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After being here just a few hours, the girls already said it was their favorite stop on the trip so far. What's not to like? Plus, we look just like everyone else, so we fit in well. In fact, we were mistaken most often for Australians during our travel in India and Asia (even after they heard us speak!), we feel like honorary citizens.
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We talked about just selling our house in Chicago and moving here, that is until we found out there is no such thing as half-n-half or cream for coffee. They just drink it black. Oh that, and it looks pretty expensive to live here. So it looks like we'll be back in June as planned.
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What is Family Mediation?
This page clarifies the process of family mediation, when mediation is required and the expected criteria of a family mediator.
What is mediation?
Mediation is the process through which families can discuss about future plans for kids with the help of a neutral 3rd event. The mediator does not inform parties what to do, however can assist the parties to reach their own arrangements amicably, whilst trying to boost communication between them.
What are the benefits of mediation?
When moms and dads discover it tough to agree on making appropriate plans for kids after a family breakdown, Mediation is suggested. There are numerous advantages to going to mediation, such as:
- giving you more control over what choices are made in connection with kids, instead of relating to the courts;
- supplying a much less difficult way of managing sensitive issues;
- improving communication as well as aiding you to iron out future arrangements;
- permitting arrangements to be reviewed and changed easier, so long as they are mutually agreed by both parties; as well as
- offering a quicker and less expensive way of dealing with disputes.
Are any type of arrangements made with mediation lawfully binding?
Any kind of contracts made during mediation are not legally binding in the sense of being enforceable in a court. Some individuals do determine to get a solicitor to evaluate the agreement, as well as the agreement can be utilized in court at a later phase in order to create a Permission Order. See our web page on Permission Orders to find out more.
What is a Mediation Details as well as Analysis Fulfilling (MIAM)?
A Mediation Information Assessment Satisfying is the very first meeting which will certainly help develop whether mediation will appropriate in your situations, as well as whether it will certainly help you to get to an agreement.
What will happen at mediation?
The mediator will certainly try to locate commonalities between you. If you’re not comfortable with being in the exact same area as your ex-partner, the mediator can set up ‘shuttle bus’ mediation. This is where the mediator talks to you alone and after that talks to your ex-partner with your proposals individually. It could take even more than one session to get to an agreement.
Upon an agreement being reached in between you as well as your ex-partner, a “memorandum of understanding” will be created by the mediator so everybody comprehends what has actually been agreed.
Do I have to go to mediation?
From April 2014, anybody putting on the courts for assistance in resolving conflicts concerning finances or youngsters will be called for to participate in a meeting Mediation Details Analysis Meeting. This includes any kind of applications for:
- Kid Arrangements Order
- Specific Problem Order
- Prohibited Steps Order
- Adult Duty Order
- An order appointing a Kid’s Guardian
- Removal from Jurisdiction Order
- Special Guardianship Order.
You will not need to go to mediation for the above applications if you are looking for an Authorization Order, or if there are ongoing emergency process, care procedures or guidance procedures for a youngster or there is an Emergency Situation Security Order, Care Order or Guidance Order in position.
You can likewise be exempt from having to attend a MIAM, if you fulfil one of the exceptions laid out in paragraph 3 of the C100 application form, which can be downloaded and install from www.justice.gov.uk. A few of the major exceptions include:
- where there has actually been any type of kind of domestic violence in between you and your ex-partner and it has actually been reported to the authorities, courts, health specialists or specialist agency;
- where the youngster is the topic of a Child Defense Strategy or a section 47 query;
- where the circumstance is an issue of seriousness, i.e. a risk of injury to the kid’s security;
- where mediation has actually been attempted within the last 4 months; or
- where the individual seeking to make the application does not have adequate get in touch with details of the other person to which the application associates.
What can I get out of my mediator?
A family mediator have to act impartially and also prevent any type of problem of passion. This means that a mediator has to not moderate on a dispute where they have acquired pertinent info regarding the parties. A mediator needs to remain neutral on the outcome of the mediation. They have to not look for to impose their recommended result or influence on any of the parties.
You need to likewise anticipate the mediator to maintain confidential all details obtained during the course of mediation. The mediator can not even divulge details to the court, without the permission of both participants. The mediators may just divulge details where there are serious claims of damage to a youngster or grownup.
Mediation is a voluntary process as well as any kind of session for mediation can be put on hold or terminated, if it is felt that the parties are reluctant to totally take component in the process. Mediators must also encourage the participants to think about the desires and sensations of the kids.
Exactly how long can mediation take?
Mediation can proceed while it meets the demands of the private parties entailed. The first conference lasts roughly 45 mins. Full mediation sessions will typically last in between 1 to 2 hours, depending on the complexity of the scenario.
What is the price of mediation?
If you are on a reduced revenue or in receipt of specific benefits, you could be able to obtain Lawful Help to aid with the costs. If just one celebration is qualified for legal aid, Legal Aid can cover the initial MIAM session for both of you. The mediator should be able examine whether you are eligible for lawful aid or you can call Civil Lawful Suggestions on https://ammediators.co.uk/contact/.
For specific costs, check with your mediation provider.
Suppose we can not reach an agreement through mediation?
If you can not reach an agreement with the other participant, or mediation stops working for any type of various other reason, for instance the various other party will certainly not go to or the mediator feels that mediation is unworkable, you might wage your dispute to the courts. You need to ensure that the mediator indications and also certifies your application.
Mediation can help you and your partner decide financial issues on separation. and future arrangements for the children without the need to go to court.
Making use of mediation to assist you separate
Mediation is a method of arranging any type of differences between you as well as your ex-partner, with the help of a third person who won’t take sides. The 3rd person is called a mediator. They can help you get to an agreement concerning concerns with money, property or kids.
You can try mediation before mosting likely to a solicitor. If you most likely to a lawyer initially, they’ll possibly talk with you concerning whether making use of mediation initially might help.
You do not have to go to mediation, but if you wind up needing to go to court to iron out your differences, you typically require to confirm you have actually been to a mediation details and also assessment meeting (MIAM). This is an introductory conference to discuss what mediation is and also just how it might assist you.
There are some exceptions when you don’t need to go to the MIAM before going to court – for instance, if you’ve experienced residential abuse.
You ought to call the mediator and explain the circumstance if you need to go to court as well as your ex-partner doesn’t desire to see a mediator. You can’t require your ex-partner to visit mediation.
If you can, it’s better to reach an agreement and also attempt through mediation. You could conserve cash in lawful costs and also it can be much easier to address any kind of differences.
You can figure out even more regarding exactly how mediation functions in this family mediation leaflet on GOV.UK.
Locate your closest family mediator on the Family Mediation Council site.
Just how much mediation expenses
Mediation isn’t free, however it’s quicker as well as more affordable than litigating. You could be able to get a free coupon worth up to ₤ 500 for mediation if the differences in between you and also your ex-partner are about a child. Examine if you get approved for the Family Mediation Coupon Plan on GOV.UK.
If you’re on a reduced earnings you might also be able to obtain legal aid to spend for:
- the initial conference – this covers both of you, even if just one of you gets approved for lawful aid
- one mediation session – that covers both of you
- much more mediation sessions – just the individual that gets legal aid will certainly be covered
- aid from a lawyer after mediation, for instance to make your agreement lawfully binding
Legally binding means you have to stay with the terms of the agreement by regulation.
Examine if you’re eligible for lawful help on GOV.UK.
, if you don’t qualify for lawful aid
The price of mediation varies depending upon where you live. Phone around to discover the most effective price, but keep in mind the most inexpensive may not be the finest.
Some mediators base their charges on exactly how much you gain – so you may pay much less if you’re on a reduced earnings.
If you wish to maintain the expenses of mediation down, try to concur as high as you can with your ex-partner prior to you begin. As an example, you might have already concurred arrangements regarding your youngsters, but need help concurring just how to split your cash.
You might additionally concur a fixed number of sessions with your mediator – this could aid you and also your ex-partner emphasis on getting a quicker resolution.
Prior to you most likely to mediation
Consider what you intend to get out of mediation before you start. If you can spend the sessions concentrating on points you really differ on, Mediation is a lot more most likely to do well.
You’ll require to load out an economic disclosure type when you go to mediation if you’re attempting to get to an agreement regarding money or residential or commercial property. You’ll have to consist of all your monetary information:
- your revenue – for instance, from job or benefits
- what you invest on living expenses – such as transport, utilities and also food
- just how much money you have in savings account
- financial debts you owe
- home you have
Begin celebration bills and also bank statements with each other to require to the first mediation conference. Some mediators will send you a type similar to this to load in prior to your very first consultation.
When you talk regarding your funds, it’s essential that you and also your ex-partner are truthful. If your ex-partner later discovers you attempted to conceal something from them, any agreement you make could not be valid. Your ex-partner can additionally take you to court for a bigger share of your money.
What takes place in mediation
In the introductory conference, you and also your ex-partner will generally fulfill separately with a skilled mediator. Hereafter, you’ll have mediation sessions where you, your ex-partner and also the mediator will certainly sit with each other to review your distinctions.
If you feel incapable to sit with each other and also ask the mediator to go back as well as forwards between you, you as well as your ex-partner can sit in various spaces. This kind of mediation takes much longer, so it’s usually a lot more pricey.
The mediator can not offer legal suggestions, however they will certainly:
- listen to both your perspectives – they won’t take sides
- assistance to produce a calm environment where you can get to an agreement you’re both pleased with
- recommend practical actions to help you agree on things
Whatever you state in mediation is private.
If you have kids, your mediator will generally concentrate on what’s finest for them and their requirements. The mediator might also speak with your children if they assume it’s suitable as well as you concur to it.
At the end of your mediation
Your mediator will write a ‘memorandum of recognizing’ – this is a document that shows what you’ve concurred. You’ll both obtain a duplicate.
If your agreement has to do with money or residential property, it’s a great suggestion to take your memorandum of recognizing to a solicitor and also ask to transform it right into a ‘authorization order’. This means you can take your ex-partner to court if they don’t stay with something you concurred.
You can get an approval order after you’ve begun the process of obtaining divorced or finishing your civil collaboration. It needs to be approved by a judge in court – this will certainly set you back ₤ 50. You’ll likewise have to pay your solicitor’s costs.
Examine if you can get legal help to cover your expenses on GOV.UK.
, if you can not get to an agreement with mediation
If you can’t get to an agreement with your ex-partner via mediation, you ought to chat to a solicitor. They’ll suggest you what to do next.
Locate your nearby solicitor on the Legislation Society website.
A lawyer might suggest that you maintain attempting to get to an agreement between yourselves if you differ concerning what need to happen with your kids.
If they assume the moms and dads can sort points out themselves, courts generally will not decide that a child lives or invests time with. This is known as the ‘no order concept’.
You can attempt to make a parenting plan. This is a written or on-line record of how you and also your ex-partner plan to care for your children. Find out even more concerning making a parenting intend on the Kid and Family Court Advisory and also Assistance Solution internet site.
A solicitor will possibly recommend sort points out in court if you disagree about cash or building and also you have actually attempted mediation.
If you would certainly instead prevent court, you can attempt:
- mosting likely to a ‘joint legislation’ session – you and also your partner will both have solicitors in the area collaborating to get to an agreement
- going to family arbitration – a mediator is a little bit like a court – they’ll take a look at things you and also your ex-partner differ on and also make their own decision
Both of these options can be pricey, but they might still be cheaper than going to court. It’s finest to get guidance from a solicitor prior to trying either.
Mosting likely to collaborative law
You and your ex-partner have your own solicitors who are specifically trained in collaborative legislation. The 4 of you meet in the same room and collaborate to get to an agreement.
You’ll each need to pay your lawyers’ costs, which can be expensive. Exactly how a lot you’ll pay at the end depends upon for how long it takes for you and also your ex-partner to get to an agreement.
Before you start your collaborative regulation sessions, you each need to sign a contract claiming you’ll try to get to an agreement. You’ll require to go to court to sort out the problems if you still can’t get to an agreement. You can not make use of the exact same lawyer, so you’ll need to locate a different one – this can be costly.
When you get to an agreement via collaborative legislation, your solicitors will normally compose a ‘authorization order’ – this is a legitimately binding agreement concerning your funds.
If you’re not yet ready to look for a divorce or finish your civil collaboration, they can tape-record your plans as a ‘separation agreement’ instead.
A separation agreement isn’t legally binding. Nevertheless, you’ll typically have the ability to utilize it in court if:
- it’s been composed properly, for instance by a lawyer
- you and also your ex-partner’s economic situations coincide as when you made the agreement
Going to family mediation
If you desire to remain out of court, Family adjudication is one more option.
It’s a little bit like litigating, but in family adjudication an arbitrator decides based upon your situations – not a judge. You as well as your ex-partner select the mediator you wish to make use of. You can also pick where the hearing happens and which issues you focus on.
An arbitrator’s choice is legitimately binding. This implies you have to adhere to the terms of the agreement by law.
Settlement can be less costly than going to court, but it can still be expensive. You can’t get legal aid for it. The precise amount you’ll pay depends upon where you live and also for how long it takes you and also your ex-partner to get to an agreement.
Family mediation could be a good alternative if you and also your ex-partner:
- desire a fast choice – waiting for a court hearing can sometimes take greater than a year, whereas an arbitrator would usually have the ability to start rather
- can’t reach an agreement through mediation or by using lawyers – yet you would certainly still like to avoid litigating
- would certainly favor someone else to make a choice for you, as opposed to having to negotiate yourselves
Adjudication isn’t affordable as well as you can’t get legal help for it, however it could still be cheaper than litigating. Court could set you back a number of thousand pounds.
A basic settlement case might set you back ₤ 1,000, yet you could wind up paying much more – the precise amount depends where you live as well as for how long it takes to get to an agreement.
It’s a good concept to talk with a solicitor prior to choosing adjudication – they can tell you if it’s right for you, as well as may be able to advise a good regional family arbitrator.
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Family Mediation FAQ
What is a MIAM?
A Mediation Info Assessment Satisfying is a conference with a particularly certified family mediator, that will describe to you the alternatives to the court process. Most separating and also separating couples in England and Wales who wish to make use of the court process to fix any type of concerns regarding children or cash have to reveal that they have gone to a MIAM prior to they can apply for a court order. The function of the meeting is to provide you an opportunity to find out whether litigating would be the most effective method of settling the issues bordering your connection or marriage malfunction (e.g. children, home as well as economic concerns), and also in specific whether mediation might be an efficient alternative.
At a MIAM you will certainly satisfy with a qualified family mediator, and also discuss your individual circumstance on a personal basis. Usually this is a one to one conference, although in some cases you can attend component of the conference with your former partner if you both wish to do so. As points stand, just one of you is called for to attend a MIAM to speak via the choices to court and also determine whether another path can be proper for you, your family and your specific situations The various other individual is expected to attend when invited to do so, as well as the court has the power to inform the person who has declined to participate in a MIAM that they must do so.
The mediator will certainly supply information concerning options available to you to deal with the concerns around your splitting up, and will talk about the benefits and also drawbacks of each choice. The mediator will certainly additionally ask concerns, as well as make an analysis to make a decision whether or not mediation is an appropriate way forward for you in your very own specific scenarios.
What is family mediation?
Family mediation is a method helpful families to get to contracts regarding what need to happen concerning separation or divorce. It is an increasingly popular option to asking the court to make choices concerning family problems.
In family mediation, you usually discuss in person with your companion regarding arrangements that need to be produced the future, with the assistance of one or 2 neutral 3rd parties– the mediator or mediators.
How is family mediation different to the other choices?
Unlike litigating or mediation, family mediation identifies that you are the specialists regarding your own family as well as leaves the decision-making to you.
Unlike working out via your attorneys, family mediation permits you to speak straight to each other, so that you can both explain what you are really feeling as well as what is essential to you. It likewise lets you concentrate on the points that actually matter to you as a family.
Exactly how could a family mediator aid my family?
Family mediators have a great deal of experience of the issues bordering separation as well as divorce and are able to offer you basic info regarding all the options readily available to your family. Family mediators are specifically educated to focus on the demands of the youngsters in the family, and also will assist you, as parents, to do that together.
During the mediation your mediator will certainly give you info concerning how to deal with financial concerns, just how to handle kids issues, relevant legal principles, the court process, court orders, as well as exactly how to call other companies as well as specialists that might have the ability to aid. The mediator will certainly ask you essential questions concerning what concepts you have regarding the future, and about what is worrying you about the here and now. They may even talk a little about what has actually gone incorrect in the past, although the problems of the past are not the primary focus of mediation. The mediator will certainly likewise set the policies he or she expects every person to follow. These will certainly include speaking and also paying attention to every various other with respect, and also dealing with the mediator to see to it that dispute and any strong emotions that arise throughout the mediation do not overwhelm the process.
Most family mediators work in a relatively informal setting, and all qualified family mediators give customers with an unwinded as well as safe and secure setting. Throughout the session, the mediator will record crucial items of information or ideas or certain choices in such a way that enables both of you to see what has actually been created and to comment on it. Normally the mediator will use a flip-chart to do this, but many likewise use a lot more contemporary innovation. You will certainly be motivated to ask concerns and discuss what is being listed. If you do not comprehend something that is being claimed by anybody in the room, or don’t recognize something that has been created on the flip-chart by the mediator, claim so. It is the mediator’s work to help. Your mediator will be watching on exactly how you are feeling, but if you really feel anxious or unpleasant concerning anything, it is extremely vital to claim so.
If the two of you have the ability to determine some proposals that you assume might work, the mediator will certainly tape-record those proposals in a private method, for you to transform right into a legally binding agreement after getting legal guidance.
Just how will I be maintained safe during a family mediation?
Family mediators are particularly trained to look out for any residential misuse problems that may impact your family, and additionally for various other issues that might make settlement between family members specifically hard. Family mediators will certainly not allow you to mediate if they do not think you will be secure.
How can I make certain that the mediation process will be reasonable?
Mediators do not provide recommendations, although they do offer info regarding lawful principles and discuss some of the things you should be thinking regarding. The mediator does not ever make any type of choices for you; you work out in between you what proposals you believe you would certainly like to take to lawyers, so that you can obtain guidance as well as assistance prior to choosing to turn your proposals into a lawfully binding agreement.
What takes place if I state something in mediation but then alter my mind?
Absolutely nothing you claim or do throughout a mediation will certainly create a legally binding agreement. At the end of the mediation process your mediator will certainly discuss to you how to transform your ideas right into a legitimately binding agreement and/or a court order, which typically includes getting legal recommendations.
Just how private is the process and can what I state in mediation be made use of versus me later on?
The info customers share with the mediator is maintained personal, with some extremely restricted exceptions (similar to the exemptions that relate to lawyers as well as specialists as well as counsellors). Proposals put onward throughout mediation can not be referred to in court proceedings. The court will never be told why the mediation wasn’t successful if you attempt to moderate but it does not work.
What type of things will I be anticipated to do during the mediation process?
After signing the agreement to moderate, both of you will certainly function with the mediator to:
– Discuss your family scenario.
– Set the mediation agenda. The mediation sessions are customized around what you require and also want to go over.
– Agree the problems that you need to discuss.
– Decide the priority of the concerns. Some problems are more important than others as well as require to be dealt with first, e.g., temporary economic support, vacations, contact.
– Establish time ranges to manage certain issues e.g., for splitting up or divorce.
– Clarify the problems: in some cases it is not certain what matters are actually in dispute and clearing up these avoids future misunderstanding.
– Think about whether any various other professionals may be able to aid you.
– Locate the usual ground.
– Provide/obtain info, e.g., finish a financial questionnaire or have a form clarified to you. It is especially vital to make sure everybody has an extremely clear image of the family’s economic circumstance if you have economic problems to talk about. This includes each of you supplying details regarding any property you own, as well as your revenue and expense, extremely a lot as you have to if you litigate.
– Consider the various options and also fact examination those choices. When there are financial problems you will need to give factor to consider to what everyone in the family requires, particularly the children.
– Show up at the choice that finest matches both of you as well as exercise the information of your proposals.
Will I need to spend for mediation, as well as if I do need to pay, just how much will it cost?
If you are paying independently you require to examine the prices your regional mediators bill for mediation session. The rates that family mediators charge are normally much lower than the prices that family attorneys charge, however it is always really vital to be clear from the beginning how much you are going to be billed, and also what services the mediator will certainly be charging you for.
If you assume you might be qualified for lawful help, you should look for a mediator that is specifically qualified to use legal aid mediation. The mediator will help you to function out if you are qualified to lawful aid, and also if you are, your mediator will after that ask the Legal Help Firm to fund your mediation. If later on you desire to transform your mediation proposals right into an agreement, your family mediator can occasionally arrange for legal help to pay for you to get some aid from a solicitor.
Is there a method of entailing my children at the same time?
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Pi Brings True Wireless Charging To Qi Compatible Devices
As wireless charging exists right now, a smartphone or other battery-depleted device sits on a pad (of varying sizes) that is plugged into the wall and begins to charge. If that device is lifted off the pad, the charging stops. It works and is still more convenient than having to connect a USB cable to a phone or some other gadget, but it's not ideal.
The Pi Charger changes the game by ditching the pad in favor of a stylish beacon that looks a little bit like a Google Home speaker. Rather than place a phone on top of the charger, it sits next to it. And it can charge multiple devices at the same time. It does not offer full-room charging at this time—perhaps a future iteration will—though devices can be up to about a foot away, and on any side of the Pi Charger.
"What’s at the heart of this is this algorithm that lets us shape a magnetic field," company co-founder John Macdonald told TechCrunch. "It’s an old idea but, the real genius behind this, my co-founder Lixin [Shi], he was able to reduce this problem that was so complicated that you’d need several minutes of compute time on the latest i7 processor to solve. He came up with these matrices that could prove that you could get to an optimal solution in just two clock cycles on a simple microcontroller."
In a demonstration of the device, the Pi Charger was shown charging four smartphones and a tablet at the same time. That is not only impressive, it is potentially game changing. The Pi team is hoping to release the Pi Charger sometime next year for somewhere south of $200. | <urn:uuid:33027731-48a6-4e3a-a9ac-bdc14444df90> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://amp.hothardware.com/news/pi-true-wireless-charging-qi-compatible-devices | 2022-01-25T02:02:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.960576 | 365 |
Oh, December 21st. You’re here. I’ve not been looking forward to you.
In the early morning hours of December 21st, 2020, my brother was in a severe car accident on the interstate. He suffered severe and what would end up being fatal injuries from the crash. He would later die, as I held his hand, on January 3rd. Easily the hardest day of my life.
I saw his accident.
I didn’t see it happen when it happened, but I saw where it happened, soon after it happened.
One year ago, my friend Dennis booked a same-day flight to come out and spend the holiday week with us. Our daughter Lydia had officially become a part of our family just a few days before. He was excited to celebrate the holidays with us, now that we were a family of five, to celebrate Lydia being our daughter.
Lydia rode with me to the airport. Dennis’ flight had been an hour delayed, so it was after midnight by the time we headed out to pick him up. I was excited about Lydia riding in the car with me. We talked about life and love and marriage and relationships and family situations, you know, the fun stuff, on the way to the airport. We passed by my brother’s apartment complex on the way, which led to a conversation about him for a while. It was fun late night drive for me as her new dad.
We arrived at the airport, picked Dennis up from outside baggage claim, exchanged hugs, and got back in the car to head back home.
This was special all very special for me. I was full of joy.
On the way home, as I was about to merge on an interchange from one part of the interstate to the next, I saw someone standing in the middle of the highway. It was dark, so it wasn’t clear exactly what was going on. As we got closer, I saw that it was a police officer who was motioning to me with his arms to detour at the exit on my right. He was getting traffic cones out of the back of his cruiser to put across the road to guide people to the exit as a detour from the interstate.
As I slowed down to take the exit, I looked down the interstate and noticed lots and lots of flashing blue and red lights. The interstate had been closed by police. There had been a pretty serious car accident based on the number of emergency vehicles, which stretched across the entire interstate going south.
As I took the exit I said something like, “Oh man. That’s not good. That looks like a really bad accident. I hope everyone is ok.”
About fifteen minutes later, we were home. Lydia was very tired, so she said goodnight, and went directly to bed. I helped get Dennis settled in the guest room a bit before he went to bed. After his travels, he asked to take a quick shower. And as he did, I sat down on the couch in my living room and mindlessly scrolled on social media and YouTube for a while.
As I was scrolling, a little after two o’clock in the morning, my phone started buzzing in my hand. It was a call from my mom.
A jolt of adrenaline rocketed through my veins.
Oh no. It’s the call.
My mom was emotional and panicky on the phone. “Andrew, Matthew has been in a bad accident. Someone has died and Matthew is at the hospital now. He’s unconscious. I’m headed there now.”
I forget many of the exact details of what was said, but I remember my ears ringing. My brain was flooded with so many thoughts, so many emotions. It was hard to filter through them all fast enough. There was this overwhelming sense of inevitability about the call, though, and that bothered me so much. It felt like I had almost anticipated the call from my mom in some way.
There was a sense of deja vu about it, too. Back in 2010, my dad had been in a severe accident and I remember the call from Sarah in the middle of one of my night classes in grad school.
“Your dad’s been in a serious car accident.”
I remember back then I left the classroom and went to the public computer that was set up in the hallway for students to use. I searched my dad’s name and within seconds had photos and videos from the scene of the accident.
My reaction this time wasn’t much different. I jumped onto Twitter and searched the Omaha Scanner account. I saw mention of two accidents, one of which was the one that we had been redirected from on the way home from the airport.
No. It couldn’t be that accident, could it? Surely not. No.
But after searching the Omaha Scanner page on Facebook and seeing the description of the accident and the photos I realized that the accident that we had been redirected from, the accident we saw with all those flashing red and blue lights, that was my brother’s accident.
We saw his accident. We were redirected from his accident.
There’s more odd happenings and circumstances and connection points that can be discussed about that day. I won’t get into those in this post, but the details are oddly overlapping and seemingly coincidental. The truth often seems stranger than fiction.
Trouble comes to us all eventually. If you’re not familiar with the feelings and complexities of grief or loss, then count yourself blessed for the time being. Death is universal. It can’t be escaped. And despite what I’ve been told, and despite even the things I believe, death still stings. And when it doesn’t sting, it’s a dull, nagging ache that can’t be completely ignored. A gnawing. Like being sore in a way where it feels impossible to ever feel fully comfortable.
Grief is a strange thing. It alters my everyday experiences. It has for a year now. I’ve struggled to find the right word to describe it, the right word to convey how altering it really is to my thoughts, my experiences, my emotions, my motivation, my perceptions, my hope and faith and love.
It’s overwhelming. That’s for sure. Grief is overwhelming. It’s like an unsolicited spell has been cast upon me and I’ve now been in a non-consensual trance for a year.
The word I’ve been looking for, though, is ecstasy.
I know that when we think of the word ecstasy we usually think of extreme happiness or delight. Some of may think of the MDMA drug often called ecstasy that produces feelings of excitement and pleasure.
That’s not the definitions I mean when I say that there is an ecstasy to grief.
Ecstasy comes from the Greek word ἔκστασις (ekstasis). It means a displacement of the mind. It’s like being in a trance, caught up in overwhelming emotion.
That’s what grief is like for me.
And time. My goodness. Time, time, time. What is time anymore? The pandemic has made our concepts of seasons and the passing of time confusing. We know this. This was all supposed to last two weeks, remember? Now we are approaching two years, with another surge from another variant. 800,000 people have died in the United States. Yikes. And the world continues on.
Time and grief are an odd pair. There is a gravity to grief. I’ve felt the pull, the tug of gravity from the one-year anniversary marks. As I have day by day come closer to these dates, I feel the weightiness of them.
Like approaching the event horizon of a black hole, time moves differently for me than others. There’s an element of this anniversary that feels like no time has passed at all. Maybe a second or two. But a second or two in the ecstasy of grief has in actuality been a year. It’s disorienting.
But here we are.
There are people out there that are cynical. The cynics try to point out all the troubles of this world, point out the hard things of life. But life is so much harder than they even seem to know. Things are so much worse than the cynic acknowledges. But those of us that have gone beyond the event horizon of grief,who have lived in the ecstasy of it all, we know that on the other side, love still endures somehow.
Love endures. It transcends time and space.
There’s something special to that being a major theme in the movie Interstellar, a movie that my brother and I saw together in the theater when it came out, and one that we often talked about and referenced. I thought about maybe watching that tonight in honor of Matthew. A belief, a faith, a hope that love doesn’t just exist in the here and now. It stretches well beyond that, even to those who no longer are with us physically.
And it’s in this sliver of belief that I try to find some peace today.
Blessed are those that are in on the joke.
And the punchline of the joke is love.
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A Comic by Jody Houser (Author), Rachael Stott (Artist), Enrica Eren Angiolini (Colorist)
I will confide in everyone here now, that I am woefully behind on Doctor Who at the moment. For some reason, I haven’t had a chance to watch any of series 12 as of yet, so I really need to rectify that soon. Truthfully I have always run a bit lukewarm on things produced by Chris Chibnall (his eps since 2005 have usually been my least favorite with a few exceptions), so the usual spark I had has diminished a bit. It’s a shame because I really like Whitaker in the role. Perhaps in July, I will re-watch her stuff and start working on reviews for them to prepare for the upcoming 2021 season, maybe a bit of distance will help me appreciate it more. if not, please don’t hate me for a string of cynical reviews that could be incoming!
In the meantime, I found out there was an ongoing comic from Titan on Kindle, so I’m shifting my attention to that this week! Starring the 13th incarnation of the character, as played by Jodie Whitaker on the show, this chapter seems to take place sometime early on in season 11. These comics from Titan and others from IDW are usually hit or miss from me, but no matter what, I usually enjoy reading them.
Bestselling comics writer Jody Houser and fan-favorite artist Rachael Stott launch the Doctor into a new universe of unforgettable adventure! Featuring Jodie Whittaker as the first female incarnation of the Doctor! Bursting straight out of her hit new television adventures, this first collection of the Thirteenth Doctor’s comic book tales is a scorchingly fresh incarnation, taking the show – and its comic strip adventures – where no Doctor has gone before! Facing off against vile villains and misunderstood monsters in flavours both human and alien, the Doctor and her friends must push the limits of time and space, confronting evils deliberate and accidental all throughout history – and uncovering secrets long-hidden and wonders never-seen along the way! Perfect for fans old and new alike, this is an awe-inspiring jumping on point to the Doctor Who comics mythos. Buy it, read it, then travel back in time to read it for the first time all over again…!Publisher’s description
This first issue starts out with the TARDIS crew viewing an extraordinary planetary event, the deaths of sentient supernovas from a safe distance. they are suddenly interrupted by a strange temporal anomaly where someone is obviously tying to get help by reaching a hand through a menacing Stargate-styled portal. We cut away to a group of art thieves nearly bumbling a big heist for a seemingly evil client (I mean the dude has horns and everything!) that is forcing their services, how do these two stories merge together? We get a little taste in this issue, but I’m sure we will soon find out later, I don’t want to spoil absolutely everything.
It’s hard to fully judge a single comic issue, but this does a good job of setting the story up and sucking the reader into the narrative. We get a glimpse of the potential villain, and meet the supporting cast very briefly. with that I’d say as a first issue, its not bad. The art is heavily influenced by production stills at times, but by doing so, everything looks coherent and on model for the real people. I honestly might have liked something a bit more stylized more, but that’s just me. I know others would have likely complained. This seems like a fun read so far, and I plan to read more of this for the site if you all are interested in it. | <urn:uuid:6ae775ea-0b11-4620-b1e1-5e63f1de8437> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://arcadiapod.com/2021/06/29/review-doctor-who-the-thirteenth-doctor-12018/ | 2022-01-25T01:29:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.96135 | 798 |
I had an extremely busy day on Saturday which is unusual in the year that is 2020. In fact one could almost say I had (finally) a normal working day. Probably the first and last one of this year.
I had three events in one day – god to even say this feels good, However all three events were completely different. At 3pm I performed a FizzWizzPop Magic show a.k.a this…
Then I had to (in less than an hour) drive home. Get showered, changed, reset and ready for a close up walk around event at 6pm.
If that wasn’t enough energy for one day. I then had to come home and set up my bedroom studio space for a Zoom Closeup/ parlour style performance. Which was happening at 3am for The Magic Castle in Hollywood California.
Please tell me that I’m not the only one exhausted just looking at these images? Upon getting to sleep at 5am Sunday morning, I realised it wasn’t the staying up late that made me tired.
To become the performer I wish to be requires a Chameleon’s mindset!
Each of these performing styles requires a very different mindset.
Working with Children
Performing for children requires you as an artist to be open, curious and playful. The ability to create a tight balance between improvisation and getting through your structured show is a necessary.
I’m no expert – But I find table hopping the complete opposite of working with children in a show format. It’s disjointed and inconsistent. You must make connections with audiences promptly. Getting to the actual magic right away so that you can make sure everyone in the room sees something.
As strolling magic is up close and personal I find mentally I have to be sharp witted. Keeping on my toes as the atmosphere changes each instant. This type of magic is almost like a game of cat and mouse.
I haven’t quite figured out the ins and outs yet on how to be triumphant every time. But I did have some amazing reactions yesterday to my work – which meant the harder tables could fade into the background.
I live to fight another day.
I am so proud that I gave myself the opportunity to fail. By just trying I also gave myself the chance to fly!
The Arkane Closeup Act 2020
To end this working day I was asked to perform on behalf of The Magic Castle in Hollywood. A virtual magic show for members and non members to enjoy.
As this again was a show format I had to revert back to the show mindset. However, performing virtually has a third new mindset to get to grips with.
Virtual shows are mostly one way in terms of feedback. Sometimes reactions are not as automatic as they would be live. With that knowledge we performers must give an abundance of energy.
By energy I don’t mean yelling at the camera and emphasising all your moves dramatically. There’s just a lot more to think about when trying to make a meaningful connection across the screen.
Your material must be solid and work choreographed. You must know your patter and deliver it effortlessly. All whilst doing your up most to remain in your spotlight. (Which is completely different in a studio setting). You then must focus entirely on the audience as one being. Yet (as it was at this show) there were two hundred and twenty people in attendance. (Probably more as this was devices logged in to the Zoom platform).
With great power comes great responsibility – to look after your mindset!
Performing in three completely different environments across the period of twelve hours was a complete head melt!
It is extremely hard to pick yourself up, in between each event. With little or not time to process the first two gigs mentally; I rode into each event like a knight in shining armour ready to battle!
Having loads of space between the walk around gig; which only one year ago I refused gigs like this for fear of failure, and the Parlour show my head had time to absorb the days work. The good, bad and ugly.
I began to absorb all the negative things that happened at the close up event. Which was just one table of raucous teenage boys that got the best of me.
Mental voiceovers are a no no!
I have been gifted with an annoying head voice – that tells me sometimes quite loudly that I’m crap!
This voice began to make me very aware of this. I almost began to think that I f I can’t handle a bunch of teenagers at a GAA club; how on earth was I going to handle people who regularly watch and perform magic the world?
Thankfully I recognised that being in three different formats like this can mess with your head. Particularly in my case – when I was beyond exhausted from a very hard days work!
Performers and magicians need to remember that every gig, table and screen is a brand new opportunity. To try and succeed in what we love and have practiced.
Things will go wrong. It is truly not the end of the world if it does. Every magician who has ever lived on this earth has had an effect totally (excuse my French) balls up on them!
In our industry we must let go of these bad experiences immediately and get on with it. If you think about it, this is an incredible skill to be able to utilise. But it is a lesson sadly that we cannot be taught – it must be practiced!
Keep check on your mental state in-between events!
So I have learnt that it is vital to keep an eye on how our brains work. Particularly how they perceive our performances in-between events. If you’re tired, the brain will take advantage. Don’t let it control you.
Nothing is ever perfect! Take whatever happens on the chin and move on to your next event knowing that you have given your all. There is nothing more you can do. Apart from going into your next event with a clear conscience ready to kick some ass. Your guests will thank you for that! | <urn:uuid:6f8d7a49-7c30-469e-a751-34bbb406453e> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://arkaneshop.com/journal/are-you-in-the-zone/ | 2022-01-25T02:11:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.973733 | 1,279 |
Normally you’d think it would be the guy trying to drag his spouse to the movies to see something inspired by a video game. But believe it or not, it was The Queen who decided Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time would be our weekend viewing (thankfully, she took Letters to Julia off the table). This wouldn’t have been my first choice, mind you, for a few reasons. Films based on video games are not good as a rule (though I do have an admitted love for the first Resident Evil film); I haven’t played Prince Of Persia for longer than a demo, and a buff and Persian Donnie Darko looked like it was going to be a real stretch for this guy. However, The Queen is in the family way and should get to see whatever darn movie she wants with me (once again, as long as it’s not Letters to Julia). So with coffee in hand, off we went. And wouldn’t you know, Prince Of Persia was much better than I thought it would have been.
