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|Toy Feature||Squeaky||Squeaky||Squeaky||Squeaky, Training, Exercise||Squeaky| |Material||Synthetic Fabric, Polyester||Synthetic Fabric, Polyester||Synthetic Fabric, Rope, Nylon, Polyester||Synthetic Fabric, Polyester||Synthetic Fabric, Polyester| |Breed Size||Small Breeds||Medium Breeds||Medium Breeds, Large Breeds||Large Breeds||Large Breeds, Giant Breeds| |Toy Type||Plush Toys||Plush Toys||Plush Toys, Ropes & Tug Toys||Plush Toys||Plush Toys| I bought 3 of this toy as they are relatively inexpensive. The fabric on the toy is very thin (more thin than normal) and ripped very easily. Our dogs rarely destroy a toy and 2 out of the three were destroyed in 2 weeks. Was delivered on April 6th my dog destroyed it April 9th. My toy poodle loved it to death in 2 days ! Would not recommend for a chewer , cute while it lasted I love all the products I’ve purchased from you’re company! This toy is cute but the squeaker is so hard to find and so hard to make the squeaking noise that my dog hasn’t played with it much. My dog has ripped a hole in all of his "tough" stuffed animals. So far he hasn't ripped a hole in this one and he has had it over a week. He loves to toss it. Is is very stuffed and ball shaped. The squeaker is a little hard to find. He will carry it everywhere. His favorite toys are monsters. Barrette loves his new baby. The only problem, there is no squeeky Puppy loves it. Bought the other ones, too. Cute toy.

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With over a century of intentional and demonstrated leadership, Chi Chi Omega Chapter is a part of a strong and lasting legacy of great women. As a chapter, we will continue the legacy of leadership, service and sisterhood. 2023-2024 YLI Application AKA YLI is a youth-led and highly interactive leadership development program designed to empower and engage youth, ages 11-13. This program is for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. This is a coed program! Invite your children, nieces, nephews, family, church members, and friends to apply for this program. PLEASE NOTE- Students in this program are unable to participate in the PEARLS program and vice-versa. To apply scan the QR Code on the flyer to the right or click the link Here. 2023-2024 Pearls Club Application Chi Chi Omega, in partnership with Emerging Pearls Foundation, Inc. is excited to announce that our annual PEARLS club is considering applications through August 10th. The P.E.A.R.L.S. Club is Chi Chi Omega's signature 9-month mentoring program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls, that promotes self worth, financial literacy, and education. To apply scan the QR Code on the flyer to the left or click the link Here.

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China’s 2022 Economic Outlook Based on GDP and Economic Indicators from 2021 China’s economic outlook for 2022 will depend on exports performance, pace of recovery of the property industry, and whether domestic consumption can rebound. China’s economy is mainly driven by exports and industrial production and its services sector, domestic consumption, and investment have not yet fully recovered. Latest economic data from 2021 show that the country is facing mounting downward pressures, mainly due to a property downturn, shrinking demand, and diminished support from exports. The Chinese real estate sector continues to struggle under the government’s deleveraging efforts. COVID-19 and sluggish household income growth are weighing on consumption. Exports performed strong in 2021 but started to show signs of a slowdown in Q4. China’s economy expanded 8.1 percent in 2021, matching market expectations. The full-year GDP came in at RMB 114.4 trillion (US$17.7 trillion), with an increase of about RMB 13 trillion (US$3 trillion) compared to 2020. As the world’s second-largest economy, China is expected to account for more than 18 percent of the global economy and contribute more than 25 percent of global economic growth in 2021, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The GDP growth rate easily topped Beijing’s target of “above six percent”, thanks to a sustained export boom and a low comparison base – in virus-ravaged 2020, the economy grew merely 2.2 percent. Slipping economic growth momentum In the last quarter, China’s GDP grew four percent from a year earlier, down from the 4.9 percent growth in Q3, the 7.9 percent in Q2, and the 18.3 percent in Q1. Despite the slowdown, the Q4 GDP year-on-year growth exceeded economists’ forecasts of 3.6 to 3.7 percent, and on a quarterly basis, it grew a moderate 1.6 percent. The lower GDP growth in Q4 was a result of a combination of factors – a less favorable comparison base, a property downturn under the government’s continued deleveraging efforts, virus disruptions, weak domestic spending, and diminished support from exports. Looking ahead, economic growth in 2022 faces various headwinds. Ning Jizhe, head of the NBS, warned China is now facing “triple pressures from shrinking demand, supply shocks, and weakening expectations”. Compounding the problem is a worsening demographic picture – in 2020, the birth rate in China fell to its lowest point in more than four decades, at a faster-than-expected pace. Economists predict that Beijing will roll out monetary easing and fiscal support policies this year, to counter a loss of economic momentum. A closer look at China’s 2021 macroeconomic figures Economic data show that China’s economy is mainly driven by strong industrial output and exports. In 2021, the two-year average growth of industrial output exceeded the pre-COVID-19 level in 2019 and the year-on-year growth rate of exports in dollar terms hit the highest level since 2011. However, the two-year average growth of services, consumption, and investment all failed to return back to the pre-pandemic trajectory, which dragged down the wider economic performance. Here are some recent macroeconomic highlights from China: - GDP growth slowed to four percent in Q4 but still grew by 8.1 percent for the full year. - Total fixed asset investment went up by 4.9 percent in Q4, down from 7.3 percent in the first three quarters. - Total real estate investment increased by 4.4 percent in Q4, down sharply from 8.8 percent in the first three quarters. - Growth of industrial added values rose by 9.6 percent in Q4, down from 11.8 percent in the first three quarters. - Total retail sales of consumer goods went up by 12.5 percent in Q4, down from 16.4 percent in the first three quarters. - Imports and exports increased by 21.4 percent to reach RMB 39.1 trillion (US$ trillion) in Q4, slower than 22.7 percent in the first three quarters. - PMI stood at 50.3 percent in December, 0.2 percentage points up from that in November. On the demand side, investment made a surprisingly negative contribution to GDP growth in Q4 at -11.6 percent. This is mainly because the government’s deleveraging efforts led to a sharp drop in real estate investment, which further impacted secondary sector output growth. While investment in manufacturing continues to recover, among which investment in high-tech manufacturing increased 22.2 percent for 2021, it has been insufficient to recoup the overall loss. China’s net exports contributed a much-needed 26.4 percent in Q4, indicating that a sustained export boom has prevented a worse economic slowdown by the end of 2021. However, exports growth showed signs of slowing in the last quarter as developed countries withdrew stimulus packages, leading to a pullback in external demand. Real estate and infrastructure investment remained subdued, while manufacturing investment was relatively strong China’s fixed-asset investments – including investment in infrastructure, machinery and equipment, and real estate development – grew 4.9 percent for the whole of 2021, down from a 5.2 percent expansion for the first 11 months. Of it, investment in real estate saw a sharp drop, as the government restricted developer financing and home purchases in an effort to curb property speculation and credit expansion. In the second half of 2021, the cumulative year-on-year growth of real estate investment dropped from 15 percent to 4.4 percent. Although debt restrictions eased in Q4, year-on-year growth of real estate investment further slowed to 4.4 percent in the January-December period from a six percent increase for the first 11 months. Infrastructure investment grew at a snail’s pace last year, which rose a slight 0.4 percent for the full year, down from a 0.5 percent growth pace in the first 11 months. Land sales slump and tightened regulation of local government hidden debt have constrained investment in infrastructure. Manufacturing investment continued to pick up. Investment in manufacturing grew by 13.5 percent in 2021 from a year ago, with investment in special purpose machinery rising the most, up 24.3 percent year-on-year. Imports and exports are strong, but show signs of slowing China enjoyed a strong trade performance in 2021. Remarkably, its trade surplus hit a record high at US$676 billion, up 26 percent from the previous year. Imports and exports totaled US$6.05 trillion, with a year-on-year increase of 30 percent, of which: - Exports reached US$3.36 trillion, up 29.9 percent year-on-year; and - Imports reached US$2.69 trillion, up 30.1 percent year-on-year. Total trade achieved double-digit gains in every single month of 2021. As a result, China’s share of the global export market continues climbing. This figure jumped to 14.7 percent in 2020 and 14.9 percent in the first three quarters of 2021 – from 13.1 percent before the pandemic. Year-on-Year Growth Rate of China’s Imports and Exports, H1 2021 |Imports and exports||34.2%||23.1%||28.8%||23.3%||24.3%||26.1%||20.3%| While goods are still being shipped abroad at an impressive pace, China’s export growth slowed for the third month in a row in December as exports rose by only 20.9 percent year-on-year, down 22 percent from November. With the rest of the world shifting towards a “living with COVID” strategy in 2022 and countries scaling back on government stimulus spending, a decline in overseas demand for Chinese products is projected to lead exports to fall, in turn adding pressure on Chinese officials to consider more local stimulus to boost domestic demand. Imports, on the other side, increased 19.5 percent year-on-year in December, down from 31.7 percent growth in November, which missed expectations that they would increase around 28 percent in December. This also partly reflects the shrinking domestic demand. China’s trade with the US and Australia surges Notably, the US remained China’s largest trading partner on a single-country basis at a time when the US-China phase one trade deal expired at the end of 2021. China’s exports to the US rose 27.5 percent for 2021 to US$576.11 billion and imports grew 32.7 percent to US$179.53 billion. China’s trade surplus with the US reached US$396.58 billion, marking the second straight year the surplus has risen since a drop between 2018 and 2019. In addition, China’s trade with Australian also grew last year despite bilateral tensions. The exports to Australia grew 24.2 percent, while imports climbed by 40 percent. Industrial output accelerates Industrial production was a bright spot in 2021. Value-added industrial output – which measures production by factories, mines, and utilities – went up 9.6 percent for the full 2021 from 2020, with the two-year average growth of 6.1 percent exceeding the pre-pandemic level in 2019. In December, industrial production rose 4.3 percent year on year, up from the previous month’s 3.8 percent growth rate and beating market expectations ranging from 3.1 to 4.1 percent. This implies that the supply constraints from the power and chip shortage seem manageable. Notably, China’s automotive production grew for the first time since April, up by 3.4 percent year-on-year in December. Auto sales in 2021 grew for the first time since 2017, boosted partly by a x1.5 jump in sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs). China’s total retail sales for consumer goods – including spending by households, governments, and businesses – rose 12.5 percent year on year for 2021. The figure was 16.4 percentage points higher than that of 2020. In December, the total retail sales grew 1.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, weaker than November’s growth rate of 3.9 percent. The figure largely fell short of economists’ expectations ranging from 3.4 to 4.6 percent, and marked the slowest expansion since August 2020, suggesting a weakening consumption. Specifically, the catering industry continues to suffer from the impact of the pandemic, with a year-on-year decline of 2.2 percent in December. For the whole 2021, catering industry revenue and retail sales increased by 18.6 percent and 11.8 percent, respectively, with a two-year average growth rate of -0.5 percent and 4.5 percent, both lower than pre-pandemic levels. While the country’s per capita GDP stood at US$12,551 last year, approaching the World Bank’s threshold for a high-income country, China’s household discretionary income growth grew at a slow pace, slipping to 5.4 percent year-on-year in Q4, down from 6.3 percent in the previous quarter. What are the options in China’s policy toolkit? To counter the economic headwinds, it is predicted that the government will roll out more monetary easing and fiscal support measures, shore up liquidity in the property market, integrate domestic and foreign trade, secure the global supply chains, and boost the consumption. The monetary easing and fiscal support will follow a logic of avoiding large-scale stimulus while lending targeted support to segments that Beijing prioritizes, like small business and high-tech sectors. In fact, there are already signs of an easing cycle. Over the past few months, the central bank has already started taking multiple targeted monetary easing measures, including: - Cutting banks’ reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) by two respective 0.5 percentage point in July and December 2021. - Cutting benchmark mortgage lending rate in January 2022 to juice liquidity in the property market: - Cutting the five-year loan prime rate (LPR) – which is typically used to price mortgages – from 4.65 percent to 4.6 percent, the first cut since April 2020; and - Cutting the one-year LPR – which is widely used for other forms of lending – from 3.8 percent to 3.7 percent in January, the second straight month the central bank has cut the rate. - Cutting its medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans by 10 basis points to 2.85 percent, the first reduction since April 2020. In December 2021, the State Council also announced a slew of fiscal support measures to specifically support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to mitigate against the downward economic pressures. The measures include: - Extending loan support policies for small and micro-sized enterprises until June 2023. - Including microcredit loans in the relending support plan for agricultural and small businesses. - Establishing a national integrated financing credit service platform to provide microfinancing to MSMEs. - Improving the regulations on performance appraisal and due diligence exemption of microcredit loans issued by financial institutions, supporting financial institutions to issue special financial bonds for MSMEs, and expanding the scale of government financing guarantee business for small and micro enterprises and reducing guarantee costs. As infrastructure investment was depressed, the government has taken action to speed up issuance of special-purpose bonds (SPBs) – the SPBs are designed fund commercially viable infrastructure and public welfare investment. In December, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) offered local governments an early allocation of RMB 1.46 trillion (US$230 billion) in quotas for 2022 SPBs – many economists and analysts think the slower issuance of SPBs in 2021 had weakened infrastructure investments of that year, which dragged down economic growth. As exports show signs of slowdown and external demand is predicted to fall back, the Chinese government is also finding ways to promote market diversification and cross-border e-commerce, help exporters gain more customers at home, and ensure the unimpeded operation of global supply chains. For example, on January 19 this year, the State Council issued the Opinions to Promote the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade, which proposed to promote the “convergence of domestic and foreign rules for trade and mutual recognition of supervision”, improve the “consistency of domestic and international standards”, and encourage companies to “produce domestic and foreign products on the same production line, to the same standard, and at the same quality”. However, whether the strategy will work out will also hinge on whether domestic spending can rebound amid the lingering COVID-19 outbreaks and China’s hardline lockdowns. Domestic consumption – a key element of China’s Dual Circulation Strategy (DCS) – will weigh more heavily on policymakers’ minds this year. The government may place more emphasis on sustaining the economic and household income growth and further push its common prosperity campaign. China Briefing is written and produced by Dezan Shira & Associates. The practice assists foreign investors into China and has done so since 1992 through offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Qingdao, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong. Please contact the firm for assistance in China at email@example.com. Dezan Shira & Associates has offices in Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, Germany, Italy, India, and Russia, in addition to our trade research facilities along the Belt & Road Initiative. We also have partner firms assisting foreign investors in The Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh. - Previous Article Can Employers in China Unilaterally Request Employees to Use Paid Leaves during the Period of COVID-19 Prevention and Control? - Next Article China’s Corporate Credit Risk Classification System – What We Know

