is using the converted ARH-70 simulator for OH-58F cockpit display development with familiar symbology.
“We’ve been on the platform so long, the user has found the data provided to them is intuitive. When pilots get on board, all the pages behave the same way,” said Honeywell’s McDowell.
Though CASUP designers are working on cyclic switches for the co-pilot/observer to control the CSP other changes to Kiowa Warrior hands-on interface re minimal. “For the most part, we’re trying to retain the same switchology so there’s not a large learning curve,” said McCoy. Initial pilot reports from CASUP simulators indicate workload in the new cockpit is within Army requirements.
Honeywell had Systems Integration Labs from CDS3 and CDS4 and assembled a new Software Integration Lab in Albuquerque, N.M., for CDS5. “Everything we interface with is part of the SWIL, less the engine,” explained McDowell. The Common Sensor Payload and other Government Furnished Equipment are already tied to CASUP displays.
Elbit Systems of America provides the two “dumb” 5- by 7-inch active matrix liquid crystal displays allocated to moving maps and sensor video, and the 6- by 8-inch central display that eliminates OH-58D engine instruments and provides a split-screen format for threat warnings and aircraft information. A Honeywell optical display assembly pipes flight symbology into Night Vision Goggles.
OH-58F performance and handling are expected to be similar to the characteristics of today’s Kiowa Warrior despite removal of the Mast Mounted Sight and introduction of dual-channel Full Authority Digital Electronic Control on the existing Rolls Royce 250C-R3 engine. “We attempt to make everything weight-neutral or reduced weight,” said McCoy. Projected weight savings from the CASUP are now around 50 pounds. “That may not seem like much, but that’s 50 pounds more gas, 100 rounds of 50 caliber ammunition. That’s two more rockets I can carry on every mission.” | <urn:uuid:af92b770-d40c-4c23-b58c-ab8caf8c5697> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.aviationtoday.com/2011/10/01/smarter-scout/ | 2024-04-25T08:02:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.896754 | 2,509 |
The Polish authorities oppose the massive influx of migrants from African and Middle Eastern countries into the EU, emphasizing the need to strengthen borders, including in the south of the EU. Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on June 9, Report informs referring to TASS.
“We stand for strengthening the borders, including the southern border, for containing large migration masses, as we did on the eastern border,” the Polish prime minister said.
He noted that the topic of migration will be discussed at the next EU summit at the end of June.
“As long as the Law and Justice government (the ruling party) is in power, we will not allow the implementation of the policy of imposing on us some kind of migration quotas, quotas for refugees from Africa, the Middle East, from Arab, Muslim countries. Our position on this issue is unambiguous,” said the head of government. | <urn:uuid:120aa5bc-689f-410a-b7d0-5379285e3862> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/poland-opposes-influx-of-migrants-to-eu/ | 2024-04-25T09:09:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.963662 | 192 |
As pizza purists consistently remind us, true Neapolitan pies are exercises in elegant minimalism: four or five ingredients (dough, tomatoes, cheese, olive oil, basil) assembled by hand and baked in a traditional oven, then served piping hot and as close to paper thin as possible.
A new pizza restaurant in Toronto, General Assembly, has been crafted with similarly delicious restraint. Created by locally based Commute Design for founder Ali Khan Lalani, its industrial-chic look is streamlined and smart, reflecting (and facilitating) the business’s fast-paced, cashless operations. Yet it’s also rich in texture and feel, boasting judicious hits of colour and a deliberate staginess.
“Theatre is a big element in this restaurant,” Lalani says of the largely open space, which covers 3,500 square feet on the ground floor of a heritage building in the city’s Fashion District and seats up to 75, including more than a dozen in a semi-private room. “Everything is on stage.”
That is obvious as soon as diners walk into the restaurant. Directly across from the main entrance is a glass-encased dough room, where General Assembly’s naturally leavened dough is made on site and in full view of anyone who wants to watch. “We wanted to hit you with the dough room when you first walk in,” says Lalani. “We don’t want to tell you [about the food]; we want to show you.”
That sense of unfettered display extends into the dining area, a long, wide room featuring a quartz-topped service counter and bar on one side and a long white banquette paired with bright yellow chairs on the other. The base of the bar is clad with laser-cut aluminum in a powder-coated teal finish. The colour is repeated elsewhere in the restaurant, punctuating elements such as shelving and exposed piping.
Down the centre of the dining room, a blond-wood communal table outfitted with stools and benches stretches toward an open kitchen. The architectural stars here are the massive hand-built white pizza ovens sourced from a third-generation maker family in Naples. (Also contributing to the show are chef Cale Elliott-Armstrong and his team, who craft the restaurant’s signature 10-inch pizzas for everyone present to see.)
On the other side of the kitchen is a distinct 400-square-foot pick-up and delivery area, purpose-built to handle those services efficiently and equipped with its own dedicated entrance.
According to Lalani, the restaurant took about a year to design and retrofit (the space had previously housed a furrier). He met with Sara Parisotto and Hamid Samad of Commute in September 2016, charging them to execute a restaurant that would combine music, food, design and service in as “fluid” a manner as its heritage setting (with its exposed brickwork and terrazzo floors, both untouched and on display) allowed.
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According to a new study, the use of antidepressants during pregnancy may increase the risk of high blood pressure in the lungs or pulmonary hypertension. As blood pressure in the lungs increases, newborns may suffer from difficulty breathing, dizziness, fainting and shortness of breath. The condition is not often persistent, but severe cases can be life-threatening.
Researchers in Stockholm, Sweden evaluated more than 1.5 million pregnancy records for the study. Infants were evaluated at 33 weeks after birth. According to pregnancy records, about 28,000 women filled prescriptions for antidepressants during the study period. About 17,000 prescriptions were recorded in early pregnancy and about 11,000 in the latter stages of pregnancy.
When compiling the research results, investigators took several factors into consideration that could cause an abnormal rise in pulmonary blood pressure, including gestational age at birth, birth weight, maternal smoking habits and various maternal conditions like preeclampsia, lupus, and arthritis. After taking each of these factors into consideration, researchers found a clear connection between antidepressant use during pregnancy and pulmonary hypertension in infants.
The research study revealed:
- Less than 0.2% of infants born to mothers filling antidepressant prescriptions in early pregnancy suffered from persistent pulmonary hypertension.
- About 0.2% of infants born to mothers filling antidepressant prescriptions in the latter stage of pregnancy suffered from persistent pulmonary hypertension.
- About 114 infants born to mothers with a previous diagnosis of mental illness suffered persistent pulmonary hypertension.
While the numbers of infants born with the condition were relatively small, researchers noted that infants born to mothers who took antidepressants during pregnancy were at increased risk of developing the disease. Specifically, mothers taking antidepressants during the latter stages of pregnancy are about twice as likely to have infants suffering from pulmonary hypertension.
Drugs investigating in the study include fluvoxamine, paroxetine, fluoxetine, citalopram, sertraline, and escitalopram.
The use of antidepressants during pregnancy is crucial, in some cases, for the health of the pregnant woman. It is important to reveal all prescription medications to your obstetrician immediately after a positive pregnancy test; even if the medications were prescribed by another physician.
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As a fresh NBA campaign rapidly approaches, it is predictions, tiers, and rankings season across basketball media. Back Sports Page has already dipped our toes in the preview game so far, as we have already published our previews for all of the divisions. Additionally, last month, our team collaborated on picking the best games to watch during the first half of the year.
With all rosters decidedly set, a complete and clear examination of teams can begin. What better place to start than with the stewards of the group, the head coaches?
Introducing the 2023-24 Head Coach Tiers List! The tiers are not strictly based on who is good and who is terrible at their job. That would be too simple. Ordering them in tiers adds important context and filters coaches based on their situation.
The tiers can and will change this season. So, these rankings are just the first and are not final. Updates will be published at various points during the season.
Tier 7: Are They Burnt Out?
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 4, 2023
It seems like Billy Donovan has been an NBA coach for over 15 years. In reality, his service time is just eight seasons (entering his ninth), but it might seem like he’s been around awhile because both of his tenures have felt arduous. That has certainly been the case during his time with the Chicago Bulls.
Whether it has been a change in management structure around him or players suffering injuries at the wrong time, Donovan’s time in Chicago has been a struggle. Outside of the 2021-2022 season, the Bulls have failed to make it into the playoffs. Even though it’s only been three years on paper, the agony of being average hasn’t gotten any better for Bulls fans. What’s been difficult to understand is how Donovan can get his team to go on stretches of brilliance, only to come crashing back down to earth.
Again, the downturns have coincided with unfortunate injury luck, and that toll has been noticeable on Donovan. Historically, the former collegiate coach has shown flashes of feistiness, but crowds have seen less and less of that from him in recent years. Just once, let’s hope that his team can have good health this season, or you might see some somber sideline in Chicago.
When Steve Clifford was tapped to be the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets last season, he wasn’t the first choice. Clifford may not have even been the second choice after Kenny Atkinson took the gig, only for the former Brooklyn Nets coach to reverse his decision. The timing wasn’t ideal, but Charlotte couldn’t head into the season without a coach. So, they settled on Clifford.
No one can blame the Hornets for making a hasty coaching move during that point. However, bringing on Clifford, who had been out of coaching for a year, seemed like a questionable choice at the time. Considering that the Hornets had shown results under James Borrego, it’s not clear why the Hornets went away from a coach whose young personality could keep up with a similarly young squad. Even more puzzling is that after a year when the Hornet’s roster was crumbling on and off the courts, Clifford was kept on.
A lot has gone wrong in Charlotte, which is not all Clifford’s fault. Things could be changed under new ownership; it’s just that, as a coach, he can’t manage all the different directions this team is going. Add that the Hornets have placed another high lottery pick on the lap of their coach to develop, and it has everyone wondering if Clifford has the patience for that.
Tier 6: Is He The Right Coach For This Team?
Paolo Banchero was asked about the relationship between the players & HC Jamahl Mosley on “The Crew Has It” Podcast:
“He’s a players coach, he understands we have fun, he just wants to make sure we’re always locked in — always show up and do your job… We’re tryna be locked in.” pic.twitter.com/Iwi0Lgxxo1
— Fawzan Amer (@FawzanAmer_) September 26, 2023
The Orlando Magic improved their win total by 12 games in Jamahl Mosley’s second year as head coach—an impressive feat for a team whose average age is barely over the legal drinking age. Sneakily, the Magic were only six games out of the last play-in spot at the end of the year. However, there will be no sneaking up on any team this year; most teams will be ready for what the Magic are coming to the court with.
Due to the hype surrounding this Magic team led by Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, expectations are much higher than in previous seasons. Mosley is in a unique situation as a coach because the Magic feel like a lock to rise in the standings this year. Add in the fact that the Magic kept their core intact; it’s not crazy to think their trajectory continues to increase. Therefore, the questions fall on Mosley, who is still relatively unproven as a coach.
It’s a sign of confidence that with all the veteran coaches available this offseason, the Magic stuck with Mosley. The question that doubles as the title for Tier 6 will be known soon enough because, with the amount of talent on the roster, the Magic should leap this year.
Tier 5: Good Coaches? Or Good Teams?
Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum & Brad Stevens pose for this epic photo while attending former Celtics guard Marcus Smart's wedding over the weekend 🍀 🔥
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 18, 2023
Last year was a whirlwind of a season for Joe Mazzulla. Taking over a team with title hopes right before the season started and exceeding expectations at the time earned Mazzulla the honor of coaching the All-Star team. That’s where Mazzulla peaked in year one as Boston Celtics head coach. As things started winding down, the discussion around Mazzulla shifted from praise of “Mazzulla Ball” to questions surrounding his coaching acumen.
After an offseason filled with massive roster turnover, Mazzulla holds the key to unlocking the Celtics’ potential. Still, with all the weapons at his disposal, should blanket confidence be ascribed to Mazzulla? Probably not, but if the worry over Mazzulla is so much that you think he is the thing standing in the way of the Celtics winning a title, be comforted in the belief the organization has in him.
What’s clear in Boston is that Brad Stevens will give Mazzulla every tool he needs to succeed this season. New coaching staff? Check! New starting five? Check! Are former Celtics mingling before the season? Check! Now it’s up to Mazzulla to prove he can get the team to execute over 82 games plus the playoffs. If he doesn’t, the main thing he will be remembered for during his tenure is his addiction to the 2010 crime film The Town.
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished last season as the NBA’s best defensive team. With a playoff berth as the fourth seed, Cleveland looked poised to win a round, at least. A week later, they were out in five games. Not to point fingers, but the biggest weakness in the series was the head coaching. The New York Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau executed a game plan that exposed the limitations of the Cavaliers roster. Adjustments were made by the Knicks and not by the Cavs with J.B. Bickerstaff.
The stench of that series lasted all offseason. The foundation of an excellent team existed, and team needs, like more outside shooting, were addressed by adding Max Strus and Georges Niang. The actual test, however, is how Bickerstaff manages the rotation.
The Cavaliers are loaded with talent on both ends of the floor. But in the current NBA, plenty of teams can argue the same. The thing that separates teams with talent and teams who are talented is coaching. This year, it’ll be imperative for the Cavs to figure out what rotation works best for Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen and iron out who should be their initiator in crunch time between Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell.
The hardest coach to peg down on the tiers list is Willie Green. On the surface, Green’s performance as New Orleans Pelicans head coach has had highs and lows. Two years ago, Green was praised for his job with the 2021-22 Pelicans without Zion Williamson for the season. Matched up with the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs, Green deployed various tactics that gave Phoenix trouble. Afterward, the success in the postseason was attributed to what Green was able to do.
What transpired last season was a bit weird. The Pelicans were on the path to ascension but hit multiple road bumps. The vibrancy with which they played in the playoffs mysteriously faded. Even though New Orleans’ record improved, they lacked the intensity that carried them the previous year and failed to make it into the postseason. The worry is that the same thing will translate to this season.
In a crowded Western Conference, wins won’t be easy, so games will come down to who can win the margins. The Pelicans have the capacity to be a really good team, but to be a great team, Green has to push all the right buttons. Some might look at this Pelicans team and see that time and patience are running out on them. They haven’t made it past the second round with Brandon Ingram, and Zion has yet to play a game in the postseason. Combining it all up, and that’s a lot for a coach to handle in just his third year.