That doesn’t mean the story of Prince Dastan, the adopted third son of the King Of Persia falsely accused of murder who seeks to prove his innocence and winds up saving the world (of course), is great or even particularly good. There were a few cringe inducing moments throughout the film that didn’t come from core or snakes or special effects, but from pretty shoddy dialogue, most of of it ridiculous exposition from the characters (i.e. something along the lines of “sadly, my father, the wise king, is not here and left me to rule”). Dialogue isn’t Prince Of Persia’s strong suit. Neither is editing for that matter. As directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, Four Weddings And A Funeral), some of the many fights scenes have sudden slow motion sequences that are totally uncalled for and seem ridiculously out of place.
However, I am pleased to say that Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is far better than it has any right in being, especially for a video game film. The production values are high and on display (they should be for a $200 price tag) and the Moroccan scenery is quite beautiful at times. The action scenes, when not moving in slow-mo, are pretty decent as well, and reminded me of a few instances of Raiders Of The Lost Ark at times. It’s just got that kind of vibe.
And while the script is clichéd and predictable script, the actors do fairly well with what they’ve got to work with. Two screen stalwarts shine throughout the film – Ben Kingsley as Dastan’s uncle Nizam and Alfred Molina as the head of a slave town Dastan comes across (reminding me of John Rhys-Davies’ Raiders role). Gemma Arterton’s Princess has her moments as well, but the script really can’t decide if it wants her to be regal or aggravating. She’s no Karen Allen.
As for Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role, he was surprisingly solid. Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised. In all the roles I’ve seen him in, from Donnie Darko and The Day After Tomorrow to Brokeback Mountain and Zodiac, Gyllenhaal always does great work.I think the previews were just making it hard for me to take him seriously as a mythic sort of hero, but there’s never a moment during Prince Of Persia where Gyllenhaal isn’t give it all he’s got, and clearly having a good time doing it.
At the end of the day, the Queen and I managed to enjoy a few hours together at a movie that wasn’t Letters to Julia. Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time is nobody’s definition of a classic, but as far as big summer blockbusters go you could do much, much worse. | <urn:uuid:14f18dda-cbd7-4be5-8204-70e15bfdaf2f> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://biffbampop.com/2010/05/31/a-decent-time-at-the-movies-andy-burns-on-prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time/ | 2022-01-25T01:57:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.969752 | 849 |
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pay at the place, and that as a matter of plead- | the case of Wild v. Renwards, 1 Camp. 425, note, ing, a presentment at the place stipulated must Mr. Justice Bayley, in the year 1809, ruled be averred, and that evidence must be given to that if a promissory note is made payable at sustain that averment, and that the holder of a particular place, in an action against the the bill has no cause of action unless such de maker, there is no necessity for proving that mand has been made. In that case the opinion it was presented there for payment. of the twelve judges was taken and laid before The case of Saunderson v. Bowes, 14 East, the House of Lords, and will be found reported 500, decided in the King's Bench in the year in an appendix to the report of the case of 1811, is sometimes referred to as containing a Rowe v. Young, 2 Brod. & Bing. 180, in which different rule of construction of the same words opinions all cases are referred to in which the when used in the body of a promissory note, question had been drawn into discussion, and from that which is given to them when used the result appears to have been that eight in the acceptance of a bill of exchange. But judges out of the_twelve sustained the doc. it may be *well questioned whether this [*147 trine of the King's Bench on this question; not use warrants any such conclusion. That was withstanding which the judgment was reversed. an action on a promissory note by the bearer 146*) *It is fairly to be inferred from an against the maker. The note, as set out in act of Parliament passed immediately there the declaration, was a promise to pay on deafter (1 and 2 George IV., ch. 78) that this mand at a specified place, and there was no aver. decision was not satisfactory. By that act it is ment that a demand of payment had been made declared that "after the 1st of August, 1821, if at the place designated. To which declaration any person shall accept a bill of exchange pay- the defendant demurred; and the counsel in able at the house of a banker or other place, support of the demurrer referred to cases where without further expression in his acceptance, the rule had been applied to acceptances on bills such acceptance shall be deemed and taken to of exchange; but contended that the rule did be, to all intents and purposes, a general ac- not apply to a promissory note, when the place ceptance of such bill. But if the acceptor shall, is designated in the body of the note. Lord in his acceptance, express that he accepts the Ellenborough, in the course of the argument, bill payable at a banker's house or other place in answer to some cases referred to by counsel, only, and not otherwise or elsewhere, such ac- observed: those are cases where money is to be ceptance shall be a qualified acceptance of such paid, or something to be done at a particbill, and the acceptor shall not be liable to ular time as well as place, therefore the party pay the bill, except in default of payment, when (defendant) may readily make an averment such payment shall have been first duly de that he was ready at the time and place to manded at such banker's house or other place.” pay, and that the other party was not ready to Bayley on Bills, 200, note.
receive it; but here the time of payment de In most of the cases which have arisen in the pends entirely on the pleasure of the holder of English courts, the suit has been against the the note. It is true Lord Ellenborough did not acceptor of the bill; and in some cases a dis- seem to place his opinion, in the ultimate detinction would seem to be made between such cision of the cause, upon this ground. But a case, and that of a note when the action is the other judges did not allude to the distincagainst the maker, and the designated place is tion taken at the bar between that case and in the body of the note. But there can be no the acceptance of a bill in like terms, but placed solid grounds upon which such a distinction their opinions upon the terms of the note itself, can rest. The acceptor of a bill stands in the being a promise to pay on demand at a par: same relation to the drawee as the maker of a ticular place. And there is certainly a manifest note does to the payee; and the acceptor is the distinction between a promise to pay on demand principal debtor, in the case of a bill, precisely at a given place and a promise to pay at a fike the maker of a note. The liability of the fixed time at such place. And it is hardly acceptor grows out of, and is to be governed by to be presumed that Lord Ellenborough inthe terms of his acceptance, and the liability tended to rest his judgment upon a distinction of the maker of a note grows out of, and is between a promissory note and a bill of exto be governed by the terms of his note; and change, as both he and Mr. Justice Bayley had the place of payment can be of no more im- a very short time before, in the cases of Nichols portance in the one case than in the other. v. Bowes and Wild v. Renwards, above referred And in some of the cases where the point was to, applied the same rule of construction to made, the action was against the maker of a promissory notes where the promise was conpromissory note, and the place of payment tained in the body of the note. Where the designated in the body of the note. The case promise is to pay on demand at a particular of Nichols v. Bowes, 2 Camp. 498, was one of place, there is no cause of action until the that description, decided in the year 1810; and demand is made; and the maker of the note it was contended on the trial that the plaintiff cannot discharge himself by an offer of pay. was bound to show that the note was presented ment, the note not being due until demanded. at the banking house where it was made paya- Thus we see that until the late decision in ble. But Lord Ellenborough, before whom the the House of Lords in the case of Rowe v. cause was tried, not only decided that no such Young, and the act of Parliament passed soon proof was necessary, but would not suffer such thereafter, this question was in a very unsetevidence to be given; although the counsel for tled state in the English courts; and without un. the plaintiff said he had a witness in court to dertaking to decide between those conflicting prove the note was presented at the banker's opinions, it may be well to look at the light in the day it became due; his lordship alleging which this question has been viewed in the that he was afraid to admit such evidence, lest courts in this country. doubts should arise as to its necessity. And in This question came
before the Supremt Court of the State of New York in the year | adjudication, that in actions on promissory 1809, in the case of Foden and Slater v. Sharp, notes against the maker, or on bills of ex4 Johns. Rep. 183, and the court said the change, where the suit is against the maker in holder of a bill of exchange need not show a the one case, and acceptor in the other, and the demand of payment of the acceptor, any more note or bill made payable at a specified time than of the maker of a note. It is the business and place, it is not necessary to aver in the of the acceptor to show that he was ready at declaration, or prove on the trial, that a dethe day and place appointed, but that no one mand of payment was made in order to main. came to receive the money, and that he was al- tain the action. But that if the maker or acways ready afterwards to pay. This case shows ceptor was at the place at the time designated, that the acceptor of a bill, and the maker of a and was ready and offered to pay the money, note, were considered as standing on the same it was matter of defense to be pleaded and 148*] footing with respect *to a demand of proved on his part. payment at the place designated. And in the *The case of Watkins v. Crouch & Co. (*149 case of Wolcott v. Van Santvoord, 17 Johns. in the Court of Appeals of Virginia, 5 Leigh, Rep. 248, which came before the same court in 522, was a suit against the maker and indorser, the year 1819, the same question arose. The ac jointly, as in the course in that State upon a tion was against the acceptor of a bill, payable promissory note like the one in suit. The note five months after date at the Bank of Utica, was made payable at a specified time, at the and the declaration contained no averment of a Farmers' Bank, at Richmond, and the Court of demand at the Bank of Utica, and upon a Appeals, in the year 1834, decided, that it was demurrer to the declaration, the court gave not necessary to aver and prove a presentation judgment for the plaintiff. Chief Justice at the Bank and demand of payment in order Spencer, in delivering the opinion of the court, to entitle the plaintiff to recover against the observed that the question had been already maker; but that it was necessary in order to decided in the case of Foden v. Sharp; but entitle him to recover against the indorser: considering the great diversity of opinion and the president of the court went into a very among the judges in the English courts on the elaborate consideration of the decisions of the question, he took occasion critically to review English courts upon the question; and to show the cases which had come before those courts, that upon common law principles, applicable and shows very satisfactorily that the weight of to bonds, notes, and other contracts for the the authority is in conformity to that decision, payment of money, no previous demand was and the demurrer was accordingly overruled, necessary in order to sustain the action, but and the law in that State for the last thirty that a tender and readiness to pay must come years has been considered as settled upon this by way of defense from the defendant; and that point. And although the action was against looking upon the note as commercial paper, the acceptor of a bill of exchange, it is very evi- the principles of the common law were clearly dent that this circumstance had no influence against the necessity of such demand and proof, upon the decision; for the court say that in this where the time and place were specified, though respect the acceptor stands in the same rela- it would be otherwise where the place, but not tion to the payee as the maker of a note does the time was specified; a demand in such case to the indorsee. He is the principal, and not a ought to be made; and he examined the case of collateral debtor.
Sanderson V. Bowes to show that it turned And in the case of Caldwell v. Cassady, 8 upon that distinction, the note being payable Cowen, 271, decided in the same court in the on demand at a specified place. The same year 1828, the suit was upon a promissory note doctrine was held by the court of Appeals of payable sixty days after date at the Franklin Maryland in the case of Bowie v. Duvali, 1 Gill Bank in New York, and the note had not been & Johnson, 176, and the New York cases, as presented or payment demanded at the bank; I well as that of The Bank of the United States the court said, this case has been already decid- / v. Smith, 11 Wheat. 171, are cited with aped by this court in the case of Wolcott v. Van probation and fully adopted; and the court put Santvoord. And after noticing some of the the case upon the broad ground that when the cases in the English courts, and alluding to the suit is against the maker of a promissory note, confusion that seemed to exist there upon the payable at a specified time and place, no dequestion, they add, that whatever be the rule in mand is necessary to be averred, upon the other courts, the rule in this court must be con principle that the money to be paid is a debt sidered settled, that where a promissory note is from the defendant, that it is generally and made payable at a particular place on a day universally, and will continue due, though certain, the holder of the note is not bound to there be a neglect on the part of the creditor to make a demand at the time and place by way attend at the time and place to receive or deof a condition precedent to the bringing an mand it. That it is a matter of defense on the action against the maker. But if the maker part of the defendant to show that he was in was ready to pay at the time and place, he may attendance to pay, but that the plaintiff was plead it, as he would plead a tender in bar of not there to receive it; which defense generally damages and costs, by bringing the money will be in bar of damages only, and not in bar into court.
of the debt. The case of Ruggles v. Patton, 8 It is not deemed necessary to notice very Mass. Rep. 480, sanctions the same rule of conmuch at length the various cases that have struction. The action was on a promissory arisen in the American courts upon this ques. note for the payment of money, at a day and tion, but barely to refer to such as have fallen place specified; and the defendant pleaded that under the observation of the court, and we he was present at the time and place, and ready briefly state the point and decision thereupon, and willing to pay according to the tenor of and the result will show a uniform course of his promises in the second count of the dec laration mentioned, and avers that the plain-1 such tender and deposit. Or should the note or tiff was not then ready or present at the bank bill be made payable at some place other than to receive payment, and did not demand the a bank, and no deposit could be made, or he same of the defendant, as the plaintiff in his should choose to retain his money in his own declaration had alleged. The court said this possession, an offer to pay at the time and was an immaterial issue and no bar to an ac- place, would protect him against interest and tion or promise to pay money.
costs, on bringing the money into court; so that So, also, in the State of New Jersey the same no practical inconvenience or hazard can result rule is adopted. In the case of Weed v. Houten, from the establishment of this rule to (*151 4 Halst. N. J. Rep. 189, the Chief Justice the maker or acceptor. But, on the other hand, says: “The question is whether in an action if a presentment of the note and demand of 150*) by the payee of a promissory note payment at the time and place, are indispenspayable at a particular place and not on de- able to the right of action, the holder might mand, but at time, it is necessary to aver a pre hazard the entire loss of his whole debt. sentment of the note and demand of payment The next point presents the question as to by the holder of that place, at the maturity of the effect and operation of the proceedings un. the note. And upon this question he says, I der the attachment law of Alabama, as dishave no hesitation in expressing my entire con closed by the plea puis darien continuance. currence in the American decisions, so far as The plea shows that the proceedings on the is necessary for the present occasion; that a attachment were instituted after the commencespecial averment or presentment at the place, ment of this suit. The jurisdiction of the Disis not necessary to the validity of the dec. trict Court of the United States, and the right laration, nor is proof of it necessary upon the of the plaintiff prosecute his suit in that trial. This rule, I am satisfied, is most con- court, having attached, that right could not be formable to sound reason, most conducive to arrested or taken away by any proceedings in public convenience, best supported by the gen. another court. This would produce a collision eral principles and doctrines of the law, and in the jurisdiction of courts that would exmost assimulated to the decisions, which bear tremely embarrass the administration of justice. analogy more or less directly to the subject.” If the attachment had been conducted to a con
The same rule has been fully established by clusion, and the money recovered of the de. the Supreme Court of Tennessee, in the cases fendant before the commencement of the presof M'Nairy v. Bell, and Mulhovin v. Hannum, ent suit, there can be no doubt that it might 1 Yerger Rep. 502 and 2 Yerger Rep. 81, have been set up as a payment upon the note and the rule sustained and enforced upon the in question. And if the defendant would have same principles and course of reasoning upon been protected pro tanto, under a recovery had which the other cases referred to have been by virtue of the attachment, and could have placed. And no case in an American court has pleaded such recovery, in bar, the same princi. fallen under our notice, where a contrary ple would support a plea in abatement, of an doctrine has been asserted and maintained. attachment pending prior to the commencement And it is to be observed that most of the cases of the present suit. The attachment of the which have arisen in this country, where this debt, in such case, in the hands of the de. question has been drawn into discussion, were fendant, would fix it there in favor of the atupon promissory notes, where the place of pay. taching creditor, and the defendant could not ment was, of course, in the body of the note. afterwards pay it over to the plaintiff. The After such a uniform course of decisions for attaching creditor would, in such case, require at least thirty years, it would be inexpedient to a lien upon the debt, binding upon the defend change the rule, even if the grounds upon ant, and which the courts of all other governwhich it was originally established might be ments, if they recognize such proceedings at questionable; which, however, we do not mean all, could not fail to regard. If this doctrine to intimate. It is of the utmost importance, | be well founded, the priority of suit will dethat all rules relating to commercial law should termine the right. The rule must be reciprobe stable and uniform. They are adopted for cal; and where the suit in one court is compractical purposes, to regulate the course of menced prior to the institution of proceedings business in commercial transactions, and the under attachment in another court, such prorule here established is well calculated for the ceedings cannot arrest the suit; and the maxim convenience and safety of all parties.
qui prior est tempore, portior est jure, must The place of payment in a promissory note, govern the case. This is the doctrine of this or in an acceptance of a bill of exchange, is al. court in the case of Renner and Bussard v. ways matter of arrangement between the par- Marshall, 1 Wheat. 216, and also in the case ties for their mutual accommodation, and may of Beaston v. The Farmers' Bank of Maryland, be stipulated in any manner that may best suit 12 Peters, 102, and is in conformity with the their convenience. And when a note or bill is rule that prevails in other courts in this counmade payable at a bank, as is generally the try, as well as in the English courts; and is eg. case, it is well known that, according to the sential to the protection of the rights of the usual course of business, the note or bill is garnishee, and will avoid all collisions in the lodged at the bank for collection; and if the proceedings of different courts, having the maker or acceptor calls to take it up when it same subject matter before them. 5 Johns. falls due, it will be delivered to him, and the Rep. 100; 9 Johns. Rep. 221, and the cases business is closed. But should he not find his there cited. In the case now before the court, note or bill at the bank, he can deposit his mon- the suit was commenced prior to the institution ey to meet the note when presented, and should of proceedings under the attachinent. The he be afterwards prosecuted, he would be exon- plea, was, therefore, bad, and the demurrer erated from all costs and damages, upon proving properly sustained.
The remaining inquiry is, whether the judg. 1 certain papers Oled on which the motion was ment, by nil dicit, for the $675, was properly founded, which are on the fles of the court, is not given, after overruling the plea puis darien üles of the court become a part of the record by continuance. The argument at the bar was such certificate. that as the attachment went only to a part of diciary Act will not lie to a state court in a case in
A writ of error, under the 25th section of the Juthe debt, the case stood as to the residue upon which the proceedings of the court which the writ the original plea of payment. The facts dis- of error seeks to revise, appear from such a certif152*] closed in the plea, puis *darien contin cate, by the clerk of the State court uance, do not raise the question intended to be presented; for the defense set up in the plea of action, and leaves ne part unanswered. And In eo tot counts
N error to the Supreme Court of Ohio, Sci. it may well be questioned, whether such pleading ought to be sanctioned, even if the plea the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio by the
This was an action of ejectment, brought in puis darien continuance went only to a part of the cause of action. It would introduce great plaintiff in error against the defendant in error. confusion on the record in the state of the The declaration, common consent rule, and
plea of not guilty, are in the usual form, ac. pleadings.
It is laid down in Bacon's Abridgment, o cording to the practice in Ohio. Upon these Bac. Abr. by Gwillim, 377, that if after a plea pleadings the case was tried in the Supreme in bar, the defendant pleads a plea puis darien Court for the County of Scioto, and a general continuance, this is a waiver of his bar; and no ant Marsh. No bill of exceptions was prayed
verdict of not guilty was found for the defend. advantage shall be taken of anything in the for by either party to the charge of the court bar. And it is added that it seems dangerous to the jury, nor was the evidence given to the unless you be well advised, because, if that jury made a part of the record, by special vermatter be determined against you, it is a con.
dict, agreed statement of facts, by bill of exfession of the matter in issue. This rule was tion of 'the verdict, the plaintiff submitted a
ceptions, or any other form. After the rendi. adopted in Kimball v. Huntington, 10 Wendell
, motion for a new trial, and on the following 679. The court say the plea puis darien continuance waived all previous pleas, and on the day filed his reasons with the clerk of the
court. record, the cause of action was admitted to the
The court reserved the motion for decision same extent as if no other defense had been by the court in bank, and the motion was, urged than that contained in this plea.
in the case now before the court, the oath of after argument and consideration, overruled. the defendant taken in the proceedings on the title claimed by the plaintiff in the ejectment,
The reasons for a new trial exhibited the attachment, is made a part of the plea puis under the ordinance of Congress and acts of darien continuance. And he admits that he executed the note on which this suit is brought, Congress relative to lands in the territory northfor $4,880; that he had paid on the note west of the Ohio; and alleged, that by the con$372.34; and that the remainder of the note struction of those acts which was asserted by was due by him to the plaintiff. And if the the plaintiff, the land in controversy belonged $4,204 attached could not be deducted, the the statutes by the court on the trial of the
to the plaintiff; and by a misconstruction of whole debt, according to his own admission,
cause, the title of the defendant had been suowas due, except the $372.34, set up by him to
tained. have been paid; and the plaintiff remits upon
The motion stated that the court had refused the record $351.28, and the judgment will stand within a few dollars for the amount ad to charge the jury upon the matters exhibited mitted by the defendant to be due. And this by the plaintiff to sustain his title under the difference must arise from some error in the contended for in favor of the title set up by
acts of Congress, and upon the construction mere calculation, and may easily be corrected.
him. Other reasons for a new trial were also The judgment of the court below is accordingly affirmed with costs.
stated, founded on an allegation that the ver
dict was contrary to evidence, and that certain This cause came on to be heard on the tran- evidence was illegally admitted. script of the record from the District Court of The reasons filed by the plaintiff for a new the United States, for the Southern District of trial, are incorporated into the transcript of Alabama, and was argued by counsel; on con the record, which has been certified up to this sideration whereof, it is ordered and adjudged court. Appended to the record are copies of by this court that the judgment of the said Dis. the plaintiff's patent, copies of the surveyor's trict Court in this cause be, and the same is field-notes of certain surveys made for the hereby affirmed, with costs and damages at the United States; copies of maps and descriptions rate of six per cent. per annum.
of the land in controversy, "and of the (*134 surrounding district of country; and copies of
certain acts and ordinances of Congress, which 153') "LESSEE OF SAMUEL REED,
the clerk certifies are referred to in the plain. Plaintiff in Error,
tiff's fifth reason for a new trial, as the same
remain on the files of the court. WILLIAM MARSH, Defendant in Error.
Mr. Vinton, for the defendant in error,
moved to dismiss the cause for want of juris. What not part of record-writ of error. diction. The certificate of the clerk of the court that a
It was a case removed to this court from the motion was made for a new trial, and reasons and Supreme Court of Ohio, under the 25th section 10 L. ed.
of the Judiciary Act; and it was not before they have the right to revise, by writ of error, tho court on any of the principles which had been judgment of a State court. sustained and decided upon that section of the It appears from the record that an action of law.
ejectment for a certain tract of land was The only part of the proceedings in the case, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, in the State court, on which the jurisdiction of and finally tried, and decided in the Supreme this court is asserted to rest, is the refusal of Court of the State, sitting for Scioto County. the court to grant a new trial, and for refusing | The declaration is in the usual form, to which certain instructions which were asked of the the plea of not guilty was entered; and upon court, upon the construction of acts of Congress the trial, the jury found a general verdict for in relation to lands on the north and west of the defendant, upon which the court entered the River Ohio. These instructions do not judgment in his favor. appear in the record of the cause, and the evi There was no bill of exception taken in the dence that they were before the court on the case; and according to the judiciary system esmotion for a new trial, is the certificate of the tablished in Ohio, a bill of exception could not clerk of the court. The clerk has certified at that time be regularly taken, when the trial that they remain on the files of the court. was had in the Supreme Court of the State. Does this certificate make them what he certi. That court consists of four judges, two of fies them to be, a part of the record ? Cer-whom are authorized to hold the court in the tainly not-nothing can be properly certified different counties, but at the close of each cir. as part of the record but what appears such by cuit, the four judges are required to meet in the record itself.
bank, at the seat of government, and decide all If a party is desirous to bring his case up for questions reserved for their consideration on revision, upon questions of law, the proper the circuit; and when the decision is made in course is to take a bill of exceptions, or have bank, each cause is certified to the county from an agreed case on the record.
which it was brought, and the judgment is there Questions analogous to this have been brought entered. before this court, and have also been decided In the case before us a new trial was moved in the courts of Massachusetts. Cited, Wil- for, and among other reasons filed in support liams v. Jarvis, 12 Wheaton, 188; Fisher v. of the motion, is the refusal of the court to Cockerell, 5 Peters, 253; M'Fadden v. Otis, 2 give certain instructions to the jury, which Massachusetts Reports; 13 Massachusetts Re. were requested by the counsel for the plaintiff ; ports, 50.
and we gather from the record, though not As to the cases in which this court will en very distinctly, that this motion was reserved tertain jurisdiction of cases under the 25th sec. and heard in bank, and there overruled. The tion of the Judiciary Act of 1789, cited, Crow- reasons assigned by the plaintiff for a new ell v. Randall, 10 Peters, 368, and the cases trial, and the title papers to which they refer, there referred to.
have been transmitted and certified to this Mr. Mason, against the motion, stated that if court by the clerk, together with the record of the matters certified by the clerk were not reg. the judgment. It is, however, unnecessary to ularly before the court, the plaintiff in error mention them particularly, because if the had no case for the consideration of this court. points set forth in the motion were raised at the
By the certificate of the clerk, it appeared trial and decided by the court, then it is very that in the motion for a new trial, certain acts clear that the construction of certain statutes of Congress were before the court; and the of the United States was drawn in question, title of the plaintiff rested upon their just con- and the decision in the State court was against struction,
the title claimed under them by the plaintiff. In the State of Ohio there was no law which But the difficulty is whether these facts are sufgave a writ of error to the Supreme Court of ficiently authenticated by the record. Can we the State; and no case can be brought from that receive the certificate of the clerk that certain court but in the manner in which this case is papers were offered in evidence, and that statepresented.
ment of counsel upon a motion for a new trial, Mr. Vinton, in reply, insisted that the record that certain instructions were refused by the did not show that the acts of Congress were be court, as sufficient evidence of the facts they fore the court on the trial of the cause, or that set forth; and proceed, upon that ground, to the court in their decision had done anything take jurisdiction and revise the judgment of which could give the Supreme Court of the the State court! We think not. In the case 155") United States jurisdiction of the *cause; of The Lessee of Fisher v. Cockrell, 5 Peters, an application for a new trial is an appeal to *254, the court said, "in cases at com. [*156 the discretion of the court, and the decision of mon law, the course of this court has been unithe court upon it is never the subject of a writ form not to consider any paper as a part of the of error.
record which is not made so by the pleadings, or by some opinion of the court referring to it.
This rule is common to all courts exercising ap. Mr. Chief Justice Taney delivered the opin- pellate jurisdiction, according to the course of ion of the court:
the common law. The appellate court cannot This case is brought before the court by a know what evidence was given to the jury, un. writ of error to the Supreme Court of the State less it is spread on the record in a proper legal of Ohio, sitting for the County of Scioto, un. manner. The unauthorized certificate of the der the 25th section of the Judiciary Act of clerk that any document was read, or any evi1789. A motion is now made to dismiss the dence given to the jury, cannot make that docwrit upon the ground that the case, as presented ument or that evidence a part of the record, so by the record, is not one in which this court as to bring it to the cognizance of this court." | <urn:uuid:8db47574-7566-4c9e-ae92-25ffc0f8eb02> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://books.google.rs/books?id=SnsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA102&vq=%22true,+is+equally,+in+morals+and+law,+as+unjustifiable+as+the+affirmation+of+what+is+known+to+be+positively+false.%22&dq=editions:ISBN0313293678&lr=&hl=sr&output=html_text | 2022-01-25T03:05:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.974195 | 7,267 |
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Scholz notes that the financial system needs reform
Scholz said that the existing financial system needs reform to improve and streamline cross-border payments, but without threatening the autonomy of states.
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At its latest meeting, a G-7 task force confirmed that the group of the seven wealthiest nations would not allow any global stablecoin to launch without adequately addressing the related challenges and risks. Once stablecoins are launched globally, a G7 report read, they could potentially threaten the global financial stability and monetary system.
Financial Action Task Force president Xiangmin Liu said that both stablecoins and the companies behind them would be subject to global standards on cryptocurrencies and traditional financial assets, thus joining the growing number of regulators expressing concerns over Facebook’s Libra.
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Author Anna Burns has won the Man Booker Prize for her novel ‘Milkman’, becoming the first author from Northern Ireland to win the most prestigious English-language literary award. Burns, 56, who was born in Belfast, is the 17th woman to bag the award in its 49-year history and the first woman since 2013. It was her third novel.
‘Milkman’, a coming of age story of a young woman’s affair with a married man set in the political troubles of Northern Ireland, was named the winner at a lavish awards ceremony here on Tuesday night.
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“None of us has ever read anything like this before. Anna Burns’ utterly distinctive voice challenges conventional thinking and form in surprising and immersive prose,” said Kwame Anthony Appiah, the chair of the 2018 judging panel.
“It is a story of brutality, sexual encroachment and resistance threaded with mordant humour. Set in a society divided against itself, ‘Milkman’ explores the insidious forms oppression can take in everyday life,” he said.
The recipient of the Man Booker Prize gets £52,500 ($69,223 or Rs 50.85 lakh).
Burns, who lives in East Sussex in England, saw off competition from two British writers, two American writers and one Canadian writer.
Set in an unnamed city, ‘Milkman’ focuses on a “middle sister” as she navigates her way through rumour, social pressures and politics in a tight-knit community.
Burns shows the dangerous and complex impact on a woman coming of age in a city at war.
Unusually, in the book, the characters have designations rather than names.
Burns explains: “The book didn’t work with names. It lost power and atmosphere and turned into a lesser or perhaps just a different book.
“In the early days I tried out names a few times, but the book wouldn’t stand for it. The narrative would become heavy and lifeless and refuse to move on until I took them out again. Sometimes the book threw them out itself”.
Her novel beat competition from ‘Everything Under’ by Daisy Johnson, who, at 27, was the youngest nominee in the Man Booker prize history.
The other nominees were ‘The Long Take’ by Robin Robertson, ‘Washington Black’ by Esi Edugyan, ‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner, and ‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers.
‘Milkman’ is published by Faber & Faber, making it the fourth consecutive year the prize has been won by an independent publisher.
Burns’ win was announced by Kwame Anthony Appiah at a dinner at London’s Guildhall. She was presented with a trophy by Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and a £50,000 cheque by Luke Ellis, Chief Executive of Man Group.
The winning author also receives a designer bound edition of her book and a further £2,500 for being short-listed.
“We are honoured to support the Man Booker Prize for the sixteenth year, as it continues in its fiftieth year to champion literary excellence and the power of the novel on a global scale,” Ellis said.
Appiah, a British-born Ghanaian-American novelist, was joined on the 2018 judging panel by crime writer Val McDermid; cultural critic Leo Robson; feminist writer and critic Jacqueline Rose; and artist and graphic novelist Leanne Shapton. The judges considered 171 submissions for this year’s prize. | <urn:uuid:f8483c21-36a6-423f-ba53-43ee427e07a4> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://english.newsnationtv.com/lifestyle/travel-and-books/man-booker-prize-2018-northern-irish-writer-anna-burns-wins-award-for-milkman-england-sussex-camilla-duchess-of-cornwall-article-205158.html | 2022-01-25T02:07:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.97235 | 778 |
Leading Tory MPs were shocked yesterday, by news that a second chamber of parliament exists, up some steps, round a corner and down the corridor from their own.
Chris Grayling, Leader of the House of Commons, said it was the first he’d heard of the House of Lords but he’d go round and punch some people’s lights out, as long as he can put a set of knuckle-dusters on expenses.
“Now you mention it, that must be why I’m the Leader of the House of Commons and not the Leader of the House. Oh, I’m a bit sad now.”
David Cameron realises his father-in-law is a Baronet and his mother-in-law a Vicountess but thought these were just titles left over from a previous century .
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Former NBA star Charles Barkley has found a lot of success in his post-basketball career. As a featured member of TNT's "Inside The NBA" show, Barkley has become a fan-favorite and has grown some lifelong friendships with others on the crew, including Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith.
In an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Chuck went so far as to say his decision to join the show was the "best" of his life.
"It's the best decision I made in my life, Jimmy," Barkley said. "Working with these guys, it's so much fun going to work."
"I mean, number one, getting to watch the best basketball players in the world all the time is pretty special," Barkley continued. "But to go to work and have fun with those guys...when I took the job, Ernie [Johnson] asked me how long I was going to be there. And I said I was going to be here like three years and I'm gonna move on to bigger and better things. But nothing bigger and better has come along, that's why I'm stuck there."
Indeed, it's got to a pretty sweet gig for Barkley. He gets paid to talk basketball and have fun with his friends in from of the camera. And while he often gets criticized for his hot and outlandish takes, nobody can deny the humor and insight he brings to the show.
No doubt, there will be plenty of moments to look forward to from this guy in the months and years ahead. | <urn:uuid:48968103-d35a-4b03-a709-b5773ec86026> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-media/charles-barkley-on-joining-inside-the-nba-it-was-the-best-decision-of-my-life | 2022-01-25T01:08:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.991397 | 310 |
American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2020, it operated a mainline fleet of 855 aircraft. The company was formerly known as AMR Corporation and changed its name to American Airlines Group Inc. in December 2013. American Airlines Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
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What resolution should you upload your photos at?
This is something that I have a hard time with. For me, I always try to get the highest resolution images I can on my site. In reality, my 24.4 megapixel, 6016×4016 resolution images will never be seen at their true size. Why? Because 99% of people will be viewing the image on their phone or computer screen that has a max resolution of 1920×1080 also called full HD. This will change in time but the cost of owning a 4k screen is still on the upper end of TV cost. Also, when you factor in the dpi (dots per inch, this refers to the density of pixels on the screen that impact the “sharpness” of an image displayed) of computer monitors and laptop screens, 1080p is going to be common for a few more years at least.
The other big issue is with file size. When I upload my image at full resolution it can be anywhere from 5-15 megabytes as a compressed jpeg. When you are dealing with websites that have a limit on storage, those 5-15 megabytes add up really quickly.
It comes down to finding that good balance between the highest quality that you want to display and the storage options that are available to you. That’s it. More often than not, the resolution that you upload will never be seen in its full glory so it is up to you to decide what the base should be.
I personally have been uploading at least a 2k image to this site. So, it is compressed compared to what it is out of my camera, but if someone where to view it on a higher resolution screen, it will look much better. This really only applies to your own site, or a photo sharing site like Flikr or Viewbug. Facebook or other social media sites will often compress your images quite a bit because you are storing them for free (typically) on their servers. Facebook does have a “High Quality” upload but it still won’t be the same resolution as the original image.
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What is the first thing you see? Take a moment, take a breath.
This digital painting is of a black woman living in the midst of darkness. The darkness represents the year 2020 where the entire world was change forever & connected by one common factor, a pandemic. The hidden words found in the respiration droplets describe different events that occurred during that year.
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From Of Endless Hours of Testing…
These are our Best 4 Recommendations:
Goldco – Our Top Recommendation
Gold Vs 401k
Goldco, additionally called Goldco Rare-earth elements, is a trusted and experienced full-service rare-earth elements company. They specialize in taking care of gold and silver individual retirement account rollovers. They supply valuable metals to be offered straight to their clients.
Founded by Trevor Gerszt in 2006, Goldco’s headquarters is located in Timberland Hills, The Golden State.
Since their starting, Goldco has been offering precious metals services to their clients, helping them secure, secure, and expand their investments and wide range.
The firm has obtained recognition from various magazines. In 2015, it was called by Inc. Magazine as the third fastest-growing monetary services company in the U.S.
Moreover, it was likewise called by the Los Angeles Business Journal as the 17th fastest-growing company in the greater L.A. location.
Goldco focuses on both gold and silver IRAs. Additionally, these are the 3 major services that it can use to its clients.
Precious Metals Individual Retirement Account
To be qualified for Goldco’s Precious Metals individual retirement account, you should have made an income and also needs to be under age 70 and also half. Goldco both provides gold and silver Individual retirement accounts.
Moreover, following the internal revenue service guidelines, Goldco stores its IRA precious metals via a 3rd party, advanced safe.
For its individual retirement account custodian, Goldco utilizes Equity Trust Company.
Non-IRA Precious Metals
Unlike the IRA Rare-earth elements choice, any individual can get any kind of non-IRA Rare-earth elements without meeting any kind of needed age or revenue.
When you have bought precious metals, you have the choice to have them stored in a secure safe, or supplied straight to your house.
Goldco consumer evaluations and also issues
One of the locations Goldco takes satisfaction in is its client service. They take their customer service seriously, as well as customers feel it from when they determine to engage the company when opening an account and long after.
The company gets 5-star rankings for costs, rates, credibility, service, as well as knowledge.
Clients obtain life time white-glove solution, access to an exceptional buyback program, numerous storage options, a 5% reimbursement in steel on orders over $50,000, and also a cost waiver for the first year for orders over $50,000.
