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A library is an integral part of any community. They provide information and resources.
So why not one in qmsWrapper, more than storage it’s a favorite place to keep important documents that need to be accessed by all. For example, standards, marketing documents, graphics used by all… endless reasons really. It’s the one easy-access place to put what you need to find easily.
The library function is a valuable part of cloud storage, without connections to projects or tasks, or QMS. Because that standard document has to be somewhere everybody that needs access to it, can find it – not buried somewhere in some project, you are not part of.
It's an excellent solution for easy access.
qmsWrapper defined the ‘Library’ as a separate set of folders that provides company-wide access for company-related documents, for example, Standards, relevant articles, publications, or non-project specific documents.
Keep informative and valuable documents neat and tidy
Each library can be divided into specific sectors, you can also divide your virtual library into folders for easy reference.
As an administrator, you can edit access rights over a folder or file. Certain rights can be dedicated to a single user or group of users. You can choose whether to assign the right to Read, Edit or Delete file to other users/groups. By this, you have full authority control.
For Example, You found a whitepaper that might be useful to colleagues in your department. You save it and upload it in a relevant folder in the Library, not permitting anyone to delete it.
For example, all procedures related to your QMS can be organized and stored in a folder and subfolders. Why in the library? Because it’s cloud-based and backed up and you can see who uploaded it, when, including changes and revision.
Yep! Is like document control for storage, but more accessible. It even includes a search button.
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Key Account Manager- Варна
The world of Payments is evolving very fast, and businesses are looking for loyal and strategic partners, supporting them to grow.
iCard is a licensed e-money institution with more than 16 years of experience. The company operates in more than 30 European countries. It is a principal member of some of the largest international and local card schemes and payment organisations. And it is licensed and supervised by the Bulgarian National Bank.
iCard has a wide portfolio of products and services, which we develop and refine incessantly. Our technological solutions aimed at businesses are created to adapt to your particular business needs.
We are looking for a Key Account Manager to create long-term, trusting relationships with our customers. The Key Account Manager’s role is to oversee a portfolio of corporate clients, build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships. The goal is to contribute in sustaining and enlarging our business to gain long-term success.
Your core responsibilities:
Manage day-to-day client communication and ongoing relationships as it relates to current, new and upcoming projects
Play an integral role in new business pitches and hold responsibility for the effective on-boarding of new merchants
Assessing the needs of corporate clients and identifying ways to meet those needs
Assist with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed
Working with different internal teams to ensure client satisfaction and deliver proposals
Overseeing customer account management, including negotiating contracts and agreements to maximize profit
Prepare reports on account status
Relevant background in the Payment industry and a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Economic, Finance or Business are ideal for this position
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills in Bulgarian and English (a second foreign language will be an advantage)
Experience with project management or account management
Organized, detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and respond quickly
Sales motivated, team-focused attitude, and willingness to collaborate with colleagues, product management, and internal key constituents at the company
Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Familiarity with CRM tools such as Zendesk
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С професионален опит от 1 - 3г.
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A disturbing new trailer for Don’t Worry Darling — starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh — arrived Thursday, and it’s bound to give you the creeps.
The new trailer explores the crumbling mental state of Harry and Pugh’s respective characters, Jack and Alice, who live in an idyllic, experimental town housing project built to meet every resident’s needs.
While Jack seems hellbent on keeping what he has, yelling, “I gave you all of this, Alice,” his wife finds herself consumed by nightmares and begins questioning reality. One jarring scene finds her euphorically wrapping her head in plastic wrap while she says in a voiceover, “They’re lying about everything,” as she suffocates.
The trailer hints that perhaps the Victory Project isn’t based in reality — but in a dream world. A brief, one-second flash shows a sickly Alice lying in a hospital bed with her eyes held open by a contraption. Other hints left in the trailer show her breaking open a bunch of eggs that are empty on the inside.
Alice warns in another voiceover that the project is “all about control” as the scene pans to Chris Pine‘s character, Frank, shouting, “Whose world is it?” The camera cuts to a defiant Jack, who beats his chest as he bellows along with the rest of the men, “Ours!”
Don’t Worry Darling is due out September 23.
Harry is also set to star in another film, My Policeman, which is set to have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, which runs September 8 through September 18. The movie’s theatrical and streaming premiere is set for October 21.
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Based on best-selling novelist Nicholas Sparks' ("A Walk to Remember," "The Notebook") latest novel, THE LAST SONG is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (GREG KINNEAR) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenage daughter (MILEY CYRUS), who'd rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common - music - in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances. The film is directed by Julie Anne Robinson from a screenplay by Sparks & jeff Van Wie.
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Celebrating World Antimicrobial Awareness week!
It’s World Antimicrobial Awareness week!
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites resist the effects of medications, making common infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat.
Randox want to take part in the global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of Antimicrobial. We have interviewed one of our Molecular specialists, Dr Dwaine Vance on how our revolutionary Randox products aid in the fight against AMR.
What threat does AMR present to the health care environment?
In a worse-case scenario the increasingly worrying levels of AMR globally will have a significant negative effect on healthcare. Without effective antimicrobials to treat a wide arrange of infectious diseases, people will be more likely to get ill, be unresponsive to medications, which in turn will result in longer hospital stays, increased economic burden, lower levels of quality of life and ultimately poorer prognosis including elevated levels of morbidity and mortality.
How does Randox help in the fight against AMR?
Randox have developed and continue to develop infectious disease tests to detect a wide-range infectious disease. Randox have also included resistance gene markers within these molecular-based PCR tests to determine if an infection is sensitive or resistance to certain antimicrobials.
In addition to diagnostic tests, Randox also supply quality control materials such as third-party molecular controls and external quality assessment schemes that are used in molecular microbiology laboratories to ensure their PCR tests are working accurately and robustly. This means that labs can provide the correct information to clinicians that is vitally important to determine what antibiotic therapy is prescribed to the patient.
Can you tell us about any exciting developments in Randox?
Randox are continuously investing and reinvesting in our Molecular Research and Development departments. We have recently released a molecular point of care test that can discriminate between MRSA and MSSA. This means that sufficient isolation and correct primary treatment can be provided to the patient in a timelier fashion. We are in the process of releasing a UTI test that can detect over 20 UTI-related bacterial infections. In addition to these pathogens, this test also determines if the pathogens detected are resistant to commonly used antibiotics such as Trimethoprim or Vancomycin.
Furthermore, Randox are releasing an immunoassay-based point of care machine called the VerasSTAT, which includes tests for CRP and MxA biomarkers. These biomarkers are released into the bloodstream during infection as part of the body’s immune response. CRP and MxA can assist the clinician in determining if an infection is of bacterial or viral origin.
What measures do you think we can take to prevent the spread of AMR?
Improved personal hygiene and sanitation will reduce transmission of infectious diseases within the global population. The development of more innovative and more easily accessible antibiotics, as well as improved antibiotic stewardship within clinical settings will also help slow down the alarming rates of AMR globally. Most importantly, the creation of new syndromic style testing panels, like the tests currently provided by Randox will undoubtedly improve the clinical outcome for patients who are have an infectious disease.
We are urging the public to help raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance. Randox is committed to the ongoing development of products and services as well as our research into numerous disease areas to improve health worldwide.
This appointment is of strategic importance in Randox’s plans to increase its market presence in the United States. As part of this Randox is committed to increasing its on the ground leadership and customer support network, with a view to significantly expanding its US market share.
Schaefering brings a wealth of experience to Randox from a career spanning more than 20 years in the industry. He joins Randox from Bio-Rad where he was National Account Manager handling the negotiation and contract management for several GPOs and key accounts including Quest Diagnostics, MedAssets and Premier.
Moving to Randox, Schaefering said:
In today’s healthcare climate, labs are increasing looking for opportunities: opportunities to increase productivity; to be more efficient; to realize labor savings, but without sacrificing on quality. Randox brings opportunity and quality that has largely been missing in the US until now. With QC solutions that are increasingly regarded as the highest quality and most accurate available globally, Randox stands apart from the competition.
Randox Chief Customer Officer, David Brown said:
“Offering first-class customer support is one of the fundamental tenets on which Randox operates. As we grow our customer base in the US we are committed to also growing our customer support network. John Schaefering’s appointment is a key step to ensure our US customers have access to on the ground assistance as and when they need it.”
Randox has had the US market in its sights since 2010, when it opened its 33,000ft² US Headquarters in West Virginia following a multimillion dollar investment. The company’s determination to grow its US market share was reasserted earlier this year when it announced plans to expand its West Virginia HQ into a key manufacturing facility, significantly expanding the company’s capabilities Stateside.
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These Paleo Gingerbread Muffins have all the warm flavors of the classic cookie, but in muffin form. Easy to make and so delicious! Gluten free, dairy free and perfect for breakfast or dessert.
It's that time of year again for all things gingerbread. My Paleo Gingersnaps are so popular and I wanted to create a muffin with those same flavors. These came out so good and are easy as well. Everything is mixed in one bowl by hand and are ready in under 30 minutes. Although the ingredient list may look a little long, most of it is just spices that you most likely have already.
The glaze is good, but it's not actually necessary. To be honest, I added it mainly for pictures. Of course glaze is always good, but don't feel like you can't leave them plain. If you do decide to add it, it's super simple and mixed up so quick.
These muffins are so moist! Between the coconut oil and honey they are definitely not dry at all. I also love how they are completely sweetened with honey so there is no refined sugar in them at all.
I made these with my husband in mind who loves all things gingerbread and he has been enjoying one every morning with his eggs. He has been skipping his fruit for these- seems like a good trade off 🙂 You will love how easy and delicious these are! The perfect muffin to make this holiday season!
Paleo Gingerbread Muffins
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a muffin pan with 11 parchment liners.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda. Mix until well combined.
- Add the eggs, molasses, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla. Stir well and until no lumps remain.
- Divide evenly between the 11 muffin liners and bake for 15-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Best stored in the fridge.
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What is the average sales price for homes in Eastwood?
The average home sales price in Eastwood is $169,900, or $0/sqft.
When you buy a home in Eastwood, you can expect to pay between $167,400 to $171,200.
These figures may differ depending on the location, type, and size of the property.
How long on average are homes in Eastwood on the market?
Based on our collected data, properties in Eastwood are on the market for an average time of 72 days.
What is the breakdown of listings by property type in Eastwood?
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In the business of life, and particularly in the life of business, the role of the mentor cannot be overstated. From childhood, having someone beside us to guide us through our initial learning shaped our experience and subsequently our development as human beings.
The role of the mentor is always evolving. While we may not initially know someone we meet is acting in that capacity, we do know we need someone for advice and guidance along the many steps of the life and business journey. As we get older, mentors sometimes happen by chance, as the result of the circumstances we fall into. In other situations, we recognize characteristics and attributes in friends or colleagues that we respect and desire, and we formally ask if they can assist us.
I have been very fortunate, both personally and in my career, to have had some mentors who have knowingly, but perhaps unknowingly, been amazing influences on my life. They have certainly helped me understand and fully assess a given situation; most importantly, they have helped me to formulate a thought process or strategy to deal with each of them.
Looking at my own closest mentors, particularly in my business life, it is clear that each of them had a number of similar traits which I respected, and desired the most in my own approach. There were three in particular, during the early years of my professional development, who had considerable and long lasting influence. Each had two traits in particular that stand out.
First, they were true gentlemen. They treated each person of the team they were responsible for, and all other business colleagues, with dignity and respect. And that never wavered, even in times of turmoil and crisis or even if there was disagreement with their position on any given issue.
Second, they had an amazing ability to stay calm. While the world seemed to be exploding around them, they were as strong and solid as a rock. Everyone around them fed off that calmness and came to believe that the storm would pass and we would survive the crisis at hand.
Let’s look at two characters from television who, I believe, exemplify the importance of these two traits
First, Patrick Stewart, a.k.a. Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Starship Enterprise. An odd choice, perhaps, but Jean-Luc (as I believe he would want to be called), was the leader of all leaders. He defined diplomacy when others uttered the battle cry. He was the consummate pillar of strength in the face of seemingly unbeatable odds. And, above all else, he relied completely on the strength of his executive team to provide him with the key elements of their expertise.
Only then did he make his decisions. He empowered his team, and left them with the complete understanding that he respected and valued their knowledge and input. This was his greatest strength as a leader.
But above all else, in what is most often the most difficult aspect of leading any team, he provided discipline to his valued team members if they had inadvertently strayed from the mission, vision, or values that the organization embodied. It is interesting to research how many amazing management books have been written about this aspect of leadership.
Next, Jerry Seinfeld. Another odd choice you may think, but Seinfeld’s success, as defined by creating arguably the most successful sit-com of the modern era, was based on a very simple premise — an everyday guy, surrounded by close friends, in a sea of unsurpassed neuroticism, and hysterical insanity. And while he was quite clearly the central, lead character, he took a back seat to his surroundings and environment, and simply became the central cog to it all. It is interesting for me to look back at how many times in my career I played the exact same role.
Mentors are responsible for building the foundation that will help shape and develop you as an individual, especially in your role in the business environment. They will shape your outlook on how to lead, and define the truest definitions of success in the business world.
May you be fortunate as I have been to find such exemplars. In the words of the immortal Jean-Luc Picard, “Engage”.
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Take a walk on the wild side with these Escape to Sea Tan Scalloped Espadrille Wedge Sandals. With their trendy espadrille wedge design, you'll be effortlessly elevated (both literally and figuratively) to new heights of style. Perfect for a day at the beach or a night out with friends, these sandals are a must-have for any fashion-forward individual. These wedge sandals feature tan scalloped detailing, an ankle strap, and a platform espadrille wedge design.
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Have to think the reason why nobody has done it before us because the game wasn't designed support it. The dead ball era suppressed power do much that base stealing was the natural way to get extra bases and that HRs were just too rare. During the Ruth era power picked up, most of it still occurred in those big arse deadball fields, so the HR guys tended to be bigger, less prone to steal a base more and more each year.
That lasted for four decades until steals slowly snuck back into the game, problem is most of the steals were being executed by smaller players, SS, 2b, guys who didn't hit 15 HRs much alone 30. Then all the big multi-purpose stadiums arrived and with that fast plastic and expansive outfields and the need to dump the Frank Howard's, Willie Hortons and Wilbur Stargell from playing OF and replace them with Bake McBride prototypes... boom steals go up league wide, skinny guys + big stadiums = low HR totally
20 years pass and smaller boutique parks appear, steroids creep in and swing the offense back to HR heavy, steals are seen as risky and statistically problematic, they decline.
20 years pass, rules change again, making the steal more important, in an era that training is more advanced and launch angle swings are in vogue
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An infrastructural system of charging stations to charge electric vehicles (EV) is the one that is known as an EV charging network.
They provide the electric supply to the EVs to recharge their batteries for a better and longer working time along with some features such as software, electrical conductors, related equipment, and communication protocols that deliver energy safely and efficiently to the vehicles.
As we can see there is a booming in the sales of electric vehicles(EV) all around the world. According to the estimations, the sale of EVs will reach a hike of almost 25% by the arrival of 2030.
And when we compare this estimation to 2020’s growth, which is just 3%, we can easily estimate the hike in the demand for EV’s. Although the major hindrance in the rapid adoption of EV’s is the scanty charging infrastructure, which needs a lot of work to be done, as it is the top concern of buyers.
In the race of the adoption of EV’s, China is the frontrunner but now Europe is all set to give support by financing up to 1 million charging points.
The major factors that drive the development of the European EV charging stations are-
- Government’s motivation to promote EV’s adoption and develop associated infrastructure.
- To deal with the rising demand for faster and long-running charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
- High formation of electric vehicles by shared mobility operators.
- The growth of anxiety among the users of electric vehicles.
- Increasing R and D in V2G Technology.
- Growing distribution of charging stations by retail MNCs.
The research says that during the forecast period between 2022 to 2029, which means till 2030, the European market of electric vehicles (EV) charging is predicted to attain a value of $61.73 billion by 2029.
The top countries in the adoption and development of EV charging infrastructure in the whole Europe continent are the U.K, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, and France.
By the visible growth and increased activity in this EV segment in recent years, startups started to invest in this field more actively to implement a widespread electric vehicle charging network.
Here Is The List Of The Top 10 Electrifying European Startups, Working Towards A Robust EV Charging Network.
- Slovakia’s Greenway Infrastructure
This company was founded in 2011 by Aaron Fishbone, Juraj Ulehla, and Peter Badik. The electric vehicle charging infrastructure’s building and management of the whole of central and eastern Europe comes under Slovakia’s Greenway Infrastructure.
This company works to expand and grow the ecosystem’s electromobility along with their people, government, companies, and organizations. It combines into an energy system that is based on sustainable, distributed prosumers and energy storage applications.
Earlier this year, Greenway signed a funding agreement with Generation capital and Helicos energy Investment of almost $85M and aimed to use the money for the expansion of its charging station.
- Netherland’s Fastned
Fastned is an Amsterdam based manufacturer, founded in 2012 by Bart Lubbers, and Michiel Langezaal. It offers the manufacturing of charging stations along with offering charging solutions through solar and wind energy to electric transportation.
Its specialty is the development and operation of quick charging infrastructure which allows the EVs to cover up to 300kms in just 15 minutes.
In June. it has raised $23M with the issue of new bonds. $7M worth of investment was extended by the investors from earlier issues, which makes the total amount $30M.
- France’s ZePlug
A French startup, founded in 2014 by Frederic Renaudeau. It specializes in giving service of electric vehicle charging in multi-occupant and office buildings.
Recently, the financing of $5M was announced by ZePlug, in an investment partnership with ICG infrastructure. With this fund, the company will focus on its partnership with office buildings and residential.
- France’s Bump
A 2020-founded French startup, founded by Francois Oudot, and Francis Paradis. It operates a multi-year finance partnership with DIF Capital Partners and it works with huge construction firms to install EV charging stations.
They have their own software stack and a team that remotely monitors charging stations. It already has 300 charging stations and now it aims to ship 2,000 more by the end of 2023.
- Germany’s IONITY
This firm was founded in 2017 by Michael Hajesch and it has a total funding of $825M. It offers the high power network that is making long-distance traveling a new normal. With a charging capacity of almost 350Kw, it uses a network of state of the art technology.
A $700M investment has been received by it from BlackRock Global because of its joint venture by Mercedes Benz AG, BMW Group, Ford, Hyundai, Volkswagen with Audi, and Porsche. With this amount, it will expand its footprint across the European world.
- UK’s Trojan Energy
It is a Scottish startup that produces a distinctive technology to power on-street charging points for EVs. the aim of this company is to give cheap and instant energy via charging points.
$2.2M has been raised by this firm last year, which was led by Scottish angel investors Equity Gap.
- Lisbon’s Power Dot
This Portuguese startup was founded in 2016 and is an EV charging infrastructure operator for the public. It helps the public at high-traffic locations by investing, installing, and operating the charge points every day.
Earlier a few months, it had grabbed $150M from Antin Infrastructure Partners which aims to triple its charging point network across France.
- UK’s Char.gy
Founded in 2016 by Richard Stobart, this company offers drivers to charge their vehicles on the street. By utilizing the street infrastructure it provides 2 EV charging solutions- 1. Lamppost smart charge point and 2. Satellite bollard smart charge point, With the goal of solving the residential EV charging solution.
Last year, a $6.4M investment was announced by Zouk Capital into Char.gy for the rolling out of on-street EV charging points across the UK.
- UK’s Nyobolt
A Cambridge-based battery technology, which charges the battery in just 5 minutes, was developed by Nyobolt. It specializes in developing high-power battery tech which serves automotive applications.
In July, it raised a round B funding series led by HC Starck’s Tungsten Power with the aim to help in its battery manufacturing.
- Germany’s Compelo charging solutions AG
2009th company which offers to charge solutions for EVs. The company offers AC and DC charging stations. This company has a strong customer base and serves almost 15 countries across Europe. This is one of the fastest-growing EV charging stations in Europe.
EV means electric vehicles.
To develop a long-lasting charging infrastructure, which will give ease and attraction to the buyers towards EVs.
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Macroevolutionary dynamics of dentition in Mesozoic birds reveal no long-term selection towards tooth loss.
Several potential drivers of avian tooth loss have been proposed, although consensus remains elusive as fully toothless jaws arose independently numerous times among Mesozoic avialans and dinosaurs more broadly. The origin of crown bird edentulism has been discussed in terms of a broad-scale selective pressure or trend toward toothlessness, although this has never been quantitatively tested. Here, we find no evidence for models whereby iterative acquisitions of toothlessness among Mesozoic Avialae were driven by an overarching selective trend. Instead, our results support modularity among jaw regions underlying heterogeneous tooth loss patterns and indicate a substantially later transition to complete crown bird edentulism than previously hypothesized (∼90 mya). We show that patterns of avialan tooth loss adhere to Dollo's law and suggest that the exclusive survival of toothless birds to the present represents lineage-specific selective pressures, irreversibility of tooth loss, and the filter of the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction.
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Straight to it. Kane Waselelchuk didn't feel he was up to playing at his normal, extra-high level. The Suivant Consultant Pro-Am Grand Slam in Atlanta this weekend is something that has been anticipated for months because there just hasn't been anything big taking place for the International Racquetball Tour during this time. Now, the biggest name on tour just said, basically, I don't feel like playing.
Listen to him speak here. It's a cool platform for him to comfortably expound on what is going on in his world. He eludes to the variables being much more intense with factors that can affect a draw given our present circumstances. Access to courts, training difficulties during this time of quarantine all affecting how prepared players can be heading into Atlanta. He mentions how he thinks this time is really all about who is the sharpest not who has the most skill. And that's it right there. He didn't feel the call to be sharp and decided it's just not worth it to play. More to lose than to gain... especially without a proper sponsor. That's right, there is that too.
I'll admit I've been on and have understood both sides of the "what Kane should be doing issue" as a fan. For Kane, it is par for the course to hear people jumping on him for not playing, or not posting or not doing what you think he should be doing. But the fact is, that only he knows all the facts and it's always really, only, just about, what he wants to do and not do.
Just look at the stage that is set for him as the top guy. A slew of young, crazy-talented, hungry players are converging on Atlanta. Most of them with way better access to courts and high-level training partners than Kane has access to. (Not that that really is the problem though.) And then there is all the stuff going on with him personally at this stage of his tenure. It all comes down to it's just not worth the risk of losing. And I will say now and going forward... he should be paid to lose. And I think the IRT should be thinking this way too.
Pay Kane To Lose
Ok. Let's not get crazy yet. Kane isn't losing any time soon. He just didn't see the value in him playing. All those high energy, talented players from Mexico and South America just chomping at the bit to get a chance to beat Kane. Imagine just for a second how Mexican or Bolivian media would flip if one of their players beat Kane in an event. Sheesh, Bolivia's newspapers would be flying all over Facebook feeds. If you look really-really long at this space here, you'll find that there just might be serious traction for the IRT if they could focus on it. Paying Kane to lose would be a perfect way to grab onto any traction you can foster for those young players in Mexico, Bolivia, etc. But how do you do it?
When you see the IRT roll in with cases of camera equipment for streaming, it's not such a far throw from that to video production. What the IRT has to ask itself, I think, is whether or not this production is "in-house"? The answer should be yes. And I will tell you why. God knows they carry around enough equipment to be able to put quality videos together. Custom video production should be operational in-house the same way streaming is when they're checking all the boxes on to do lists at events. Creating videos in-house and dramatizing the scenarios shouldn't be far removed from streaming them operationally. In-house could deliver if you can balance costs to produce something with a goal of a shared return that makes it back when you hit any specific marks. Imagine a spot in Mexico or Bolivia where the hype has been built up between the winner of this event and Kane. Stops or Challenge Events or a series, (do events always have to be full blown open entry stops to be successful for the tour?)... whatever. Just try to imagine pushing for opportunities south of the border, where racquetball is still a thing. Lean on guys close to your operation to help find some doors... or just scratch up a storm on as many doors as you can.
The Value Of Kane Just Being There
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Kane totally is feeling his "value in him being there". I don't blame him. Everyone knows. Just look at the Vegas event. We know he already had his instructional sessions planned. So we know he's already committed to being in Atlanta for that. But he knows there is more than just that. So, if you're the IRT and you know he will be there and open to other things, (now that he isn't focused on playing,) you can think to change up streaming plans a bit. Can you grab as much video as possible of Kane talking with and about those players? (You have an extra camera and mic set up in those cases? You could be doing this for all these kinds of opportunities.) As a fan I'm asking and saying to myself, he's going to maybe be able to sit in commentary with another active legend in Sudsy, who is becoming more and more well versed in front of a camera? Talking and delivering perspective with Kane as they watch the biggest draw of young talent since the 2019 US Open? You mean I can get to see and hear that this weekend? Will I have to wait for special matches to see that?