Matt Strout is a contributor to Back Sports Page. Matt studied Journalism and Sociology at Temple University for four years and graduated in May of 2022. While there, Matt wrote for multiple student and professional publications covering sports and the City of Philadelphia. Matt is originally from Maine and now resides in California. He has written content primarily for the NBA and PGA Tour. You can catch Matt frequently as a guest on the “Cut The Nets” podcast featured on the Back Sports Page network. When Matt is not writing, he enjoys cooking and playing golf. Follow Matt’s social media on Twitter @TheRealStrout or Instagram @matt_strout96.
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- A rideshare driver or vehicle caused your accident
There could be other situations that require the expertise of a personal injury attorney. Talking with a lawyer is the best way to know whether you need legal representation.
Most personal injury law firms offer free consultations for injury victims and their families. You can get the information you need without worrying about a consultation fee.
Hire a Lawyer With Experience Handling Your Type of Injury Claim
Some law firms focus their practice on specific areas of law. Therefore, begin by searching for a personal injury law firm. You want to avoid law firms that “dabble” in personal injury law by handling a handful of cases each year.
Next, search for an attorney who handles the specific type of situation that caused your injury. For example, hire a medical malpractice lawyer if a doctor caused your injury. Likewise, if a defective product caused your injury, hire a product liability lawyer.
Qualities to Consider When Hiring a Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer
All attorneys do not have the same qualifications. Specific factors cannot guarantee that a lawyer will win your case. However, there are qualities that you want to look for when hiring an accident attorney.
Experience and Skills
As discussed above, you want to hire a lawyer who handles your specific type of injury claim. However, you also want to hire lawyers with experience. Experience handling cases results in increased skills, resources, and success.
Martindale-Hubbell and other lawyer directories rate attorneys based on peer reviews for their competence and ethics. The best personal injury lawyers in Las Vegas earn the respect of their peers. If you know a lawyer who practices in another area of law, ask them who they would hire if they needed a personal injury attorney.
To win your case, you need to communicate effectively with your lawyer. Your attorney also needs effective communication skills with other people.
When you meet with an injury lawyer, they should be able to explain your legal rights and options for recovering compensation. They should also be able to give you the pros and cons of each option and explain why they would choose a specific course of action.
Meet with several lawyers until you find the attorney that makes you feel comfortable and confident. Did the attorney listen to you and talk with you instead of “at” you? Was the attorney patient with you, or did they appear distracted and rushed?
Past Case Results
Past results do not guarantee a specific outcome in your case. However, a record of winning trials and negotiating high-dollar settlements could be an indicator of an attorney’s diligence, skills, and experience.
How to Prepare for a Free Consultation With a Personal Injury Lawyer
Use free consultations as opportunities to interview a lawyer. Meeting with an attorney in person allows you to judge the lawyer’s personal qualities and gather information.
Prepare a list of questions to ask the attorney, such as:
- What experience do you have handling cases like mine?
- Are there statutes of limitations or deadlines that apply to my case?
- Do you see any potential problems with recovering compensation for my damages?
- How often will I receive updates on my case?
- What is your policy for returning telephone calls, emails, and other messages?
- Will I work with you or a paralegal?
- What strategy will you use in my case?
- What ranges of outcomes could I expect?
Take copies of accident reports, medical records, and other documentation pertaining to your case. Prepare a summary of the facts about how you were injured so that you do not waste time trying to remember what you need to tell the lawyer.
Do Not Feel Pressured to Hire a Lawyer at a Free Consultation
You are not obligated to hire a law firm after a free consultation. Hiring an attorney is a serious decision. Therefore, it is okay to take a few days to consider your options before hiring a law firm.
Discuss the Attorney’s Fees and Costs of the Case
Most Las Vegas personal injury attorneys take cases on a contingency fee basis. The attorney is paid based on the amount they recover for your personal injury claim.
A contingent fee agreement states that you do not owe any legal fees if the attorney does not recover money for your claim. It also states the percentage the attorney will deduct from your settlement or jury verdict for attorneys’ fees.
Ask the attorney how costs are handled. A case’s costs could include filing fees, deposition fees, copy costs, expert witness fees, and investigation expenses. The costs of the case depend on the circumstances and whether the case goes to court.
Many law firms pay the costs as they incur them and then reimburse the firm for these costs from the settlement proceeds. Before signing a retainer agreement, ensure that you understand how the costs are handled if the attorney does not win your case.
Schedule a Free Consultation With a Las Vegas Personal Injury Lawyer
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Evaluation of Computer Systems which Support Cooperative Work (CSCW)
Computer systems which support cooperative work will undoubtedly change the way people interact with one another in a working setting. In stimulating these changes, the CSCW system will be a force for organisational change. Over the past twenty years there has been a tradition of impact research, in which investigators have studied the impact computer-based information systems implemented within organisations have had upon those organisations. The results have been many and varied. Some studies show that computer systems lead to the centralisation of power, while others show decentralisation of power. At the level of the individual job there are studies which show the empowerment of the individual and the opposite: the creation of the “white collar assembly line.” A study from 1983 demonstrated both job enrichment and deskilling from two different computer systems in the same organisation. There is widespread agreement that there can be substantial change, but very little agreement on the form that it takes. We have argued elsewhere (Eason 1988) that the reason for these diverse results is that computer systems are not deterministic, and that they can be used to achieve many different organisational effects. There is an opportunity in the design and development process to plan the organisational outcomes and to achieve the impact that is desired by the members of the organisation.
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Plaintiff James Weeks filed the lawsuits this week in a California federal court. He alleges that Home Depot and Lowe’s know about the dangers of Roundup, but they continue to sell the product.
Monsanto and its parent company Bayer face more than 18,000 consumer lawsuits in the U.S. The complaints blame Roundup exposure for causing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other forms of cancer. The first three lawsuits against Monsanto have been tried in California courts. All three resulted in massive jury awards for the plaintiffs. These early “bellwether” cases are considered good predictors of how future legislation against Monsanto and Bayer will turn out.
According to Law360, Mr. Weeks’ lawsuits explain that as retailers, Home Depot and Lowe’s received detailed safety information from Monsanto. This information outlined the hazards associated with Roundup use. Yet, despite these red flags, the retailers continued to sell the product to consumers.
The only heads-up consumers had about Roundup was a label warning that the product could cause “moderate eye irritation,” Mr. Weeks’ lawsuit alleges.
“Reasonable consumers, like the plaintiff, who have purchased Roundup would not have done so had they known of its carcinogenic risks, or had the defendant provided a warning on how to minimize the risks,” the Weeks lawsuit alleges, according to Law360.
General Mills and Costco
Days after the first Roundup trial resulted in a $289 million award for terminally ill California groundskeeper DeWayne “Lee” Johnson, a Florida woman filed suit against General Mills for allegedly failing to reveal the presence of glyphosate in its Cheerios cereal products.
Environmental watchdog Center on Environmental Health conducted another recent study. Their study found levels of glyphosate in the bodies of 11 out of 12 families tested. Glyphosate levels were higher in the children of 10 of the families. Breakfast cereals and other food products containing glyphosate-treated grain and use of Roundup in parks and playgrounds are likely reasons why children had higher concentrations of the chemical in their bodies.
As science continues to reveal more links between glyphosate and cancer, it’s likely that other food manufacturers, growers, and other retailers that continue to use and sell Roundup could be named as defendants in future lawsuits.
Earlier this summer, Costco became the first major retailer to stop selling Roundup. The store was one of several that Moms Across America and other consumer groups petitioned to stop selling the weed-killer. So far, it is the only one that has chosen to remove the product from its lineup.
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a Class 2A herbicide. In terms of toxicity, that means the chemical is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” That finding set in motion much of the litigation Monsanto and Bayer face today.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a unit of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released the long-anticipated Draft Toxicological Profile for Glyphosate in April 2019. The ATSDR’s findings not only supported those of the IARC, but strengthened them. The ATSDR study was also one that Monsanto officials worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to kill.
The ATSDR also found evidence that glyphosate exposure can also have adverse effects on reproduction, child development, and organ toxicity.
If all consumers stopped using Roundup, it would eliminate just 10 percent of the world’s glyphosate usage. Ninety percent of Roundup use is in farming operations to produce genetically modified crops–engineered by Monsanto to resist Roundup–and much of the chemical residue continues to end up in our food.
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January 5, 2021 by brennon
During December, the team at OnePageRules put together another set of fantastic 3D Printable options for their Patreons. The Robot Legions are now available over on MyMiniFactory in a bundle which offers up characters, elites and core units for Sci-Fi wargamers.
Robot Legions // OnePageRules
The aim here was to present you with another set of alternative options for you to use during your games set in universes like Warhammer 40,000 but also alongside their own superb set of rules for Grimdark Future and Grimdark Future: Firefight.
Overseer // OnePageRules
There are some really cool influences which have been brought together for this collection. They have taken the theme of an ancient race of machines and played around with the look a little which is nice to see. There is still a bit of Egyptian in there but I'm also getting influences from other cultures too. There's even a touch of the Protoss from StarCraft about them too which is neat!
Warden // OnePageRules
What I like about them though is that the combination of different styles has presented a set of miniatures which I think would be great for something grimdark but also would fit equally well into all manner of other Sci-Fi games too. For example, I could see these characters being a perfect addition to games like Warpath or Core Space as ancient foes which have been stirred from their slumber.
Snakes // OnePageRules
The options from OnePageRules as part of this pack offer up the Overseer as a leader character as you will have seen above alongside the Warden. You also get the Snakes which look like engineered killing machines, a perfect elite option for your army.
This is all rounded off with the addition of the Warriors that you see here who come armed with an assortment of terrifying looking weapons.
Warriors // OnePageRules
With fifteen miniatures in the bundle from MyMiniFactory, that should be a good starting point for a skirmish force to use in your skirmish games. The temptation would be to paint them all battered and rusty with plenty of metallics but I reckon you could go in and paint these with a poppy primary colour which is then weathered down afterwards. I think that kind of scheme would work especially well for those wanting to use this army away from a grimdark setting.
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The Magical Adventures of Lily and the Street Ideas
Once upon a time, in a small town nestled in the rolling hills, there lived a young girl named Lily. Lily had a head full of curly red hair that bounced with every step she took. Her big green eyes sparkled with curiosity and her heart overflowed with a love for adventure.
One sunny afternoon, as Lily skipped along the cobblestone streets, she stumbled upon a peculiar sight. Right in the middle of the road, there stood a colorful street sign. But this was no ordinary sign - it shimmered and glowed with a magical aura. Lily's eyes widened with wonder as she read the words written on the sign: "Welcome to the Enchanted Street Ideas!"
Unable to contain her excitement, Lily reached out and touched the sign. In that instant, something extraordinary happened. The street sign came to life, transforming into a mischievous yellow cat named Sparkle. With bright blue eyes that twinkled mischievously, Sparkle introduced herself to Lily, "Well hello there, my adventurous friend! I am Sparkle, your guide to the magical adventures that await us on the Enchanted Street Ideas."
Lily couldn't believe her luck! She giggled with delight as Sparkle invited her to embark on a grand adventure together. With a leap and a skip, they set off down the street, their hearts brimming with excitement.
As they strolled along the Enchanted Street Ideas, Lily noticed another extraordinary sight. Perched on a tree branch was a wise old owl with silver-grey feathers and piercing amber eyes. "Hello there, young ones. I am Whiskers, the guardian of knowledge and riddles," the owl hooted in a deep, soothing voice.
Lily and Sparkle were overjoyed to have found a new friend in Whiskers. The three of them began to explore the magical street, guided by the enchantment that surrounded them. Each turn they took, a new adventure awaited them - from soaring through the skies on the backs of friendly dragons to diving into the depths of shimmering underwater kingdoms.
Through their adventures, Lily learned valuable lessons about bravery, friendship, and the power of imagination. She discovered that no matter how big or small, every idea has the potential to unlock wondrous possibilities.
As the sun began to set, casting a warm golden glow over the Enchanted Street Ideas, Lily, Sparkle, and Whiskers knew it was time to head home. They bid farewell to the magical street, promising to return another day.
Lily skipped back to her cozy little cottage, her heart filled with joy and a sense of wonder. As she nestled under her soft blankets, she couldn't help but smile, knowing that in her dreams, she would embark on more magical adventures with Sparkle and Whiskers, exploring the endless possibilities of the Enchanted Street Ideas. And as she drifted off to sleep, Lily whispered a heartfelt thank you to the magical street that had brought so much joy into her life.
Goodnight, Lily. Sleep tight, and may your dreams be filled with enchantment and endless adventures.
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What We Do
The Parish Council is committed to promoting community values, economic stability, general well-being and pride in Bellingham, Redesmouth and Charlton.
Parish Council Objectives
To engage, whenever possible, in an open dialogue with residents, to understand their needs, and to explain how the Parish Council will address these needs within the resources and powers available.
To understand the issues and aspirations of residents and promote these ideals for the future.
To provide high standard cost-effective services within the resources and powers available.
To enable, support and encourage other local organisations and agencies to provide services.
To promote and represent the best interests of the parish for the betterment of the local community.
To encourage and promote the economic and commercial vitality of the parish through partnerships and other means.
To encourage and promote social and community values in the parish by working in co-operation and supporting, where practicable, local organisations and groups.
To embrace progress, improve the quality of life and healthy living.
All income whether from the precept or our operations is directed towards undertakings and projects that the council believe will benefit the parish of Bellingham and its residents.
We are responsible for the following things in our area.
We provide 20 allotments near Cairns Road for the use of local residents.
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Burial Grounds & Cemetery
We provide and maintain the cemetery between the show field and The Croft. This includes the Chapel and Lychgate.
Provision of Car Parking
We provide and maintain a car park at the Jubilee Field next to the Fire Station.
Provision of Car Charging Facilities
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We provide numerous general rubbish and dog waste bins around the village. We also ensure the village is swept and kept clear of litter, fallen leaves etc.
Grass Cutting and Landscaping
We are responsible for the maintainance of grassed roadside verges as well as the Jubilee Field, the Community Orchard and the area around St Cuthbert's Well. We also pollard all trees through the centre of the village on an annual basis.
We have the right to be consulted and provide a voice for local residents relating to planning applications. Please note, while we have input into the planning process the final decision on planning issues sits with Northumberland County Council.
Support for Local Businesses
We provide funding for local business directories as well as providing advertising space in the Jubilee Field Car Park.