Essentially, comments from Goldco investors declares. A lot of customers seem pleased with the products and services used by the company. In August 2020, Goldco ended up being an accredited service by getting the BBB ranking with a TrustScore of 4.7/ 5 based upon comments obtained from greater than 500 investors. Much, there are no signed up issues concerning the company on the Consumer Financial Security Bureau.
Clients additionally share their interest with the means Goldco handles its paperwork. The business personally manages all documentation called for when signing up for a Gold IRA account. In this manner, the customer does not need to speak to individual retirement account custodians or storage space centers.
Negative client evaluations
The majority of the negative reviews regarding Goldco stem from a misunderstanding of value computations as well as exactly how the precious metals market operates.
Significantly, one of the most typical issue concerning Goldco is about the worth of collectible coins. Lots of people do not recognize that the value of collectible coins is listed in the thaw value. This describes the worth of metal if it is thawed. This suggests that the coin worth is not a representation of the existing market price, which is the worth of the solid coin.
When clients comprehend the distinction in worth allocation, most unfavorable testimonials are amended to favorable greater ranking testimonials. This goes to reveal that there are no negative evaluations on Goldco yet given that the majority of them originate from a misconception on the capitalist’s component, for which the business is more than delighted to clarify.
Goldco precious metals services
Goldco provides a wide variety of precious metal broker agent solutions, operating within the IRS standards. In addition to its brokerage services, the firm additionally purchases rare-earth elements and markets them out there.
A few of the products used consist of:
• Gold IRA– Goldco uses Gold individual retirement account services. They guide on the readily available alternatives for investing in gold.
• Silver individual retirement account– if you want purchasing silver, Goldco has the expertise to guide you through the process of opening and managing a silver IRA account.
• 401k rollover– Goldco uses rollover services for any individual interested in transferring their 401k right into a precious metal individual retirement account.
• Roth as well as typical individual retirement account planning– Goldco can contrast conventional as well as Roth IRA and assist in rollovers.
• Easy IRA preparation– Goldco supplies straightforward IRA account opening support, guaranteeing you recognize the rules for easy Individual retirement accounts.
• SEP IRA Planning– Goldco has the proficiency to provide explanations on SEP IRAs, consisting of contribution limitations and also qualification needs.
That owns GoldCo Direct?
Trevor Gerszt is the owner and also chief executive officer of Goldco, a precious metals dealer located in LA focusing on constructing wealth through safety by investing in gold for retired life or various other assets like supplies with greater prospective returns. Supplying a variety of financial investment accounts so you can pick how much to take on based upon what appropriates for your convenience as well as regional regulation, GoldCo straight has been called among Inc 500’s top 5 providers over the last twenty years.
What does GoldCo do?
If you are trying to find a safe financial investment with among the most trusted individual retirement account companies in the market, GoldCo is for you.
GoldCo is one of the fastest-growing award-winning gold dealerships in America, however they are not like most various other companies. GoldCo provides clients precious metals IRA solutions where they can surrender their existing Individual retirement accounts, 401( K) and 401 (b) account into a brand-new account with GoldCo so they can invest in precious metals individual retirement account.
Why should you pick to spend your retirement cost savings in an IRA that invests only in rare-earth elements like silver or gold?
For starters, it is necessary to expand your profile and safeguard against inflation. The worth of paper money had actually decreased by greater than 95% because 1913, when the Federal Book was produced! Investing in physical gold will certainly aid secure your hard-earned wealth from this devaluation. You might additionally desire to consider investing some of your retired life funds into silver or platinum as well since these 2 metals have traditionally been good hedges versus rising cost of living as well as being great investments in their own.
Gold Vs 401k
With a GoldCo Valuable Metals individual retirement account, you never need to stress over market volatility or changes because all three sorts of metal are backed by genuine properties– unlike supplies and also bonds, which count on faith in that business alone!
What is Augusta Priceless Metals?
Augusta Precious Metals exists as a family-owned and also rare-earth elements dealer and also gold IRA companies that has near to half a century of experience in business. This is a firm that is truly-service oriented, and is relied on by countless American patriots. It is one that a substantial variety of people have actually chosen as a trusted companion in their journey in the direction of the creation of wealth, and in ensuring that their retirement years are arranged by spending through gold Individual retirement accounts.
This firm has actually been aiding these investors to open self-directed rare-earth elements Individual retirement accounts, in addition to to buy gold and silver in deals that are not related to the opening of the SDIRAs.
How to Open Your Priceless Metals IRA account on Augusta Priceless Metals?
Opening your individual retirement account with this firm takes place to be fairly simple. You can accomplish it within 3 very easy and uncomplicated actions.
You can obtain the assistance of an agent who are knowledgeable with Individual retirement account opening. The representatives generally help clients who connect to them to make IRS-approved selections that will certainly help them attain their investment purposes. The options remain in the kind of silver and gold coins that are minted by preferred mints and treasury divisions. Right here are three actions that you have to comply with:
Open up an account/ self-directed individual retirement account- Augusta Rare-earth elements typically recommends that you work with any one of the complying with custodians:
Equity Trust fund
Goldstar Trust fund
The above-listed business are several of the most effective ones that you will locate in the marketplace, owing to their high level of integrity, in addition to conformity.
Sending out cash to your account– You can do this by moving some cash from your bank account, or by making a gold IRA rollover from your existing IRA.
Buying gold and silver– You will eventually be requested to acquire gold and silver for the freshly produced IRA. The precious metals are usually saved inside a facility that is guaranteed.
Augusta Precious Metals usually uses both silver and gold, in various forms of rare-earth elements such as bullions as well as bars.
When we went around searching for the most effective gold individual retirement account firms, there were many things we tried to find. First off, was item expertise and experience (in this situation rare-earth elements). We have yet to locate a firm that mosts likely to the degree of education and learning that this firm does, which displays in the client fulfillment scores we’ve discovered around the web.
Gold Vs 401k
Education and also Client Contentment
Augusta Precious Metals lays excellent emphasis on customer education as well as contentment. They have a library which contains five detailed write-ups on different subjects such as rising cost of living, security, efficient diversification and the advantages of having silver and gold.
Their internet site contains a resource as well as devices menu loaded with present news in the marketplace nad graphes for precious metals costs. Another significant benefit of Augusta Valuable Metals is that they offer affordable price for the majority of their rare-earth elements besides forgoing charges on rare-earth elements Individual retirement accounts. It likewise supplies complimentary delivery to all of its clients.
Storage and Buyback program
Augusta Rare-earth element works together with International Vault Solution (IDS) as well as Brinks Global Services for their gold and silver storage. This indicates the firm is keen on offering its consumers with high-grade solutions by connecting them to credible business in the country. The storage firms mostly operate in Ontario, California, Utah, Delaware, Idaho and also New York City.
Augusta Rare-earth elements additionally offers its consumers the choice of selling back their purchased items If you previously got Gold or Silver from them, you can still resell it at a competitive cost. You will certainly not locate such sort of offers with the majority of the rare-earth element dealers.
Augusta Priceless Metals is proud in the type of investment items it provides to its customers that consist of silver as well as gold bullion coins as well as bars. There are likewise different groups of rare-earth elements that you can pick from.
They, nevertheless, do not have palladium and platinum– yet can still prepare them for consumers that are interested. The business also offers a wide range of premium collectable silver as well as gold coins.
Augusta Priceless Metals fees
Some rare-earth elements have a greater volatility rate compared to others. It is therefore important to call the business on the rates of the type of product you desire prior to starting the acquisition. A consumer has to make a minimal financial investment of a minimum of $5,000 to start trading silver and gold at Augusta Valuable Metals. There is however no optimum investment.
Although Augusta Valuable Metals has a great deal of good things to use to its consumers, among the drawbacks is that you can just spend if you have a minimum of $5,000. Without that amount, you will not have the ability to invest with the business.
Augusta Valuable Metals Background
Augusta Precious Metals was founded in 2012 by Chief Executive Officer Isaac Nuriani. Nuriani launched the gold company with a goal to aid American financiers diversify their retirement cost savings into physical silver and gold. One area where this firm attracts attention from some competitors is their commitment to education and also transparency.
Devlyn Steele, the firm’s Supervisor of Education leads a group committed exclusively to enlightening Americans about the significance of diversity in different possessions. While many precious metals business have academic sources located on their business site, Augusta puts together one-on-one seminars with people that request their gold individual retirement account overviews as well as info packages. This technique of individually enlightening each potential customer is distinct to what we see supplied by a few of their competition.
Joe Montana – Celebrity Endorsement
Lots of gold IRA suppliers incorporate celebrity recommendations in their advertising and marketing efforts. Birch Gold Team has Ben Shapiro. Goldco Valuable Metals has Chuck Norris on their team. Augusta Precious Metals now has NFL Hall-of-Fame quarterback Joe Montana. It is necessary to note nonetheless, that Joe Montana was a client of Augusta Gold prior to recommending the company.
Intrigued in shielding his very own savings from economic uncertainty, Montana asked his group of financial experts to research gold dealerships and also find a company that he can trust. After performing due persistance, they suggested he collaborate with Augusta Priceless Metals.
Joe Montana requested their information set and also consulted with Devlyn Steele. He wound up acquiring silver and gold through the firm, had a favorable experience with the company, and also ultimately became their representative.
Products and Services
Augusta Precious Metals is primarily a gold IRA firm. The meat of their company focuses on aiding Americans rollover or transfer 401( k) or IRA funds right into rare-earth elements. They do however, also promote direct acquisitions with delivery to customers throughout all 50 states.
The firm can supply clients with a variety of gold and silver bullion such as:
Silver or gold American Eagle coins
Gold American Buffalo coins
Gold or silver Canadian Maple Fallen leave coins
Gold or silver Austrian Philharmonic coins
Gold South African Kruggerand coins
Silver America the Beautiful coins
Gold & Silver bullion bars
Augusta Valuable Metals does not focus on other precious metals such as platinum and also palladium, but can promote these investments if the customer requests them.
Exactly how Does a Gold Individual Retirement Account Work?
When opening up a gold IRA, there are usually 3 celebrations involved. If you decide to work with Augusta, your scenario would certainly resemble this:
the Gold IRA company (Augusta PM).
the self-directed individual retirement account custodian (Equity Trust fund).
the third-party vault storage space firm (Delaware Depository or Brinks). In short, most standard individual retirement account or 401( k) custodians can not help with alternative investments like physical gold and silvers. You can’t just acquire gold and also have them delivered to your employer-sponsored retirement account.
This have to be managed using a self-directed individual retirement account (SDIRA).
Gold Vs 401k
The IRS additionally bans direct possession of IRA investments – so you need a third party gold vault or vault storage space firm in order to buy rare-earth elements without triggering a taxable occasion …
Augusta Precious Metals has actually developed partnerships with Equity Trust fund and also Brinks or the Delaware Vault for storage space. While they can deal with the custodian and vault company of your choice, the dealership deals with these 2 business each day, making the entire process streamlined and easy.
3. NOBLE GOLD
Noble Gold Testimonial
With Noble Gold, consumers obtain an individual retirement account rollover procedure that’s conveniently incorporated with professional guidance on exactly how to invest in precious metals. By consulting with various other economists in the industry, they’re able to give a range of solutions to help their customers.
Noble Gold likewise has a buyback program, through which consumers are provided the option to market their shares back to the business if they so select. This comes with a “No-Quibble” component of it, suggesting you won’t have any trouble marketing their shares if that’s the most effective financial investment decision for them.
With their rapid and also simple individual retirement account set up, customers can see their retirement savings begin growing asap. And with delivery solutions directly to your home or PO box, every transaction and interaction with the business is made as convenient as feasible.
Noble Gold’s IRA Characteristics
With Noble Gold, the process of surrendering an individual retirement account for gold and also other precious metals could not be much easier. The configuration takes marginal time to complete, and experienced specialists exist to stroll you through every action of the way.
A gold IRA rollover entails relocating your pension over to a self-directed IRA. These types of Individual retirement accounts are especially made to hold physical gold and also other sorts of precious metals.
These are IRS-approved vaults verified to keep your financial investments protect.
Noble Gold offers Individual retirement accounts that aid you produce a much more varied prepare for retirement via the investment of gold.
An all-around retirement plan is essential for anyone who intends to make certain that they’ll have the means to support themselves and also their enjoyed ones comfortably with retired life.
The process generally begins with an easy type that’s available online. You can fill out as a lot of the type as you feel comfortable with – it does not need to be filled out completely or completely before sending it in.
If there are any concerns or further questions, a Noble Gold representative will be in touch to complete the process. Or, if on the internet kinds aren’t your design, you can constantly contact Noble Gold directly as well as talk to a genuine individual immediately.
With the help of a representative, you’ll be walked through various precious metal options, every one of which are approved for individual retirement account investments by the IRS. Gold IRAs can be moneyed with cash or surrendered from an individual retirement account or pension you already have.
Gold IRAs are distinct from other Individual retirement accounts due to the nature of their storage space demands. Via their collaboration with the International Vault Solutions and insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London, Noble Gold gives satisfaction for your financial investments.
With access to an online account given by Equity Institutional that’s private and also protected, capitalists have accessibility to their holdings any time.
This liberty to look at your financial investments at any moment of day is a substantial part of the comfort that Noble Gold provides its clients.
Gold Vs 401k
Royal Survival Packs
With this choice, Noble Gold gives clients with a mix of rare-earth elements that have been selected particularly with their unique needs in mind.
Royal Survival Packs have the advantage of keeping their value even during occasions of prevalent calamity.
Noble Gold is among the initial gold individual retirement account firms to use this kind of item that has emergency situation feedback particularly in mind.
Royal Survival Packs
By using the proficiency of extremely trained precious metal experts, your combination of holdings is curated to have the highest possible value as well as be ideal matched for your financial investment requirements.
These kinds of investments are important in the event of a prevalent disaster because they can be utilized as currency in those situations.
This mix of one of the most common varieties of bullion, silver, and gold comes to the owner at a minute’s notification, which is vital in the event of a catastrophe.
The Precious Metals Bush
Silver and gold have long been seen as an evident inflation hedge, but rates have continued to be stubbornly in place for nearly a year.
Both steels rallied early throughout the coronavirus situation, however they’ve been stagnant for close to a year.
Some financiers see a possible disconnect in between current inflation trends and the price of gold and silver, and also many people are including precious metals to their profile in hopes that they’ll be in a superb position if the market begins to stress.
Nevertheless, if the buck breaks down, do you truly assume you can sell your gold ETF and pull out money?
Worst yet, some scammy companies don’t also allow you to take physical ownership of “your” supposed silver and gold assets.
The choice is to buy as well as save the steels on your own.
However, purchasing physical precious metals has its very own set of difficulties, not the least of which is tax-related.
You normally can not write off physical gold purchases, and missing out on those deductions could cost you a great deal at tax obligation time.
The second most significant concern is protection because you require to secure your physical gold once you buy it.
Expenses can consist of safes, insurance, video cameras, firearms, or whatever else you need to secure your financial investment from bad actors that would certainly be more than pleased to ease you of your precious metals.
This is why many choose to store their precious metals with credible rare-earth elements individual retirement account companies, Like Noble Gold.
Is Noble Gold Legit?
Noble Gold is an established company with an impressive record of straightforward company practices.
On its site, Noble flaunts that it is the # 1 relied on gold IRA company in the U.S., and also it has numerous five-star evaluations to support the claim.
Noble Gold has a nearly perfect luxury rating on Consumer Affairs.
Plus, the Better Business Bureau provides it an A- ranking with a BBB Accredited Organization seal of approval to boot.
The company has additionally been included on established media outlets like Fox News Radio and the Next News Network.
Customer evaluates report superb service experiences with Noble Gold’s team.
Noble Gold Is Various than Other Gold Individual Retirement Account Business
The rare-earth element market is known for high-pressure sales methods, yet we really did not see any type of Noble Gold assesses that whined about it.
There are tons of frauds in the rare-earth elements world, but you don’t need to fret about getting scammed with this firm.
This is a legit firm with a substantial collection of five-star consumer endorsements and a remarkable BBB score.
One thing makes certain, Noble Gold isn’t a rip-off.
Noble Gold Investments Frequently Asked Questions
Does Noble Gold provide house distribution?
Noble Gold has seen an increase in demand for home shipment of gold purchases worldwide.
While we suggest storing precious metals off-site because of security problems, Noble Gold can deliver packages totally covered as well as guaranteed. A signature is called for upon invoice so your rare-earth elements will certainly be swiped if a plan is left at the door.
Just how do I understand Noble Gold will maintain my rare-earth elements risk-free in the vault?
A deserving companion of Noble Gold, IDS gives state-of-the-art, guarded precious metals storage. This firm is approved by multiple worldwide metal trading exchanges and keeps your silver or gold insured with Lloyd’s of London.
Where does Noble Gold shop Gold IRA financial investments?
Noble Gold stores metal for their clients with a third-party company called International Vault Solutions. IDS has facilities in Texas and also Delaware or Ontario, Canada.
What is Noble Gold Investment’s Valuable Metals Buyback program?
As a silver or gold individual retirement account service provider, Noble Gold has an arrangement that they will certainly redeem your investment if you transform your mind. They also purchase the gold or silver from capitalists who can’t discover a customer on the open markets.
Does Noble Gold Investments market any precious metals other than silver and gold?
Yes, Noble Gold also sells platinum as well as palladium coins as well as bars. These are not accepted for an IRA account, but reps will aid clients with picking their steels.
Gold Vs 401k
Noble Gold are reasonably brand-new rare-earth elements supplier focusing on gold and silver Individual retirement accounts. Although they additionally sell bullion for shipment and also outside of a retirement account, as well as a collection of numismatc and also collectible coins– it’s this individual retirement account specialized for which they’re best understood.
This might quickly change however, as Noble Gold have actually begun heavy promo of their “Survival Packs”, dealt with buck amount metals financial investments to enable riches and individual defense throughout a financial crisis– and also like a number of other gold individual retirement account suppliers they’ve begun helping customers include cryptocurrencies to their profiles through a sis company Noble IRA.
Internet Site Item & Investment Information
The Noble Gold site supplies plainly signposted information and also is well set out in a brochure-like design. All product and services featured thorough specifications with choices for site visitors to request further details through their noted physical guidebook.
They also release a wide range of instructional information, guides, analysis as well as market information and also make extremely audio disagreements for the use of gold and also various other rare-earth elements in any varied portfolio.
4. BIRCH GOLD
What is a precious metal individual retirement account for Birch Gold?
A precious metals IRA, or a gold individual retirement account, is a self-directed IRA (individual retirement account) created to invest in non-traditional investments like rare-earth element coins, bars, as well as rounds. This sort of account has had the ability to conserve millions for individual capitalists.
Typical investment companies can not supply physical silver and gold for a customer as part of a retired life profile. Among the major grievances regarding traditional retirement investment firm is the restrictions put on the buyer.
These retirement plans allow the investor to allot a section of their earnings for investment in gold bullion bars, silver bullion coins, or other sorts of rare-earth elements without paying tax obligations on the profits until they withdraw those funds upon retired life.
In this Birch Gold Group review, we take a look at business, its offerings, what we liked, what we did not like and whether we would certainly or would certainly not utilize it to invest in gold or a gold-backed individual retirement account.
Who is Birch Gold Group?
Founded in 2003 and also headquartered in Burbank, CA, Birch Gold Group is an online-based firm that gives individuals an opportunity to purchase or sell gold for financial investment functions. The business markets gold, platinum, palladium and also silver for either physical setting or a positioning in IRA.
Clients might additionally select to buy precious metals and make use of these to give them a constant and trusted financial investment for their retired life.
One of Birch Gold Group’s main goals is to shield financiers from inflation, which is an inescapable scenario triggered by an unpredictable economic situation or other unforeseeable circumstances in the marketplace.
What Does Birch Gold Deal?
Birch Gold enables financiers to select from the business’s diverse product and services consisting of bullion, coins, IRA rollover solutions and also physical rare-earth elements.
For instance, the firm’s coin collection features silver and gold coins that are obtained from reliable sources in the United States and also in Canada. These include the American Eagle, Indian Head Eagle and the Canadian Maple Fallen leave bullion and also coins.
Grading solutions used by the company consist of the ones used by Numismatic Warranty Company as well as the Professional Coin Grading Service for the appropriate evaluation of the coins’ authenticity, rare-earth element material, weight and problem.
Birch Gold Group markets their products at wholesale as well as retail markets after buying them wholesale.
The business aids secure their customers’ investments through comprehensive education and learning and assistance required to their success. There are likewise rollover services provided, which can money customers’ IRA from their 401K.
Birch Gold Group Is Legitimate
Off, when it comes to the top priceless steels dealers in the U.S.A., Birch Gold Group has constantly placed in our Top 3 for over 5 years now. One main point to remember is that they are Priceless Metals individual retirement account experts, that is their primary focus and also is what they’re best at.
Birch Gold Group is certainly not a scam, in fact, fairly the opposite. They are among one of the most reputable precious metals suppliers in business. There are no known pending claims presently. There may be a number of issues filed on rating company sites, however this is regular with any company, specifically thinking about the a great deal of customers they have which the positive client assesses far outweigh the issues.
On the Better Service Bureau web site, they have actually had just 8 complaints in the last 3 years, all of which have actually been attended to by the company as well as shut out. This also recommends the high worth they put on customers by taking the time to try and also repair any type of troubles.
Going into the year 2021, they’ll have been in business for 18 years, making them among the oldest as well as most experienced in the sector. They’re well-known for their first-rate customer onboarding, education, and openness. This suggests you’ll know what all the charges are before moving on. They really are one of one of the most trustworthy around.
They have interviewed the leading market assumed leaders consisting of Steve Forbes, Jim Rogers, as well as Peter Schiff. Their product offerings include both direct cash acquisitions (with physical delivery) and also the capacity to surrender qualified tax-deferred retirement savings plans to a Valuable Metals individual retirement account, including the following:
Traditional, SEP, Roth, and Simple IRAs
Employer-sponsored 401( k) and 403( b).
Both opportunities offer the capacity to buy gold, silver, palladium, and also platinum; offered in the form of bullion coins, rounds, and bars.
Birch Gold Group’s newest offering prolongs right into cryptocurrency protection within your Bitcoin IRA or Crypto IRA. This is done with BitIRA, their offshoot firm. The top crypto coins by market cap are all available. These consist of but are not restricted to Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash Money (BCH), and also Ethereum (ETH).
This is simply one more testament to how they are staying appropriate and on the reducing side as for cutting-edge products that mix the typical finance world with the arising FinTech sector.
What is Right for You?
Everybody has to make their very own selection when it comes to buying precious metals or choosing to open up a gold IRA. There are a variety of choices, and plainly Birch Gold Group has several to use.
Those who are brand-new to buying rare-earth elements or those who are experienced will discover that dealing with Birch Gold Team is trouble free, and the reps you collaborate with will gladly take their time to ensure that they aid you comprehend the process.
While every firm has their advantages and disadvantages, Birch Gold Group has much more pros.
We provide a ranking of 4.8 out of 5 stars for their willingness to inform their consumers, provide valuable content, and also offer special bargains and also affordable fees for deals.
Birch Gold Team uses investment minimums for a wide range of budgets. They also make it an indicate share valuable understanding right into that is an excellent client for their company. Acquiring precious metals and opening up a gold individual retirement account is except every person.
Taking the time to evaluate their web site will aid you comprehend whether or not these options are best for your profile. Birch Gold Group is forthright concerning helping individuals think about their retirement as well as planning for their future.
What makes Birch Gold Group special is their ability to preserve their recognition as a sector specialist and keep their record of giving outstanding client service. They have actually become a household name making them the credible option for rare-earth elements.
On the whole, those that are trying to find choices to acquire precious metals or look into opening a gold IRA can really feel great regarding giving Birch Gold Team the opportunity to offer them.
Always put in the time to research study precious metals companies online before you make a final decision. Every individual has a distinct financial setting and also fantastic care should be absorbed researching companies that supply rare-earth elements for physical purchase, storage, and gold IRA’s.
Lastly, make a checklist of your monetary goals in the meantime and write down your lasting vision. Take the time to write down all of the concerns you have relating to the rare-earth elements industry, consisting of buying, storage space, as well as opening an IRA gold account.
Precious metal IRA accounts are moneyed with precious metals. The advantages are constantly kept in the best passion of the consumer, as well as they while they do function in a different way from traditional individual retirement account’s, they function the same.
Remember that a gold IRA is different from a traditional IRA. This means that rollovers might not be permitted, and that fees might likewise differ depending on your individual level of financial investment.
Those who wish to branch out will find that Birch Gold Group is an excellent choice. This additionally means that people who are seeking a tax-deferred investment choice will gain from collaborating with Birch Gold Team.
Just you can determine if collaborating with Birch is right for you. Look for the encourage of those you rely on including friends and family, and any individual that has sound experience in working with the precious metals sector.
While the mainstream media may cause you to fear your financial scenario, remember that you can always seek smart advice from countless experts before you sign on the populated line.
Today’s economic situation calls for a fresh look at how money functions, and a reason to consider various other options outside of fiat money. The worth of the united state buck continues to rise and fall, and although there is a great deal of talk about cryptocurrency, it’s important to look at precious metals.
At the end of the day, why should you put some time and energy right into looking into rare-earth elements? The background of exactly how money jobs will assist you see that rare-earth elements works the opposite of paper currency.
When paper currency is no longer of value, gold will certainly be gold despite where you are in the globe. It is essential that you begin taking a look at your alternatives today, and it is necessary that you speak to Birch Gold Team with any type of inquiries that you have so you can act.
The economy is turning on its head, and it continues to alter each day. If you want outstanding customer service and also a firm that believes in following up with you to make sure that you obtain the absolute best, you ought to make Birch Gold Team your choice.
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t appears that Rock Band 2 for the Wii might actually not be quite as half-assed as its predecessor.
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William Frederick Cody
February 26, 1846
near Le Claire, Iowa, U.S.
|Died||January 10, 1917 (aged 70)|
|Cause of death||Kidney failure|
|Resting place||Lookout Mountain, Golden, Colorado|
|Other names||Buffalo Bill Cody|
|Occupation||Army scout, Pony Express rider, ranch hand, wagon train driver, buffalo hunter, fur trapper, gold prospector, showman|
|Known for||Buffalo Bill Wild West shows which provided education and entertainment about bronco riding, handling bovine and equine livestock, roping, and other herdsmen skills seen in present day rodeos|
Louisa Frederici (1843–1921) (m. 1866–1917)
Kit died of scarlet fever in April 1876, and his daughter Orra died in 1883
|Awards||Medal of Honor|
Early life[change | change source]
Career[change | change source]
Buffalo Bill started working at the age of eleven after his father's death. He became a rider for the Pony Express at age 14. During the American Civil War, he served from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout to the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872.
One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill became famous for the Wild West shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
Death[change | change source]
Cody died of kidney failure on January 10, 1917, surrounded by family and friends at his sister's house in Denver. Cody was baptized into the Catholic Church the day before his death by Father Christopher Walsh of the Denver Cathedral.
References[change | change source]
- Russell, Don (1979). The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill. Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-1-4343-4148-8.
- Weber, Francis J. (1979). America's Catholic heritage: some bicentennial reflections, 1776–1976. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin – Madison. p. 49.
- Mosesl, L.G. (1999). The Lives and Legends of Buffalo Bill. New Mexico: UNM Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-8263-2089-6.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Buffalo Bill at Wikimedia Commons
- "The Papers of William F. Cody". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
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The Sitka Local Foods Network has some changes in store for the way it runs the Sitka Farmers Market, and we want you to be a part of those changes and we want to hear your input.
We’re hosting an informational session, a Q&A if you will, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Sitka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (408 Marine Street, parking off Spruce Street). The meeting should run for about an hour.
The gist of the meeting is that there are two challenges the Sitka Farmers Market needs to overcome for the 2016 season:
- How can we make the Sitka Farmers Market financially sustainable?
- Historically we have avoided holding Sitka Farmers Markets on Chelan Produce days. Chelan Produce has changed its schedule, so how can we best adapt our schedule?
We will have a short presentation, followed by Q&As and discussion. Anyone interested in the Sitka Farmers Market is welcome.
Traditionally farmers markets are run by the vendors who benefit from them, so please come and let your thoughts be heard. We value your input and want to empower you to create a successful market together. And we will have snacks.
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Master P - Topic Net Worth
Master P - Topic is YouTube channel with over 25.40K subscribers. It started 8 years ago and has 749 uploaded videos.
The net worth of Master P - Topic's channel through 25 Jan 2022
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Here are the stats for the last two weeks, separated by day. The lowest daily views for the period is 98.05K. The highest daily views for the period is 147.34K. Compared to the previous period we have 3% average growth of audience per week and 11.9% monthly growth.
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Mantras are energy in words.
A complex science of sounds, words, and syllables that requires an activation through initiation.
Once the practitioner receives an initiation to a mantra and works with it, he or she can connect with a specific force of the universe and awaken it within their being.
Mantra can both create and effect energy. With the help of mantras, we affect our entire being of all the levels – physical, energetical, emotional, mental and causal-karmic.
There are two kinds of Mantras – long mantras and short mantras, which are also called Bija (seed) Mantras.
– Bija Mantras are made of a single syllable and are the seed; the key that opens a specific energy of the universe.
– Long Mantras are a combination of Bija mantras or words and they are a more complex way to work and awaken specific energies.
The Long Mantras can also be sentences that have a meaning and then they can be also used on the path of devotion,
where we take those mantras that are actual words and have an emotional meaning for us, and we use them while singing or in silent repetition like a prayer.
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In last month’s story, “Fact or Fiction? How to Choose the Right Agent,” we explained that the brokerage your agent is affiliated with shouldn’t be a major factor in choosing the agent to list your home with. Instead, the agents abilities to properly price, market, procure the correct buyer, negotiate offers and ensure all contractual obligations are completed on time are the factors you should focus on. We went on to explain that the internet has completely changed the real estate industry, causing agents to be more independent.
As you know, gone are the days of a printed Multiple Listing Service, forcing buyers to call or physically walk into a brokerage to speak to an agent about homes that are available. These “walk/call-ins” are no longer counted on by agents for their business. The internet has allowed agents to economically create their own brand and direct traffic to their own websites, thereby creating opportunities to connect with buyers and sellers that were once before more dependent on the broker they worked with. It’s created a more autonomous Realtor.
The Realtors who resisted this change are no longer. The one’s who embraced the internet and learned to use it to provide both buyers and sellers with exceptional tools, service and exposure flourished, growing exponentially. Instead of only calling on their sphere of influence, cold calling or waiting for a walk/call-in, Realtors are creating their own virtual traffic to their websites. Buyers get detailed, real time information, on properties they have interest in and sellers get their home exposed to hundreds of thousands of buyers. In our experience, and in most cases, the sheer volume of business Realtors who harnessed the internet to provide amazing service to their clients is what spurned the concept of the Team. The demand for the services of these Realtors grew so fast that, to ensure the quality of service, Realtors began hiring specialized employees to handle each real estate discipline. Thus, the “Team” was born.
Because buyers and sellers are no longer calling into brokerages for information, the role of the broker has also evolved. Like the agents who were faced with the ever changing real estate landscape, brokers who didn’t embrace and incorporate the internet into their business model found themselves playing catch-up. Keller Williams was one of the first to introduce the concept of teams working within the real estate industry. The reasoning behind this is based on placing the interest of their Realtors and Realtor’s clients above all else. It’s important to note that although a Brokers tangible contribution is probably not felt by homeowners, brokers like Keller Williams who have evolved with the industry and provide their agents with amazing technology, training, and culture, afford their agents a significant competitive advantage in the market.
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His MMA debut, against an opponent roughly half his age, 47-year-old former NFL and USFL running back Herschel Walker (above). The Heisman Trophy winner in 1982 and an Olympic bobsledder in '92, Walker began training for his latest endeavor in November. Last Saturday he faced 26-year-old Greg (Dangerous) Nagy at a Sunrise, Fla., Strikeforce event. Despite an upright stance and unorthodox punch, Walker dominated with a barrage of late strikes and got the stop two minutes into the third round. Walker called his fight "the hardest thing I've ever done" and said that his trainers would determine if and when he'll fight again.
Of cancer last Friday at age 78, former All-Pro Philadelphia Eagles defensive back and sports broadcaster Tom Brookshier. A 10th-round draft pick out of Colorado in 1953, Brookshier had eight interceptions as a rookie before a two-year Air Force stint put his career on hiatus. When he returned, he became one of the mainstays of Philadelphia's last NFL title team, which won the 1960 championship game over Vince Lombardi's Packers 17--13. A broken leg the next year ended his career at age 30, but by '74 he was a football fixture again, this time as an analyst alongside play-by-play man Pat Summerall at CBS. They became running mates and one of the sport's fabled announcing teams, calling three Super Bowls before "Brookie" was replaced in '81 by John Madden.
The number of births in the Catalonia region of Spain in late January, nine months after F.C. Barcelona won La Liga and Champions League hardware within a 25-day span. According to a survey conducted by a local radio station, COMRadio, hospitals saw an almost 50% increase in children born last week. Locals have dubbed the babies "the Iniesta generation" after winger Andrés Iniesta, who scored a 93rd-minute goal to lift Barca to the Champions League final on May 27. "When we notice some sort of surge, we look for the reason," a staffer at the city's Quiron Clinic told the newspaper El Mundo, "and it's evident that the cause of the increase is the euphoria of Barca fans."
By the Calgary Flames to the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Dion Phaneuf (right), a former first-team All-Star, in a seven-player blockbuster deal. In four-plus seasons in Calgary, Phaneuf, 24, demonstrated all the eye-catching attributes of an elite blueliner—a Hammer of Thor shot, seismic checks, swift skating—but deficiencies in decision-making and a middling outlet pass held him back. After securing Phaneuf on Sunday, Toronto sent winger Jason Blake and goaltender Vesa Toskala to Anaheim for goalie Jean-Sébastien Gigu√®re, who backstopped the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup victory. In a 30-minute span the team traded six of the 20 players who had dressed the previous night.
By ESPN, freelance columnist Paul Shirley, for a Jan. 26 blog post in which he suggested that earthquake-afflicted Haitians "use a condom once in a while" and stop building "flimsy shack-towns." Shirley has played for 11 teams since 2001, including the Phoenix Suns, for whom he was riding the bench in '04 when he achieved celebrity status as one of the first to blog candidly about the life of a pro athlete. That earned Shirley his own column, "My So-Called Career," on ESPN.com; he also contributed to a site called flipcollective.com, which first posted his off-color thoughts on Haiti. Shirley wrote again last Thursday, stating, "My goal was to question the psychology of donating and the nature of responsibility.... Regardless of the outcry that followed, I think I did those things."
For the next two African Nations Cup tournaments, the team from Togo, which withdrew from this year's games in Angola following a terrorist attack. On Jan. 8 gunmen shot up the club's bus en route to the competition, killing a driver and two team officials. (Angolan separatists claimed responsibility.) Despite the willingness of players to compete one day later, the Sparrow Hawks were called home by Togolese prime minister Gilbert Houngbo, who deemed the team's protection inadequate. Last Saturday, citing "government interference" and the last-second withdrawal, the African Football Confederation fined Togo $50,000 and disallowed its participation in 2012 and '14, a punishment that Togo's captain, Emmanuel Adebayor, later called "monstrous." On Sunday, Egypt won this year's title with a 1--0 victory over Ghana.
To a minor league contract by the Milwaukee Brewers, 39-year-old outfielder Jim Edmonds, who sat out 2009 without ever officially retiring. The eight-time Gold Glove winner turned heads with his acrobatic catches in Anaheim and St. Louis, where he helped the Cardinals to 100-win seasons in '04 and '05 and a World Series triumph in '06. He split his 16th season, '08, between the Cubs and the Padres. Now the Brewers hope that Edmonds will show enough this spring to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster, thus adding a lefty power threat (382 lifetime home runs) to their righty-heavy lineup. "He may have lost a step or two," said Brewers G.M. Doug Melvin, "but we know what he brings."
THEY SAID IT
British tennis player (left), after losing to Roger Federer in the Australian Open final, alluding to the tears Federer shed in 2009 following his loss to Rafael Nadal:
"I can cry like Roger. It's just a shame I can't play like him."
Years between NBA All-Star Game selections for the Chicago Bulls (Michael Jordan, 1998; Derrick Rose, 2010).
Median cost, in millions of dollars, of a 30-second commercial on Super Bowl XLIV.
Percent of viewers who enjoy Super Bowl commercials more than the game, according to a Nielsen survey.