As I quickly look at the schedule and I think of how this year could be very much like 2020, I'm feeling there are a ton of lessons that can be learned here. I think to myself, instead of just streaming and getting photos to repurpose on FB and Instagram for the next 6 months, the IRT should be jumping at looking to pay him more to lose and how to tell that story as part of an overall plan to be proactive this year.... as many times as they can before all the windows close. | <urn:uuid:493edd36-8e7f-4af5-868e-af315d99bda8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.restrungmagazine.com/single-post/paying-kane-to-lose | 2024-04-17T09:41:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.983087 | 1,249 |
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It seems like now that we’re all in and out and back into quarantine, there is a strong urge to move. People are leaving their jobs, leaving big cities, and some are even leaving their former lives behind and reinventing themselves completely. The forced isolation brings a need for some kind of motion to the surface.
If you’re one of those who feels the need for a significant change in your life and you think it may be time to move from where you are to somewhere better, more open with better scenery or nightlife, then this article is one you need to read.
The pandemic has made most of us really examine our living situation, take stock of what we have and what we really need or want. If you’re just looking for a bigger apartment, plenty is available in your current city. But, if you’re looking to move out of the city and into something more spacious and pastoral, may we suggest Eagle Mountain, Utah.
Peace, quiet, nature, community. If those are items on your checklist, dreams you talk about together as you plan your new home, they are things that you can achieve. Sure, they’re dreams, the great what-ifs of life. There’s no way you can get everything on that list; you know that. That list is the “in a perfect world” list. You’ve resigned yourself to accept compromise as long as you can get the near-perfect home of your dreams.
The thing is, you don’t have to settle or compromise. Take those ideas on your “If only” list and bring them to where they can become a reality. Bring them to Eagle Mountain, Utah.
There is a lot to love about Eagle Mountian, from activities to open skies, growth, and community. It’s a great place to start a family or just spread out in open land. Here are ten reasons, in no particular order, to take a serious look at Eagle Mountian if you’re moving to Utah or moving around in Utah.
Eagle Mountain is not a big city, so the cost of living is lower. There is a lot of land available and that land, compared to other cities in Utah, is cheap. Also, houses are more affordable to build and, because the area is so new to development, if you buy an existing home, it’s still going to be fairly new. In Eagle Mountian, land and home prices are lower than anywhere else in the state. That’s value.
Eagle Mountain wasn’t incorporated until 1996, so much of the town is still very new. New shops, schools, and homes are starting to spring up. Eagle Mountain is the third-largest city geographically in the State of Utah and is still growing. There is land to be had, and opportunity abounds in this relatively new town.
This town started with 250 residents and reached 45,000 by the end of 2020, and it is still growing. Future growth means that your home’s equity will accrue quickly if you buy or build a house in Eagle Mountain. Also, big companies are planning on setting up shop in Eagle Mountain. Facebook will set up an office there and Tyson Foods, so some serious chicken is happening soon.
The median income in Eagle Mountain is higher than the national average. Yup, it’s true; if you look at the stats, the national average median income is $40,000, but in Eagle Mountain, it’s $50,000. That number speaks to earning potential and growth potential—both admirable assets to have in your hometown.
Eagle Mountain may be the third-largest city in Utah, but it still has a very small-town feeling. There is a lot of land designated for ranching and farming, so there’s uncluttered and open space; this space is filled with communities and neighborhoods that are welcoming and friendly. You can really get to know your neighbors in Eagle Mountian better than you can in bigger cities. A large town with a pleasant, small-town feeling.
We’re not talking about those Hollywood stars that show up to be seen at Sundance; we’re talking about the actual heavenly bodies. Since there is still a lot of open land in Eagle Mountain, you don’t get as much light pollution as you have in other cities. This means the nights are dark, and the stars are brilliantly visible in the night’s sky. Beautiful, awe-inspiring, romantic, take your pick. Are the stars out tonight? They are in Eagle Mountain.
Whether you’re thinking about your kids, older folks, or families or just walking down the street, you’re not going to have to worry about crime very much in Eagle Mountain. The crime rate for both violent and property crime combined sits at eight per one thousand people. That puts Eagle Mountain at a lower crime rate than 65% of American communities. The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Eagle Mountain is one in one hundred and twenty-five. Eagle Mountain also boasts a 72% lower crime rate than other cities and towns in the state of Utah.
For those who live in Utah, you know all about the inversion. For those unfamiliar, here’s a quick rundown. In a city like Salt Lake, the air in the valley is filled with vehicle exhaust, factory smog, cow farts, and other clean air enemies. Sometimes this air gets trapped between the valley and the mountains and what occurs is a thick blanket of foul-smelling, noxious air that can hang around for weeks waiting for a storm to blow it all out. At times, the air in areas of Utah is considered the worst in the world due to inversion.
Eagle Mountain sits about 5000 feet above seas level and above inversion level. People in Salt Lake City escape to places like Eagle Mountain to escape the inversion. The air in Eagle Mountain is clear and beautiful year-round.
There is an incredibly strong sense of community in Eagle Mountain. People genuinely care about each other and look after each other here. There are always family-friendly activities and events planned, and everyone is welcome to particulate. But, these are caring, respectful people. They aren’t going to get nosey about your business, and no one is going to force you to participate. You do you in Eagle Mountain, and if that means joining in with the community, then all the better for you because there is much to join in on.
When most people think of Utah, they think of the great outdoors. Well, Eagle Mountain does not disappoint; this town is an outdoor lover’s paradise. The city has over 40 parks and hiking trails from .8 miles to 19 miles and beyond. Access to ski country is simple, and you can hike, bike, walk, run, enjoy a park splash pad or just throw out a blanket and have a picnic. There is space to do it all.
We love to give you more than you asked for, so there are your ten reasons to move to Eagle Mountain, and here is a fun and exciting bonus reason.
Usually, a state fair isn’t a good reason to move someplace, but what happens yearly in Eagle Mountain isn’t a state fair; it’s something unique.
We’re talking about Pony Express Days, a very big celebration in Eagle Mountain.
In late May or early June, the people in Eagle Mountain gather to celebrate a piece of our American history. Once upon a time, the original Pony Express passed through the area, which is now Eagle Mountain.
Why is this cause for a grand celebration? Well, riders would regularly cover more than 1,800 miles in 10 days. From St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, the Pony Express could deliver a letter faster than ever before. It was in operation for only 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861, but the Pony Express has become synonymous with the Old West.
The Old West is an enduring symbol of American courage and determination, a need to expand and push our boundaries to explore all that was and still is possible in this great country. They were boys riding fast and hard to deliver letters, but they symbolized more than that. Their spirit lives on, and that’s what Pony Express days in Eagle Mountain are all about. A spirit of discovery, adventure, and a history of what defines America.
Eagle Mountain’s Pony Express days are not a state fair; they are a celebration of America, which is a land of community and opportunity, a land of possibility, and a land where you can dream it, and it can become a reality.
If you’ve read this far and you’re thinking, why don’t I live in Eagle Mountain, I wonder what it would be like to build a house there, wonder no more.
The folks at Revere Homes have been building and developing Eagle Mountain for decades; they know the area, the communities, and the abundant opportunities this wonderful town has to offer, they have the inside track.
These ten plus one reasons to live in Eagle Mountain are just an amuse-bouche meant to whet your appetite and get you thinking about a place you may never have considered before. We suggest that you talk to the experts at Revere Homes and find out more about building or buying a home in this delightful town.
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I took the kids to the Olympic Sculpture Park and visited Geoff McFetridge’s graphic exhibition, In the Mind. It is a cheeky, satiric view of social attitudes:
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The legendary thrash band from New Jersey Overkill stopped by the “Pink City” (Toulouse) to support their 19th release named “The Wings Of War”. We had the opportunity to chat with co-founder and frontman Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth. Bobby shared with kindness and authenticity his thoughts about his nearly 40-year career. His infamous and wonderfully demonic laughs made the rest. Definitely a real “one”, passionate about his band, proud of his Irish origins, always available and really nice. Cheers!
It’s been eight months since the release of “The Wings Of War”, your 19th album. What’s your feeling about this one?
Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (vocals): It’s still a little bit new to us. It was obviously released in February and we’re still touring it, so, sorting songs in and out of the set. “Distortion” is on the set, “Head Of A Pin”, “Last Man Standing” and “Believe In The Fight” as well. When I look at the record it feels very cohesive, and possesses a honest energy to it. Not like it’s “just another record”. It still feels it has value. Where it stands in our discography is gonna take me two or three years to figure it out because we’ve made so many records. But the general overall feeling I have is a positive feeling about it, because the songs are fitting the set, the record fits in the Overkill discography.
Did Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall) change something in the songwriting process since he came on board?
Bobby: Jason was of course involved in the writing. I mean, I don’t think you have a guy like Jason in a band and just say “ok, just play drums this way”. The point of getting him there was based on his talent and he’s one of the best. So we knew that the chemistry was going to change. It was just whether we embrace the chemistry, whether we force this chemistry, but I think it came very naturally. We gave him free hands on how he wanted to interpret things. D.D. (Verni – bass) has some ideas for him, and Jason basically pretty much ran with it, with five or six takes of songs that we were demoing. I remember him sending me six different takes of the song “Head Of A Pin”, with different accents, using different drums, cymbal accents, toms accents, etc. So the point is that he was enthused to be part of this writing process, and I think he rose to the occasion and made the record that much special because of his input.
This album is of course really thrash, but still with surprises in it. “Head Of A Pin”, with its different rhythms, “Distortion”, with its long smooth intro, almost progressive song. Could we analyse this album as the next step forward?
Bobby: You know what I think that we did on this? I never look at records as being “the next era” of anything. But I think, when Jason joined, what I noticed is that even if the drums are brutal, it gave us more space to inject melody. And when I started hearing Dave (Linsk – guitar) injecting melodies, guitar licks and overdubs, I started injecting more melodies into the vocals. So now, we got a kind of different animal. That really became more of a motivation to say: “hey, how much more dynamics could we put into this?” or contrast. We don’t have to paint just black or white, but we can add some colours to it. That was the exciting aspect of it. Jason’s drums started it, and with the melodies and additions, it became like a thrashy melodic record. So it was a cool result for starting with Jason.
Is there a song that was really hard to achieve?
Bobby: For me it was “Head Of A Pin”, the chorus. I mean, the verse just came to me one day, and I changed that song probably six or eight times. But that chorus I was just singing to the guitar chorus and I hated it. I was like: “fuck, it’s got to be something different, it’s got to travel above the riff”. It was finished I guess maybe three days before I was recording it and I was super happy with the way it came out because it was a rhythmic chorus that was flowing above the guitar chorus. I didn’t had to sing what was exactly been played but something a little bit more complicated.
Is there a song from the new album that you’re really looking forward to play live?
Bobby: One of my favorite song is “Distortion” on this record, because of its uniqueness. It’s like you said. When they did that, that intro on the record which we probably don’t do live, it’s almost majestic. When D.D. and Dave finished it, they said: “that’s the closest Overkill is ever come to having a Queen moment!”. (laughs) It sounded like it was from Brian May. Because we like so many songs on this record, we inject songs and pull song out from the setlist.
Yeah, writing down the setlist is more than ever difficult with such a career.
Bobby: “Head Of A Pin” was played last night, tonight is gonna be “Distortion”. And later into the tour, we going to inject “Believe In The Fight”. “Last Man Standing”, “Welcome To The Garden State” are already there. It’s a positive record for us. And plus, it’s more fun to play the new stuff, I mean, the old stuff, when I hear “Rotten To The Core” it’s like an alarm clock in my head, you know. (laughs)
Is it true that the album’s name came right after viewing this artwork from Travis Smith?
Bobby: For sure. Yeah, yeah. We were messing around with other names prior to that, but it just didn’t work. We loved the artwork with the circle and the heads. I think that Dave said that it looked like a war council, and in my head I was like: “maybe we can make something happen with the word war”. We’ve never had a title like this, and the title “Wings Of War” really fits the artwork. So I think it worked out. The title was after the art itself.
You should really release a book with all your album artworks, T-shirt artworks, tour artworks. It could be really great to see that.
Bobby: Yeah, it’s a very good idea. A big glossy book.
Yeah. Your artworks and imagery are always great.
Bobby: One of the things that we always thought is that, sure, this may not be the biggest thing. It’s just not. But we should present it like it is .(laughs) But I think it’s one of the reasons why the people like the band. Especially in this healthy thrash scene. We take a lot of time to always try to make it look a little bit better. Whether be the music, the presentation, the visuals, the t-shirts, it all has to be approved by D.D. and I. Because it’s important for us. We take a lot of pride in this business, in our passion and people dig it. I think that it’s important for people to know that we give a shit about how we present ourselves, musically and visually.
After all this time, how do you still have that much energy and anger?
Bobby: I don’t think I have anger in me anymore. It puzzles me that, it really should be a young men’s game, because it’s all based on angst. But I think, what I have personally, is the passion to improve and what I know, when it comes to music, is anger. (laughs) I’m not an angry man but I know the anger, so it’s very easy to recall for me. But if I can prove, into some degree, that when I stopped smoking around “The Electric Age” (2012) my voice started to improve. I was like “Fuck! I’m 52 and my voice is improving”. (laughs) It makes no sense (laughs), but it was such a great surprise that it really gave me the feeling that there’s still more things to do. If that’s the case, it doesn’t make me angry. To some degree, let’s say, grateful to being able to stop smoking, grateful to know that I can still improve my voice. I hadn’t been singing better since the beginning, than I am on “The Wings Of War”. Every fuckin’ notes (laughs), so its feels great.
A word about your project with Phil Demmel, Mike Portnoy, Mark Menghi?
Bobby: It’s a cover album. Mark’s one of the reasons why I did Metal Allegiance. America will always go back to its heritage. Mark’s heritage is Italian, and my heritage is Irish. He likes having a guy he can call up and go: “what are you doin’ you fuckin’ Irish prick?” (laughs). And one day, he asked me: “what about a cover record? Of the 1970’s. We take ten songs from the seventies, we get Demmel and Portnoy. Me and you, we run the project. We all pick two songs, and then we’ll vote on two more”. I said: “it sounds fuckin’ great”. So the whole idea was taking it, adding more energy to it, adding modern tones obviously and modern production. You know the band Mountain from Long Island? They did “Mississipi Queen” for instance. Blue Öyster Cult, Catfish, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s these songs, taken, let’s say from a little bit more of a fresh mentality. A very simple work, just reworking the songs, there’s no writing or anything. But it’s a nice project, just for fun. Summer fun. (smiling)
What’s the name of the band?
Bobby: We’re gonna call it B.P.M.D., just the initials for everybody. (ie: B for Blitz)
You recently did “Live In Overhausen” to celebrate “Feel The Fire” and “Horrorscope”. Can we expect that kind of celebrating for some other albums? We suppose it’s a lot of work, playing songs never played and everything.
Bobby: Never say never, but I was happy with the one time thing, and it was contractual, we needed to release a DVD for Nuclear Blast. We said, let’s not do one, let’s do two, two records. It wasn’t that hard to learn the songs, I had performed those songs and I have a pretty good muscle memory. I had to relearn a couple of songs from “Horrorscope” we never played, and maybe one or two of “Feel The Fire”. I think that what excited me more than learning it was promoting it. We did it with our agent Dolores that you’ve just met. We planned how the tickets were gonna look like, we made tickets that were souvenir keepsakes with embossed, so when you bought your tickets you’ve got something that you can take home. We made special merchandise, a special made backdrop, we bought as many amplifiers as we could, we fuckin’ overkilled that stage with lights (smiling). So, that was really the fun part about it, putting the show together, from a promoter’s, production standpoint, you know?
You’ve always being hard working, straight up persona and everything. What’s your opinion of our era now, where you have to be really cautious about what you’re gonna say, everybody being ultra sensitive about almost anything. The politically correct rules everything it seems now.
Bobby: Oh, I suppose if it concerns you enough. I think that people that are concerned with the political correctness are also concerned about what they can lose. There’s a great freedom in saying: “I don’t care”. (laughs) You can’t take it from me, I only can give it to you. (laughs) And listen, you don’t change. I mean, this year I turned 60, so for me to be worried about political correctness at 60 is denying myself as a person. I lived my whole life politically in-fuckin’- correct. (laughs)
You like true stories movies, more than just fantasy. What do you think about biopics like “The Dirt“, “Rocketman” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”?
Bobby: I turned “Rocketman” off on the plane the other day, it was too much of a musical to me. I watched it until he was a kid when he went to the conservatory to learn the piano and I went “tick!”. (laughs)
I enjoyed the Queen movie, I thought that some of the scenes are just spectacular. The Live Aid concert scene for instance was killer.
“The Dirt” was more of a comedy I think. (laughs) Remember the old there was a couple of movies out that became classic American films. (thinking as he didn’t remember the names of the movies). It was not Ferris Bueller. Anyway, “The Dirt” came across and it was something like this. I mean, it was more goofy than it was informative.
I’m a lot into history and stuff like that, documentaries. One of my favorite producer/director is Ken Burns.
The guy who did the great Vietnam War documentary?
Bobby: Yeah. He does Vietnam, he does the Civil War, baseball. A lot of things that are based on the American history but showing where it happened like Vietnam, how the French were there prior. I love these series.
So you more into baseball than football?
Bobby: Yeah, I’m a big baseball fan. I think that probably the game that excites me the most is hockey. I’m a big New Jersey Devils fan. I usually buy a package of tickets every year, depending on when I’m touring, like twelve games. Actually, at one point they were looking for a new goal song, and I submitted “Electric Rattlesnake”! (laughs) But they didn’t pick it!
Is there a non-musician person who is (or was) an inspiration to you?
Bobby: One of the things that I’ve always loved about my pop is that he was… he just wanted to see me happy. And my mother, the same. She was musical, you know? My father was an attorney and my mother was a singer. So I knew I was gonna be okay. (laughs) If all they wanted was me to be happy. I’ll always remember when I was very young, I was my mother’s first, so she was a new mom and loved me very much, but I was a problem kid you know? I was always trouble, I was always that guy speaking when I shouldn’t have, etc. And my mother said: “You wait until your father comes home! When you father comes home, it’ll all gonna change!”. Then I went upstairs, waiting on the bed, and my father came in, took his tie off, and said: “Bobby, there’s one rule: Do not upset your mother”. (laughs)
Do you have a new passion or center of interest which is very recent?
Bobby: I like cars and motorcycles. The feeling of adventure when in them. The historical kind of thing: I have a 1967 Chevelle SS, you burn the tires off of it on a parking lot because it’s so fast. I also have a really old Harley-Davidson that I use probably 2000 miles a week in the summer and that I keep it up all winter. The oil, the tune-ups, the wiring, stuff like that. It keeps me kind of leveled. I like doing that kind of work.
Finally, we’re “RockUrLife”, so what rocks your life?
Bobby: Touring I suppose. Playing live is what I love the most. It’s what keeps me going, that give me the fuel to continue. I’m gonna do this as long I could do it at a decent level. It became a part of me. It’s not a career, I’m kind of a lifer in this. It’s what wakes me up. It has given me everything that is positive in my life. And some negative (laughs). Until I can’t do it anymore at a high level. | <urn:uuid:5d982600-4558-4e4b-8dfb-0fe86f61d264> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.rockurlife.net/interviews-english/overkill-15-09-19-2/ | 2024-04-17T10:00:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.979566 | 3,787 |
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Roof Cleaning Morley West Yorkshire (LS27): The probability is that your property will be the biggest investment that you'll ever have to make during the course of your life, and while folks state that a structure is only as solid as its foundations, it won't be a lot of use if your roof is not up to the job of keeping the rain and snow out. You must clean and preserve your roof to stop further issues from impacting your home in Morley, no matter whether you live in a semi, a mid-terrace or even a picture postcard detached cottage in the countryside.
To avoid costly roof repairs, you should organise a routine maintenance program from a roof cleaning company in Morley, which will save you money in the long term. Identifying possible issues like cracked or loosened roof tiles and other ways in which water can get into the interior areas of your building, is far easier if you making certain your roof is free of an accumulation of dirt and moss.
A roof cleaning specialist in Morley is typically necessary to remove a build-up of algae, moss, lichen and muck. There isn't a roof in Morley that will not experience this issue at some point in time, as these things occur naturally with time. Due to the costs involved, you could attempt to use a power washer and clean your own roof, but you must be vigilant since aside from the safety issues, you could damage your roof tiles and result in a considerable mess over yours and your neighbour's property.
MOSS CLEANING MORLEY
A non-flowering plant which occurs naturally in Morley, especially in damp and shaded areas, moss creates a dense layer of stems across the area it grows. By dropping spores onto the adjacent surfaces, moss spreads very quickly and can soon start to create trouble. Clay, slate and cement tiles can easily be damaged by moss if left untreated, by removing their weatherproofing layer and causing pitting to their surfaces. You could well no longer have a weatherproof and waterproof home in Morley, if such pitting develops into holes and fractures.
SOFT WASHING MORLEY
The majority of this moss will often be removed by hand by skilled roof cleaning operatives in Morley. Whilst this might sound a little labour intensive, this low impact roof cleaning method makes it much easier to collect the waste materials afterwards. After the moss has been completely removed from your roof, a washing solution is used to clean the remainder of the roof. To destroy any moss spores remaining on your roof tiles, a treatment will be applied when this has dried out. Any algae and lichens which can swiftly build up in areas that don't get much sunlight, should also be killed off with this chlorine bleach biocide treatment. The expression "soft washing" is generally applied to this whole treatment method, although it can also refer to cleaning your roof without first removing the moss and other accumulations.
If this biocide spray isn't used, within just a few months you will start to see some re-growth of moss on your roof. However, your roofing tiles should remain moss free for 3 to 4 years if given a biocide treatment, and a retreatment every 2 to 3 years should keep lichen, algae and moss under control in the years ahead.
After your roof has been cleared a roof cleaning company in Morley will also scoop out any debris that has dropped into your gutters to prevent any blockages, allowing the free flow of rainwater.
USING PRESSURE WASHING TO CLEAN YOUR ROOF IN MORLEY
A roof cleaning company will usually advise against jet washing if your property in Morley is quite old or your roof has been in any way damaged. You may wonder why this is, but when you consider that a jet of water under pressure can penetrate the tiles, damage the waterproof membrane and allow water to get into your premises, you will appreciate their concerns. Despite the fact that you'll pretty quickly find whether your roof has any leaks, it's not wise to do this without having specialist guidance.
Damage could also be caused to fascias, soffit boards, pointing and flashings on your roof, by the high-pressure water from a jet washer. If you're not very careful, the use of a non-professional jet washer on your property's roof could reduce the normal lifespan of your tiles by removing their waterproof coating.
After considering the negative aspects of pressure washing your roof, it is now time to be aware that there are instances when it will be feasible. After conducting a survey of your roof and the extent of cleaning needed, a roof cleaning service in Morley will decide on the best course of action. If it is found that your tiles can withstand being jet washed, they may well decide that this is actually the cheapest and most viable alternative.
The appliances that professional roof cleaning companies in Morley use in their work, have pressures of flow that can be changed to suit any conditions. While the area is successfully cleaned, this makes certain that no damage is done to your tiles or roof. In much the same way as hand cleaning a roof, and to prevent the re-growth of moss and algae, there'll be a separate treatment of biocide which should certainly keep your roof in tip-top shape for the foreseeable future.
If a power washing service is offered to you by your local roof cleaning company in Morley, you must ask to see references from former customers they've worked for, and ensure that they've got ample insurance coverage for any issues that might arise as a result of the work. A thatched roof should never be pressure washed under any circumstances. If any thatched-roof cleaning company in Morley offers you this service you should decline their offer.
STEAM CLEANING YOUR ROOF IN MORLEY
The most eco-friendly option that a roof cleaning service in Morley can offer is steam cleaning. The procedure doesn't involve the application of chemicals or harmful cleaning products, and the heat of the steam rapidly kills off any algae, moss and lichens that are present on your roof surfaces. Ground breaking biocides are now being produced which are sustainable and eco-friendly and do not impact the environment, which is of course very important to many homeowners. One such provider is Bioxide, which is a "green" anti-fungal treatment that is suitable for use after steam cleaning, which is non-toxic, environmentally friendly and can be used on any type of roof surface.
When steam cleaning your roof, the pressure used is far less than that used by a traditional pressure washing machine. Which means that it is unlikely that your roof will get damaged. Obviously, as with all things these days there's a negative aspect, and that is the fact that it is the most expensive option when it comes to roof cleaning.
