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By Rod Walton, EnergyTech Senior Editor
It’s potentially a perfect sunshine and whiskey combination as several companies will collaborate to decarbonize a Scottish whiskey distillery.
Hyrdogen Technologies will work with UK-based green H2 firm Protium and Bruichladdich distillery. The project will incorporate the closed-loop hydrogen boiler technology from HT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jericho Energy Ventures.
The project teams will move forward with a $3.5 million award from the UK Government’s Green Distilleries Competition.
The pilot project – dubbed HyLaddie – will be led by Protium, utilizing Jericho’s Dynamic Combustion Chamber (DCC) boiler solution. The boiler will heat the stills used to create Bruichladdich’s globally marketed Scotch and artisanal gin brands.
“Leveraging Jericho’s DCC™ technology will have an enormous impact on the success of HyLaddie – a project we are extremely excited about as it can totally transform our approach to sustainability,” Douglas Taylor, CEO of Bruichladdich Distillery, said in a statement. “Many distilleries across Scotland are making serious steps forward in decarbonizing their energy requirements, and we believe that hydrogen has a future in the Scotch industry.”
This project marks the first global deployment of the DCC following an in-depth feasibility study in early 2021 by Bruichladdich and Protium.
With 30% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions stemming from low, medium, and high-grade heat applications, the decarbonization of thermal operations plays a vital role in achieving global net-zero targets, acording to the project partners. Green hydrogen solutions enable hard-to-abate sectors, such as the food and beverage manufacturing industry, to reduce their environmental impact. | <urn:uuid:0255eaab-9145-433d-9d36-833e61d1bffb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.energytech.com/energy-efficiency/article/21182193/h2-boiler-technology-to-provide-zero-carbon-heat-for-scottish-whiskey-distillery | 2024-04-17T09:03:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.890001 | 387 |
Plenty of engine builders around the country have experience shipping engines internationally. However, Daryl Hameetman has to do it on a higher level. Hameetman, owner of Hameetman Racing Engines (HRE) in Cape Coral, FL, has a customer located in South Africa with two 50-foot Nortech Cat boats that Hameetman has serviced for years.
Most engine builders simply ship the engine itself back and forth when rebuilds need to be done. However, these two 50-foot boats each house four engines and need to be shipped in their entirety so HRE can do the install, paintwork and upholstery. This time around, due to saltwater damage and years of use, all eight engines needed to be replaced.
With 7,000 square-feet of space and four full-time employees on hand, HRE was ready for the massive job.
“We built this customer’s engines back in 2005-2006, and we have since done some rebuilds for him,” Hameetman says. “But this time around, due to years in saltwater, it was time for all new stuff. These were eight all new engines to replace the eight that he had.”
The new engines are 588 cid big block Chevy-based marine engines, and if you can imagine, the logistics of having two 50-foot boats shipped to Florida and then shipped back to South Africa, aren’t easy.
“It takes up a lot of floor space,” Hameetman says. “We basically had one boat in the shop at a time. There are some elaborate fixtures to get the engines in and out. It’s not very cut and dry. They’re very labor intensive.”
When the work is done, the boats are wrapped in shrink wrap, put on trucks to transport them to California and then put on a ship back to South Africa.
“There’s a lot of behind the scenes hours on stuff that’s not engine or boat related at all just to get them back and forth,” he says. “Doing the installs in-house gives us the ability to kind of oversee and prevent a lot of failures just due to poor installation. We’ve seen a lot of stuff over the years. There are a lot of variables that can destroy a perfect engine.”
Hameetman first got into engine building at the age of 14 from his dad’s influence. He attended the School of Automotive Machinists right out of high school and sharpened his skills working at Nortech High Performance Engines in Cape Coral.
“That’s where I really started getting into the boating world,” Hameetman says. “In 2005, the boating market kind of changed to a lot of outboard center console boats that Nortech was building and they gave me the opportunity to rent the building. They didn’t really do any machining, so we added machining equipment to make it a full machine shop. From there we were able to really start building a lot of high-end boat motors.”
Hameetman worked for Nortech for nearly eight years before the shop had to close its doors. Hameetman took over, changed the name to Hameetman Racing Engines and away he went, working on everything from drag race engines to powerboats.
“We do everything here in-house,” he says. “We still do quite a lot of drag race and powerboat stuff. We’re doing service and maintenance for some of the offshore powerboat customers that we have and we’re also starting to focus more on the heads-up drag race stuff as well. We’re running a PDRA 632 car for the shop, so we’ve been traveling with that and trying to focus on the drag race guys because we’re spending more and more time at the racetrack.”
Surprisingly, when it comes to the marine engines HRE works on, Hameetman says very few of the shop’s customers are local.
“Of all the boat stuff we’ve done over the years, very little has actually been local work,” he says. “A lot of it’s from out of state – we’ve got a big clientele in New Jersey and Canada.”
Due to that experience, Hameetman’s job for his customer in South Africa isn’t necessarily out of the norm. With eight new identical marine engines needing to be built, HRE used a ‘two at a time’ technique.
“We’ve got a system down where we can build them as a pair,” he says. “Building four at a time is just overwhelming. When you try to build them two at a time it seems to work the best.”
HRE started the project with Dart Big M blocks, boring the cylinders to 4.580˝ and adding bigger diameter lifters. Other machine work HRE did was the pin oiling in all of the engines.
From there, HRE used Dart’s CNC 355 heads, Crower cranks and rods, JE pistons, Bullet cams, T&D rockers, and a Crower valvetrain.
“We also used Blower Shop intercooled setups with 1471 blowers on these engines,” Hameetman says. “We used Clevite coated bearings and Cometic head gaskets. We have some grafoil stuff made for intake gaskets and the exhaust gaskets for sealing up the saltwater on the boat.”
The engines also use Moroso 10-inch billet oil pumps and custom 10-inch pans. The rest of the build was really pretty basic, according to Hameetman.
“There’s always part snags, especially getting that many engines worth of parts was a challenge, but assembly-wise it was pretty smooth sailing,” he says. “The worst part is getting the motor mounts and the dress stuff correct so the engines fit back in the boat, because it’s very tight packaging.”
As a four-engine boat, each engine has its own unique mounts because of the positioning, whether it’s a port forward or a port rear engine the mounts are different.
“Alternators are mounted down low and power steering pumps – some are mounted high and low and left and right,” Hameetman says. “They’re switched just to make it fit the boat because the front engine has a drive shaft – actually three – a long and a short shaft and then a carrier bearing that’s got to wrap around the rear engine. You’ve got to do the positioning and brackets so that nothing crashes into each other.”
Before all eight engines are carefully installed, HRE runs each one on their SuperFlow dyno to make sure they’re running in top condition.
“We ran all eight of these engines for about 45 minutes at varying rpm and load to break them in,” he says. “We do some power pulls, but at the end we run them to try and simulate the boat.”
All said and done, HRE has about 100 hours into these engines. These 588 cid supercharged big block Chevy-based marine engines pump out 1,025 horsepower and 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque each, with a compression ratio of 9:1.
“The tune up is very mild on these engines,” he says. “The motors will make nearly 1,200 hp if we put a little boost to them and put good fuel in them. With the 89 octane we just kind of run them down.”
The boats are 50-feet long with 11.5-foot beams, but with 4,100 horsepower behind each one, the boats will cruise at about 135-140 mph with a top speed around 170 mph, according to Hameetman.
“The boat is propped light so that it’s got pretty serious acceleration,” he says.
While these boats can fly out on open water, Hameetman’s customer doesn’t do any offshore racing. Instead, he just enjoys being an extreme boat owner and uses them for offshore pleasure. Ahoy matey!
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G1 Climax 29 has come to an end, after five crazy weeks of restaurant-quality matches on tap. As always, the results have set up some fascinating threads over the next five months between now and the Dome, we got a first-time G1 winner, some inevitable top title matches have been set up, and we were treated to an incredible newsworthy angle to open up intriguing possibilities.
The tournament is always full of ongoing stories, and this year's was no different. We had half a dozen G1 newcomers including the red-hot Jon Moxley going 5 for his first 5 matches and leading the B Block throughout, Shingo Takagi making the transition from Junior to Heavyweight and carving out a NEVER Openweight niche alongside Ishii and Goto, Kenta finding himself again after five years of WWE setbacks, Will Ospreay continuing his incredible year and stealing multiple A-Block shows, and for me the most pleasantly surprising, Lance Archer growing exponentially as a performer before my very eyes. Archer is now my favorite superheavyweight in the business - dude's peaking at 41 and probably still hasn't hit his ceiling. Give that man an Intercontinental Title run, stat.
Other notable moments and threads included Zack Sabre Jr. underperforming, dropping his first four bouts and becoming the first mathematical elimination, Jay White nearly doing the same before a late tournament rally that won him the block, Sanada finally earning a win over Kazuchika Okada in the final 13 seconds of the time limit, Kota Ibushi wrestling the entire tournament on a sprained ankle and still delivering ****+ matches, and as always, Tomohiro Ishii becoming the tournament MVP, delivering the B Block Match of the Night on six of his nine go-rounds. Give that man an Intercontinental Title run as well!
The G1 final saw a blazing-hot heel turn by Kenta, who betrayed his Chaos partners and joined the Bullet Club. His mentor Katsuyori Shibata attacked him as he was about to cut a promo, the first instance of in-ring physicality by Shibata since his retirement in 2017. Does this mean..... Shibata was then laid out by the Bullet Club before Kenta posed sitting on top of him. If this means what I think it means....
But of course the biggest story coming out of all this is Kota Ibushi's emotional journey to his first G1 Climax trophy. Ibushi dropped his first two matches but went on to win his last seven on the way to the Final, including a hard-fought win over IWGP Champ Okada. In the finals Jay White took every shortcut imaginable to rob Ibushi of his destiny, but Ibushi was unstoppable, flattening White with three Kamigoye knees. It would appear our WrestleKingdom 14 main event will be the Okada-Ibushi rematch, and for me this is the most exciting WK main event since Okada-Omega. But Okada will have to get through Sanada and Minoru Suzuki (to whom he lost in a tag match), and Ibushi will have to defend his briefcase against Kenta and Evil. Both of those matches were great, so I have no complaints about seeing them again.
NJPW's fall season is shaping up to be one of the more exciting since I've been a fan, and in September I'll finally get to see them in person. Interesting times ahead. As for the G1 itself, it was a great five weeks as always, though I'd place this tourney a step below 27 and 28. It was maybe the best field they've ever had but I felt like there were fewer Match of the Year contenders than in the last two. But that's a nitpick, I look forward to revisiting some of these bouts in the near future.
As always, here were my top ten:
1. Kota Ibushi vs. Evil (Night 3)
The first classic of the tournament arrived on the third night, as LIJ's number-two guy overpowered the sentimental favorite to hand him his second loss of two. ****1/4
2. Jay White vs. Tomohiro Ishii (Night 4)
In the other block the eventual co-finalist struggled similarly, as Ishii cut past White and Gedo's bullshit to put the Switchblade away with a brain buster. ****1/4
3. Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay (Night 5)
The WrestleKingdom 13 rematch was bigger, more extravagant, and everything I could've wanted from these two. Both men targeted each other's injuries, but Ibushi reigned supreme this time, finishing Ospreay with the Kamigoye. Just excellent. ****3/4
4. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jon Moxley (Night 6)
Moxley delivered maybe the best match of his career thus far, in an all-out brutal fight with the expert of this match type. These two beat the bejeezus out of each other and it was 20 minutes of strong style perfection. *****
5. Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay (Night 7)
The best match of the tournament according to me. Ospreay went move-for-move with his mentor and nearly became the first Jr. Champion to defeat the IWGP Champ. Everything about this match was perfect, my favorite moment was Ospreay's knife-edge chop that Okada sold like he'd be shot in the chest. God. Damn. *****+
6. Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomorhiro Ishii (Night 8)
Naito's first classic of this tournament was a stiff-as-fuck slugfest with the Stone Pitbull. After 19 brutal minutes Naito picked up the win with Destino. ****1/2
7. Tetsuya Naito vs. Shingo Takagi (Night 14)
An epic war between LIJ buddies, this match pitted Naito's agility and cunning against Shingo's raw, rugged power. Shingo kicked out of one Destino before falling to a second. ****1/2
8. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shingo Takagi (Night 16)
One of two wins that seemed to place Shingo squarely in the NEVER Openweight field, this was all-out war from start to finish, with both bruisers giving and taking every sledgehammer-like shot they could. Shingo won with Last of the Dragon after 23 minutes, and we damn well better see a NEVER Title rematch. ****3/4
9. Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi (Night 17)
The epic likely precursor to next year's Dome main event, Okada-Ibushi was 25 minutes of huge-time fighting. Ibushi was undaunted staring across the ring at the Ace, while Okada took his time, knowing a draw for him was as good as a win. The moment of the match saw Ibushi counter Okada's dropkick with a powerbomb and set up for the Boma Ye, only to be met out of nowhere with Okada's dropkick. Just a poetic exchange. After 25 minutes and multiple Kamigoyes, Ibushi stood tall as the A Block winner, all but guaranteed an IWGP Title match. *****
10. Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White (Finals)
This was about as old-school good vs. evil as I've ever seen in a NJPW ring. White was accompanied to ringside by the entire Bullet Club despite having promised Ibushi he'd be there alone (of course White and Gedo also attacked Ibushi after the B Block final, bashing his ankle with a chair and leaving him laying). Red Shoes immediately ejected the Bullet Club but allowed Gedo to remain, that is until Gedo tried to interfere only minutes into the bout. Gedo was sent packing, and a methodical, story-heavy match ensued, with White using every imaginable heel tactic to gain an advantage. Halfway through the ref got bumped, and out came Gedo, handing White a chair and holding Ibushi down so White could use it. White locked in TTO while Gedo slid Red Shoes back in, but Ibushi made the ropes. Ibushi mounted a comeback, using his superior striking ability, Gedo tried to interfere again, but Red Shoes called Rocky Romero over to remove him (the crowd EXPLODED for this). Finally one-on-one, the final stretch was full of finisher attempts and reversals. White hit the Blade Runner but couldn't follow up. He went for another but Ibushi hit a Kamigoye, followed by a second. White kicked out of the closest two-count you'll ever see, and Ibushi hit a third Kamigoye to win the match and the tournament. This was a fantastic old-fashioned wrestling match with two clearly defined characters giving everything they had, and an absolutely nuclear crowd eating up every moment. My only gripe was that despite all the work done on Ibushi's ankle it didn't seem to affect his moveset much. But otherwise another excellent G1 Final with the absolute right winner. ****3/4
This was the fifth G1 tournament I've followed from start to finish, and once again I was not disappointed. There is nothing in wrestling quite like the G1; it's like the MLB playoffs for wrestling fans. If you've never watched one of these things, you must.
Man, between the WWE-AEW war and NJPW shaking some things up, this fall promises to be full of memorable pro wrestling television. The road to WrestleKingdom 14 starts now....
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WW 2015 #11 - Spring Lambs
You know Spring has arrived when the lambs! Our farmer neighbour Ian keeps a flock of small Black Welsh Mountain sheep in fields adjacent to ours, and he has been busy lambing for the past few weeks. The lamb at the top is a few days old, but the little fella above (and below, with his mum) was born just 2 hours before I took the photo!
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Treachery on Tenth Street (A Gilded Gotham Mystery)
3rd in Series
Setting – New York
Crooked Lane Books (October 11, 2022)
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 163910092X
ISBN-13 : 978-1639100927
Kindle ASIN : B09Q8F5MCL
Somebody’s killing the most glamorous models in Gilded-Age New York, but intrepid Genevieve Stewart is up to the task in Kate Belli’s third Gilded Gotham mystery, for fans of Victoria Thompson and Andrea Penrose.
As a heat wave engulfs New York in the summer of 1889, the city’s top models begin turning up dead, one by one, suggesting the work of a single killer. Society girl turned investigative journalist Genevieve Stewart is drawn into the case when Beatrice Holler, one of her friend Callie’s fellow models, is found with her throat cut.
Genevieve and her compatriot, wealthy Daniel McCaffrey, are joined by Callie to seek out the suspects, which leads them to search for answers from the members of the elite, notorious gangsters, and the city’s most prominent painters.
In an era when London’s Jack the Ripper murders have everyone on edge, the police want to keep the killings quiet. But the bodies are piling up as fast as the suspects—and unless the killer is found, the simmering New York summer could boil over into madness.
About the Author
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Towson Property Management
Buying and finding a new investment property in Towson, MD is not an easy step to accomplish. Not only will you think about your budget, but you also have to find a place that fits your overall goals for your business. We know that this decision alone takes some time. After you find a place, you then have to think about managing it. From what is seen and read online, it would be tempting to think about managing it yourself, but search further on the pages of Google you would come to find that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to property management.
This is why a lot of property owners have turned to property management service companies to do the work for them, and here’s why you should too. Hiring a team of experts that are knowledgeable in both property management and the Towson area lets you have the freedom to enjoy the benefits of Towson real estate without the hassle of the seemingly endless tasks associated with property management.
When you partner with Real Property Management Essentials, you are assigning your property in hands that you can depend on. Our team knows the Towson area, meaning we specialize in flourishing within the local market and exceptional characteristics of your residents. This permits you to relax and get the most out of your investment while we take care of doing the grunt work.
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When you team up with Real Property Management Essentials, we provide a wide range of reliable, caring, and skilled property management services to both you and your Towson tenants. Our mission is to make certain that you and your residents are completely satisfied with our services. This is why we will always make certain that your property is managed in a way that makes you proud. Happy residents equal happy landlords!
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From general upkeep to maintenance, we provide unmatched, quality services to manage your property. Being the industry leader when it comes to licensing, insurance, and legal compliance makes our team formidable against any situation imaginable with your Towson property. When it comes down to it, our main goal is to foster high-quality partnerships with both investors and residents to ensure that your property is treated just like how you would want your own home managed. When you have Real Property Management Essentials handle the continuous, time-consuming property management tasks for you, you save time and you can focus your efforts on acquiring more properties and cultivating your business relationships.
Other Locations We Service
As we continue to grow, the locations that we manage also prosper. We are not limited to the areas listed below, rather we are ready to grow with you dependent on your individual location and needs. Just give us a call if your location is not currently listed.
Our main office is in Lutherville-Timonium, MD, and our other current services areas include:
Contact Real Property Management Essentials
If you are interested in having your Towson property managed by Real Property Management Essentials, have more questions, or just want to speak to one of our team members, then contact us online or call us directly at 410-832-3138 today!
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This initiative has the potential to reduce Minnesota’s residential heating and cooling load by roughly 35%. Currently, an estimated two-thirds of single-family Minnesotan households are heated with gas furnaces and cooled with AC. These households could instead meet a portion of their home heating needs and all cooling needs by replacing their ACs with ASHPs. By moving heat instead of creating it, ASHPs used for space heating are 200% to 400% more efficient, cutting emissions in support of Minnesota’s transition to a carbon-free grid by 2040.
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How CPD Offices Manage Continuing Education with Tight Resources
You’ve been operating with limited internal resources for a while now, and the staff turnover also isn’t boding well. This can significantly affect how well you’re creating innovative CE courses for your learners.
That’s Problem #1.
Problem #2: Those busy times just got busier.
Problem #3: That cheap labor you got in has become more expensive.
Problem #4: You don’t have a dedicated staff who can effectively run your entire LMS.
There are ways for your CPD office to manage its continuing education when the office desks—and petty cash drawer—are bare. There is a service available that’s cost-effective and can help solve your problems.
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Your CPD office is a busy place and keeps getting busier, especially when you offer support and continuing education credit for regularly scheduled series like grand rounds and case conferences, MOCs, simulations, web-based activities, and a wide variety of other educational formats like CEUs, CNEs, CPEs, CLEs, CFPs, CEHs, PDHs, and any other credit types, including specialty credits.
However, you have a problem with staff turnover. You hire help, but it doesn’t work out and it’s costing you.
As a result, you end up having to rehire and train new people who also don’t work out, so it ends up costing you even more. At the end of the day, cheap labor can be expensive and the cost of replacing them is high:
- Employees Benefits News found that turnovers can cost employers 33% of an annual salary.
- A Boushy and Glynn study found that for employees who earned $30,000 or less, you spend 16% of their annual salary to hire and train new individuals.
You could be fighting a never-ending battle that can cut into your budget, so low staff turnover is a serious issue when it comes to your mission of creating innovative content for your learners.
EthosCE offers an LMS concierge service that helps you resolve short-term issues of staff turnover, and it’s not going to break the bank. This professional service can do more things more cheaply, quickly, and efficiently and with more quality than temps or students. It can also be done remotely or on a retainer basis and cost less than a full-time employee.
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EthosCE’s full-service concierge helps you get your continuing education content online as quickly as possible, letting you spend more time on innovation.
You might already think that you can use this type of service for only one thing and nothing else. You may just need help setting up courses, but with this particular kind of service, you can leverage much more. For example, EthosCE’s service can help you with:
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While you’re creating your continuing education courses, EthosCE can serve as a part-time employee with the expertise you need in working with your online continuing education requirements.
How to Address the CPD Office’s Lack of Internal Resources
You face challenges every day. You have to keep up with ACCME and AMCC standards and report documentation to ACCME annually, and this alone is time-consuming. There are meetings and conferences year round, as well as the task of managing and keeping up to date with rapidly changing technology. You must also increase learner numbers and consistently improve their engagement and satisfaction with your courses. Add on to that the necessity to increase your office’s revenue and brand awareness, along with the need to increase the ROI of your activities. With all these challenges, how can you address your CPD office’s lack of internal resources?
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There are many different types of coatings that can be applied to concrete floors. When selecting the best option for your project, epoxies will likely be a front runner.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world, which means that its wildlife varies by state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed a study of the most dangerous animal in each state. Poisonous snakes, wild coyotes, and pesky insects are just a few of the creatures who made the list. Keep reading to discover which animal most frequently wreaks havoc in your state.
Connecticut - Bobcats
While Connecticut is one of the safest states in the U.S., they do have some major predators. Bobcat attacks have become a frequent occurrence, but not all bobcats pose a threat.
It's usually when bobcats become infected with rabies that they will act in a threatening or aggressive way towards humans.
Utah - Deer
There's a lot of wildlife in Utah, but the most common category for their dangerous animals is large mammals. For example, this could range from black bears, cougars, coyotes, stray dogs, and deer.
While most deer won't approach another human unless they are struck by a car, the deer in Utah are a lot tougher. Some are even known to take down hunters.
Oklahoma - Tigers
According to the CDC, Oklahoma is considered to be a "large animal" state, which means that there is an unusually high number of them there.
Some Oklahoma residents are owners of exotic animals, including tigers. These animals don't always receive great care, which leads to them escaping and hurting unsuspecting humans.