Tickets bought, as of last week, by German fans for the nation's first three 2010 World Cup games in South Africa, raising fears of sparsely filled venues.
Points scored in five seconds by Hofstra's Charles Jenkins on Jan. 27. The Pride junior guard was intentionally fouled by UNC Wilmington while making a layup. He hit four free throws (two for a technical on Seahawks coach Benny Moss), then stole the inbounds pass and scored.
Wins in a row by the Flyers over the Islanders following last Saturday's 2--1 Philadelphia victory—tying the NHL record for consecutive triumphs by one team over another.
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Occasionally we have young adults (6 months to 3 years old) for sale, prices ranging from $750.00 to $2500.00 depending on breeding qualities and amount of training. SHIPPING. If you cannot come here to pick up your puppy we will gladly fly him or her to you, the cost of the flight is generally 265.00. There is a $60.00 deposit required on the. You can also calculate the adult weight of a large breed puppy by merely doubling his weight at six months old! So, a dog that weighs 29.3 lbs at 6-months old would weight about 58.6 lbs as an adult. All puppies (and owners) can befit from some structured training
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Dubai Trolley to launch in Downtown Dubai
What’s On announces Dubai Trolley in Downtown Dubai, a new tram in Dubai, which launches in 2015, serving Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and more.
‘Just like London Buses’, as the old saying goes. Dubai waits years for a tram, and then a second one comes along almost immediately afterwards.
With Marina and JBR residents having only just got used to having the state-of-the-art Dubai Tram worming its ways through their streets, now it’s the turn of Downtown following the official announcement of Dubai Trolley.
Tongues were set wagging some time ago following the erection of some very revealing billboards around the Old Town Island terminal, from where the first phase of the ‘hop-on hop-off’ system will launch.
Scheduled to be operational early next year, the new ride will eventually run for 7km along Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard and around surrounding areas, servicing Burj Khalifa, Souk Al Bahar, Dubai Fountain, The Dubai Mall and the upcoming Opera District. The first phase will run for just 1km and through three stations – The Dubai Mall, and The Address Downtown Dubai and Vida Downtown Dubai hotels.
Unlike their functional cousins around the Marina, the double-decker trams look significantly more ‘traditional’ with more than a hint of the iconic San Francisco design. According to official information released by Emaar, they are ‘elegantly designed to complement the Arabesque architectural features of Downtown, a polished design, resplendent in bright red with aesthetic gold pin-stripes and green trim colours’.
Being electric and hydrogen powered, the smart and innovative Dubai Trolley has practically zero-emissions, a big step forward for the emirate.
“Dubai Trolley is a smart urban mobility service that further builds on the trolley tram systems that are in use in several cities across the US and Europe,” Emaar, the group behind it, said. “While they were a game-changer in public transport when first invented in the 1880s by introducing a new concept to urban mobility, they are now largely used as tourist attractions.
“We have innovated further on both design and technology, incorporating world-class features for Dubai Trolley. An environmentally sustainable system that supports the development vision of the UAE, Dubai Trolley brings a convenient and user-friendly transit mode to Downtown Dubai. It will add tremendous value to residents and visitors, enabling them to effortlessly access the world-class attractions in the world’s most prestigious square kilometre.” | <urn:uuid:0cceecb4-8504-4478-bafc-7504f8924732> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://whatson.ae/2014/12/dubai-trolley-to-launch-in-downtown-dubai/ | 2022-01-25T02:37:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.940449 | 556 |
You don’t have the BATNA
The biggest problem with negotiation is starting it without any relevant alternative. Be the person who has the least to lose, then you will have a great advantage. BATNA refers to “Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement”. It’s a concept introduced by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton in their book entitled Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In . What does it mean in terms of your salary negotiation?
It means that from the very beginning you need to be prepared to walk away from a deal. When you negotiate a salary, you have a certain threshold for rejecting a particular offer.
But you also need to be prepared that someone may refuse to negotiate with you. That’s especially possible if your expectations are too high, the other candidates are better suited for the job or you just don’t fulfil the position requirements. But what’s the best solution if you are not able to come to an agreement?
Prepare a list of other possible options that will help you develop your negotiation power. It can defend you against unfavorable offers. If you are offered a position for $90K, you should have at least one other offer for around $90K. This way you will have your BATNA. If you don’t get $100K from the first offer, you can walk away and choose the second one.
Of course, I’m not suggesting you should focus solely on salary. This is just one of the factors, but having the BATNA allows you to negotiate other benefits that can be important to you, such as: yearly bonuses, an interesting career path, insurance, trainings, certificates etc. Remember that having no alternatives puts you in a weak position.
You should also keep in mind that companies do the same thing during their recruitment process. They usually have more than one person for each position which makes them feel comfortable enough to choose the best candidate for an affordable amount of money. They’ve got their BATNA, so you should also prepare yours in order to be in the position of power.
You accept the first offer
Some people say that negotiation starts after the first “no”. If you ask a manager for a higher salary and the answer is “no”, it doesn’t mean it’s the end of this conversation. While many people stop at that moment, in reality it is not actually the end. If you are on a job interview and your interviewer says:
It’s actually the beginning of an interesting discussion. Negotiation is a conversation in which the goal is to reach an agreement between two parties whose interests aren’t perfectly aligned. Instead of feeling offended, treat it as a challenge. But first you need to open your mind and look for opportunities.
Let’s say you ask for $100K but someone offers you $90K. Such a situation presents at least a couple of options to ask about, even if your potential employer insists that the amount is above their salary budget. You can say:
Such a statement might confuse the other person, but it puts you in a good light. It shows that $100K is definitely important to you and you’re motivated enough to get it. Now the pressure is on the opposite side of the table. They need to find a clever answer in order not to lose their face and to satisfy your needs. It’d be really weak and unprofessional on their part to say:
If you know that $90K is their top offer, you can look for other benefits. Something that won’t have a direct impact on your base salary, but will be an advantage for your career or work satisfaction.
Leave the question open. You can expect that they will offer you other benefits that would get you closer to $100K. If they don’t, you can suggest a list of possible alternatives that you prepared in advance. It can be a paid leave (for a contractor), a bonus for exceptional performance, further training funds, a parking space or anything that is important to you and will make the offer more tempting.
You are being unclear
Watch out for vague words and phrases. Less confident negotiators, who are scared to ask for a raise, tend to use words like “more”, “better”, “bigger”, which are totally unspecified and ambiguous.
There is a huge risk that “more” means different amounts to both parties. Imagine you asked for a pay raise like this:
This exchange just lost you a battle. First of all, a manager used the term “more” to give you 5%. You probably had a bigger number in mind and now you feel disappointed. Secondly, he put an anchor number on the table which makes further negotiations harder for you. In one of my previous articles you can find more information about anchor number in negotiations.
If you asked now for a 30% raise, it would be a good place for a manager to shoot you down:
Be specific. If you want to ask about a raise, use a range with a satisfactory number in between. You can read more about which approach is better in one of my other articles that deals with asking about a single number or a range. But the point here is to be specific. Don’t let the other person decide what “more money” or “better salary” means to you.
In negotiations information is king. The more prepared you are, the stronger your negotiating position is. Don’t start negotiations without having the BATNA and don’t accept the first offer. Even if you know that chances to negotiate a higher salary are slim, think of other things you can get. If not for anything else, do it just for fun or learning purposes.
Fisher, Roger and Ury, William. (2011). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. New York: Penguin Books.
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Introduction to Botany
The collection, use, and cultivation of plants was an age-old practice long before botany ever became a science during the mid-seventeenth century. The beginning of man’s interaction with plants ranks in importance to that of the discovery of fire. Plants are used for food, medicine, clothing , shelter, and in some cultures, even for sacred, religious ceremonies. Man has, and will continue to cultivate plants for utilitarian purposes, while simultaneously selecting them for improved traits.
As such, man’s use of plants became an essential step in the development of civilization as we know it today, and the tenets upon which the study of plants commenced. In its prescientific stage, botany was mostly descriptive. Authors of early books described the forms and uses of plants that were valued as medicines or foods. Many botanical applications ( we call it horticulture today), such as grafting, irrigation, cultivation, and plant breeding, were known long ago, but there is little indication that the scientific basis for them was known or understood. It could be suggested that plant improvements were largely a function of serendipity and not actual experimentation. For example, plant diseases were known at the time of Aristotle (AD), but centuries passed before their causes and remedies came to light. Gradually, as new information was acquired and man began to question previous thought, the science of botany emerged .
The Renaissance Period, the eighteenth-century period of Liberalism, and the nineteenth-century period of Darwinism were all historical periods during which scientific inquiry and scholarship expanded. New paradigms emerged in botany as well as in other sciences. The invention of the compound microscope, in 1590, offered vast new opportunities to the botanist as well as to other scientists. Minute forms of life could be studied, and, later, led to the understanding that the cell is the fundamental unit of plant and animal tissues.
By the end of the eighteenth-century, experimental methods had been introduced into the study of plant processes and activities. Photosynthesis had been discovered, and a beginning made in understanding sexual reproduction in plants. Botanical exploration had been carried out in many parts of the world, and progress made in scientific classification of plants. The nineteenth-century witnessed the advancement of biogeography and the emergence of ecology as the relationships between plants, climate, and other environmental factors were gained . The presence of a cell nucleus became universally accepted, and the method by which it divides was discovered. Plant physiology became an established science, and numerous studies expanded man’s understanding between the complex relationships of plants and the soil. Immunity and the causal relationships between bacteria, fungi, and disease in animals and plants became known.
More recent advances in botany have contributed to our knowledge of heredity, the formulations of the gene theory of inheritance, and the phylogenetic relationships between species . But although the accomplishments of the past several hundred years have been great, the sum of our knowledge pales in comparison to that which remains to be yet discovered. Fortunately, however, scientific knowledge seems to progress geometrically. As man learns more, additional tools become available to discover solutions to new problems. | <urn:uuid:ce840949-59aa-410f-a289-b272ab0de734> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.botanystuff.com/botany/ | 2022-01-25T01:45:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.978597 | 652 |
MHFA Remote Mental Health Awareness
Delivered over Zoom video technology, this course raises awareness of mental health. Completed over 4 hours, the course takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities. It covers how to challenge stigma, a basic knowledge of some common mental health issues and an introduction to looking after your own mental health.
- What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
- A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
- An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
- Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A certificate of attendance to say you are Mental Health Aware
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
Who Should Attend:
Anyone who is interested in raising their awareness and knowledge on the topic of mental health.
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Ingram Micro is pleased to announce Dave Coplin, recently voted the most influential man at Microsoft UK, as the keynote speaker at its forthcoming SMB Alliance Forum event.
Coplin, chief envisioning officer at Microsoft, will deliver a thought leadership piece on the impact of changing trends as users adopt and adapt to new ways of using technology to live, work and do business.
The event is taking place on Thursday 2nd October in the newly opened arena at StadiumMK, Milton Keynes and will be the largest event in Ingram Micro UK’s history and will feature over 40 technology brands showcased in a range of interactive zones.
Ingram Micro will also use the event to launch its Learning Live zone, a fully interactive ‘classroom of the future’ highlighting the latest vendor solutions for schools and universities. TV and radio presenter Spencer Kelly will host the area and chair discussions on the education marketplace, its most exciting innovations and the opportunities it presents.
Managing director & vice president of Ingram Micro UK&I, Brent McCarty, can’t wait to bring his organisation’s vision to the SMB channel in one game-changing industry event: “We’re giving our SMB customers the biggest event in our history. As well as presentations on new technologies from the top vendors, delegates will also hear about the additional support and expertise available to them when partnering with us. My team will deliver master classes on how to increase revenue opportunities in new growth markets, understand the needs of key target verticals, and speed the adoption amongst their end users of cloud and ProAV technology.
“We’ll also be signing resellers up for our new advertising and marketing agency that launches in September. Agency Ingram Micro (AIM) will provide branding, telemarketing, PR, social media, web advertising solutions and event management to help resellers maximize opportunities by leveraging the marketing expertise within Ingram Micro as a value added service.
“The SMB Alliance Forum has received great support from our vendor partners and in return we will deliver great ROI back to them by enabling our SMB customers to better understand, pitch and close solution sale opportunities.
“We’ve had a great response so far and there’s still a month to go to sign up at our dedicated microsite, http://www.smballiance.co.uk/.”
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Resources were spent on managing and updating rather than innovating
An unoptimized mobile experience led to limited sales
Wanted a new site layout without overexerting developers
Needed a time-sensitive solution to support innovation
Automated processes allow teams to focus on creating better customer experiences
An updated app significantly increases mobile sales
Expansive apps and code libraries make building easy
Straightforward content models and dependable support enable quick launches
“It was not a question of should we [adopt a new CMS], it was a question of how can we do it in the leanest way possible so we can focus on what’s important — building the best experience for our customers.”
“If you don’t want to have to worry about the underlying technology, and would rather focus on your customers, get Contentful.”
"We wanted [a solution] that was flexible, modern and scalable in a way that we could just forget about it, in the nicest possible way."
Moonpig is all about celebrating heartfelt moments — you know, big birthdays, new arrivals, surprise engagements and the just becauses. They’re proud to play a role in connecting people with those they care about most.
With their ever-growing range of cards, thoughtful gifts and bright, beautiful bouquets, Moonpig offers anything and everything to celebrate special occasions. Combine their diverse offerings with top-notch tech and an app full of fun features, and customers are armed with the opportunity to send cards and gifts from the palm of their hand, no matter where they, or the recipient, are located.
There are few companies with an ecommerce platform offering the breadth, depth and customization of products that Moonpig does — something that the pandemic made strikingly clear. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Moonpig not only reinforced its position as the leader in their industry but managed to pull away from the competition. Contentful gave Moonpig the framework and support necessary for their developers and content creators to focus on the most important thing — providing great customer experiences.
Throughout the pandemic, Moonpig allowed friends and family in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia to share sentiments when social distancing and lockdowns made in-person celebrations or purchasing cards from brick and mortar stores impossible. Contentful fueled Moonpig’s success by enabling them to quickly update and tailor their sites with messaging that matched the ever-changing situation.
Time and headspace to customize
Whoever came up with the saying “no news is good news” might have been thinking about Moonpig’s experience with Contentful. With their previous CMS, team members often reported site errors, broken code and requests for content changes. Today, they are quiet, and for a good reason. Moonpig’s Contentful users have the autonomy to change and update what’s necessary within a timeframe that was previously unthinkable. For the 100 individuals on Moonpig’s tech team, this was — and still is — something to celebrate.
The moment these processes sped up, thanks to automated workflows and an automated Content Management API, Moonpig developers turned their attention to the experience of individual customers. Projects like new personalization features and Group Cards, which had been on the agenda for months, could take shape. Teams were also able to devote time to focused areas of the customer experience like building out highly-personalized features. An example of this is Moonpig's Card Editor which customers use to tailor purchases to recipients.
Developers weren’t the only ones who benefited from the switch to a headless, API-first CMS; editors did as well. Content creators enjoyed newfound benefits of Contentful's streamlined interface. They could quickly input and update content on their own with the confidence that the change they made would update across all platforms within seconds. This was especially for establishing clear messaging regarding delayed delivery times during the pandemic.
Designing more than greeting cards
During his first few months with Moonpig, James Huppler, head of product, recalls there were extensive capability gaps in the tools they had to make their product vision a success. “A lot of what we wanted to do, and what our customers were asking us to do, required upfront development before we could prove that the change improved customer experiences,” James shares.
James and the Moonpig team didn’t want to commit to a CMS without testing it first. They didn’t want to expend time and resources if, in the end, Contentful did not meet their expectations or help them deliver better customer experiences at pace. Contentful’s sandbox environment was a huge attraction for Moonpig — it allowed their team to build, test and have confidence that Contentful met Moonpig’s requirements.
Moonpig engineers started by using Contentful’s extensive documentation, SDKs and consistent APIs. “Our engineers got a lot more confidence when they had used the sandbox — they could play around with things and then go ‘yup, that’s it,’” adds James.
Agile updates for every platform
“The unique thing about Moonpig is that we’re not item-driven, we’re occasion-driven,” says James. “Customers come to us with an occasion and recipient in mind and our job is to help them celebrate that thoughtfully and effortlessly — this is opposite of most commerce journeys, which are item driven”. This means that the Moonpig product managers and designers strive to build highly-personalized, targeted experiences based on upcoming occasions customers might celebrate.
Moonpig’s targeted content is powered by Contentful’s web app editor. Updates are not siloed to Moonpig’s website, but instead, extend to its mobile app. With Contentful, Moonpig had the opportunity to create and maintain a consistent experience across its website and app.
This app has been well received by customers, making it a top app for iOS and Android during the last year. Its on-the-go interface means customers can easily send a card and gift when they are out. They can feel confident they’re sending something personal that cannot be found through a traditional offline retailer. James says the number of sales that occur through the app today is now “considerably higher” compared to two years ago.
With Contentful’s platform, Moonpig hopes to tackle another company goal: bringing on-demand greeting cards to more countries. By using Contentful’s dependable global content delivery networks and extensive App Framework, Moonpig is sure to attract new, diversified and loyal customers in the future. | <urn:uuid:20ec0eae-650f-4932-8c3e-1feebdf7786c> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.contentful.com/case-studies/moonpig/ | 2022-01-25T02:52:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.959062 | 1,428 |
This week we have the sweet pop infused melodies of Indy Stanton’s brand new hit “Like Me” playing on repeat. Rich with captivating and witty lyrics that play on her past perception of self, Indy is using this pop track as a means of empowerment and release.
“This single is something really new for me. I had an ex who told me I was a total psychopath; and I believed it.,” said Indy. “After we had broken up and I started dating again, I kept hearing her voice in my head telling me I was crazy and too messed up to be dating anyone. Suddenly, I had the idea that I needed to ‘warn’ anyone who was interested in me. I had to give them a total breakdown of what they would be signing up for.”
Indy Stanton began her music career when she started songwriting in high school and posting covers on Youtube and by the age of only 15, had already developed a crowd of adoring fans. Her work was heard by Eslev (producer at Attaboye Records), who quickly became eager to work with her full-time to record her latest single “Small Talk” and produce her 2019 album “The Candle Room”. Indy has since been developing her craft and collecting the streams on her debut album, which has its focus single “It’s Ok to Say Goodbye” sitting almost at 80,000 streams. | <urn:uuid:8c5dc402-afd5-4799-9255-c5a480222175> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.crushcop.com.au/new-music/indy-stanton-i-like-me | 2022-01-25T01:06:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.991588 | 305 |
While many South African civil servants try hard to maintain a high standard of work, it is clear that some are not so civil, robbing our state coffers of more than R300m in 2011. As the figure reaches this staggering height, one must ask – why has government failed to institute criminal action?
Clearly it is easy to steal money from government. Managers are able to enter into contracts worth more than R500 000 without following proper tender process. This would not be tolerated in the private sector. Yet government has failed to pull up its socks and root out this criminality that has virtually become the status quo.
As so many civil servants lose their moral compass, it has become essential that legislation be implemented, with zero tolerance for “accidental mistakes”. There can be no excuse for the blatant perpetuation of unlawfulness. We owe it to our children to step up and ensure that civility is once again the top priority for civil servants.
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Hi, I would like to check if we could have year level security in Navision Attain 3.10 using Native database. If yes how do we do that Best Rgds Patro
Please explain what you mean by Year level security. If what you want is to prevent certain users from posting entries in previous or coming years, then look at General Ledger, Setup, General Ledger Setup and read the helptext for the fields Allow Posting From and Allow Posting To. Also, goto General Ledger, User, User Setup and read the helptext for the fields Allow Posting From and Allow Posting To Lars Strøm Valsted ------------------------- Why can’t programmers tell the difference between Christmas and Halloween? Because OCT(31) = DEC(25)
What I mean I want users to see only year specific data. The users should not be able to see financial datas of previous years. Say for example In navision I am having datas for last 5 years. I would like to give an security access to a Accountant who could see all financial datas for only current year. Is it possible in Navision Attain Native database. best rgds Patro
As far as I know it is not possible. Once I had a simular(…) request from a customer: he wouldn’t allow certain users to look up ledger-entries on certain ledger-accounts. To solve this I check on the ledger-entry-form whether the user is allowed (via “CurrForm.VISIBLE(true/false)”). Not a perfect solution, but it works.
Originally posted by Anfinnur: As far as I know it is not possible. Once I had a simular(…) request from a customer: he wouldn’t allow certain users to look up ledger-entries on certain ledger-accounts. To solve this I check on the ledger-entry-form whether the user is allowed (via “CurrForm.VISIBLE(true/false)”). Not a perfect solution, but it works.
I concur. The security in Attain 3.10a seems to be identical to previous versions, so in order to implement security the way you are talking about is to have it set from every form that the user can access that looks at those records. It ends up being a very pervasive modification for something like G/L Entries, because you can lookup to the G/L from pretty much everywhere in the system, plus you have the Customer and Vendor Ledgers & SubLedgers, and Item and Value Entry Ledgers, etc. Very nasty stuff! I’m curious why you don’t wish the accountant to see data from a previous year? Perhaps if the accountant doesn’t need too much “slice & dice” functionality from Navision, you could export a snapshot to Excel for your accountant to work with. That would be a heck of a lot easier than modifying all those bloody forms! wink Regards! Kristopher Webb Kelar Corporation, Canada
Hi Patro, As defining/managing security from thru’ Forms is neither practical nor feasible solution(in terms of cost for extra forms). The better solution for you is to migration to MS SQL Option wherein you can specify/control access to records much better way with less complications. Regards
I disagree that it cannot be done. From Attain 3.01 onwards it is possible to define, on the permissions given to each role, field level security filters on tables attached to that role. You COULD set filters here to achieve it i.e. on the Posting Date field in the GL entries table, which of course applies ON EVERY FORM AND REPORT accessing this table. I have done it, though not on date fields and not on GL Entry table, but do not see why it cant be done on date fields and GL entries. However I agree it is not a pretty solution nor is it easy. | <urn:uuid:ae639a3a-0d5f-4664-a535-b7c6a8893c29> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/year-level-security/6045 | 2022-01-25T02:25:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.918144 | 824 |
Due Week 7: Communication Plan
According to the PMBOK® Guide, “the Communications Planning process determines the information and communications needs of the stakeholders; for example, who needs what information, when they will need it, how it will be given to them, and by whom.” In other words, it lists the general communication requirements for the project. This week, you will create a simple communication plan for the execution of your project. Each team will need to complete the Communications Plan found in Doc Sharing.
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By Manoj Joshi*
The resumption of high-level dialogue between India and Pakistan ends a period of discontinuity in the relations between the two countries which have been marked by a steady process of engagement since the mid-1980s, despite periods of estrangement, such as after the nuclear tests of 1998, the Kargil War of 1999 and Operation Parakaram in 2002.
The Modi government came to power in New Delhi pledging a muscular approach to relations with Islamabad, which meant drawing new red-lines, such as the refusal to allow the Hurriyat to talk to Pakistani representatives, as well as a ferocious response to Pakistan’s ceasefire violations on the Jammu border. The Modi government seemed determined to isolate Islamabad by refusing to have any diplomatic contact, except on its own terms.
However, the government has realised that while it can control the narrative at home and be seen by all as a tough and nationalist-minded government, it cannot do so abroad. Most countries saw New Delhi’s actions as somewhat over the top. As for the border firing, they could not understand why India, which is the prime beneficiary of the ceasefire, was going out of its way to deliver a response that could lead to its breakdown.
More important, in 2014-2015, Islamabad re-emerged in the calculations of the big powers as the key to peace in Afghanistan. The US and China looked to Islamabad to ‘deliver’ the Taliban to the peace process, and even Russia, India’s old friend, began building bridges to Pakistan. This is as much a consequence of Pakistan’s geopolitical location, as the skill with which it has conducted its diplomacy.
Just a few years ago, Pakistan was being written off as a failing, if not failed, state. But ever since it picked up courage to take on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and build bridges to the government in Kabul, it has returned into global favour. The key factor in this has been the arrival of Raheel Sharif as the Chief of Army Staff. Not only has he pressed home the battle against the TTP, but also taken up the challenge to restore order in Karachi. After initial tension arising out of Nawaz Sharif’s desire to go after Pervez Musharraf who overthrew his government and imprisoned him in 1999, the Pakistan Army and Nawaz have worked out a modus vivendi, and function more like a coalition government than autonomous, conflicting institutions. The Army chief defers to the Prime Minister, but in turn, Nawaz leaves matters relating to security to Raheel and focuses more on the economy and related issues.
The sequential visits of the two Sharifs to Washington DC, in October and November this year, were instructive. Nawaz went first and was feted by the White House, itself a sign of how the US is once again looking benignly at Pakistan. He was followed by the General in November. Raheel met Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and Defence Secretary Ashton Carter.
Clearly, far from being isolated Pakistan is being seen as a counter-terrorism partner and the lynchpin in the making of peace in Afghanistan. There have been carefully placed rumours about Pakistan-US nuclear deal.
The Americans have agreed to sell eight new F-16 fighters to Islamabad, and will probably resume military aid.
The one country that failed to see the signs of the shift in Islamabad’s standing in the international community was India. The government and Prime Minister Modi kept up a loud drumbeat on the need to combat terrorism through the past year. The rise of the Islamic State, and the attacks in Paris and elsewhere, ensure that terrorism is a major issue of concern to the world. However, the international community knows well that when Indian leaders talk about terrorism, it is really a means of hectoring Pakistan. When they look at the figures, they cannot but see that the incidence of terrorism and militancy originating in Pakistan and targeting India has gone down sharply in recent years.
It is for this reason, India’s friends abroad have pressured the Modi government to modify its hard-line Pakistan policy. A warning of sorts was visible in the inclusion in the US-Pakistan Joint Statement in the wake of the Nawaz Sharif visit that called for “a sustained and resilient dialogue process between two neighbours aimed at resolving all outstanding territorial and other disputes, including Kashmir.”
New Delhi can be content with the fact that in the last couple of months there have been other tectonic shifts which buttress its ability to engage Islamabad. The announcement of the death of Mullah Omar and the resulting power struggle has put a question mark on Pakistan’s ability to deliver the ceasefire in Afghanistan. The heightened Taliban bomb campaign in Kabul and the attack in Kunduz have brought home the limits of the Pakistani capacity to manage the Taliban to President Ghani. He has very pointedly moved to balance his earlier approach which was tilted towards Islamabad by reaching out to New Delhi.
India and Pakistan need to have an adult conversation on Afghanistan. By now, Pakistan should know that the idea of gaining ‘strategic depth’ by meddling in Afghanistan is not just a fool’s errand, but downright dangerous policy. By virtue of its long land border, Pakistan has important interests in the stability of Afghanistan. New Delhi should reassure Islamabad that it will not use Afghanistan to destabilise Pakistan, provided Islamabad does not return to a policy of using Afghan territory to set up training camps for terrorists targeting India.
It is in the interests of India and Pakistan, as well as other regional states that Afghanistan’s long agony is ended. The Heart of Asia Conference, which will be held in Islamabad on December 9 and which New Delhi will host next year, provides an important multilateral platform in which win-win solutions can be found.
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What is an allergy?
An allergy is a reaction the body has to a particular food or substance.
Allergies are very common. They're thought to affect more than one in four people in the UK at some point in their lives.
They are particularly common in children. Some allergies go away as a child gets older, although many are lifelong. Adults can develop allergies to things they weren't previously allergic to.
Having an allergy can be a nuisance and affect your everyday activities, but most allergic reactions are mild and can be largely kept under control. Severe reactions can occasionally occur, but these are uncommon.
Substances that cause allergic reactions are called allergens. The more common allergens include:
- grass and tree pollen – an allergy to these is known as hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
- dust mites
- animal dander (tiny flakes of skin or hair)
- food – particularly nuts, fruit, shellfish, eggs and cow's milk
- insect bites and stings
- medication – including ibuprofen , aspirin, and certain antibiotics
- latex – used to make some gloves and condoms
- mould – these can release small particles into the air that you can breathe in
- household chemicals – including those in detergents and hair dyes
Most of these allergens are generally harmless to people who aren't allergic to them.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction
Allergic reactions usually happen quickly within a few minutes of exposure to an allergen.
They can cause:
- a runny or blocked nose
- red, itchy, watery eyes
- wheezing and coughing
- a red, itchy rash
- worsening of asthma or eczema symptoms
Most allergic reactions are mild, but occasionally a severe reaction called anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock can occur. This is a medical emergency and needs urgent treatment.
Read more about the symptoms of allergies .
Getting help for allergies
See your doctor if you think you or your child might have had an allergic reaction to something.
The symptoms of an allergic reaction can also be caused by other conditions. Your doctor can help determine whether it's likely you have an allergy.
If your doctor thinks you might have a mild allergy, they can offer advice and treatment to help manage the condition.
If your allergy is particularly severe or it's not clear what you're allergic to, your doctor may refer you to an allergy specialist for testing and advice about treatment.
Read more about allergy testing .
How to manage an allergy
In many cases, the most effective way of managing an allergy is to avoid the allergen that causes the reaction whenever possible.
For example, if you have a food allergy, you should check a food's ingredients list for allergens before eating it. The Food Standards Agency has more information about food allergen labelling.
There are also several medications available to help control symptoms of allergic reactions, including:
- antihistamines – these can be taken when you notice the symptoms of a reaction, or before being exposed to an allergen to stop a reaction occurring
- decongestants – tablets, capsules, nasal sprays or liquids that can be used as a short-term treatment for a blocked nose
- lotions and creams, such as moisturising creams (emollients) – these can reduce skin redness and itchiness
- steroid medication – sprays, drops, creams, inhalers and tablets that can help reduce redness and swelling caused by an allergic reaction
For some people with very severe allergies, a treatment called immunotherapy may be recommended.
This involves being exposed to the allergen in a controlled way over a number of years, so your body gets used to it and doesn't react to it so severely.
What causes allergies?
Allergies occur when the body's immune system reacts to a particular substance as though it's harmful.
It's not clear why this happens, but most people affected have a family history of allergies or have closely related conditions such as asthma or eczema.
The number of people with allergies is increasing every year. The reasons for this are not understood, but one of the main theories is it's the result of living in a cleaner, germ-free environment, which reduces the number of germs our immune system has to deal with.
It's thought this may cause it to overreact when it comes into contact with harmless substances.
Allergic reactions do not happen the first time you come into contact with an allergen, but at a later point of contact.
This is because the body’s immune system has to develop sensitivity to the allergen before you can become allergic to it. In other words, your immune system needs to recognise and memorise the allergen (for example, pet hair or pollen) and then make antibodies against it. This process is known as sensitisation.
The time taken to become sensitised to an allergen varies from days to years. Some people stop in the sensitisation phase, experiencing symptoms but never fully developing an allergy to the allergen.
Typical allergic reactions involve irritation and inflammation (swelling) in the body. Symptoms may include:
- sinus pain (pressure or pain high up in the nose, around the eyes and at the front of the skull)
- runny nose
- nettle rash (hives)
- itchy eyes, ears, lips, throat and palate (roof of mouth)
- shortness of breath
- sickness, vomiting and diarrhoea
It is important to remember that these symptoms can also be caused by other conditions, so see your doctor for advice if you're not sure what's causing your symptoms.
In very rare cases, an allergy can lead to a severe allergic reaction called anaphylactic shock, which can be fatal.
Most allergic reactions occur locally in a particular part of the body, such as the nose, eyes or skin. In anaphylaxis, the allergic reaction involves the whole body and usually happens within minutes of coming into contact with a particular allergen.
The symptoms of anaphylactic shock can include any or all of the following:
- swelling of the throat and mouth
- difficulty swallowing or speaking
- difficulty breathing
- a rash anywhere on the body
- flushing and itching of the skin
- stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting
- a sudden feeling of weakness due to a fall in blood pressure
- collapse and unconsciousness
You can read up on anaphylaxis for more information on a severe allergic reaction. If you have anaphylactic shock, you will require emergency treatment, usually with an injection of a medicine called adrenaline.
What causes allergies?
An allergy develops when the body’s immune system reacts to an allergen as though it is harmful, like it would an infection.
It produces a type of antibody (protein that fights off viruses and infections) called immunoglobulin E (IgE) to fight off the allergen.
When the body comes into contact with the allergen again, IgE antibodies are released, causing chemicals to be produced. Together, these cause the symptoms of an allergic reaction.
One of the chemicals involved in an allergic reaction is histamine, which causes:
- tightening of your muscles, including those in the walls of your airways
- more mucus to be produced in your nose lining, causing local itching and burning
An allergen is any substance that causes your body’s immune system to overreact and produce antibodies against it.
There are thousands of allergens that can trigger allergies, but some of the most common include:
- house dust mites
- grass and tree pollens
- pet hair or skin flakes
- fungal or mould spores
- food (particularly milk, eggs, wheat, soya, seafood, fruit and nuts)
- wasp and bee stings
- certain medication, such as penicillin
- household chemicals
Who is at risk?
Some people are more likely to develop an allergy because it runs in their family. If this is the case, you are said to be atopic, or to have atopy. People who are atopic are more likely to develop allergies because their body produces more IgE antibodies than normal.
Environmental factors also play a part in the development of allergic disorders. The exact role of the environment is unknown, but studies have shown that several factors seem to increase the chance of a child developing atopy, such as:
- growing up in a house with smokers
- exposure to house dust mites
- exposure to pets
- using antibiotics
Boys are more likely to develop atopy than girls, as are babies who have a low birth weight. The reasons for this are unclear.
If you think you have an allergy, tell your doctor about the symptoms you are having, when they happen, how often they occur and if anything seems to trigger them.
Your doctor will also want to know if any family members have similar symptoms, or if there is a family history of allergy.
After asking about your allergy history, your doctor may carry out tests to identify the allergen that is causing your symptoms, or refer you to a specialist at an allergy clinic.
Even if you think you know what's causing the allergic reaction, you may need to be tested to determine the exact allergen and get a definite diagnosis.
The type of test you are offered will depend on your symptoms, the condition of your skin and any medication you are taking. Possible tests include:
- Skin prick test. This is usually the first test to be done when looking for an allergen. The skin is pricked with a tiny amount of the suspected allergen to see if there is a reaction. If there is, the skin around the prick will very quickly become itchy, red and swollen. Because the skin prick test introduces such a tiny amount of allergen into the skin, the testing is considered very safe and can be used on almost any age group, including babies. However, it may not be suitable if you have severe eczema or if you are taking antihistamines.
- Blood test. This is used to measure the amount of IgE antibodies in your blood that have been produced by your immune system in response to a suspected allergen. The results are given on a scale from zero to six: zero indicates a negative result and six indicates an extremely high sensitivity. Blood tests are particularly useful when you are at risk of an extreme reaction or when a rare allergen is suspected.
- Patch test. This test is used to find an allergen causing eczema (contact dermatitis). A small amount of the suspected allergen is added to special metal discs, which are then taped to your skin for 48 hours and monitored for a reaction. This test is usually carried out at a dermatology (skin) department in a hospital.
The use of commercial allergy-testing kits is not recommended. Allergy tests should be interpreted by a qualified professional who has detailed knowledge of your symptoms and medical history.
Wherever possible, the most effective way of managing an allergy is to avoid all contact with the allergen.
Medication can't cure your allergy, but can be used to treat the common symptoms of an allergy, such as a runny nose, itchy mouth and sneezing. Most treatments are available over the counter but always ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice before starting to take any new medication.
Antihistamines treat allergies by blocking the action of the chemical histamine, which the body releases when it thinks it is under attack from an allergen. Antihistamines can be taken in tablet, cream or liquid form, or as eye drops or nasal sprays.
Nasal sprays can be used to reduce swelling and irritation in your nose, and eye drops will help to relieve sore, itchy eyes. Some sprays and drops are only suitable for adults, so always ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before buying treatments for yourself or your children.
Decongestants help to relieve a blocked nose, which is often caused by hay fever, a dust allergy or a pet allergy. Decongestants can be taken as tablets, capsules, nasal sprays or liquids. They should not be used long-term.
Leukotriene receptor antagonists
Leukotriene receptor antagonists are tablets that block the effects of leukotrienes, which are chemicals released during an allergic reaction that cause inflammation (swelling) of your airways. They are used to treat asthma when other treatments have failed, and as a supplement to steroid treatment.
Corticosteroid sprays designed to act on the nasal lining and airways are effective in suppressing inflammation, particularly nasal congestion. Absorption into the body is minimal, so adverse side effects are avoided.
Another form of treatment for allergies is hyposensitisation, also known as immunotherapy.
Hyposensitisation works by gradually introducing more and more of the allergen into your body to make it less sensitive to it.