Open Spaces & Play Areas
We manage the Jubilee Field and Community Orchard as well as play areas in the Jubilee Field and Briar Hill. We ensure the play areas are well maintained and safety tested on an annual basis.
We provide accessible public conveniences opposite the Methodist Chapel in the centre of the village. These are open from 7.30am to 6.30pm seven days a week.
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We support tourism in the immediate area by working to ensure Bellingham is a great place to visit and always looks as appealing and tidy as possible. We also decorate the village at Christmas with our famous Town Hall tree as well as additional lights on Lock Up Lane and through the centre of the village.
We are responsible for the maintainance and upkeep of the War Memorial Fountain in Manchester Square as well as The Gun outside the Town Hall.
Support for Local Causes
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Good morning. This is Ben Sell with Ben’s pest control. And today I want to discuss with you carpenter ants. carpenter ants are a very interesting creature here in the state of Florida. And I’ll explain that. First. We know that up north, the carpenter ants are different they, they can actually eat dry wood up north. And we’ve had a lot of people over the years come down to Florida from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, even, I believe like North Carolina, the mountains, it seems to be most prevalent along the east coast. But they’ll come down here and they’ll talk about nightmare stories they’ve had of things at their house, wood walls, wood steps, just eaten up by carpenter ants. And in Florida, we actually have our own species of carpenter. And it seems strange, but we actually have the carpenter and it’s actually called the Florida carpenter, and the Florida carpenter and is actually two colors, it’s red and black, where my understanding of the ones up in the northeast are, I believe, black. I’m not certain on that, because I’ve never lived there. But here they are red and black. One of the things that is important to know is that the Florida carpenter and cannot damage dry wood. They they’re not even listed on the Florida State wood destroying organism report for new homeowners that are buying houses. Because they in and of themselves cannot go into a piece of wood and just start to eat it. So the Florida carpenter ant though infests wood that has a moisture problem. So what we find is that they will always be found in a situation where the wood is wet. And the state does consider the moisture to be the problem. So the water is damaging the wood, the carpenter ants will infest that wood, and they will actually smooth it out, but they can’t actually tear the world apart. So the damage in those situations is always caused by the moisture. So when people ask us about carpenter ants in Florida, what we tell them is we’re always looking for wet wood sources. And how is this important for homeowners? Well, one of the main things is palm trees. Palm Trees should never be allowed to touch your roof. and in this situation, if you think of the palm branches, or the frogs, the live ones are fine. But how many palm trees do you see that have been trimmed and trimmed and trimmed, and all the old frogs are branches are up there as they slowly start to decay. They’re just hung up and tight to the tree. So whichever is a situation where the branch has been cut off, that branch is now dead, and the frog is sitting there. So when it rains, moisture, and water gets into those frogs creating a perfect environment for the carpenter ants to nest in. And what happens is now you let that palm branch touch your roof, and you’ve got a bridge from the nest, to your house. And it is just an absolute perfect scenario for a storm of ants, especially carpenter ants in this situation. So we always tell people, palm trees
, no, no, don’t let them touch. If possible, always try to keep them trimmed up as much as you can remove all the really old wrongs to keep those away. Along those lines when you’re thinking about what would logically speaking, things like firewood, you can’t leave piles of firewood sitting up against your house. I know a lot of people in Florida have fire pits, but you just don’t want to have that wood sitting there, getting soaked, absorbing all that moisture and creating a perfect nesting harborage for ants for the carpenter ants, so anything that has wood that’s wet is what we’re looking for when it comes to carpenter ants. Another thing a lot of people don’t realize is carpenter ants are nocturnal in Florida. They the Florida carpenter ant species loves to be active at night. That’s when it does most of its work. There are situations where we see carpenter ants out traveling during the day. But they are definitely more active at night.
And the next thing I would tell you is carpenter ants in a house can sometimes be a sign that there may be a leak somewhere or moisture or something getting through where it’s not supposed to be. I’ll give you an example of one of the worst situations we ever saw. I was working on the west coast of Florida. We had a house that had had carpenter ants, and the lady was literally at her wit’s end. And we did everything we could we sprayed the house, we were searching the house. And one day I said to her, I said, you know, we got to find water. There’s got to be water associated with these ants. So when we’re going through her house, we noticed that she had cracked tiles in her shower. And she said, Oh, yeah, I’ve been meaning to get that fixed. So I said, Well, if there’s water getting in there, you could definitely have carpenter ants in that in that area. So a few months went by, and she called us up one day, and she said, I’ve got the contract out here, he put a hole in the wall, and the ants are just pouring out of this wall. By the 1000s. She said that they were so bad. The contractor told her he was leaving until she got it taken care of. And he wasn’t going to come back until all the ants were gone. So she called us up and said, Please, please come out right now. So we went over and we got out there and we started spraying and the ants just started pouring and pouring out of the wall. So I found it interesting. But she I said, you know, can we tear the wall open? And she said, Oh, yeah, I’m having the shower replace. So we actually took the sledgehammer and started banging holes in the wall, where the shower was going to be replaced. And the nest inside the wall was massive. And nobody could believe the amount of moisture that was hidden in this wall, that nobody really had any clue that it was there that it was going on. Other than a small crack in the tile of the shower. It was quite shocking to see how much water had gotten back there, and the size of the ant nest and we had to get it killed, get it cleaned up. And then her contractor was more than happy to come back and finish the job. So that’s just one example of how the moisture will will cause the ants to find that environment and they will thrive in there. They will live in there. And at Ben’s that’s what we’re looking for. We’re looking for those situations. So we hope that this information helps you if if you don’t feel comfortable tackling this yourself, we would ask please give us a call for a free estimate and a free evaluation at 772-878-1972. And thank you for listening. This is Ben with Ben’s Pest Control | <urn:uuid:e8a6bdf0-0cbc-4a65-b0e5-1d8098281216> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.benspest.biz/carpenter-ants-are-a-problem-in-port-st-lucie-stuart-and-palm-city-florida/ | 2024-04-25T08:55:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.976554 | 1,533 |
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A conversation with Cantor Ben Tisser and Cantor Herschel Fox
Wednesday, October 25 | 7:00 pm | via Zoom (link to follow)
Jewish jokes have become pervasive in American culture. They shaped how we see ourselves, and as well, how broader society sees us. Historically, Jewish humor was a unique brand of comedy that created stereotypes of husbands and wives, dealt with sex and relationships, and laughed at all of the societal stereotypes imposed on Jews. For over fifty years, Cantor Herschel Fox has led a diverse career as a theatre actor, standup comedian, Cantor, and international performer.
Join Cantors Tisser and Fox for a conversation about the history and changing nature of Jewish comedy, and enjoy a preview of Cantor Fox’s performance at our upcoming Borscht Belt Cabaret (November 1).
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The #11 TCU Horned Frogs (10-2 Overall, 7-2 Big 12) are at the #3 Oklahoma Sooners (11-1 Overall, 8-1 Big 12) for the first Big 12 championship game in years. There’s more than just the conference championship at stake for the Sooners, as they are vying for a sport in the CFP series. The Sooners have already beaten the Horned Frogs once this season. That was on Nov 11 when TCU was ranked sixth in the nation. The final in that game was 38-20. Both teams lost to Iowa State this year. The Horned Frogs lost to ISU 14-7 while the Sooners went down 38-31. OSU has won seven straight while TCU has gone 3-2 for its last five. Our TCU plays Oklahoma 2017 Big 12 championship pick has the Sooners favored by seven points and the over under at 65.0.
The Horned Frogs have a very tough defense, which is allowing opponents just 15.7 PPG. The Frogs are scoring 34.5 PPG. Senior QB Kenny Hill is listed as probable for today. Hill is completing 66% of his passes, has 19 TDs and has tossed five picks. He not only possesses a fine group of receivers to toss to, but he also has a very good running corps of running backs, which gives the Horned Frogs a balanced attack.
On the receiving end four players have 25 or more catches, including Jalen Reagor who has 26 catches with six going for touchdowns. Desmon White, who has four TD receptions, leads all TCU players with 33 catches. TCU’s top running back, Darius Anderson, is out. He has eight TD runs and is averaging 6.0 YPA. Both Kyle Hicks and Sewo Olonilus are solid runners. Together they’ve scored 11 TDs and each is avaerging over four yards per rush.
The TCU defense is solid versus the rush and does a good job overall against the pass. Standouts include DL Ben Banoqu (11.5 SCKs, 13.0 TFL, 3 FF) and LB/DE Mat Boesen (7.5 SCKs, 14.0 TFL, 2 FF). Against the pass, the Horned Frogs have grabbed 11 picks and broken up 53 passes.
Horned Frogs Summary
- Balanced offense
- Very fine defense
- Injuries on offense may hurt this team today
Oklahoma State Overall
OSU is a scoring machine, putting up on average 45.3 PPG. They are giving up 25.7 PPG. Senior QB Bakker Mayfield is a tough force to stop. He’s completed 71% of his passes for 37 touchdowns. He has thrown only five interceptions. For players have five or more TD catches, including star dual-threat Rodney Anderson. Anderson has crossed the goal line five times as a receiver and 11 times as a runner while compiling 1,050 total yards on offense. Three players have 40 or more receptions with Mark Andrews topping all at 51 catches. He’s caught six passes, while CeeDee Lamb leads all pass catchers with seven. Quarterback Mayfield has a lot of options when it comes to setting up scoring opportunities.
The Sooner D is vulnerable against the rush to a degree but more they have a tough time shutting down the pass. The defense includes senior DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo who comes to this game with 64 tackles, eight sacks and 17 TFL. He’s also forced three fumbles and recovered two. The secondary has defended under 35 passes and has merely seven picks.
- Dynamic and explosive offense
- Good but sometimes uneven defense
- Mayfield is the real thing
Three Major Takeaways
Our TCU plays Oklahoma 2017 Big 12 championship pick offers these three takeaways-
- QB Mayfield vs. QB Hill, edge to Mayfield
- Defensive edge to TCU
- First meeting between these two teams was 38-20 Sooners
Our Picks for Horned Frogs at Sooners
This is a huge game and we do think that Mayfield will step up in a major way today. We look for the TCU defense to play well, but we also see them getting tired in the second half and giving up points at that time. Our TCU plays Oklahoma 2017 Big 12 championship pick is the Sooners at -7.0 and the under at 65.0 | <urn:uuid:15f70e8e-3ca9-479d-b567-866612a87ce2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bettingbrain.com/free-picks/college-football/tcu-plays-oklahoma-2017-big-12-championship-pick/ | 2024-04-25T08:55:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.973358 | 926 |
I’m sticking with my favourite part of self-publishing today – and that’s the writing part.
Last week, I wrote about the all-important first chapter and what you should put in it. This week, I’m going to flip that on its head – what should you avoid from putting in that vital first chapter?
Firstly a quick update
Some progress on the writing front on the sequel to “Am I really a secret alien spy?” A busy week so I haven’t had much time, but I’ve added over 2,000 thanks to 2 “power-hours”. That’s where I make sure I have no distractions and set the timer on my phone for an hour and just write.
Why is it chapter 1 so important?
As a reminder from last week, the hook is the opening few sentences of your first chapter. The first thing the reader will read, after your blurb. The first chapter is the extension of that. Get them interested with the hook and fascinated with the first chapter and give the reader a book they just don’t want to put down.
Your first chapter will set the tone for the whole novel. It showcases your use of dialogue, your characters and your world building.
So, what should you avoid from your first chapter?
Lack of excitement
The reader is looking for an incident. Some excitement, an event, so don’t start off too slow. You may be introducing your world, your main character, but it’s unlikely to grab the reader’s attention if there’s no excitement. That said, be careful of context. An exciting incident without context can also be confusing for the reader.
Avoid a data-dump
What’s a data-dump, I hear you ask. It’s a long narrative of description. It could be about the main character, taking the reader through every line on her face, every scar on her body. It could be world building, telling the reader about the street, the towns history. What someone is eating for breakfast. Long narrative descriptions are unlikely to hold a reader’s attention for very long.
Too much dialogue early on in chapter one with no context as to who the people are is likely to confuse and irritate the reader. Who are these people? Why should the reader care about them? Also, don’t introduce too many characters all in one go. This is also likely to cause confusion.
You want to tell the reader all about your main character. Why are they the way they are? Where did they come from? In the same way to data dumping above, be careful to not reveal too much in one go. Is the back story important? If so, can it emerge steadily throughout the rest of the book?
The reader wants to know what they can expect from the rest of the book from the first chapter, so the first chapter should be in-keeping with the rest of the book. If it’s a thriller, don’t start with a comedy first chapter.
You killed who off?
Don’t spend your first chapter beautifully introducing a character, subtly weaving in some backstory, giving a hint to their motivations only to kill them off in some horrific way in chapter two. Give us a character we care about throughout the rest of the book.
Haven’t I seen that before?
Avoid a cliché in your first chapter. There are many and I’m sure you’ve seen plenty as well. Avoid the weather, looking in a mirror/shop window to describe your character, having a dream or a premonition.
Good luck with your first chapter!
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BGS primarily uses unpiloted aerial systems (UAS), or drones, to collect data for geological investigations, mapping and surveying, and for promotional purposes. We maintain a number of multi-rotor UAS of different sizes and capabilities that are equipped with various sensors for capturing optical, thermal, multispectral or LiDAR images.
Some of the resources we create from the collected data include:
- photos and videos
- 3D maps
- orthomosaics — highly detailed, map-like images made by combining many smaller images
- 2D and 3D meshes and point clouds (for ground surface reconstruction)
- actionable reports
Drones play an important role in our research, allowing our scientists to rapidly capture data that we can use to understand and monitor geological processes. For example, we can:
- repeatedly survey rapidly eroding cliffs on the east coast, to monitor erosion rates
- create models of landslides that, when combined with subsurface data, help us to understand landslide processes
- model geological faults in 3D, enabling us to understand the UK’s faults and any risks they might pose to critical infrastructure
- make maps of the ground surface temperature, to help identify geothermal resources
BGS drones are flown by BGS pilots who hold a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) General Visual Line of Sight Certificate (GVC). The drones are insured and the pilots make sure that they keep up to date with CAA regulations, including maintaining the minimum flying times stated and submitting our operations manual, pilot logbooks and insurance certificate to the CAA for annual checks. The pilots also observe the CAA-regulated limit when flying near to residential, commercial, industrial or recreational premises. We fly drones at our sites, such as in Keyworth and the Lyell Centre in Edinburgh, because we have permission to take off and land there, and because we have control of the people at the site. There are also open areas where they can take off and land safely.