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Valentine's Day has come and gone - and although February is the month of romance, hearts and flowers, it is also the month when in the US in particular, (as it is American Heart Month), we are reminded of the need to take care of the physical health of our hearts as well as the emotional aspects! To help you, we’ve compiled some heart-healthy tips that will help you take care of your heart all year round. Obviously please check with your GP to see if these are appropriate for you. However, … [Read more...] about Healthy Heart Tips The festive season is a time when we all want to look and feel at our best so that we can enjoy time with friends and family. We all tend to 'over-indulge' a little, - not surprising with all the festive goodies and Christmas drinks offers at every turn in supermarkets, plus all those extra family and social get-together, office parties, etc., to attend! Winchester Chiropractor, Max Atkinson wholeheartedly agrees with the saying "there is no wealth but health" but also points out that just … [Read more...] about A Toast To Health this Christmas The gluten-free market is growing globally. In the UK, for example, Waitrose reports an increase in sales of g-free kitchen cupboard staples, up 25% in the past year alone and an amazing increase of 105% on frozen foods. What is Gluten? The grains wheat, barley, rye, spelt and triticale all contain the gluten protein and it may also be found in oats (by cross-contamination only). It is contained in bread, cakes, pastries and pasta. It may be a hidden ingredient in sweets, chocolates, processed … [Read more...] about The Gluten-free Diet – Is It For You? We are all much more conscious about what we eat and how our diet affects our health as well as our waistlines! Trying to make sense of all the scientific and pseudo-scientific advice in print, online and in the media is enough to give anyone a headache - so here is a brief explanation of how anti-inflammatory foods can be of benefit to you, whether you are trying to maintain a healthy weight, , increase your energy levels or just feel healthier. … [Read more...] about Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Why You Should Consider Including These in Your Diet

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Gaspar, a wise and observant sage, is the Guru of Time in Zeal and the guide that helps Crono and his friends throughout their journey. After serving in Zeal with a red uniform, Gaspar was thrown to the End of Time in the Ocean Palace Incident. Prior to the expulsion, he had worked in his labs at Zeal on what would become the Chrono Trigger. At the End of Time, he somehow constructed a platform in the style of our own Victorian Era and created a separate station for the Gates, which he observed were created by The Entity for the oncoming quest to defeat Lavos. While awaiting the adventurers, he somehow came into contact with Spekkio (possibly a Nu assistant, akin to Belthasar's), giving the God of War his own room. Gaspar passed his time by sleeping beneath the center lamp post with a humorous, prominent snot bubble always present. Throughout the adventure, he told the party (among other things) where to find the Epoch, the Clone, and what to do with a few Key Items. He also presented the finished Chrono Trigger to the party after Crono perished, at which point he was revealed to the group to be the old Guru of Time. While Gaspar is painted as a reminiscent old codger with a tired spirit, he does exhibit wry humor at times and shows caring emotion when he mourns Crono's death and delivers the song Crono & Marle ~ Far Off Promise. After the successful journey to Death Peak, he elucidated several sidequests that would empower the party, then urged the party to finish the conflict and defeat Lavos forever. The Gates ceased to exist after the mission was complete, and Gaspar, Spekkio, and the End of Time's fates are unknown. Gaspar has a line that reads, OLD MAN: One of you is close to someone who needs help... Find this person...fast. Fans speculated on what this meant for years, and Nintendo once fabricated a false answer to the puzzle on its website (holding Lara's leg sidequest to be the referenced topic). The original line was simply meant to convey that talking to the party members at the End of Time would reveal specifically what needed to be done in their home era. More differences can be found at Translation Differences. Gaspar was at one time intended to be the eighth playable character of Chrono Trigger. This plan was likely cut before the Chrono Trigger Prerelease was issued, as no extra sprites for him appear in the ROM. Toriyama's sketch demonstrates that Gaspar would have worn his Zeal robes and carried his staff in the party. The sketch, and his comment of proof, appear in the Chrono Trigger V-Jump Player's Guide. Belthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar are three wise men who brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus according to legend. The following is from the afterword of the book "Lamb" by the author Christopher Moore. The novel itself is a work of fiction, but it is based on some truth. Moore did extensive research of both the Gospel and the Bible as a whole before writing. Here's what he says: "Another Gospel misassumption is that the three wise men were kings, or, in fact, that there were even three of them. We make that assumption because there are three gifts given to the Christ child. Their names are never mentioned. The names Balthasar, Gaspar, and Melchior come to us from Christian tradition written hundreds of years after the time of Christ." (pages 442-3) When the Catholic church committed those wise men to sainthood, they did so with the names Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. There's no actual record in the primary sources, but all three names were canonized together at a much later date. A couple of centuries after the Gospels were written (say, 7th or 8th century), though, the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar were traditionally used to describe the three wise men. Perhaps people were trying to "boost" Jesus' image by showing that royalty from the three major world powers were visiting him -- Balthazar would obviously have been a Babylonian name at the time, while Gaspar/Caspar would have been Persian and Melchior would have been Arabian.

