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DECLÉOR Aroma Night Ylang Ylang Purifying Night Balm 15 ml
Decléor Aroma Night Ylang Ylang Purifying Night Balm is a 100% natural skin saviour. This indulgent balm melts into your skin, reducing imperfections as you sleep!
Perfect for oily/combination skin, the formula of Decléor Aroma Night Ylang Ylang Purifying Night Balm soothes and improves skin overnight. Reap all the benefits of a bespoke aromatic night-care treatment, on waking, skin looks clearer, healthier and has a radiant glow. Cleanse, purify and rebalance your skin in one step!
- Product Of The House Decleor
- face cream
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Some people accuse women who decide to get sewin weaves of not wanting to embrace their identity and natural beauty and covering it up with fake hairstyles. But, what a weave is actually designed for doesn’t have anything to do with undermining the beauty of curly African-American hair, or making people who wear it without relaxing, straightening, coloring or incorporating sew-ins feel less confident and less pretty, or supporting the generalized beauty standards which erase unique features and individualism.
In fact, weaves are great options for those, who want to grow their natural hair out, preserve it in a great condition, give it a break from chemical influence and heat damage, experiment with different hairstyles without running natural hair, as well as make the daily hair styling and maintenance process a bit easier and less time-consuming. Not only it cuts down the stress natural hair is subject to due to styling, combing and weather influence, but also provides the hair conditioning, moisturizing, breakage prevention and treatment benefits.
Consequently, a sew in weave is a protective, practical and temporary hairstyle no woman should be shamed for. Here’re the answers to the most burning weave-related questions that may come to your mind if you’re thinking about getting a sew-in weave for yourself.
Sew in weave Q&A
Will it look natural?
The extent to which your sew in weave will look natural will depend on a couple of factors. The hairdresser’s experience, the quality of his weave installation job, the quality of the additional hair used for a weave and the final cut are the deal-breakers which determine the outcome of the sew in hairstyle and its appearance. Don’t buy cheap synthetic hair extensions that shed and tangle easily if you want your weave to look natural and last for a long time. The maintenance you’ll ensure at home is quite crucial as well.
So, yes, high-quality sew-ins look pretty natural.
Does it feel uncomfortable?
As the hair extensions get attached to the cornrows your hairstylist will braid prior to the weave installation and those braids are quite tight and flat, a sew in might feel a bit uncomfortable and foreign to your head. But that sensation will go away as soon as your hair gets used to the new position and hair extensions. The first hair wash helps as well. Just be patient and don’t panic. You’ll be fine.
How much does it cost to get a weave sewn in?
No one would be able to tell you that for sure. The total price will depend on the amount of hair you’ll have to buy for your weave, its length and the amount of money your hair stylist will charge you for an installation. Additionally, natural human hair for a weave costs a lot more than synthetic extensions. The cost will vary due to that fact as well.
Go to HireRush.com to leave a sew in weave installation task for the local hairdressers and contact the recommended ones to receive an estimate and schedule an appointment.
Can I get a weave if I don’t have African-American hair texture?
Of course. There’s a common misconception that only African-American women wear sew in weaves. But, people with other hair textures may totally go for such a protective hairstyle, especially if they want to give their thin damaged hair a break from styling and coloring, as well as have longer/shorter hair that looks quite natural.
Do I need to have my natural hair relaxed to get a sew in weave?
Not at all. As mentioned above, it will work on different hair textures equally great. In fact, sew in weave is a perfect hairstyle for those, who’d like to transition to their natural hair, but skip the awkward hair texture stage.
How much hair do I need to buy for a sew in?
If you want to go for a partial sew in, you’ll most likely be fine with one pack of hair. A full head sew in will require at least two of those. That makes approximately 8oz of hair. Don’t forget to take into consideration the desired thickness of a weave when shopping for hair extensions.
What’s the minimum natural hair length appropriate for a sew in?
Most hairdressers will tell you that your hair has to be at least 3 inches long for them to be able to braid it into cornrows and install a sew in weave. There’re no hair length limitations for a bonded weave, though.
How long will it take to get a weave sewn in and what touch-ups will I need afterward?
Depending on the client (the length, the texture and the thickness of the natural hair in particular), it may take a trained professional from 3 to 5 hours to install a sew in weave. You’ll need to get it tightened and the edges- relaxed (not obligatory) 4-6 weeks after the installation.
How often should I wash my hair if I have a sew in weave?
You should shampoo it once in two weeks, or you may wash it more often if you feel like you need to. Opt for a sulfate-free shampoo though and never go to bed with wet hair and cornrows.
How to care for my hair with an install at home?
Apart from shampooing your sew-in every two weeks, you need to condition it and apply a moderate amount of oil to your scalp to keep your own hair moisturized and the sew in – soft and shiny. Make sure to brush your hair every day and get rid of the possible tangles with a special weave detangling brush. Feel free to experiment with the sew-in hairstyles and style your new hair however you want (curl, straighten, braid, wrap, wear a scarf, etc.), but stick to the tools and products recommended by your hairdresser if you have a synthetic weave.
Does a sew in weave help with hair growth?
It won’t promote speedy hair growth, but it will protect your hair from the external influence, as well as keep the whole length of your natural hair moisturized if you care for it as described above. This will help your natural hair grow better and healthier.
Will it damage my hair?
No, at least if a weave is installed, cared for and taken off correctly. Remember, a sew in weave is a combination of two protective hairstyles (cornrows and the actual weave). So, it’s meant to keep your away from the styling and coloring damage, help it retain the moisture, minimize the breakage and benefit the healthy hair growth.
How long does it last?
A sew in weave may last anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks on average, but you should ask a hair stylist who’s going to install it for you to give a more accurate number considering the peculiarities of your natural hair and the installation technique.
Can I take it off on my own?
You should, by all means, avoid taking a sew in weave off on your own and leave this job to a professional hair stylist qualified to install/remove sew ins. Otherwise, you may cause severe damage to your hair while combing it out of cornrows. | <urn:uuid:a675211d-4959-4693-b490-db8a7e091c8f> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.hirerush.com/blog/sew-in-weave-burning-questions-answered/?replytocom=1238 | 2020-09-23T23:13:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.953278 | 1,516 |
Xylitol is a sweetener derived from plants that is not harmful like artificial sweeteners. It tastes like sugar but has 40% fewer calories (one teaspoon supplies 9.6 calories), so it’s ideal as part of a weight management programme. Xylitol can be used to sweeten drinks, desserts and cooking (but it can not be used to activate yeast). It has a low glycaemic index (GI) so it has minimal impact on blood glucose levels. Xylitol is suitable for diabetics and candida sufferers. It may also help maintain teeth free of decay.
Our pure xylitol is from Birch trees. It is supplied in our food-grade tubs/buckets and follows our 'No Frills' policy to ensure you great value! | <urn:uuid:00f3589e-b221-4c49-9b7a-553e60b761f7> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.holisticwholesale.co.uk/holistic-valley/xylitol-natural-sweetener | 2020-09-23T21:21:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.925994 | 162 |
IRIUM Software participated in the transport exhibition (SOLUTRANS) in Lyon. For this first time, our teams welcomed truck dealers on the stand of our sister company, AKANEA, a specialist in software for transport and logistics.
This show was a great success and allowed us to meet an interesting number of French and foreign truck dealers. IRIUM Software sales representatives also met with truck manufacturers who were able to measure the interesting complementarity of IRIUM Software systems for truck dealers and Akanea systems for transport. A very interesting partnership for the future to integrate into their strategy given the rapid evolution of the Internet of Things.
An experience that the AKANEA and IRIUM teams would like to repeat at the next SOLUTRANS 2021, with also VEGA SYSTEMS ! | <urn:uuid:14eceb2a-c1ca-434a-b2c0-8179b9b93343> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.irium-software.uk/news/blog/1434-solutrans-the-transport-solutions-exhibition/ | 2020-09-23T21:46:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.951789 | 163 |
H.S. FOOTBALL: Hardin County escapes Melrose
SAVANNAH – A blocked extra point proved to be the deciding factor in an explosive game that came down to the final second of play, as Hardin County High School defeated Melrose, 35-34.
After only using run plays for the entire preceding drive, the Tigers opted to switch it up late. In the first pass play of the final drive, Gobbell found Dylan Bonee wide open in the end zone, and with a successful extra point kick the Tigers took the lead and won the game, 35-34.
“It was an exciting game,” said Hardin County head coach Matt Smith. “We’ve played those guys a lot in playoffs but that’s the first time we’ve ever beaten them in the history of our school. We felt like this is the best Hardin County team we’ve ever had to match up with them, and it was a great game.”
All night long it was a battle of pure speed: The swiftness of Hardin County’s Brandon Luna and Cal Gobbell going up against an entire Melrose wide receiver core that seemed to blaze past the Tiger secondary at will.
Melrose set the tone of the game on its first drive, using quick slants and wide formations to march down the field and into the endzone, scoring on an eight-yard touchdown pass.
Hardin County answered the passing onslaught with its ground game, combining excellent blocking from its offensive line with lighting fast sweeps from Luna and draw plays from Gobbell to move downfield. This one-two punch led to a spectacular game for both players, as Luna rushed 14 times for 108 yards, while Gobbell carried the ball 40 times for 176 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns.
After matching touchdown with touchdown in the first half, Hardin County led the Wildcats 21-14 midway through the third quarter.
After two scores were nullified by penalties, the Wildcats pushed into the end zone on a 20-yard pass before getting the two point conversion to take the lead, 22-21.
The next few drives were all Melrose as the Wildcats stopped Hardin County cold and scored on a 78-yard pass.
Hardin County Junior Nick Godwin alone seized the momentum back in the final seconds of the third quarter, getting the Tigers’ first touchdown pass of the night to tie the game 28-28 and making a clutch interception on Melrose’s following drive.
Melrose re-took the lead on a 35 yard screen pass. Nick Godwin again stepped up for the Tigers on the Melrose extra point attempt, crashing through the line to swat the kick into the ground.
Hardin County visits Ridgeway next Friday. | <urn:uuid:0bbbe4d7-0d98-4033-91ee-cab581a1eecd> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/11/08/hs-football-hardin-county-escapes-melrose/18698739/ | 2020-09-23T22:41:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.96207 | 577 |
My idea was to use our collective knowledge to help the CERN people to "hunt the hump".
So, if you have an idea on what the hump could be, on how the cause of the hump could be found, please join in!
We start with what we already know about the hump:
- The hump is so called because it causes a hump space on the tune graph, which is a FFT transform of the beam oscillations;
mainly on the vertical one.
In plain English, this means something is jiggling the beam up and down.
- If we know the cause of the hump, it is probably not hard to reduce the hump (e.g. by shielding something).
- The hump decreases the quality of the beams (increasing lifetimes), so we really want to get rid of it.
- Collimator settings are complicated by the hump, but they do not cause the hump.
- It must be something that has a magnetic field to move protons (a motor, for example).
- It is a "noisy" sound, not a clear tone (otherwise it would be a peak, not a hump).
- Its frequency varies from 2.6kHz to 3.7kHz (that is .23 to .33 times the rotation frequency of the beam of 11.2 kHz).
- The frequency moves up and down over this range every 7-10 minutes (depending on something).
- It is still there if SPS is off.
- In theory, the frequency could be an integral multiple of 11.2 kHz higher (but they think that's unlikely).
- Shape of the hump (look at the bottom graph around .25): https://ab-dep-op-elogbook.web.cern.ch/ ... Id=1068503
- Several measurements, concluding that SPS is not the cause and that it moves up and down in 10 minutes; scroll down to 12:02: https://ab-dep-op-elogbook.web.cern.ch/ ... Id=1025745
- Hump disrupting collimator setting process: https://ab-dep-op-elogbook.web.cern.ch/ ... Id=1025709
- Here they programmed the tune device to follow the hump (look at 12:40), and compared it to a water pump: https://ab-dep-op-elogbook.web.cern.ch/ ... Id=1025669
Note that the hump moves here every 7 minutes, instead of 10.
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Queen Of Bingo Cash Calls Return To Jackpotjoy
This Promotion Has Expired.
One of our favourite bingo promotions, The Queen Of Bingo Cash Calls, is back again for another run at Jackpotjoy! On the 25th January, lucky JPJ players will be receiving phone calls and collecting prizes - and it's easy to get involved. All you have to do is login to the site and make sure you register your contact details.
You have until the 22nd January to register your interest in the Jackpotjoy Jackpot Cash Calls. You need to provided them with a contact number and a suitable time to call (2pm to 5pm or 5pm to 8pm). Then all you need to do is sit back and wait for a potential winning phone call on the 25th January.
If you're lucky enough to get a call then you'll receive a random cash bonus. However if you answer the call and say "double my joy" then any bonus win will be doubled. One thing worth noting is that the calls are by The Queen Of Bingo and her Bingo Buddies. This means that you shouldn't expect Barbara Windsor to be on the end of the phone if you win - although she might well be!!
Jackpot Cash Calls are open to everyone and no deposit is required to take part. However you will need to be registered with Jackpotjoy. Mobile or landline numbers can be used, but do make sure you're available to answer - should one of those lucky winning phone calls come your way.
In the past, Jackpotjoy have recorded some of the calls made by The Queen Of Bingo - and we're hoping that they do the same this year. It's great to hear Barbara Windsor interacting with players and dishing out the prizes. Good luck if you choose to take part - and do let us know if you get lucky!!
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So you’re almost ready to buy a home? This is an exciting step toward creating a better future for yourself. To help you prepare for this major milestone, we’ve put together a list of some of the key steps you need to take before purchasing your dream home.
1. Review your current finances.
First things first, you should figure out where you stand financially. To get the most accurate picture of your financial health, you’ll need to look at current and upcoming expenses (these are important for forecasting) and your income. Once you have all this information, you’ll need to add everything up to see how much discretionary income you have.
Figuring out your finances will play a critical role in determining whether you can afford to buy a home right now and how much you can afford. Keep in mind that if you’re low income, you may be able to qualify for a free home.
2. Save up for your down payment.
Now that you have an idea of how much money you have, you can figure out how to start saving for a down payment. Your down payment is usually based on several factors, including the cost of the home and the required down payment percentage to qualify for your home loan. Traditionally, prospective homebuyers try to put down approximately 20% of the home’s value. However, that’s not realistic for many of today’s hopefully homeowners and fortunately there are mortgage programs that accept more lenient down payment terms.
To start saving for your down payment, you’ll likely need to create a budget. The first thing you’ll want to do is cut out any unnecessary expenses like subscriptions you don’t use, frequently dining out, and other luxury costs.
3. Get qualified for a mortgage.
Unless you’re paying your home off in cash, you’ll need a home loan, also known as a mortgage. You should shop around with different lenders before signing your mortgage agreement. You’d be surprised at the different rates you might be offered.
If you end up with a mortgage that is less than ideal, whether due to your financial circumstances or lack of knowledge, it’s not the end of the world. In a few years you can always refinance with a hard money loan to reduce your payment.
4. Make your must-have list.
You likely have a picture of your dream house in your head already but now’s the time to get back to reality. While you can probably find something close to what you’re looking for, you might also have to make some compromises.
To make this process easier, it’s highly recommended that you make a list of must-haves, as well as a list of features you can live without. Not only will this make it easier for a real estate agent to narrow down the house they choose to show you but it can alleviate some of the frustration when it comes down to making the difficult final decision. If you’re buying your home with a partner, make sure you both have a say in this list so that when it comes down to it, you’re both happy with the result.
5. Find a real estate agent.
If you haven’t used a real estate agent, you might think finding one is pretty simple. However, you want to find someone you can trust to help you make this big decision. And, since you’re going to be spending a good amount of time with them, you want to make sure they’re friendly and easy to deal with. One way to go about finding a real estate agent is getting referrals from friends or colleagues. You can also go online to find a realtor, just make sure you read up on their reviews.
6. Plan a home inspection.
One of the final steps before closing on your home is conducting a home inspection. A home inspection will bring any serious issues to your attention before you purchase your home. This is an important step because it gives you the opportunity to get a third party’s perspective on the quality of the home and an opportunity to withdraw or renegotiate your offer based on the findings, which you’ll likely want to do if you’re going to have to put a lot of money into home improvements and repairs.
When choosing a home inspector, you should check to see if they’re affiliated with the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), which upholds those working in the industry to the highest standards.
While it’s inevitable to get swept up in the excitement, it’s also important to follow these 6 important steps before you buy, you’ll be happy you did down the road. | <urn:uuid:ae035d7e-9230-4d9d-8005-b88402ac9a33> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.moneymagpie.com/manage-your-money/6-steps-to-take-before-purchasing-your-dream-house | 2020-09-23T23:12:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.954078 | 987 |
Would you like to relax in a cozy hotel after an eventful day out? Or would you rather relax in a wellness hotel? In Nidwalden you will find the right accommodation.
As an overnight guest in a Nidwalden hotel you will receive the Nidwalden visitor card. You benefit from various discounts in the Lucerne-Vierwaldstättersee Adventure Region. Book online now! | <urn:uuid:b8a2018c-7145-40a2-8e76-ffee6576c06b> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.nidwalden.com/en/accommodation/hotels/searchpage/2/ | 2020-09-23T23:20:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.884907 | 84 |
Below you'll find a tutorial teaching you how to set up and use the Peninsula Thermal Printer Driver to print USPS shipping labels directly
from the ebay shipping website to your thermal printer on Mac.
Don't have a copy of the driver? You can download a free demonstration version below.
You will only need to complete the following instructions once.
Above is a Youtube video we made to show you how to print USPS shipping labels from ebay.
Below are step by step instructions that follow the same steps as in the video.
1. Setting up ebay shipping to print to your thermal printer
Go to the Sold section of My ebay.
From the actions menu to the left of the item select "Print Shipping Label".
Review the details on the Print postage label page making sure you choose USPS as the Carrier.
At the top of the page select "Printer and label receipt preferences".
On the "Label printing preferences" box that appears select "Any laser or inkjet printer" from the pop up.
Make sure that the "Shipping label with receipt and instructions" checkbox is checked.
Click save, to save and close the "Printer and label receipt preferences" dialog.
Once all the above steps are completed click the purchase postage button.
On the page that loads click the print label button.
The system print dialog will open.
Click the PDF button in the bottom left of the print dialog and choose "Save as PDF..." then choose a location to save the PDF to.
(You will need this later to feed to the Thermal Utility to set the page extraction settings in the next step)
Please continue to step 2.
2. Setting up your thermal printer for printing from ebay
Open the Thermal Utility.
Follow the onscreen steps until you reach the "Choose what applications you are printing from" step and select
"Web Browser (ie Safari, Chrome etc)".
Click the "Next" button.
Select "eBay Shipping" from the menu.
Click the "Next" button.
A window will open. Drag the PDF file we saved earlier onto the window and set the label size to the correct size of your labels.
Drag the image and use the controls at the bottom to correctly position the area you wish to print (the label section) onto the label.
When it is positioned correctly click save to save the extraction settings.
As this printer is now set up specifically for ebay we recommend giving it a different name.
You may install the same printer multiple times with different settings and a different name using the Thermal Utility allowing
you to set the extraction up for different websites and applications and simply choose the printer on the print dialog to print with those settings.
Click next when you are happy with the name.
Click add printer.
The installation will take a few seconds and then the installation complete message will show. The printer is now installed and you may close the Thermal Utility.
The setup is now complete simply return to ebay and print your labels selecting the printer we just installed.
If you still encounter any issues, please email our Technical Support at | <urn:uuid:bb61620b-ed3f-4cf9-8428-b0b0991abb02> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.peninsula-group.com/support/topic.html?prod=Thermal%20Printer%20Driver&topic=Ebay%20setup | 2020-09-23T21:23:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.832969 | 645 |
Erogenous TonesStructure Visual Generator
Erogenous Tones Structure
The Erogenous Tones Structure is a video synthesis module based on Open GL and GLSL node-based programming. The Structure's inputs are selectable between two formats: classic composite video and LZX 1V RGB. This makes Structure a great companion for any LZX modules that you may have kicking around.
The Structure accepts incoming video and can mix it with effects, other types of generators, and effected audio. Structure's two outputs are selectable between both NTSC and PAL, so it can work with most CRT televisions or other NTSC equipment.
Each input of the module has a scalable input between one and five volts, allowing you to finely customize the module closer to your needs and your Eurorack system. The Structure also hosts a joystick on its front panel that can be used to modulate controls or record automation that is then looped. Structure also provides three gate inputs, each of whice are triggerable through local buttons as well. The module also offers macro knobs on the top right for configurable parameter changes.
Additionally, Structure features a USB input that unlocks MIDI hosting capabilities. You can assign further commands on your MIDI controller and integrate it with Structure to deepen your workflow with the module. The module also saves presets, custom shaders, and much more via two SD card inputs, one on the back and one on the front. This module is perfect for the musician or video artist who has been waiting to bust out their custom shaders and creations in the context of a modular synthesizer!
- Based on Open GL and GLSL node-based programming
- Selectable formatting for both input and output
- Compatible with composite video input as well as LZX 1V RGB
- Selectable between NTSC and PAL
- USB Hosting
- Eurorack module
- Width: 38hp
- Depth: TBA
- Current draw: 440mA @ +12V, 30 mA @ -12V
The Structure is compatible with LZX modules and uses open GL and GLSL programming to create its visuals, so you can program it yourself. | <urn:uuid:a0285d62-26f2-4f4b-a22d-15c6c896addf> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.perfectcircuit.com/erogenous-tones-structure.html | 2020-09-23T22:59:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.895301 | 448 |
Heidelberg Booth Will Center on Workflow
KENNESAW, GA—July 13, 2009—Heidelberg, the world’s largest supplier of print media solutions to the graphic communications industry, invites Print 09 attendees to view its latest equipment, technologies and workflow solutions in a fully integrated print shop environment. Booth 1200, located at the head of the main aisle in the South Hall of McCormick Place, has been redesigned not only to showcase the technologies that are driving the transformation of the printing industry, but also to highlight the pivotal role Heidelberg’s Prinect family of workflow products plays in automating and managing the entire print production process.
“Integrated workflow may well be the most important technological development our industry has seen in the last 10 years. However, it can be a tough concept to grasp, since you can’t run sheets through it to show how beautifully it performs,” said James Dunn, president of Heidelberg USA. "In coming up with our plan for this year's booth, we focused on highlighting the benefits of an integrated workflow in a powerful and visual way that would speak directly to our customers' need to leverage the efficiency of their production process. We strongly believe that our visitors will find our coordinated display of equipment, workflow and supporting services of tremendous value in optimizing and plotting the strategic course of their businesses."
Fully Integrated Print Shop
To underscore that point, Heidelberg will locate a server and eight Prinect workstations at the center of its 30,000-square-foot space – the largest of any exhibit on the show floor. At the workstations, continuous demonstrations of solutions for production control, process management and color quality will emphasize that all processes in the booth are networked and centrally directed - just as they can be in any plant that embraces computer integrated print manufacturing with the help of Prinect from Heidelberg. From the workstation hub, paths will lead to four quadrants set up both as equipment areas and as theaters for the various production processes on display.
Various structural elements of the booth also have been repositioned from previous shows to be more consistent with the new layout. As they tour the booth in logical sequence, visitors will understand how workflow connectivity can turn any print shop into a fully integrated production environment. Indeed, that message will be hard to miss: It will be happening before their eyes both on the screens at the central hub and in the live demonstrations in each of the quadrants.
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– Forbidden Light
June 5, 2018
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale. 1 is horrible. 3 is average. 5 is great.
Alright, it’s late, I’m tired, let’s check things out.
Ultra Space is a Stadium that lets each player during their turn search
out an Ultra Beast from their deck to add to their hand. It’s basically
great for the Ultra Beast archetype, not so much outside of that. Sure,
you could use it in decks that have an Ultra Beast as the headliner, but
it’s not really something to work into a deck just for that. It might
just be better to put in draw cards than to commit space to a Stadium
card or few, but it depends on what Ultra Beasts you’ve got in your deck
and how crucial they are to your strategy.
Done. Witticism regarding black hole suction.
Standard: 2.5/5 (dependent on what you’re looking at)
Expanded: 2.5/5 (if it’s great, you’re solid, but not so much otherwise)
Limited: 3.5/5 (plenty of UBs in this set)
Arora Notealus: Ultra Space – it’s like space, but
Side Review: Hippopotas – sure, you could use Ultra Space for more deck
thinning to get Hippopotas’s attack off, but it’s not worth it. Short
and simple. Really the attack is niche enough in and of itself, I don’t
think it was bringing out some stunning upsets.
Next Time: Speaking of UBs, let’s talk about one…
Ultra Space (FLI 115) materialized from the Forbidden Light expansion set. This Stadium card allows you to search your deck for an Ultra Beast card AND put it into your hand.
This is great because then you can use Kartana’s and Nihilego’s abilities. I found this card to be essential in my Naganadel Beast Box deck. I have also seen Buzzwole players use it as well. Overall, however, most decks won’t have much use for it. Dawn Wings Necrozma GX is about the only Ultra Beast seeing play in non-Buzzwole or non-Naganadel archetypes.
And the Ultra Beast craze might just be slowing down. There are only a couple coming out in Celestial Storm, and they look alright but not super impactful (no Ultra Beast with the ability to draw cards) although Stakataka might be valuable if its ability (reduce damage by ten) stacks (pun intended).
Standard: 2 out of 5
As we continue to get Ultra Beasts, the playability of this card will only increase. However, if the Ultra Beast era is starting to die down, we might see even less of this card in the future.
Completely unrelated to Ultra Space (considering no top finishing deck since FLI became Standard legal has carried it), but I published another compilation of data on top decks from most of the tournaments since May 19th. Lots of really great data to munch on, it gives very good insight into where the meta has gone since FLI.
Another day, another card nominated for our countdown of the 10 best cards from SM – Forbidden Light but which didn’t actually make the final cut. Ultra Space (SM – Forbidden Light 115/131) is a Stadium card that allows the turn player to search his or her deck for an Ultra Beast and add it to hand. Surprisingly, it does not specify that you must do this before you attack even though that is how it works, though it does still include the reminder text that you must show your opponent the card you searched out (so that you cannot accidentally or intentionally grab a non-Ultra Beast). Ultra Space is the default Stadium for Ultra Beast decks. Which does not mean it is a true staple for Ultra Beast decks. If another Stadium helps more, you either run both or just the other Stadium (whatever your list permits). A free search tends to be great whether you need the card or not; you’ll always get a quick peek at the current contents of your deck (even if you lack any Ultra Beasts), and may attempt to thin your deck while snagging discard fodder.
Ultra Space has a place in Ultra Beast focused decks for both the Standard and Expanded Format, though again let me stress that it may not always be the best Stadium for an Ultra Beast deck. The best example would be how Buzzwole-GX decks are going to benefit more from Brooklet Hill, which can get their [F] Type, non-Ultra Beast support to the field as well as Buzzwole-GX itself. Ultra Space is a must run in the Limited Format, though remember that doesn’t mean I’ll score it extremely high. Why? Even if you have no Ultra Beast decks, you may need it to discard an opponent’s Lysandre Labs, and it may also give you your first look at your own deck. If you can make use of the actual search effect, all the better. Ultra Space appeared on two of the individual reviewer lists to earn a total of 23 voting points, exactly three shy of tying yesterday’s Lady and three above tomorrow’s subject. This means it would have been our 19th place pick, had we done a large enough countdown. On my own list, I had this card as my 16th place pick; it might still clock in that high, but only because most of what I ranked lower has failed to deliver.
Ultra Space does one thing and does it well. Good for decks with Ultra Beasts but useless on others.
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Generally speaking, District 202 Schools are always open unless hazardous road or other emergency conditions (including utility problems - electricity or natural gas outages) make it too difficult or dangerous to transport students and/or operate buildings safely.
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What is Magnesium Chloride?
MgCl2 is a naturally-occurring mineral found in the Great Salt Lake.
How does liquid magnesium chloride suppress the dust?
This naturally-occurring mineral is hygroscopic, which continuously absorbs moisture from the air, literally traps water and locks it in. This unique reaction stabilizes dirt surfaces, and, in turn, suppresses dust, The result is a hard-packed, dust-free road.
How much does it cost/save?
"Cost Analysis shows a 30-46% reduction in total annual maintenance cost for treated test sections over the untreated test section.", Magnesium Chloride also saves you money because there is "a 42-61% reduction in total aggregate loss when unpaved roads are treated".
- Other interesting facts from that study: "Dust measurement data indicate that there is a substantial reduction in fugitive dust emission with application of chemical dust suppressants (50-70% reduction)" or in other words "the use of magnesium chloride reduced fugitive dust emission form the unpaved roadways by 50-70%
- "Of the nearly 4 million miles of road network in the continental U.S., it is estimated that about 65% are unpaved" (Eaton, et al., 1988)
- According to air pollution studies, nearly 34% of the particulate matter in the atmosphere originated from unpaved roads nation wide, making unpaved roads one of the major man-made sources of fugitive dust (Barnard et al., 1992)
Where does magnesium chloride come from?
Liquid Magnesium Chloride is produced through solar evaporation from the Great Salt Lake.
Is magnesium chloride environmentally safe?