Oregon - Bees, Wasps, And Yellow Jackets
Oregon residents may want to reconsider living there after finding out that there are a ton of dangerous animals in the vicinity. Not only is Oregon home to cougars, bears, scorpions, porcupines, and wolverines, but those animals don't even make the top three most dangerous species.
The CDC claims that bees, wasps, and yellow jackets remain the most lethal creatures in the state. This is mainly because their stings cause horrific allergic reactions.
Kentucky - Domestic Cattle
Kentucky's most dangerous animal fits into the category of domestic cattle. More specifically, cows and bulls.
The CDC reported that most of the causalities caused by these animals are "blunt force trauma" injuries that were usually to the head or chest. This can happen when people go into an enclosed space with them. Also, the most common victims are males over the age of 65.
Louisiana - Hornets, Wasps, And Bees
If you ever find yourself in Louisiana, be sure to look out for flying, stinging insects, especially hornets, wasps, and bees.
The CDC says one of the reasons why hornets and wasps are so dangerous is because they can sting repeatedly without losing their stinger. Also, there's no limit to how many hornets can live together.
Alabama - Dogs
Dogs are the most common house pets in the United States, but when taken into the wrong hands things can go astray.
In Alabama, dogs are ranked as the most dangerous animal because of their harmful bites. According to dog bite lawyers Martinson and Beason, there were 42 dog bite fatalities in the U.S. in 2014 and there were two specifically in Alabama in 2017.
South Carolina - Wasps And Hornets
Stinging insects are something to beware of and that especially applies in South Carolina. Their main threats are wasps and hornets.
These insects are extremely territorial and aggressive, especially when they are working as a cohesive unit. One sting can send someone who's allergic into anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal.
Minnesota - Deer
Similar to the state of Utah, deer are also the most vicious creatures found in Minnesota. Minnesota has one of the largest populations of deer, so they are bound to pop up.
Deer are one of the most common causes of car crashes because they aren't afraid to run out in the middle of the road.
Wisconsin - Ticks
Although they are small, ticks are a creature to be feared in the state of Wisconsin. American dog (wood) and black-legged (pictured) ticks are most commonly found there.
These ticks can spread some life-threatening and chronic diseases such as Lyme disease. According to Only In Your State, there were at least 10 tick-related casualties between 2015 and 2018.
Colorado - Cougars
The CDC wasn't able to find too many instances of dangerous animals in Colorado even though there's a wide array of wild creatures in the area.
Although, one Colorado animal that can be difficult to get away from is a cougar. Cougar attacks are most common on hiking trails, but only two fatalities have been reported over the last century.
Maryland - Bees
Stinging, flying insects such as bees are the most common animal threat to Maryland residents. One bee doesn't usually cause any problems, but swarms are a different story.
Bee stings can cause afflicted people to go into anaphylactic shock and either get seriously injured or worse. For example, a student in Maryland kicked a beehive, which caused him and those around him to be stung and taken to the hospital.
Missouri - Venomous Snakes
According to the CDC, Missouri ranks second in the nation for being the most commonplace someone will perish from a large reptile attack.
This comes down to their five species of venomous snakes. The Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association says the national rate of snake fatalities per year is 14 to 20 and there have been five in Missouri in the last 88 years.
Indiana - Deer
There are several states in the U.S. where deer are actually the most dangerous. Indiana has a huge problem with them.
Not only are many deer struck by vehicles, but those collisions actually can end the lives of humans as well. The CDC found that in just 2016 alone there were over 14,000 "deer-involved car accidents."
Massachusetts - Stinging Insects
The CDC reported that stinging, flying insects, including bees and wasps, are the most threatening animal in Massachusetts. Some species to look out for are the European Honey bee, Bald-Faced hornet, and the Giant hornet.
If these insects think there may be a potential problem with their nest, they will get aggressive and sting anyone who comes near them.
Tennessee - Brown Recluse Spiders
According to the CDC, there is only one state where "contact with venomous spiders" was their most common cause of animal fatality. Tennessee is home to the dangerous Brown Recluse spider.
Their bites are painful and can become more serious if they are systemic. These kinds of bites have venom that can destroy the body's red blood cells and cause those affected to get a red blood cell transfusion.
Georgia - Venomous Snakes
Some species of snakes to look out for in Georgia include Copperheads, Cottonmouths, Coral snakes, Timber Pygmies, and Eastern Diamondbacks.
According to the Georgia Poison Control Center, snake bites increased by a whopping 40 percent in 2017 and have been increasing every year since. Since winters are shorter and warmer, more snakes are coming out.
Arizona - Dogs
While Arizona has a large number of venomous snakes, these creatures aren't their most dangerous. The CDC reported that dogs cause the most fatalities in Arizona.
From 1999 to 2016 there were a total of 26 fatal dog attacks in the state. This is usually because the dogs were mistreated when they were younger.
Washington - Coyotes
There are several potentially harmful animals in the Washington area. Large mammals such as elk, deer, cougars, bears, and coyotes can pose a massive threat.
News Break says there are about 50,000 coyotes in the state and the species has resisted efforts to eradicate them. Coyotes are fairly common around suburbs because they don't have a fear of humans.
Virginia - Eastern Cottonmouth Snakes
Eastern Cottonmouth snakes are most commonly found in the southeastern region of Virginia and are usually in the water. They can be identified by the white interior of their mouth.
Getting bit by one of these snakes can be very alarming because their bites are extremely venomous. Other dangerous animals in the area include snapping turtles, bull sharks, black widow spiders, and copperhead snakes.
California - Rattlesnakes
Antivenom really comes in handy in California. The state has a high population of rattlesnakes with about 221 bites reported annually.
Those who are bitten need to get antivenom fast because if left untreated, the bite can become fatal. Rattlesnakes tend to come out more frequently during the summer months and may hide in shady places such as the bottom of cars.
New Jersey - Coyotes
The CDC was unable to find enough data to support which animal is the most dangerous in New Jersey, but they did notice a trend.
Coyotes have been increasing in population throughout the state. They have been migrating east with a population that has grown from 100 to three thousand within the last four years.
Michigan - Dogs
According to the CDC, the animal most likely to end the life of a human in Michigan is a dog. While many are friendly pets, some can get very violent.
For example, a young girl in Michigan had to get airlifted to the hospital after a couple of her rescue dogs attacked her at home. The dogs who attack often come from a troubled past.
North Carolina - Fire Ants
While fire ants are tiny, they come with a powerful bite. Not only is their bit incredibly painful, but it can send people into shock. If left untreated, their bite can be fatal.
The CDC says North Carolina is one of 14 states dealing with fire ant infestations and North Carolina residents have a 30 to 60 percent chance of getting bitten each year.
Ohio - Dogs
Since dogs are so common throughout the United States, they tend to be considered one of the most lethal animals in the country, including Ohio.
The CDC reported that the majority of dog bites are towards infants and children. This could be for a number of reasons, but untrained dogs may bite due to fear or pain.
Illinois - Zombie Coyotes
Those who've never heard of zombie coyotes will most likely think again before approaching them. Commonly found in Illinois, these coyotes are usually infected with a disease and will often look sick.
People may try to get them help because they look like hurt dogs, but it's best to leave them alone. Zombie coyotes will most likely attack if people come close enough.
Pennsylvania - Dogs
The CDC lists dogs as the animal most likely to cause a human fatality in Pennsylvania. There are several reasons why a dog may exhibit aggressive behavior.
They may be acting defensive, they could be guarding something such as food or a toy, or they may be scared of other humans.
New York - Dogs
Many dog owners live in New York, but it's also an area where there is a large number of dog attacks. Luckily, only a fraction of them has been fatal.
These dogs are either ill, frustrated, trying to show their dominance, scared, or possessive. If your dog shows any of these symptoms, seek a professional before they act out.
Florida - Mosquitos
While some may think that alligators are the most dangerous creature in Florida, mosquitos actually top the list. While mosquitos are non-venomous, they can carry some awful diseases.
From the West Nile virus to encephalitis, mosquitos can significantly harm and even terminate the lives of those they bite. Florida residents should take extra precautions including wearing bug spray, using mosquito nets, and eliminating areas with standing water.
Texas - Fire Ants
According to the CDC, Texas is experiencing a massive fire ant problem. People who are allergic to their venom are at the most risk because they can go into anaphylactic shock.
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Massachusetts is a rich and diverse state with forest, wetlands, salt marshes, estuaries and other coastal habitats. It has 4,230 miles of rivers - the largest is the Connecticut River which flows from north to south and 1,100 lakes and ponds.
There are 3.2 million acres of privately owned forestlands in Massachusetts and 285,000 acres of state forests and parks. Though much of the forest was cleared for agriculture with early colonization, the forests have recovered and now cover more than half (about 67%) of the state. They are primarily temperate deciduous forests and include the following forest types: Spruce-Fir-Northern Hardwood forests are found at high elevations like in northern Berkshires. Pitch Pine-Oak forests are found in sandy soils like on Cape Cod and the islands. Eastern Massachusetts has mostly Central Hardwoods-Hemlock-White Pine forests, while interspersed throughout the state are Rich Mesic Forests of large hardwood trees like sugar maple, white ash, basswood, yellow birch, beech, and red oak with canopies 60 feet high or more. Wetter areas have trees that can tolerate "wet feet." Red maple swamps occur throughout Massachusetts forests. Along rivers, streams and floodplains there are trees like elms, willows, silver maples, sycamores, green ash, box elder, cottonwood, and black gums. White Cedar Swamps are found in southern and southeastern Massachusetts and along with cedar, have red maple, hemlock, white pine yellow birch and dense shrub layers with swamp azalea, highbush blueberry, and pepperbush.
The Massachusetts coastline was shaped in the last Ice Age with rocky bays and cliffs, sandy beaches, dunes and offshore rocky islands. Cape Cod is one of the most spectacular glacial remnants extending out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Salt Marshes play an important role in the health of the Massachusetts coastline - both land and ocean. They buffer the coast from storm surge waters that can cause damaging flooding on land. They also filter pollutants coming from land surface runoff before it can reach the ocean. They are also important habitat for many animals and plants acting as fish nurseries, nesting and feeding habitat for birds, etc.
The Appalachian Mountains run through the state and include the Berkshire Hills and Taconic Mountain Ranges.
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Blancpain only had one watch at the time and Jean Claude Beiver had to think outside the box to make a statement in Baselworld. While other brand were showcasing hundreds of watches. Blancpain couldn’t show up to the table with only one watch. So they decided to show nothing at all…
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The Devil's Kitchen
Deep in the heart of Snowdonia this is stunning walk, allow a full day. On approaching you will be faced by a monolithic, dark cliff face, the Devil's Kitchen. Or, as it's really called, Y Garn (Glyderau). At the foot of the cliff is a lake which often looks black due to the reflection of the rock. You hike up around this gargantuan cliff and eventually arrive at the top, where you will witness some of the most incredible views overlooking the mountainous valley to the sea.
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Beddgelert translates as ‘Gelert’s Grave’, referring to the faithful hound of Medieval Prince Llewelyn. Legend has it that the prince arrived home one day to find his son absent from his cot. Gelert enthusiastically greeted his master as usual, apart from having blood all around his mouth. Frenzied, Prince Llewelyn plunged his sword into the hound, however almost the simultaneously, he heard the cry of his child and heir. He ran to find his boy who was fine, but close by was the body of a wolf that the dog had killed to protect the child.
Beddgelert is a village in the heart of Snowdonia, and you can take the charming and popular walk to the monument of ‘Beddgelert’ where the body of the faithful hound rests. It is a few miles away from the village, but a pleasant, flat and scenic walk alongside the river to get there.
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Just up the road you have the magnificent Swallow Falls, an incredible waterfall buried deep in the woods. You can stand and overlook the falls on an ancient bridge.
Close by you also have the famous Ty Hyll, ‘the Ugly House’, which is certainly worth a visit whilst in the area.
A hiking holiday to North Wales would not be complete without at least visiting the base of Mount Snowdon, the 3560ft giant that is the highest mountain in both Wales and England. It is a great walk, with an assortment of routes to suite all abilities.
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Evangelical Pastor Offers Lessons Taught by His Dad
San Antonio, TX, June 30, in the year of our Lord 2011 - San Antonio evangelical preacher Matthew Hagee’s new release Response Able: What my father taught me about life and making a difference (Charisma Media) offers the insights of a lifetime on parenting, self-reliance and affecting societal change. The key to any significant transformation, according to Hagee, is a refusal of the sense of entitlement often associated with Gen-Y and Millennials. Instead, Hagee argues that readers should embrace self-reliance and acknowledge the individual’s God-given ability to respond in a positive manner, regardless of the circumstances.
“One of the most valuable lessons my father taught me was to focus on what I can do, rather than what I cannot,” says Hagee. “If your life is on a course that you would indeed like to change, you can change it. No matter what.”
Matthew Hagee, the son of global evangelist John Hagee, serves as Executive Pastor of the 20-thousand member Cornerstone Church founded by his father in San Antonio, Texas. The elder Hagee launched the church more than three decades ago, growing it into one of the most influential and charismatic Christian communities in the country. The companion TV ministry now reaches almost 100 million homes in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, Africa and New Zealand. Matthew Hagee, the heir-apparent to the church and TV ministry, uses many lessons taught by his father as the framework of Response Able.
With some parents working two jobs or both parents working more than 40 hours a week, Hagee wants to help parents break the cycle of shrinking family time in America. To do this, he has issued a provocative challenge to the parents in his flock. He calls it the 707 Challenge and, beginning this month, he wants parents to sign up for the 707 Campaign that requires moms and dads to commit to spending at least seventy minutes per day with their children, seven days a week, for seventy days.
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What Should I Do If My Car Thermostat Starts to Fail?
Updated: May 05, 2022
A car's thermostat is a simple and straightforward device. But if it fails, it could lead to serious problems. Learn more about diagnosing the signs of a failing car thermostat.
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Car Thermostat Overview
A car’s thermostat regulates the flow of coolant through the engine and is an essential part in the operation of your vehicle. In most cases, an overheating or no-heat condition in your vehicle is due to a faulty thermostat. And since the T-stat price is only about $8, it makes more sense to replace it than to spend hours diagnosing the problem. If that doesn’t fix it, you’ve only spent about two hours learning how to replace a thermostat.
Symptoms of a Failing Car Thermostat
Fortunately, a thermostat failure is one of the many car problems your can diagnose and fix yourself. Here are the signs your car thermostat is failing:
- The temperature gauge reads high and the engine overheats.
- The temperature changes erratically.
- The vehicle’s coolant leaks around the thermostat or under the vehicle.
Here’s how thermostats work. The manufacturers inject a mixture of ground-up brass and wax into a copper cup called a pellet. Then they slip a highly-polished metal rod through a rubber “O-ring” gasket and into the wax. The pellet is sealed with a crimp ring.
Next, a metal “skirt” is welded around the pellet. When the engine is cold, a spring forces the skirt up against a seat (just like a closed faucet), stopping the flow of coolant. As the engine heats up, the wax melts and expands.
Expansion pressure builds to the point where the wax tries to “spit out” the metal rod. But the rod can’t go anywhere. It’s attached to a “bridge” on the other side of the thermostat.
Eventually the pellet itself moves, overcoming the spring’s pressure. So the thermostat opens and allows coolant to flow. The entire system works well until the metal rod corrodes. That corroded rod damages the rubber seal and the wax leaks out. Once that happens, the thermostat stops opening, coolant stops flowing and your engine overheats. The result can be catastrophic engine failure costing several thousand dollars.
Erratic Temperature Changes
Keep an eye on your dashboard’d temperature gauge. If the needle spikes and drops, a thermostat failure may be to blame.
How to Test a Car Thermostat
Before removing the thermostat from your vehicle, check the coolant flow and temperature.
Remove the radiator cap and idle the engine. If the coolant flows right away, your thermostat is stuck open. If it is not flowing, wait until your engine warms up. The coolant should warm to the right temperature and begin to flow after 10 to 20 minutes. If it does not start to flow, but the temperature gauge on your dashboard rises, your thermostat is stuck closed. If your coolant flows normally, there may be another cause of your overheating engine.
To check the temperature of your coolant, start with a cool radiator and engine. Idle your engine and use a thermometer to read the engine block or cylinder head temperature. Then, check the temperature of the upper radiator hose. Wait five minutes and test again. Complete the test a total of three times. If the temperature does not rise by much, your thermostat is stuck open. If the radiator hose remains about the same temperature, but the dashboard gauge rises dramatically, your thermostat is stuck closed. If the upper radiator hose rises to about the same temperature as the engine block, your thermostat is allowing the coolant to flow properly. You may have a different problem causing cooling issues.
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Isaiah 55: 10-11 + Psalm 65 + 1 Romans 8: 18-23 + Matthew 13: 1-23
July 16, 2023 This weekend I am away on vacation time with my family.
For the next three weekends we shall hear all of Chapter 13 from Matthew’s Gospel. That chapter has the greatest concentration of parables in the whole of Matthew’s Gospel. So, it is important to remember how parables work, and how to listen to them. This weekend, we ought to stay focused on the parable itself. Therefore, I suggest the shorter option for the day. Scholars believe that the discussion with the disciples and the allegorical interpretation that follows is likely a Matthew-added interpretation for the community first receiving this Gospel which was experiencing some stress over the growing numbers of gentile converts. The first Hebrew converts had a difficult time accepting and understanding how God could intend these gentiles to be part of the fold or the harvest. (Weeds or Wheat?)
Jesus sits for this parable assuming the position of a teacher. The opening line makes the sower the focus of the parable because that’s what Jesus always wishes to do, reveal the Father. In our times, with tractors opening up the soil, and with machines carefully and orderly dropping seeds in perfect rows, this parable’s image of a sower takes some imagination. The whole idea of throwing seed around everywhere makes no sense at all. Then the amount of the harvest is staggering, leaving us to be further amazed which is just exactly what a parable should do, surprise and amaze. Another side of parable telling is its use to compare or contrast two things. In the case of this parable, one part is obviously the Father. The other part is you and me. Forget about being the seed or whatever kind of soil you might want to think you are or should be. It’s a comparison between God and us.
As Jesus tell this parable to the crowds, he raises the question about how much we are like the Father in whose image we have been made. Sadly, for many of us, the comparison can make be disturbing. We are not always quite as generous with our gifts, with our time, or attention as the Father is who throws that seed everywhere. We like to measure out just how much we can spare or how much someone might deserve. We like to consider whether or not there will be a return on our “investment”, and if there is a risk, we are not likely to take it. And so, the purpose of this parable’s comparison is to give us pause to think again not just about how much like the Father we have become, but also to be reminded that even a little bit, or just a part of what we sow can produce an amazing harvest. It reminds us too that even though there may be failures and disappointments over the failure of what we have done or given to bear fruit, we can be sure that some will produce, and that it will be greater than we could ever imagine.
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Penal Code 134 PC | Preparing False Evidence
Penal Code 134 PC – Preparing False Evidence
Being charged with preparing false evidence under California Penal Code 134 can be scary. This law makes it illegal to make up or change evidence that you plan to use to try to win a court case or investigation. Even if you don’t end up using the false evidence, just preparing it is against the law. But there are defenses that can help you fight the charges.
What Does California Law Say About Preparing False Evidence?
Here’s what Penal Code 134 says:
Every person guilty of preparing any false or ante-dated book, paper, record, instrument in writing, or other matter or thing, with intent to produce it, or allow it to be produced for any fraudulent or deceitful purpose, as genuine or true, upon any trial, proceeding, or inquiry whatever, authorized by law, is guilty of felony.
This means it’s illegal to make or change any kind of document, photo, video, or other evidence if:
- You know it’s false
- You plan to use it to trick people in a court case or investigation
Some examples of violating PC 134 include:
- Creating a fake receipt to try to win a lawsuit
- Changing a will before it goes to probate court
- Altering a photo of a car accident to make the damage look worse
It doesn’t matter if you actually end up using the false evidence or not. Just preparing it with plans to use it fraudulently is enough to break the law.
What Are the Penalties?
Preparing false evidence under PC 134 is a felony. That means it’s punishable by:
- 16 months, 2 years, or 3 years in state prison
- Up to 1 year in county jail
- Fines up to $10,000
- Formal probation
The judge has discretion to give you probation instead of prison. But probation often comes with strict terms like community service, classes, drug tests, and more.
How Can I Fight the Charges?
There are several legal defenses that could get your charges reduced or dismissed. Some common ones include:
- You didn’t intend to use it fraudulently. Prosecutors must prove you planned to use the false evidence to trick people. If you can show this wasn’t your intent, you may beat the charges.
- You didn’t know it was false. You have to know the evidence is false to be guilty under PC 134. If you reasonably believed it was true, it’s not preparing false evidence.
- Entrapment. This applies if police pressured you into preparing the false evidence. For example, if an officer threatened you or refused to leave you alone until you created fake documents.
An experienced criminal defense lawyer can evaluate the details of your case and build the strongest defense.
How Does a Conviction Impact Me?
A PC 134 conviction can have consequences that go beyond jail time and fines. It can also:
- Prevent you from owning a gun
- Show up on background checks for jobs and housing
- Get your professional license suspended or revoked
- Get you deported if you’re a non-citizen
These long-term effects make it critical to fight the charges with an aggressive legal strategy.
Preparing false evidence is part of a category called “obstruction of justice” crimes. Others include:
- Perjury – Lying under oath during court testimony or proceedings (PC 118)
- Destroying evidence – Hiding or destroying evidence needed for a court case (PC 135)
- Offering false evidence – Presenting fake written evidence in court (PC 132)
Prosecutors often pile on multiple charges in hopes of getting a conviction. An attorney can look for ways to get charges reduced or dismissed through plea bargaining.
Get Help From an Attorney
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Russia overcome Lithuania to lift FIBA U16 Women's European Championship title
SKOPJE (North Macedonia) - Russia completed a perfect tournament as they came out on top against Lithuania to be crowned FIBA U16 Women's European Championship 2019 winners.
Anastasiia Kosu produced a mammoth Final display with 27 points and 14 rebounds, earning the MVP award in the process to edge out Juste Jocyte as the 13-year-old poured in an incredible 33 points in the 73-66 defeat.
— FIBA (@FIBA) August 30, 2019
The duo were joined in the All-Star Five by Jocyte's teammate Audrone Zdaneviciute as well as Spain's Marta Morales and Sara Roumy of France.
Russia made an 8-2 start, but Lithuania soon settled with Jocyte catching fire with 16 points without a miss in the first half as her side led by double digits at 36-26.
The gap was closed and a tense second half ensued with several lead changes in the battle for supremacy. Russia moved in front late in the third, Lithuania back ahead in the fourth before Kosu scored seven straight in a decisive 10-0 run, capped by Iana Pashkovskaia's corner triple.
