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Religious Education wraps up as we approach the Easter season. The faithful participation of all the families has been an inspiration for Saint Patrick Catholic Church & School.
Scripture, Catechism and Lay Leadership
The faithful participation of all the Religious Education families is an inspiration. The families prayed, learned and grew as a community this year. Curriculum in all age groups focuses on scripture and The Catechism of the Catholic Church.
In addition to families leading prayer and hospitality efforts, we had a team of people in teaching roles: Emily Keller lead the adults. Diane Doherty, David Kopchynski, Brian Donovan, Keri Read, Terry Manley, and Regina Keller taught and guided the children, from the very youngest to the high schoolers. Each one of these people is a gift to the Saint Patrick Catholic Church faith community and we are grateful they choose to share thier skills and faith with us.
Registration Coming Soon
Religious Education is on hiatus now until the fall. The program resumes in September 2018, 9:20-10:20 A.M. each week in the Parish Center. Registration material for the 2018-2019 year will be available soon.. | <urn:uuid:8406ea66-cc8f-48c0-a0c3-7f86efdcccc7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.saintpats.org/parish/news-religious-ed/ | 2024-04-14T22:48:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.946236 | 240 |
Pilot who crashed at SFO worried about landing
Published 12:00 am Thursday, December 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pilot of the jet that crash-landed at San Francisco’s airport last summer worried privately before takeoff about handling the Boeing 777, especially because runway construction meant he would have to land without any help from a common type of guidance system.
And neither the trainee nor an instructor pilot in the cockpit said anything when the first officer raised concerns four times about the plane’s rapid descent.
After the July 6 accident, which killed three people and injured more than 200, Lee Kang Kuk told National Transportation Safety Board investigators that he had been concerned he might “fail his flight and would be embarrassed.”
Lee’s backstory emerged Wednesday in documents released at an NTSB hearing called to answer lingering questions about the crash of Asiana Flight 214.
Though Lee was an experienced pilot with the Korea-based airline, he was a trainee captain in the 777, with less than 45 hours in the jet. He had not piloted an airliner into San Francisco’s notoriously tricky airport since 2004, according to NTSB investigator Bill English.
So far, the investigation has not found any mechanical problems with the 777 prior to impact, although testing is ongoing, English said.
That focused attention on Lee, who did not speak at the hearing but whose actions — and failure to act — were a major part of the daylong meeting.
The NTSB’s chairman, Deborah Hersman, stressed that the agency has not yet concluded what caused the crash. But she acknowledged that the agency was examining signs of confusion about the 777’s elaborate computer systems and an apparent lack of communication in the cockpit.
Documents released Wednesday cataloged a series of problems that, taken together, could have been factors in the crash.
The 46-year-old pilot told investigators he had been “very concerned” about attempting a visual approach without instrument landing aids, which were turned off. A visual approach involves lining the jet up for landing by looking through the windshield and using numerous other cues, rather than relying on a radio-based system called a glide-slope that guides aircraft to the runway.
Lee said the fact that he would be doing a visual approach in a jet as big as a 777 particularly troubled him.
But he didn’t speak up because others had been safely landing at San Francisco under the same conditions. As a result, he told investigators, “he could not say he could not do the visual approach.”
Another Asiana pilot who recently flew with Lee told investigators that he was not sure if the trainee captain was making normal progress and that he did not perform well during a trip two days before the accident. That captain described Lee as “not well organized or prepared,” according to the investigative report.
“This pilot should never have taken off,” said attorney Ilyas Akbari, whose firm represents 14 of the passengers. “The fact that the pilot was stressed and nervous is a testament to the inadequate training he received, and those responsible for his training and for certifying his competency bear some of the culpability.”
There were also other indications that a culture of not acknowledging weakness — and of deferring to a higher-ranking colleague — contributed to the crash. | <urn:uuid:5a823100-f002-4d69-86a4-2240409bf651> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.salisburypost.com/2013/12/12/pilot-who-crashed-at-sfo-worried-about-landing/ | 2024-04-14T22:59:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.981692 | 699 |
2/5/2024 - By Chris Biedal
Late last year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the release of CMS Form 287-22, better known as the Home Office Cost Statement. The new form is effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2022, and supersedes the previously used form, 287-05.
For the many home office and provider entities who use December 31st cost reporting year ends, this means that the upcoming December 31, 2023, year-end will be the first reporting period in which this form will be used. While there are several key changes to the new form, one of the most important updates is the inclusion of an electronic signature to the certification. Previously, the old 287-05 form required a wet signature and hard copy submission to the MAC. The new 287-22 form will require the inclusion of an encrypted ECR and PI file, along with the same electronic signature requirements as Medicare Cost Reports for other provider types. Additionally, the new form allows submission through the MCReF portal.
Other major revisions to the new form are listed below. As you’ll notice, many worksheet schedules have been updated to resemble the schedules more closely as they are used for other cost reports, such as form 2540-10 for SNFs and the recently updated form 1728-20 for HHAs.
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About the Author | Chris Biedal
Chris is a senior in the Healthcare Consulting practice of Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund. His primary areas of focus include cost reporting, support in Medicaid and Medicare bad debt audits, Proof of Financial Ability preparation, process improvement and data analysis. Prior to joining Saltmarsh, Chris worked as a staff accountant for a large skilled nursing facility chain where he prepared annual Medicare and Medicaid cost reports and conducted financial analyses for multiple facilities. | <urn:uuid:0fa0169a-421a-44fb-9819-60c963175365> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.saltmarshcpa.com/cpa-news/blog/saltmarshsirenfeb22024.asp | 2024-04-15T00:39:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.947079 | 428 |
Five years ago, Emily Mannerson escaped small town living and moved to the big city where nobody knew “poor little Emily” and her miserable background. Now an attorney, Emily longs for what she left behind…her adopted mother and high-school sweetheart. Fire captain Matthew Westerly treasures his small town of Journey Creek and values faith, family, and friendships. When he rescues Emily from a horrific car accident, he’s determined to win her back and make up for the lost years. Can a big city girl and a small town boy discover their true treasure? Will they trust God to work a miracle?
Author Dora Hiers takes us back to her fictional town of Journey Creek in North Carolina to weave a short tale of romance that I like to call “clean steam.” It’s when your heart pounds and you’re whispering “Oohhh.” Yet it’s nothing your pastor’s spouse (or your pastor) couldn’t read.
While there’s only been one woman for Matthew, she chose a different kind of life in a different kind of town. When Emily returns, he sets out to show her how much she missed.
Emily’s insecurities over her past caused her to leave Journey Creek and everyone she loves, including Matthew. Now that she’s back temporarily, she must decide if she can resume a life away from those who mean the most to her.
I found Small Town Treasure to be a gift of plentiful romance wrapped in a miniature package. Weighing in at not quite forty e-book pages, this story grabs you from the first paragraphs and keeps you interested to the last “perfect blessing.” I don’t read many short stories, but I did like the idea of sitting down for forty minutes and getting a romance “fix.”
A number of authors are writing short stories, particularly in e-book format, to go along with and promote their novels or to bridge the time gap between novel releases. As a reader does it appeal to you to read affordable shorts like this? Do you find, or do you think, it helps satisfy your longing for more creations by this author in the months between book releases?
Disclosure of Material Connection: This story came to me free from White Rose Publishing with the hope that I would mention it on this blog. There was no requirement for me to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed above are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255. | <urn:uuid:f1c0c116-bae6-4e93-838f-65bed7e0bbe0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sandraardoin.com/review-small-town-treasure/ | 2024-04-14T22:58:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.948782 | 540 |
Summer is the season when all the bugs come out in their masses, often entering our homes to take advantage of the cool. Some of these critters can be a real nuisance – you may find yourself itching because of mosquito bites or having to throw away food because of ants. Other may simply be unpleasant such as cockroaches or spiders (especially if you’ve got a phobia). Whatever the case, here are a few ways in which you can stop these bugs entering your home.
Seal up all entrances
Sealing up your home could prevent bugs getting in. This isn’t easy as there are many possible entrances for bugs to get in – the tiniest crack in a wall could be enough to let in ants. Windows are the most obvious entrance. Whilst you can keep windows closed to stop bugs getting in, this will make your home pretty stuffy and could be intolerable in the summer. Bug screens could be an option, allowing air to pass through while stopping all bugs getting in.
Bugs may also be able to get in under doors or through gaps in door frames. Buying seals for your doors could help to stop bugs getting in whilst also providing insulation for the winter. As for cracks in walls, you may be able to fill these with caulk to keep critters out. Finding and filling every crack in your home could be an impossible task, but it’s worth sealing the most obvious cracks (if ants are the problem, you may be able to easily follow their trail to find their entrance).
Use deterrent scents
Different scents can be used to repel different types of bugs. Lavender, peppermint, cinnamon and eucalyptus are just a few common scents that many people have been found to be effective against most types of bugs from spiders to flies.
Candles are a common way to spread scents into the air (such as citronella candles for deterring mosquitoes). You could also buy an oil diffuser allowing you to use different scents to deal with different bugs at different times of the day. You may also be able to make your own scents by boiling raw ingredients or by growing potted plants that produce these scents.
Keep food contained
A lot of bugs are attracted into the home by the smell of foods. Sugary snacks are known for attracting ants whilst wine often attracts flies. Cockroaches meanwhile are attracted by all foods (sugar is their favourite, but they can also be lured by the smell of meat, bread or cheese).
Make sure that food is kept locked away in cupboards or a refrigerator – not only will bugs not be able to access it, but it could stop them catching the scent. Putting loose food such as fruit and cereals in plastic containers could also help.
Keeping a clean home can also ward off the bugs. Crumbs and uncleaned food spillages can be just as much as a lure for bugs as exposed food. Dust meanwhile attracts dust mites and other creepy crawlies that feed of these mites. By regularly vacuuming and mopping, you’ll ward off these bugs.
Regular cleaning can be a particularly good defense against spiders. By getting rid of bugs like flies, you’ll get rid of the spiders’ food source. Spiders are also often attracted to places with existing cobwebs as it shows that these places aren’t regularly disturbed – by getting rid of these cobwebs, you’ll put off many of these critters.
Know when to call in the pros
Some bug infestations can require professional intervention. This is particularly the case with bugs that nest or bugs that pose a risk to the homeowners.
Termite control is one such task that is often best left to professionals. Termites can burrow deep into a home’s walls and foundations, sometimes disrupting the structural integrity. A professional will know how to get them out and keep your home from further damage.
Meanwhile, you don’t want to be taking on a wasp’s nest in your home yourself. When under attacks, wasps get very aggressive. A professional exterminator will know how to safely remove the wasp nest using professional kit so that you don’t get stung. The same should be considered when tackling dangerous ants or spiders. | <urn:uuid:a588a5e3-0150-4cdb-b0f3-e8ab6177c434> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sandundermyfeet.com/2019/07/keeping-creepy-crawlies-out-of-your-home.html | 2024-04-14T23:05:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.967569 | 889 |
Herbert Koelman appointed Lector of Maritime Innovative Technologies at MIWB
Herbert Koelman, who founded SARC in 1980, has recently been appointed as Lector Maritime Innovative Technologies at the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB). The function of a Lector is initiating and managing applied research, as well as supporting education. This appointment is for two days a week, the other three days Koelman will remain at SARC, in software development and general management.
MIWB is an academy within NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, and offers BSc and MSc educations in the design and operations of ships. The research objectives of the Maritime Innovative Technologies research group are in the field of innovation in the field of maritime operations, design and production, and in particular the relationship between these three. One of the first projects envisaged will be to convert measured operational (big) data into design tools for ship design. For more information on this subject you can contact [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:db7f56b3-7f74-4a87-94a1-39b11cd9b122> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sarc.nl/news/herbert-koelman-appointed-lector-of-maritime-innovative-technologies-at-miwb/ | 2024-04-14T23:51:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.934984 | 209 |
The highly anticipated springs/summer 2013 wedding season is finally upon us! For catering companies and other wedding vendors this means the start of 18 hour work days and 7 day work weeks, but for brides and grooms this means the biggest moment in their lives has at last arrived. The preparation and planing that goes into most weddings is not something that is done in a period of weeks, rather most wedding planning begins at least one year out. With that being said, a large portion of brides, grooms, and thier parents start pereparing and budgeting for this event several years in advance. Depending on the honored couples preferences, the cost and effort of making sure every details is considered can sometimes be a headache, that is up until the big day actually arrives. For these reasons alone, it is imperative that you hire professional and trusted vendors.
Here at Savory Cuisnes Catering in Boulder, we live, breath, and die for wedding season. We have a staff of highly trained professionals who are dedicated to making sure that every details is executed exactly as it should be and that each wedding meets the expectations of the bride and groom. In order to this, it is absolutely imperative that we stay on top of our game by offering new and hip applications of all the modern wedding trends. Weddings trends change each season, but some classics die hard. Here are our top spring/summer 2013 wedding catering and food trends.
Light and fresh, and lots of it! This food theme works great for those daytime weddings that are held outdoors. The idea is to prepare a menu that is light and fresh in flavor, but that offers guests tons of options. In a place like Boulder where so many people are health conscious or have specific diet restrictions, this kind of menu is going to be your best bet because it will be loaded with plenty of fresh vegetable, fruits, and simple meats. One way to class-up the standard fruit and vegetable platters is to have your catering chef use carving techniques to make attractive displays.
Show your love for all things local! One of the biggest movements in catering trends is to showcase all locally grown or produced foods and beverage. This kinds of menu is not only sustainable by design, but it is a very cool way to introduce your guests to everything is great about the area you have chosen to be married in. The key to pulling of this kind of theme is making it known, by using simple and unintrusive signage, that says where each of the dishes ingredients come from.
Lastly, don’t leave your beverages to an after thought, instead play them up by making both your alcoholic and non alcoholics fun and exciting. Having a soda bar where guests can choose from a variety of natural soda blends is simple, but fun and colorful. Depending on your preference you also set out some recipe cards and a small selection of liquors and wines, which can be added along with fruit to make fresh sangria! | <urn:uuid:cc73867b-95c8-488c-ae9a-abed1bb163ea> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.savorycuisines.com/springsummer-2013-wedding-catering-idea/ | 2024-04-14T22:43:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.964658 | 604 |
March 26, 2020
Congratulations to Professor Carleen Maur on the screening of her film Lesbian Farmer at the 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival! Lesbian Farmer is a brief meditation on coyotes, the filmmaker's mother, and conservative talk radio.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America, founded by George Manupelli in 1963. It is a premiere festival for independent filmmakers and artists, typically presenting 40 programs with more than 180 films of all lengths and genres, including experimental, animation, documentary, fiction, and performance-based works.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival receives more than 3,000 submissions annually from more than 65 countries and serves as one of a handful of Academy Award®-qualifying festivals in the United States. AAFF presents more than $22,000 in cash and film stock/services to filmmakers each year. | <urn:uuid:c798604f-b271-400f-a667-110b6fffe55b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/visual_art_and_design/about/news/2020/maur_ann_arbor_film_festival.php | 2024-04-15T00:41:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.950622 | 180 |
Scientists may have cracked the code as to why hair tends to go gray as we age. While collecting data on hair follicles in mice, scientists may have found the reasoning behind how and why hair turns gray. The new findings may actually give more insight into how gray hair could be preventable or reversed.
NYU researchers at the Grossman School of Medicine were aware that melanocytes — the mechanism that produces the pigment melanin — bring color to skin and eyes. They also know that that same pigment melanin is a major factor in hair color.
McSCs hang around in your hair follicles, where they receive a protein signal that tells them when to become mature cells. Mature cells release pigment and, voilà, you get your hair color.
But over the course of the study, researchers learned that McSCs actually move between microscopic compartments in hair follicles. Each compartment within a follicle has the power to give the MsSC a slightly different protein signal, which allows the cell to change between different levels of maturity.
As a person gets older, the maturity level of MsSCs gets more complex. As your hair grows and sheds in cycles, the more McSCs get stuck in one particular compartment called the hair follicle bulge.
“Our study adds to our basic understanding of how melanocyte stem cells work to color hair,” said study lead investigator Qi Sun, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at NYU Langone Health. “The newfound mechanisms raise the possibility that the same fixed positioning of melanocyte stem cells may exist in humans. If so, it presents a potential pathway for reversing or preventing the graying of human hair by helping jammed cells to move again between developing hair follicle compartments.”
When the McSCs are stick in the follicle bulge, there are no more signals being sent to help along the maturing process, and the hair isn't given its dose of pigmentation. As a result, hair goes gray. Wow!
The research team conducted research on mice by physically speeding up the aging process by plucking strands of their hair again and again over the course of two years.
“It is the loss of chameleon-like function in melanocyte stem cells that may be responsible for graying and loss of hair color,” said study senior investigator Mayumi Ito, PhD, a professor in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology and Department of Cell Biology at NYU Langone Health.
“These findings suggest that melanocyte stem cell motility and reversible differentiation are key to keeping hair healthy and colored,” said Dr. Ito.
They found the number of McSCs lodged in the follicle bulge increased from 15 percent to nearly 50 percent during the two year period. However, in the younger hairs, which weren't plucked, the McSCs continued to move around the different compartments, picking up protein signals and producing a rich brown pigment.
Though these new findings give new insight, it should be noted that there are several other factors to consider when hair goes gray. Previous studies have shown evidence that genetics and stress levels are also involved in the graying of hair as we get older.
Seventy-four percent of people between the ages of 45 and 65 years of age have at least some gray hairs (with an average of 27% gray) according to research from the National Institutes of Health. So, if you’re in that group and truly wish the grays would relent, researchers say that moving the McSCs to their proper location could prevent graying.
Though research is moving us toward helping to prevent gray hairs, is that actually something people, especially women, want to do? When men go gray, they are called salt-and-pepper silver foxes who we should be drooling over. When women go gray, they’re traditionally seen as bridge trolls.
However, several women in Hollywood (and around the world) are ready to buck this stereotype, especially in the wake of the pandemic, when millions of women decided to stop treating their hair during isolation.
Sex and the City actor Sarah Jessica Parker resented the notion that she was “brave” for letting her hair go gray.
“It became months and months of conversation about how brave I am for having gray hair,” she recalled in an interview with Glamour. “I was like, Please, please applaud someone else's courage on something!”
Actor Andie MacDowell admitted that when she was younger, she actually wondered if gray hair suited her face better than darker hair. When the pandemic hit, she took the opportunity to try out her theory.
“When it started growing out during COVID I saw I was right ... It looks good on me,” she said.
She went on to say that she both looks and feels better now.
“As it was growing out, my eyes popped, the color of them looked a little different. I liked the way my skin looked better,” MacDowell said. “And there was a feeling. It empowered me more. I felt more powerful and I felt more genuine and I felt more myself.”
They bottom line? Whether or not you like your gray hair (or your gray-haired future), you might have a choice down the road. | <urn:uuid:72422ece-dd2b-44c9-bb68-f5359474ad64> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/why-does-hair-go-gray-new-study | 2024-04-14T23:07:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.974731 | 1,117 |
The placenta is a window into the events of pregnancy and the health of the mother and baby, yet only about 20% of placentas in the US are assessed by pathology exams and placental data is often neglected in pregnancy research. Since both the mother and fetus contribute to and modulate placental development and function, data from placental examination may inform short- and long-term clinical care of both mother and child. Placental pathology remains under-used due to the time, cost, expertise, and facilities needed, even in high-resource settings. Placental assessment can and should be more accessible to pathologists, clinicians, and researchers, and assessment at birth can more readily aid clinical decisions and relate findings to patients. Prior work has used photographic images to measure characteristics such as shape and cord coiling and related these characteristics to placental diagnoses and outcomes of clinical importance. This project aims to leverage the simplicity and low-cost of digital photographs and the computational power of recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to create software for comprehensive placental assessment from images of gross placentas. The software could address the need for widespread, simple placenta assessment, particularly when information is needed urgently, pathologists are not highly trained for placental pathology, or where resources only allow a small fraction of placentas to be reviewed. The investigative team, with extensive expertise in placental pathology and research, clinical care, biomedical informatics and AI, and image understanding, has developed an initial prototype with promising results for predicting several clinically impactful diagnoses. Our preliminary data demonstrates that a wide range of data can be collected from placental photos and that computational techniques allow the connection of abstracted data to predict placental disease. The goal of this proposal is to develop and validate software to assess placentas from digital photographs in any delivery setting. An extensive, first-of-its-kind dataset will be created from three large hospitals including images and expert pathology reports from pregnancies with abnormal and healthy outcomes (n>50,000). Combined, these sites include a range of characteristics across income, race/ethnicity, health risks, and hospital resources. The resulting software will glean visual characteristics from the disc, cord, and membranes and accurately identify specific parameters (e.g., abnormal shape) and diagnoses (e.g., chorioamnionitis). This software has the ability to strengthen pathology exams by standardizing and enhancing the data collected at the gross level, providing better information to pathologists for diagnoses. The immediate information could impact clinical care before hospital discharge, and ease-of-use will allow inclusion in pregnancy research. With such huge advances in technology, placental assessment at birth can no longer be viewed as nonessential or too difficult. When fully developed and validated clinically in a range of birth settings, this software could have the power to impact the care of millions of mothers and children around the world.
Status | Active |
Effective start/end date | 9/30/22 → 6/30/26 |
- Pennsylvania State University (S003662-DHHS-Amnd 1 // EB030130)
- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (S003662-DHHS-Amnd 1 // EB030130)
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A recently published market research report by “Industry Research” confirms the Schwank Group as the global market leader in the field of infrared tube heaters. The study has examined the global market, taking into account the competitive environment, development trends, and key success factors. Titled “Radiant Tube Heaters Market,” the publication provides comprehensive research on the market size in terms of value, capacity, production, and revenue in key regions such as North America, Europe, China, as well as other regions.
The result of the study confirms Schwank as the largest manufacturer in the global dark tube heater systems market with a global market share of nearly 12% in 2018, where the market concentration is relatively high. Thus, the top 5 companies account for about 45% of the global total. The production share in Europe is 35%, according to the research report. According to its own data, Schwank leads the German market with a market share of around 40%, while the next largest competitor realizes approx. only 20%.
The global tube heater market was estimated at USD 205.4 million in 2020 and is expected to reach around USD 296.4 million by the end of 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% during 2022-2027.
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The name Schwank has been synonymous with high-quality and economical commercial/industrial infrared heating systems for decades, and we’ve helped thousands of businesses just like yours. As an industry leader Schwank is in a prime position to expand into the cooling and air movement side of the HVAC market to offer smart climate comfort solutions to endure varying demanding conditions.
We stand by our claim to deliver products and services of the highest quality, performance, and efficiency with ease of installation always top of mind. With Schwank, you rely on a premium trusted manufacturer. | <urn:uuid:c4de4ce6-6047-461b-81ac-298339fc6fd0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.schwankgroup.com/schwank-is-global-market-leader-for-infrared-tube-heaters/ | 2024-04-14T23:33:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.949857 | 391 |
Pro Days are well underway, Free Agents have signed and are now packing to move to their new cities, and to top it off there have been trades aplenty happening.
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks reading the tea leaves and between the lines to figure out if a team wants to stay put, move up or down, and whether they’re willing to listen to potential trades so that I can factor that into this latest mock.
Aidan Hutchinson – DE – Michigan – It looks like the Jags, rather than solidify a shaky O-line, are going to take the safest (their opinion, and mine) option and select Hutchinson who may not be a home run pick, but he will be a solid 9-12 sacks a year player for the foreseeable future. I’m also reading that the Jags want to trade down, maybe to take Derek Stingley Jr (see above link) but also because they simply have so many holes to fill on a roster that is picking at the top spot for the second year in a row.
Previous selection – Evan Neal – OT – Alabama
Kayvon Thibodeaux – DE – Oregon – Despite what this link says, I feel Detroit will still be picking #2 come April 28th, mostly because trading down is so hard in the NFL and you rarely receive value for the pick. You need a player that is head-and-shoulders above everyone else (usually a QB, but not always) and a team that wants said player. Unfortunately, the players at the top of this draft are all about equal, they all have good and bad points and I don’t see any “certain” Hall of Fame players. While the Jags aren’t high on Thibodeaux, the Lions have something they don’t, a former teammate at Oregon, 2021 first-round pick Penei Sewell, to give them info on what he’s like as a teammate and in training as the Jags have concerns about Thibodeaux’s “love of the game”.
Previous selection – Aidan Hutchinson – DE – Michigan
Ikem Okwonu – OT – North Carolina State – The Texans may keep both Laremy Tunsil AND draft an OT, but I feel like Tunsil will be dealt to someone, possibly Baltimore or Pittsburgh, who is looking to improve (or maintain) their offensive line and is left out in the cold with regards to first-round offensive tackles. Why? Because if you’re going to rebuild, you trade every asset you have and REBUILD, you don’t half-ass(et) it. Okwonu can play whatever position you want him to and could take over for Tunsil on David Mills’ blindside, meanwhile, you (potentially) get another second and fourth-round pick to build with.
Previous selection – Okwonu
New York Jets
Evan Neal – OT – Alabama – The Jets are drafting another tackle in the first round because Mekhi Becton just can’t stay on the field (playing in fifteen of thirty-three potential games the last two years) and while he might rebound to stay healthy, you can’t take the chance of a shaky o-line derailing Zach Wilson’s development. Neal should be able to step in and compete against Becton and RT George Fant come training camp with the least productive of the three sliding in as a backup. It’s been popular to slot a receiver at this pick the last week or so, but there’s no one in this draft worth taking with this pick.
Previous selection – Kayvon Thibodeaux – DE – Oregon
New York Giants
Kyle Hamilton – S – Notre Dame – IF SI’s Peter King is to be believed (and he probably should be), the G-men are looking to trade down in the first round in 2022 so that they can obtain multiple picks in the 2023 first round, where, and I’m speculating here, they can position themselves for a run at either Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud. Trading down isn’t a bad idea, especially when you can take a player like Hamilton, keep your second first-round pick this year (albeit moved significantly lower), and add another pick for next year like Matt Johnson at Sportsnaut suggests.
Previous selection – Hamilton
Jermaine Johnson – DE – Florida State – ESPN’s Mel Kiper has the Panthers taking Travon Walker from the University of Georgia at this spot and while I do like Walker, I don’t like him enough to take him at this spot. Johnson has a scouting report that is very similar to Walker’s, but with one notable difference – Walker’s hand counters/secondary pass rush moves are severely lacking in comparison. When I’m drafting a player this highly, I expect that their minuses will be minimal-to-nonexistent, not having the ability to keep an offensive tackle guessing and simply expecting to be able to “out-athlete” a player in the NFL either won’t work at all or won’t work for very long.
Previous selection – Charles Cross – OT – Mississippi State
New York Giants
Charles Cross – OT – Mississippi State – If, as the article linked above suggests, the Giants are looking to trade for a pick in next year’s draft, they’ll probably want to (and see teams) target this pick as opposed to number five. Since I don’t include trades I’m giving the Giants another offensive lineman that they can then slide 2021 pick, Andrew Thomas, over to the right side and plug Cross in as their blindside protector. If they trade down you could see a lineman such as Iowa C Tyler Linderbaum or Boston College OG Zion Johnson be a target.
Previous selection – Devin Lloyd – LB – Utah
Chris Olave – WR – Ohio State – Not that I’m the type to say “I told you so”, but how much better would Falcons fans feel knowing that the Justin Fields/Mac Jones-era was about to begin instead of the “Oh ****, Marcus Mariotta is our QB!?!?”-era? Well, that ship has sailed, and with Matt Ryan gone to the Colts for a third-round pick aaaaand . . . *shuffles papers* that’s it? A third-round pick?!? *Sigh* Anyhow, the Falcons are unlikely to select a QB here and will simply play out the season and look to take their next cornerstone player in 2023. Olave should be a good compliment to Kyle Pitts and in 2023 when Calvin Ridley’s suspension is up, whoever they select will have a very talented receiving corps available to assist them.
Previous selection – Olave
Trevor Penning – OT – Northern Iowa – With it unlikely that the Seahawks bring in any high-priced talent to compete for the starting spot with newly acquired Drew Lock, I feel it’s equally unlikely that they draft a QB at this spot. The front office believes that Lock was in a tough spot in Denver and wants to see what he can do; but it’s not like they won’t have competition, that link above mentions Gino Smith and Colin Kaepernick as possibilities for camp as well. My draft philosophy starts at the line and moves out, Penning gives the ‘Hawks a physical beast of a tackle who might work out at the LT spot or have to “fail” over to be a great right tackle.
Previous selection – Penning
New York Jets
Ahmad Gardner – CB – Cincinnati – The Jets were bad on defense last year and they were especially bad in the secondary, allowing opposing QBs to post a 53.5 QBR (31st in the NFL) against them. I’ve been high on “Sauce” since last October and he showed he can hold his own in the College Playoff when the Bearcats played Alabama. With a shutdown corner on one side, the Jets can roll help to the other and maybe (maybe!) become something approaching a good defense.
Previous selection – Gardner
Devin Lloyd – LB – Utah – In my previous two mocks I’ve had Lloyd heading to the Giants, but it feels like they’re already looking to next year’s draft with the news that they’re looking to trade down. If they make that trade, whoever is jumping up is looking for either an offensive tackle (I have four in the Top 10 and no other tackles have a first-round grade) or a player like Kyle Hamilton or Kayvon Thibodeaux is sliding unexpectedly. That’s good news for the Commanders who desperately need a linebacker behind the two-headed DE monster of Chase Young and Montez Sweat. I could also see them sticking with my previous selection of Derek Stingley Jr, but for now, this is the pick.
Previous selection – Derek Stingley Jr. – CB – Louisiana State
Travon Walker – DE – Georgia – I spent a good amount of time weighing the pros and cons of each of the players I was considering here and stay with Walker for two reasons – A) the best guard prospect available will probably still be there if you traded down ten spots and B) Until (unless?) Derek Stingley Jr’s Pro Day Workout shows that he’s recovered from the Lis Franc injury he had surgery for, Stingley is just too much of a risk. So instead the Vikes are “stuck” with the best remaining EDGE rusher in this draft. Tough luck guys.
Previous selection – Walker
Derek Stingley Jr. – CB – Louisiana State – Yes, I know what I said just a few sentences ago, however, I fully expect that Stingley shows up and does all the drills at his Pro Day and looks the part of an NFL corner. The biggest needs for the Texans are still quarterback, tight end, offensive guard, and THEN corner, and since none of those positions have a prospect who is worth drafting at this slot, and since Stingley was looked at as a potential #1 overall pick at one time, taking him at 13 feels like an absolute steal. All of that said, I fully expect the Texans to try to trade this pick and move down in the draft in an effort to fill up all the holes on their roster (maybe Kansas City wants to move up?).
Previous selection – (Cleveland) Treylon Burkes – WR – Arkansas
Devonte Wyatt – IDL – Georgia – It feels like Wyatt was made to play for the Ravens. He can line up anywhere along the defensive line and make his presence felt. His ability to set the edge playing as a 7-technique or collapse the pocket from the inside at the 1- or 3-technique makes this pick a no-brainer. I would like to see him improve his functional strength and put some more pop in his hands, but otherwise, you’re drafting a player who can play anywhere you need him to along the defensive line.
Previous selection – Jermaine Johnson – DE – Florida State
Garrett Wilson – WR – Ohio State – I’m reversing the order a little from my last mock as I feel that (if they didn’t before the Eagles are on the clock) the possibility of a team trading up to snag Wilson is too high to start with defensive help. I’m not as high on Wilson as a lot of evaluators and I would rather have Treylon Burks or Christian Watson if I was forced to select a receiver here, but I’m not the one making the picks for the Iggles. Regardless, Wilson is an absolute burner and that’s going to be important with the number of RPO plays that the Eagles run. His best attributes are his ability to make things happen after the catch and the ability to get a clean release while creating separation; I expect this will be on full display come the 2022 season.
Previous selection – Andrew Booth Jr. – CB – Clemson
Andrew Booth Jr. – CB – Clemson – Getting a CB to help out the secondary will be big and Booth is someone you can expect significant contributions from in his rookie year. He offers you everything you want to see in an NFL corner- competitiveness, athleticism, the ability to play all types of coverage, and top it off with the ability (and more importantly, the willingness) to stick his nose in and be a factor in run support. That last part makes me think that Philly fans will take to Booth should the Eagles draft him. If he has a weak spot in his game, it’s his hand usage on the line, I’d like to see him be more aggressive redirecting opposing receivers off the snap.
As I was putting the finishing touches on this article I received this notification.
Obviously, this will change things in the next mock draft.
Previous selection – Garrett Wilson – WR – Ohio State
Las Angeles Chargers
Jordan Davis – DT – Georgia – When you finish 30th in the NFL against the run (*Ahem* behind the Jets, Lions, and Jags), there’s only one way to go with this pick and that’s finding a tackle to drop anchor in the middle of the offensive line and force them to run outside where either Joey Bosa or Khalil Mack are waiting. Davis showed up and the Combine and blew everyone away with his performance; it was the most impressive Combine performance I’ve seen recently, maybe ever; a man that size should not be able to move like that. It’s debatable how well Davis will perform against the pass, but if he can move the Bolts from the bottom third against the run to the top third, I think they’ll live with it.
Previous selection – Devonte Wyatt – DT – Georgia
New Orleans Saints
Treylon Burkes – WR – Arkansas – I’ve had the Saints taking two different QBs in my first two mocks but now that they’ve signed Jameis Winston to a new two-year deal, they’ve pushed that need to the future, that doesn’t mean they won’t take a QB in the later rounds, but making this team competitive in a weak-ish NFC will take precedence. Burks would give the Saints another great weapon to aid in that goal. A powerful, thick-bodied receiver that offers the Saints some versatility as he was used all over, including lining up in the backfield. He needs to work on his routes but having Michael Thomas as a teammate should help with that.