SAFETY AND PROFESSIONALISM FIRST
When cleaning your roof in Morley, whatever procedure you use, the first thing that needs to be done is laying out protective sheeting around your home to catch any falling moss and other grime. Also, down flow pipes will be covered over to stop any debris from falling in and causing a blockage, and a scaffold, if required, will be assembled.
Whomever you choose to undertake the clean should observe all the Health and Safety regulations in relation to not damaging the environment, the safe use of chemicals and Working at Height. There are professional bodies within the industry, such as the Roof Cleaning Institute, EduPro UK and the "BWCA" (British Window Cleaning Academy), which offer training and certification, and also hold information on professional and certified roof cleaning specialists.
When obtaining estimates from a roof cleaning service ask for professional memberships, pertinent certification and references to make certain that you are working with a reliable and trusted business. A decent roof cleaning specialist in Morley will have no problem in providing you with such information upon request and will often have it available to find on their website or business card.
It isn't just in Morley that you're able to get roof cleaning services - neighbouring places like: Copley Hill, Cockersdale, New Brighton, Thorpe on the Hill, Churwell, Woodkirk, Daisy Hill, Farnley, Tingley, Gildersome, Hanging Heaton, Gildersome Morley can also be covered. If a roof cleaning service has the dialling code 0113 and the postcode LS27, it is fairly likely that they work in the Morley area. Checking this should ensure that you access locally based roof cleaning. Morley homeowners have plenty of options when they're searching for roof cleaning services. You can just click the "QUOTE" banner to get more details on roof cleaning in the local area.
Morley Roof Cleaning Questions
Over the last couple of days I've been mulling over the most commonplace questions that householders in Morley ask with regards to roof cleaning. A number of our web visitors have mailed in some useful queries that may be applicable to this blog post. The ones I singled out were, "What does roof cleaning consist of?" "Does roof cleaning include gutters?" "Can I pressure wash my roof in Morley?" "What is soft washing?" "How much should roof cleaning cost?" "Is roof cleaning a good idea?" We hope that most of these questions have been covered in this article, and if some are still to be answered a roof cleaning "Q&A" section is going to be included in the near future. Thank you to Harvey Walker, Micah Fletcher, Rueben O'neill and Maria Baldwin, for sending in these great questions. We also received offerings from Ivy Stuart in Copley Hill, Oscar Ratcliffe in Hanging Heaton and Brielle Prince in West Yorks.
Morley Roof Cleaning Tasks
There are a host of tasks that can be completed by a specialist roof cleaning service in Morley, and we have listed a few of them here: window cleaning, brushed roof cleaning Morley, metal roof cleaning, stone cleaning, render cleaning, algae & lichen removal Morley, tiled roof cleaning in Morley, moss removal in Morley, fascia cleaning, jet washing Morley, pressure washing in Morley, soffit cleaning, facade cleaning, roof sealing, wall cleaning in Morley, driveway cleaning, roof coating in Morley, roof tile cleaning Morley, barge board cleaning in Morley, power washing, conservatory roof cleaning, asbestos roof cleaning, soft washing in Morley, EPDM roof cleaning, residential roof cleaning in Morley. These are just an example of the duties that are performed by companies who do roof cleaning. Morley specialists will keep you informed about their full range of cleaning services. If there happen to be additional Morley roof cleaning requirements that you want but can't see here, you can list them on the QUOTE FORM provided. We'll get back to you with details just as soon as we are able.
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after the week: autumn days
Happy Monday! We are having a busy one over here, with plans to have out with the cousins at the playground around the corner from us.
We had quite the weekend! On Saturday, we went thrifting, and then for a walk at some state land that a few miles (maybe 5?) away from us. It was a lot of fun, and we got Uncle Oli to come with us!
I've also been trying to incorporate some "Fall" activities in lately, and so we bought and painting some pumpkins on Friday. Adri was pretty creative with hers, while Piper basically mixed all her paints and the pumpkin ended up looking like it had been rolled in the mud (#twoyearolds).
On Sunday we went for a morning walk to the park down the road, came home, and then I unpacked some more boxes, and then the girls and I went and watched the Columbus Day parade.
Then we came home, I made Chicken Parmesan for dinner, and then it was time for our bedtime routine (baths, brush teeth, stories, and bed).
I also got around to unpacking our holiday-themed books, and we read some of our Halloween books for bedtime reading. That leads me to a question; do you keep your holiday-themed books with the regular books or separate them, like we do (we group our books by author, age, and genre-the librarian in me comes out strong when it comes to book organization). Oh, and we only pull those books out at the time of that particular holiday-the kids don't have access to them year-round.
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Congrats! You’ve done it. You’ve landed that new manager job or promotion you’ve been eyeing for a while, and now it’s time to start learning to lead your new team.
As scary as it might seem, you are made for this. And RosterElf is here to help. We’ve developed ten tips to help you start on the right foot as management in the hourly workforce in 2021 by developing essential leadership skills.
1. Get to Know Your Employees
Whether you’ve been promoted to manager or are brand new, your first job in your leadership role is to get to know your employees. Spend time with each of your staff to know their strengths, weaknesses, skill set, likes and dislikes. Showing a genuine interest in who they are outside the workplace will help build a solid foundation of trust.
2. Practice Active Listening
One of the essential skills that you can master in management roles is the art of active listening. Instead of just responding, you will listen to understand and then react. By practising active listening, you will create a safe space for your employees to open up with any concerns or stresses they have while in the workplace.
3. Focus on the Big Picture
Now that you’ve started, it’s time to let go of your old role. This means seeing the big picture and focusing on your employees' accomplishments in their day-to-day duties. Try and leave the small things up to your staff and focus on being a leader.
4. You’re a Manager First, and a Friend Second
When building respect, becoming a manager, especially when it’s a promotion, can be challenging. You may have just gone from best friends with your co-workers to their boss. It’s okay to be friends outside of the workplace but try to avoid it while at work as it can create bias and unnecessary drama.
5. Learn How to Deal with Performance Issues
When you step into a manager position, you may realise that there were some performance issues that the senior managers were swept under the rug. If that’s the case, you must learn a consistent and effective way to deal with employees who are not performing to the standard you’d like and help your team's success.
6. Promote Problem Solving
When stepping into people management, you want to make an effort to promote problem-solving for your staff. Use the four magic words, ‘What do you think?’ the next time they have a question to empower them and show them the ultimate sign of respect.
7. Make Yourself Available
Leadership positions in the hourly workforce can be demanding. There are always new fires to put out and new problems to try and handle. By being more engaged and involved with your team members, they will be more motivated to do a good job, creating fewer problems.
8. Schedule 1-On-1 Meetings
Feedback is everything when it comes to keeping up company morale! By booking regular 1-on-1 meetings with your staff, they’ll feel they have a safe space to discuss any issues in their role. And it gives them a vote of confidence when you can provide regular feedback.
9. Build structure and provide guidance
People typically operate better under a clear structure and guidance. Instead of saying it’s everyone’s responsibility (which makes it no one’s duty), it puts staff in a challenging position. Your job is to provide the best structure and guidance possible so your team can do their best work on an ongoing basis.
10. Adapt, Adapt, Adapt
Every one of your staff will complete their tasks slightly differently so you must learn how to adapt your work style to theirs. If your goal is to support your team to perform at their best, you need to understand their needs and adjust your work style.
Manage Your New Team Like a Pro
Remember, you got this! It takes time to find your groove, but with these ten tips, you’ll be able to build a solid foundation and a high-performing team that trusts you.
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During a two-day simulation of the UN climate negotiations (Model UNFCCC), 34 students from RSM and 71 students from across Europe met to play government, environmental group and industry representatives. The international teams were assigned to represent nations from China to Bhutan, and the students’ roles included organisations such as Greenpeace and the World Coal Association. The event was the culmination of CEMS master programmes from international business schools that have taught the students about the multiple aspects of climate change, and also taught them important skills in negotiation and strategy. From RSM, attendees were students from the MSc International Management/CEMS and the MSc Global Business & Stakeholder Management who had undertaken a joint elective. “Results came when students were prepared to think innovatively about countries’ shared interests, and were able to make progressive agreements,” said RSM course leader, Assistant Professor Steve Kennedy.
“All students from all schools were successful,” said Dr Kennedy. “It was a great group achievement to negotiate some really difficult and detailed material, and to influence the outcome.”
The RSM students achieved legally binding group targets for greenhouse gas reductions based on a new classification system. Targets would achieve the globally negotiated 2° C warming above pre-industrial levels.
They also successfully negotiated for:
- an innovative new technology transfer platform to facilitate technology and know-how from developed to developing nations
- a revamp of emissions trading through replacing the Clean Development Mechanism with a new scheme
- agreed funding and mechanism to stop and reverse deforestation
- established definition and protocol for managing refugees from climate change.
The final and detailed protocol featured global and inclusive targets to limit greenhouse gases, funding for nations to adapt to changing climate, a creative platform for transferring technology and a new-look emissions trading scheme. Dr Kennedy said: “Our students have been able to achieve something where world leaders have so far failed. Negotiations were tough for the students, yet they were relentless in their efforts to reach consensus and a legally-binding agreement.
“Negotiators at the international conference in December could learn something from the way they achieved this, in particular approaching negotiations with a problem-solving mindset instead of one of conflict, and keeping in mind that the consequences of climate change affect all nations.”
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Since we started the company in 2013, we've always shipped our blankets in poly mailers. These mailers are super inexpensive, standard with warehouses, have various size options, and are durable against the elements if a package is left outside. Our focus has been driven by two things: cost and durability.
With our membership of 1% For The Planet and our increased focus on sustainability, we wanted to create a better shipping solution for our customers, and for the Earth.
Our sustainable packaging solution
Create a more sustainable and recyclable shipping box for Rumpl blankets and remind our customers why it's important.
We want to tell our brand story, bring our customers along for the journey, make everyone aware of the product and our brand's focus on the environment and social good. We work with a box supplier that's only a few miles from our warehouse, reducing the carbon emissions of shipping boxes.
We created two box sizes: one blanket and two blankets. We've optimized the sizing to fit our most popular product, The Original Puffy Blanket, and still have some room for a few beer blankets.
We reduced the size of the internal flap to size cardboard and weight. Best of all, only one piece of recyclable paper tape is needed to keep your Rumpl goods secure!
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Turtles are one of the most well-known and easily recognizable animals among children. They may be slow, but turtles are remarkable creatures. We’ll present facts featuring awesome & interesting turtles that you can share with your child.
Have you ever heard about turtles? Maybe tortoises? Have you always felt like you need clarification about the difference? It’s crucial to know that all tortoises are turtles, but not all are tortoises. They are one of the gentlest creatures to exist. Unfortunately, they’re vulnerable and endangered for various reasons.
Turtles have a long lifespan with an origin of over 100 million years. They’ve lived amongst dinosaurs, making them one of the most special land and sea reptiles. Today, many turtles have been domesticated and kept as pets, tiny ones.
Read on for fantastic turtle facts to help your child learn about these beautiful creatures.
Awesome & interesting facts about turtles
1 – There are a lot of turtle species in the world.
Around 356 species of turtles worldwide have been recorded. These are some of the most well-known ones that anyone can find on different continents:
- Hawksbill turtles
- Leatherback turtles
- Flatback turtles
- Red-eared sliders
- Western painted turtles
- African side-necked turtles
These various species live in different bodies of water, like bays, lagoons, estuaries, coastal areas, and even open oceans. Depending on the specie, turtles thrive in freshwater and saltwater. The only place they don’t exist, however, is Antarctica.
2 – Turtles can’t get out of their shell.
Turtles come from the Testudines family, and bone-like shells cover their bodies. The “carapace” is the top part, while the bottom is the “plastron.” The surface grows from their rib and their vertebrae. They collide with each other, forming a skeletal box of an enclosure; hence, they can’t leave their shell. And it’s an integral part of their body since the turtles’ shell is made of bones and cartilage.
3 – Not all turtles can hide their heads in their shell.
Turtles typically retract their whole body inside their shells when they sense danger. That’s not the case for sea turtles. They can’t tuck away their head and flippers since turtles are not prey underwater. Sadly, they’re unsafe from garbage thrown into the ocean and cruel poachers.
Two categories of turtles can retract their heads: the “side-necked” and “hidden neck” turtles. Hidden neck turtles tuck in their heads in the usual straight way; meanwhile, the side-necked ones fold their necks to one side first, then proceed with retracting their heads.
4 – Turtles are omnivores.
Omnivores are animals who eat different kinds of food, both meat, and plants. But mostly, they are herbivores by nature. Turtles who live in water eat jellyfish, squid, mollusks, and marine plants. The green turtle usually eats jellyfish, while the tortoise eats plants, invertebrates, and carrion.
Turtles don’t have teeth, although they use their keratin beaks to grab food. Species like Hawksbills use their hawk-like beak to cut through sea sponges, anemones, and coral. Loggerheads and snapping turtles have powerful jaws to feed on fish, shellfish, mollusks, and lobsters.
5 – Turtles have a long life.
Since the day they were born, turtle hatchlings have to face overwhelming trials to survive and grow. However, they have a very long lifespan which ranges from 50 years to even more. Even a recently recorded turtle, specifically a tortoise, made it over a hundred years old.
Box turtles typically live up to 30 years in the wild. Oddly enough, turtles are late bloomers, and their sexual maturity won’t manifest until they turn 50. Then, they proceed to live for 70 years.
Beautiful stories about turtles in “A Collection of Children’s Short Stories.”
Turtles may be the epitome of taking things slow, but they exist for a reason. Their lives are at stake due to unfortunate circumstances that humans have caused. Knowing the facts about them should give us a new appreciation for these gentle and harmless reptiles.
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By Servando Patlin, MA MHP LMHC and Michael Freeman, PsyD
We recently started integrating experiential therapy into the school day for children in the Cottage Program, taking an entire classroom out to the Challenge Course. The six-week curriculum builds off of the prior week, with the ultimate goal of increasing group problem solving skills. We teach kids to “Go for the goal!” Listening, Giving Directions, Include Everyone, No Blaming and Work as a Team are the first five sessions’ goals. The last week incorporates all of the goals.
Key rules that we focus on are to: Be accountable for your actions and your attitude – AKA, follow directions and be kind.
When the activity or challenge is completed and the groups succeeds, we repeat the challenge with a new variation and add a layer of increasing difficulty. Afterwards, we gather around on log seats facing in and debrief. We have the kids do a self-rating, listen to positive and negative feedback from peers and/or adults and then process any emotions or melt-downs if they occurred.
What has been so gratifying is seeing how the kids pick up on another peer’s distress and watching them try to help that child solve a problem. These groups provide a different element to social skills training that you cannot achieve within an individual therapy session, because each activity provides opportunity for in-the-moment use of skills with feedback at the conclusion. Kids see how skills on the course can be applied in other settings, which is really the whole point of experiential learning or therapy.
Everyone can benefit from a group challenge activity. The best part is observing how the kids handle success and failure. We’ve had some pretty challenging activities but at the same time we’ve witnessed some amazing acts of kindness, teamwork, and overall positive attitudes.
Special note: With CEO Lee Grogg’s retirement in March, the challenge course has been named in his honor as the Lee E. Grogg Challenge Course. Lee wrote a grant for the Challenge Course in 2001 and Ryther was awarded $50,000. As Lee said,
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University's MediaCity campus enters the Metaverse through digital twin
The University of Salford’s MediaCity campus is now available to visit as a 3D virtual environment thanks to a new partnership with an award-winning interactive software company.
Through game engine technology, the campus’ ground floor has been digitally transformed into a fully interactive Metaverse space in which students and lecturers can interact and create new virtual spaces for teaching or displaying their work.
The space, which is now available for anyone to experience, was developed by a partnership between the University’s Creative Technical Services team and software company PixelMax who built the Metaverse that users inhabit using Unreal Engine from Epic Games.
With students and lecturers now inhabiting the space, the partnership is working with University programmes to design new virtual spaces for teaching purposes or incorporate virtual teaching elements into current modules.
Roger McKinley, Creative Technology and Content Manager of Creative Technical Services at the University of Salford said: “This virtual environment is as close as you can get to a digital twin of the ground floor of our MediaCity campus.
“It’s fully inhabitable for anyone to see and experience. You just create your avatar and your use keyboard and keys to move around in it as you would in any video game. Students can talk to each other and their tutors in it as well as put their work on display.
“It’s a flexible, digital space for any course looking to create, use and preserve assets that bridge digital and physical spaces, from architecture to fashion, archaeology to engineering and many others. We’re only really limited by our own imagination.”
Proposals under discussion for the space include enabling Film Production students to build their own sets in the campus’ TV studios virtually and test the lighting of their sets before then building them in person and Fine Art students will being able to build galleries to exhibit their work through interactive portals within the space. There have also been discussions with creative audio programmes about using the space to upload soundscapes that are attached to virtual objects, which would radically alter how these spaces both look and feel.
Louise Ready-Syrat, Programme Leader for BA Television and Radio Production said: “The Digital Twin project will be a huge resource for the programme and wider directorate of film, broadcast media and creative technology. It is something that could showcase our students’ work and talents in a number of different ways making it more inclusive and accessible to all."
Perelandra Beedles, Programme Leader for Production Management for TV, Film and Digital Media said: “This project offers a number of exciting educational modalities for our students. The ability to recce studio spaces in advance of onsite production meetings offers a cost-effective and future-forward strand to current pre-production techniques.
“Importantly, this mirrors similar workflow models in the filming industry and supports accessibility to crew and hybrid working models which are increasingly at the forefront of production management planning.”
For potential or new students, the virtual blueprint can also be of interest to those wanting to get a feel of the campus before arriving or for virtual open days when attendees may be unable to visit it in person.
It was initially created after Liverpool-based CaptureVR scanned the whole of the building in photogrammetry to produce a model of all three floors (which is accessible here) that was then picked up by the Creative Technical Services team and PixelMax to build out a Metaverse model using Unreal that is then hosted by PixelMax here.
Joe Spencer, Head of Design at PixelMax said: “When we were designing the space, our focus was on bringing to a life a digital version of the physical building and then integrating really exciting new tools, such as allowing users to dynamically change the lighting in the TV studios. It was about adding things to what you would get from the physical environment and then exploiting what we can then use within the digital environment.
“The product is marriage of industry expertise and academic innovation. We’ve a shared appetite to produce new products but also innovate in an academic sense. The opportunities for innovation are hugely exciting.”
The existing accessible space is regarded as just the blueprint with further exploration and innovation required to test new ways it can enrich the student experience and enable academics to test new ways of teaching.
Roger added: “This is really just proof of principle here. It is not the finished article and there is a lot more that you can do with this!”
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October 9, 2022
This October, encourage your family and friends to try “Meatless Mondays.” Treat your taste buds to well-balanced meals that feature fresh leafy greens, colorful vegetables, plant-based meat or other protein-packed foods. It’s a great time to have fun with food and try something new! Search online, browse cookbooks, swap recipes with friends or ask your dietitian for ideas.
Studies suggest that switching at least some of your weekly meals to vegetarian may be beneficial to your health by assisting in weight maintenance or loss, reducing the risk of colorectal cancer, and preventing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, be sure to consult with your dietitian or physician before making any changes to your diet or meal plan to know what is right for you. | <urn:uuid:fe7223f4-c70a-4e8c-a025-538c167c64e6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.salyersvillenursing.com/try-meatless-mondays-during-vegetarian-month/ | 2024-04-17T09:03:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.954776 | 168 |
Book Lists for Adults
Book Lists for Adults
Fat Hot Girl Summer
You can be ALL of these things and more! Love the skin you're in this summer and for all of time.
USA TODAY BESTSELLER Real love . . . as seen on TV. A plus-size bachelorette brings a fresh look to a reality show in this razor-sharp, "thoroughly charming" (Hillary Clinton) debut. "Relatable, incredibly smart . . . an extraordinary debut."—Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers—and a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze . The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Chad! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television? Just when Bea has sworn off dating altogether, she gets an intriguing call: Main Squeeze wants her to be its next star, surrounded by men vying for her affections. Bea agrees, on one condition—under no circumstances will she actually fall in love. She's in this to supercharge her career, subvert harmful beauty standards, inspire women across America, and get a free hot air balloon ride. That's it. But when the cameras start rolling, Bea realizes things are more complicated than she anticipated. She's in a whirlwind of sumptuous couture, Internet culture wars, sexy suitors, and an opportunity (or two, or five) to find messy, real-life love in the midst of a made-for-TV fairy tale. In this joyful, wickedly observant debut, Bea has to decide whether it might just be worth trusting these men—and herself—for a chance to live happily ever after.
YA FICTION WAT
Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial microaggressions she experiences--and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by trolls. When things escalate in real life, the principal shuts the club down. Not willing to be silenced, Jasmine and Chelsea will risk everything for their voices--and those of other young women--to be heard. These two dynamic, creative young women stand up and speak out in a novel that features their compelling art and poetry along with powerful personal journeys that will inspire readers and budding poets, feminists, and activists.
LISTLIB DISC FICTION WEINER
Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne is shocked when Drue walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasn't spoken one word to Drue in all this time, she doesn't even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social media, so when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless. Drue was always the one who had everything, except the ability to hold onto friends. Meanwhile, Daphne's no longer the same self-effacing sidekick she was back in high school. She's built a life that she loves, including a growing career as a plus-size Instagram influencer. Letting glamorous, seductive Drue back into her life is risky, but it comes with an invitation to spend a weekend in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion. When Drue begs and pleads and dangles the prospect of cute single guys, Daphne finds herself powerless as ever to resist her friend's siren song.
"In this modern-retelling of Cinderella, plus-size Cindy dreams of becoming a shoe designer. But when a spot opens up on her stepmother's famous reality dating TV competition, Cindy is thrust into the spotlight in ways she never thought possible"-- Provided by publisher.
YA FICTION KAN
"When Winnie is crowned Summer Queen in the small town of Misty Haven, she has to balance her new responsibilities with her friendships, a new romance, and her job at her granny's diner..." -- Publisher's description.
LISTLIB DISC FICTION HIBBERT
Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal. After almost dying, she's determined to spice up her life and finally fit in with her glamorous family. To that end, she recruits the mysterious, sexy neighbor she's been spying on to help her get a life. But she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her, like what really lies beneath his rough exterior.
GN FICTION HOU #1
Orphaned at a young age, Faith Herbert - a psionically gifted "psiot" discovered by the Harbinger Foundation - has always aspired to greatness. But now this once ordinary teenager is taking control of her destiny and becoming the hard-hitting hero she's always known she can be - complete with a mild-mannered secret identity, unsuspecting colleagues, and a day job as a reporter that routinely throws into her harms way! Well, at least she thought it would. When she's not typing up listicles about cat videos, Faith makes a secret transformation to patrol the night as the City of Angels' own leading superhero - the sky-soaring Zephyr! But flying solo is going to be tougher than she ever thought when Zephyr uncovers a deep-rooted alien conspiracy. Two-bit burglars and car thieves are one thing, but when the world needs a hero to stave off an full-blown extraterrestrial invasion, will Faith find herself in over her head or ready for her biggest challenge yet?
SCIENCE FICTION MCG
Beneath the Sugar Sky returns to Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. At this magical boarding school, children who have experienced fantasy adventures are reintroduced to the "real" world. Sumi died years before her prophesied daughter Rini could be born. Rini was born anyway, and now she’s trying to bring her mother back from a world without magic.
"In the tradition of Workman's Every Body Yoga, we're bringing a proud, plus-sized, body-positive attitude to the world of hiking and outdoor recreation. Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, offers a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of FGH community members, and trail reviews. It all serves to spread the Fat Girls Hiking message of inclusivity in the outdoors. Equal parts empowering and impassioned, personal and practical, this book adds an important voice to the conversation about diversity in the outdoors, raising visibility of hikers who have too long been marginalized. As the Fat Girls Hiking motto goes, "Trails Not Scales!""-- Provided by publisher.
YA FICTION DEV
Six disgruntled teens are forced to spend their winter break at fat camp during Flagstaff, Arizona's worst blizzard in a century, only to find that Camp Featherlite is even worse than expected because it is crawling with genetically-modified monsters. | <urn:uuid:f8a3a4c1-ec20-4d85-852c-513904d83443> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.santacruzpl.org/lists/view/363 | 2024-04-17T08:20:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.945944 | 1,582 |
Patrick Details Emory Space Planning at SCUP
Tyler Patrick discusses space planning at Emory University at the annual meeting of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
In 2017, Sasaki conducted a learning space utilization assessment for Smith College to determine existing utilization of instructional spaces, including classrooms, teaching labs and events spaces, and identify opportunities to better leverage Smith’s resources.