Not only is magnesium chloride approved by the EPA but it is also used in used in several environmentally sensitive areas such as U.S. Forest roads. Furthermore, magnesium chloride can help companies comply with PM-10 regulations, provide clean air, cleaner vehicles, cleaner homes, and promotes better health.
Does magnesium chloride hurt animals or is it harmful?
No. Not only is MgCl2 non-toxic, but it actually helps prevent airborne diseases.
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SOMETHING has got to give in Wednesday’s first semi-final of the CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup.
Holders Achilles, who have won their last eight games, face a Woodbridge Town side who have won ten and drawn one of their most recent 11 fixtures.
Achilles sit top of the Senior Division of the Touchline SIL and are on course to claim the title following their 4-1 victory over Felixstowe Harpers United which has left them 11 points clear with just seven matches remaining.
After Saturday’s 1-0 win away to Braintree Town Reserves, Woodbridge lead Division One of the Thurlow Nunn League by nine points and have nine games to play.
So although nothing is cut and dried, both teams are well-placed to win their respective leagues this season.
Adding the Senior Cup and thereby doing the double would be the icing on the cake for either club.
However, only one team is going to have that possibility still open to them following Wednesday evening’s semi-final at Felixstowe & Walton United FC, kick-off 7.45pm.
The two clubs were originally scheduled to meet 19 days ago at the same venue until heavy rain in the hours prior to kick-off caused the tie to be postponed.
Since then Achilles have played just the once, while Woodbridge have reeled off three consecutive victories without conceding a goal.
Woodbridge’s defence will have to be at their best if they are to stop an Achilles attack who have plundered 39 goals during that run of eight straight successes.
It promises to be quite a match – indeed one worthy of the final at Portman Road itself – and a healthy-sized crowd is anticipated.
The winners will have to wait and see who their opponents will be in mid-May as only Bungay Town are confirmed as being in their other semi-final.
Confirmation of their opponents has been delayed due to an ongoing disciplinary procedure concerning the quarter-final tie involving Leiston Reserves and Brantham Athletic Reserves.
Admission to the Goldstar Ground on Wednesday is £5 for adults and £3 for OAPS and children under the age of 16.
A souvenir programme, priced just £1, will also be on sale.
Wednesday night also sees the first of this season’s Days Sports Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Semi-Finals take place.
Holders Stowmarket Town Reserves play Whitton United Reserves at Ipswich Wanderers for a place in the final against either Felixstowe & Walton United Reserves or Haverhill Rovers Reserves.
Their semi-final is now scheduled for this Saturday at Ransomes Sports Ground in Ipswich.
Omni Freight Services Suffolk Premier Cup Semi-Final: Leiston v Kirkley & Pakefield at Lowestoft Town FC (7.45pm).
CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup Semi-Final: Achilles v Woodbridge Town at Felixstowe & Walton Utd FC (7.45pm).
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Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp, Phuket Thailand will be featured in an upcoming article and photo spread on Mike Swick and his training in Thailand and at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp.
Mike was even our special guest and referee in Phuket’s first BJJ / Submission Grappling tournament http://www.nevertap.asia.
Men’s Fitness magazine will be doing an article on Mike as he pushes his way toward a Championship fight in the UFC.
The magazine has run articles with several UFC fighters on the cover in the past.
Here, pictured is George St. Pierre (GSP) the reigning champion in UFC and most probably Swick’s opponent to claim the championship.
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Editors Note: Saturday, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn delivered the weekly Republican radio address to the America. As the nation struggles with questions of health care and government roles in which Senator Coburn is an active voice, Tulsa Today is proud to provide the full text of his remarks for your consideration.
Hello, I’m Dr. Tom Coburn, a practicing physician from Oklahoma and a
member of the United States Senate.
This week I had the opportunity to join President Obama and my Democrat and Republican colleagues for a summit on health care. We had a respectful and constructive discussion.
While we listened to one another, I’m concerned that the majority in Congress is still not listening to the American people on the subject of health care reform. By an overwhelming margin, the American people are telling us to scrap the current bills, which will lead to a government takeover of health care, and we should start over.
Unfortunately, even before the summit took place the majority in Congress signaled its intent to reject our offers to work together. Instead they want to use procedural tricks and backroom deals to ram through a new bill that combines the worst aspects of the bills the Senate and House passed last year.
The American people have rejected the majority’s plan for good reason. Their plan includes a half trillion dollars in new tax increases, a half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare, job-killing penalties for employers, taxpayer funded abortion and new boards that will ration care to American citizens. At its core, their plan continues a government-centered approach that has made health care more expensive. Federal and state governments already control 60 percent of health care. If more government spending and control was the answer we could have fixed health care long ago.
Republicans in Congress have a different vision for reform. We have put forward several proposals that lay out a common sense step-by-step path to reform. Our solutions are patient-centered, not government-centered. We believe in expanding options, not government;increasing access, not taxes; and reducing costs, not quality. Most importantly, we believe that no one has the right to step between you and your doctor.
I introduced a health care bill called the ‘Patients Choice Act’ last May along with Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina and Representatives Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Devin Nunes of California that includes several step-by-step ideas for reform. The ‘Patients’ Choice Act’ and other Republican plans accomplish all of the president’s goals,including expanding coverage, without raising taxes, bankrupting the country or rationing care.
“Our ideas address the core problem in our health care system – skyrocketing costs – by using the only force that ever lowers cost –competition and consumer choice. Health care is so expensive today because third-parties – government and insurance company bureaucrats – have stepped between you and your doctor.
“Our solutions restore the doctor-patient relationship and put you – not your insurance company, your boss or the government – in charge of your health care dollars and decisions. The ‘Patients’ Choice Act,’for instance, provides generous tax credits that let you buy, and keep, the plan of your choice. We also limit lawsuit abuse which causes doctors to order costly tests that protect themselves rather than you, the patient.
Our proposals to rein in the massive amount of fraud, waste and duplication in our health care system drew widespread praise from Democrats at the summit, including the President. One in three dollars in our more than $2 trillion health care system does not do anything to help people get well or prevent them from getting sick. Democrats and Republicans agree that eliminating waste and inefficiency would lower costs and improve access tomorrow.
The majority now has a choice. We can continue to make progress like we did at the summit. Or, they can try to ram through a partisan bill that will divide and bankrupt America.
I wholeheartedly share President Obama’s desire for more civility and bipartisanship in Washington and I’m proud of the work that we did together when he was a member of the Senate. True civility, however, is measured by actions, not words.
I was disappointed the President rejected my suggestion that he host another summit. The President himself proposed that such meetings be televised more than a year ago. Last year, dozens of Democrat-only summits were held in secret, behind closed doors and produced many unsavory deals. Had those meetings been open and bipartisan I believe Congress could have passed a bipartisan health bill months ago.
If the President and the leaders in Congress are serious about finding common ground they should continue this debate, not cut it off by rushing through a partisan bill the American people have already rejected. If the majority agrees to work together they will find many Republicans ready to help them pursue our common goals of helping all Americans access quality and affordable health care for themselves and their families.
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We get it. Your online business is doing pretty well. You’ve got a steady level of traffic consistently making its way through your virtual shop doors. But how can you increase this traffic? And, more to the point, how can you harness the power of SEO to increase your traffic for absolutely no cost?
SEO (short for Search Engine Optimisation) isn’t just about Google being able to find you in the billions of sites on the wonderful World Wide Web. Instilling great SEO practice in every part of your website is crucial for providing an enhanced user experience and building trust with your consumers. In turn, this increases your traffic and thus your conversions and profits – what’s not to like?!
So, what can you do to improve your Search Engine Optimisation?
Research your keywords
How can you have an effective SEO strategy without knowing which keywords are going to drive the most traffic to your site?
Make a list of all your site pages and map out two appropriate keywords for each one. Your homepage, product and category pages should be top priority, with every single one of these types of pages given their own set of keywords. This might sound like a big task, so it’s crucial to tackle the most important pages first and then make your way down the list.
Your keywords are now your life
Before you optimise anything like your meta tags, your URLs and your actual page content, you must come to terms with the value of your hard-researched keywords.
To achieve the best SEO rankings, your chosen keywords must appear in your meta tags, your URL and your page content. There’s no hard and fast rules for how many times your keywords must appear in your page content. But aiming for around 40x keyword one and 20x keyword two is always a good start.
Write a unique meta title, meta description and H1 for each page on your site.
If you haven’t got many pages on your site just yet, you are in the perfect position to ensure each and every page, now and in the future, follows this top tip. If you have hundreds of pages, put the bulk of the effort into your most important pages, optimising the meta tags as much as possible. Then you can use a template approach for optimising the rest.
It’s important to break the templates down into categories so you still have a sense of uniqueness for most of your pages.
When your eCommerce site really gets going your URLs can get a little messy, take this example:
You want your URLs to be as clear and readable as possible. Take this format, for example:
For a great URL, keep it as short and sweet as possible. Make the hierarchy and context of the page clear and avoid URL parameters where possible. It’s also worth noting that underscores, spaces and any characters in your URL other than hyphens are a huge no. Anything after these characters will not be read as part of the URL, leading to broken link. Always use hyphens as your word separators.
Not strictly an SEO variable, but using https is an absolutely essential step to improving your search ranking. However, so many sites still aren’t implementing this simple measure!
Pretty much every eCommerce site out there features forms which require users to fill out their personal information. So you have to make sure ALL this information is encrypted and protected.
Google has also confirmed that HTTPS is now used as a ranking signal. This means if you’re not using https site-wide, your ranking can be hugely affected.
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Take a moment to embark on our video tour of Walton at Columns Drive and discover all the perks that come with being a resident of our East Cobb apartments in Marietta, GA. Ideally located in one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in the Metro-Atlanta area, Walton at Columns Drive offers beautiful, spacious apartment homes with a great selection of floor plans ranging from one to three-bedrooms. Expansive windows provide each home with an abundance of natural light that spills out on the private patios or balconies. Our kitchens include gas appliances, while the bedrooms allow space to unwind and recharge. Select floor plans also feature walk-in closets, lofts, and sunrooms.
To further enhance your well-being, Walton at Columns Drive provides a large variety of on-site amenities designed to give you comfort, convenience, and service. Stay active in our fitness center. We offer a range of cardio and strength training so you can keep a healthy and active lifestyle. Connect with your neighbors at organized resident events in our community clubhouse, which also has comfortable seating and WiFi. Children can enjoy an afternoon with friends at the adventure park located next to our athletic courts. And we also have two swimming pools where you can relax and cool off either in the sun or beneath the shade. If you love the outdoors Walton at Columns Drive is a great place to enjoy trails that run parallel to the Chattahoochee River. You can easily access three trails from our community where you can take in the sounds of the river and nature at The Cochran Shoals Trail.
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Dr Paul Rusiecki - The Impact of Catastrophe on Wivenhoe and the People of Essex
A public talk by Dr Paul Rusiecki given on Friday 17th October 2014 organised by the Wivenhoe History Group
To a well-attended audience in St Mary’s Church Wivenhoe on Friday 17th October 2014, Dr Paul Rusiecki gave a fascinating insight into life in Essex during WW1 with a talk illustrated with many slides.
His talk was entitled WW1 – The Impact of Catastrophe on Wivenhoe and the People of Essex. Whilst it was certainly a catastrophe for the 900,000 families who lost at least one loved member of their family, life went on although differently since everyone got caught up in the war effort.
For people living in the south of the County, on clear days with the wind in the right direction, the sounds of guns could be heard firing on the Western Front.
Paul’s talk was very engaging and illustrated with slides, and enjoyed by a good audience.
Wivenhoe’s three schools, Millfields Primary and Broomgrove Infants and Junior schools all responded to Gill Strudwick’s request to put on some displays for the talk. These static displays showed some of the work that each of the schools had been doing as part of each schools WW1 project that Gill Strudwick from the Wivenhoe history Group had been involved with and for which Gill had obtained some money from the Hertgae Lottery Fund. | <urn:uuid:dfdfc8c2-c2d1-4ed2-82e1-5a0e81d90574> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.wivenhoehistory.org.uk/content/topics/wivenhoe-history-group/public-talks/dr-paul-rusiecki-impact-catastrophe-wivenhoe-people-essex | 2020-09-23T21:17:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400212959.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923211300-20200924001300-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.980727 | 312 |
A Chinese fishing expedition devolves into a mutinous bloodbath in “Massacre in the Pacific,” reporter Du Qiang’s interview with one of the few crew members who made it home alive.
The Lurongyu 2682, which belonged to the Rongcheng Aquatic Product Company of Shandong Province, was a squid-jigging vessel measuring thirty to forty meters long and with a 330 kW power engine. In December 2010, it set off to fish for squid off the coast of Chile and Peru, with a crew of thirty-three on board. At some point, contact was lost with the parent company. When, eight months later, it was towed into port by the Chinese fishing authorities, only eleven crew members remained on board. The investigation that followed lasted almost two years. The eleven were convicted of murdering twenty-two fellow crew members, and six were condemned to death. Du Qiang, reporting for Esquire China, interviewed the first crewmember to be released after serving his sentence and asked him to tell the whole story.
Du Qiang: Most people live fairly rule-bound lives and maintain the belief that their fellow human beings for the most part do likewise. They are firmly convinced that it is a basic human condition to be ordinary, that on the whole, both good deeds and evil doings are of the banal kind. And on the whole, this view is more or less correct. However, as you will read below, there are exceptions to this rule.
Toward the end of October 2014, I was in the suburbs of a small town in northeast China to interview a man whom I shall call “Zhao Mucheng” about the Lurongyu 2682 massacre four years prior. I have changed his name at his request.
At the time of our interview, Zhao Mucheng had just served a four-year sentence for his part in the massacre and had been released. We first met on a country road one cold, windy day. He was in his late twenties, with a weather-beaten face and eyes that drooped at the corners, and his short, stocky frame was enveloped in a khaki-colored jacket. He might have come out of a photograph from a hundred years ago. He had a slightly diffident air, and a habit of glancing behind you every now and then.
“What do you want to know?” he asked me.
My answer was simple: “I want to know about the people.”
“Tell me how the killing happened, and about Liu Guiduo,” I said.
We sat on the embankment of his local Liuhe River, fishing. This seemed somehow symbolic, even though it was nothing like squid-jigging. It was fishing off Chile and Peru on the other side of the world that had gotten him into trouble in the first place. At that moment, he seemed anxious. The place was deserted, yet he kept looking around, standing up, pacing the empty ground behind him, then coming to sit down again and staring blankly at the river.
Finally, he gave me his personal account of what had happened four years before.
Something Ominous Happened on the First Day
DQ: On the very first day on board the Lurongyu 2682, something ominous happened, crewmember Zhao Mucheng told me.
Zhao Mucheng: “It was very weird what happened on the first day. It was November, and the first to go was the ship’s cook, a man called Yan. He was from Dalian, he’d been recruited by the first officer, and he’d had loads of experience on other ships. That evening, everyone was playing poker on board and I was reading a story on my phone. A bit past eight o’clock, the cook started yelling: “Murder! Murder!” He carried on shouting and yelling till after midnight. Whichever room he was in, he really put the wind up the men with him. It was nearly one in the morning when the ship’s captain finally got him up on deck and chewed him out. He sat down and behaved himself after that.
“But after he’d been sitting there a while, he got up and disappeared. We all thought he’d gone to the bathroom, we thought he was OK. But he’d jumped into the sea. It had gone really cold that day and there was a strong north wind blowing, force 5 or 6, and he jumped from Jiekou Pier on Shidao Island and started swimming around in the harbor. We went to pick him up, but it took about half an hour and it was pitch-dark. Luckily, there was a boat at anchor nearby and they rescued him before we got there.
“The first officer sent him home. His family said he’d been under a lot of pressure ever since his mom died, but a few days at home and he was better. He wanted to come back on board,but in the end it didn’t work out. So they took on a new chef, a man called Xia.”
DQ: The substitute chef, Xia, was in fact the first crewmember to be killed a short time later.
ZMC: “It was so weird. It happened the very first day, not a long time into the trip. It happened right at the start, the trawler hadn’t set out, the supplies weren’t on board yet, and the machinery still needed a complete pre-check.”
A Volley of Firecrackers and the Lurongyu 2682 Sets off for Peru
ZMC: “It was Cui Yong who got me hired. Cui Yong was from Dalian. He was alright. In fact, we got on very well. We once worked in the same restaurant. Back then, I had a roadside barbecue in my township, but it was a very wet summer and I hardly earned a thing. Anyway, Cui Yong called, and we chatted about this and that. Then two days later he called again and told me about the job. He said it paid 45,000 yuan a year and a bonus when the job was done.
“I’d just got myself a girlfriend and I knew I didn’t have the money, not enough to satisfy her. I wanted to earn a bit, at least enough to give me some savings, so I thought I’d go along and take a look.
“First, there was the seafarer’s certificate, I thought I’d better do that, and anyway the company paid part of it. There were three days of classes and a test, which was basically to copy everything out and you got the certificate. That was in Dalian, and after that, on October 5, I went to Shandong.
“All I was bothered about was the wages. I wanted to earn some money, and I couldn’t earn anything on land. I thought I’d do the two years’ minimum and I wouldn’t have a chance to spend my earnings, so I could put it all away and set up a small business when I got back on land.
“When we got to the company offices, the ship hadn’t come back to port yet, so we waited. They needed a crew of thirty-three, there were thirty-five to start with but a couple left for family reasons, one ’cause his mom got run over by a truck or had a fall. Anyway, she broke her arm, and there was no one at home to look after her. So he left.
“I met all the others before we set off, because we had our meals and stuff together. They weren’t anything special, they were just like me, in it to make a bit of money.
“There was one called Xiang Lishan, though. His hair was all gray and he was about fifty. He said he’d killed people and had done two stints in a laogai labor camp.”
DQ: Actually, Xiang Lishan had committed two robberies. There were at least two men on board who had criminal records, one of whom had served a long sentence.
The thirty-three crew members were made up of the ship’s captain, Li Chengquan; first officer Fu Yizhong; second officer Wang Yongbo; first engineer Wen Dou; and second engineer Wang Yanlong. The rest were all ordinary seamen. Most of them came from northeast China: Shenyang, Chaoyang, Dandong, Fushun, Dalian, and Changchun, as well as Inner Mongolia and Shandong. Most were there because they had relatives or friends on board. For instance, Wen Dou and another crewmember, Wen Mi, were cousins; and second officer Wang Yongbo was a cousin of the wife of crewmember Wu Guozhi. Wang Peng, a twenty-year-old from Dalian, had been brought along by Wen Dou. The latter was also doing onboard training to be a pilot. Wang Peng was determined to see a bit of the world and ignored his family’s objections to him signing up.
ZMC: “There were some Mongolians too, who spoke in Mongolian between themselves, so no one else understood them. The one I knew was Cui Yong.
“Cui Yong used to work on the buses. One night, he was playing mah-jongg and drinking with his buddies in their room. He got wastedand burned the building down, and had to pay a lot of compensation, so he’d signed up to this trip so he could earn the money to pay the owners back. He was a happy-go-lucky guy, a bit taller than me and very chubby.
“We didn’t set off right away, it took a few days for supplies to be loaded―all kinds of fish, meat, rice, and noodles provided by the company, and fresh vegetables too. Then there were lamps―you had to use those to lure the squid. We carried poles with hooks at each end to hang the lamps from. They were 2 kW each, Phillips, this big . . . and when you had a dozen or so set up, they were so bright you couldn’t look at them for long, it made your eyes run.
“I brought pot noodles, mineral water, soft drinks, beer, and so on, got them with my own money. Everyone had half a dozen packs of beer with them. I had thirty cartons of cigarettes too, ’cause they had to last for two years. I could get more but they’d be expensive, a carton could cost you a hundred and eighty yuan on board the ship.
“When it came time to leave home, my family didn’t want me to leave, they said it was too far, but I told them I was going . . . not going felt a bit like saying I couldn’t cope with the hardships and was chickening out.
“Besides, I’d already spent more than seven thousand on my seafarer’s certificate and the stuff I’d bought.
“A few days later, we set off. The company sent seven ships off at the same time, some of them had unregistered crew, but on ours, all the crew had their certificates. We cleared customs and were checked out by the port authority. So, customs and immigration done, and then we were off. Ten minutes later, we stopped again, the company had sent a boat after us with more men, a dozen of them, none of them with certificates. Liu Guiduo was one of them.
“Liu Guiduo had brought a hundred and sixty-five cartons of cigarettes and stacked them up on his bunk right up to the ceiling. He got through three packets a day. He used to say: ‘It’s such shit working on a ship, I’m not gonna go short of smokes.’
“He’d bought them on credit.
“It all went really well for starters, water as far as the eye could see, you had this great feeling of space and light. But then after a bit, you couldn’t see land anymore, and it made you feel a bit lost. I started to throw up several times a day, I was seasick for sixteen days.
“On the trip out, everyone got on fine. We spent all day on board playing mah-jongg, talking all sorts of nonsense, shooting our mouths off, saying what we’d do when we got back with the money, like buy a new model of car or go out on the town, spend it all, every last cent, and so on. Not that I’m a big one for talking. I’m better at listening.
“The rest of them played paigow every day, I joined in sometimes. You didn’t bet much, just whatever bits of cash you had on you. I hardly spent any of my money, I lent two or three thousand to Cui Yong. To be honest, I don’t like lending money, especially not for gambling.
“When we’d almost reached Peru, I was in the dorm one day and saw Liu Guiduo had left his notebook lying there. I flipped through it and it had all sorts of numbers written down. I asked him what they were, and he said they were the ship’s coordinates. I asked why, and he said, ‘No reason, just for a bit of fun.’
“Actually, it was hard to tell what that man was really thinking. He always seemed to have something on his mind, but no one knew what it was.
“Nearly six weeks after we’d left, at the end of February, we got to where we were headed, the waters off Peru, and started fishing. When it got dark at night, we lit the lamps, and along came the squid. You lowered the hooks and waited to feel a bite. There was nothing to it, you just watched and you saw how to do it, though at the start it was hard to tell if the squid were biting. If you brought in one that weighed ten pounds, it was too heavy and you needed two people to pull it in.
“A few months went by and I always hauled in less than the other men. Liu Guiduo got the most, one month he got 13,000 pounds. We were quite near each other and I followed what he was doing, like I asked him how deep to go. He said if there were no squid at fifty meters, then to go down to seventy. I kept my hooks in good repair, but he never fixed his even once, and once his got in a mess, but still he caught loads.
“Liu Guiduo, Cui Yong, and Huang Jinbo, and a few other guys of about the same age, we all used to chat together, but Liu, if he didn’t like someone, he wouldn’t give them the time of day. So although most of the time I got on well with him, I couldn’t help thinking he was full of himself and looked down on the rest of us.”
Illegal Maritime Workers
ZMC: “There are buying-ships out at sea. When your hold is full of squid, you can unload into a buying-ship. Each man has to carry a tray weighing thirty pounds down into the bilge. It’s such hard work, and I’m short, too, which makes it even worse. When it’s time to unload the squid, you might end up spending two days and a night without getting any sleep.
“Actually, once we got going, I didn’t think Liu Guiduo was all that bad. I heard he’d been in the army. You wouldn’t call him strong, he was even a little scrawny, but he looked out for other people. When it was time to unload the squid, Liu Guiduo would let me off ’cause I’m short. So I only had to do it once, or maybe twice. And he helped me each time.
“I didn’t know much about his family, but he must have been pretty poor. His parents were farmers from Heilongjiang.
“I don’t know who started the rumor, but before long, people were saying that the company wasn’t paying us the right wages. They said when we got back we should say something about it. That the company was trying to not pay us what they owed and our contracts weren’t right. We’d been told at first we’d get at least 45,000, but actually it was 2.5 mao for every pound of squid, so you’d only get that much if you caught enough fish.
“Liu Guiduo was pretty smart and he worked out that he wouldn’t be able to earn enough to even cover his smokes. I thought there was no way that a big company like that would try to do us out of our pay.
“We only talked about this among ourselves and didn’t mention it to the captain.
“The captain, Li Chengquan, was sentenced to death in the end. He was a big, tall, and bad-tempered man. If anyone talked back to him he would give them a black eye. When arguments started among the crew, he would give anyone from his hometown a clip round the ears.
“The new chef, Xia, was a bit of a show-off and liked to brownnose the captain. He thought he was a man of the world because he was a bit older. He was from the same part of Heilongjiang as another crewmember, Jiang Xiaolong. One evening, before it all happened, Xia had been drinking. He started ranting at Jiang Xiaolong and made such a racket that Jiang picked up a knife and threatened to stab him. In the end we had to go down and split them up. The captain landed a few left hooks on Jiang and threatened to sack him. Jiang knelt down before the captain and said, ‘I’ve messed up. I’ve drunk too much.’ Liu Guiduo also spoke up for Jiang. Maybe it was then that Jiang and Xia became enemies.
“Bit by bit, we grew jaded, and got lazy and unruly. There were more and more shirkers. In the morning, when the fishing was over, the catch had to be divided into trays of thirty poundseach. Any squid over eightpoundshad to be split up. There’s the head, that’s the bit shaped like a triangle, then the fins and the rest of the body, first you weighed it, then you sorted it into the different parts and gave it a wash. Then loaded up the tray and froze it. That’s it.
“Crew on other squid boats would finish around eight or nine o’clock in the morning. But we had to work to ten, eleven, even midday. By that time there would be nobody else around, everyone would have slacked off. In the end the captain stopped caring and got mad. He was always yelling but nobody took any notice. Anyone left would work until two in the afternoon before getting any sleep. I suggested to the captain that we work shifts, but he ignored that too.
“Liu Guiduo was alright, not too lazy. But he was always taking people aside for a quiet chat. His mind wasn’t on the fishing either.”
DQ: The case records show that Liu Guiduo had asked the captain if he could be sent home early. The captain had replied, ‘You can’t go back. You don’t have your papers, so no other boat would dare take you. It would be people-smuggling. You’ll have to stick it out, like it or not.’ Liu Guiduo’s intention to sue the company turned out to be impossible, because the company had used a fake seal to ‘sign’ its contracts with the crew. They were, in effect, a group of illegal sea workers.
The way this situation played out was, therefore, entirely dependent on the nature of the men on board.
ZMC: “One day, Liu Guiduo told me, ‘We’re working too hard. The company is so greedy, they’re not even paying us minimum wage. We’re never going to get what’s in our contracts.’ He wanted to get home and sue the company. He even said he knew a pretty good lawyer in Jinan. I asked him, ‘How can we get back?’ He hesitated but didn’t say anything.
“As he walked off, he told me one more thing. ‘It’s not a crime to kill someone on the high seas, you know.’”
Mutiny and Murder
June 16, 2011: One Person Killed in Chilean Waters
DQ: Liu Guiduo’s secret conversations continued for the next fortnight. And Zhao Mucheng spent time every day sorting out the fishing tackle before lowering the squid jigs into a calm sea.
ZMC: “One evening, the jigs hadn’t been in long before the squid were hooked. After raising the jigs I remembered there was a new knife with a very smooth, newly sharpened edge on the foredeck. I went off to fetch it. When I got back, there was someone leaning over into the hold hatch fora chat. It was Liu Guiduo.
“When he saw the knife, Liu said, ‘That’s a good knife, give it here, can I take a look? I’ll give it straight back once I’ve had a try.’ When he handed it back to me, he said, ‘We’re going to hijack the ship later, want to join us?’
“As soon as he said the word hijack, I told him ‘Count me out.’ He replied, ‘When it’s all over, we’re gonnaget anyone who didn’t go along with it and chuck them in the life rafts. Then we’ll contact another boat to come and get us so we can go home.’ I told him, ‘Look, I’m not up for this, I can’t do it.’ He said fine, then took the squid knife back and walked off.
“I went back to my jigging. I was pretty scared right then, thinking about how they were going to seize the ship. But I didn’t dare say anything to anyone ’cause I didn’t know who was with him. All I could do was keep an eye on things and see if I could work out who looked like they were with him.
“I knew that the first and second officers were definitely not. Not the first engineer either.They were all the captain’s men. But they were too far away from me; I couldn’t go up to warn them, it would have been too obvious.
“None of the crew around me was talking. They were all putting on an act. They all had knives on them.
“After a while, Huang Jinbo came out. He hadn’t done any work for days ’cause he kept fainting; he had low blood sugar brought on by his anemia. He was all dressed up, he’d even put his shoes on. I asked him what he was up to, but he just ignored me and went straight to the captain’s cabin. It wasn’t long before Liu Guiduo and a few others went up there too. As soon as I saw that, I knew it was starting.
“The lights on the ship were so bright and dazzling, I couldn’t see what was going on in the captain’s cabin. They hadn’t been in there long before Liu Guiduo was shouting [DQ: at everyone] to weigh anchor and bring in the jigs, in the end we just did it ’cause we didn’t know if it [DQ: the order] was coming from the captain or someone else.
“Someone was standing guard over one end of the gangway ladder—the one that went up to the upper deck. He had a knife. That’s when we all knew things were really bad.