The allergens are usually given as injections under the skin of your upper arm. In the initial stages of treatment you will be given injections at intervals of a week or less, while allergen doses are gradually increased. When you reach the "maintenance dose", a dose that is effective in reducing your normal allergic reaction, you will need to continue to have injections of this dose every few weeks for at least two years.
Hyposensitisation is normally only recommended for the treatment of severe allergies (such as hay fever and pet allergies) that have not responded to other treatments, and for specific allergies such as bee and wasp stings.
This type of treatment must only be carried out under the close supervision of a doctor in a hospital, because there is a risk that it may cause a serious allergic reaction.
If you have anaphylactic shock, you will need emergency treatment with an injection of adrenaline into the muscle.
If you have an allergy that could cause anaphylactic shock, or if you have had a severe allergic reaction in the past, you will be given an auto-injection kit of adrenaline. This is an easy-to-use syringe that you should carry with you at all times.
You might also want to consider wearing a medical information bracelet or another form of identification that carries information about your condition.
If you suspect that you or someone you know is having anaphylactic shock, dial for an ambulance.
Read more about the treatment of anaphylactic shock.
How to prevent an allergic reaction
The best way to prevent an allergic reaction is to avoid the allergen that causes it.
This is not always easy. Allergens such as house dust mites or fungal spores can be hard to spot and can breed in even the cleanest house.
It can also be hard to avoid pets, particularly if they belong to friends and family, and many food allergies are triggered because people do not realise they are eating food to which they are allergic.
Below is some practical advice that should help you to avoid the most common allergens.
House dust mites
One of the biggest causes of allergies are dust mites. Dust mites are microscopic insects that breed in household dust. Below are ways that you can limit the amount of mites in your house.
- Choose wood or hard vinyl floor coverings instead of a carpet.
- Fit roller blinds that can be easily wiped clean.
- Clean cushions, soft toys, curtains and upholstered furniture regularly, either by washing (at high temperature) or vacuuming.
- Use synthetic pillows and acrylic duvets instead of woollen blankets or feather bedding.
- Use a vacuum cleaner fitted with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter, because it can remove more dust than ordinary vacuum cleaners.
- Wipe surfaces with a damp, clean cloth, as dry dusting can spread the allergens further.
Concentrate your efforts at controlling dust mites in the areas of your home where you spend the most time, such as the bedroom and living room.
It's not the pet fur that causes an allergic reaction, it's exposure to flakes of their dead skin, saliva and dried urine.
If you can't permanently remove a pet from the house, you may find the following tips useful.
- Keep pets outside as much as possible, or limit them to one room, preferably one without carpet.
- Don't allow pets in bedrooms.
- Wash pets at least once a fortnight.
- Groom dogs regularly outside.
- Wash all bedding and soft furnishings on which a pet has lain (ideally at 60C).
If you are visiting a friend or relative with a pet, ask them not to dust or vacuum on the day you are visiting, as this will stir up the allergens into the air. Taking an antihistamine medicine one hour before entering a pet-inhabited house can help to reduce symptoms.
Moulds can grow on any decaying matter, both in and outside the house. The moulds themselves aren't allergens but the spores they release are. Spores are released when there is a sudden rise in temperature in a moist environment, such as when central heating is turned on in a damp house, or wet clothes are dried next to a fireplace.
Here are some ways that you can prevent mould spores:
- Keep your home dry and well ventilated.
- When showering or cooking, keep internal doors closed to prevent damp air from spreading through the house and use extractor fans.
- Do not dry clothes indoors, store clothes in damp cupboards or pack clothes too tightly in wardrobes.
- Deal with any damp and condensation in your home.
By law, food manufacturers must clearly label any foods that contain something that is known to cause an allergic reaction, such as celery, cereals, crustaceans, eggs, fish, milk, mustard, nuts, sesame seeds, soybeans and the preservatives sulphur dioxide and sulphites. By carefully checking the label for the list of ingredients, you should be able to avoid an allergic reaction.
Many people experience an allergic reaction while eating out at a restaurant. You can avoid this by:
- not relying on the menu description alone (remember, many sauces or dressings could contain allergens)
- communicating clearly with the waiting staff and asking for their advice
- avoiding places where there is a chance that different types of food could come into contact with each other, such as buffets or bakeries
Remember, simple dishes are less likely to contain "hidden" ingredients.
Pollen allergies, more commonly known as hay fever, are caused when plants (trees and grasses) release pollen particles into the air. Different plants pollinate at different times of the year, so the months that you get hay fever will depend on what sort of pollen(s) you are allergic to. Typically, people are affected during spring (trees) and summer (grasses).
To avoid exposure to pollen you can:
- Check weather reports for the pollen count and stay indoors when it is high.
- Avoid drying clothes and bedding outside when the pollen count is high.
- Wear wraparound sunglasses to protect your eyes from pollen.
- Keep doors and windows shut during mid-morning and early evening, when there is most pollen in the air.
- Shower, wash your hair and change your clothes after being outside.
- Avoid grassy areas, such as parks and fields.
- Get someone else to cut the grass for you if you have a lawn.
If you have ever had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis), make sure you carry two EpiPens or Anapens with you everywhere you go.
Wear a MedicAlert or Medi-Tag medallion or bracelet so that people are aware of your allergy in an emergency, and consider telling your teachers, work colleagues and friends so they can give you your adrenaline injection in an emergency while waiting for an ambulance. Following this advice could save your life.
Sheila, aged 71 from Bedfordshire, has lived with a fish allergy for most of her life.
“Every time I had fish as a young child, I would always vomit. But at that time, allergies were not widely recognised so my mum carried on giving it to me. As I grew up, if I was ever given fresh fish I would vomit, have bad pains in my stomach and sometimes even faint.
“I can eat fish which is tinned or smoked but any other form makes me very ill. Throughout my life, I have simply avoided eating fish. There is no other treatment. The best method is to simply avoid it.
“I have to be very careful in restaurants. I always explain my allergy when I go to a restaurant and have to make sure my food isn't cooked with fish. Food labels now state allergens more clearly so it's easier for me to make sure I don’t eat anything with fish in. I always check labels.
“The worst experience with my allergy was when I ate paella in a restaurant and didn’t realise there was fish in it. I vomited and then passed out in the middle of the restaurant.
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IMPORTANT UPDATE (4-23-21): Application portal reopens Saturday, April 24
Businesses can now apply for both a PPP loan after Dec 27, 2020 -and- the SVOG!
The purpose of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program is to provide aid to small business owners who have been hit hard by COVID-19 related shutdowns. The bill allows for $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues which can cover 45% of gross earned revenue for eligible businesses. Grants are not to exceed $10 million.
Who can Apply?
- Live venue operators or promoters
- Theatrical producers
- Live performing arts organization operators
- Relevant museum operators, zoos, and aquariums who meet specific criteria
- Motion picture theater operators
- Talent representatives, and
- Each business entity owned by an eligible entity that also meets the eligibility requirements
- Must have been in operation as of February 29, 2020
- Venue or promoter who received a PPP loan on or after 12/27/2020 will have the SVOG reduced by amount of the PPP loan
Full details on who can apply are available here.
How to Apply?
The application portal is expected to reopen soon. SBA is accepting SVOG applications on a first-in, first-out basis.
ACCESS THE APPLICATION PORTAL HERE: https://www.svograntportal.sba.gov/s/
Awards are expected to begin in late April and will be given in the following priority level:
- First Priority – First 14 days of awards will be dedicated to entities that suffered 90% or greater loss to earned revenue between April 2020 through December 2020 due to the COVID pandemic*
- Second Priority – Day 15 through 28 will focus on awards to those who have 70% or greater loss to earned revenue between April 2020 and December 2020 due to the pandemic*
- Third Priority – Day 29 and after will be dedicated to any business with 25% or greater loss to earned revenue between April and December 2020 due to the pandemic*
*Seasonal businesses only need to show losses between the corresponding operating periods of 2020 and 2019.
How do to prepare to apply?
You must register with SAM.gov in order to receive funds from this grant, so it is in your best interest to get a DUNS registration number and use it to register within the SAM.gov system. Registration through SAM.gov can take up to two weeks, so the early you do this the sooner you can receive funds. More information on DUNS and SAM.gov can be found here.
Collect information needed for the grant in order to have it ready when proceeding with the application. Information to collect and organize includes;
- employee documentation and monthly revenues to calculate the average number of eligible employees for the previous 12 months;
- determine gross earned revenue loss experienced between 2019 and 2020;
- floor plans;
- copies of contracts; and
- financial statements that demonstrate historical operation vs. operation in 2020.
A helpful checklist can be found here.
How can the funds be used?
Funds may be used for any expense that would be paid during the organization’s normal course of business prior to 2-15-2020. Examples include:
- Payroll and payroll costs (including owner pay)
- Rent payments
- Utility payments
- Scheduled mortgage payments (cannot be used to prepay principal balances)
- Scheduled debt payments (cannot be used to prepay principal balances) for any debt acquired before 2-15-2020
- Worker protection expenditures
- Payments to independent contractors (not to exceed $100K in annual compensation per contractor)
- Other ordinary and necessary business expenses, including maintenance costs
- Administrative costs (incl. fees and licensing)
- State and local taxes and fees
- Operating leases in effect as of 02-15-20
- Insurance payments
- Advertising, production transportation, and capital expenditures related to producing a theatrical or live performing arts production. (May not be the primary use of funds.)
More details can be found here.
Prohibited uses of funds include:
- Buying real estate
- Making payments on loans originated after 02-15-20
- Making investments or loans
- Making contributions or other payments to, or on behalf of, political parties, political committees, or candidates for election
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A year ago at this time, the baseball world was gearing up to see outfielder Bryce Harper and infielder Manny Machado reach free agency. They represented a pair of rare 26-year-old franchise players who were on the cusp of hitting the open market, and there was little doubt they’d end up with a couple of the richest contracts in the history of the sport. While the two wound up sitting on the market for longer than some may have expected, they ultimately did score the largest deals ever awarded in free agency before the offseason concluded. Harper left the Nationals for the Phillies’ 13-year, $330MM offer, while Machado waved goodbye to the Dodgers after a short stay in LA and signed with the Padres for 10 years and $300MM.
It wasn’t surprising that Harper and Machado reeled in $300MM-plus guarantees last winter, whereas there’s little chance of a free agent approaching that figure this offseason. That’s not a knock on the absolute best players in the upcoming class, though, as Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole and Nationals third baseman/ex-Harper teammate Anthony Rendon do have cases to collect massive paydays. In fact, both players – a pair of Scott Boras clients – have strong arguments to reach or exceed $200MM in guarantees on their forthcoming contracts.
Cole, who turned 29 last month, could not only win the AL Cy Young after putting up a 2.50 ERA/2.64 FIP with a ridiculous 326 strikeouts in 212 regular-season 1/3 innings, but the ace workhorse may also aid his cause with an epic playoff run. Cole looked to be setting himself up for a postseason in his start this past Saturday. He ran roughshod over the Rays in 7 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out 15 hitters, issuing one walk and allowing four hits during a 3-1 victory.
Regardless of how the rest of the postseason goes for Cole, Boras will likely try to get his client a pact in the vicinity of the all-time record for a pitcher. That honor has belonged to Red Sox lefty David Price since December 2015, when he inked a seven-year, $217MM contract as a free agent. Nationals righty Max Scherzer, another Boras client, isn’t far behind on the seven-year, $210MM deal he scored via the open market the winter before Price landed his accord.
Indications are that Rendon, who’s also 29, has already turned down money in the Price/Scherzer neighborhood in advance of his much-anticipated foray into free agency. Rendon spurned a seven-year, $210MM-$215MM offer (with deferrals) from Washington, perhaps in hopes of signing a contract that’s closer to the seven-year, $234MM extension Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado received before this season. While Rendon, who finally earned his first All-Star nod this year, is neither as decorated nor as young as the four-time All-Star Arenado (28), there’s a legitimate case he’s the superior player.
Dating back to 2017, which is admittedly an arbitrary cutoff point, Rendon ranks fourth among position players in fWAR (19.9; Arenado’s ninth with 17.4), trailing only MVP winners Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Christian Yelich. And Rendon seems likely to garner serious consideration for this year’s NL MVP honors, having slashed a career-best .319/.412/.598 with personal highs in home runs (34) and fWAR (7.0) across 646 regular-season plate appearances.
It may be a long shot, but we could see Cole and Rendon square off against one another if in the Fall Classic in the next few weeks. No matter how the season ends for their teams, though, which of the two stars do you expect to emerge from the winter with the bigger contract?
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Indo-Global tie-up seems to be the theme of automobile news this week. After having broken two big scoops about BMW-TVS motorcycles, an even bigger piece of news is here. Bajaj-KTM plan to continue their performance bike onslaught with the Pulsar maker being given the responsibility by the Austrian firm to develop street motorcycles (not dirt bikes) up to the 800cc segment, all being manufactured at Bajaj Auto’s Chakan facility which is already churning out KTM bikes for the world. This is BIG news for us in India, as Bajaj Auto will be sharing platforms with KTM for its future bikes (like the Duke 390 and Pulsar SS400 do), resulting in a variety of options for the Indian biker. Even Husqvarna will be underpinned by the same platform with Bajaj Auto doing the complete production of the Swedish branded bikes locally.
This news about Bajaj Auto making up to 800cc bikes for KTM means a lot of things, positive as well as negative (for BMW). First things first, KTM will continue to focus on the 800cc and above segment, which means the automaker will try to win hearts in more established segments like the litre class. The recently launched KTM 1290 Super Duke R has manage to beat (in shootouts by international publications) the king of kings, the S1000RR based S1000R naked motorcycle from BMW. KTM will be able to give BMW a real run for its money by churning out high end bikes which are better engineered.
Also, since Bajaj will be making KTM bikes up to 800cc and the BMW-TVS tie-up is only to produce bikes in the 250-500cc, KTM will be able to price its 500-800cc bikes very competitively against BMW’s offerings in that space. Lower pricing will result in higher sales, helping KTM stay ahead of BMW in overall sales, where the Austrian firm has already beaten the Bavarian automaker for a second year in a row. Besides, BMW and TVS are just in an alliance, with no cross holding of ownership involved, so at the end of the day, neither parties care about each others sales volumes. Not the same with KTM and Bajaj as the Rajiv Bajaj led company owns a massive 48% in the ‘Ready To Race’ brand.
The Duke 125, Duke 200 and Duke 390 bikes were all developed in India and R&D costs for the same are much lower than what KTM would have spent in designing these bikes at its hometown in Austria. Production costs in India are cheaper by 30% (when compared to Europe), while producing locally in India has helped KTM get an entry into emerging markets like ours, while also leveraging Bajaj Auto’s existing export channel. BMW has no immediate plans to enter India, which will definitely harm them as far as volumes go, since India is one of the most promising 2-wheeler markets in the world.
So what can we expect Bajaj Auto to develop till 800cc? We all know a twin-cylinder platform is being developed and 500cc and 800cc parallel-twin motorcycles will be unveiled by 2016. The same engine and platform will be used on different body styles (like street-fighter, super sports, Enduro/Adventure) while even twin-cylinder engined Pulsar 500cc and Pulsar 800cc are likely. Currently KTM has the Duke 690 in the sub 800cc street segment, which has aged a lot and is due for replacement in the next couple of years. We feel KTM will replace the Duke 690 with a Duke 790 as the current single-cylinder 690 lacks a lot on the refinement front.
KTM and Bajaj have big goals. For both these enthusiast brands, too much is also never enough. After having conquered the European market and pushing BMW Motorrad out from the top spot, KTM has its eyes firmly set on the Japanese big-wigs. Yes, you read that right. KTM wants to rush past Suzuki by 2016 while by the end of this decade, it wants to beat Kawasaki (in performance motorcycles sales). Entry into new markets like Thailand and China will lead the growth path for KTM as it did not have products to offer these developing markets earlier, but with Bajaj Auto’s aggressive cost control, these emerging markets have welcomed KTM with open arms.
Beating BMW wasn’t much tough for KTM and considering how good the current crop of sub 500cc Duke bikes are, we can only imagine what is to come. The next generation of Dukes, which are due in the second half of this decade, are expected to take the orange brand to an entirely new level. While Suzuki continues to sleep; Kawasaki and Yamaha responding slowly, it’s really Honda who is of real competition to KTM. No wonder then, in the domestic market, Honda and Bajaj are closely fighting, while on the global scale, KTM’s secret and long term plan is to beat each and every Japanese 2-wheeler manufacturer, showing the way that Europeans with the help of Indians can revolutionise the motorcycle manufacturing process. | <urn:uuid:41fb8e46-07a9-4645-a9df-ad06ad195d13> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.motorbeam.com/bajaj-given-responsibility-to-develop-ktm-bikes-up-to-800cc/ | 2022-01-25T02:34:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.95786 | 1,092 |
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Established in 2004, Spirit Volvo is located in our modern luxury showroom with a distinctively Swedish design on Birch Avenue in Sandyford. In addition, our state-of-the-art workshop offers first-class aftersales care, whether your Volvo is due for its annual service or needs some minor repairs.
Volvo’s exciting line-up features spacious SUVs such as the refined Volvo XC60 and the elegant V90 estate, which combines luxury design with everyday practicality.
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Elegant whites and greens make this bouquet a stylish choice this year. Yes there are white Roses but there is so much more ….. Anemone, Tulips, Ranunculus, Phlox, Veronica, Guelder rose and Pussy
willow. Stand out from the crowd and the sea of red and send something pure of heart. Hand-tied and beautifully presented this will make your loved one feel very special.
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Philadelphia Young Playwrights will identify new technological tools that maximize the impact of its programming for its 1,700 playwriting students, 25 teaching artists, and 50 teachers. Working primarily with Nathan Solomon of Philadelphia Game Labs, and consulting with Daniel Renner, director of education at the Theatre Development Fund, the organization will augment its traditional educational techniques with collaborative online writing spaces, gesture recognition software, or real-time streaming of theatrical events. Philadelphia Young Playwrights expects to develop a range of options for students and teachers alike, all of which will allow for quality instruction and individualized attention, regardless of location or scheduling issues. The hope is that easier access to teachers and more efficient communication will result in higher quality work from budding playwrights engaged in the program. 1
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The last example will leave the factory this year. For the American market there will be no 2017 model, and in Japan the Final Label Edition says it all. The CR-Z was launched in 2010 as the only "sporty" hybrid, with a six-speed manual transmission, decent power, two seats, two useless pseudo-seats, a decent trunk, and a very different aesthetic from the usual compact cars. Honda didn't know how to sell it, and it didn't appear at the best possible time.
The hybrid technology of this car is totally outdated, but in a way it was like driving a Civic Type-R on the sly, with fuel consumption worthy of a rattling three-cylinder, and without giving up the lever and the third pedal. It's a shame, but that's how this business works. When few units are sold, or it is at a very high price, or the accounts do not come out. And this car wasn't exactly cheap.
Anyway, I have one consolation. Of all the Taliban and fans in the automotive world, Honda's are some of the most loyal to their beliefs, bordering on fanaticism. In the end, the CR-Zs that swarm our country will most likely end up in the right hands, even if they're not brand new and don't have very few miles on them. Over the years those who have owned one have spoken very well of it, and I myself have a good memory of the car. I only know of ONE case of dissatisfaction, a mid-priced breakdown in five years.
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Originally printed in the March 2019 issue of Produce Business.
As U.S. consumption rises, here are eight ways to profit from the fruit’s popularity.
Avocados definitely add green to the produce department. Not only does this fruit’s hue brighten up in-store displays, but its tint is synonymous with extra dollars in the till. That’s because avocados, far from their start as an ethnic-niched market item, have soared into mainstream acceptance. Witness the fruit’s starring role in a Super Bowl ad, a game that most recently captured the attention of nearly one-third of American viewers nationwide. More specifically, per capita consumption of fresh avocados in the United States has soared from 2.21 pounds in 2000/2001 to 7.47 pounds in 2017/2018, according to USDA Economic Research Service data released in October 2018.
“We’ve seen double-digit growth in avocado sales for eight years in a row now, and as a result, avocados are a larger percent of our total produce sales and growing,” says Jeff Cady, director of produce and floral at Tops Friendly Markets, a 159-store chain headquartered in Williamsville, NY.
Here are eight ways to green up the produce department even more:
1. CAPITALIZE ON PLENTIFUL SUPPLY
Demand for avocados in the United States has outpaced supply for the past couple of years. For demand to continue to grow, there needs to be a steady supply of good quality avocados in the market, with no supply disruptions. This is indeed the scenario shaping up.
“The year 2019 should be a record volume for avocados sold in the United States,” according to Giovanni Cavaletto, vice president of sourcing for Index Fresh, in Riverside, CA. “Mexico is having an ‘on’ year and is adding significant numbers of acres. In addition, Mexico is expected to add more states that can ship to the United States; exports are currently limited to the state of Michoacán. Peru is on track to reach one billion pounds of Hass production within the next five years. That means we should see steady increases in avocado supply to continue for the future.”
Mexico’s primary avocado season is October to May.
“The annual growth rate out of Mexico continues to run 5 to 7 percent,” says Keith Slattery, president of Stonehill Produce, an importer of Hass avocados from Mexico, based in Dana Point, CA. “This is expected to continue for the next five-plus years, or in other words, 2.1 billion pounds plus a 6.5 percent growth factor. Peru and Colombia are growing at 10 to 15 percent, with most of this volume to be used to cover the European market as it continues to increase in demand. With Peru and Colombia supplying Europe, there is less pressure on Mexico to export, and this could lead to increased supply to the United States.”
California will have a smaller crop this year.
“The full 2018/2019 season forecast for California avocados is 175 million pounds, or a reduction from the 2017/2018 season due to weather issues,” says Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission (CAC), in Irvine, CA. “Distribution this year will be targeted to the West, although we anticipate there will be plenty of supply for these retailers for their spring and summer programs.”
Chile is a smaller supplier of avocados to the United States during its September to March season. However, the United States is the second largest export market for this South American country’s fruit at 66 million pounds shipped in 2017/18. Estimates are for a similar volume in 2018/19.
“In the past few years, the North American market has seen some major supply ‘hiccups’ from other key origins, so more retailers (both national and regional) are looking to Chile as another supply option for avocados,” says Karen Brux, the San Carlos, CA-based North American managing director of the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA). “Chile fills a very interesting niche, and we definitely see opportunities to further expand our retail partnerships in the coming season and beyond.”
Approximately 95 percent of avocados sold in the United States are the Hass variety, according to the Hass Avocado Board (HAB), in Mission Viejo, CA. Among the rest are up to 60 smooth, kelly-green skinned varieties grown in Florida and the Caribbean.
“Looking ahead, after Hurricane Irma impacted last year’s Florida crop, we see the pairing of harvests in Florida and the Dominican Republic as a great combination to meet demand,” says Mary Ostlund, marketing director for Brooks Tropicals, in Homestead, FL, which markets these varieties under the single brand name of SlimCado. “The combination of two distinct geographical growing areas has also helped to extend the overall season for this fruit. We’re projecting SlimCado season, which starts in June, to now go through April.”
2. STOCK ENOUGH SKUS
Large Hass avocados sold in bulk are the best-selling SKU at Keil’s Fresh Food Stores, a family-run chain based in San Diego. Avocados are the No. 2 item in produce sales, second only to bananas, at this two-store chain based in San Diego.
“We don’t carry bags because our customers prefer large — rather than small — fruit, but we will sometimes carry the green-skinned Fuertes,” says Brian Haire, Keil’s general manager.
On the East Coast, Tops Friendly Markets offer three SKUs: conventional bulk fruit, organic bulk and a 4- to 5-count bag.
“We’ve dabbled with two sizes of conventional fruit in the past but found that the cashiers would get confused on the correct ring. Currently, we’re implementing a GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) system. Once that’s in place, I plan to explore the opportunities for two sizes again,” says Cady.
Many heavy and medium users identify uses of avocados based on the fruit’s size, according to Maggie Bezart-Hall, vice president for trade and promotion for Avocados from Mexico (AFM), in Irving, TX. “For example, large avocados are used for guacamole, medium avocados are used for sandwiches and salads, and small avocados are a great option for a healthy snack. Also, differently sized avocados will allow for various prices points, appealing to shoppers.”
Mission Produce has found particular success with its recent Minis, a 2-pound bag of 8 to 10 ‘single-serve’ or 3.5-ounce size avocados. “This is now one of our bigger programs,” says Denise Junqueiro, director of marketing for Mission Produce Inc., in Oxnard, CA, of the company’s Minis program.
An increase in the number of SKUs usually translates into greater sales. “Some retailers carry as many as six different offerings, including bulk large and small conventional, one to two organic offerings (both bulk and bag), as well as one to two conventional bag options,” says Dionysios Christou, vice president of marketing for Del Monte Fresh Produce NA, in Coral Gables, FL. “Identifying the consumers’ needs in each market is crucial in determining how many SKUs, and particularly which SKUs, to offer.”
3. OFFER RIPE FRUIT
Ripe avocados outsell green avocados by two-to-one or three-to-one, according to Peter Shore, director of business development and marketing for Calavo Growers, in Santa Paula, CA. “Sometimes, it’s as much as four to one, depending on price and holiday.”
Del Monte’s Christou agrees: “Our 23 distribution centers in North America allow us to provide pre-conditioned programs so that retailers can offer consumers ready-to-eat fruit on their displays. About 85 percent of our avocados shipped to retailers are preconditioned, and we estimate that at least 67 percent of retailers have a conditioned program.”
Maintaining various ripe stages in-store is key. “Around holidays, consumers may not plan far ahead, so we recommend retailers feature several avocados at the ripened stage to accommodate for shoppers’ same-day celebrations,” explains AFM’s Bezart-Hall.
4. EDUCATE SHOPPERS
The top two reasons consumers purchase avocados is they are considered healthy and contain good fats, according to HAB’s Alejandro Gavito, category data and research manager. “Year over year, we track that the higher the conviction in these two beliefs, the higher the consumption. We know there is strategic value and impact on sales from spreading education about the many health benefits of fresh avocados.”
Nutrients and phytonutrients in avocados such as folate, vitamin E, lutein and zeaxanthin, monounsaturated fats and dietary fiber make this fruit a nutritious first food for 1- to 3-year old toddlers.
“For retailers who have baby- and toddler-themed programs such as direct mailers or dietitian newsletters, the suggestion of mashed avocado for baby food is perfect,” says the CAC’s DeLyser. “For programs targeting older children, I recommend keeping it simple, such as a half of an avocado and a spoon.”
New avocado users in particular look for information, says Del Monte’s Christou. “Providing recipe cards and nutritional information alongside avocado displays can encourage new users to explore ways to incorporate avocado in everyday snacks and meals.”
5. GO BEYOND GUACAMOLE
Customers don’t buy avocados to just make guacamole, according to Keil’s Fresh Food Stores’ Haire. “Now, it’s for just about everything — salads, sandwiches, toast or omelets.”
“Traditionally, guacamole has been the gateway recipe for consumers new to the category, and in many cases guacamole demos and themed feature ads are still great ideas. However, incorporating avocados with a variety of cuisines and usage ideas can be beneficial in making them indispensable. For example, one of America’s most popular restaurant dishes that uses avocado is California Roll sushi,” says the CAC’s DeLyser.
Foodservice can be a crystal ball for retail trends. In 2018, Datassential Menu Trends predicted guacamole penetration on menus would continue to grow, reaching 23.8 percent by 2022. Even better is that avocado penetration on menus (excluding guacamole) will grow even faster, from 46 percent in 2018 to 50.8 percent in 2022.
For 2019, says HAB’s Gavito, “we see a strategic opportunity to increase sales by fueling interest in avocado at breakfast and as a snack. So, look for new recipes and supporting promotions around these usage occasions soon.”
6. BUILD BASKET RING
Salsa and salsa ingredients, as well as chips and beer, are integrated into avocado displays at Keil’s Fresh Food Stores to build the basket ring and capture incremental sales, says Haire.
Most avocados are displayed next to tomatoes as they provide the perfect color-break and pairs well together with guacamole, salads and handhelds such as sandwiches, tacos, burritos and hamburgers, according to AFM’s Bezart-Hall. “Creating a guac station can also increase the sales of avocados and complementary items in the department that do not require refrigeration, such as tomatoes, onions, etc. Additionally, featuring avocados with other department items, such as tortillas, tortilla chips, hamburger buns, salsa and beverages offers shoppers a look at the versatility of avocados and creates additional sales throughout the store.”
7. PRICE IT RIGHT
Price and promotion are key to moving volume.
“It’s important to understand the consumer’s tipping point,” explains Stonehill Produce’s Slattery. “In general, the ideal price point seems to be $0.99 each. … Normal ad promotions in developed avocado regions around non-avocado holidays at a slightly higher retail price ($1.29/each versus $0.99/each) won’t lead to a drop in volume, plus it allows the retailer to earn a higher margin. Deep discounts could need to be utilized in emerging avocado markets.”
Larger-sized avocados are somewhat more sensitive to price fluctuations because they generally are more expensive, according to the CAC’s DeLyser. “Therefore, a change in price (up or down) is more apparent to the consumer than with smaller sizes. Additionally, a limited-time promotional discount appears to be more effective at increasing sales than a reduction in the everyday base price. Finally, retailers should not promote the entire category at one time. Instead, select a specific PLU/SKU to promote. Moreover, we suggest retailers do not promote on a routine schedule of every-other week as it can train shoppers to purchase avocados on a bi-weekly schedule.”
8. FOCUS PROMOTIONS ON HOLIDAYS
Holidays are an excellent promotional theme for avocados. In fact, HAB tracks sales increases of this fruit for 13 holidays throughout the year: New Year’s, the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Regarding seasonal windows of opportunity, the CAC’s DeLyser says more could be done with avocados in February for American Heart Month. “Retailers could retool Big Game displays with heart-themed point of sales, booklets that include recipes certified by the American Heart Association and retail dietitian communication to make this a bigger deal.” | <urn:uuid:ba89fbbb-0d8c-45a2-a8f2-bcde160a6aeb> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.producebusiness.com/avocados-mean-more-green/ | 2022-01-25T03:09:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.931811 | 3,089 |
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Japanese: 大魔界村 Hepburn: Daimakaimura, lit. Great Demon World Village) is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Capcom and released as an arcade game in 1988, and subsequently ported to a number of other platforms. It is the sequel to Ghosts 'n Goblins and the second game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series.
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Together with the water boards, RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment is currently testing sewage samples for the presence of the novel coronavirus. This involves a total of more than 300 sampling points at sewage treatment plants throughout the Netherlands. Sewage from all of the over 17 million people in the Netherlands is being checked for the coronavirus. In recent weeks, the levels of virus particles have been increasing in some regions, but seemingly not in others.
The results of the sewage research can now be found on the Dutch Government’s updated coronavirus dashboard. The data on the dashboard is updated on a weekly basis. Sewage monitoring has expanded considerably in a short period of time: from 29 sampling points in April, to 80 in July. And now all of the more than 300 locations are being monitored on a weekly basis.
In August, an increase could be observed in national coronavirus levels in sewage compared to the period before. This concerns the number of virus particles per millilitre of sewage. RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment is currently seeing differences from one region to another. At most sites, no coronavirus particles are detected in sewage samples. However, there has been an increase in recent weeks at other sites, such as Amsterdam, Almere and The Hague. In the past week, there were two peaks in Leiden North and Woerden.
Researchers test sewage samples that have been collected over a 24-hour period once a week. The test results show how many virus particles are present in the sewage. Not all people who have COVID-19 also have detectable virus particles in their faeces. Some people who are infected with the novel coronavirus have higher levels of virus particles in their faeces than others. These levels are not determined by whether a person infected with the novel coronavirus has many or few symptoms, or is asymptomatic or presymptomatic.
Differences by region and by sample time
The number of virus particles in the sewage can vary regionally and by region and at different points in time as a result of the constantly changing number of people who are excreting the novel coronavirus. Also, the sewage that enters the treatment plants in which samples are taken does not only come from households, but is often mixed with wastewater from companies. In addition, rainwater dilutes household sewage. RIVM is working on a method that provides insight into these differences to facilitate better comparison of the data from different regions.
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Anchoring the northeast corner of Capitol Square and on axis with the Virginia Washington Monument, this governor’s residence is one of few surviving works by architect Alexander Parris. Prior to the completion in 1813 of the Federal-style mansion, Virginia’s governors resided in a small frame house on the same location. The house and gardens, developed by architect John Shields between 1812 and 1818, were designed in accordance with a plan initiated in 1785 by Thomas Jefferson. Situated on a slight rise necessitating the use of a brick retaining wall to the east, the remainder of the grounds facing Capitol Square was enclosed by an iron fence in 1820. The mansion and its dependencies witnessed a number of additions over the years and in 1954 landscape architect Charles Gillette was commissioned to design formal gardens on the south side of the allotment.
Gillette’s symmetrical garden, accessed from a balcony extending from the south portico, is organized in a cruciform shape. An expanse of lawn, enclosed by boxwood and other shrubs, provides the setting for two parterre gardens supporting urns and a reflecting pool and sculpture. Specimen magnolias and ginkgos punctuate the lawn while masses of oak screen the property from its surroundings. At the main entrance, a pool and fountain is surrounded by flower beds and brick walkways. In 1999 the Garden Club of Virginia commissioned Rieley & Associates to restore Gillette’s garden designs. The Executive Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988. | <urn:uuid:fa606371-9f07-4aaf-b13a-19453c1b56fe> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/executive-mansion-virginia | 2022-01-25T01:38:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.948115 | 326 |
At Citrix Synergy in Atlanta, Citrix announced the new version of its Workspace called Intelligent Workspace. The product will be smarter, more innovative and should become the central work environment for every office worker. Citrix defines a new way of working. The question is, of course, whether this will succeed.
Citrix Workspace is not a new product. Last year, the company presented it extensively. At that time, it was mainly about unified working, i.e. one interface, and one way of working, whether it’s in your browser, on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. The experience must be optimal everywhere, and the appearance and buttons must be in the same (logical) place. That basis was established last year. Now it’s time to build on and make the product better. That’s how the Intelligent Workspace makes its entrance.
This is a further development of the current Citrix Workspace product. The Intelligent Workspace can be seen as the code name for this new version. It will not be a new or separate product. The most important addition to this version is a so-called timeline, which we also know from Facebook and LinkedIn, for example. However, this timeline is not filled with holiday photos, advertising and spam from your colleagues, but with relevant information and outstanding tasks resulting from integrations with third parties. That may sound a bit complex, but it is, in fact, very simple.
Intelligent Workspace timeline
Last year, we wrote about the integrations that Citrix Workspace needed with external services. Examples are Salesforce, Workday, SAP Ariba, Tableau and ServiceNow. By linking all these SaaS solutions to Citrix Workspace, employees can work more efficiently. The intention is that you will soon be able to perform common tasks and workflows in these SaaS solutions from the timeline in the Citrix Workspace app. You don’t have to leave the Workspace environment and open the Salesforce app, for example. Citrix Workspace talks to these services in the background via APIs.
Some examples of integrations:
- As a manager, you regularly have to approve cost statements from SAP Concur. To do this, you normally have to open that application and press the right buttons. Now Citrix Workspace offers a simple dialog window in the timeline where you can view and approve the declaration with a single click;
- The same applies to requests for holidays via Workday. This can also be done with the push of a button in the timeline;
- If you’re working with colleagues on a deal with a large customer, you want to stay informed about the status of this potential deal. With the Salesforce connection, you can immediately receive a notification in your timeline when the deal is closed;
- Tableau is a service that can visualize data in nice graphs and clear reports. Normally you have to open the Tableau app. With Citrix Workspace, you’ll be able to get that graph into your timeline in real-time. For example, an overview of turnover, profit and costs or the results of a marketing campaign.
There are many more examples; this is only the beginning of the integrations that Citrix Workspace wants to offer. Although it hasn’t been presented like this yet, we’re also going to see integrations that work the other way around. Applying for a holiday or submitting a cost statement from the Citrix Workspace app is an easy step to realize. Users will soon be able to use simple forms and steps to communicate with all kinds of services.
Why is this important, and why is this the new way of working?
Many enterprise organizations have more than 500 different applications. These are all applications that are “best of breed”. The applications are very good at a certain specialized task, so nobody wants to replace or hand them in. The problem, however, is that due to the large number of applications, the employees work much less efficiently. In order to perform many routine tasks, they have to open a different application each time and click through those routines and screens. This can be used, for example, to view reports, check the status of developments or approve claims. In itself, it is very simple and effective, but it takes an enormous amount of time to open all these applications, to log in, to open the right screens and to complete tasks. By taking out all those steps and offering them from the Citrix Workspace environment, an enormous amount of time can be saved. In addition, it provides less distraction, allowing people to continue working with more focus.