Previous selection – Kenny Pickett – QB – Pittsburgh
Nakobe Dean – LB – Georgia – The signing of Hassan Reddick from Carolina lessens the urgency for an EDGE rusher in the first round but it could still be in play if someone like Jermaine Johnson would be available here. Dean is the best available LB at this stage and will be that playmaker in space that it feels like every team will need soon (if not right now). He needs to work on shedding blocks and not allowing offensive lineman to take him out of the play when they get to the second level, but the things he does do are so good he could be an absolute steal here.
Previous selection – Dean
Malik Willis – QB – Liberty University – I still think Kenny Pickett would be the better option here and I’m not sure you can discount the Steelers taking one of the OGs available, either Zion Johnson or Kenyon Green. It feels like Steelers HC Mike Tomlinson values mobility, something that Willis has in bunches. I feel that Willis will hurt RB Najee Harris’ continued development as he tends to look for the big downfield play, as opposed to the check-down, throws that Harris turned into gold last season.
Previous selection – Willis
New England Patriots
Trent McDuffie – CB – Washington – McDuffie is one of three players who I haven’t moved from my first mock and I’ll be honest, unless Stingley or Booth fall to the Patriots, McDuffie is the pick here. While I think the Pats could take a receiver here, it feels like they’ll solidify the corner opposite J.C. Jackson and McDuffie is just the guy to do it. If they decided to go with a receiver, I would think they’d be targeting a player like Jahon Dotson or potentially Jameson Williams.
Previous selection – McDuffie
Green Bay Packers
Jameson Williams – WR – Alabama – With the trade of Davante Adams to Las Vegas the Packers' need for a receiver went from about a 5 or 6 to about an 11, enter Williams. Yes, he’s currently recovering from a torn ACL but he is hopeful that he can be ready for camp in mid-July. I’m more than a little skeptical about that claim as the recovery time for an ACL tear is usually eight to nine months, though some can complete the recovery in about six months. I would think that we would be looking at him starting to practice in mid-August and beginning the season on the PUP list, then returning after week six. Regardless of when he is game-ready, the Pack would have a (pre-injury) Top 10 player with the 22nd pick.
Previous selection – (Las Vegas) Tyler Linderbaum – C – Iowa
Tyler Linderbaum – C – Iowa – I’m not certain that this pick won’t be a guard even if Linderbaum is available. However, he’s also been praised as the “best center prospect in ten years” by ESPN’s Mel Kiper, and getting a player like that in the bottom third of the draft is a gift. Could the Cardinals go with Kenyon Green? Sure, he’s got versatility, and being able to slot in at multiple positions is never a bad thing, but a generational player (even at center) is nothing to pass up.
Previous selection – Zion Johnson – OG – Boston College
David Ojabo – EDGE (LB) – Michigan – I’m keeping Ojabo at this pick despite the Achilles Tendon rupture he suffered during his Pro Day Workout on March 18. My reasons are pretty simple - A) The Cowboys still have a big need at both the EDGE and LB positions and this fills both, and B) Ojabo is the best remaining pass rusher in this draft. Achilles injuries aren’t the death blow to a career that they used to be, we just saw Cam Akers return to play in the Super Bowl after tearing his last July, and while Ojabo may miss time this season, he’s a special talent with athleticism to spare. All that said, I fully expect Jerry Jones to do whatever he wants to do and draft. . . I dunno, a receiver. *throws hands up in frustration*
Previous selection – Ojabo
Drake London – WR – Southern Cal – After cutting Cole Beasley and replacing him with Jamison Crowder, I wonder how content the Bills are with their WR corps entering the season. Since they’ve already addressed the DT and OG positions in free agency (as well as added EDGE Von Miller) I feel an upgrade at the receiver position is happening unless they REALLY like one of the running backs (you’ll need ESPN+ to read the article) and I’m not sure they do since they could have had Javonte Williams last year with the 30th pick and passed and, to me, Breece Hall isn’t near the player Williams is.
Previous selection – Christian Harris – LB – Alabama
Jahon Dotson – WR – Penn State – With Robert Woods brought on to replace Julio Jones, I have to feel that adding another option isn’t a bad idea considering that both Woods and AJ Brown missed significant time last season. Dotson should be able to hold down the spot opposite Brown letting Woods work the slot. His hands and route running (and track speed) should set him up for success especially if Derrick Henry can return to pre-injury form (10 TDs and 937 RuYds in 8 games) forcing teams to pick their poison.
Previous selection – Drake London – WR – Southern Cal
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Zion Johnson – OG – Boston College – Through three mock drafts I’ve had fourteen teams that I’ve drafted three different players for; while I’m not sure about past years, it feels like this exemplifies the chaos that happens when there aren’t both highly thought of QBs and “no brainer” picks at other positions. Whatever. I’m drafting the best guard, in my opinion, in this draft for Tampa. Johnson went to the Combine and killed it from a workout perspective with 32 reps in the Bench Press (#1 among OL), was Top 5 in the Vertical Jump, 3 Cone Drill, 20yd Shuttle, and tied for 6th in the Broad Jump. This helps to make up for the losses of Alex Cappa (FA-Bengals) and Ali Marpet (Retired).
Previous selection – Jordan Davis – DT – Georgia
Green Bay Packers
Kenyon Green – OG – Texas A&M – With the Packers already having filled their need at receiver this pick goes toward keeping Aaron Rodgers (and eventually) Jordan Love upright and in the game. Green, in contrast to Zion Johnson, did NOT have a great Combine, finishing towards the bottom of most drills. That concerns me a little, but then I go watch his tape again and I relax . . . a little. I try not to let a poor Combine performance affect my opinion on players that much, but the fact is it’s the most important job interview they’ll have before the draft and Green showed up with a big mustard stain on his tie.
Previous Selection – Christian Watson – WR – North Dakota State
Kansas City Chiefs
Christian Watson – WR – North Dakota State – Picking up this selection from the Dolphins in the Tyreek Hill trade (along with the #50 and #125 picks this year and 4th and 6th round selections in 2023) wasn’t terrible, it wasn’t great, but not terrible since the trade could gently be described as a salary dump. The Chiefs weren’t going to pony up $30M a season for Hill so why not get something for him. They’ve signed Juju Smith-Schuster to replace Hill but with Travis Kelce entering his tenth NFL season (He’ll turn 33 in October) they’ll need to look to the future with this pick. Watson is a favorite of mine in this draft and if he can get eased into the rotation I feel he’ll be a big producer in Red Zone situations and eventually take over one of the starter slots.
Previous selection – (Miami) Jameson Williams – WR – Alabama
Kansas City Chiefs
George Karlaftis – DE – Purdue – With the pick of Watson the Chiefs addressed their offense so we’ll address their defense here. The Chiefs may take a corner here but I’m thinking that there aren’t any that KC will like enough at this spot so I’m shoring up their pass rush with Karlaftis. If he has a weak spot in his game, it’s that his frame is probably just about maxed out so adding another 15-20 pounds is going to take real effort. He also can fall in love with a single pass rush move and use it repeatedly; ask a pitcher who has a 100 MPH fastball but no change up how long that works. Still, he is a high effort player who has a good variety of moves and unexpected power in his hands that catches tackles and guards unaware. He feels like he’s going to end up a consistent Pro Bowler, maybe not elected, but the coaches will want him.
Previous selection – Karlaftis
Kaiir Elam – CB – Florida – With the release of Trae Waynes on March 16th after resigning Eli Apple just days before, the Bengals pretty much committed to a cornerback with their first-round pick. Good thing for them there’s a suitable one just waiting to be selected. I talked about him in the last mock (going to the Bengals) and after Florida’s Pro Day workouts earlier this week I think he’s solidified himself as a first-round pick. He stood on his Combine 40 Yard Dash time of 4.39 (T-6th best) but skipped the rest of the drills in Indianapolis. This time around he also had an unofficial 37.5” Vertical jump (would have been T-4th best at the Combine among corners) and an official 4.21 in the 3-Cone (change of direction drill, would have been T-8th among ALL players). I think he can add some heft to the Bengal's secondary.
Previous selection – Elam
Kenny Pickett – QB – Pittsburgh – I do NOT believe that Pickett will be available this far down, if anything, I think that if he is still available after Pittsburgh picks at #20, someone will make a move with New England and trade up in the first round (or back into) to take him. I feel that Pickett has the highest floor of all of the 2022 QB prospects and that his extra starts (49 – 26 more than Malik Willis and 16 more than Matt Corral) will benefit him a great deal. Pickett is sneaky athletic, has a good pocket presence, and blends a gunslinger mentality with a field general’s decisiveness.
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Scots support teacher figures fall - but more pupils need aid
Figures to be discussed by Holyrood’s education committee today show the number of additional support for learning teachers dropped from 3,518 in 2010 to 2,990 in 2016.
Over the same period the number of children with additional support needs rose from 69,587 (10.3 per cent of all pupils) to 170,329 (24.9 per cent).
Hide AdThe figures, highlighted by the Scottish Conservatives, were contained in the Scottish Government’s response to a committee’s report published in May.
In the report MSPs found many children with additional support needs were struggling to thrive in Scottish schools due to a lack of staff and support.
Tory early years spokeswoman Michelle Ballantyne MSP said those pupils most in need of help were being “badly let down”.
She said: “Of course much of the increase in pupils with additional learning needs will be down to a better identification of those requiring assistance.
“But that’s no good if the teachers aren’t there to provide that help.
“This is a clear trend, and one the SNP has to explain as matter of urgency.
“The Nationalists keep saying education is their priority, yet these figures suggest that is anything but the case.”
The Scottish Government said spending on additional support needs increased by more than £80 million between 2012 and 2016.
Hide AdA spokesman said: “During the same period, the number of pupils recorded as having additional support needs also increased significantly – partly due to increases in awareness and recognition, partly as a result of improvements to the way statistics are recorded.
“Importantly, these children and young people have always received support within the system.
“All teachers provide support to children and young people with additional needs and we remain committed to maintaining teacher numbers nationally and ensuring all our pupils receive the necessary level of support.”
Green MSP Ross Greer said: “The reality is that one in four children in Scotland have some kind of additional support need and at present, the education system is simply failing far too many of them - as well as other pupils, their teachers and parents.
“This is quite clearly the result of ten years of budget and staff cuts, including over 500 ASN teachers and hundreds of support staff.
“I’ve been pushing the government on this issue for months now and after the worrying evidence the education committee has received, they need to get on top of it immediately.” | <urn:uuid:f3b1f23d-e31a-42ba-93c3-e208066235a1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scots-support-teacher-figures-fall-but-more-pupils-need-aid-1438817 | 2024-04-15T00:26:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.980408 | 538 |
Nicola Sturgeon has come under fire for saying Scottish independence shouldn't be described as “nationalism”.
The SNP leader made the comment as her government takes the fight for a second independence referendum to the Supreme Court next month.
Ms Sturgeon downplayed that her push for independence was similar to Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's ethno-nationalism and outbursts against the EU.
She also did the same when her Scexit push was compared to Donald Trump's nativism in the United States and Vladimir Putin's imperialist attack on Ukraine.
When asked if there was a malignant and a benign nationalism, she told Danish newspaper Politiken: “In short, yes, but I think the problem is that what is often meant by nationalism is the malignant, unpleasant meaning that I want nothing to do with.
“That is why I believe that different formulations are needed. The movement I represent has nothing to do with the inward-looking identity and ethnically driven nationalism. It's the exact opposite.”
She added: “I have a frustration that we have this one word, nationalism, which covers this whole spectrum of different attitudes.
“You are talking about Orbán and Trump. Of course, their nationalisms have nothing to do with self-government. They were already independent countries.
“The movement I represent is not like that at all. It is not based on ethnicity, it is not based on identity.
“My party is probably – I think I can say that without being contradicted – the most pro-immigration party in the whole of Britain.
“My view is that if you come and live in Scotland then you are Scottish and have as much right to help decide Scotland's future as I do. It is a citizen-based, inclusive movement for self-government.”
Ms Sturgeon also claimed she was elected First Minister because she “wanted to work for a referendum.”
She said: “My party won the highest number of votes ever in the Scottish Parliament last year. There is a democratic mandate to do this.”
But Scottish Conservative Constitution spokesperson Donald Cameron pointed to protests outside the Tory hustings in Perth by Nationalists last month.
There were reports of eggs being thrown and people being spat on as Tory members arrived to watch the debate.
Scottish Conservative chairman Craig Hoy said people trying to attend the hustings had faced a "gauntlet of hate" from protestors, who hung banners saying "Tory Scum Out" and "Scottish not British" outside the venue.
Mr Cameron told the Scottish Daily Express: “Nicola Sturgeon likes to pretend that her brand of nationalism is civic and inclusive – but her constant attempts to foster grievance and create division tell a different story.
“The ugly scenes at last month’s Conservative hustings in Perth reveal the extremism and bile that has been allowed to flourish within Scottish nationalism.
“Despite Nicola Sturgeon’s claims, Scots know that the campaign for a second independence referendum would only create more bitterness and division in our communities.
“In the face of the global cost-of-living crisis, Nicola Sturgeon must drop this divisive, nationalist agenda and work with together with the UK to support Scotland’s recovery.”
The First Minister wants to hold a second vote on Scottish independence on October 19, 2023 and unveiled a draft referendum Bill in June.
But with the UK Government refusing to grant consent for such a ballot to be held, Ms Sturgeon asked Supreme Court judges to rule if Holyrood can hold a referendum without the backing of Westminster. | <urn:uuid:3f035bf3-73d1-4473-9961-7b52b56a1026> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/nicola-sturgeon-says-scottish-independence-27930968 | 2024-04-14T23:40:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.977486 | 749 |
The Inevitable Encounter
Maria Arbizu Duran
There is a crunch that disrupts the tranquillity of nature. Thuds of my shoes pressure rocks into the land, signalling my existence to the trees and living things; my arrival is upon them. I imagine an animated rustle as squirrels and possums probably proceed to hide as I disrupt their peace. Humans have not always been trustworthy with animals and nature; I rightfully support their departure into hiding. There is a silent chatter from the leaves as they follow the sway of the wind carrying their conversations from branch to branch. I soak the sounds in, their comfort playing as white noise in my mind, constantly soothing me from the chaos of human life. The world around me stands calmly and silently. It takes nothing from me and asks nothing of me. It allows me to co-exist with all the distractions, yet this guilt of standing before the might of the gum trees consumes me. I understand why I have not travelled into the bush again, the overwhelming guillotine over the existence of Earth looms over the beautiful economy of nature. I do not feel worthy of walking before the peace of the trees — even the brown thornbill shutters at my presence. I do my best to stay on the trail that has seared itself into the dirt; the apparent path is a warning to plants and animals. They do not flutter out of their hiding places. I am envious that I cannot guarantee their trust to experience a sighting of a brushtail possum or the slither of an Eastern-Water dragon. The idea of nature barely exists; this conception of a clutter of flora and a sprinkle of fauna runs more profound here than a six-letter word. It is a deeper ecosystem connected by the centuries of being ingrained within the gum tree rings. Wisdom and age start here. | <urn:uuid:e3a56617-2079-4b4b-921a-f87ed1f286e0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.scrollmagazine.net/archives-33/archive | 2024-04-14T23:40:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.960743 | 373 |
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At Prime Hook Beach Studio, our passion for creating beautiful, meaningful jewelry is matched by our commitment to craftsmanship and sustainability. Our unique pieces are not just jewelry; they're wearable art that reflects the beauty of the natural world.
The Artistry Behind Our Jewelry
As an occupational therapist with a deep passion for the creative arts, our founder brings a unique perspective to jewelry making. With over 20 years of experience, we blend traditional techniques with modern innovations, such as lapidary and spot welding, to create pieces that are both beautiful and durable.
A Commitment to Sustainability
We're dedicated to creating jewelry that's not only beautiful but also kind to the planet. By using materials like genuine sea glass, Roman glass, and vintage beads, we ensure that our creations are sustainable and have a story to tell.
Discover the Beauty of Beach Glass Jewels
We invite you to explore our collection of beach glass jewelry and find the piece that speaks to you. At Prime Hook Beach Studio, we're more than just a brand; we're a community of artists and enthusiasts who appreciate the beauty of the ocean and the art of jewelry making. Let us bring the beauty of the ocean into your life with our handcrafted, sustainable jewelry.
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A cat who doesn’t use the litter box usually gets a big reaction from the humans. But did you know there are proactive steps you can take BEFORE your kitty ever has litter box problems? With a few simple actions, you can help guide your feline friend to use the box faithfully. It’s never too early—or too late—to build gold star litter box habits!
1) New Adult Cat? Confinement is Key!
When you’re bringing a new cat or kitten into your home, it’s very important to start things off on the right paw. Adult cats are creatures of habit, so change can be hard for them. When your new friend first comes home, you can ease her transition by confining her to a small space (without hiding places you can’t access), such as a bathroom. Fluffykins should stay there until she has established the habit of using the new litter box.
It might seem tempting to let your new friend roam right away, but don’t give in! Large, open spaces are usually frightening for cats at first. An anxious kitty is more likely to avoid the litter box—or hide and get too afraid to come out and find it. In particular, older cats, recently neutered cats, and very shy kitties may need more time than you think. Better to err on the side of caution: some cats do best in a new environment with a month or more of confinement. Slow and steady wins the race to impeccable litter box use!
2) New Kittens? Confinement is Still Key!
Kittens simply haven’t been around long enough to build long-term box habits yet. Not to mention that finding the box in a big space is hard when you’re little and you really gotta go! Temporary confinement to a bathroom or other small room gives new kittens the best start. Confinement for young kittens, especially when they’re unsupervised, is important for establishing life-long gold star litter box habits and may be necessary for weeks or even months, depending on the kittens and the home situation. It’s a process not to be rushed: think short term pain (not having your kittens next to you all day long) for long term gain (A+ litter box users). Once the kittens are out for short supervised visits, keep showing them where their box is and reminding them to try to use it.
3) Think Location, Location, Location
Spaces that seem perfectly normal to people can be extra scary for kitties. To you, for example, the dryer is a handy time-saving appliance. To Fluffykins, it might seem like a big cube monster, ready to emit scary clunks and beeps at any second. Nobody wants to go potty next to a monster! When deciding where to place litterboxes, try to take a kitty’s-eye-view. Is the box easy to access? Is the location quiet and private? Is it easy to get in and out of? Kitties usually prefer boxes that offer quick escape routes—you never know when that dryer monster might try to ambush you! For this reason, hooded litter boxes and boxes hidden in furniture can be unappealing to certain kitties.
4) Do Some Litter Box Algebra
Having the right number of litter boxes is as easy as can be! If “C” is the number of cats in your household, then C + 1 = Number of Boxes. In other words, make sure to have a litter box for each kitty, plus one extra box. (Sorry, two boxes right next to each other still count as one!) Cats can be territorial about their litter, so having plenty to go around—in different locations—helps prevent problems.
5) Become a Regular at Your Vet
While some litter box issues are behavioral, many result from medical problems. Urinary tract infections, crystals, pain from declawing, constipation, arthritis… all of these health problems, and many others, can lead to box avoidance. Make sure to take your kitty in for regular check-ups. Not only will your kitty earn that gold star for good behavior—she’ll be happier and healthier, too!
6) Clean It Like You Mean It!
Cats are tidy creatures at heart, even if they do have their epic mess-making moments. The feline sense of smell is exceptional, too. A box that looks fine to you might smell terrible to them. If that box isn’t clean and appealing, your kitty might give in to the temptation of a fresh pile of laundry or a nice soft carpet… So scoop the litter each day, and make sure to regularly empty and wash the whole box with a non-ammonia cleaner. If your kitty is particularly picky, Fluffykins might be wishing that you would scoop every time she uses the box. You probably don’t have time to follow Flufflykins around all day with a scooper in hand—so if you have a nitpicky kitty, consider getting an extra large litter box. (Plastic under-bed storage containers work great for this!) Also, make sure you have enough boxes in different locations. (See “Litter Box Algebra” above.)
If your kitty does have an accident—or if you spill while cleaning—be sure to get rid of the mess right away with an odor-neutralizing cleaner, available at most pet stores. If you can, it’s also a good idea to block off kitty’s access to that spot for a while (especially if that spot is a bed). | <urn:uuid:5008b687-0ff9-42ed-8e30-03e8704c2bd2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.seattleareafelinerescue.org/litter-box-tips/ | 2024-04-14T23:50:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.924012 | 1,186 |
Payroll and payments run efficiently …Papaya Global Payroll Processing Fees
if they depend on the required numerous procedures systems and partners it is just not possible so Johnny from a payments point of view and in your experience what else needs to be factored into the difficulties business face when they’re paying to workers or otherwise that’s a great question I always throw this back and state what is it what doesn’t need to be included best and what does
it require to be thought of there’s differing Bank details so the length of an eye band a swift an account number routing code per nation there’s payment time frames there’s payment capabilities so can you pay it from International or do you need to pay from an in-country account do you need to pay from the consumer’s own in-country account so there’s intricacy any place you look best ultimately developing a knowledge base is definitely vital but all over you look with payroll payment they resemble very payments no if however some babies about it you are all superheroes processing payments for payroll if you look at the kind of link in between fintech and payroll it’s closer than ever I think there’s now a bit more acknowledgment that payroll payments are absolutely basic and innovation is permitting us to sort of move on with that it likewise too to contribute to that payroll and financing require to work closer together um with differing Savings account Details varying banking requirements and setup procedures is absolutely necessary that payroll and financing teams work more detailed together than ever um I’m constantly surprised when individuals state I’ve split payroll and payment um if you walk down the street and asked anybody what is payroll who doesn’t operate in the payroll profession would they divide the payroll payment from estimation I would say no so why do we as a market accept that why our payroll and payments so often split and cut up um ultimately it’s payroll is an end-to-end procedure it’s the point of information collection all the way through to paying people any place they are however likewise paying statutory authorities and on statutory 3rd parties so with the
world we live in and wellness being more and more crucial to add to type of the level of complexity there’s increasingly more advantages being organ or being provided by businesses throughout the world so once again you’re just wanting to include a growing number of payments to this currently intricate landscape so if you sort of got any experience well I’m from your huge experience here and I make sure but have you got any experience in kind of genuine obstacles or real tough type of pay uses to play to pay individuals I think yeah I imply over the last well yeah a number of years I would absolutely say that the larger a company gets the more it tends to segregate the payroll and the payments functions um there are groups doing one part of the task there are teams feeding details into the next function as it were that’s in fact handling the payment side of things but you know in in my viewpoint and my experience that does not necessarily require to be the case you understand long gone are the times where we need to create additional handoffs in the processes that we run in they simply make them more timely they make them less efficient and they do not make them what they need to be in in a period of tech and an age that you understand that we are working in today there is no reason why we are still making this as challenging as it needs to be concurred and appropriately as you stated payroll is the single biggest liability that any company has from a cost point of view from an impact perspective on staff members it is definitely important that it’s done correctly and on time so what we imply by that is not a day before not a day after on pay day and payments have to be done right it has the biggest damaging impact on people’s well-being and many other aspects if people aren’t paid uh I have actually always been amazed entering this Market sort of the last five to 10 years is how little thanks the
payroll team get um so I’m not exactly sure anybody on this sort of webinar has been told thank you for processing my payroll properly if you have it ‘d be great to hear your success story and whether that’s been from all workers or not um but ultimately payroll is such a crucial cycle we all hear about it when it fails everyone jumps up and down when it fails however when it goes right it’s simply a tick box workout and I think that’s how it’s seen from the external view as well um so yeah it’s also like why WI-Fi Global why all of this things is absolutely important that all of this things is done properly so leveraging the first International Payments very first payroll payment solution is a fantastic initial step um supplying an end-to-end payroll service for your workers worldwide once again I believe is another substantial um procedure again lining up and ensuring you have standardization International procedures all of those things are absolutely crucial to success success of companies and reducing the variety of tools platforms and bank accounts they require for their International payroll too could not agree with you more and on the the front in regards to of the thank yous for getting payroll done I’ve never ever had a hundred thousand of them within a payroll cycle don’t expect to you do get the odd five or 10 or whatever it might be with the with the the problems where things have not gone quite where they’re indicated to be um I do not believe any of us are in fact doing that for for the thanks
anyhow we understand how how important a role it is and that’s why we do it that’s why we get on with it and this is why we’re talking today about making it as simple as possible for everyone that’s associated with those procedures and likewise so picture sorry I’m just I was simply gon na state envision the amount of thanks you got if you might cover the quantity of individuals that we cover within this webinar I’m sure we’re speaking about hundreds of thousands potentially Millions think of getting that numerous thank you notes um I suggest it ‘d be interesting to see the number of Post-it notes you got however it would certainly be an interesting job trying to clean up all those up for sure oh definitely I can’t imagine the size of my my Outlook inbox if that held true um you ‘d need days of the week to try to browse them and really see what was going on and sort of shot to get back to everybody so carrying on appearance why do business select to primary different bank accounts there are companies out there doing exactly this for particular countries and I have actually operated in an organization or many services doing precisely that I can state it does not constantly feel efficient and it does create more work I know we’re not purposely doing that we’re not creating additional work for anyone where we don’t have to and anyone that’s managing that procedure I ‘d be interested to hear your ideas Johnny why do you believe that we’re doing that in in the in the quantity that we are I believe many reasons one is it’s the standard I think individuals have got so utilized to we require a new bank account we open an entity and rightly so you require it for payroll functions however there are a number of markets where it’s not a requirement so I believe it’s simply been the requirement and the norm the people have actually adopted and continue to do over years and years gone past to contribute to that people have actually looked at things like trust accounts and many other methods um to to sort of do it so I think there’s a variety I think this is a process that requires taking a look at it needs changing but ultimately individuals are extremely stuck with what they’re familiar
with best um modification is a challenging thing all of us don’t like modification um so I think it’s just type of moving away from the norm as we have actually said so yeah so it keeps a great deal of track of things um I understand certainly the benefits of having keeping multiple bank accounts but there’s a substantial amount of intricacy opts for establishing a checking account keeping it ensuring it can send out International transfers ensuring it’s established with the ideal user accesses for specific individuals so the complexity is huge but I believe the sincere response is change um individuals have not been able to alter or have not had always the understanding to actually make that change into alternate Solutions aside from opening a bank account I think you have actually struck the nail on the head I believe it is understanding you understand and there is an aspect of resistance to change but we’ve always done it that way is no real reason for not taking a look at the the advantages and the possibilities of moving on and moving into you know what could nearly be determined to be the next Century or two there is a lot to monitor and this technique does posture numerous challenges um so Johnny might you tell
Expense Factors to consider and Papaya Global Payroll Processing Fees …
The comprehensive functions of come at an expense,
Over the past few years, the labor force has undergone a significant change with the introduction of remote work, which has gotten rid of geographical constraints on hiring. This has made it possible for services to hire skill from all over the world, allowing them to put together the very best possible team for each function. As a result, workers have actually acquired higher versatility to work from home and increase their profits without needing to transfer to expensive locations or commute long distances. According to a 2022 survey, 87% of staff members who have the choice to work from another location pick to do so. The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with improvements in business connection software application, has even more accelerated the shift towards remote work, even in industries that were at first reluctant to embrace the trend.
insights are important to us and and your fellow attendees so first things initially though um let’s be familiar with everybody my name is Ian Charles and I’ve worked in payroll for the last 25 years I’ve had roles in all kind of Industries retail and Beauty to Aerospace in all kinds of organizations startup to matrixed environments across the globe I provided management and method to populations of more than 100,000 staff members on a regular monthly basis and in over 170 countries today I’m the perel strategist for papaya
Global I work across business man maning and developing external relationships supporting Business clients and services and acting as an advisor I ‘d like to present our very first Greg um guest Greg who will kick things off by telling us um who he is and a bit more about bamboo HR Greg over to you thanks Ian yeah as Ian stated my name is Greg Piper uh I am the senior business counsil at bambo HR so I lead our internal legal team and actually work really closely with our um HR department also to handle numerous legal and HR matters that turn up so actually delighted to be here about bambo HR if if you’re not knowledgeable about us uh at bambo HR we state our mission is to set you as HR experts free to do great
While Papaya Global deals combinations with various HR and financing systems, the application process was not without difficulties. Incorporating the software application with our existing facilities required additional modification, leading to some hold-ups in the initial rollout.
Paying FAQs Papaya Global Payroll Processing Fees 2024
and some smaller sized subsidiaries within our organization discovered the rates to be on the greater side. As an international business, stabilizing the requirement for advanced features with spending plan restraints became a fragile exercise.
Customer Assistance Response Time:
There were instances where our groups dealt with concerns that required timely help. However, the reaction time from’s client support team was not constantly as fast as desired, resulting in periodic delays in issue resolution.
Our application of involved a phased technique. We started by onboarding a couple of subsidiaries to check the system’s compatibility with our existing procedures. This permitted us to identify and attend to integration challenges early on. As the software application ended up being more implanted in our operations, we slowly broadened its use to cover our entire global workforce.
The automated functions structured our payroll processes, decreasing the time invested in manual calculations and compliance tracking. Regular training sessions and ongoing support from Papaya assisted our groups become skilled users of the software, optimizing its capacity for our organization.
Business that worker workers across multiple nations often deal with intricate difficulties when it comes to handling their workforce. Among the greatest difficulties is consolidating different data streams and adhering to diverse regional and nationwide labor policies, which can be both lengthy and pricey. Additionally, establishing local entities in brand-new regions can be an expensive and suboptimal choice, with options such as opening a foreign subsidiary or employing an expert work company (PEO) typically charging up to 15% of the payroll. These challenges have resulted in a considerable boost in problem hiring qualified personnel, with 75% of companies reporting this problem in 2022, a 21% boost from 2019. The payroll and HR solutions market, valued at $26.4 billion in 2022, is anticipated to reach $50.4 billion by 2030.
uses a solution supporting all forms of employment. It offers an end-to-end platform, from staff member onboarding and continuous management to international payments and. It helps companies with labor law compliance in the jurisdictions in which they run, offers management of work benefits, and ensures data privacy in compliance with GDPR.
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Eynat is the CEO of. An entrepreneur with 15 years of experience, she is a leading specialist in payroll and workforce management. She co-founded after seeing the innovation gap in worldwide.
papaya this webcast has actually been pre-approved for hrci and Sherm credit please make sure to go to the complete webcast in order to get your credits if you have any questions throughout the webcast please click on the Q&A tab in your webinar controls and type the there a new tab will open in your web browser with the webcast survey please make sure to complete it as quickly as the webcast has actually ended it is now my pleasure to turn it over to Pap and bamboo HR for their presentation hey there and thank you for joining us today we’re enjoyed have you here as we start a journey of data to regulation accomplishing
360 degree staff member compliance where we’ll dive into the essential aspects of the staff member compliance management model throughout the session we’ll explore real world difficulties genuine regional guidelines finest practices and the role of Automotion in simplying compliance journey be prepared to emerge in a detailed understanding of how to secure your organization and employees while staying compliant in an
Ever developing regulatory environment in the everchanging world of organization and finance guaranteeing compliance with payroll regulations is not only vital but likewise a legal necessary from the minute of hiring to the in intri intricacies even sorry of termination every step along the worker journey is Frau with compliance risks that have significant repercussions nevertheless with a deeper more nuanced understanding of their commitments companies can not only browse the detailed landscape however also proactively guarantee this 360 degree compliance the webinar is developed to equip you with the understanding and tools required to browse the complex Surface of compliance whether you’re an experienced P professional a small business owner or someone new to the field what I would like to do before we start and I think it’s really crucial
In our quest to enhance performance and accuracy in handling our worldwide labor force, our multinational corporation turned to, a leading and labor force management software application. The transition intended to streamline the complex task of handling throughout numerous countries, currencies, and compliance regulations.
Among the standout features of is its robust compliance management system. The software application instantly updates itself to abide by ever-evolving tax and labor laws throughout numerous jurisdictions. This has been vital in guaranteeing that our processes stay compliant in each nation of operation.
is to state that the material here is illegal suggestions it is simply for your info please consult your legal group should you have any concerns or concerns in relation to anything that we’ve gone over today our secret take crucial takeaways by the end of the webinar will be an understanding of employee compliance risks how to hire ly with confidence how to simplify data management and automation so let’s take ourselves a moment to acquaint ourselves with the webinar platform once again as we have actually.
act as your hris or is type of your core employee record um to handle that worker life process throughout their Journey with you as as an employee in addition to a payroll module we have to assist you pay those staff members and compensate them and advantages Administration module that enables you to help handle the benefits you provide to your employees so really excited to be here represent um bamb booy jar and discuss this topic um and I guess from my viewpoint I’ll I’ll most likely supply a lot of a concentrate on the United States side of things when we speak about sort of compliance so pleased to be here thanks for having me Ian okay thanks Greg um Gina over to you would you like to present yourself and tell the audience a bit about papay worldwide yes definitely thank you Ian hello everyone I’m Gina dorelis I’m the Work professional manager.
at I manage the employment Council in the United States APAC EMA and Israel area I likewise act as us Council for I’m licensed in New York and New Jersey um we make sure compliance onboarding and offboarding of workers with regard to papaya we offer payroll payments and labor force management as a Service work force service provider to employees serving in over.
160 countries okay thank you so both I feel totally underqualified sitting here with you both well I forgot to mention as we were sort of like going through the introduction so it’s truly really nice to in fact see in the webinar chat where everyone’s really participating in from today I can see that we have individuals in Las Vegas and Indiana currently so if you want to continue tell where you are that would be definitely fantastic whilst we simply wait on everybody else to type of like participate there we go Chicago as well well um so whil we’re doing that I’m waiting on everyone to kind of join I’ll simply run us through the program um today we are going to go over working with Skill brand-new higher Details Management termination compliance and automation wow the chat has actually got truly really busy so we got Dallas Austin San Antonio Toronto San Francisco Richmond um you’re originating from definitely everywhere which is wonderful so uh I’m hoping that we’re actually going to have some truly great commentary and questions throughout the uh the webinar too fine so that’s the program then what I wish to Now cover is the the compliance and the Privacy side of things so the the Journey of a worker and their data is Papaya Global Payroll Processing Fees diverse without fail and an.