“Then I think the first and second officers and the first engineer [DQ: the captain’s men] went up. They weren’t carrying anything. When they got up there, they tried to talk the others round, saying, ‘If you want to get home this isn’t the way to do it, just say the word and we’ll turn round and that’ll be the end of it.’
“Anyway, when I heard them say that, I knew it must be over, so I went over to the front deck.
“I should say that I couldn’t hear what Liu Guiduo was saying clearly because of the noise from the engine. The second officer started the engine and began to weigh anchor. While that was happening, Xia, the guy who cooked our food, came rushing up with a knife, yelling, ‘Who do you sons of bitches think you are, trying to hijack the ship?’
“I heard shouting from the cabin. Liu Guiduo yelled, ‘Put it down, put it down!’ And then there was no more noise.
DQ:I only found out a year ago how the chef, Xia Qiyong, died. The scant details were enclosed in the pages of some case notes sent to me by a friend:
At 11 p.m. on June 16, 2011, Liu Guiduo incited Huang Jinbo and Wang Peng to destroy the onboard communications equipment and GPS system and arranged for Jiang Xiaolong and some others to guard the gangway ladder. He then colluded with a group that included Bao De and Shuang Xi to break into the captain’s cabin armed with knives and sticks. They used the threat of beating and stabbing to coerce the captain to return the ship to base. On discovering this situation, the chef, Xia, rushed into the captain’s cabin to attempt rescue, armed with a knife. He was stabbed twice in the back by his longtime enemy, crewmember Jiang Xiaolong. Xia turned to grab the blade and in the struggle his left leg was crushed by a blow from an iron club. He fell to the ground and Jiang Xiaolong stabbed him once in the chest and twice in the neck. Liu Guiduo got the knife back and then ordered that Xia be thrown into the water.
ZMC: “After a while, Huang Jinbo came down the gangway ladder and came over from the right. ‘Got any smokes?’ he asked. When I passed him one, I realized his hand was shaking. He told me, ‘Xia’s dead.’
DQ: After recounting this experience, Zhao Mucheng clasped his hands, then reached into his bag for a cigarette.
ZMC: “Huang Jinbo stayed with me for a while. I don’t know when he left. Then a while later, Jiang Xiaolong—he liked to call me ‘young Zhao’ ’cause he was ten years older than me—anyway, he shouted down at me from the upper deck, ‘Come up here.’ I didn’t know what was up, so I really took my time getting up there. He said, ‘Why don’t you go up and get some sleep, young Zhao, it’s no big deal, but he’s dead, so you’ll have to start doing the cooking tomorrow morning.’
“I said OK and went up. I was just about to step onto the upper deck when I saw there was blood everywhere. I remembered then that I wasn’t wearing any shoes, I’d taken them off, so I had to go barefoot. I took my rain gear off, went into the cabin, and lay down. I couldn’t get to sleep, thinking about what was going to happen next, my imagination running riot.”
“Going Back” and “The Fucking Poser”
ZMC: “I shared a cabin with eleven other men. When the others eventually came back there was no big fuss. Everyone was pretty quiet. They just got undressed. One crewmember—Bao Baocheng—he said, ‘If we’ve lost a man, we’ve lost a man. When we get back we should just say he fell into the sea and was pulled under by a fish. Things like that are always happening at sea; it’ll be really easy to explain away.’ Liu Guiduo didn’t say anything, didn’t agree or argue, he just sat there mending his shoes.
“From that moment on, it was like Liu Guiduo had become another person.”
DQ: After the mutiny, the captain, Li Chengquan, was forced to reset the satellite navigation to go back to China, and Wang Peng took over as pilot.
ZMC: “The evening that we started back, we agreed that we’d go round Hawaii and then head west. If all went smoothly, it would take around fifty days to get back to China. Liu Guiduo and the others had taken the communications equipment apart during the hijack. The next day they gathered all the squid knives and locked the lifeboats up tightly with steel bars. A group of four men, armed with knives, took turns watching the captain, first officer, and second officer. They weren’t allowed out. There were nine men in Liu Guiduo’s gang. Most of the decisions were made by him and Bao De, who was from Inner Mongolia.”
DQ: Liu Guiduo’s gang of mutineers grew in number slightly in the following days, leveling off at around eleven men. Although Liu Guiduo was in charge, six of the members, all from Inner Mongolia, were actually loyal to Bao De.
Huang Jinbo played the role of Liu Guiduo’s lackey. Just nineteen, Huang was the youngest crewmember and the closest in age to both Liu Guiduo and Zhao Mucheng.
ZMC: “Huang Jinbo was from Yakeshi [DQ: in Inner Mongolia]. He was tall and thin and still looked like a kid. I can’t remember who told me that hisfamily in Beijing was pretty well-off, with a house and a car, but he had always dreamed of being a sailor ever since he was a kid. He only started smoking after coming on board. Liu Guiduo would give him smokes and never asked for any money for them.
“When I first came on board, I thought that Liu Guiduo had so many smokes with him because he was planning to sell them to earn some cash.
“Liu Guiduo was like a big brother to Huang Jinbo. Huang did everything he said.
“Whenever they had a meeting, Huang Jinbo would make notes of what Liu Guiduo said.
“Everyone was pretty nervous when we started back, but actually the next couple of weeks were pretty relaxed. We were all just happy at the thought of going home. If we’d lost a man, we’d lost a man. We’d just say he fell into the sea and was pulled under by a fish. These things often happen at sea. It would be easy to explain away.
“Slowly, the other crew members started to drink and play cards. But they never mentioned Xia by name. They’d call him ‘that fucking poser.’
“By the timewe were about two weeks from home, I was actually feeling pretty relaxed. Since we weren’t jigging, every day before sunrise I’d go to the cargo hold to fetch vegetables, noodles, fish, meat—we still had pork, it was all frozen. Anyway, it wasn’t too bad, so I did it happily enough.”
DQ: Since the incident, the captain, Li Chengquan, had been kept under guard by Liu Guiduo’s gang.
Elimination of the Management
DQ: Nine people were killed in waters west of Hawaii around July 20, 2011.
ZMC: “Liu Guiduo didn’t say another word to me for nearly three weeks after Xia was killed. He just hung out with his gang, only talking to them and not letting anyone else say so much as a whisper. I figured out—well, I was pretty suspicious—that Liu Guiduo was saying one moment that ‘we need to leave anyone who wasn’t involved behind,’ and the next that ‘they won’t dare say a word, they’re so worried someone might find out.’ But it was alright actually, Liu’s gang had all been invited to join the crew by the captain ’cause they were from Dalian like him, and because they were all friends, they stuck together.
“There was another rumor going round that there was going to be an attempt on their lives [DQ: the gang of mutineers]. I don’t know who started it, but there were whispers that the second officer and some others had plans to capture the hijackers and get the credit for it from the company when we got back. It was about then that the boat started using more oil, a good few times what it would normally, and we’d lost a few auxiliary engines too. Liu Guiduo was nervous, well, he swore a lot. ‘How the fuck did this happen?’—that type of thing.
“I couldn’t work out why everyone was so happy to do what Liu Guiduo told them. It couldn’t have been ’cause he was older or stronger.”
DQ: If Zhao Mucheng had read the case records as an outsider, as I did, then he would have reached the same conclusion I did. To make the crew follow his orders, Liu Guiduo relied not on force, but on a callous, mistrustful scheming instinct that seemed to delight in ruthlessness.
Excerpt from the case records:
"When Liu Guiduo suspected that the first engineer, Wen Dou, was deliberately sabotaging onboard equipment to prevent the hijacked boat from returning to China, one of his fellow accomplices in the mutiny, Bo Fujun, informed him, 'They’re planning to fight back. And they’re trying to get me to join them.'
On further questioning from Liu Guiduo, Bo Fujun volunteered more information about the 'rebels.' But Liu Guiduo believed that 'Bo Fujun has betrayed us.'"
ZMC: “I woke up just after midnight [DQ: Beijing time], when it had just gotten light, and lay there smoking. Everything seemed normal. There weren’t many people in the twelve-berth cabin since the incident and nobody spent much time in there anyway. I could see that most of the beds were empty that day. Just then Liu Chengjian came in to ask anyone who was awake to step outside with him. When I didn’t reply, he shook his head and left. About five minutes later he came back and asked again if anyone was up. Liu Gang, in the bunk below me, woke up and asked what was going on. Liu told him, ‘Come on out with me—it’s nothing much, I just need a hand.’
“Less than two minutes after that, I heard someone yelling. It wasn’t very loud, because the funnel outside the cabin was always chugging away. I didn’t think much of the noise at first. Even when I heard a splash, I still didn’t really worry. Suddenly I heard music blaring from the direction of the helm room and someone crying out in pain. That’s when I realized something wasn’t right.”
DQ: Liu Guiduo was at the helm and was using the loud music to mask the fact that a series of murders had started. As Huang Jinbo lured Wen Dou out of the four-berth cabin and into the pilot room on the poop deck, Jiang Xiaolong and four others seized their chance. Down in the four-berth cabin they stabbed Jiang Mi and threw his dead body overboard. When Wen Dou returned, Jiang Xiaolong and three others stabbed him repeatedly, then threw him into the water.
Next up were the crew in the twelve-berth cabin. First Yue Peng and then Liu Gang were called out, stabbed repeatedly, and thrown overboard.
ZMC: “Only a few minutes later, Liu Chengjian and Bao De came in carrying knives. They rushed over to the second officer’s bed. Wang Yongbo only woke up when they began stabbing him. He reached up and tried to grab them but couldn’t. Then he fell to the floor and they each stabbed him again. Then Liu Guiduo came in and said, ‘Hey, isn’t that the second officer? Why are you lying on the floor?’ As he talked, he stabbed the man. ‘I can see your guts leaking out.’ Another stab. ‘Oh, what’s the matter?’ And another stab. There was a trunk between me and the second officer, so I couldn’t see him. But I could see Liu Guiduo: he was bent over at the waist. The squid knife hissed as he pulled it out and the second officer lay there groaning and gasping for breath.
“I just stayed on my bed, too scared to move.
“When he finished, Liu Guiduo straightened up. As he turned around he saw me and said, ‘I asked you to join us at the start but you wouldn’t. Are you scared now?’ He seemed excited to me, he had a huge smile on his face. Then he said, ‘I won’t touch you; you’re my brother.’ But I didn’t believe a word. Liu Guiduo called me his brother, but I’d only known him a few months and ten people had already died. Who could believe what anyone said?
“I couldn’t work him out. He told me later, ‘You’ll get home fine.’ I didn’t know if he was telling the truth.
“You can’t imagine how powerful Liu Guiduo became when he was killing people. He was a completely different man. The same evening he killed the second officer, Er Xi and Dai Fushun were ordered to force the captain’s men at knifepoint to the side of the ship. When Liu Guiduo realized they didn’t dare do any more, he went over and stabbed the captain’s men twice to show them how it was done. Then he pushed them overboard. I heard him have a go at Er Xi about this later, saying that he was ‘a good-for-nothing piece of dead meat.’”
DQ: Before dawn the next morning, Jiang Shutao had been murdered on the starboard side of the vessel and thrown overboard, and Liu Guiduo had thrown Chen Guojun into the water from the foredeck, alive. In the afternoon, Wu Guozhi was stabbed and then forced to jump overboard.
The informer suspected of being a traitor, Bo Fujun, did not escape his fate either. At the start of the massacre, Liu Guiduo handed Mei Lincheng and Wang Peng a sharp knife each and told them, “You two need to get your hands dirty. Go ask Bo Fujun if he has a bank card. If he doesn’t, kill him.”
The two men made a surprise attack on Bo Fujun. As he was pushed up against the side of the vessel, bleeding heavily, Liu Guiduo kicked him into the water.
The investigation team provided the following description in the indictment: “On around July 20, 2011, Liu Guiduo assembled a small group that included Jiang Xiaolong. Together, they formed a plot to murder six men whom they had long suspected of conspiring to resist: Wen Dou, Wen Mi, Yue Peng, Liu Gang, Wang Yongbo, and Jiang Shutao. They also murdered Wu Guozhi and two others."
Li Chengquan, the captain, escaped death by mere chance and continued to be kept under guard.
No Way Out
DQ: The vessel was still a fortnight from China when the sudden massacre interrupted their plans. Liu Guiduo decided to slip across the border into Japan. He told the crew, “I have a friend in Japan who can help get us fake papers.”
At daybreak the morning after the killings, Zhao Mucheng prepared breakfast as usual. It was then he realized how greatly numbers had depleted.
ZMC: “There was pretty much nobody left apart from Liu Guiduo and his gang. I went up to the rear deck for a bit. There was no blood there at all; they had cleaned it all up in the night. I just kept walking up and down. I didn’t know what to do. I was pretty scared.
“Jiang Xiaolong, the man who killed the cook, saw me out there. He came over and started chatting to me, saying, ‘Stop stressing out, nobody has it in for you, we’re all buddies, we won’t touch you. Look, if I get a proper job one day, I’ll look out for you if I can.’ When he stopped I told him, ‘Just warn me first if you guys decide to kill me, OK, and I’ll throw myself overboard, save you the trouble.’
“That’s what I said, but I didn’t really mean it. What I was actually thinking was, If you come for me, I’ll find a way to get someone else to be the fall guy. But you know what, I might have fooled him a little.
“Actually, I was completely focused on searching the boat, looking for a place to hide out for the next few weeks, until I could run back home. But there were so many big spaces on board there really wasn’t anywhere to hide. Down at the bottom of the boat there was a freshwater tank. You could get in there to hide, but the top was screwed down, the inlet and outlet were so big that someone could climb in, but the main thing was you couldn’t cover it, so as soon as anyone went down below they’d see you. I ripped up any timber I could find to see if I could hide inside, but everything was filled with foam and too narrow for me to get in.
“If I could have just found something like a life jacket or a float ball, I would have jumped overboard with it. It would have been OK, I could have taken a fishing rod. And fish eyeballs have drinkable water in them, so you can eat them. I learned that when I studied for my seafarer’s certificate. I even knew how to distill fresh water. But it was no good: the life rafts had been locked down with steel bars and I couldn’t cut them open. They’d gathered up anything that floated too. I wouldn’t have survived if I’d just jumped in, even holding something I wouldn’t have made it without any power. Even if I’d managed to swim out a few hundred meters, the current would just have brought me back.”
One Person Goes Missing
ZMC: “There was this university student, Ma Yuzhao, who slept in the berth below me. One evening he told me, ‘Don’t leave me alone.’ By the next morning he’d disappeared. Nobody knew how he’d drowned, there was nothing missing, maybe he’d just swum off. He was definitely dead. When Liu Guiduo heard that Ma Yuzhao had disappeared, he said in front of everyone, ‘Why did he throw himself overboard? I had no plans to kill him, he was one of mine, he was my spy.’
“Nobody had known anything about Mu Yuzhao being a spy. And we didn’t know if it was really true or not. But anyway, because of what Liu Guiduo said, it was like he’d deliberately created this atmosphere. Everyone was scared. You got so uptight if someone approached you, you didn’t want to talk to anyone. The second officer and chief engineer died ’causethey’d been caught talking.”
Two Men Secretly Switch Sides
ZMC: “We used to pissover the side of the boat. But by now, I was so scared that someone might creep up on me and push me overboard, I’dtake a good look around before everypiss. Liu Guiduo wasn’t sleeping well himself. He’d moved into the captain’s cabin and had two men guarding him as he slept. He was also worried that I might try to poison them with my cooking and had someone watch me. He tried to cover it up by saying that he was there to keep an eye on the engine room in case the food was damaging the machinery or something, but I knew the real reason. They were keeping an eye on me in case I pulled some trick with the food. I’d known all along that they’d never trusted me.
“Nobody could trust anyone at all by that point. We were all scared.
“One day, Cui Yong—the one who was about the same age as me, Liu Guiduo, and Huang Jinbo—came up to me and said, ‘You get on OK with Liu Guiduo. Can you get him to let us in on the group? They can rely on us,we won’t let them down.’
“Cui Yong was pretty lazy normally. When he got hungry, he wouldn’t lift a finger and made me cook for him. Liu Guiduo couldn’t stand him, they argued a lot and I was always breaking them up. That’s why Cui Yong was scared. He’d spoken about joining them a few times. I didn’t want to go see Liu Guiduo at first, but after thinking about it a lot, I decided to, because I was pretty unsure myself.
“First, we spoke to Jiang Xiaolong, who said, ‘Best if you don’t: there’s no going back from this.’ Then he added, ‘But don’t take my word for it. Go see Liu Guiduo yourself if you want to.' Liu Guiduo had moved into the captain’s cabin after the second wave of murders. The two of us stood outside the cabin and called, ‘Come out, bro.’
“When he appeared, Cui Yong said, ‘If there’s anything else planned, count us in, bro, we’ll definitely be on your side.’ He went on and on, and seemed really nervous. I sat in a corner and didn’t say anything.
“Liu Guiduo turned us down. ‘No, you guys should just get home, OK? I don’t know if we’re gonna have trouble getting into Japan, you should just try your hardest to get back home.’ Cui Yong was still worried. ‘Remember you can count on us if something happens, bro.’
“‘Let’s see what happens. It’ll probably be fine.’ And Liu Guiduo just left without giving a definite yes or no.”
DQ: As Zhao Mucheng spoke, he pulled two small fish the size of a thumb off his fishhook and threw them into the weeds by his feet, leaving them to gasp for air.
ZMC: “Back then, I really didn’t think I’d get home alive, I just thought if I had to die I wanted to do it a little closer to home. I don’t believe in ghosts—but if they do exist after all, well, I’d rather be a ghost a little closer to home.”
A Treacherous Plot
DQ: As Zhao Mucheng and Cui Yong were looking for a way out, another plot was being hatched on board.
According to court documents, around noon oneday, Liu Guiduo summoned all the crew members on deck and ordered them to call home using the satellite phone, tell their family that they were ill, and ask them to remit 5,000 yuan into a post office account. They needed money to get to Japan, he said, but the crew later testified that this was greeted with complaints and suspicion.
Jiang Xiaolong stated: “I said my family had no money and no way of getting any. Liu Guiduo told me to get some anyway, and we had a big argument.”
There were a lot of crew members who couldn’t lay their hands on 5,000 yuan.
That afternoon, the Mongolian gang leader, Bao De, approached Huang Jinbo, a fellow Mongolian who was now one of Liu Guiduo’s cronies. He confided in him: “Liu Guiduo’s planning to take only a couple of his Heilongjiang buddies to Japan with him. He’s gonnakill the rest of us.” Bao De’s objective was to get Huang Jinbo into his gang, and he wanted them to confront Liu Guiduo together. Huang Jinbo agreed. “Liu’s ruthless,” he said. “He even made me tap my family for money. Count me in.”
Bao De gathered all the other Mongolians into the crew’s sleeping quarters on the bottom deck. If there was going to be a fight, they’d give Liu a run for his money.
But Huang Jinbo immediately turned informer, the second one on the vessel.
He testified that after he left Bao De, he went straight to Liu Guiduo. “I’ve got something to tell you,” he said, “and it’s serious.”
“Are Bao De and his buddies out to kill me?” Liu asked immediately.
Huang Jinbo, astonished, could only nod.
That made a big impression on Zhao Mucheng.
“Liu Guiduo was a bit different from the rest of us crew members,” he said. “It was like he was in hiding on the boat.”
DQ: Four days after the massacre described above, the members of the Mongolian gang were killed in the waters east of Japan.
Before the killing of the Mongolians, Liu Guiduo and his gang still did not have the upper hand. Liu had run out of new people he could call on and put his trust in. However, his methods were devious and ruthless, dramatic and unorthodox.
According to court records, Liu Guiduo reacted to Huang Jinbo’s information by turning to the captain, Li Chengquan, his former enemy and now his prisoner, and getting him on his side. “I’ve got seven or eight men’s blood on my hands, and if the rest of you want to live, you’ll have to get blood on yours too.” He knew that the captain had been close to the now-dead second officer Wang Yongbo, and to fire him up, he told him that it was Bao De who had killed Wang. So the captain agreed to throw in his lot with Liu Guiduo.
When night fell, Liu Guiduo got his men together and brought the captain and Cui Yong in as well. He wrote out the names of Bao De and three other Mongolians on a scrap of paper and passed it around for each of them to read.
Liu Guiduo then quietly slipped Cui Yong a squidknife and sent him down to the crew’s sleeping quarters to act as bait. He told the captain, who was also armed with a knife, to wait on deck. He did not entirely trust his latest recruit, so he told Huang Jinbo and Liu Chengjian to hide on deck and keep an eye on him.
Then Liu Guiduo went to find Bao De. He spun a story to him about how the captain had joined him and he [DQ: Liu] was planning to get him to kill Cui Yong, and for that, he needed to borrow Bao De’s squid knife. Bao De duly handed it over and then went down to the sleeping quarters to fetch Cui Yong up on deck so the captain could murder him. Cui Yong, holding his knife behind him, followed Bao De up on deck, where the captain was waiting, armed with his own knife. Bao De was taken by surprise. The captain and Cui Yong, one in front, one behind, stabbed him repeatedly. Bao De shouted down to his Mongolian compatriots, “Come up here!” but no one dared move.
At this point, Huang Jinbo and Liu Chengjian came out of hiding and joined the fray.
This was Cui Yong’s first murder, and he was elated. Smearing Bao De’s blood on his face, he shouted: “I’ve been blooded now!”
Bao De was forced to tell his attackers the names of the Mongolian gang members, and then made to jump into the sea.
For several nights in a row after this, Zhao Mucheng only dared sleep for an hour at a time. He had actually been lying in his bunk when Bao De was killed.
ZMC: “I had no idea what was going on. I looked outside and it was dark already, though it wasn’t even four o’clock. Honestly, I was just scared someone was going to come in. Then a voice blared out―the boat had one of those big megaphone things for making announcements―and what I thought was the captain’s voice came over it, ‘Bao De, tell us who’s in the gang with you! Make it snappy, I know what’s been going on!’ He repeated this and then Liu Guiduo’s voice took over, ‘Whose side did you think Huang Jinbo was on, eh?’ What on earth was going on?! I had no clue that the captain had joined Liu Guiduo.”
DQ: Zhao Mucheng sat upright and stared hard, as if he were sitting in fog and trying to make something out in front of him.
After that, the Mongolian gang memberswereeliminated one by one. Qiu Ronghua and Dan Guoxi were hauled out of the four-berth cabin and the foredeck cabin, respectively, and forced to jump into the sea. Shuang Xi and Dai Fushun were taken in the twelve-berth dorm and then forced to jump as well. So was Bao Baocheng, the old seaman who once said, “What does it matter if we lose a man? It’ll be easy to explain away when we get home.”
ZMC: “I heard someone shout, ‘That’s Bao Baocheng and Shuang Xi gone! When did Shuang Xi jump?’ That told me they’d drowned.
“I don’t remember the exact details. You’d have to be pretty smart not to have a few blanks in your memory for what happened back then.
“A few minutes later, the megaphone shut off and I heard Liu Guiduo up on the deck. Then he came down and shouted into my dorm, ‘Dan Guoxi, come out here!’ Dan Guoxi went out.
“What happened outside I never saw—the doorway had a big quilt hanging in front of it ’cause we had AC and the weather was pretty hot. But I heard a gasp and a thud. After that, Qiu Ronghua was called out, and there was another gasp and that was him done for.
“The next ones called out were Xiang Lishan and the first officer. ‘Are you with Bao De?’ they were asked. ‘No.’ ‘OK, I can see the two of you are honest, you go back in.’ But they wanted to go and piss. Liu Guiduo gave them a mouthful of abuse, ‘You want to be the next to jump? You got a fucking death wish?’ ‘We just want to piss.’ ‘Well, fucking hurry up then!’ he yelled at them.
“They came back, and a little while later, Liu Chengjian came in too. He took my cell off me and told me, ‘Liu Guiduo’s asking for you. Go on up.’
“My head was in a whirl. I thought I must be next for the chop and I hung back as much as I could. But when I got to the captain’s cabin, there was Liu Guiduo sitting on the bed looking exhausted. I relaxed a bit and he told me, ‘Don’t be scared, it’s nothing. We’ll be in Japan in a couple of days and you’ve got nothing to worry about, you’ve got no blood on your hands. Anyone with no blood on their hands can just go back to China and that’ll be it. You can tell the company anything you like, we’ll be in Japan, it doesn’t matter what you say. We’ve killed men and we’re going on the run for as long as we can.’ Then he said, ‘Go to the galley and cook some noodles, the men who’ve been doing the business are hungry, they need something to eat.’”
DQ: What Zhao Mucheng did not understand was why Liu Guiduo had roped in Cui Yong and not him.
ZMC: “I really don’t know why. Maybe he already had enough men. There was one thing I thought was very strange. It was the day that Liu Guiduo made all the crew members ask their families for another 5,000 yuan. I asked my younger sister. She said Mom had lost her phone and had a new number. She gave it to me and told me to call. I looked at Liu Guiduo and he said, ‘Go on, do it. Tell your mom you’ll be back soon, she’s not to worry.’ I didn’t think he would force me, in fact maybe he knew that my dad had died nearly twenty years before and Mom was on her own. So I didn’t call Mom. I gave the phone back to him.
DQ: Every time Zhao Mucheng talked about Liu Guiduo, he sighed heavily. “Liu Guiduo was a shrewd operator. He was more . . . experienced than the rest of us.”
To his family back home in Heilongjiang province, Liu Guiduo (Young Two, they called him) was a good son, and clever. He regretted dropping out of school and admired people with an education. When he was fifteen, there was a severe drought in the village, and Liu Guiduo left home for the first time and got laboring jobs on construction sites and big farms. When he made up his mind to sign up as a seaman, his father took him to the county town on the tractor. The old man only ever smoked his own home-cured tobacco, but that time his son bought him two packets of cigarettes as a going-away present.
Someone Opens the Kingston Valve
DQ: My next interview with Zhao Mucheng took place in late autumn. His village was bathed in bright sunshine and presented an intensely tranquil scene. There were few people about and only the occasional monotonous barking of a dog to be heard.
At four the morning after Cui Yong joined Liu Guiduo, the second engineer tried to scupper the boat and drown himself and everyone else. He was the next fatality.
ZMC: “On our journey back, there was absolutely nothing to see, only the ocean. Liu Guiduo made sure to avoid other ships. Just once, when we’d stopped to change the oil filter, we saw one in the distance. There was no flag or number on the side, and after about twenty minutes, it moved on. Pirates, we reckoned. But fishing boats didn’t carry money, so pirates weren’t interested in us. The high seas were different from the high road: if they’d wanted to chase us, we couldn’t have shaken them off.”
DQ: The evening that Bao De was killed, Zhao Mucheng went down to the galley to cook as instructed. He started to work out how many men were left. All of the Mongolian gang members were now dead, and out of thirty-three crew members, fifteen were left.
When the boat was still off Peru, there were always pinpricks of light from other ships around them as darkness fell. The lights were feeble, but still they nurtured a sense of security, albeit a false one. But now, there was nothing but pitch black to be seen out of the portholes.
ZMC: “When I’d cooked dinner, the crew ate and drank. They sat there for a while afterwards, then went to bed. That night, I was in the twelve-berth cabin on the upper deck and got Jiang Xiaolong’s berth. ‘You stay and sleep here,’ Jiang Xiaolong told me. ‘Don’t go down below.’
“I couldn’t get to sleep that night. When I woke up the next morning, I heard shouting. They were looking for Wang Yanlong, the second engineer, but they couldn’t find him. It was pandemonium. I lay there listening, scared that something else bad had happened.
“In fact, I could hear something was wrong with the boat. I found out that someone had opened the Kingston valve. Only Wang Yanlong knew where that was. Anyway, the water came rushing in and it was all hands to the pump. But when we’d pumped all the water out, the boat still wasn’t right.
“Liu Guiduo told all of us to get any stuff that would float, like bits of timber and bunk frames, tie them together into rafts, and load the rafts up with any food we could find.
“If the Kingston valve was open, it meant the boat might go down. The Lurongyu 2682 had to put out a distress signal, but that would mean we’d all get found out.
“Anyway, Liu Guiduo and the captain went and repaired the telecoms equipment and sent out a distress call. They told us they’d sent it but they had no idea when anyone might turn up.”
A Pacific “Raft of the Medusa”
DQ: In the seas to the east of Japan, four more men were killed. Of the crew of thirty-three, only eleven were left.
ZMC: “We lashed and nailed planks together to make a raft. We put it in the water, and I started to get stuff into it. The first officer got into the raft. He grinned and beckoned to me: ‘Stop messing around. Get in!’ He said this a few times, but I said, ‘I haven’t finished, wait a minute.’ There were three others on the raft, Song Guochun, Gong Xuejun, and Ding Yumin, all of them wearing life vests.
“Just then I heard a shout, I don’t know who from: ‘Hey, how come we’re floating away?’
“I turned to look. The cable was broken and the raft was already ten meters away. I grabbed a rope and threw it to them. But the first officer caught it and threw it back into the sea. ‘They’ve got knives!’ he shouted. ‘They’re still planning on killing more men. We’re not coming back!’
“Liu Guiduo was furious when he saw the raft was gone. ‘Motherfuckers! Motherfuckers! You come back!’ he yelled in a frenzy. But by now the raft was far in the distance and no bigger than your fist.