Based on research results presented by Citrix at Synergy, around 85 percent of employees worldwide are often distracted and therefore inefficient at work. This is partly due to all the distractions they are exposed to in their digital environment. Just approving a report in one application, getting rid of an email in between, it all distracts from the “primary work” that the employee is supposed to do. Research has also shown that it takes an average of about 20 minutes to get back on track in the event of a distraction or interruption in work. Citrix himself immediately indicated that this 85 percent undoubtedly differs per region. The fact that it takes an average of 20 minutes to get back to the right concentration after a break is the same everywhere.
Improving the employee’s digital environment and enabling people to work more efficiently and faster will make interruptions much shorter and allow people to work more concentrated.
Citrix works on low code environment and API to develop its own integrations
If we look only at the basics of a unified workspace, we already see a lot of advantages in it. The environment you work in is the same on every device, and it’s streamlined, so it’s the same for everyone. Also, it’s simple and intuitive. The step Citrix is now taking towards the integration of third parties may well be the key to great success with a very successful product. Companies are really looking for ways to innovate and make their IT solutions work better for them. With the new generation coming up, this is also a must. The new generation has different requirements and grew up with the simplicity of Android and iOS.
This brings us to another important feature, namely the low-code or no-code environment that Citrix is building. This should make it possible to build integrations with SaaS solutions that Citrix does not yet know. Citrix itself is working hard to support major international SaaS services, some of which we have already mentioned. But suppose a company works with AFAS, Exact or Teamleader, for example, which are more local parties in the Benelux, then this integration will not be readily available. Such parties are not high on the list at Citrix. This new development environment makes it very easy to build such an integration yourself. The user can indicate exactly what needs to be done, which APIs need to be retrieved and which data needs to be retrieved from them. Then you can also choose whether this should only be informative, to display data, for example, or whether it should be followed by actions.
Personal assistant is next step
Another innovation within Citrix Workspace is the introduction of a personal assistant who can be controlled by means of a search or speech, for example. There are more and more applications and integrations, and if Citrix can understand their context, then Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning can serve the user better. For example, voice commands can be given, or certain options can be displayed via a search.
We also asked Citrix how far this would go, because the development of a highly advanced assistant such as Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant seems to fall outside the focus of the company. Peter van Leest, regional director Benelux at Citrix, indicated that Citrix will certainly not go that far. The company will see how it can integrate with existing assistants from a business point of view. And if the company develops its own features, this is mainly focused on speech to text, after which AI analyzes the text to arrive at the desired execution. Having whole conversations with a Citrix assistant is certainly not the goal.
However, it should lead to more efficient use of Citrix Workspace. If you can find and use data or applications more quickly, another step forward has been taken. The exact details of this assistant still seem a bit unclear. Integrating with existing assistants is also undesirable from a business point of view unless there is an enterprise version of Alexa that is not linked to the marketing machines of the consumer version. If you ask Alexa three times now, you will receive advertisements for it on your next visit, which does not appeal to large enterprise organizations. Also the continuous listening will not be accepted in companies.
Citrix has a head start in the Workspace market
Based on our research, Citrix has a head start in the unified workspace market. The biggest competitor is still VMware, but that party is not yet ready. VMware does have a unified workspace, but it doesn’t have in-depth integrations with third parties. This is fairly limited to actions in the email app. VMware does not have its own app with a timeline. Internally, VMware does have an application for its own staff. This application can communicate with various services for declarations and days off, but it is purely for internal use and is not available to customers. Citrix has further expanded its lead; after the summer, all this should become available. There may still be an answer to these innovations during VMworld in the United States this summer, although VMware seems to have a greater focus on other products. Citrix is, therefore, able to distinguish itself more and more, and that was a while ago. After a number of turbulent years, Citrix is back on track. In addition, there will be many more opportunities in the coming years as the unified workspace becomes more and more important. | <urn:uuid:7dc33eb4-46b8-4481-b210-5a4a3c7ba550> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/workplace/42752/citrix-moves-forward-with-citrix-workspace/ | 2022-01-25T01:15:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.955386 | 2,063 |
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Buffalo Bills fans can say something pretty sweet: The Bills lead the AFC East.
Following a 21-12 win over the New York Jets on Sunday, the Bills are 1-0 on the season giving new head coach Sean McDermott a great start to his career in Buffalo.
Quarterback Tyrod Taylor started off on a rough note after throwing an endzone interception on their first drive of the game but battled back. He finished 16-of-28 with 224 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, and that one interception. His 38 rushing yards on the day helped him become the all-time rushing leader among all Bills quarterbacks, surpassing Joe Ferguson.
We were told running back LeSean McCoy would get a heavy workload and he had one. McCoy rushed for 110 yards and added 49 yards receiving. He also reached a milestone, cracking the 12,000 yard mark in his career.
The Bills defense was key in the win on Sunday. They recorded two interceptions in the final quarter of play, the last of them sealed the win after Micah Hyde picked off a pass with less than two minutes to go.
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Staff Q&As: Meet assistant features editor Matt Eyer
To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet assistant features editor Matt Eyer. You might have seen his book reviews on Book Buzz or read his stories every so often on the FlipSide Weekend cover. And while you were watching the Oscars at home last night, Matt was in the office laying out the Living cover.
Name: Matt Eyer
Lives in: West York
Hometown: Emmaus, PA
Position at the YDR: Assistant Features Editor
Years with the YDR: 6
Graduated from: Penn State
With a degree in: Journalism with an English minor
Google+: Search for Matt Eyer
Whatever you'd like to tell us about yourself: I've worked in newspapers since I graduated from Penn State in 2004, mostly in editing and/or design. My first job after college was at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Md., where I was a copy editor/page designer working on news, entertainment and features.
In early 2006, I came to the York Daily Record, joining several people I had known from my days at Penn State's Daily Collegian. I started here as a copy editor on the night news desk, and moved to the night metro editor position in 2008. This past year, I switched to my current position in the features department, where I run the day-to-day operations, coordinating the production of the York Daily Record Living section and the production of several sections of two other newspapers. I still do some design work, mainly the Wednesday YDR Living & Food section and the Sunday YDR section. (See some of my design work at http://newspagedesigner.org/profile/MattEyer)
Outside of work, my interests include film (I'm a big fan of directors Woody Allen and Werner Herzog), books (find some book reviews I've written at http://www.yorkblog.com/books/author/matt-eyer/), sports (I'm all over the map with favorite teams -- Philadelphia Flyers, New York Mets and Cincinnati Bengals) and craft beer.
1. What made you want to become a journalist? I think it has to partially stem from growing up in a house that always had a newspaper subscription. As a kid, I would often look at the paper in the morning. I worked on the school newspaper in high school, which is when it really clicked that journalism was what I loved to do, was good at, and wanted to pursue as a career.
2. How do you see journalism changing? It will continue to evolve more and more rapidly as technology evolves more and more rapidly. Journalists are (finally) understanding that people want to be reached in different ways, whether that be by newspaper, website, mobile app, Twitter or anything else. I think journalists are more engaged with their communities as a result.
3. What do you like most about your job? The least? I like that you learn a lot. We're also covering different topics, and telling stories of different people. Although many day-to-day duties are the same week in and week out, the stories we tell are different, and I enjoy that change.
4. It’s 9:30 a.m. on a day off. What are you doing? Catching up on some sleep.
5. What’s been your favorite project or story recently? Why? In October, I wrote a piece for FlipSide Weekend on how to survive a train robbery, a fun way to preview a Strasburg Railroad event that was going on that Sunday. I had a good time researching and writing it. On a weekly basis, I design the Sunday Living section, and putting together that cover is fun.
6. The drink that’s on your desk right now is: Black coffee. Always.
7. Your favorite journalism-related blog you read or Twitter feed you follow: Charles Apple's The Visual Side of Journalism blog, apple.copydesk.org. You can find a lot of great inspiration on page design, and he likes to tell the stories of the people behind pages. He has a lot of fun in his posts.
8. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters? The last book you read? The last movie I saw in the theater was "The Descendants." It was good, but not worthy of Best Picture in my opinion. (I'm answering this question before the Oscars are handed out, but you're reading it after. I'm assuming "The Artist" won. My vote would have been for "Hugo" or "Midnight in Paris"). I recently finished reading Arrian's "Campaigns of Alexander." I often read books, both fiction and nonfiction, about classical and ancient Greece, and Alexander the Great has been an interest recently.
9. What’s your favorite place in York County? Downtown York. It's a shame a lot of people seem to want to avoid it. There's some great eating, and there are plenty of places to find diverse beer selections. And gotta love The York Emporium. Fun place to spend a Sunday afternoon.
10. What’s one piece of newsroom jargon that had to be explained to you? Here's one I hadn't heard before I worked at the YDR/SN: The ear. An ear is a teaser in the upper left or right corner of a page. Although it's technically not in use under the current design (unless you count the section letter itself), the Daily Record previously had two ears on inside section fronts: one on the left that teased to a story inside the section, and another on the right listing different sub sections, such as Obituaries.
Last week, we ran a Q&A with night metro editor Kate Harmon (Fun fact: Kate replaced Matt when he moved over to features). To read all of the staff Q&A interviews we’ve done so far, click on the “Staff Q&As” under “About us” at the top of the homepage. | <urn:uuid:d8e70ed5-0797-4f2c-8632-479cf71b0add> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/blogs/ydr-insider/2012/02/27/staff-qas-meet-assistant-features-editor-matt-eyer/31600367/ | 2022-01-25T02:46:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304749.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125005757-20220125035757-00038.warc.gz | en | 0.969897 | 1,294 |
It’s 2022 and Stephanie and Brian are buying a new SUV to accommodate the growing size of their family – their third child is due in a few months. They already selected the make and model and are simply finalizing color, drive train, and trim. Unlike their last car buying experience, this one is actually quite enjoyable! They aren’t talking to a car salesman or driving to various local car dealerships to compare pricing. Instead, Stephanie and Brian are on Facebook Messenger and on the other side is a chatbot. That chatbot knows a lot about them. It knows the color and trim of their last car, what kind of road trips they like to take, how old their kids are, what city they live in, and it is using all of this data to ensure they are getting the exact car they want. It might even be suggesting things Stephanie and Brian didn’t even realize they needed. After answering a few more questions they hit purchase and the car is on its way! This kind of shopping experience may sound far-fetched, especially for such an important purchase like a car, but this type of consumer buying behavior is likely coming to a reality near you in the not too distant future. How could such a stress free and seamless consumer experience be possible? Let’s dive deeper to find out.
The Evolution of Business to Consumer (B2C) Communication
Since the invention of the printing press around 1440, continued innovation in communication technology has consistently changed the way people communicate and consume information. As consumers migrate from one communication platform to the next, sales and marketing processes must also innovate in order to continue reaching customers effectively across these new mediums. With each new communication platform, there are massive value creation opportunities for the people or businesses that develop the best methods to reach consumers most effectively.
Take email, for example. The rise of services like Gmail, which had 1.5 billion monthly active users as of October 2018, has led to multiple startups with lofty valuations or big exits. Transparency Market Research estimates the global email marketing industry as a whole to be $7B in 2019 growing to $22 billion by 2025.
Despite the rapid growth of these email marketing companies, advertisers still struggle with the low open rates of email marketing campaigns, not to mention the growing presence of Spam and advertising messages in people’s inboxes, which make it hard to get noticed or taken seriously. This dynamic has led advertisers to begin looking towards SMS as a supplement, or maybe even a potential replacement, for email marketing. This is because by almost any measure, consumers respond much better to SMS marketing vs. email.
These numbers suggest consumers would much rather receive sales and marketing offers via SMS, but then why do so many businesses still rely solely on email marketing? Think about the number of email newsletters you receive from brands you like vs. texts from those same brands. If you’re like most people, you get many email newsletters but few if any texts with the same type of information. The reality is mobile messaging infrastructure has been slow to enable businesses to widely pursue mobile messaging marketing strategies. The ecosystem is quickly evolving, however, with SMS infrastructure innovators like Twilio and MessageBird providing a back-end communication network that enables any business to send texts to customers that have opted into receiving communication. This has resulted in fast growing companies like Hustle, Zipwhip, and Avochato building CRM like SaaS products that allows sales or customer success teams to easily manage computer to text communications with thousands of customers.
These relatively new tools are proliferating the rise in B2C SMS communication, yet because customers must opt in to receive SMS communication, the SMS marketing channel is currently best suited for customer service or reaching customers that proactively request to be contacted. In other words, it isn’t a great option if businesses want to communicate with potential consumers for the first time, although this could change quickly as the industry continues to evolve.
Facebook’s Messaging Apps Represent an Untapped B2C Opportunity
While SMS marketing is poised for hockey stick like growth, the mobile customer acquisition channel with more immediate potential comes from Facebook’s family of mobile messaging apps, which are three of the most used messaging apps worldwide.
- WhatsApp – 1.5 billion MAU
- Messenger – 1.3 billion MAU
- Instagram and Instagram Direct – 800 million MAU
Not only does each have a massive user base, but Messenger, via being linked to the user’s FB profile, and Instagram Direct have piles of data on users’ preferences like clothing, food, travel, and cars, among many other things. Historically, Facebook did not have the tools to enable mass B2C communication on its messaging apps but took the first step towards changing this in 2016 when it began allowing third party developers to build chatbots on Messenger. Chatbots, or conversational AI programs designed to simulate human to human text interaction, are particularly useful for businesses who want to quickly scale their communication with thousands of potential customers without hiring thousands of humans on the other side. As of May 2018, there were already 300,000+ bots on Messenger and given the recent growth in Messenger chatbot platforms like ManyChat, Chatfuel, and MobileMonkey, that number has likely increased significantly since then. These companies sell customizable chatbots to any business with a Facebook account which they use to target Messenger users who follow or previously liked their business page in order to offer them new products, services, discounts or to see how they like their existing products.
There are multiple stories from both Chatfuel and ManyChat detailingsuccess stories of companies that saw massive increases in revenue after using chatbots to engage potential customers over messenger. With over 80 million pre-existing SMB business pages on Facebook, the addition of chatbots is an easy and efficient way to increase sales and engagement overnight. Similar to the email marketing startup success stories, do not be surprised if there are several unicorns that emerge due to Facebook opening up Messenger to these third parties.
Will Facebook become WeChatesque and Enable a New Era of Mobile Commerce?
Chatbots were a first step towards enabling more commerce transactions to take place directly on Messenger but with WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram Direct each having large and captive user bases, Facebook has the potential to facilitate billions of dollars worth of transactions and become the WeChat of the West. WeChat, the tour de force messaging platform in China that boasts 1 billion daily active users, monopolizes users time thanks to its status as the killer do everything app offering shopping, payments, and gaming. WeChat’s payment platform, WeChatPay, is the largest payment provider in China, also with over 1 billion monthly active users, and allows its users to spend those funds within the chat app itself to purchase games, clothing, or even book airline tickets across the world. It has become such a large part of everyday commerce that over 250,000 people use WeChat to access bus/metro services every minute during the morning rush hour.
While Facebook might never be able to create a similar payments platform given the structural differences in the US payments infrastructure vs. China’s, it can certainly build tools to allow commerce transactions to flow freely across its messaging apps. In fact, the Company’s recent announcement to allow interoperability across Messenger, Instagram Direct, and WhatsApp in order to make “these apps faster, simpler, more private and more secure, including…to add more ways to interact privately with your friends, groups, and businesses” sure sounds like they are aiming to do just that.
In addition to the Messenger chatbots and move towards interoperability, Facebook has already taken several additional steps that signal their desire to open up their messaging platforms to businesses and commerce transactions. Some highlights:
- They recently allowed developers to beta test payments within the Messenger app itself with ManyChat already taking advantage and allowing their bot clients to have customer checkout without leaving the Messenger platform.
- They are just now starting WhatsApp for business, which will allow businesses to use chatbots to do the same thing on WhatsApp that they are doing on Messenger.
- They announced they were partnering with ~20 brands to test native checkout which would allow those brands to sell goods directly to consumers on Instagram without leaving the app.
What does it all mean?
B2C marketing methods will always improve as the communication technology underlying their deliverability improves. Email marketing has higher ROI than telemarketing and direct mail, SMS marketing has better engagement than email marketing, and marketing over mobile messaging apps with its mass of data on consumer preferences has the chance to completely revolutionize how consumers engage with the companies trying to sell them what they most want.
As the bots get smarter and collect more data on each user in terms of interests and demographic levels, it could make the process of buying something as large as a car, or even a house, a much more enjoyable experience than it ever once was. Stephanie and Brian buying a car from the palm of their hand may sound far-fetched, but in reality, we’ll all probably be doing the same thing a lot sooner than we think.
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Watermelon is one of my favorite summer treats. I just love it.
I also love smoothies. So why not combine the two? (Thanks Kathy for the inspiration.)
This one-serving smoothie is light and sweet. The maple syrup is optional, but definitely takes this smoothie to the next level.
- ½ cup frozen cubed watermelon (see Notes below)
- ½ ripe banana
- ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 Tbs maple syrup (optional)
- pinch of salt
- Blend all ingredients together (I use a Nutri-Bullet, but a regular blender would work too). Enjoy! | <urn:uuid:12ed3ae7-e76b-4261-aa09-173424982ac7> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | http://blogofjoy.com/watermelon-smoothie/ | 2022-01-26T10:46:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.839062 | 139 |
"When I held a Children's Counsel in Jiading District, a child impressed me so much at a briefing that I couldn't believe the research report was made by him/her. The children there did refresh my understanding of children. I have come to realize that children's participation is so essential. Sometimes it's much better to hear children's voices rather than to make decisions only by our adults simply", said Zhu Ning, an intern of Shanghai Real Home Social Service Center.
Children's Counsel held by the Center
How children’s rights have developed with the help of international community
Children's rights have gained the attention of the international community. Regarding the status of implementation of laws and regulations related to children's rights, children's "right to participate" is increasingly becoming a focus of attention.
According to the “Convention on the Rights of the Child” proposed by the UN, children's rights can be classified into four categories, including survival rights, protection rights, development rights and participation rights.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The 2003 Report on the State of the World's Minors clearly states that if a person is actively involved in social life during childhood, he or she can be equipped for self-development at an early age and can move confidently into adolescence. Participation empowers children, helps them develop debating, communicating, negotiating, prioritizing, and decision-making skills, raises and enhances self-esteem, and gives children a sense of self-efficacy.
Therefore, "children should be freely and voluntarily involved in expressing their views, making decisions or implementing actions to achieve their own and other children's interests and to ensure the realization and protection of their rights," just as defined by the Save the Children International Alliance. And meaningful child participation should be such that children's participation leads to desirable change.
Participation of children in diverse environment
Children's participation occurs in different contexts, but nowadays, community participation has gained increasing importance. "Children could go nowhere except for extracurricular courses before, but now after the government's ban on extracurricular classes for children, children even lost their last place to go. Children need spaces for their own", said Lu Jiawen, a manager of Shanghai Real Home Social Service Center, also one of the advocates of community participation for children in Shanghai. In addition, practices related to children's community participation are also active in different countries and regions worldwide.
Center is holding a program
Children's community participation in practice
On a global scale, there have long been attempts and explorations in children's participation. On November 20th, 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the "Declaration of the Rights of the Child " Moving on to 1989, the UN adopted the "Convention on the Rights of the Child " on November 20th. To celebrate the adoption of the above two documents, November 20th has been observed as the "World Children's Day" since then. China also signed the "Convention on the Rights of the Child" in 1990 and began to fulfill its responsibilities to protect children's rights.
World Children’s Day poster
When it comes to China, the community participation practices of children in Guangzhou and Shanghai have also yielded good results.
In order to fulfill the goal of Children Friendly City, Guangzhou introduces the land spatial planning system and aims to form children-friendly spaces in every corner of the city. By constructing a library, children's activity center, waterfront park, and sidewalks, natural and abundant children's activity sites have been set up, forming a "1 + 12" children's park community.
Besides, a series of innovative children's participation activities such as Planning Salon, Children's Building City, and Youth Substation Design competition has been carried out to collect children's voices, which has helped children to build a sense of belonging.
Facade of fire Education Hall of Guangzhou Children's Park
Shanghai Real Home Social Service Center is one of the representative organizations advocating children's community participation in Shanghai.
The Center demonstrates an approach to children's community participation as below: First, discover problems in the community: what problems exist in the community that are unresolved yet? Second, identify community problems: how do parents/neighborhood workers view these problems? Last, participate in community practice: observe the issues and think about appropriate improvement suggestions.
Children at the Center doing panel discussion
To implement children's community participation, the Center has very in-depth cooperation with government departments. The Center's staff members may support many children's projects in Shanghai. The two have formed a mutual assistance relationship of taking advantage of each other's strengths to make up for their weaknesses. Many community participation programs initiated by the government employed the designs from the Center. Moreover, the Center offers training classes to other social organizations to hold children's community participation programs.
The challenges of children's participation in the community
Although active practices have been carried out on children's community participation in China and abroad, children's community participation still faces significant challenges.
Children's participation can be categorized into eight stages, as shown below. In the first stage, children stay in a position where parents speak on behalf of them. In the second stage, adults listen to children's perspectives without considering them. As the stage goes up, children's participation is more realized. However, Chinese overall children's community participation is approximately equal to the third stage or even lower.
Eight stages of children community participation
Lu gave us some insights into the challenges the Center is confronted with.
The greatest challenge the Center faces is funding. Because the national policy has just been promulgated, the corresponding budget has not been released. Besides, the fund-raising capacity of the Center in terms of children participation is limited due to its nature. Children's participation is under no circumstances urgent, so it does not enjoy the same high priority as helping diseases and disabilities, making it difficult to raise funds from society.
Another problem is that parents and society have not yet been prepared to change their minds. Just like Lu said: "Parents are more willing to spend 5000 yuan to sign up for extracurricular speech training courses, even when children may develop their speech skills better during our community participation program. They are wondering why they have to pay for 'public welfare activities."
The Future of Children's Community Participation
“In most cases, children are silent and have difficulty developing an independent voice even when allowed to speak; even when given the opportunity to express themselves, it is usually readily apparent that adults are controlling and influencing them; and even when allowed to participate, it is difficult to do so without being led by adults.” One scholar expressed her concerns about children's community participation.
The ideal state of children's participation can be achieved by raising children's participation consciousness and cultivating their ability, in addition to adjusting adults' and society's attitudes towards children's participation rights.
The right to participate is given by law to all children with independent abilities. "For children, they have a sense of participation, but they need guidance. The problem is our parents and neighborhood workers often lack this awareness", said Zhu. Therefore, to protect children's right to participate, children must understand their rights and cultivate their sense and ability to participate.
What's more, adults and society should open their minds, welcoming children's participation.
First, children are capable of expressing their views. It should be encouraged to give appropriate consideration to children's opinions according to their age and maturity.
Second, children's opinions and their willingness to express their views are worth respecting.
Third, parents, teachers, policymakers, and so on should strive to create a safe environment for children's participation, encourage and support children to express their opinions freely, and let children learn and dare to take essential responsibilities in the process of participation.
Zhu said there were so many occasions when those children left a deep impression on her, but this one was so touching: "I asked him (her): 'what do you think children's participation is?' And he (she) said:' it is that adults can sit down and listen to what we are thinking and what we are saying.'"
A child at the Center expressing his opinion about littering
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Social Psychology: Definition, Nature and Subject Matter
Social Psychology tries to understand how individuals act and behaves in particular situations. It is the scientific attempt to interpret the causes of individuals thinking processes and behavior in social situations.
Baron et el(2006) defines Social Psychology as the “scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations”. In other words, we could say that, it investigates the ways in which thoughts, feelings and actions are influenced by the social environment in which we live.
Aronson, Wilson and Akert (2007) define social psychology as the “scientific study of the way in which peoples’ thoughts, feelings; and behaviours are influenced by the real and imagined presence of other people”.
Franzoi (2000) also defines Social Psychology as the “scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings and behaviour of other individuals are influenced by the actual(real), imagined or implied presence of presence others;
Actual or real presence of others may be seen in the visible, covert presence of supporters, or people;
For instance in the covert presence of such people you may be uncomfortable, jittery, shy, confident depending on how you think you are being assessed.
Imagined presence of others refers to the remembrance of past events or incidents or even individuals;
For instance, imagination of the attainment of a prize can influence motivation to work hard.
Implied presence of others refers to phenomena that suggests or act as pointers that others (physical or spiritual) are watching us influencing our behavior;
For instance, in traditional societies, the belief that ancestors or gods are able to punish evil and reward affects us.
Scientific Nature of Social Psychology
Social Psychology is scientific due to it application of specific values and methods to study specific social phenomena; There are Four Values that all fields must employ to be scientific namely:
Accuracy: adopting a means of obtaining and evaluating information in a precise, exact manner;
Objectivity: obtaining and assessing information without any bias whatsoever or the absence of subjectivity;
Skepticism implies having a critical mind and a questioning attitude and not accepting things on face value;
Open-Mindedness: absence of myopic view of things and willing to change stance on a subject
Goals of Social Psychology
Social Psychology involves Describing social phenomena, Understanding it, Predicting the factors that trigger it and putting in place measures to ensure positive influence and correction of the situation
The main effort of Social Psychology is to obtain knowledge that helps us to:
Describe : Social Psychological studies begins with description of the event and obtaining information;
Understand: After description Social Psychology is interested in Understanding why this behavior occurs;
Predict: Having described, explained and understood a phenomenon, Social Psychology tries to Predict behavior or actions;
Influence: Social Psychology attempts to influence behavior in desirable or beneficial ways, by ensuring that it does not happen again or is controlled.
Subject Matter of Social Psychology and its Influencing Variables
Individual as the Subject Matter
The Individual is the emphasis and interest of Social Psychology;
The focus is to understand the factors which shape the their thought, feelings and actions;
The Individual within the group (how the individual impacts the group say Leadership); and how the group impacts the individual i.e. Conformity;
Social Psychology does not study humans in isolation but examines the individual in the context of the social situation in which they live.
Variables that Influence Individual Behavior
Social Psychology seeks to understand the many factors or conditions that shape the thoughts and behaviour of individuals;
Factors affecting Individual’s behavior includes;
1. The Behavior of other Persons;
2. The Characteristics of Others;
3. Biological Factors;
4. Cultural Factors;
5. Ecological/Environmental Factors and;
6. Cognitive Processes
The Behavior of Other People
Imagine the following scenarios;
You are in a queue to purchase a ticket to attend a concert when a person from nowhere jumps the queue ahead of you;
You board a taxi with others and a person receives a call and begins a loud conversation;
- You would say some angry and harsh words to the persons in both scenarios or think of it in a different way
- The behaviour of others influence our thoughts, actions
The Characteristics of Others
The outwards characteristics of others influence individual social behavior;
An individual’s physical appearance/attractiveness determines how others relate to them;
For instance, how will you respond/react to a sane/mad person; a sober/drunk or an attractive salesperson;
Would you find these features attractive or repulsive?
Our preference, emotions and attitudes are affected significantly by our biological inheritance;
The view that biological factors influence social behavior is Evolutionary Psychology;
For instance, is there a relationship between biology and an individual’s cognitive abilities (IQ);
Or can we draw any link between the high/low emotions we experience and our hormonal changes;
Though biology plays a significant role in social behavior, its influence can be altered.
Individuals are shaped by their learning experiences with others in their culture;
An individual’s beliefs about right/wrong, food preferences, language and religious beliefs are all culturally defined;
For instance, cultural norms spell out when people should marry, whom they can marry;
How many they can marry, how the marriage should be performed and how many children they can have;
Research suggests that our physical environment largely influences our feelings, moods, thoughts and behavior;
For instance, how will you respond to a hot and steamy weather as compared to a cold or breezy weather?;
Or how will it feel being exposed to sweet smelling fragrance or a foul smell?;
Our environment have effects on our behavior/actions
Cognitive processes play a crucial role in our thought, behavior and relationship with others;
Suppose you have a dinner with a friend and he didn’t show up and an hour later he came and said he forgot; surely you will be upset;
But you may react differently if he said there was an accident on the way;
Our perceptions, inferences and thoughts or meaning we attach to others behavior determine how we think and behave.
In summary, Social Psychology focus mainly on understanding the causes of social behavior and social thought;
Identifying factors that shape our feelings, behavior, and thought as individuals in social situation;
It seeks to accomplish this goal through the use of scientific methods;
It takes careful note of the fact that individual’s social behavior and thoughts are influenced by a wide range of Social, Cognitive, Environmental, Cultural and Cognitive factors.
References and Reading List
(Baron, Branscombe and Byrne (2009). Social Psychology (12th Ed.) New York: Pearson Education Inc. (Pages 36-60)
Baron, Branscombe and Byrne (2007). Mastering Social Psychology. New York: Pearson Education Inc. (Pages 29-45).
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Client: General Services Administration
Architect: ZGF Architects LLP
Size: 209,000 square feet
Design-Builder/General Contractor: Sellen Construction
Civil & Structural Engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Those suspicious of where exactly the money apportioned for the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has been going, and whether it has been spent wisely, should look to Seattle’s Federal Center South Building 1202 for a measure of relief. The horseshoe-shaped structure, designed by ZGF Architects LLP and partially funded by the ARRA, follows to the letter the act’s stipulations for eco-conscious improvement of national infrastructure—while also meeting the rigorous antiterrorism standards set forth by the Department of Defense.
Occupying a 4.6-acre former brownfield site on the east bank of the Duwamish Waterway, the center serves as the regional headquarters for the US Army Corps of Engineers, whose previous building did not meet the Corps’s seismic and security needs. The facility’s curved sides and angular ends are the result of specific orientation calculations meant to optimize and level out interior daylighting, and in the middle of the horseshoe is a wood-timber atrium built from the reclaimed planks of a World War II-era warehouse that was carefully demolished to make way for the center.
The building is net-zero capable and currently performs with an energy-use intensity of 20.3 kBtu per square foot per year—40 percent better than ASHRAE 2007 standards. ZGF’s design also uses structural piles and a phase-change thermal storage tank for geothermal heating and cooling. Chilled sails, designed specifically for the center, further enhance the energy efficiency of the building’s systems. Because of such measures, the facility is currently just a single point away from LEED Platinum certification, even though it only needed to qualify for LEED Gold. If only all government projects reached so high.
Approximately 40% of the United States’ solid-waste stream is generated by construction activity, but the team working on Federal Center South Building 1202 managed to divert 99 percent of its waste from the landfill. How was this possible? A key contributor was the selective demolition of the site’s former World War II-era warehouse, which construction crews picked apart nail by nail and bolt by bolt so that its wood could be sorted, recut, refinished, and ultimately recycled. All told, roughly 200,000 board feet of structural timber and 100,000 feet of decking was saved and used to construct the new federal building’s wood-timber atrium, which now offers a warm, eco-friendly atmosphere to all who work in it. | <urn:uuid:d24b2898-ee9f-402c-989d-c7e29bdf8c12> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://americanbuildersquarterly.com/2013/zgf-architects-llp/ | 2022-01-26T11:47:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.93594 | 622 |
I am writing this blog today from the fabulous city of Paris. I have been in France for just about 10 days filling up the last of a container. ( It’s finally done! )
This weekend is a statuatory and religious holiday for the French. November 1 is known as ‘All Souls Day’ and this year falls on a Tuesday. So what do the French do, they take the entire four days off!
So as doing business was out of the question, I decided to head back to Paris and spend the weekend enjoying the sights and sounds of this magnificent city. I could be a tourist for a change!
At the same time I just happened to stumble across a couple of Brocantes or Flea Markets. My tour of this Brocante prompted me to write this week’s blog!
I did manage to buy a couple of things but the selection was limited ( in real antiques that is ) and not all that great either.
While these Street Fairs or Flea Markets can be fun, it’s buyer beware more often than not. At this particular Flea Market the booths were flooded with cheap reproductions from Asia and the Middle East. In fact I’ve been to two street markets in Paris since my arrival and both times, the same reproductions appeared.
I decided to test the honesty of some of these small dealers just for the fun of it. I had no problem posing as an American tourist as most of the dealers spoke some English. I saw everything from elaborate gold gilt Mirrors from Asia to highly polished ‘Art Deco’ from Egypt. Most of the dealers ( not all ) were honest when I asked the key question ” Is it old?”
This particular booth wasn’t too bad and had a lot of older pieces.
The next photo below was an entirely different story.
The desk that the dealer was sitting at is a reproduction design of an Art Deco piece. It looked stunning and in fact would fool most anyone. In fact every piece of furniture and decorative accessory in this dealer’s booth was new!
I was interested to see just how old this desk was.
I examined the piece and immediately discovered it was fake. How?
By pulling out and examining the drawer for starters. No dovetail joints, plywood bottoms on the drawers, stained wood to look old. This piece had a life span of maybe two years at best. My examination ended there.
The minute I examined the drawer, the dealer knew I was another dealer. Most tourists would never do that. The dealer gave me a dirty look so I knew I didn’t even have to ask whether it was old or not. I moved on from this booth too.
Now in this next photo I came across a real Art Deco piece. While this ‘desk’ probably started out as a vanity, at least the piece had some age.
I asked the dealer if it was old and he assured me that it was. I asked if the hardware was original and he again assured me that it was. So what I did is pulled out a drawer and in fact it was old. Beautifully done dovetailed joinery along with solid wood ( not plywood ) bottoms of drawers. And the hardware had not been replaced. The leather top had been glued on to the top of the peice rather than being inset. This indicated that the piece did not start out as a desk but was most likely a vanity. The dealer had polished it up to a high gloss so the piece looked gorgeous. His price, however, was way out of line. I would have had to ask over $6500 for this ‘former vanity’ piece if I decided to buy it and ship it home. So I passed on this piece too.
This dealer photographed here with his lovely young daughter, had a small very pretty Louis Philippe Commode which interested me at first glance. He also had a gold gilt mirror that also interested me at first. Immediately he started talking price ( I told him I was a dealer ) and telling me what a deal I was getting. ( The proverbial ‘car salesman’ type )
This gregarious guy kept on side tracking me from examining each piece by inviting me to date his daughter etc. etc. ( Also his price was coming down minute by minute )
Unfortunately the commode, while nice, did not have its original marble top ( which I pointed out and he agreed ) But I’m quite sure if I hadn’t spotted the marriage of marble to antique, he would have never volunteered the information. And the mirror was of very poor quality, although old.
So I thanked him and told him I’d think about it while he kept dropping the price if I bought the two together. ( They were now 40% of his original asking! ) Again I moved on.
Chinese Antiques? I think not.
These dealers are among the worst offenders. Most of these dealers ( particularly in Vancouver ) represent this stuff as ancient! When I asked this French dealer whether these pieces were old she shook her head slowly and gave me a ‘get lost’ face.
I didn’t even have to examine these pieces as they’ve been flooding the market by one particular dealer in Vancouver for years now. He still represents them as ‘Antique’. It’s amazing to me that this guy still gets away with it.
If you like the look and are not concerned whether it’s old or not than go right ahead. They can be decorative and inexpensive but bear in mind you get what you pay for. Expect problems with these pieces sooner than later and when it comes to re-sell value, don’t expect anything near to what you paid. ( Unless you trick some other non suspecting person )
Real Chinese Antiques and they look nothing like these pieces. We’ve come across one or two pieces that we’ve sold in the store, but they are rare and very costly. ( Anyone remember that gorgeous Rosewood Palace Gong we had about two years ago? ) It was beautifully carved, with intricate detailing, crisp and fine.
Bronzes and Art Deco Statues etc.
I see reproduction Bronzes and Art Deco statues at every Flea Market. In fact absolutely every one that I saw at this Brocante was a reproduction.
How do I know they’re fake? Because good Bronze will cost you many many thousands of dollars. At a Street Fair like this, no one is going to market a real antique bronze for $15,000 minimum price. There is also a simple test you can do that I will discuss later.
Most of these pieces are made in Asia and can look very good at first glance. So how do you know if it’s the real thing or not. Just scratch it with a key or another metal object. ( Not while the dealers’ looking of course )
If the scratch is copper color it’s bronze. If it’s grey it’s spelter.
Spelter is a pot like material that is softer and the poor cousin of bronze. Now, many great bronze casters used Spelter all the time. They did this because of cost. And because it was affordable to the masses. The asking price of a piece usually indicates whether it’s bronze or not.
I have a rather pathetic story about a client who is an avid collector of Art Deco. This man and his wife absolutely loved all Art Deco and had thought they had bought a rare and valuable piece out at the former Cloverdale Antique Mall which closed down last year.