The study was prompted by Smith’s need to accommodate evolving academic trends and teaching and learning styles, informed by technological advances, an emphasis on applied and collaborative learning, and a growing student interest in STEM courses.
Guided by stakeholder interviews, the assessment was geared towards understanding scheduling practices and needs, and academic space and technology limitations. Sasaki reviewed Smith’s space data, course schedule information, and building routes to determine space utilization over time (by hour and by day) both overall and by individual room, as well as the utilization and occupancy rates by room size and room ownership. In addition, Sasaki designed a custom map-based survey tool for stakeholders to rate their qualitative perception of every learning space on campus.
Further analyses included the distribution of classroom hours by department, station sizes by room size, and right-sizing. Using the Optimizer tool, Sasaki was able to compare the overall demand for classrooms (enrollment), against the supply of classrooms by room capacity (total seats). For event spaces in particular, Sasaki analyzed daytime versus evening use of each space, in addition to measuring utilization by room, building, and event type. The initial analyses informed scenario models of Smith’s learning space supply and demand, modified to optimize enrollment in rooms of appropriate capacities, and to meet a target utilization range.
Findings from the utilization study informed the subsequent phase of work, the Learning Spaces Plan. The Learning Spaces Plan included a full physical assessment of all learning spaces on a room by room basis, two surveys including a pedagogical survey, as well as a program accommodation strategy that included the creation of a dedicated maker space.
Following these first two phases of work, Sasaki was then engaged in a renovation of a classroom in Seelye Hall. Based on the learning space plan principles, the renovated classroom will allow students and faculty to interact easily and naturally and be able to move easily throughout the entire classroom, as well as support multiple learning activities such as lecture, discussion, group work, and performance. Additionally, the revamped space will provide ample writing, projection, and other surfaces to allow for sharing of ideas and information and allow technology to work seamlessly when used in learning activities and easy to set aside when not needed.
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Domino’s Rewards is perfect for Pizza Lovers! Join Piece of the Pie Rewards and earn points towards free pizza!
Domino’s has just introduced a brand new rewards program for pizza lovers like you and I!
Place an online order of $10 or more and receive 10 Points added to your Pizza Profile.
When you reach 60 Points you can redeem them for a FREE Medium 2 Topping Pizza.
Save your points and redeem up to 5 free pizzas in one day and have a pizza party!
Additional toppings & crust changes may be made for a small additional charge.
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Encore Careers: Push Your Boundaries
Ready for retirement? Find out why many are considering encore careers and push your boundaries into something more, here.
Retirement income may come from a variety of sources. Here's an overview of the six main sources.
A financial professional is an invaluable resource to help you untangle the complexities of whatever life throws at you.
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The first phase of an imaginative new adventure playground with an educational aspects is set to be revealed at a Scottish tourist attraction.
On Saturday, 21 July, the gates will open on the Goods Train, the first phase of the new playground at the Almond Valley museum in Livingston.
A train of three kid-size wagons has been filled with boxes of candles, barrels of oil and other products once manufactured by Scotland’s historic shale oil industry.
All are coupled up to a little shunter called ‘Pumphy Pat’. Children can climb over the cargo, travel through the tanks, slide down chutes, and fiddle with Pat’s controls.
Almond Valley’s director Dr Robin Chesters said: ‘We’ve tried to make it as much like a real 19th century good train as possible, only a bit smaller and a great deal safer.
‘Many of the goods on the train are labelled with the names of local shale oil works and provide a fun introduction to our area’s rich industrial heritage.’
The opening date coincides with Go Industrial Day 2018; a nationwide festival of Scotland’s industrial museums.
The train is just the first part of the Paraffin Works, an ambitious three-storey play space in which children will be able to clamber through the pipes and passageways of a Victorian oil works.
Work continues on this complicated construction, with the aim of opening in full next spring. The project is part financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community LEADER 2014-2020 programme.
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Continuous Auditing based Certification: A process that will bring continuous assurance by addressing the lack of regularity and proactivity of traditional “point-in-time” certifications.
Adopting cloud computing means trusting another party with the security and privacy of your data. Concerns about lacking security, privacy and regulatory requirements hinder cloud adoption, especially for customers working with highly sensitive data. Third-party certification and attestation play a key part in a cloud assurance program, but they don’t go far enough. Traditional point-in-time auditing doesn't completely allay fears, due to, amongst other things, lapse of time between audits and lack of automation.
The EU-SEC project’s solution is to adopt a Continuous Auditing based Certification for cloud services.
The project “European Security Certification Framework” (EU-SEC) aims to create a European framework for certification schemes and evaluation concepts to secure cloud infrastructures. Within this framework, existing national and international certifications can co-exist. EU-SEC will improve the business value as well as the effectiveness and efficiency of existing cloud security certification schemes. The EU-SEC project aims to contribute to the trustworthiness, security and compliance of cloud infrastructures.
- White paper
- Continuous Location Validation of Cloud Service Components
- A Process Model to Support Continuous Certification of Cloud Services
- Towards Continuous Security Certification of SaaS Applications Using Web Application Testing Techniques
- Evaluating the Performance of Continuous Test-based Cloud Service Certification
- EU-SEC D2.2 – Continuous Auditing Certification Scheme
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Picture description: David Picture copyright: V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers
“the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people…”(1 Samuel 13:14)
A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.
origin and application
King Saul was only thirty when he became king of Israel. Anointed by God’s chosen prophet Samuel, he did not totally obey God’s command, but rather sought to act on his own judgment at times. Seeing this, Samuel rebuked Saul and told him that the Lord has chosen someone else who thinks the same way as God to rule the people of Israel. That person was the famous King David in the history of Israel.
A lot of phrases, such as "two-edged sword" and " an eye for an eye", are taken from the English Bible. Learning the stories behind these idioms is fun, and can help boost your vocabulary. Click here to find out now! | <urn:uuid:237f2789-8612-4d78-9d78-d0def3396c56> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.selbl.org/after-ones-own-heart-1-samuel-1314/ | 2024-04-17T09:49:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.98257 | 211 |
LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Mark Huizenga is celebrating National Reading Month and encouraging parents to read to their kids by releasing videos of him reading two children’s books to viewers.
“Reading is critical to a successful education, and it is important to promote a love of reading this month and throughout the year,” said Huizenga, R-Walker. “Reading to children at a young age can help them develop an interest in learning, foster a creative spirit, and build self-confidence.
“Last year, I recorded three videos to virtually share a love of reading with West Michigan children, and I am now sharing two additional videos in an effort to encourage more children to succeed through reading.”
Residents can also access the videos by visiting the senator’s LinkTree page.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
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M M Auto Services, a Dingbro Ltd customer and member of the Servicesure Autocentre network, has received Car Leasing Bargain’s ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ for the second year in a row, recognising the company’s innovative approach and its exceptional vehicle sales.
The unusual step to sell new cars from an aftermarket independent was taken after owner Murdo MacIntosh started investigating opportunities to diversify.
The Dundee-based independent garage sold 38 vehicles through its ‘virtual forecourt’ throughout the past year, covering vehicles from a range of 11 different manufacturers.
Murdo believes that the broad range of marques sold is significant: “It demonstrates that our virtual approach makes car buying much simpler for the customer, allowing them to shop from a range of manufacturers on one site.”
Since winning last year, the business has invested into new premises three times the size of the previous site, with a new internal car showroom that holds up to 16 cars and a dedicated customer reception compete with an HD viewing screen, plus additional customer parking spaces.
The relocation also allows for a new Class 7 and 4 MOT lanes, as well as two additional ramps and a new tyre bay.
And according to Murdo, the investment plans don’t end there: “In the coming year we will be adding a valet bay to cater for service customers, as well as the preparation of used cars and lease returns, and we intend to have an open day to launch the new indoor used car sales area.”
The team is set to expand too, with Murdo having recently recruited a second apprentice in addition to a new ‘Master Technician’ who will join the business in February from a franchised dealer background.
Commenting on the award, Murdo said: “ “We consider the new car sales aspect of our business to be a real growth opportunity. Our customer base has grown in workshop terms by 45% since relocating and Car Leasing Bargains is now a significant part of our profit contribution, perfectly complementing our ‘One Stop Shop’ product offer.
“I am obviously extremely proud to have won this again, as we are a quality-driven business and this is a clear reflection of how we treat every customer in every aspect of our business.”
Duncan Davidson, Customer Programmes Consultant at Dingbro Ltd. Said: “Congratulations once again to Murdo and the MM Auto Services team: a much deserved win recognising their inventive approach to business.” | <urn:uuid:592b9e6d-53c2-40f6-8ac4-9a0795f57dc3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.servicesureautocentres.com/news/servicesure-garage-makes-two-years-row-outstanding-achievement-award/ | 2024-04-17T10:25:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.961706 | 531 |
Membership is provided by SGNA.ORG, please visit http://www.sgna.org/
The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. is structured so that professionals with related interests can join. Memberships follow the calendar year, from January to December.
- Categories of Membership
- Member Benefits
- Membership Application
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“I have been a member of SGNA since January 1992, almost 17 years! In that time, my professional and personal growth has greatly increased. The gastroenterology specialty is one in which the best growth comes from professional peers. Being a SGNA member all these years has enabled me to have easy access to quality publications, educational resources, professional certification and exceptional networking with professionals in the same specialty. Along with these professional opportunities for growth, the personal growths and leadership qualities obtained from being involved on a local/regional level have far outweighed any monetary costs for this membership. Being involved with the gastroenterology professional organization, SGNA, has truly enhanced my nursing career.” — Dorie Werner, RN BSN CGRN | <urn:uuid:ab6f5a6f-b964-477d-8baa-fa76a639a9d6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sgnaflorida.org/membership/ | 2024-04-17T09:59:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.967594 | 242 |
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the firm served as legal counsel to Utility Associates, Inc. (Utility) in the venture funding round that secured capital from private investment vehicle Hicks Holdings, LLC (Hicks). The venture capital will support the expansion of Utility’s BodyWorn™ product and position the company for growth within the first responder industry. BodyWorn is the only smart solution that incorporates GPS, motion sensors, real-time communications, live video streaming and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to meet the ever-evolving needs of law enforcement.
The BodyWorn camera system is combined with Utility’s Ecosystem of solutions, which includes advanced in-car video and 4G-LTE communications to provide first responders with enhanced situational awareness and coordination ability. The Ecosystem delivers one fully-integrated solution, resulting in reliability far better than competing systems made up of several different vendors.
In addition to Hicks Holdings, Braemar Energy Ventures and Treeter Holdings participated as investors in Utility’s venture funding. Proceeds from the investment will be used to expand Utility’s marketing and sales team in the U.S. and internationally, while also providing working capital for a rapidly expanding order base.
The SGR Atlanta legal team included John C. Ethridge, Jr. and Nicholas Rueter in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.
About Utility, Inc.
Utility, Inc. provides law enforcement officers with an intuitive platform for effectively capturing, managing and releasing video evidence. Utility’s BodyWorn™ camera and Rocket IoT™ in-car video system incorporates real-time communications, policy-based automatic recording functionality, and real-time GPS positioning for the best situational awareness possible during critical times. Meanwhile, it’s AVaiL Web™ cloud-based digital evidence management solution securely stores captured evidence and offers Smart Redaction™ – the only automatic video redaction software on the market today. For more information, visit www.utility.com.
About Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
SGR is a full service, international law firm that advises regional, national and global businesses on a wide range of legal matters. The firm’s more than 200 attorneys provide legal counsel in more than 45 specialized practice areas, including corporate transactions, litigation, intellectual property, aviation, banking, construction and employment law. Founded in 1893, SGR has offices in Atlanta, Austin, Jacksonville, London, Munich, New York, Southampton, and Washington, D.C. | <urn:uuid:6683c1b3-6af2-418d-9b93-3733b7c74dd9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sgrlaw.com/press-releases/smith-gambrell-russell-represents-utility-associates-in-venture-funding/ | 2024-04-17T09:14:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.908818 | 526 |
In one of the final cases of a tumultuous term at the Supreme Court, the Justices ruled against DOJ in a decision that could have wide ranging effects not just for physicians and other prescribers, but for drug control laws more generally. In Xiulu Ruan v. U.S., No. 20-1410 (Jun. 27, 2022), the Court considered the convictions of two physicians for violating the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 841 because, DOJ contended, and the respective juries found, that their prescriptions were “not authorized.” (The relevant statute makes it a federal crime to “[e]xcept as authorized[,]….knowingly or intentionally…dispense…a controlled substance.” Id.). One physician was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment; a second to 25 years. Each, at trial, had contended that their prescriptions were authorized, that they had the requisite credentials to write prescriptions, including DEA and state board registrations, and that they were properly licensed. DOJ, meanwhile, had argued that the physicians were operating “pill mills” and, accordingly, their prescriptions were not “authorized.”Continue Reading Supreme Court Rules for Physicians in Blow to DOJ
Joseph Jay is a white collar defense and government investigations partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
U.S. Attorney’s Offices (“USAOs”) across the country are issuing warning letters to physicians and other prescribers (collectively, “Prescribers”) cautioning them about their opioid prescribing practices (the “Warning Letters”). In just the last week, the USAO for the Eastern District of Wisconsin sent warning letters to over 180 prescribers identified by Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) data as prescribing opioids at relatively high levels. The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission have also been issuing their own warning letters to opioid marketers and distributors over the past several months, evidencing a concerted effort to combat the opioid epidemic on a number of fronts through various federal enforcement and regulatory efforts.
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No one knows worry and the stress of waiting as much as a pregnant woman. As soon as you find out you’re pregnant, you’re constantly anticipating the next doctor’s visit to make sure everything is okay—as well as counting down the days until you hit that 40 weeks.
However, if something goes wrong with your delivery, causing unexpected harm or injury to you or to your baby, you shouldn’t have to wait and wonder whether it was caused by medical malpractice or incompetence during your delivery. That is why, if you live in Fairfax or any nearby communities, the Northern Virginia birth injury lawyers of Shevlin Smith are ready to investigate your case and provide immediate legal aid.
Not all complications or problems during delivery result from improper care by your physician. However, there are occasions when misdiagnoses, second-guessing, or impatience result in a rushed and chaotic delivery. Haste and errors in turn increase the risk of fetal distress and oxygen deprivation, a condition called #hypoxia. Hypoxia alone can lead to mental disorders, motor skill deficits, cerebral palsy, and even breathing problems for your child as he grows.
Some of these disorders may not show symptoms immediately, which is why Virginia has a statute of limitations law to provide families enough time to determine whether medical malpractice was a factor in their child’s injury. Under the statute of limitations:
- Emotional distress claims can be filed up to two years after the birth.
- Parents have five years to file for medical reimbursement and treatment.
- The child has ten years to file for reimbursement.
There is no time to lose. Even a ten-year time limit can slip by very quickly, and if you miss the deadline there is no basis to demand compensation. If you live near Fairfax, Virginia, and believe your child was affected by medical negligence or malpractice during any aspect of your pregnancy, Shevlin Smith is here to provide help and resources to determine whether you have a case. Please call us at 703-721-4233 or fill in our online contact form to set up a free and confidential consultation about your baby’s future wellbeing. | <urn:uuid:fc31e318-508b-4054-8f52-41f621dd67fa> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.shevlinsmith.com/blog/2017/09/how-long-do-i-have-to-file-a-lawsuit-if-i-believ/ | 2024-04-17T10:03:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.958131 | 449 |
Dantech Engineering (Dantech) overhauls, maintains and installs electrical and mechanical equipment onboard ships, as well as offers survey and inspection services.
Alongside its strategic partners worldwide, the company executes engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts.
Dantech supplies services for cruise and cargo vessels, drill ships, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, and fixed rigs.
Overhaul, maintenance, repair and modifications services for ships
Dantech overhauls, maintains and inspects a number of ship systems, including generators, thruster motors, rotating machinery and transformers.
Skilled in mechanical, electrical and rigging disciplines, the company’s personnel carry out jobs on-site, reducing operational downtime.
After receiving technical data or surveying a vessel, Dantech provides a quote for the overhaul project, and determines whether it can take place on-site or in a workshop.
Spare electrical and structural parts for vessels
Dantech supplies process and pressure equipment, piping and manifolds, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, refrigeration units, fast-flow oil skimmers, and bursting discs.
To complement its portfolio, the company provides project management, quality assurance / control management, fabrication, procurement, installation, factory acceptance tests, and commissioning services.
It is also able to supply logistics / project coordinators, skilled labourers and supervisors for turnkey projects.
Bursting discs for pressure protection
Dantech’s bursting discs provide reliable pressure protection for pressurised offshore systems, minimising time and costs needed to send safety valves back to shore for tests and classification.
The discs are easily installed, able to handle pump pulses without breaking, do not require calibration after overload scenarios.
Refrigeration and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems
Alongside strategic partner Victor-AS, Dantech designs, manufactures, installs and maintains customised refrigeration and HVAC systems.
Systems are provided with a full documentation package, which covers piping and instrumentation diagram / drawings (P&ID), instruction manuals, spare parts, services and electrical components.
Units can be ordered with mounted switchboards and painted according to a client’s requirements.
Through its extensive network of suppliers, Dantech supplies or maintains parts for any refrigerant compressor or facility, as well as assists clients with plant optimisation, re-tubing or air handling unit services. | <urn:uuid:5164ea80-9b2d-47c9-8c14-a00b491f14fb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.ship-technology.com/contractors/bearings/dantech/ | 2024-04-17T09:54:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.893196 | 519 |
Shop all of our bottoms! We feature everything from skirts, pants, yogas, leggings, shorts and denim thus, you know you’ll find what you’re looking for.
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Pants have never been easier to buy. Look through our collection of yogas, denim, cotton, and linen pieces.
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Minit Fashion is a Chicago based online boutique. Because we are a boutique we offer hard to find gems and only carry a few of each item. We know how important the confidence that comes with the perfect outfit is that’s why everything you find is uniquely yours. We curate our clothing items by seasonal collections thus, you will always be on trend. Our selection of bottoms is very classic and versatile meaning, it will not go out of style the following season. We believe that clothing should be enjoyed for years to come. Thus, featuring timeless clothing items ensures that someone will get the most of their clothing items. These bottoms transition through most of the seasons with the help of the right layering. Invest your money in fashionable chic, timeless, affordable luxury items that will be staples in your closet for years to come. | <urn:uuid:dffa12ae-d410-4495-bb95-72d3745af6b0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.shopminit.com/category/bottoms | 2024-04-17T10:04:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.930706 | 326 |
The Art of Nature exhibition by Atelier Roc welcomes you into their world of design through a series of artworks and art installations at the Hart Hotel located in the heart of Shoreditch.
The founder and director of Atelier Roc, Yasmine Faress leads a young and vibrant Interior & Architectural design studio in London that focuses on creating spaces and objects that combine functionality and natural aesthetics.
Hart Shoreditch has partnered with Atelier Roc to showcase their first limited-batch throw collection as well as taking you through the journey of their design and fabrication process. The exhibition takes us through the investigation and collage process using the natural world that surrounds us as inspiration. Atelier Roc brings a new perspective by transforming and coalescing silhouettes found in nature and in-turn creating unique woven designs. Atelier Roc has partnered with AW Hainsworth, the heritage woollen mill, to exhibit the process of fabrication of jacquard weaves.
The exhibition includes the ‘Woven Forms’ installation which will envelope the striking Hart Hotel industrial staircase with a contrasting fabric. The staircase’s metal railing spans eight meters from floor to ceiling and will be used as a giant warp. An immersive journey will take you through the staircase to the lower ground floor where one can sit and observe the woven installation.
Hart Shoreditch has an incredible design itself, which is in celebration of Shoreditch’s heritage of craftspeople and makers. Hart’s distinctive design and historic homages continue through the restaurant and rooms and are reflected throughout the rest of the building. Hart Shoreditch has commissioned Yasmine to design pillows, rugs and tapestries which will remain as permanent pieces and lovely additions to the hotel design. Hart Shoreditch invites guests to visit their uniquely designed hotel as well as the work by Atelier Roc that can be admired throughout the year. | <urn:uuid:a8ee1c4b-0f62-4ff7-a917-ba213be58cdd> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.shoreditchdesigntriangle.com/events/hart-shoreditch-x-atelier-roc-art-of-nature/ | 2024-04-17T09:05:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.958317 | 389 |
The Lower School language arts program seeks to develop lifelong learners who view reading, writing, speaking, and listening not only as essential tools but as sources of discovery, inspiration, and satisfaction. Talk and shared stories establish our foundation, and books of every variety create the framework for our program at all levels. Our goal is to help young students become joyful, thoughtful, imaginative, and critical readers, writers, speakers, and listeners.
The close connection between reading and writing is celebrated in language-rich classrooms where students read for pleasure and information, write to express themselves, convey ideas, and learn to communicate with a variety of audiences. The curriculum is designed to nurture a range of reading styles, needs, and interests and to develop readers who make connections and respond thoughtfully to multiple viewpoints, genres, and authors. At all levels our students tell and write stories. Students focus on both the skills and process of writing and learn to draft, revise, edit, and proofread as aspects of their craft. Story and perspective-taking are integral parts of the life and learning of Lower School students. | <urn:uuid:f868093f-6372-48be-bcaa-aafc63681abe> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/lower-school/language-arts | 2024-04-17T10:52:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.95671 | 218 |
Star Trek® Typhon Pact
“Intruder alert! Lock down all decks! This is not a drill!” The warning repeated and echoed through the corridors of the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards’ command facility. Red lights flashed on bulkhead panels, and pressure doors started to roll closed, partitioning the space station.
Ensign Fyyl tried to block out the cacophony of deep, buzzing alarms as he sprinted toward his post, phaser in hand. Was it an attack? Fyyl had no idea what was happening. The skinny young Bolian was less than a year out of Starfleet Academy and until that moment had counted himself lucky to have been posted to the security detail on a platform orbiting Mars, one of the safest assignments in the Federation. Now it seemed as if he was in the thick of the action—the last place he’d ever wanted to be.
He stumbled to a halt in front of a companel. With trembling fingers he punched in his security code, confirmed his section was secure, and requested new orders. A multilevel schematic appeared on the display. In real time, sections of the station switched from yellow to green as deck officers and patrolling security personnel such as Fyyl checked in. Then a number of sections turned red, and the
chief of security directed all his teams to converge on the intruder.
Here we go, Fyyl thought, sprinting from the companel to the nearest intersection. Courtesy of the station’s active sensor network, the junction’s airtight hatch slid open ahead of him and rolled shut behind him once he’d passed into the next section. Through the windows lining each tube-shaped passage he saw other security personnel moving toward the core ring ahead.
Then he winced at the searing flash of phaser beams slicing through the air and steeled himself for the worst as he charged through the next doorway into the thick of a firefight. Pressing his back against a bulkhead, he snapped off a pair of quick shots in the same direction he saw other Starfleet personnel firing. Through the smoke and blinding ricochets, he couldn’t see if he hit anything.
Fyyl ducked as a volley of electric-blue bolts blazed past him in the other direction. Two of his fellow Starfleeters collapsed to the deck, their eyes open but lifeless, their limbs splayed in the awkward poses of the dead. His heart pounding, Fyyl returned fire into the smoky darkness, trusting his training over his instincts, which told him to run and hide. Several meters ahead of Fyyl, visible even through the dense gray haze, a red warning light flashed.
Someone behind him shouted, “Fall back!”
Terrified and tripping over his own feet, Fyyl struggled to turn away from danger.
The corridor lit up like a sun, swallowing Fyyl and everything around him in a flash of light and heat beyond measure.
• • •
“There’s been an explosion inside the station,” declared Lieutenant Vixia, the half-Deltan operations officer of the
U.S.S. Sparrow. “They’re venting air into space.”
Commander Evan Granger leaned forward in his chair as he eyed the vapor jetting from a ragged wound in the hull of the command base. “Take us to Red Alert. If they don’t get that breach sealed in twenty seconds, get ready to close it with a force field from our shield generator.”
Beyond the decades-old space station, nearly two dozen half-constructed starships lay moored in their spacedock frames, mere shells of the vessels they were meant to become. Spread out beneath them was the shallow, dusky curve of the Martian surface, its crater-scarred face dotted with the gleaming lights of cities.
“Jex, any update from the station?” Granger asked his tactical officer.
The short young Bajoran man replied, “Not yet, sir.” He tapped at his console. “I’m still picking up heavy comm chatter from inside the station. Sounds like the intruder’s still alive and on the move.”
“Prep a tractor beam. Be ready to snag any ship or escape pod that leaves that station without clearance.”