Spain joined the two teams on the podium as they claimed their second bronze medal at the event in as many years. Chisomaga Okafor led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds to see her side overcome France in a 72-57 triumph.
Italy booked their spot at next year's FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup - alongside the top four - as they secured 5th place with a 62-54 victory over Belgium.
Meanwhile, Denmark retained their Division A status by beating Poland 68-56 for their second win of the tournament. Michala Bork top scored with 21 points to ensure her side avoided relegation despite losing their first five games.
Poland drop into Division B alongside Turkey and Sweden with Slovenia, Portugal and Croatia replacing them in the top flight next summer.
FIBA (fiba.basketball) - the world governing body for basketball - is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognized as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Canandaigua City Council has initiated steps toward potentially installing red light cameras on city streets, aiming to enhance public safety amid reported increases in red light violations. The council recently approved a resolution to request state permission, a necessary precursor to conducting a private study on the city’s traffic light intersections. This decision stems from an observed uptick in drivers running red lights, an issue that has become more pronounced in the post-Covid era, according to Councilman Michael Mills. However, Mills emphasized the importance of data-driven decisions, focusing first on the extent of the problem, the associated risks, and the potential costs.
Public opinion on the potential introduction of red light cameras in Canandaigua is mixed. While some residents recognize the safety benefits, they also express reservations about the effectiveness and awareness of drivers at fault. The city’s exploration into red light cameras is reminiscent of the now-terminated program in Rochester, which ended in 2016 due to concerns over its fairness, particularly in impoverished areas.
The future of red light cameras in Canandaigua hinges on several factors, including state approval for the study and the subsequent findings. City leaders aim to thoroughly assess the necessity, potential impacts, and public sentiment before making any final decisions on implementing the technology. As the process unfolds, Canandaigua joins other cities nationwide in debating the balance between public safety benefits and the concerns raised by such surveillance measures.
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Worldline continues acquisition streak with ecommerce gateway GoPay
Worldline, the European payments and transactions giant, has acquired a majority stake in GoPay, the Czech Republic-based payments gateway used by ecommerce stores.
The acquisition is the latest in a string of consolidation by Worldline, which also saw it buy up French peer and competitor Ingenico for $8.6 billion in February.
The terms of the acquisition will see Worldline take over 53% of the stake in GoPay, and it will be entitled to acquire the remaining shares in 2022. This transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year.
The deal is not to be confused with PayPal’s acquisition in December of a 70% equity stake in the Chinese-based GoPay, which is a wholly different company.
Worldline’s GoPay has a large network across Eastern Europe, and the acquirer hopes to use this to consolidate its own presence in the region – which already includes a partnership with Czech bank Komercni Banka, as well as boost its overall merchant services business.
GoPay collects payments from roughly 9,000 ‘e-shops’ largely based across Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.
The acquisition will see 45 employees of GoPay, including its current owner Pavel Schwarz, join the Worldline team. GoPay told FinTech Futures it has “around 50” employees, indicating that most if not all staff were carried over in the acquisition.
Majority-owned by European technology firm Atos, Worldline’s ultimate aim is to rival some of the world’s biggest payment giants.
It said its acquisition of Ingenico will create the fourth biggest player in the global payments sector. Ingenico, a major point-of-sale (POS) terminal provider, controls 37% of the market globally.
“Worldline has made significant progress in its merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy roadmap by signing an agreement for the bolt-on acquisition of GoPay,” says Worldline’s CEO and chairman Gilles Grapinet.
“Our resilient business model and our adaptability enable us to pursue our roadmap despite uncertainties linked to the COVID-19. I am looking forward to welcoming 45 new payment experts in the Czech Republic.”
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Gerald Robert ‘Jerry’ Wetherell was a volunteer fireman and full-time EMT in Denton Township‚ Roscommon County‚ Michigan. Jerry was born on February 23‚ 1938‚ in Flint and lived there until 1973‚ when he moved his family to Denton Township. That year‚ he and his wife‚ Alice‚ purchased the Sand Bar‚ a nightclub on the southeast shore of Houghton Lake. Together they operated the Sand Bar for 38 years. Jerry joined the Denton Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1974‚ where he attained the rank of lieutenant and served until his death on February 28‚ 2012.
The Denton Fire Hall is located next door to the Sand Bar. Living so close‚ Jerry was very often the first person to arrive for a fire or rescue call. He loved being a fireman and helping people. He also enjoyed going on emergency rescue calls and took advantage of all the training the department offered. He trained as a first responder and EMT and became a full-time EMT for the township ambulance service. Jerry was well known and liked by emergency staff personnel at hospitals throughout Michigan’s lower peninsula.
He was an organizer and quick to volunteer for any community event supported by the fire departments. He really enjoyed riding in or driving the fire trucks in parades and at local Halloween events. Jerry also was a powerful advocate for the wellbeing of animals. He belonged to the Humane Society of the U.S. and several state and county animal protection agencies. Jerry was generous with his time and his resources when it came to animals. He rescued three cats from the local shelters and always kept a watchful eye for pets in burning buildings.
Jerry leaves behind his wife of 57 years‚ Alice; two daughters‚ Pamela and Kristine‚ and their husbands‚ Ron and John; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. His smile was contagious! He is missed by his family‚ the members of the Denton Township Fire Department‚ township offices and ambulance service‚ and the many‚ many patrons of the Sand Bar. | <urn:uuid:8016c147-d39e-4c64-8463-4b74ec2ea1d9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/gerald-robert-wetherell/ | 2024-04-17T08:31:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.986965 | 439 |
On 14 January 2018, as he attempted to board a flight to London, my guest this week, Marek Zmysłowski, felt a hand on his shoulder from the Polish customs agents. His business partner in Nigeria had bribed the local police to get him placed on Interpol’s Most Wanted List.
This is just one of many extraordinary incidents during his adventures in building start-ups in Poland and Africa, including co-founding ‘The Amazon of Africa’ Jumia.
In this episode we talk:
– Defending accusations of being a ‘white saviour‘
– His fight with the Nigerian justice system
– His lessons building software teams
– How to stay resilient
– How we must reform capitalism
To your humanity,
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Both groups were following a training regimen. Afterward, a muscle biopsy was made from the subjects’ legs as well as their recovery rate post-workout. It was found that satellite cells, as well as myostatin levels, experienced a significant drop soon after finishing their training session in both groups. And here comes the interesting part. After about 48 and 72 hours, even though the satellite cells and the myostatin levels got back to their baseline values in the group that ate more protein, the levels remained lower for a longer period in the group that ate less protein.
After 72 hours, the myostatin expression was significantly increased in the first group, while myostatin expression was significantly decreased in the second group. Even though this particular study did not manage to show that the protein we eat has a direct impact on the increase of satellite cells post-workout, it did manage to find that the concentration of dietary protein has a direct impact on post-workout myostatin levels. If we are to be a bit more specific, a diet that has low-to-moderate protein content has the potential to decrease myostatin levels, thus increasing muscle mass. This means that having low myostatin levels which were caused by working out triggered the differentiation and activation of satellite cells.
But this doesn’t mean that you don’t need that fast-digesting whey protein blast from your post-workout shake. It’s been shown that consuming protein immediately after finishing your workout session inhibits myostatin expression. The expression had a significant increase one hour after the workout session in a placebo group, but not in a group that consumed whey protein.
Which finally leads us to the real question of whether it is necessary or optimal to consume an excess amount of protein after the passing of 48 or 72 hours if you don’t feel like eating? When you consume protein in moderate amounts at regular intervals, this continuous intake can trigger a low-level chronic metabolic acidosis. Studies have shown that it is better to skip eating protein every once in a while in order to allow your body to recalibrate, which could be done with properly structured periods of fasting.
And there is one more issue to take into consideration. Building a muscular body is a spectacular achievement, but without the big gut that lots of professional bodybuilders seem to have nowadays. Bodybuilding is about the development of your abdominal muscles as much as it is about building your shoulders, biceps, and pecs. Besides, it doesn’t matter how big your pecs have gotten when you have an enormous gut just below. The same as monitoring how your body responds to a different training stimulus, you should also pay attention to the way your body responds to a certain diet or dietary change.
When you force the body to digest excess protein and you get the response that it doesn’t need it, it’s only logical that the excess protein would be stored in the form of fat. No matter how unlikely this outcome is, it is quite possible. Even though it is unfavorable from an energetic point of view, when you force the body to process too many calories which it doesn’t need, the most logical destination is the storing of body fat.
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Having strangers looking into your house from across the street during a family gathering or a little party with some friends is never a good experience. If you need professional help to choose and install privacy screens in Brisbane, FKR Group is here to help.
They are designed to add an extra layer of privacy and security to homes and offices. They are available in a variety of styles, colours, and sizes. And, they can also be tailored to fit a variety of landscaping themes and decorations.
Aside from the screen’s aesthetic value, the screen’s ease of installation should also be taken into account. That’s why there’s a need for professional installation services in order to prevent unnecessary damage costs from DIY installation. You’ll also benefit from the associated warranty when you use a professional install. If you mess up the install, it will end up costing you more money and you’ll have a lot of unnecessary stress to contend with.
At FKR Group, not only do we render professional installation services, but we also offer delivery services. So, if you order these products from our place, you can just relax while we get the job done for you.
What’s the best material for privacy screens?
There is no single ‘best’ material as each has its pros and cons. Aluminium is a popular option due to its durability and affordability. Wood is always an option, but it needs to be property finished and regularly maintained. Aluminium is among the best. It is light and strong, as well as being resistant to corrosion. These products can also be made from PVC, synthetic glass, or a mix of different components. If unsure, contact us for more information on what the best material is for your exact circumstances.
What is the cost?
The cost will depend on the size and the materials. This is why you should make a clear plan beforehand to avoid unnecessary expenses. Moreover, the complexity will also need to be considered.
Because they are intended for outdoor use, they must be able to withstand a variety of extreme weather. Therefore, people often use sturdy materials like perforated aluminium slats and synthetic glass.
The installation and purchase of aluminium privacy screens can cost you in the region of $500 – 700 per square metre. An extra installer might cost $80 per hour (if it takes more than one installer) and you might pay around $200 extra if the concrete is required for the fence posts. Gates and extra fence posts will all come at additional costs, as will security features such as locks.
If you aim for a more natural look, you can also opt for Brisbane’s plant-based and timber products. However, these covers will require more maintenance and trimming. Every privacy product at FKR Group is made with top-notch materials. Regardless of the type you choose, our staff will always provide you with the most competitive price.
How long is the installation process for privacy screens?
How many people are there for the installation (rarely more than two)
The difficulty of site access
Number of gates required (if any)
Whether foundations are required
Removal of existing fence or product
In most instances, it will only take one or two days to complete the installation. But for maximum safety, you want to work with an experienced installer. FKR Group has over 30 years of experience in screen installation in Brisbane. We know how to get it done as quickly as possible without compromising on quality. It’s better to be concerned with project quality than project speed, though a balance does have to be found.
How does the installation process work?
Once you’ve contacted us, we’ll send you a team to conduct a survey and measurement on your property right away. After that, we’ll make a project estimate for you.
We can begin the preparation process once you have reviewed and confirmed everything. Marking and securing the location of gas, water, cables, and utility lines are all part of this process.
We’ll make sure that all of our crew members are working according to the project’s specifications during the installation process. Now that you have your privacy screens installed at your place, we will let you do a final inspection to make sure that you are satisfied with the result.
We come to you for your quote and accurate measurements. This ensures the installation process runs as smoothly as possible.
Call now for a fast and free quote on 📞0412 872 822.
Frequently Asked Questions About Privacy Screens In Brisbane
What are the benefits of a professional installation?
The concept of the do-it-yourself project might be very tempting for you. But there are multiple advantages of using a professional installation expert for privacy screens. These include:
#1. It saves money by removing the need for tools and materials.
#2. It helps you save time so you can do something else with it. Professionals are trained to install privacy gates quickly and effectively.
#3. It prevents you from making any unnecessary errors. They’re called professionals for a reason: they know what to do and what not to do when it comes to installation.
#4. You benefit from a strong warranty, though this varies depending on who you go to. If you try to complete a DIY install, the warranty will likely be voided.
Ultimately, while it may be tempting to install the screens by yourself, it will likely end up costing you money unless you are already familiar with the process.
How long do privacy screens last?
This will really depend on how you treat them. But let’s say that you maintain them pretty well, they can last for many years. They are usually made out of really durable material like aluminium with fibreglass or polyester mesh making them very strong and sturdy.
Can the mesh be repaired or replaced easily?
Although the mesh of our products is extremely durable, sometimes, repairs are inevitable. Fortunately, repairs of the mesh material are pretty easy. We can also replace privacy screens without much of a problem.
Can privacy screens be installed both indoors and outdoors?
Yes, they can! We just need to take a look at where you want us to install your screens and we will give you the right installation solutions. We can do that during our scheduled onsite quotation.
What’s the difference between regular outdoor blinds/shutters and privacy screens?
Both have their advantages and disadvantages (which is why we offer each of them). Outdoor privacy screens can be used to delineate your property and can neatly fit in with surroundings. They can look very nice and come in a variety of designs, though they tend to require a little more maintenance than external blinds.
Do they need regular maintenance?
Not really since they are rather durable and they can be retracted when the weather becomes too bad. But we do recommend that you do some cleaning maybe once a week so make sure that they don’t get dirty. How often the screens will need maintenance is also a function of what they are made of and what the weather conditions are like.
A local business with over 30 years of experience in the industry.
With Product Warranties ranging up to 30 years, and all installations covered by warranty, we only provide first class care for our customers.
No pushy sales reps, no obligations, just quality advice and fair pricing for all of our customers.
We come to you for your obligation free quote. Choose the styles and colours you want in the comfort of your home.
All of our products are custom made to suit your openings ensuring a high quality finish to your home, business or investment property.
We pride ourselves on being professional at all times. From the first point of contact through to after sales service.
At FKR Group, quality products and good old fashioned customer service are our priorities.
Call us on 0412 872 822.
The quality of the blinds are amazing! Would definitely recommend to anyone!!
Quality work and efficient at what they do. I had new roman blinds installed and they look fabulous. Would recommend
Amazing servicing!! Highly recommend anyone who needs new blinds. Thanks again guys!
FKR Group offer a fantastic range of internal window blinds, shutters & curtains with simple, cost effective solutions for the latest options on motorisation. As a supplier of window furnishings with over 30 years industry experience, I would recommend the services of owner Frankie Rylance and his team to anyone considering installing one of the many innovative, bespoke sun protection systems on offer for your home or business.
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Whether you are a seasoned instrument pilot or working on earning your rating, you need these items! We created a master list for you so that you can be fully prepared.
You need this FlyBoys Reversible Kneeboard - Clipboard & Pen Holder because you need an easy-access notepad, pens, printed approach plates, and more. There is even a pocket for a charger cord and binder ring holes to add plates and checklists. Click here for more info.
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These Aviation Flight Training Glasses - IFR Certified View Limiting Device for Pilot Training & Simulation of Instrument Meteorological Conditions - Frosted Adjustable Polycarbonate Frames are an absolute must for your flight bag. You'll use these for your 3 hours of simulated instrument conditions for private pilot training, endless approaches for your instrument training and maintaining your currency even in VFR conditions.
BOOKS! In choosing to pursue aviation, you've chosen to be a student for life. There is always new information to learn or refresh.
These books are absolutely critical to have a solid understanding of instrument flying.
National airspace system
The air traffic control system
Flight maneuvers for IFR operations
The Instrument Procedures Handbook is a great refresher AND checkride prep resource.
"...This handbook details the required precision that is needed to stay within protected airspace and make a successful approach. Safety information for relevant subjects such as runway incursion, land hand hold short operations, controlled flight into terrain, and human factors issues are covered here..."
Remember to get your Oral Exam Guide - a cheat sheet to any question you might be asked with sited sources in the FAR AIM, ACs, or other FAA book.
This Professional Simulation Yoke and Throttle System is for the over-achiever. You know that the plane is not a very good classroom; learning and practicing on the ground is far more cost effective and productive than trying to aBsorb new information while actually flying. Before buying, make sure you have access to flight simulator software and a computer that is compatible.
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Coral Springs Hit by a Drunk Driver
Unfortunately, in many cases, drunk drivers claim lives and cause catastrophic injury. In these situations, a family will likely not only feel incredible grief but also terrible anger that a motorist was so reckless as to drive after drinking. Nothing can bring back a loved one who has been killed in a car or truck accident, but pursuing compensation can help the family pay for memorial expenses, final medical costs, lost income, counseling and grief therapy for surviving family members, and other expenses. If you have been injured, compensation can help you replace lost income and can help pay for car repairs and medical costs.
In many cases, compensation a serious car accident in Coral Springs can help a family pay for necessary bills while going through the grieving process. If you have lost a loved one or have suffered a serious injury, there's no need to have financial worries to the distress you are already feeling. Contact the Flaxman Law Group to speak with a compassionate and professional attorney who can help advise you of your options.
Do You Really Need a Personal Injury Attorney?If you have been injured in a drunk driving accident, you may assume that you don't need to work with a personal injury attorney in Coral Springs or your community. In fact, you may see it is an unnecessary expense. However, there are many things that an attorney can do for you:
- They can investigate the accident so that you have the evidence in hand in the event that the drunk driver tries to contest the charges
- They can pursue compensation on your behalf so that you don't have to pay for someone else's recklessness or negligence through high medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses
- They can help you find local resources that can help you heal
- They can help you through the claims and insurance process, so that you don't make any mistakes that can later complicate the process
- They can look out for your rights and take care of the legal details and claim details, leaving you free to focus on your family and on your rehabilitation
- They can ensure that drunk drivers are held accountable and don't get the opportunity to avoid justice by working with a defense attorney
If you're concerned about legal costs, keep in mind that many personal injury attorneys have systems in place to ensure that you can pursue a legitimate claim without worrying about money up front. The Flaxman Law Group, for example, offers a free initial consultation that comes with no obligation. It ensures that there is no risk to getting legal advice about your situation.
The Flaxman Law Group also takes cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that if you work with a personal injury attorney at the Flaxman Law Group you don't have to worry about paying for legal fees and attorney fees upfront. Instead, if and when you are awarded a settlement or compensation through a court win, the Flaxman Law Group will be paid for their services out of the proceeds of settlement. Contact the law firm today to find out more. | <urn:uuid:e4b06bd4-ea6d-4e11-b84c-3be0a99b9d0d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.flaxmanlaw.com/coral-springs-hit-by-a-drunk-driver.html | 2024-04-17T08:47:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.971589 | 610 |
Fleuresque Design’s Florals Giving
We are so excited to announce this amazing opportunity for all engaged couples in the NYC area! In the spirit of giving back and saying thank you I am thrilled to announce our inaugural Florals Giving. One (1) winner will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries and shall receive a floral wedding package valued at $2,000.00. The Prize is transferable, upgradable but not redeemable for cash or credit. Additional restrictions may apply. Giveaway ends on December 24th. Winner will be announced on Christmas Day 2019
To enter all applicants must do the following:
Must be following us on Instagram, like and tag 5 people in the comments of our Instagram Giveaway post.
Must share our Instagram Giveaway post on their IG Story
Email us at [email protected] to tell us your love story
Wedding to take place in 2020 & in NYC & NJ
Must grant consent to Fleuresque Designs permission to utilize the wedding photographs taken by, or provided to Fleuresque Design with the intent of being displayed in our workplace, our website and affiliated social networking sites.
Current brides under contract with Fleuresque Design are not eligible.
What you will receive:
1 Groom Boutonniere
5 Tall Arrangements
5 Low Arrangements
1 Sweetheart Arrangement
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BEIJING LOCAL FLORIST. SEND FLOWERS BEIJING
The Beijing Collection
The best flower delivery to Beijing is done by Flora2000 from anywhere in the world. Looking to send fresh flowers or gifts delivery to Beijing, we are your local flower shop for affordable flower delivery across Beijing and it's neighbourhoods places like Miyun,YanQing,Changping,Huairou,Pinggu,Shunyi,Daxing,Fangshan,Fangtai,Shijingshan,Haidian,Daxing,Fangshan, Sanlitun, Wangjing Subdistrict, Dongzhimen, Shichahai, Guomao , Xidan, Xisi, Panjiayuan Subdistrict, Liulichang, Dongdan, Caishikou, Wukesong, Shilipu, Tuanjiehu, Fangzhuang, Sanyuan Bridge, Dongsi Subdistrict, Shuangyushu, Jiaodoukou, Beixiaguan, Zhongguancun, Chaoyangmen, Shuangjing, Gongzhufen, Wanshou Road.
With Flora2000 International flower delivery to China, you can be sure that your arrangement will not only reach its destination on time, but also in fresh and perfect condition. To send cheap flowers to Beijing, use our services as we work with top professional local florists and flower shops in Beijing. Same Day flowers and gifts are hand delivered whereas Next Day flowers and gifts are courier delivered.
With more than 2 million happy customers served, we are your favorite online florist for gifting flowers online since 1999. Ordering flowers to Beijing China was never so easy.
Send Flowers to Beijing to Celebrate Chinese New Year with different Asian Flowers
China is a densely populated country and Beijing is the capital of China. Beijing is a combination of old history and current technology. Being the capital of China, it is also rich in tradition and culture. Every event is celebrated with full enthusiasm. Fireworks during Chinese New Year and other festivals where the family sits together for a huge feast, is memorable for everyone.
There are a list of festivals and events that happen in Beijing
－The biggest festival is the Chinese New Year that is celebrated on the first day of the lunar calendar. It is a time when people in Beijing visit temples, friends, families with gifts for everyone and celebrate at bars, and watch fireworks at night.
－Christmas in Beijing is similar to other countries, but no shops, restaurants, hotels, etc. are closed so you can enjoy the season on the streets eating and drinking.
－Mod-Autumn Festival is also another main festival where people eat moon cake while watching the moon. This festival is celebrated to worship Moon.
－Dragon Boat Festival includes dragon boat racing in lakes. You can also enjoy dumplings or savory or sweet zongzi.
－October 1-7 is considered China’s Golden Week when tourism is on a large scale. It makes Beijing the busiest city at that time.
Other festivals also make it an exciting day for people. However, to make their living, people have to move from their native lands to other places leaving behind old memories and traditions. Still, a family is all about love and care. Therefore, during special occasions like New Year, birthdays, and anniversaries, you can send flowers to Beijing through an online site to your loved ones.