Ever evolving relationship that starts the minute a person joins an organization it continues throughout their work and Beyond this journey can be divided into k to a number of essential phases whilst we’re in fact you understand that they’re used with us so on boarding everyday operations compensation and advantages expert advancement then we get to the offboarding and even advocacy so it even occurs after the staff member has left your work throughout the journey companies are responsible for gathering keeping securing staff member data in compliance with data personal privacy regulations no matter where it is you’re operating around the globe it often includes executing safe information management systems and ensuring rigorous adherence to regional requirements to safeguard both the worker and the company the evolution of employee information and management c. | <urn:uuid:03124301-6752-4032-a8b4-606957647d33> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.seeksouthwest.co.uk/papaya-global-payroll-processing-fees/ | 2024-04-15T00:15:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.958676 | 4,056 |
Summer Program Information
2022 REGISTRATION is CLOSED
SFOA 2022: JULY 5-22
MDI High School, in-person
Granda art show & FINALE PERFORMANCES: JULY 23
SFOA is committed to honoring current public health restrictions in response to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. We are opening summer camp registration with eternal optimism that we will be able to hold camp as usual in July. Please see our Festival Calendar for more details of payment schedules and policies.
If the difficult decision to cancel in-person camp is made, we will contact all families immediately with full details, and the opportunity to withdraw your registration (with a full refund of your deposit, of course) or transfer your registration to the virtual camp experience.
Please review our COVID protocols on our COVID-19 Protocols page.
Basic tuition for the full three weeks of SFOA is $625 per student for a full-day, or $395 for a half-day. This year we will also be charging a $25 "COVID safety" fee to help us ensure our young artists are staying safe!
Final tuition payments due June 21, 2022.
IMPORTANT: your spot is not secured without your refundable $75 deposit. Deposits are refundable through June 14th.
Scholarships applications are now closed.
Enrollment for the 2022 season will fill up quickly! To secure a spot, please follow these steps:
1- Register online to hold your spot by clicking the registration link OPENS 3/10. Class selection will be available at a later date.
2- Pay your $75 deposit. Registration is not complete without your deposit. Even if you plan on applying for a scholarship, you must pay your $75 deposit. This deposit is fully refundable until June 14.
3- Check your email for confirmation, and use that email to make any changes you may need to make to your registration.
4- All classes/programs meet Monday-Friday (9am - 3pm) for three weeks, July 5-22, 2022 with a finale performance on July 23, 2022. Half day enrollemnt is also available; students must select three consecutive periods. Class titles and descriptions will be available at a later date.
5- A mandatory $25 COVID fee will be added on to each registration for each child.
** Please note! Students entering 9th grade in the fall of 2022 can ONLY apply to be an Apprentice if they have been an SFOA student for at least 3 years. The Apprentice Program is open to any student entering 10th grade **
Apprentices play a vital role at SFOA, and we feel privileged to have you in the program. Those entering the ninth grade will have a two-year apprentice experience, as we feel there is value in extending the observation and mentoring process that being an apprentice is known for. By making a commitment to observe and study different teaching styles, as well as continue your own artistic pursuits, you help create a future staff that truly understands and appreciates the goals of SFOA. Additionally, one of the MOST vital roles an apprentice plays is that of being a ROLE MODEL for the younger campers. Towards that end, we expect that the SFOA apprentice will absolutely follow safe and appropriate practices in their daily camp schedules.
This year, the apprentices will assist with the virtual options being offered. Additional details will be forthcoming. Please send an email to [email protected] if you wish to be considered for the apprentice program.
Saturday, July 2, 2022 2:00 - 3:00 pm, MDI High School Auditorium
**OPTIONAL for any/all students and families
Orientation Day gives any students and families who have questions or concerns a chance to connect with SFOA administrators and teachers! Have a questions regarding our set-up and safety? This will be your opportunity to see what this summer camp will be like. So whether it's your first year or your fifth, feel free to come visit us on Orientation Day!
We will offer an on-island and off-island bus this summer. Parents may register their child(ren) at a later date.
Lunch & SNACKS
Lunch and snacks should be brought each day by campers. SFOA will have water available throughout the day.
SFOA is offering after-hours care from 3:00-5:30 pm.
SFOA makes every effort to keep our campers safe! To that end, we ask that you fill out the medical release form completely and return with registration forms. Your child does not need a medical exam to attend SFOA, but we do need to know the dates of his or her last immunizations including COVID 19 vaccinations and boosters. In case of emergency, our staff nurse will contact the appropriate parents/ guardians immediately, and if for any reason deemed necessary, student will be taken to MDI Hospital in Bar Harbor.
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Extended Producers Responsibility means the responsibility of a producer (including Brand-owners/Importers) for the environmentally sound management of the product until the end of its life.
Extended producer responsibility, refers to the responsibility for the management of the disposal of products by producers once those products are designated as no longer useful by consumers.
Our main objective is to develop an effective and efficient system that takes care of the collection, segregation, and transportation of the material to the waste disposal facility which is approved by the MPCB and CPCB as a PRO Agency. These materials are also used in cement kilns, pyrolysis, for road construction, and recycling centers, on the basis of their quality and price
Under EPR in accordance with PWM Rules 2016 (amendment 2018) PIBOMs (Producers, Importers and Brand Owners, Manufacturers) are given significant responsibility for the recycling or disposal of post-consumer waste.
What is PRO?
The waste generators such as brand owners/producers are required to collect back the end-of-life waste generated through their business. This responsibility is met through waste collection agencies that are recognized as Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO).
- The first step is to register with the CPCB/SPCB by submitting the necessary documents, which include an action plan, agreement, certificates, licenses, and so on.
- The following phase is an authorized waste management agency collecting the agreed volume of post-consumer plastic waste from the intended location over a one-year period and recycling or disposing of it securely in accordance with CPCB/SPCB norms.
- The waste collection agency will give evidence of waste collection operations in the form of appropriate papers.
- A quarterly report will be submitted to CPCB on behalf of PIBOMs.
- The agency will submit a final report to PIBOM after the activity is completed.
Post-Consumer Waste Management or Extended Producers Responsibility – Pictorial Flow Chart
For operational convenience, TSPI has implemented a “Digital documentation system” that allows for the storage of all EPR-related documents as well as complete monthly reports on our Cloud Server, which can be accessed as needed while retaining traceability and avoiding duplication.
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We’ve all seen the Instagram photos. A whimsical pool floatie. Your baddest swimsuit. A colorful lip. Your cutest shades. And your hair floating around you in a picture perfect halo. Those pool photos may get tons of likes, but what is that chlorine doing to your hair?
Let’s do a little science lesson. Chlorine is the 17th element and a chemical we put into pools to kill bacteria. The good news is that chlorine is really effective at making sure we don’t get infections after bathing with dozens of other people, including kids with questionable hygiene practices. Chlorine has our back when it comes to sanitation.
The bad news is that chlorine is extremely drying.That’s why you’ll notice that your skin is extra ashy after your pooltime adventures. Chlorine also dries out your hair, leading to dullness and breakage. If you’ve got any blonde going on, chlorine can even turn your hair green. Probably not the look you’re after this summer.
Whether you’re a swimmer or just an avid poolside Instagrammer, you’ll want to take some precautions before diving in. This first tip is a little counterintuitive. Wet your hair with fresh water before you get into the pool. You don't need to add in any conditioner. Your hair can only soak up so much moisture; pre-wetting decreases the amount of chlorine your hair takes in. This precaution isn’t a cure-all. It only slows down the absorption process, so don’t let your hair sit too long with chlorine on it.
After time in the pool, use the Shedavi Moisturizing Shampoo. It will remove chlorine without completely stripping your hair of moisture. Finish up with a deep conditioning treatment of your choice. The Shedavi Protein Masque is a great option. These treatments will bring your hair back to balance after contact with harsh chlorine.
If you want to fast track your hair growth, limit your time in the pool. There’s plenty of fun to be had just lounging poolside. (And there are plenty of Insta-worthy pictures you can take with just your legs in the pool!) If you swim multiple times a week, consider using a swim cap with a deep conditioner. That will allow you to enjoy your exercise while maintaining hair health. You’ll look like a true Olympian.
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An intriguing, if uneven, post-apocalyptic tank JRPG finds new life and stronger atmosphere in Metal Max Xeno Reborn.
Browsing: Kadokawa Games
Demon Gaze Extra, an expanded version of Experience’s 2013 dungeon RPG, comes to Switch and PS4 internationally on December 9.
Root Film, the sequel to Kadokawa’s excellent mystery adventure Root Letter, comes to Switch and PS4 in Q1 2021.
Root Letter: Last Answer’s “Drama Mode” replaces hand-drawn art with photography, doubling down on the tourist appeal of the game.
Metal Max Xeno shares the same sort of dystopian desert world and fascination with vehicular combat as Mad Max, but with a very JRPG approach.
Jumping into God Wars: The Complete Legend now that it’s finally out on Switch? Here are some tips to help you get started.
With its Japanese mythology and tight SRPG gameplay, God Wars was one of the best games of last year. In its jump to Switch, it’s got even better.
The Lost Child is an low-budget but captivating dungeon crawler that draws on a wealth of different mythologies to flesh out its menagerie of collectible demons.
God Wars: Future Past captures the simple charm of Final Fantasy Tactics like no other game, and uses that to tell a beautiful story of Japanese folklore.
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Lorenzo Lotto – Venice 1480ca, Loreto 1556
Lorenzo Lotto is one of the main exponents of the early sixteenth century Venetian Renaissance. As a Venetian artist, his training remains unclear, a painter whose work is only known starting from 1505. The master has been probably oriented to art in Giovanni Bellini‘s workshop.
Antonello da Messina and Albrecht Durer
The works left in Venice by Antonello da Messina and Albrecht Durer must have greatly influenced his training. A hypothesis that can be confirmed by the acute naturalism of the portraits and the attention to the light that characterize the oldest works. Some of these works are the “Portrait of Bishop Bernardo de’ Rossi” and the altarpiece with the “Madonna with Child, St Peter of Verona and Donor” realized in Treviso between 1503 and 1506. Today both are in the Capodimonte Museum in Naples . Or the “Saint Jerome in Penitence” which is exhibited today at the Musée du Louvre.
Lorenzo Lotto between Recanati and Rome
From 1506 to 1508 Lorenzo Lotto settled in Recanati, where he executed the polyptych for the church of San Domenico (Municipal art gallery). The journey to Rome, where the painter was in 1509, marks the approach to more classical and built forms due to the influence of Raphael (the “Transfiguration” at the Municipal art gallery of Recanati, and the “Deposition” at the Municipal art gallery of Jesi).
The artist in Bergamo
The long activity carried out by Lorenzo Lotto in Bergamo, where he remained from 1513 to 1525, is of great importance for the diffusion of Venetian painting in Lombardy. In addition to various altarpieces – such as the “Martinengo Altarpiece” (1513-16) or the “San Bernardino Altarpiece” (1521) – some fascinating portraits refer to the Bergamo area. A very important cycle is that which the painter frescoes by 1524 in the Suardi oratory in Trescore.
His commitment between Veneto and the Marches
The following years saw Lorenzo Lotto engaged in an intense activity divided between Veneto and the Marches. Among the most significant works of these years we find the “Madonna of the Rosary” of 1529 in the church of Cingoli, and the “The Alms of St Antoninus” of 1542 in the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice. The last years of activity take place in Loreto, where the painter dies.
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Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
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Welcome to Zebra Graphics
Your One-Stop Shop for all your graphic needs.
We specialize in branding and visual identification for small business. We offer bundles as well as individual products and services.
We heve been designing, printing, fabricating and installing graphic and advertising products for businesses and individuals alike for over 25 years.
We print on paper, plastic, fabric, metal, and almost any object you can think of using a variety of printing methods.
Offset and Digital Printing
(magnetic business cards)
Business cards printed by us can be one-sided or double-sided, printed in one or full color process.
Their surfaces can be laminated or not.
We offer gloss, semi gloss or matte overlamination.
We also use special effects such as: embossing, metallic foils, hot foil stamping, spot UV coating, varnish and super thick overlamination.
We can round the corners as an option.
On special request we also print non-standard business cards using unconventional materials.
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Menus / Brochures
Brochures and menus we print in two standards:
1) using regular mat offset (copy) paper - this is cheaper version
2) more aesthetic, thicker and glossy text paper - more expensive
Both types comes in different sizes and folding options according to the customer's wishes.
We can do also a layout, food photo sessions for restaurants or similar businesses.
Flyers (marketing materials)
We print the entire range of marketing materials such as:
- flyers (all sizes)
- door hangers
- post cards
- gift certificates
- labels / stickers etc.
Call us or come in person.
We will always advise and help you choose the most suitable option for you.
Presentation folder Is an indispensable attribute of every entrepreneur and salesman.
Our folders are always aesthetically designed and have the necessary business information. They are single or double sided, have two side pockets for presentation materials and 1 or 2 slits for business cards.
We print them in several popular sizes.
We make overprints on all types of envelopes from small envelopes for invitations to large envelopes for documents 9 x 12.
We also print on window envelopes.
Company namens, logos, return addresses and promotional and marketing information printed directly on envelopes will save you time and money.
Among other printed products that we offer you will find:
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Deltek Announces the Winners of Its Global Partner of the Year Awards for 2023.
Herndon, VA – February 8, 2023 – Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, today announced the winners of its annual Global Partner of the Year Awards. This year’s awards recognize the significant accomplishments of outstanding companies in the Deltek Partner Network. They represent the best of the vibrant global ecosystem of systems integrators (SIs), value-added resellers (VARs), independent software vendors (ISVs), accounting firms and consulting firms.
Deltek’s partner programs provide flexibility for companies to resell, co-sell, refer, implement and consult – all supported by Deltek’s commitment to make each partnership a success. Partners amplify enterprise software offerings for project-based businesses and expand the Deltek customer base around the world. these partners are awarded partner of they year in their respective catagories for 2023.
This year, newly created award categories were added to recognize partners that are successful in focusing on new industries and new customers – the Net-New Customers Award – as well as those partners that exhibit excellent potential – with the Rising Star Awards. Deltek recognized a total of 11 partners in the following categories:
Global Partner of the Year – Infotek Consulting, headquartered in Herndon, VA
GovCon Partner of the Year – Premier Consulting & Integration (PCI), headquartered in Red Bank, NJ
North American Reseller Partner of the Year – Aktion Associations, Inc., headquartered in Maumee, OH
Systems Integrator Partner of the Year – Baker Tilly, headquartered in Chicago, IL
Net-New Customers Partner of the Year – Full Sail Partners, located in Steamboat Springs, CO
Partner of the Year (Rest of World) – Silversoft, located in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, UK
Alliance Partner of the Year – NetQuarry, Inc., headquartered in Fullerton, CA
Customer Satisfaction Partner of the Year – SilverEdge, headquartered in Schaumburg, IL
Rising Star Partner of the Year (Americas) – Rhodium Digital, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rising Star Partner of the Year (Rest of World) – Crunchtech Solutions, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Marketplace Partner of the Year – Infintech, headquartered in Blue Ash, OH
“Congratulations to all our award-winning partners on a successful year! It is an honor to recognize the outstanding achievements and innovation of these partners,” said Mike Hines, Vice President of the Global Partner Alliance at Deltek. “It’s an exciting time to be part of the Deltek ecosystem – we have a lot in store for partners in 2023, including new programs and new routes to market. Thanks to the Deltek Project Nation community and the ever-growing expansion of our partner community, 2023 promises to be a successful year for all.”
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We are solely invested in your best interest.
No Tech Sales
Most security consulting companies get a cut of whatever security tools they convince customers to buy. It takes consultants time to keep current on product features, represent them well, manage contracts, register deals, and listen to product pitches. We don’t do that.
Bonus: you don’t have to worry about getting a garbage product recommendation because it nets us 6 points in margin.
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There are no account executives with monthly quotas calling you up every week. Prices are published and the same for everyone.
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Many consulting companies think that scaring their clients with long lists of bad practices will ensure future business. We do not. If you’re doing great, we don’t spend any extra time coming up with findings to justify ourselves to you.
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Many business consulting projects are for measuring the performance of some inhouse team at a big company, and they usually end with arguing between the team and the consultants about the report. We avoid these costs by sticking to smaller businesses.
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Saundersfoot is right on the beach ! The famous Pembrokeshire Coastal Path passes through the village so an ideal spot for walkers and bird watchers. The beach and harbour provide loads of fun for everyone and the village boasts a range of cafes, shops and restaurants including a 5 * spa hotel !
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An ideal all year round "getaway" - fun in the sun or enjoying the wild winter waves Saundersfoot is ideally located to be within easy walking distance of the town centre whilst also being free of the noise and late night hubbub sometimes present in the centre. It is also situated on main bus routes to Saundersfoot, Kilgetty, Pembroke Dock, Narberth and Haverfordwest and ideal for access to a number of coastal path start points.
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Be My Home
"Beautiful, meditative... Be My Home felt like a glimpse into some private room, and we were well-rewarded for our curiosity." Review by Ka Bradley, Resolution 2016.
"Be My Home takes 20 minutes to perform and in its simplicity gains a timeless quality that extends beyond the prescribed limit for the performance" Review by Nicholas Minns, Resolution 2016.
Be My Home is an intimate solo performance inspired by poetic images and metaphors of the houses we live in. Exploring the notion and meaning of home it reflects on the primary human need to inhabit places and seek other kind of shelters.
'A home attached to a body
A body inside a home
The echoes of a past home
The dream of a future home,
A journey in search of a lost home
A home for what I am, what I have been and what I will be..
My lifelong home..'
Choreography/Performance: Konstantina Skalionta Artist/Maker: Laura Elias
Music: Peter Broderick, Floating/Sinking published by Erased Tapes Ltd.
Rehearsal Assistant: Ivana Radjenovic
Photos: Jonathon Vines
Premiered at Resolution 2016, The Place Theatre, London.
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Every time I write an article pointing out there is no scientific consensus on the extent of man-made - as opposed to natural - climate change, or that attacks on genetically modified food are flawed, I am accused, quite seriously, of being on the payroll of Monsanto or Western Mining.This is simply untrue - see this article in Science for evidence of a scientific consensus:
Many details about climate interactions are not well understood, and there are ample grounds for continued research to provide a better basis for understanding climate dynamics. The question of what to do about climate change is also still open. But there is a scientific consensus on the reality of anthropogenic climate change. Climate scientists have repeatedly tried to make this clear. It is time for the rest of us to listen.Any field of scientific inquiry moves forward through hypothesis and counter-hypothesis. Devine states that the jury is out on anthropocentric climate change. She is guilty of using the rhetorical tactic of Exaggerated Conflict. Her implied argument is that uncertainly within the field of climate change means the whole field can be safely doubted.
(Also, have you ever noticed that, yes, there are climate change "skeptics", but none of them actually ever seem to be those who study climate change? There are also "evolution skeptics" (read: creationists) but we don't take them seriously either, because none of them are evolutionary biologists. This is not to say either of these "non-experts" couldn't be right, but I know which group I'd put my money on - if I was so inclined to gamble, which I'm not.)
She then moves on with a favoured False Analogy of the climate change "skeptics":
Environmentalism is the powerful new secular religion and politically correct scientists are its high priests, rescuing the planet from the apocalypse of climate change, as the Doomsday clock ticks down. Kyoto is the Promised Land and Bush/Howard/capitalism/industry/farmers are Satan.If you need the explanation as to why this is a False Analogy then see a previous post - McCrann's false analogy. Now it's time to bring in a heavy weight - a scientist (obviously the one scientist that is not biased) - to back up her point:
Perth exploration geologist Louis Hissink suspects "politicised science has replaced religion as the arbiter of human affairs ... priesthoods of both organisations are concerned with what happens in the future and that current behaviour is thought to affect that future, hence it needs to be proscribed and prescribed".And so we have an Appeal to Authority. This one guy is an authority (an exploration geologist - on climate change - he couldn't possibly work for the mining industry... surely not?), but let's ignore the 928 papers surveyed by Science Magazine in which none of them disagreed with the scientific consensus. (Note that by talking to only one person for her column, someone who tells her what she wants us to hear, she is Stacking the Deck - here's Hissink's blog.)
A bit of advice - try not to use opinion columns as a primary source for anything - especially science. They'll let any fool write for a newspaper these days, no matter how pointless everything they say is.
Update: Expert scientist guy Louis Hissink doesn't think the much of the Big Bang either, and rates it about the same as biblical creationism:
The Big Bang is as fictitious as Creation, the two being the one and same event, but separated intellectually by an enormous expanse of chronological time. It is the religious belief of a competing, more liberal minded, religious sect… the ‘Big Bang" fact is scientifically absurd.Just what science does he believe in? Doubting everything is the same as believing everything - both require limited cognitive function.
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You can create your individual profile with a picture, description, and all. This data is synced with Chatous’ major site and the app will even ship real-time notifications. Although you already know a few of nice video chat apps, and you’ll most likely even name a couple of of them proper now. The second factor is the algorithm that runs in the background and helps you find a match appropriately. You can create a profile inside moments and begin connecting with strangers from being anyplace in the globe. The user interface of the Waplog is uncluttered in order that you do not face any drawback whereas utilizing it for the very first time.
Do ladies chat on Omegle?
Omegle is a good way to meet strangers to speak with, each with video chat and textual content chat. Because Omegle matches you up based on common interests, you possibly can simply chat with women and already have issues to speak about.
It’s a nice way to fulfill with folks in your area or discover new pals who live in one other part of the world. Random video chat – begin a video chat with random individuals to seek tinycaht out potential matches at no cost. Bazoocam is also one of many in style yet oldest websites obtainable on the internet. You can simply randomly chat with anyone by hitting the start button.
Finest Random Video Chat Apps In 2022
The video chat on this site is totally random, nameless and fun! You by no means know what is going to happen next in this enjoyable environment. It’s a simple method to cross time by talking with people from different international locations and cultures, and it’s a nice way to find out about alternative ways of life. The last, however definitely not the least, among the many many websites like Omegle is Bazoocam. It’s a strictly moderated site that ensures there aren’t any abuses, scammers, or faux customers. It pairs you randomly with strangers, a system we’re all used to. CamSurf doesn’t ask users to offer any private details for video messaging.
With this app, you can merely swipe up to meet new individuals and make associates. These guys are taking social networking to a new stage by permitting customers to have video chats with as much as three people at a time. FaceFlow presents “free video chat & video conferencing with your folks, directly on your web browser,” but you may also select to speak with strangers. Users can now create a searchable profile and are inspired to share their favorite footage and YouTube videos. Olive video chat gathers individuals from 190 completely different international locations.
With lots of of thousands of customers online, it’s the video chat app for everyone! Chat with Girls is a social video chat app that lets you meet new people from around the world. If you wish to turn out to be associates with strangers, then this is the most effective app to try out. The app allows you to join with people all round the globe. Also, there is not a need to create an account to get began. Just set up the app, and you may be ready to speak with a stranger. Also, downloading and putting in the app is totally free.
Is AntiLand safe?
AntiLand (Formerly AntiChat) presents users the ability to anonymously chat with different customers around the world. Anonymous apps like the AntiLand app may be very dangerous for faculty students to use as a outcome of they encourage customers to chat with strangers.
This website offers a chat service primarily based on video calls, where yow will discover all kinds of rooms created by users during which they will speak about different subjects. The CamFrog service works in a method that allows customers to create their very own chat rooms where they’ve the likelihood to make video calls. This website has greater than 20,000 online users due to the massive variety of categories of chats that it has. A related function is that you don’t want to register to access chat rooms; you simply select the topic you wish to speak and press Start. The social media presents a platform to share contents with friends.
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@Chriswillman90 Thank you for the go to and comment and I agree that discovering protected locations to talk is very important. Teach the one which you love ones tips on how to be safe whereas utilizing any of these companies. Find your online pals and speak to real folks with this cool chat room. As it’s available in numerous countries, this app options a quantity of languages, corresponding to English, Chinese, French, Japanese and many extra. Good information for Android and iOS customers, this random chat app is on the market for each platforms. Wakie is certainly one of anonymous chat apps that lets you categorical feelings with strangers. Much like Chatous, this social app enables you to create a topic to discuss and find the proper individual to socialize.
What has changed Chatroulette?
Omegle. Perhaps the best-known alternative to Chatroulette is Omegle.
The room can be about any matter you’d like to discuss with others. It’s a fairly straightforward platform that works just as properly on cell units as it does on a pc. Jitsi Meet comes from an open-source project from 8×8, so it’s free to use and no one utilizing it wants an account. Meetings can have up to a hundred individuals with no time restrict.
Omegle made an enormous splash when it was created back in 2009 with the out-of-the-box concept of pairing strangers from all round the world via chat. A month later, a video conferencing characteristic was added, making the expertise that rather more gratifying. But with the site shortly becoming oversaturated in latest years, many individuals discover themselves on the lookout for different platforms to deal with their chatting needs. For that very reason, we’ve put together a listing of the top Omegle options. Like Omegle, all its options featured in this submit provide a video chat function. This is for individuals who wish to join higher with whoever they’re chatting with, be it random strangers or pals. However, you will want to signal up if you wish to use some chat rooms on the platform, as that is part of the requirements.
- It has a simplistic design, and anybody can use it, even individuals who by no means used related services.
- One unique function about Bazoocam is the multiplayer video games it supplies for its users.
- People from all over the world visit this site to find a way to meet people who are online at random.
- Due to these reasons, Camfrog has gotten so much praise in the final few years.
Developed by BrainSoft, this random chat app works properly to assist you chat with strangers. Anonymous conversation in a non-public chat room can be fascinating as your identification will be kept as a secret. Frim comes with lots of options to enhance your nameless communication. Besides, it has an age filter that allows you to find new associates of your age.
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This personal app ensures your privacy by deleting all of the chats after some time to avoid any kind of concern sooner or later. Chatous comes with a user-friendly interface that helps makes it straightforward for use by everybody. Based on the information you present in your profile, this app will suggest a listing of people to hook up with based on your pursuits. It also enables you to add the tags of different topics so that folks with the same interests and preferences can be a part of you. Sweet Chat is another wonderful method to meet new individuals and make them your friends and even fall in love with them.
Which is free random video chat app?
ChatHub is an effective alternative to Omegle. You can video chat with random people from all round the world. You can talk, text-chat, and communicate utilizing webcam. It is completely free of cost.
I’ve attended trade shows of Microsoft, Google, and Apple and written about all of them and their merchandise. Zoom bombing has been a particular drawback for faculties, some of which have truly banned the app. But if you would like to know where to begin, the most effective recommendation is to take stock of what you need this app for. If you’re just seeking to chat on your phone alone, Duo, FaceTime or considered one of Facebook’s offerings will suffice. Up until just lately, WhatsApp’s video calling characteristic wasn’t probably the most sturdy out there. But that modified once the max participant restrict was raised to 50, thanks to an integration with Facebook Messenger’s new Rooms feature.
We ought to talk about tips on tips on how to use video chatting safely sooner than going into an in depth dialogue about each website. However, should you uncover yourself speaking with strangers at random, you wish to practice a bit extra warning. A facility to sort and club channels would mean that the particular person can easily discover essentially the most appropriate free random video chat app groupsmost of the occasions. You can discover out by using a device that has been round for quite some time now. The hottest random video chat is probably the positioning that permits you to meet folks you may otherwise by no means meet.
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Huawei P40 Pro revealed in massive leak
Today the Huawei P40 Pro was leaked in a major way – just before its official reveal and release date. The Huawei P40 and Huawei P40 Pro were meant to be revealed at the same time – likely within the week – but leaksters in Germany got there first. The Huawei P40 rolls with a 6.1-inch OLED display, and the Huawei P40 Pro works with a 6.58-inch OLED display with 90Hz image refresh rate.
NOTE: This device family will launch with Huawei Mobile Services, HMS, instead of GMS, Google Mobile Services. This means it'll not have access to Google apps, or the Google Play app store. Instead, it'll focus on Huawei's suite of apps.
The Huawei P40 Pro has a display that's wrapped down its right and left sides, and runs right up unto the top and bottom frontside of its body. There's a pill-shaped punch hole in the front upper left. In that hole, an array of cameras and sensors rests, allowing this device to surpass the abilities of almost every other phone on earth.
The front-facing cameras and sensors on this device allow 32-megapixel photos with f/2.2 apertures – the same setup on two cameras, one "main", the other used primarily as a depth sensor. There's also an IR sensor – infrared, for face-sensing.
Per sources working with WinFuture for leaks, we've got two devices here with the same processor setup. The Kirin 990 OctaCore CPU, 2x Cortex-A76 2.86 Ghz, 2x Cortex-A76 2.36 Ghz, 4x Cortex A55 1.95 Ghz will apparently be the hero, regardless of pro status.
The back-facing camera setup on the Huawei P40 Pro centers on a 50 megapixel UltraVision shooter with RYYB, 4-in-1 pixel binning, and an aperture of f/1.9. This device's camera setup has optical image stabilization right out the gate, a 40MP camera with ultra-wide angle lens, and a 12MP "SuperSensing" camera with f/3.4 aperture.
This device family has a fingerprint sensor (fingerprint reader), proximity sensor, ambient light, compass, and an acceleration sensor. It uses a USB-C port for power and data, and sports dual-SIM card readers (2x nano-SIM), with NanoMemory – that means you're not going to be able to use your standard microSD card from the past.
The battery in this PRO unit is a whopping 4200mAh large, while the non-pro version has a 3800mAh battery. The larger device is 158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm large, while the smaller is 148.9 x 71.06 x 8.5 mm.
Sources suggest that these devices will be available in Europe within the next couple of weeks. That means they'll likely be out for sale in stores and online inside of April, 2020. The Huawei P40 and P40 Pro will be available in a variety of colors, Silver, Gold, White, Black – and likely additional colors after initial launch.
The non-pro device will have a price somewhere around 800 Euro to start – this device won't likely launch inside the USA. The Huawei P40 Pro also won't likely launch inside the USA, but in Europe it'll have a starting price of approximately 999 Euro. | <urn:uuid:e801dc9b-8f34-4053-bdda-257b6d63c9a6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.slashgear.com/huawei-p40-pro-revealed-in-massive-leak-24614207/ | 2024-04-15T00:27:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.919405 | 723 |
The Cinks would come out on top Sunday with a pair of eagles in the final five holes (one courtesy of a 30-foot putt by Connor on 14 and his famous pops returned the favor with a phenomenal green read on 18) to seal the deal.
The comic highlight of the tourney belonged to Fuzzy Zoeller after his daughter Gretchen, who played college golf, completely whiffed on a ball. He walked up to her and good-naturedly booted her club before consoling her. The mikes picked up Gretchen’s befuddled reaction: “Dad, I don’t know what to say. Should I pray again?” | <urn:uuid:97b6ba80-fd58-4c88-8905-0a4eccc232ca> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.slingingbirdies.com/blog/golf-at-its-fuzziest | 2024-04-14T23:58:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.978946 | 142 |
Carlijn Potma takes a stroll around Friedrichshain’s Boxhagener Platz…
When mentioning the words “fleamarket,” “Berlin” and “Sunday,” most people instantly think about the weekly happenings down at the Mauerpark or nearby Arkonaplatz. But these are not Berlin’s only places for bargain hunters; nor are they the only places with a pleasant Sunday-style atmosphere.
Friedrichshain, the Eastern borough formerly known for its rugged atmosphere, squats and buzzy bars and clubs, also has a pleasant place to spend your Sunday afternoon: Boxhagener Platz, or “Boxi,” as the locals call it.
True, the fleamarket is not as extensive and fashion-minded as the one at Mauerpark, but there’s a surprisingly versatile selection of stalls: antique dealers selling curiosities, young creatives offering artwork, unique tee-shirts or jewellery, locals selling second hand clothes…
Books, old records and vinyl are in abundance and you can even find a broad selection of retro cassettes at some stands. Real bargains are not so easy to find, but a bit of gentle and good-natured haggling can definitely help. A smattering of coffee and snack stands provide basic sustenance, and there’s also a small café run by the Karuna Verein, whose staff are often young offenders fullfilling their community work. It can be pretty crowded on a sunny day, but the atmosphere is very friendly.
The market stalls are set out along the streets that surround the actual Boxhagener Platz, which also features a children’s playground, paddling pool and a small park with plenty of benches to relax on. Being one of the most gentrified parts of a district that has traditionally prided itself on fighting gentrification, the square attracts an interesting and broad mix of people: families, students, punks, buskers and hipsters all congregate here to drink coffee or beer, lounge in the grass or shop.
A hundred years ago the square was fulfilling a similar function as it does today: a central recreation area, meeting place, playground and marketplace. Its name refers to the former hamlet of Boxhagen, a manor farm that was located just north of the present-day square. In 1903, the area was renewed and two years later a weekly farmers market was set up to provide food for the local community; that market still takes place here every Saturday.
After the Second World War, large parts of Friedrichshain were destroyed and rebuilt, but the Eastern area of the district, including Boxhagener Platz, was spared the Plattenbau makeover. After the fall of the Berlin Wall squatters were a decisive influence in the area. Many collective housing projects remain today, especially in nearby Rigaer Str., though by now many have been controversially evicted or remain under threat.
The streets spiraling out from the square—in particular Grünberger Straße, Krossener Straße, Gärtnerstraße and Gabriel-Max-Straße—host a wealth of cafés, boutiques, bars and restaurants. The nearby Russian café Datscha serves an excellent brunch during the weekend, though it’s so popular that finding an unoccupied table won’t be easy. Café Macondo, a delightfully low-ley ‘leseplatz’ (reading café) located on Gärtnerstrasse, serves a Latin American brunch on Saturday and Sunday.