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If you're looking for a gift for yourself or someone else, this Colourful Gold Plated Necklace Set With Earrings & maang Tikka is just what you need. These beautiful Gold Plated Necklace Set With Earring & Maang Tikka are made of alloy metal. They are lightweight and easy to wear. These Necklace Set With earrings & Maang Tikka are perfect for giving as a gift to someone special or really treating yourself. - Category: Women Jewellery - Sub Category: Artificial Jewellery - Brand: Kayaa Fashion - No: of Items 1 Set(s) - Material: Alloy Metal

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Yoga | Ayurveda Massages and Treatments Abhyanga / Padabhyanga External oleation therapy Full body massage The daily practice of anointing the body will help improve the circulation, relieves tiredness and weakness, tones up the Dhatus and strengthens the body, loosens toxins and alltogether improves the general health of the individual. (70 min / 70 €) The hatha abyanga is more suitable for the sportsman since it includes more stretching and more hand pressure drop tecnics. (100 min / 90 €) Foot and leg massage An ayurvedic foot reflex massage which is soothing, revitalizing, balancing and calming various disturbances of the autonomic nervous system. (40 min / 53 €) Mukabhyanga / Shiroabhyanga Pristabhyanga | Upanahasveda | Mardana Shirah Seka (Shirodhara) Navarakizhi / Podikkizhi / Elakizhi Hot Stone Massage

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A Midwest Electric Utility uses CIS Controls as their Cybersecurity Foundation The Midwest electric utility is a not-for-profit member-owned electric distribution system, serving more than 47,000 active accounts in a 10-county area in North Dakota. We spoke with the VP of Information Technology and CIO with nearly 32 years of service with the utility, about how the CIS Controls are used in the organization. The VP/CIO stated, “The CIS Controls have been our foundation for a security roadmap over the last couple of years.” Adopting the CIS Controls When asked why they selected the CIS Controls, the VP/CIO stated, “At the time we were looking to change and update the controls we were using currently. At the advice of our auditor, we were told to look at the CIS Controls for our environment because they would be a lot more manageable compared to the NIST framework. At that point, we started getting more acquainted with the Controls and learning more about them and have been enthusiastic supporters ever since.” The VP/CIO explained the likeability about the CIS Controls saying, “What I really appreciate about the CIS Controls is that they are a standard and a best practice that helps us with our roadmap. Adopting the CIS Controls also assists us in budget planning and decisionmaking about where we should allocate time and effort towards our security posture.” The VP/CIO has seen quite a transition over the last 30 years with the utility. He noted, “It is a fun trip down memory lane to see how the IT and security environment evolved, from creating a network, having modems on desktops, installing routers, firewalls, etc.” For close to 15 years, the utility has had an established relationship with a global managed security services provider that provides monitoring, alerts, and updates as part of their service. They also rely on a trusted local IT solution provider to provide network security appliances and expertise to implement the CIS Controls. “We have improved our security posture every year with new technology and defenses,” stated the VP/CIO. By using the CIS Controls internally as a gap analysis tool, priorities are set for the information technology roadmap which feeds into their annual budget process. After creating a 4-year plan, the utility is finishing its second year with the CIS Controls implementation. While they have found that some areas may have been extended slightly they are still on target with their short and long-term goals for improving their cyber maturity as part of their commitment to their members and community.

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Citizen Kane’s provides complimentary valet parking to our guests Citizen Kane’s is wheelchair accessible. Please inform us at the time of making your reservation if your party needs to be on the first floor, as we have four dining rooms on two floors and seating can become limited. Citizen Kane’s can accommodate diners with gluten allergies and other dietary needs. Please inform your server of any dietary restrictions. A gift certificate from Citizen Kane’s makes a great gift. Stop by or call today to pick one up for the steak lover on your list.

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Thu, 22 Feb| Victoria Centre, Wellingborough An Introduction to Community Organising (2 Days) This is an interactive, inspiring, fun and empowering course, aimed at people and organisations working in the community, volunteers, campaigners and community officers. If you are also thinking about improving your interpersonal skills or volunteering, this CERTA accredited free course is for you. Time & Location 22 Feb 2018, 09:30 – 23 Feb 2018, 14:30 Victoria Centre, Wellingborough, 46-50 Palk Rd, Wellingborough NN8 1HR About The Event This is a very interactive, inspiring, fun and empowering course aimed at people and organisations working in the community, or thinking about volunteering, or getting involved in what's going on in their neighbourhood. The training overview and learning outcomes include: - A better understanding of the community organising process - Understanding the importance of active listening, building relationships and networks - Power - exploring power and power dynamics in communities - To appreciate how to motivate people to take action - Planning your next steps and actions in community organising, including how Citizens First Foundation and COLTD could support you, plus more. Lunch and light refreshment will be provided. Please Note: This is normally a 1-Day workshop, but we have divided it into two half-day sessions. We believe starting each day at 9:30 am, and finishing at 2:30 pm would enable parents to drop-off and pick up their kids up from schools.

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Tarik Ryant is just one of the 1.2 million Pennsylvanians who have benefited from the state’s Clean Slate Law over the past four years. He told his story of clemency Thursday morning during a press conference in Philadelphia geared towards promoting criminal justice reform and the state’s newest marijuana pardon project. “People don't understand some of the journeys and some of the struggles that you go through just trying to provide for your family,” Ryant said. “There is some light at the end of the tunnel.” Ryant is executive chef and catering manager at Rhythm&Brunch, a restaurant in Southwest Philadelphia. He said he is a prime example of how a pardon can change a life. After being arrested at 18, Ryant got his culinary on-the-job training at State Correctional Institute Somerset. Now the owner of three restaurants, Ryant said his pardon and lawmakers’ efforts to seal previous criminal records have opened new doors for him. Surrounded by state officials and people he’s pardoned, Gov. Tom Wolf spoke about the importance of reducing recidivism and improving reentry programs for people returning home from incarceration. “Too many of you – when you come into contact with the criminal justice system, you’re finding actually it isn't just, even for a minor offense,” Wolf said. “A minor offense at 17 years old, 18 years, 20 years old, that could be a life sentence … The past offense can keep someone from getting the job, keep you from going to college, and from becoming engaged in your community.” Since taking office, Wolf has signed more than 2,000 pardons. The state’s newly launched Marijuana Pardon Project, an initiative Wolf has taken up alongside Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, seeks to expedite the pardon process for individuals with non-violent marijuana convictions. Wolf noted that through the first week of September, the Marijuana Pardon Project had already received more than 1,300 applications. Wolf and officials spoke Thursday at The NoMo Foundation in South Philadelphia. NoMo, which stands for “new options, more opportunities,” is a restorative justice organization focused on providing youth and young adults with life skills and resources. Lawmakers listed legislative successes in the area of criminal justice reform, including the commonwealth’s Clean Slate Law. The Clean Slate Law was bipartisan legislation passed in 2018 that allowed people to petition the courts for their criminal records to be sealed if they went 10 years without a criminal conviction. State Rep. Jordan Harris, the House Democratic Whip from Philadelphia, is one of the legislators who championed the Clean Slate Law. He dismissed concerns that pardons put public safety at risk, stating these criminal justice reform efforts benefit communities as a whole. “When you reduce the recidivism rate, you're actually saving hundreds of millions of dollars because you're not sending people back into our prison system,” he said. “We can then take those dollars and reinvest (them) right into programs that we know work … You keep the community safe. You're giving folks a second chance, but you're also saving taxpayers’ scarce resources and reinvesting those dollars in a way that we know benefits Pennsylvanians.” An update to the legislation, House Bill 1826, was introduced in May by Harris and state Rep. Sheryl Delozier, a Cumberland County Republican – it seeks to expand Clean Slate to include lower-level, non-violent drug felonies. Delozier and Harris noted HB 1826 is supported by bipartisan groups including the District Attorney’s Association, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. HB 1826 currently sits in the House Judiciary Committee awaiting consideration.

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Let us clad your floors There’s nothing like our tiles! City Tile And Stone Distributors supplies a wide selection of tiles to residential and commercial clients. With over 40 years of combined experience, always expect quality services from us! Flooring Distributors – South Florida City Tile And Stone Distributors offers an unparalleled selection of modern flooring trends to customers throughout South Florida and the Caribbean Islands. As a family-owned and operated business, City Tile And Stone Distributors supplies a wide selection of tiles to residential and commercial clients. With over 40 years of combined experience, always expect quality services from us! In all our time-serving South Florida, we have built a reputation for being a benchmark of quality. Our entire team is here to help you find the right materials for your flooring projects, whether that be exquisite tiles or tile setting materials. When you do business with us, you’re joining an ever-growing family! For more details, get in touch today! A benchmark of quality Why Choose Us? We have over 40 years of combined experience. We’re here to give you exactly what you need – no fuss. From porcelain to marble tiles, we have all! We are a team of friendly people who are eager to help you. A Wide Range Of Tiles Specializing in tiles and stone distribution, City Tile And Stone Distributors offers a comprehensive selection of modern flooring options, including: We offer nothing less than top-quality, industry-leading services, and provide all our customers with the same setting materials that we’d use in our own homes. Contact us for more information! We deliver on our promises of excellence

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Star Mfg. SSBL Bowl Star SSBL Specifications Star SSBL Description Round Inset, less cover, 11 quart, stainless steel - One-piece body design for fewer parts to clean or lose. - Food products do not bake on or adhere to pump body making clean up a snap. - Accurate portion control provides consistent and accurate dispensing of product. - Star specialty pumps are a perfect fit in Star’s Specialty Warmers and Condiment Dispensers. - Each pump is designed with a heavy-duty molded body to improve performance and is virtually indestructible. - Specialty warming accessories are made of all stainless steel for constant durable performance. - Star specialty warmer accessories accommodate a variety of food service warming and holding requirements. Star SSBL Parts All Star SSBL Parts Star SSBL Reviews There are no reviews yet for this product.

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Defeat at Leicester appears to have encouraged the manager into declaring that the requested offensive style wanted by the board will stay in place. Speaking to the official site the manager explained: “The big shout at the beginning of the season was that we were going to attack more and for that reason we’ve lacked a few more clean sheets than we wanted. That would have got us a few more three point victories than draws and got us higher up the table. “We’ve scored more goals than we’ve ever scored and we now must push on over the next seven games to get more than 46 points, which is our best total from year one, and if we can do that by continuing playing like we’re playing then we’ll go on and do it. He added: “We played like that and won earlier in the season, which was why we got to third or fourth so I’m not going to stop the players playing like that. “I’m going to tell them to be a bit more careful when we haven’t got possession as if we continue to give goals away it means we’re going to have to score two, three or four goals to win games.” He added on the Leicester defeat: “We didn’t play like a team that was drifting on Saturday. We played like a team with a lot of creativity and drive. Where we failed is that we’re less clinical than we used to be.”

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Earlier today we wrote a story explaining that gossip from Allardyce watchers at the ceremony was that: O Allardyce was on his way to Sunderland and it was noted that when the formal event was over, he, Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan appeared to have left the building relatively quickly. O The he had not been involved in last night’s ceremony in an formal way either from the floor or the stage and was not mentioned publicly at any stage O and that of more significance possibly was that Sullivan – unlike last year – failed to give a speech or summing up of the season. A West Ham spokesman – whilst making it clear the manager wasn’t involved in a “formal ” way – has asked us to say that he did get a public mention. He said: “Sam, his coaching staff and players, were given a great reception by the supporters when they were asked to stand up. Sam also featured in several videos. “We had a slight change of format on the night though so the outgoing Hammer of the Year, Mark Noble, was involved in a Q&A with TV presenter Ben Shephard, instead of the manager.”