Any online sites provide international deliveries as well. Different Asian flowers have distinctive symbols, and therefore choosing wisely will also show that you’ve given extra attention. Send your niece pink roses as Birthday flowers to Beijing and red roses as Anniversary flowers to Beijing t your spouse at one time. Good and reliable sites will always leave flowers with your family and friend at the right time. Some of them also provide a combo pack where you can add a greeting card or a box of chocolate with it.
When China was suffering from the COVID19 outbreak, and several people were dying in Beijing and Wuhan, people were helpless as they couldn’t stay by their family’s side. Thanks to the online services that they were able to send sympathy flowers to the families to show their love and care. These online stores provide flowers for funeral arrangements as well.
Birthday Flowers to Beijing
When it’s someone’s birthday they are bound to get many gifts, but getting a bouquet or arrangement of classic flowers from you can be a personal experience and an unexpected surprise. So it's better to be safe while gifting flowers for birthdays to Beijing. Joyful or bright flowers like roses, tulips, daisies, lilies and carnations can be given to ones whom you adore a lot. Flora2000 has special same day delivery flowers, cakes and gifts throughout Beijing.
Anniversary Flowers to Beijing
Carnation, Lilies, Hydrangea, Calla lilies, Chrysanthemum, Orchids and Aster are some of the most popular choices for anniversary in Beijing . These flowers fulfil the bond of commitment, purity, loyalty, appreciation, wisdom with never ending love throughout the life.
Sympathy Flowers Arrangement to Beijing
These flowers go directly to the house of deceased. Plant is an ideal choice to gift, as it serves as lifelong tribute to the lost loved one, also unforgettable aide memoire of the bond and warmth you wish to console the bereaved through the sorrowful process. Mini or normal sized arrangements are apt for sympathy delivery. White gladioli, lilies, chrysanthemums, roses, hydrangeas are some of the examples of condolence flowers.
Funeral Wreaths to Beijing
These flowers are delivered directly to the funeral homes in Beijing which are compromises of large and formal flowers. White flowers are recommended for a funerary arrangement. White Lilies, Roses, Daisies and even Chrysanthemums are considered the appropriate flowers to feature in a Funeral Wreath or a Standing Spray. | <urn:uuid:bddd4178-9a1c-4159-9109-f56927a8b2b9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.flora2000.com/china/flower-delivery-beijing.html | 2024-04-17T10:00:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.943981 | 1,262 |
It’s something that many parents do not consider, but a major cause of Florida injuries to children comes from tip-over accidents. These accidents take place when a child pushes or pulls a heavy object – such as a television – over onto themselves. Tip-over accidents often result in fatal Florida brain injuries for small children and serous injuries for older children.
In 2009, a young Florida girl was killed when a television tipped over on her. Most years, there are a few such tragedies – and in many cases they are quite preventable. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, tip-over accidents are quite common and cause serious injuries each year. The most common culprits are televisions, but shelves, bookcases, appliances, and dressers also mean a high risk of tip-overs. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an average of one child is killed every two weeks due to tip-over accidents.
The most common risk occurs when a child falls against, climbs up on, or pulls against an appliance or piece of furniture. It’s not just the pieces of furniture that are a risk, either. According to Safe Kids Inland Empire at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, objects which may be on top of a piece of furniture may also fall on top of a child, causing potentially life-threatening injuries. According to Safe Kids Inland Empire at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, objects falling on children is a leading cause of death among children. Tip-overs and falling objects are also a leading cause of Florida brain injuries among children.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was informed of almost 200 tip-over deaths between 2000 and 2008. All incidents involved children who were 8 years of age or younger. In about 93% of cases, children were between 5 and 8, a time when experts note children are most actively exploring the world around them and may have the strength to tip over larger items. Between 2000 and 2008, over 16,000 children ages 5 and younger visited ER for injuries related to tip-over accidents.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are several things that parents can do to help prevent tip-over deaths. An important preventative action is to walk through the home and look for any tip-over dangers. All furniture and appliances should be attached to walls using screws, wall straps, and brackets. Televisions – especially older models – should be secured on low stands so that they cannot be tipped over. Some experts have suggested that newer flat televisions are in fact safer. They do not have the tendency to tip over as readily and are generally secured to the wall.
If your child has sustained a serious injury in South Florida, contact the Flaxman Law Group to get information about your rights and options. With thousands of cases successfully completed and offices conveniently located in Hollywood, Homestead, and Miami, the Flaxman Law Group is poised to help. Call the Flaxman Law Group today to arrange for a free, no-obligation consultation to discuss your case. | <urn:uuid:9ee8590f-c353-4b2a-8090-6132b2c120e8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.floridainjurylawyerblog.com/tipover_accidents_are_a_cause/ | 2024-04-17T08:38:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.959732 | 638 |
Best Darn Torque Converters in the World!
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At Florida Torque Converter we take pride in our products. When we re-manufacture a torque converter we make it better than it was when it was new. We use remanufacturing techniques and materials that exceed the original manufacturer’s specifications. The end result is a BLUEPRINTED* torque converter that will perform better than the original.
Florida Torque Converter wants to help you get the most performance from your vehicle. Just tell us what your needs are and we will build a torque converter that will get the job done and hold up under the most extreme conditions.
- We take the TIME to build quality into each and every Torque Converter we build.
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- Thorough quality testing is performed on each and every Torque Converter before it leaves our facility.
* The term blueprinting in the automotive world means that every detail of the original specifications is checked and components are machined and balanced to fit together better, reducing vibration. The term also includes the use of parts and materials that exceed the original manufacturer's specifications. The results of blueprinting a component extend the life of the component as well as reduces vibration transmitted to surrounding engine and transmission components.
Florida Torque Converter, Corporation (FTC) warrants to all its direct customers only, that each torque converter, remanufactured or sold by FTC will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal and proper use and service for a period of original purchaser’s lifetime.
FTC’s sole obligation under this warranty is to repair or replace, at its option, the defective product at no charge to the customer. Our lifetime warranty covers our torque converters only. FTC is not responsible for any other items such as fluid, other parts, labor, etc.
This warranty will be null and void if repair or replacement is required because of improper installation, accident, physical and, or, neglect, misuse or any other cause other than the ordinary and intended use for which the Product was designed, or if the Product has been dismantled, altered and, or, repaired by the customer or any third party.
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Julia has been practicing family law in Florida for the past five years, but she has a total of 17 years of experience in the field.
If you are considering divorce or exploring your legal options, Florida Women’s Law Group has caring, knowledgeable professionals like Julia, who can help.
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Meet Julia McLaughlin: Attorney And Advocate For Women
Author: StaffDate: Apr 23 2023
Julia has been practicing family law in Florida for the past five years, but she has a total of 17 years of experience in the field. She is an attorney with Florida Women's Law Group, joining the firm in December 2022. Julia graduated from law school in 1987 and spent the first eight years of her career practicing family law at a large Philadelphia law firm. As her expertise grew, Julia transitioned into academia, sharing her knowledge with the next generation of legal professionals. In 2018, she returned to the practice of law. Julia is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison School of Law.
Julia was drawn to family law due to her desire to work closely with women who are facing hardships. It is the problem-solving component of the job that captivates her. She feels fortunate to have found a profession that allows her to help ease her clients’ struggles in some capacity.
“It brings me great joy to witness the growth of my clients during a difficult time in their lives. Watching them develop into confident, self-sufficient individuals is truly remarkable. Being able to guide them through this transformation is an honor and one that I cherish deeply.” - Julia McLaughlin, Attorney, Florida Women’s Law Group
At Florida Women's Law Group, we have a unique, team approach to client care. We foster a supportive environment, creating a safe space for women seeking legal help. If our clients are in distress, everyone at the firm readily provides a listening ear and connects them with the right person to resolve their issues. You can rest assured that your concerns are heard and that our team members will work together to find a solution.
When Julia is not hard at work, she enjoys reading and going for walks. The beach is a favorite destination. This proud mother of three adult children is an ardent lover of art and animals with a rescue pup at home.
If you are considering divorce or exploring your legal options, Florida Women’s Law Group has caring, knowledgeable professionals like Julia, who can help. Contact us to schedule a consultation. We’re here for you. | <urn:uuid:adf2f74a-a6e6-4f2a-9b8b-8fed874f04ea> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.floridawomenslawgroup.com/meet-julia-mclaughlin-attorney-and-advocate-for-women/ | 2024-04-17T09:44:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.967039 | 521 |
By Volunteer Neha Dalwani, FHI Surat
“Your greatest contribution to the universe may not be something you do, but something you raise.”
In a tech diverted world, where number of likes on posts makes a person happy, check-in at the most expensive place makes one successful, brands makes a person look rich. A question arises, is that person really happy? We are living in an era where people do things just for the sake of showing it to other people, to maintain a certain so called “status” in the society. We are so busy in living our life that we often forget about the people who have nothing to maintain but all they have is a heart. The richest person despite having everything may not be happy, while a person living on the streets has nothing but may still be happy.
Why not make our society happier, why don’t we together take a step for the betterment of underprivileged children by taking care of them, asking them about their day, why can’t we be a rainbow in their life?
I’m sharing you a story, which made me do every possible thing about underprivileged children, and since then every morning my only goal is to make their day bright.
Almost a year ago, I was having pani-puri from a street stall, the vendor looked very young, almost 12 years old. Out of curiosity, I questioned him about his school education, or why is he handling business in early years of his life, of-course my questions made him awkward, and he felt embarrassed. So I stopped and left. But my heart was still there I was replaying the whole conversation in my mind to get the answers behind his smile and gestures but couldn’t help it.
After few days I visited him again, this time he wasn’t there. His mother was handling the stall, I asked her what’s the matter. She too denied to answer but then we sat and had a conversation. I discovered Monu (the guy) lost his father two years ago in a road accident, so he didn’t get a chance to goto school and he had to continue his father’s business.. as he was the eldest family member, his siblings were younger. It shook me, it made me numb for a while.. I left. Again it left me with a series of unanswered questions.
I went again, this time not to ask him anything but ask him to co-operate with me for his own good. I’m pretty young and obviously can’t afford to pay for his education, but all I can do is to be his mentor, his support pillar, I can guide him, though it won’t make a huge difference but that slightest difference would make a huge impact in his life.
I asked him to visit my house every morning, I’ll teach him basics, and make him capable so that he can earn better for his family.
He used to come almost thrice a week, and every time he used to bring something from his stall for me and my mother. This was his sweet nature which made him more special. Monu was a quick learner, he grabbed things way too quickly than normal children. I taught him for 6 months. He didn’t come for two weeks, after two weeks he came with a box and a million dollar smile on his face. He gave me the happiest news, that he got admission in a school. And that moment was priceless for me. I can’t describe in words, there are no right words to express his happiness.
When you teach a child, you don’t teach only him, you’re also teaching his future generations.
Since that incident, my only ultimate goal for life is to spread free education.
Instead of teaching book meanings, I would rather like to teach them life skills, practical knowledge and all that is necessary for standing confidently to face the world.
FHI is a perfect platform to change the lives of thousands of underprivileged. At FHI, we focus on overall development of a child, we try to make him smart in every possible aspect.
Each month, we’ve a different areas of focus.
Theme based event, helps the volunteers to craft extraordinary skills in children.
Being a FHIian, I feel proud and happy that somewhere in India another Monu is carrying a million dollar smile, cause you made his day a little brighter!
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Each month, the FNHA produces a summary of the Drinking Water Advisories in First Nations communities in BC. The summary shows Drinking Water Advisories that were in effect or were revoked as of the end of the month.
The summary is of water systems with five or more connections (CWS), and smaller water systems that have public facilities (PWS). Systems on leased land are not included.
Please note that this information is not intended to be used for public health messaging. First Nations community members can obtain the most up-to-date information on their drinking water through their Chief and Council, or their local FNHA EHO.
Drinking water advisories are preventive measures that protect people from drinking water that could be contaminated. In First Nation communities, a drinking water advisory can affect as little as one building and does not always represent a community-wide drinking water problem since communities can have multiple water systems.
Drinking water advisories can be required due to problems in the water system, such as line breaks, equipment failure and poor filtration or disinfection during water treatment. An advisory might also be needed as a precautionary measure – for example, during emergency repairs to the water distribution system or if a community lacks the required staff to support operation. Some problems can be fixed with routine maintenance procedures. Other issues, such as infrastructure improvements, can require initiating an infrastructure investment project to funding agencies such as Indigenous Services Canada.
FNHA’s Environmental Public Health Services (EPHS) provides advice to communities on drinking water safety, including recommendations on when a drinking water advisory is warranted. It is the responsibility of Chief and Council to implement an advisory and take the necessary measures to rectify the problems which led to the advisory. Once remedial measures are completed, EPHS supports communities by verifying that the drinking water is once again safe and is protected from potential future problems.
Types of Drinking Water Advisories include:
Issued when there is some level of risk associated with water use, but the circumstances do not warrant a Boil Water Advisory, Do Not Consume or Do Not Use. A WQA can be for the general population or targeted to people who may be at higher risk. Advice to minimize the risk associated will vary and will be specified.
Issued when the water in a community’s water system is known or suspected to have disease-causing bacteria, viruses or parasites that can cause waterborne illness; or when water quality is questionable and boiling will inactivate the contaminant in the water. A Boil Water Advisory applies to all persons.
Issued when a community’s water system contains a contaminant, such as a chemical, that cannot be removed from the water by boiling. The water should not be used for: drinking; brushing teeth; cooking; washing fruits and vegetables; making infant formula or other drinks, soups or ice cubes; for bathing infants and toddlers; or for pets. It may continue to be used for domestic purposes such as showering and bathing.
Issued when the water system contains contamination that cannot be readily removed by boiling or further treatment and consumption of the water poses an immediate health risk; exposure to the water when bathing, showering or any type of washing could cause skin, eye or nose irritation.
Issued when the quantity of the supply of water is impacted by long-term climate impacts such as drought and/or water scarcity, or short-term interruptions such as equipment failure.
Water Quality Advisory
Do Not Use
Do Not Consume
Boil Your Water
Conserve Your Water
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ANGEL OF WEIRD
Angel Dust may seriously damage your mental health, but Faith No More's version is seriously good for your ears. Jeremy Sheaffe spoke with Mike Patton and Billy Gould, but still couldn't find out what a Jizzlobber really is!
Faith No More are not, repeat not, your everyday, world-touring, chart-topping rock 'n' roll stars. If they were they'd be Guns 'N' Roses and there is no way that you'd be reading an interview in Australia's loudest mag! In fact, if they were rock stars this article would be exactly the same as the one you could read in any magazine collecting dust on any toilet floor.
And not only are Faith No More not rock stars but the five individuals who make up the band are so unalike that when two of them are asked the same question the difference in response can be anywhere from predictable to completely astounding. For example, when I ask what 'Jizzlobber', a song from their new opus 'Angel Dust' is about, bass player Billy Gould replies:
"You know what jizz is?" Yep!
"And you know what the verb 'to lob' is about?" Yep again!
"Well put them both together!"
Is it written about any jizzlobbers that you know?
"It's written about some porno star, but I don't remember his name, I'm not the porno expert in the group!"
Who is then?
After a pause for thought, the reply seems obvious. "Probably Patton."
So we ask the frontman the same question. Mike, what exactly is 'Jizzlobber' really about?
"Well, it's about this fear I have of going to jail. I know it's gonna happen someday... I've been there once, but I have a feeling I'm gonna go some day for a very long time."
See! It really isn't easy trying to make sense of all this. And if you've heard any of 'Angel Dust' you'll understand exactly why that is. Faith No More (who, apart from the reprobates already mentioned, is made up of Roddy Bottum on keyboards, Jim Martin on guitars, and Mike Bordin on drums) are not out to do what you expect of them, but merely to do what they expect of themselves. 'Angel Dust' is by no means just a follow-up album to the hugely successful, chart-shaking 'The Real Thing'. No, this is the San Franciscan quintet's fourth album and it will stand or fall on its own merits.
"When we did 'The Real Thing'," explains Billy, "we had a tiny budget, we were broke and on top of that nobody really gave a shit about us. Nobody knew what kind of music we played and nobody could classify us. We were at a real disadvantage in those days, but now we're at a real advantage." Adding to the advantageous position the band find themselves in is the fact that all through June and most of July this year they joined Soundgarden as support to the metal circus that is Guns 'N' Roses' European tour. And then, from July 17 to who knows when, they'll be warming the stage for Metallica and the Gunners on their co-headlining jaunt around America. Rock 'n' roll or wot?
"Oh God yes," agrees the now short-haired Patton. "Its a total spectacle, a sick circus..."
And what part of this sideshow do Faith No More play? My guess is the freak show, or perhaps the clowns. I'm wrong again.
"We're not even involved. We're just watching it. Guns 'N' Roses are the circus... it's amazing... it's just a lot of money and way too much time to spend it in."
Continuing the theory that Faith No More never really listen to each other, or totally disregard what the others say, Billy Gould thinks "it's fucking amazing that we even got on the tour, one of the biggest tours in the world. I don't know... I mean, aesthetically we're different!
"I think it's good though. I've gotta give Guns 'N" Roses credit, and give Metallica credit, too. Right now it's really responsible of them to pick bands that are different because they didn't have to do that. They could pretty much tour with anybody."
Referring back to the tour's carnival atmosphere and blatant excess, and hinting at Faith No More's unerring ability to be the fly in the ointment, Patton adds, "It's more like you see so many thing that are fucked up that you wanna say something - and we're already pushing it. The amazing thing is that everybody knows something is going to happen," he laughs. "By the time we get to the States, I'm sure something will have happened!" Mike didn't have to wait very long for something to happen. On the day of our interview, Guns 'N' Roses decided, two hours before they were due on stage, that Axl was "too exhausted" to play to 30, 000 eager fans in Manchester, England.
Billy says that kind of thing has happened every day, that the Gunners go on stage late "all the time. We wouldn't do it, so I don't know why it is. I'd like to know myself!"
A few months back in Hot Metal Billy was quoted as saying that 'Angel Dust' would either be a huge flop or would sell by the truckload. The verdict is still in the balance, a bit of a hung jury, as they say in 'LA Law'. "I just think that way," says Billy, who's still not sure himself which way the album will go but seems confident, that, like the band, it will never occupy any sort of middle ground. "I think that what we did was to take a chance here. I think we could've played it safe and just redone the last record, and that would have done really well.
"But," he says, his voice strengthening, "we didn't opt for that, so I've got no idea what'll happen with this. All I know is that we made the best record we could. We did our best job, and what more could you expect?"
What more could we expect? Well, given Faith No More's past record as full-on eccentrics, we could expect some startling press statement saying that Mike's gonna join Mr. Bungle full time, or that Jim Martin has killed the rest of the band. C'mon Bill, and start living up toy your reputation - you're starting to make me look stupid with all this normality. Read the first paragraph, Bill, I'm trying to make you guys look weird!
"That's an easy angle to take, it's easy to write that stuff because it's right there. It's the most obvious angle, but it's not necessarily the most interesting. I mean, how many times can people get interested reading about the same thing, y'know?"
But, I moan, that's part of the challenge of interviewing a member of Faith No More. Like I pointed out before, ask any two members the same question and you'll get two very different answers. Bastards.
"There is really no one to answer these things," argues Bill. :If you want an interesting interview with me ask me what Czechoslovakia was like, talk about things that maybe we've seen, travel or something. Things other people might find interesting.
"When it comes to writing songs, the material is something we do unconsciously. We're musicians and we're in a band and we write songs - it's not something that we analyse. It's hard to analyse what you do naturally, it's really kinda difficult. It's especially difficult to say it in an interesting way because it's a little too close. It seems natural, it's what we do naturally." Then, as a footnote, he asks, "Does that make sense?" Maybe, but either way I'll follow Bill's lead and ask him what it was like to play in these places. Did that blow some misconceptions he'd had? "You just don't know until you go there. We just played what used to be the Eastern Bloc. We played Hungary and Czechoslovakia - Prague is one of the most beautiful places in the world. When we played Hungary people were coming from Bulgaria, Macedonia... These people were coming from places that were out there, way out in the middle of fucking nowhere, and they were driving this far and they knew about us and wanted to come to the show."
Bill's on a bit of a roll now. He certainly can show a much more mature side to himself on occasion, and this is one of those times. "It made me realise that there is no money to be made by being in a band and touring out there, but two-thirds of the world's population lives in these place," he adds. "I think it's really total bullshit, that when we do these interviews we're just doing it to get people to spend money on the record, so we can charge the highest ticket price and charge the highest T-shirt price. All the people who have the money imagine anywhere else that's not like where they live as being full of fucking primitives who live in caves or spend all their times in death squads, shooting people. Of course it's not like that!"
So Bill thinks the best thing about being in FNM is travelling the world. And what about Mr. Patton? Unsurprisingly, Mile's answer is totally different to Bill's.
"I would have to sat kiddie porn," he says without hesitation. " received a video tape of child pornography once from a Japanese fan who was only a little girl herself, very nice and polite. She came up to me and said 'I hear you like porno, here's a present for you!' because in Japan that's the way they express themselves. So I was like, 'Wow, thanks!'
"I took the tape home and put it in my VCR and it was like 'Oh my God!' I didn't expect that at all, especially from a little girl. The fan who gave it to me was like a teenager and the girl in the film, she was probably 12, 11."
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Fonterra has made a submission in response to the Ministry for the Environment’s Action Plan for Healthy Waterways proposal.
You can find the submission here.
Mat Cullen, General Manager for Sustainable Dairying, says the Co-op is working collaboratively with Government to achieve the best outcome for the dairy industry and the environment.
“We support the overall goal of the Action Plan to improve freshwater by stopping further degradation of water quality within five years and reverse past damage within a generation. Healthy freshwater is important to our country and integral to our Co-op’s strategy to create more value from our New Zealand milk.
While the Co-op is supportive of the overall goal, Mat says the Co-op has concerns about some of the specific methods proposed to get there.
Mat says the Co-op has responded to the parts that have a direct impact on farming practices.
“We will strongly oppose the suggested minimum required levels, specifically for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP). The levels proposed in the plan would require significant reductions in nitrogen loss and aren’t flexible enough to recognise local context and ambition. We think alternate values that are not solely based on nutrients could achieve similar outcomes.
“The five-meter setbacks for stock exclusion fails to recognise the great work our farmers have already done to fence over 98 per cent of waterways. A much better outcome would be that where waterways are fenced and where there is a Farm Environment Plan, that the farm be excluded from moving fencing. We believe this approach will achieve a much greater outcome for both the environment and our industry.
“Our Co-op supports the identification of high-risk catchments but we believe attributes other than nitrogen should be considered. When it comes to the proposal to reduce nitrogen loss in catchments with high nitrate levels, our Co-op supports the establishment of clear catchment thresholds for nitrogen loss. However, instead of forcing our farmers to use the Overseer model – a model that can be unwieldly and expensive, we propose using a simple nitrogen surplus calculation – such as our Nitrogen Risk Scorecard - which is easier to administer and more cost-effective.