For a taste of older Berlin, check out the nearby Knorrpromenade, located southwest of Boxhagener Platz. The houses here were built in 1911-1913 to attract wealthier residents to the working-class neighbourhood. Today it’s the last bourgeois housing complex in the area, featuring a jumble of architectural styles, crumbled entrance gates on the southern side and an abundance of pretty foliage bursting from gardens and balconies in summer.
Another oddity worth a mention is the square’s nineteenth-century public restroom. The historic cast-iron toilet house, located next to Café Pavillon, is one of only thirty of these structures left in Berlin. It was burned down in 1992, but restored a couple of years later and has now been refurbished in local “grunge” style by graffiti, stickers and party posters.
Also nearby is the historic Intimes, a charming indie cinema on the corner of Boxhagener- and Niederbarnim Strasse. It was founded around 1915 and still screens great movies for reasonable prices. | <urn:uuid:07427f90-dd6b-4492-ae45-bc0b57d1ebf4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.slowtravelberlin.com/boxhagener-platz-fleamarket/ | 2024-04-15T00:03:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.951896 | 980 |
Teachers & School
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
St. Catherine of Siena, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Providing personalized professional development to help teachers create interactive activities that target specific learning goals.
St. Catherine of Siena teachers began to regularly use Lumio to enhance their teaching practices and create interactive lessons to target learning goals.
"This was such a great PD experience. It applied to what we needed in our classrooms."
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is one of the largest and fastest growing school boards in Ontario, with over 81,000 students attending 149 schools. The board includes areas of Mississauga, Brampton, Bolton, Caledon, Orangeville and Dufferin County. Dufferin-Peel believes the innovative staff they hire has a direct impact on student success. They believe in educating teachers on current trends in education and technology is essential in fostering continued success.
Dufferin-Peel had been using SMART hardware and software for many years. While renewing their Lumio license for the 2017- 2018 school year, they realized there were features of Lumio that were not being used to their fullest potential. They chose to work with SMART's Efficacy and Implementation (EIM) Team, because they could create a needs-based professional development plan for their teachers; one that would offer pedagogically relevant training focused on enhancing learning and teaching practices.
Knowing the school board wanted to offer training workshops to all elementary schools within Dufferin-Peel Catholic District Board, the EIM team worked with multiple schools over the course of two weeks to showcase how the new features of Lumio could create highly interactive learning experiences for students. St. Catherine of Siena in Mississauga was one of these schools. In a lunch-and-learn session, teachers caught a glimpse of the potential of Lumio, and were eager to engage in more in-depth training.
Personalized Professional Development:
Coordinating goals with the school administration, the EIM Team returned to St. Catherine of Senna for 4 days, and worked with 8 teachers to integrate Lumio into their classrooms. Throughout those 4 days, teachers had access to professional development that was personalized for them. Each teacher shared what they were working on in the classroom, what they hoped to gain from the training, as well as any difficulties they faced with technology integration. SMART's collaborative planning period meetings consisted of:
- Conversations involving learning goals for students
- Current content being stuffed
- Barriers in the classroom regarding technology integration
- Constructing essons using Lumio
- Modeling effective use of Lumio in the classroom
Overall, teachers were shown elements of Lumio that supported their learning objectives in the classroom. They then built lessons using Lumio, and implemented them in their classroom with support from the SMART EIM Team. On the last day of the sessions, students could engage in an interactive Lumio lesson with support from the EIM Team.
The SMART EIM Team returned to St. Catherine of Siena one month after the initial in-depth week to follow up with teachers. Teachers expressed how easy it was to create and integrate Lumio activities, and that their students were more engaged in the learning process than before implementation.
"It's not often you can do lessons in five minutes!"
said Anne Connelly.
Teachers took it even one step further, and allowed students to create question sets within Lumio. The teachers felt supported and comfortable implementing the new technology in heir classrooms.
Through SMART's personalized professional development, teachers were able to see the value of Lumio, because it was immediately applied to their classroom goals. After four days of training, teachers were able to build interactive lessons using SMART Notebook and create engaging learning experiences using Lumio on their own. Teachers were excited to continue using Lumio to facilitate active learning experiences for students in their classrooms. | <urn:uuid:adb57e3e-a8a3-48a9-8bf1-3cc93eb2281c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.smarttech.com/en/education/resources/customer-story/enhancing-teaching-practices-with-personalized-pd | 2024-04-15T00:30:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.966389 | 815 |
Fans of Magicka will soon have more to play, as Paradox Interactive has announced the release date for the first expansion, Magicka: Vietnam as April 12, 2011. Priced at $4.99, players will be able to step into the shoes of a wizard GI and attempt to rescue POWs with up to three other players. READ MORE
At first glance, Post Apocalyptic Mayhem looks like one takes a racing game like Ridge Racer and fills it with a healthy dose of Twisted Metal. You know, brutal racing where you’ll spend as much time burning enemy rubber as you will your own. But before you even wade out of the shallow end, you’ll find yourself at the end of the pool wondering why you chose to swim in the first place.
The basic premise behind PAM is to place as high as you can by accumulating points. Two things gain you points: destroying your five enemies and completing laps around the large tracks in the game. You destroy enemies by using your vehicle’s three unique power-ups that can be acquired by grabbing the matching barrel, much in the vein of any Mario Kart game.
The biggest offense comes in the game’s “various intense race modes”. Either Arcade Mode, where you race one track, or Apocalyptic Challenge, racing all three tracks back-to-back, are all you get for single-player. Multiplayer expands this a bit with different race criteria to choose from: reach a kill quota, be the first to make a lap, or get as many kills as possible during a normal race. Shallow and simple, this is further confounding when you discover that the goal is not racing, but kill acquisition that determines whether you win. What separates this game from the many Twisted Metal games is that you’re forced into the facade of racing while still focusing on killing your opponents. Combat or not, no racing game should force the player to hover around their enemies for the sake of more points and a higher place.
The visuals of the game do look good, and the music is much what you’d expect from a game in this style: gritty and guitar-laden. It does handle well and carries with it potential. But where all the content in the game can be conquered in an hour, with multiplayer extending this lifespan by a few more potential hours, it begs the question: why bother?
From looking at the achievements, you can assume that more tracks and vehicles are on the way in DLC form. But where the racing portion of PAM seems tacked on to the vehicle combat, it remains flawed and shallow in a position where a Twisted Metal game and a racing game like Ridge Racer could both give what PAM attempts to give a lot better.
Pros: Looks and sounds good, carries a flawed but interesting premise
Cons: Shallow and short gameplay, lacks substantial content, racing seems superfluous
Hard Corps: Uprising is the spiritual successor to the Genesis’ Contra: Hard Corps. Contra: Hard Corps is true to its name, and is the most difficult Contra title ever made. Hard Corps: Uprising takes the essence of Contra: Hard Corps, gives it a flashy new paint job and a thrash metal soundtrack, and unleashes it upon the unsuspecting masses.
Hard Corps: Uprising is not merely difficult. Shank is difficult until you get a feel for the combo system and what weapons work against which enemies. Hard Corps: Uprising, in the vein of all Contra titles before it, has only one weapon that you actually want to use – the spread gun. Everything else pales in comparison, and once you pick it up you manage to get hit, drop the gun, curse loudly, and then curse some more as you try in vain to make it to another spread gun while using the standard rifle.
The game is developed by the fine folks at Arc System Works, who are best known for Guilty Gear games and the recent BlazBlue. Whether you like 2D fighting games or not, there is no denying that the sprite work in both is exquisite. Hard Corps: Uprising is no different. Gone are the days of blocky sprites held back by the platform they appear on. Hard Corps‘ sprites are beautiful, lovingly hand-drawn, and you will marvel at them until you get shot by an enemy and drop your treasured spread gun.
Hard Corps: Uprising is for the same set of people that bought and love Bionic Commando: ReArmed and Capcom’s Mega Man retro revivals. It takes a long time to make it through any given level, but just like the Contra games of yesterday, there are few things that can’t be overcome with a little memorization and a spread gun. Hard Corps: Uprising isn’t for everybody, but for those who love hard retro shooters and playing through them with a friend, Hard Corps: Uprising is not to be missed. It’s hard, it’s gorgeous, it’s cheap, and it’s been far too long since I played Contra with a friend, and now I can do so over PSN or in the same room.
Pros: beautiful sprites, cooperative multiplayer always makes Contra better
Cons: Too difficult for most of today’s gamers
Anyone who has tried out a 3DS quickly realizes that the system’s particular brand of 3D lends itself well to a few specific genres. Flight games? Oh yeah. Augmented reality? That too. Most especially, though, three dimensions make a racing game really shine. That depth perception, while making most games immersive, actually helps the control of the game itself in racing titles, as you see the walls coming at you and the cars zip past. Why? We’ve been training ourselves all our lives to judge that stuff.
So to Ridge Racer 3D, one of two racing games available at the 3DS launch, and one with an impressive-if-infamous pedigree. Lately, the series is always found revving its engines at the starting line of a system’s lifespan, and the focus on pure speed often means it’s obscured a bit by the time the next launch rolls around.
We think people should stop forgetting the game’s really quite good.
Ridge Racer‘s brand of pure drift-and-draft speed may not be as exciting as a Burnout-style or Blur-esque action-racer, and it doesn’t have the authenticity of a sim like Gran Turismo. The result is the game equivalent of an electable candidate: not the favorite of many, but most can agree it’s fun and worth your time.
In the weeks leading to the game’s release, Ridge Racer 3D has gotten knocks for how it looks in screenshots, and we don’t blame the critics. In motion, though, the game is nice and smooth. The low polygon count allows for lots of on-screen action and interesting lighting effects, and what those don’t make up are compensated for by the fact that the screen’s still not that large.
The car mix is a little more friendly to the average person this time. Namco has thrown in a lot more American muscle cars, and there are some interesting choices for those who like a bit of quirk in their rides. Each car has a ton of color choices and paint jobs, so it’s easy to make your car your own.
There are a few things that hold Ridge Racer back. For one thing, that announcer is, put as nicely as we can, an obnoxious presence that we want to strangle. If we hear one more thing about our slipstream or our opponent’s slipstream or how well we’re using a slipstream, we’ll flip. (Thankfully for the safety of the Namco Bandai voice acting talent, you can turn the volume of the announcer all the way down. And you should do it immediately upon inserting the card.) Besides that, we really wish Namco could have stepped up to the plate with an online multiplayer option. The game’s engine seems like it would have held up fine, and the system’s launch strategy means many are, for a bit, almost alone in their device ownership. Still, local multiplayer is handled well, and in what has become a launch game caveat, what did get put into the game is handled well.
The 3DS is good at racers. That inevitably means there will be a better game than this eventually. It may be a while though, and if Ridge Racer lasts you even halfway to that other game’s release, it will be well worth your money.
Pros: Smooth racing, interesting customization options
Cons: There’s an announcer? We have no idea what you’re talking about. We especially didn’t hear anything about a slipstream.
The Japanese and American PSP communities are different. It’s just how it is. While they’re almost everywhere there, making multiplayer-heavy experiences a blast, it’s hard to get people together for sessions over here. It’s that one factor that holds back a solid Gods Eater Burst experience, and it’s important to understand that from the start, because it affects everything else.
For those familiar with the Monster Hunter series, Gods Eater will be a similar experience. You take on quests and attack monsters, gain money, equipment and strength. The environment is a bit different; Gods Eater is clearly based on anime style, and it’s set in an intensely-desolate post-apocalyptic world that creates an interesting atmosphere for the battles.
To attack, you use a weapon called a God Arc. It’s a living thing attached to your arm, and it can transform to a gun or a sword. (Which, as a concept, is really quite cool.) There are so many options with bullets, attacks, shields and such, that it’s intimidating but deep. Oh, and in case you were wondering about the name: your God Arc eats things. The enemy is called the Aragami, essentially “demon god,” and you eat them to get stat boosts and harvest items. It’s weird.
Anyway, the gameplay is solid, and there are a lot of things to do crammed into the PSP’s buttons. Gun aiming would benefit from another analog stick, since controlling your character and aiming with the D-pad can be a bit cumbersome. As a result, most will use it for sniping or run-aim-run-aim tactics.
The quests are fairly straightforward: kill this monster, acquire this thing, with the occasional special mission here and there. Everything is playable with up to three friends locally, and that’s where it really shines. Team tactics and camaraderie make things a lot more fun, and the game scales the difficulty well with more help. It’s when you don’t have friends to play when it gets a bit tough. The structure of the game accommodates all these people, and you lose a bit of engine curation and flash when you let things like that be possible. There are computer-controlled teammates who can join at times, but there’s no coordination and their actions are as straightforward as the enemies’ ones.
With such a lush world (and it is rather impressive), it would have been nice to have an epic story, but it’s your standard quest-based game, and that means lifeless characters, awkward localization and a hub world that’s more utilitarian than thematic. Which is fine, because that’s not what these games are about, but it’s another thing that doesn’t translate as well to the American PSP experience.
So that’s basically it. If you can get two or three friends to also buy Gods Eater Burst, it’s totally worth it and you’ll have a blast. If you’re alone, it’s not quite the experience it should be. It’s just the nature of the genre, though online play or crafted story modes could help overcome it.
Pros: Imaginative post-apocalyptic world, tons of gameplay options
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It's full of options; above them one that I haven't seen anywhere else: search for (adjustable) similarity between filenames (Great!)
Why does the proggy have to connect to it's homepage everytime I start it?
And: the search itself is a bit slow :(
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SnapLogic Certified Partner Program Welcomes Four Strategic Partners as Experts in Elastic Integration
SAN MATEO, Calif. – Sep. 10, 2013 – Enterprise cloud integration company SnapLogic today announced the systems integrator certification of four valued partners: NTT Data Americas, SunGard Consulting Services, Saama Technologies Inc. and Cervello Inc.. These certifications build on SnapLogic’s recent launch of Elastic Integration(™), the industry’s most agile and scalable cloud integration platform. Additionally, the announcement also reflects the company’s continued focus on enabling partners and providing programs that drive greater enterprise customer success.
“Cloud integration is the future of enterprise integration and we look forward to growing with these companies in their respective domains,” said Erik Hoogerhuis, senior director of business development and channels at SnapLogic. “Our next-generation platform is purpose-built for the cloud, social and mobile era and ensuring our partners are enabled to deliver a rapid time to value and increased agility to their customers is essential.”
The SnapLogic partner certification program was created to make it easier for potential customers to select the right partner when implementing the SnapLogic elastic integration platform. In completing the necessary certification, each partner organization received training in managing and administering SnapLogic configuration, performance optimization and architectural approaches, as well as hands-on workshops building cloud integration pipelines for a number of scenarios.
“With the wide variety of cloud applications and platforms being adopted in the enterprise, the need to integrate them together as well as with on-premise applications, databases and files has become a priority for the business user who requires timely access to data,” said Mark Wong, head of channels at Saama Technologies Inc. “As such, SnapLogic and Saama Technologies have become strategic partners as our joint capability to deliver cloud data integration is critical to maximizing results for our clients.”
“Cervello is a boutique professional services firm that helps clients win with data through innovative planning, analytical and data management solutions,” said Glyn Heatley, practice head, analytics and information management at Cervello. “We see data integration as a critical ingredient to a successful cloud computing strategy and our partnership with SnapLogic is focused on delivering best-of-breed hybrid solutions to our clients. SnapLogic is poised to significantly accelerate cloud-based data integration with its Elastic Integration platform. We are excited to partner with SnapLogic to deliver cost-effective, next-generation enterprise integration solutions.”
SnapLogic intends to offer additional certification classes in the future to support risk reduction, increase compliance with the SnapLogic development guidelines for integration, and to provide additional domain specific solutions through partners. To learn more about SnapLogic partner programs, visit: https://www.snaplogic.com/partners.
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In The Little Mermaid's first wedding scene (the one in which Ursula, having taken the appearance of Vanessa and the voice of Ariel, attempts to marry Prince Eric), as the bride and groom are approaching the minister, the side-profile shots of the minister allegedly reveal him to be sporting an erection. The minister is dressed as a bishop (wearing a tunic and tights) in this scene, and the triangular bulge claimed to be an "erection" is actually his knee sticking out from under the tunic. The minister's bandy legs and the blending of the tunic and tights make it difficult to distinguish his knee in some frames, although it is clearly visible in others:
This rumor gained renewed prominence in September of 1995 when the American Life League, a conservative Christian organization based in Stafford, Virginia, offered it an example of the "subliminal sex messages" Disney had been planting in their films and urged their supporters to boycott Disney. The rumor (along with others about the video cover of The Little Mermaid and the word
Through its marketing efforts, the use of the Disney name, and a 'G' rating, the defendants represented to the public that 'The Lion King' and 'The Little Mermaid' videocassettes were suitable for use and viewing by young children.
Furthermore, the defendants never stated or suggested to the public that these videocassettes contained drawings and animated scenes that depicted sexual messages or other material that was unsuitable for young children.
[ . . .]
Consistent with the explicit sexual message displayed on the package of The Little Mermaid, Disney included a visible sexual message in the movie itself. During a scene in the movie where two of the characters are to be married by a clergyman dressed as a priest, the movement of the priest's garments in the area of his crotch suggests that the priest is getting an erection as the bride and groom approach the alter [sic]. The depiction of this 'event' is visible at regular speed on the home video, but is even more noticeable when viewed in slow motion or frame-by-frame.
[Complaint in Gilmer v. The Walt Disney Co.]
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by DT Strain, 2010
“No school has more goodness and gentleness; none has more love for human beings, nor more attention to the common good. The goal which it assigns to us is to be useful, to help others, and to take care, not only of ourselves, but of everyone in general and of each one in particular.” — Seneca, On Clemency 3.3
The notion of “Stoic compassion” may seem an oxymoron to some, but this all depends on our knowledge of Stoicism and our conception of compassion…
When I refer to Stoicism I am talking about the ancient Hellenistic philosophy originated by Zeno of Citium in the 3rd Century BCE. The word ‘Stoic’ has since come to mean “emotionless” in our culture, but this leads to a great deal of difficulty when trying to understand the philosophy which did not, in fact, advocate suppression of all emotions (or suppression of any emotion really).
Nevertheless, many wonder if there is any role for compassion in the Stoic realm, seeing it as opening up a person to a type of distress of which Stoics would seek to relieve themselves. Scholar and philosopher Martha Nussbaum has even called Stoicism an “anti-compassion tradition” (see my Comments on Martha Nussbaum Interview).
Gaius Musonius Rufus was a Roman stoic philosopher in the first Century CE who taught philosophy under the reign of Nero. An accomplished philosopher in his own right, he is also well known for having been the teacher of the well known contributor to Stoicism, Epictetus. Musonius taught charity, pacifism, forgiveness, and love. As Richard Carrier in his 1999 essay on Musonius wrote:
Like Jesus, Musonius preached charity (Discourse 19), declaring that “to help many people” is “much more commendable than living a life of luxury.” But unlike Jesus, he also emphasized the importance of civic duty as well (Discourse 14). Again like Jesus, Musonius preached a concept of pacifism and forgiveness (Discourse 10):
For to scheme how to bite back the biter and to return evil for evil is the act not of a human being but of a wild beast, which is incapable of reasoning that the majority of wrongs are done to men through ignorance and misunderstanding, from which man will cease as soon as he has been taught,
And his student, Epictetus, relates this example of a parable used by Musonius which exhibits this concept of forgiveness, which is in my opinion wiser and more sophisticated than that of Jesus:
When [Lycurgus of Sparta] had been blinded in one eye by one of his fellow-citizens and had received the young man at the hands of the people to punish as he saw fit, he did not choose to do this, but trained him instead and made a good man of him, and afterward escorted him to the public theatre. And when the [Spartans] regarded him with amazement, he said: “This man I received from you an insolent and violent creature; I return him to you a reasonable man and a good citizen.”(Fragment 39)
This story was matched by a dictum (Fragment 41), “We say that the despicable man is recognized among other things by his inability to harm his enemies, but actually he is much more easily recognized by his inability to help them.” All of this stemmed from the fact that Musonius also taught love for one’s neighbor (Discourse 14), since “evil consists in injustice and cruelty and indifference to a neighbor’s trouble, while virtue is brotherly love and goodness and justice and beneficence and concern for the welfare of one’s neighbor.”
I submit, therefore, that Stoics can not only practice compassion, but that it is a central part of being a Stoic – so long as one understands Stoic compassion. Now to take a look at a few specific hangups some Stoics and students of stoicism may have regarding the use of the word compassion…
First we’ll begin with commentary on some basic definitions. A contributor on the International Stoic Forum has found one definition with which he agrees as:
“A feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.”
The phrases “deep… sorrow”, and “strong desire” should quite easily trigger any Stoic’s warning bells. Deep sorrow is a good description of one of Stoicism’s “inappropriate feelings” – distress. Distress is deemed an inappropriate feeling because it is ultimately based on a false judgment. In this case, the false judgment would be a ‘bad’ has occurred when in fact one has not because Stoics judge only those things within their control to be good or bad, and all things outside their control to be indifferent.
Another option might be Merriam-Webster. Although it uses the word ‘distress’ in its definition, it defines compassion a little more generously to my thesis:
“A sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.”
Here we see compassion as a ‘consciousness’ or awareness. We still are assumed to have a ‘desire’ by this definition – another inappropriate feeling for a Stoic, but it should be fairly easy to surmise that the author wasn’t meaning to use the word within the technical confines of usage that Stoics employ. The author might just as easily have written ‘wish’, which would have corresponded to the arbitrarily chosen English translation for what Stoics called an appropriate feeling – but only coincidentally so.
Using dictionary definitions for concepts in philosophy is often limited at best, flat out misleading at worst. Dictionaries are written to describe common usage, not prescribe it. Since the public commonly uses terms in a loose fashion and has a broad lack of information or concern for philosophy or technical Stoic terms, it should come as no surprise that dictionary definitions will be insufficient for making solid philosophic conclusions about important concepts.
Closely related to a dictionary approach would be an etymological one (an approach based on the common meaning of a word’s root words). When many Stoics see the word ‘compassion’, they break it down into ‘com’ and ‘passion’, and the latter word definitely catches their eye. That’s because, in English discussions of Stoicism, ‘passion’ is used synonymously with ‘pathos’ to mean the pathologies (sicknesses) of the mind – namely, all those inappropriate feelings by which we suffer (which, incidentally, include: lust, fear, delight, and distress – all with very precise technical meanings).
All of these words were chosen at some point in the past as equivalents for very precise words in the ancient Greek language, which don’t actually match up in common usage. Therefore, we might just as legitimately have decided that ‘passion’ was going to be our English word for discussing the appropriate Stoic feelings and something like ‘obsession’ was to be used for the inappropriate ones. But alas, that didn’t happen to be the case among English-speaking scholars. It is unlikely the origins of the word ‘compassion’, or the connotations it has come to pick up over time, have been guided by the English Stoic Scholars’ precise usage of the term ‘passion’ in their field. Let us then look to some philosophers, who tend to go a little deeper than dictionaries and circumstantial match-ups of sounds and words.
Thomas Merton, an English-speaking American philosopher, referred to compassion as “the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things”. Stoics, being the monists and materialists they are, accepted the world as one natural whole and would certainly fall more in line with this thinking.
Perhaps we could also look at developmental psychologist Arthur Jersild, who said “compassion is the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of emotional maturity. It is through compassion that a person achieves the highest peak and deepest reach in his or her search for self-fulfillment”. Emotional maturity and self-fulfillment would seem to be key pursuits of the Stoic.
Here we can see that notions on what compassion is are complex and subtle (a motivation, an impulse, an act, an emotion, a perspective?). I would propose that compassion is:
“Feeling for others as you feel for yourself, with motivation to act accordingly.”
I plead guilty to leaving out certain words that have come to be ‘red flagged’ by English stoicism scholarship (such as ‘passion’, ‘desire’, and ‘despair’). But seeing as some dictionaries leave them out by chance, and these words are only coincidentally comparable to subjectively-chosen English equivalents for technical Stoic terms, I think my action is justified as a means for us to proceed without muddying the waters or getting hung up on linguistic irrelevancies.
If we are to accept that compassion is feeling for others as you feel for yourself, with motivation to act accordingly – then let us begin by considering how Stoic sages (hypothetical perfectly understanding and practicing Stoic masters) feel for themselves.
From Dr. Jan Garrett’s chart on Values in Classical Stoicism:
Good Feelings (hai eupatheiai)
Passions or Emotions, a.k.a. Violent Feelings (pathe)
When discussing feelings in the Stoic context, we recognize that feelings provide an impulse to action, but not all feelings are inappropriate. There are appropriate feelings (hai eupatheiai) and pathetic feelings (pathe). The latter mean feelings which are the passions or pathos because they arise from a false judgment. Appropriate feelings are those feelings based on true judgments; feelings which recognize the difference between what we control and do not control – and accordingly stem from a judgment that the latter are indifferent and only the former are good or bad. Further, that among that which we control, that the good is our virtuous choices and the bad are our vicious (pertaining to vice) choices.
The appropriate feelings are wish, caution, and joy. The Stoic sage may experience any of these feelings, as long as we understand their technical meanings. Wish is distinct from lust or desire in that it is a preference for something which is within our control. For example, a sage would not desire a promotion, but a sage would wish that he do the best job he can do. A sage would not desire that he not be rained upon, but would wish that he is best prepared for rain as he can be. Caution similarly must be distinct from fear, in that it is focused on what a Stoic can control. A Stoic would not be fearful of an asteroid destroying the planet, but he would be cautious that he not act destructively. Joy is another approved feeling, and is the pleasurable experience of living virtuously in accordance with Nature; the contented life of eudaimonia (flourishing) made possible through good Stoic practice. This is distinct from a delight in which we value an experience out of our control to a greater degree, becoming lost in it and attached to it.
In all of these things, the Stoic sage seeks to act virtuously. But in determining what it is that is virtuous, an inescapable attention to externals (indifferents) is necessary. Thus, virtue consists of the correct selection among indifferents. According to the Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the prominent stoic philosopher Chrysippus alluded to the fact that we are disposed toward impulses (feelings) that fulfill our external needs by our nature. This is fine in the face of ignorance as to the larger plan of Nature, or in other words, this is fine with all else being equal. But where we know of the needs of Nature as a whole, it is more in tune with our own nature to select in accord with it than with alternate impulses we may experience.
For example, wealth is an indifferent, yet a Stoic sage can act to increase wealth, so long as this is done without vice, including internal vices such as greed. Such wealth can be put to use for purposes ranging from the truly indifferent to the preferred indifferent. The feeling of ‘wish’ may be the impetus for any of these manipulations of externals on our behalf, as long as they are not based on mistaken attachments or put to unvirtuous ends; which will naturally be the case if the feeling is indeed that of wish and not of desire.
Feelings for others
Reminding the reader that our definition of compassion is: feeling for others as we feel for ourselves, we have now identified appropriate feelings for self. The next step is to see what in Stoicism advocates this same kind of feeling for others.
The philosophical cousins of the Stoics, the Cynics, included the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. Living in a time of the ‘city state’ he was asked from where he came and answered, “I am a citizen of the world”. This revolutionary concept of cosmopolitanism certainly relates with the Stoic philosopher Hierocles who was the source of the concept of oikeiôsis.
The beginning of Stoic oikeiôsis is the acknowledgment that all animals act out of self-preservation. They are aware of themselves and their relationship to other animals. This forms a basis that expands in sophistication in more intellectual animals, and in human beings includes an awareness of our social relationships to our fellow human beings. According to Hierocles the Stoic: Elements of Ethics, Fragments, and Excerpts by Ilaria Ramelli and David Konstan, this description of the workings of animals and humans is not only a description of nature, but given the Stoic dictum to act in accordance with Nature, also provides prescriptive basis for behavior (p.xlii). This ultimately forms the basis of justice if not ethics as a whole (p.xliii).
Hierocles used concentric circles to explain the oikeiôsis, which could translate as appropriation. The first circle is our own minds, the next circle outward is our immediate family, then extended family, community, country, and the entire human race. The stoic endeavor is to draw these outlying people closer and closer toward the inner circles with respect to our concern. Thus, the process of oikeiôsis in human beings is one of expanding our identity of ‘self’ to encompass everyone. This has also been described as the stoic notion of brotherly love.
But does this mean that the Stoic has come to wish for, be cautiousof, or gain joy from something outside of the Stoic’s control – namely the actions of other people? A better way to describe appropriate feelings related to oikeiôsis would be that the Stoic identifies the other person as ‘self’. The feelings of wish, caution, and joy are not derived from the actions of the other person, nor do they provide impulse to control the other person’s behavior. Rather, the feelings are motivations for the Stoic to act on behalf of, or in the best interests of, the other person with regard to indifferents – in the same way they would act on their own behalf with regard to indifferents. Thus, just as the sage may experience a wish to manipulate external indifferents appropriate to himself (health, wealth, status), the sage will similarly experience a wish to manipulate them for the sake of another’s health, wealth, status, etc. – never assigning the status of good or bad to either the indifferents concerning himself nor the other person, and always within the demands of virtue (and, by proclamation, Nature). The sage will reach out to catch another falling human being, for the same reasons he will reach out to catch himself from falling, even though life or death for either are indifferents.
Perhaps a more sophisticated version of the golden rule “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” would be: “do unto others as you believe they would have you do unto them”. Oikeiôsis concerns that faculty we have that allows us to perceive the needs, wishes, and perspectives of others. Empathy, in the sense of understanding the feelings of others – even the pathos of others – is possible, without suffering that pathos ourselves. Dr. Jan Garrett has pointed out that this may properly include a sort of ‘pre-passion’ (propatheiai) as described by Seneca.
Thus we have ample cause to suggest that if a stoic sage can appropriately feel for himself, then he is not only permitted to feel for others, but is prescribed to. The last portion of our definition is, “…with motivation to act accordingly”. Given that feelings, be they appropriate or pathetic, are impulses which can lead to action, justification of proper Stoic feelings is enough to suggest motivation to act. Of course, many actions to help others fall under the concept of duty, which Stoicism strongly advocates, but to propose a Stoic compassion, we need to show that actions are not merely motivated by duty, but by sympathetic feeling which is simultaneously appropriate and not pathos.
As I have shown, proficient Stoics do feel for others just as they do for themselves, and those feelings are appropriate (and not pathetic) because they are based on true judgments regarding the interdependence of all things, and that pursuit of indifferents is within our nature if it is not vicious. Furthermore, they provide impulse to act both virtuously and according to duty.
In answering the issue of compassion for the Stoic, it may be enlightening to the subject to also take note of Buddhist notions of compassion. This, because there can be shown to be a great amount of overlap and similarity in early concepts between these two philosophies, and there can also be shown good cause for suspecting historical mutual influence between their development. Lastly, it is instructive to note that in Buddhism there are similar challenges to translation into English terms which can suggest consistent logical approaches.
The Buddha was asked once, “Would it be true to say that the cultivation of loving kindness and compassion is a part of our practice?” and he replied, “No. It would not be true to say that the cultivation of loving kindness and compassion is part of our practice. It would be true to say that the cultivation of loving kindness and compassion is all of our practice.”
After a year or two of working on myself to be more compassionate, I began to notice how emotionally vulnerable I had become. I asked a Buddhist monk at the Jade Buddha Temple, “How do we reconcile the fact that Buddhist practice is about reducing our suffering, and yet is also about compassion – which may increase our suffering when we witness it in others?” He replied that proper Buddhist practice requires not only compassion, but both compassion and wisdom. I asked myself, what is the nature of this wisdom that I lacked? While I no doubt lack all manner of wisdom, one key form of wisdom which balances compassion, and to which I believe the monk referred, is that of non-attachment.
While many English-speakers equate compassion and mettā (loving kindness), the translation is crude. Another Buddhist concept is karunā (pity). While karunā is the wish to remove harm and suffering from others, mettā is the wish to bring well-being and happiness to others. Both of these could be looked at as elements of compassion.
Another reason the translation is crude is because Buddhist mettā is a particular kind of love without attachment – without clinging, greed, hatred, or delusion. This is certainly not the kind of compassion to which Nussbaum refers when she suggests it is incompatible with Stoicism. As currently stated on Wikipedia, “Traditionally, the practice begins with the meditator cultivating loving kindness towards themselves, then their loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers, enemies, and finally towards all sentient beings.” – this mirrors the concentric nature of Stoic oikeiôsis.
Yet, when discussing Buddhism in English, all of this is often bluntly translated as “compassion”. Just as is the case in Stoicism, we could quibble with the use of the word “compassion” to stand for this notion of intention to remove suffering and bring well-being to others without attachment. But this is resolved simply by explaining the nature of compassion in Buddhist thought. I propose a similar use of “compassion” when discussing Stoicism in English. This approach makes sense given the similarities of purpose and meaning in the concepts, and the shared cultural influences in Buddhism and Stoicism. While some interpretation might be needed to explain what is meant by “Stoic compassion”, the connotation would be far more misleading and create a great deal more misunderstanding were we to choose a different word and instead say that “Stoics don’t practice compassion” or “Stoics do not believe in compassion”.
Musonius, certainly an authoritative source on Stoicism, advises brotherly love and forgiveness. It is not all emotion and feeling which is forbidden to the Stoic, as there are appropriate feelings. These feelings can properly motivate the Stoic to act to manipulate indifferents on behalf of himself provided these choices are not vicious. Along with this, Stoic oikeiôsis prescribes that our sense of self encompass others. Thus, there is sound Stoic reasoning which supports “feeling for others as we feel for ourselves, with motivation to act accordingly” – a reasonable definition of compassion.