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This week I’m Bible journaling in the Gospel of Matthew. I started with an overview of the entire book in my art journal. I find it helpful to understand each book of the Bible and map it out this way before diving deep into the corresponding chapters. Then I Bible journal in my favorite Scriptures or ones that I’m trying to dive deeper into and study.
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An Overview of the Gospel Of Matthew
In my overview, I’ve written the title in the middle and placed some information about the author and interesting facts in the upper corners of the page. On the next third of the page, I’ve written down key points, important passages, and themes. At the bottom third, I’ve added key actions, points, things that call to me, or things I want to remember about my Bible journaling time. I find this is a great way to get an overview of any book of the Bible and it makes it fun to reference later.
After I’ve completed an overview, I start Bible journaling and referencing the overview when I need to. I don’t always do the overview. Only when I’m studying and focused on a particular book of the Bible for a decent amount of time. I should probably do this more!
Bible Journaling the Gospel of Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Bible Journaling the Gospel of Matthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first last.
Bible Journaling the Gospel of Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Bible Journaling the Gospel of Matthew 3:17
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Bible Journaling the Gospel of Matthew 25:40
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Bible Journaling the Gospel of Matthew 24:44
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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MilliporeSigma discusses the importance of people, education, and the benefits of embracing discomfort to bolster sustainability efforts.
64x Bio has received $55 million in a series A round of fundraising to fund the expansion of its VectorSelect platform.
According to 64x Bio, a synthetic cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturer founded in 2020 and focused on addressing CGT manufacturing issues exposed by the Coronavirus pandemic, its cell line engineering technology, VectorSector has the potential to revolutionize the economics and accessibility of gene therapy.
Led by Lifeforce Capital, with contribution from Northpond Ventures, Future Ventures and others , the Series A financing hopes to advance it’s the VectorSelect platform and grow 64x Bio’s employee base and partnership activity with other gene therapy companies.
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“This Series A financing will allow us to take VectorSelect to the next level and grow our business infrastructure to establish more partnerships,” said Alexis Rovner, CEO 64x Bio.
“With the support of our incredible investors and scientific team, we aim to become the leading developer of vector manufacturing cell lines, to revolutionize the economics of gene therapy and the reach of these lifesaving medicines to patients.”
Sander Duncan, general partner at Lifeforce Capital said the current vector manufacturing cell lines in the industry suffer from poor yield and quality, which ultimately impacts drug development, whereas “64x’s technology platform VectorSelect has the potential to reduce cost and increase manufacturing capacity by orders of magnitude.”
The VectorSelect platform uses DNA library synthesis, sequencing, and computational approaches to surge experimental throughput and create cell lines with improved productivities. The genetic barcoding method connects information on viral vector productivity and sends it back to the parent cell, creating millions of candidate production cell lines simultaneously.
Each experiment using this platform produces a large amount of genetic data, which 64x Bio then filters trillions of potential solutions into millions of screen-able genetic combinations, increasing the time and efficacy of cell line discovery.
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Birketts raises over £5,000 for Essex charities
9 May 2023
UK Top 50 law firm, Birketts, is proud to have raised over £5,000 for four local charities through its Essex Soup charity event.
100 guests attended the event on April 26 at Hylands House in Chelmsford. Guests heard from four charities including Ending Life’s Taboo, Refugee, Asylum seeker and Migrant Action, King’s Money Advice Centre and Maldon Food Pantry. Over dinner those attending voted on how funds raised through donations from Birketts and their guests would be distributed amongst the charities.
Overall, Ending Life’s Taboo received the most votes and was rewarded with the largest share of the donations, which will go towards funding for more counsellors to support people between the ages of 18-45 facing life limiting illness. The balance of the donations was then divided equally between the other three charities.
Ruth Neave, Partner and Head of Public Sector at Birketts said: “We are very pleased to have held such a successful event for these local charities. The money raised will go a long way for all four charities who do some incredible work in the local area. We very much look forward to continuing our support for the Essex community over the coming years.”
Tracy Davies, Founder and Trustee at Ending Life’s Taboo said: “I felt really privileged to be invited by Birketts and Essex Community Foundation to share the work that Ending Life’s Taboo carries out in Essex. Everyone was so welcoming, and the evening was extremely enjoyable and informative hearing from the other charities participating. Receiving the award from Birketts supports at least 50 sessions of counselling for our clients who are at the most vulnerable time of their lives. Thank you so much.” | <urn:uuid:1e44aaa1-2015-4db2-8bb8-8d42f3b181cb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.birketts.co.uk/news/birketts-raises-over-5000-pounds-for-essex-charities/ | 2024-04-25T07:52:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.969316 | 381 |
Aston Villa owner Dr Tony has reiterated his desire to make the club one the best team's in the world.
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Idrissa Gana has completed a medical and is expected to sign a contract with Everton at some point today.
The Toffees activated the £7.1m release clause in his contract and he is expected to make an official switch before the weekend.
He is one of the players that Villa wanted to keep for the new season with Roberto Di Matteo keen to hang on to the 26-year-old.
That was echoed by CEO Keith Wyness who tweeted: “Re idrissa gueye, we do not welcome any interest in this player from any club #fightlikelions”.
His absence would leave Carlos Sanchez, Ashley Westwood and Aaron Tshibola as contenders for the holding midfielder role.
West Ham United want to sign Aston Villa striker Jordan Ayew.
They have joined Nice in the running to sign the Villa striker who was one of the shining lights of last season, according to Foot Mercato.
Herd about Chris?
Perth Glory thought they had made a key signing with former Aston Villa defender Chris Herd agreeing a deal in May to sign for two-years.
Now, Herd has changed his mind after deciding he doesn't want to relocate to Australia with his family.
He requested and was granted a contract termination.
"After considerable deliberation and in the best interests of the Herd family, the club will not stand in their way," Glory chief executive Peter Filopoulos said in a statement.
Yesterday we reported that Jordan Veretout was set to miss out on a deal to join Marseille.
That's still the case, but now there is another side interested in his signature.
The 23-year-old is being watched carefully by Real Betis according to Spanish newspaper Estadio Deportivo.
Brad Guzan will complete his move to Middlesbrough today.
The Aston Villa goalkeeper wants a fresh new challenge after enduring a difficult few years in the Midlands.
Guzan has been in and out of the starting XI and believes a move away will increase his chances of remaining USA No.1.
Aitor Karanka wants to strengthen his goalkeeping department and has already moved to sign ex-Barcelona ace Victor Valdes.
But Guzan appeals because of his Premier League experience and his willingness to start a fresh.
The 31-year-old has one year left on his contract and is expected to cost Boro a nominal fee.
He will then have to battled with Valdes, Dimi Konstantopoulos, and Tomas Mejias for a starting berth.
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Training & Development 2024 Fall/Winter Intern
The Bishop House Consulting team offers an exciting internship opportunity designed to develop top Bachelor’s or Master’s students in the area of Leadership Development Training and Facilitation. Intern(s) will have the opportunity to be a part of our team’s virtual leadership training programs and will gain insight and exposure to multiple roles, responsibilities and industries through direct interaction and communication with participants in the program.
The paid internship consists of learning and connecting with the Bishop House team through team meetings, session preparation, session production and periodic debriefing all within a remote setting. The intern should have access to a quiet and professional location and a reliable computer to transact on assigned work.
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Every trace that you perform using Visual IP Trace will yield a geographic location plotted visually on a world map. What's more, if you are experiencing unusual slowdown or hangups trying to reach your favorite website, you can use Visual IP Trace to see a graphical display of every hop along the route from your PC to the website, showing you node names, locations, and network information so that you can quickly see if there's a bottleneck!
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Special occasions are often once-in-a-lifetime events. A wedding, baby shower, noteworthy birthday celebration, or corporate awards event can be a milestone that creates memories to cherish forever. What you don’t need is for your occasion to be remembered for the wrong reasons, such as furniture hire that didn’t work out.
Black Label Events is a family-owned event hire company in Perth. We understand how important it is for everything to run smoothly on your special day. With years of experience in event hire, we would like to help you make the best choice when hiring a company to supply furniture, cutlery, and table linen for your event.
Value for Your Money
Everything from invitations to catering, decorations and furniture costs money. To stay within budget for your event, you might be tempted to buy or borrow some items rather than hiring them. However, have you considered the logistics of transporting everything, not to mention washing hundreds of pieces of dinnerware and tablecloths after the event? At Black Label Events we don’t only hire out furniture, cutlery, and table linen, we deliver it to the venue, and we clean up afterwards.
When Searching for Wedding Furniture Hire in Perth, Compare Price AND Quality
Often the difference between what various event hire companies offer isn’t only price, but quality. Your guests won’t see the bill, but they will notice the quality of furnishings at your event. If you want to ensure that your event lives up to expectations, make sure of the quality of the furniture you hire. Don’t only trust what the event hire company promises over the phone, visit their premises to check. At Black Label Events we invite customers to visit our showroom to select their event furniture in person. Because we believe in working around our customers’ needs, our showroom is open by appointment from 6 am till 7 pm, seven days a week.
Save Money with a Package
You might be able to get some items cheaper by shopping around. However, once you add up the additional delivery and handling cost of working with various companies, not to mention the stress of coordinating everything to be in the right place at the right time for your event, a package deal from an event hire company that offers a variety of services might be a more affordable option.
Reputation is Key
Word of mouth is an excellent way to find out how good an event hire company’s reputation is. Ask friends, family and colleagues who’ve made use of event hire in Perth to recommend their favourite company. You can also see what clients say about Black Label Events on our website.
Black Label Events started out as a small company providing furniture for wedding receptions. By offering reliable event furniture hire in Perth, we have grown to become one of Perth’s most popular companies for event furniture hire. While we have grown, our focus remains on customer satisfaction, and we work 24/7 to fit in around your needs. We provide furniture for every event from weddings, to business conferences and even garden parties. Contact us today for your event furniture hire. | <urn:uuid:86ab551f-c453-49a6-966d-f6aecb6b1be9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.blacklabelevents.com.au/event-furniture-hire-company-perth/ | 2024-04-25T08:55:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.956293 | 643 |
Fibreglass and Gel Coat Repairs
Blackline is an industry leader in complex structural repairs, with over 40 years of experience in dealing with traumatic repair situations like groundings, collisions or fire. Our thorough approach ensures that we meet the needs of owners, surveyors and insurance underwriters.
Depending on the job requirements, our provincially certified technicians use polyester, vinylester, and epoxy resins, and we are experienced with using all types of marine cores, as well as vacuum bagging and advanced infusion techniques. Blackline specializes in gel coat repairs and custom colour matching so that your boat will be returned to “as new” condition.
If you have experienced a mishap, we are always willing to help evaluate the severity, and recommend a course of action.
Repairs from damage
- Osmosis Blistering
- Deterioration (such as core rot)
- Water Damage
- Collision Repair
- Rudder Repair
- Gel coat Repair
- Custom Colour Matching
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Bob Levinstein, CEO of CruiseCompete, says the Web site’s member agents have seen a steady uptick in family and multi-generational cruise travel over the last year, tracking closely with the general industry trend.
A recent CLIA survey found families consistently cite “value” as a key reason to take a cruise together. In fact, 83 percent said cruise vacations are a very good or extremely good value. Families also appear to be repeat customers, according to the CLIA report, with 46 percent reporting they have taken two to four cruises with children under the age of 18; 15 percent have taken five to seven cruises with kids, while nearly five percent have taken more than 10 cruises. The team of CruiseCompete specialists has made a list of Cruise Must-Do’s for Families:
- Visit world-renowned museums with your children – New England and Canadian cruises, in particular, provide plenty of fun and educational museum stops in port. Boston, a museum hotspot, features one of the nation’s premiere children’s museums and the enormous New England Aquarium. There’s also the Boston Team Party Ship, where kids can recreate dumping tea into the sea.
- Enjoy Leisurely dinners with your children & room service with a movie – The early dinner seatings on cruise ships, especially those operated by Carnival, are full with families. Depending on the age of the children, it may get a little messy, but the ship’s staff loves the laughter. There are also specialty restaurants on many ships that welcome children. This is a great time to relax together and talk about the day’s events aboard the ship and life in general. Cabin service is available 24/7 on most lines, so you won’t have to worry about those growing teenagers and their constant hunger. Order a midnight snack and watch a movie together.
- When was the last time you danced with your children? – There is plenty of live music aboard. For pure family fun, nothing beats family disco hour, especially aboard Royal Caribbean voyages. The pulsating beats, light shows and other special effects help everyone cut loose on the dance floor. And there is no doubt the kids will love to watch their parents’ smooth dance moves and enjoy a dance with mom or dad.
- Build a sand castle on a private island – Most cruise lines that visit the Caribbean make a stop at a “private island” for a truly unforgettable day at the beach. Families enjoy splashing in the waves on secluded, pristine beaches, water sports galore and great beach barbeques. Make an unforgettable sand castle kingdoms with your children.
- Mother-daughter spa experience – Nail-painting sessions are taken to another level on cruise ships, where they are invited to enjoy real spa treatments together. State-of-the-art salons and spas promote unusual treatments, relaxation and girl bonding opportunities.
- Watch a Caribbean Sunset Together, The Real Meaning of Water Colors – A cruise offers a uniquely unobstructed view of the sea and the horizon, providing for an ideal setting for a family to watch a sunset or sunrise together.
- Fireworks Everyday – For those families on Disney cruises that enjoy a little more pop in their sky gazing activities, an impressive fireworks show captivates cruisers of all ages each night. Launched from the deck of the ship, the fireworks explode nearby with reflections off the water and plenty of oohs and aahs from both kids and parents alike.
- One-on-one time together – Kids and their parents alike can show off their shooting skills on full-size basketball courts on ships like Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. The competition does not have to stop there, however. There’s also miniature golf, rock climbing walls, pools and water-slide games, ping pong, gaming areas and more to fuel family friendly competition.
- Art auctions at Sea! – On-board art auctions are a great place to expose kids to art appreciation. A number of cruise lines, including Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Carnival, NCL, Oceania, Disney and Holland America, have offerings that have included works from Chagall, Picasso and Dali.