“Our Nitrogen Risk Scorecard focuses more broadly on on-farm efficiencies (conversion of nitrogen into product) which has the added benefit of improving our farmers’ overall bottom line. The Scorecard clearly identifies on-farm practices that are contributing to elevated nitrogen loss risk which enables farmers to take specific actions to improve. Unlike Overseer, this model also takes away some of the geographic factors outside a farmer’s control such as higher rainfall or leakier soil,” says Mat.
Regarding wintering on crop, Mat says the Co-op will support the creation of a national standard.
“A national standard for wintering practices will establish a level playing field not only for our farmers but for other land holders involved in winter grazing. Our Co-op is in a unique position to support our farmers to meet such a standard through our Farm Source field team, Farm Environment Plans, and digital tools.”
To improve ecosystem health by accelerating the adoption of good farm practices, setting standards for high risk activities, and introducing freshwater modules in farm plans, Mat says the Co-op supports the introduction of mandatory Farm Environment Plans (FEPs).
“We’re pleased to see the Government recognise the value of FEPs. They are really effective in identifing risks and opportunities for improvement unique to each farm. We support the proposal of mandatory FEPs as many of our farmers already have one and our Co-op has the ability to deliver them at no additional cost to our farmers. We’re on track to ensure every farm has an FEP by 2025,” explains Mat.
To learn more about the Action Plan for Healthy Waterways and Fonterra’s position you can read our submission below.
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Belgian and Inter Milan star striker Romelu Lukaku made his first competitive debut for his new side under head coach Antonio Conte. Marcelo Brozovic and Stefano sensi had both given the Italian giant a comfortable 2-0 lead before Lukaku compiled to the woes of Leece making it 3-0. The Belgian has now scored on his debut for his for four teams.Diego Farias was sent Off for Leece After picking of a red card. The match ended with a comfortable 4-0 win as Antonio Candreva sealed the Win for the Milan side. | <urn:uuid:a3d1b3b7-9143-49a4-95ae-8808523c4875> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.footynaija.com.ng/2019/08/lukaku-scores-as-inter-milan-breezes.html | 2024-04-17T09:59:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.974314 | 121 |
Lottie Jacobson, a 10-year-old Year Five student at St Laurence’s Primary School, Forbes, recently turned in a fine performance at the State Interschool Equestrian Championships, which were held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC) in Horsley Park. She gained a fourth place in the primaryschool division of the Combined Training, plus a second and fifth in her dressage tests. These results have qualified Lottie to represent NSW at the National Interschool Equestrian Championships, which will be held at SIEC from September 28 to October 3, when
more than 2000 school-based 5-18 year olds will gather for competition on the site that hosted the equestrian events for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Lottie lives with her proud parents, Nils and Sarah Jacobson, on a property at Garema, where she has room for her horse Dandy, known in competitive circles by the more formal title of Samson Fine and Dandy. Dandy is a 14 year old Arabian riding pony that Lottie has been riding for about three years. Lottie has been riding since she was four,
and has been competing for the past four to five years as a member of the Forbes Pony Club. The club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary later this year with a special dinner on November 7. Guest speaker, hopefully,
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It’s the fastest old car in the world.
Actually, it’s the fastest… period
A custom 2006 Ford GT supercar has claimed a new speed record for street-legal cars at 310.8 mph.
The mid-engine coupe was modified by performance car builder Johnny Bohmer as a project sponsored by TV’s Gas Monkey Garage.
STREET-ILLEGAL $1.7 MILLION FORD GT MK IV SUPERCAR DEBUTS
The car, nicknamed the BADD GT, had previously set a standing-mile acceleration record at 282.232 mph in 2012, but has been continually updated.
Its twin-turbocharged V8 produces over 2,700 horsepower, compared to the stock GT’s 550 hp engine which allowed it to reach an electronically limited top speed of 205 mph.
Bohmer uses the car as a daily driver, despite its extraordinary capabilities, and was behind the wheel for the record.
The Bugatti Chiron previously set the highest street legal car speed at 304.77 mph, but that car used an unmodified production spec engine.
“We’ve been blown away by the capabilities of this car,” said Gas Monkey Garage owner Richard Rawlings. “Johnny and I are committed to showing the world the kind of speed that this car can achieve and feel we can create records that will last for years.”
The retired, nearly three-mile-long landing strip the feat was achieved on is located at the Kennedy Space Center and primarily used today for car testing overseen by the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds company and other special events.
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While no record keeping authority like Guinness was involved in the effort, Bohmer posted video evidence of the speed and collected data from four different devices he’s happy to provide to anyone who might challenge its authenticity.
But he might be challenging the record himself again soon.
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“We believe the BADD GT can do much more than break the record,” Bohmer said. “In its current configuration, we have another 500-700 horsepower that we can work with to really boost the top speed.”
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James Choi, a professor at Yale University, was interested in teaching a different kind of personal-finance course. He wanted his curriculum to mix the conclusions of technical economics papers with the takeaways from glitzy best-selling books.
Several years ago, he started poring over dozens of popular personal-finance titles, which had sold tens of millions of copies, in order to get a sense of the counsel they were dispensing. “I got really interested in this universe of advice and how was it different from the advice that we academics were giving about savings and investment,” he told me. He realized that the most popular books tended to offer finance tips that were either significantly different from academic research or, in his words, “just dead wrong.”
Choi distilled 50 best sellers’ lessons in saving, spending, and investing and lined them up against the takeaways of mainstream economics research. This month, he published the results in a new paper: “Popular Personal Financial Advice Versus the Professors.” His conclusion: Economists tend to offer more rational advice, because they are dealing with numbers; best sellers tend to offer more practical advice, because they are grappling with human behavior—with all of its mess and irrationality.
Perhaps the starkest example of the difference between economists and popular authors was the advice for paying down debt. In economic theory, Choi said, households should always focus on prioritizing the payment of their highest-interest debt. Every other strategy is more expensive, since you’re just letting higher-interest charges linger on your monthly bill.
But popular authors such as Dave Ramsey have suggested a nearly opposite approach. According to Ramsey’s “debt-snowball” method, you should pay off debt from smallest to largest, gaining motivation and momentum as you zero out your accounts. This is far from the cheapest strategy for eliminating debt—Ramsey admits as much. But his debt-snowball method isn’t about technical efficiency. It’s about building willpower. When people overwhelmed by their debt see a smaller account hit zero, it’s so rewarding that they’re motivated to continue paying down their larger balances.
Choi emphasized that he doesn’t necessarily think Ramsey’s approach is strategically wrong, even though it is technically fallacious: “I think of it like diet and exercise. You can tell people to eat broccoli and steamed chicken for their whole life. Or you can tell people about cheat meals to get their buy-in so that they’re motivated to stay on the diet.”
The best sellers’ emphasis on building momentum and motivation sometimes tips into less reasonable suggestions. For example, popular books frequently insist that people should save at least 10 percent of their income no matter what. You can think of this strategy as “smoothing” your savings rate: Rain or shine, you’re advised to stock away a consistent share of income to build a savings habit over time.
But life isn’t smooth. It’s spiky. Many people who barely earn enough to afford rent at 25 become rich enough to easily afford a suburban home at 40. Some parents deluged with day-care expenses find a huge chunk of cash freed up when their kids move on to public school. For this reason, Choi said, academics are more likely to defend low or even negative savings rates for young people in anticipation of higher savings rates in midlife. This is the opposite of smoothing your savings rate; it’s consumption smoothing.
These methods are more than competing personal-finance strategies; they’re almost like competing life philosophies. Smoothing your savings pays homage to a psychological reality: Habits require discipline and practice. If most people are bad at suddenly changing their savings behavior in middle age, then advising them to sacrifice while they’re young is reasonable.
But consumption smoothing pays homage to an existential reality: Life itself is the ultimate scarce asset. The future is unknowable, and religiously maintaining a double-digit savings rate through the worst squalls of life is not of the utmost importance. Having that special dinner with friends at 23 is, for instance, more valuable than having a couple hundred extra dollars in your retirement fund at 73. By this logic, building a budget that makes you comfortable and happy in the short term, even if that means varying your savings rate from decade to decade (or year to year), is the better approach.
This might be the deepest takeaway of Choi’s paper. Personal-finance best sellers succeed by blending theory and psychology in a way that takes human nature seriously and thus deserves the respect of economics professors. But those who spend a lifetime delaying gratification may one day find themselves rich in savings but poor in memories, having sacrificed too much joy at the altar of compounding interest.
Perhaps many of the most popular personal-finance books could take a page from economic theory: There is more to life than optimized savings habits.
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Apartments or high rise buildings have become the most practical solution for urban living with the burgeoning population and space constraints in cities.
For inhabitants of high-rise buildings, the balcony is the only ‘outdoor option. This is where you get to enjoy your first cuppa in the morning sun. Most people set up a mini garden in their balconies to satisfy their urge for green spaces. While all this is fine for adults, the balcony is a potential hazard area for your small kid.
Sleek and fancy railings are the current rage in balconies, but these can be dangerous when it comes to the safety of children. While builders are now waking up to the need to incorporate child – safe measures in their projects, there is much that you as a parent can do to child-proof your own balcony without losing out on your open air privileges. The easiest way to childproof the balcony is to make it inaccessible to the child! But apart from this, here are some doable tips to help you get started:
Transparent plastic shields can also be used to cover your balcony. They create a barrier for your child till the height of the grill, without compromising the space factor.
While Plexiglas can be a bit expensive and need a professional to install, they offer a permanent solution towards making your balcony child-safe. It’s transparent, durable and attractive on any balcony and also provides coverage till the height of the grill.
Another thing to keep in mind is placing all balcony furniture and flowerpots away from the railings as inquisitive children love to look over the balcony.
Whatever method you choose to childproof your balcony, do ensure that all the installments done follow manufacturers guidelines to a T. Safety checks and proper maintenance ought to be done to the materials put in place too. But the best way to keep your child safe is the traditional way – always being vigilant about your little one’s movements! The above tips are just an extra measure…
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Romances Sengire is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Kahaani Khatta Mehta. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Swara Bhaskar, Arjun Mathur, Neha Dhupia, Sonali Kulkarni, Bobby Simha and Raghuvir Yadav. The film is produced by Sooraj Barjatya and Kiran Rao under their banner Vishesh Films, and features music by Pritam and lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
Swades is the Hindi remake of the 2005 Tamil film Anniyan. False Romances follows the story of Raghu (SRK), a young man who falls in love with a woman named Sanju (Srk), but is unable to express his feelings, and develops an obsession with her only friend, Naina (Shwara Bhaskar). His obsession grows, he becomes emotionally unstable, and he becomes unstable mentally and physically. As he tries to develop a relationship with Naina, Raghu slowly becomes emotionally and physically unwell.
Principal photography commenced in October 2010 in Dubai, UAE. The film was released on 24 January 2012. On 14 January 2012, it received the ''Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Male – Kannada''.
Raghu Malhotra (Shah Rukh Khan) is a studious guy, and a good dancer. Raghu goes on a vacation to Dubai, with his friend Ajay (Arjun Mathur), to be with his friends. He is influenced by a girl named Sanju (Swara Bhaskar), who speaks very openly and directly, as well as by her friend Naina (Neha Dhupia), who says she can't understand Raghu's obsession with Naina. Raghu is easily distracted by his friends and so his vacation is not very successful.
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Our work continues in the regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv, both of which were affected by the flood caused by the breach of the Kakhovka dam. Pet food, medicines and rescue equipment were in great need to save the animals whose lives were at stake. A FOUR PAWS veterinarian, as well as local partner veterinarians in Ukraine, have been providing lifesaving treatment to the evacuated animals.
On the same day that the team resuced Nadiya and her ten puppies, dog Becky also found shelter at the veterinary clinic of the Communal Enterprise of Mykolaiv. And just as with Nadiya, help came just in time for Becky.
We can only guess what Becky had to endure before she finally made it to safety. As you know, when in fear, some individuals flee. Others fight. And others freeze. Becky belongs to the last category: she was so terrified after all she had been through, that she completely froze when our veterinarian Dr Valentyna Danyliv tried to help her.
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Mason Thomas Stockdale
December 20, 1997 ~ February 24, 2024 (age 26) 26 Years Old
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Mason Thomas Stockdale aka “Boogada” “Lil Stocky”, the son of Greg Stockdale and Lisa Moss, was born on December 20, 1997, in Webster City, Iowa. He was raised in Eagle Grove and attended Eagle Grove High School, later receiving his GED from Iowa Central Community College.
Mason worked at Custom Meats in Webster City and enjoyed the people he worked with. He enjoyed spending time playing video games and was especially good at chess. He liked to spend time outdoors and hanging with friends, and loved to try new foods.
Mason had the biggest heart of anyone you would ever meet. Talking with friends, family, or even acquaintances, they all say the same thing, how kind he came across all the time. This is the kind of man that would make sure you were good even if he was not. Mason had just the most beautiful kind heart and was our gentle giant and will now be our angel that was stolen too soon.
Mason passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the age of 26 years. He was preceded in death by his Nana, Marryann Stockdale; family dog, Peanut, and other relatives and friends.
Survivors include his dad, Greg Stockdale of Eagle Grove; mama, Lisa Moss of Eagle Grove; sister, Maddie Stockdale (Caleb) of Perry; brothers: Gunner Stockdale who is traveling with the Air Force, and Kaleb, Kayne and Keegan Reis of Barnum; papa, Bob Stockdale of Duncombe. | <urn:uuid:38ba6892-d6a9-436d-82a4-29875477de4a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.foustfh.com/obituary/Mason-Stockdale | 2024-04-17T08:55:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.981183 | 475 |
It seems to come earlier and earlier every year, but if you’re hoping to really get your office into that festive spirit, a little planning goes a long way.
The days are getting shorter, the weather colder and wetter, so why not try brightening up the office by getting it ready for Christmas?
There are so many ways in which to prepare your office for Yuletide that you might not know where to start. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of 10 ways to get your office ready for Christmas, so you don’t have to!
1. Fill the office with decorations
This is the first thing you should do if you want to make your office feel more Christmassy. Get in some tinsel, baubles, and other festive decorations and just get started! You can adorn the walls, desks, and computers with all manner of decorations to get people feeling the festive spirit.
2. Get an office Christmas Tree
This is the next stage in making your office turn Christmassy. Maybe even go for a real tree so the office gets filled with that lovely, Christmas pine smell.
3. Send Christmas cards to employees
Christmas cards are a really nice way to spread joy and the Christmas spirit around the office. Get people to bring in cards to give out to each other.
4. Do a Secret Santa
Secret Santa is another key aspect of Christmas in the office. Draw names out of a hat and get people to buy each other gifts of all kinds. This can be made cheap with a max-spend budget too!
5. Organise a Christmas Party
The office Christmas Party is another tradition you just can’t overlook. Whether it’s in the office, or another venue, putting on a good party can be a great way to end the year with some fun and bring the whole office together.
6. Play Christmas music in the office
If it’s not too distracting, you could also put on some Christmas music in the background whilst people work. When paired with the decorations and Christmas tree, you’re bound to create that warm, jolly, festive feeling throughout the whole office.
7. Have an office Advent Calendar
Another good idea is to have an office advent calendar. It doesn’t even have to be a physical advent calendar. Every day you could just have a prize draw or small treat for everyone in the office.
8. Christmassy dress-down days
When Christmas is really nearing, it’s time to break out those fantastic festive jumpers that never get worn at any other time of the year. In place of the normal dress-down Friday, you could encourage people to come in dressed in their worst or best Christmas jumper. Maybe even give out a prize for the most festive.
9. Go out for a Christmas meal
Similar to the Christmas party, a Christmas meal out can be a really great bonding experience for the whole office, as well as being a really good morale boost as the year comes to an end. And it could even be an excuse to cut the workday short and go for a big lunch!
10. Go for a Christmas cinema trip
Finally, you could all go on a Christmas cinema trip. This is definitely a less common way of celebrating the festive period, but there’s no shortage of films out in December – both blockbusters and Christmas flicks.
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Columbia Family Relocation Attorney
While your final divorce decree includes specifics about the care, comfort, and support for minor children, the order is not truly final in the sense that some provisions are subject to modification. Circumstances for either co-parent can change and, when one seeks to move, there will be implications for various aspects of the parenting plan. Parents cannot make changes to child custody, visitation, or support without court approval, so it is necessary to go through the process of parental relocation under Tennessee law.
At Fort, Holloway, & Rogers, LLC, our team regularly handles relocation matters for parents on both sides of the issue. We can explain the requirements and how the process works, and you can trust our lawyers to take care of filings and court hearings. Please contact our firm to set up a consultation with a Columbia family relocation attorney who can provide specifics based upon your situation. You can also read on for some important information about the laws.
Statutory Process for Relocation
Initially, you should note court approval is not necessary when a parent is moving less than 50 miles away from the other. If the new residence is further away or out-of-state, Tennessee laws require the relocating parent to go through the following steps:
- Prepare a written notice to the other co-parent that includes a statement of intent to move, the new location, and reasons behind relocating. The document must also inform the recipient of the right to object within 30 days.
- Send the written notice at least 60 days before the proposed move, via certified or registered mail.
- If 30 days pass and there is no objection, the relocating parent can get court approval without a hearing.
- When the non-moving parent contests relocation, the court will hold a hearing on the matter. The focus will be on the best interests of the child, including the current residential arrangement, how well the child will adjust in a new environment, and many other factors.
The judge may grant or deny the relocation request, but the court could also consider a petition by a non-moving parent seeking primary child custody.
Legal Help and Advice with Parental Relocation
Our Columbia family relocation lawyers at Fort, Holloway, & Rogers, LLC are prepared to tackle the legal requirements and process for relocation. We will advise you on different strategies, which may include:
- Working out relocation by agreement of the parties, followed by entering the proper order in court;
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Parallel lives are fated to collide in The Execution, a medieval thriller, dark adventure, and tragic love story set in fourteenth century France. A young priest enters the prison cell of a condemned mercenary and is shocked to see the face of this murderer is his own—a mirror image of himself. Unknown to each other until now, the twins form a bond of brotherhood, sealed with their darkest secrets. But with only hours until the execution, the priest begins to question which man should truly be condemned. Should it be the ruthless killer—a boy from an orphanage who suffered the unimaginable—or himself, the man of God whose own tormented desires ended in tragedy? As the sun rises, the young priest knows what he must do. Only one man will die…but two men will be free. | <urn:uuid:2f90e3c9-3406-43b2-a1ab-3e03b0ad21a5> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.free-ebooks.net/drama/The-Execution | 2024-04-17T08:15:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.948341 | 168 |
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We have the great opportunity to live in a world that Jesus has already walked on. To have in hand the accounts of those who knew and loved Him. Through the incarnation, we witness the fullness of God’s glory. God brought His glory to us.
What is the glory of God like?
“The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord — the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, maintaining faithful love to
a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But he will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.”
The glory of the Lord is His love– that is who He is. He is love. The incarnation is the revelation of true love. His love is a love that changes us. It is a love that comes to us– it meets us where we are. How amazing that is: We no longer need to climb mountains to get a glimpse of God because God came down in the fullness of His love. There is no striving to earn it or seeking it out. Jesus came to us. The Lord our God is with us.
Are we taking time to celebrate that this Christmas?
We get to experience the glory of God. His love lives inside of us.
Is it pouring out? Are we exemplifying the love that abides within us as Jesus does?
“Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God — God remains in him and he in God. And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.”
1 John 4:15-16
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Chile is the only country in the Southern Hemisphere that counts with a sweet cherry offer during counter-seasons. The planted surface is almost 5% in the total fruit planted area, yielding about 1,7% in the total of fruit exportations by the country. Located from Coquimbo to Aysén regions, sweet cherry plantations have productive times between November and January, with general low yields having a maximum of 5 ton/ha. Although the productive parameters make that conventional breeding in sweet cherry becomes a very attractive business, these programs are mainly focused on rootstocks development instead of using interspecific hybridizations targeted to the generation of new productive varieties. Recently, the Biofrutales Consortium has submitted to INNOVA a research proposal entitled “Programa Chileno para el Mejoramiento Genético del Cerezo” as a way to develop a strategic program in sweet cherry for the country and technically supported by the strong technical expertise of the associated institutions belonging to this group. In the same line, the present proposal is thought to supplement this sweet cherry breeding initiative, by developing genetic engineering technologies related to genetic transformation systems. Genetic transformation tools for sweet cherry are not available in Chile, and the idea of supporting breeding programs using this technology, involves candidate gene evaluation and gene expression control for both, basic and applied purposes in breeding. Facilitating of discrete changes in sweet cherry´s genome, conferring desirable traits without interfering commercial advantages of specific cultivars, will represent an important advantage of the Breeding Program in front of similar programs overseas. Technology development will offer possibilities to carry out studies focused on the behavior of candidate genes from both homologues and interspecific members in Rosaceae, adding the species P. avium to a quite reduced list of available “woody models” for gene evaluation from genomic studies in Rosaceae. The current program in genetic engineering of Prunus avium aims to develop technical capacities under the umbrella of a conventional breeding workflow, offering alternative solutions to problems such as generation of new varieties pursuing pest, disease or cold tolerances, traits estimated to be monogenic. In a long term scope, development of new varieties will include improved post-harvest shell-life and enhanced harvesting time, considered probable multigenic traits. The created technical platform will also facilitate basic knowledge acquisition derived from already occurring functional genomics efforts in the country.
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To develop micropropagation and regeneration systems for the species (and close genotypes as rootstocks)
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Bereavement Etiquette For Your Furniture Businesses
Furniture World Magazine
By Colleen A. Rickenbacher, CMP, CSEP, CPC
Unfortunately death impacts us all and everyone has his or her own way of handling the loss of a loved one. At the same time, it can be hard for people to know what to do to comfort co-worker or business associate who has experienced a loss. People generally send a sympathy card or flowers to a funeral but others feel uncomfortable seeing this person and knowing what to say or do.
For example, let's say that Susan unexpectedly lost her husband Sam who was a sales rep for "XYZ Furniture" (one of your store's main suppliers) after he suffered a heart attack. He left behind his wife of 27 years and three grown children. As a colleague or friend, what can you do in this situation to express your own grief and sympathy? How do you help Susan and her family? If you were in the same situation, what would you do?
Cards and Donations:
Depending on your relationship with the family, at the very least, you should send a sympathy card as soon as possible. Write a brief note telling what Sam meant to you. A short personal remembrance, or even a funny story or a time together will help the family treasure your relationship and possibly even help them smile during this difficult situation. A short note of “my thoughts and prayers are with you and the family” is appreciated, if your relationship to the family was more formal. Avoid just signing your name.