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3 ⅛” White Raised Digit Number Plate 3 ⅛” White Raised Digit Number Plate. Injection moulded plastic white digits are riveted to black aluminium blanks with a black bevelled edge for a 3D effect. This number plate which features 3 ⅛” digits is suitable for vehicles from 1963 to 1979. - Overall Plate size. 20 ½” x 4 ½” We do require 2 forms of I.D when ordering number plates. Please check our Customer Information to find out which identification we accept. Please allow 5-10 days for dispatch and delivery time.

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Maxthon Browser collects Sensitive Information Exatel and Fidelis Cyber security firms said in report that Maxthon browser collects sensitive information and sends it to the server. The feature named User Experience Improvement Program (UEIP) that collects analytic information about users’ usage of the browser. The browser gathers more information that it is required. The information includes OS version, screen resolution, CPU type, CPU speed, memory, ad blocker status, etc. the data sends over via ueipdat.zip file to the main server. But the CEO of Maxthon Community has expressed his opinion on Exatel findings. US FDIC covered about breaches occurred in the Past US FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) has been under cyber-attacks from china but the officials covered the fact for years. US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology has published a report and disclosed the fact regarding attacks on FDIC. FDIC suffered cyber-attacks in 2010, 2011, 2013. These breaches happened because of poor data handling. Around 12 (twelve) computers of FDIC officials were accessed for crucial information. Majority of ICS Equipment found vulnerable, Kaspersky says Kaspersky revealed fact about Internet available ICS (Industrial Control Systems) vulnerabilities. In 2015, Kaspersky found around 189 vulnerabilities and out of them 49% were of critical stage and 42% were of medium range. The ICS equipment types like HMI, SCADA, industrial network device, PLCs, were found vulnerable. There were 55 manufacturers like Siemens; Schneider Electric and Hospira whose devices were vulnerable. Vulnerable devices are located in Germany, Spain, France, and Canada. The affected devices are from major industries like aerospace, electricity, transportation, oil and gas, chemical, etc. Ubuntu Online Forum hacked, but restored successfully The Ubuntu Online Forum suffered from data breach and affected around 2 million users. The data of users includes IP address, usernames, email addresses was compromised. However, the hack was not influenced Ubuntu operating system. The forum service has been restored after necessary actions. There was add-on in which SQL injection vulnerability was unpatched that exposed the data. There were no active passwords accessed during the breach. The US Government will not collect data from outside the USA Territory Recently, the US government ordered that the USA government could not access the data of the data centers located outside the territory of the USA. The decision will limit the US government ability to gather foreign communication data. Even, Microsoft has won the case under State Communication Act. Microsoft welcomed the decision and told that people should have assurance about usage of their personal information. DARPA announced about Hacking Challenge worth $2Million DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has come up with hacking challenge that will award $2M amount to potential winners. DARPA has chosen seven teams who will protect themselves and find issues without any human interaction. DARPA actually wants to build smart Artificial Intelligence System that will auto detect and patch issues in security system. The challenge will be taking place at DEF CON hacking conference. The winning team will have to build artificial system that can detect and finds own patches as well update them.

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It can he hard to deal with stress assaults. They can adjust your quality of lifestyle and make you come to feel as if you’re living in a nightmare that is unattainable to wake up from. This, nevertheless, is incorrect. You ought to find the guidance in this article to be useful when it arrives to locating methods to relieve your worry attacks. If you are encountering stress attacks, make sure to get more slumber. When you are surviving on minor sleep, the likelihood of possessing a panic assault will increase. It will also reduce your capability to cope with attacks, and to consider evidently. Constantly try out to get at the very least 8 hrs of slumber every single evening. Locating a therapist who specializes in anxiousness and panic problems can offer you excellent aid in dealing with panic assaults. Spend some time seeking at reviews online to discover a practitioner that is close to you. Check out out the World wide web and see if there is a nearby support group for panic attack sufferers. You will be able to satisfy men and women with similar problems and spend time with them. A assistance group is likely to assist you go by way of the procedure of combating your pressure. If you are getting trouble dealing with your stress attacks and do not know what to do, try to discover suitable respiration and peace techniques. You can get management in excess of long term attacks by understanding to have a more peaceful and open way of breathing. As you can inform from this article, stress attacks are a difficulty with a broad assortment of treatments and solutions. It will consider a whilst to discover anything that performs for your situation, but the sweet style of relief will be really worth it in the stop. By making use of the guidelines in this report, you can determine out a much better strategy to handle your panic attacks with your doctor. Are you fascinated in studying what you can do to handle stress assaults? Possibilities are, you either know somebody who suffers from worry attacks, or you your self endure from them. Read this report to realize stress assaults far better so you can get rid of them for great. When you have worry attacks, make positive you get a full night’s rest. When you are surviving on little rest, the possibility of obtaining a worry attack will improve. It will also reduce your capability to cope with attacks, and to think obviously. Attempt for 8 restful hrs of snooze every evening. A little proper music can support you head off prospective panic assaults just before they get rough. Sit even now with no any exterior interruptions and pay attention to calming tunes that have a nice soft tone although concentrating on the terms that are sung. Keeping your brain on the tunes, instead than your feelings of anxiety, will enable your entire body to truly feel comfortable and allow go of the worry. Do an on-line research for local support groups that specialize in worry assaults. These types of groups supply help, tips, encouragement, and an outlet for dialogue. They can be priceless sources. If worry attacks are bothering you, learning leisure methods and appropriate breathing will be very useful. The easy act of utilizing correct breathing techniques can assist in managing stress attacks ahead of they occur. Solicit aid from other people who comprehend your issue. Remaining socially active, even just spending time with beloved types, can aid you stay away from panic attacks by supplying constructive interactions with other individuals. Right after all, that is what buddies are for. Ideally, this write-up has given you a minor of the great stress attack advice you are hunting for. Even though stress assaults can be frightening, you can use this guidance to get started a far better existence. Your nicely-currently being is dependent on managing these episodes properly.

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OVER 52+ STORES FIND LOCATION NEAR YOU! MOB Hookah Rival - Black is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock. MOB Hookah Rival Your cart is empty The MOB Hookah Rival is made for top of the line seshes, and it definitely doesn’t disappoint! The MOB Hookah Rival is a premium hookah that is equipped with a wide, stacked base made from tempered glass. The Rival’s tempered glass base is outfitted with a solid white color and features glass windows so you can witness this amazing hookah working its magic! The MOB Hookah Rival features a broad stainless steel downstem that works along with its wide base to give you smooth, effortless, and shisha filled smoke with every hit. The Rival’s single hose port makes this hookah one to share with the homies, or with yourself if you prefer intimate seshes. The MOB Hookah Rival is furnished with an external purge valve for ultimate convenience, so you can waste out old smoke without interrupting a sesh in the process. You can find the MOB Hookah Rival equipped with a posh metallic stem outfitted in your choice of 3 colors! It’s time to gain the glory that comes with the MOB Hookah Rival. MOB Hookah Rival Kit

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There are multiple steps to the dental implant process which means that more than one healing stage may be needed. Here's a little about what you can expect. The following lays out what will happen in between the procedure and recovery during each stage of your dental implant procedure. After these steps are successfully finished, you will be finished with your dental implant treatment! When bone grafting is required before the implant can be placed, a waiting period of approximately four to six months will be necessary before the implant portion of your treatment process can begin. Bone grafting is required when the patient is lacking healthy bone in the area where the implant will be placed. If an extraction is required ahead of the implant procedure, there may be a healing period necessary for this stage. However, with new advances in dentistry, dentists can now often place the implants at the same time as they perform the extractions, so that there is no double healing time. This stage can take about a week to heal, depending on the patient’s health. Once four to six months have passed, and the bone has integrated with the implant metal, the second part of the dental implant procedure can begin. Now your dentist can attach an abutment to your dental implant, to which either an artificial tooth (a dental cap) or denture will be attached. If you'd like more information about the dental implant treatment process, please contact our Surrey dentists today!

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CLS SA, a member of Prepac group, was founded in 2008 in order to introduce new knowledge and innovative products in both the range of the group and the market of Attica. A significant number of products in this catalog have resulted from the intensive daily collaboration of human resources of the sales team and customer support by the Hotel-Restaurant-Coffee market. CLS SA does not only act as a distributor of equipment for the food service industry, but also offers high value added service to customers by providing advice and solutions for packaging and more general issues the industries face. In order to contact our company, please fill-in the following form with your details. Thank you for your interest.

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A Massachusetts father and son were sentenced in federal court on Monday for a scheme that saw the pair illegally claim more than $20 million in lottery winnings and lie on their tax returns to dodge more than $6 million in federal taxes, prosecutors said. Ali Jaafar, 63, was sentenced to five years in prison while his 29-year-old son Yousef Jaafar was sentenced to 50 months in prison, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a Monday news release. They were also ordered to pay over $6 million in restitution and forfeit their profits from the scheme. In December, the two were convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count each of filing a false tax return. “This case is, at its core, an elaborate tax fraud. Over the course of a decade, this father-and-son team defrauded the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission and the IRS to pocket millions of hard-earned taxpayers’ dollars,” Acting US Attorney Joshua S. Levy said in the news release. “These defendants worked together to recruit a wide network of co-conspirators and spread their lottery scam across Massachusetts, avoiding detection by repeatedly lying to government officials.” Valerie S. Carter, an attorney for Ali and Yousef Jaafar, told CNN in an email Tuesday it’s “the Jaafars’ intention to appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.” Mohamed Jaafar, another of Ali Jaafar’s sons who was also involved in the plot, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to defraud the IRS and will be sentenced in July. CNN has reached out to his attorney for comment. The men represented three of the top four individual lottery ticket cashers in the state in 2019, according to the US Attorney’s Office. “This case is an example of the extensive efforts the Lottery will take in partnering with law enforcement to assist in the prevention of illegal activities. This decision is the culmination of years of hard work to maintain the integrity of the Lottery,” said Deborah B. Goldberg, state treasurer & receiver general and chair of the lottery commission. How the scheme worked “From at least 2011 through at least June 2020, the Defendants conspired with others known and unknown to the grand jury to launder the funds from Massachusetts state lottery winnings of others,” an indictment for the three said. The men would buy winning lottery tickets from people across the state who wanted to sell their ticket for a cash discount instead of claiming their prize, the US Attorney’s Office said in its news release. That meant the real winners avoided identification by the state’s lottery commission, which is required to “withhold outstanding taxes, back taxes and child support payments” before paying the prize, the release said. After buying the discounted tickets from the winners, with the help of convenience store owners that would “facilitate the transactions,” the defendants would claim the prize money to the commission as their own, the release added. Dozens of lottery retailers that participated in the scheme will have their lottery agent licenses revoked by the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, the US Attorney’s Office said. Prosecutors say the Jaafars unlawfully cashed over 14,000 lottery tickets totaling more than $20 million in the “elaborate ‘ten-percenting’ scheme.” Prosecutors say the defendants further profited by “reporting the winnings on their income tax returns and claiming equivalent fake gambling losses as an offset, thereby avoiding federal income taxes and receiving fraudulent tax refunds.” “Instead of using business savvy and skill to build a legitimate multi-generational family business, the Jaafars carried out a complex decade-long tax and lottery scam, building a vast network of co-conspirators to further their illegal activities,” Joleen Simpson, special agent in charge of the IRS’ Criminal Investigations in Boston, said in the release. CNN’s Michelle Watson contributed to this report.