“Aye, sir.” Jex began entering new commands on his console, then stopped, his eyes widening with alarm. “Another explosion inside the station.”
Granger looked at the
Sparrow’s main viewscreen. Before the young commanding officer could ask Jex for more details, he saw all he needed to know: a massive
conflagration had ruptured the station’s lower core, and a crimson fireball now surged toward the small patrol vessel.
“Evasive!” Granger cried out, gripping his chair’s armrests in anticipation. “All power to shields!” No sooner was the order spoken than the blast rocked the
Sparrow. For several seconds stretched by fear and adrenaline, there was nothing for Granger to see on the main screen except static and a hellish cloud of flames, and nothing to hear but a deep roar of thunder against the hull.
The quaking ceased, and in the hush that followed Granger heard all the sounds of the bridge with perfect clarity: the soft chirps of feedback tones, the low thrumming of impulse engines beneath his boots, the gentle hum of ventilators.
“Damage report,” he said. “Jex, any casualties?”
“Negative, sir. All decks secure.”
Vixia said over her shoulder from the ops console, “Shields holding, sir.”
“Jex, hail the station, see if they need medical personnel or damage-control teams. And see if you can find out what the hell just happened over there.”
Sitting back, Granger wasn’t sure anyone would ever give him or his crew a true account of what had just occurred, but as he watched the station continue to burn, he wasn’t certain he really wanted to know.
• • •
“Do I even
want to know what just happened at Utopia Planitia?”
Admiral Leonard James Akaar’s rhetorical question
reverberated off the walls of his office on the uppermost level of Starfleet Command and gave way to a pained silence that none of his half dozen assembled peers seemed eager to disturb.
A tiny, throat-clearing cough snared Akaar’s attention. He turned his glare toward Admiral Alynna Nechayev, a trim, middle-aged human woman whose blond hair had begun to show the slightest traces of turning silver in the months following the previous year’s Borg invasion. “Preliminary reports,” she said with the practiced calm of a political veteran, “suggest that the fleet yards’ command station was sabotaged as a diversionary tactic, to conceal the theft of classified data from its main computer.”
Troubled looks passed among the other admirals in the room. Akaar got up from his desk and took his time stepping out from behind it. He towered over the other Starfleet flag officers, and his broad chest and shoulders made it easy for him to part their ranks as he moved to stand in front of Nechayev. The svelte woman held her ground, tilting her head back to meet his gaze as he loomed over her and asked, “What was stolen?”
“The schematics for slipstream drive.”
Akaar’s jaw clenched. He sighed. “Everyone else, get out.”
Nechayev stood with her hands folded behind her back as the other admirals left the room. As the door slid closed behind the last person to exit, Akaar inquired, “How much do we know for certain right now?”
“Not as much as we’d like,” Nechayev said. “We’re fairly certain the spy was a civilian engineer named Kaz-ren. His dossier lists his species as ‘Dessev,’ but he appears
to be the first of his kind we’ve ever met. He gained access to the main computer on Utopia Planitia’s command station at 1431 hours, using stolen credentials and specialized tools to fool the biometric sensors.” She stepped over to a companel on the wall and called up a series of classified reports from Utopia Planitia. “The first explosion he set off helped him evade capture while he transmitted a locator signal. The second explosion appears to have been planned to disable the station’s shields and conceal his beam-out.”
Settling back into his chair, Akaar asked, “Beamed to where?”
Punching up a new screen of graphs and data, Nechayev said, “Sensor readings from the station and its patrol ship, the
Sparrow, suggest there was a cloaked Romulan vessel waiting nearby to pick Kazren up.”
“How did a cloaked vessel get past our perimeter defenses?”
“We didn’t think the Romulans had this kind of cloak yet.” Nechayev pointed out an isolated section of the graph. “Judging from these readings, I’d say the Romulans have put phasing cloaks into active service.”
Akaar frowned. “If that’s true, they could be roaming at will throughout Federation space.”
“I know,” Nechayev said, “but right now we have a bigger problem. If the Typhon Pact develops their own version of the slipstream drive, we’ll lose the only tactical advantage we have left—and with it, our only hope of keeping this cold war from turning into a real one.”
All at once, Akaar understood why Edward Jellico,
his immediate predecessor as Starfleet’s chief admiral, had always seemed to be on the verge of a migraine. Massaging an oppressive ache that throbbed in his temples, he said in a somber tone, “Can you give me the room, please, Alynna? … I need to call the president.” | <urn:uuid:9f669ee2-1643-4dfa-bb7e-fe650bdde456> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Typhon-Pact-1-Zero-Sum-Game/David-Mack/Star-Trek-The-Next-Generation/9781439160794 | 2024-04-17T10:05:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.971914 | 2,243 |
The Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake has once again hit a snag as publisher Ubisoft announced this week that development on the game has switched.
The long-awaited remake of the 2003 action-adventure game was announced at Ubisoft Forward 2020 with an expected launch date of January 2021. However, the game was delayed to March 2021, delayed indefinitely, and then delayed to 2022.
A new tweet published this week on the official Prince Of Persia Twitter account shared an update on the game, revealing that development has switched from Ubisoft Mumbai and Ubisoft Prune to Ubisoft Montréal, the studio behind the original game.
The statement reads: “The development of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake will now be led by Ubisoft Montréal, the very birth place of the epic Sands Of Time trilogy.
“This decision is an important step and the team, building upon the work achieved by Ubisoft Prune and Ubisoft Mumbai, will now take the time they need to regroup on the scope of the game to deliver you the best experience for this remake of an all-time classic, when it’s ready.”
Ubisoft ended the statement by thanking fans for their support and patience and promised to share an update on the remake soon.
When the remake does release, it will be available for PC and PlayStation and Xbox consoles. You can check out the trailer for the game below, but understand that it’s subject to change now: | <urn:uuid:9af2f44b-02c2-474f-a297-3d1659490a0b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.simplegamer.co.uk/the-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-switches-developer/ | 2024-04-17T09:09:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.946126 | 302 |
The sensation of the Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra, is currently witnessed as an international celebrity and is making a sturdy mark in Hollywood with her superb acting talents and dazzling dressing manner.
In recent times, beautiful actress was a victim to social media trolling, when she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Berlin and wore a short dress during the meeting.
In a recent conference with Glamour Magazine, when questioned on how imperative it is for the actress to have a voice and narrate things, the 34-year-old stated, “I feel like we live in a globe at the moment where everything gets overstated so much and the majority of us are scared to have a view because everything gets overblown and one and all has a view on the internet. Since when did trolling become global news at the outset? It’s TROLLING FOR A REASON.”
She also mentioned that she does not let trolls change her as she obtains so much love and warmth from the individuals on social media.
“I don’t mind; I get so much love and care from people on my social media. I concentrate on that. And second of all, that’s how you must take care of life. I was raised by my parents to have an opinion, I was raised to be fearless, I was raised to not be a girl who was destined to always be calm and modest. I was told to be the most excellent that I can be and I hope that for each girl-child in the globe,” shared the well known actress.
The Baywatch star also stated that her co-star of the Hollywood film, Dwayne Johnson, would certainly be great marriage material.
She stated, “I certainly think Dwayne Johnson would make grand marriage material as I’ve witnessed him with his loving family and I’ve witnessed him with his children and I am acquainted with the fact that how much of a family man Johnson is. The one thing you require in a life partner is sincerity as well as trust and The Rock completely radiates that.”
While there are rumors on her next film project with Jim Parsons are widespread, the beautiful actress corroborated of being in discussions for three Bollywood projects during the tour to India before the release of her first Hollywood film, Baywatch. | <urn:uuid:491f82d3-2b0d-45af-8e8a-680af2a94629> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.simplyxpress.com/rock-perfect-marriage-material-completely-exudes-sincerity-trust-says-piggy-chops/ | 2024-04-17T10:06:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.986193 | 480 |
A 47-year-old Filipino man, who is also a Singapore permanent resident, was sentenced to five years’ jail with 12 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to three counts of molesting his 13-year-old daughter.
- He pleaded guilty in the State Courts of Singapore. According to the Charges, he stomped on his wife’s head in front of their two young causing her to suffer facial fractures. Two other similar charges involving the same girl were taken into consideration for the purpose of sentencing.
- At the material time, the man thought his daughter was asleep in their home when he crept towards the girl and molested her. The girl was awake and aware of what her father was doing but did not know how to react. He preyed on her again when she fell asleep in their shared bedroom. This time, she was jolted awake but, despite this, he continued molesting her.
- It is unclear whether he was represented by a Criminal Defence Lawyer during the presentation of his mitigation plea and when the Court imposed the sentence.
Outrage of modesty is an offence under section 354 of the Penal Code (Cap 224) which states:
Assault or use of criminal force to a person with intent to outrage modesty
354.—(1) Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage the modesty of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments.
(2) Whoever commits an offence under subsection (1) against any person under 14 years of age shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any combination of such punishments.
For this case, the man could have been punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years because the victim was under 14 years of age.
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Skin Picking and OCD
Is Skin Picking a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
The short answer is no. Although compulsive skin picking is classified within the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorders, there are distinct differences between the two.
Dermatillomania is categorized within a group of disorders called Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). However, it is often confused with other conditions. Common misdiagnoses result because the picking behavior is a result of a medical condition, confused with OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and in some cases, Non-suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI).
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
There are cases when a person with OCD picks at their skin and cases where people with dermatillomania have OCD. However, the main difference is that the behavior of picking drives someone with dermatillomania not intrusive or obsessive thoughts. Whatever stimulates the urge, once picking occurs, the urge is satisfied. On the other hand, a person with OCD may feel a compulsion to pick their skin but the drive behind it will be intrusive or obsessive thoughts. After the person picks, the thoughts will still be there.
Another theory is that dermatillomania is a repetitive motor response. Behaviors associate with OCD are compulsive rituals essential to satisfying an obsession. The age of onset is also different. Dermatillomania usually starts in early adolescence while OCD usually starts in late adolescence. Treatment is different for BFRBs and OCS. Because of the behavioral focus of BFRBs, treatment targets behaviors such as in Habit Reversal Training. OCD is about thoughts and treatment targets thoughts and uses exposure and response prevention therapy. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) help in treating OCD but in people with dermatillomania, they do not work as well.
- Thought-driven with obsessions as central focus
- Compulsive rituals relate to obsessions
- Starts in late adolescence
- Exposure and response prevention treatment can be effective
- SSRIs effective
Compulsive Skin Picking
- Behavior-driven - the compulsion to pick, not driven by an obsessive thought
- Repetitive motor system
- Starts in early adolescence
- Habit Reversal treatment can be effective
- SSRIs generally not effective
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Whether it’s a special day, celebration, or you just want to treat a friend, Skip gift cards pair well with all occasions. Send some goodness straight to someone’s inbox or mailbox.
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Gift Card FAQ
Purchasing Gift Cards
Your digital gift card and redemption code will be sent to an email address of your choice. Just like magic.
You sure can. There is an option to add multiple gift cards to your basket.
There are two ways you can buy a large number of digital gift cards:
- Through our online retail portal, you can purchase up to 100 gift cards at $10 per gift card per day or 20 gift cards at $50 per gift card per day.
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If your Digital Gift Card has not been delivered, you can cancel your purchase by contacting Customer Support. If the delivery date is today or in the past, your purchase cannot be cancelled.
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Your Digital Gift Card will be sent via email on the delivery date you choose, with rare exceptions for processing delays. For same-day delivery, most Digital Gift Cards are sent within an hour of the purchase transaction. For future delivery, Digital Gift Cards are sent on the morning of the scheduled delivery date. Please see the "Digital Gift Cards" section below for more about Digital Gift Cards.
Yes. To do so, go to the "For Me" tab underneath "Who is the gift card for". Your Digital Gift Card will be sent to the email address entered on the Payment Page. When you receive your Digital Gift Card alert via email, follow the instructions in this message to retrieve and redeem your Digital Gift Card.
Simply personalize the Digital Gift Card for your recipient, have it sent to yourself and then print it. Go to the "For Me" tab underneath "Who is the gift card for". Your Digital Gift Card will be sent to the email address entered on the Payment Page. Enter your recipient's name and your personal message on the Digital Gift Card messages page and complete the transaction normally. You will receive a Digital Gift Card alert via email. Follow the instructions in this message to retrieve your Digital Gift Card and then choose "Click to print this page." The resulting printout may be presented as a gift to the recipient.
Yes. If you send separate Digital Gift Cards to Aunt Mary and Uncle Jim at their shared email address, they will receive two messages with the subject "[Sender] sent you an Digital Gift Card from SkipTheDishes" with your name in place of [Sender]. Within the text of the emails, each message will be addressed to the respective recipient, using the name you entered in the purchase process, for example: "Mary Smith, John Jones sent you a $XX Digital Gift Card from SkipTheDishes."
Redemption of Gift Card
You’ll need a SkipTheDishes account to use your gift card
Once you’ve logged into your account, go to the top right corner and select the profile icon. When you press the profile icon, you should see options drop down.
Select Gift Cards (on the app) or Purchase A Gift Card (on the website).
If you’re on a desktop, scroll to the very bottom of the page where you’ll see a section asking Already Have A Gift Card? and select the Redeem button. You’ll now see a spot to claim your 16-digit gift card code. You’ll find this code in the digital Gift Card email you received. It’s shown at the end of the URL link closer to the bottom of the email. After you enter your digital Gift Card code and select the Redeem button, your Gift Card will automatically be applied as a credit to your account. You can use it on your next order(s). Yummy!
No. Digital Gift Card codes are different from voucher codes. To access the credits on your Gift Card, you’ll need to input the Gift Card code in the Redeem Gift Card section in Account Settings, not at checkout. The Gift Card amount will be added to your credits that you can use when you checkout.
You’ll need to log into your account if you’re not already. Click your profile icon. In the Skip App the credit balance will be shown at the top right. On the website, you’ll need to click on Account Settings in the menu you see when you click your profile icon. You’ll be taken to My Account where you can see your credit balance.
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If asked to conjure up mental images of Las Vegas, it's unlikely that Jojo's Jerky would come to mind. The store, which sells jerkies, sauces and marinades, is squashed inside a shipping container. And, all around it, are other shipping containers – all filled with small businesses trying to make their way in a city that does big, brash and commercial better than any other place on earth.
The Downtown Container Park covers everything from jewellery to gourmet hot dogs, but the common theme is that everyone has to squeeze their vision into a 39-square-metre metal box.
Hans Hippert, who runs Jojo's Jerky, says: "The space is definitely a challenge. It makes you overthink every little nook and cranny. When we got a fish tank in, we had to take out one of the windows."
The company started off selling at farmers' markets, and the new permanent premises carries off something of a market vibe. But the Container Park is not alone.
It's part of a fledgling, very un-Vegas part of Downtown Vegas, just to the east of the flashy Fremont Street Experience. This once dicey part of town has been given an overhaul, with plenty of small, independent bars and restaurants moving in. It feels like the emerging cool part of a real city rather than another add-on to a super-sized resort playground.
"A couple of the guys who work here are now looking to buy homes downtown," says Hans. "And my wife and I's date nights are always downtown. But I wouldn't have been caught walking around this area five years ago – the speed of change is incredible."
Much of the impetus for this change has come from one particular moneyed-up downtown resident. In 2013, the Zappos shoe company moved into the old Las Vegas City Hall, bringing 1600 staff with it. CEO Tony Hsieh decided to throw in $350 million to rejuvenate the surrounding area, a considerable chunk of which went in interest-free loans to housing developments, would-be restaurateurs, artists and start-up companies. This provided quite the lure, and the local authorities threw their weight behind it.
The results are considerable. The Container Park might be the kooky, smile-raising centrepiece, but Fremont and Carson Streets, in particular, are now brimming with spots that can try something different without having to have the big, clanking resort machines behind them.
Carson Kitchen is the oft-cited darling of the area, serving up unashamedly rich food in a convivially cool space. But Glutton, a few doors down on Carson Street, is perhaps the best encapsulation of the vibe. It's cosily-sized, but open, with natural light pouring in through wrap-around windows. After a few days of dining in cavernous, dark Strip restaurants, the normality of it is surprisingly refreshing.
But the feel that it could be in any American city doesn't mean it has an identikit menu. The short rib scramble with roasted mushrooms, pickled shallot, potato, caramelised onions, red wine reduction and blue cheese toast, for example, is identifiably comfort food. But it's comfort food with a few twists and unexpected ingredients.
Owner/ chef Bradley Manchester says he wanted it to have "a street restaurant feel, like in San Francisco, New York City or Chicago."
Formerly the executive chef at one of the large resorts, he says: "I got tired of doing that, so I saved up money and negotiated with the Downtown Project."
Glutton opened in April 2015, but Manchester says every month sees something new and different arrive. "I love having repeat guests. That's a huge thing for me – it's great to have that neighbourhood feel."
The new developments downtown are starting to have an effect on the Las Vegas Strip too. MGM's new big project – The Park – may contain a large arena, but what's most interesting about it is the series of smaller bars and restaurants that are in the open air rather than cocooned within a big casino-hotel-entertainment complex.
Among these is the Beerhaus, which is hardly the most dainty place on earth, but forcefully puts forward the case for microbrewed beers, many of which are brewed locally. Again, this is somewhat unusual for Vegas – it's a city where scale matters, and the big resort chains buy well-known, branded beers from multinational breweries. Finding something you've not heard of before can be quite the challenge.
But one look at the menu here shows there's a Nevada craft beer scene bubbling under the radar. Sample sizes aren't officially on the menu, but ask and they'll be served up for $2 a pop. That makes working through the local contenders considerably easier, and while the Crafthaus Evocation Saison and Sin City Say Hello to Amber have their merits, the crisp but flavourful Joseph James Citra Rye is the one that makes you want to upsize the glass. Las Vegas may be discovering the joys of small, but it's OK to make the odd exception…
United flies to Las Vegas via Los Angeles from both Sydney and Melbourne. See united.com.
If staying downtown the Downtown Grand is contemporary and keenly-priced, with rooms from $60. See downtowngrand.com.
SEE + DO
The Downtown Container Park is at 707 E Fremont Street, and takes up a block. See downtowncontainerpark.com.
Glutton is a few blocks away. See gluttonlv.com.
Beerhaus at the Park is part of the larger Park complex. See theparkvegas.com/en/restaurants/beerhaus.html.
David Whitley was a guest of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Travel Nevada.
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Well, post exams we’ve continued to do lots of skiing and boarding ... and lots of other stuff too! Some of the group went to watch a hockey game in Kelowna on Saturday. Then it was SuperBowl on Sunday after lessons. A group watched this over a drinks and a meal at the BullWheel.
The temperature has been dropping again though not quite to the –30 degrees that greeted us at the beginning of the course. Monday was a wonderful champagne powder day – 5cm dump over 4 hours – yes!
Monday was also the day we said our farewells to students on the 5 week course. Which meant a visit to Sam’s toast their successes and onward journeys.
Tuesday – pancake day! A group of us enjoyed cooking pancakes for brekkie at Whitefoot Lodge. Which was the start of a bit of a rest day, shopping shuttle trips, and ending in pre drinks at the Bullwheel followed by dinner at the Globe and then onto karaoke at Sam’s.
After that, we were well set up to enjoy a beautiful cold bluebird day on Wednesday. Wonderful pow and delicious doses of Vitamin D. That evening it was tubing for Joe’s last hurrah before he left on Thursday. And a group hit the ice rink too. All go.
A bit of sickness and some injuries have meant we had a few people down towards the end of the week but the upcoming long weekend will hopefully allow for recovery. We are looking forward to three days of fun, relaxation and shredding.
I’ll let you know how we got on with more news soon.
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As Cincinnati’s urban renaissance continues, several sectors of the local economy have seen rapid growth. The emergent startup community in Cincinnati has created an influx of entrepreneurial talent, and with it has come growing numbers of designers, marketers and creative thinkers.
In cities where these and other small businesses and sole proprietorships flourish, a byproduct is an increasingly large workforce that works remotely, not necessarily tied to an office space, but more prone to coffee shops or home offices. And with the proliferation of this new segment of the workforce, co-working spaces are on the rise.
Coworking provides a physical space for members that gives them access to office amenities (Wifi, copiers, printers, conference roomts, etc.) without necessarily having to abide by all of the other standards of an office. Given that these spaces are looking to attract creatives of all different types, each co-working space takes on a different aesthetic and may focus on specific niches, such as tech or branding.
Nationally and internationally,
Wework represents one of the largest companies in the co-working arena, with shops in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Seattle, Israel, London and more. Wework alone has a dozen co-working spaces in New York, to say nothing of the countless others that exist in the city. More and more spaces have continued to open across the country as members report a boost in productivity from the added human interaction.
Here in Cincinnati, co-working has had a foothold for many years, and the options for professionals looking for co-working spaces have continued to grow, albeit not quite at the rate of many other cities.
Below is a list of Cincinnati co-working spaces, which will no doubt continue to expand.
Planted squarely in the heart of the nascent startup community, Cintrifuse touts itself as “more than a co-working space” and there can be no denying that. In addition to offering premium, modern downtown office space “ideal for small teams that have grown out of the coffee shop,” Cintrifuse boasts deep connections in the business, tech and entrepreneurial communities. They provide access to mentoring, venture capital firms, talent and events. All of their services are designed specifically to help high-growth startups.
“There’s an ambient kind of learning that occurs when you surround yourself with people who are dealing with and working through the same kinds of issues you are,” says Cindy Daumeyer, Director of Operations and Management at Cintrifuse. “In addition to being around entrepreneurs who are dealing with those same issues, we make sure to connect them with local experts who have solved them in the past and can help along the way.”
While it occupies its current space on East 6th street, Cintrifuse is in the process of building out a 38,000-square-foot “innovation campus” in
Over-the-Rhine that should be ready by late 2015. Cintrifuse currently has just under 100 members, many of which are residents who work out of the building, and some simply use the network/resources provided. Cintrifuse provides free tours of the facility every Tuesday at 4 p.m.
North Avondale, Cowork Cincy was opened by a company called
SoTechie Spaces based in New York City. As if the name didn’t give it away enough, SoTechie focuses on entrepreneurs and innovators in the tech sector looking for a shared community work environment. SoTechie opened its doors in NYC in 2010 and arrived in Cincinnati this past fall.
"We've seen that Cincinnati is really starting to put a big emphasis on tech and innovation. We want to help build up a community here around that," says Nancy Gonzalez, Director of SoTechie Spaces. "We saw that both
Xavier University and
University of Cincinnati have entrepreneurship programs, so we found a space that is close to both that could offer space for young entrepreneurs to come and work out of."
Currently, the Cowork Cincy space has a temporary co-working space set up directly next to the building that it's beginning construction on now, which will be the future home of the space. Among its perks, Cowork Cincy offers standards like high-speed Internet and the use of printer/copier/scanner as well as membership in a national community of co-working business and technology professionals, and special discounts on Zipcar, hotels, legal services and more. After the Cincinnati space is completed, SoTechie is looking to open locations in several other cities around the country.
Hamilton County Development Company
Tucked away on a neighborhood street in
Norwood, the Hamilton County Development Company (HCDC) has been in business for more than 25 years and lays claim to one of the region’s oldest business incubators. Just over a year ago, however, HCDC decided to dedicate some square footage within its business center to a co-working space.
“We were being approached by a variety of entrepreneurs that didn’t fit the incubator, but they wanted a space where they could get some coaching,” says Pat Longo, Director of the Hamilton County Business Center. “They didn’t need their own office, they wanted to be in an environment around other startups, they wanted access to conference rooms, programming and 24/7 access, so we gave it to them.”
The co-working space at HCDC is a modest 1,300 square feet, geared toward early stage entrepreneurs. In addition to the standard fare of amenities, it offers concierge and receptionist services, complimentary parking, and access to business coaches and the Greater Cincinnati Entrepreneur Assistance Ecosystem.
“What makes a co-working space great is if it creates a community that offers chances to create valuable connections," Longo says. “Our coaching allows us to do that, which I think is different than many other spaces.
While Crossroads and the Ocean are two separate organizations, many of the same people are involved with both and they're located next to each other.
Crossroads has been developing a community of entrepreneurs, independent thinkers and workers for over a year now. The Oakley-based churched launched
Unpolished in June of 2013, a meetup group designed to encourage, educate and engage entrepreneurs within the Crossroads community. Then some of the same people behind that group
went on to form the Ocean Accelerator.
“We piloted a co-working program here at Crossroads a few months ago in the atrium,” says Tim Brunk, one of the leaders of the Unpolished group. “We had over 50 people come in on that day and work side by side. We knew we wanted to make it a more regular thing after that.”