“Liu Guiduo sat on deck looking depressed.
“To our surprise, we didn’t sink, because we had nothing left in the stores so we didn’t take in much water. The trouble was that water had gotten into the cabin. We didn’t sink, but we couldn’t move either. We had to wait for help. When we’d sent out our distress signal, there had been fifteen, but now only eleven were left, so Liu Guiduo suggested we play innocent and throw the blame for the murders on the four who’d fled.
“Suddenly, the captain shouted: ‘Hide! Hide!’ He’d seen the raft was coming nearer. Someone had put down an umbrella anchor, which increased the pull of the current, and we were gaining on the raft.
“Just then the captain noticed that the men on the raft were cutting through the anchor cable with their knives. That was to slow us down and put some distance between us and the raft.
“Liu Guiduo called me down below and told me to get together the heavy squid hooks, the more the better. I got over a hundred of them. The four hadn’t cut all the way through the cable when the raft hit the ship’s bow.
“You have to admit, it was rotten luck for those four.
“‘Get ‘em!’ shouted the captain. ‘Kill ‘em!’ We threw down the sinkers and knocked three men off. Only Ding Yumin was left.
“Jiang Xiaolong grabbed a harpoon, jumped down onto the raft, and stabbed Ding. Ding fell into the water. Jiang was furious, he was cussing at Ding Yumin, he couldn’t believe that Ding had run away like that. They’d come on board together.
“The first officer, Gong Xuejun, and Ding Yumin were shouting and begging for mercy, but slowly they drifted farther off, the three of them grabbing on to each other in the water. They weren’t going to make it, for sure. Chinese-made life vests are useless, they get soaked and then in four or five hours, they sink. And the men were bleeding, and that would bring the sharks soon enough.
“That left the fourth, Song Guochun, floating quite near the ship. He was begging frantically for help, but Liu Guiduo said nothing and we didn’t dare move. Then Liu said, ‘Pull him in,’ and me and Huang Jinbo got him back on deck. He was bleeding from a head wound and I got a paper towel and wiped it for him.
“Just then, the captain went up to Liu Guiduo and said to him: ‘What are we going to do about Zhao Mucheng and Xiang Lishan? We’re gonna get rescued and those two haven’t gotten blood on their hands yet.’”
DQ: From this point on, Zhao Mucheng went very quiet, the way he had at the start of our interviews. He told his tale, but he gripped his fishing rod and blocked all my probing. ‘I don’t remember,’ was all he said if I tried to tease out the details. He didn’t seemed bothered, he was quite calm.
ZMC: “When he heard the captain, Xiang Lishan grabbed a squid knife and was about to stab Song Guochun, but Liu Guiduo stopped him. ‘No, you two just tie him up and throw him back.’
“There are some gaps in my memory after that. I took Song’s life vest off and tied his wrists, I remember that. I don’t remember if I tied his legs. In the trial, it was said that some of the men put sinkers in his pockets, and Huang Jinbo tied some together with fishing line and tied them around him, that’s for sure.
“Song Guochun was still crying: ‘Liu, you’re my bro, why are you ditching me, you don’t hate me that much, I won’t spill the beans when we get back!’ Where Song Guochun was standing, it was half a dozen meters to the stern, and it took me a full five minutes to push him back to the bit with no railings.
“I kept looking around at Liu Guiduo. I didn’t dare look Song Guochun in the eye, but I was wondering if Liu would give him another chance. When we were only a meter from the stern, I looked around again. Then I saw the sinkers tied to Song flying out and dropping into the water with a splash. I turned back, but the man was gone.”
DQ: Zhao Mucheng fell silent.
ZMC: “I must have pushed him, to send those sinkers flying, but I really wasn’t all that strong and honestly I can’t swear it was me that did it. The police told me that the sinkers fell at the same time as I pushed him.”
DQ: After Song Guochun had gone into the sea, the remaining eleven dispersed. Their SOS had been received, and all they could do was wait.
Typhoon Muifa was just then engulfing the Western Pacific. It took a week for the Chinese fishing authorities to reach them. Zhao Mucheng told me that, after the Chinese fishing authorities came on board, Captain Li Chengquan pulled him to one side and gave him a bit of paper on which he had written up the lie they had concocted: that once Bao De and his gang had committed their murders, they had made their escape on a raft, leaving eleven behind.
This was proven to be nonsense.
Back to the Dock on Shidao Island
August 13, 2011: A Rainstorm
DQ: Zhao Mucheng was still very worried. It wasn’t so much whether the plot would be exposed; he just had no idea whether he would get back alive. He went on:
ZMC: “I thought there might be more killing before we arrived in port. When we were being towed back, Liu Guiduo and his cronies went through each of the cabins and turned up a notebook, Dan Guoxi’s, apparently, with the name of the man who’d murdered old Xia.
“I was worried, mostly ‘cause Liu Chengjian had said something like, ‘I just knew it.’ I thought he must mean, ‘I just knew that those two were gonna cause problems for us.’ I behaved as naturally as I could, but I hid a knife in case I needed it. The captain had found it on the deck, I saw him, and he told me, ‘Hide this knife, and do it right.’ So I did, I pushed it between some boards at the bottom of the ship. Afterward, I realized that Liu Chengjian hadn’t been talking about me after all.
“During the tow back to port, Huang Jinbo and Wang Peng spent all their time in a huddle, muttering away to themselves very quietly. They got pen and paper and scribbled things down, all behind the backs of the rest. Then they folded the bits of paper into paper airplanes and sent them flying out to sea. One plane landed at Liu Guiduo’s feet, and he picked it up and read it. ‘What do you two think you’re playing at?’ he yelled at them. ‘Have you gone crazy?’”
DQ: Zhao Mucheng fired up his electric scooter and gave me a lift into the county town. This part of town hadn’t changed much in recent years, apart from the new multistory houses that had been built. Zhao pointed out an old compound:
ZMC: “I left school after lower middle school, and I had a job delivering milk in there. I got 300 yuan a month for that. It was exhausting and not enough to live on either. I stopped after two months and learned how to repair motorbikes, but that didn’t earn me much either, so I went to Dalian.
“I had a good time in Dalian. I worked in the kitchen of a hotel where I had some friends, and we used to go out on the town when we were free. We’d meet up and go to bars with loud music or discos. Almost every evening we were out. I was spending all the money I was earning, not a cent left. But when I got to twenty-four, I figured that I’d had enough fun and seen enough, and I had to buckle down and save. Not that anything particular happened, I’d just gotten to that age.”
DQ: From where I was sitting behind Zhao Mucheng, I couldn’t see his expression.
ZMC: “We were towed back to Shidao Port in the middle of a rainstorm. There was a bus waiting for us, and an ambulance, and twenty or thirty people. The armed police tied our hands behind our backs and escorted us off one by one, I was the third or fourth. We got on the bus, but we hadn’t driven far when suddenly we were surrounded by police who’d been hiding somewhere until we were safely off the ship and on land. Then we were each of us put in a different police car and taken to the police station.
“Everyone was really wound up, but I felt fine. I was sure now that I wasn’t going to die.
“When I was interviewed, the police said to me, ‘Don’t be scared, just confess everything, and if you haven’t done anything, you’ll be home soon.’ I just said, ‘Good,’ and didn’t say anything else. You see, Liu Guiduo had made sure to get hold of the addresses of all our families, and he told us if any of us said what had really happened, he’d get someone to go after our folks.
“I guess it was just wishful thinking, but when I was being interrogated, I kept saying that it was Bao De and his gang who killed the men and then made off.
“My interrogator said to me, ‘What you’ve just told me, if I was saying it to you, would you believe it?’ Then his chief came in and asked why I hadn’t told the truth yet. I didn’t say anything and he said, ‘They’ve all told us that Xia Qiyong was the first to die. Isn’t that right? You’ll get off the lightest, why don’t you tell the truth?’ By that time, my statement had been taken and all I had to do was sign and put my thumbprint. I put my thumbprint on each page until the last, which I didn’t put my print on. The more I thought, the worse I felt about it. I tore the statement up and threw it in the trash.”
DQ: Huang Jinbo, then nineteen years old, was the first to confess. He counted on giving himself up to the authorities before the plot came out in the trial, but in the end, that didn't work.
Crime and Punishment
DQ: Zhao Mucheng felt, based on his limited legal knowledge, that he would probably be given a suspended death sentence or life imprisonment. His first legal team told him the most likely outcome was a fixed-term sentence. After changing lawyers, he was advised that he was looking at less than ten years, possibly eight. Zhao thought eight seemed pretty good.
At the start of the trial, he was brought into court in handcuffs and shackles. He saw his mother in the public gallery. She was sobbing, which made him cry too. Every time he looked around, or tried to speak to his mother, the bailiff stopped him. “I was thinking how badly I’d let my family down. My mom had spent so much on me the last few years.”
Zhao Mucheng shared a cell with another seaman, suspected of killing eight people on an offshore container ship and stealing 100,000 yuan. His fellow inmate was not normal. When seated, his head twitched wildly and his hands shook uncontrollably. He liked to recite by heart a psychology book about ways to resolve inner turmoil.
When Zhao Mucheng received the court’s verdict of “a fixed term of four years,” he “felt so happy” and indicated in court that he did not wish to appeal.
The evening before his release, he pressed up against the steel bars and shouted to Huang Jinbo in the neighboring cell, “I’m getting out. You need anything? I’ll mail it to you.”
“S’alright, my folks send me everything. Look after yourself out there,” Huang Jinbo urged him. “Just forget about all this.”
Huang Jinbo was eventually sentenced to death, along with Liu Guiduo, Jiang Xiaolong, Liu Chengjian, and the captain, Li Chengquan.
All eleven survivors from the Lurongyu 2682 were found guilty.
Liu Guiduo continued to deny all charges against him. His parents gave a tearful interview to a reporter after their son was sentenced to death. “If only everyone on board had been a good swimmer, things would have been OK.”
While in prison awaiting trial, Liu Guiduo shared a cell with a man facing a possible death sentence. Liu tried to encourage him to join his escape attempt, but the man informed against him the following day. After this, Liu was tied to his bed by all four limbs. He is still restrained in this way today, over four years later.
ZMC: “Liu Guiduo is going to be executed in spring next year [DQ recorded this in 2016]. When I was still inside, I walked past Liu’s cell in my handcuffs and shackles. He saw me and lifted his hand. He couldn’t move very much, but he lifted his right hand and pointed at me. And then pulled his hand back toward his head, like this, like he was pulling a trigger. He was smiling, just like when he killed second officer Wang Yongbo.”
The Electric Port at Shidao
DQ: Zhao Mucheng was twenty-nine when he was released from prison. His girlfriend had left him and moved to Shanghai.
ZMC: “I’d lost everything. I had to start over. I wouldn’t be as badly off as I am now if it hadn’t been for what happened. I didn’t go see her. Couldn’t find her and didn’t want to. Even if I had gone, it wouldn’t have changed anything. I don’t even know what she’s like anymore, and I definitely wouldn’t have enough to satisfy her now. She’s been in the big city and seen so much, and that makes it even more embarrassing. So I really don’t want to see her at all.”
DQ: During my interviews with Zhao Mucheng, he was always keen to leave by five o’clock in the afternoon.
ZMC: “I have to get home and cook for my mom. She works in a factory, it’s tough for her. When she gets home, she aches from head to foot and can’t get comfortable at all. But she’s fine at work.”
DQ: Zhao Mucheng’s mother does not allow him to go far from home these days, and he has to be back on time in the evenings. He has also promised her that he will never leave his hometown again.
A few days later, I was at the Electric Port at Shidao, from which the Lurongyu 2682 had launched.
All the locals agreed that squid fishing was a fool’s game and there wasn’t enough money in it, so you could only get crew from inland China. There were close to a hundred different types of fishing vessels berthed in the harbor. Some crew were loading and unloading goods and repairing fishing nets, others squatted by the trash cans playing poker. Truckload after truckload of shellfish left the port, and truck after truck dumped ice into the vessels about to launch. You could describe that stench-filled harbor as a chaotic war zone, but perhaps there was a kind of unassailable order to it.
In a corner of the dock near the sea was a rust-stained vessel. Judging from the photographs, it looked to be the same type as the Lurongyu 2682. I jumped aboard. The ship had been abandoned for so long that even the mold on the trash strewn everywhere had long died off. It was forty-odd paces from the bow to the stern, then I headed round to the gangway ladder and climbed up to the captain’s cabin. Copies of the bimonthly women’s magazine Bosom Friend were scattered across the cabin floor. To the right of the control panel was a water cup, some liquid detergent, and a laminated sheet of instructions issued by the Korean Coast Guard. To the left, shockingly, was a heap of yellow ghost money.
The rear cabin, used for crew, was absolutely empty. On one wall were scrawled the words “Almighty Father.” There was a picture of a woman’s naked body on the low ceiling.
As I left, I noticed a message on the cabin door. “I’m off! Win and you’re a king—lose and you’re an outlaw. See ya!”
Most people live fairly rule-bound lives and maintain the belief that their fellow human beings on the whole do likewise. They are firmly convinced that it is a basic human condition to be ordinary, that on the whole, both good deeds and evil doings are of the banal kind.
But on the Pacific, or rather, in that far-flung corner of the world, things did not play out that way.
The translators would like to thank One Way Street Magazine in China and its editor Wu Qi for bringing the story to their attention.
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[OpenWrt-Devel] [LEDE-DEV] TR-069 for OpenWrt
david at lang.hm
Sat May 28 18:14:10 EDT 2016
On Sat, 28 May 2016, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> On 05/27/2016 12:43 PM, David Lang wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 May 2016, Delbar Jos wrote:
>>> We are conscious of the fact that together with the proposals made by
>>> Felix, Luka and Wojtek we are now looking at many "competing"
>>> proposals. As a next step, we recommend to organize a workshop, at a
>>> practical location and time, where we put everything on the table and
>>> define the most appropriate path forward to the benefit of OpenWrt as
>>> a whole.
>> nothing wrong with supporting many different remote management daemons.
>>> TR-069 is a complicated remote management system and in order to make
>>> this initiative a success, we must ensure that the complexity is
>>> handled in an elegant way and with respect for OpenWrt's core
>>> architecture. More than on the protocol itself, we believe that we
>>> should focus on the architectural enhancements required to support
>>> remote management in general.
>> What is it that you think is needed to "support remote management in
>> It's worth pointing out that many people are remotely managing OpenWRT
>> devices, Ansible/Salt/Puppet/Chef/etc are all common tools for the job.
>> now, those are all tools aimed at managing Linux Servers, not networking
>> gear, but OpenWRT is a server.
>> So I'd suggest starting off by creating a daemon that talks <your
>> protocol> and just stores the stuff it's sent in some simple files so
>> that it can return the info when queried.
>> Once you have something that talks the network protocol correctly,
>> modifying it to change the real files, make uci calls, etc for different
>> distros is much easier (just write your daemon with the expectation that
>> the input and output details are going to change, so don't get fancy
>> with them).
>> David Lang
> The TR-069 family is currently wildly used by ISPs controlling the (DSL)
> CPE devices of their customers. There are probably more than 100 million
> device controlled by standards from the TR-069 family out there. When
> you get a DSL router from your ISP or buy one in the retail store it is
> very likely it supports the standards from the TR-069 family, as a
> vendor in this area you basically need support for this to sell your
I wasn't questioning why it's useful to support TR-069. The only part I was
questioning was the statement that OpenWRT needed work to make it support remote
There are already many tools to remotely manage/monitor OpenWRT
But that's why I'm saying that it seems like most of the work is in the protocol
interface. If there is already a daemon that does the network protocol properly,
that should make things very easy. If such a daemon needs to be written, that
would be the place I would suggest that they focus. There are a lot of people
who can do the plumbing work to make the daemon do the right thing on the
system, who are not in a position to work on the network protocol side and make
sure that it works properly with the management software.
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|London, 30 Sep 1999.
For immediate release.
In response, fourteen charities have written to the government demanding they ignore the people and press ahead with this campaign of oppression.
"With some exceptions, we are quite sure that these charities have the best of intentions," says ABD Chairman Brian Gregory. "But the truth is they are badly misinformed. The implication of what they are saying is that they are quite happy for the people they represent to be lulled into a false sense of security and then mown down at 30mph by drivers prevented from paying attention by a disproportionate focus on keeping to speed limits. Only the ABD seems interested in preventing these unnecessary accidents by instilling a sense of responsibility and consequent skills and knowledge into all road users."
These people are not experts in road safety. They have been led into an extreme and unjustified position by emotive and inaccurate claims such as "speed causes a third of accidents" and "a 1mph reduction in speed causes a 5% reduction in accidents" from government and the police.
The older, more soundly based road safety policies which gave Britian the best casualty record in the world, and which still form the basis of the now widely ignored DETR speed limit setting guidelines, have been buried.
Now, new research is rediscovering the truth - obvious all along to those who take time out to actually think things through for themselves.
The independent road safety body, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), states:
"Of course, the fact that there is an apparent strong cross-sectional association between speed and accidents does not necessarily imply a causal link between the two, and it cannot be assumed that reductions in speed by particular drivers...will necessarily result in accident reductions of a size predicted by this association. It seems more likely that the association arises from the fact that both speed and accidents are related in similar ways to the same variables - age, experience and exposure". Ref.1
In other words, bad drivers crash when they are going too fast for the conditions, but older, more experienced and more highly trained drivers can go at the same speed in the same circumstances (and higher speeds in adjacent areas from which they have correctly slowed) without crashing. Reducing the speed of these safe drivers does not reduce accidents. Its not rocket science, is it?
Another recent TRL report, No.323 Ref.2, found that 'on-the-spot' analyses carried out by police officers at some 2,800 road accident scenes showed that only 4.3% of these accidents had excessive speed as the primary causal factor - usually accidents involving loss of control in built up areas.
TRL323 delves deeply into road accident causation, and goes on to establish that "excessive speed" represents only 7% of the (up to four) contributory factors per accident. It also concluded that in accidents in which pedestrians were seriously or fatally injured, the primary responsibility for the accident lay with the pedestrian in 84% of cases.
So alleging that "speed is a major contributory factor in road accidents" is analogous to claiming that "flying is a major contributory factor in air crashes": without the flying there can be no 'plane crash.
What this means is that the blind recital of the "Speed Kills" mantra, by government, police and charities fails to address almost 96% of the causes of road accidents - but stands to earn the Exchequer and other interested parties a great deal of revenue whilst handing those with an axe to grind against motoring a big and ugly stick with which to beat the unfortunate British driver.
TRL Report 323 also showed (as is already well established) that the vast majority of road accident causes are observation-, and judgement-based: road users either failed altogether to observe a potentially hazardous situation developing, observed its development but did not perceive the hazard, or perceived the hazard but reacted too late or inappropriately to it.
The desire to have all motorised road users fixated on their speedometers can only make this situation worse; hazard perception of motorised road users is already declining, not improving. The clarion cry will be along the lines: "The fact that I ran over this pedestrian can't have been my fault; I wasn't breaking the speed limit: I know because I've been looking at my speedometer very carefully the whole time".
When extensive use of motor vehicles by the Metropolitan Police first began in the early part of the century, unacceptable accident frequency rates resulted. In 1933, on average a Metropolitan Police vehicle was involved in a road traffic accident once every 7,000 miles. As a result, an extensive programme of training and education of police road users was instituted, exemplified by and summarised in "Roadcraft"; the police driver training manual. As a result of this, by 1966, when extensive police driver training was the order of the day, the average accident frequency for motorised police road users across the whole UK had fallen to one accident in every 80,000 miles travelled (remember these are mostly young men who often ignore the rules of the road in the course of their duties, driving at extremely high speed).
Over the intervening 30-plus years, funding for (and hence the duration of) police road user training has been progressively cut. Independent research carried out by the Patrick Foundation and recently revealed to the Association of British Drivers shows that the Metropolitan Police accident frequency rate in 1998 was back up to one accident in every 10,500 miles travelled - nearly as bad as it was in 1933 before the intensive police road user training programme.
Surely there is a message above for Asst Commissioner Manning and his charitable supporters? Does he really want to turn the nation's drivers and riders into an army of cruise control, zombie crash-dummies?
Or perhaps the motive is more cynical. 'Metline', the Metropolitan Police Federation magazine, has this to say about speed camera technology in its March 1999 edition:
"Speed cameras at the moment have their limitations . but when these can be overcome they are a sure winner for raising revenue".It will therefore come as no surprise that Warwickshire Police - which is one of the first forces to have applied to adopt the Government's new approach to speeding fines - has a "Business Plan" for the exploitation of speed enforcement technology; the potential revenue stream from which inside sources admit to be "very big". Equally it's no wonder that Mr. Manning wants our motorways (arguably the safest roads in the world) - and other high-quality, low accident risk roads - carpeted in these devices: it's to ensure sufficient fine revenue will be generated to justify their installation. Who cares about the absence of any tangible road safety benefits?
On the basis of the road accident record of Asst. Commissioner Manning's own force, 'The Met', he would be better occupied lobbying for the money he currently wants frittered away on road user oppression to be spent instead on road better user training and investments in road improvements. What we need is effective road safety policing, not mercenary road user fleecing.
It is an aim of the Association of British Drivers to make official abuse of speed camera technology for predominantly revenue-raising purposes as socially unacceptable as the armed robbery it so closely resembles.
Ref. 1: Section 4.4 (p.26) entitled, 'Speed and Accidents' of TRL Report 325: 'The factors that influence a driver's choice of speed - a questionnaire study', Transport Research Laboratory, Crowthorne, Berkshire.
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So, let’s take a look at what it meant for me.
How Much Weight Can You Lose on C9? My Story
I started the week in probably the lowest weight I had been in my adult life. I am 44, so as a man approaching fifty I wanted to see what this did for me. The week began with me topping the scales at 15 stone 6 pounds. And at the end of the 9 days I had lost 8 pounds. And the weight is still dropping off. The day after I lost another pound!
The C9 is designed to give you the right habits – and that is how the weight still comes off when you have finished the programme. How much weight can you lose on the C9 ? is a little like how long is a piece of string – the start is fixed but the end is blurred as far as I’m concerned. Thanks for reading my story and stay tuned for one final blog relating to the Forever Living C9 where I give you the full lowdown on the before and after! | <urn:uuid:eb04e22d-d665-42b4-946d-55d0d0ab7f6d> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | http://thebigfiveo.info/how-much-weight-can-you-lose-on-c9 | 2020-09-25T06:28:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.980285 | 430 |
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Pick up from your hotel at 0730 hrs. and depart for the dramatic semi-arid scrub land of the Northern Frontier. Arrival in Samburu game reserve will be by lunch time. After lunch embark on a game drive to watch resident wildlife species like the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy’s Zebra, Beisa Oryx and the Blue-necked Somali Ostrich that are rare elsewhere in the country. Dinner and overnight will be at a lodge/Luxury tented Camp.
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It’s almost time for all of my favorite TV shows to come back for the fall season and I’m so excited! It’s been nice to have Mad Men and Top Chef to look forward to every week, but this Thursday It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia starts, along with The Office and Parks and Recreation! I hope I’m not the only one who looks forward to things like this! Either way, I went to my cake tasting last weekend with Kramer at the bakery that my venue is (or was) apparently exclusive with and it was extremely underwhelming. They had me taste a bunch of mousses, which I’m honestly not fond of in cake – I like frosting, nothing fancy! The cake itself was extremely dry because it had clearly been sitting in the fridge for hours and hours, and to top it off, the woman I was working with barely knew the difference between mousse and frosting, which is worrying when you’re talking about your wedding cake! I’m going to a new place next week to try and I’m very optimistic because I’ve actually tasted their cakes before and I was very impressed. Here’s to hoping that it goes well!
One thing I can be happy about is this chicken. The marinade is absolutely delicious. It’s sweet and tangy and has a bit of heat, but it also tastes rich because of the coconut milk in the marinade. I loved the bright, vibrant color of the chicken, too, thanks to my new favorite spice, turmeric! I’ve been putting it in everything I can lately, it’s so flavorful! I can’t believe I had put off buying it for so long. You know how it is, sometimes you just think, what do I need to worry myself with more spices for? Turmeric is definitely worth adding to your spice rotation, though. It’s very fragrant and has both sweet and spicy notes, which explains the taste of this chicken. The brown sugar caramelizes a bit while it’s cooking, and it only adds to the moist, tender chicken breast. Don’t worry about it being called Thai chicken, either, because kids and picky eaters will love it just as much as any daring eater. I served this with a quick salad that I whipped together of peaches, apples, prosciutto, and blue cheese, and it actually went really well with the chicken because of the sweetness in the fruit and the acidity in the dressing, which was just olive oil and red wine vinegar. I highly recommend trying this marinade sometime soon, either on chicken or pork or even tofu!
Your ingredients, minus the chicken for some reason, haha!
Pound your chicken to an even thickness or slice in half if it’s a thick breast. Place in a Ziploc bag.
Combine your marinade ingredients.
Mix well so there are no clumps of brown sugar. Pour it into the Ziploc bag with the chicken and marinate for as little as 30 minutes or as long as overnight.
Grill or bake the chicken and serve with some kind of vegetables, like the salad that I just threw together last minute with whatever I had in my fridge!
- 2 chicken breasts, pounded to an even thickness or sliced to an even thickness if they're large breasts
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons finely minced lemongrass, fresh or frozen (I used a lemongrass herb mixture that my grocery store has because they don't have fresh or frozen lemongrass, believe it or not)
- 3½ tablespoons coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¾ teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons light or dark brown sugar
- 5-6 cups salad greens
- 1 peach, sliced thinly
- 1 apple, sliced thinly (I used Fuji)
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- 5 slices prosciutto, sliced into strips
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- lots of ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ - 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pound your chicken to an even thickness between two pieces of saran wrap or slice the breasts in half to an even thickness if they are large enough. Place in a Ziploc bag and set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the marinade ingredients and mix well to combine. Pour the marinade over the chicken while inside the Ziploc bag, make sure it's sealed, and shake it up a bit to coat the chicken completely in the marinade. Place the chicken in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 30 minutes or as long as overnight.
- To grill the chicken, heat the grill to medium-high heat and cook until golden on the outside and the juices run clear. To bake the chicken in the oven, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lay the marinated chicken on a baking sheet sprayed with Pam and bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes on each side. Serve with some tasty veggies and enjoy!
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Quality Hampshire logs
Here at Wesnet Services Ltd, we have been providing quality Hampshire cut firewood for nearly fifteen years, to both private individuals and commercial customers in the local area.
We provide free delivery within 15 miles of our base in the heart of the Southdowns at Clanfield, including: Cowplain, Waterlooville, Denmead, Havant, Hambledon, Droxford, Swanmore, Corhampton, Bishops Waltham, Wickham, Fareham (dependent on area), Hayling Island, Rowlands Castle, Emsworth, Petersfield, Liss; as well as parts of West Sussex.
Below is a map indicating the approximate area of free delivery. If you are still not sure if you are within 15 miles, ring us on 02392 595147 to find out. There may be a charge for delivery outside of these areas; please see below.
Our logs are of locally cut hardwood, cut and split to your specification.
We take great care over our product to make sure that it is up to your expectation.
Log bags @ £6.00 – also available thought a number of local outlets (prices may vary)
Loads of logs, loose (formore information see below) @ £110
Half loads available @ £60
Firewood sold as a loose load – “is all that wood for me…..?”
If you have the room to take a loose load it is a more cost-effective way of heating your home than log bags. The loose load is done by eye so is not an exact science, but we have never had any complaints about the size of load.
The loads comprise either a full-length pickup truck (7’6” X 5’), or equivalent trailer.
We are also able to offer a double load to customers with easy access**.
(** This unit is about 30ft long so requires a good area to turn and reverse)
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Delivery is free to all customers within our working range (approx.15 miles of Clanfield); see Map. Our area includes:
Cowplain, Waterlooville, Denmead, Havant, Hambledon, Droxford, Swanmore, Fareham (dependent on area), Gosport (charges may apply), Hayling Island, Rowlands Castle, Emsworth, Petersfield, Liss as well as parts of West Sussex. If you are not sure if you are within 15 miles ring us on 02392 595147 to find out.
For customers outside this working range a delivery charge will be levied. Please ask for prices on ordering.
Note: delivery is to drop-off point only i.e. the point to which the delivery vehicle can back up. We do not generally carry out movement or stacking, but where this is required there may be an extra charge levied to cover the extra time involved in moving the logs. Where this may be necessary please notify at time of order.
Delivery to groups of neighbours
Wesnet Services Ltd are aware that although the firewood is carbon neutral, the fossil fuel used to process and transport it is not.
If you and your neighbours all burn wood, then group bookings can help the environment.
This year’s firewood
For information on burning this wood please ask when phoning.
The firewood for 2018/19 comprises of mainly ash, beech and Sycamore with small quantities of other species including birch, hazel and oak.
All of the timber has come from our woodland management work, so is helping to sustain local woodland.