- Explore the world together – Kids of all ages love adventure and exploration. From the rain-forests of the Caribbean, cultural differences in another country, delicacies from the sea that they have never experienced the cruise vacation captured from their perspective will rekindle plenty of fond family memories back home.
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Industry Briefs |
NABHOOD 27TH ANNUAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERSHIP & INVESTMENT SUMMIT & TRADE SHOW AND THE 10TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MULTICULTURAL & HERITAGE TOURISM SUMMIT & TRADE SHOW SLATED FOR MIAMI
The 27th Annual
National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators and Developers (NABHOOD)
International African-American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show is slated for July 19-21, 2023 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay in Miami. Host and NABHOOD founder and president
Andy Ingraham, who graces the cover of the May/June issue of
Black Meetings & Tourism, promises a lively round of workshops, discussions and networking opportunities for lodging industry professionals and those interested in owning a hotel. Among those notable industry execs scheduled to present at the event is
Sheila C. Johnson, founder/CEO of
Salamander Hotels & Resorts.
For more information or to register, visit https://web.cvent.com/event/da029508-e702-4938-9eaa-e2773ff6c527/summary .
The 10th Annual International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit & Trade Show overlaps NABHOOD, unfolding July 21-23 at the same Marriott Biscayne Bay property. In addition to a series of workshops and networking events,
Black Meetings & Tourism will present its annual Apex Awards for Distinguished Service at Saturday's Luncheon on July 22.
Solomon and Gloria Herbert, publishers/editors of
Black Meetings & Tourism, will co-host the awards program. The 2023 Apex Awards keynote speaker will be announced shortly. | <urn:uuid:a4006ea8-57be-40fc-a71d-8926b7c0541e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com/News-Center/Business-Exclusives/Industry-Briefs/2023/NABHOOD-27TH-ANNUAL-AFRICAN-AMERICAN-HOTEL-OWNER2.aspx | 2024-04-25T08:56:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.88176 | 374 |
If you are willing to travel this store has stock available now.
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A tracking link will be provided once your order is despatched.
Returning orders to us is easy. Whatever your reason, we offer a refund or exchange within 28 days of delivery or collection.
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We were so delighted with this response that we decided to follow up with another email campaign a week later, promoting our last 10 available Christmas hampers at a discounted rate. The result? We sold 20 of them within 24 hours. What's more, even four weeks after the initial email we were still getting enquiries about the promotion. One repeat customer spent $400 with us as a result of that first email. That basket promotion sold out long ago but we can help with alternative products and we honour the discount to keep our customers happy and coming back again and again.
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Samsung introduced a new 49-inch curved OLED monitor in China. In China, Samsung has introduced the S49CG934 monitor. This 49-inch 2K monitor offers excellent specifications at an exceptional price. In this essay, we’ll go over its specifications and features.
Samsung introduced a new 49-inch curved OLED monitor in China
The Samsung S49CG934 is a 49-inch curved gaming monitor with a DQHD (51201440) resolution and a refresh rate of 240Hz. It offers a native 10-bit colour depth and a 99% DCI-P3 colour gamut, making it perfect for gaming as well as content creation.
The 1800R curvature of the panel creates a more immersive viewing experience, while the 240Hz refresh rate ensures smooth and fluid gameplay. In fast-paced games, the 0.03ms response time will aid in reducing ghosting and tearing.
The S49CG934 also offers a 1,000 nit peak brightness and VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certified, ensuring deep blacks and rich colours. The S49CG934 offers two HDMI 2.1 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port, and one USB-C port for communication. It also includes stereo speakers and an ergonomic base with lift and tilt settings. In China, the S49CG934 costs 8,999 yuan and can be purchased. | <urn:uuid:7ad3949c-a94e-4e33-919b-0ca59d59d01e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.blowingideas.com/samsung-introduced-a-new-49-inch-curved-oled-monitor-in-china/ | 2024-04-25T07:47:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.887639 | 288 |
The basic Footer of any website contains links to particular pages on that site, such as Delivery information, Terms & Conditions, and more. The Footer has been commonplace for many years across the web, so visitors instinctively know where to find the previously aforementioned information. Therefore, it is highly recommended that the Footer on your online shop includes these links to ensure the best experience for your customers. Please note, the new Footer Links only work with V2 themes. If you are still using a V1 theme on your site, you will need to upgrade to a V2 theme in order to use these. We recommend watching our Introducing Bluepark V2 Themes video and having a read of our Introducing Bluepark V2 Themes guide before you start. Contents What should I put in my site's Footer?As mentioned above, visitors expect to find links to certain pages within your Footer, so it's very important to include them here. These are:
Other links you could also include are:
Have a look at the Pages you've created on your website and see which ones you can add to the Footer to ensure visitors can easily access them. Perhaps you've got some information pages that visitors often struggle to find and constantly contact you about. If so, make sure they're added too. Alongside links, you may want to include standard text (with no link) to provide visitors with your physical address or a short summary about your business. You may also want to add an email newsletter sign up form, social media icons, and icons for the different payment methods you take. How your Theme affects your FooterEach of our Themes has the Footer set up in a specific way. Therefore, it is important to check the Recommended Footer Columns within your chosen theme to add the right content to the right columns. This will then ensure the content is displayed in the correct place. An example of this can be seen on the Bark Theme. For Bark, it is recommended that the Email Newsletter Form is added to Column 4 - this will ensure it is displayed within the green bar above the Footer Links. If you add anything other than this form into Column 4, this will be displayed in the green bar, instead. The Recommended Footer Columns for each theme can be found by clicking into your chosen theme in the Themes section on our website and going to the Documentation tab. Alternatively, you can by click the View Documentation link under each theme in the Theme Library in your admin panel. Create a new footer elementThe Footer will be generated from the information on the Footer Links section in the admin panel. Follow these steps to create a new footer element:
As you create your links and elements, you will see them listed within the Footer Links section in the admin panel. They will be listed within their respective chosen Columns to make finding each one easy. From here, you can also see the link Path, Type and Column it's assigned to. Elements can be moved within their Column section by dragging the green up and down arrows. If the element needs to move to a different column, then click Edit on that element and change Column to the required column. Footer link TypesThere are 5 element types you can choose from within the Footer. These are: Link, Heading, Social Media Icons, Payment Icons and Form. Below, we go through each of the types and what they would be typically used for. LinkSelected by default, Link is the most common element used. This Type can be used for standard text (with no link) or for standard links.
HeadingExactly named, a Heading will be a heading that typically is placed at the top of a column or to create sections in the same column. The theme will apply the styling of these headings automatically but can be modified with Additional CSS. Social media iconsIf your shop has a social media presence, and you would like to display these links on the website, assign this type. The relevant Social Media icons will then automatically be displayed when you add the URLs to your social media profiles within the Social Media Links section in Integrations. If no links have been entered, then all icons will display but won't have any links. Payment iconsTo display payment card icons that are accepted on the site, assign this type. The card types that have been ticked to be accepted on the Payment Options page in Integrations will automatically show when using this footer element. Please note, most of our themes have these within the Footer already and there will be no need to create them within Footer Links. FormA Form can be used to gather information such as email addresses for newsletter sign-ups or any other information. The platform will show the list of forms created in Forms to for you to choose from. Example Footer creationIn the video below, we recreate the default Footer elements from scratch, so you can see how easy it is to add new elements. Any new trial will have these links already established within your Footer Links page. You can edit and move these to suit your needs to entirely replace them with your own. Advanced users: custom HTMLIt is highly recommended that you use the Footer Links section to generate the footer content for your site and allow the theme's code to style these to match the rest of the theme. This will ensure your Footer is completely responsive for all devices. Please note, it is important that you don't ever copy the content from the Footer Content field from a V1 theme into a V2 theme. This is because the V1 content is coded completely differently and will not adjust for different devices. For advanced users, who are confident with HTML and CSS, you can create your own Footer and style it however you wish. To do this, go to the Footer Tab within the Theme Editor and edit the Footer HTML field. Depending on the theme, you will find code within this field already, including the variables for the Footer Columns, each individual Column, Social Media Icons and Payment Icons. Details of these can be found within the Variables for Footer HTML section, underneath the Footer HTML field. Follow our step-by-step guide to add a basic product, including its title, description, images and videos, price, stock level and more. Try Bluepark for FREE for 14 daysFull access to everything including our support team, no card details required | | <urn:uuid:93da52b0-9568-43ef-8dd3-d492084988cf> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bluepark.co.uk/blog/how-to-create-your-footer-in-v2.html | 2024-04-25T07:01:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.918551 | 1,315 |
BLUESKY AWARDS 2023 – Voting process has started
Excitement is building as we approach the highly anticipated BLUESKY AWARDS 2023, one of the aviation industry’s most prestigious events! This year’s finalists have been carefully selected, and now it’s time for the announcement of the winners. Our jury commission is ready to evaluate each finalist impartially and objectively.
The winners will be honored for their outstanding achievements in various categories of the aviation industry. These awards serve as recognition and appreciation for the leaders and innovators shaping the future of the sector.
Winners Announcement: October 25, 2023
Mark this important date on your calendars! On October 25, 2023, be sure to follow the BLUESKY AWARDS 2023 website and social media accounts closely to discover our winners and the best in the aviation world.
We continue to work together to make the aviation world a better place. We are delighted to continue this exciting journey with all of you.
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A suspension bridge collapsed on Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat and dozens of people fell into the river.
We warn against violent images:
International news agencies provide at least that 68 people were killed and dozens were seriously injured.. It is also estimated that there are many missing persons.
According to Amit Jalla, who is in charge of the hospital where the victims are referred, “many people have been rescued from the river, but some are still missing.”
The Times of India quotes Gujarat’s Home Affairs Minister Harsh Sanghvi as saying it is at a time of collapse. About 150 people will be on the bridge.
This 230-meter-long bridge was built over the Machu River in Morby during British rule in the 19th century. It was closed for business six months ago and reopened last week.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already indicated that rescue teams must be mobilized “urgently” to the site and announced that Victims’ relatives will be compensated.
Meanwhile, the Indian government announced that I assembled a special team to investigate the tragedy.
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The British could not maintain supplies in the winter.
The British government intends to cut off gas supplies to Europe if the crisis with Russia escalates. Cooperation with the countries of the continent is threatened because the UK can not support itself when winter comes. This information was published by the British newspaper Financial Times.
The potential cut strengthens suspicions about sanctions against Russia. The European Union plans to reduce Russian gas imports, but alternatives are increasingly scarce and scarce. Many countries pay in rubles for Russia’s product, importing it through other countries as the country wishes, or by maneuvering.
In addition to gas, fuels such as diesel coming to Europe are also produced from Russian oil in countries such as India, which has increased purchases from Russia.
If the Russian gas crisis worsens, the British plan to put off an emergency plan, such as cutting off supplies to Europe and blocking pipelines to the Netherlands and Belgium. In the event of a major shortage of supply and pressure loss in the gas system, suspension of supply is part of the fourth step of the emergency plan.
At the same time, Bart Ian Hovers, head of transmission system operators in the European network, said that most countries’ emergency protocols were not adequate to deal with the geopolitical crisis because they were “designed to deal with the short term.” Suspensions “.
According to Financial TimesThe two submarines connecting Belgium and the Netherlands to the UK have been operating at full capacity since March, exporting 75 million cubic meters of gas per day to the mainland.
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On Thursday and Friday of last week I attended the UKSCA’s Plyometrics, Speed & Agility workshop. The workshop took place at The Lee Valley Athletics Centre which is a world class training facility (and just a 10 minute drive from where I live).
My main goal was to brush up on the technique and body positioning during plyometric, speed and agility drills to enable my athletes to perform better in their sport.
I was not disappointed. Whilst I have already successfully completed the UKSCA Strength & Conditioning Coach Accreditation, I still picked up some great tips, especially on starting speed and maximal speed training. I was quite amazed at how fast I was able to run during the speed drills even though I am fast approaching my 39th birthday. It is amazing how just a few drills and technique cues can make such an improvement in speed.
One of the main focuses on the workshop was to get us (The Strength & Conditioning Coaches) to think for ourselves using our current knowledge to put training drills together rather than giving us lots of basic drills to copy.
I am now really looking forward to using these learnt skills to good use with my athletes.
There was a slight downside to the workshop. I managed to injure my left hand during an agility drill and sprain a number joints on my left hand. I’ll live, but I’ll have to take a week off from training until my hand turns back from its current black colour to normal and I regain full range of motion in the joints without any pain. | <urn:uuid:2cd95ff5-a4a4-40fc-999b-fa32cde3dec5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bodychek.co.uk/bodychek/3521/plyometrics-speed-agility-2/ | 2024-04-25T08:13:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.978201 | 316 |
Cleaning has become the need of an hour in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak. It should be on the top of your housekeeping checklist if you want to maintain a hygienic and germ-free indoor environment.
Whether you are a working professional or a housekeeper, make sure you spruce up the premises in an organised manner to save time as well as energy. Apart from quick and effective cleaning, you should also focus on using eco-friendly products that cause no harm to the environment.
With the same approach, many professionals use environmentally-friendly cleaning agents while carrying out the best end of lease cleaning in Melbourne and help you retrieve the full bond money.
You can also achieve a clean and dust-free house efficiently and sustainably with the help of the five pro tips listed below in this article:
1. Stock up All Necessary Cleaning Supplies
Time is money, and there is no way to waste your time if you are a working professional. It is important to skip trips to the local store in order to buy cleaning tools or products.
Instead, you should stock up all the necessary supplies that can help you treat dust, dirt, stains, mould, grease, mildew and bad odours. You should prepare a list of items you need for a thorough house cleaning before heading towards the market. Here is the list of supplies that can make things easy for you:
- Microfiber cloths
- Broom and Dustpan
- Vacuum Cleaner with a brush attachment
- Microfiber mop
- Brush and sponges
- Rubber Gloves
- Toilet brush
- Extendable Duster
- Abrasive Scrubbing Pad
- White vinegar
- Baking Soda
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Liquid Dishwashing Soap
- Wood Cleaner
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Prepare a cleaning caddy and move it along with you while sprucing up different rooms. This will save you time, money as well as energy.
2. Treat Stains & Grime Using Eco-friendly Products
Sustainable living means minimising the amount of the planet’s resources that you use to protect it. There are plenty of ways that can help you come closer to sustainable living. One of them is using environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions to keep your house clean and germ-free all day long. You can also adopt
simple habits to achieve a clean kitchen- which is the dirtiest room of a house.