What makes this group unique is the concept of how a faith-based community can support and strengthen the members' businesses.
“On a personal level, my business got off the ground and running through connections and partnerships and working together with other people in that Crossroads Atrium,” Brunk says.
Currently, co-working at Crossroads doesn't follow a set schedule, but Brunk hopes that it will become a weekly occurrence this fall. As for the Ocean, the space is currently being built out on the Crossroads campus and will included dedicated co-working space that should be ready by winter or spring of 2015.
MOVE is certainly the newest to arrive on Cincinnati’s coworking scene, having just had their launch party this past Friday. They may also be the most unique space, not just in terms of the physical space itself, but also in their mission, offerings and aesthetic.
“I’ve been in Washington, D.C., for the last three-and-a-half years and there were probably four to five co-working spaces just within a few miles of where I was,” says Patrich Hitches, co-founder of MOVE. “Co-working there opened me up to how much collaboration, new ideas and new people can impact your life. It creates an environment where people from different backgrounds, expertise can create a community. I knew I wanted that here in Cincinnati.”
What makes Hitches and co-founder Ryan Meo’s vision unique is that in addition to building a community of entrepreneurs, they’ve built a community based around health and fitness and
are cross-pollinating the two with MOVE.
Located at the intersection of the
West End neighborhoods, MOVE seeks to motivate its members mentally and physically. The workspace is attached the
Foundation Fitness gym and promises to be full of energy, motivation and “people taking breaks to climb ropes, sneak in a few squats or flip the tires a few times.”
“The idea is that being active and healthy helps to spark creativity, productivity and innovation,” Hitches says. “We merge work and play to help our members reach their own personal potential in both body and career.”
While MOVE is technically the newest on the block, Platform 53 in
Covington is somehow both newer and older. Platform 53 technically launched in January 2012 at
Northern Kentucky University’s Startup Weekend, but will actually open its first beta location on September 1, 2014, to kickstart its co-working community.
While many co-working spaces are tech/startup heavy, Platform 53 is building a group that isn’t just tech focused.
“The magic happens when you bring together people from different walks of life,” says Stacy Kessler, co-founder of Platform 53. “Between 30-40 percent of the workforce doesn’t work in an office these days, between telecommuters, freelancers and more.”
Platform 53 has already built a community of beta members who work in a variety of areas including cinematography, web development, graphic design, data analysis, communications, entertainment management and more. The staff is still building out its list of beta members and promising special perks to people who get in early, including input into the creation of the space, member discounts, recognition as a founding member and more.
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Let’s start with a word of caution: Most folks don’t realize that the two most dangerous substances in the world to withdraw from are benzodiazepines and alcohol. Detoxing from drugs like Xanax should never be attempted without medical supervision. We offer the facts below not as medical advice but rather as guidance.
Most people will start to feel symptoms within 12 hours, and symptoms will peak within 3-4 days. Residual and lingering symptoms of withdrawal can last for months.
The most serious (but more rare) side effect is convulsion – and these can be life threatening. More common side effects are psychological in nature, and are very unpleasant. Problematically, many people take Xanax to manage anxiety. During withdrawal, anxiety and feelings of panic are very likely to spike.
Xanax increases the activity of GABA in the brain, which results in a calming effect on an anxious mind. Over time, the brain responds to this increased GABA activity by lowering the amount of available GABA. At this point, the patient will need to take a larger dose of Xanax to feel the same effects – and at this point, if the user tries to stop taking Xanax completely, they will experience withdrawal pains.
The best way to break an addiction to Xanax is through a medically monitored period of tapering down the dosage. This can take many months, but is safer and far less unpleasant than a “cold turkey” detox.
The pace at which the dosage is reduced will depend on the length of the dependency, with longer dependencies requiring a slower reduction. Some suggest reducing the dosage by 0.25mg every two weeks, but individual recommendations must come from a doctor familiar with your case and your medical history.
The advantage of a very long and slow tapering down is that it allows your brain time to adjust to the decreasing dosages of medication, and to begin producing more GABA to compensate. The symptoms of withdrawal are caused by this GABA insufficiency, so allowing the brain to “keep up” with the tapering, alleviates the severity of the symptoms.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has proposed a new ocean policy plan that would include speeding up permitting for offshore wind projects.
"As we rapidly transition our economy to 100% clean energy, we must prioritize offshore wind and wave energy," Warren wrote in the plan she posted on her website Dec. 10.
Offshore wind development under the Trump administration has hit some speedbumps, and Trump himself has spoken critically about that technology on multiple occasions. As for the permitting process, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in August delayed issuance of a final environmental impact statement for the proposed 800-MW Vineyard Offshore Wind Project off Cape Cod, Mass.
Warren pledged that, if she wins the White House, she will streamline and fast-track permitting for offshore wind, "including making sure projects are sited with care based on environmental impact assessments."
The U.S. Department of Energy in 2016 estimated that U.S. offshore wind has a technical resource potential of more than 2,000 GW of capacity, or 7,200 TWh of generation per year.
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NXT TAKEOVER: IN YOUR HOUSE RESULTS – JUNE 7TH, 2020
Tonight is the first NXT TakeOver event since WWE’s “empty arena” era. While the matches scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Tampa Bay ended up taking place over several weeks, this is the first genuine NXT TakeOver since the global pandemic, and with 6 matches on the card, it should be a fun show.
First up, in a match that was added last week, the team of Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and Raquel Gonzalez will take on Mia Yim, Shotzi Blackheart, and Tegan Nox. This match will take place following weeks of all 6 of these women being deeply embroiled with each other’s stories for the better part of two months. With some really high quality performers in this match, it’ll be interesting to see how this one shakes out.
In one of the lesser-hyped matches for tonight, Finn Balor will take on the man who took him out backstage weeks ago, Damian Priest. This is one of Balor’s very limited performances since his return to NXT, and his promos for this feud have been very intense, but Damian Priest fits the WWE mold so well, so this one is tough to call but should be a fun match.
For Karrion Kross’s debut match, he couldn’t have a better opponent than Tommaso Ciampa. After being jumped backstage during a promo following his brutal match with Johnny Gargano, Ciampa challenged Kross to a match for TakeOver tonight, and this looks to be Kross’s real coming out party after just a few squash matches on NXT television.
For the first of three title matches tonight, Keith Lee will defend his NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano. Ever since turning heel back in February of this year, Gargano has transitioned from a deranged heel to a smarmy one who really needs his comeuppance. Will Lee hand it to him tonight, or will Gargano capture the NXT North American Championship for the second time in his career?
Speaking of two-time champions, two-time NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte looks to extend her title reign when she takes on both Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai in a triple threat match. One has to wonder if either Io or Ripley are in this match so that Charlotte will lose her belt without having to be pinned, but that is mere speculation. We’ll have to see who comes out on top in this one, but with three highly skilled women, this one could be the match of the night.
Finally, in a Backlot Brawl, the longest reigning NXT Champion of all time, Adam Cole, will defend his title against Velveteen Dream, and if Dream fails to capture the championship, he cannot challenge for it again while Cole is still champion. One must wonder how Dexter Lumis, Bobby Fish, Roderick Strong, and the recently returned Kyle O’Reilly will factor into this one. While some reports indicate that Cole has signed a new deal, earlier reports indicated that Cole’s contract is expiring soon, so could tonight be when Cole drops his NXT Championship?
With the return of NXT TakeOver events, it feels like the wrestling world is regaining a sense of normalcy, and hopefully, tonight’s six-match card can bring everyone a little bit more joy. We will begin coverage when the NXT TakeOver: In Your House preshow beings at 6:30 PM, EST!
Scott Stanford, Sam Roberts, and Pat McAfee are on the pre show panel. They go over the matches on the card generally before moving into buildups for the matches. Ciampa is shown walking to the arena earlier tonight, but we move on to recapping the card.
We get a video package about Adam Cole’s year as an NXT Champion and his upcoming Backlot Brawl match with Velveteen Dream, followed by a mock Table For 3, featuring just Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae, featuring Mia Yim and Keith Lee, building up to their upcoming NXT North American Championship match.
MIa Yim and Keith Lee are shown arriving together backstage for TakeOver. Johnny and Candice are also shown arriving, but Johnny stops and goes back to his car, telling Candice he will be just one minute, and he sends Candice ahead on her own.
We once again run through all of the matches and then lead into the main show.
Code Orange perform their song, “Underneath,” the theme song for NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
Shotzi Blackheart, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim vs. Candice LeRae, Raquel Gonzalez, and Dakota Kai
Yim and LeRae seem to start the match, but LeRae tags Raquel in. Gonzalez tosses Yim around the ring, but Yim fights back with chops and a guillotine hold. Raquel reverses, but Yim escapes and tags in Tegan Nox. Nox runs the ropes, but Gonzalez takes Nox down with a shoulder tackle.
Gonzalez tags in Dakota Kai, and Nox and Kai trade strikes, and Nox rolls up Kai for two. Kai and Nox trade roll up attempts, and Nox hits Kai with a headbutt, then an uppercut and a rolling senton. Nox covers Kai for two.
Shotzi Blackheart comes in and hits a slingblade on Kai. Kai grounds Blackheart with a scorpion kick and covers her for two. Kai tags in Candice, who goes for a senton but misses. Shotzi hits Candice with a kick, sending her out of the ring. Kai, LeRae, and Gonzalez regroup on the outside.
Blackheart, Yim, Kai, and Nox all hit dives to the outside. LeRae and Blackheart get back in the ring and Shotzi hits a double knees on Candice from the top rope, then covers Candice for two. Shotzi locks in an underhook front chancery, but Kai breaks up the hold.
The referee tries to get Kai out of the ring, and Raquel Gonzalez uses the distraction to take Shotzi down with a lariat. Candice tags in Dakota Kai, and Kai pushes her boot into Shotzi’s face. Kai brings Shotzi into her team’s corner, and Raquel Gonzalez tags in.
Raquel kicks at Shotzi and then tags Kai back in. Kai looks for a Facewash on Blackheart, but Blackheart escapes. Candice LeRae tags in, and Shotzi tags in Mia Yim. Yim hits Candice with a series of kicks and a neckbreaker., following by a dragon suplex, bridging into a pinfall attempt for two.
Yim goes for Sole Food, but LeRae hits a suplex on Yim, taking both women down. Gonzalez and Nox get the hot tags, and Nox hits Raquel with strikes to the midsection, an uppercut, and attempts a crossbody, but Raquel catches her and hits a powerbomb, covering her two.
Yim comes in and tries to make a save, but Candice takes Yim out and they brawl to the back. Raquel tags in Kai, and Kai accidentally hits Raquel with a kick, and Shotzi and Blackheart send Raquel to the outside. Nox hits the Shiniest Wizard on Kai, pinning her for three.
Winners: Tegan Nox, Shotzi Blackheart, and Mia Yim
William Regal narrates a commercial for Good Humor WWE Ice Cream Sandwiches.
Rhea Ripley is shown getting ready for her match backstage.
We get a video package explaining the build-up for Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest.
Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest
Before the bell rings, Balor hits a running dropkick on Priest. Priest escapes the ring and the bell rings, but Balor does not let up when Priest enters the ring, laying into him with a chops and tackles. Priest escapes the ring again, and Balor gives chase.
Priest whips Balor into the steel steps shoulder first, then Priest hits Finn with a snake eyes on the apron. Priest tosses aside the top part of the steel steps. Balor tried to hit a slingblade on Priest on the steps, but Priest catches him and hits a power slam on Balor onto the steps.
Balor and Priest get back in the ring, and Priest tosses Balor around the ring, then shoves him into the corner. Balor runs at Priest, but Priest catches him and hits him with a leaping flatliner. Priest hits a leaping back elbow on Balor, then kicks away at him in the corner. Priest covers Finn for two.
Priest locks in a chin and shoulder lock on Balor. Balor fights to his feet, but Priest grinds Balor back to the ground. Finn gets to his feet and hits a jawbreaker on Priest, but Priest rings Finn’s bell. Finn runs the ropes and hit takes down Balor, then sends him into the corner.
Finn hits a vertical suplex on Priest, then hits him with a dropkick, sending Priest out of the ring. Finn chases to the outside, then kicks away at Priest on the outside. Finn gets back in the ring and looks to hit a dive onto Priest, but Priest enters the ring and hits a lariat. Priest hits a Broken Arrow on Balor, then goes for The Reckoning, but Balor hits a double foot stomp on Priest, with both men collapsing.
Balor and Priest trade kicks and strikes. Balor takes Priest down with a Pele kick, covering Priest for two. Balor hits a few leaping forearm smashes on Priest. Balor rolls up Priest for two, then sends Priest out of the ring.
Priest leaps to the apron from the ground and kicks Balor, sending Balor to the outside. Priest hits Finn with a Razor’s Edge onto the apron. Priest tosses Finn into the ring and covers him for two.
Priest runs at Balor and hits a series of splashes on Balor in the corner, but Balor avoids the third and hits Priest with a slingblade. Balor runs at Priest, but Priest hits Balor with a roundhouse kick and goes for The Reckoning, but Balor reverses and hits Priest with a dropkick into the corner. Priest catches Finn on the top rope and hits a with a chokeslam from the top rope. Preist lays an arm across Finn, covering him for two.
Priest gets to his feet first and he stalks Finn. Finn and Balor are on the apron trading blows. Priest goes for another Razor’s Edge onto the steel steps. Balor hits a forearm smash on Priest, sending him crashing onto the steel steps back first. Priest gets back in the ring and Balor hits two Coup de Graces on Priest, covering him for the win.
Winner: Finn Balor
Balor stares down at Priest who sits in the corner and does his finger guns at Priest. Priest returns it with a bow and arrow pose at Balor.
Io Shirai is shown backstage getting ready for her title match. Then, we get a video package for the NXT North American Championship match (the same one from the pre show).
NXT North American Champion Keith Lee vs. Johnny Gargano for the NXT North American Championship
Johnny Gargano uses the door on the stage for his entrance, then drops the keys in his trunks.
Lee tosses Johnny around the ring. Johnny tries to leap onto Lee, but Lee tosses him to the ground. Lee goes for a kick, but Gargano avoids it and goes for an enziguri. Lee goes to the outside and Gargano ties to hit a dive on Lee, but Lee catches him. Lee goes for a Spirit Bomb, but Gargano rakes at Lee’s eyes and he drops Gargano.
Gargano tries to kick Lee’s hand into the steel steps again, but Lee avoids and taeks down Lee. Gargano runs up to the door that he came in, but can’t open the door. Lee throws Gargano into the door and then hits him with a double hand chop to the chest.
Lee tosses Gargano into the ring, and Gargano jumps on Lee, nailing him with strikes to the head. Gargano goes after Lee’s injured hand, but Lee tosses him off. Lee punches Gargano in the face, but Lee seems to injure his hand just as much.
Gargano stands on Lee’s hand, then chops at Lee’s chest. Gargano mounts the corner and tries to go after Lee’s eyes. Gargano takes down Lee with kicks to the face. Gargano rubs his forearm into Lee’s face. Gargano again goes after Lee’s injured hand, using the steel section of the ring posts to cause further damage. Gargano pins Lee for one.
Gargano again goes after Lee’s eyes with his hands, pushing his thumb into the eye socket on Lee. Lee fights to a sitting position, then to his knees. Gargano holds on and is completely off of his feet, but Gargano grounds Lee with an elbow to the back.
Gargano hits a few stomps on Lee, then covers him for two. Gargano again stomps on Lee’s hand and fishhook’s Lee’s mouth. Gargano punches away at Lee and taunts the crowd. Gargano continues to strike away at Lee’s eyes with open palm strikes. Lee punches Gargano in the midsection, but Lee injures his own hand.
Lee grabs Gargano’s hand and picks him up. Lee strikes away at Gargano, and Gargano goes for a spear from the apron, but Lee avoids and hits a backbreaker on Gargano. Lee goes for a Spirit Bomb on Gargano, but Gargano escapes through the legs. Lee takes Gargano down again with a huge punch.
Both men are dazed, but Gargano locks in an armbar on Lee’s injured arm. Lee picks up Gargano, but Gargano uses Lee’s injured fingers to make Lee drop him. Lee hits a lariat on Gargano, covering him for two. Lee stands over Gargano and goes for a Spirit Bomb, but Gargano hits a series of heel strikes to Lee’s head and rolls him up for two.
Gargano hits a series of headbutts and kicks to Lee and try to maintain an upperhand. Gargano goes for a Gargano Escape but cannot get it in. Gargano hits a superkick, and Lee goes for a Big Bang Catastrophe. Gargano rolls up Lee for two. Lee hits a single-arm spinebuster on Gargano, but Gargano rolls out of the ring.
Lee tosses Gargano into the ring, but Gargano kicks at Lee’s injured hand, then hits a tope into a DDT on Keith Lee. Gargano tries to get Lee to his feet so that he can roll Lee back in teh ring, but Lee is too heavy. Gargano enters the ring and breaks the referee’s count. Gargano leaves the ring again, but Lee hunts him down and hits him with a pounce through the plexiglass in the crowd.
Lee drags a ragdolled Gargano back towards the ring. Lee picks up Gargano and carries him the rest of the way to ringside. Candice LeRae runs down to the ring and tries to stop Lee, but Mia Yim runs down and chases off Candice LeRae. Gargano uses the distraction to dig the keys from his trunks and dig them into Lee’s eyes. Gargano hits a slingshot DDT on Lee and covers him for two.
Gargano hits Lee with three DIY-style superkicks, but Lee kicks out after two after each one. Gargano stands on Lee’s hand, but Lee gets to his feet and hits a Spirit Bomb on Gargano. Lee gets back to his feet and stands over Gargano. Lee picks up Gargano and hits Big Bang Catastrophe, pinning Gargano for three.
Winner: Keith Lee
We see a repeat of the Adam Cole and Velveteen Dream video package from the pre show.
NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Velveteen Dream in a Backlot Brawl for the NXT Championship
Dream gets in the ring and brings a baseball bat into the ring, but Cole says he won’t get into the ring until Dream drops the bat. Cole tries to hit Dream with championship, but Dream avoids and catches Cole with three rollups, each for two.
Cole takes down Dream with a big boot and then gets in his car to try and drive away. Dream grabs his bat and swings away at Cole’s car, smashing windows. Cole leaves his car and tries to take down Dream.
An Uber drives up and distracts them and Dream tosses Cole into the Uber, but the referee makes them drive away. Dream tosses Cole around the backlot. Dream takes down Cole with a shot to the face. Cole continues to run away, checking every door that he come across to find an escape.
Dream lost Cole as Cole seems to have found an open door. Dream finds an open door and starts to walk trough it, but Adam Cole blows a fire extinguisher into Dream’s face. Cole uses the distraction to get the advantage on Dream and strike away at Dream. Cole brings Dream to ringside and hits a pump kick on Dream.
Cole taunts Dream and punches away at him, leaving him sitting against a car. Cole taunts , but Dream uses some of his shirt to choke out Cole momentarily. Dream tosses Cole into the ringpost. Dream gets on the apron and hits a double ax handle on Cole to the outside.
Dream rolls Cole into the ring and tries to pin him, but Cole escapes and runs around the ring, calling for a time out. Dream goes for a Purple Rainmaker on Cole, but Cole catches him with a superkick. Cole goes for a Panama Sunrise from the apron, but Dream catches Cole with a superkick.
Dream hits a spinebuster on Cole onto a car. Dream finds a ladder and brings it over to Cole, who lays prone on the car still.Dream climbs the ladder, but before he can dive, the rest of Undisputed Era drive up and blow a horn, distracting Dream. Cole climbs the ladder, but Dream pushes him off onto the car. Cole crashes into the windshield.
Fish and Strong beat down Dream then go and check on Cole. Cole says, “You know what to do. Fish and Strong grab chairs and toss them into the ring, but Dexter Lumis emerges from under the ring and dispatches Strong and Fish using a steel chair. Lumis tosses Strong and Fish into a trunk and drives the car off.
Dream is in the ring along with the chairs that Fish and Strong threw in there. Cole picks himself up off of the car and claws his way to the ring. Cole goes to the top rope and goes for a Panama Sunrise, but Dream catches him and hits a Dream Valley Driver on Cole onto the chairs, pinning him for two.
Dream goes to the top rope and Cole sits down in a chair. Dream hits Cole with a Purple Rainmaker onto the sitting Cole, pinning him for two. Dream gets to his feet and taunts Cole, but Cole hits Dream with a low blow. Cole hits a Panama Sunrise onto Dream onto the steel chairs, pinning him for three.
Winner: Adam Cole
We see a video package for Karrion Kross vs. Tommaso Ciampa.
Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett) vs. Tommaso Ciampa
Ciampa and Kross stare at each other across the ring. Ciampa hits Kross with forearm smashes, but Kross is not phased. Kross tosses Ciampa into the corner then nails him with a kick and a suplex.
Ciampa rolls out of the ring and Cross gives chase. Ciampa tosses Kross’s face into the steel steps. Ciampa looks for Widow’s Bell when Kross gets back in the ring, but Kross blocks. Ciampa takes down Ciampa with a kick to the face, but Kross gets back to his feet. Cross picks up Ciampa by his neck and hits him with a powerbomb onto the ring apron on the outside.
Back in the ring, Kross hits Ciampa with an overhead suplex. Kross picks up Ciampa and hits another suplex, tossing him across the ring. Kross nails Ciampa with knees to the face in the corner. Kross puts his hands behind his back and taunts Ciampa to hit him. Ciampa went to hit him, but Kross ducks and hits a northern lights suplex, following by a lariat.
Ciampa chops away at Kross, and Kross grabs Ciampa’s neck. Ciampa breaks the hold and goes back to his strikes and step-up enziguri. Ciampa follows it up with a running knee to the face and a Widow’s Bell, covering Kross for two.
Ciampa hits Kross with another pair of running knees to the face. Ciampa goes for a Fairytale Ending, but Kross escapes and locks in a Kross Jacket on Ciampa. Ciampa passes out, and the referee rings the bell.
Winner: Karrion Kross
Renee Young tells us that she will interview Triple H on Facebook Live immediately after NXT TakeOver: In Your House.
We get a video package for the NXT Women’s Championship Triple Threat match.
NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women’s Championship
Charlotte exits the ring and let’s Rhea Ripley and Io fight it out. Charlotte fights off Ripley and takes down Io. Charlotte hit Ripley with a spinebuster and a fallaway slam on Io. Charlotte chops away at Ripley and Io. Rhea and Io strike away at Charlotte, then whip her over the top rope.
Ripley gives chase, but Charlotte tosses her into the plexiglass barricade. Io hits a hurricanrana from the apron on Charlotte, but Charlotte tosses Io into the ringpost, then tosses her into Ripley on the outside.
Charlotte stalks both women, then tosses Io back into the ring. Charlotte kicks away at Io’s face. Io fights back, but Charlotte takes her back down. Charlotte whips Io into the ring, but Io goes for a dropkick on Charlotte. Charlotte avoids and gets a Boston Crab on Io. Io fights out by kicking away at Charlotte, and Ripley takes her down with a knees to the face and a big boot.
Ripley hits a basement dropkick on Charlotte, and Io runs at Ripley and catches her with a kick to the face. Io hits Charlotte with the Tiger Feint Kick, then a dropkick to Charlotte’s head, pinning her for two.
Ripley runs in the ring and tries to roll up Io. Io rolls through and hits Ripley with a back elbow as Charlotte rolls out of the ring. Ripley and Io grabs each other’s hairs and Charlotte runs in a hits both women with a spear at the same time. Charlotte covers Io for two, then Ripley, but also gets a two count.
Charlotte drags Rhea Ripley and Io Shirai closer to one corner. Charlotte climbs the top rope, looking for her moonsault. Io rolled out of the way and Ripley got her knees up. Io rolls up Shirai, but Ripley rolls up Io. Ripley goes for a Riptide, but Io reverses into a cross body. Io locks a crossface in on Charlotte, but Ripley breaks it up with a kick. Charlotte hits Ripley with a big boot for two.
Io rolls out of the ring and Charlotte goes for Natural Selection, but Ripley blocks. Io hits Shirai with a springboard dropkick and hits double knees on Ripley. Charlotte catches Io and hits her with Natural Selection, covering her for a very close two count.
Ripley has rolled out of the ring, and Charlotte and Io are alone. Io goes for a crucifix pin, but Charlotte kicks out at two. Charlotte goes for Figure Eight on Io, but Rhea grabs Charlotte and drags her out of the ring. Charlotte and Ripley brawl on the outside, and Io hits a plancha on Rhea Ripley.