Identify yourself on the card and always include a legible return address. This will help if the family would like to send you a thank you card or note. Susan will appreciate your card but may have no idea who you are or what your relationship is to Sam or the family.
Even if time has passed and you are just hearing of the passing of Sam, you should still contact the family or send a card. If more than four to six months have passed, send a “thinking of you” card instead of a sympathy card.
Flowers, Food and Gifts:
Flowers: Do you send them, if so, what kind? Are there any alternatives? Flowers are beautiful but can also be very sad. Fresh flowers die within three to seven days and a lot of people relate those back to the death of their loved one. Also, they need to tend to them or they will die even sooner. Consider potted plants instead. Potted plants can live a much longer life and provide a good memory to the recipient.
There are also blankets or tapestries available in some areas, with artwork of an angel or religious scene. These make not only beautiful presents, but can be displayed at the funeral home or church on an easel, to be taken home by the family later. These throws can serve as a beautiful reminder of the loved one. Check with your florist for these blankets or tapestries, but only if you know the family and their beliefs well enough to be sure they will be appreciated.
Money given to a religious institution, other organizations or charities, and money given to the family is always appreciated and easy to do. The funeral home is always a good starting point for direction on what the family might like or need. They are generally informed of all of the family’s wishes. Ask the director for help, as this makes it easier and less stressful on the family to have to explain or provide the details.
Sam’s office is at a loss and would like to either make a donation or send flowers. As quickly as possible determine if there is a charitable organization, memorable fund or college fund for the two children. This information could appear in the daily newspaper or you can contact the funeral home.
Food for the family: Yes, but spread it out. Too many times the family receives so much food initially that they have to give it away or throw it away. Consider providing food that they can freeze or provide them with dinner at a later point. Usually as a bit of time passes, it is easier for the family to talk with you and even remember times you spent together.
Do not rush the family. If they don’t want to change their voicemail that still has Sam leaving the message, let them decide when they are ready. If they don’t want to come to dinner with you, then just wait. There does reach a time they do need to start moving on with their life, but initially it is best to give them their space. If they need or want you, they will call. Periodic checking with them to come by for a visit or offering to help is great, but don’t take it personally if they refuse. Everyone has their own time and way of handling their loss.
Handling a Personal Loss
Consult your funeral home director for help and assistance. The shock of your loss may make it difficult, to say the least, when it comes to organizing and preparing for this situation. The funeral home will be able to help you with any of your immediate and ongoing concerns.
If you are trying to establish charitable funds or a trust fund, they can easily be created by calling your bank or the charitable recipient (American Heart Association, Ronald McDonald House, etc.). Ask the organization for immediate notification of the person/company and their donation. This will enable you to send a thank you note to them as soon as possible. Your funeral home director can also be of assistance in setting up these funds. Once the funds are established, the funeral home can place cards next to the sign-in book.
The need to write thank you notes may be the last thing on your mind after a loss. It can be a daunting task, but also a therapeutic one. Thank you notes should be sent for all items that money was spent by the sender, including any monetary contributions or donations, charitable gifts, flowers, masses, church services or meals. You should try and respond as quickly as you are able and within a three-month period.
Thank you cards can be obtained from the funeral home and generally include a nicely printed message inside. These are great, but always add a handwritten note in addition to the pre-printed message. Then sign your name and reference from the “Family of Sam Jones.” Your note could be just to thank them for the gift and you know how much they enjoyed Sam or how he enjoyed them.
If you want to can send thank you notes to everyone who attended the funeral, viewing or sent you a card, you can but are not obligated to do so. At times this becomes impossible due to the number of people who attended the services and also not actually knowing the people in attendance or their addresses.
When you are ready to return to your work and people ask how you are doing you can share as little or as much as you like. Know your tolerance level and how far you can go without emotion taking over your conversation. You can even tell them that you would rather wait a little longer. They will understand.
Don’t confuse concern with being nosy. Some people truly want to help and the only way they know is to call, e-mail or send you notes. Appreciate their gestures.
The passing of a loved one affects everyone differently. Some people recover quickly and have a way of handling their loss. Others may never completely recover. But no matter the circumstances, provide the grieving family with as much kindness, sympathy and fond memories as possible.
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05 September 2013
Down Syndrome Ireland’s New Charity Shop Seeks Urgent Donations
Down Syndrome Ireland, which has opened a second charity shop at the GPO Arcade in Dublin, is urgently seeking unwanted items.
The charity’s second store was officially opened today, Thursday, September 5th by Today FM broadcaster Louise Duffy.
Irish band, The Enemies, who have released a track from their forthcoming album in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland performed at the opening.
‘Smile’ a catchy and upbeat summer tune is taken from The Enemies forthcoming debut album, ‘Sounds Big on the Radio’, and captures the essence of the work carried out by the charity, according to the band. This single will be available to buy in the shop.
The charity is now seeking unwanted items, clothing and bric-a-brac from members of the public to ensure this vital service which helps with the running of Down Syndrome Ireland’s National Resource Team is maintained.
Down Syndrome Ireland is a national voluntary organisation supporting people with Down syndrome and their families in twenty-five branches nationwide.
It represents and supports 3,500 members through a national team and twenty-five local branches nationwide. The charity is funded through donations and national fundraising events
Pat Clarke CEO of DSI said: “We are delighted to be able to open this second store following on from the success of our first store on Dublin’s Grafton Street I would like to take this opportunity to ask the public to continue to support this wonderful cause and thank them for all of their support in the past.
“We are delighted to be involved with Down Syndrome Ireland,” says Lead Guitarist Johnny Crean. “It’s a cause close to our hearts, and they carry out fantastic work throughout Ireland. We hope to stay involved with DSI for many years to come.”
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MARVEL Contest of Champions is set to debut two new heroes as well as celebrations for Valentine’s Day, the Lunar New Year and Black History Month. The latter focuses on spotlighting black superheroes from the Marvel universe that feature through the game’s social media channels.
Contest of Champions will debut Dust – an Afghani mutant and X-man with the power to control and turn herself into silicone ‘dust’ – alongside teen genius and armoured hero Ironheart, who famously took up the mantle of Iron Man for a short time before receiving her own comic-book series in 2018. The two heroes will arrive on February 28th and 15th respectively. … [MORE] | <urn:uuid:04e2d35c-c901-4f0b-99df-e7682b042969> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.games-2day.com/marvel-contest-of-champions-to-debut-lunar-new-year-valentines-day-black-history-month-celebrations/ | 2024-04-17T10:04:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.943167 | 140 |
Analyst Colin Sebastian of research firm Lazard Capital Markets has predicted that approximately 3 million units of Microsoft's Kinect camera-based control system will be shipped worldwide in this calendar year.
Unveiled at last year's E3 as Project Natal, Kinect was given its final retail name at this year's trade show, and became the focus of Microsoft's pre-E3 media briefing. Although confirmed to be launching in November, pricing for the unit has still yet to be announced.
Current rumours suggest a price announcement at Gamescom of around $190.
Media reaction to the device (and in particular its initial line-up of games) has been mixed, but in comments made to website Industry Gamers Sebastian stated: "We expect roughly 3 million units of Kinect to ship worldwide in calendar year 2010, with Microsoft selling Kinect on its own or as part of a hardware bundle."
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Quentin Tarantino's latest film is a wild ride through a very specific era of Hollywood's past. We loved it: Read on find out why. The movie comes out this week, so let us know what you think of it in the comments below.
The less you know about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the easier it will be to simply sit back and enjoy it--up to a point. Here's a quick summary that should bring you up to speed: OUATIH is Quentin Tarantino's ninth film, which follows a washed-up TV cowboy and his stunt double in Hollywood during the late 1960s. It's a love letter to what Tarantino clearly believes is the golden age of Hollywood, and if you enjoy Tarantino's work, you should go see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood--full stop.
However, if you already know (or think you know, in this case) that OUATIH is about the Charles Manson cult's murder of Sharon Tate and her friends in the home she shared with director Roman Polanski on the night of August 9, 1969, then your enjoyment of this movie might be compromised. Let me explain.
The problem is that, although Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has been hyped up as a movie featuring the infamous Manson family murder, it really isn't the focus. If you're expecting a grisly retelling of the events leading up to Sharon Tate's slaying, you won't get it here. Tate is a character--played by Margot Robbie--but, surprisingly, she's barely in the movie. The Manson cult plays a small part in a few scenes, and Tarantino uses the audience's belief that we know what's coming as a tool--to build tension, to subvert our expectations, and to misdirect our attention.
OUATIH is really about Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton, a fictional actor who once played Jake Cahill on the fictional hit TV western Bounty Law, but now takes odd guest star roles as villainous "heavies" to be killed off by heroic younger actors. Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth joins him as Dalton's stunt double, driver, handyman, and best friend. This movie is about the end of an era in Hollywood--an era Tarantino clearly misses, despite having been six years old when, in the early morning hours of August 9, 1969, it reached an abrupt and bloody end. The Manson cult's activities are a subplot, their presence simply another nail for the coffin lowering Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth--TV cowboys past their prime--into the dusty ground.
The film is a mishmash of styles. Scenes between DiCaprio and Pitt play like a buddy comedy, while at other times the movie simply follows an entire day in Rick Dalton's life as a professional guest star. We watch Dalton shoot an episode of the (very real) TV show Lancer as if we're simply watching that show, then see Dalton beat himself up in his trailer between scenes over getting too drunk the night before. Once Upon spends ample time in flashbacks and asides, as well--at one point, Booth sits on Dalton's roof and recalls a whole day spent on another show's set, including a humorous confrontation with Bruce Lee (a strangely unflattering scene for the latter--wonder what Tarantino's beef with Bruce Lee is?). The flashback goes on so long, you're liable to forget it's a flashback at all, and it's jarring when the film returns to the "present."
As Sharon Tate, Margot Robbie is mostly enshrined here, hardly feeling like a real person at all, but more a glorified embodiment of innocence and beauty--which maybe is alright in this case, because she's not what the movie is really about, and her presence mainly adds to the atmosphere. At one point, she goes to a theater and simply watches herself in the 1968 Dean Martin comedy The Wrecking Crew. Notably, although the movie occasionally inserts DiCaprio's likeness into old movies and such, the Sharon Tate we see onscreen in Wrecking Crew is actually Tate. Small touches like that add to the simple, pervasive sadness that flows under the entire movie, right up through the credits.
If it sounds like OUATIH lacks focus, it's because it does--the movie lumbers unhurriedly from scene to scene, seeming to linger wherever Tarantino felt like expanding on a conversation, set piece, or idea. It opens at a seemingly random point in time, then later jumps forward six months, with sporadic and randomly inserted narration from Kurt Russell--who also plays a stunt director on one of Dalton and Booth's sets--filling in the gaps. But the movie works, thanks mainly to the chemistry and commitment of DiCaprio and Pitt. They don't exactly disappear into these roles, but the two legends somehow completely embody their characters in spite of that. They both seem larger than life, even when one struggles to keep it together and the other lives in a nasty old trailer and eats macaroni and cheese from a box.
The whole movie seems to be Tarantino's attempt to convince himself that the era he worships had real, tangible value beyond the superficial remembrance of figures past their prime. These two aging Hollywood cowboys aren't worthless just because the world is leaving them behind. Dalton and Booth remain sympathetic characters, even when we glimpse their darker sides--much like the era itself. And that's clearly how Tarantino wanted it.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is much more than a retelling of certain events--in fact, it fails spectacularly at being that. But it succeeds immensely at being a fairy tale--a recounting of a time and place, an attempt to capture the essence of Hollywood's golden age, one that came to an end in 1969--but, maybe for Tarantino, never really ended at all. | <urn:uuid:61696d0b-3c51-4c46-a21c-02266ccf6c90> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-review-its-not-the-m/1900-6417247/ | 2024-04-17T09:30:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.956573 | 1,206 |
What is Canna Lily?
Canna Lily (Canna x hybrida) or canna for short is a vigorous herbaceous perennial plant forming dense clumps of leaves formed from rhizomes. Originally from Tropical America (region unknown) this plant grows anywhere from Tasmania to Tropics. Its from the family Cannaceae. Modern canna hybrids come in four different sizes: pixie (45cm-60cm), dwarf (60cm-100cm), medium (1m-1.5m) and tall (1.5m-2m). They come in all different colours. The foliage may be green, blue-green, purple, burgundy, bronze or variegated. Flower colours also have a large range such as pale yellow, to orange, to dark red and all shades in between. Flowering season for the cooler climates is Summer to Autumn and in warmer climates Spring to Autumn.
Benefits of Growing Canna Lily
Canna Lily are a fantastic plant for hiding just about anything. Tall dense clumps of large heavy tropical foliage make perfect screens or wonderful backdrops. Ideal for screening, backdrops, borders or as a hedge. They could even be used for edges of ponds and pools or poorly drained positions.
Canna Lily copes well with all soil types, also tolerating damp (even wet) conditions. They are low maintenance.
They are very effective and showy in groups. Long flowering, wide range of flower colours, handsome foliage, available in different sizes and hardy. Canna Lilies are drought tolerant plants and are evergreen in warm climates.
How to Grow Canna Lily
Canna Lily grow in most areas of Australia.
Dwarf Height: 60cm-1m, Width: 50cm, Normal Height: 70cm-1.2m, Width: 80cm
When To Plant Canna Lily
Plant in Spring, once the last frost has passed.
Canna Lily grow well in all soil types however at their prime in rich organic well drained soil like most plants. Digging compost or well decayed manure through the soil will improve growth.
How To Plant Canna Lily
Plant in full sun, 50-70cm apart. Make sure that the new eyes of the rhizome are just below the soil level. The new eyes (the tips), will have either white or pale purple colour depending on variety.
Canna Lily Plant Care
To thrive, canna lily like water and food over Summer. This will encourage new growth and plenty of flowers. Remove spent flowers to keep them tidy. Keep them mulched with manure. Top dress with some fertiliser during Spring.
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Watch for slugs and snails and control these if necessary.
Recommended Canna Lily Varieties
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Call For Submissions! Autumn Literary Edition
Call for Submissions
Gaudium is seeking original, never-published submissions for our Autumn Literary Issue! We welcome poetry, short stories, creative writing, creative non-fiction, and literary analysis that focuses on Catholic writers and perspectives. Pieces should generally be under 3,000 words, though we will consider longer pieces that can be split into installments.
Submission Deadline: Friday, July 15, 2022
Please email submissions and direct all inquiries about the issue to [email protected]!
Accepted formats are Word or Google Doc, PDF, or text in body of an email. (Please be sure that the formatting will remain consistent when it is sent; poems, for example, will not retain spacing or indentation across some formats.)
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Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech will codevelop Theravance’s TD-1473 and related backup compounds for inflammatory intestinal diseases, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the companies said today, through a collaboration that could generate up to $1 billion-plus for Theravance.
TD-1473 is a novel, potent, orally administered, and intestinally restricted pan-Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor that according to Theravance has the potential to treat a variety of inflammatory intestinal diseases. TD-1473 is specifically designed to act directly at the site of inflammation in the intestinal wall, thereby limiting systemic exposure—an advantage, the company says, over other oral JAK inhibitors being developed for inflammatory bowel disease.
Among those JAK inhibitors is the Gilead Sciences/Galapagos candidate filgotinib, which is in Phase III trials for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as rheumatoid arthritis, and AbbVie’s upadacitinib (ABT-494), which is in Phase II studies in Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, in addition to Phase III in rheumatoid arthritis.
In August, Theravance trumpeted positive Phase Ib data from the first cohort of patients treated with TD-1473. The second and third cohorts are set to be completed in the first half of this year.
In addition to minimal systemic exposure, and clinical response after only four weeks of therapy, Theravance reported:
- 7 of 10 patients receiving TD-1473 experienced a 1-point or greater reduction in Mayo rectal bleeding subscore, compared to 1 of 3 patients receiving placebo
- 3 of 10 patients receiving TD-1473 showed a 1-point or greater reduction in Mayo endoscopic subscore, compared to none of the placebo patients.
- 2 of 10 patients receiving TD-1473 showed evidence of mucosal healing, based on Mayo endoscopic subscore, compared to none of the placebo patients.
“Internally, we have been very excited about the potential of TD-1473 to serve as a transformational medicine designed to offer the proven therapeutic activity of JAK inhibitors without the safety concerns associated with systemic JAK exposure,” Theravance chairman and CEO Rick E Winningham said in his company’s statement on the collaboration.
Studies Set for Second Half of 2018
During the second half of 2018, Theravance plans to launch a Phase II study of TD-1473 in Crohn's disease—these timelines will be accelerated due to the Janssen collaboration, Theravance said in a presentation to investors this morning—and a larger Phase IIb/III adaptive design induction and maintenance study of TD-1473 in ulcerative colitis.
Upon completion of the Phase II Crohn's study and the Phase IIb induction portion of the ulcerative colitis study, Janssen can opt to enter into an exclusive license agreement—in return for paying Theravance $200 million.
Janssen also agreed to pay Theravance up to $700 million in payments tied to achieving development and commercialization milestones, as well as double-digit tiered royalties on ex-U.S. sales, under the companies’ global codevelopment and commercialization agreement.
That agreement gives Janssen a two-thirds share of profits in the U.S. and expenses related to a potential Phase III program (67% to Janssen and 33% to Theravance).
Janssen would lead later-stage development of TD-1473 in Crohn's disease after Phase II, while Theravance will lead development of TD-1473 in ulcerative colitis through completion of the Phase 2b/3 program.
If TD-1473 reaches the market,
“We look forward to advancing this promising, oral, drug candidate through clinical development as we continue to address the significant unmet needs of people living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis around the world,” added Scott E. Plevy, M.D., VP, disease area leader, inflammatory bowel disease, Janssen Research & Development, in a separate Janssen statement. | <urn:uuid:0cc5f72e-6da4-453e-ad2e-03cdbaff7c73> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.genengnews.com/news/janssen-to-codevelop-theravances-td-1473-in-1b-collaboration/ | 2024-04-17T09:19:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.929644 | 894 |
Loft conversion is one of the best solutions when people are looking to add more space to home and don’t want to consider the option of moving. While there are different types of loft conversions that can be explored, mansard is one of the most popular. Even though this form of loft conversion does require a great deal more work as opposed to others, it also adds a lot more space. If you are wondering whether to go with mansard loft conversion or not, it is best to learn more about it.
What is a Mansard Loft Conversion?
This loft conversion is named after Francois Mansart, a 17th century French architect. They are regarded as an extension over the entire plan of the roof of your property. Mansard loft conversion is found at the rear of the property and it changes the roof’s sloping side to an almost vertical side, which is at least 72 degrees. You will have a flat roof and the windows will not be small dormers.
Do you Need Planning Permission?
When you are going for a mansard loft conversion, planning permission is almost always needed. You can create maximum living space through these conversions as it is not very different from creating another storey on your property. This leads to changes in the roof structure and shape due to which it cannot be done without planning permission.
How Much does it Cost?
You will find out that a mansard loft conversion is typically more expensive than any other kind of conversion. However, you will have a lot of space ultimately because it will change the structure of your roof. Since more work is required, it is a given that it will cost you more, but you can get a return in the form of increased space. | <urn:uuid:272d7fc2-9268-433b-b078-23febd2fe234> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.generaltopic.us/business/a-short-guide-to-mansard-loft-conversions.html | 2024-04-17T08:19:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.958338 | 352 |
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From the President - October 2017
One of the wonderful privileges of being a WONCA leader is seeing the many colleagues worldwide who are committed to family medicine in all its stages and settings.
The very successful regional Africa conference in Pretoria celebrated progress in our most challenged region, including presentations from countries such as Malawi and Ethiopia who are at the earliest stages of family medicine development. The leadership of the WONCA Africa Executive included a great keynote from our regional President, Dr Henry Lawson, and some of our Working Parties and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) made important contributions. We launched the WONCA Africa Rural chapter (WoRA), and the WONCA Working Party on Women and Family Medicine (WWPWFM) awarded the first Atai Omoruto scholarships in
memory of our beloved Atai, whose daughter Dorothy was with us for the awards ceremony.
photo shows Amanda at the awards with other women and the winners)
Members wishing to support female family doctors from Africa to attend future WONCA Africa meetings can donate by emailing the WONCA manager
Much work remains, and any other regions or member organisations who want to support work in Africa are advised to contact Henry Lawson and colleagues for advice as to how this might best work.
Then on to Hong Kong to join one of our strongest and most mature member organisations celebrating their fortieth anniversary. Our President-Elect, Dr Donald Li, gave an excellent presentation (the current Executive are a talented bunch!) It was great to meet representatives from mainland China who are being supported in the early phases of Family Medicine implementation, and also to see clinics and academic units who are working together to strengthen primary health care in the region. Nevertheless there are significant issues around financial packages which incentivise ‘doctor shopping’ and hospital based care, and where overmedicalisation can be a risk – the opposite end of the spectrum from the under-resourced and minimal services in many parts of Africa.
Photo: In Hong Kong with other dignitaries including president elect Donald Li (second from left)
All this was built on, in my visit to the annual conference of our biggest member organisation, in the invaluable company of the North America regional president, Dr Ruth Wilson. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has 129,000 members, and all states were represented at the conference, as well as colleagues from Canada and the Caribbean. The three priorities of the meeting were better health coverage for all, reduced regulatory and bureaucratic burden, and more support for family doctors in their daily contribution. The USA has one of the most fragmented and complex systems in the world, with many citizens without access to healthcare even though the country is one of the richest in the world, but the social conscience and moral drive towards healthcare equity in the meeting was hugely admirable – may it deliver against the current odds.
Now I go on to Lebanon, Paris, and then Washington – the latter meetings both about the continuing need to define fair and robust ways to measure effective primary healthcare. A number of our leading family medicine academics are involved in this ‘industry’, where there are risks for our community if our contribution is not made more visible. The last policy bites and much of the WONCA Working Party on Research efforts are examining what part we can play to address this, but we are also trying to ensure that other stakeholders understand what we do and which data it is feasible for us to collect (as discussed in the AAFP meeting!)
And I also prepare for the October ‘live’ meeting of our Executive, in Bangkok, ahead of the Asia Pacific regional conference; work on other WONCA ventures; and feel the wider sorrows of the world as we hear of the consequences of the hurricanes and earthquakes in the Americas and the political instabilities throughout the world.
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| Jul 16, 2023
Report on Doorstep learning for girls
Executive Summary: In Bangladesh, the issue of child labour remains prevalent, with approximately 3.2 million children under the age of 14 engaged in domestic and hazardous work. Despite the government's prohibition on child labour since 2005, the number of child labourers continues to rise. The socio-economic conditions, extreme poverty, and lack of viable alternatives force families to send their children to work. The COVID-19 pandemic and frequent flooding in 2022 have further exacerbated this problem, leading to an increase in child labour and child marriages. Our organization, UKBET, recognizes the urgent need to address this issue and has implemented the Doorstep Learning program to combat child labour and provide educational opportunities for working children. The growing awareness among stakeholders about the illegality and immorality of child labour, as well as the importance of education for every child, has increased the demand for our programs.