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Introduction: Spinal Surgery is witnessing a fast-paced evolution due to the collaboration with material scientists. This is becoming particularly evident in the definition of novel strategies for biomechanically-efficient spinal stabilization and spinal cord injury repair. For this process to be even more fruitful a mutual undestanding of the clinical needs and available or forthcoming solutions is warranted. Methods: To shed light on the areas of most growing research interest for biomaterials in spinal surgery a review of the relevant literature from the last 5 years has been conducted. Results: This review allowed to indentify the most noticeable research trials regarding the adoption of biomaterials in spinal surgery, and to highlight the most promising investigational perspectives. a) Two main trends can be outlined: - Spinal arthordesis: Several biomaterials (including nanoscaffolds, demineralized bone matrix, and ceramics) with propensity to incorporate mesenchymal stem cells, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein, endogenous/exogenous growth factors showed to be promising to achieve enhanced arthrodesis. - Spinal Cord Repair: Cell-based and biomolecule delivery strategies as well as scaffold-based therapeutic strategies have failed when used alone, though a combinatorial approach of all of them has preliminary showed to be effective in laboratory models. b) Translation from labs to bedside is being limited by the fact that many biomaterials investigated so far had been plagued by wide range of adverse effects (especially in early stages of research), or issues of widespread off-label use. Conclusions: Poor outcomes related to failure of achieving satisfactory fusion in spinal instability, and to provide effective clinical improvement in spinal cord injuries have directed the interests of surgeons and scientists to spinal biologics that may impact our strategies at the cellular/molecular level. This review defines the state-of-the-art in the application of biomaterials in our specialty; and offers a practical framework for all those interested in basic and translational research in spinal surgery. Patient Care: This review will help to cover the existing gap between laboratory investigators and clinical practicioners. Learning Objectives: By the end of this section, participants should be able to discuss in small groups: 1) the current research trends in the application of biomaterials in spinal surgery 2) the most noticeable research trials conducted so far 3) the most promising biomaterials in advanced stages of investigation

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Timber harvest at Dodge Point postponed Work rescheduled for January 2023 2/15/22 Update: The Bureau of Parks and Lands has let us know that as the right conditions did not come together this season, the timber harvest planned for this winter has been postponed until January 2023. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is working with an independent logger to complete the selective timber harvest that was begun at Dodge Point in 2019. According to Project Manager Stephen Richardson, finishing off the harvest is particularly important due to the status of the timber stand in question. The stand includes white pine that is in very poor condition due to needle-cast disease. In addition, due to the new presence of red pine scale in Maine, an invasive insect that kills red pine without warning and with no known treatment response, there may be additional cutting in the red pine plantation to remove trees before they are lost to damage. These are trees that were marked for harvest last season but were not cut at that time due to low market demand. Now expected to begin in mid-January 2023, the Bureau’s logger will be accessing the white pine stand from the northern part of the Old Farm Road via the entrance just north of the Dodge Point parking lot. Because of problems with visitors entering the work area in 2020, the parking lot and all trails will be closed during the harvest. The work is part of a cycle of periodic tree harvesting and maintenance at this location with the goal of maintaining forest health and improving recreational opportunities at Dodge Point, which is one of the Bureau’s most visited properties. Dodge Point Public Reserved Land in Newcastle is part of the State of Maine Public Lands System, which unlike other state entities is internally funded. The majority of the Bureau’s revenue comes from timber harvesting activities. This revenue in turn is used to maintain and enhance the lands for public enjoyment. Dodge Point is a special case in that its existence is the result of a partnership between the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands and Damariscotta River Association, now Coastal Rivers. Funding from Lands for Maine Future and DRA donors made the original purchase possible. Ownership and management decisions at Dodge Point reside with the Bureau, while Coastal Rivers supporters and volunteers provide local support with upkeep of the trails and property. The majority of the multi-year harvest plan is already complete. This included re-routing the eastern end of the River-Link Trail and the creation of a new River~Link parking lot and trailhead on the west side of River Road, maintenance and improvements to the Dodge Point parking lot, woods roads, and Ice Pond Dam, and selective cutting with a focus on long-term forest health. The Bureau’s forestry work continues a tradition begun by former owner Edward Freeman and his crew, who won statewide recognition for their expert woodlot management. The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is a branch of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The Bureau’s mission is to protect and manage the natural and cultural resources under its care in order to offer a wide range of recreational and educational opportunities and to provide environmental and economic benefits for present and future generations.

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Something about Toyota Prius / Prius PHV Coilovers Upgrade your Toyota Prius or Prius PHV with our high-performance coilovers designed specifically for these models. Our Toyota Prius / Prius PHV Coilovers are engineered to deliver superior handling and ride quality, while also providing adjustable ride height for a customized look and feel. Crafted from high-quality materials and featuring precision manufacturing, these coilovers are built to withstand the demands of daily driving and performance use. Our Toyota Prius / Prius PHV Coilovers are also fully adjustable, allowing you to fine-tune your suspension for your driving style and preferences. With improved handling and a lowered stance, our Toyota Prius / Prius PHV Coilovers are the perfect choice for enthusiasts who demand the best in performance and style. Trust us to deliver the optimal suspension solution for your Toyota Prius or Prius PHV, and experience the difference in every drive.

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Notice: Undefined index: id in /home/coinchoose/public_html/wp-content/themes/coinchoose/single-events.php on line 37 Indonesia opens its doors to blockchain enthusiasts and innovators, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors for Empowering Blockchain Summit 2019. This year’s Summit will highlight insights and solutions to push for wider industry integration of blockchain technology in Indonesia as well as other countries in Southeast Asia. Set to take place on 13-14 September at Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel, Empowering Blockchain Summit 2019 will feature key speakers like Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana, Head of Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (BAPPEBTI) and Risman Adnan, Director of Software at Samsung R&D Indonesia (SRIN). The two-day event will feature panels and talks, including: - Assessing the Power of Blockchain to Disrupt Across Multiple Industries - Blockchain for Enterprise - Business Predictions for Blockchain 2020: What’s Next? - Building a Global Centre for Blockchain Technology - Blockchain Applications for Supply Chain & Logistics - Payment & Fintech in Blockchain - Crypto Assets are The New Black Attendees can look forward to the Networking Party on Day 1 and to the Binance Super Meetup on Day 2. Empowering Blockchain Summit 2019 tickets are now available upon registration. Exclusive 50% discount for the CoinChoose.com community until 12th September 2019.

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Tag: Proof of Work Decred (DCR) is an autonomous digital currency that is quickly rising in value after exchange site Binance announced the listing of the crypto. The mainnet of Ravencoin, a protocol for the issue and transfer of digital assets, will go live on October 31 while RVN price increased ahead of the launch. Are price surges and dumps the real story of Cryptocurrency? Ash Benington explores what mass media should be focusing on instead. Blockchain? Cryptocurrency will go big next year as many signs currently point to major industry players, including China, heavily investing in Crypto and Blockchain. Should you be bullish on Bitcoin this week? CryptoWendyO thinks so. Watch her analyze and explain in detail the reasons she is going bullish on Bitcoin. Everything Blockchain takes the spotlight in this episode of Ameer Approved as Jesse Abramowitz covers adoption issues, scaling problems, and even Defi. Still confused what Bitcoin is and does? GiveBitcoin is out to bring more people into understanding Bitcoin while educating them about it and Blockchain. A blockchain expert says there is more to understand about Bitcoin as cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continue to evolve. What are these? EOS addresses two of the main problems in blockchain: transaction speed and transaction costs. But the question is: Is EOS widely used by many?

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Miss the Grammys last night? Here’s a recap of the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 50 words or less: Bruno Mars and Alicia Keys’ matching hairdos, the Beach Boys reunion performance, Justin Vernon’s awkward acceptance speech for Bon Iver, remembering Whitney Houston, Adele’s emotional and snot-filled acceptance speech for Album of the Year, and Paul McCartney’s mellow but commanding awesomeness. You’re caught up. Overall, when Nicki Minaj traveled down the red carpet in a Red Riding Hood outfit accompanied by a Pope-like figure, and the Foo Fighters had already won three Grammy Awards before the televised show even started – audiences were prepared for an entertaining, yet mostly predictable night. Adele rolled through the awards show with six wins for six nominations and a powerfully authentic performance of “Rolling in the Deep” to boot, her first since undergoing vocal surgery. Host LL Cool J said a prayer for Whitney Houston to open the show and later on, Jennifer Hudson dedicated a heart-wrenching performance to the late Whitney Houston by singing her famous hit, “I Will Always Love You.” The singer, Grammy attendees and global audience members were moved to tears. Chris Brown, despite his controversial and abusive Grammy-banned past, relied completely on his dancing ability due to his atrocious lip-synching. Then the Foo Fighters were too cool to play inside and rocked out in a Bonnaroo-style tent outside the Staples Center. Bizarre costumes by Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga? Check. Foo Fighters and Adele championing their categories? Check. Katy Perry’s slightly above mediocre performance with blue hair? Check. Adam Levine causing women to simultaneously swoon around the world? Ahh, check. Taylor Swift’s childish song “Mean” produces standing ovation? Sadly, check. Check out the complete list of award winners here and I've highlighted some of the more pleasant surprises and notable moments throughout the show below: Rihanna’s dark ballad intro gave way to an energetic “We Found Love,” paired with an agile dance crew. Her newfound and improved live voice stole the show, as did her Tina Turner/Farrah Fawcett hair. Chris Martin joined her on stage for “Princess of China,” and then the full Coldplay took the stage fulfilling typical Coldplay expectations. Even though The Civil Wars, Grammy winner of Best Folk Album, had a short-lived performance, their talent was shown through vocal and instrumental mastery. As a result, mainstream listeners turned up the volume and tweeted, “When did Johnny Depp start a band?” The colorful collaboration between Maroon 5, Foster the People and The Beach Boys proved to be one of the most entertaining performances, with a resounding “Good Vibrations” energizing every generation. Not as powerful, but similarly poignant was Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood’s duet of “It Had to Be You.” Underwood’s stunning dress and voice had every woman wanting to be her and every man wanting to be hockey player Mike Fisher. Foo Fighters’ leading man David Grohl praised instrumental talent, but “bashed” electronic music in an acceptance speech, and then he later shared the performance stage with Deadmau5, the electronic dance mouse king. Oh, the irony. Nicki Minaj played a short film before her performance, channeling The Exorcist while her alter ego Roman possessed the hip hop star. The entire act was a bit too frightening, even without the Goth choir singing “Come All Ye Faithful.” One of Paul McCartney’s guitarists also looked strangely identical to a rock-version of Ty Burrell, aka Modern Family’s Phil Dunphy. Anyone else catch the resemblance? And lastly, Adele. Authenticity at its best.