Charlotte runs by and hits Io in the back of the head. Charlotte picks up Io and tosses her through the window on the In Your House set. Rhea Ripley tosses a plant at Charlotte and then mounts her with a ground and pound. Ripley gets to her feet and Charlotte slams her head into the plexiglass barrier.
Io climbs to the top of the front door set as Ripley and Charlotte brawl. Io dives onto Ripley and Charlotte from the top of the house set and all three women are down on the ground.
Io picks up Charlotte and rolls her back into the ring. Io gets to the top rope and goes for a moonsault, but Ripley interrupts her moonsault attempt. Charlotte went to hit a spear on Ripley, but Ripley dodges and Charlotte runs into the ringpost, then rolls out of the ring.
Ripley climbs to the middle rope and goes for a superplex on Io, but Io slides out and then climbs to the top rope. Io goes for a hurricanrana on Rhea, but Rhea blocks it and Charlotte hits Io with a kick to the face. Io rolls out of the ring and Charlotte climbs to the middle rope. Ripley hits Charlotte with a Riptide form the top rope and covers her, but Io breaks up the pin.
Io and Ripley trade strikes and Io goes for a roll up, but Ripley locks in a Prisim Trap submission. Charlotte grabs a kendo stick and brings it into the ring and swings away at Ripley and Shirai. Shirai rolls out of the ring and Charlotte hits Ripley with a spear, then a Figure Eight. Io hits Rhea with a moonsault from the top rope onto Ripley, breaking up the submission and pinning Ripley for the three count victory.
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If you’re like me, you have to make an extra effort to eat an adequate amount of veggies each day. First, I did not grow up eating lots of daily vegetables. Secondly, preparing them always seems time consuming, because I prefer to eat them cooked instead of raw. This problem must be solved because the benefits of eating vegetables far outweigh the inconvenience of preparing them.
“Juicing” is helpful for some people. Not only is it convenient to drink vegetables, you can get creative with flavors by adding a little ginger, or a fruit to the mix to change the flavor profile. Creating your own veggie blend at home, instead of buying it from the grocery store can help you avoid the extra sugar that is added to several consumer brand vegetable juices.
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Technoscience, when well directed, can produce important means of improving the quality of human life, from useful domestic appliances to great transportation systems, bridges, buildings and public spaces. It can also produce art and enable men and women immersed in the material world to “leap” into the world of beauty. Who can deny the beauty of an aircraft or a skyscraper? Valuable works of art and music now make use of new technologies. So, in the beauty intended by the one who uses new technical instruments and in the contemplation of such beauty, a quantum leap occurs, resulting in a fulfilment which is uniquely human. | <urn:uuid:27e59593-7391-44d6-b4f5-b6296dddd2d0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.stanthonychurchmalwani.in/post/i-para-103-technology-creativity-and-power | 2024-04-17T10:06:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.923299 | 128 |
COLOP Green Line Printer S260/L2 Text Date Stamp - GLS260L2
If you need to mark important PAID documents fast with the date, then this is your ideal component. The Colop Green Line PAID and Date stamper produces perfect and clear red and blue imprints.
The stamper is self-inking and is capable of producing thousands of sharp quality impressions at 4mm, perfect for busy post rooms.
The stamper has a date band of 12 consecutive years and the overall size is 45 x 24mm.
Here at Staples, we offer a large range of Office Basics and Stationery to suit a range of needs including Hole Punches, Calculators, Staplers and more.
- Imprint Size: 45 x 24mm
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- Manufacturer: Colop
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100x Durable Self-Adhesive 8mm Flexfix Fasteners - 6906/02
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Go Secure Blue Flat Mailing Pouch 355x381mm - VP99121
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The pouch is manufactured from tough weather-proof material that will not tear or burst so you can use it time and time again in the safe knowledge your documents won't fall out.
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“Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as…as a fiddler on a roof,” announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance…and changing traditions.
Fiddler on a Roof, the Tony Award winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal, continues its North American Tour with a stop in March here in San Jose.
In this acclaimed production, audiences will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Jerome Robbins’ original Broadway direction and choreography, starring veteran actor John Preece.
Tevye’s wrestling with the new customs of a younger generation is punctuated by an unforgettable score that weaves the haunting strains of “Sunrise, Sunset” and the rousing “If I Were A Rich Man” with the exuberant “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and triumphant “Tradition.” When his daughters choose suitors who defy his idea of a proper match, Tevye comes to realize, through a series of incidents that are at once comic and bittersweet, that his children will begin traditions of their own. At the story’s close, the villagers of Anatevka are forced to leave their homes and even the sturdy mores that have guided everyday life begin to crumble. Paradoxically, it is the enforced loss of the rigid traditions and home life that Tevye has tried so tenaciously to preserve that leads the family to reconcile and draw closer still.
A perennial hit since it first opened in 1964, Fiddler on a Roof has enjoyed critical acclaim for bringing to the stage a poignant story about the enduring bonds of the family. Now, the National Touring production of this timeless musical brings the wit and wisdom of Tevye and his family to audiences throughout the United States.
Mr. Preece has performed in Fiddler on a Roof over 3,100 times, 1,500 of which were in the role of Tevye the milkman. This production marks Mr. Preece’s 9th national tour of Fiddler on a Roof.
Fiddler on a Roof
WHEN: March 15-20, 2010
SHOWS: 7:30 pm Tuesday – Thursday
2pm and 8pm Saturday
1pm and 6pm SundayWHERE: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
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Ascertainment bias occurs when data for a study are collected such that some members of a population are more likely to be included in the sample than others.
This can result in samples that are not representative of the target population, which makes it hard to generalize the findings from the sample to the population.
Examples of Ascertainment Bias
Here are a couple examples of ascertainment bias in different settings:
1. Prevalance of Diseases
Suppose researchers are interested in estimating how prevalent a disease is in a certain country. To collect data, they ask residents around the country to visit their nearest hospital and get tested for the disease.
Ascertainment bias is likely to occur because residents who are richer and more capable of getting to a hospital/live in an area that has a hospital are more likely to get tested. This means that the disease is likely to appear far more prevalant in rich populations compared to poor ones in this country.
However, this result is misleading because it turns out that richer residents are simply more likely to be included in the sample data.
2. Support of Tax Increases
Suppose a school board is interested in estimating the proportion of households in the school district that would support a tax increase to provide more funding for the school sports teams. To collect data, they go around and survey parents at the school football game on a Friday night.
Ascertainment bias is likely to occur because the parents that are present at the game are likely to have a child who is on the football team, which means they’re far more likely to support a tax increase compared to the typical household in the school district.
This means the proportion of households in the survey that support the tax increase is unlikely to match the proportion of households that support the tax increase in the overall population.
How to Prevent Ascertainment Bias
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- Systematic random sample
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An online furnishings and decor retailer. Homary Lighting… From modern lights to bohemian accent pieces, this business provides a wide range of ideas that can help raise your area at affordable costs.
They have actually amassed a decent following on social media, with 40k likes on Facebook and 5.5 k fans on Instagram. Both pages include an abundance of pictures for design inspo and house styling tips.
Cultivating your personal environment is a job within itself. Can this company end your search for that picture-perfect cabinet or bookcase? In this review, we’ll be reviewing their very popular items, customer evaluations, shipping policies, and more, to help you choose if they’re worth taking a look at.
released in 2012 with its main office situated in California. They began with the basic mission of providing good quality, “charming home things” that would not break the bank.
understand that searching for house design products can take a great deal of time and money even if you go shopping online you may face more difficulty than you anticipated because stores frequently run out of products or have a restricted selection of calories you will also discover that some signs take your cash and make you jump through hoops to get your money back when you don’t get your item so let’s see how dependable homer is is a california-based company that believes in assisting consumers discover beautiful items for their homes that will last for years to come was founded in 2012 and has been around for nine years home check out now has eight warehouses six in the us one in the uk and one in france although some items are more pricey than others it’s.
simple to find things that fit your design and feed your home offers you 20 off when you sign up with the brand name’s newsletter and provides free shipping for all orders you have up to one month to return any product from your order and have access to valuable customer service if you’re a new client you’ll discover packages that will conserve you as much as five hundred dollars on a range of items our review of will cover the pros and cons of the brand name along with a few of its finest products we understand that a platform can not be without grievances therefore the volume and frequency of grievances can assist identify how well a platform performs our specialists have actually examined independent customer review platforms to determine those who have used it as consumers are stating about for instance on trustpilot.com a user nicknamed steve was unhappy with his purchase still awaiting delivery in the last 3 and a half months i bought the flooring light on august 9 2021 i liked the style delivery was within 7 service days and had actually been waiting ever since when i grumbled they used me a paltry refund and assured that the lamp would be delivered the very first week of november as it would be delivered from china hong kong nevertheless homere appreciates their clients and attempts to make their clients happy has 8 warehouses in the world and six of them are in the U.S.A. since wish to collect all the great pieces of furniture from all over the world so some pieces of furniture will take a very long time to arrive however when you get it you will enjoy with homere item if you wish to get your furnishings rapidly you can try choosing from a lease with shipping within 48 hours however a user under label ray.
Is Homary a good company? Homary Lighting
left a positive evaluation delivery was fast just took 5 weeks while the approximated time of arrival was 8 to 12 weeks the manual was missed out on but client service reacted relatively rapidly and resolved the issue quickly jackie cole was likewise pleased with her purchase we purchased the green 3 tiers indoor plant stand it was provided within a number of days looks fantastic and fits precisely where we desire it not too heavy good quality at this price we’ll absolutely go shopping here again utilizing homere is extremely easy because of the buttons that direct you to different areas of the website on the web page you can browse through all the category lists to discover what you need if you’re searching for fast shipping check out the fast shipping area many classifications help you limit your search and discover items that include space utilizing the color option enables you to view only items of the color you want programs you all the available sizes with the size option and asks you to pick one or more some items also have a design alternative that assists you find products for right or left-handed individuals if you plan to purchase typically make sure you register for the benefits program and get rewards with each order be sure to check all the vouchers you can utilize if you have an idea of the look you desire or need inspiration can help at the same time.
can provide do it yourself design you can tell concepts they can help you tailor furniture that you like many designers around the world examine the website to see new products that their consumers will like doesn’t simply reveal pictures of boxes of products or pictures of assembled items the site offers how these products would search in a space these pictures are simple to use and get the design inspiration you need you can discover a bookshelf for your kid’s nursery with books and toys or a comfortable couch that can be used as a coach when you have guests there is likewise a website appropriate for customers who are looking for long lasting furnishings and designs while not all items have reviews lots of have a couple of clients who speak about any problems they have actually had and what they like about the product we also like that the website shows how long it will require to ship for example the contemporary white kids bookshelf leaves the storage facility within 48 hours however it will take 3 to 12 days.
The company wishes to be a location that consumers turn to when embarking on the exciting experience of home-building. All of their products are picked from leading global makers. Might simply be a one-stop store for interior decorating lovers.
Next in our evaluation is the Green Plume Gold Table Lamp. This charming statement piece is made from real ostrich feathers and is trendy as can be. Plus, the green feathers sort of remind us of a tropical vacation. How cute!
is an online store that concentrates on supplying premium home enhancement items, design, and furniture for any taste. The business uses a large range of products such as lighting, kitchenware, restroom devices, faucets, cabinets, tables, and more. Launched in 2012, is based in California, U.S.A., however ships orders all over the world. The company has a team of knowledgeable designers who develop stylish, fashionable products.
I was searching for a compact piece for my living-room, so I chose to select the King Sofa bed by.
The couch showed up in 5 days, which was quicker than I anticipated. It was well-packaged, and absolutely nothing was damaged during shipping. The unpacking procedure was fairly straightforward, although I did need to make some effort when getting rid of the wood frame that enclosed the box.
This sofa bed was quite easy to set up. A word of caution: it came without guidelines, which can be a concern for some people. The process was very user-friendly. Just bear in mind that the taller panel sits on top of the much shorter panel with the footboard. The sofa came with a hex secret that was the only instrument I utilized throughout the assembly. For that reason, you won’t need to get any additional tools.
As soon as the sofa was assembled, I was happily shocked with its durable building and construction. The parts are reliable, and this sofa can boast of good quality (making it worth the money). Homary Lighting
As for the bed mattress, it’s likewise rather firm. It can work for back or stomach sleepers, however side sleepers ought to believe about including a luxurious bed mattress topper.
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DALLAS (August 31st, 2023) – Stevens Transport, a leading national transportation provider, is honored to be the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Coca-Cola Asset Carrier of the Year Award. This esteemed recognition is a testament to the company’s unwavering commitment to exceptional service, support, and dedication in transporting Coca Cola products to customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
“Stevens Transport extends its gratitude to Coca-Cola for recognizing our commitment to excellence. This achievement reflects the dedication and hard work of every member of the Stevens Transport team, from our superior drivers to our strategic operations, we deliver unparalleled service day in and day out”, said Robert Solimani, Vice President of Stevens Transport.
Each year, the Coca-Cola Asset Carrier of the Year Award is bestowed upon the transportation provider that showcases exceptional performance and excellence in the delivery of Coca-Cola products. Stevens Transport has surpassed all expectations and has been recognized for its outstanding service, reliability, and commitment to customer satisfaction.
Stevens Transport has consistently ensured the safe and efficient delivery of Coca-Cola products to retailers, distributors, and consumers. The company’s exceptional operational capabilities and unwavering dedication have played a pivotal role in strengthening the supply chain network and enhancing the overall customer experience.
“We have been partners with Coca-Cola for two decades, and this award serves as a testament to our dedication to providing top-quality logistics solutions”, said Todd Aaron, Vice Chairman of Stevens Transport. “I am proud of our team’s exceptional operational capabilities and unwavering dedication”, he added.
The 2023 Asset Carrier of the Year Award stands proudly alongside a collection of Coca-Cola accolades, which includes Refrigerated Carrier of the Year (2013), Refrigerated Carrier of the Year Runner-Up (2014), Carrier of the Year (2015), and Asset Carrier of the Year (2019, 2022). | <urn:uuid:e6b280f7-6185-4ce7-ac76-c3c7cc410ec8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.stevenstransport.com/about/news/coca-cola-honors-stevens-transport-with-2023-asset-carrier-of-the-year-award/ | 2024-04-17T08:11:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.921386 | 400 |
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Welcome to the Awesemo.com MLB strategy video podcast. In these videos, you will find a breakdown of the slate on a game by game basis. I touch on pitchers, hitters, favorite stacks, etc. The projections that are show in the video are not tied to the rankings on the website, which come from Awesemo directly.
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Although the controls on the unit are simple to use, we do wish there was a remote so we could change the settings while relaxing and watching TV.We also noted if it took one or two people to put the fireplace together and noted any safety features, including cool-touch exterior, overheat protection, and automatic shutoff, as well as any listed certifications. Out of all of the electric fireplaces we've tested, the Costway Freestanding Electric Fireplace Heater continues to be the clear winner. Log burning stoves, along with multi-fuel, gas and pellet stoves, are all great at heating up a room and a method increasingly being used by homeowners keen to keep an eye on their electricity bills.
This means they produce heat more quickly and retain it better, making them cheaper to run than fan heaters used to be — as long as you use the thermostat wisely. Modern models use ceramic elements, which get more resistant as they get hotter (they have a “positive thermal coefficient”).Over time, as cool air is drawn in from beneath due to convection, the whole room heats up, but in my test it took half an hour for the temperature monitor set ten feet away to register any rise at all. We like that this fireplace comes with a remote to control all the settings, with no control panel on the unit to take away from the authentic look. At low speed it’s quiet enough to use in a bedroom and in a hot summer, the cooler function is very welcome at night. We found the instructions to be clear and easy to follow: All of the cabinet pieces were labeled with a number, and the instructions showed the part number in the graphics. Aside from ambiance, electric fireplace heaters should add supplemental heating to your space, so we also evaluated each unit on its heating performance.
The mechanism involves a thermoelectric module that converts heat into electricity, which then powers the fan’s motor. Once assembled, we found it easy to use the settings located on the firebox panel as well as on the remote. Monitor Stove Temperature: Use a stove thermometer to ensure your stove operates within the optimal temperature range for the fan.
The high tech approach leaves the device looking impressively minimal: just a sleek black (or white) rectangle that wouldn’t look out of place in a tech billionaire’s bedroom. Operation is praised for being quiet, while the design is subtle and easily blends in with the majority of stove styles, both contemporary and classic. | <urn:uuid:e3abca3f-ebbf-48f6-90bf-ffe47b4e0483> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.streetdiner.co.uk/sale/cosy+stove+fan | 2024-04-17T08:34:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.94435 | 653 |
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When you purchase a new door from Strike Doors, LLC for your storefront or building, we’ll quickly install it for you so that you can focus on business as usual. We are proud to offer versatile and customized commercial door installation services for businesses across Northern California.
Before beginning the installation process, our team will meet with you for a free consultation to learn about your project needs, goals, and budget. We’ll recommend a few doors that would work well for your building, or we’ll work with you on a custom solution tailored exactly for your business. Once you’re ready to have your new door installed, our team of professional technicians will arrive on time to quickly and efficiently set up your new door. After the installation is complete, we’ll walk you through how to operate the door and any maintenance steps, if necessary. Our installers are friendly and knowledgeable, so they will be able to answer any questions you may have during the installation process. Strike Doors, LLC is fully licensed, insured, and bonded, and we appreciate you inviting us into your workplace.
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We offer an all-in-one solution for commercial doors in the Sacramento area, and whatever your needs, we can accommodate. We install both manual and automatic doors, ranging from standard and ADA-accessible automatic doors and gates to manual hollow metal doors that bring extra security to your building. Commercial doors, especially ones with moving parts, should only be installed by a professional technician, and our team will be there promptly when you need us.
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Dovi & Co was born out of a passion for watch collecting. Teaming up with Collections Fine Jewellery of Toorak, they buy, sell and collect the most beautiful and vintage watches on the market. They needed a confident visual identity and elegant packaging that would elevate them above your average watch brand, presenting customers with a professional, trustworthy and friendly experience. The result is a simplistic yet conceptual visual based on typographical clock hands, a monochrome colour palette and which is sophisticated and memorable. | <urn:uuid:1067c99f-53c5-4cad-8cdc-27e58c396459> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.studioswish.com.au/swish-projects/dovi | 2024-04-17T09:06:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.876752 | 163 |
Monsters and demons are creatures of ancient evil. Many have spent centuries possessing the bodies of person after person, while others have waited centuries to be resurrected or reincarnated.
As ancient creatures, these evil spirits are not always hip on on the jive talk of youngsters these days. Many of them, like your grandmother, prefer to hold onto the language of their youth, their native tongue.
Sometimes this is a language you may understand. Usually it’s Latin, or some other dead language that you’re equally as unfamiliar with.
So when you’re picking your foreign language requirement freshman year, pick carefully. Sure, you’ve always wanted to take that tour of France and Spain, but what happens if you become possessed by Beelzebub along the way? He hates it when he takes over tourists who do not properly roll their “R”s or understand the umlaut. Take it from us. Invest in that foreign language course. You’ll make a far better possession subject. And that makes Beelzebub happy. | <urn:uuid:72f79661-18b5-4d1a-a27c-8b61da70373d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.stuffmonsterslike.com/69-speaking-in-foreign-tongues/ | 2024-04-17T10:31:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.956389 | 221 |
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THE students and teachers of an Alternative Learning System (ALS) engaged in mangrove planting in Barangay Cogon Pardo, Cebu City on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Students from ALS Community Learning Center planted mangroves in Sitio All Season 3-Back Central, Cogon Pardo.
The aim of the activity was to enhance the ecosystem such as providing additional oxygen from plants for better air quality, mitigating the effects of climate change, and providing a safe breeding ground for fish.
It also taught ALS students to understdand the value and importance of protecting and enhancing natural resources through planting mangrove trees along the coastline.
This activity was organized by ALS teachers namely Aldrin Joseph Loresto, Dennis Baysa, Lloyd Englis, Melchor Billacasten and Dr. Jerlyn Palata.
The barangay council of Cogon Pardo led by Barangay Captain Harry Eran, Cogon Pardo Sangguniang Kabataan Council led by Dan Deither Eran, and Pardo District Community Rover Scout, also participated in the event. | <urn:uuid:4a5535de-260e-488e-b382-bfc463a34db2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/als-students-plant-mangroves | 2024-04-17T09:03:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.917848 | 232 |
THE traffic enforcer of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team) who was allegedly caught extorting money from a driver he had apprehended in Barangay Alang-Alang on Thursday, March 21, 2024, will face termination from service if proven guilty.
The Team already completed the investigation on the incident and has suspended him.
In a video that went viral on social media, the enforcer was caught on camera accepting something from a truck driver after issuing a citation ticket.
In an interview on Friday, March 22, City Councilor Jimmy Lumapas, chairman of the committee on transportation, said the Mandaue City Government already launched an investigation on the incident.
In the Philippines, extortion is commonly known as “kotong.” It occurs when a law enforcement official or public official intimidates or unlawfully extracts money or property from a person who is facing apprehension or charges for violating, or suspected of violating any law. They do this by exercising their authority unduly in exchange for protection against possible arrest or filing of charges.
Lumapas clarified that although it was evident that the enforcer accepted something from the driver, it was unclear whether it was money. He said a more thorough investigation was necessary to determine the truth.
Lumapas assured that he would inform Team to identify the enforcer in the video and request an explanation from him.
He said if the enforcer is found guilty, the City will immediately terminate his services, as they do not tolerate such behavior.
“As transportation committee chairman, I’ve worked hard to make sure enforcers get a substantial salary. That’s why they get above minimum wage. Yet despite my efforts, there is still corruption?” said Lumapas in a mix of Cebuano and English.
He admitted that there are instances when drivers plead with enforcers to be lenient and not impose penalties, particularly for minor violations.
He clarified that such requests are acceptable, as long as no money is involved.
He said this is the first extortion incident reported among Team enforcers in 2024.
It is not yet clear whether the driver who allegedly bribed the enforcer will face legal charges.
Hyll Retuya, assistant head of Team, said they have completed their investigation and have temporarily suspended the traffic enforcer.
They will be forwarding the results of their investigation to their legal department.
During their investigation, Retuya said the enforcer admitted to receiving something from the driver, but denied that it was a bribe.
The enforcer said it was a “complimentary gift,” but he refused to disclose whether it was money or not.
Retuya said this is not the first time that they have had to deal with incidents of this nature. In 2023, they fired three Team personnel also for extortion.
But the incident on Thursday was the first one that went viral.
Team enforcers are job order (JO) workers who are paid around P11,000 to P12,000 per month, and work in two shifts -- 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. for 30 days.
Last January 2024, Lumapas passed an ordinance that increased the daily rate of Team enforcers from P420 to P435, which is slightly higher than the Visayas minimum wage of P405.
The ordinance also reduced their working days to 28 days.
Retuya said the Team has around 300 traffic enforcers.
Retuya advised Team enforcers to avoid getting tempted by bribery and to prioritize their integrity over corrupt practices.
As part of their intervention, he said they have been providing Team enforcers with educational campaigns and information on how to perform their duties effectively while following proper rules and regulations.
Lumapas also encouraged motorists to refrain from resorting to bribery, as it could put the job of the enforcers in danger. (HIC) | <urn:uuid:3e229094-5502-4001-b7a9-6ec91a0c95e4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/traffic-enforcer-in-viral-kotong-video-may-lose-job | 2024-04-17T09:22:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.975426 | 831 |
SPRINGDALE, ARK. – Tyson Foods Inc. announced a partnership with Woodlands, Texas-based Axiom Medical, an occupational health services and incident case management provider, to help case manage team members and their families affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Axiom will work with Tyson employees to provide:
- Health support and medical monitoring of ill workers or those who’ve been exposed to the virus.
- 24/7 telephone access to licensed medical professionals.
- Guidance on work clearances once employees have recovered.
- Education and best practices to reduce the spread of illness in the workplace.
“I am delighted that we have been able to help Tyson and their team members with the challenges presented by COVID-19,” said Mark Robinson, president and chief executive officer of Axiom Medical. “Tyson is an essential business critical to feeding America, and it is a privilege to contribute to keeping Tyson team members safe in the workplace.”
Tyson created a COVID-19 task force in January to implement measures to protect workers. Its efforts have resulted in:
- Taking worker temperatures before every shift and installing more than 150 infrared walk-through temperature scanners in its facilities to assist in this effort.
- Providing protective face masks to all team members and requiring that they use them while at work.
- Helping team members adhere to social distancing guidelines on the job by installing workstation and breakroom dividers, providing more breakroom space, erecting outdoor tents where possible for additional space for breaks, clearly marking appropriate 6-ft distances in common use areas, and staggering start times to avoid large gatherings as team members enter the facilities and designating monitors at each facility to help enforce social distancing.