Program Description: The Doorstep Learning program specifically targets child domestic workers, who have proven to be a challenging group to identify, engage, and support. Prior to the pilot phase in 2018, there was a noticeable absence of state or NGO interventions for these children. However, through collaboration with the International Domestic Workers Federation and subsequent piloting, we have developed an effective model that has been measured and evaluated over four years.
Impact and Progress: To date, the Doorstep Learning program has successfully engaged and supported 1,193 working children and their families, benefiting a total of 7,158 family members. In 2022, 54% of girls enrolled in the program progressed out of child labour, highlighting the significant positive impact of our intervention. We firmly believe that the Doorstep Learning model is ready to be scaled up nationally, with the potential to contribute significantly to ending child labour in Bangladesh.
Current Status and Achievements: At present, we have 18 dedicated community teachers actively working with 248 children, with girls accounting for 90% of the beneficiaries. This targeted approach ensures that the most vulnerable and marginalized children receive the support they urgently need. By providing access to education and vocational training, we empower children like Parul (not real name), who would otherwise be trapped in a cycle of poverty and exploitation.
Case Study - Parul's (not real name) Story: Parul (not real name), a fictional name representing a real beneficiary, faced the harsh realities of extreme poverty, forcing her to forgo her education and work as a domestic helper. However, thanks to the intervention of UKBET's community teacher, Bushra (not real name), Parul (not real name) was enrolled in the Doorstep Learning project, opening up new educational opportunities for her. Furthermore, with financial support from UKBET, Parul's (not real name) mother started a duck farming business to augment the family's income. Parul's (not real name) dream of returning to school and achieving academic success has been reignited, while her mother aspires to expand the duck farm's income to ensure all her children can access education. UKBET remains committed to supporting Parul (not real name) and her mother in fulfilling their dreams, and we invite you, as a valued donor, to stand with us in this endeavor.
Conclusion: Child labour continues to be a pressing issue in Bangladesh, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and other socio-economic challenges. The Doorstep Learning program has proven to be effective in combating child labour and empowering working children with education and vocational training. By supporting our efforts, you can help transform the lives of children like Parul (not real name), providing them with a brighter future and contributing to the eradication of child labour in Bangladesh. Together, we can make a lasting impact. | <urn:uuid:07fa1205-d5f4-4dd9-8662-d01fcd5b800e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/doorstep-learning-for-girls-in-domestic-work/reports/?subid=219269 | 2024-04-17T10:10:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.949131 | 764 |
What's Trauma ?
Trauma can stem from a variety of experiences: from acute events like accidents and natural disasters to chronic ordeals like ongoing abuse or neglect. It’s important to recognize that trauma is subjective; what may be traumatic for one person might not be for another. This variability is due to a multitude of factors, including personal history, resilience, and support systems.
The Effects of Trauma
Trauma can manifest in numerous ways, affecting both the mind and body. Common symptoms include anxiety, depression, flashbacks, insomnia, and physical symptoms like headaches or nausea. It can also lead to avoidance behaviors, where individuals steer clear of anything that might remind them of the trauma, and hyperarousal, which is a state of being constantly on-edge.
6 ways to heal from Trauma
1. Get Why Your Body Reacts the Way It Does to Tough Times
2. Use Your 5 Senses to Stay Grounded
- 5 things you can see around you
- 4 things you can touch
- 3 sounds you can hear
- 2 scents you can smell
- 1 taste you can enjoy
3. Tune Into Your Body
- Are you tense in your jaw, shoulders, or stomach?
- Does this tension increase in stressful situations?
- Do you often have stomach troubles or headaches?
4. Break Free from Flashbacks or Feeling Disconnected
- Hold something super cold, like an ice cube
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Versace Campaign / Image: Twitter/Versace
Fashion capitalism at its finest.
Written by Jessica Graham
The rumors that Italian fashion house Versace is for sale, are revealing to be true according to multiple sources. The Financial Times reported Monday that, “the Versace family [is] selling alongside US private equity firm Blackstone — which took 20 percent stake in Versace in 2014.”
The brand has been considering a market listing for years after Blackstone bought a 20% stake in 2014 to help aide expansion overseas. According to another story by Reuters, Blackstone found that the brand’s performance was insufficient, therefore not worth putting any more money into as an independent market listing.
The report by Reuters goes on to reveal accessible American luxury label Michael Kors has offered to take control of Versace’s fate, with a deal that values the company at $2 billion. The Versace family is revealed to also keep a role within the fashion house, and that Blackstone will exit amongst Kors’ arrival.
Representatives from Versace, Michael Kors, and Blackstone have yet to confirm the major acquisition.
Back in the spotlight
What Versace needs now, according to reports, is a really heavy investor – despite having a year in the spotlight. Founded by Gianni Versace in 1978, the giant fashion house has always operated independently, most notably after Gianni’s death.
In May, Donatella Versace, artistic director and Vice President of the brand, co-chaired and sponsored the Met Gala: Heavenly Bodies and the Catholic Imagination, which saw over one million visitors, making it the most attended exhibition at the Costume Institute.
Not to mention the non-stop talked about tribute collection Donatella debuted during Milan Fashion Week in September 2017, to mark the 20th anniversary of Gianni Versace’s death. FX even filmed a television series on the assassination of Gianni Versace just this year, which won big at the Emmy Awards last week.
This deal will be another result of the triumphing power reigning over the fashion industry by the hands of luxury firms. LVMH and Kering, the two main Europe-based powerhouses of the industry, have managed to invest in countless fashion houses over the years, making it extremely difficult for the smaller and independent fashion houses to survive without outside investment.
The overwhelming expansion from Kors can be perceived as competition to not just other American powerhouse groups such as Tapestry or PVH Corp., but to the European luxury groups.
Kors just last year made a deal to acquire Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion, following the M&A signatures of its European rivals. The NYC based IPO, Michael Kors Holdings Ltd, is currently valued at around $3.63 billion.
Julie Zerbo, founder of The Fashion Law, says, “unlike Tapestry, which as a result of owning Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman, is angling more towards the ‘accessible luxury’ market – Michael Kors is looking to build a more up-market conglomerate.”
With this latest acquisition, Zerbo adds, Michael Kors is aiming to compete with LVMH or Kering, who in turn rival large energy and pharma giants as two of the most valuable companies on the French stock market index, CAC 40.
“This is part of an ongoing effort by the Michael Kors brand to try to reposition itself less as a mall brand than a more bona fide luxury one, and which has seen the brand attempt to distance itself from discounting,” Zerbo adds. “The Jimmy Choo acquisition last year was a similar step in this direction for the Kors conglomerate. Kors is a publicly traded company. It needs to keep its stockholders happy. Buzzy high fashion and luxury brands might be better able do to this than Kors, which on its own, has been disappointing due to declines in sales in various quarters.”
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Why You Should Buy a Luxury Brand Watch in Japan! Introducing a Highly Recommended Tokyo Shop Selling State-of-the-Art Watches
It starts to become a common trend for people to purchase various luxury watches to match with their different outfits. Nowadays, in particular gentlemen who foster a classy lifestyle, have a thriving standard towards selection of watches. To them, a perfect choice of watch not only serves as its physical function, but also allows them to unveil their personal taste and style.
If you're thinking about buying a luxury watch, we recommend waiting until you travel to Japan. Why? There are several advantages to buying a watch in Japan.
Why You Should Buy a Luxury Watch in Japan
Why should you buy a luxury watch in Japan? There are 4 main reasons.
1. Only Authentic Luxury Watches Are Sold In Japanese Shops
Speaking of high-class watches, markets around the world are overflowing with elaborate counterfeits. However, we’ve never heard of anyone mistakenly purchasing a fake luxury watch at a shop(legal and registered shop) in Japan.
2. Many Luxury Watch Shops in Japan are Duty-Free
In Japan, an 8% consumption tax is added to the price of all products. We believe that such taxes exist in your home country, too. Since Japan is promoting tourism, many shops are tax-exempt. Especially when purchasing a big-ticket item like a luxury watch, be sure to choose a shop where you won't have to pay an 8% tax!
3. Watch Specialty Shops Feature a Wide Variety of Styles
Many of the world's luxury watch brands necessarily target Japanese customers. In other words, a wide variety of high-class watches is on display in Japanese stores. This is most true in a watch specialty shop. Choose your favourite watch from a wider selection of styles there!
4. No Fakes Exist in Japan, even among Second-hand Luxury Watches
Another distinctive feature of Japan is its well-developed second-hand market. At shops that buy back luxury brand items, there are always highly skilled appraisal staff, so absolutely no fakes are carried in these shops. Many used items are in good condition and their prices are often much cheaper than new products. You may find an unexpected treasure trove in such places!
A Selection of 3 Recommended Luxury Watch Models
When actually buying a watch, some people may have no idea which one to choose. For first-time luxury watch buyers, our editorial desk recommends these 3 watches.
1. The ROLEX Submariner Date
Everyone admires Rolex, proud to be the most popular watch brand in the world. Taking a hint from a submarine hatch, Rolex developed the Oyster Case, one of their three greatest inventions. As hard as a real oyster shell, Rolex's advanced technology makes it dust-resistant and water-proof. It's now used in most of their models. Among these, we have selected the Submariner Date, a diver's watch with particularly advanced waterproof functions. Consistently preferred since the 1950's, the pioneering design of this diver's watch has spread around the world, gaining it more fans. For a sports watch, it's so luxurious that this model can be worn in a variety of situations, from business to casual. That may be the key to its popularity.
The ROLEX Submariner Date
(Reference prices: Used from ¥1,296,946; New from ¥1,333,241; excluding tax)
2.OMEGA Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
Omega is a popular brand that prides itself on creating practical watches of superior quality in both design and function. Two major Omega models are the Speedmaster and the Seamaster. The Speedmaster is most famous as the Official Timepiece for the astronauts who first landed on the surface of the Moon. The Seamaster is admired as the watch worn by James Bond, the main character in the popular "007" movies. Here, we've chosen the Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial from the Seamaster series. While featuring a classical design, this extremely fine watch is full of cutting-edge technology, lending a mature sense of good taste to the person who wears it.
OMEGA Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
(Reference Price: New from ¥694,352; excluding tax)
3. HAMILTON Ventura Quartz
Founded in the USA in 1892, the Hamilton brand is now part of the Swatch Group of Switzerland. While reasonably priced, businessmen admire this brand, which is worn by adults who recognize genuine quality. In particular, their highly valued designs make these watches popular with those who care about dressing smartly.
Among Hamilton's product line, we'd like to introduce the Ventura Quartz. In 1957, the Ventura debuted as the world's first battery-operated watch. Featuring an asymmetrical case, this refined design hasn't changed much in over half a century. It continues to mesmerize both men and women, appearing in many movie scenes.
HAMILTON Ventura Quartz
(Reference Price: from ¥55,259; excluding tax)
TWC The Watch Company, a Highly Recommended Watch Specialty Shop
Many high-class watches are gathered in Japan, especially in the metropolis of Tokyo. You are highly likely to find what you want, and a lot of people fall in "love at first sight" with items they found completely by accident here.
Among the many watch shops in Tokyo, our editorial desk would like to recommend a specialty shop located in Tokyo's Nakano Ward: TWC The Watch Company.
1. A wide selection of reasonably priced watches
TWC handles a lot of famous brands like Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Tudor, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe and Panerai, etc. What's more, compared to other shops, you can purchase high-quality products at lower prices because they arrange staff to purchase the watches directly from areas all around the world. In particular, the prices for Omega and Hamilton watches are among the cheapest in Japan. Of course, taxes are exempt, so overseas tourists can buy watches more cheaply here.
2. It's Not Necessary to Speak Japanese
At TWC The Watch Company, all staff members are proficient in foreign languages! On top of that, all staff naturally have a wealth of product knowledge, so they are able to provide adequate information about the watches to convince their customers. If you can't find what you are looking for in the shop, you can place your order and they will find for you. TWC also has an Online shop that can ship their products to overseas.
3.Used Watches may be Bought and Sold Here
TWC The Watch Company also deals in a wide variety of used watches. Because the highly-skilled appraisal staff can distinguish genuine articles from counterfeits, all the used watches sold here are authentic items! You may be able to purchase the luxury watch you want at a cheaper price than elsewhere. It is also a good way to fund your travels by selling your own luxury watch to them!
If you're thinking of buying a luxury watch, we’d like to recommend TWC The Watch Company for the reasons mentioned above. Even if you aren't planning to buy one, all the noted high-class watch brands are assembled here. You can enjoy looking at them, just like visiting a museum!
Basic information on TWC THE WATCH COMPANY
- 5-58-6 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-0001
- 2 minutes on foot from the North Exit of Nakano Station (Inside the Nakano Sun Mall shopping district)
- Business Hours
- 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
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Ireland’s green landscapes, welcoming cities, and rich culture await.
On this adventure through the Emerald Isle, you’ll see that even the oldest traditions continue to thrive. There’s no better time to discover the country’s vibrant spirit than during St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin. Kick off your tour in Ireland’s capital city, where you’ll take in historic sights and join the locals at the legendary St. Patrick’s Day parade. Then, take off to discover the ins and outs of this charming country, from “The Rebel County” to the breathtaking Ring of Kerry.
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- Rock of Cashel
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Here's the nitty-gritty—where you’ll stay, how you’ll get there, and what to know about your destination before you go.Hotels
We handpick every hotel to strike the balance of comfort, location, and local charm. Specific accommodations will vary based on your departure date, but these are frequently used hotels for this tour and we're confident you'll be satisfied.Flights
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ODA Technologies Co., Ltd
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62, Incheon, Bupyeong-gu (21315)
ODA Technologies Co., Ltd is a electrical & electronic testing and measuring instruments manufacturer that has been developing and manufacturing power supply measuring instruments for customers since its establishment.
We at ODA Technology manufacture Programmable DC Power Supply, Programmable DC Electronic Load and Test System and Solution in a variety of industrial sectors. Since our foundation in 2005, we have conducted constant and dedicated research and development and continuously launched new products. Now we have over 900 products in our product line and recognized as a representative measuring device brand in the domestic market. With reasonable prices, superb quality, and reliable follow up service as basis, we are growing into a global brand by expanding our business areas beyond Korea and into China, India, Israel, Vietnam, Malaysia, and etc.
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There are so many little changes you can make in your house to help the environment or at least mitigate your negative impact on it. You might also be on a mission to go sustainable, eco-friendly and become a carer for the planet. Therefore, another great place to do this is in your kitchen. I have collated a list of some of the top alternatives you can make that will help you with this. Many of these focus on reducing waste, which often contributes to the ever growing mountain of rubbish. Well to help you go zero waste and to your greener future I have collated my top 10 changes that you can make in your kitchen to help you achieve this goal and live a more sustainable, green and eco-friendly life:
You might have seen these in some beautiful picturesque Instagram photos. Well there is a reason for this, as they do look great and can work brilliantly at helping you reduce your waste. These eco-friendly glass jars can come in a range of sizes and can be filled with a ton of different items but once you have them you can stop contributing to our growing waste from the often unnecessary packaging. You can do this by buying at your local eco-store where you can fill your new reusable container. They often have a high initial cost but can be used for many, many years. I always advise glass jars, as glass is easily recyclable and it means you do not contribute to plastic waste. Here are some suggestions of what you can use them for:
Dried fruits and mushrooms
Corn (for popcorn)
Herbs and spices
Another zero waste item to add to your eco home is dish soap. If you are keen at getting rid of your plastic waste and to stop contributing to those pesky micro plastics, soap bars are the way forward. Luckily, there are plenty of companies producing these for all sorts of uses including dish soaps. I appreciate that some people find bars sometimes doesn’t quite cut it, so I believe it is worth mentioning you can always get a reusable bottle and refill it up at a local eco-store.
I have used these for years and think they work better than a normal sponge to clean your dishes. Natural loofahs, luffas, Egyptian cucumber or even its botanical name Luffa aegyptiaca, whatever name you use are part of a plant in the cucumber family. These are completely natural and can even be grown in your own home. You can pick them up at most places now, including your local eco-store and easily online. They do not need to be used to just clean your dishes, you can put them elsewhere to clean the house, in the bath, basically anything you may need to scrub.
I understand some people do not like to use a loofah sponge or might find it is not strong enough for the hard baked in food. Therefore, you need something a little stiffer to help scrub your plates, trays, dishes, pots and pans clean. Well luckily there are a number of options you can chose from. Many zero waste companies produce natural, plastic free and biodegradable scrubber, which often use wood handles and often using natural fibres (often from the coconut or the sisal plant).
I picked up a couple of these a while ago, one I use for a home fertiliser spray for my plants and another for cleaning. There is not much to say but many companies offer a glass spray bottle, which you can then use with an ever growing number of cleaning solutions. A quick search online and you can find some great eco-friendly recipes you can mix yourself to create a perfect solutions that can help you make your kitchen sparkle. Alternatively, I have seen small pods that you can chuck into the spray bottle and fill up with water to create a cleaning solution. Take some time, experiment and see what solution works for you and you can stop buying these often environmentally harmful chemicals and its copious amounts of plastic waste.
I use these all the time and they continue to be very useful. Whenever I have some food left over or some items I want to preserve I put them in a bowl and put one of these useful silicone lids on top. They come in a wide range of sizes, allowing them to be used for all sorts. This stops you using difficult to, incredibly frustrating, flimsy cling film to seal in your leftovers.
Similar to silicone lids you can get reusable bags, which again are often made from silicone. These reusable bags again help you reduce your waste by stopping you use plastic sandwich bags, Clingfilm or other harmful products. So pick up a reusable sandwich bags, just remember that you don’t have to use them just for sandwiches but can be for snack and I have even seen liquids that have been stored in them. You can also get them that can go in your freezer to store your left overs for longer.
A popular choice among the eco-conscious, bees wax wraps have been around for a long time and found their way into most supermarkets. These wraps are made from organic cotton infused with food-grade beeswax and organic jojoba oil and tree resin, which also can have antibacterial properties. Again these can be used similar to Clingfilm to wrap your sandwiches, rolls, cover bowls, wrap cut vegetables and more. I would say I find the larger ones the most useful, so try to get the biggest ones you can get. Again another great reusable alternative.
Going plastic free will greatly benefit the planet as well as your life. It is also great to find an eco-friendly alternative to an every day product like your dustpan and bush. Unfortunately, your dustpan and brush will often not last more than a few year but when typically being made out of plastic will be a scar on the earth for hundred of years. This is not to mention the microplastic a plastic duspan and brush will also cause and spread around your house. Therefore, I went on the mission to find a plastic free set, although it was hard I did find one (link below). I have now swapped to this wood handle with natural bristles and metal dustpan in a step toward my eco-friendly life.
Any Other containers:
It does not have to be glass but any bottle, container, you have, perhaps left over from your last food shop. They can then be used for anything you want such as pet food, cereal, soaps, essentially anything glass containers can be used for. This is obviously a lot cheaper and over time you can grow a collection and pick out the best containers for you and for what you want to pick up. As long as you reuse them and refill them up at your eco store and not contribute to the growing waste, you are doing your bit for the environment.
Bonus - Think Natural!:
When buying anything new always think of its entire life. Where did it come from and where will it go when you are finished with it. Pick items that are from renewable resources and that when disposed of will go back to the earth and not contribue to needless waste. On top of this is think abot the logevity of the item, always aim for anything you buy to last as long as it can. A great example that encompasses all this is the humble wooden chopping board, a much greater choice over these horrendous plastic ones you can get now.
There are tons of changes you can make throughout your house and I will be sure to make some other blog posts to detail them. However, here are my top eco kitchen swaps you can make to get you started. Although these are my recommendation, don’t let them stop you getting any other items that helps reduce your waste, the energy you use or any negative impact on the environment. There are many more things you can consider but if we can continue to move towards an environmentally friendly future by making little changes over time the world will be a better place for it. | <urn:uuid:05acf5d2-3692-4aa0-ac88-df03875bf343> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.gonesustainable.com/post/top-10-eco-kitchen-swaps | 2024-04-17T09:32:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.965309 | 1,626 |
Is The Public Informed Of The Filing Of A Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case?
The public is not informed of a Chapter 11 filing unless the debtor is a large corporation. Then it will undoubtedly be reported, both on television and in the newspapers. Smaller cases are less likely to be reported in any sort of public media because they are of little interest to the general public. However, anytime a bankruptcy case is filed, the record is public. This means that any person can look up the case at the Bankruptcy Court and search through the documents there to learn of the filings in that particular case. But it is unlikely that anyone other than a bankruptcy attorney will look up a case up.
Does A Person Or Business Filing Under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Have To Continue To Pay Its Debts After The Case Is Filed?
The day that we file a bankruptcy petition is called a petition date. Anything prior to that is prepetition and anything after that is postpetition. The debtor does not make payments on prepetition obligations until the plan is confirmed. The plan will contain the terms under which those prepetition obligations are paid. As for ongoing postpetition obligations, the debtor does make payments on those. For example, if the debtor has a mortgage, the debtor must make the pos-petition mortgage payments as they become due. The debtor must make those payments on-time. If the debtor has a prepetition arrearage, then the prepetition arrearage goes into the plan and will not be paid until after the Court confirms the plan.
What Is An Interest Holder And What Is Its Role In A Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case?
A creditor is someone to whom the debtor owes money. An interest holder is someone who has an interest in the debtor.
You might argue that if the debtor incurred debt on a credit card issued by a bank, then the bank is an interest holder. However, the bank is a creditor, and not an interest holder.
Interest holders are typically equity security holders — the shareholders — and in that capacity they have an interest in the business.
While there may be a debt that is owed to an interest holder, making that interest holder a creditor as well, “creditor” and “interest holder” are not synonyms. For example, a shareholder — i.e., an interest holder — could also be an employee who is owed back wages, and is thus a creditor.
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Wellbeing Economy Secretary promises to help drive growth.
The voice of business is being heard at the heart of government, Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray has told industry leaders.
Addressing the Scottish Chambers of Commerce annual dinner in Glasgow, Mr Gray said he was committed to strengthening the partnership with business and consulting on policy.
He also acknowledged the need to tackle labour and skills shortages and confirmed the Scottish Government would update shortly on plans for the reform of lifelong education and skills training.
Mr Gray said:
“Growth is fundamental to a vision for a wellbeing economy and business plays a crucial role in achieving that.