The importance of seasoning wood
It cannot be over-emphasised that the key to a good fire is well-seasoned wood. Seasoning only happens with time and dry, airy conditions. The water content of freshly cut logs can be as high as 50%, as in the case of oak, but is more usually 30-40%, with “King of Firewoods”, ash, being as low as 25-30% when cut in the winter, which is why it is the only wood which can be burnt green. Well-seasoned firewood will have a moisture content of around 18-20%.
It is important therefore that once delivered, the logs are stored under some sort of cover to keep them dry; ideally this would be a cover only to keep rain off whilst allowing side ventilation.
Keeping a few days’ supply (a week’s supply would be better, if you have the space) in the house, near the fire will reduce the water content to around 14-16 %. This is ideal for a good, warm fire.
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Nemo and Dory Buddy Clips
Your favourite underwater friends are here! Shop Nemo and Dory Buddy Clips in our exclusive Just Keep Swimming – Scentsy fragrance as part of The Disney Collection!
These clip-on cuties will make a quite a splash decorating backpacks, bedrooms and more. Scented with Just Keep Swimming, the fragrance created especially for our Finding Nemo products.
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Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you.
Let’s start this week lightly and with a bit of inspiration.
Our kids are back to school in Berlin and I am royally uncomfortable with all this, but let’s not open Corona’s box. As for faces, there’ll be a nice little treat on Wednesday, so stay tuned!
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Twenty-three years ago a baby girl was born in a Kuna jungle village. That same year God sent the McDaniels family to that little village as missionaries. So little Silverixia grew up with memories of her mother hearing the Gospel message for the first time and then trusting Christ.
Recently Silverixia with her husband Anelio and their two small children were sent as missionaries to an unreached Kuna village. This is the story of their first year in the ministry:
“God has been so faithful in my life. I heard about God\’s trail from my mother. And she learned from you, Joyce. Some of my earliest memories are of you sitting in the hammock at our house, teaching my mother. I remember you would talk to us children, too, and ask us questions. I was really too young to understand, but I knew that you spoke the Truth.
Later my mother taught me about salvation. I put my faith in Jesus and His work on the Cross. I guess that makes you, Joyce, my grandmother in the Lord! My spiritual grandmother!
Then again I saw God’s faithful leading in giving me Anelio to be my husband. God knew my heart’s desire to serve Him. There are many men who don\’t share that burden. But God gave me Anelio, one who is willing to serve and even suffer for God’s work. In the beginning, our marriage was a disaster. Then we faced sickness. But God raised us up from all these things to serve Him! God chose us to work for Him.
“People did not understand us leaving our village to serve as missionaries. “What in the world will you do? You have no relatives there. Here you have a coffee garden and plátano. Who will help you there? No one! You will suffer. Your children will suffer because of your foolishness.” But nevertheless, we went, depending on God’s faithfulness. And although it has been very hard as Anelio explained, God has never let us down.
“Now there is a small group of true believers in the village. They are your spiritual great-grandchildren! And there are many more that are hearing God’s Word for the first time. We trust Him for a good harvest.
“But it is hard. It reminds me of one afternoon when we went out of the village with our children. We just needed to get away and alone for a little while. We had crossed a river and then all at once a flash flood came. With two little ones, how could we cross the raging river? Big trees had been snapped off and were floating down. It was dangerous. We tied together some banana plants and made a raft of sorts. Holding onto this we were able to slowly and painfully get across the river and back to the village.
“As we were struggling to cross the flooded river, I thought, “This is just like our ministry here in the village. We are struggling to go against the flood. Our energy is gone. Things are desperate. We fear for our children.” But just as God got us safely to the other side of the river, He will faithfully get us though these first difficult years of ministry. We have nothing but Him to depend on. And He is enough.
“To be honest, a part of me dreads getting back into the pressures in the village, to always be struggling against the flood. But a stronger part of me is willing and ready to go back and watch God continue His work. Please pray very much for us. Pray that we will be faithful and not discouraged. Pray for God’s protection and wisdom.”
Update: we received a message that the other Kuna couple that was serving in the village as missionary partners with Anelio and Silverixia have left the work because of the difficulties. So please pray all the more that Anelio and Silverixia will be encouraged in the Lord and faithful to His calling on their lives. | <urn:uuid:62acc3fe-74e7-48d4-ab4b-fb49e36eb58b> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://blogs.ethnos360.org/jerry-mcdaniels/2008/12/16/he-is-enough/ | 2020-09-25T07:49:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.978425 | 849 |
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Green House Healthy With CEO Heather DeRose
Green House Healthy with CEO Heather DeRose. Listed in Green Market Report’s 100 Most Important Women in Weed 2020, Heather is the CEO and Co-Founder of Green House Healthy, a health and wellness company educating about the benefits of cannabis as part of a healthy and active lifestyle. Her company creates healthy experiences by hosting educational and athletic events, instructing cannabis positive fitness and nutrition classes, and providing media and consulting services. She is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, sponsored trail runner, multimedia journalist, international public speaker, and epilepsy warrior. In 2017, she became the first female to complete an entire national tour of the Civilized Games, formerly known as the 420 Games, which is an athletic event series focused on raising awareness about cannabis and its consumers. In 2018 she competed in over 10 races around Colorado, including a Spartan and leading an 8 person 114-mile relay race. In 2019, she conquered a half marathon in Colorado, a 30k and a full marathon in Missouri. She places in many of her races and plans to continue racing to raise awareness for epilepsy, healthy lifestyles, and the benefits of cannabis.
As a writer, Heather began producing a cannabis and fitness educational column starting in 2016 through 2019. She has also contributed several articles to Grass Roots America Magazine, including interviews with Tommy Chong, and Montel Williams. In addition to being regularly featured as an athlete and entrepreneur in publications like Green Entrepreneur, High Times, and LiveKindly, she also speaks on several podcasts including Green Flower Media and Let’s Be Blunt with Montel Williams. She travels presenting at conferences all over the world in order to continuously share education and awareness about the science and research behind the benefits of cannabis for health and wellness. She has several years of cannabis industry experience, including having worked at a medical dispensary in Colorado and on an all-organic outdoor farm with 6,000 plants, from seed to sale. It is her mission to share the many benefits of cannabis for people, animals, and the planet! | <urn:uuid:609b792b-251d-41cd-a96b-47ea403c029c> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://cannabisradio.com/podcasts/winning-with-cannabis/green-house-healthy-with-ceo-heather-derose/ | 2020-09-25T05:33:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.967965 | 418 |
610 SE Spokane St, Portland, OR
Spokane is a new, high-efficiency building the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood with contemporary condo-grade finishes and a smart footprint. These clever two-level apartments feature floor-to-ceiling energy-efficient windows and wide plank vinyl floors, which blend the attractive appearance of natural hardwood floors with added durability and ease of care. Kitchens incorporate stainless steel appliances including dishwashers and built-in microwaves, designer cabinetry, and granite slab countertops. Each unit has a washer/dryer, ceiling fans and many include private balconies with stunning views to the North and West.
The Spokane Apartments are located in Sellwood-Moreland, one of Portland’s most historic neighborhoods. Independent coffeeshops mix with funky boutiques & tiny bookstores along Antique Row with New Seasons Market and fantastic dining at evry turn. Surrounded by beautifully-maintained older homes from Victorians to Craftmans, this quiet enclave remains a short commute to downtown via the brand new Sellwood Bridge and numerous bus lines serve the area. Nearby parks include Sellwood Park, Sellwood Riverfront Park, and the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. The new MAX Orange Line is also only a mile away. | <urn:uuid:affdc890-07f3-4d36-a14d-4f0085668ed8> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://capitalpdx.com/properties/spokane/?portfolioCats=75 | 2020-09-25T07:43:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.929605 | 259 |
Isn’t Easter fun? I love this holiday because it finally feels like the weather is turning for the better. Goodbye cold, long winter and hello almost spring. This year I was able to host Easter brunch. My papa, mom, sisters and all the little kiddies in this family gathered together on Sunday morning.
I love putting together a nice table setting. For this brunch I chose a bright and white theme. Fresh flowers gave the pops of color. The white plates, glass wear and gold silverware really complimented each other.
As an extra little bonus here are a couple photos of my little cutie and her cousins. I hope you all enjoyed your Easter celebrations as much as they did 🙂 | <urn:uuid:6f6bcdab-9723-435b-b627-ce8db4dd8b54> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://coalesce.blog/2018/04/07/hoppy-easter/ | 2020-09-25T07:42:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.932112 | 146 |
Alzheimer’s disease is a leading type of dementia, which is a degenerative disorder of the brain. It quickly takes a toll on one’s cognitive well-being, affecting the memory among other things.
There are about 5.7 million patients of the disease in the US. What’s more, there is a new patient that Alzheimer’s rounds up every 65 seconds. The problem is that Alzheimer’s is untreatable even if other types of dementia may be reversible in certain cases.
Therefore, the best that you can do is to reduce Alzheimer’s risk. Here are some ways to suppress the likelihood of becoming cognitively ill with Alzheimer’s disease:
- Stay Fit
Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for keeping the risk of the cognitive ailment at bay. Research suggests that having a recommended BMI can help prevent Alzheimer’s. At the very least, it can delay the onset of the disease.
Besides, obesity can swell the risk of several health concerns including diabetes type II and heart problems, both of which are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, work to lower your weight.
- Eat Healthily
Eating healthy can also assist in multiple ways. It improves your heart health, lowers the risk of diabetes type II, and also helps you keep fit. All these factors subtract your odds of having Alzheimer’s.
Therefore, eat proteins at least twice in a week, cut down the consumption of sugar and hidden salt in your food, and add five portions of fruits and veggies to your meal plan daily. Don’t forget to eat healthy fats and drink 6-8 glasses of fluid daily.
- Increase Physical Activity
Exercise enhances blood flow so that more blood reaches your brain. This nourishes your brain and carries more oxygen to it, thus, helping curtail inflammation that causes brain damage.
Exercise also improves your heart health and keeps you fit. Both of these factors assist in lowering the risk of dementia. Focus on either 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise on a weekly basis.
- Quit Smoking and Lessen Drinking
It’s a universal truth that smoking is harmful to your health. Not only does it negatively affect your lungs but it leaves its negative imprint on your blood circulation, blood vessels, the heart, nervous system, as well as the brain.
Hence, work to first reduce your smoking, then quit it altogether. Also, prevent excessive alcohol to keep yourself safe from alcohol-related brain damage. Have no more than 14 units of the drink in a week. Spread 14 units into 3 servings over the week.
- Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury
Lastly, try to prevent getting brain injured. Some of the ways of getting such an injury include sports injuries, falling down, or violent vehicular accidents. Research says that mild to severe brain trauma incidents can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s.
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2. Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3. Grace first inscribed my name
In God’s eternal book;
’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.
4. Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
5. Grace taught my soul to pray
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
’Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
6. Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.
7. O let Thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine
May all my powers to Thee aspire,
And all my days be Thine.
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20th February 2019
New Plan is one of nine Regional Enterprise Plans being launched by Minister Humphreys to drive enterprise growth in the regions
Lisheen, Co.Tipperary, Wednesday 20th February 2019
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys, TD, today launched a new Regional Enterprise Plan for the Mid-West to support enterprise growth and job creation through collaborative initiatives. She was joined at the event by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, TD; Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen, TD; and Minister of State at the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment, Patrick O’Donovan, TD.
The development of the Mid-West Plan, incorporating counties Tipperary, Clare and Limerick was overseen by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, working with stakeholders from the Mid-West region, through a committee chaired by Mr. Barry O’Sullivan, Global Manufacturing Platform Lead, Johnson & Johnson Vision Inc.
The Mid-West Plan identifies five Strategic Objectives, with actions to: enable a Digital Economy and make the Mid-West Ireland’s leading Smart City-Region; achieve a step-change in progress toward a Low Carbon Economy in the region; continue to develop workforce skills and talent and enhance the attractiveness of living and working in the Mid-West; develop the Region’s capacity to deliver economic growth; and build a coordinated Regional messaging brand for consistent communication
The Mid-West Plan is one of nine Regional Enterprise Plans being launched by Minister Humphreys in the coming weeks.
Speaking at the location for the development of a National Bioeconomy Innovation and Piloting Facility in Lisheen, Co. Tipperary, a project being supported by her Department’s Regional Enterprise Development Fund to the tune of €4.6m, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD said:
“The collaboration in evidence here at Lisheen is a great example of what these new Regional Enterprise Plans are fundamentally about. The Plan for the Mid-West that I am launching today sets out a number of key strategic areas where regional stakeholders working together will provide a basis for future enterprise development and job creation that is sustainable in the longer term.
“I am pleased to note that jobs growth has been strong in all regions, including the Mid-West. There are over 14,700 more people at work in the Mid-West today than at the beginning of 2015, when the Government first launched regional jobs plans, and the unemployment rate has reduced significantly from 12 percent in 2015 down to 5.6 percent.
“Notwithstanding this huge success, it is clear that there are new challenges emerging for enterprises in the external environment. Through this Regional Enterprise Plan, the region can adopt a leadership position through driving initiatives from the ground-up.
“As part of Project Ireland 2040, the Government has introduced a range of new funding streams such as the €1 billion Rural Regeneration Fund, the €2 billion Urban Development Fund, the €500 million Climate Action Fund and the €500m Disruptive Technologies Fund. These are in addition to other existing schemes such as my Department’s Regional Enterprise Development Fund and the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
“Given the wide range of stakeholders involved, the Regional Enterprise Steering Committee for the Mid-West is ideally placed to come up with innovative, collaborative projects of scale which can deliver real economic benefits for this region.”
Strengthening our regional enterprises is particularly important in the context of Brexit.
“Whether a business is a construction company, local beauty salon, bakery or even an Irish base of a multinational medical device company, it is crucial that they check their supply chains for vulnerabilities to Brexit impacts.”, the Minister said.
The nine new Regional Enterprise Plans being launched by Minister Humphreys are the result of an extensive refresh of the original Regional Action Plans for Jobs (RAPJs) which ran from 2015 to 2017/8. The new Plans complement and add value to the ongoing work of the Enterprise Agencies, LEOs, Regional Skills Fora, and other bodies involved in supporting enterprise development in the regional setting. The remaining four regional plans will be launched over the coming weeks.
Minister Humphreys added:
“I want to thank Mr. Barry O’Sullivan, Global Manufacturing Platform Lead, Johnson & Johnson Vision Inc. who has brought this new Regional Enterprise Plan to fruition and who will oversee its implementation, working in collaboration with regional stakeholders, including the Local Authorities in Tipperary, Clare and Limerick, the Enterprise Agencies, the LEOs and others; and to thank him also for his previous work as Committee Chair for the 2015-2017 Mid-West Plan”
Separately, the Minister also took the opportunity after the launch to visit AgChemWhey, the Glanbia-led Horizon 2020 funded project, as well as Horan Automation in Thurles. Glanbia is supported by the Government through Enterprise Ireland.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD and the Minister for State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment, Patrick O’Donovan TD, were also in Lisheen for the launch.
Minister Ring said:
“Regional and rural job creation is at the core of this Government’s mission, and through initiatives such as these Regional Enterprise Plans, the Regional Enterprise Development Fund, together with the €315 million in funding that my Department of Community and Rural Development is currently rolling out over the next four years for Rural Regeneration and Development under Project Ireland 2040, the future of rural and regional Ireland, including in this region, can be a lot brighter”
“Only last week I announced that a further 66 projects have approved a total of €62 million under the Project Ireland 2040 Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. This brings the total awarded to date up to €83 million. Of this, the Mid-West region has secured nearly €16 million directly, while the counties from this region are also partners to a number of joint projects totaling another €16.3 million. These investments by Government will have a transformative effect on many rural towns, villages and outlying areas in the Mid-West.”
Speaking at the launch, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Pat Breen TD said:
“I’m delighted to welcome the launch of the new Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan to 2020., Given its emphasis on future enterprise development, it is fitting that we find ourselves here in Lisheen - in a setting where another critical piece of infrastructure to support innovation, business growth and jobs in the region is being developed with support of over €4.6 million from the Regional Enterprise Development Fund. In addition to this project, the REDF will also provide funding to the Emerald Aerocluster, the Clare Marine Economic Zone, the B-Nest Social Initiative and Innovate Limerick. Overall, funding of over €9.5 million is being invested into the region. The new Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan provides a focus for further economic development in the region and I look forward to seeing more collaborative initiatives emerging as a result.
Minister O’Donovan said:
“Having seen the great progress already in this region under the Mid-West Regional Action Plan for Jobs 2015-2017 with more than 14,700 more people at work; I am confident that the Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan will build on the excellent collaborative spirit in evidence in this region. I am delighted to see an emphasis in this new Mid-West Plan on the challenges and indeed opportunities for Ireland in all regions, through ongoing digitalisation and the transition to a low carbon economy. This new Plan will support resilience in businesses and in communities and will also ensure that there is a pipeline of new opportunities so that the Mid-West region can positively engage with changes that lie ahead.”
The Chair of the Mid-West Regional Steering Committee Mr. Barry O’Sullivan, Global Manufacturing Platform Lead, Johnson & Johnson Vision Inc. said, “We are delighted with the success of the Mid-West Action Plan for Jobs, with 14,700 more people in employment now compared to when the plan was launched. The Action Plan for Jobs has given us a framework for collaboration across public and private partners, which were leveraged to secure over €9.4m from the Regional Enterprise Development Fund to deliver five new innovative game changer projects across the region”.
“The continuation of this crucial regional initiative by Minister Humphreys through the publication of the new Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan reaffirms government’s commitment to regional growth.”
He concluded by saying:
“Our new Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan is focused on working toward our vision for the Mid-West region to be Ireland's leading ‘Inclusive Smart City-Region’, utilising our unique asset base, converting emerging opportunities to jobs and continually up-skilling people, to ensure both enterprise and citizens have equal access to opportunities for growth”
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Mid-West Regional Enterprise Plan to 2020
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Regional Enterprise Plans:
• The Mid West Regional Enterprise Plan contains the following Strategic Objectives and specific actions have been set out under each area:
o Strategic Objective 1: Enable a digital economy and make the Mid-West Ireland’s leading smart city-region
o Strategic Objective 2: Achieve a step-change in progress toward a low carbon economy in the Mid-West
o Strategic Objective 3: Continue to develop workforce skills and talent and enhance the attractiveness of living and working in the Mid-West
o Strategic Objective 4: Develop the Mid-West’s capacity to deliver economic growth
o Strategic Objective 5: Build a coordinated regional messaging brand for consistent communication
• Co-ordinated by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, nine Regional Enterprise Plans have been developed for: Midlands, South-East, South-West, Mid-West, West, North-West, North-East, Mid-East and Dublin.
• Launches by Minister Humphreys are taking place in the following locations:
Region Date Venue
Midlands 6th February Mountmellick, Laois
Mid-East 7th February Naas, Kildare
West 11th February Galway City, Galway
Dublin 13th February Dublin City, Dublin
Mid-West 20th February Lisheen, Tipperary
North-West 25th February Leitrim
North-East 25th February Cootehill, Cavan
South-West 1st March Skibbereen, Cork
South-East 22nd March Waterford City
• In developing the Regional Enterprise Plans, each individual Regional Implementation Committee was asked by Minister Humphreys to take into consideration their work to date on the original Regional Action Plans for Jobs (RAPJs), the new challenges, strengths and opportunities that the region currently faces, and to strategically elevate areas where they could support enterprise development in their region through collaborative actions.
• The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms. Heather Humphreys TD met with the Chairs of the RAPJ Committees and up to 100 regional stakeholders in Farmleigh in April 2018 to commence the process.
• The Strategic Objectives and actions in each of the new Regional Enterprise Plans are set out alongside the Enterprise Agencies’ (EI, IDA, LEOs) core activities. The Plans therefore are aimed at adding value to what the Agencies are doing on the ground, through collaborative actions.
• As a ‘bottom-up’ initiative, the Plans complement national level policies and programmes emanating from the ‘top-down’ and in particular, there is strong alignment with Ireland’s recently national enterprise policy, Enterprise 2025 Renewed and the forthcoming Future Jobs Ireland initiative.
• The Regional Enterprise Plans are two-year focused plans to end 2020 and they are also ‘live’ documents, with the expectation that new initiatives can be taken on during their operation by the regional stakeholders working together.
• The 2020 targets initially set out under the Regional Action Plan for Jobs (RAPJ) 2015 – 2017/8 remain in place – that is to have a further 10 to 15 per cent at work in each region by 2020, with the aim of having the unemployment rate of each region within one percentage point of the State average. The new Plans are also seeking to generate enterprise growth and resilience, and to enable the creation of employment that is of good quality and sustainable over the longer term.
• While the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its agencies are facilitating and supporting the renewal of the regional Plans, if they are to be successful, they need to be owned and delivered by the key stakeholders of the region, with significant private sector involvement continuing to be a critical part of the framework.
• ‘Enterprise Champions’ will continue to be a central part of the leadership in each region to help drive the process forward, and the Steering Committees charged with implementing the Plans are chaired by senior business people.
• The actions set out in the Regional Enterprise Plans include timelines for delivery, with responsibility allocated to the relevant parties. The intention is that each Plan will be monitored at regional level to ensure local responsibility for delivery, with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation overseeing the process and progress at the national level.
• The Regional Enterprise Plans have a strong complementary role to play in the context of Project Ireland 2040, and more specifically in the implementation of the National Planning Framework and its constituent Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (RSESs) at NUTS 2 (Regional Assembly) level.
The Regional Enterprise Development Fund (REDF):
The REDF is a €60m competitive fund introduced by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and administered by Enterprise Ireland. It is aimed at supporting collaborative and innovative projects that can help to sustain and add to employment at a national, regional and county level.
In total, 42 projects have been awarded funding over two completed Calls worth a total of €60m, with projects supported in every region.
The Mid-West Region has secured total funding of over €9.5 million across five projects under the two completed REDF Calls:
Emerald Aerocluster CLG Limerick/Clare
Irish Bioeconomy Foundation CLG Tipperary
BNest Social Initiative DAC Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Cork, Kerry
Clare MEZ (Maritime Economic Zone) DAC Clare
Hospital Food Units DAC Limerick, Clare, Tipperary
• Irish Bioeconomy Foundation: Development of a state-of-the-art National Bioeconomy Innovation & Piloting Facility encompassing flexible, modular, pilot-scale multi-purpose chemical & biological infrastructure
• Emerald Aero Cluster: A cluster of 14 indigenous manufacturing companies, brought together with the specific purpose of increasing Aerospace manufacturing export revenues for members and aerospace business for Ireland.
• BNest Social Initiative: an initiative that will assist businesses seeking social impact to achieve viability and scale through various development programmes, and by so doing allow innovative ideas with significant potential for societal impact to evolve to sustainable commercial entities.
• Clare MEZ DAC: A project providing specialist infrastructure and accommodation; and making the facility available for maritime related training and field research support.
• Hospital Food Units DAC (Innovate Limerick): will provide a Digital Collaboration Centre in Limerick City to increase number of HPSU’s in the region, increase SME and MNC productivity, increase scaling opportunities for StartUps and SMEs, attract and retain talent across the region, and establish the region as an international centre for film and film post production.
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) plays a key role in implementing the Government’s policies of stimulating the productive capacity of the economy and creating an environment which supports job creation and maintenance. The Department also has a remit to promote fair competition in the marketplace, protect consumers and safeguard workers.
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I found it very easy to fast yesterday. I would like to keep my calories and perhaps my carb in check over the weekend to preserve as much of the weight loss as I can.
Found it a lot harder this morning to go without food. I think I was in the wrong frame of mind (starting to come down with something).
However I lasted until around 1.30 when I had a slim-a-soup just because I was determined to eat something and thought at least that is only 54 calories. Unusual as Monday I lasted until 6pm for dinner.
I ate my soup and then as it's my holiday I sat down to watch TV and fell asleep! A sure sign I'm unwell... anyway, when I woke up after around half an hour I felt a lot better and am now ready to wait until dinner time for my last 450 calories. Planning a small chicken dinner (at 350 calories, all measured out) and then a hot chocolate before bed (40 calories).
So glad I'm nearly there, today was more of a struggle but not long to go
Had a black coffee mid morning; half a carton of very yummy pea & asparagus soup for lunch which I took my time to eat so I could savour every mouthful. Dinner was beans on toast on granary bread which I also truly enjoyed.
Wednesday is a good fast day as I take my daughter swimming straight after work so keep myself busy!
I really felt quite smug feeling that rumbly tumbly (to quote Pooh bear) and this morning my tummy felt ridiculously flatter - probably psychological, but still it felt good!
Did a 2nd fast day today and have even managed a swim.
I don't plan to do consecutive days from next week as Monday and Wednesday will work best for me, but this week it was the only way as I have quite a social weekend coming up...
Friends coming for dinner tomorrow night so hope to not go overboard!
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So, let's consider how this works when your sample lands directly on one of these corner points. The interpolation weight for all the other corners will be zero, and the projection onto this corner's gradient vector will also be zero, so the result is: zero.
At every set of integer coordinates, Perlin noise will give you a value of zero.
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In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a huge emphasis was put on introducing new Titans and fleshing out Monarch as the MonsterVerse equivalent of S.H.I.E.L.D. These new Titans were original creations from Legendary Pictures and served as complimentary monsters to classic characters like Ghidorah and Mothra. In Godzilla vs Kong, it has been widely speculated that a new Titan will be introduced as a physical threat to both Godzilla and Kong. Fan favorite picks appear to be Biollante, Gigan, and Destroyah based upon fansites and community forums across the internet. However, what if the physical threat is another Titan entirely? This brings us to the possibility of Mechagodzilla entering the MonsterVerse in 2020.
The Human Conspiracy
When early details were released by Warner Bros. for Godzilla vs Kong, the plot summary had this interesting description, “As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into uncharted terrain and unearths clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.” While this is understandably vague in certain aspects, it teases more exploration of the Hollow-Earth. Introduced as a theoretical concept in Kong: Skull Island, it was believed subterranean pockets helped Titans transverse Earth quicker than conventional means. These pockets were also believed to be responsible for how Skull-Crawlers entered Skull Island.
As shown in Godzilla: King of the Monsters with
Atlantis the underwater kingdom, the Hollow-Earth can lead to locations revealing new information on the Titans’ history. If Monarch could learn how Titans and humans previously coexisted, it would change the landscape of the MonsterVerse. Discovering long-lost origins of the Titans relationship with humanity could also result in retcons to certain characters such as Godzilla or Mothra based upon their unique powersets and relationships with humans. For example, the famous non-Toho kaiju Gamera wasn’t an ancient super-species but instead the creation of Atlanteans. This type of revelation within the MonsterVerse would be game-changing.
The human conspiracy in Godzilla vs Kong could be the “threat of Titans” to society. While this narrative could be pushed, it has been shown the activity of Titans results in positive changes to nature. However, their destructive capabilities, in the aftermath of Ghidorah’s chaos, likely wouldn’t sit well with various governments. The United States government developed the oxygen destroyer to combat Godzilla after Godzilla (2014), so it wouldn’t be surprising to see more drastic methods developed. These methods would be in the form of a weapon capable of not only direct confrontation but containment of the Titans.
This type of containment would incorporate the Orca, which can replicate Alpha-Waves in order to manipulate the behavior of Titans. In the wake of how ineffective the oxygen destroyer ended up being, it would make sense that the United States government, running Monarch, would want less of a destructive force and more of a specialized machine. This machine combining an upgraded Orca and Titan-level weaponry would be the most logical version of Mechagodzilla within the MonsterVerse. It could be called Mechagodzilla as a reference in a mocking way since the Orca can replicate the influence of Alphas such as Godzilla.
Toho Kaiju Rights With WB & Legendary Pictures
When the MonsterVerse first came into development, the only Toho kaiju Legendary was allowed to use (legally) was Godzilla. Of course, Legendary could have always created a new Titan that was near identical to a Toho kaiju. However, after the release of Godzilla (2014), Legendary acquired the rights to certain characters and monster themes, revealed to be King Ghidorah, Mothra, Rodan, and other undisclosed kaiju. This is not including King Kong’s rights as technically the character is in the public domain.
Based on leaked concept art and appearances in other Warner Bros. films like Ready Player One, these undisclosed characters are presumed to be Gigan, Megalon, and Mechagodzilla. A non-Toho kaiju which also seemed to have been acquired by Legendary is Gamera. He was included in concept art easily identifiable by his signature head and shell design.
Director Michael Doughtery is even on the record saying that he’d love to introduce characters such as Gigan and Mechagodzilla into the MonsterVerse. Of course, Toho may want the introduction of these spaced out for future installments since they would like a new MonsterVerse film every 2 years according to rumors. Considering how Mechagodzilla is a top 5 (arguably top 3) recognizable kaiju from Toho, it’s hard to imagine the character not being introduced into another film since Warner Bros. acquired the rights. A movie showcasing the anticipated battle of Godzilla and Kong with the reveal of a new Mechagodzilla would be marketing gold.
What Should We Expect
Across its history, Mechagodzilla has had four notable interpretations in movies. The first version of the kaiju (Showa era) was the result of the Simians alien race, in an attempt to conquer Earth. This Mechagodzilla was disguised to appear like the real Godzilla until injuries exposed the mechanical design. The second version of Mechagodzilla (Heisei era) is more dangerous than the last, capable of merging with other compatible technology to upgrade itself. The third version (Millenium era) was also known as Kiryu. Created by the Japanese military, this Mechagodzilla was built using a skeleton of a dead Godzilla (original 1954 incarnation) to defend Japan from Godzilla, Mothra, and any other kaiju.