So, here is the list of some common natural cleaning solutions that you can prepare at home:
All-purpose Cleaner: Mix 2 parts of white vinegar, 2 parts of warm water, 3 tablespoon of dishwashing soap and a few drops of essential oil. Pour this mixture into a spray bottle and apply it on almost all surfaces except natural stone surfaces.
Kitchen Cleaner & Natural Deodoriser: 4 tablespoons of baking soda, 1 cup warm water. Prepare a paste and apply it on the grease, grime, spills and splatters. Leave it for a few minutes before wiping.
Heavy-Duty Scrub: ½ cup borax powder and ½ lemon. Dip the lemon into the powder and scrub the affected surface and rinse. Do not use this on marble and granite surfaces.
Tip: Use less water while sprucing up the house along with using eco-friendly products.
3. Create A Cleaning Schedule
Whether it is about wiping kitchen countertops or vacuuming carpets, you should have a proper routine according to your work schedule. It becomes quite difficult for working professionals to stay up to the mark when it comes to performing household chores.
A cleaning schedule and
a cleaning checklist plays a vital role when you are preparing a rented house or apartment. In fact, professional end of lease cleaners in Melbourne carry out their jobs according to the pre-approved checklist to help you pass the rental inspection.
If you have a busy work schedule, then create a daily, weekly and monthly cleaning routine to keep dust, dirt, spills and germs at bay.
You can also involve in a 20-minute daily cleaning process to get rid of clutter, dust and stains from all rooms.
4. Use Reusable Towels
Instead of using paper towels, you should use reusable towels or microfiber cloths. These can work wonders in removing tiny dust particles, spills and splatters from hard surfaces.
The best part is that microfiber cloths can be re-washed after every use. You don’t need to spend money on buying fancy products to wipe off dust and grime.
5. Save Money by Hiring Professionals
Of course, DIY house cleaning can help save money, but you have to collect a lot of cleaning supplies to treat tough stains and grime.
This can also cost you a lot of money. If you have a tight working schedule and don’t get enough time for a thorough cleaning, then hire professional cleaners. They will spruce up every nook and cranny using cutting-edge equipment within a given timeframe.
So, this is a good idea to avail a detailed house cleaning in Melbourne and save time and money.
Tip: Do thorough research and compare quotes of at least 3 different companies to pick the most affordable cleaning company.
These are some great ways that will help you clean a house efficiently and sustainably. You should pay attention to green-cleaning practices to minimise the waste of natural resources and
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Marina del Rey is a stunning Los Angeles County community in front of the sea. Also it’s chock-full of all types of conveniences as well. Certainly you should be able to have a blast in Marina del Rey and appreciate all of the things that make it great. When you’re in need of moving companies Marina del Rey CA, you have no reason to be stressed. Especially if you take your time, you can find movers who can offer you top-notch services. Help from capable and experienced Marina del Rey movers can make relocations of all kinds a lot simpler. If you’re looking to recruit the greatest Marina del Rey movers possible, you should try these things.Seek Movers Marina Del Rey CA Company Recommendations
Reach out to real estate agents who work in your community. Reach out to buddies and colleagues, too. These people may be able to offer you insight. Solid recommendations can make it a lot easier for you to find moving companies Marina del Rey CA locals can bank on. Be smart, too. Don’t think that famous companies are necessarily superior. Do a lot of in-depth research on Marina del Rey movers. Once you gather recommendations from people who are honest and serious, you can begin the process of asking for estimates.Try to Go Local
If you want to steer clear of questionable Internet moving businesses, you need to be smart and focus on local firms. You can verify that a business is local by going to see its office in person. Make a point to assess any relocation equipment you see as well.Focus on Qualifications and Credentials for Marina Del Rey Movers
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It can be unsettling to work with moving businesses that haven’t been around for long. If you want to have a relocation that’s efficient and stress-free, you should try to find a company that has a good track record and reputation. Try to find one that’s been serving customers for a while, too. If a moving company seems to have popped up out of nowhere mysteriously, you should be wary. You want to give your time to a moving business that has proven itself for many years.Read Internet Reviews
The Internet can make working with movers Marina del Rey CA can support a pretty straightforward thing. If you want to work with local moving companies Marina del Rey CA who are adept, proficient and dependable, then reviews can give you important guidance. Consider any review from a customer who has harsh words about a company that has consistently late team members. Also consider any review from a customer who can’t stop praising a company that has attentive and thoughtful team members. Online reviews can in many cases make the decision-making process a lot swifter and easier. Also they can save you from giving your money to moving businesses that just don’t take customer service and satisfaction seriously.Consider Company Rates in Considerable Detail
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Little girls are only very young women, and in spite of their tenderest age, appearance matters can not be foreign to them. Since the very early years, little princesses have shown great interest in dressers and making up their mommies’ organizers, attempting to imitate everything they see. Younger women’s hairstyles provide enough scope for imagination.
Multiple cute buns, frizzy pigtails, playful braids, and natural-looking relaxed designs may be very ornate or multipurpose. At school or in some children’s groups, girls strive to look unique, rotating their chic ‘dos’ and hair accessories. This time we collected 50 luxurious children’s hairstyles for the youngest fashionistas.
What’s the perfect hairstyle for little girls?
Basically, the ones who don’t trigger any discomfort and seem nice. Get the perfect haircut for your little daughter. Fine hair looks fantastic when it’s styled in a chin-length bob. Typically it doesn’t need any special fashion and can be decorated with twists or short french braids, holding the hair out of your eyes. If your daughter has stunning curly hair or cute waves, let her grow them longer so that she has a chance to wear the fancier and more stylish updos and downs. Beautiful long braids and luxurious ponytails are still the envy of the neighborhood.
A lot of mothers don’t like ultra-small and heavily tanned children’s hairstyles. They don’t want to make their daughters look like a doll with a pretentious hairstyle and a thick make-up that they rarely found on the Internet. They know that long hair at school can’t be messy, and they want their daughters to look clean in their hair.
Quite good, a clever pony, a double braid, a plain high bun, or a braiding headband look very good and time-consuming. On special events, curly ‘dos fit well on little kids. Most of them love a chic look for adults like Hollywood curves or finger waves. To soften the effect, you can apply a traditional girly hair accessory to an adult, like a cool bow or a pretty headband.
Small details also make basic girly haircuts unique. A single slim bride or a few twists will turn the simple haircut into a chic hairdo for medium or long hair. The following examples are the best evidence of these terms.
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Hammock is much more then it may seem! Original and traditional hammocks from South America and not only available for you thanks to Brazilian Bikini Shop! Single hammocks, double hammocks, hammock chairs – all in beautiful juicy colors and beautiful macramé knotting!
Find Your Perfect Hammock
There are many items you can use to enhance your time at the sand or pool. In addition to finding the right suit and beach bag, you may also want to think about buying a hammock for your summer holiday. Fortunately, there are many hammocks for sale. As you look at what is for sale, you will need to narrow down your options.
Two person hammock
Look at the Number of Users / Capacity.The first thing you will notice as you shop for a hammock bed is size. You can buy a 2 person hammock or a single hammock. A two person hammock is designed to be shared by two people simultaneously. This style of a double classic hammock is very popular. Many people like how versatile a double cotton hammock can be. You can snuggle up with someone you care about in these hammocks. However, you can also purchase a hammock for one person. These hammocks are going to be smaller. They will not be able to support as many people. In many cases, this is perfectly acceptable. If you intend to relax or even sleep on the hammock, then it might make sense to purchase one for solo use. A double hammock will generally be more expensive, but investing in high quality is more important than cutting costs.
Handcrafted organic cotton hammocks
Consider the fabric Used: Parachute, cotton, nylon, rope... Another critical factor is the composition of your new hammock. In many cases, you may see organic cotton hammocks. These high-quality hammocks are comfortable and durable. Plus, if you choose sustainable handcrafted organic cotton hammocks, you can be confident that your purchase will have minimal environmental impact. In some situations, the cotton may be woven with a macrame style. In addition to cotton, you may see some options with synthetic materials. While cotton is still typically used because of its extreme durability, polyesters may be added to cut back on costs. Many excellent hammocks are actually made in Brazil by hand. You may pay more for Brazilian hammocks, but they are definitely worth it.
Hammocks Setup Options
Check the Setup Options (tree, stand etc). Hammocks need to be properly situated in order to be safe and effective. The whole point of a hammock is to string it between two points in order to create a comfortable surface for rest. Traditionally, a cotton hammock would be tied between two trees. However, with modern ingenuity, you can buy a free standing hammock. This hammock style comes with a hammock stand. You set up the stand and hang the hammock between the two ends.
Portable & camping hammock?
You can also look for portable hammocks. These hammocks can be packed and taken with you. Look carefully at the hammock straps. See how they connect. Do you need a camping hammock? Will you be better served with a beach hammock? You can even buy a garden hammock. Check with the instructions to see if it is an indoor or outdoor hammock.
Finalize Your Choice for Personality. Finally, have some fun while looking for your hammock. Your style and needs matter. Brazilian hammocks are usually larger with a square shape that serves more like a bed. A Brazilian hammock bed is especially decadent. That is why Brazilian hammocks continue to be the most popular options on the market. In addition to a Brazilian style hammock, you can also look at swing hammocks. These hanging hammocks are going to be smaller. They are perfect for shorter lounging stints. Finally, you can pick your hammock for color and flair. Some options come with fringe. A hammock with fringe is a traditional style that instantly gives you a relaxing vibe.
Hammock has a long history
It has been used for centuries in South America, long before the idea was adapted in Europe. It is still a very traditional piece of a furniture in many countries and lots people treat hammocks as beds. If you are looking for an original furniture to your garden or home think of a hammock! They exist in many versions and in absolutely any color or pattern you can imagine. On Brazilian Bikini Shop website you will find many models of hammocks such as: single, double or hammock chair. You will find them beautifully decorated with macramé knotting. There are also simple ones without additional details. The most traditional ones are decorated with colorful stripes. The shades and colors are usually very lively - they reflect happy and cheerful life-style of South American people. However, if you are looking for a plain and elegant piece – you are also in a right place! We have such pieces in our collection as well! Hammock can serve as a home décor furniture, it is excellent for relaxation and loved by kids. If you have a balcony or a garden – it is a perfect spot for one. What is more – you can always take it with you for a trip, camping or your countryside cabin! Hammock bed is perfect for lazy summer days. Spread it among two trees or get a hammock stand and enjoy carefree moments!
How to clean and wash your hammock?
As soon as summer season starts you probably start to look for your hammock. In hot summer days, you may use it more than your own bed! It is easy to stain the hammock – ice-creams, iced-coffee, soda pops, suntan lotions and much more. There is plenty of ways to make your hammock dirty but the question is: how to clean it? There are two ways to do it but remember: always before washing remove all the carabiners. HANDWASH It may seem that hammock hand washing is a HUGE challenge, but this is how you can do it: 1. Fill a big water container (bathtub or a pool for kids) with cool water, add mild detergent or a special soap for hammocks. 2. Use your hands and wash and a soft bristle brush to scrub dirty areas of the hammock. 3. Empty the container, refill it with clear water to wash away detergent. Repeat this step if needed. 4. Hang and dry the hammock on the fresh air. MACHINE WASH Many hammocks may be washed in a washing machine. It is definitely an easier way to do it. 1. Put the hammock into the washing machine. 2. Add some mild detergent and wash it with cool water using a gentle washing cycle option. 3. Never mix the hammock with other things (e.g. clothes) while washing and never use bleach, the colors will fade away! 4. Don’t use softeners. 5. Hang and dry the hammock on the fresh air. We don’t recommend using the dryer. Chose the way you prefer and enjoy lazy days in your favorite hammock! | <urn:uuid:2bd9a01f-6a3c-464c-b2d3-ff5010358827> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.brazilianbikinishop.com/en/hammocks-400/ | 2024-04-25T07:19:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.952283 | 1,481 |
Air conditioning maintenance is essential to a fully functional system.
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Kosciusko Whippets head football coach Casey Orr stopped by The Breckfast Show Thursday to preview the upcoming Kosciusko Football Pigskin Classic golf tournament fundraiser.
The event is happening Friday, July 9 at Red Bud Springs Golf Course.
Our golf tournament is still on schedule for Friday. We are very excited about some of the items that will be up for bid in the silent auction. The rest of this thread will showcase just a few of these items.
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The Ethel Tigers baseball team saw its season come to an end over the weekend.
The team was defeated twice by Resurrection Catholic in the 3rd round of the state playoffs.
Game one saw the Tigers make the long trip to Pascagoula. The Eagles won that game 6-4.
Game two was played at the home ballpark in Ethel.
Resurrection won that game by a score of 6-5.
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March 12, 2024
High anticipation for the upcoming clash of Mile titans at Hayward Field
From Pre Classic
EUGENE, Ore. - Superstars Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Yared Nuguse and Josh Kerr will headline the Bowerman Mile at this year’s Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, May 25, the meet has announced.
September 16, 2023
A record 11 men sub-3:50 in the same race as well as five national and one world junior records set!
By Maddie Lang
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Yared Nuguse gave the fans an exciting show in the Bowerman Mile to fittingly cap off the first day of The Prefontaine Classic on Saturday afternoon.
May 29, 2022
“I gave it all I had... It was definitely a great experience. I raced against the best in the world and I ran 3:56. I can’t be disappointed with that.”
By Joe Curley, Ventura County Star
He was seeded last, spent nearly the entire race trailing the world class field and it was all captured...
May 07, 2022
Past race champions, Olympic medalists, world champions and rising stars to toe the line at Hayward Field
From Prefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic has churned out more sub-4 minute Mile performances than any other American meet, and the storied Bowerman Mile has played a pivotal role...
August 21, 2021
"Being able to win races is every athlete’s dream. It’s great to be able to be here and take part in this great meet."
By Chris Hansen, Register-Guard
By the time the Bowerman Mile runners lined up for the final event of the Prefontaine Classic, there had been eight meet records, six...
July 28, 2021
Centrowitz, two-time defending champion Cheruiyot, Ingebrigtsen brothers and more expected at the only race in the world to twice have produced five under 3:50
From the Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE, Ore. - Strap up, Mile fans. The magic will clearly be back for the Prefontaine Classic’s...