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Trinity Bryant, PsyD (she/her/hers) joins the College of Media, Communication and Information as an embedded therapist for Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). She recently completed her postdoctoral fellowship at CU Boulder which is the third university system that she has worked in. Trinity enjoys providing individual and group therapy, supervising trainees and connecting with other university departments outside CAPS. Her integrative approach to therapy is informed by person-centered and feminist theories, which emphasize empowerment, self-exploration and understanding, and the role that identity, personal history and systemic contexts play in a person’s unique experiences. As an embedded therapist, Trinity will be available to meet with CMCI students for therapy appointments and for drop-in CMCI Let’s Talk sessions. (For fall 2022: Tuesdays between noon and 1 p.m. in the CMCI Advising Center, Folsom Field). Trinity will also collaborate with staff and faculty to help support mental health awareness in the CMCI community. Students: if you have requests for interviews, see this website for more information. Please note, we may not be able to accommodate requests with less than a two-week notice. Faculty, Staff, and Student-led organizations can request a presentation by Trinity, Jennifer Kovarik (embedded health promotion member), and Anna Polovin (embedded Office of Victim Assistance member) via the Request a Program or Presentation website. Please note, we may not be able to accommodate requests with less than a two-week notice.

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How Senior Citizen Homes in India are Helping Residents Cultivate Inner Happiness? March 26, 2021 Categories : Community Living Tips - Get moving: Walking, running, jogging, and swimming are some of the many forms of exercises that have a positive impact on your mood. Participating in any form of physical exercise helps in releasing dopamine, hormones responsible for regulating the mood. A walk in the park is a great way to get some exercise and fresh air. We have senior-friendly walking paths, swimming pools and landscaped green spaces at our senior citizen homes so that our residents can stay active mobile and feel great. - Get some me-time: If you wish to feel better, start spending time with the most important person in your life and that is – yourself. Just like your body, your brain needs time to rest and recharge. If you are constantly on the go, you will feel exhausted mentally. Taking out 10 minutes for yourself every day is a great way to replenish yourself. Use this time to either meditate or write a journal or better do nothing. Finding this space will be different for everyone – choose what you love the most. We take care of all daily requirements of our residents including housekeeping services at our senior citizen homes that let our residents spend time on things that they enjoy doing the most. - Avoid falling to victimhood: Blaming others may provide relief for some time but in the long run, it can lead to feelings of hopelessness. Each human being has choices that they make to take their life forward. Taking responsibility for your own happiness is the first and most important step towards focussing on your well-being. We help our senior residents find peace and inner happiness by offering them a variety of things to do without having to step outside the community. Our senior citizen homes have a holistic approach towards wellness – from yoga classes and meditation exercises to hosting inspiring seminars and art workshops, we ensure that our residents find plenty of opportunities to stay mentally stimulated. Relavent tags : leading senior citizen homes

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The Birdman is coming! We are super excited to announce the solo show ‘GRIMM REALITIES’ by Markus Birdman 12 april at the Comedy Café Amsterdam. After sell out shows down under and a sizzling performance at Toomler last year Markus is bringing his hilarious show to the Comedy café. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch what Chortle magazine described as “Completely spellbinding ,” magazine” …And the BBC wrote: “A master of timing and physical comedy BBC”. A leader on both the UK & international live comedy circuits, Markus Birdman receives regular invites to headline at the coveted Comedy Store and has consistently delighted audiences around the globe with sell out shows at the Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne & New Zealand Comedy Festivals. Still a stand up pro, Markus has recently combined his passion for art with comedy and debuted his first solo show featuring hand drawn gruesome fairy tales to critical acclaim at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe, earning a nomination for ‘Best Show’ from Amused Moose and a plethora of 4 & 5 star reviews across the board. He’s also a radio regular having appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio Wales & has made numerous appearances on Comedy Central’s ‘Live at the Comedy Store’.

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Coupons, Mall Coupons Macy’s Wow Pass | Save $10 off $25 Purchase (use 12/21 and 12/22) 11 years ago No Comments Prev Article Next Article Use this Macy’s Wow Pass to get $10 off your purchase of $25 or more this 12/21 and 12/22. The pass is good both days from 7AM through 1PM of each day. See coupon for exclusions. Great offer for your last minute shopping. Prev Article Next Article Related Posts TARGET: Sargento Cheese Slices Only $1.99! August 20, 2015 *HURRY!* $5/2 Almay Coupon is Back – Includes Makeup Removers! March 7, 2014 Office Depot: 5lbs Of Document Shredding FREE! March 21, 2018 Gain Botanicals Plant Based Laundry Detergent, Orange Blossom Vanilla, 25 Loads, 40 ounces (Pack of 2) – Only $9.74! June 25, 2019 Free Stride Gum at Rite Aid September 10, 2012 Staples Coupons | Free 100 Business Cards August 1, 2011 About The Author Common Sense With Money More from this Author Mercedes Levy is the lead blogger of commonsensewithmoney.com. Check her out on google plus, https://plus.google.com/u/0/114664619680730831316.

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Updated: Jul 17 Jamboree appreciation. The board of Trustees and fundraising team of Community Action Trust ( registered charity 1183951) would like to say a special thank you to all those who made our Jamboree the success it was on the 8th July. Our success is based on how many we are able to engage in assisting us with our works, and our sustainability going forward. It's the paying forward we are always after. To the many helping hands... it was so good to see the youth engaged this year. To all who supplied raffle prizes ( Zimfari S.A Goodies Hamper,N Beer Biltong Cake,Heather Galloway- Body Shop hamper, Makah Gu -Tablet, Cheryl Hill -pamper hamper,team members bottles for the booze boxes, Lyndon Robertson -makeup hamper, anon Flight tickets, Marks Tasty Biltong x1kg ) To all those who assisted at the Golf and for the generosity of JSM who covered the green fees. Different Strokes Golf Society for sponsoring the prizes and the golfers themselves for their support thank you. We are absolutely thrilled to advise that we raised over £7000 on the 8th July 2023. However, please bear in mind that this amount barely covers what's needed to sustain our feeding project for 6 months. So how do we manage for the rest of the year? We are very reliant on the various Go fund me pages we run, the events both here and Zim, the generosity of folk who donate on an adhoc basis and those who have small monthly direct debits, individuals who carry out cycle rides etc on our behalf, every little bit helps. Thank you again good people. Long may we continue to always show kindness, love and compassion to those less fortunate than ourselves. God bless you all.

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What are Continuing Education Units (CEUs)? CEUs are learning hours that can be earned through the completion of various “professional development” modules. They may also be referred to as professional development hours or certificate maintenance hours. In a broad sense, CEUs are earned through the completion of courses that provide education about something related to the field of speech-language pathology. These may be podcasts, videos, webinars, or conferences. Some of these courses are as short as 1 hour and cover something very specific, while others are longer and more in-depth. This may be something like the PROMPT or LSVT trainings, which are 10 or more hours each. Though you can earn CEUs in virtually anything related to the field of speech-language pathology, in order to maintain your ASHA CCC, there are a few specific areas in which you must earn continuing education credits. It is important to periodically review ASHAs guidelines in the event of any changes to membership requirements. - If your three-year maintenance cycle runs from 2023-2025, you must earn at least two hours in the areas of cultural competency, cultural humility, culturally responsive practice, or diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). - If your three-year maintenance cycle runs from 2020-2022, you must earn at least one hour in the area of ethics. - If you are going to supervise a Clinical Fellow, you must complete at least two hours in the area of supervision after you earn your CCC. When do you Earn CEUs? In order to maintain your ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, you must earn 3.0 CEUs, which equals 30 hours of professional development, every three years. These hours may be earned at any time during your three-year maintenance cycle and can be earned in a variety of ways (outlined below).* Many SLP state licenses also require license holders to partake in professional development activities, which may have different names other than continuing education units. They are essentially the same thing, and you can earn hours for state licenses and ASHA CCC together (e.g. a 1-hour course can count towards hours needed for a state license AND for your ASHA CCC). *Many states require SLPs to renew their licenses more often than three years (which is what ASHA requires for the CCC). They *usually* do not exceed ASHA requirements but they may need to be completed more regularly throughout the three-year maintenance cycle. For example, Colorado requires 10 hours (the equivalent of 1.0 CEUs) every year, and Florida requires 20 hours every two years. Therefore, while ASHA may accept 30 hours completed in one year, other states may not. (Procrastinators - this can be helpful!) Where do you earn CEUs? - You can earn CEUs virtually anywhere - both online and in person. - There are numerous websites that provide affordable (even free) continuing education hours. The following are some ways to earn CEUs. Memberships cost $100/year and you can earn unlimited CE hours. There are live courses, prerecorded ones, and even video courses that have been transcribed into texts. Complete a course, take a short quiz, and you have a CE hour done! They have a wide variety of CE topics so you’re sure to find one that is related to the population you serve or one that is simply interesting to you! They also break down courses into different lengths and ability levels, so you can find a 1.5 hour “beginner” level course or 1.0 hour “intermediate” level course. Other similar sites include: - MedBridge Education - Northern Speech Services - Summit Professional Education - Lingraphica (they have a lot of free options!) - PESI Rehab - ASHA Learning Pass Reading and Listening SLP CEU Options I am a big fan of podcasts so I love the idea of combining a podcast with continuing education. You can listen to the podcasts for free but if you want to use them for earning CEUs, you can buy a (very affordable) quiz, pass the quiz, and count it towards your CEUs. The writers of The Informed SLP read research journal articles each month and summarize them in a digestible way. I want to stay up to date with research but reading articles can be difficult. The Informed SLP provides an easy way to stay up to date. You can read or listen to the summaries and earn CEUs in minutes. There are also numerous virtual and/or in-person summits or courses that you can attend to earn CEUs. This list is not exhaustive, but some examples include: - ASHA Convention: ASHA holds its annual convention every November and is a great opportunity to earn CEUs - Stepping Stones Elevate U: an online summit - SLP Summit - It Takes Two To Talk - from the Hanen Centre *Hint: You can search for “your state” speech-language pathology conferences and you may find some good options! For example, the Massachusetts Speech-Language Hearing Association lists CEU-earning opportunities for each month. Why Earn CEUs? - The field of speech-language pathology is BROAD and we often find ourselves lacking the DEPTH in certain areas. You may have taken one class in grad school related to child language but you find yourself working in Early Intervention and want to brush up on your early language development skills. You may be working with adults and want to become certified in LSVT. - On the other hand, because the field of speech-language pathology is so broad, you may be interested in an area that’s different from what you’re familiar with. I completed a CE hour related to animal-assisted therapy, and while I don’t anticipate participating in it, it was really interesting to learn about! - You don’t want your CCC to lapse. If you let your CCC lapse it can be hard, and costly, to have it reinstated. Depending on how long it’s been since you earned it and let it lapse, you may have to take different courses or retake the PRAXIS exam (and I don’t think anyone wants to go back to that!). Face it - there’s no way to learn everything you need to know in grad school, and it is our responsibility to keep up to date with the current research and best practices. Other Things to Know about SLP CEUs The first time I renewed my state SLP license and ASHA CCC I was prepared to submit all of my carefully-saved CE certificates that I completed over the past year/three years. I was surprised when neither my state agency nor ASHA requested them! Though I didn’t *need* to prove I completed all my hours, I also didn’t get audited. If you are audited, you must prove that you completed all of the hours. You can keep track of your hours for a small fee using the ASHA CE Registry. I prefer to use my laptop (and Google Drive) to track my hours independently, but the registry may be worth it for your peace of mind! Looking for more information about CEUs? The ASHA website has a ton of great information about it all: https://www.asha.org/certification/