The most recent version, ignoring Ready Player One, appeared in Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle. This version of Mechagodzilla is created as an ultimate last hope in defeating Godzilla Earth. Unfortunately, this Mechagodzilla never becomes operational as intended but lives on through its A.I. system. Combined with nanometal, the Mechagodzilla A.I. creates an advanced self-replicating base used to develop new technology and weapons against Godzilla Earth.
A notable element with Mechagodzilla is how it defies the natural order, a theme present throughout the MonsterVerse. In the credits for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, there are newspaper clippings showing that Monarch is not only building a base on Skull Island but they’re also reportedly building a mechanized weapon. It wouldn’t be unlikely that over the years, even before the events of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Monarch had started the development of a Titan-sized weapon. Based on everything we know, this weapon is highly probable to be revealed as the MonsterVerse incarnation of Mechagodzilla whether literally or just in spirit.
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It is estimated that recruiting for a position prices a median of £7,500 so it is understandable that employers are becoming more careful and precise. At the same time, however, it might be argued that the approach is including to the delay in filling a emptiness and may be prompting extra employers to complain about abilities shortages. | <urn:uuid:8491979c-22ab-47a6-9b9e-90ac95535e0a> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://iaposad.info/what-most-people-are-saying-about-career-recruitment-is-useless-wrong-and-why.html | 2020-09-25T07:34:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.96798 | 630 |
Lee Kang (Joo Sang Wook) is an ambitious prince. He falls in love with Sung Ja-Hyun (Jin Se Yun). She is a beautiful woman from a prestigious family, but Lee Kang’s younger brother Lee Hwi (Yoon Shi Yoon) also loves her. To have Ja-Hyun, Lee Kang wants to become the King … even if he has to kill his younger brother.
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Every year at Christmas my mom and I try to make these or at least have a little cocktail hour. This year, when this post from Saveur came through, Mom noticed that for years now, we’ve missed the ability to put RediWhip (yes, foodies, I use the stuff!) on top of these delights.
Well, welcome Holidays 2014 already. I’m ready for ya. That said, since the beau has a taste for bourbon, think these delish delights from How Sweet It Is would be a nice treat for the weekend?
I typically don’t go for blender drinks, but make an exception when I’m in Wisconsin, where the after-dinner libation known as the ice cream cocktail is a cherished tradition among patrons of the Dairy State’s old-timey supper clubs. Most are amped-up versions of cream-based cocktails—the minty grasshopper (left) and the Golden Cadillac (center), tasting of anise from a dose of Galliano. Others, like the almond-flavored Pink Squirrel (right), are Wisconsin originals. A magnificent concoction of vanilla ice cream, crème liqueur, and often brandy or another spirit, the ice cream cocktail is certainly more dessert than digestif. But in uniting two postprandial pleasures—one childlike, the other grown-up—in a single glass, it hits an enduring sweet spot. | <urn:uuid:b1234a3a-8004-40e6-a350-05a0c85b4bac> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://livingaloudallowed.com/2014/01/14/repost-doubleshot-ice-cream-cocktailssaveur/ | 2020-09-25T06:22:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.897689 | 305 |
What is a Presentation? Definition and examples
A presentation involves talking in front of a group of people to explain an idea, system, process, recent performance, forecast, or other topic. The person who does the explaining is the presenter and may use visual aids to help convey his or her message more effectively.
In a presentation, somebody presents a topic to a group of people, i.e., an audience. The presenter’s aim may be to suggest, sell, inform, inspire, motivate, persuade, convince, or build goodwill.
Moscow State Technical University has the following definition of the term:
“A presentation is a formal talk to one or more persons that “presents” ideas or information in a clear, structured way. All presentations have a common objective: they are given in order to inform, train, persuade or sell”
An event with prizes or awards
The term may also refer to an event in which qualifications, prizes, or awards are formally given to people who have achieved or won them. Somebody in an office might say, for example: “Harold is retiring next week. There will be a small presentation tomorrow.”
This means that Harold’s colleagues and bosses will be there to celebrate his retirement, thank him for his good work, and possibly give him a goodbye present. Typically, in this kind of event, there are drinks and food.
Presentation of a product
In the retail business, the term refers to how a product is presented to customers, consumers, and prospects. A prospect is somebody who might well turn into a paying customer.
For example, in supermarkets, donuts and croissants are typically presented in attractive boxes to make them more desirable and enticing. Marketing and merchandising professionals often say: “When selling something, presentation is everything.”
If you are selling your home, you need to make it as attractive as possible for possible buyers. Perhaps you will paint the walls, get a gardener, and maybe redecorate the hall. A good presentation can help speed up the sale.
This article focuses on the meaning of the term when it refers to presenting information to an audience.
An effective presentation
To be effective, presenters must make the best use of their relationship with their audience. It is crucial to know the audience members well, including their needs, if you want to capture their interest and develop their understanding and cooperation.
The University of Leicester says the following about effective presenters:
“An effective presentation makes the best use of the relationship between the presenter and the audience. It takes full consideration of the audience’s needs in order to capture their interest, develop their understanding, inspire their confidence and achieve the presenter’s objectives.”
Here are some suggestions that will help you deliver effective presentations:
If you are passionate about your topic, your audience will notice and are much more likely to feel a connection with you.
The world’s best presenters all say that it is crucial to connect with members of the audience. The best way to do this is with passion.
What are their needs?
People have come to watch and listen to you to satisfy their needs, rather than to find out how much you know. Before you even start preparing your presentation, you must find out what their needs are.
SKILLSYOUNEED says the following regarding what you know and your audience’s needs:
“As you prepare the presentation, you always need to bear in mind what the audience needs and wants to know, not what you can tell them.”
The best presenters in the world make sure they have prepared thoroughly for each event. Just like a good play requires rehearsals, so does presenting information or ideas to a group of people.
If you can, practice on somebody or a small group of people. Perhaps the only volunteers you can find are members of your household. That’s fine; practice on them and ask for feedback.
If you talk too fast or keep scratching your head, you will probably not be aware, but other people will. It is best to find that out beforehand.
There are literally dozens of other components of a good presentation, such as:
- Having a strong opening.
- Editing your script ruthlessly.
- Using visual aids appropriately.
- Being yourself.
- Creating a structure that is easy to follow.
- Making eye contact.
- Distributing your eye contact equally.
- Keeping it simple.
- Projecting your voice effectively.
- Body language.
- Breathing properly.
Above all, make sure you enjoy it. If you don’t, your audience will soon realize, which is the kiss of death as far as presentations are concerned.
If you are ambitious regarding your career, eventually you will have to present to audiences. C-level executives, for example, have to do it all the time. A C-level executive is a top corporate officer in a business, such as a CEO, CIO, CFO, i.e., an executive whose job title begins with the letter ‘C’. | <urn:uuid:f0f63555-0ef0-496f-8381-a2896eee6502> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://marketbusinessnews.com/financial-glossary/presentation-definition/ | 2020-09-25T08:17:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.959028 | 1,069 |
Not everybody is fortunate in running a hinkley pendant lights, and that undoubtedly makes storage some ideas essential when we don’t want lock ourselves in room clutter. Storage some ideas frequently enjoy an important position in saving hinkley pendant lights, as it pertains into kid areas, caravan residing, or holiday house. So, the following 4 ideas we will examine about, provides you some mind set to eliminate the irritated space clutter.
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The name Philip Cross sounds innocuous enough.
But mention his name to the likes of George Galloway and Jeremy Corbyn at your peril, for Cross has made hundreds of thousands of edits to Wikipedia pages, the results of which have angered a wide range of people, who claim he’s been biased against them.
The former Labour and Respect Party MP, Galloway, has said of the mysterious Wikipedia editor: ‘Christmas Day, Eid day, Easter Day, Cup final day, early hours of the morning, in the middle of the night – this man is on my case.
‘His edits are remorselessly targeted at people who oppose the Iraq war, who’ve opposed the subsequent intervention wars … in Libya and Syria, and people who criticise Israel.’
Galloway has been so incensed by the prolific Wikipedia editor that he offered a £1000 reward for his identity.
So who is Philip Cross?
The esoteric Mr Cross has been accused of bias for negative editing of some people’s Wikipedia pages he’s edited.
In his top 10 most-edited pages are the jazz musician Duke Ellington, The Sun newspaper, and Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.
But also in that top 10 are a number of vocal critics of American and British foreign policy: the journalist John Pilger, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Corbyn’s director of strategy, Seamus Milne.
His account was created at precisely 18:48 GMT on 26 October 2004. Since then, he’s made more than 130,000 edits to more 30,000 pages.
His critics also say that Philip Cross has made favourable edits to pages about public figures who are supportive of Western military intervention in the Middle East.
Cross is also on Twitter and uses his account to interact with Galloway and other politicians and journalists – calling a group of anti-war activists ‘goons’.
That raised claims of a conflict of interest, which is potentially against Wikipedia guidelines. Wikipedia, which was launched in 2001, is manned by volunteers who write and edit entries and follow rules and procedures.
On Twitter, Wikipedia’s co-founder, Jimmy Wales, rejected claims that Philip Cross is making entries biased.
Galloway says he’s received information about Philip Cross and that the reward has already been claimed, but that he is not revealing the personal details of the person behind the account.
BBC Trending has been able to establish that he lives in England, and that Philip Cross is not the name he normally goes by outside of Wikipedia.
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Prepare to really feel impressed.
We’ve been watching Maggie Q kick ass for years in hit motion pictures and TV, from Mission: Impossible III to her starring function on The CW’s underrated Nikita and, most lately, Netflix’s Designated Survivor, so it is smart that her at-home self-care follow is simply as aspirational.
In this week’s installment of E’s Wellness Wednesday collection, the founding father of Qeep Up, an environmentalist motion and sustainable activewear line that makes use of 100 p.c recycled plastic from the oceans, is revealing her favourite option to break a sweat, her go-to snack and recipe, and who she turns to for positivity and inspiration when she wants a carry.
Affirmation or Mantra You Tell Yourself:
The Four Agreements. Be impeccable along with your phrase. Don’t take something personally. Don’t make assumptions. Try your finest. This simply makes your life simpler on any degree. It provides you a ethical and moral compass on how you place your self on the market on the planet. I believe we have to cease hurting each other, however we additionally must cease being damage by individuals. They are the place they’re. If it would not go well with you… stroll away. | <urn:uuid:2caf30d9-a171-4c8c-afef-7c70a9d7d5bb> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://newsbuzz.co.uk/entertainment/maggie-q-inside-my-self-care-routine/ | 2020-09-25T07:43:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.947469 | 276 |
“Iwao” is a brand from Takai which has a strong body tasしte. It’s a perfect drink for an evening at home. They have been providing sake from a great place that’s rich in nature since 1729. Takai considers their sake a work of art and every ounce of their confidence is in each bottle.
Our brand name “Iwao” is named by Marshal Oyama Iwao.
He was a famous military officer at Meiji Era.
We have the cleanest water and air in Gunma so we will do our best for brewing Sake by our great natural resources and our skills. | <urn:uuid:967650f2-53da-4fba-99fe-36e48990cc63> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://nihonshu.com/kuramoto/%E9%AB%98%E4%BA%95%E9%85%92%E9%80%A0/ | 2020-09-25T06:20:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.722862 | 139 |
There isn’t much time in the spring for writing and work on the computer in the nursery business, and the pictures in this post and the ones to follow will give you a glimpse why and are a fraction of what we’ve been working on recently.
This year especially, with Easter falling late and the Mother’s Day holiday arriving a little over two weeks later, the demand for help planting spring planters and beds and then gifts to give for Mother’s Day really kept us hopping!
The past two months have flown by, and Mother’s Day is now past. Now the final push to finish spring planting is on, and the long, slow slide to summer begins.
Here, then, is a sampling of arrangements that we’ve created in the rush of early spring. Some are orchid arrangements in customers’ containers (and some in ours); others are arrangements in corkwood. Still more are short term plantings for parties, using bedding plants and herbs that can be planted in containers and in the garden outside after the festivities. Enjoy. | <urn:uuid:c59c9e55-e29d-4789-91ef-52d5423021c1> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://oakstreetgardenshop.com/arrangement-inspiration-spring-2014/ | 2020-09-25T07:26:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.937243 | 225 |
After following all these steps i still get this eror D: Can someone please help. Can some one please point me in the right direction as I am getting the same issue when trying to compile my scss. I dont get why it used to work but now does not work. Are you sure you have all of your paths right, in both your config and your scss? Hi, for windows it worked for me: Hi I tried that already and no luck.
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I have followed all the steps that other users have mentioned http: Hi I tried that already and no luck.
Can someone please help. All paths are correct.
Index of /ruby186
I can’t find RPMs to install a newer version of ruby and keep my package manager happy. Nice, very good to know I’m not on Windows, and have been seeing more and more of these Ok Managed to download and install the new version of ruby.
Was working when I was using Sencha Touch 1. I get the same error too. I’m having the same issue. I dont get why it used to work but now does not work.
# (ruby does not build against openssl a) – MacPorts
Hi, for ruuby186 it worked for me: I downloaded from git and installed with rake. If not, does the compile error have the updated path to ruby 1.
Win7 with ruby 1.
Anyone who has already solved the issue, please be kind and post a small guide. I appreciate the help. Any luck with this, I am doing a very funny thing, because I am unable to run this, I reverted back to my old setup, rjby186 I make a scss file compile it in touch 1.
Sorry guys, I’ve been out traveling for 2 days, but will try to do a compile on a clean ST 1. Maybe this should ruy186 considered a bug in Sass? I have even tried to compile old projects that were working before the upgrade to the latest version of sencha.
Im actually running OSX euby186 Sorry, not sure what it is. I actually tried to compile the oreilly scss and this gives the same error.
Can some one please point me in the right direction as I am getting the same issue when trying to compile rruby186 scss. Is “compass compile” the command generating the error? Are you sure you have all of your paths right, in both your config and your scss? It only started to happen when I downloaded the new version of sencha.
I don’t see a minimum Ruby version required for Sass Hope to get a solution for this soon. Yes it is compass compile generating the error. I’m experiencing this error too, on CentOS 5. Seems like a compatibility issue between ST 1. Sass is working fine on my Mac, OS Please help me compile my. | <urn:uuid:d8c5d0f3-603b-40bd-8784-90de63ebd2f1> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://piccard.info/ruby186-56/ | 2020-09-25T07:42:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.934643 | 672 |
Springtime is here, and singer/actor/influencer Alex Sparrow just released a fun, light-hearted new pop song + video called “Little Bunny” this past Friday and it amassed up to 43K views in its first weekend!
Alex Sparrow served as creative director, songwriter, artist, and producer for ‘Little Bunny‘ himself. Alex says, “I want to dedicate this song to the most beautiful feeling we can experience as humans: the feeling of tenderness being with someone you love. Everyone knows that feeling, when you want to just be with someone, hold their hand, look into their eyes, listen to how your beloved one talks or laughs. The little moments you cherish. These are the most beautiful memories one can share with another person.”
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The use of antimicrobial agents in COVID-19 and infections: what we know
Keywords:Antibiotic; Covid; Infection.
Today, COVID-19 is causing a worrisome public health emergency and mortality is rising rapidly around the world. At the current time of the pandemic, although there has been much persistence in diagnosing several patients with symptoms or close contacts, there are no definitive guidelines for the initial therapeutic approach for them and, therefore, many patients are dying from a hyperinflammatory immune reaction labeled a "cytokine storm". The use of antimicrobials in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is on the rise. Antibiotics used to treat staphylococcal infection, previously showed efficacy to inhibit the first stage of MERScoronarivus viral cycle in human cells. This activity is conserved in SARS-Cov-2, placing its use as a potential treatment for patients with this virus. A literature review using the PubMed, LILACS and Scielo databases was performed, with the terms "Covid", "antibiotic, "therapy" and "microbial resistance" and equivalents in English. In this review, we discussed some important points dedicated to the management of patients with COVID-19 using antibiotics.
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The 34 Copa Del Rey MAPFRE Crowns Its Eight Champions
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Eight teams from four different nationalities were crowned today winners of the 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE, the edition with the most entries ever. 135 teams from 23 nations enjoyed a week of extraordinary competition which confirmed the reputation of the Bay of Palma as an excellent race course and the Real Club Nautico de Palma as an organizer of high level events. H.R.H. King Felipe VI competed onboard "Aifos" and will be presenting the trophies to the champions tonight.
The winners of the 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE are: Americans "Ran V" (Gaastra IRC 0) and "Quantum Racing" (TP52 Super Series), Japanese "Mamma Aiuto" (Rias Baixas IRC 1), Italian "BMW Sail Racing Academy" (BMW ORC 1), and Spaniards "Noticia IV" (Singular Kitchen Soto 40), "Movistar" (BMW ORC 2), "Red Electrica de Espana" (Air Europa X-35) and "Ono Polaroid Tressis" (Herbalife J80).
Seamanship for Jacinto
The Seamanship distinction will open the prize giving ceremony. The regatta and the Real Club Nautico de Palma want to recognize the crucial work performed by the Maritime Rescue Services, the Air Force and the sailboat "Sea Hawk" rescuing Jacinto Rodriguez, owner "Duende 52", after falling overboard on their delivery to Palma.
The 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE is organized by the Real Club Nautico de Palma and it was held from August 1st to the 8th.
Final top three overall for the 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE:
(Position / Boat / Country / Skipper / Total Points)
Gaastra IRC 0
1. Ran V (USA), George Sakellaris, 9
2. Artic Energy (RUS), Stanislav Orlov, 22
3. L4 (MLT), Joern Larsen, 25
Rias Baixas IRC 1
1. Mamma Aiuto (JPN), Naofumi Kamei, 15
2. Otra Vez (USA), Willian Coates, 18
3. Team Vision Future (SUI), Mergui Mikael, 42
TP52 Super Series
1. Quantum Racing (USA), Doug DeVos, 27
2. Azzurra (ITA), Alberto Roemmers, 30
3. Platoon (GER), Harm Muller-Spreer, 36
Singular Kitchen Soto 40
1. Noticia IV (ESP), Jose Torcida, 21
2. Glen Ellen (FRA), Cadric Pouligny, 24
3. Bigamist (POR), Afonso Domingos, 24
BMW ORC 1
1. BMW Sail Racing Academy (ITA), Simone Ferrarese, 38.5
2. Elena Nova (GER), Christian Plump, 39
3. Earlybird (GER), Hendrik Brandis, 39
BMW ORC 2
1. Movistar (ESP), Pedro Campos, 20
2. Elite Sails (ESP), Ignacio Coello, 29
3. L'Immens (ESP), Alex Laplaza, 34
Air Europa X-35
1. Red Electrica de Espana (ESP), Alberto Viejo, 20
2. Lelagain (ITA), Alessandro Solerio, 37
3. Grupo Ceres (ESP), Daniel Cuevas, 40
1. Ono Polaroid Tressis (ESP), Daniel de la Pedraja, 30
2. Marbella Team (ESP), Javier Padron, 37
3. Herbalife (ESP), Jesús Amaliach, 41
Fifth Consecutive Danish Win In Lysekil
World #1 Camilla Ulrikkeholm Klinkby today secured her fifth consecutive victory in Lysekil Women's Match, the 2nd stage of the 2015 Women's International Match Racing Series (WIM Series). In the final the Dane defeated Stephanie Roble of the USA with a 3 - 1 record, after first having beaten Swede Anna Ostling with the same score in their semi final
World #2 Anna Ostling of the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club ended top placed Swede, after winning the matches for third prize against fellow club member Caroline Sylvan 2 - 0
Camilla Ulrikkeholm Klinkby gets 11 500 USD, a third of the total prize purse, for her fifth victory in Lysekil Women's Match. She also advances to the very top of the WIM Series leader board, ahead of Stephanie Roble and Anna Östling. The next event on the WIM Series is Buddy Melges Challenge in Sheboygan, USA, in mid September.
Results in Lysekil Women's Match 2015, the 2nd stage out of four in the Women's International Match Racing Series (skipper, nationality, WIM Series points, prize money):
1. Camilla Ulrikkeholm Klinkby, DEN, 11 500 USD
2. Stephanie Roble, USA, 5 400 USD
3. Anna Ostling, SWE, 20, 4 500 USD
4. Caroline Sylvan, SWE, 16, 3 500 USD
5. Anne-Claire Le Berre, FRA, 15, 3 000 USD
6. Klaartje Zuiderbaan, NED, 14, 2 700 USD
7. Alexa Bezel, SUI, 13, 2 200 USD
8. Pauline Courtois, FRA, 12, 1 500 USD
9. Annabel Vose, GBR, 10, -
10. Johanna Bergqvist, SWE, 8, -
11. Juliana Senfft, BRA, 6, -
12. Sanna Häger, SWE, 4, -
Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week
The second day of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week delivered perfect conditions, with bright sun and decent winds. A west-south westerly breeze built gradually through the day to give gusts approaching 20 knots by early afternoon. With 30-degree wind shifts at times, accompanied by big gusts and lulls, there was plenty to challenge competitors.
For competitors in the early starts on the two fixed lines a strong west-going tide made it imperative not to start early. This was accentuated for White Group dayboats starting on the Royal Yacht Squadron line, as the outer distance mark, Aberdeen Alpha, was two boat lengths on the course side of the line.
In White Group, the J/70 class is one of the fastest growing at the regatta, with entries up more than 300 per cent over the past two years. The 27-strong fleet made a clean start in their first race today, which proved to be a closely-fought battle in which the first eight boats finished within 69 seconds. David McLeman's Offbeat took the winner's gun 10 seconds ahead of Charlie Esse's Darwin Property Investment. Third place went to Ben Gratton's team of youth sailors on Royal Thames 1.
The J/70s' second race today was started from a committee boat line, with windward-leeward legs before finishing on the Shrape finish line off East Cowes. This time Esse pulled out a three-minute lead on the fleet to take a convincing win ahead of Simon Ling's Team RAF Benevolent Fund. Young sailor Jack Davies on Jugador took third.
The Etchells fleet is renowned for tight racing and today proved no exception, with all but the final three boats finishing within 180 seconds. Exabyte V was first across the line, just six seconds ahead of Mark and Jo Downer's Moonlight, while Andrew Coopers Ice followed 11 seconds later in third place.
Today was Family Day at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week. Like many other classes, the Etchells has many members of the same family spread through the fleet. Mark's brother Kevin is helming another Etchells, Ray of Light, and between them the Downer brothers have nine children, half of whom have regularly sailed in the Cowes fleet.
Tomorrow promises a generally stronger and more consistent wind, although there will be more cloud cover. It is also UKSA day, in which attention will be focused on the regatta's official charity, which uses sailing and watersports as a catalyst to transform young people's lives
Full results for all classes:
Monster Project Racing Charter Has 3 Places Left For The Rolex Fastnet
MONSTER PROJECT, formerly Team Russia's Volvo Open 70 from the Volvo Ocean Race Round The World, is in high gear for the iconic Rolex Fastnet Race 2015.
The boat, is very avant-garde in her design, in near new condition, has a large sail wardrobe and is already setting records both inshore and offshore on the Mediterranean, Transatlantic and Caribbean circuit as Formula-1 racing charter.
Skipper Andy Budgen is caping her racing campaign this year with the the 90th Anniversary of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 and he has moved fast and drawn together an international team. He brings a wealth of offshore and in-port racing skills to the table.
Fastnet has always stirred a passion amongst sailors, stoking the fires for offshore sailing and focusing the mentality from "why can't we do that" towards "let's do that".
Fastnet has exceptional take up and has produced a conveyor belt of offshore talent and for more information to get onboard MONSTER PROJECT and to see her roar as she takes on sailing heavyweights such as Comanche, Hanuman, Rambler 88, and Leopard - all with one thing in common, a winning mentality!
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2015 Zhik 29er World Championship
Pwllheli, Wales: The conditions improved after a rainy night providing exciting racing for the 193 entrants at the Zhik 29er Worlds. As the drizzle faded, the wind increased and provided stellar conditions on both courses. The sailors were split for qualifying into four fleets and raced on two courses off Pwllheli. For some the conditions were a challenge but for others it was what they have prepared for. David Campbell-James, Race officer stated, "we had 3 races today on both courses with 12-18 knots and relatively great sea state for the southerly breeze. The weather is to be much the same for tomorrow but with 4 races scheduled."
After three races, mere points separate the top spots. James Wilson/Oscar Gunn (NZL) and Juho Kotiranta/Akseli Keskinen (FIN) have 4 points both with two wins and a second. A three-way tie for second stands with Tam Lindsay/William McKenzie (NZL), Christopher Williford/Wade Waddell (USA) and John Cooley/Simon Hoffman (AUS) all with 5 points total.
Tomorrow's four races will offer more challenges as the fleets will be reshuffled.
Racing for qualifying continues on Monday, August 10 with the finals to start August 12 and the prizegiving on August 14. -- Jerelyn Biehl
American Rich Wilson Preregistered For The Next Vendee Globe
Good news for the internationalisation of the Vendee Globe: American sailor Rich Wilson has officially preregistered for the next solo round the world race without stopovers. With this in mind, he's already training aboard the ex Mirabaud, a 2006 Owen Clarke design with which Dominique Wavre finished 7th in his last Vendee.
If he manages to balance the budget, Rich Wilson will, at 64 years of age, likely be the most senior figure of the 2016/2017 event. His primary aim will be to finish the race, as he did in 2008/2009, securing 9th place after 121 days at sea. However, that's not his only goal. "I hope that with everything we're doing the race's notoriety will extend right across the USA and that we'll see an increasing number of Americans in the race as a result," he explains.
Quantum Key West Race Week Offers Alternate Racing Formats
Organizers from the Storm Trysail Club are pleased to announce new features to Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 to increase the event's flexibility to accommodate more sailors and classes to enjoy this world-class international sailing event.
Firstly, a one design or handicap class that can organize a minimum number of 8 entries may consider using an alternative format being offered of three days of racing starting on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 and concluding on Friday, January 22nd. This will be in addition to the standard format of racing held over Monday, January 18th through Friday, January 22nd. Classes competing in the standard format will be ineligible to also compete in this alternate format.
Those that opt to race on Wednesday-Friday will receive the same high-quality race management being provided to the other classes at the event, and may be included in course areas provided for other classes during the week, or given their own courses, depending on their needs.
Classes interested in this alternate format will have to register their interest and commitment by September 1st in order to have an amendment made to the official Notice of Race.
Secondly, in addition to the return of IRC and HPR rating systems, Quantum Key West Race Week 2016 is pleased to offer handicap scoring using the ORC system. Boats with either ORCi or ORC Club valid certificates may enter, with classes formed for each.
Thirdly, event managers are prepared to add short navigational races to the format for Performance Cruising classes that have expressed interest in participating at Quantum Key West Race Week. This is a style of racing popular for the casual and/or shorthanded sailing teams, who wish to be part of the larger event but typically enjoy just one race per day.
DSS Gives You Wings
With the sailing world going 'foil-crazy', stock prices are rising for Dynamic Stability Systems and Infiniti Yachts, one of the chief exponents of the patented DSS foil system. After all, why should multihulls and Moths have all the fun? Sticking a foil out down to leeward that generates lift and piles on righting moment when it is needed delivers one of the biggest performance enhancements you can make to your racing yacht. The point is finally sticking home, having morphed from a fringe eccentricity to a head-slapping 'why didn't we think of that years ago?' And with his latest design, DSS creator Hugh Welbourn has proved it is now even possible to make a keelboat fly.
Following on from the DSS-equipped Infiniti 36 performance daysailers, the first Infiniti 46R is currently midway through construction at Infiniti Yachts at the URSA Shipyard near Istanbul. Due for launch this September, the first 46R, designed by DSS creator Hugh Welbourn, has been developed as an offshore racing yacht for the classic 600-mile races such as the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Fastnet Race, Middle Sea Race and Newport-Bermuda. Hull no1, Maverick, will debut this November on the RORC Transatlantic race. The boat has been engineered by Gurit to withstand the rough conditions these races can deliver and is built using Gurit pre-preg carbon fibre with an M-Foam core.
In line with many owners' wishes, the Infiniti 46R has been designed to be sailed relatively shorthanded with a crew of just six and is fitted with a canting keel to provide added power upwind to compensate. The keel is canted with a single Cariboni hydraulic ram while a single canard forward minimises leeway.
Who Will Win The Fastnet?
With a record-sized fleet of 335 in the running, the question 'who will win the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race on handicap is a tough one writes James Boyd.
As ever, the corrected time prize is raced under IRC, which this year aims to equalise a fleet as diverse as Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze Clark's VPLP-Verdier 100 Comanche (with a IRC TCC of 1.975) to the modest Contessa 32 Hurrying Angel 4 of Lucinda Allaway (TCC of 0.872); from state of the art carbon fibre racers, such as the new IRC 72 Mini Maxi Momo, to Matt Brooks' classic Dorade, the 52 footer which won the Fastnet Race outright in 1931 and 1933 under young designer-skipper Olin Stephens. In between are every imaginable flavour of cruising yachts, cruiser-racers to out and out performance machines.