July 10, 2019
Rio Olympic 1500m gold medalist foresees winning results ahead as he familiarizes himself with coach Jerry Schumacher and vice versa
By Sieg Lindstrom, Track & Field News
As of Matthew Centrowitz’s first track race in 11 months—the Pre Classic’s Bowerman Mile—the magic numbers were 4, 6 & 5...
June 28, 2019
Murphy is part of the world class field in the Bowerman Mile, the signature event in Sunday’s Prefontaine Classic at Stanford University.
By Ken Goe, The Oregonian / OregonLive
BEAVERTON, Ore. — It’s been nearly three years since Clayton Murphy’s “pinch me” moment on a humid night at Olympic...
May 29, 2019
Loaded field at 20th edition features six men with sub-3:50 Mile PRs including American Johnny Gregorek
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STANFORD, Calif. - On Sunday, June 30 at Cobb Track & Angell Field, the world’s best Milers will bring their rivalry to the Prefontaine Classic for the meet’s...
May 26, 2018
“When I saw Manangoi I was like ‘Wow,’ this is a dream come true to be racing against the best guys in the world and doing as good as I did today. It feels really good.”
By Chris Hansen, The Register-Guard
It was the very last Bowerman Mile to ever be contested at storied Hayward Field and...
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How’s everyone holding up out there? It’s been awhile! Sadly, life has changed so much for so many of us recently. I’m still having a hard time wrapping my mind around it. I haven’t had any motivation to write knowing so many people are sick and dying all over the world from COVID-19. I just have no words, ya know? I feel worried, distracted, and so sad over it. I haven’t been able to just carry on like everything is normal because there’s nothing normal about any of this! Personally, being inspired and having a creative outlet is more important than ever right now though. I’ve gotta channel all this nervous energy somewhere! So, if you’re like me and you’re in need of a welcome distraction for sanity’s sake, this one’s for you!
That being said, I always feel so inspired when spring rolls around. It’s always been such a time of planning and renewal for me. Although March 19th came and went without much fanfare, this year is no different around here. I’ve been doing a lot of mood boards, rearranging, and small projects. None of us should be out galavanting around town buying things to freshen up our homes for spring right now, but nothing’s stopping you from shopping online or even shopping your own home! A lot of the time, simply moving things from one room to another can make everything feel new again and can completely change the feel of your space.
If something new is in your budget though, check out these midcentury pieces I put together from AllModern. Gah, they look good together! I’ve been coveting a rust velvet sofa for quite some time now and I love the way this one looks with the brass coffee table I picked out. For less of a glam vibe, you could always replace it with a wood one in more of a classic MCM silhouette. However, I think this one’s shape and the fact that it’s all brass make it unexpected, giving the whole design more of a unique look.
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Generator Maintenance Tips
September 22, 2020
Perhaps you have already prepared your home for an eventual Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) by purchasing and installing a backup generator, or maybe you are in the process of researching your backup power options. Whatever the case, knowing what it takes to keep your backup generator ready and in peak form is essential for those looking to keep the lights on when the power goes out.
As a licensed Generac technician and an installer of solar battery backup systems, Brower Mechanical understands what Placer County and the Sierra Foothills homeowners need when it comes to generator maintenance—so here is what you need to know.
Why Does a Generator Need Maintenance?
After your home standby generator installation is complete, it can be easy to slip into “set it and forget it” mode. After all, you shouldn’t need your backup generator every day (fingers crossed...), so maintenance often falls by the wayside. However, without proper maintenance your generator may develop issues that will prevent it from providing the emergency energy you need, like:
Low coolant levels
Water damage or contamination
Air in the fuel lines
Issues with the switchgear
Most backup generators have an automatic cycle that ensures the most basic maintenance is upheld, but in order to avoid the issues listed above (and extend the life of your home generator), there are a few things you can do yourself. However, we recommend scheduling professional generator maintenance or service at least once a year, especially before the peak wildfire season here in California.
Things You Can Do Yourself:
There are a few tasks you can put on your list to keep your home generator from incurring damage:
Ensure your generator is in “auto” mode
Clear any debris from the top or sides, keeping at least a 12” obstruction-free zone
Make sure any battery terminals are tightened and clean
Outside of these easy DIY tasks, scheduling yearly generator maintenance with a certified expert is the most important maintenance task you can perform for your backup standby generator.
How Professional Generator Maintenance Works
Your first professional generator maintenance call should be scheduled after the first 25 hours of operation for your generator. Professional backup generator maintenance is similar to a checkup for your vehicle, and includes:
An oil change and air filter change
Air system check
Starting system check
After your first maintenance call, we recommend scheduling maintenance at least once a year, and even more often if you rely on your generator frequently.
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It was one of the great nightmares of the Democratic Party: On the night of Nov. 7th, 2000, the Presidential Election between George W. Bush and Al Gore was a toss-up, with the final result dependent on the outcome in Florida. The final tally? Bush won the state, and therefore the presidency, by a margin of only 537 votes. As Democrats would lament for years afterward, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader received 97,488 votes in Florida — over 180 times the difference between Bush and Gore. To this day, many Democrats believe that Gore would have won the White House had Nader not been in the race, since Gore’s advocacy for pro-environment policies would likely have won over many Nader voters.
Concerns over similar ‘spoiler’ candidates have plagued the Democratic party since the 2000 election, springing up recently with Green Party nominee Jill Stein’s performance in the 2016 Presidential Election and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s short-lived independent candidacy earlier this year. However, we usually ignore the problem of spoilers right where solutions (like ranked choice voting) are the most feasible: party primaries.
Let’s look at the 2020 Democratic Primary race over the past month. Right now, the race is divided between moderates — led by former Vice President Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana — and progressives led by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Voters tend to cluster in these two groups; for example, we could assume that a typical Sanders supporter would likely prefer Warren to Biden. This leaves the race highly susceptible to spoiler effects.
On the progressive side, Sanders and Warren are currently acting as spoilers for each other, since they split the progressive vote. We saw the effects of this phenomenon when Sanders suffered a heart attack in early October, leading to a drop in his polling numbers. Presumably, some of his voters switched over to Warren, which resulted in an immediate polling boost (to the point of briefly surpassing Biden in national polls). However, when Sanders quickly returned to the campaign trail — proving to some that his health concerns were not as serious as they had presumed — his polling numbers rebounded, and Warren saw a simultaneous decline. Throughout all of this, Biden’s numbers have remained largely unchanged, and he once again leads in national polls.
On the moderate side, we have seen the entry of a potential spoiler, as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his candidacy on Sunday. As a moderate with good name recognition and millions of dollars at his disposal, Bloomberg could poach voters from Biden and Buttigieg, to the benefit of Warren and Sanders.
Doesn’t this all seem arbitrary? Clearly, Democrats should not determine the direction of their party based on the decision of one man or the heartbeat of another.
To fix the problem of spoilers, we need look no further than Bloomberg’s own city; this past month, New York City voters approved a ballot initiative on ranked choice voting. In the NYC system, voters rank up to five of their favorite candidates instead of choosing just one — for example, a hypothetical voter could create a ranking of: 1) Sanders, 2) Warren, 3) Buttigieg, 4) Biden. If a candidate were to receive more than 50 percent of all first choice votes, that candidate would win. If not, then the candidate with the fewest first choice votes is eliminated, and the votes for everyone who preferred this eliminated candidate are moved over to their second choice candidate. In our example, if Sanders received the fewest votes, then he would be eliminated, and the hypothetical vote shown above would move to Warren.
Proponents of RCV note that it is more democratic, since spoiler effects are no longer possible. In such a system, Bloomberg would pose no threat to other moderates, and progressives wouldn’t have to worry about Warren and Sanders splitting their votes. Citizens can also freely support less mainstream candidates like Andrew Yang ’96 without fearing that their vote would be wasted, since it was not cast for one of the front-runners. In addition, RCV should lead primary races to be less divisive, with candidates refraining from harshly attacking each other since they hope to be ranked second by supporters of their competitors.
Critics of RCV note that it could support the influence of elites over the general public, as elites are more likely to know all of the candidates and be able to rank them, thereby maximizing their personal influence. However, while this may be a real concern for little-known candidates in a local election, the extreme (or exhausting, if you like) amount of attention centered on presidential primary candidates should allow the vast majority of voters to develop a sense of their top choices.
While I have written from the perspective of Democrats due to the state of the 2020 campaign, spoiler candidates can distort the democratic process in both parties. In order to fix our primary process and make every vote count, let’s move to ranked-choice voting.
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1st quarter recap + notable monthly candles
Last Thursday marked the last trading day of a week, month, and quarter, making it a perfect time to look at some big-picture charts.
In today’s report we will:
Recap index returns for Q1
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We surround ourselves with the true image of ourselves.
A quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson that I chanced upon while reading The Age of Insight—a book that also draws on the work of neurologist and cognitive psychologist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, whose insights have long fascinated me. The book intriguingly explores a synthesis of biology with deep psychology. And while it focuses on a particular time and place in European history, it remains a fascinating deep read on the mechanics of the brain in relation to the inner and outer worlds of self, society, and art, and certainly helped deepen my insight into the biology of the mind and sacred art.
The significance of our relationship with art is a profound one and its use within the world of the sacred is as old as campfires and storytelling. And it is a story worthy of deeper understanding. Why it is that dressing our walls with painted icons is more than a fashion statement, and why altars of faces staring back at us are more than something we meditate on.
Geometric art, of sorts, has been found on shells in Indonesia, dated to some 500,000 years ago and implicating Homo erectus as budding artists. Then Homo sapien created similar zigzags on the walls of the Blombos caves of South Africa around 70,000 years ago. Geometric art evolved in many cultures around the world, in the form of knotwork found in Celtic, Viking, and Asian societies, through to Islamic Arabesque, beguiling us at first with hypnotic complexity, beauty, and often profound meditations. Our biology seeks out symmetry.
Neanderthals appear to have created abstract art in caves in Spain some 65,000 years ago, and the oldest figurative painting appears to be a depiction of a bull in a cave in Borneo circa 40,000–50,000 years ago by Homo sapiens. And between 25,000 and 40,000 years ago, the human hand was very much the subject of attention, until the end of the last ice age when it all abruptly stopped.
From we can deduce today from the information shared, some simply felt compelled to express themselves by their own hand. And we are now instinctively drawn into and moved by the essential simplicity and almost caricature nature of primitive oxen paintings that arguably captured the “rasa” of their subjects, a Sanskrit term I shall return to. The drive not only to beautify, but to share through images is hardwired into our collective psyche.
Some have suggested that it was the sharing of information as art that set the trajectory for the success of our species. We were able to inform others in ways that might not have been so apparent with other Hominidae. Maybe the artists in Borneo simply loved the animal they depicted. Perhaps it was an expression of offering to the spirit of the animal to keep humans in the oxen’s grace. Possibly they wanted to let others know that there were cattle in the region, which would have implied a supply of food and leather and a higher likelihood of staying alive.
While we may never know the motives, they potentially stand as an example of information sharing from an individual to the many. From one simplified visual expression, our brain has the ability to assimilate and practice the information almost instantly. It is an unquestioned advantage in our evolution. Neurologists tell us that this is, for the most part, thanks to mirror neurons—neurons that are biologically responsible for imitation, emulation, and the social skill of empathy and helping with our mental reality and projection. We also know that artistic evidence of shamanic activity was expressed ubiquitously around the globe, images of which are generally figurative and curious.
“The purpose of art is not realism . . . the purpose of art is hyperbole,” Ramachandran tells us. Artists often use the principal of metaphor, and our brain loves it. Our brain revels in the search to unearth a mystery, to the “a-ha!” moment when the final puzzle piece slots into place—the private, almost elitist satisfaction of understanding an artist’s symbolic language. When our brain finally sees the pattern, it climaxes for a fleeting moment as it elicits the meaning, exciting certain neurons and sending information to the limbic system, into the sympathetic nervous system that we then experience as an emotional response. A response the limbic system remembers.
Symbolism and figures in art are a “language” used by the artist, but it quickly became apparent that the human face, more than anything else, holds a special place in our psyche. Six regions of our brain—more brain usage than for anything else—directly relate to our prefrontal cortex and are solely allocated for facial recognition. The faces of deities tap into this primitive program, prompting a need for information and guidance. But our brain doesn’t really care much for unnecessary effort, and given that it can only direct its full attention to one thing at a time, it wants to jump straight to the essential information. This information works on the Gestalt principle of top-down processing and closure, which is to say that we mentally prefer to close visual gaps. Our brain is hyper-excited by the exaggeration of isolated line stimuli of critical information, a situation referred to as “peak shift.”
It is Ramachandran again who discusses the term “rasa” in relation to art. The Sanskrit term rasa struggles to find a direct translation in English: it is the soul of a thing, its beingness, its essence, but the “essence of something to invoke optimal neurological titillation” as Ramachandran puts it. A titillation that our limbic system loves. When we are moved by the inherent rasa of spiritual art, it arguably permeates our very biology, our inner emotional primitive, and thanks to our mirror neurons we experience qualia, fully aware of the sensations we are experiencing. Unconsciously and consciously we can be impacted in profound ways.
Deity art, especially as expressed in meditational roadmaps such as thangkas, also tend to be presented in a timeless, but ever-now way. In the same way, the sumi-e paintings of Japan express shadow in images that would otherwise be placed in a linear concept of time. They typically rely on metaphor, exaggeration, often full of pattern and detail, yet simple and full of . . . rasa.
“We surround ourselves with the true image of ourselves” as deities are exaggerated reflections and reminders of aspects of our inherent nature; a visual lamrim* as we walk the path of opening each facet of our being and potential, as well as being equivalent to the adage “we become the company we keep” and the paintings become our sages.
Proust said of art that it is “a mechanism that can restore beauty and interest to things that have been unfairly neglected.” These things are not always physical.
So with thanks to our mirror neurons and the theater of our mind where we run virtual simulations, meditating on deity art has the biological potential to facilitate our own personal apotheosis.
* A Tibetan Buddhist textual form for presenting the stages in the path to enlightenment.
With thanks to the work of Vilayanur S Ramachandran MD; Eric R. Kandel; Genevieve von Petzinger, paleoanthropologist and cave art researcher; Leonard Shlain; Ralph Waldo Emerson; and Proust, as well as all of the countless researchers of the mind and ancient art.