Now, these people had a good eye, and had collected pieces for years so when I saw this supposed ‘Bronze Lamp’ I couldn’t believe that these collectors could be fooled like this.
I explained to them that what they had was not bronze but spelter. We did the scratch test and sure enough. But worse, the piece was not old. In fact it wasn’t less than 2 years old if that.
Also I pointed out the rather crude workmanship of the piece. The detailing wasn’t crisp, proportions were awkward etc. The wiring was also new. So many things jumped out that I was surprised that these people didn’t know.
In any event, they were extremely disappointed that their purchase wasn’t a great find. I asked them what they paid, and in fact the price they paid was right for a cheap reproduction. Albeit it was misrepresented, the old adage rears its ugly head yet again. ‘You get what you pay for’
To sum it all up, Flea Markets and Street Fairs no matter what country are always fun to wander through. But don’t expect to find ‘rare’ or ‘valuable’ pieces. These dealers may be small time, but they do know their stuff. Be very careful about spending your hard-earned cash. And always ask the key question ” Is it an Antique” or ” Is it old ” . Go ahead and pull out drawers and examine them carefully. The dealer will think twice about trying to pass off a fake!
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For a cohesive scheme, especially one alluding to our decorating past, don’t overlook the period-friendly ceiling. Before Modernism, even residential ceilings were embellished with color, striping, cast-plaster ornaments, borders, specialty papers, and murals. Ceilings still were decorated between 1901 and 1945. Particularly in Arts & Crafts and English Tudor houses, main rooms often had beams along with subtle ornamental treatments.
In some rooms, the ceiling treatment played off the frieze, picking up its colors or repeating a motif. Complementary ceiling fill papers were light in tone and favored “natural” hues, such as limestone and sand colors, accented with eggplant, amber, and olive green.
After the First World War, European-influenced Romantic Revival house styles were built in the growing suburbs. Many walls and the occasional ceiling were troweled with textured plaster, to give an impression of age and patina. Ceilings were not universally monochromatic in this period, as they mostly were in Colonial Revival homes. Ceiling decoration was revived for Spanish Revival and Renaissance or Beaux Arts homes, where wood coffers, colored stains, painted decoration, and stenciling on or between beams were popular treatments. Tudor Revival houses had ceilings with heavy beams, or with “Jacobean” plaster featuring intricate strapwork. In libraries and dining rooms, panels between beams were painted with medieval or Tudor motifs, or covered in embossed leather or Lincrusta, or even fabric.
Box Beam Systems
From planbook bungalows to the Gamble House, houses of this period very often had a beamed ceiling or two. Beams typically appeared in dining rooms (along with a high wainscot), in libraries, and in living rooms. These were decorative rather than structural, alluding to ancient construction methods and low-ceilinged intimacy. The beams are not timbers but rather boards rabbeted together, leaving a hollow space. So-called box (or boxed) beams had many variations—in size, intersection plans, wood and finish, and details—but most were relatively simple and could be ordered from catalogs.
Some people have homes with original box beams intact, but for the rest, modern technology makes it easy to get the look. Evoba Wood Ceilings has systems made of grids of wooden panels and beams (available in nearly any finish to match existing woodwork). Barron Designs can help you make your own box beams. They supply faux-grained, high-density polyurethane beams as well as the real McCoy: wooden box beams made of reclaimed lumber. Your finish carpenter can build hollow beams to match the scale and any details already in the room.
Between The Beams
Chamfers were highlighted in a complementary paint color during the Victorian period, less often after 1910. Stenciling was common as a subtle border along beams, in stylized nature motifs: irises, a Glasgow rose, oak leaves and acorns, done in the blue-greys and browns of fieldstone, summer-squash yellow or zucchini green. Deeper tones included crimson, moss green, ochre, terra cotta, Pompeiian red, and indigo. Dining rooms had the most elaborate stencils.
When crossing beams create recessed panels, these may be shadowed or bordered at the edges—or hung with gilded burlap. Bradbury & Bradbury has a gilded faux-burlap paper for this purpose. In the 1910s, recesses were dark; by 1920, a lighter effect was in vogue.
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A while back, the folks at Wired asked me to make some blackouts from their recent design issue. I thought I’d play around with the whole “maker” movement, and went hunting in the magazine for all the instances of “make” and “maker” in the text.
The blackout process is tricky — often, the more I try to intentionally “do” something with it, the less spectacular the results. Like most poetry and art, the blackouts aren’t really editorials, either — so much of what they say is what the reader brings to them, or what title or captions they’re given, or what context they’re put in.
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The mini whitening accelerator contains a staggeringly strong LED bulb!
Emits more light than any other mini LED lamp.
Comes with attachable mouth tray for hands free whitening (no need to hold the light with your hand).
Lamp helps to accelerate the breakdown of whitening gel meaning wear time of only 20 minutes per day!
Note: Teeth whitening gel not included
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— Ksenia, in your opinion, how much time do the younger students need to study and rest?
By first grade, 45 minutes of concentration per occupation is considered the maximum that children can sustain. Note that not everyone is capable of reaching this maximum, so parents should teach a child to cope with this kind of burden by the age of seven or eight.
Many adults feel that children aged 5-7 have an infinite supply of energy, which must be directed somewhere. In fact, guys become hyperactive and unruly just because most of the time they have to deal with the intellectual workload without being able to meet other needs fully. Like your desire to move around, to hang out with your peers and to relax.
— How do you tell if a 5-7 year-old is psychologically ready to go to first grade?
It’s impossible to be completely prepared, because a child has to go into a completely unfamiliar environment, be surrounded by new people, both adults and children. The main task of parents is to minimize this stress for the child. You don’t have to give up preschool preparatory courses. They will meet future classmates and teachers and introduce the subjects studied.
Beforehand, discuss with the child what his school life will look like, tell about the rules and norms of behavior and absolutely say «what to do if...» . Like what to do if you want to go to the bathroom during class.
— How does a child get away from school? What is the most effective form of recreation?
It is considered that change of type of activity is the best rest, because different information perception channels are used in this way. While one is resting, the other is working and vice versa. I would recommend a fresh air walk for a full and productive relaxation. You can engage in any active activity to distract your head while keeping your body in tune after sitting at the desk.
— Often a child chooses a TV or a smartphone as a way to take a break from school. How much time at this age can a child spend in front of the screen?
Specialists believe that a child aged 5-8 should not spend more than an hour a day at the screen. I suggest to do it in doses, half an hour in the morning and evening or three times of 20 minutes.
— At what age should additional education be introduced? Is visual programming courses for 5-8 year olds normal?
Additional education can be introduced for infants after 3.5 years if they already have primary socialization skills. But you don’t need to go to a variety of mugs every day. Choose one or two sections and visit them permanently. No child can go to school, do homework, study in a section and start over the next day.
— How does a parent know that a child is too tired?
When the child is overwhelmed, he or she begins to sleep badly and disturbingly. It turns out that sleeping time does not relax completely, does not restore strength. Mood swings may occur, attention may be reduced. Distraction and anxiety may increase. Take a look at the child and ask him about the workload if you notice such signs. Children can feel more tired than usual. Be attentive to their needs. | <urn:uuid:1647f31a-2210-4acd-8ae5-2f7e5c7e2036> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://blog.kodland.org/tpost/48vcdua751-kak-ne-perenapryach-rebyonka-5-8-let-uch | 2022-01-26T11:18:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.964348 | 666 |
Minnesota native Dylan Wohlenhaus made his final appearance on KARE 11 Tuesday morning, ending his three-year run as a leading local news reporter and storyteller in the Twin Cities.
Wohlenhaus, originally from Buffalo, Minnesota, made his announcement on Facebook, saying he's taking a job with Minnesota-based Land O'Lakes.
"After a long thought out process I’ve decided to take off in a new direction and use my storytelling, media consulting and management abilities in the business world with a great Minnesota company, and a company that has connections to my family farming background, Land O’Lakes."
He added that "it's just time" and that he's "leaving with a sense of fulfillment."
Prior to his time with KARE, Wohlenhaus worked at TV stations in Washington and North Dakota.
He's an Emmy-winning and 5-time Edward R. Murrow-awarded journalist.
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Official Magento 2 documentation do list how to enable redis caching for page and session caching but there's no equivalent command line to revert back to non-redis defaults it seems https://community.magento.com/t5/Admin-Configuration-Questions/Disabling-Redis-cache-from-command-li...
Would be nice if there were added command line options to disable redis caching and revert to default out of box configurations instead of having to modifying env.php.
Yes as discussed previously , its really necessary step which is needed through command line.
if we enable redis cache , then we must have option on command line to disable it and enable default magento caching back.
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DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Native ephemeral plants are nature’s happy surprise in the spring. Like savoring a fine wine, you can appreciate spring ephemerals only briefly, but they make a lasting impression that lingers on. After deciduous trees leaf out, spring ephemerals start to die back, receding into the ground, storing their energy until they emerge again in the following spring.
Part one of this article described some of our common spring ephemerals that you can grow in your own woodland garden. Here are some more charming spring ephemerals to try:
Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)
Native to much of the Eastern U.S., Virginia Bluebells offer a showy splash of blue–lavender color to the spring garden. Their buds start off as pink and transition into blue as the buds mature into bell-shaped flowers. On occasion, you might even see an unusual white-colored form.
Very easy to grow, Virginia Bluebells will reward you with some gentle re-seeding in the garden. A number of native bees, including bumble bees, visit the flowers for nectar and pollen – an important early resource in the spring.
Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium)
Trilliums are some of our most cherished spring wildflowers and some of the most threatened. Long-lived, but slow to mature, all Trilliums require years of growth before they are capable of producing flowers. Large-flowered Trillium can take up to 16 years before flowering in the woods! When purchasing this plant, make sure to buy from a reputable nursery that has propagated their own plants, and not collected plants from the wild.
Named for three leaves and three large, white flower petals, Trillium grandiflorum is found in soils that are less acidic than some other Trillium species. The large white flowers offer nectar to bumble bees, and turn pink as they age.
Cardamine concatenata (Cut-leaf Toothwort)
Toothwort gets its odd name from its underground rhizome (root-like structure) that is shaped like a tooth. Newly emerging leaves are dark red, becoming green as they grow, with notable “cuts” in the leaves. Bell-shaped white or pink flowers appear above the distinctive leaves and provide forage for small bees and bee flies.
The leaves of Toothwort serve as larval food for the native Virginia White Butterfly. After the flowers fade and go to seed, the leaves die back, disappearing by he end of May.
Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot)
In dispute as a true ephemeral, Bloodroot often holds its leaves through the summer. A unique plant with some unusual characteristics, it is the only plant in its genus Sanguinaria. Bloodroot is named for the red sap that occurs in its underground stem, stalk, and leaves.
Only one flower appears from each small plant, emerging above a single unusual leaf. The white flowers usually have 8 petals with yellow centers containing pollen for some small native bees and pollinating flies. After being pollinated, Bloodroot flowers drop to the ground within a matter of hours, leaving the intriguing leaves behind. The foliage is attractive enough to warrant planting this spring charmer.
Kim Eierman, a resident of Bronxville, is an environmental horticulturist and Founder of EcoBeneficial! When she is not speaking, writing, or consulting about ecological landscapes, she teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center and Rutgers Home Gardeners School.
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Preferences and pollution cycles
David Desmarchelier () and
Lionel Ragot ()
No 2016.03, Working Papers from FAERE - French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
We consider a competitive Ramsey economy where a pollution externality affects both consumption demand and labor supply, and we assume the stock of pollution to be persistent over time. Surprisingly, when pollution jointly increases the consumption demand (compensation effect) and lowers the labor supply (leisure effect), multiple equilibria arise near the steady state (local indeterminacy) through a Hopf bifurcation (limit cycle). This result challenges the standard view of pollution as a flow to obtain local indeterminacy, and depends on the leisure effect which renders the pollution accumulation process more volatile.
Keywords: Pollution; Endogenous labor supply; Limit cycle; Ramsey model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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2499 US 400
McCune, KS 66753
Pecans, Fresh Baked Pies, Fresh Sandwiches, Fresh Local Grown Produce, Fresh Peaches, Local Honey, Jams, Jellies, Sugar Free & Gluten Free Items.
Enjoy some of the Best Deli Sandwiches in Southeast Kansas or try our own Homemade ice cream, sundaes & floats. Anyone is welcome to just come sit and listen, no purchase is necessary. This is a free event and open to anyone wanting to play and/or enjoy the show. Lunch specials will be served not to mention the fun of enjoying some of the friendliest people around.
Also, on the 3rd Saturday of each month, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., enjoy good old fashioned bluegrass, country & gospel music in our dining parlor.
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Employment and Related Statistics of Mines and Quarries, 1935
- Tryon, F. G. (Frederick Gale), 1892-1940. National Research Project on Reemployment Opportunities and Recent Changes in Industrial Techniques (U.S.). United States. Bureau of Mines. United States. Bureau of the Census.
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Synopsis: THE EDGE explores the work of Bruce Anderson, native of Trinidad and Tobago, and the programs that he has created over a lifetime of work with horses and people. Nature’s View, his system of Natural Humanship, involves work with horses that includes a step by step process that can be applied to a variety of situations and circumstances, including equine training, equine assisted learning and therapy, law enforcement training, management and educational workshops and individual self improvement sessions. Anderson also explores environmental and societal issues facing the world today and gives a solution of the AlphA mindset through his work using the Nature’s View system. Far from being a doomsday prophet, Anderson provides an alternative philosophy of “People Helping Horses: Horses Helping People” while addressing human needs for basic survival through environmental forces.
Official selected film trailer Equus Film Festival 2015
The Edge takes a look at Anderson’s life travels, from the Caribbean islands through England and Canada, finally landing in the Southeastern United States, painting a backdrop for the formation of his character; the foundation of his work. The film also delves into his work in the Abacos with Milanne Rehor and Nunki, the last horse in the line of Spanish Colonials descending from the breed brought to the New World by Christopher Columbus. Anderson’s work with Wild Horses of Abaco has spanned 2014 through the present and will continue through cloning efforts in order to restore the breed on the current island Preserve.
Filmed in Trinidad, the Bahamas and the US, the 4K documentary includes equine round pen work, awe-inspiring horses of all breed, and life-changing testimonials from former and current clients. The film concludes with a call to action that should not be ignored: the further we as humans move toward the edge of climate change, societal crises, and personal dilemmas through mental imbalance, the more we must acknowledge our basic needs for survival… and do something to change mindsets. Enter the horse…
“Working with Bruce is a golden opportunity for me as a filmmaker focused on change as much as aesthetic.” James O’Connor
The Founder and Creative Director of AOS, James has over 20 years experience in the marketing and communications sector and is ultimately responsible for creative direction at AOS, training new team members and developing the post-production workflow. James is an award-winning director and an outstanding photographer having covered many high-profile international events.
EQUUS Film Festival - United States - 2017
Equine Environmental Award
Deauville Green Awards - France - 2017
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It finally happened, I lost my virginity. Cue applause and cheers.
For a while life was all rainbows and kittens prancing in a sky full of cotton candy clouds…that was until the demands of the real world set in.
My best friend is getting married and she asked me to be her maid of honor. She’s not worried about flowers, or the dress, or the food at the venue. No, she’s worried about the bachelorette party, what kind of penis crown she will wear, and the nipple size of the stripper who will be attending.
I’m in way over my head trying to balance life with a boyfriend, planning a penis party, and writing my romance novel. Something is bound to give.
This is my life after my happily ever after…
2015 was such a beautiful year and mostly because that through this blog, I got the chance to move past my comfort zone and find new authors that I absolutely fell in love with!
So, here it is, the list of authors who have done nothing but make me fall in love with them – their characters, their stories and their writing style!! I hope that you have read some of these authors, but even if you haven’t, just know that every single book by any of the authors below, will always have my “Holds No Barred Recommendation!”
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Do you have an interesting AZIMA story you’d like to chair? Find me at the next event! I’ll be the one holding a flip camera 😉
Mark Goldstein from International Research Center has been attending AZIMA from the beginning –starting with the second social event at the Tempe Mission Palms. He takes photos at most of the events and uploads the images to Flickr.
Thanks Mark, for being a faithful member!
Meet Adrian Vender, Account Manager and Technical Implementation Specialist at WebShare LLC. He likes the networking AZIMA offers and meeting all kinds of professionals in the interactive marketing industry.
I think it’s safe to say that many AZIMA members enjoy the networking portion of the social events. I do too! In fact, it is what I look forward to most. Catch you next month at the Nov. 16th event! Don’t forget – the event is the third Tuesday of the month this time around!
Can’t believe this is the 10th edition of my mission! I’ve met some great people along the way, and I am looking forward to meeting even more. And, the tables will be turning soon, as someone will be interviewing me about my AZIMA experience.
This week featured AZIMA member is John Wolfe! John manages his own blog where he discusses social media, public relations and digital media. He loves to expand his network, as he attends local events as much as he can!
He said he loves AZIMA events because of the caliber of presenters and attendees, and the food isn’t bad either! 😉 Also, by attending monthly social events, John said he stays up to speed in all that is going on in the interactive marketing industry.
Who is excited to hear Danny Sullivan‘s presentation Oct. 12? I know I am!
This week I’d like you to meet… Heather Lynn Herr from Terralever! As a professional in the Internet marketing realm, Heather said she loves to come to AZIMA each month to keep up with all her friends in the industry. Also, she loves learning from her peers and AZIMA events are perfect for that!
We had some laughs before the interview, as you’ll see.
Great to meet you, Heather!
So, who is excited for AZIMA’s next event on Oct. 12 with Danny Sullivan? I know I am. We’ll be discussing search marketing with an SEO great, and you won’t want to miss it. If you haven’t registered yet, be sure to do so ASAP, because this event will sell out! See you there, Flip cam in hand!
It seems like it has been awhile since the last Mission to Meet AZIMA Members post, but the wait is finally over! This week, I’d like to introduce you to Jim Lupkin, Co-Founder and Social Media Director at WeBuildYourSocialMedia.com. He heard about the Social Media and Politics event with Kevin Spidel and Jeremy Vaught and decided to attend an AZIMA event for the first time. We’re glad to have you, Jim!
Hopefully Jim will join us next month for the October 12 social event, where we will be discussing Search Marketing with Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief at Search Engine Land. You should too! See you there.
Wow, I can’t believe this is the seventh edition of my Mission to Meet AZIMA Members series. I hope you all are enjoying it as much as I am!
This week, I am pleased to introduce you to Ethan Mowery, a “self proclaimed Internet guru.” He is the Director of Online Advertising for Orange Slyce, as well as freelance web consultant and designer. He said he was excited to attend AZIMA events to meet others in the industry and learn from them.
Check out Ethan’s online portfolio to see some of his work!
Also, don’t forget about the upcoming AZIMA event on September 14th to learn about how social media is being integrated into political campaigns. See you there, and hope to catch you with my flip cam!
The sixth edition of Mission to Meet AZIMA Members video series features Cory Howell of MorePro Marketing. Howell, interested in local search sites, said he was looking forward to meeting other Phoenix professionals and looking forward to the presentation.
What do you think of the video series? Is it helpful to put names to faces in our industry? Personally, I am having a great time talking to and getting to know AZIMA members. See you September 14th!
I know you’re all dying to meet this week’s featured AZIMA member, but I’m sure most of you already know him! At the August 10th social event, I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Siltala before he spoke about local search sites to the group. Siltala is one of the founders of Dream Systems Media and has been involved in the Internet marketing world for many years. He knows a ton about SEO and is a Yelp-lover too!
In addition to being an SEO fanatic, Siltala is a big Arizona Cardinals fan, so we decided to ask him about his predictions for this season as well 😉
Also, for the record, my friend and co-worker Michael Schwartz has volunteered to help me with the Mission to Meet AZIMA Members video series. We look forward to meeting some of you next month on September 14th to discuss social media and politics.
This week’s featured AZIMA member is Jessica Dimino from Orange Slyce, the “eHarmony of student employment.” I had the pleasure of meeting a few Orange Slyce employees and found out what they are all about. Dimino said she learns a lot from AZIMA events, which is what keeps bringing her back each month.
Now the fourth week of the Mission to Meet AZIMA Members is complete! And don’t worry, I got a new batch of videos at the event last Tuesday. Also, don’t forget to check out this month’s AZIMA webinar, which is today at 11:30 AM PDT! | <urn:uuid:cef6fd3c-4915-4fb6-acd2-c37db6113d95> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://joinazima.org/category/mission-to-meet-azima-members/page/3/ | 2022-01-26T11:01:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.960841 | 1,314 |
Nathdwara is a small town in Mavli-Udiapur route. Situated in the heart of the town, SHRINATHJI temple is the main attraction with hundreds of devotees thronging to the temple daily. This is the second richest temple in India, first being Tirumala temple Nath Dwaraka and Kankroli Dwarka are two of the Nava Dwarkas – situated near ,Udaipur , Rajasthan – These two holy dhams are situated near Udaipur (one hour drive)- Here in this temple vendors sell vegetables,fruits, milk etc to be offered to the Lord at the entrance. The presiding diety is Goverdhanagiri dhaari popularly known as “SHRINATHJI” Nathdwara- temple is known as “Haveli”, a palatial building. Lord Krishna as Goverdhan dhaari is the child is well protected inside and one has to cross many halls to have HIS darshanam The darshan also would be for a very short period – about 10 to 15 minutes in time intervals of 2-3 hours. Its the devotees fortune to have darshans . Different types of bhog would be offered to the Lord when the curtains are drawn. In this Nathdwara- Temple there are separate entrances for gents and ladies. Hundreds of devotees assemble in front of the sanctum when the curtains are drawn. The devotees sing melodiously while the priest offers shodasa upachaaram(16 types of upachaarams) to the Lord. For them, the Lord is their child. Here Lord gives darshan in bluish form with HIS left hand raised upwards with little finger pointing upwards, HIS right hand closed in a fist rests on HIS hip. HIS lotus eyes glance downward affectionately at HIS devotees. Lord Shrinathji is very special and beautiful diety. There is a diamond on the chin of the Lord. This idol is swayambhu (self manifested and not carved by anyone). As the Lord is the combined form of Radharani and Gopala, HE is known as “SHRI SHRINATHJI”.( “SHRI” indicates Thayar ). The Lord is also known as “Banke Bihari”. This deity was earlier in Vrindavan near Goverdhana giri and is related to one of Lord Sri Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan lifting Goverdhana hill.To mark this incident, Vajranabha great grandson constructed a temple at the foot of the hill and affered prayers . Due to passage of time, this deity disappeared and the whereabouts remained unknown for many years. After many years, appeared as Gopala in Madhavendra Puri’s dream, informed him about HIS whereabouts and a temple was constructed . When Aurangzeb invaded Mathura and Vrindavan, the deity disappeared into the hill and could not be traced out. Even today, in Mathura, Vrindavan, we can find many old temples in ruins and the sculptures disfigured by Aurangzeb. After many years, appeared to Sri Vallabhacharyar in his dream and informed HIS whereabouts. When Sri Vallabacharyar reached Goverdhanagiri, the deity emerged out by itself and was glorified by Vallabhacharyar. Perumal advised Vallabhacharyar, who was a very great devotee to carry Him to Mewar in Rajasthan. Vallabacharyar arranged a cart for Perumal and left for Mewar. Rana Raja Singh of Mewar helped Vallabhacharyar . After 2 months, the cart reached the present Nathdwara enroute to Mewar in the 17thcentury. But on the way to Mewar, the cart stopped suddenly at this place and did not move an inch. Vallabacharyar heard a divine voice say that Perumal wished to stay in this place itself as it was the place where HIS dear devotee, Meera bhai stayed.
( The story of Meera bhai is well known to all of us.)The Vallabhacharyar with the help of Mewar king constructed a beautiful temple for the Lord here .
As mentioned earlier, Perumal instructed him to take Him away to Mewar and the later developments have already been mentioned above. Vallabhacharyar used to please the Lord with his kirtans which was later followed by his disciples. In a corner of the temple, the photographs of Sri Vallabhacharyar along with his descendants are displayed. Even today, bhog is offered to Perumal on behalf of Sri Vallabhacharyar.
6 sevas are performed daily.There is a big photograph of Perumal “SHRI SHRINATHJI” hung on a wall and pointed out to the nose ring worn by Perumal and a diamond stone studded on Perumal’s chin. It was for taking this diamond that Aurangzeb invaded Mathura but his attempts became futile because Lord disappeared from that place. In the garbagriham, Perumal gives darshan as Krishna-Radharani together and hence is known as “SHRI SHRINATHJI. The cart which carried the Lord is preserved in a separate room. Even today, this event is celebrated every year. A new cart is made and is rested on the cart. In the adjacent room, there are 2 mortars- one made of gold and the other made of silver. Once in eight days, chandan(sandal paste ) for LORD is made using these mortars. | <urn:uuid:e7156a2c-ced6-43c1-96b7-39760caaed41> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://kazhiyurvaradanblog.in/2014/04/16/shrinathjee-travels-to-mewar-bhaktha-meeras-place-from-goverdhan/ | 2022-01-26T12:19:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.970312 | 1,209 |
Beside a lane I walk down every morning these days, there are two enormous old oaks, their trunks distorted by huge burls. They must be at least four hundred years old, probably more; they show up, fully grown, on a map printed two hundred years ago. I’ve always admired these trees, but the fact is that all I could say about them is what I can see of them, clinging to the hillside in stately silence, throwing shade over browsing cattle, harbouring blackbirds. That was until I read Finding the Mother Tree.
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If you watch any home-design TV show you’ll likely hear the words “open concept” or “modern floor plan”. This concept of tearing down walls to create open floor plans for the living, dining and kitchen area is what open-concept design is all about.
Architects are recommending more open floor plans in the homes they design these days, and in doing so it has created a desire for home owners of older homes to want to open up their floor plans. There are many benefits to doing this, and we can help you navigate the process.
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Best Latex Mattress
Latex mattresses are considered a luxury product and are more expensive than most other foam and spring mattresses. However, the price is justified by the high-quality, eco-friendly materials used in it for superior comfort, support, and breathability.
If you are looking for the best latex mattress, there are several things to consider before purchasing.
This guide will help you find the perfect latex mattress for your needs, so you can be sure that you pay for exactly what you need.
What is a Latex Mattress?
Before we deep dive into the types of latex mattresses, we first need to understand what they are and how they are made.
Latex starts as liquid extracted from rubber trees. This liquid is then whipped, poured into a mattress casting and baked to give it a soft and bouncy mattress feel. This process is known as “Talalay.”
The best Talalay latex mattresses vary in composition, ranging from 100% latex to only latex in the comfort layers. Buyers can also opt for Dunlop latex, a solid core latex offering better support and firmness with a prolonged lifespan. This type of latex is best used for two-sided latex mattresses.
This difference dictates the firmness of the mattress. Not everyone will find 100% latex mattresses comfortable, so they are infused with other materials to offset the firmness per the customer’s needs. There are three components that you can choose from:
- Celsion Latex: Celsion latex is a soft, phase-changing latex that helps keep your body cool through the night.
- Copper-infused Latex: Offering medium comfort, copper-infused latex helps with joint pain relief and is a perfect option for people who have arthritis.
- Graphite-infused Latex: If firmness and a cool sleep are what you need, graphite-infused latex is your best option. This is the firmest out of the three options.
Why Choose a Latex Mattress?
Latex mattresses are one of the most versatile sleep surfaces because of their comfort and support. They contour to your body and quickly bounce back to the original shape after weight is released, improving durability. Latex also supports the body while relieving pressure points. Additionally, it is a naturally hypoallergenic and antimicrobial material, making it ideal for those suffering from allergies.
Here are some of the top reasons why people buy latex mattresses:
- Hypoallergenic and antimicrobial: If a mattress is not cleaned periodically, there is a chance of bacteria build-up. This can result in an unsafe sleeping environment for you. Latex mattresses have natural hypoallergenic and antimicrobial properties, which allow them to repel any bacteria or viruses.
- Offers pressure point relief with responsive support: Latex mattresses are designed in a way to offer support to your body while you sleep. Its light contouring and pressure relief properties can be a great solution for people who experience back and joint pains.
- Reduces chronic lower back pain: Depending on the firmness of the mattress, it can offer support to your lower back to relieve you of your back pains.
- Breathable construction: Latex mattresses are made from an open-cell structure allowing air to circulate, making them breathable.
- Wide variety of firmness levels: You can go from hybrid latex mattresses to 100% latex to find the perfect level of firmness for you.
- Highly durable: The average lifespan of a good-quality latex mattress can be from 12 years to 20 years, making it a smart, long-term investment.
Types of Latex Mattresses
There are a number of latex mattresses available in the market and depending on the person’s preference, and they can get the right amount of cushioning and firmness suited for their sleeping needs. First, let’s look into the different types of latex mattresses you can get.
Hybrid Latex Mattresses
There has been a rise in the use of hybrid latex mattresses in recent times. Unlike their blended counterparts, hybrid latex mattresses combine the pocketed coils of an innerspring mattress with a latex top layer for comfort. A hybrid mattress offers the resilient comfort of latex while still supporting your body with the pocketed coils, making for a good night’s sleep.
Mattresses with a latex comfort layer are known for their ability to bounce back quickly when pressure is removed. This helps avoid the sinking feeling in most mattresses. It also makes it easier for the sleeper to change positions in their sleep, isolating motion. The latex in comfort layers can be manufactured using any of the latex components as per your preference. So whether you want cooling properties or need help with joint pain and arthritis relief, you can get your hybrid.
100% Full Latex Mattresses
Although full latex mattresses are not suitable for all body types, several users still prefer them. A 100% latex mattress is made entirely of natural materials – nothing synthetic about them.
If you are suffering from back or neck pain, the support from the mattress can help you relieve some of that stress. It offers support to the hips and shoulders and relieves pressure points while you sleep. Natural latex mattresses offer a remarkable mix of comfort and support, which can help you get better sleep at night.
The material also offers the adaptiveness of a foam mattress without the sinking feeling of regular mattresses.
Buyers should beware as some brands claim to have 100% latex, but it is expensive to procure since the process is labor-intensive. In addition, some manufacturers mix natural latex with synthetic materials claiming it is 100% latex. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to gauge the difference, so be sure to read latex mattress reviews and go for a trusted manufacturer before making your purchase.
Synthetic Latex Mattresses and Blended Latex Mattresses
Although synthetic mattresses are widely used as a cheap alternative to pure latex mattresses as they share the same properties, they have their negative characteristics.
Firstly, synthetic latex mattresses do not offer the same comfort and durability as a pure latex mattress. Another major factor is its eco-friendly properties. Synthetic latex gives off harmful gases during manufacturing which can be detrimental.
If you are looking for the best latex mattress as a new purchase, there are many things you need to consider before buying. Depending on your preference, there are different components of latex as well as various types of mattresses for one to choose from.
You cannot answer which latex mattress is the best because everyone has a different preference. So, whether you are looking for the most comfortable latex mattress or one that offers support, you need to do your research.
Is Latex Mattress good for your sleep?
The best latex foam mattresses offer the sleeper ample support and comfort, making it perfect for people struggling with arthritis or other joint pains in their bodies.
What is the best Latex Mattress for side sleepers?
The best latex mattresses for side sleepers are softer, making it easy to move while sleeping. In addition, they offer both comfort and support.
Do latex mattresses sleep hot?
Depending on the components, you can get a cool latex mattress that promotes breathability and cools down the body when you sleep.
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Chaos of Delight – Episode 17
Charles Darwin wrote wonderful sentences, beautiful books and fabulous phrases and one of my favourite is when he describes his mind being a 'Chaos of Delight' after seeing many of the splendid lifeforms in a Brazilian forest. And we have asked everyone who's been involved in this App when they experience that 'Chaos of Delight.' - Robin Ince
We are uncovering a whole landscape at the molecular realm.
In my work scientifically, seeing a new structure…so one of the joys of being a structural biologist is that you are a kind of explorer. I’m too timid or lacking in courage to go and climb mountains or search Antartica or whatever, but my exploration is done on the molecular level, for the first time that no other human being has ever seen in the whole of human history. Because we are uncovering a whole landscape at the molecular realm that most people just aren’t aware of in their everyday lives and it’s a sad thing in a way that more people aren’t familiar with the incredible array of molecules that are working together to keep them alive. The whole system is just so incredibly complicated that, actually, if you start to think about it too much, you might worry that it would stop working and you would die. | <urn:uuid:08af104a-17a4-4c3b-8437-f3afd88897c4> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://members.cosmicgenome.com/chaos-of-delight-episode-17/ | 2022-01-26T11:26:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.957209 | 271 |
What Does Trying Hard Really Look Like?
I talked with a loan officer the other day who wanted to jump start her marketing by using the Done-4-You Client articles and Done-4-You Realtor articles included with her membership.
She said she was “trying really hard” to find the time to fit email marketing into her busy schedule.
It got me to thinking—what does “trying hard” really look like?
Trying (the verb) means “an attempt to accomplish something.” So, let’s say I wanted to lose weight. My friend asks me how I’m doing and I reply—“I haven’t lost any weight but I’m trying really hard!”
Trying (the noun) means “exertion and a determined effort to face a situation or problem.” Same scenario—only this response is different. “I’m giving it a really good try to cut back on eating bread.”
While the word is spelled the same, by using the noun definition, I’m actually taking steps to lose weight.
So, here’s a “trying hard” exercise for you:
Step one – Write down one thing that you are trying really hard to do.
Step two – Determine if you have just been “thinking” about it or if you have “exerted” yourself to take an action step.
Step three – If have just been thinking about it—write down one action step you could do today.
Step four – If you’ve taken the first step, write down two or three more steps you could do today.
Going back to the conversation with the loan officer about implementing her email marketing program, the noun version of “trying hard” could simply be to choose two client articles and two Realtor articles to email. The next step would be to add a task to her calendar and copy and paste the content into the body of the email. The third step would be to push the email “send button.”
The exercise above can be used for virtually anything you are thinking of doing—from cleaning your office, to hiring an assistant, to spending more time with family to taking that dream vacation (or buying more shoes).
By the way, if you’ve been trying hard to consistently email to your database, you’ll find several articles with easy steps to help you get from” trying” to the “doing” stage of email marketing.
- The Best Time to Send Marketing Emails
- Five Ways to Use Pre-written Content to REALLY Connect with People
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Stat of the Day, 16th September 2013
No joy for us in Ireland yesterday, as Royal Diamond failed in his attempt to retain the Irish St Leger, only managing to finish fifth after being headed three furlongs from home.
So, SotD goes from Ireland to Scotland today for the…
This is a competitive-looking, Class 4, two-mile handicap on ground officially declared as good, but there is the threat of a shower or two in the air, which may well soften things up a little.
Musselburgh is another of those courses that suits horses with previous experience of the track, particularly those who have won over course and distance in the past. In the last three years, over 20% of previous course and distance winners coming here on the back on a win last time out have followed up with another victory.
That 20% figure is derived from 18 winners from 89 attempts, which you could have backed blindly for a modest 4.93pts profit. Whilst an ROI of 5.54% isn’t all that exciting, any profit from blind backing has to be respected and also provides a starting point for a micro system, once a filter or two is applied. One should, of course, be careful not to filter down too much as this tends to create unsuccessful backfitted methods!
All of those 18 winners above came from the 65 runners priced at 7/1 or below ie those attracting a modicum of support in the market and that 27.7% strike rate is moe like the area we want to be in, as is the ROI of 44.5% coming from the 28.93pts profit.
This micro system has held its head up this year too, with 6 winners from 28 (21.43%) for 2.95 pts (+10.54% ROI) profit, but all six winners have been priced at 5/1 or under from a record of 6/15 (40% SR) and 15.95 pts (+106.33% ROI) profit. More of the same will do us nicely.
Just one horse fits that criteria today: Dr Irv, who comes here on the back of a win over this trip at Thirsk sixteen days ago in a similar Class 4 event. His only previous visit to Musselburgh resulted in a course and distance win on good to soft ground back in June, so if the showers do come, it shouldn’t inconvenience him too much.
When I looked at the race analysis tool on our interactive racecard, I saw that he had a 50% strike rate at this trip and also in this class of race. In fact, his record over two miles reads 331151, with the 5th place coming at York in a higher grade on good to firm ground, so I’m relatively happy to disregard that run. He’s also got a 50% strike rate in fields of 8 runners or less (4 wins from 8)
It’s likely to be on the softer side of good today, even if it doesn’t get officially declared as Good to Soft and Dr Irv is more than capable in those conditions, having won over Course and Distance here on such ground.