The winner will be partly determined by the weather. If the race has a strong start and a light finish then it is typically a 'big boat' race. If the opposite is true, and the wind only fills in later, then it is a 'small boat' race as occurred in 2005 when one of the smallest and slowest boats in the race, Jean-Yves Chateau's Nicholson 33, Iromiguy, claimed the victor's Fastnet Challenge Trophy.
Whichever boats wins, IRC seeks to ensure that it is among the best sailed in the fleet.
Battle Of The Giants
Fall is shaping up to be the battle of the giants. Two of the biggest racing sailboats are gearing up for one of sailing's toughest challenges; a non-stop lap of the planet to claim the Jules Verne Trophy, or by it's real name Le Trophee Jules-Verne.
Francis Joyon, the humble French sailor who currently holds the record for the fastest solo, non-stop circumnavigation will sail the 105-foot VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC, while Yann Guichard and Dona Bertarelli are readying the 131-foot VPLP-designed trimaran Spindrift.
Each team is seeking to break the existing record of 45 days, 13 hours, 22 minutes, and 53 seconds set in 2012 by Loïck Peyron and his crew aboard Banque Populaire V ... the boat now branded as Spindrift.
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Tax Tips for Writing Off Your Holiday Party
The IRS has special rules regarding writing off entertainment expenses, and if interpreted the wrong way, small-business owners can find themselves in hot water with the agency.
As we head into the holiday season filled with business events and parties that tend to be full of not only fun festivities, but also marketing and advertising opportunities, it’s important to keep in mind that the IRS is very strict with its tax-write off standards.
Entertainment is an ordinary and necessary business expense. After all, you need to be in touch and ingratiated to your client list in order to ensure a continuing business relationship. It’s also important to network and hobnob with associates in related industries so that they will remember to refer business your way. And so the expense of providing food, drink, music, etc. should be deductible. Right?
Well, it’s not that straightforward. Having a party for business associates and clients simply to promote goodwill is not a valid deductible expense. And if it’s presented that way in audit it will be disallowed – usually with a snicker from the auditor.
Bear in mind that with any entertainment expense, including parties, there must be a substantial business discussion before, during, or after the event. One exception is if the party is thrown for the benefit of employees and their families only – you know, the proverbial company holiday party. That expense is 100% deductible. If the general public is invited it’s 100% deductible as well. If the party includes friends, the portion allocated to their entertainment is not deductible at all.
A party for business associates and customers must have a business element. There must be a presentation, a reveal, a speech, something that smacks of “substantial business discussion” in order to write it off. And even at that, the other rules for entertainment apply, which means you may only deduct 50% of the expense.
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Launching NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Leaves Legacy of Lasting Pride
By Steven Siceloff, NASA's Kennedy Space Center // June 29, 2017
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BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA (NASA) – As NASA’s Cassini spacecraft spends its last few weeks in orbit around Saturn before making a controlled impact with the planet in what NASA dubbed Cassini’s “Grand Finale,” some of those who helped launch the mission 20 years ago are thrilled with the success of the massive probe they helped dispatch to one of the solar system’s most intriguing worlds.
“There’s just a real sense of fulfillment associated with being part of a launch team, particularly something as big as Cassini and as complicated as Cassini is and the whole makeup of the whole Cassini team,” said Ray Lugo, launch director for Cassini.
“It was a big community of folks and everybody had to do their part to make sure that mission got off right.”
It took seven years for Cassini to make the trip from Earth’s surface to Saturn’s orbit. The two-story-tall spacecraft reached Saturn on June 30, 2004, to begin unprecedented surveys of the planet and its brilliant rings, along with Saturn’s eclectic system of moons.
As the mission comes to a close, NASA opted to plunge the spacecraft into Saturn to prevent it from accidentally contaminating one of the moons if it were left to drift around in space.
Cassini also carried a second spacecraft along with it, a probe called Huygens that was released to study the moon Titan up close. Huygens parachuted to the surface of the moon, relaying data on conditions there until its batteries ran out.
For Lugo, that success was hoped for, but not taken for granted.
“For some of those scientists, they spent their lifetime to make something like that happen,” Lugo said.
“Somebody had to have the idea for this mission, somebody had to write up a proposal for the mission, probably multiple proposals, finally get selected, fly it and then do the science. Thinking of it in that way kind of sets an expectation. You know on launch day that all this work we did and they did could be lost, and you think about that.”
ABOVE VIDEO: On Oct. 15, 1997, a seven-year journey to the ringed planet Saturn began with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and its attached Huygens probe.
Cassini, which was built and operated from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1997 atop a Titan IVB rocket.
The launch capped months of processing on the spacecraft and booster to make sure everything would work correctly on launch day and Cassini would be set on its correct path.
The Cassini mission would be only Lugo’s second at the helm of the launch team. Because his first launch was not successful, he said he felt added weight heading into the Cassini campaign.
“Here I am a freshly minted launch director coming into one of the flagship missions for NASA and I’m batting zero-for-one,” Lugo said. “so it wasn’t like there wasn’t any pressure. It was a very important mission, it was complicated.”
The Titan IVB rocket was NASA’s largest expendable booster at the time.
“We’d never launched anything as large as Cassini before on an expendable vehicle, and there wasn’t a rocket that big before unless you went back to Apollo,” said George Diller, NASA’s launch commentator.
The spacecraft lifted off on its second try to cap a smooth, if lengthy, countdown procedure that saw the teams on their consoles for 12 straight hours through liftoff. Located at different facilities around Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center for launch, along with mission operations centers in California and Europe, the countdown encompassed a wide array of people and organizations.
Despite the size of the rocket, Cassini would still take seven years to reach Saturn. It would fly a precise path through the inner solar system building up speed by passing near Venus and Earth so it could slingshot out beyond Mars and Jupiter to rendezvous with Saturn. Getting on that path correctly at the start was the focus of the launch team.
“After the second burn of the Centaur upper stage, which got Cassini out of Earth orbit and onto an interplanetary trajectory, that’s when everybody felt like OK, we’ve got it in hand,” Diller said.
The payoff has been a wealth of photos and data of one of the solar system’s most captivating locations.
“You see Cassini approach Saturn and get these good pictures and you think, ‘Wow, I was a part of something that really redefined the understanding of a planet like Saturn and the rings,’ ” Lugo said. “I wasn’t responsible for the science, but I can take some comfort in the fact that what I was able to do helped make that happen.”
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Cake mix cookies. Cake Mix Cookies are an easy cookie recipe that you can mix and match cake flavors and add-ins! Mix in chocolate chips, M&Ms, sprinkles, peanut butter chips and more to your favorite cake mix. Mix together cake mix, eggs and oil in a large bowl.
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Ingredients of Cake mix cookies
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- Prepare 2 boxes of chocolate cake mix.
- You require 2/3 cup of oil.
- It's 4 of eggs.
- You need of Icing.
- Prepare 1 Cup of sugar.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of milk.
- You require 1/2 cup of butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of flour.
- You must have 1 tsp of salt.
- It's 2 tsp of vanilla.
- It's 1/2 of cacoa.
- Prepare of Add all ingredients together put in a pot, cook till it thickens.
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- Mix first 3 ingredients..
- Make small balls..
- Place on cookie sheet, pat down slightly with hand..
- Bake at 400F for about 10 min..
- Don’t over bake..
- Put icing between cookies..
You can even top your cookies with homemade frosting if you want an extra decadent dessert. I made cake mix cookies at home and then again in the Instructables Test Kitchen because I was Hope you enjoy these cake mix cookies as much as I did! They're so nice for when you're feeling. Cake batter is one of my favorite dessert flavors, second only to chocolate. These cake mix cookies are truly delicious.
A variation to test with smaller potatoes: after washing, drying and scoring the potatoes, rub the skins with a bit of butter, then season with salt and pepper before baking to give you extra crispy, tasty skins that anybody will eat.
Also a thing to try if you want to get fancy: as soon as the potatoes are cooked, halve them, scoop the insides, mix having a beaten egg, grated cheese, pepper and salt, heap lots of people into the skins and return to your oven for an additional 15 minutes up until the tops are golden brown. Dinner byby itself!
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Thanks for joining me today while I share my newest layout created off the sketch from GrandDiva’s Creative Corner. It was originally a two page sketch, but I only used the left hand side. I also used the the mood board from Creating with Paper & More. The mood board had a wood sign in it inspiring the wood grain paper I used for my background. It also had a child blowing snow that looked like stars…hence the star accents I used around my page. Lastly, the board had a deer in the left corner. My husband is an avid hunter so it inspired me to scrap about his recent achievement at work.
Hey Crafty Friends! I have a quick post today, have a pounding headache, of a layout I got finished this week. I started with the sketch from GrandDiva’s Creative Corner and the word art challenge at Rochelle Spears blog.
For the word art challenge my inspiration words were family, thankful and blessings. I am blessed by this little girl daily and thankful for the time I’m getting to spend home with her. The photos are the first I took that I looked at her and went…she’s not a baby anymore 🙁
The papers and embellishments on this layout came from the Felicity Jane Willow kit. I’m really trying to get that one killed this month. You’ll see where I have two pieces of white cardstock…I tried adding mist and hated it. I had used liquid adhesive on my other papers so my undu wasn’t working so that was my solution.
Okay – I’m off to lay down. Until next time…stay crafty!
Hey Scrappy Friends! I’m back today with another layout. This one I actually completely while on vacation. It’s amazing how little you actually need to scrap when away from your space.
This layout was inspired by the rewind sketch at Rochelle Spears blog and the color/friend challenge at GrandDiva’s Creative Corner. The friend part comes from including a photo of my parents with our kiddos. Hubby and I are blessed for my parents to be considered friends as well as family. It also goes with the new beginnings challenge at Use Your Stuff because our baby girl in this picture isn’t even three months, I hadn’t gone back to work yet, and it was our first time away as a family of four.
This layout was made with goodies from the Felicity Jane Summer kit. The only things I added were some paint splatters from my cheapy watercolor set and some of my homemade enamel dots attached with my scotch tacky glue. I only used the scotch glue rather than my best glue ever because I had forgotten it at home and Michael’s only carried the Scotch.
The cluster in the upper right hand corner is several pieces all stacked together and cemented with my Tim Holtz tiny attacher. There is washi from the kit, a label, a die cut that had a saying on it, and then a stamp that I cut out.
The stamp is also from the kit. I’m really loving the sets included each month. I’ve never been a stamper on my layouts, but I find having them that I do use them and actually reach for them over and over.
Well, we’re off to the beach for a bit as it’s supposed to rain later. Right around nap time…wouldn’t that be perfect! Until next time…stay crafty!
Last, but certainly not least, I went with Rochelle Spear’s challenge of using twine or ribbon on your layout. I had a ton of both these items in my stash, but never really use them so this was perfect for me.
I also wanted to include the comments that were posted when his job put the achievement on their wall. I didn’t want to include four full size photos on the page, and I didn’t want to shrink the photo of him down so I used some flip flaps from Close To My Heart to fit them all in.
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Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave
Director Savage Steve Holland CastJackie R. Jacobson, Jeremy Howard & Breanna YdeRelease Aug 4th, 2020 It’s summer again, and everyone’s favorite Junior Rescuers, The Flounders, are back at Tower 2. With the International Junior Rescue Championships headed to Southern California, the eyes of the entire planet are on Malibu Beach. But when Team USA falls victim to a bout of food poisoning, it’s up to Tyler, Dylan, Eric, Lizzie and Gina to represent their country in the world's most extreme...
Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave is directed by Savage Steve Holland and was released on Aug 4th, 2020.
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Production detailsDirector Savage Steve Holland's Action & Comedy movie Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave & was released 2020-08-04.
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Major Themes Driving Our Views
The Global Economy Is Healing
Global economic activity is expanding after having passed through the trough in 2020’s second quarter and entered the recovery phase of the most severe hard-stop recession the world has ever seen. The nadir for business activity is behind us in most economies, although global trade is proving slower to recover than domestic consumption of goods.
The services sector of the economy has lagged, and we see signs that the pace of the rebound may have slowed. Efforts to return to normality have been incomplete. Attempts to restart mass tourism show that travelers remain cautious and the sudden reimposition of government restrictions will dissuade others. Although the locations have and will change, the growing realization is that localized flare-ups of the virus are an ongoing threat.
As a result, we are not surprised to see a cooling of the pace of recovery in some of the high-frequency data that are helping investors and policymakers monitor this fluid and fast-moving environment. Indicators of consumer spending on credit cards and bookings at restaurants have rolled over. We believed the recovery would be uneven since the very start of the COVID-19 crisis. Although the global economy is healing, we agree with the views of the central bankers, repeated recently by Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey, that the path forward remains extraordinarily uncertain.
Looking at the behavior of consumers, they seem to reflect this uncertainty by building up precautionary savings. We expect lingering impacts from the coronavirus crisis on unemployment to determine how quickly these savings are spent. Expectations of a sharp rebound have become well-established and are increasingly discounted in current market levels for risk assets. Political uncertainty may also contribute to an outlook that remains less clear than usual and presents an ongoing drag on business investment intentions. We see the risks to recovery as tilted to the downside, in part due to the second-wave infection threat. As a result, this leaves us with a relatively cautious view, encapsulated in our theme that sees “ongoing headwinds to global growth.”
On the Lookout for Inflation
Inflation concerns are a growing feature of market discussions. Perhaps it is inevitable, after a prolonged period of subdued inflation, that thoughts turn to a new narrative. The level of fiscal and monetary stimulus that has been deployed to help offset the coronavirus recession amplifies such concerns.
Many analysts point to the volume of money central banks have created as they expand their balance sheets. However, the pace with which this money is circulating in the economy is equally important. Increased demand for credit is evident in record issuance of new corporate bonds. However, for now, it is unclear whether this is simply being used to bolster reserves or will be deployed to support future growth. Without significant investment, it is hard to see jobs being created in sufficient numbers to drive wages higher on a sustained basis.
The actions of central banks suggest disinflationary forces are currently their greater concern. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has announced that it is changing its monetary policy framework to target average inflation. Having failed to generate adequate levels of core inflation (the underlying level after the direct effect of food and energy price fluctuations has been excluded), expectations remain depressed in a range of economies. In the eurozone, core inflation dipped back to the lows seen over the last 10 years in the most recent data. This occurred despite supply disruptions and a desire to move production closer to home.
We believe that it is premature to call an end to globalization, despite some examples of onshoring. We also remain skeptical of the link between rapidly expanding money supply and generalized inflation, as opposed to asset price gains. More broadly, we continue to believe changes in demand will be the main driver of inflation. Recent supply shocks may have lowered productive capacity, but the deceleration in global activity and rise in labor market slack that we have seen since 2019 will be much more powerful, in our view. This effect has been felt broadly, including in emerging markets, reinforcing our theme of “subdued inflation across economies.”
Policy Support Remains Key
COVID-19 presents an ongoing headwind to the global economic recovery. However, we have seen consistent and unstinting support from independent central banks, together with coordinated fiscal policy. It is this policy response that has eased the path through a deep global recession and allowed investors to look ahead to a period of recovery and rebuilding. This is reflected in our final theme of a “dovish bias to policy.”
Fiscal policy has clearly helped to propel the rebound in activity—and financial markets—but we may be reaching the point where superficially good economic news has counterproductive effects. The recovery will not be secured without ongoing policy coordination, and this may be harder to achieve without the presence of a crisis to focus politicians’ minds. The pandemic has accelerated progress on a number of fronts, technological adoption among the most prominent.
Similarly, as we have commented on in recent editions of Allocation Views, few would doubt that the European Union has accelerated the creation of a strong institutional framework. However, we are increasingly concerned that ongoing fiscal stimulus will be harder to secure as we move through the recovery phase.
The approaching US election, and highly contested presidential race, compound the inherent difficulty in agreeing to ongoing support measures. With less than two months until the vote, it seems unlikely an ambitious package will be agreed upon that builds on earlier emergency relief. Indeed, it may prove difficult enough to pass continuing resolutions to keep the federal government running beyond the end of the fiscal year. Fears of an inconclusive or contested outcome make the election process itself contentious.
As a result, and after benefiting from a period of strong global equity market returns, we have eliminated our modestly higher conviction toward global equities over bonds and taken a neutral stance. In broad terms, bonds remain more highly valued and equity prospects are attractive relative to them in the longer term, in our view, but near-term risks temper our enthusiasm.
Nimble Management Required
Over recent years, we have highlighted periods of divergence between various financial markets and the global economy. Most often these divergences are explained by plentiful liquidity seeking a home, and by the search for yields better than those on cash holdings. Although we recognize the longer-term return potential for stocks, we believe politics may have a growing impact on financial markets. We are again pointing to shorter-term concerns that temper our enthusiasm.
More broadly, a period of elevated market volatility since early 2018, in contrast to the muted levels seen for much of the preceding 10 years, indicates that we are in a new volatility regime. As we discussed recently in our Allocation Views quarterly focus on global bonds, the effect of ample liquidity, which is likely to continue to be provided across developed economies, has propelled many markets to quite elevated levels. We have reflected this in a lower conviction toward corporate bonds generally. Overall, we retain a broadly neutral stance toward riskier assets. Our view balances policy support that aims to do whatever it takes with caution regarding valuations and politics. However, it still leaves us looking for alternatives.
Oil prices and other industrial commodities have rebounded, reflecting a better balance between supply and demand. While we anticipate a continued move higher and reflect this in a modestly higher conviction in commodities, it does not appear to pose an immediate inflation risk more broadly. However, as we look for alternatives to both stocks and bonds, exposures to assets that offer natural diversification and protection against unanticipated inflation are top of our wish list.
Real Assets Could Be the Alternative
By a significant margin, energy has been the most important factor driving consumer prices over recent years. Despite its relatively modest weight in the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI), oil has accounted for a large part of the volatility in headline CPI inflation. The fact that energy is considerably more volatile than most other components of CPI is not new or surprising.
Indeed, this is why central bankers and market-watchers tend to look at underlying “core” inflation, as we note in our inflation outlook above. We have an interest in core inflation from a macroeconomic perspective, but it is headline inflation that has a direct impact on the return from certain real assets. Inflation-linked bonds’ capital value and income stream rise in direct proportion to the increase in the headline CPI (or other price index that certain countries’ bonds follow), delivering explicit inflation protection.
Today, unless oil prices continue to rebound, regaining levels seen late last year, the rate of headline inflation is likely to remain depressed during the next few months. The longer-term impact is dependent on business investment, job creation and changes to consumer behavior. For now, longer-term inflation expectations also remain relatively subdued.
However, market-based expectations for inflation, derived from the yields of nominal and real return bonds, have swung violently this year. These so-called breakeven inflation rates (where the prospective return on nominal- and real-return bonds are equal) have responded directly to recent commodity price fluctuations. Looking more deeply, the level of breakeven inflation over the five-year period starting five years from now (5-year/5-year forward rate) has also followed a similar path. This largely reflects the relative illiquidity of real return bonds and swings in the risk premium for inflation uncertainty.
Having shown some signs of distress earlier in the year, the prompt action of central banks in ensuring that markets functioned smoothly has eliminated most of the dislocation in breakeven inflation rates. Some further modest increase in this market-based measure of long-term inflation rates may occur, but to see it move appreciably higher would require consumer expectations to become less well anchored. Such an event—where inflation actually exceeds the average levels now being targeted by the Fed—would likely be a catalyst for another regime change in monetary policy. The world’s leading central banks are not anticipating such an event in the foreseeable future, and it would likely result in weaker stock markets and higher bond yields.
We hold a growing confidence in the return potential of assets such as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) that can help to provide protection against rising inflation. In our base case, they are perhaps modestly cheap. However, it is the combination of equity, bond and inflation “shocks” that could provide the environment where holding a diversifying asset such as TIPS might notably enhance return potential and lower portfolio volatility.
Other Alternative Assets
Other alternative assets might show uncorrelated return potential as well. Real estate is widely viewed as providing some protection against a general rise in inflation. However, the coronavirus recession has impacted demand for offices and retail space, and the ability of tenants to continue to cover rent.
Similarly, any rise in bond yields could put pressure on property valuations through the current relatively subdued yield. While directly held property might weather this storm, and even potentially benefit from a modest rise in inflation, we have adopted a more cautious stance on this asset class.
Casting the net more widely, we can see the attractions of assets that give exposure to totally un-correlated factors. Insurance-linked securities provide capital to back the global re-insurance market. This underwrites exposure to the risks associated with storms or other natural disasters, in return for annual premium income. Any losses in these areas would not typically be linked to moves in financial markets. This specialized, niche investment is unlikely to become a large part of traditional multi-asset portfolios, but it may be of interest to some investors.
More topically, certain commodities may offer alternative diversification benefits. Precious metals such as gold may not follow the same trend as industrial metals or broad commodities. At times of financial market or geopolitical stress, they can offer perceived safe-haven benefits and are viewed as a hedge against the debasement of fiat currencies. Our analysis of the drivers of precious metals shows that they would tend to fare better if the US dollar were to depreciate. Also, as an asset that generates no income, they compete better in a falling interest-rate environment.
The last few months have seen many of these factors come together to propel the price of gold higher, with a move into negative territory for the real yield available from TIPS seen as a key driver. In recent months, we have found the specific attractions of gold contributing to our modestly constructive view of commodities more broadly.
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Melbourne band Okay Dane craft punchy, anthemic indie rock in the vein of Violent Soho or WAAX. Their new single ‘Someday’, which we’re premiering here at Music Feeds today, is something of a new chapter for the band.
For one thing, it’s the first single from the band since they went from a duo to a four-piece. The addition of guitarist and vocalist Iseabail Lewis leads to some truly satisfying chorus harmonies that work a treat juxtaposed with the song’s searing guitars and propulsive rhythms – aided by another new addition, drummer Nathan Winn.
“These new singles have been the most collaborative that we’ve made so far, with every member pitching in ideas for lyrics, themes and melodies,” Okay Dane explain.
‘Someday’ is the second single the band have released so far this year, following up the thrashing ‘Erase’ back in May. ‘Someday’ is a little more of a slow-burner than its predecessor, with the band citing influences like Pixies and Ball Park Music.
Lyrically, ‘Someday’ centres around the aftermath of fucking up big time, but it’s deceptively optimistic, documenting the process of picking up the pieces and hopefully coming out better for it. According to the band, it’s “about the moment after saying something you can’t take back.”
Listen to ‘Someday’ below.
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Port Velho (Brazil): Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest, President Jair Bolsonaro has authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes of Catastrophic Amazon Fires while thousands of marching through the streets to demonstrate his policies on the environment. Brazilian forces would deploy beginning Saturday by the border areas, native territories and different affected regions within the Amazon to help in putting out fires for a month, in keeping with a presidential decree authorizing use of the army on Friday.
The military would “act strongly” to manage the wildfires. Bolsonaro secure as he signed the decree. The military will collaborate with security and environmental protection agencies, the decree says.
“We have an obligation to protect the forest,” the president aforementioned. “We are conscious of that and will act to combat deforestation and criminal activities that put individuals in danger in the Amazon. We are a government of intolerance for crime, and within the environmental field, it’ll not differ.”
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Bolsonaro has previously outlined rainforest protection as a barrier to economic development in Brazil, grappling with critics who mention that the Amazon generates enormous quantities of oxygen and is considered essential to climate change objectives.
As the president spoke, thousands of Brazilians incontestable in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and also the capital of Brasilia exacting the government to announce concrete actions to curb the fires. People conjointly banged pots from their homes, a conventional mode of protest in South America. An AP journalist who traveled to the Amazon region Friday saw many already deforested areas that had been burned.
Charred trees and fallen branches have been seen across Porto Velho, the capital of the state of Rondonia, bordering Bolivia. In some cases, the burned areas were adjacent to existing farm animal ranches and various farms, indicating that the fires were handled as part of a land clearing strategy.
A large column of smoke billowed from one fire, and smoke rose from a few of the closer woody areas. Life appeared normal in Porto Velho. However, visibility from the windows of an arriving airplane was poor due to smogginess enveloping the region.
Smaller numbers of protesters collected in Paris, London, Geneva, and Bogota, Colombia outside of Brazilian diplomatic missions to persuade Brazil to attempt to do more to fight the fires. Larger protests were held in Uruguay and Argentina. Hundreds also protested in Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change https://t.co/iE6Bbf5PIn
— CNN International (@cnni) August 21, 2019
Neighboring Bolivia and Paraguay have conjointly struggled to contain fires that spreading through the woods and fields, in several cases set to clear land for farming. About 7,500 square km of land has been affected in Bolivia, Defense Minister Javier Zavaleta said.
A B747-400 Supertanker arrived in Bolivia and started flying over ravaged areas to assist put out the fires and shield forests.
The US-based craft will carry nearly 76,000 liters (20,000 gallons) of retardation, a substance used to stop fires.
Some 370 square kilometers have burned in northern Paraguay, close to the borders with Brazil and Bolivia, aforementioned Joaqun Roa, a Paraguayan state emergency official. He said the situation had stabilized.
Close to 200th of the Amazon has already been deforested, aforementioned Thomas Lovejoy, a George Mason University environmental scientist.
“I worry that the present deforestation can push past the tipping purpose resulting in huge loss of forest and biodiversity,” Lovejoy wrote in associate email to The Associated Press.
He aforementioned Brazil is “turning its back” on past environmental achievements, together with the 1992 Earth Summit, and has proposed infrastructure projects that will accelerate the challenge of climate change.
“Fires are directly burning into the Amazon rainforest which releases the carbon stored in those trees,” aforementioned Doug Morton, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist.
“The carbon then enters the atmosphere as CO2 or methane, where it contributes to the greenhouse gases that are causing climate change, bringing us a warmer and a drier planet.”
Morton aforementioned, there’s currently “an uptick within the pressure against the remaining Amazon forest, to expand agriculture production in areas that are the forefront in the deforestation frontier.”
Fires are common in Brazil within the annual dry season, however, they’re rather more widespread this year. Brazilian state consultants reported nearly 77,000 wildfires across the country up to now this year, up 85% over the same period in 2018.
Just over 1/2 those fires have occurred within the Amazon region. Brazil contains about 60% of the Amazon Rainforest. US President Donald Trump on Friday said he spoke with Bolsonaro.
“Our future Trade prospects are terribly exciting and our relationship is robust, perhaps stronger than ever before,” Trump tweeted.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Antoine Gyori/Corbis via Getty Images
China's growth so far this year has been better than expected and it will begin a shift away from stimulus and towards reform and restructuring, according to China's 25-member ruling body headed by President Xi Jinping. The news was reported by state news agency Xinhua.
Why it matters: China's stimulus has been a major source of relief for Chinese and global financial markets, and the government now looks to be shifting gears.
Background: China ratcheted up stimulus in 2018, including tax and fee cuts amounting to nearly $300 billion, and 5 separate cuts to banks' reserve requirement ratios to spur lending.
- Economists, including IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, as well as buy- and sell-side analysts had largely credited this stimulus with righting China's economy. (And as a potential savior for Europe's wilting growth.)
What it means: The statement from the politburo came days after China reported better-than-expected 6.4% annual growth in Q1, defying expectations of a slowing economy.
- The meeting statement removed the so-called six stabilizations from policy objectives: employment, finance, trade, foreign investment, investment and expectations.
- Analysts at Goldman Sachs said in a research note that the politburo's findings signaled a "less dovish policy stance."
Yes, but: Morgan Stanley analysts point out that while acknowledging growth improvement in Q1, "policymakers remain cautious in light of still rising external pressures and downward pressures on growth."
The bottom line:
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Counting groups of Australian notes and coins, matching prices, shopping problems and calculating change - all these activities and more. 29 worksheets that require no preparation whatsoever, just print and go, with the option to print one of the worksheets in colour, to laminate and use as a game in a math centre. Plenty of variety to keep the children interested and learning. Different levels are included to provide differentiation for your groups.
You will find:
- Spin and calculate prices activity (5 worksheets)
- Circling the notes and coins to match a price (5 worksheets)
- Shopping word problems – buying 2 or 3 items and calculating the change (8 worksheets)
- Drawing notes and coins to match a price (2 worksheets)
- Counting coins and notes and calculating how much more is needed (1 worksheet)
- Matching groups of coins and notes to prices (5 worksheets)
- Calculating the costs of grocery bills (2 worksheets)
- The Toy Store - a game (2 pages, choice of B&W and colour)
- Answers (3 pages)
A great package to supplement any Australian Money program!
Aligned to the Australian Mathematics Curriculum for Years 2 and 3 :
ACMNA034 Count and order small amounts of coins and notes according to their value.
ACMNA059 Represent money values in multiple ways and count the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five cents.