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The opening of the historic Kartarpur corridor was the brainchild of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and it will hurt India for ever, a top pakistani minister claimed on Saturday, contradicted his government's assertion that the idea behind the initiative was of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
On November 9, Prime Minister Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor to facilitate the visa-free entry of Indian Sikh pilgrims to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev.
While inaugurating the corridor, Khan had told a gathering of over 12,000 devotees, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu: "I had no idea of the importance this place holds. I found out a year ago. I am happy we could do this for you".
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has claimed that the Kartarpur corridor was the initiative of Prime Minister Khan.
However, Pakistan's Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, a known motormouth considered to be a close aide of Prime Minister Khan, contradicted the government's claim on Saturday when he told reporters here that the opening of the corridor was the brainchild of Army chief General Bajwa and asserted that it will hurt India for ever.
"India will remember for ever the kind of wound inflicted on it by Gen Bajwa by opening Kartarpur corridor," he said.
"Gen Bajwa strongly hit India by opening the corridor. Through this project, Pakistan has created a new environment of peace and won itself love of the Sikh community, " he said.
Rashid claimed that the Indian media "played up" the issue of General Bajwa's extension.
"The Imran Khan government has three more years and Bajwa has got three years in extension and not six months. So our government will complete its tenure," he said, indirectly referring that General Bajwa is here to back prime minister Khan's government.
General Bajwa did not attend the Kartarpur Corridor's opening ceremony apparently to avoid any controversy.
In the ground breaking ceremony on November 28 last year, the hug of Congress leader Sidhu with General Bajwa had sparked a controversy.
The inauguration of the corridor came in the midst of frayed ties between India and Pakistan following New Delhi's August 5 decision to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcate the State into two Union Territories.
Notwithstanding a chill in the bilateral ties over Kashmir, India and Pakistan after tough negotiations signed an agreement in October, paving the way for the inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.
The agreement will allow 5,000 Indian pilgrims daily to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib where Guru Nanak spent last 18 years of his life.
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The multiple layers of the marketing funnel can bring frustration to even the most seasoned of marketers. There are many chances for leads to fall through, but an equal number of opportunities for a sale to close.
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Analysts expect Tesla to deliver a record number of cars in the third quarter amid the typical end-of-the-quarter delivery push. In the second quarter of 2022, Tesla’s deliveries had fallen for the first time since 2020.
Wall Street analysts expect Tesla to deliver between 350,000-370,000 cars in the third quarter of 2022. It produced 258,580 cars in the second quarter and delivered 254,695. Analysts’ estimates suggest a massive rise in deliveries from Q1 when Tesla had delivered a record 310,000 cars.
Since the first half of 2020, when COVID-19 lockdowns in China and the US, led to cutbacks in Tesla’s production, the company has been delivering a record number of cars every quarter. The second quarter of 2022 was the first time in two years when Tesla’s production fell on a quarterly basis.
At the beginning of the year, Tesla gave guidance of long-term delivery growth CAGR of 50%. While its production fell in the second quarter of 2022, it reiterated its guidance. Last year, the Elon Musk-run company produced 930,422 cars and delivered 936,222.
Unlike legacy automakers who have weeks of inventories, Tesla is a supply-constrained company and can sell only as many cars as it can produce. It currently has four Gigafactories where it produces cars.
While the Freemont and Shanghai Gigafactories have achieved scale, Tesla is in the process of ramping up production at its Belin and Austin Gigafactories.
Tesla Looking to Push Q3 Deliveries to a New Record
While Musk said that the Berlin and Austin factories are losing “billions of dollars” Tesla increased its capex budget for 2022 as well as 2023.
Electrek reported that Tesla management mailed its employees that “We will be delivering a very high volume of vehicles to eagerly waiting customers during the final days of Q3. To help ensure we can delight as many customers as possible, the delivery team is requesting additional support with key delivery-execution tasks.”
Those following Tesla would appreciate that such “email leaks” and quarter-end delivery pushes are not new for Tesla. Often, we see such internal emails get leaked where Musk is seen pushing employees for extra efforts at the end of the quarter.
Tesla is also reportedly looking at higher fleet sales to lift its third-quarter deliveries. Last year, Hertz announced that it intends to buy 100,000 Tesla cars. Recently, Hertz and General Motors announced that the former would order up to 175,000 EVs from General Motors.
EV Industry is Grappling with Supply Chain Issues
Earlier this week, Li Auto downwardly revised its third-quarter delivery guidance amid supply chain issues. Other Chinese EV (electric vehicle) companies like Xpeng Motors and NIO have seen a slowdown in production due to the unavailability of key parts, especially chips. Even legacy automakers like Ford and General Motors are feeling the heat from the chip shortage.
Ford stock has slumped amid the broader market turmoil. However, billionaire investor Ray Dalio bought more Ford shares in the second quarter of 2022.
The supply chain issues have hit Tesla also and it delayed the launch of its Cybertruck to 2023.
Analysts Get Bullish on Tesla Stock
After President Boe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, several Wall Street analysts issued bullish notes on Tesla. According to Wolfe Research, Tesla would stand to gain from the Inflation Reduction Act. Wolfe upgraded Tesla stock to a buy and raised its target price.
Notably, Tesla is much more vertically integrated than most automakers. It makes many components in-house and has been working to secure supplies of critical battery metals. It is also considering setting up a lithium refining plant. During the company’s Q2 2022 earnings, Musk called lithium refining a “money minting business.” The world’s richest person also termed lithium refining a “licence to print money.”
Lithium indeed is among the most sought-after commodities as automakers scramble to secure the supplies of key battery minerals.
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A group of mathematicians believe they have finally solved Feynman's sprinkler problem, a decades-old physics mystery. Their experiments and mathematical modeling have provided new insights into the mechanics of reverse sprinkler rotation.
Scientists have made a significant advancement in the field of quantum physics by producing a time crystal with a lifespan millions of times longer than previously achieved. This discovery validates the theoretical prediction of time crystals made by Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek in 2012, demonstrating periodic behavior in a system without periodic external influence.
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Weekly Thought – February 9, 2021
Fred admired immaculate thinking. Muddying the mental waters with broad brushes didn’t hold much appeal for him. He felt that communication required precision. One of the examples is the critical recognition of the distinction between moral and ethical.
Morality versus Legality
Mary Alice and I were once discussing an issue involving a complicated set of laws. One of the children looked up and said, “Why do we have to have so many laws?” This is a question from a child, but not a childish question. The answer is rooted in our heart and drops its leaves mischievously over our entire landscape.
Individually, we are constantly looking for a shorter, simplified code of laws, but our use of law does not promote this. Wherever people choose legality over morality, the body of laws must be large and the interpretations complicated – growing like a cancer maiming natural freedom.
Among individuals of character, the legal simply defines the minimum morality needed for the society to function as a benefit to the individual and the group. As long as no one wants an unfair advantage, but rather desires everyone to have all that he deserves, then laws can be simple.
Men of good will can have honest differences of opinion, and these can be covered in short order. Men of ill will use the law not for rightness but for wrongness… this necessitates voluminous documentation.
W.C. Fields said, “You can’t cheat an honest man.” The honest man is not controlled by greed, so is less vulnerable to the con man’s schemes.
Golf gives me an excellent illustration of the reason for law. Few games have such volumes of laws with such extensive interpretation. I have played golf with theologians who cheated – intellectuals who remained ignorant of the rules on purpose – otherwise honest men who opportunistically made exceptions to the law for their own benefit – and legalistic friends who ask for interpretations hoping for advantage.
We could simplify a great many of the golf rules imply by stating “A player shall not create an advantage for himself other than by his skill.” This would do away with picking the ball up, cleaning it, moving it, kicking it, soiling the club, stepping behind the ball – and all such things which are really manufactured improvements for the advantage Yet human nature would cry out that some circumstance had created an unfairness which they were simply going to even up. Their idea of evenness is a “fair advantage.”
The problem with creating such a large body of laws is that it also creates a legal bureaucracy to administer them. Legislatures create laws; review committees; and judges make interpretation. Add to this the administrative and policing entities and we get some small idea of the cost of letting legality define our morality.
Legal bureaucracy takes on a life of its own, promoting its own welfare by establishing the power to make laws not only prohibitive, but permissive. This is where we cross the stream at the widest point. When laws prohibit bad actions, they are serving their true function, but when they have to be consulted to permit good actions then freedom is being tightly circumscribed and caught in the net.
Wherever there is morality there can be a reverence for the spirit of the law permitting the simplification of the law.
This week consider this: 1) How easy is it to stay within the “letter of the law” while violating the “spirit of the law?” 2) What is the cost of prioritizing morality? 3) Who encourages me to take the high road in my decisions and actions?
Words of Wisdom: “Wherever people choose legality over morality, the body of laws must be large and the interpretations complicated – growing like a cancer maiming natural freedom.”
Wisdom from the Word: “For the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.” (Hebrews 7:19 NET Bible) | <urn:uuid:e8b96a62-4481-47d3-831f-20c169415ac1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.bwfli.com/morality-versus-legality/ | 2024-04-25T07:10:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.962657 | 838 |
Trails Advisory Committee
The Trails Advisory committee is a seven member board whom are all appointed my the Township Council.
1. Members are responsible for regular physical inspection of trails and are expected to be active hands-on participants assisting in the implementation of the goals and objectives of the committee.
2. Responsible for recommending actions included in the adopted trails master plan for the township.
3. Review and make recommendations for revisions to the trails master plan as deemed necessary.
4. Assist with the design and development of trails.
5. Make recommendations on the construction, maintenance, and upkeep of township trails.
6. Oversee a volunteer program for trail construction and maintenance that is coordinated with approval of the Township Manager.
7. Coordinate as necessary with other Township committees, specifically the Recreation Committee, Environmental Commission and the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland Preservation and Historic Preservation Committees. The trail’s committee shall also work with other volunteer community groups that have interest in the township’s trails.
8. Make policy recommendations to the Township Council on trail related matters.
9. Make recommendations to educate the public and promote the Township trail system.
10. Make recommendations to the Township Council on trail projects for the annual budget.
11. Address other trail related issues and projects and make recommendations as assigned by the Township Council or Township Manager.
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On March 23rd, between 10.00-12.30, CLS held its annual General Assembly Meeting. This year we were able hold our General Assembly Meeting in a hybrid format, online and at the Embassy of Sweden in Lisbon.
The President of the General Assembly and former Ambassador, Bengt Lundborg, opened the General Assembly Meeting and greeted all participants welcome and further on behalf the whole CLS Board, thanked Helena for her brilliant work during her five years at the Embassy. This was followed by a short presentation from the Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal, Helena Pilsas, about the cooperation between the Embassy and the CLS and the added value of the cooperation on the Sustainability Initative. Helena continued thanking CLS for an excellent cooperation and hopes for a future continuation of this valuable collaboration for Swedish Portuguese Trade and Commerce.
The General Assembly Meeting then continued with a presentation made by the Chairwoman & President of the CLS Board of Directors, Jennifer Ekström who shared the CLS Annual Report for 2021. A year which focused on strengthening the collaboration with corporate members. This is something that CLS accomplished successfully and especially alongside the Sustainability Initiative, which will continue during 2022.
Carlos Oliveira, Tresurer of the CLS, gave a statement of the financial situation which showed that the Chamber continuously holds a positive cash flow which show promises for further development for the organization.
After the presentations, the voting’s commenced where the following items were approved:
President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Bengt Lundborg thereafter closed the General Assembly Meeting 2022.
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Representing Canadian producers on world stage
By By Gerry Ritz Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Features Profiles ResearchersIt's a huge honour for a farm boy like me to serve Canadian producers in Ottawa and this week I had the additional privilege of representing them to the world.
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is meeting in Rome, Italy, and last Tuesday I had the opportunity to give a speech there on behalf of Canada.
I delivered Canada's message that the FAO must continue to push ahead with its reform agenda and more efficiently deliver results. I was proud to see the esteem the international delegates in that room have for Canada’s views.
The speech I gave at the FAO was just one element of our work in Rome. Canada is an exporting nation, especially when it comes to agriculture, and the FAO is a prime location to sit down with international partners to discuss trade.
Those bilateral discussions I had with major trading partners were the meat of the trip. Acting U.S. Agriculture Secretary Charles Conner and I reaffirmed our shared commitment to keep the beef trade moving smoothly and the importance of having the U.S. remove temporarily increased meat testing measures for Canadian products. India's Minister of State for Agriculture, Kantilal Bhuria, and I worked on pulse-crop issues such as fumigation and pest-risk assessments, moved on to reducing Indian tariffs on canola oil, and finished up by looking for ways to improve market access for Canadian pork and cattle genetics. Increasing access for high-quality Canadian beef and pork was also a key point in my conversation with Japanese Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Masahiro Imamura. Russian officials asked for imports of Canadian cattle genetics, Finland discussed our shared commitment to biofuel development, and Peru took onboard our requests about re-opening the market to Canadian beef and increasing pork imports. Each country had unique issues, but each of them are eager to work with Canada and we're making the most of those opportunities through respectful dialogue.
Canadian farmers produce the highest quality products in the world and I was proud to tell the world about what they're doing. This is just another example of what I and the rest of our government is ready to do to get the job done for our farmers and farm families.
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Day 2 | Luke 2
Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation. (Luke 2:29-30 NIV)
We all imagine a great moment in our lives, the time when we will finally do what we were born to do! The day we become who we were made to be, the moment we see something change in this world. We were all made for something, and deep down we know it.
Luke two tells us of a moment like this. Simeon had waited so long to see the Savior. I can only imagine how many times he had asked God about it throughout the years and how many babies had come, only for him to realize, again, that today was not the day.
We get to see his big moment, the moment when Jesus is brought into the Temple and God’s promise of a Savior became real, right in front of his eyes. But we can’t imagine the years and years of waiting. One might say that Simeon’s life peaked in that moment but one moment, even as strikingly great as this moment was, could not fulfill a lifetime. With anticipation this faithful servant waited to see his Savior but it was every day that he spent with his Heavenly Father that brought his life true fulfillment. It wasn’t the sight of Jesus but the hope that He came to save them.
Don’t wait for God’s promise to be right in front of you before you feel fulfilled. Don’t wait until you’ve achieved something great. Chase dreams not fulfillment and find fulfillment in your daily life with Yahweh.
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