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Microsoft’s Bing search engine is inaccessible in China following a government order, the Financial Times reported. State-owned telecom company China Unicom confirmed that the government had ordered the block, the Financial Times reported, citing a source. Microsoft didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment but is reportedly investigating the matter. If Bing is indeed blocked in China, it would become the second major search engine to exit the country. Google withdrew its search engine and other websites in 2010 to avoid censorship and any compromise to its commitment to free and open internet. Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo are among the thousands of websites originating in the west that are blocked by the so-called Great Firewall of China.―CNET

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Your moving journey has yet to begin! Get connected with up to 6 regulated conveyancers to save time and money.Compare Conveyancers Get matched with up to 6 removal companies to save on your move.Compare Movers Get matched with up to 6 storage companies to save on self storage units.Compare Storage Get matched with up to 6 house clearance companies to save time and money.Compare House Clearance Oh My God! Where do I start.Ryan called the week before to discuss the bike thing the weekend of our move. we checked maps and saw that thankfully we weren't affected!so the night before the move we still aren't complete on the lawyer end so at 8am I call Ryan stressed out my tights and tell him it may not be happening Ryan is really calm, professional and just bloody lovely. He was LITERALLY my emotional support animal the whole day! he sorts out the resource and then at 1230 we get the go aheadJay and Stevie show up and they're just bloody brilliant and don't break a sweat absolute machines they also have to interact with a local native who jumps on the van and asks his wee drunk pal if he wants a suite Jay diffuses this brilliantly in short we are in our beautiful home and if anyone ever asks me who a good moving company are its these guys and only these guys! Thank you forever we will never forget it Really helpful guys, did the job efficiently and made moving day a lot less stressful than it could've been. Had requested bed dismantling and reassembly and they didn't have the right Alan key so couldn't do this, but overall would recommend. Jackson, Ryan and Connor arrived at the scheduled time and promptly got to work loading our belongings. Then unloaded at new house without any fuss. All done just in a morning. Guys all courteous and friendly, they were well organised which made our move a pleasant experience. I would highly recommend Green Move Removals. The process from first contact was great with very quick responses to emails and phone calls. Well done guys and thanks. Areas CoveredGlasgow (G) Save Up to 70% on Removal Costs Save 70% off the cost of your house move today!

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Paula Reto will look for her third top-10 of the LPGA season when she tees up at the Arkansas Championship this week. Last year she tied for 13th place on nine-under-par at Pinnacle Country Club, six shots behind winner Na Yeon Choi. Reto has since climbed to 117th in the women’s world ranking and booked a spot for the Rio Olympics coming up in August. She’s establishing herself as an LPGA regular and current ranks 54th on the tour’s earning list with nine cuts made in 13 starts. She’s highlighted her season with ties for ninth at the Coates Golf Championship and JTBC Founders Cup. Last week at the Meijer LPGA Classic she tied for 56th place with rounds of 65, 70, 77, and 71. She’ll need to remove big scores in order to contend. This week the $2-million tournament celebrates its 10th anniversary with a field that includes Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson. Reto has been making inroads on the LPGA Tour throughout the season. Her fond memories of a top-15 in Arkansas last year could kindle the big result she’s been looking for. World number 38 Lee-Anne Pace will also tee up at Pinnacle Country Club this week. The top-ranked South African was sole second at the Swinging Skirts Classic in April this year after a dominant spell on the Sunshine Ladies Tour and will be determined to win a second career LPGA title. Ashleigh Simon and Bertine Strauss round off the local ladies due to tee off from Thursday.

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Lawn Care Service In Tulsa, OK Complete Lawn Care Tulsa has been servicing the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma for 22 years. We provide an assortment of high-quality, professional lawn care maintenance services in Tulsa. Lawn Mowing and Lawn Care Maintenance – Tulsa, OK. Your lawns health and beautiful look are what keep us going here at Complete Lawn Care Tulsa! We are experts at our craft and provide 100% Satisfaction Guarantees…if you aren’t 100% satisfied, we’ll pay a COMPETITOR to come back out to your home or business and complete the job. For the past 22 years, our customers have relied upon the following when it comes to our : - Great pride in our accomplishments Leaf Cleanup Services – Tulsa, OK. Starting in October as the grass growing slows and leaves begin to fall, we focus on leaf removal services. We’ll arrive at your property and blow out leaves from ALL corners of your property. Including: - Flower Beds We’ll leave your property much cleaner and more well-manicured than when we arrived. If you would like to do some of the work yourself we offer leaf pick up service. Get all your leaves in a pile at or near the curb and we will come and using a leaf loader pick them up and haul them off eliminating the time and effort of you having to bag them and dispose of debris. Pricing for this ranges from $75.00 to $90.00 depending on amount of leaves you have. Weed Control and Fertilization – Tulsa, OK. Complete Lawn Care uses only the best professional weed control and fertilizer products available. If you live in Tulsa, you’ll benefit from our 7 Step Weed Control and Fertilization process. Simply request a FREE, no obligation quote of services and let us show you how much weeds hate us here at Complete Lawn Care Tulsa! For those wanting a picture-perfect lawn, our 7 Step Weed Control & Fertilization Program is your best choice for a superior results! Sprinkler Repair Services – Tulsa, OK. One of the main keys to having a great looking lawn and landscaping is an efficiently running irrigation system. We’ve been actively services and fixing sprinkler systems in Tulsa for the past 22 years. Call us today to come check your sprinkler coverage and to assure there are no leaks in your system. Irrigation leaks can waste a lot of water and can be quite costly. We guarantee all of our Tulsa sprinkler repair services. Save time, money and hassle by having us check your irrigation system today.

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Hamburg serviced offices and flexible fully furnished office space to let on Neuer Wall, Hamburg, 20354. This Hamburg business center is located on the renowned boulevard "Neuer Wall" in the heart of the city centre. The offices are situated on the fourth floor of the modern Bornhold house. Moreover, the representative, central and light-flooded Business Center is stand for a new comprehension of work, communication and well-being. Enjoy the unique city centre location.This Hamburg City Business Center on Neuer Wall offers you: These Hamburg offices for rent on Neuer Wall are located absolutely centrally. The business center offers ready to go full serviced office, temporary office space for rent, virtual offices, meeting rooms, mailing addresses and office space for lease on flexible terms.

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What was your first Apple product? First Generation iPod Touch. Which super power would you choose? Flight or invisibility? Flight – plane tickets are too dang expensive and sometimes you just don’t have a ladder. What is the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten? Chocolate Covered Crickets that were given out during a rock concert by Cricket Wireless… seriously. What is your favorite Apple product? My Mac Mini I use in my studio. Very underrated for what it can do. You just survived an outing on the show Naked and Afraid. What’s your first meal back in civilization? Probably grilling some steak with nothing more than salt and pepper to season it with. But still naked and far from being afraid. If you could be any fictional character, who would you be? Zach Morris from Saved By The Bell. I want the power to stop time like he had by saying ‘Time Out’. If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? Choose one electronic device to describe yourself and explain why. Probably a Jukebox because I’ve got a vast collection of music, love to entertain, and physically heavy.

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Concordia College’s academic technologist and instructional design coordinator, Joseph Kennedy, will be co-leading a free webinar on the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in the classroom. Kennedy and Jeff Przybylo, professor of communications at Harper College, Palatine, Ill., are presenting “Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI” for GoReact at noon Thursday, Aug. 31. With more instructors looking to integrate ChatGPT and other AI tools in their teachings, the conversation will focus on ideas and programs to effectively measure acquired knowledge. It will also teach how to leverage video and feedback tools to help students develop in-demand skills. Kennedy’s publications and presentations most recently have focused on assessment, student privacy, and artificial intelligence. He has worked with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), the College Board, and local school districts.