- Partnering with Matrix Medical Network to help ensure the safety and health of team members and contractors as the company begins to reopen some facilities.
- Temporarily employing furloughed nurses and nursing students who will augment the current Tyson staff dedicated to managing the safe return to work process for team members.
“Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members, their loved ones and our communities,” said Tom Brower, senior vice president of Health and Safety for Tyson Foods. “The additional services Axiom provides will help to ensure our team members receive appropriate medical attention when they need it and can return to work safely. We care deeply about the welfare of every team member and are committed to providing them the best support as they help us maintain a healthy and stable food supply for the nation.” | <urn:uuid:d22d496f-cd11-4927-bc3c-a32c49ac0b2d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://www.supermarketperimeter.com/articles/5107-tyson-foods-teams-with-axiom-medical | 2024-04-17T10:03:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.960102 | 537 |
SMW Manufacturing is taking over operations at the former Caterpillar facility in Lafayette County. The company plans to invest in excess of $15 million and hire up to 50 employees, comprised of predominantly former Caterpillar employees, by the end of 2018.
“I am pleased to welcome SMW to Mississippi and appreciate the company for utilizing the skills of the facility’s previous employees to manufacture the quality products for which SMW is known,” said Gov. Phil Bryant.
SMW manufactures components for the heavy truck, automotive, mining, construction and industrial markets and has experience in cold forming and machining space.
“SMW Manufacturing would like to extend its appreciation to all entities associated with making this vision a reality, first and foremost our customer Caterpillar, along with the state of Mississippi, the county of Lafayette, the city of Oxford, The Oxford-Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Foundation, the Tennessee Valley Authority and NEMEPA,” said SMW General Manager Rich DesCoteaux. “We’re most impressed with the workforce we had the opportunity to select, and this team is among the finest I’ve had the privilege to work alongside. “SMW has a proven track record of growth and job creation. We’ve identified and are aggressively pursuing additional core customers that will fit nicely into our now fifth manufacturing facility, and we expect to begin bringing new business in very quickly.”
The Mississippi Development Authority is providing assistance through the Jobs Tax Credit program. Lafayette County is considering additional local incentives in order to best meet the operational needs of SMW.
“Caterpillar’s talented workforce coupled with bright business prospects were key factors in SMW’s decision to acquire the Oxford facility,” said MDA Executive Director Glenn McCullough, Jr. “We salute our partners at the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation and the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors for helping make this project a reality.”
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves, said that job creation is the number one priority of state government.
“We believe very strongly in state government that job creation, bringing new and better and higher paying jobs to our communities is the number one priority of state government,” said Reeves. “We also have a political philosophy that says that government does not create jobs. Government’s role is to create an environment which encourages those in the private sector to invest capital and create jobs. This is just another example of city government, county government, and state government coming together in a wonderful community here in the north part of our state and creating that environment which has encouraged yet another employer to locate their business here, which ultimately means hiring employees here and continuing to grow in this wonderful community.”
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Solution: FORTE conducted a network optimization study and recommended opening a second, 300,000-square-foot DC in an optimal geographic location to best support the medium-term geographic growth plan. The client is proceeding with construction and engaged FORTE to design and implement the material handling automation solution for the Greenfield facility.
Results: The proposed FORTE solutions are expected to deliver an estimated transportation cost reduction of 18 percent in year one and a cumulative estimated operating cost saving of 7 percent in the first year and 10 percent through the first five years. A favorable cumulative financial impact, net of investment, of up to $30 million is estimated through 2023.
About the Solution Provider: FORTE is a leading distribution center design/build and warehouse execution software (WES) technology firm. FORTE provides client-side, network-wide engineering, systems integration and operations optimization services for existing distribution facility upgrades or Greenfield operations. FORTE’s expertise and services include logistics network optimization, facility sizing and design, material handling systems and WES.
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Survival belt with a heavy buckle, made of paracord project combined with leather sounds like a great survival item to have. Such tools may come in handy in a surprisingly large amount of situations. Just as important as your knife or a pistol, a survival belt will not only keep your pants up, but will also be a great tool of wilderness survival. Read about the belts in the following article.
This piece will tell more about the survival belts and their multiple uses when on a bug out.
Survival belts have a rich history of use by many generations of hikers and campers. They are versatile, compact, convenient, and multidimensional in use. And these are just a few things that first come to mind. You probably think that the main function of any belt is to hold your pants on your waist, but you’d be amazed by how many amazing things you can do with it in any survival situation.
The Main Features and Functions of a Survival Belt
Belts are astonishingly useful. They may fairly be named the most functional accessories ever invented. With a proper belt, you can secure not only your trousers but also an injured limb of food supplies in place when on a bug out.
The belt can be a great self-defense tool. To tell you the truth, the functions of a durable survival belt are nearly endless. Moreover, nowadays, the sellers do produce belts specifically for wilderness survival. You can review our recommendations and place orders later on.
Specialized survival belts are made very durable. That is why they have so many survival uses and functions. Finding the right survival belt corresponding to certain survival situations is vital. May be best tourniquet will be a better choice for you. That is exactly why we decided to share our experiences and life hacks with you here.
Ultimate Self-Defense Gear
As we have already established, you can use a belt as an ultimate self-defense weapon. We insist that everybody should have a tactical belt in their survival kit, amongst other items. Now, we are going to review how to use belts as survival tools in emergencies.
So, let us see what’s on the menu.
Belts can produce thunderous and scary noises if you apply the strength properly. By just whipping your belt strongly enough, you can easily scare away an enemy. Swing the belt as high as you can swing it down rapidly to generate the whip force. Frankly speaking, such a force can be destructive enough to break someone’s skin and cause bleeding. Swinging the belt buckle end can inflict some more serious damage, if necessary.
You will need a solid belt for this purpose. If you have managed to take a hostage for some reason, you must find a way to restrain him or her. The same applies to anyone who starts panicking and acting inadequately. You may have to restrain one of your co-hikers to stop them from hurting themselves or harming other team members by accident.
Belts have proven to be the best restraints after handcuffs. You can harmlessly secure someone to a tree or a pole using them.
Yeah, that’s right, you can totally make a spear using a knife and a belt. Strap the knife to the end of a long stick with the help of your belt. Buckle it up so that it could hold tight on the stick and use it for hunting or defending yourself. You might need to use a grommet to make some extra holes.
It doesn’t take too much creative thinking to process how to strangle someone with a belt. If you ever have to choke an enemy, make sure your belt is sturdy and long enough to do that and apply it as a rope.
The sling is a very ancient self-protection weapon. Even though modern kids use it to play with each other, it still is a very effective way to make an enemy step back. A few modifications will help you turn your belt into a piece of weaponry. Just use two sticks or poles to affix it, and there goes your very own projectile launching sling.
You can shoot rocks or other projectiles with it at longer distances and with more striking force than with your arms alone.
Serious Medical Uses of Belt
As we said, a belt is a great addition to your survival kit, and here are a few reasons why.
A broken or sprained limb is a usual thing on a hiking trip. Elevation helps the injured limb to heal faster. To elevate the limb, create a loop with your survival belt and hold the limb up fastened. If it is a broken or sprained hand, you can simply affix it to the shoulder.
Any sturdy belt can make a great tourniquet. You may use the tourniquet to stop the bleeding, for instance. The belt’s tensile strength will restrain the blood flow if you fix it tight. To stop the blood, you should find out where it comes from first — a vein or an artery and then apply the belt correctly.
Shall anyone around you break a bone, you will have to apply a splint immediately. Find a straight and rigid object and then attach it to the outer side of the broken bone. Try to hold the broken bone steady before the help comes. All kinds of pipes, straight sticks, ski poles work perfectly as a splint. Use the belt to secure the injury in place.
Other Practical Uses
There are also other ways to use your survival belt.
Hiding Food Supplies in a Belt
There are plenty of contenders for your food supplies in the wild, and most of them work at night. To keep your food safe, you will have to keep it up where most local inhabitants and thieves cannot reach it. Belts are absolutely great for that purpose. Put your food supplies together in a bag and fasten it up to a tree with your belt around it.
Carrying Multiple Items in a Belt
You will probably be shipping many things when on the go and would not want to lose anything important. Therefore, you need to secure your bug-out luggage properly. Wrap the belt around your carriage, a stack of emergency supplies, a pack of firewood, or survival gear that you want to ship. It will make the shipping process a lot easier.
You frequently need to tie several objects together on a bug out, and you definitely need proper cordage for it. You may make one with your hands if you do not have it with you. Just take a belt and use it to bind the things together. You can make cordage of a whole leather belt or cut it in stripes and use them to secure your goods together.
The belt as Rescue Rope
If you are traveling with friends or family, you need to look out for each other. When on a hike, things can happen. For example, a group member or someone around you might fall into a hole or a ditch, well, or even quicksand, for that matter. You will need to act quickly to save your fellow men. You can use your leather belt to make a rescue rope out of it.
Survival situations may be different. Someone can get injured badly and will not be able to walk on his own. Or you can hunt for a big game, manage to kill a huge beast, and in need to carry the body. You can convert your belt into strap handles to make the carry easier to drag.
Survival Belt Types and Where to Buy Them
Essentially, it is vital to take your final goals into account when choosing a survival belt. Let’s ask question reviews on which survival belt deserves to be in your survival kit.
1. The Valois SSD-100 Tactical Knife Belt
This tactical belt is considered the most classic one in the United States. Its utility has hit a whole other level over the past few years, so it can make a perfect everyday carry for you.
Let us get a closer look at the Valois SSD-100 Tactical Knife Belt. There is a concealed EDC knife right in the belt buckle, and you can always use it as a self-protection tool. You can adjust the belt in length according to your waist size. The knife blade is made of steel and is proven to be amazingly sharp. The bell’s webbing is sturdy, and it fits all standard belt loops. It truly is one of the best belts produced nowadays.
Please watch this video to get a full overview of this particular survival belt and its functions.
The Gerber Bear Grylls Survival Belt is another leader amongst tactical belts in the United States. Its features and functions allow it to come second in our best survival belts list.
These belts are made of nylon and therefore are very durable and sturdy. Their buckle is made of composite plastic resistant to wet and all kinds of damage. Besides, there are small hidden pockets on the buckle that fit small compact gear. There is enough extra space to fit an additional fire starter, a fishing line, 1-2 fishing hooks, a compact bottle opener, a couple of survival matches, or a led flashlight in its compartment.
Check out this video for more information on the piece.
The Elite Cobra Riggers Belt is a rather reliable option for men who are keen on tactical climbing. All Cobras have a special built-in D-Ring buckle specifically for hiking and climbing needs. Such a buckle will help you repel from cliffs, no doubt. Besides, the belt’s strap materials include the type 13 webbing (1 3/4 inch wide) used by the military forces and obtains 7000 lbs of tensile strength. This belt can easily be used as a duty belt.
We can state that this is a simple yet most effective tactical belt in the United States with all confidence. You can choose your own color too. The Elite Cobra belts come in classic black, maroon, brown, ochre, dark-grey, and grey. Check out this video to see more.
Paracord is one of the most important survival tools, for obvious reasons. That is why we decided to get you acquainted with the ultimate Paracord Survival Belt.
Paracord belts are very sturdy and reliable. Another core feature of the paracord belts — they serve many survival purposes. See it for yourself and unravel the 1/5 inch 550 lbs paracord to create high-tensile cordage.
The paracord belt is constructed based on the paracord survival bracelets. While the paracord belt is used for the same purposes as the bracelets, it provides way more length than a belt. You can also use the paracord belt without unraveling it. If you decide to add such a belt to the cart, choose the Rattlerstrap Paracord Survival Belt, and you won’t regret it. Place your orders on the official website.
Our core five closes with one of the most basic survival belts the United States can offer — Military Style 3 Prolonged Pistol Belt. These belts ended up on our list due to their durability rather than usefulness.
The United States military forces have been using these pistol belts for decades now. They only come in one color (black), but they are very cheap, simple, and convenient in use. The materials used for production are suitable for attaching plenty of tools. As we all know, the simpler, the better. This basic Military Style Pistol Belt will serve you nicely for a very long time. Do not forget to place your orders on the official website.
Finally, the sixth-best survival belt of the United States market, in our opinion, is the Condor Tactical Belt. For under 15 dollars, you can get a quality tactical belt along with two mag pouches. There is literally nothing like this belt on the menu.
The Condors are designed to carry a concealed weapon and a few extra magazines for it. These belts have a plastic buckle similar to those used in the 1980-the 90s by the US military forces. The buckle is sturdy enough, but we do not advise you to leave it exposed in cold weather for long periods of time, as it tends to break down. You can adjust the belt in size by using the velcro and, as well as the size of the magazine pouches.
An Extra Note On Survival
We have provided you with reviews of different US brands, so now you can easily choose your perfect belt as an expert. But confidence is only halfway to win a survival battle. Proper equipment isn’t the key to success either. It’s the ingenuity that will save your life in an emergency.
The thing is, creativity is the most useful and the most effective survival tool. If you are innovative, able to think outside the box, and not afraid of unexpected difficulties, you will be outstanding in the wild. We have made our input, and now it is your turn. Go ahead and advise the quality survival belts to your friends and family.
For many of us, belts are an accessory rather than an emergency tool. There is always a belt on your waist supporting your pants, and that exactly what makes the belts into perfect survival tools.
The other quality in favor of the belts is their simplicity. It makes the belts useful, multi-dimensional, and extremely versatile. Of course, you might always say that we have plenty of new cool survival gadgets, but they often lose utility, specifically due to their complexity. Considering all that, we suggest you think carefully before you pack a bug-out bag.
Survival belts can make perfect gifts too. They are adjustable in size (therefore, you do not have to know the exact waist measuring), multifunctional, and suitable for any situation.
Do not forget to send in customer photos if our recommendations have helped you to make your choice. You can check the relevant price (including shipping) of the piece you like most at the sellers’ official websites and place your orders there.
What are the best Survival Belts?
In our opinion, the best survival belts in the United States are the Valois SSD-100 and the Gerber Bear Grylls tactical belts. They make perfect everyday carry items, just like the ultimate survival gear items for bug out activities.
What serious medical uses does a survival belt have?
A survival belt may be one of the most useful survival tools ever. It has many medical uses as well. You can use it for injury elevation, as a tourniquet, or a splint fastener. You can also use a belt to stop the venous or artery bleeding. Therefore, you should definitely pack a survival belt amongst your emergency supplies.
How do you remove a buckle from the slide belt?
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What is the best material for a survival belt?
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AI-enabled SaMD and Digital Therapeutic Solutions: Good Practices for Commercialization
Artificial intelligence (AI) has opened up new possibilities in the life science and healthcare industries for developing solutions to help physicians make decisions and deliver customized treatment to patients. On the one hand, analyzing large amounts of data quickly can improve operational efficiency, and on the other, creating an integrated view of available diverse data can allow for more accurate diagnosis.
The real-world examples include algorithms that use image analysis to enhance skin cancer diagnosis and smart sensor devices that estimate the likelihood of a heart attack. However, along with the benefits, technology has introduced new risks as well. The AI models derive algorithm parameters by learning from training data. The accuracy and generality of the algorithm are governed by training data set factors, such as patients’ age, gender, ethnicity, etc. Any bias in the data will be propagated to the algorithm, impacting the outcome under real-world clinical situations. Therefore, good practices must be implemented and adopted when developing such medical solutions in order to ensure patient safety.
As AI evolves in the field, it improves performance in target clinical settings and opens up new possibilities for advanced solutions. These ‘adaptive’ AI solutions pose further risks as compared to ‘locked’ algorithms which do not change their behavior once they are deployed. Controlling real-world training data for adaptive solutions is extremely difficult, thereby increasing the risks of potential bias and overfitting. As a result, protecting field-implemented models from evasion attacks becomes more critical. As a result, active research is underway to leverage AI's capabilities to learn from real-world feedback and improve accuracy while simultaneously managing risks.
AI/ML-enabled medical devices require additional controls throughout the product life cycle to ensure patient safety and solution reliability. Although there are no established standards for certifying such solutions, regulatory organizations have issued guidance to assure the effectiveness and repeatability of results in the clinical environment in accordance with the intended use of the solution. The FDA has approved over 350 AI/ML-based medical devices as of 2021, and all of these solutions deploy locked algorithms.
Current standards and guidelines
Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and Digital Therapeutics (DTx) solutions are software-only solutions that can assist in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of medical disorders. Unlike hardware-based medical devices, SaMDs can address malfunctions quickly and efficiently and minimize adverse events. Therefore, the software pre-certification program offers a pathway to ensure that health care professionals and patients can benefit from software upgrades as quickly as possible while still maintaining a high level of safety and security during the process. The program is based on the culture of quality and organizational excellence (CQOE). It offers total product life cycle (TPLC) management where the evaluation is spread out over the entire life-cycle of the product, thereby reducing the evaluation time for small modifications required to address malfunctions when the solution is already in production.
The TPLC model effectively addresses the quality evaluation and auditing requirements of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). However, due to the unique capabilities of AI solutions, the TPLC approach falls short in limiting the risks brought by dataset training, data preprocessing, and the influence of real-world datasets on model output. Studies have shown that algorithms may perform differently on patients of different ethnicities if the training data set is not broad enough.
For example, an algorithm designed for skin lesion classification and trained on a data set of light-colored skin patients has been found to underperform for patients with dark skin. Real-world training data sets raise the risk of adversarial attacks, which may introduce bias. A group of Twitter users, for example, encouraged a chatbot to make racially biased comments by feeding it specific comments.
The US FDA discussion paper proposes a regulatory framework that extends the TPLC approach by overlaying it on the AI/ML workflow represented in Figure 2. The new SaMD pre-specifications (SPS) and Algorithm Change Protocol (ACP) concepts manage algorithm modifications caused by continuous learning and define mechanisms to mitigate the associated risks.
Furthermore, the FDA, Health Canada, and the IMHRA have identified ten guiding principles (refer to Table 1) that will serve as a foundation for developing good practices for machine learning-based devices (GMLP). GMLP recommends best practices for various stages of TPLC and proposes tailored procedures for the application of AI and ML technologies in the health care and life sciences domains. Adoption of these recommended practices shall help manufacturers in demonstrating the safety, effectiveness, and reliability of AI-based SaMD and DTx solutions.
These guidelines provide checkpoints for auditors and manufacturers to ensure the safety and reliability of medical devices. The key points of interest for auditors for AI/ML-enabled solutions will revolve around reference data sets, benefit-risk analysis of using AI models, data privacy, and clinical performance. The next section shows how the GMLP guiding principles relate to good practices in the software development life cycle, processes, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for developing AI-enabled medical devices.
Good practices for the development of AI/ML-based medical solutions
Intended Use: The intended use of the medical device should justify the benefits of the application of AI against the associated risks. Such transparency presents a convincing approach as decisions made by AI algorithms are difficult to explain logically. The identification of specific tasks for AI applications, as well as the integration plan with clinical workflow, must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the objectives. If the medical device is intended for a global population, the applicability must be further characterized based on training data sets, such as the ethnicity of the patient.
Dataset Integrity: Data collection methodologies are audited to ensure that the best methods for collecting or generating data are used. In addition to preserving the anonymity of data, its origins should be traceable to provide evidence of its legitimacy and integrity. A traceability template for systematic documentation of data statistics, procedures, consents, timeframe, location, and population will help auditors validate the data sets, which are important parts of figuring out whether AI algorithms are useful, accurate, and reliable. Additionally, the datasets need to be under version control at all times.
Justification of Datasets: The plan for training and validating data sets must document the sufficient number of data samples, patient inclusion and exclusion criteria, and justification for why the algorithm outcome can be generalized for the intended patient population. The data samples should uniformly cover the patient’s demography, clinical history, age, gender, ethnicity, etc. The algorithm results may be skewed if a demographic is underrepresented in the training data set.
In addition to the aforementioned information, it is also important to discuss the limitations of planned data sets, the risks posed by bias in data sets, the identification of circumstances when models can underperform, and the mitigation of risks such as overfitting in order to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of clinically relevant safety and effectiveness goals.
Consent and Privacy: A manufacturer must specify policies on patient consent for data use, data confidentiality, and authorized access to data. Disclosure of sensitive patient information violates privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Models: For the production pipeline, validation criteria for trained models differ from those for the inference pipeline, as training models are often the only ones used for inference. Given the availability of proven AI/ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras, which are available for solution development, developers choose to re-use them to expedite their research. Solution developers need to verify these SOUP components as per IEC 62304 requirements for inference models. They need to do research on existing anomalies and justify their acceptance.
Libraries and code used purely for pre-processing the data or training the model do not constitute part of the medical device, nevertheless, they need to be validated under ISO 13485.
The auditors may not be concerned with library selection, but the demonstration of the overall solution's performance as intended and the delivery of expected output for a specified input is the most significant component of the solution.
The pre-processing steps must be documented to ensure that the original data is not altered in a way that impacts the model's outcome.
The procedures and checks for data labeling must be specified in the models that execute supervised learning. It is advised that SMEs train the team and audit the labeled data. In order for the algorithm to be trained and the model to be accurate, the competency of annotation teams is essential.
Validation: The performance of the model on test data sets demonstrates the model's reliability. It is advised that there is no overlap or correlation between the training and test data sets and they should ideally come from independent sources. The training and test data of the sample should have enough variation to prevent skewing and to ensure that the data is sufficiently generic.
A clinical evaluation must be conducted on a population that is comparable to the target population for the solution, with as many participants as possible. Generalization in the clinical context is ensured by the performance of test results during the acceptance study.
Adaptive Algorithms: Adaptive algorithms pose unique challenges as the medical device in production can change its output based on new learnings obtained in the field. The learning must be controlled in such a way that the risks of modification are minimized. The discussion paper from the US FDA proposes a pre-determined change control plan.
Developers of SaMD or DTx solutions can record predicted adjustments of learning relevant to intended usage in SaMD pre-specifications (SPS). Consequently, prospective algorithmic changes are identified and recorded during the initial release of the solution, allowing for the mitigation of risks through the application of an appropriate review strategy. Any such changes would not require any modification approval from the regulatory bodies.
The Algorithm Change Protocol (ACP) specifies strategies for mitigating the risks of anticipated modifications. Data management, re-training objectives, performance evaluation, and revised processes for algorithm change controls are all mentioned in ACP. There may be changes in the solution beyond the approved SPS and ACP and the approval pathways for such cases shall depend on the class of the device and the kind of modifications made.
Real-world Performance Monitoring: Monitoring SaMD in real-life clinical settings and with the intended population is essential for evaluating the trained model’s performance.
Moreover, the post-market surveillance (PMS) plan must identify the key data to be collected and mechanisms to calculate KPIs in clinical conditions and report any potentially hazardous situations. Incorporating the appropriate modules for automated data collection, analysis, and periodic reporting into the solution ensures prompt data gathering and effective algorithmic adaptation in real-world clinical settings.
The good practices discussed above have been summarised and depicted in Figure 3 below.
For AI-enabled medical devices to be quickly approved, the developers must offer a compelling case to the auditors. It is also critical to demonstrate the models' reliability by proving quantitative performance requirements such as specificity and sensitivity for classification problems and mean absolute error and mean square error for regression tasks.
Furthermore, while AI/ML models may not claim 100% accuracy, the solutions should address the risks of inaccurate outputs by documenting the potential outcomes and procedures to be followed to limit the risks associated with inaccuracies in prediction functions. Adjusting the model to minimize missed detections is preferable, even at the expense of false positives. Similarly, the risks associated with wrong annotation and model bias need to be addressed during the development cycle. Procedures to identify such incidents and corrective actions must be documented.
AI algorithms are generally regarded as black-box solutions where the logic of the model is difficult to explain. To build confidence, developers must ensure that consumers are aware of the risks associated with AI, such as inaccurate predictions, learning over time, and model modification. Moreover, open communication of details such as the data used for training and the level of confidence in the outcome is critical to establishing trust. In the case of adaptive algorithms, the user should be notified of any changes, and the SOP for reverting the change should be provided.
For AI-based medical devices, these practices can help present a convincing case to auditors and accelerate market entry.
While the standards to specifically address the application of AI in medical devices have not been rolled out, solution developers must adopt the guidelines early in the development cycle. It's easier for auditors to understand the risks and benefits of the solution if the decisions, risk-based designs, testing strategies, and evidence of the performance are well justified. Research on available libraries and their anomalies shall allow developers to reuse existing libraries instead of reinventing the wheel, thus optimizing overall delivery time and efforts. Lastly, team competency is crucial for a robust and safe solution.
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