The Buddhists, who have similar concepts of concern for others without attachment, and a shared historic influence with the Stoics, often use the English word “compassion” although it is an imperfect translation. The choice to use “compassion” as a translation for Buddhist Karunā or Mettā is as close as using the word for Stoic oikeiôsis. Surely there are differences between loving kindness and the attachments implied in the common usage of the word “compassion”. But it would be misleading to say “Buddhists don’t believe in compassion” simply because many Westerners practice compassion (and thus describe it) in non-Buddhist ways. The same applies to Stoic compassion.
Stoics do practice compassion, and their very focus on virtue must include it. But that doesn’t absolve the student of Stoicism from the need to investigate more precisely what Stoic compassion is, how it differs from common understandings of compassion, and how it is to be practiced.
Many thanks to Dave Kelly on the International Stoic Forum, who informed me of Richard Carrier’s essay. Thanks as well to all of the participants on that forum, who have helped to educate me on the similarities and differences between Buddhism and Stoicism, and many other topics, over the years. Much of this essay is the result of studies that originated from a detailed conversation [here] on Buddhism and Stoicism three years ago, and which has been giving me avenues of exploration over the past three years. Thanks to Charles, Dr. Jan Garrett, Paul, Robin Turner, Londonstoic, Amos, Sophia, Steve, and another unnamed conversant who all took part in that initial thread. Finally, many thanks to New Stoa Director Erik Wiegardt for reviewing this essay for accuracy. | <urn:uuid:99cea894-ed08-4070-9540-9211b794f1bf> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.snsociety.org/compassion-and-stoic-philosophy/ | 2024-04-14T23:47:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.962049 | 5,015 |
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The Australian spotted jellyfish can weigh up to 25 pounds. |
Since 2000, Phyllorhiza sightings have occurred in the Gulf as far west as Galveston Bay, Texas, but only in a handful of numbers. This year, not only are their numbers higher, but their range has extended up to the Mid-Atlantic states. "Reports from the Panhandle of Florida and North Carolina indicate they're pretty concentrated elsewhere," states Dauphin Island Sea Lab Senior Marine Scientist Dr. Monty Graham.
Ranging in size from a softball to a basketball, the Australian jellyfish present little to no danger in terms of their sting. A preponderance of jellies, however, could pose a threat to the commercial fishing and shrimping industry as they foul up trawling nets and consume eggs and larvae of important fishery species.
"We just started getting reports of Phyllorhiza appearing on the east coast of Florida and as far up as North Carolina this year. We don't think that jellies from the Gulf are pouring up the coast, necessarily, but the appearances and concentrations of these animals in both places may be related," says Dr. Graham.
"Phyllorhiza are prolific feeders; they can compete with commercially important fish for food, and they also eat the larvae of these fish. In their native waters, they tend to be fist-sized; here in the Gulf, they can be a big as dinner plates."
"We absolutely depend on the public's reporting the appearance of these creatures. We don't have the resources to survey the waters continuously, and by tracking their numbers and locations, we can try to get a handle on why they're here in such concentrations and what impact they have on the ecosystem," he concludes.
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It was well documented in the French media and on internet sites.
The 55-year-old's sighting was supported by fellow flight crew and French radar, which picked up the object about 25 miles east of Paris for 50 seconds.
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He spotted a bright-yellow light 10 miles west of Alderney while his plane was about 30 miles from the island and at 4,000ft.
'It was a very sharp, thin yellow object with a green area. It was 2,000ft up and stationary,' he said.
The BBC says a commercial airline pilot reported seeing two unidentified flying objects in the sky near Guernsey.
The pilot reportedly estimated the bright yellow flat discs were twice the size of a Boeing 737, and spotted them Monday, 12 to 15 miles north east of the island.
"This is not something you see every day of the week -- it was pretty scary," pilot Ray Bowyer said, adding he originally thought the sun was reflecting off greenhouses in Guernsey.
John Spencer, deputy chairman of the British UFO Research Association, says pilot UFO sightings have been reported since the 1940s, and generate excitement because pilots are trained observers. In Monday's case, the sightings were verified by passengers and other pilots in the area.
The story Philip Lipson and Charlette LeFevre have been researching for years has almost all the elements of a made-for-TV movie.
As the story goes, a government employee swore he saw flying saucers three days after a Tacoma man said similar UFOs spewed metal and lava onto his boat. There was even a man in black.
A witness later recanted his statement - some say out of fear - after a military plane supposedly transporting classified debris exploded into flames.
"You don't want to know how complicated and bizarre this is," said LeFevre, who, with Lipson, runs the Seattle Museum of the Mysteries on Capitol Hill.
Philip Lipson and Charlette LeFevre, who run the Seattle Museum of the Mysteries, have been researching for years a story that began in June 1947 when a government employee swore he saw flying saucers three days after a Tacoma man said similar UFOs had dropped metal and lava onto his boat, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Monday.
"You don't want to know how complicated and bizarre this is," said LeFevre.
The three men were last seen Sunday leaving the northeastern town of Airlie Beach. On Wednesday, a patrol plane spotted their 12-meter (40-foot) catamaran drifting aimlessly, its headsail battered and torn, some 150 kilometers (93.21 miles) offshore.
When rescue crews finally boarded the vessel, named Kaz II, early Friday, they found the engines running, computers charging, even food and cutlery laid out on the table -- but no crew.
The mast was damaged and the headsail had been shredded, but no distress call had been made.
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Celebrity chef Guy Fieri extends his culinary reach into South Jersey.
Guy Fieri may be the face of Food Network, but it’s his signature blonde spikes that make him so easily identifiable. In this day and age of celebrity chefs with large résumés and even bigger egos, Fieri comes across as a genuinely fun-loving person who doesn’t take himself too seriously. His colorful hair and tattoos make him look more rock star than restaurateur and his love of fist bumping and trips to “Flavortown” where everything tastes “money” are just some of the reasons why the public can’t get enough of him. Not that he’s starving for the attention.
Fieri became a household name when he debuted as a contestant on the second season of The Next Food Network Star in 2006. Nine years later he dominates the channel, hosting several shows, including the hit Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives where he travels the country seeking out greasy spoons and homespun eateries that serve up a mix of down-home cooking and high-end comfort food. He’s filmed several episodes down the Shore and across the bridge in Philadelphia.
Fieri is much more than just a cook for the camera too. He owns a dozen restaurants across the country, including the recently opened Guy Fieri’s Chophouse at Bally’s in Atlantic City. Supermarket shelves are lined with his products, from barbecue sauce to sausages. He’s also a best-selling author and even had a split-second cameo in the controversial The Interview.
Somehow Fieri found time for this interview despite a grueling eight-week production schedule where he’s shooting 12 hours every day. He told us about his new A.C. spot, being away from his family for long stretches and his favorite food to cook when the camera’s not rolling.
SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE: What made you decide to open up a restaurant in A.C., especially given the rocky times the city is going through?
GUY FIERI: It was a perfect time to shine the light on what a great place Atlantic City is. There’s so much to do and it’s filled with great people and great food. As you know, we recently shot Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives there and I really dug the area. Plus, when the team from Caesars asks me to get involved, I get involved!
SJM: What’s your favorite thing on the menu at the A.C. restaurant?
GF: That’s difficult—that’s like asking what your favorite song is, or if you have a favorite kid. I would have to say my favorite thing is how much of the menu is made from scratch and how outside of the box from the average steakhouse it is.
SJM: You’ve got a restaurant in A.C. and have been to the South Jersey area several times for Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. What is your overall impression of the culinary scene here and how it may or may not differ from other regions of the country?
GF: Anytime you show me an area with time and tenure, I can usually find family-run restaurants that are local favorites, offering local specialties—places like Ernest & Son [in Brigantine], which we just shot at. And the greater Atlantic City area is no different. It’s a great community—a lot of folks that work in hospitality live in that area and they are always looking for killer food for themselves. One of my all-time favorites has got to be The White House. One of the best sandwich shops in the country.
SJM: You must travel a lot with both TV and businesses to run, how much time do you get to spend at home during the year?
GF: Way more than I used to—we now shoot 52 episodes of Guy’s Grocery Games in my hometown of Northern California. It’s really important to me to be home for dinner and to say good night and good morning to the kids.
SJM: How much does family support play a factor when you’re on the road so much?
GF: It’s enormous. I’ve been able to adapt my crew so that three of my buddies who all have different positions on the crew travel with me. Skype and FaceTime keep me really connected with the kids and my wife during the week.
SJM: Does the rest of your family know their way around the kitchen?
GF: For the most part, everyone has their strong skill. But when I’m home, the kitchen is all mine!
SJM: What’s your favorite meal to make in your home kitchen?
GF: Any meal that my kids are helping me with. A lot of times it has to do with cooking pizza in the wood fired pizza oven in the backyard. Everybody in the family loves pizza. So much to the point, they’ve become very particular.
SJM: What’s the one thing—gadget, ingredient or otherwise—that you couldn’t live without in the kitchen?
GF: My Turkish coffee pepper grinder.
SJM: Since you are sort of an expert in the area, what is your favorite guilty pleasure food?
GF: Soft pretzels and beef jerky.
SJM: You’re a chef, TV personality, author and businessman; is there anything you’d like to accomplish that you haven’t yet?
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Even before the year of therapeutic traveling she chronicled in Eat, Pray, Love—the wildly successful bestseller that made her the missing link between gonzo journalism and chick lit—Elizabeth Gilbert had more in common with a tumbleweed than, say, New Jersey’s own state tree, the Northern Red Oak. In the name of research and, well, life, she hopscotched from a stint on a Wyoming dude ranch, to waiting tables in Philadelphia, to tending bar in the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Coyote Ugly. (Her article for GQ was, in fact, the basis for the movie.)
So, it almost comes as a surprise that the poster woman for wanderlust has, for several years now, become deeply rooted in New Jersey. “I think I’m going to play out my scene here,” says Gilbert, who lives near the Delaware River in Frenchtown.
“It’s a wonderful, special community that sort of has a Brigadoon-like feeling. It just doesn’t move at the pace of the outside world. It’s a special place and I’m deeply involved in my neighbors’ lives, and it’s home,” she says. “My husband loves it too. We have a little business that we run together and we just settled in. We have pets, a garden, a house, neighbors, friends. We’re married to the town, just as much as we’re married to each other.”
Coming from Gilbert, that’s saying a great deal.
After all, she followed Eat, Pray, Love with Committed—out this month in paperback from Penguin—some 279 pages spent grappling with her own dread of the institution of marriage. (Gilbert and her now-husband, both divorcées, found their vows necessary due to immigration restrictions.) So to become this settled—wed not only to a person, but also to a place—seems to run counter to Gilbert’s very nature.
On the other hand, it could also be a symptom of withdrawal from the overwhelming high of Eat, Pray, Love—which spent more than 200 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list—that Gilbert was craving a more humble, stable existence.
“Eat, Pray, Love in general took on a life that was so much bigger than me, from the beginning when it just exploded in popularity and just took on its own existence. And the movie”—starring Julia Roberts—“was another extension of that,” Gilbert says. “But I still don’t watch it and think, ‘Oh my god, that’s me!’ I think, ‘Oh my god, that’s Julia Roberts walking around where I used to walk around.’”
If Eat, Pray, Love represented romantic possibility, Committed deals in sometimes-harsh reality. Though it’s superficially the continuation of the love story that began in the previous book, this story is, at its heart, a sociological and philosophical study of marriage, leavened by Gilbert’s personable tone and deeply personal anecdotes.
“Committed is like a bran muffin with chocolate frosting on it,” Gilbert says. “It sort of looks like a cupcake, but actually there’s quite a bit of nutrition in there. In a way, I feel like I struck a bit of a bargain with the readers of Eat, Pray, Love that said, ‘Listen: If you want to know what happens next to these two characters who you probably came to care about, I will tell you what happened to Liz and Felipe, but in the meantime you’re going to have to come away from this book learning something more than when you went into it. And hopefully it will inform your own life and help you make better, wiser decisions for yourself.’”
After three years of marriage, Gilbert says the research—which included interviewing everyone from her own mother and grandmother to Hmong women in Vietnamese hill country—has helped strengthen her own relationship.
“Every single day, I think about something I learned while writing that book,” she says. “Marriage is the big?gest investment emotionally, financially, politically, socially that you ever make in your entire life, and we enter into it without giving it a moment’s thought. And I think, especially for young women, it’s really difficult to tell the difference between the longing to have a wedding and the longing to get married.”
These days, Gilbert is working on a new novel—and planning yet another trip, this time to Tahiti and the South Pacific for research purposes. Her novels are just as research-driven as her nonfiction books, she says, so this sort of study is essential. “My weakness as a writer is invention, and my strength is as a reflection of the world. So I need to go out in the world and roll around in it before I can really get my head around what I want to say,” she says.
“For me, research is fun,” she adds—which is why this working vacation offers so much excitement for her. “Literally, there’s nothing in the world that can make me happier than that.”
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why is a mage cosplaying as a DS?
PFFFT* free 140 weapons? DIBS ON DA PARTISAN!
The Maple Gods have spoken. Free s'hit for everyone.
Aren't the chances usually low though?
Storm Growth Potions aren't tradeable at all correct? dunno if i wanna log in with my bucc or ds
Raven horn shadow blade......?
Finally a decent one! 196 here I come!
Soooooo 195 Evan wants his growth potion again but we still don't have sharing name tags and DS needs nothing. AP & SP resets are tradeable right?
I still have the last storm growth potion.
Are they one of a kind?
>loads of worlds
SOMEOENE has to get one. and you are correct.
I'm more concerned as to why they didn't change the name of the Timesplitter weapons, it doesn't fit in.
B> falcon wing dual bowgun any server@@@
I will hunt down whoever gets one.
So... i wonder when they are going to release the Sharing Tag.
I'm thinking when we get Akyrum? If not, I expect Nexon to forget about it aha
damnit :( I have a meeting in the morning through the afternoon and may not be back in time!
AFK the entire day? Me thinks yes.
Does that work because it once said during a hot-time I got a present but I didnt get a thing when I went afk all day.
As long as you have a slot in your Inventory for the reward, Yes, You can get it. Ive done it before, It does work.
If it was a daily Hot time... those were a dissapointment. Some people didn't get a thing the first day.
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Tis the season for connecting with friends and family, holiday lunches and parties, and this past weekend was all about supporting our local artists. We’re lucky here in Durango that we live in a double-hub of artists, with Mancos and their Creative District only a short 30 minutes away.
Our artsy weekend began at the Toh Atin Gallery where master silver artist Randy Secatero was demonstrating his work. In the video below you see the bar of copper and silver that is to become a gorgeous bracelet (as shown at the end of the video.)
For more info on Randy and his wife Sylvana Apache’s works, along with updates on Toh Atin demos and events, including personal stories about the artists and their inspiration, join their newsletter here, and scroll down to the bottom of their home page to join.
Next we were off to the Durango Art’s Center for the Winter Solstice Artisan’s Market … something we look forward to every December with over 40 regional artists exhibiting and selling their one-of-a-kind works.
From beautiful southwestern scenes captured on film and painted on canvas …
… to inlaid wood tables, sculpture and wall art …
… pottery and woven art pieces …
… beautiful multi-media ceramics of artistic expression …
… jewelry, textiles, lamps, ornaments … you name it! Each year we say the same thing, “This is the best one yet!”
This year they will remain open for holiday shopping until December 23rd, 2017. If you’d like updates on current and upcoming exhibits, check out their home page.
Then we traveled over to The Gateway To Mesa Verde — Mancos for their first annual Winter Holiday Arts Market with gallery hopping, pop-up exhibits and an art opening.
First stop, Hello Zark’s graphic design studio was transformed into a Renegade pop-up group show of local artists.
The place was aglow with Rosie Carter and David Butler’s Rural Electric Underground illuminated art pieces and lamps.
“Before the Rain” by TJ Zark
Highly textured encaustic by Carole Mehesy.
There was also a great showing of pottery, more paintings and finely crafted art forms.
For more information about the artists and pop-up shows to come, you can contact the Mancos Creative District.
A short walk around the block and we found the not to be missed Kilgore American Indian Art, and …
the Veryl Goodnight Gallery of fine paintings and bronze sculpture of the west.
We met a new artist named Benton Yazzie who paints on sand textured canvas, along with twenty or more artists showing work at the Community Center, and the vendors of excellent homemade fudge that really set the holiday tone. Another pop-up gallery at the local real estate Colorado Ranch and Realty was showing a group of fine art, beautifully crafted leather jackets, paintings of the local region, nature and landscapes, wool and knitted scarves and fine wood furniture.
The Beehive Boutique and Spa was exhibiting local artists as well.
Artisans of Mancos is open year round. An artist-run co-op, they have new works coming in weekly of woodworking, quilts, painting, jewelry, stained glass … it’s a treasure trove of artful creations. You are always sure to find that perfect gift for a special person, and for yourself!
Our final stop was at one of our very favorite restaurants in the Southwest, Olio. Chef Blankenship had invited another Creative District art show, and this was a solo exhibit of Dale Latta paintings (also on display was pottery by master ceramist, Nick Blaisdell).
The brilliant multimedia collage works adorned the adobe walls, and will remain on display through February 3rd of 2018.
As Santa always says, “Support your local artists and you’re sure to make the Nice list!”
We didn’t make it to all of the venues in Mancos, and we just know this new holiday arts market is going to grow and get better with every year.
Also, downtown Durango is a mecca of galleries and a must-do stroll for holiday shopping.
We wish you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and many joyous discoveries!
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As humans explore other worlds, the colonies they develop may change over time. While the first settlements may rely on individuals, as the outposts grow more self-sustaining, families will likely become the colonists of choice, a panel of experts said.
"The socioeconomic origins of colonists are going to change over time," science fiction author Charles E. Gannon told Space.com.
Earlier this year at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Gannon was part a panel of scientists and science communicators who discussed how future space colonies might look and act, and how such developments might affect the rest of humanity on Earth. Gannon was joined by nuclear physicist Ben Davis, forensic anthropologist Emily Finke, science teacher Lali DeRosier and moderator Kishore Hari, a self-described "professional nerd." [NASA's Wild Space Colony Concepts in Images]
"Trailblazers will be specialists; so will true pioneers. However, once you move to a settler model, things will change to a more normalized selection demographic," Gannon said in an email interview.
From individuals to families
Initially, space colonization may function a great deal like the American West. The first forays into the wilderness were made by travelers like Lewis and Clark, individuals who cut their way across the country to map it for those who stayed behind. The intrepid explorers had to carry their own supplies, all fabricated back home. The panel likened this sort of exploration to visits to the moon and Mars by small groups of astronaut explorers.
"Mars is a piece of cake compared to other bodies," Hari said during the session.
The initial stages of colonization would most likely be conducted by workers who would build the necessary support systems, the panelists said. This idea led to a vigorous discussion about who those workers might be. An audience member asked if the first colonists would be the wealthy elite, but the panelists quickly dismissed this, saying the group would more likely rely on blue-collar workers skilled at hands-on labor.
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"You put a bunch of college professors on a spaceship, and nothing's going to get done," Davis quipped.
"They'll form a committee," Gannon added.
Finke pointed out that the original American settlers consisted of a diverse group, including laborers, priests and scholars. The first space settlers might have a similar makeup. [SpaceX's Mars Colony Ship Concept in Pictures]
"Expect a working middle class for a while," Gannon said. "The wealthy will manipulate from safer, easier environments, and the poor are unlikely to have the necessary skill sets that warrant someone else paying a ticket for them."
But that would change over time, the panelists predicted.
As the colony moved toward self-sustainability, the type of settlers would change. Instead of plucky individuals setting down roots, settlers might consist of parents willing to brave the new frontier with families. Over time, the colonies would look more like frontier towns than collections of individuals.
Of course, families settling the West could make the journey fairly cheaply compared to taking a rocket to a new planet. While a space colony is still young and tethered to Earth, the home planet might have a vested interest in screening hopeful travelers, panelists said.
The panel debated the difficulty of screening a young family before sending them into space. Would hopeful colonists first be sent to Antarctica with their small children to see how they cope with the isolation? While physical health could be screened for when a person was young, how does one rate the social ability of a 2-year-old?
The group agreed that some method of screening would need to be applied, though Gannon said that once the colony was safe, such screening could be minimal.
"If you didn't do that, you're buying yourself potentially huge trouble on the back end," Hari said, referring to a screening process.
Untethered from Earth
Like in the Old West, the goal would be for the colony to become self-sustaining, the panel said. Once a colony could support itself, it would no longer need to rely on materials from Earth to survive. When asked if an organization on Earth could realistically hope to control what was happening on Mars, Davis said, "If they're still getting their caloric intake from someplace else, yup, you can." [Poll: Where Should Humanity Build Its First Space Colony?]
Gannon named the biggest challenge facing a colony that aimed to grow independent from the people back home: the supply of volatiles, particularly oxygen and water. The first explorers would need to find a way for colonists to harvest those on the new world, Gannon said.
"If you have to ship those to the colony, it will be both economically and physically dependent and probably never be profitable or really safe," Gannon said.
Even if an underground colony relied on rocks to shield itself from deadly radiation, it would still need enough water for similar shielding during vehicular missions, he said, making ice harvesting crucial to the colony's survival.
"There are plenty of other [challenges]," he said. "But this is the minimum ante for long-term self-supportability."
Building a new life
What it means to be self-sustaining would also be up for debate. While food, water and oxygen are all obvious things a colony would need to support itself, less clear are things like medicine and computers.
"The colony would ask the question early on what it values," Davis said. At that point, the colonists may seek to become fully independent from Earth, much like many of England's colonies did from the home country, Davis said. Each colony might approach its negotiations for materials differently, he said. "They'll find that out [what they value], and play political judo."
An effort to become self-sustaining would most likely affect colonial education. Instead of focusing on traditional schoolhouse learning, education might be more likely to follow family or professional lines, the panelists said. Children might serve as apprentices for other laborers or be taught the family trade. Instead of teaching broad concepts, education would more likely focus on learning specific trades.
The panelists named another requirement for full independence that Earth's colonists never had to worry about: genetic diversity.
Finke said the minimum viable human population is around 10,000. That doesn't mean a young colony would require 10,000 people to be self-sustaining. She suggested instead that a small population with a large sample of frozen embryos and sperm samples would be less expensive to send than a larger population.
Automation would also play a key role in a colony's survival. While humans require resources to survive, robots and automatons could potentially do many of the jobs without the same demand. The panel envisioned such machines playing a key role, particularly in early colonization. How dominant a part they play would depend a great deal on progress, Gannon said.
"Robotics is a wild card here," Gannon said.
Does humanity dare?
Contamination of other worlds would also be a significant concern in colonization. To close out the session, Hari asked the room if humans have the right to potentially damage another planet after proving to be such poor caretakers on Earth. Half the room said they thought humans should colonize other worlds, while a handful of people remained concerned.
"If humanity doesn't have the 'right' to exist, who sits in judgment?" Davis wondered. He pointed to the survival instinct that has brought humans to their current state, and the possibility of an event that could kill off the human population, such as an asteroid or comet impact.
But humans could do even more damage than depleting a world of natural resources and leaving behind a barren wasteland. People could inadvertently kill off an undetected life-form, which raises important moral issues, panelist said.
That may be more than just a question of politics or ecology. Gannon pointed out that contamination could be a two-way street, with results not immediately evident or consequential. He gave as an example the idea that an Earth-based bacteria like Escherichia coli (E. coli), found in the human gut, got loose on the surface of the world whose native life-forms had been overlooked for one of any number of reasons. It could take alien life 50 years to reject, attack or incorporate the bacteria. Or the life-form could simply learn how to break down the bacteria and eat it.
"But that means we've just taught the local microorganisms how to break down and eat something native to our biosphere," Gannon said. "We could be next on the menu, because our carelessness provided that advance learning."
Humans need to tread carefully, he said.
"The key question of the future is how to expand ethically," Finke said. "We need to expand in a way that does as little harm as possible to the environment."
Nola Taylor Tillman is a contributing writer for Space.com. She loves all things space and astronomy-related, and enjoys the opportunity to learn more. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and Astrophysics from Agnes Scott college and served as an intern at Sky & Telescope magazine. In her free time, she homeschools her four children. Follow her on Twitter at @NolaTRedd | <urn:uuid:10ff78a5-4ca8-423a-b0fb-38862bb1bf26> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.space.com/35179-space-colonies-for-future-humanity.html | 2024-04-14T23:30:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.971208 | 1,947 |
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Teenage Fanclub’s musical principles are decidedly middle-aged by now, but the Scottish band is still perfectly named. The objective of their fandom (Big Star, Neil Young) is youthful enthusiasm, addressing grown-up concerns with forever-young pop-rock stylings. Bless their Glaswegian hearts, they never sound bitter, 15-plus years after their brief alt-rock moment. Shadows opens with “Sometimes I Don’t Need to Believe in Anything,” and it’s the most unjaded paean to world-weariness that you’ll ever hear. Proof that youth is a state of mind you need never outgrow. | <urn:uuid:db8afcf4-dc35-4fc5-833e-6c03f0d74f6c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.spin.com/2010/06/teenage-fanclub-shadows-merge/ | 2024-04-14T23:51:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.936206 | 139 |
English rock and roll prodigy Nandi Bushell continued her trend of creating amazing covers of songs far older than she is on Monday when she shared her take on the Pixies’ classic “Where Is My Mind?”
Although the 33-year-old song is over triple Bushell’s age, that didn’t stop the talented multi-instrumentalist from laying down a near-flawless version of it after her recent success with the much more complex “Plug In Baby” by Muse (which earned her a guitar from Matt Bellamy). Check out her version of “Where Is My Mind?” below.
On Wednesday, Pixies responded to the video from their official Twitter account, simply telling Bushell it was “Great work.” The response falls somewhere between Bellamy’s gift of a guitar (which Tom Morello had also given to her a while back after covering Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerrilla Radio.”) and Dave Grohl’s insistence on challenging Bushell to a drum battle (in which he admitted defeat after using his daughter’s kit) last year.
See the exchange below.
— PIXIES (@PIXIES) April 7, 2021
Bushell has spent much of the past pandemic-filled year showing that she’s one of the most talented young rockers on the planet while earning praise from a who’s who of the music world for her covers of classic tracks. | <urn:uuid:a2a0689d-5c0f-4406-a260-98461c3e051f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.spin.com/2021/04/pixies-nandi-bushell-where-is-my-mind/ | 2024-04-14T23:44:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.958517 | 316 |
Round Town Brewery, Indianapolis, Indiana
If you’re looking for a literal destination, head over to Round Town Brewery. Round Town is definitely a favorite for Indianapolis beer lovers, but it’s also the culmination of a journey – decades in the making – for brewer Jerry Sutherlin and co-owner Eric Fear. Sutherlin started as a server and bartender in 1995 and never looked back. Sutherlin wanted to brew that beer…the hometown suds that everybody drinks, and it’s already in bars and restaurants all over town. But getting it from the source makes it a special experience.
Round Town Brewery, a nod to Indy’s longtime nickname as the Circle City, opened its doors in the Biltwell Event Center in 2016, an industrial space with cement floors and high ceilings, and is about one mile from the Lucas Oil Stadium.
The flagship Round Town Lager is an American twist on a classic Vienna-style lager with “hints of toasted bran, a touch of malt sweetness balanced by a slightly heavy-handed use of delicate noble hops to finish crisp.” The 2017 Indiana Brewer’s Cup winner, K.I.S.S. IPA is very popular, and along with the lager, is available for carryout in cans or growlers.
Once a month, you can clink your glasses for a cause at the “Pound of Cure” where 16% of sales are donated to a local charity. You can also drink with Fido and have fun with your friends, because Round Town Brewery is a dog-friendly establishment with pinball machines, board games, and mega-sized versions of Connect 4 and Jenga. And you can show off your best Brew IQ with two games of Sporcle Live Trivia every Sunday night at 6 and 7 PM! | <urn:uuid:c8bbe010-c667-4e97-9262-957d44a88c4b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2018/04/sporcle-live-spotlight-round-town-brewery/ | 2024-04-15T00:56:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.944806 | 382 |
Tucked away in the old city of Zurich, you will find a small bar called “Aelpli-Bar”. The name “Aelpli-Bar” translates to “Mountain Bar” in English, and it couldn’t be more fitting. The moment you step inside, you will be transported to a warm and cozy mountain atmosphere.
The traditional Swiss furniture and the waitstaff dressed in Swiss attire add to the overall ambiance. You will also get treated to live music performed by local artists. These performances take place every day at 20:00. They have a good selection of Swiss beers and their signature drink, the Aelpli Milk.
This unique alcoholic beverage is made with raw eggs. It sounds a bit odd, and it is definitely an acquired taste, but I loved it. It had a nice foamy texture from the eggs and a sweet taste. I would for sure say that the drink is worth a try. | <urn:uuid:f15ea5d2-3f3d-4541-8135-02622a4327a6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.spottedbylocals.com/zurich/aelpli-bar/ | 2024-04-14T23:22:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.961974 | 202 |
Feather beach vacation They can range from weekend getaways to more fulfilling trips. But the most important thing is to have fun and have lots of Peace in the sun No matter what kind of rest you’re planning, there’s sure to be one Beach resort in its own style.
To help with this mission, the US News newspaper put together a list of the world’s best beach resorts—and there’s a Brazilian on the list, too. Watch the sunset from Curaçao, take a tour of Hawaii or take a walk along the golden sands of Spain. the possibilities are endless.
Check out the selected 22:
Salinas Maceo Resort – Alagos – Brazil
The only Brazilian on the list, the Salinas Maceo Resort (pictured above) is sought after by many travelers who trip to alagos – and no less.
The place has services for the little ones, such as a special children’s buffet, a club, and facilities such as baby cribs and strollers, in addition to Lots of leisure activities and relaxing by the sea.
All meals are included in the rate so you and your kids can enjoy everything throughout the day without worrying about breaking the bank. Although the property is equipped with some swimming pools for children, Its main attraction is the coast,
Ipoca Beach has white sand and azure waters, as well as chairs and umbrellas for everyone to relax in.
Esperanza Resort – Mexico
Esperanza Resort, located in the Mexican city of Cabo San Lucas, caters to travelers who are looking for just a soak in the sun on their beach vacation. The spa, for example, offers beach massages in open-air cabanas.
You can also go horseback riding along the ocean sands or have a beautiful photo shoot on the beach, courtesy of your stay.
Another unavoidable activity, according to critics, is dinner on the beach. As well as the crashing waves, visitors loved the delicious cuisine and the fun atmosphere.
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Renowned businessman, Bob Keiller has an extensive business history with most notable achievements including creating PSN by completing a $280m management buyout from Halliburton in 2006
Keiller, who confirmed his retirement from Wood Group in 2015, set up the consultancy AB15 to give entrepreneurs affordable access to his years of experience.
“AB15 is a working name for a consultancy that captures the idea of providing support for others and without trying to make it a profit making organisation,” Keiller said.
“What I’m trying to do is say if I provide you with tens of thousands of pounds worth of coaching I want you to turnaround and provide that coaching to the next generation of businesses – maybe not now, maybe not next year but maybe in five years’ time or even longer. I want to try and create that pay forward commitment, that ripple effect, so people can take what I give them and what other people give them and say this creates an obligation and I have to give this back somewhere along the line.” | <urn:uuid:9d2f2168-d348-4786-91b3-26a149a05d3d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-aberdeen-presents-bob-keiller-ab15/ | 2024-04-14T22:50:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.977947 | 215 |
Attorney Chad Stavley negotiated a $505,000 settlement for a Portland couple who were on a motorcycle when they were hit by a teenage driver who ran a stop sign. The motorcyclist suffered a fractured wrist and torn scapholunate ligament, which required surgical repair. In addition, the motorcyclist's wife suffered soft-tissue injuries. The at-fault driver's insurance company denied liability. Initially, the couple hired another local law firm to represent them. When that firm was unable to resolve the case, the couple contacted Chad Stavley.
Chad filed a lawsuit against the at-fault teenager and her father because the vehicle was being used for a family purpose. Chad then began working with the doctors to present the most compelling testimony possible. As the trial date grew nearer, the defense reached out, wanting to discuss resolving the case. The case settled for $505,000 before trial. | <urn:uuid:9175d34c-1bac-4a3f-8acc-cd6be4039d40> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.stavleylaw.com/blog/case-result-505000-motorcycle-injury | 2024-04-14T22:37:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.978079 | 189 |
The motto `veritas liberabit vos' (the truth shall set you free) is taken from John 8:32. St. Clement College, a centre of learning, has taken this as her motto, keeping in mind the dual role the college plays in the life of her students. As the centre of philosophical studies, she facilitates as well as inspires the students to pursue Truth. It is inherent in every person to search for meaning and truth and all the more it is true of students of philosophy. Anyone who studies here is shown the path to Truth winnowing out the falsehood that blurs one's true vision of Reality. Once a person is in possession of truth, s/he understands the design of God for herself/himself, for others and for the world. The consequence of such understanding is to work for the maintenance of cosmic harmony eschewed of exploitation and oppression of the 'withering reed' or the 'dimly burning wick 'and positively establish Freedom - Empirical and Transcendental. Empirical freedom is freedom from linguistic religio-cultural and racial prejudice; freedom from inhuman treatment based on 'master-servant' attitude; freedom from sin, evils, corruption and exploitation. Transcendental freedom is freedom from `time-space- content' limitations. St. Clement College, by imparting wisdom, makes us sharers of Truth and Freedom. The Truth shall set us Free.