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Hemp is an amazing plant. There are more than 25,000 uses for hemp from food, paint and fuel to clothing and construction materials. There are even hemp fibers in your Lipton® tea bags. And several cars made today contain hemp. One acre of hemp can produce as much raw fiber as 10 acres of trees. But hemp also has a plethora of medicinal effects. The chemical in hemp (aka cannibis) which is responsible for many of the medical benefits is “Delta-9-tetrahydro-cannabinol
We have known this since 1974 when the first experiment documenting hemp’s anti-tumor effects took place at the Medical College of Virginia at the behest of the U.S. government and the National Institute of Health (NIH). The “predetermined” outcome was to show that hemp damages the immune system and causes cancer. However, the study actually found instead that THC slowed the growth of three kinds of cancer in mice (lung and breast cancer, and a virus-induced leukemia). OOPS! We can’t have that information made public, can we? So, the DEA quickly shut down the Virginia study and all further research on the anti-cancer effects of hemp! In 2000, researchers in Madrid learned that the THC in hemp inhibits the spread of brain cancer through selectively inducing programmed cell death (apoptosis) in brain tumor cells without negatively impacting surrounding healthy cells.
They were able to destroy incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC. But sadly, most Americans don’t know anything about the Madrid discovery, since virtually no major US newspapers carried the story. A 2007 Harvard Medical School study showed that the THC in hemp decreases lung cancer tumors by 50% and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to metastasize (spread). Other researchers have also shown that THC is an effective treatment for Hodgkin’s disease and Kaposi’s Sarcoma. A recent study out of Thailand demonstrated that THC can also fight bile duct cancer, which is rare and deadly. As a matter of fact, the International Medical Verities Association includes hemp oil on its cancer protocol. Rick Simpson successfully treated his terminal cancer with hemp oil, and since then has been leading the way to promote hemp oil as a viable cancer treatment. | <urn:uuid:c5aef46f-4f11-40e3-9a6a-03212922473d> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.cancertruth.net/hemp-truth-vs-myths/ | 2020-09-25T06:02:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.963749 | 473 |
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.
It takes quite some skill to become as hated as United Airlines.
The airline has been vilified for dragging a paying passenger -- 69-year-old David Dao -- off a plane last month because he wouldn't "volunteer" to be bumped after he was seated. Other unpleasant incidents this year on United involve a scorpion, a bunny and leggings.
Some might advise United to lay low for a little while. Instead, the airline took to Twitter to play nice.
This week, a Nevada teen achieved the most retweets of all time (3.6 million) -- all in the cause of getting a year's worth of free Wendy's chicken nuggets. On Wednesday, United popped up to remind the teen of its offer in early April of a free flight to the Wendy's of his choice. (Is there a Wendy's in the Seychelles?)
"Hey @carterjwm, congrats on your world record! It's time to decide where in the world you'd like to visit a @Wendys! DM to get the [plane emoji] rolling," United tweeted.
Twitter's hearts didn't soar.
"You should invite him and Dr. Dao together, to a @wendy's outing," tweeted Shabooty from Howard Stern's show.
"Yo @United how many retweets to not get assaulted by you on my next flight?" mused Postmates VP Siqi Chen.
United didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the Twitter backlash.
Perhaps, though, tweeter Nick Mazzetti had the finest perspective on United's sudden attempt to be friendly.
"If this gets 18M RT's I'll actually fly @united again," he tweeted.
I fear Mazzetti won't be flying United again any time soon.
Batteries Not Included: The CNET team reminds us why tech is cool.
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8 inches of snow expected in parts of NC mountains
Up to eight inches of blinding snow and 50-mph wind gusts are expected in parts of the North Carolina mountains this weekend, National Weather Service meteorologists warned.
A rock slide, meanwhile, prompted an alert from McDowell County emergency officials on Friday to Interstate 40 westbound drivers to expect travel delays.
Ongoing rain showers Saturday morning were expected to transition to snow showers in most parts of the N.C. mountains by Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service office in Greer, S.C.
“Gusty northwest winds combined with falling snow may reduce visibilities at times,” NWS forecasters warned in a winter weather bulletin earlier Saturday.
Six to 8 inches of snow could fall across higher elevations in Swain and Haywood counties and up to 5 inches at Mount Mitchell, 19 miles northeast of Asheville.
Only up to an inch of snow is expected across mountain valleys, NWS forecasters said.
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"Duke was incredible at helping my husband and I navigate..."
- Katie S
Duke was incredible at helping my husband and I navigate buying our first car. We didn't feel pressured and he worked to get us a deal we felt comfortable with - and has been accommodating, available and helpful ever since. We will be sticking with Maple Ridge Volkswagen, and hopefully Duke, for all our future car purchases!
"Fantastic work from Duke and The Coach (not made up..."
Fantastic work from Duke and The Coach (not made up names!) on helping us navigate a car purchase during the C19 pandemic. They spent a good amount of time working through our needs, educating us on options and provided the sharpest Golf deal in the Lower Mainland
Blake was very helpful and friendly. They have an easy way to work out with trade in and car insurance broker was professional and honest. Everything so smooth except the finance managertried to sell us an extended maintenance plan but not explained us what is covered until I insisted for more details. Duke who covered Blake was nice, patient and a plus too.
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Accessories for ECOFIPS
effectively removes undesired vegetation from streets, parking lots, graveled surfaces, etc.
efficiently cleans delicate surfaces on cars, boats, sun-sails and garden furniture, etc.
High & Low Pressure lances
for the effective cleaning of terraces, stone walkways, buildings, etc.
Operational material for the ECOFIPS
ECOFIPS Foam, Cleaner, Calc Free
All liquids available in 2 liter bottles or 10 liter canisters.
is a plant sugar foam produced from renewable raw materials, 100% biologically degradable and not affected by regulations requiring a permit or licensing according to laws covering the protection of plants.
assists in the cleaning process of stones, plastics, metal and various other surfaces. The cleaner is 100% biologically degradable, free of phospates, EDTA or NTA and not subject to regulation of being marked as a chemical.
ECOFIPS Calc Free
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If you've ever had a pair of tennis shoes that became dirty or had general wear spots, you know how hard it can be to get them clean. Household cleaners with acidic bases will eat away at leather shoes. You can avoid the damage by using Scrubbing Bubbles and a few minutes of your time. This is the easiest "no touch" system for general cleaning of tennis shoes. Read on to learn how to clean tennis shoes with Scrubbing Bubbles.
Things You'll Need
Soft white wash cloth
White tennis shoes
Use the toothbrush to remove any caked on debris from the uppers of the shoe. Any debris that will not come off using the toothbrush will come off when soaked.
Spray an ample amount of scrubbing bubbles onto the entire shoe. Let this sit for five minutes untouched or until the bubbles have disappeared.
Use the soft washcloth to gently rub at any caked on debris that you weren't able to remove with the toothbrush. Use the toothbrush to scrub at small crevasses to remove any small debris. Wipe the shoes off completely with a clean portion of the washcloth.
Rinse the washcloth out in your water supply and wring out completely. Wipe over the entire shoe to remove any residual bubbles. Let air dry.
On dark colored shoes, test Scrubbing Bubbles on the tongue of the shoe for colorfastness. This method should not be used on suede of any kind. This can also be used on the soles or rubber portions of any shoe. | <urn:uuid:99fe56d3-2d24-44ee-83ac-a2d0e58fdad3> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.ehow.com/how_4424693_clean-tennis-shoes-scrubbing-bubbles.html | 2020-09-25T06:57:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.926313 | 319 |
We Believe that no two Weddings should be the same and our goal is to provide couples with a personalized, stylish, exciting and incredible celebration that they will cherish forever.
There are 4 main elements which are common to every celebration - Good people, good food, good drink and good music!
If you can provide
the first 3, FeelGood DJ’s can take care of the rest.
Wes was fantastic!!
The minute we started working with Wes it seemed like every piece of the wedding just started falling into place. From our initial meeting (Wes even offered to met us at our wedding venue for our first initial meet and greet!) you could really tell how much he cared about making our day the best it could be, which made this process so much easier than we anticipated. | <urn:uuid:55cc70ed-4106-46b3-b6a6-599a43fd02fe> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.feelgooddjs.com/ | 2020-09-25T07:23:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.964229 | 164 |
Aroostook County COVID-19 Community Impact Archives
Fort Fairfield Public Library is collecting and preserving Aroostook County community stories, photos, videos, and documents of your life during the Covid-19 pandemic.
You may submit your stories that convey your thoughts, fears, joys, and sadness during Covid-19 in 2020. Stories will be collected and preserved in a collection on our Digital Archive at Your email, address, and phone number will NOT be published. Contact information needed if we have any questions about your submission.
Questions or to submit your contribution to the collection, you may email them to or submit a response via our JotForm at https://form.jotform.com/201565215117144 | <urn:uuid:ca9c057e-4678-4b93-a8bf-3c9419ecb0da> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.fortfairfieldlibrary.org/community-submission-form-terms | 2020-09-25T05:54:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.921753 | 154 |
Woah, woah, rewind… That's right, K-Stew's new girlfriend Stéphanie "Soko" Sokolinski revealed in an interview last year that she once went on a blind date with Robert Pattinson, who we all know dated Kristen for years before they split up in 2013.
In the recently resurfaced interview with A Music Blog, Yea?, Soko spoke about moving to LA and how she met the Twilight actor in her first three days there.
"It was the best thing ever!" she explained. "Three nights in, I went out and met a girl who was like, 'Hey, I like your music, I work for a label and we would love to sign you. Where are you staying, do you need a place to stay?' and I was like, 'Yeah I do.' That same night I had a blind date with Robert Pattinson!"
Soko didn't elaborate on the date but still, we're hoping it's true.
Kristen and Soko have been dating publicly for the past month with Soko recently telling W Magazine: "I'm very, very, very in love and very happy in a relationship."
On 15 March 2016, we wrote...
Has Kristen Stewart got a new girlfriend?
It looks as if she's dating French musician Soko, after the pair were pictured in Paris together yesterday. Soko, real name, Stéphanie Sokolinski, met the actress at the airport with a bunch of roses before draping her arm around her.
Later that day, images emerged of the two holding hands as they strolled round Paris together, Kristen sometimes pausing to rest her head on Soko's shoulder.
The musician, 30, has posted several cryptic messages on Instagram about the fact she is involved in a long-distance romance, sharing a picture where she is seen holding her phone along with the words "Facetime romance", as well as a video telling the world that she needs a doctor because she is "lovesick".[instagram id="BCsMta1wcV9"] [instagram id="BCsMZT-QcVi"]
Although Soko has publicly come out as gay, Stewart refuses to make a big declaration about her sexuality.
"I am an actress, man. I live in the fucking ambiguity of this life and I love it," she told Nylon last year. "I don't feel like it would be true for me to be like, 'I'm coming out!' No, I do a job. Until I decide that I'm starting a foundation or that I have some perspective or opinion that other people should be receiving…I don't. I'm just a kid making movies."
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57 John St Cabramatta, NSW 2166
|Opening hours||Mon-Fri 7.30am-5.30pm,Sat-Sun 7.30am-4.30pm|
|Phone||02 9726 3017|
The chicken and burgers are worthwhile, but the main reason this Red Lea chicken shop is a local legend is their top-notch hot chips. Add a liberal sprinkling of paprika and you'll instantly become another Red Lea hot chips addict. | <urn:uuid:e062bad3-afb7-4d64-b36d-167cd3d5326e> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.goodfood.com.au/red-lea-chicken-cabramatta/red-lea-chicken-20120227-2aa9t | 2020-09-25T06:21:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.877366 | 103 |
He’s in Waldsassen in Germany after being exhumed from the catacombs of Rome between 1688–1765.
He was a Slav, an eighteen-year-old soldier in the army of the Emperor Maximian. He refused to obey the imperial order to offer sacrifice to the Roman idols, because of which it fell to Captain Tiberian to tell him either to deny Christ or be tortured and killed. As all this advice was in vain, Tiberian arrested him and took him through Macedonia to Constantinople, whither he himself had an errand. In every place, the young Alexander was harshly tortured, but in every place also, the Christians came out to him, begging his blessing and encouraging him in his sufferings. His mother, Pimenia, followed him. In the course of this journey, Alexander was many times visited by an angel of God, who eased his pains and encouraged him. In one place called Carasura,the martyr worked a miracle by his prayers: when the soldiers who were escorting him were tormented by thirst, he made a spring of cold water come out of a dry place. On the bank of the river Ergina, Tiberian ordered that the executioner behead Alexander and throw his body into the river. When the executioner swung his axe above Alexander’s head, he saw angels of God around him, resplendent with light, and was afraid and stayed his hand. Alexander asked him why he had done this, and he said that he had seen some young men in a nimbus of light surrounding him. Desiring to die and so be united with the Lord, Alexander prayed to God to take the angels away, so that the executioner would not be afraid. And so the executioner completed his work, in 298. Pimenia retrieved the body of her son and gave it burial. There were many healings at the martyr’s grave. After his death, he appeared to his mother and gave her tidings of her own imminent departure to the other world. [Source] | <urn:uuid:7ef88d9c-765e-4cbf-9905-f0da6d3b32dc> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/2011/10/meet-holy-martyr-alexander/ | 2020-09-25T07:39:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.99278 | 429 |
Tours and treks in Peru, top 6 hikes in Peru, Peru a country with unique biodiversity in the world starting from the coast with beautiful beaches and extraordinary gastronomy especially (ceviche seafood) and having one of the biggest oasis in the world called huacachina, and also having the only jungle in the world called amazon with flora and fauna that each visitor is impacted by the beauty of the place and also is the last lung of the world and now going to the sierra of Peru with beautiful mountains and snowy especially Cusco having many hikes and archaeological sites that are not the classic Inca trail for example (ancascocha trek 4 days . choquequirao trek 7 days, ausangate trek 4 days, lares trek 3 days, moonstone trek 5 days, manu national park 4 days ) come and enjoy this magic country
tours and treks in Peru is the best place in this magical place because we have the one most important culture the Incas and one of the seven wonders of the world Machu Picchu
We have compiled a list of trekking tours in Peru. Peru is a true hikers paradise. Practically all of the Andes include trekking circuits of various degrees of difficulty and only a few have been discovered as commercial hiking ways used by the pre Incas and local people during these days. The rest are still unexplored and await those who wish to hike the trails of the mountainous range and their extraordinary people.
More than 13.000 lakes, the deepest canyons in the world located in Arequipa (city of Peru, glaciers and snowcapped mountains, jungle and waterfalls, picturesque villages, and the most friendly people one could imagine welcome travelers.
Some trails are so steep they get lost in dizzying abysses, or they zigzag like big snakes between the mountains, like flat and long ribbons lost in the immensity of the desert, or hidden and imperceptible in the thickness of the jungle forest. | <urn:uuid:a5313641-41f3-4047-b31c-0725f70b5fca> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.gotreksperu.com/tours-and-treks-in-peru/ | 2020-09-25T06:25:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.936884 | 416 |
Do you want to be the first to be there?
03.03.2020 – Then put on your hiking shoes & come with me! We start together in Lorch and enjoy the Spring opening in the Winery WURM together.
I, Marcel, your Lorcher hiking guide, offer you a guided hike on Saturday, March 7th.
"In Vino Veritas" - no other hiking trail is better suited for this event than this one!
Ascent through the beautiful World Heritage vineyard
Different path forest passages, at the end we go through open vineyards.
And then it goes with fresh vineyard air in the lungs DIRECTLY to the Wurm Winery for the after-trail season opening!
Start: Lorch train station at 11.20 a.m.
Distance: approx. 9.5 km
Walking time: approx. 3 hours plus breaks
Destination: Wurm Winery (directly above Lorch train station)
The hike takes place in any weather. Hiking clothes and footwear recommended. (own hiking snack and drink) No registration required.
Hike cost: 5 € p. person
Why not staying in Lorch for overnight?
Rooms on request - start with breakfast on Saturday in the morning- hiking - refreshments and a cozy evening in the hotel - overnight stays - great breakfast on Sunday!
Price in a double room: € 55.00 p. Person (incl. 2 x breakfast and hike)
In a double room for single use: € 84.00
I look forward to you all!
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When you put your home up for sale, it’s really important that your internal presentation is great. Photos of your property will be looked at by potential buyers. From a photo, these potential buyers will make a decision if they want to view or your home or not.
If you’ve followed our previous cleaning advice, your home should be sparkling. Now we just need to add the finishes touches which will transform your home into a house ready for sale. You might already have some of these items. Others you might need to acquire, hence I have made it a shopping list.
I really believe you need to buy them over borrowing them as it’s really important on viewing days that your home looks like the photos. If it doesn’t, it causes confusion in buyers minds and you might finish up with lots of viewings but no offers. This is really deflating and can easily be avoided by following these simple tips.
Here is your simple shopping list……..
Cushions are my home staging best friend. They can add colour to your room. They can give new life to a tired sofa. They can also add a feeling of luxury and easily make a room feel on trend. You can also use them to dress your bed too!
2. Crisp Bedding
Give your bedroom a luxurious look with smart new bedding. Think hotel luxury. White bedding always works well and can be dressed easily with inexpensive cushions and throws. Focus on the master bedroom as this is the room where your buyers will ultimately be sleeping themselves. Make sure it always looks ironed. Crumpled bedding is a huge turn off!
3. New fluffy Towels
New fresh towels can transform a bathroom. Choose a colour which complements your tiles or adds colour if your tiling is completely white. Make sure they stacked nicely or folded correctly. I suggest keep them out of use and bring them out purely for viewings!
4. Bathroom Goodies
Do you have matching toiletries? Think of the type you often get at Christmas and always save for best! If not, acquire some. Posh bubble bath bottles, hand washes and soaps can really lift a dated bathroom. Put them out on display and hideaway your everyday shampoo bottles, toothpaste and tooth-brush!
5. Flowers and Fruit
You’ll often see flowers and fruit in JDG photos. I love using them as I feel it adds a feeling of freshness to our photos. I pinched the idea from a hotel I love in London. They always have both displayed in the reception area and it makes me smile. Why not display flowers in vases on your dining room table. On in your window in the lounge? I also love fruit in tall glass vases. A display of apples looks great!
6. A Rug
Do you have hard flooring? Why not soften the look with a rug? Rugs add warmth and style to a room. They can bring a scheme together. Rugs can be fashionable adding colour. They can be soft underfoot. A rug can really transform the feel of your room.
How a house smells make a big first impact. Buyers often comment when a house smells great. It can really make a huge difference. Smells need to be subtle so if using a plug-in switch it on low. You could dab Vanilla essence oil on lamp bulbs (when switched on, it gives a great smell) or about putting a sliced lemon in your kitchen bin. Candles are great if you are going to be home when the viewing takes place!
You can pick up all of these items affordably at
Dunelm Mill – A great selection of soft furnishing at an affordable price.
Next – The latest trends, the latest colours. You can’t go wrong
TK Maxx – Be prepared to rummage. You can pick up a bargain
Home Bargains – Pick up Plug-Ins at a reduced price, make your home smell fab!
My name is Michelle and I am a director at JDG Estate Agents. We are here to help you sell your home quickly and for the best possible advice. These tips are tried and tested. They work. A recent client followed our tips. Her apartment on Swan Yard sold in just days. If you’d like more tailored advice call and ask for a free valuation. We are here to help!
If you would like to arrange a valuation or indeed get an idea of what your home is worth, just click here. Our free instant online valuation tool will give a quick idea in under 60 seconds!
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Leeds West Academy
Chief Executive Officer: Andrew Whitaker
Principal: Christian Wilcocks
T: 0113 229 5454
For parent/carer enquiries, please contact:
A full breakdown of the Academy Communication Strategy can be found here.
Looking for copies of notices we send home? Please visit our Letters Home section.
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Everton have signed the 29-year-old Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez from Real Madrid for £22m.
The former and now Everton player has signed a two-year deal with an option for a third season in a move that sees him link up with Carlo Ancelotti for the third time, having played under him at Bayern Munich and Real.
Ancelotti signed James from Monaco as Real manager in 2014, but the former World Cup Golden Boot winner failed to truly establish himself in the Spanish capital, before going on a two-season loan to Bayern in 2017, by which point Ancelotti was in charge of the German side.
“I am really, really happy to be at this great club, a club with so much history, and here with a manager who knows me really well,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to achieving great things here – and winning things, which is what everyone’s aim is.
“I’ve come here to try to improve, to get better. I’ve also come here to help the team to win, to play good football – entertaining football.
“I’m convinced, with Carlo and his technical staff, we can achieve big things and one of the big reasons [I signed] was the presence of Carlo Ancelotti.
“I have enjoyed some great times with him previously at two different clubs. That was a massive reason to come here.” | <urn:uuid:5580c6ed-ddc0-475c-936a-95f9f36d32cb> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.max909.fm/everton-finally-signs-james-rodriguez-from-real-madrid/ | 2020-09-25T05:42:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.987101 | 307 |
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In life, we always have a long list of things that we want to achieve. However, with all the distractions that make up a part of our everyday life, it’s often very difficult to actually be productive and get these things done.
But, does it really have to be like that?
These are some tips that I use most days to actually be productive. And they’re all super simple to follow but they’ll surely help you cut through all the distractions and actually get things done. Doing these alone will help you have a super meaningful year in which you accomplish so much of what you want to accomplish.
Go to bed early
This sounds like really generic information that you can find almost anywhere and while it is, many of us tend to overlook this super important step. However, going to be early (or at least earlier than usual) can help you be super productive throughout your day. Between the hours of 9-10 pm is a great time as it will allow you to get at least 8 hours of sleep and wake up quite early.
Why you need to be well rested:
- allows you to be hyper-focused throughout the day. No more burnout around mid-morning or afternoon time
- You won’t feel tired which will help you to get more done.
Set your alarm to wake up at 5:30 -6:00 am
This one may be a bit difficult for you, however, it’s something to strive for this year if you want to improve your productivity. Often times we wake up super late and half the morning has gone by. Not only does this encourage a more laid back attitude throughout the day, but it also inhibits your ability to be focused so, if you just can’t justify waking up as early as 5:30 am, then strive to wake up at least one hour before your normal waking time to help you be more productive.
Why you should wake up earlier:
- Gives you more time to get more done throughout the day (more daylight hours)
- Gives the opportunity to get a lot done before the kids, husband or family wakes up
- Gives you the opportunity to focus on some self-care (journaling, eating something healthy, doing some exercise etc)
Do a quick workout every morning (or every day if you don’t have time in the mornings)
This will not only help you lose some weight or tone your body up, but it will also help you to shake off the lethargic feeling that most people have who don’t exercise. A quick workout will also help you get a more focused mind which then will help you be more productive. Exercising is a great way to boost your energy throughout the day.
Eat a healthy breakfast and drink some coffee.
If you’re one who skips breakfast, start making it a habit to have breakfast. This will help you get the energy to get through your morning and actually get things done. How you ever tried being productive and doing some real work while being hungry? Boy does that feeling suck!
Plan your day the night before
Many times we tackle our days with no plan of action. This actually leads to a lack of productivity since it’s actually quite time-consuming to do anything without a plan. You get lost, you start multiple projects at once, leave them half done and attempt something else. All in all the process can be very counterproductive and frustrating and you feel like you’re all over the place which greatly hinders your productivity.
I’ve found that I can work my best and perform at optimum levels of productiveness when I have a plan of action for my day. It’s easy to just use a regular notebook or a piece of paper to plan out your days, but I often prefer using an actual planner to help me out. And it’s been working great.
I’ve been able to increase my productivity and the use of my time to knockout big projects by just planning ahead. Before planning ahead I used to feel confused and lost most days, now I feel like I have control over my time and I feel awesome!
Thousands of people use planners and journals to get more productive, and you can too!
Tackle everything on your list in increments
I LOVE LOVE LOVE to work in time slots each day. I parcel out my mornings for 3 tasks, my afternoon for 3 and my evenings for 2 tasks that are important on a given day and I work on those in the allotted time frame. This not only gives my day structure, but it helps me not feel overwhelmed.
Expounding more on this point
I also batch work to help me be more productive. Every day of the week is dedicated to one overall task that I give all my focus to on that given day. Before, I used to try to do all the things every day. I always felt like I was stuck in one place doing the same things day in and day out. Now I don’t feel like this anymore.
Human being have an attention span of fewer than 10 seconds, which means if you’re attempting to get all the things done at the same time, you’re likely going around in circles and making a big fat confused mess of things!
So, if you want to be a little more productive consider batch working. You can read on batching your tasks here.
Eat that frog
Do the biggest thing on your list first. According to Brian Tracy, this is a how successful people get ahead by completing the biggest, most challenging things on their to-do lists- the thing that you will most likely procrastinate on, but also the thing that will have to most positive impact on your day once it is done. Listen to Eat That Frog here.
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This Note focuses on understanding the risk function and its difference from internal audit. It also looks at different types of risks, as well as understanding some basic risk terms, risk identification and risk prioritisation.
Potential for Leasing Products: Asset Financing for Micro – & Small Businesses in Tanzania and Uganda
This study explores the potential for the development of products specifically targeted towards asset finance in the micro and small enterprise (MSE) sector in East Africa. It also assesses the demand for and supply of leasing services in East Africa.
What are clients doing post the Andhra Pradesh MFI crisis?
MicroSave conducted this study to examine the impact of the Andhra Pradesh crisis on borrowers, by collating client experiences, opinions and needs so as to help policy makers and key actors to devise solutions suited to client requirements.
The Savings for the Poor Innovation and Knowledge Network (SPINNAKER) was created by a group of professionals with a mission to help financial institutions develop, research, compare, and ultimately improve the design, marketing and delivery of savings products for the poor.
Microfinance in a Dynamic Market: Financiera CREAR Peru Part 2
In this video series-2 Marcos Corrales, manager of Financiera CREAR’s Lima regional branch (Peru) shares the company’s goal to achieve high productivity. Sharing his experience, Marcos says to achieve high productivity CREAR managers focus on various areas starting from staff selection, proper and extensive trainin, and incentive based income structure for the bank staff. He […] | <urn:uuid:88fd60fa-ec1f-480b-903f-db1394129bf2> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://www.microsave.net/tag/microfinance-2/ | 2020-09-25T07:18:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400222515.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925053037-20200925083037-00409.warc.gz | en | 0.93774 | 318 |
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Farm Foundation and the USDA’s Economic Research Service have issued a call for papers highlighting empirical data and models that bring cutting-edge thinking on one or more themes related to beginning farmers and ranchers (BFR). The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers project is a joint effort of the organizations to examine issues that either hinder or facilitate the entry of beginning farmers into the agricultural sector, as well as the factors that lead to their success or failure. Farm Foundation encourages researchers, farmers and other thought leaders from private industry, government, and non-profits to submit paper proposals.
Themes for the papers may include, but are not limited to:
- BFR financial and risk management strategies
- Credit availability and access to capital
- Overcoming land access and other barriers to entry
- Farm succession strategies for older operators
- New markets and marketing strategies for BFRs
- State extension programming for BFRs
- NGO and community outreach efforts for BFRs
- Lender initiatives for BFRs
- Demographics of young and beginning farmers, including entry by women, under-represented and socially disadvantaged groups and veterans
The deadline to submit a one-page abstract is May 15, 2020, and authors of selected abstracts will be notified by June 15, 2020. Abstracts should be sent to [email protected]. For more information, contact Martha King at [email protected] or (314) 591-8433.
Authors of selected papers will receive an honorarium from the Farm Foundation to cover their participation expenses, and accepted papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of Agricultural Finance Review. The papers will be presented at a two-day workshop on young and beginning farmers, aimed at discussing beginning farmer and rancher opportunities. The workshop, to be held in fall 2020, will bring together academics and other researchers and USDA agencies, with the objective of informing practitioners, policy makers and USDA program agencies on their interactions with young and beginning farmers.
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Murano Chandelier Milky White Ca’Rezzonico SYL1471K12
Murano chandelier beautifully handcrafted milky white glass. This an outstanding Murano chandelier lighting fixture and exquisite quality artisan artwork within the traditional elegance and taste of old Venetian masters. Such spectacular artwork will definitely emphasize the style of an interior design project.Request a Price Quote
Size: D.59″ x H.64.9″ (D. 150 cm x H.165 cm)
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Filone PC06 is a beautiful solution for tangle-free hair. This plastic comb made from cellulose acetate does not create static in hair due to its non-petroleum based material. The comb comes with smooth rounded teeth that does not hurt your scalp teeth and reduces hair fall while combing. It takes away the knots and gives you silky, lustrous hair in just no time.
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Recession provides opportunity to small-scale units in Punjab
Mohali, Feb 10 (ANI): The financial meltdown may have wiped off many job opportunities across the globe, yet some small industrial units in Punjab are not only surviving but are also kicking.
Making an opportunity out of crisis, the small units manufacturing automobile parts and engineering goods grabbed low volume orders placed before them. The bigger units are trimming down their production and focusing on cost cutting. It has shifted the orders towards the small-scale sector in the state.
"Large-scale industry cannot operate on low volumes so either they have closed some of their units or have reduced their production. Small units are getting some benefit because of this, said B S Anand, President, Mohali Industries Association. Although very smaller units are reaping rich dividends despite economic slowdown, the owners of such units feel that innovation is the key to success even in a demand-starved economy.
Experts say that the companies strategizing in terms of adding new product lines and re-deployment of workforce will be the ones to survive the economic slowdown.
"These small scale industries are the companies which are proving tangible services to be consumed by the people for which there cannot be any decline," said A.K Vashisht, industry expert.
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