“The New Deal for Business Group aims to ensure businesses can navigate the policy development process. This will mean they can contribute more effectively, ensuring that informed choices are made by government around the timing, content and practical consequences of new policies.
“The voice of business is not just being listened to, it is being put at the heart of government. We have published an implementation plan on recommendations deriving from the New Deal Group and I am very conscious that, to keep earning your trust, I must deliver on it.
“This will not provide a solution to all policy issues or stop differences of opinion, but I hope it will ensure that operate on the basis of no surprises. Our policy should be informed by your expertise and your business planning should be informed by clear, early signals of policy.
“We continue to work with industry to develop our Talent Attraction and Migration Service and create the conditions to help business flourish and, in turn, drive economic growth that benefits all of society.”
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- Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, placed the foundation stone yesterday marking the beginning of construction of the 41MW Metoro Solar Power Plant in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado province.
- The project has a budgeted Capex of USD 56 million.
- It will be connected to the Mozambique Electricity [EDM] substation in Metoro, Ancuabe, the project presentation released to the media details.
- French IPP Neoen and Mozambique’s energy utility, EDM are shareholders of the project – with 75% and 25% respectively.
- Funding provided by the French Development Agency (AFD), with a loan of 40 million, and the remainder by the Mozambican government.
According to the project’s presentation document, after 25 years the infrastructure will be handed over to EDM. It is estimated that the plant will create up to 380 jobs in the construction phase and invest at least US$60,000 annually in projects for local communities.
“A needs and dynamics assessment in Metoro and Ancuabe was carried out in 2016, and a preliminary Community Development Plan was approved by the Ancuabe District Government in June 2018, with a focus on the area of education,” the document details.
The solar plant will be located 90 kilometres from Pemba, the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado in the north of the country, next to National Road Number 1 (EN1).
The enterprise is being built in a province that has for three years been the scene of armed attacks by forces classified as terrorists, although there are have been no incursions in the area where the plant will be located. Armed violence in Cabo Delgado has affected districts located further north in the province.In all, the Mozambican government and relief organisations, notably UN agencies, point to a total of 300,000 displaced by the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado. Related news
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Lake Winnipesaukee is a major recreational and water resource for New Hampshire and the Northeast. The Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC) solicited proposals for ways to present its water quality planning using the web rather than traditional print media. Applied Geographics partnered with GreenInfo Network to take on the project, with GreenInfo leading the web site design and associated mapping.
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There’s been hardly any foot traffic on South Street since the flood last fall, but chances are you’ve visited New Amsterdam Market, held Sundays underneath a dingy elevated section of the FDR in front of the old Fulton Fish Market’s enormous New Market building, which has stood vacant and grated since 2005 when the fish-cutters moved their wholesale business to Hunts Point. Since then, the market has elicited support and praise from Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Council member Margaret Chin. Chefs like April Bloomfield, Bill Telepan, and Mike Anthony think it’s great. But despite a growing coalition of supporters who believe a public market is the best way to revitalize the historic waterfront after Hurricane Sandy, it’s unclear if New Amsterdam Market has a future there.
The New York City Council will meet tomorrow to decide on a rezoning matter, which will determine how the Howard Hughes Corporation, a company that has long-term leases throughout the South Street Seaport Historic District, will be able to proceed with its proposed 250,000-square-foot mall on Pier 17. Though the corporation has announced no designs on the vacant Tin and New Market buildings, both formerly occupied by seafood vendors, activists are worried the buildings will be torn down or turned into malls. LaValva will ask the City Council to make both buildings exempt from becoming throwaway stores, hotels, or condos.
What’s so special about this market? As Mark Bittman points out in the Times, though the city is filled increasingly with markets — typically open-air grounds where 50 to 100 types of prepared foods like pulled-pork sandwiches or lobster rolls can be bought — New York has nothing like London’s Borough Market or the Reading Terminal in Philadelphia or San Francisco’s Ferry Building. As the concept of the market is being subsumed by the precedent of the mall, public space, which is a vital part of any community’s growth, is dwindling.
“It is something that’s really quite hard to understand,” says Robert LaValva, who began holding market events under the name New Amsterdam in 2005. “I was first drawn to the public markets of nineteenth-century New York, which built economies.” He says that offering stalls to a mix of vendors — fruit sellers, farmers, butchers, fishmongers — helped nascent businesses that might not have worked in other venues with high rents, but moreover, the market’s dynamic form can do more to support regional food economies than most other kinds of businesses. “And the city should always be working to find viable new businesses,” says LaValva.
LaValva suggests fresh fish could come back to the site, via the still-functional Pier 18.Renderings: Kazuya Morimoto
To that end, New Amsterdam Market’s vendors include, or have included, a cross section of traditional and upstart New York food businesses, from Acme Smoked Fish to Lonestar Taco, from the 97-year-old Orwasher’s Bakery to the two-year-old Runner & Stone. In the summer, customers have been known to line up twenty minutes before the market opens to buy from Maggie Nesciur, who spends the fourteen hours immediately preceding each market day visiting a network of local farms to pick only berries, plums, and other fruit she believes are ripest, a concept that may sound ridiculous, but one that may also change your life. (In the interest of full disclosure: I worked as a paid consultant for the market and sold fried clam belly sandwiches there in 2011.)
If the market can gain a permanent home inside the old Fulton Fish Market’s building, April Bloomfield, who serves on its board, has expressed interest in opening a small restaurant inside, which might serve a pared-down menu of half-shell oysters and traditional pan roasts. For an idea on how the indoor market may eventually appear, click on the rendering below to enlarge.
Is that an oyster bar in the background? (Click to enlarge) Illustration: Kazuya Morimoto
“With everything else shut down,” says LaValva, referring to the aftereffects of Sandy, “we just want to know we have a future in the neighborhood.” In the shorter term, this means using the parking lots, getting electricity and running water at the site, and getting official permission to hold more market days, including introducing a wholesale component.
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Get Back Into Your Exercise Routine
Get Back Into Your Exercise Routine
For many of us, the holidays are a hectic time! We put hours of preparation into selecting, purchasing and wrapping gifts, decorating our homes, cooking and baking, and perhaps getting ready for guests or traveling to our destination.
This year, as in last year, many of us had to pivot a bit. If it wasn’t safe to gather with family, we got a crash course in virtual visits. If we did gather, we might have been scheduling COVID tests and safe get-togethers like an air traffic controller. Maybe we ordered gifts online, tracked the packages, only to wrap them and trek to ship them off again. In many areas of the country, bad weather created even more of a challenge!
Experts remind us that we should make time for exercise, even when we’re busy—but if you didn’t heed that advice, you are certainly not alone! But now it’s over, the guests have gone home, the holiday decorations are put away, and it’s time for a little relaxation. We might be tempted to reward ourselves with a break from our regular routine—but if it’s the third week of January and we’re still skipping exercise, we’re not doing ourselves a favor! Here are some tips for disrupting that post-holiday inertia and getting back on track:
- Don’t judge yourself. Look ahead, not back. Yes, you skipped those days—but that was then and this is now. Assure yourself that today is the first day of a committed routine.
- Remind yourself of all the reasons that you exercise, and your goals. Write these down and post them where you can see them—maybe on the refrigerator? Need some inspiration? How about “Stay independent longer,” “Play with my grandkids,” “Control my arthritis pain” or “Reduce my risk of falls”?
- If your exercise routine just isn’t seeming appealing, try something new! Take an online exercise class. Try yoga or tai chi. Get a bike, or watch movies while walking on a treadmill. Add music to your routine or listen to an eBook.
- Find a buddy. Though social distancing limits the in-person exercise opportunities these days, you can exercise with friends outdoors, work out with an online exercise class, or join a virtual fitness support group to share your successes. How about taking an online dance class with your spouse or someone else in your “bubble”?
Getting back up to speed … safely
If you’ve skipped your fitness routine for a while, whether for the holidays, or recovering from an illness, or providing care for a loved one, it’s important to start up again safely, rather than jumping right in at the same intensity. When we’re deconditioned, we’re at higher risk of an injury that could send us back to square one again. The National Institutes of Health offers these tips:
- Begin slowly, with low-intensity activities. Don’t overdo it. Be sure to warm up before and after your workout. Then, as you get back on track, add a little more intensity and increase your workout time.
- If you are using weights for strength-building, begin with the lightest weights, and lift them into place with slow, steady movements. Don’t lock your arms or legs. It’s safest to ask an expert to show you the proper form before you begin.
- Did you get new walking shoes for a holiday gift? Be sure they are properly fitted, with non-skid soles and arch support.
Talk to your doctor about exercise.
If your health condition has changed or if you’re intending to increase your activity level or type of exercise, talk to your doctor first. Ask for a “prescription” for an exercise program, and find out if there are any activities you should avoid if you have arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes or a heart condition. Once you get the green light, you’ll be able to be active with confidence!
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More and more people are becoming interested in photographs and their editing due to the popularity of social networks such as Instagram. To attract new followers with quality content, you must not only be able to take pictures or pose but also be creative. You should know how to embody your idea in the photo and how to improve or supplement it at the post-production stage.
Even if you haven’t bought a high-tech camera yet, and take photos on a regular smartphone, editing will help to fix all the flaws. It is accessible to everyone and not as difficult as it seems. Here are simple life hacks for retouching images that famous bloggers use.
Get rid of artificiality
Whitened background, unnatural shades in the photo and artificial lighting don’t look pleasant to our eyes. Minimalistic image editing, as if it doesn’t exist at all, is beautiful and easy to implement. To begin with, you need to adjust the Warmth of the photograph. If it was made in a room with artificial yellow lighting, then it is recommended to add a little “cold” to remove the warm shade. In the case of photos taken on the street, you can leave it as it is or adds some heat.
However, if the image is too dark due to low light or lack of it, you can add the Brightness as much as necessary. If you want to make the picture more colorful, but to avoid the effect of artificiality, play with the Contrast settings. So, you increase the difference between light and dark shades, which creates clear lines and makes the photo more attractive. Always balance to maintain “no filter” illusion.
It’s important to say that retouching the model’s body in the photo is absolutely normal. The camera makes objects larger, so even thin people need to correct themselves to look as in real life. Portraits are a headache for editors since poor retouching can be worse than imperfect skin. Work on the face is always very responsible since it is very important to know the balance and preserve the unique features of a person, making them only better.
It is a difficult task to get rid of double chin in pictures so that it looks natural. If you are an ordinary user who wants to remove this drawback, try the Retouchme app. It was created by a team of image editing specialists and helps to get the desired result very quickly. Its large number of tools for photo post-production includes the “edit double chin” function. Learn more about this feature at retouchme.com.
Vignetting for directing the focus
When there are many objects in the frame, but it is necessary to focus all attention on what is happening in the center, the Vignette is a great option. Most likely, you have already seen images with this effect but didn’t know what it was. Vignetting is the darkening at the edges of the photo that fades closer to the center, creating a kind of frame.
Many photographers use this trick in their dark photos. The darkened edges look almost invisible in the images of the night city or ones made in a dark room. However, the Vignette always performs its function in directing the gaze to the center of the picture. The main thing is to add only a slight dimming, otherwise, it will be very noticeable and artificial.
Cropping can change everything
Many photographers often have to crop a photo to get a more beautiful and correct end shot. Sometimes it’s hard because it can lead to cutting a beautiful element off. Anyway, it is a necessary and deliberate need.
This does not mean that you should crop your every shot, but only those that do not look perfect. It’s difficult for novice photographers to determine whether it is necessary or not. Learning the rules of composition and a sense of style should help in this. Over time, the photographer begins to feel the need for cropping based on experience.
What you shouldn’t do when editing a photo
Don’t try to imitate the editing process of others. Yes, it may work and help from time to time, but their style may not suit you. Create something unique exclusively for yourself. Also, do not show your skills and knowledge, applying them in one photo all at once. Besides, the presence of a huge number of advanced packages for image editing can also kill art. Balance and wise approach are important elements.
If you understand that a photo is bad, for various reasons, do not try to save it with post-editing. Perhaps, you can improve the image, and make it acceptable for viewing, and maybe even for printing. However, such a picture is unlikely to be your best work. Choose only those shots for editing that have the potential to become a masterpiece. Anyway, always make sure that the retouching doesn’t change the essence of your original image. Also, remember that editorial marks should not be visible to those who look at the photo.
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The human hand is an intricate instrument that is both tough and delicate. Its functions of sensation and motion allow us to experience and control the world around us.
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Trigger Finger, also known as stenosing tenosynovitis or flexor tendonitis, is a condition where one of the fingers or thumb of the hand is caught in a bent position. The affected digit may straighten with a quick snap, similar to pulling and releasing the trigger on a gun, hence the name trigger finger.
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Dupuytren’s contracture is thickening of the fibrous tissue layer under the skin of palms, fingers, and hands which leads to curving of the finger. It is caused due to the excessive production of collagen which gets deposited under the skin. Hereditary factors, excessive alcohol consumption, diabetes, seizures, and increased age may increase the risk of developing the condition. It commonly occurs in the ring finger and little finger. Occasionally the middle finger is affected but the thumb and index finger are rarely affected. Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that usually progresses slowly over many years and is not painful. However, some cases progress rapidly and may be painful to the patient.
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de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is a hand condition affecting a patient’s ability to move their thumb. It used to be referred to as washerwoman’s sprain or mother’s wrist but with the advent of technology, is now commonly referred to as “Blackberry thumb” from typing and texting on small handheld devices.
de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is named after the Swiss surgeon who first identified the condition, Dr. Fritz de Quervain. Patient’s with this condition have difficulty gripping objects and performing their daily activities.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a common, painful, progressive condition that is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist area. Common symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include numbness and tingling sensation in all the fingers except little finger; pain and burning sensation in hand and wrist that may radiate up the arm and elbow; and weakness in hand with diminished grip strength.
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Wrist is also called as carpus, a complex joint comprised of bones and joints, ligaments and tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and muscles that hold the bones together. A fibrous cartilage present between the radius and ulna (forearm bones of the hand) separates the radioulnar joint from the rest of the wrist. Wrist connects the forearm to the hand and allows it to move. Carpal tunnel is an opening in the wrist through which the nerves and blood vessels pass.
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The hand is considered one of the most complex structures in the human body due to its intricate anatomy. Your hands are a complex system of variousbones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Withoutthehealthy functioning of the hand we are unable to perform activities of daily living. The hand is one part of the body that is very susceptible to injury or disease.
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Sports injuries are the injuries that most commonly occur during sports and exercises. These injuries may result from accidents, poor training practices, and use of improper protective gear, lack of conditioning, and insufficient warm up and stretching. The sports injuries may be either acute (sprains, fractures, tears) or chronic (tendinitis, overuse injury) injuries.
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N.Y. Magistrate Judge Recommends Summary Judgment for J&J in Talc Case; Motion Was Unopposed
May 12, 2021
- Revlon Order
BUFFALO, N.Y. –– Johnson & Johnson should be awarded summary judgment in an asbestos cosmetic talcum powder case, a magistrate judge found, noting that the plaintiffs had not opposed the defendant’s motion.
In a May 7 recommendation, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York said that Johnson & Johnson was entitled to summary judgment since the plaintiffs did not file their claims within Virginia’s two-year statute of limitations.
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Nursing Home Employees Withdraw Motion for Consolidation of ERISA Cases
March 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of nursing home employees have withdrawn their motion for creation of a multidistrict litigation docket for cases accusing nursing home operators and others of misappropriating employee benefit plan funds, leading to COVID-19 unpreparedness in the facilities.
According to a March 29 letter sent to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the motion and supporting documents will be refiled at a later date.
The litigation currently consists of nine class actions pending in New York federal courts in which nursing home operators are accused of embezzling from the ERISA plans that were underwritten by Oriska Insurance …
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"THE CASE OF THE NAMELESS DISTILLERY"
Copywriting, Art Direction, Creative Direction
Funny story about this work. These pieces (and more) were originally developed for a small, independent distillery who wanted to "take the fight to the big boys;" essentially calling out what they considered to be deceptive marketing practices. The "Fast & Loose" ad was created as a shot across the bow, to be followed later by off-premise posters, etc. They ultimately opted against such a confrontational tone, and went in a far softer direction. But I kinda liked the work. So instead of citing them by name, I simply created my own brand of liquor to carry the message forth. | <urn:uuid:1d22e84c-7468-4e9c-ae20-35fb664e0c91> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.hatchtree.com/honda-engines | 2024-04-17T09:46:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.97367 | 148 |
Average cost per year*
Average cost per beneficiary*
This medication is used to treat pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes, shingles (herpes zoster) infection, or spinal cord injury. This medication is also used to treat pain in people with fibromyalgia. It is also used with other medications to treat certain types of seizures (focal seizures). NOTE: This is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
*Origin of the terms and chart data used within this page: https://data.cms.gov/
Yes, Lyrica is covered by Medicare.
In 2021, the average cost per dose of Lyrica was $8.60.
The average dose of Lyrica received per year is 211,284,316 units
23,084 Medicare beneficiaries received Lyrica in 2021, which was a -0.59% from 2020
There were 116,478 claims made by Medicare beneficiaries, which is a -0.47% from 2020
The average spending amount per claim in 2021 was $780.44
The average Medicare spending per beneficiary amount for Lyrica was $3,937.99
Pfizer/Viatris received $90,904,463.34
The total amount spent on Lyrica by Medicare is $90,904,463.34
Short Term Medical Insurance
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Here’s to longer, brighter days and the first exciting signs of spring as our seasonal cherry blossoms and spring snowdrops and hyacinths start to crack open. This is also an important time to continue be steadfast about protecting your immunity! Despite milder conditions, we’re still in the midst of unpredictable Pacific NorthWest weather changes, which leave it susceptible to colds, flu or…worse…
In TCM, the Lung plays an important role of keeping your Wei Qi, your defensive layer of energy circulating just below the skin, but this function is disrupted when we are ill. Furthermore, viral infections in TCM, are considered to be transmitted into the body by external pathogens in our environment such as wind, cold and damp. These external pathogens tend to invade the body through vulnerable areas, commonly the back of the head and neck. Once in the body, these pathogens wreak havoc by blocking energy flow and clogging up organs like the lung, which is when you start feeling those familiar symptoms of scratchy throat, runny nose, achy muscles and fatigue. In light of pandemic, this is still an important time to support your immunity + tender Lungs as well as protecting that all important Wei Qi by keeping your feet warm and your neck and head covered.
This month’s package contains some simple suggestions of slightly improving your life, immune supportive advice both from a Medical Herbalism and TCM standpoint, thought-provoking podcasts shedding light on some of our Ancestors of Liberation Acupuncture, an Indigenous soundtrack and some nourishing seasonal recipes to support your digestive fire and indulge your culinary curiosity.
We’ll leave you with an affirmation from the Christian tradition, enfleshed:
you precious mess—
you exhausted, grieving, hollowed, hallowed, hallelujah of a human—
today, if even for a moment, may you feel:
your own beating heart
your own courageous coeur
your chest rising and falling with breath
which is spirit
which is life force
regardless of how you are feeling
no matter what you are capable of
and, for just for a moment
may you find rest
a bit of ease, held
in that sacred rhythm
that cannot be
because you, you precious mess,
have breath and heart and life force
pulsing through you, yet.
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Folks with steam radiator heating systems are quite used to the familiar sound of “hissing” that occurs as their radiator fills up with steam. To the uninitiated, the sound has led many a child to consider the possibilities of monsters in the closet, and others literally can’t sleep without the comforting sounds of their hissing radiator.
Whatever your predisposition, this radiator “breathing” is characteristic of a one-pipe steam boiler system where air is being released from the radiator. You may also find a variation of this radiator air valve in the supply lines of one-pipe systems and the supply and return lines of two-pipe steam boiler systems.
How does a Radiator Air Valve Work?
The radiator’s air valve, or radiator air vent or steam valve as it is sometimes called, is used only in one-pipe steam boiler systems. It is usually located at the end of the radiator opposite the supply pipe, about halfway up or higher towards the top. Many air vents are bullet-shaped, or others like the Heat-Timer Varivalve are cylindrical in shape, but they can be many different shapes and sizes. The air vent works completely independently (or should anyway). It has no knob, the knob on your radiator is for the steam control valve and works to completely shut off the feed to your radiator.
When the steam boiler feeding your radiator is not in a heating cycle, the radiator air vent is open, allowing air to fill the radiator. During a heating cycle, steam flows up through the supply pipe to the radiator (assuming the main radiator valve is open). As the radiator fills with steam it pushes the air out through the open vent. This release of air pulls steam into the vent. The Radiator air valve is heat-sensitive, and ultimately the valve closes trapping the steam in the radiator to heat the radiator.
A Small but Incredibly Important part of an Effective Heating System.
The Radiator valve sits right on the radiator which sits right in the apartment of the tenant you are trying to keep warm. You could have the most modern, sophisticated and expensive heating system available, but if your $25 radiator valve is defective, your tenant may still freeze and call you in the middle of the night.
That’s why Heat-Timer based its design on studies of the properties of single pipe steam air venting radiator and main line vents of all kinds from all different manufacturers before it created its Varivalve, the most advanced air valve available on the market today.
The purpose of the main line air vent is to rapidly vent the relatively large amount of air in the main lines. This allows the main line to fill more quickly and thus reduces the time difference of steam arrival at the different risers. A large orifice allows the air to be pushed out as a lower back pressure. The function of the radiator air vent is to provide a means for air to be driven out of the radiator as steam enters. At a given pressure, the fill time of a radiator varies proportional to its heat capacity and inversely proportional to the venting capacity of the radiator air vent. It is possible to control the speed at which a radiator will fill with steam by installing a radiator air vent with a certain venting capacity. Used in this manner, radiator air vents are helpful in evening out the heat distribution in a building. The results show that the larger the vent, the more quickly you can vent a system, which lowers operating pressure requirements.
Varivalve by Heat-Timer is the most Reliable, and Sophisticated Air Valve, Air Vent Solution Available.
Our valve is available in both straight and right angle versions.
Features that make our valve industry leading include:
- Exclusive Fingertip Adjustment: Simply sliding a lever allows you to adjust the venting rate.
- Each Radiator Has Its Own Venting Speed: In hard to heat areas, the radiator VARIVALVES® can be adjusted for quicker venting. In overheated areas, the VARIVALVES® can be adjusted for slower venting. This allows steam to be evenly distributed in the system.
- Long Term Fuel Savings: Because Heat-Timer VARIVALVES® vent more quickly, it takes less time to fill your system with steam. By adjusting the venting to balance the system, there is no need to raise the steam pressure to reach under heated areas. Shorter boiler runtimes and lower pressure results in fuel savings.
- Replace Valves with VARIVALVES®: Using Heat-Timer adjustable vent rate VARIVALVES® throughout the system allows you to balance the heat to your requirements.
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