The emblem of St. Clement College expresses the true spirit of the motto: the truth shall set you free. The cross symbolizes Truth. Jesus is the Truth, the Revelation of Absolute Truth. Jesus being the Truth reveals the Truth. The free flying dove represents Freedom. The dove is placed at the centre of the Cross. At the heart of Truth is Freedom. This is not an external freedom but an inner freedom that emanates from the realization of God, the Absolute Truth. The inner freedom allows us to limit ourselves but enhances everyone else. To reach this Truth and Freedom one has to pursue truth through constant search and inquiry. The book at the bottom represents the spirit of serious search the student undertakes in his years of living in St. Clement College. In all these we are ably assisted by the Helper the Holy Spirit represented by the fire. The Holy Spirit purifies the individuals, strengthens our resolve and allows us to make the journey, the journey to Truth and Freedom. | <urn:uuid:7fd54bbe-be51-4786-88dd-b59d8e98940d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.stclementcollege.com/motto-and-emblem | 2024-04-14T22:59:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.923199 | 489 |
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Three client challenges every adviser will face in The Inheritance Economy
We are living in an ageing society.
In the UK, it is estimated that 1.2% of the British population passes away each year. This equates to over 750,000 people per annum – and deaths are expected to rise over the next 10 years.
Unfortunately, the amount of inheritance tax (IHT) being paid by families is rising. This is often as a result of beneficiaries who are not properly advised. The Financial Times reported that the value of IHT receipts to HMRC last year was a massive £5.4 billion. This number is expected to double by 2030 to more than £10 billion.
This amount of inter-generational wealth transfers is unprecedented in UK history. Known as The Inheritance Economy, it has created a once in a life time opportunity for financial advisers.
But what are the main hurdles advisers need to overcome to reduce wealth cascading outside of the client’s family?
Control & Access
Firstly, there is a huge misconception that estate planning only involves setting up trusts or gifting inheritance. While these traditional solutions may work for some, they involve clients giving up control or access to their capital.
There are increasingly popular alternatives emerging. These are tax-efficient and provide clients with flexibility and capital growth, without capital falling outside of their estate. One of the most effective is Business Relief (BR); a piece of government legislation offering IHT relief.
Investing in assets which qualify for BR such as British forestry, hotels and residential developments, or stocks on the AiM Index, will fully relieve any IHT liability after just two years, providing they are held at the time of death.
In contrast, gifts and trusts, require seven years before they qualify for IHT relief.
For advisers who have clients whose financial circumstances are likely to change as they grow older and require long-term care, BR has the advantages of speed, control and an income stream to bequeath to their heirs.
It’s Good to Talk
There can sometimes be a real reluctance for families to discuss money and longer-term plans with each other. Older generations may be reluctant to discuss sensitive topics like The ‘M’ Word (aka: money) with their spouse or children.
Here, financial advisers will have a crucial role to play in removing this taboo. Advisers are uniquely positioned to deal with sensitive issues at a delicate point in their clients’ lives.
We often meet advisers who say they get push back from clients on this subject. However, perhaps it is the way the subject has been presented to them, rather than the subject itself.
Building meaningful relationships with your clients and their family is an effective method of preserving clients during the inheritance economy, as you handle their household finances and get to know their families. If the client has a spouse, arrange a meeting between the three of you in order to work through these details together.
Providing Holistic Inter-Generational Advice
What has become increasingly apparent to us is that no matter how good an adviser, they cannot offer a complete financial planning service on their own in the Inheritance Economy.
In most cases, clients will also need legal services for wills, Power of Attorney, probate and tax advisory services for end of life estate administration to facilitate the smooth transfer of wealth to their beneficiaries.
To help advisers, our award winning service – Stellar ICENI – is primarily designed to widen the breadth and scope of advice that a financial adviser can offer. By collaborating with other specialist experts in estate planning, advisers can unlock new opportunities within their existing client base.
Remember: every client will have children, parents or grandparents, so who is advising them?
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Rita Clare (Rosenbaum) Butler
April 10, 1946 ~ March 7, 2024 (age 77) 77 Years Old
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Rita Butler, deceased Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Cardiac arrest due to sudden onset of pneumonia while in ICU at UofL St. Mary’s hospital, Louisville, KY.
Rita is survived by her husband, Craig Butler and nephews Michael Natkin and Joel Natkin. Her parents were Ann and Benjamin Rosenbaum (deceased). Born in West Orange NJ, she attended Indiana University majoring in fine arts, then attended school in California to get certified to teach elementary education. She moved to Louisville in the early 70’s and started with the Louisville Free Public Library as she obtained a degree from the University of Kentucky in library science, to become a children’s librarian, working in that capacity for most of her 30 years with LFPL, retiring in 2006. She loved telling stories, had a rich repertoire of folk songs from the 60’s she loved to share, loved gardening to tend to her many varieties of flowers (and vegetables) in her gardens at her Beechmont neighborhood home with the help of her husband Craig of over 38 years. Rita was active on the board of Interfaith Paths for Peace as she represented the Baha’i Faith which she faithfully adhered to since joining in the late 60’s. She also was on the board of Louisville Grows, planting trees and helping with various community events. She will be missed by all of those who were touched by her direct frankness, broad range of knowledge, sympathy and heart centered nature.
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Memorial Reception, Sunday March 10th, 7:15 pm at Bahai Center, Louisville. 3808 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Ky 40218. https://www.louisvillebahai.org/contact.
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The City of Vancouver wants more temporary modular housing to shelter people on welfare and low incomes.
The city is looking to speed up the delivery of these accommodations that are composed of prefabricated sections and assembled using a crane.
On February 16 this year, the city opened its first temporary modular housing development at 220 Terminal Avenue.
The three-storey housing project has 40 units. Each suite measuring 250 square feet has its own bathroom and kitchen.
To expedite the process of creating more temporary modular housing, a recommendation has been made for council to delegate to city staff the power to relax zoning and development bylaws.
The proposal to assign the discretionary power to the director of planning and the development permit board is contained in a report to council by Kent Munro, who is the assistant director of Midtown with the city.
“The action recommended in this report will reduce development application approval times and will enable the City to be more nimble and responsive when realizing similar projects to address critical housing needs,” Munro wrote in his report.
The development at 220 Terminal Avenue was done on city-owned land.
Munro noted that one important observation from the pilot project was that “development approvals processing challenges were complex and time-consuming and that those issues could hamper the city’s ability to respond to needs and opportunities when they present themselves”.
Temporary modular housing is intended for people on welfare assistance, and seniors’ pension, and renters who cannot afford market rates.
Munro noted in his report that this type of public housing is limited to a maximum of five years, and subject to extension for another five years.
Temporary modular housing is seen as ideal for vacant sites that are subject to future development.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The famous "ice bucket" challenge is inspiring thousands of Indians to follow suit, but with a twist - they are replacing ice with rice in a bid to help the country's vast population of poor, hungry people.
The challenge, going viral on social media, involves donating a bucket of rice to someone in need and clicking a picture to share online, with a tag #RiceBucketChallenge, to raise awareness.
Started by 38-year-old journalist Manju Latha Kalanidhi in the southern city of Hyderabad, the movement's Facebook page (http://on.fb.me/1tASxph) defines it as a "local challenge for local needs" and has clocked more than 52,000 'likes' so far.
Mr Kalanidhi's project has started to draw mass support. Students of the Indian Institute of Management in the southern state of Kerala posted a video (http://bit.ly/1pp3uer) after donating rice, while budget airline AirAsia India said its chief executive and senior management will participate on Monday.
The inspiration was drawn from the "ice bucket" challenge, in which people pour a bucket of ice-cold water over their heads to encourage donations for research into Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease. Celebrities such as software tycoon Bill Gates and tennis great Roger Federer have participated. "I felt (the ice bucket challenge) was a little bizarre... hunger is a disease anybody would connect with," Mr Kalanidhi told Reuters.
Mass hunger, much of it poverty-induced, continues to haunt India. The country last year ranked 63rd on a list of 78 countries tracked by the International Food Policy Research Institute's Global Hunger Index. China ranked sixth.
Tackling poverty is high on new Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda. On Thursday, he launched a banking-for-all scheme that he said should end "financial untouchability" and help lift people out of poverty.
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Stree Sanman MyKit-Suvidha is a complete menstrual hygiene kit for women during periods.
Sanitary Napkins are an essential item for women during periods. It helps to absorb the menstrual flow and also ensures female menstrual hygiene. Besides sanitary napkins, women also use eco-friendly menstrual products such as menstrual cups and cloth sanitary pads. But many women continue to use sanitary pads as they found them affordable to use during periods. Along with sanitary napkins, there are many more materials that women need to maintain menstrual hygiene. A complete menstrual hygiene kit can help women to maintain menstrual hygiene during periods.
During periods, women’s bodies should be clean and hygienic to avoid any infection or menstrual-related issues in the future. But in some areas, where there is no or less water availability or primary sanitization material, women face many challenges in maintaining menstrual hygiene during periods. It gives rise to various menstrual-related issues that cause many problems to a woman’s body internally and externally. Infections and irritation are common cases that occur due to a lack of menstrual hygiene. Additionally, improper menstrual waste management harms the health of both living beings and nature. To avoid such practices, Stree Sanman has launched MyKit-Suvidha, a complete menstrual hygiene kit during periods and a must-have product for all women.
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Stree Sanman MyKit-Suvidha is a complete menstrual hygiene essential kit that helps women to maintain menstrual hygiene. It not only helps women with Sanitary Napkins but also other menstrual essentials such as sanitary napkin disposal bags, Wet tissues, Dry tissues, and a 15ml hand sanitizer. Below are the different ways through which MyKit-Suvidha will help women to maintain menstrual hygiene during periods.
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Women should never use sanitary napkins for 3-4 hours during heavy flow and 5-6 hours during medium or low flow. Today’s women want to be financially independent, and they choose to work a 9 to 5 job. And being for such long hours on one sanitary pad during periods is uncomfortable and disturbs menstrual hygiene. MyKit-Suvidha will provide 14 Premium Sanitary Napkins that will help women with the easy availability of sanitary napkins. Women can easily change their pads and save themselves from infection and irritation that is often caused due to unhygienic practices during periods.
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Often women flush the used sanitary napkins or keep them in the corner of the washroom. It makes the toilet unhygienic for other women to use. Flushing the sanitary napkins leads to draining blockage that risks the life of the drain cleaning workers who clean the blockage during monsoon. During such a situation, MyKit-Suvidha will help with 14 sanitary napkin disposal bags to help women throw the sanitary napkins after using them. It will avoid practices of flushing the sanitary napkins or keeping them in the corner of the washroom.
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During period days, it is essential to maintain intimate hygiene during periods. If the area is kept unclean, the risk of getting infection and irritation increases. And if it is not treated well, it may also lead to various menstrual disorders that may last long. MyKit-Suvidha will provide 14 wet tissues to clean the intimate area and will also make women feel fresh. It will help women when there is non-availability of water and save women from various issues caused when the private area is kept unhygienic during periods.
14 Dry tissues and a 15ml hand sanitizer for cleaning hands:
After changing and cleaning the menstrual materials, women’s hands contain lots of germs and bacteria. If women kept their hands unclean, it would lead to various diseases. MyKit-Suvidha will help women with 14 dry tissues to make their hands dry and a 15ml hand sanitizer to kill the bacteria and germs present in their hands after cleaning and changing the menstrual materials. Using sanitizer will the hands feel fresh and fragranced.
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All Star Customer Success: The One Part of Your Business You’ve Been Neglecting
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Most brands spend THOUSANDS of hours, and dollars, looking to get more customers to use their product or service. Thinking that’s the end goal.
But they’re forgetting something.
It’s one thing to get new customers, but it’s another thing to KEEP them.
“...customer retention isn’t as sexy and exciting as customer acquisition. It’s a bit of a long-tail effect, and a difficult one to measure at that. But considering that the fastest way to lose a customer is through a single negative customer service interaction, it’s worth taking the time to think through a solid customer retention strategy...” -Spoken blog
Here’s the deal.
Established or new, providing superb customer support is becoming the backbone of the survival of a company.
When a report by Microsoft Global Customer Service states that 62% of global consumers state that they have stopped doing business with a brand or organization due to a poor customer service experience, your entrepreneurial ears should perk up.
We’re going to share with you:
- The benefits of providing above-and-beyond customer support.
- How it impacts your business.
- How we find, hire, and manage our team of remote customer service reps, aka Happiness Officers, that are just as popular as the Strikingly product itself.
- Why speed and quality of your customer support should be a top priority.
And where you can start - even as a solopreneur today - in building a “self-service resolution” page that will not only help your audience, but support your business.
Where the Customer Support Industry is Now
Think back to the last time you went to a restaurant. What was your experience like?
Even if the food was okay, but the customer service was superb, you’ll tell your friends, family, colleagues and coworkers all about it - and why they should go.
Now think back to the last time you went to a restaurant where the customer service was terrible. The food was okay. But the lack of customer service put such a bad taste in your mouth that it makes you avoid that location at all costs.
And ‘yes’ - you tell your friends, family, colleagues, and coworkers on why they should avoid it, as well.
We can all admit that having a positive customer care experience, whether it’s offline or online, can heighten a person’s perception of a business, brand, or service.
We’ve mentioned before how “going deeper, not wider” in building a relationship with your audience, and providing above-and-beyond value to them, can be a major factor to the growth of your business.
One happy customer can equal as many as 9 referrals for your business, according to surveys by American Express. And customers who encounter positive customer care experiences are nearly 3 times more likely to recommend a brand to others.
Quality customer service is becoming such a high priority for companies, that they are putting more emphasis on the experience’s they deliver to their customer, to rein in on that competitive advantage.
Not product, not price - but the customer experience.
Studies from Deloitte show that “82% of business’ are viewing the customer experience as [THEE] competitive difference [between them and other companies within their industry]. [They] view accuracy and the quality of information provided, as well as the ease of interaction, as the most important attributes of a quality customer experience”.
And when you read customer service studies that derive “that even a 5% increase in customer retention can lead to an increase of profits somewhere between 25%-95%” and lift revenue by 15%, you rethink some of your business priorities and realize that customer service is a key component to customer retention.
Now, let’s first go into how Strikingly set up it’s Customer Support team - from the hiring process to the training practices.
Assembling the Customer Support Team
How Strikingly Interviews For The Support Team
“They should know what they’re getting into”, says Allen, the Queen Bee and Lead Officer of our Happiness Officer team, when asked about Strikingly’s hiring process.
To clarify, Strikingly’s Happiness Officers are essentially Customer Service Reps with a few special qualifications. As stated by Allen:
“The interview process, as well as the onboarding training, is tough. Out of 10 candidates, we’ll interview 4, and only 1 will make it through”.
The Happiness Officer Leaders, Allen & Genesis, interview candidates by recommendation only.
There are 2 rounds of interviews for the Customer Support Team:
Round 1: The Culture Interview
“Being a motivated, honest, and socially skilled “people person” is rare enough, which is why in a majority of customer-facing positions, technical skill should only be a concern after these major personality traits are evident”. -Gregory Ciotti
During Round 1 of interviews, Allen checks the candidate's attitude, personality, and how they handle stress. The candidate is asked the usual rounds of questions you would expect, ending with this rather unusual one: Do you curse?
Plot twist! People who curse are usually those that fit right in.
Researchers of the Graduate School of Stanford Business found that “profanity is associated with less lying and deception at the individual level, and with higher integrity at the society level”.
In general, Allen is not only looking for these individual’s motivations (e.g., How do you spend your time after work? What gives you a strong sense of achievement and satisfaction?), but also your EQ (or emotional intelligence).
How does she find that out? By having the candidate write a “happy” breakup letter.
Here’s a sample “happy” breakup letter that moved the candidate into the second round.
This tests the individual’s ability to be empathetic, and clear with their intentions, in an obviously tough (if not awkward) situation.
Accomplishing this says a lot about your character and your ability to communicate effectively.
Round 2: The Skills Interview
In this round, Genesis talks with the candidate to find out more about their customer service experience. She will give the candidate hypothetical situations to find out how they would manage in tough situations.
She knows that the candidate will not know the “answers” to ALL of these questions, but they’re looking for someone who can speak in a friendly tone, making sure to iterate to the user that they understand the situation, and that the candidate is aware of the parts they don’t know.
Allen & Genesis’ Tips for Success:
- See questions as a creative issue rather than a straightforward problem.
- Be positive and personal. Think of the user as your friend! How would you write to your friend?
- Know when to include instructions and when to include a link from Strikingly’s knowledge base.
- Be concise. Avoid long messages.
- Avoid vague language and formal terms such as “sir” and“ma’am”..
Breaking Down Our Customer Support Training Process
After the individual has made it through the interview process, they move onto product training.
Anyone who has ever sold a product or service to another individual, knows that the more in-depth knowledge you know about a product or service - the quicker you can respond to a person’s query.
And as you can imagine, this builds trust in the brand and the product.
Our onboarding training course, which is all done online, lasts for 10 days. Each day, the new employee learning a new set of skills that takes them through the “cracks and crevices” of our product.
The Team Lead, Genesis, answers any questions the trainees may have using a Slack Training Chat Room. If the trainee is extraordinarily confused with instructions, via chat, a direct call is arranged.
After they go live, if a Happiness Officer needs ‘an assist’, they can easily reach out to their teammates in a Slack room - created just for the team. There, they can get help and support to fully handle the customer’s question.
But training doesn’t stop there.
The Happiness Officer Team has a quality assurance/calibration meeting, weekly. At this meeting, the team studies individual performances, as well as, the team as a whole.
If during this performance review, the Team Leaders see that a team member is struggling with the training, the trainee is given up-training.
But get this...
In these cases, the trainee will go LIVE with that supervisor for 1 week - where they will get 1-on-1 training. They are given a room. They are fed 3 meals a day, with snacks. And they will receive direct mentorship from the Happiness Officer Leadership, to become better (if not the best) at their role.
Where Training meets Execution
At Strikingly we get excited about the idea of our Happiness Officers having the opportunity to interact with our users. No matter if you’re a free or paid member, we feel our users deserve to receive quality customer support and over-the-top assistance, that will make them successful in their endeavors.
At this point, our Happiness Officers have been trained on product knowledge and the tone of their approach to Strikingly’s users.
We’ve seen that there two other factors that are critical to customer support success: Going Above & Beyond + The Need for Speed.
Let’s jump into it.
Going Above & Beyond
Strikingly’s Happiness Officer Team exhausts every resource to help our users be successful. This mindset has lead to some interesting interactions such as:
Example #1: Users have asked where to find a job and asked the Happiness Officer Team to critique their resume/online portfolio. They’re directed to Upwork and yes, we do critique their resume. The most common resume feedback has been to add more experience and detailed descriptions (in case you needed help too).
Example #2: A user was building a website for a charity, but didn’t know how to raise funds. We sent them url links to their social welfare government office and directed them to websites like GoFundMe.
And in the end, here is what some of our users have to say about our Happiness Officers:
A survey was even done by A Guide to Website Builders, who rated all the website builders and customer support currently out there. We ranked #2.
And this is what they had to say about our Happiness Officer Team.
The Need for Speed
The industry standard for a response to an email is 24 hrs.
Strikingly’s Happiness Officer team averages an email response at 8 minutes.
For our 24/7 live chat, the longest wait for a user to speak with one of our Officers is 28 seconds. And even then, a Happiness Officer’s backup will take over if no one is online within 10 seconds to respond.
In a report by Microsoft, “56% of consumers said they have higher expectations for customer service now, than they did in 2015”.
If you’re a solopreneur, don’t think this statement doesn’t apply to you.
From the time that you wake up to when you lay your head down to rest, you should be ON TOP Of any questions, concerns, or other statements that people have about your product or service like bark on a tree!
Keep the response times as low as you can. The quality of your answers high. With EQ in the forefront of every response.
Turn all of your alerts and notifications on your phone, “ON”. Set up those Google Alerts. And prepare to please, delight, and offer creative solutions - at ludicrous speeds.
Someone tags you in a Twitter post, praising your product:
“Like” and comment “Oh wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment. We appreciate the poop out of you. Retweeting to share the love”!
Someone reaches out to you in Facebook Messenger with a concern: “Hey X! Thank you so much for pointing out this hiccup in our system. We’re on top of it now, and I’ll personally ping you when it’s been fixed. Again, THANK YOU”!
Someone goes on a tirade on your Facebook Page/Amazon/Yelp: “We’re so sorry that you feel this way, and that we weren’t able to provide you the experience you deserve. Please email me here (me@dopespot) with ‘Subject Line: Fix STAT’. If you’re comfortable with it as well, please leave your phone number so I can walk you through this challenge you’re having - step-by-step. I’ll keep an eye out for your email”.
You, obviously, don’t have to use these sample answers word for word - but you see what we did there.
More examples other organizations have used here.
Though before someone “pings” you on social, there is a ‘First Line of Defense’ you can put in place that can save you from repetitiously putting out the same fires.
The Self Service Resolution
If you’re a solopreneur, and you don’t have a budget to hire and train a customer support team, don’t fret. You can still use, to your advantage, a Frequently Asked Question (or FAQ) page on your website.
Over 86% of the 5000 people Microsoft surveyed expect brands and organizations to have a FAQ page [and Knowledge Base articles] on their website.
Consider your FAQ page to be the first line of defense that your visitors use to get the answers to their queries as opposed to depending on customer support agents - or emailing you - their questions.
And an added bonus. You SEO junkies are going to love this.
One way to improve your SEO and increase traffic, for your entire website, is to include long tail keywords on your FAQ page. We’ll get into that in a second.
Here are the assets you should keep in mind when creating an effective FAQ page.
HEADERS & TEXT
Gather EVERY. SINGLE. QUESTION. anyone has ever asked you about your product or service and write that question in the Header section of your FAQ page.
Again, this will allow that question to rank in search engines and contribute to improving your SEO and increased traffic to your website.
SCREENSHOTS WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS
According to research compiled by 3M, visuals are processed 60,000 times faster than text.
Don’t we all follow along better with visuals? Make it easy to walk your customer through the process, by giving them a detailed description, as well as visuals, on how they can accomplish the task on their own.
One of our favorite tools we use, to capture an image on our computer screen, is Snagit. And we add arrows, texts, and any other edits inside Google Docs.
To say that we use this daily, is an understatement.
There’s a reason why YouTube has become the 2nd largest search engine for video tutorials and why so many companies are investing in this medium.
Research done by Animoto states that 4X as many consumers would prefer to watch a video about a product than to read about it.
Because, it’s an easy format to follow along to - giving the visitor the ability to start and pause the video at anytime. And they’ll have a clear understanding of how your solution works for them.
For video screen captures that we want to make into gifs, we use LiceCap.
For .mp4 videos we use QuickTime “New Screen Recording” to record the computer screen. And Quicktime’s “New Audio Recording” to record the audio over top of the screen recording. We cinch that altogether in iMovie or Adobe Premiere Pro.
Add a few opening and ending titles, add some music we usually get from BenSound, and we have a video tutorial in under an hour (most of the time).
Another screen recording tool, that is an all-in-one and increasingly growing in popularity, is Camtasia.
The Rules of the Game
So that’s it…
That’s how we have built our All Star Customer Support Team and how you, even as a solopreneur, can build the foundation for your customer support system as well.
Here’s the bottom line.
The best customer service should always be remarkable and focused on alleviating the user’s needs with quality of service and speed.
Quality and Speed. The rules of the game.
And whether that’s through 24/7 customer support or a detailed FAQ section - when you approach users that are business and emotionally driven, this process becomes all the more imperative to you, and your audience’s, success.
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If you’re one to enjoy city life with the opportunity for a quick escape to the sea, or if you want to study in a vibrant city with multiple attractions and some of the best global universities, Sydney is the place for you.
Also known as Emerald City for being a metropolis, Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, an Australian state that hosted around 244,193 international students just in the last year.
Studying in Sydney means studying in a city with a high quality of life, amazing weather, a thriving student life, and countless resources for students. If you’re exploring the idea of studying here, here’s everything you need to know.
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Top Reasons to Study in Sydney
There is a myriad of reasons why Sydney is an ideal study destination. Here are some fun facts and reasons to consider studying in Harbour City (that’s another nickname for Sydney).
- Sydney was ranked the fourth safest city in the world in Safe Cities Index 2021.
- You’ve probably heard of the famous Bondi Beach. However, Sydney has over 100 other beautiful beaches to choose from.
- Sydney has some of the most famous landmarks in the world, including the iconic Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- With over 240 kilometres (150 mi) of shoreline, Sydney has one of the world’s largest natural harbours.
- Sydney is home to globally leading education institutions such as The University of Sydney and The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney).
- Sydney’s climate is agreeable throughout the entire year; the city has over 300 days of visible sunshine.
- Sydney is one of the first cities to welcome the New Year and has amazing fireworks displays to celebrate it each year.
- Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities globally, with around 44% of its inhabitants being born overseas.
- With the highest concentration of professional workers per capital city and headquarters of the majority of ASX-listed companies, Sydney is considered Australia’s economic and financial capital.
Best Universities in Sydney
Apart from its beautiful natural sights and magnificent architecture, Sydney is also home to some prestigious universities that continuously rank among the top universities in the world.
If you’re planning to study abroad in Sydney, Australia, here are some of the best universities that you should consider:
The University of Sydney
With over 170 years of shaping Australian education since its establishment, the University of Sydney is a leading educational institution both nationally and internationally. Consistently ranking in the top 50 universities globally, this university gathers students from all over the world due to its quality of education and prestige. Here, you’ll find numerous undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs in various disciplines.
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- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Faculty of Science
- School of Architecture, Design and Planning
- University of Sydney Business School
- Conservatorium of Music
- Sydney Law School
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
Another globally-leading tertiary institution, the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) was established in 1949 and has since then made an ongoing contribution to education and society in Australia. The university offers plenty of undergraduate, postgraduate, and graduate research programs.
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) is divided into seven main faculties for you to choose from:
- Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture
- UNSW Business School
- Faculty of Engineering
- UNSW Law
- UNSW Medicine
- UNSW Science
- UNSW Canberra (tertiary education for midshipmen and officer cadets of the Australian Defence Force)
University of Technology Sydney
With many areas of study ranking in the top 100 in the world, the University of Technology Sydney is another high-quality educational institution in Sydney. This university offers more than 130 undergraduate and 210 postgraduate courses across a variety of exciting fields of study.
You can choose from these courses in one of the nine schools and faculties that the University of Technology Sydney offers:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- UTS Business School
- Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
- Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
- Faculty of Health
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Science
- Graduate School of Health
- TD School (Transdisciplinary School)
Founded in 1964, Macquarie University has gained global recognition in key research areas and continuously improves to offer Australian and international students a quality education. With top-notch facilities and a variety of study subjects to choose from, this university is a great choice if you’re planning to study in Sydney.
Macquarie University is divided into four major faculties:
- Faculty of Arts
- Macquarie Business School
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
Student Life in Sydney
Sydney student life has much more to offer than just studying or researching at your university. Surrounded by beautiful beaches and countless attractions, Sydney has something for everyone. Especially after the relaxation of COVID-19 measures, the city’s cultural and entertainment scenes are booming.
Here are a few things to consider:
- Socialising. It is important for every student, especially international students, to make time for their hobbies and extracurricular activities. By doing so, you will both improve your physical and mental health and make some friends along the way. Most universities in Sydney offer a wide range of clubs, societies, and sports and recreation facilities.
- Food and coffee. If you’re a restaurant connoisseur and like to try new fine-dining places, try Aalia for Middle Easter Fine Dining, Restaurant Hubert for classic French dishes, or the delicious French-Asian tasting menu at Tetsuya’s Restaurant. For some cheap eats, visit Bar Reggio for mouth-watering Italian pizza & pasta, Spice I am for Thai food, or get some tasty takeaway at Malay Chinese Takeaway. And if you enjoy sipping some coffee at a cute coffee shop, Boon Cafe, La Renaissance Patisserie (The Rocks), Two Good Eggs Cafe, Celsius Coffee Co., and Café Monstera are just a few of the many lovely spots in Sydney.
- Student resources. Each international student may need additional support at some point, and for this, the NSW Government established Study NSW. Study NSW provides various free programs to help students with resources for living, studying, and working in the state. A lot of universities also have their own student support centres with access to counselling and mental health support, career centres, health services, learning support, and more.
Top Things To See and Do in Sydney
We’ve established that there is plenty to see and do in Sydney, but here is a checklist of the main attractions you should check out when you make it to the city and have some time on your hands:
- Sydney Opera House
- Sydney Harbour & Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Sydney Ferries
- Royal Botanic Garden
- Manly Beach
- Darling Harbour
- The Rocks
- Taronga Zoo Sydney
- Queen Victoria Building
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Bondi Beach
- Sydney Tower Eye Observation Deck
- Watsons Bay
- St. Mary’s Cathedral
Public Transportation in Sydney
Sydney is a popular tourist destination and, therefore, a busy transportation hub. Sydney Airport offers plenty of domestic and international flights and connections. As for public transport, New South Wales uses a smartcard ticketing system called Opal. You can use your Opal card for the metro/train, bus, ferry, and light rail services in Sydney and its suburbs.
The Opal card is available to buy online or from over-the-counter sellers. Student concessions for this card are available only for a small number of students who study full-time under some Australian Government scholarships.
Sydney Cost of Living and Student Accommodation
Being a popular Australian city and a gathering place for many internationals who want to live and study here, Sydney is known for having a high cost of living. However, seeing as it is also one of the most livable cities in the world, it offers plenty of opportunities to live comfortably as a student. Many students work part-time to support themselves and finance their studies.
Please note that all rates presented below are $AUD.
Cost of Living
Your cost of living expenses will depend on numerous factors such as what type of accommodation you live in, how much you eat out vs preparing food yourself, and how much you spend on entertainment, clothing, utilities, etc.
Considering these factors, you can approximately expect to spend around $4,000 to $4,500 (2,650 to 3,000 USD) per month for accommodation and other expenses.
Use this Cost of Living Calculator to calculate your monthly expenses according to your lifestyle and accommodation.
There is a variety of student accommodations in Sydney, including on-campus accommodations, purpose-built student accommodations, private rentals, homestay, etc. Most universities offer on-campus rooms that are often a popular choice for international students due to utilities and other amenities being included in the fee.
Here are some of the university-provided accommodation options available at some popular universities in Sydney. We have provided the fees for single rooms or studios for comparison. However, note that some of these student residences have other options, such as twin studios, 4-bedroom apartments, 6-bedroom apartments, etc.
The University of Sydney | ||
Queen Mary Building | Single room | $326 per week |
Abercrombie | Single room | $449 per week |
The Regiment | Single room | $344 per week |
The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | ||
Colombo House | Single room | $349.95 per week |
Fig Tree Hall | Single room | $519.45 per week |
International House | Single room | $355.00 per week |
The Kensington Colleges | Single room (shared bathroom) | $476.45 per week |
UNSW Hall | Single room | $429.50 per week |
University of Technology Sydney | ||
Yura Mudang | Standard (small) Studio Apartment | $274.62 per week |
Macquarie University | ||
Central Courtyard | Studio apartment | $450.00 per week |
Private flat & house-sharing
A lot of students also prefer sharing a private rented apartment or house with other students. Flatmates.com.au and Realestate.com.au are some great websites where you can search for rooms or flatmates in Australia. Prices per room in 2023 typically range from $250 to $500 weekly, depending on the location and type of accommodation.
Purpose-built student accommodation
As for purpose-built student accommodations, some of the most popular include Sydney University Village, Urbanest, Iglu, Stucco Student Cooperative, Scape, and UniLodge, Castle Student Accommodation. These are spread out across various locations in Sydney, so you can choose one that is closer to your university.
For example, if you’re studying at the University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, or University of Technology Sydney, Iglu Broadway, Central, Central Park, Mascot, and Redfern are closer (starting at $549 per week). If you’re studying at Macquarie University, Iglu Chatswood is closer to your university (starting at $479 per week).
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Has the speedometer on your Chevy Silverado stopped telling you your actual speed? Does it get to zero and get stuck, then suddenly tell you you’re going 80 when you know you’re only going 20?
How big is the ring gear on a Silverado 3500 HD?
3500 HD models with the available Duramax 6.6L V8 have a ring gear size of up to 12 inches, which allows for more torque coming out of first gear. 3500 HD models with the available Duramax 6.6 V8 have a ring gear size of up to 12 inches, which allows for more torque coming out of first gear.
What kind of transmission does Chevy Silverado 3500 have?
3500 HD models with the available Duramax 6.6 V8 have a ring gear size of up to 12 inches, which allows for more torque coming out of first gear. The Allison ® 10-speed automatic transmission is designed specifically for heavy-duty trucks to deliver more strength, improved efficiency and a smoother driving experience than before.
Why does my GMC Duramax not shift at all?
It is saying “service brake system” on the cluster and the abs and brake light is on. It has started doing all of this at the same time. Bump. Anyone have any ideas? I’m going to get an nsbu switch tomorrow and see if that will fix it. Do these sounds like symptoms of the nsbu switch?
Why is my tachometer not working on my GMC Sierra?
Looks like somebody had fun in there. That is the harness that feeds into the firewall to the cluster, and sure enough the white wire you mentioned was completely chewed through. Got them all repaired and viola, tachometer is now working. Would you happen to know what that grey wire goes to?
Why is the speedometer on my Chevy truck not working?
Inaccurate readings after changes to your Chevy: This is common with truck and SUV owners who change their wheels and tires, but can also happen if the wheel/tire combo is changed on a car. Larger combos, or those with different dimensions, will cause an inaccurate reading and the speedometer must be re-calibrated to regain accuracy. | <urn:uuid:2cecfec1-a30a-494e-adb7-3236a123ed22> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.swirlzcupcakes.com/blog/why-is-the-speedo-not-working-on-my-duramax/ | 2024-04-15T00:05:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.945303 | 545 |
Authentic bench made of reclaimed teak wood and 100% natural goatskin.
Its unique and striking design will add a touch of rustic charm to your home. Thanks to its natural material, this bench is sturdy, stable and durable. Its upholstery with goat leather is strong, flexible and also soft to the touch.
Most importantly, this bench is comfortable thanks to its fluffy padding.
This bench features four solid legs, the true beauty of the natural wood is truly celebrated by this organic design.