He won’t get it all his own way today, but I have varying degrees of doubts about his challengers. The competitive nature of today’s race allied to a 6lb rise in weight (although Declan Cannon takes three off here) means we can get a decent price for this contest, where the play is a 1pt win bet on Dr Irv at 9/2 BOG with Stan James. At present they stand alone with that price, but as always I recommend that you…
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Call us about your demands as well as discover out exactly how we can offer you with the most effective quality domestic tiling solutions in Summerhill, County Meath at competitive rates.
We provide top notch as well as reliable commercial tiling services throughout Summerhill, County Meath.
In enhancement to having actually dealt with much of the regional and also chain organizations in Summerhill, County Meath, we have also worked with the Dublin’s leading home designers as well as specialists. Similarly, we have run throughout most of fields in Summerhill, County Meath, including education and learning, leisure, and healthcare– developing a credibility as leading tilers in Summerhill, County Meath.
As you would certainly expect, our commercial tilers in Summerhill, County Meath can function day or evening, weekdays or weekends to ensure marginal disturbance to your office working hrs– flexible to the needs of your service.
You will be assigned a knowledgeable site as well as management group when we commence jobs, making certain that we complete the task on schedule, within the budget, as well as to the greatest requirement. Additionally, considering that we have easily offered tilers, we can begin and finish your tiling functions quicker than various other tiling business in Summerhill, County Meath.
There are a number of tiling business in Summerhill, County Meath however who to trust and also pick always matters the most. Your single click when browsing online for “regional tilers near me” or calling a person over the phone can aid you discover a tiler in Summerhill, County Meath. But picking the right tiling solutions in Summerhill, County Meath can be a complicated task. The concern is who to approach for Summerhill, County Meath tiling services. Don’t rely on everyone blindly. RD Tiling Decor can be the ideal option for your tiling needs.
We are the accredited and expert tiling companies in Summerhill, County Meath. Having several years of experience as well as with the certified, experienced commercial tilers in Summerhill, County Meath we can mesmerize the appearance of your place with our beautiful ceramic tiles.
When you can obtain specialist tiling solutions from RD Tiling Decor, discovering the finest in commercial tiling in Summerhill, County Meath is no longer a problem.
With years of experience, RD Tiling Decor have constructed an enviable reputation for providing superior work when it comes to commercial tiling in Summerhill, County Meath. Our variety of commercial work covers everything from complex home structures throughout to retail and office fit outs. No task is also tiny or as well big for us, and also we ensure we constantly have certified and expert labour available to finish the work according to timetable.
We recognize that when you are seeking commercial tiling solutions in Summerhill, County Meath, you want a task that’s well done as well as one that is going to last. It is necessary that the floor tiles picked are proper to the decoration of the area they are going in, and also that they appropriate in toughness and also finish for the use for which they are planned. We can work from illustrations on commercial tiling tasks, or offer you our expert advice with style and product selection. You can also leave the planning to us to obtain the optimal cuts and minimum wastage, therefore saving you money as well as still delivering a luxury coating.
Our goal when we embark on commercial tiling solutions in Summerhill, County Meath is to ensure that we always supply our clients with a remarkable level of solution in top quality work, a durable project administration program for installment, technological suggestions as well as all the time solution back up.
We guarantee all jobs that we take on and also strive for your 100% contentment on a task well done.
Call us regarding your requirements and also discover out how we can give you with the very best top quality commercial tiling services in Summerhill, County Meath at affordable prices.
RD Tiling Decor can help you with expert tiling solutions in Summerhill, County Meath. We can send out professional tile fitters to your location that will get rid of the old ones as well as put the new with minimum trouble. Quickly you will be able to appreciate your newly tiled bathroom, kitchen, or floor in any type of other room. We provide you among the fastest and most reputable means to handle this certain sort of residence renovation. The specialists will certainly see to it that you are content with the work they have actually done. For easy recommendation, below you can take a look at some benefits that come with this service:
The kitchen is one of the spaces in the home that everybody makes use of, it’s where dishes are prepared, where individuals gather at events, and also where memories are made. With so much riding on a proper tile choice, just how can you pick the proper wall floor tiles for your kitchen?
Allow’s begin with the bare space and also determine which surfaces and wall surfaces need tiles. This will assist you break a large decision into smaller sized inter style options that compose your larger motif. , if you have lots of electric outlets in your kitchen it could be much better to choose for smaller ceramic tiles rather than making numerous cuts in larger floor tiles.. On top of that, whilst bigger tiles get on pattern as well as popular, they are larger and also might not be sustained by your wall surfaces.
Don’t attempt to match the colour of a worktop or floor ceramic tiles as this can be counter intuitive to your layout. Instead, try to either match tiles with your kitchen systems to develop a seamless wall space, or contrast floor tiles with a contrary colour for interpretation. Mixing gloss and matt tile coatings can additionally work well to create 2 clear-cut tiled surfaces as well as rooms within your kitchen.
There must only ever before be one selection for kitchen floor tiles – porcelain tiles. These ceramic tiles are made from dense porcelain and are much more powerful, much more sturdy, and tougher wearing than typical ceramic wall tiles. This makes them ideal for high traffic areas where individuals have a tendency to collect – like kitchens. They’re also perfect to use with underfloor heating unit as they stay warmer for longer and disperse heat extra uniformly than various other floor types.
You might have additionally seen that porcelain tiles are non-porous – yet what does this mean in terms of practicality? It implies they’re easy to tidy as discolorations, crud, and also various other kitchen dirt can not get involved in the surface of the tile as well as create you any kind of issues. Porcelain floor tiles don’t even obtain water stained as well as subsequently call for much upkeep than other flooring choices available – that’s a champion in our book!
We encourage opting for a mid toned color floor tile as they don’t show up dirt as conveniently as light floor tiles yet likewise won’t show dirt or oil marks like a darker tile might. There are several mid tone flooring options with stone effect floor tiles being our favorite for kitchen areas. Timber impact floor ceramic tiles can additionally work well to take a breath a feeling of nature right into a space as well as include heat right into your kitchen.
There is a reason that magnificent patterned tiles are located in busy locations where everybody in your house utilizes routinely. Patterned floor tiles – like mosaics or Victorian inspired designs – usually camouflage dirt and also surface area dirt that makes them excellent for these high website traffic locations like the kitchen. This implies they they do not require continuous cleansing in spite of being on a few of the most previously owned flooring locations in the residence.
They are best for including some “wow variable” right into your room too, they bring a distinct and also functional sense of enjoyable to your kitchen. Your kitchen floor can also emanate a sense of classicism if you choose an extra polished pattern design – best for creating a tasteful retro theme in your house. One more benefit of formed floor ceramic tiles is the ability to create zones by switching in between various patterns, or perhaps switching between different tile kinds all together.
This is best for different cooking locations from consuming areas, consuming locations from loosening up areas, and more. We discover this can be especially reliable in wide open plan locations, maintaining your different areas from mixing right into one another. We like formed kitchen floor tiles right here at The RD Tiling Decor , which is why we stock styles varying from Mediterranean and Arabic motivated, with to Victorian checkerboard tiles.
Kitchen splashbacks are typically located in food preparation and food prep work areas, securing the wall behind from spills, splashes as well as discolorations. Whilst serving a practical objective, these tiled surface areas can be the really life blood of your kitchen’s indoor design, like the sage green kitchen ceramic tiles pictured above.
There are many different options readily available – the two we see usually are metro or train style floor tiles, or the traditional mosaic tile. Mosaic floor tiles work asks yourself in small spaces, packing a hunge quantity of personality and also style into a reasonably little space. You can use intense colours, reflective glass as well as steels – or even a mix of all three to create a distinct as well as eye catching look. They are not without their downsides nonetheless, whilst they are stunning as well as attract the eye, they can be more difficult to cleanse since they have extra grout joints.
Metro floor tiles look great as kitchen ceramic tiles, as well as we often see them make use of in kitchen splashbacks in both retro and also modern-day interior styles. Laying them in a brick or herringbone design tile pattern can break up any type of boring feel and make a space feel bigger. Metro floor tiles have a tendency ahead in numerous tones too, permitting you almost limitless colour choices as well as tile coatings to play with. With a big variety of cement colours readily available too, there is no reason not to apply a tiled kitchen splashback in your kitchen!
We make it easy for you to create your desire kitchen with our hand curated selection of eye capturing top quality kitchen wall as well as floor tiles. We hold a vast supply in all our retail shops and our on-line storehouses, with a huge array of colours and also finishes readily available at a moments notification.
We continuously add to our tile portfolio, making certain we keep in line with new patterns and prominent tile varieties. This makes certain that our choice is never ever left behind and you are never left at night with what is on fad. Our ceramic tiles need to be not just cosmetically pleasing, however likewise pass our rigorous quality checks – you won’t locate poor quality inexpensively produced substandard floor tiles here.
You will certainly nevertheless find an array of kitchen ceramic tiles that incorporates excellent value with top quality, constantly on pattern and never out of design. With cost-free distribution on all tile orders over ₤ 300, there has actually never been a better time to freshen your bathroom with The RD Tiling Decor Summerhill, County Meath.
Tiles are commonly found on the wall surfaces and also floors of kitchens are they are wipe-clean, sanitary, and most significantly, they look excellent! We have actually hand curated our kitchen tile collection to consist of several popular trends as well as styles all at great value RD Tiling Decor in Summerhill, County Meathx rates. This includes the ever before preferred train style metro ceramic tiles, retro patterns as well as colours, modern and also trendy impact ceramic tiles, along with the classic white contemporary. Here you’ll find a variety of kitchen wall floor tiles, splashback ceramic tiles, kitchen floor tiles, border ceramic tiles, feature wall showstoppers as well as everything in between.
We have a substantial variety of kitchen tiles in stock currently, from victorian passionate kitchen mosaics all the way to large layout porcelain rock result ceramic tiles – and every little thing in between! We satisfaction ourselves on having a remedy for every spending plan and every design.
A fantastic method of decorating your residence is by utilizing ceramic tiles. The kitchen location is just one of those rooms for which tiling really is the most effective choice. It can be found in all colours, products as well as sizes, so you won’t have to jeopardize your interior decoration for the practicality of tile design.
Style smart, you can go a selection of paths. Whether you want a minimalist look, a modern style or a standard approach, your residence interior will be what you wish it to be as you can obtain as creative as you want by making use of ceramic tiles. Give your kitchen flawlessly well balanced proportions as well as tidy lines, an one-of-a-kind mix of colours, freedom, a modern-day, individual and also comfortable feel or perhaps classic shapes, distinct style as well as style with an extremely precise focus to information.
The very easy to tidy and keep function of wall and floor tilling does not obtain better than in a kitchen. After having it tilled, you can ignore losing hours and also hrs on cleansing up, on applying a new layer of paint or whatever it might take for your kitchen to have and preserve a tidy facet. Just wipe your ceramic tiles periodically as well as delight in a clean, hygienic setting that will certainly beautify your house for many years to find.
Your desire kitchen is covered with sturdy, functional, eye-catching, yet economical surfaces. Provide it a stylish and also sensible finish by entrusting your project to RD Tiling Decor. Whether you select a full overhaul or an easy repair, you’ll wind up having the layout you imagine.
Picking tiles for your bathroom floor can feel like a complicated job as there are many choices to choose from. Porcelain is one of the most preferred option for floorings, as it is extremely hard-wearing as well as strong as well as offered in a range of non-slip alternatives – making these tiles perfect for usage in damp room floorings. White as well as black victorian inspired ceramic tiles are ever before prominent in the bathroom also, as are mosaic tiles.
Allowing your main focal point to beam if you are making use of a function tile or feature wall you may choose to have more neutral ceramic tiles on your bathroom floor. If not, utilizing patterned ceramic tiles can function actually well to add a sense of motion as well as dramatization to your floor. This causes an even more intriguing inside as well as can work to make a space feel bigger.
When making use of mosaic ceramic tiles the additional grout joints provide more grip and produce a normally non-slip floor, this works extremely well in shower areas as well as wet areas as well as won’t irritate bare feet. Always watch out for the R ranking on floor ceramic tiles as this denotes the slip resistance each tile has as well as is important to consider in bathrooms where floorings are likely to be damp as well as unsafe. Anything with an R9 slip resistance score or greater is rated as secure to utilize throughout your home.
As the tiles on your wall do not need to be as hard-wearing as your bathroom floor tiles, there are much more styles to select from. Whether you opt for brilliantly coloured ceramic metro floor tiles, or shining glass mosaics, you can experiment with colours, patterns and layouts to produce the best look.
Bathroom wall ceramic tiles ought to reflect a sense of calmness into your room. All-natural rock effect grey bathroom floor tiles provide you an appearance firmly rooted in nature, or you might make use of a lighter scheme to make the area appear bigger as well as more airy. Numerous people choose neutral colour combinations as this goes with any type of indoor decor, as well as frequently offset these with a brilliant and also bold function wall or furniture.
A variety of our tile ranges below at The RD Tiling Decor Summerhill, County Meath have a distinctive surface area, this is for useful in addition to trendy functions. Various surface structures show different amounts of light, helping you develop a feeling of light as well as room in your bathroom. On top of that, including various coatings can instantly include deepness and comparison to your interior decor.
On the other hand, a basic glossy coating tile can assist bounce light around an area making it feel larger. Gloss floor tiles are less complicated to cleanse too – best for a space like the bathroom.
A popular design concept in showers is to make a separate area or location by developing a feature wall. To do this choose a different tile from the remainder of the bathroom for either the back wall or the complete showering location. This can be a various coloured tile from the exact same array as the remainder of your space, or something else like a complete wall of mosaics.
Remember, fewer grout joints can make ceramic tiles easier to keep clean in a shower – but floor tiles and also grout can likewise be treated with a protector or sealant to help stop tarnishing. You can even replicate the looks of premium hotels by utilizing modern as well as city large style tiles to produce and also industrial influenced shower room. Cement and rock impact large style porcelain tiles function well for this appearance.
Try making use of shower tiles in the very same colour as the remainder of your bathroom but in a various size if you’re looking for something a bit more refined. We usually equip various sized tiles in each range, so making use of smaller sized ceramic tiles to separate the shower location from the remainder of the space should be very easy. This functions particularly well in level gain access to showers where the floor is likewise tiled with smaller mosaic floor tiles– also adding extra slip resistance!
A bathroom designed with space as well as light in mind is ensured to be a relaxing and tranquil place. When picking floor tiles for a little bathroom it is necessary to understand the room you are functioning with.
It’s well understood that white tiles and making use of light colours will make a room really feel bigger. Did you recognize that larger floor ceramic tiles can develop the illusion of more room also? You can also utilise huge scale patterns on the walls to make a room feel bigger than it is. Expand your bathroom floor ceramic tiles right into the shower location by not having a shower tray and also mounting the shower drain right right into the floor.
Another brilliant method to utilize in tiny bathrooms is to lay your ceramic tiles in diagonal patterns. Doing this techniques the eye right into seeing the area as bigger than it actually is, thus developing the illusion of more room. The effect works because when you lay ceramic tiles in a regular square arrangement they are easy to count, by organizing them diagonally you draw eyes to the longest measurements of the area initially, tricking the mind.
Making use of traditional white bathroom floor tiles can likewise be an excellent method to make an area feel larger, specifically ones with a gloss surface that bounce and also show light around a space. As constantly, you ought to utilize ceramic floor tiles for your bathroom walls, and premium quality thick porcelain tiles for your bathroom floor. We don’t recommend using white floor tiles for both as it can make a tiny room, or any type of room in truth, really feel a bit professional.
Tiles are the best option for your bathroom due to the fact that alongside the practical functions of ceramic tiles, there is likewise a monetary advantage to be taken into consideration too. Ceramic tiles are difficult wearing by their very nature, with extremely little maintenance besides basic cleansing to maintain them in excellent problem. When compared to various other substrates they are the all-natural choice due to the low upkeep requirements – conserving you money and keeping your bathroom looking its ideal.
However with numerous options to pick from, it can in some cases be difficult to recognize where to begin when intending your bathroom tile design. Make sure you look at whole lots of various tiles so you understand the design you want – metro, large layout, mosaic, timber effect ceramic tiles, etc. Once you have actually chosen the style, think of colours and also styles that will certainly fit both your bathroom as well as your way of living.
Often people start with a ‘wow tile’ – something strong in colour or probably with a fascinating form that they truly love. This can often be made use of as a feature tile or function wall in the bathroom style. These special tiles can add dramatization and comparison to your walls, floorings, or also in your shower enclosure.
Once individuals have actually chosen their feature tile or feature wall they often think about much more downplayed ceramic tiles that enhance the primary centerpiece. These are often referred to as accent floor tiles and have a tendency to be simple or neutral colour varies with a straightforward structures surface area. You can even have 2 various accent tiles that bring out different features of your highlight tile. These understated counterparts ought to permit your feature floor tiles to attract attention and also take centre phase to really feel and also develop a natural appearance for your bathroom.
We make it easy for you to develop your dream bathroom with our hand curated selection of eye capturing quality floor tiles. We hold a vast stock in all our retailers and also our on-line storehouses, with a big variety of surfaces and colours available at a moments notice.
We frequently include to our tile portfolio, making sure we keep in line with new fads as well as preferred tile varieties. This makes sure that our selection is never ever left behind as well as you are never ever left in the dark with what gets on pattern. Our floor tiles need to be not just aesthetically pleasing, but also pass our strict top quality checks – you will not discover poor quality cheaply created inferior tiles right here.
You will nonetheless find a range of bathroom ceramic tiles that integrates excellent value with high quality, always on trend as well as never ever old-fashioned. With free distribution on all tile orders over ₤ 300, there has never ever been a much better time to rejuvenate your bathroom with The RD Tiling Decor Summerhill, County Meath.
Tiles are one of the most useful selection for wall covering in bathrooms and damp areas due to the fact that they are easy to clean, hygienic, and also aren’t impacted by wetness airborne from showers, bathrooms or hot running taps. Thankfully our tile ranges are both useful and magnificent, permitting you to keep practicality in mind whilst placing your own artistic flare on your area.
Whether you’re seeking timeless looks, white as well as black victorian inspired bathrooms, something city or modern, or perhaps just something to fit your budget plan – we can assist.
At The RD Tiling Decor in Summerhill, County Meath. we equip a vast array of wall floor tiles suitable for any type of space in the home. Whether you’re seeking neutral tiles to accent furniture, a fun and lively kitchen splashback, or an elegant city tile wall, we have a selection of fashionable and also budget-friendly floor tiles to suit any type of spending plan.
We’re constantly on the lookout for the current trends, which is why we’re regularly upgrading our wall tile collection. We have a range of on pattern textured and also formed wall ceramic tiles, soothing stone result wall tiles, and obviously, the traditional small style city train tile.
There’s a lot of selection for everyone and any kind of budget at The RD Tiling Decor in Summerhill, County Meath. After finding the perfect wall ceramic tiles for your house you can purchase your option right here.
, if you’re looking for something various we have a variety of attractive ceramic tiles that will certainly make your walls stand out.. Much of our tile ranges consist of a decor tile, that can be made use of to enhance the easier field ceramic tiles, or to create a feature wall. Mosaic wall tiles can work to compliment your room also.
Add a touch of beauty and playfulness to your residence with our array of glass mosaic floor tiles. These glass mosaic floor tiles make your space really feel bigger than it actually is with their tiny dimension and the means they show light. Make your living room genuinely special utilizing different colours as well as mosaic laying patterns. We have actually seen these glass mosaics made use of to excellent impact in kitchen splashbacks, feature walls, shower areas, or in areas where people want a difference in tiling to attract the eye.
Whether you desire a complete wall of eye capturing and also extravagant high gloss mosaic tiles, or a more subtle strip of natural rock mosaics, we have plenty for you to pick from. Our option of mosaic tiles consists of glittering glass, all-natural rock, as well as steel mixes, in a series of colours as well as sizes. As our mosaic ceramic tiles are placed on mesh backing, they can be reduced to size the shapes and size you require. This makes it easy to utilize them with various other floor tiles, or in small and also awkward spaces.
Floor tiles are a prominent selection in kitchens, many thanks to their stylish appearance and easy to clean surface. There are a number of choices when selecting your kitchen wall floor tiles – consisting of the style of your kitchen, the color scheme, and which tile material you prefer. Our variety of wall floor tiles for kitchens aid you develop everything from a rustic country appearance, to an extravagant modern-style cooking area.
When selecting kitchen wall floor tiles it is essential to comprehend the space you’re collaborating with. If you’re attempting to make a kitchen feel bigger, utilize gloss ceramic tiles and tile diagonally as this draws your eyes to the space’s extremities. You’ll wish to stabilize the space’s light too by maintaining a light an airy feeling to your area, making a space feel larger and much more satisfying to be in. Nonetheless, lighter tiles show dirt as well as kitchen splashes much easier, so bare that in mind when making a colour choice for your kitchen.
The kitchen is the heart of your residence and also usually an active room – neutral colours can function well here to show peace as well as help unwind an active atmosphere. Conversely, you could use neutral colours to accent as well as contrast an attribute wall with something different or vibrant colour combination.
A lot of bathrooms in the Summerhill, County Meath have actually tiled walls as they are water-proof and look terrific. There are a wide selection of bathroom floor tiles offered, consisting of metro brick ceramic tiles, formed as well as textured designs, or easy neutral floor tiles. Adding a boundary or listello tile will certainly add rate of interest to basic wall ceramic tiles, or attempt blending as well as matching different coloured ceramic tiles from the same range. Whether it’s a basic splashback for your bathroom sink, or a fully tiled wet area, we have a wonderful series of bathroom and damp area floor tiles to pick from.
Bathroom wall tiles need to mirror a sense of calm right into your area. All-natural stone result grey bathroom tiles give you an appearance securely rooted in nature, or you could make use of a lighter palette to make the space seem bigger as well as a lot more ventilated. Lots of people go with neutral colour schemes as this opts for any kind of indoor decor, and also typically balance out these with a brilliant as well as bold function wall or furnishing.
Choosing white floor tiles might seem like the boring choice, but when coupled with coloured accessories or a strip of mosaic floor tiles, white floor tiles can look amazing and modern-day. Making use of light coloured ceramic tiles in a small space can assist to open it up and also make it feel bigger. At RD Tiling decor we have great deals of various forms, sizes as well as coatings of white tile to help you create a classy however easy space.
All-natural stone and wood are exceptionally popular choices for floor as well as wall coverings in the residence, however they can be pricey to maintain as well as purchase. Our range of natural ceramic tiles give you the appearance of sensible wood as well as natural looking rock, with none of the job or maintenance, and at a portion of the price also!
Natural environments bring warmth as well as depth into your inside – each various kind one-of-a-kind with its very own features. Our timber effect floor tiles have all the wood graining and distinctive surface areas that actual wood floor covering has, as well as are readily available in a series of timber kinds and coatings for that select rustic appeal. Our all-natural rock floor tiles been available in a variety of stone results, with artificial marbling, flecking and distinctive surface areas that make it tantamount from the real point.
Recreate rustic cabin looks or kicking back health facility setups with our wood effect porcelain planks. You can also go for something extra contemporary and various, like split face wood result floor tiles or split face rock impact wall floor tiles. Making use of wood result tiles on wall surfaces might appear like an unusual concept, but we see even more and also more homes doing this and taking advantage of the relaxing atmosphere that wood effect tiles give in spades.
When producing your wall tiles style, think of the other parts of your space. If you have a palette, choose ceramic tiles that either match or enhance your choice. If you favor to change your style commonly, choose floor tiles that will go with a variety of designs as well as colours – like basic white or grey tiles. Try playing with the pattern as well as format of the tiles if you are looking for something basic however interesting.
One of the most amazing part of any improvement task is picking the decor as well as soft furnishings that make a room feel total. Your tile choices are a significant component of this as well as significantly affect the feel of the space. Why opt for uninteresting options you can carry out sensational and also eye catching tile ideas to rejuvenate as well as modernise your kitchen or bathroom wall surfaces?
You can determine vital areas on your walls that could hold a strong and also striking coloured wall tile, or perhaps even a patterned tile that brings some imaginative flair to your interior decoration. We assume kitchen splashback ceramic tiles or shower floor tiles in the bathroom are the ideal rooms for these bold wall tile suggestions.
We make it very easy for you to create your dream kitchen or bathroom with our hand curated choice of eye catching top quality wall floor tiles. We hold a large stock in all our stores and our on the internet storage facilities, with a massive variety of coatings and colours offered at a minutes notice.
We frequently include in our tile portfolio, making sure we restrain with new trends and preferred tile ranges. This guarantees that our choice is never ever left as well as you are never left in the dark with what is on fad. Our floor tiles need to be not only cosmetically pleasing, yet additionally pass our strict high quality checks – you won’t discover reduced quality inexpensively produced inferior ceramic tiles here.
You will however discover a variety of bathroom floor tiles that incorporates great worth with top quality, always on pattern as well as never out of design. With free distribution on all tile orders over ₤ 300, there has never been a better time to freshen your bathroom with The RD Tiling decor Firm.
Wall tiles are usually found in kitchens in bathrooms – which makes sense as they are simple as well as sanitary to tidy whilst additionally being dampness as well as stain resistant. But all that functionality does not suggest uninteresting wall surfaces by any type of ways, particularly with our vibrant varieties of colour dash ceramic tiles, luxurious mosaics, modern split face tile designs and natural rock as well as timber results.
Wonderful looking floor ceramic tiles are the structure of an excellent home– and also we know making a decision on the right floor tile can show up a difficult job at. You’ll intend to stabilize style and practicality– thankfully our floor tile range has both to save. We provide a wide variety of designs, colours, and surfaces for you to pick from. From the rustic beauties of timber impact floor tiles, all the way as much as ultra-modern cement results and refined porcelain– with whatever in between.
The heart of your home requires a strong foundation– as well as this is why kitchen floor tiles are so important. Think about the number of spillages and also crashes occur in your kitchen every day– this is why you need durable non-slip kitchen ceramic tiles that are extremely low upkeep and simple to tidy.
Picking the appropriate colour kitchen floor tile can be complicated, so here are some points to bear in mind. Patterned tiles and also neutral tones constantly function much better at masking dirt and also crumbs, as do matt finish tiles – making them a practical and also trendy service if you don’t have time to sweep daily! Dark colours develop a striking look, yet tend to reveal dust less complicated, as do high gloss polished floor ceramic tiles– making it much easier to clean particular areas.
Regardless of what variety of ceramic tiles you choose for your kitchen floor, you’ll desire something that’s very easy to clean, sturdy, non-slip, and elegant. For this we highly recommend porcelain ceramic tiles– they are strong and hard-wearing, extremely reduced maintenance and we have a huge collection of styles and also finishes to pick from.
Bathrooms are the one area in your home where wet conditions will take place– and this is why you will certainly most of the time discover floor tiles utilized on wall surfaces as well as floorings. You need slip immune as well as anti-slip floor ceramic tiles when it comes to bathroom floorings.
The good news is, all our porcelain floor tiles come with an R ranking which informs you their slip resistance score. Anything with an R9 or higher score is perfect to utilize indoors, also in bathrooms. Mosaic floor tiles can also function well right here as they have more grouting joints which act as a slip resistant surface area.
You can develop a relaxing room to unwind with wood impact porcelain floor tiles, add some high-end with marble result, or just go with a straightforward matt color to complete your bathroom floor. Bear in mind that big style ceramic tiles can make a floor appearance bigger than it is– convenient for little bathrooms. Porcelain ceramic tiles are extremely water resistant and work incredibly well with underfloor heating unit for those trying to find warm ceramic tiles.
You can trade typical floor coverings like rug for the functional and also low maintenance advantages of floor tiles. You can even harmonise your interior and also outdoor areas with our Valverdi Indoor-Out range, perfect if you have a living-room with bifold doors out onto a patio area.
We locate that homely timber impact floor tiles work excellent right here for a rustic appearance, rock result floor tiles work equally as well too. The fantastic information is that whatever design and also finish of tile you pick, there are a multitude of soft home furnishings, rugs and also furnishings to with it. Keep in mind that all our porcelain tiles function incredibly well with underfloor home heating systems also– developing a cosy warm space to loosen up as well as relax in.
Whilst hoovering carpetings can be a genuine duty, hoovering up dirt as well as crumbs on tiled flooring is much easier than ever and also needs much less initiative. And also, with porcelain floor tiles being tough wearing and also long lasting, you never have to stress over the hoover scratching or harming them whilst you clean up. This is the tarnish resistant low upkeep flooring service that living rooms have actually been awaiting!
Whilst having tiled floorings in your bed room could seem like a strange concept at first, increasingly more individuals are starting to figure the benefits. Tough wearing as well as stain resistant porcelain floor tiles are less complicated to tidy than traditional hoovers. And also, as porcelain is ideal to utilize with underfloor heater, you could get out of bed onto a cozy floor each day – perfect for those dark winter season early mornings!
You can add a sense of high-end to your bed room with marble or gloss finished porcelain floor tiles, produce a rustic and also homely feel with timber effect floor tiles, and even basic as well as matt to assist you relax. Tiles with sleek surface areas develop a brighter as well as airier space– as do those with neutral tones. Large layout floor ceramic tiles can likewise be utilized to make an area appear bigger.
An additional striking interior decoration concept is to have the same floor ceramic tiles in all the locations of your home. This produces circulation as well as harmony between all the rooms, ideal for minimalist and modern-day homes. We’ve discovered that industrial styles like cement result tiles as well as also some rock effect ceramic tiles work well for this.
When people place so much thought into their interior tiles as well as floor coverings as well as then use uninteresting beige or grey paving pieces outside, we locate it extremely odd. You could use our Valverdi Indoor Out range to produce a smooth flow and consistency, broadening your living area. Alternatively, you could include definition to your outside space by using a completely new layout.
Using hard putting on and long lasting porcelain tiles outside makes ideal practical feeling. To start with, cleaning outdoor patio floor ceramic tiles is a much quicker job than scrubbing and also jet cleaning concrete or concrete pieces. Wood result ceramic tiles will certainly never rot or require regular varnishing or sealing like real timber decks do as well. On top of that, a lot of our exterior ceramic tiles are frost proof, reduced maintenance, as well as best for outdoor patios, outdoor decking, balconies and outside garden areas.
Usefulness aside, it’s simple to create spectacular as well as elegant areas to relax and take a break with family and friends in the Summer season when utilizing porcelain floor tiles. All-natural stone effects like marble as well as travertine produce a regal and also classic environment, whilst timber result can aid to give you a enjoyable as well as rustic area– harmonic with the components of nature.
We make it very easy for you to produce your excellent flooring with our hand curated variety of floor ceramic tiles. We hold a huge stock in all our stores and also our on-line stockrooms, with a significant array of colours and finishes offered at a minutes notification.
We constantly include in our tile portfolio, making certain we maintain in line with brand-new fads as well as prominent tile ranges. This guarantees that our option is never ever left as well as you are never left in the dark with what is on trend. Our floor tiles have to be not just aesthetically pleasing, but additionally pass our rigid top quality checks – you won’t find poor quality cheaply created substandard floor tiles here.
You will certainly nevertheless discover a variety of bathroom floor tiles that integrates excellent worth with high quality, constantly on pattern as well as never out of style. With complimentary distribution on all tile orders over ₤ 300, there has never been a better time to freshen your bathroom with The Summerhill, County Meath RD Tiling Decor.
Design aside, your floor ceramic tiles need to be the most practical solution for the space they are entering. This is why all our porcelain floor tiles are slip resistant, water immune, stain immune, and also great to use with underfloor heating. Porcelain is also famously reduced upkeep, needing no additional sealing or therapy to maintain it looking its best. This makes ceramic tiles the ideal service for kitchens, bathrooms, living areas, and also any kind of various other areas in the home!
Victorian mosaic floor tile designs are made up of different small geometric forms to develop repeating and also tessellating patterns. We set up the floor tiles by hand attaching a clear glue tape to the the surface area allowing numerous ceramic tiles to be installed in one application. More details can be found on the Sheeted Shingles web page.
A clear sticky movie is put on the surface area of the tiles holding them in position. Contrasted with other methods such as an underside mesh, our system has the adhering to benefits:.
No deposit is left externally of the tile even after extended periods of storage.
Constantly make use of a grey grout, never make use of a coloured grout for floor ceramic tiles.
The tile spacing differs somewhat however is never more than 1.5 mm. We recognize that in order to achieve a genuine appearance the grout lines should be kept to a minimum, but large enough to take a fine cement, which adds architectural honesty to the completed floor.
These reproduction Victorian floor ceramic tiles are pre-moulded, unglazed completely hardened (warmth treated) ceramic (clay) and also are used a process called dirt pushing,.
We motivate you to send measurements that are as precise as feasible. It is not essential to be millimetre ideal, as there is constantly a tolerance in the outer-most border when mounting our designs.
When tiles are set up in an exterior location we do not recommend using a sealer. Interior ceramic tiles can be secured with a clear impregnating sealer.
We do not advise a refined surface as this can be tough to maintain.
No, our sheeted tile system has actually been made to broaden the possibilities of utilizing all well certified specialist tilers. We will aid you in locating a fitter for your installation. If you purchase a complex design in a loose format then we would recommend finding a Victorian tile professional – there are extremely couple of that are able to attain the top quality of surface that is required.
Our array of ceramic tiles incorporate colours that have been used to produce period floorings. The range consists of some excellent matching colours. If you would certainly such as samples, please call us.
Most initial floors are based on the royal dimension system. Our pre-moulded range is comparable in that the tiles are made in the very same method, yet the sizing is based on the metric system and also consequently they are not appropriate for like for like fixings as the equivalent tile would be somewhat smaller. We can however provide good matching colours in a big layout tile (150 mm x 150 mm) that can be cut to dimension as needed.
We usually supply our sheeted ceramic tiles in double wall cardboard boxes clearly labelled with the components. Smaller sized orders are thoroughly boxed after that floated in a bigger box for courier distribution. For larger orders we use a pallet service and also for distribution within Summerhill, County Meath an exact same day carrier solution is offered. We deliver throughout the UK along with internationally.
Tiles are frequently and also ideally fixed to seal bases. Hardwood bases are likewise possible and also there are many glue produces offering products for this solution. In either case the recommended base must be audio, solid and also smooth. The sheeted ceramic tiles react specifically well to to a smooth level base.
Substrate needs for an outside path.
In basic when setting up floor tiles to an exterior course resulting in a home, it is essential to provide a substantial and strengthened concrete base on which to bond the geometric tiles. The adhering to process is recommended:.
Yes, however please make certain that the glue utilized is certified with the system. The floor tiles will not be influenced by refined modifications in warm.
We advise that a grey fast set adhesive is used to repair our sheeted item whenever possible.
Floor tiles such as these are preferably matched to floorings however can additionally be made use of on walls.
These ceramic floor tiles are more suited to a bathroom than a kitchen. In the kitchen tiles such as these will be subjected to a lot more dust, grease and also gunk – in which instance the ceramic tiles will need numerous coats of a sealant and careful upkeep.
The range of tiles we supply are 9mm thick. If you are preparing a base as well as want the tiles to rest level with other floor covering, we advise to enable a 11mm – 12mm depth so as to include around 2mm – 3mm of glue on the base.
With the correct base preperation as well as aftercare therapies our variety of floor tiles can be made use of anywhere.
Generally glazed ceramic tiles were used in fire fireplaces, nonetheless these days most fireplaces have a tendency not to work whatsoever in the way they made use of to. Our recommendations is if it is an open working fireplace where fuel is combusted after that the recommended sort of tile should be glazed. Nevertheless we regularly supply our sheeted designs to customers with fireplaces that operate in a more modern method, supplying a greater than suitable decorative attribute.
Yes, we accept all significant debit as well as charge card. Various other settlement techniques are using online financial institution repayments (BACS transfer), cheque settlements and also for smaller sized value purchases we additionally approve PayPal.
We are experts in handling and implementing huge range projects in the Summerhill, County Meath area, consisting of setup. As we are not able to set up all our supplied sheeted jobs, we are consequently satisfied to recommend certified tradespersons to accomplish installments.
Yes, we have over 15 years experience in recovering Victorian floor ceramic tiles as well as other duration mosaic features, mainly throughout Summerhill, County Meath, and continue to supply this solution.
Yes, we take loose pre-moulded floor tiles as well as apply them to a sheet and for that reason invest time to produce an improved product. This included value is more than stabilized by the time and prices saved during the setup. | <urn:uuid:bf38eb1a-33bc-4087-9d17-f197eb1cdae1> | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | https://rd-tilingdecor.ie/tilers-in-summerhill-county-meath/ | 2022-01-26T11:30:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00118.warc.gz | en | 0.95901 | 10,392 |
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