MATERIAL: RECLAIMED TEAK / GOAT SKIN
MEASURES: 100 X 45 X 45H
Please keep in mind that each of our furniture is made and customized by hand and by artisans, that is why none is the same as the other. The photos are only a guide to the general appearance of the furniture.
Each article differs in their unique nature in shape, color and grain. Small cracks, discolorations, indentations, or scratches are absolutely normal in these natural pieces. Wood is a living material that has naturally grown and works accordingly.
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Baked foods are one of the highly sought-after meals in the UK, making it a profitable venture to explore if you’re fond of baking. This allows you to earn money while doing something that you love. However, with many bakeries springing up, you’ll need to effectively promote your brand to attract customers and keep them loyal to you.
Bakeries in the UK have increased by a whopping 48% due to the influence of shows such as the Great British Bake Off, making the market a competitive one. But you don’t have to throw in the towel; you need to map out strategies that will distinguish your bakery business from the rest. Here are some tips to guide you.
1. Take advantage of social media
Social media is a huge platform for you to gather many potential customers and interact with them, giving them a more personalised service, especially in the COVID-19 period. A survey conducted by marketing agency MGH revealed that over 74% of consumers are likely to patronise food businesses that they follow and engage with on social media. This is why you should get active on various social media platforms.
WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook are great platforms to market your goods. Facebook has also introduced an online marketplace to help you reach a large audience base easier and faster. You need to keep your social media accounts very active and post many appealing pictures of your pastries, especially on Facebook and Instagram. It’ll also be a plus to make videos of your goods on YouTube as well. Additionally, you can post different baking recipes to keep your audience hooked to your social media platforms.
2. Deliver excellent customer service
Customer service is essential in promoting your brand. News spread fast by word of mouth, and a good recommendation from a client is likely to draw more customers to your bakery business. This is why you need to serve your customers and treat them with the utmost respect. Top-notch customer service makes them feel special and valued, which keeps them loyal to your brand.
You can start by paying attention to the little details, such as giving a genuine smile when attending to your customers and thanking them when they’ve finished their purchase. You should also pay attention to their requirements and be eager to serve them. Empathising with them when they’re not satisfied with your services, apologising, and fixing the problem also goes a long way to show that they’re your priority. It’ll also help if you ask for their feedback on your products and ways to improve your services. Practising these things goes a long way in retaining your customers and attracting new ones.
3. Invest in your website
Just like social media platforms, potential customers will get to know your bakery through your website, as it serves as the window to your brand and shows people what you have to offer. 93% of people prefer to visit the internet to search for what they need due to their busy schedules and the ease that search engines provide. You can also showcase your various baked foods on your website and engage your audience with informative blog posts, calls-to-action, etc. Therefore, it’ll be best for you to get your website ready if you don’t already have one.
If you’re looking to boost your already existing website’s efficiency, you can opt for software development to improve your customers’ user-experience. You must ensure that your website is easy for people to navigate and make it interesting by posting different pictures of your baked foods. It’ll also help if you operate a blog that enlightens people on various foods they can try at home.
4. Get involved in your community
Getting involved in communal activities is sure to put your bakery in a good light. People are beginning to give more importance to businesses that engage themselves in contributing to their communities. For example, you can take care of refreshments at a local talent show or sports events. In these times where the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people, you can extend a helping hand to them by giving out some of your baked foods.
It’ll also be a great idea to contribute to feeding essential workers such as doctors and nurses. You can even organise fundraising for orphanages and other children’s homes in your community to make a difference. People appreciate helpers and will be loyal to your brand if you keep on contributing to your community.
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I’m BIG on routines.
I thought it might be helpful to see what my own personal morning routine looks like! I often post my morning routines to my instagram stories. If you’d like to see realtime pics, follow me on Instagram.
My morning routine has evolved over the past 15 years or so- and varies a bit from day to day depending on the time I have, whether it’s a work/school day or the weekend and so on. I’ve learned to be consistent, I must keep the goal, the goal (a morning routine that sets me up for the day) but still allows me to stay flexible with the path (sometimes it’s an hour, sometimes is 3 minutes).
My three main goals for my morning routine are:
1. To generate enthusiasm/ motivation for my goals and purpose
2. To get in the right mindset to win the day
3. To have clarity on what success means to me on that day
Here’s how I generally spend the first few hours of my workday:
🌻 5:00 AM: Wake up, drink most of a large mason jar full of water, then a cup of coffee. Feed and cuddle with my cat, listen to The Wake Up Call, read my goals, journal and plan my day in the Fit + Vibrant Planner.
🌻 5:45/6:00 AM: Workout: Either strength, HIIT, run or yoga
🌻 7:00 AM: Shower, get Jacob ready for school
🌻 7:40 AM: Leave the house to pick Howser (the dog we walk) and walk Jacob to school.
🌻 8:50 AM: Take Howser home, have breakfast, start my workday.
Your routine will probably look different than mine!
What makes it work for me is: I block time for it because it’s one of the most important times of my day, and I keep it flexible. I also have blocks on my social media and computer until 7:00 AM to stop me from scrolling Instagram instead of journaling.
I tell myself “check in with the Universe before you check your email”.
What does your morning routine look like?
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EXPERT PERSPECTIVE VIRTUAL TUMOR BOARD
William Wierda, MD, PhD:For diagnostic purposes, could you comment on bone marrow versus blood workup? What’s essential to have to make a diagnosis of CLL?
Adam Bagg, MD:In most instances, we get by with doing a peripheral blood analysis. As long as the patient has greater than 5x109/L monoclonal B cells with an immunophenotype characteristic of CLL, that, in my opinion, is sufficient to make a diagnosis. In a patient with cytopenias, it might be important to do a marrow to ascertain the basis of the cytopenias. Is it due to extensive marrow involvement? Are there pure red cell aplasia and other considerations that might be contributing to the cytopenias? Certainly, bone marrow is useful in many cases. I’m not sure that it’s required in all cases. It depends on the complete blood count.
William Wierda, MD, PhD:In terms of the prognostic significance of these markers, maybe we’ll start with you, Nitin. Can you comment on the prognostic features for this patient and how they may relate to the outcomes for this patient?
Nitin Jain, MD:For this particular patient, given that the patient has deletion 11q, studies have shown this to be a high-risk prognostic marker for patients with CLLwith lower progression-free survival and overall survival, in the context of chemoimmunotherapy. Also, the patient has unmutatedVgene status. Again, this has been associated with a high-risk prognosis for decreased progression-free survival and overall survival compared with the mutatedVgene. With these 2 prognostic markers, which tend to go hand-in-hand, most of the time, deletion 11q and unmutatedVgene, I think this patient is certainly at high risk for disease progression. She has already shown signs of disease progression with anemia, and I think we should consider treatment for this patient.
William Wierda, MD, PhD:Based on what you just indicated, we should be talking to this patient about treatment. This is an older patient. This patient is in their 70s. We really have 2 different approaches to treating this patient. We can approach treatment in terms of chemoimmunotherapy and then we have the new small molecule inhibitors that we need to discuss. Maybe we could start out with the chemoimmunotherapy, since we have a lot of long-term data for chemoimmunotherapy. Maybe you can summarize, for us, the studies that have been done, that are relevant for the older population, with regard to chemoimmunotherapy regimens and the outcomes associated with these options.
Nitin Jain, MD:Sure. The study I wanted to highlight is the CLL10 trial, which is actually a trial for younger patients for CLL, generally less than 65 years of age. These patients were treatment naive, fit patients. Patients above age 65 were also treated in the study. In this particular trial, patients were randomized to receive either FCR (fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/rituximab) versus bendamustine/rituximab (BR). This was done by the German CLL Study Group. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival. The study showed that in older patientsapproximately one-third of these patients—when they compared FCR versus BR, there was a similar progression-free survival. However, when they looked at the study, overall, the FCR arm had a superior progression-free survival. Above 65 years of age, the FCR regimen led to increased cytopenias, neutropenia, and infection risk. So, I think that study may tell us that if you have an older patient in whom you are thinking about chemoimmunotherapy, bendamustine/rituximab may be a reasonable alternative to FCR.
However, there is another trial, the CLL11 study, which was really designed for patients who were older or who had comorbidities. These patients were randomized to receive either chlorambucil, as a monotherapy or chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab or chlorambucil plus rituximab. The study showed that the arm with the chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab regimen was the most superior, in terms of progression-free survival and overall survival, compared with the other arms. This particular study led to the approval of this regimen, chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab, as the standard of care for frontline therapy for older patients with CLL. So, that’s another option that we have available.
William Wierda, MD, PhD:You reviewed a couple of chemoimmunotherapy regimen options for the patient. The choice between the options is driven more by…
Nitin Jain, MD:I think it’s driven more by the overall performance status of the patient’s comorbidities. Bendamustine/rituximab is likely going to be a more myelosuppressive regimen than chlorambucil plus obinutuzumab. So, if you have a patient who is maybe 65 to 70 years of age, who has a good performance status, and you are thinking about chemoimmunotherapy, I think BR may be a reasonable alternative. However, for a patient such as this patient, at 75 years of age, obinutuzumab/chlorambucil might be a better option.
William Wierda, MD, PhD:And the expected progression-free survival with chlorambucil/obinutuzumab, in this patient population, would be?
Nitin Jain, MD:In the CLL11 trial, the median progression-free survival of this patient population was 31 months, just over 2.5 years or so.
William Wierda, MD, PhD:In terms of relapse, with this type of treatment, with the patient characteristics that this particular patient has, maybe you can comment on the expectations for long-term outcomes for this patient?
Nitin Jain, MD:This patient has deletion 11q, as well as unmutatedVgene. Both of these have been shown to be high-risk prognostic markers with chemoimmunotherapy. What I mentioned, the 31 months of progression-free survival, would be applicable to an all-patient population, where you look at everyone, together. Because this patient is high risk, I would expect the median progression-free survival to certainly be less than thatprobably on the order of 1 to 2 years. Certainly, I think that remains to be suboptimal, with the chemoimmunotherapy, but that’s what you could potentially achieve with chlorambucil/obinutuzumab.
William Wierda, MD, PhD:So, we would likely be talking to this patient, in a relatively short period of time, about relapse and retreatment?
Nitin Jain, MD:Yes.
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When we were younger, we were always told to take good care of our teeth and mouth and to stay away from too many sweets. At that time, we took those precautionary words very seriously (thanks to all the stories about tooth decay and how horrible it is), so we ended up sticking to some rigorous yet good oral hygiene practices to keep the “tooth monster” at bay. We brushed at least two times a day, flossed frequently, and avoided eating too much junk.
But as we got older, the “tooth monster” threat gradually became a passing thought in our more mature and realistic brains—until the “tooth monster” finally decided to drill holes in our teeth, which sent us panicking to the dentist. No matter how young or old we are, it’s necessary to have some good oral hygiene practices, in order to keep ourselves healthy and to live life in the best way. With that said, we’ve prepared 5 ways that will definitely keep your mouth and teeth healthy!
#1: Don’t skip out or forget to visit your dentist
It’s not uncommon for adults to skip or forget their visits to the dentist. The reasons could vary from financial issues and intentionally neglecting them to dental phobia. Now, some of these reasons are definitely serious, but so is visiting a dental clinic on a regular basis. Visiting a dentist can help you avoid and fix dental problems like trauma, decay, gum disease, and even an early and treatable stage of mouth/teeth cancer using their advanced equipment, comfortable dental chairs, and innovative treatments.
#2: Keep track of the years
Good oral hygiene practice includes keeping track of how old a person is to determine when they should start visiting a dentist. People often forget that their visits to the dentist should be regular, so they end up flying under the radar, only to show up later with severe symptoms. In general, children should start seeing a dentist when they reach the age of 1 and upward. Adults should regularly visit a dentist every six months, while older folks (especially those with arthritis) should be assisted in brushing and flossing, accompanied by more frequent visits.
#3: Stop binging on soda
Soda has a sweet flavor and a fizzy sensation that everybody loves. Unfortunately, its two main ingredients—citric acid and phosphoric acid—are actually damaging to our teeth. Occasionally drinking soda won’t do you any harm, but chugging down a can or two a day will definitely contribute to the deterioration of tooth enamel, making your teeth softer and more prone to cavities.
#4: Less sugar means less problems
We all know that sugar is sweet, tasty, and it gives us a feel-good vibe whenever they land on our taste buds. Unfortunately, sugar encourages acidity levels to build up and bacteria to proliferate in one’s mouth, making it one of the major culprits for tooth decay. Lessening your sugar intake will not only be beneficial for your teeth, but it will also lead to a decreased risk in developing diabetes.
#5: Time to throw the sticks away
Whether you like it or not, the road to healthy teeth and gums requires you to ditch cigarette sticks. Cigarettes have tar and nicotine in them, which will begin to stain your teeth as well as damage your gums. Aside from that, it also turns the environment in your mouth into a comfortable place for plaque and bacteria. Plaque and bacteria will then eventually eat away at the bone responsible for supporting your teeth, eat away at teeth and gum tissues, and increase the risk of having your tooth fall out prematurely.
The process of digestion starts with our mouths and teeth. If we don’t keep them healthy and strong, we’re bound to develop teeth and gum infections. This will eventually hinder our ability to eat and chew food properly, disrupting the entire digestive process and leading to future complications in a different part of our body. Luckily for us, all it takes to fight off the “tooth monster” is by simply maintaining a decent oral hygiene practice that even a child could do. | <urn:uuid:bed97a51-7ba6-444d-94c1-c078cc65e5b8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.tastefulspace.com/2020/02/07/5-surefire-ways-to-keep-your-mouth-and-teeth-disease-free/ | 2024-04-15T00:26:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.956581 | 861 |
It’s been a while since I taught this workshop and it’s always been very popular. Anyone, yes anyone can draw a mandala.
Mandalas are found in many cultures and with their round shape and repetitive shapes, they are mesmerising and relaxing to draw.
I’ll supply the art materials you need, Taste of the Country cafe will feed us morning tea and lunch and you will make some amazing art! And some new friends!
Bookings ARE essential and the $60 ticket is all inclusive.
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What is Neuroscience?
Neuroscience is the discipline concerned with the scientific study of the nervous system in health and disease. It probes the intricate processes of the nervous system in an attempt to understand how we think, move, perceive, learn and remember. Research in the neurosciences is of considerable importance in medicine, considering the debilitating and costly effects of neurological and psychiatric disease. In this regard, a major goal of modern neuroscience research is to elucidate the underlying causes of, and to produce more effective treatments for, major brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and depression.#
Do you enjoy…
- Finding out how the brain achieves simple and complex actions?
- Analysing evidence and developing your own hypotheses?
- Performing experiments in the laboratory?
Neuroscience: The course for you?
Neuroscience is an ideal topic for students who have an interest in understanding how the brain works. Additionally, the topic is suited to students who are interested in using concepts and techniques from a variety of biological disciplines. The neuroscience degree in Trinity brings together lecturers from diverse backgrounds including psychology, physiology, biochemistry, immunology, pharmacology and genetics to deliver a truly multidisciplinary training. This diversity is also reflected in the range of laboratory projects offered during this degree, which offers students broad horizons after graduation
Neuroscience at Trinity
Trinity has a strong research focus in Neuroscience centred around the Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), with 45 research groups and 250 researchers within the Lloyd Building and in labs in the many affiliated academic schools and departments that drive Neuroscience activity in Trinity. These research groups investigate a wide variety of topics in Neuroscience and Trinity neuroscientists are well respected by the neuroscience community worldwide, regularly contributing at international meetings and in high impact publications. This breadth of research expertise is the driver for excellence in teaching across a range of disciplines within this degree. There is a lively research community within TCIN, including undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and principal investigators and its interdisciplinary ethos allows for fruitful interactions between scientists of various backgrounds. This community regularly meets at seminars and social events to discuss the latest news in the field and beyond.
Graduate skills and career opportunities
Graduates in Neuroscience can expect to find employment in a wide range of areas, utilising their general scientific training as well as their specialist skills. In the past Neuroscience graduates have pursued careers in academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical research organisations. Some graduates study for higher degrees in neuroscience, biology or psychology or, medicine or allied health-related disciplines. For those not seeking a research or medical career, the course provides transferable skills and experience that are suitable for a wide variety of careers, including in education, commercial, and management settings.
Your degree and what you’ll study
Neuroscience links neurobiology with cognitive science and, as a result, modules in multiple disciplines (Anatomy, Biochemistry and Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Physiology and Psychology) are provided. The course involves in-depth instruction in the fundamentals of modern molecular and cellular biology, as well as in the structure and operation of the nervous system. Other modules focus on the development of the nervous system, its response to injury and disease, the relationship of the brain to behaviour, imaging the brain, and the drug treatment of brain disorders. You will also be trained in scientific methodology and experimental design, data handling and research skills.
The third year will cover core topics in Neuroscience including: Neuroanatomy and Development; Systems, Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience; Neurophysiology; Neurochemistry; Neuropharmacology; Neurogenetics; Molecular Neuroscience; as well as research skills, basic laboratory skills for Neurobiology.
The final year will examine some more specialised areas of Neuroscience and examine others at a more advanced level. Topics will include: Neuropsychology; Neurochemistry; Neuronal and Glial Physiology; Neuropharmacology; Developmental Genetics; Neuroimmunology and Neurodegeneration; and Neuropsychiatric Genetics. There will be a greater focus on research with modules involving scientific literature skills (literature review and journal clubs) and all students will carry out a major Capstone research project in one of the many research groups in the schools that contribute to the Neuroscience degree.
Modules are assessed by continual assessment based on written assignments, oral presentations and literature reviews and written examinations. The Capstone research project is graded according to performance across many elements: oral presentation, literature review, poster presentation, student performance in the laboratory and the submitted dissertation.
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Students may arrange to study abroad during their third year following discussion with staff. Students are also facilitated in seeking internships, in Ireland or abroad, during the summer and some opportunities exist for research laboratory placements within the university.
Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University Dual B.A. Programme
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I specialised in Neuroscience as I wished to gain an in-depth knowledge of the workings of the brain in both health and disease. A wide variety of topics were covered and I particularly enjoyed the neuroanatomy practicals and the lectures focusing on neuropharmacology, neuroimmunology, neuroinflammation and neurogenetics. On completion of my degree, I undertook a Ph.D. in the Neuroimmunology research group in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience before going on to work as a post-doctoral researcher in King’s College London, investigating the role of inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease. | <urn:uuid:0449a900-95b4-4bf2-bb25-d138a8c66549> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate/courses/neuroscience-biological-and-biomedical-sciences/ | 2024-04-15T00:05:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.933395 | 1,538 |
Since then, Vanessa Hudgens has dated many famous men in Hollywood and sports her relationship with actor Zac Efron. Learn more about her past relationships here!
Famous singer and actress Vanessa Hudgens, 32, made her acting debut in the teen drama Thirteen in 2003. She didn’t start to become well-known until she made her debut in High School Musical as Gabriela Montez.
Vanessa met her future co-star Zac Efron, 34, while auditioning for the popular Disney musical, and the two quickly began dating. The Knight Before Christmas actress went on to date many actors and athletes after their split in 2010. Learn more about Vanessa’s latest relationships here!
After starring in Disney’s popular High School Musical, where they first met and started dating, their careers were greatly enhanced. They became one of Disney’s most adored couples. In 2019, Vanessa opened the The Hollywood Reporter Awards Chatter podcast expressing her “gratitude” for the dates Zak at the beginning of his career.
Being in a relationship, in her words, “it kind of kept me anchored and grounded and I had someone to lean on who was also going through this” because it was just a strange foreign thing to go through.
The relationship eventually “evolved,” a source told E! Online and the couple parted ways in 2010. HSM fans wished Vanessa would get back together with Zach after she broke up with her next significant other, Austin Butler, in 2019. Their hashtag “Zanessa” even disappeared viral on Twitter.
Even if it would be nostalgic and sweet for them to fall in love again ten years after their breakup, the meeting seems doubtful. When asked if she spoke to Zac often during a 2017 appearance on Access Hollywood Live, Vanessa said, Um, no. I haven’t spoken to him at all anymore.
After the two starred in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island In early 2011, Vanessa was linked to actor Josh Hutcherson.
Later that year, Josh told Seventeen magazine about his relationship with the Spring Breakers actress: I don’t know if ‘dating’ is the right word. While promoting their film in early 2012, they awkwardly and subtly announced their split on Australia’s TODAY, although their relationship was not officially established.
In the video, Josh added, “We were [going out] at one point but she destroyed my heart – no, just kidding. The Hunger Games actress said that although they were previously romantically involved, they are still just “friends”.
After Zach, Austin Butler was Vanessa’s next committed relationship and the two dated for almost nine years. First linked in September 2011, Vanessa and the Carrie Diaries actor made their public debut in February 2012 at the opening of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. But it wasn’t until 2014 – almost two years later – that Vanessa publicly acknowledged her relationship with her boyfriend, referring to him as “the love of my life.”
After not being able to spend the holidays together in 2018. the couple fueled rumors of a breakup in 2019. They officially ended their relationship a month later. At the time of the split, a source told Us Weekly, “Vanessa and Austin have officially broken up and Vanessa has started telling people close to them about their split.”
The Princess Switch star and Kyle Kuzma, 28, were spotted out to dinner in Brooklyn in January 2020, just seven days after she had broken up with Austin. Kyle plays basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Vanessa was caught on camera cheering him on from the sidelines during a home game in LA. However, their relationship was merely fleeting and never progressed beyond a one-night stand.
Vanessa’s current partner is Cole Tucker, both seem to be enjoying life more than ever. On Valentine’s Day 2021, Vanessa uploaded a photo of the two kissing and captioned, “You Are, I Am, We Are” making their relationship Instagram official. Cole played shortstop and outfield in professional baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On April 22, the MLB player tweeted a collection of adorable photos with friends, family and Vanessa, demonstrating just how close they’ve become since their first selfie together in November 2020.
Additionally, in April, an insider gave HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVE details about Cole and Vanessa. Cole adores Vanessa and treats her like a queen. At first, people were a little suspicious of him. No one expected him to last because he is a professional athlete and only 20 years old, the source told HL.
But he always took her very seriously, which hasn’t changed. It’s good that he adores her and often declares that she is his perfect mate.
The insider continued, “Vanessa has a big crush on him too. She visited him last month while in Florida for spring training. She had fun and all the other husbands and girlfriends were quite accommodating.” they said.
She’s used to men in the business, so this is fresh for her. She appreciates Cole’s uniqueness in this regard. She is about to enter a whole new world. She is undeniably happy and in love.
Vanessa Hudgens, 32, got her start in the 2003 teen drama Thirteen. After her debut in High School Musical, she became a household name. Vanessa met Zac Efron, 34, while auditioning for the hit Disney musical. They started dating soon after – the Knight Before Christmas star has been dating other actors and athletes since their split in 2010.
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COVID Safe contact tracing app is now available – here’s everything you need to know
The Australian Government COVID Safe app is now available to download and adheres to strict privacy controls that will be protected by new legislation that will make misuse of the data an offence that could result in five years imprisonment.
The COVID Safe contact tracing app is now available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
And it also comes with an assurance that any data generated by the app is encrypted and stored on your smartphone that are protected by both technical and legal barriers.
Any data is also deleted every 21 days.
The app is voluntary and can be deleted at any time.
But naturally the more people who download the app the better it will work.
The COVID Safe app meets all 19 privacy recommendations which were compiled by independent law firm after it wrote a 100 page assessment ahead of the app’s completion.
In fact, the government will legislate a change to the Biosecurity Act that will prohibit access to the data generated by the app outside the relevant state and territory health officials who have been authorised by the user to access the data base.
This means no government or Commonwealth official will have any access to the data and non-compliance of this directive will result in up to five years in jail.
This legislation also bans any secondary use of the COVID Safe data.
Under normal circumstances, submissions of data can be accessed in a secondary way either to provide to law enforcement, to assist in the defence of a crime, if it is requested under warrant or if subpoenaed by the court.
All of these secondary data uses will be prohibited by law to access the COVID Safe app’s data.
And it also cannot and will not be used for any other purpose including detecting large social gatherings that go against current social distancing laws.
The app is designed to give health workers in each state a territory a clearer picture of the spread of coronavirus.
The issue so far has been compiling an accurate contact list manually when someone tests positive COVID-19.
Here’s how the COVID Safe app will work.
– Users will download the app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store – search for COVID Safe.
– Once downloaded, users will be asked to agree to a consent form that will allow collect your registered details to be used for contact tracing by health official and to collect the contact information gathered from other COVID-19 app users.
– Then you are asked to supply four pieces of information: full name, mobile number, age and postcode. Once you submit your number you will be sent a code by SMS to verify your registration. Registrations will commence from 6pm Sunday April 26.
– Each person will be assigned a unique identifier that will only reside on your phone. No one can access the encrypted list of contacts on their smartphone. It can only be accessed, with your consent, by health officials in your state if you test positive to coronavirus.
– The app uses the Bluetooth on your smartphone to scan and detect anyone else (who is also running the app) within 1.5m.
– The app scans once every minute and exchanges unique identifiers within that 1.5m range.
– If that same unique identifier is detected within range 15 consecutive times (that’s 15 minutes) it will be stored in your database.
– In the event you need to be contacted after testing positive or being in contact with someone who tests positive, you will be asked to complete a two-factor authentication (like authorising a new bank transfer) before you are asked to consent to upload the data in the app.
The COVID Safe app will work on both Android smartphones and iPhones and will also still work on smartphones that are a few years old.
The app needs to be running all the time on your phone and will require that you keep notifications on so it keeps working in the background.
COVID Safe will not use any GPS or location data whatsoever.
And even though the app is using Bluetooth it will not interfere with regular uses of Bluetooth like pairing and using headphones and wearables.
One issue that could arise is a battery saving feature of some smartphones may flag the COVID Safe app because it is constantly running in the background.
It might be necessary to disable these battery saving features or ignore then to keep the COVID Safe app running in the background.
The app will use less than 1MB of data per day and does not need a connection to the cellular network or the internet to work.
The government also specified that conditionality will also be prohibited – in other words no one can be prejudiced or given preferential treatment whether they are running or not running the app.
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We all are very familiar with hiding any File Or Folder, all you need to do is Right Click on FILE/FOLDER and Select HIDDEN from its PROPERTY.
Did you ever wonder is there any way to hide your whole hard drive?
Some time you have some important data on your hard drive which you wanna keep away from other’s reach so here is a way to hide your whole hard drive
Here we go:-
- Right click on My Computer Icon on your desktop Or on your Start Menu and select MANAGE
- Then a new window Computer Management will open, now move to Storage => Disk Management
- Now you will see your hard drives, Cd Rom etc there just right click on any hard drive which you wanna hide and select Change Drive Letter And Path….
- Now on the next pop up windows you will see your Drive letter and below three option as ADD, CHANGE & REMOVE
- Select remove it will show you some warning just accept it
- And now open My Computer you will not find your Hard Drive there,even if you try to open it through Run command you wont
How to bring Your Hidden Hard Drive back:-
- Follow above first 4 steps, when you will get a pop up windows showing ADD, CHANGE & REMOVE option click on Add
- Now on another window you will see option ASSIGN THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO DRIVE and you will see your default drive letter in drop down box, all you need to click OK
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With artificial intelligence making its imprints on the education industry, several new ways of learning are being introduced, making it simpler and more interesting for students. Learning is no longer confined within tuition centers, instead, e-learning is trending all over. For kids who are mostly glued to their smartphones and other smart gadgets, e-learning is silhouetting a boon. A number of educational organizations are implementing the newest technologies and introducing the best features of online learning on web and mobile software applications.
Live Tutorials: Live tutorials are one of the most enjoyable features of online learning.
Time and again, students in a classroom are found complaining of a session being uninteresting. Even though kids are fond of their smart gadgets, yet, lack of interaction can make e-learning an uninteresting process as well. This might be the issue with the recorded videos, but live tutorials have changed the game altogether. The online academic portals that have this option of live tutorials are already acing the edtech industry. Students can ask all their doubts right away, during the sessions, in live tutorials. There are short quizzes included in the live sessions, that help maintain the competition among the participating students.
Learn on the go: Often it’s difficult for students to keep up the pace, in their hectic schedule consisting of studies and co-curricular activities. Students miss their tuition owing to the traffic congestions. Online learning has done away with all these issues. With this mode of learning, students are able to attend tutorial sessions at any place, on their smart gadgets. They don’t have to deal with the hustle and bustle of traffic for attending these online tutorials. There are options for selecting convenient time-slots as well. This is even more useful for students when their exams are approaching, as they can make the most of their time with e-learning.
Easy Access to Study Materials: Study materials such as important notes, sample question papers, previous years’ question papers along with solutions are all available on online study portals. Students can access these study materials at any time, even after the live sessions are over. Also, for some chapters and important concepts, tutorial sessions are available as recorded videos as well. Students may refer to these recorded videos for revision. The previous years’ question papers that are available with solutions, help students with self-assessment. Going through these solved question papers, helps students understand the question pattern and marking schemes of the concerned exams.
Live Chats: During the live tutorial sessions, the option of live chat is available as well. There is a window wherein students can type their doubts and interact with the teachers and coordinators live. This feature of e-learning directly addresses the doubts of students, without keeping them waiting. It also helps to keep the sessions interactive. This window of live chat helps the students to interact with one another, as well. On certain online study portals, students share their feedback and suggestions, if any, on this live chat, at the end of each live session.
Quiz Sessions: In order to make it more interactive, some study portals arrange for online quiz sessions as well. Vedantu is one such online study portal that arranges for online quiz sessions. These fun features prevent it from getting boring and instills a competitive vibe among the students. There is a dashboard on the screen, on which the names of the students are displayed (ranked in order of the time taken to answer the quiz). They display the names of the participating students as a list, called, ‘Fastest Fingers List’. At the end of such quizzes, the class performance is analyzed. For the multiple-choice questions, the most voted-for answers and the correct answers are displayed, with proper explanation. This way, it becomes easier for the teachers and coordinators to understand where the majority of the class stands. Thereby it helps them plan for the upcoming sessions accordingly.
Kids are difficult to deal with when it comes to rigid rules, especially the ones related to academic routine. Thinking out-of-the-box is something that kids are always intrigued by. Even though it deals with the same syllabus, yet, online learning has somehow gone down pretty well with kids of almost all age-groups. Initially, it might be the smart gadgets that get their attention, but gradually they imbibe the perks of e-learning, thereby making the best of its resources and their time. | <urn:uuid:4f413647-1c4d-45de-8946-cb9b50792153> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.technobugg.com/discover-new-way-of-learning/ | 2024-04-15T00:38:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.957716 | 906 |
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For the first time, chemists have designed catalysts that are activated by mechanical stress. Embedded in self-healing coatings, such catalysts might initiate repair reactions when scratched or stressed. The mechanically triggered catalysts could also find applications in industry to improve yields of plastics, drugs, and other substances.
The mechanically activated catalysts were designed by Rint Sijbesma, a professor of chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands, and are described today in the journal Nature Chemistry. Some existing catalysts can be activated by heat or light pulses, allowing chemists greater control over the progress of chemical reactions. But the new catalysts are the first example of catalysts activated by mechanical stresses.
Sijbesma’s catalysts take advantage of a property of polymers that chemists have known about for many years. When polymers are exposed to great enough force, they are pulled taut, and the stress causes chemical bonds to break. Where the bond breaks, however, is difficult to control. Sijbesma designed carbon-based polymers containing two catalysts bridged by a metal atom. In this state, the catalysts are inactive. The carbon-metal bond is the polymer’s weakest, and under stress, it’s the one that breaks, leaving behind active catalytic sites.
“The coupling between mechanical energy and chemistry remains less well developed than, say, photo, thermal, or electrical energy,” says Jeffrey Moore, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. In 2007, Moore was the first to demonstrate a reaction designed to be initiated by mechanical stresses. But this reaction didn’t involve a catalyst and can only happen once. Once Sijbesma’s catalyst is activated, it can make reactions happen again and again. “It is rare that new chemical concepts of such a fundamental nature are uncovered and demonstrated,” says Moore.
The Eindhoven researchers demonstrated mechanical activation of catalysts for several well-known reactions, including one used in biofuel synthesis, one used to close carbon rings during the production of pharmaceuticals, and another used to open such rings for making durable plastics.
“This is an interesting application of mechano-chemical techniques,” says Robert Grubbs, a professor of chemistry at Caltech and winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in chemistry, who was not involved in the Eindhoven work. In principle, it could find applications in catalysis, says Grubbs. The more tools chemists have at their disposal to fine-tune the progress of reactions, the more efficient chemical production can be, says Alshakim Nelson, a chemist at IBM’s Almaden Research Center. “It gives us another knob to tune,” he says.
Sijbesma says that the catalysts’ earliest uses are likely to be in self-healing materials and stress sensors. “The presence of a lot of stress in a material indicates that it is about to fail,” he says. “Our stress-sensitive catalysts may react to this signal by starting a polymerization reaction that reinforces the material precisely at the place and the time it is needed.” Self-healing coatings would prevent cars, ships, and bridges from rusting without the need for frequent reapplications.
While this work is exciting, it’s still in early stages, cautions Moore. The catalysts were demonstrated in liquid solutions, with ultrasound pulses supplying the mechanical stress. “There’s still a significant gap between ultrasound activation in solution and the development of a mechanoresponsive material,” says Moore.
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Working in healthcare, Annette Mendola came to see people not just as old people, young people, or sick people, but as people with individual identities and life stories. Medicine often focuses on treating the symptoms, but as people grow older and begin to face larger health challenges, a focus on managing symptoms distracts us from life's broader goals. For the times we need to be cured and the times we just need to be comforted, Dr. Mendola believes medicine's role in our lives is one best decided ahead of time. She encourages us to see others as individuals with unique values and to consider what matters on an individual level, both to guide how we live our lives and how we approach our healthcare.
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Annette Mendola received a PhD in Philosophy, concentrating in Medical Ethics, from UT in 2003. Prior to graduate school, she worked in the psychiatric inpatient ward of a small county hospital in upstate NY. She taught Philosophy, primarily applied ethics, as a lecturer at UTK prior to taking a position as Director of Clinical Ethics at UTMCK in August of 2011. She has given talks and workshops on an array of topics in practical philosophy to a variety of audiences. She is married to another philosopher, John Nolt. Together, they have 3 adult children. | <urn:uuid:d772c4d9-9e74-44df-a2d6-05cae7da7374> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.tedxutk.com/talks/tedxutk-2017/8077175318/annette-mendola-medicine-and-the-meaning-of-life | 2024-04-14T22:43:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.968458 | 299 |
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March 22, 2016
Under siege BT subsidiary Openreach faces renewed pressure from UK regulator Ofcom, which branded its wholesale and enterprise performance “unacceptable”.
Openreach has faced significant pressure from multiple angles since the start of 2016, when BT appointed a new CEO for the wholesale internet provider. Earlier this year, it faced additional pressure from 121 UK members of parliament calling for an enforced split from parent company BT; this along with sustained lobbying from fixed consumer broadband competitors like Sky and Vodafone, both of which rely on Openreach for connectivity.
Ofcom said BT needs to continue offering its wholesale products bundled together with optical fibre and BT’s own network gear at regulated prices; but it now also needs to allow rival ISPs to use their own network equipment on BT’s fibre optic cables, known as dark fibre.
In explaining Ofcom’s stance on today’s announcement, Ofcom’s Competition Group Director, Jonathon Oxley, berated BT’s Openreach performance for business services and lack of accessibility for competitors.
“BT is relied on by many companies to install these lines, and its performance has not been acceptable,” he said. “We have outlined plans to reduce the country’s reliance on BT’s Openreach division. Our proposals on ‘dark fibre’ do just that, letting BT’s competitors better serve their customers by getting direct access to BT’s optical fibre cables.”
Elsewhere in the new performance measures, Ofcom said BT will need to improve its leased-line installation date promise fulfilment rate from 75% to 80% by March 2017, and to 90% by April 2018.
It has found customer order fulfilment time has risen from 40 to 48 working days since 2011, and thus stated BT needs to gets this back down to 40 days by 2018.
“These new rules will mean companies across the UK benefit from faster installation times, greater certainty about installation dates, and fast repairs if things go wrong,” said Oxley.
Last month Ofcom decided there’s no overwhelming need for a split but did impose several conditions. As reported by Telecoms.com at the time, Ofcom said Openreach must open up its poles and ducts so rival ISPs can access the fibre network directly, and today’s announcement confirms something is actually starting to happen.
BT, however, doesn’t appear to agree with the stance taken by Ofcom. A BT spokesperson told Telecoms.com it is not surprised by today’s announcement, but warned excessive regulation at this stage of the industry’s development will be counterproductive.
“Competition and choice have been growing in the business connectivity market and we believe there is a strong case for less, not more, regulation,” BT said.
Speaking specifically about the imposition of regulation on dark fibre from Ofcom, BT didn’t hide its disagreement, without going so far as to directly challenge the regulator.
“Dark fibre is a flawed piece of regulation that introduces an unnecessary layer of complexity and will deter others from building their own fibre networks. It is at odds with Ofcom’s recent statements about increasing competition at the infrastructure level. It is a cherry pickers’ charter benefiting those who don’t invest in networks at the expense of those who do including BT, Virgin Media, City Fibre and Zayo.”
BT’s stance suggests Ofcom is taking a hard line on Openreach, and that little consultation with the operator took place before today’s announcement. While the new measures require approval from the European Commission, BT may be in for a tricky time ahead if Ofcom decides to continue turning the screw.
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Are you considering upgrading your TDM-PRI? Upgrading to a newer, modern phone system can bring many benefits, including cost savings and business efficiency. There are several popular digital solutions available to keep up with today’s ever-changing communication standards. But before we get into that, let’s dive into why you should even make the switch in the first place.
Benefits of Upgrading Your TDM-PRI
Choose a solution that allows you individualize the quantity of calling channels, rather than being stuck with pre-packaged 23 lines with PRI. SIP allows you to pay only for the phone lines you need, which means you can be confident that you’re paying for only what you’re using.
Manage all your lines effortlessly through the cloud. With TDM-PRI, there is a physical circuit installation. This can complicate turn up times, and push back timelines.
Installation woes can be a thing of the past. Whenever you have a new employee or move, IP-PRI allows service admins to easily add or modify a phone line on the spot.
Worried you’ll miss an important call or business because of a downed line? Upgrading your TDM-PRI allows you to have a failover solution for business continuity so your calls can be forwarded in case of an emergency or outage.
Whether you want to maintain your current hardware or switch to virtual phones, any of the solutions below will be able to support the capability to have as much or as little hardware as you need.
Options for Upgrading Your PRI
TDM-PRI to IP-PRI
IP-PRI is an IP-based, robust interface that allows modern telephone functionality without having to pay to upgrade your PBX. Unlike TDM-PRI (which only handles 23 concurrent calls), IP-PRI allows you to have as many phone lines as you’d like — all while keeping the network that your company relies on.
Installing IP-PRI is simple; we route traffic over your current internet service provider and terminate to our voice gateway on site. We are then able to give you the PRI handoff you need for your legacy PBX.
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Table of Contents
- Schedule Template Bundle
- 17+ Loan Schedule Templates
- 1. Loan Payment Schedule Template
- 2. Loan Amortization Schedule Template
- 5 Steps to Create a Loan Schedule in MS Excel
- 3. Car Loan Amortization Schedule Template
- 4. Loan Payment Schedule Template
- 5. Free Schedule of Charges for Home Loan
- 6. Free Sample Student Loan Repayment Schedule Template
- 7. Free Loan Repayment Schedule Template
- 8. Free Sample Loan Repayment Schedule Template
- 9. Free Sample Loan Schedule in PDF Format
- 10. Free Student Loan Repayment Schedule Template
- 11. Free Term Loan Schedule Template
- 12. Free Home Loan Interest Rate Schedule Template
- 13. Free Formal Loan Schedule Template
- 14. Free Loan Payment Schedule Template
- 15. Free Home Loan Schedule Template
- 16. Free Loan Fee Schedule Template
- 17. Free Sample Car Loan Rate Schedule Template
17+ Loan Schedule Templates in Google Docs | Google Sheets | XLS | Word | Numbers | Pages
With the increase in the general value of goods applying for a loan has become quite common for the average person. It starts almost as early as college days when a person applies for a student loan. Once these loans are taken, they need to be paid off over a certain period of time. It becomes almost like paying monthly electricity bills. But you need to keep a tag on when each installment needs to be paid for otherwise a heavy fine might be incurred. That is why you should be making use of an schedule sample. You can also see more templates like Schedule of Value.
Schedule Template Bundle
17+ Loan Schedule Templates
1. Loan Payment Schedule Template
If you have a number of loans that need paying off and you find it very difficult to keep track of them, then you should consider using a loan payment schedule. We have prepared this sample template which you can just download and start using immediately. All you would have to do is enter the correct information in the correct place and the sheet will handle the calculation portion itself.
2. Loan Amortization Schedule Template
If you need help creating an effective loan amortization schedule, you don’t need to look any further than this site. Our team of experts has created this sheet to make sure that you are able to pay your loan on time without having to incur any unnecessary charges. So if you are interested in making things easier for you, consider downloading this simple template.
5 Steps to Create a Loan Schedule in MS Excel
Step 1: Create a New Document
We are going to be using certain calculation functions. That is why it is recommended that you use spreadsheet software like Google Sheets format or Microsoft Excel. For this example, we shall use MS Excel format and we would suggest that you do so too. However, you can use any other software of your choice and get similar results.
Step 2: Enter Loan Details
In the first section write down the loan details. Use four columns to spread the information horizontally. In the first column, write down ‘Original Principle’, ‘Loan Term’ and ‘Annual Interest’ in three successive cells. Write down the corresponding value in the cells of the column adjacent to it.
Step 3: Payment Details
Write down the payment details after leaving a column gap to the right side of the previous one. Just like last time write down ‘Number of Payments,’ ‘Payment’ and ‘Monthly Interest Rate’ in the three cells. Fill out the adjacent cells with the required information. Right underneath these four columns write the date when the load starts.
Step 4: Create the Payment List
In order to stay organized, we are going to create a table that records the payments made. So, we are going to use a six-columned table. The label for the first column is going to be ‘month’, for the second, ‘payment,’ for the third, ‘interest,’ for the fourth, ‘principle,’ for the fifth, ‘balance’ and finally for the fifth, ‘scheduled payment date’ respectively.
Step 5: Populate the List
Next, we are going to populate the table with the correct data. The first column needs to contain the month number. However, for the first row, we are going to put 0 in this cell and for the balance cell, we shall write the original principal. From the second row onwards every cell needs to be filled. If you are good at excel you can automate some of the calculations.
3. Car Loan Amortization Schedule Template
If after months of contemplation you have bought your dream car using a car loan scheme, then there is another that you need to do as well and that is preparing a car loan amortization sample schedule. It is likely that you are unfamiliar with the process of creating one. That is totally fine because we have created this printable template that can help you with that task. So download it now.
4. Loan Payment Schedule Template
Looking for some help to create a loan repayment simple schedule? Let us save some of your time and energy. Download and edit this schedule in Excel to get started. Most of the work related to adding functions to columns has already been done and all you have to do is enter the correct details in the correct places. If you would like it in some other format, check out our site for that. We are sure you will find it.
5. Free Schedule of Charges for Home Loan
Waited long enough and finally bought the place that you could call your own? Congratulations. However, if you have taken a loan which you most probably have, then you would have to maintain a payment basic schedule for the same. The good news is that we have created something that you can use right now. So download this basic template and get organized.
6. Free Sample Student Loan Repayment Schedule Template
With higher education becoming more and more costly, student loans have become a norm these days. However, this might be the first time you are paying back a loan. It is important that you maintain a loan payment schedule to stay organized. If you would like some help in creating one then you can take a look at our schedule in Sheets. Alternatively, you can just download the one that we have selected for you. You can also see more templates like Loan Proposals.
7. Free Loan Repayment Schedule Template
In case you were looking for a comprehensive loan repayment schedule explaining the processes then this is the standard template you should be looking at. We have curated some of the best templates available on the internet and believe that they can be of immense help to you. If you would like to look at some other design templates as well, check out our site. You will be amazed by our collection.
8. Free Sample Loan Repayment Schedule Template
If you have just sat down with your iPad with the intention of creating a creative schedule, we believe we can save you some time and energy. Check out our schedule in Pages to know more. If you don’t have the time to check them out individually you can just download this one and use it as a reference. But if you do have time, please check them out. They will be really helpful to you.
9. Free Sample Loan Schedule in PDF Format
If there are a number of loans that your company is having to take care of at once, it makes perfect sense to use schedule templates for the same. The good news is we have plenty of them. All you have to do is find out the one that is most suitable for your business needs and download it. The templates are editable and printable so you can mold them according to your requirements. You can also see more templates like Study Schedules.
10. Free Student Loan Repayment Schedule Template
Student loans are so common these days that it has become a part of life for most people. The best we can do to help people out is by making sure that they are able to pay their loan on time so that they don’t forget one of the payments and incur additional costs. That is why we have this sample repayment schedule template that you can use right away or use as a reference to create your own schedule in Word. You can also see more templates like Payroll Schedules.
11. Free Term Loan Schedule Template
If you need a term loan schedule template look no further than this modern template. We host some of the best templates that you can find on the internet. Our team of experts ensures that each of them is of high quality. So you can fully trust these and use them in any situation that you see fit. If you would like to check out some of our other professional schedule templates, then feel free to do so.
12. Free Home Loan Interest Rate Schedule Template
Home loans can be a messy affair if you don’t take an organized approach to it. That is why we suggest making use of a schedule template. If you would like to create one on your iPad, you can take a look at our schedule template samples. If you don’t have the time to go through them individually you can use this one instead. All of our layout templates are of high quality and so there is no need to worry. You can also see more templates like Agency Schedules.
13. Free Formal Loan Schedule Template
If your company deals with financial services and would like to create a formal loan schedule template that your customers can use, you’ll be glad to know that we have already created one for you. Download it now to see it. If you feel that you need to change certain things in it, you can easily do that because like all of our model templates it is 100% editable. So check it out now.
14. Free Loan Payment Schedule Template
Creating a loan payment schedule can prove to be quite beneficial for you if you have to deal with a number of them. So if you have your iPad lying around, let’s create one. No, you don’t have to do much for we have already done most of the work. All you need to do is download our schedule in Numbers and enter the correct information in the right place. You can also download this template in PDF as well.
15. Free Home Loan Schedule Template
If you are a company that provides loans to the clients, then you need to have a comprehensive home loan editable schedule handy so that customers won’t have to create one themselves. We have already got a number of professional ones that you can try out. Start by downloading this one. If you find something that you feel like changing or adding, you can easily do it since it is fully editable. You can also see more templates like Work From Home Schedule.
16. Free Loan Fee Schedule Template
If the free design schedule templates that you have been going through on the various sites are not proving to be helpful in your task of creating a multi-payment loan fee schedule, then you are probably looking at the wrong place. We have this outline template that has been specifically created for the purpose. It is 100% editable. So all you have to do is download it and start editing. | <urn:uuid:52b27e96-dd77-4030-91ba-0c602ca83e8f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.template.net/business/schedule-templates/loan-schedule/ | 2024-04-14T23:08:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.944328 | 2,347 |
Like many I really like AOE Strafe, but hate his stupid wrist configuration that gives him gorilla arms. I've come up with a fix that is not without drawbacks, but I like it better. Since the hands are held in by a simple mushroom peg, I just popped the hand out, cut off the peg flush with the back of the hand and glued it to the flat part on the bottom of the hand. Unfortunately my glue wasn't strong enough to hold. So I took the smallest drill bit I had and drilled a small hole through the peg. Then I drilled a small hole in the bottom of the hand. I used a small nail, cut off the head and to length and jammed it in the peg, then jammed the peg into the fist. Gave it a quick couple taps of a hammer and it was in. The nail has some grip to it, so it won't come out. Now his fists are more normal. Note they still have some swivel for posing, and it also helps them to get out of the way a bit when you peg the arms to the wings in dino mode. There are some drawbacks, the hollow part of the arms now faces up which doesn't look great But in my opinion that's a tradeoff I'll make to get rid of gorilla arms.
Nice. I like your solution. Can't wait to get mine on the work bench. Looks like a lot of room to work in the forearm ... I'm gonna try to give him ball jointed wrists and maybe cover the forearm gap with some spare parts painted black.
... I don't mind the gorilla arms. Bit it is a real question of why did they not do this in the first place. Still though, good job.
That space in the forearm makes me assumes the hands were originally going to fold in. But this works nicely.
Yeah the hands do fit in the cavity in the arm. My guess would be the size and complexity of the wing assembly ate up the part count/plastic volume that would have gone into the wrists. He also has a lot of silver paint, which may have killed his budget for this.
Was just looking at Strafe again, and I see a possible way to get some ball-jointed wrists. Pop one of his legs off, and notice the ball cup is attached to the thigh via a mushroom peg. If you had a second Strafe, you could pop those pieces out and pop them into the arms. Then cut off the ball peg from the waist and pin it to the back of the hand in a way similar to what I did with the mushroom peg. If that all works, you'd have fully ball-jointed wrists that could also turn then fold into the socket in the arm. I think this will work, but I don't have a second Strafe to sacrifice to try this on... maybe if one hits a sale or clearance. But if someone else wants to try it, please post your results! (hopefully this rambling makes sense to somebody...) | <urn:uuid:5d22dcdb-1281-47f3-9733-562c9741e4cc> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/how-to-fix-aoe-strafes-stupid-wrists.988192/ | 2024-04-15T00:48:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.983071 | 619 |
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When the COVID-19 pandemic first started, no effective anti-viral drugs were available to fight the disease. However, in record time, so-called monoclonal antibodies were developed as a lifesaving treatment.
Now, three years later, none of the approved antibodies work effectively against the new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants due to mutations that alter their spike protein.
While vaccines protect against severe disease, there is still an urgent need for effective virus-blocking agents for therapeutic or prophylactic use. This is particularly relevant for patients that are immunocompromised, meaning that they have a weakened immune system. Such patients can have a medical condition, or they are on immunosuppressive drug treatment. Examples are patients that suffer from severe primary immunodeficiency disease, recipients of organ or stem cell transplants or cancer treatment such as chimeric antigen receptor CAR-T-cell therapy.
In response to this need, new monoclonal antibodies that neutralize recent virus variants by blocking their spike protein are being developed. However, again there is a risk that these agents may lose their efficacy when the virus continues to mutate and evolve, which poses a significant challenge to commercial development.
An alternative, attractive approach is to use soluble recombinant human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) protein as a decoy receptor for SARS-CoV-2. The rationale is based on the fact that ACE2 is the cellular receptor for the virus, and thus, binding to ACE2 is a prerequisite for infection to occur.
So, while the virus may undergo mutations and thus evade recognition by spike-specific antibodies, it must maintain the ability to engage ACE2 in order to propagate. However, the challenge with soluble recombinant ACE2 is that it has a plasma half-life of only 10 hours in humans, which is not optimal when both systemic and mucosal tissue presence is needed.
Tailored ACE2 biologic
In the current work, the laboratory of Professor Jan Terje Andersen reports on a tailored ACE2 biologic, where ACE2 is fused to an engineered human albumin variant. Albumin engages a cellular receptor, FcRn.
Importantly, FcRn is broadly expressed, such as on mucosal epithelial cell barriers, and also on the endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels. Here, FcRn secures albumin a long plasma half-life as it rescues albumin from intracellular degradation. The designed albumin variant employed, binds strongly to human FcRn and secures that the ACE2 fusion proteins obtain an even longer plasma half-life.
Furthermore, FcRn expressed on by the mucosal epithelial cells transports the fusion protein into the body in a non-invasive manner. The human ACE2 was also engineered for enhanced binding to the spike protein, and thus, the biologic showed potent ability to block cellular infection of all SARS-CoV-2 variants tested.
Potential for immunocompromised patients
“Insights into the complex biology of FcRn offers a range of opportunities in design of biologics that are tailored for improved pharmacokinetic properties as well as delivery across selective barriers of the body. The engineered long-acting and pan-SARS CoV-2 specific soluble ACE2 biologic is one such example that should be attractive to explore for prophylactic or therapeutic use among immunocompromised patients,” says Jan Terje Andersen, the study’s senior author.
The project was led by the Laboratory of Adaptive Immunity, headed by Professor Jan Terje Andersen. The laboratory is part of Precision Immunotherapy Alliance (PRIMA), a Norwegian Research Council Centre of Excellence, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital. It was carried out in collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Tartu as well as University of Helsinki.
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In a statement released on Thursday, the Association of Petroleum Importing Companies in Lebanon claimed that the Ministry of Energy and Water asked them to price fuel at the 3,900 LBP/Dollar exchange rate while Banque Du Liban asked them to do so at the black market rate (around 20,000 LBP/Dollar).
Due to this confusion, the group requested clarification from the Ministry about which price to use but have not gotten any answer yet. This created a state of loss among the companies who “do not know what to do” according to the Head of the Syndicate of Owners of Petroleum Importing Companies, George Fayad.
The companies also do not clearly know whether BDL meant the black market rate or the “Sayrafa” rate which has added to their confusion.
Fuel importing companies will not be supplying the commodity until a unified price between BDL and the Ministry of Energy and Water is announced.
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The French government has honoured two Ghanaians for their contribution to the dynamism in the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
The awardees, Ms Lillian Osae-Kwapong, an educationist, and Mr Mawuli Ababio, an international financial expert, are the first Ghanaians to receive such honours.
The awards were bestowed on the two because of their contribution to France’s influence in serving communities.
The French Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Anne Sophie Ave, read the citation accompanying the awards.
The event, which was held at the French Embassy in Accra, was witnessed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, including other distinguished personalities.
Also present were the families and friends of the awardees.
The National Order of Merit was created by a decree on December 3,1963 by General Charles de Gaulle to reward distinguished efforts is in the exercise of duties for at least 10 years, in a public, civil, military role or private activity.
It is the second highest national order in France after the Legion of Honour.
The Medal of Merit is a star with six double branches enamelled in blue, topped by a clasp made of intertwined oak leaves. The oak is a symbol of justice in France.
The centre of the star is surrounded by intertwined laurel leaves (symbol of arts and literature), with the central disc featuring the effigy of the French Republic
In the citation read by Mrs Ave, she said Ms Osae-Kwapong worked with Alliance Française and promoted the French language and the Francophone world.
“You probably thought it would just be a hobby for a little while, but you ended up dedicating 39 years to this institution. You made it what it is today,” she said.
The ambassador said Ms Osae-Kwapong “created the bilingual section as a secretariat, which trained professionals who now work for many organisations where being bilingual is an asset, with some working at the French Embassy, the French Development Agency (AFD) and some French companies in Ghana”.
Ms Osae-Kwapong also created internship opportunities for graduates of that section for over 20 years, and took part in events that promoted the French language and the Francophone culture in Ghana.
According to the ambassador, it was through Ms Osae-Kwapong that the Alliance was relocated to its current place in 1994, adding that “no wonder you were the chairperson of the board of Alliance Française several times between 1999 and 2019”.
For his part, the citation said Mr Ababio started his career in financial institutions such as the International Bank of West Africa (IBWA), SIFIDA Investment Company, Geneva (now BNP Paribas) and the African Development Bank.
“In 2000, you became Vice-President of the France-Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GFCCI), forerunner of the current Franco-Ghanaian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFG), until 2004,” it added.
Mr Ababio organised and accompanied President Kufuor to France for a state visit in 2005.
He also had a tight business relation with a number of French companies such as Lagardère Travel as consultant and also represented F-C Oberthur, Gemalto or Edifice Capital in Ghana and a board member of TOTAL Energie and Société General.
Mr Ababio was also the Vice-President and Managing Partner of Phoenix Capital Management S.A., based in Abidjan, a private equity fund, and was also a facilitator of French economic diplomacy.
“And what’s more, how do you still find time to actively work with the Alliance Française since you kindly accepted, in 2019, to take over the chairmanship of the board after Lillian. And you still manage to thoroughly practise your golfing, travel the world and enjoy your favourite cigars, among other hobbies,” Mrs Ave enquired.
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The feeling of not wanting to part with our possessions, even if we know we don’t need and never use them, is powerful. Linked with all kinds of life experiences and natural instincts, there may never be an accurate definition that covers why people hold onto stuff so vehemently for no apparent reason. Suffice it to say that the brain is a complicated piece of equipment we have barely begun to understand, and the motivations to hoard may run much deeper than a superficial proclivity to retain items that have outlived their usefulness.
Recent television programs on hoarding have spotlighted a little-understood phenomenon and doubled efforts to understand and rectify the underlying issues. In this article, we will examine the science of attachment and hoarding and offer some advice based on experts’ suggestions if you or someone you know find yourselves straying into the category of ‘hoarder’.
The definition of hoarding
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America describes the condition thus:
“Hoarding is the compulsive purchasing, acquiring, searching, and saving of items with little or no value. The behavior usually has deleterious effects – emotional, physical, social, financial, and even legal – for a hoarder and family members.”
Sentimentality and nostalgia
Holding onto keepsakes and sentimental objects is a legitimate way to rationalize keeping many of the items we cannot bear to throw away. But how do we explain when people cannot let anything go, even used packaging and random trash that should mean nothing to them? This would tend to indicate the presence of mental health issues that may have long gone unaddressed or the results of past traumas and negative experiences that the holder has been unable to move past. The tragedy is that it is estimated that anywhere between 2% and 6% of adults in any given population have some form of hoarding disorder. Typically, but not exclusively hereditary, the condition appears to affect more women than men, but this anecdotal distinction remains scientifically unproven.
Pack rats vs hoarders
We all know somebody we would describe to their face as a ‘pack rat’ who refuses to let go of the most random things we would never dream of keeping. And, in turn, we probably know people who seem to form very little attachment to material possessions and would view our own ‘moderate’ collection of chattels as the stuff of madness. The scope of human attachment to inanimate objects is a broad-ranging one with the ability to fascinate and horrify in equal measure.
The subject is too complex and nuanced to safely describe the point at which keeping too many items for emotional reasons turns into full-blown hoarding. Still, as soon as the person begins to grow attached to empty packaging and broken, dirty rubbish, it is safe to say the transition is well underway.
The dangers of hoarding
- Disease and infection
As piles of accumulated items grow, so do the dirt and dust that settles onto them. This is especially problematic if pets are left to roam around the debris, leaving urine and feces in random places, risking toxoplasmosis. Rodents and insects love the plethora of hiding places, food scraps, and nesting materials, and it is hard to envisage any house inhabited by a chronic hoarder that does not have pests running rampant. Even without the presence of animals, hoarded items can lead to respiratory issues, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other dangerous issues.
- Risk of injury
Navigating towers of junk that can topple at any moment is unsafe, especially for the elderly or infirm, and trips, falls, and head injuries from falling items are a risk.
- Fire hazards
It doesn’t take a great leap of imagination to see how so much stuff in one location represents a severe fire risk. With obstructed sockets and electrical items, cluttered, filthy kitchens, and flammable items strewn everywhere, it is a dangerous nightmare.
- Social isolation
Inviting friends over to visit is not an option in severe cases of hoarding, and the likelihood is that those individuals have little interest in social interactions by that stage. Family members despair, and it can put an immense strain on relationships. Most people cannot understand why their loved one refuses to throw anything away, and they have no concept of how to help them to help themselves. They often feel embarrassed to associate themselves with the person involved. Many give up, and contact can slip away. The isolation can exacerbate the situation, which can spiral out of control frighteningly quickly once the individual seeks comfort in their ‘possessions’, worthless though most of them likely are.
It is trite to say that the first step towards clearing a home of excess stuff is straightforward or even possible for people with serious disorders. However, there are some things you can do if you are heading in the wrong direction yourself and want to stem the ever-rising tide. Most people could benefit from decluttering their lives, and it can be a very enlightening, cathartic experience to finally let things go.
If you are not confident you can handle the process, start small, making piles and labeling them ‘keep’, ‘not sure’, ‘sell’, and ‘throw-away’, or find another system that works for you and stick to it. There may be much anxiety to face, but this is an essential part of the catharsis, and it will feel amazing once complete. Don’t be afraid to seek help or search for tips on performing this task successfully, and recognize that you are not alone in struggling to rid your life of excess items.
Tackling a property that a hoarder has filled can be an unimaginable task to undertake alone, but help is at hand. Even when all the junk is removed and disposed of, the property itself will be in a terrible state that requires the assistance of experts like those at Aftercare. If you would like to discuss our work in Norfolk or request a quote for our cleanup services, please get in touch with us, and we’ll be happy to help. We treat all inquiries respectfully with unwavering discretion and have built a reputation as highly effective cleanup professionals who will go the extra distance to ensure our clients’ comfort and satisfaction during their most difficult moments. | <urn:uuid:c8c3e91e-fccf-40c3-ad78-82e403085d1c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.theaftercare.com/why-cant-we-let-go-the-science-of-attachment-and-hoarding/ | 2024-04-15T00:10:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.957839 | 1,304 |
I’ve learned that sometimes you build a house and sometimes the house builds you. There are twelve years, more than 1500 miles, and plenty of lessons between them, but the latter has certainly been the case with both the first new build on Harty Street back home in Canada and the Harper on Shady Glen Lane in Missouri City. I don’t believe my gratitude or sense of appreciation to be able to do this work, day after day, has waned. While it almost never feels easy (and it’s usually a red flag if it does), there have been so many helping hands and helpful people along the way, those who are excited and all in on these projects no matter the level of difficulty. Cheerleaders who refuse to stay on the sidelines and treat my wins as their own; who are equally vested in my success and the completion of these projects. People I can count on, who make me smile and think of easy work no matter the task. Sherwin-Williams has been incredibly supportive and were the first vendor to come on board with The Ashbury, basically before a board even existed. No matter the scope of work, their first and only question has been “how can we help?” When they heard that I was hosting a vendor thank you event at The Harper, they quickly got behind it and offered to assist. This was meaningful as the Harty Party is very close to my heart and a great opportunity to show appreciation to the many hands who make light work on these new builds. I was so excited to receive the watercolor rendering that was commissioned by the not only sweet but incredibly talented Bethany from Be Sweet Ink that I posted her message to me on Insta: Houston weather cooperated just long enough to allow us to complete the final grade, landscaping, and this gorgeous little front porch pot: Finally, Harper. She was looking as close to perfect as possible by the vendor event date. I couldn’t have been more proud and love showing her off: The for sale listing can be found on www.har.com or by contacting The Fullers Group at Re/Max Southwest directly.
The real estate group and I will be co-hosting a special neighbors only open house shortly, followed by public open houses so please plan on stopping by. Our next significant project is a full remodel with new addition in Piney Point, complete with full design services by the lovely and talented Alana Frailey. To say I’m excited to get started and share all of the amazing details would be an understatement. Sort of like referring to the Harper as “a little blue” 😉 |
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2023 LEXUS UX 250h F-SPORT Premium - Review by Mark Fulmer
Lots of good things in a small package
Executive producer, Editor
THE AUTO CHANNEL
Lexus has always been about comfort, style, and handling. With this 2023 model you can add terrific fuel economy, upgraded tech and safety systems. If you have a good paying job, but a long commute, this car could be exactly what you are looking for.
The 2.0-Liter Inline-4 gas engine is paired with two high output, permanent-magnet electric-drive motors with four driving modes: Sport, Normal, ECO,and EV drive. It handles all road types and weather types with ease, a seamless dance between the motors. Adaptive Cruise Control comes standard and is simply great for commutes as well as for freeways full of drivers cruising at slower-than-normal speeds. Do all that and get 42 mpg and a 400+ mile range and you've got a winner.
The infotainment system has been upgraded with controls via knobs, touchscreen, voice commands, and steering wheel buttons. Phone and mobile device connectivity is full featured and expandable,
Looking like a targeting display from Star Wars, I was amused by the G Force display, but not enough to test it. If I lived closer to Auto Channel's racing pro David Coleman I would let him take the wheel to test it.
The powered front seats are deliciously comfy and have all the adjustments you need to make your body fit and feel well.
Front Seat Leg Room 42.1 in
Front Seat Headroom 35.7 in
Front Seat Shoulder Room 55.1 in
Front Seat Hip Room 53.8 in
The second row has some leg room challenges, however if the folks up front give away a few inches, they are doable...
Rear Seat Leg Room 33.1 in
Rear Seat Headroom 36.3 in
Rear Seat Shoulder Room 52.9 in
Rear Seat Hip Room 52.3 in
...and besides that the back seaters get a cool view of the standard sun/moonroof!
Now for the utility part of this UX. The cargo space behind the second row is 17 cubic feet...
But fold those seats down and not only do you gain much more space......
but also there are two small storage areas on each side of the floor...
and by lifting that floor, lo and behold a bunch more storage.
Blind Spot Monitor
Lane Departure Warning
Lane Keeping Assist
Tire Pressure Monitor
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Jamie Oliver's claim that the majority of school kitchens do not have proper facilities because of insufficient funding has been backed by the contract catering industry.
Over the weekend, the school dinners campaigner said a "personal survey" had convinced him that kitchens in six out of 10 schools would be condemned if they were not controlled by local councils.
Oliver added that problems highlighted three years ago in his Jamie's School Dinners TV series still had not been addressed, and warned that the current level of funding was simply "not enough" to solve the problem.
Gordon Haggarty, managing director of Accent Catering, which won a trio of school meals contracts early this month, said that he "fully supported" the comments.
He said: "Most education sector contracts that we take over include a refurbishment to include more energy-efficient equipment, raising the standards in the kitchen."
Steve Quinn, managing director of school caterer Cucina Restaurants, also agreed. "It is true that our school kitchens have lacked investment in recent years," he said. "But in my experience, carefully targeted investment does not have to cost the earth to make a big difference."
Last week the Government announced plans to trial free meals at two primary schools. The move was welcomed by the Soil Association and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) but both called for additional funding to support the scheme.
Funding has been a constant issue in the school meals debate. In a Caterer
"The Government last year made an additional £150m available for capital improvements to buildings and asked schools and local authorities to bid for the money. However only £50m of this was spent in the end last year, the problem being that local authorities and schools had to provide match funding, which for many meant it was a non-starter," said Neil Porter, chairman of the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), who warned the viability of the entire secondary school dinners system remained in doubt without further government support.
The Government has promised £240m for the period 2009-11 for schools in England, but with 23,000 in the country this means only £10,000 each - hardly enough to install or even update a kitchen. At the same time, financial pressures mean that many new schools are built without kitchens, as the Government has not made it mandatory to serve hot meals.
Want to read more? Go to www.caterersearch.com/schoolmeals
By Chris Druce
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WWF Penguins Slim Calendar 2024 by Carousel Calendars 240233
The 2024 Penguins Slim Calendar features 12 beautiful photographs of these distinctive birds in their icy habitats. Each page includes a fascinating fact about the species and of course the calendar will also help the WWF in their work protecting animals and habitats as the publisher will make a donation to the WWF charity.
This calendar is 42cm x 14.5cm when open and has a metal hook for hanging. It includes international holidays and moon phases. There is a line for each day, giving you room to record appointments etc. This calendar has plastic free packaging. | <urn:uuid:bd24bb6d-5c61-4431-834e-1946378fc808> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.thecollectorscompany.com/wwf-penguins-2024-calendar-240233.html | 2024-04-14T23:58:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.912164 | 122 |
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