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Great British Spring Clean bags 20 sacks of litter from Congleton on Saturday Congleton in Bloom was delighted with the response from local people who answered the call to join in the Great British Spring Clean on Saturday 25th March. Twenty local people spent up to two hours litter picking, sweeping, putting up no-dog fouling signs and generally helping to spruce up the area around Congleton Park. In total 20 sacks of rubbish were collected from the areas around the Park including Hankinson’s Field, Town Wood, River Dane Walkway, Eaton Bank Industrial Estate, Mill Green, Rood Hill, Royle Street, Belgrave Avenue, Foundry Bank, Varey Road, Jackson Road, Park Road, Park View, Willow Street, Herbert Street, Moor Street, Mountbatten Way, Canal Street and High Street. The Spring Clean was led by Councillor Glen Williams from the In Bloom team who is also the ‘Tidy Town Champion’. He said: “It was great to see so many new faces. There was a really friendly atmosphere and people did what they could. We always buddy people together which makes the volunteering more fun and less like work! It was heartening for the team to receive the thanks and praise from the public, but a disgrace that there were so many sweet wrappers, fag ends, cans, bottles and cartons about the place. I would urge people to dispose of their litter properly.” He continued, “I would like to thank everyone that made the effort to come along and help, you did a splendid job. I would also like to thank the volunteer that made the fabulous cakes that were a treat after for our labours!” The next planned Spring Clean in Congleton is Saturday 6th May. Volunteers should meet at New Life Church on West Road in Congleton at 10am dressed appropriately for the weather. All equipment will be provided. Any individuals, volunteer groups, churches, businesses, neighbourhoods or schools that want to do their bit to help clean up their local community outside of an organised Town Clean session can borrow litterpickers, hoops, bags and gloves from Congleton Town Council . Please contact Ruth on firstname.lastname@example.org or tel 01260 270350 ext 2 for details.

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Among the many things I've learned in the last couple of weeks, one lesson that stands out is that there's nothing like a pandemic to throw off a carefully cultivated sense of inner peace. I have a sound collection of spiritual practices, and yet I have still found myself riding quite the rollercoaster of emotions, rising to heights of compassion, acceptance and calm before free-falling to lows of frustration, anger and fear. In my best moments, I'm able to see my internal experience as the ultimate lesson in letting go. In my worst moments, I have been swept into a downward spiral of judgment and criticism. My mind swarms with all the things we 'should' be doing, and all the ways 'people' are failing to take this seriously. My worst moments left me feeling tired, anxious and separate from my fellow humans when we are anything but separate. I was not okay with feeling this way. So I sat with it. I sat with the discomfort of feeling like I couldn't let go of my frustration, anger, self-righteousness and superiority. It took me a long while, but a weekend run led to a sudden spark of clarity: all I actually want is for everyone to be safe and healthy. And I mean everyone. Not just me and my community, not just Canada, but everyone on this planet we call home. And the reason I want everyone to be safe is ridiculously simple: love. The moment this realization hit me, my new mantra was born: I love you all, and I want you to be safe and well. I use this for meditation. I use this as an antidote in moments when I feel frustrated by others' not staying home, when I can't understand another's point of view, when I feel like I am struggling to cope with the state of the world. In all of these moments, I remind myself: I love you all, and I want you to be safe and well. Because aren't all of us really working towards the same end goal: for as many of us to remain healthy and well as possible? And isn't that all ultimately coming from a place of love? Whether it's love for yourself, your family, your community, or this entire world that we all inhabit, it's love that makes us want everything to be better. My own personal commitment is to lean on love constantly, and it's also my ask of all of us together on this wild ride. In moments where you want to criticize others' actions, when you want to judge what others should or shouldn't be doing, when you feel anxious or fearful or frustrated by everything around you, repeat this to yourself, maybe in your head or maybe even out loud: I love you all, and I want you to be safe and healthy. You may not believe it at first. In fact, it might feel forced and ridiculous. When your ego screams at you that these words aren't helpful, ask yourself: but isn't it true? What other reason than love could we all possibly be concerned with our collective health? As you practice this, watch how it shifts your internal state. Pay attention to how you feel, and pay attention to how others respond to you. Just as fear begets more fear, love begets more love. There is already so much love and compassion out there, and yet we can bring even more to the surface. We can show our love for one another to inspire action and change in our collective behaviour. Though you may not feel it in every moment, love is already within you screaming to get out. Let it out.

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The Gravensteen or Gravenkasteel (English: Castle of the Counts) is a medieval castle in the city centre of the Belgian city of Ghent. The castle was built around 868 at the confluence of the rivers Leie and Lieve by the Count of Flanders Baldwin I. The Gravensteen was the seat of the Council of Flanders, you can visit the torture chambers inside. The castle as we know now was built by Count Philip I, who went on a crusade and died in the Holy Land. That's why there is an opening in the form of a cross, right above the entrance gate in the castle's chapel. Finally the Counts moved to more luxurious housing in 1353 and the castle lost its military purpose. Afterwards it served as the Mint, a prison and even a textile factory. Today it's a touristic attraction.

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On the evening of July 1, Kunsthall Stavanger opened its doors to Swiss artist Nicolas Party’s exhibition Landscape. The kunsthall was decorated with Party’s well-known stones, painted to resemble fruits. The visitors dined on food presented on Party’s specially designed tableware, placed on rectangular tables, while the summer light shone in on walls painted with roundly shaped trees, leaves and landscapes. It wasn’t until you were sufficiently pleased with the intake of chorizo, beats, carrots and cheese that you would venture into the adjoining rooms and meet the familiar motives adorning the walls. Enclosed by vertical stripes in a 1920’s colour pallet (the same decade the kunsthall’s building was completed) were the motifs of Lars Hertervig – a Norwegian painter from the 19th century. Known for his haunting landscapes, his dying trees, and his strangely curled plants, it is easy to see how Party – who often paints shapes resembling trees and morphed growths – would be drawn to Hertervig’s studies of nature, and as a consequence mimic them in this exhibition. Party first came in contact with Hertervig’s work when he visited Stavanger earlier this year to create his exhibition at Kunsthall Stavanger. Before Party was given a tour of Hertervig’s paintings at the local art museum, he had no previous knowledge or relationship to the paintings and works of the artist. We can therefor see him responding mainly to the material itself, namely Hertervig’s paintings. The importance of physical materiality is once again rising to prominence in the world of art. As a consequence I will use this essay to ask if the ontology of new materialism can be used to understand art. New materialism is a recent development within the humanities and social sciences, but has to my knowledge not yet been applied to the fine arts. To pose my questions, I will use Party’s work at Kunsthall Stavanger. The meeting between the work of Hertervig and the production of artworks Party made is in some ways reactionary. It carries with it questions of how an artist reads material and uses it towards the creation of something new. How, instead of engaging with the preconceived knowledge of why Hertervig painted, Party went into a dialogue with the work itself and the material the work comprises. Diana Coole and Samantha Frost write in the foreword to their book New Materialisms: Ontology, Agency and Politics (2010, Duke University Press), that we need to return to fundamental questions about “the nature of matter and the place of embodied humans within a material world.” . The reasoning behind the need for a new ontology to understand our material world is, according to the authors, the advancements in natural sciences and technologies, biotechnological engineering, and digital and virtual technologies. These developments bring with them new ethical and political concerns, leading to a need to reorient our selves in what they conceive to be a new material world. How can objects or matter help us with this? And can new materialism be used as a tool for orientation in the art world? Coole and Frost see new materialism as a range of ontologies that can be used to deal with issues concerning mainly bio-genealogy, politics, economies and the overarching themes of the social sciences. Related to phenomenology, habitus, Marxism and materialism – concepts which has often been deployed in art – new materialism stands as a conjunction of these theories, borrowing the best, as it were, from all worlds in order to construct a new way of understanding materials and man; seeing materials as a flexible and moving substance. New materialism brings with it the idea of inter-subjective experiences of objects, meaning also that objects have pluralistic properties. To simplify and be at risk of oversimplifying, you could claim that new materialism is about seeing the world through the lens of the material, but also acknowledging how extremely intricate these readings can be given the plural understandings they evoke. Meaning that it is not so much about the material as a constant, but rather the material’s extension outside of itself. It is important to stress that the new materialists are not concerned with matter as defined by a linear logic of cause and effect. New materialism can be understood not as not relating to inactive matter, but rather seeking out lively material, or as Coole and Frost write, “the active process of materialization which embodied humans are an integral part, rather than the monotonous repetitions of dead matter from which humans subjects are apart.” They continue by stating, “In sum, new materialists are rediscovering a materiality that materializes.” . In this way we can see new materialism as also being used to understand created active matter, such as artistic creations. At the Stavanger Art Museum, Nicolas Party was given a comprehensive tour of Hertervig’s paintings and also engaged with his biography. According to Party himself, he was intrigued by Hertervig’s representation of nature and fascinated by the way each element in his paintings plays a specific character in what Party calls “a strange post-apocalyptic story.” We see Party using the objects and his material understanding of Hertervig’s paintings in an active manner, both in the way he reads them, but also in his reaction to them – by creating something new . If we set this in relation to post-structuralist ideas around the author-reader relationship, it is here not the single element of an author or a viewer who becomes important, but the correlating relationship (while the pluralistic reading remains important, as in new materialism). However, in the case of Hertervig-Party, Hertervig’s paintings inform the viewer, namely Party – but Party also gives new substance to the author. Party’s reinterpretation brings something new to the already completed work of Hertervig and makes us see his motifs in the setting of contemporary practice and society. As such, the paintings or materials created in the mid 1800’s are, through materials created today, telling us something about ourselves and the way that we understand the original works. A question that arises from Party’s exhibition and similar reinterpretations of artworks is whether we can say that the value and intention of a work is constant. Or is it indeed dependent on the time and setting in which it is read? The New Materialists see matter as in constant flux; take as an example the exploding and flexible nature of atoms – the starting point of all materials. Its destabilisation can be compared to the value of a work of art. Its constant is in its materials, but because it exists in the world to be seen, the materials and their readings become destabilised, like the atoms of which it consists. In this way, the material of art can indeed offer new readings and analysis of both society and artists’ authorship. The matter is presented to us; Party sees Hertervig’s material through his own eyes, where it becomes a post-apocalyptic universe, while others perhaps would see the changing of seasons or a landscape they know from childhood. It seems that the material of art is a mirror in which we are staring at our time and at ourselves. We identify art as a constant but flexible agent, in other words as an active material. We can include it as something that can be read through the deployment of new materialism. Coole and Frost insist that because we ourselves are made from matter, we must be materialists in order to understand the world we are part of, precisely because it is made up of matter. If we want to use new materialism to analyse art, perhaps the pertinent question we need to ask is “does it materialise?” And in the case of Hertervig and Party, the materialisation can be seen on the walls of Kunsthall Stavanger. 1: New Materialisms: Ontology, Agency and Politics, Diana Coole & Samantha Frost (eds.) Duke University Press, 2010, p.3 2: Ibid. p.8-9 3: It is worth mentioning that the motifs Party used were mainly from Hertervig’s drawings, not the paintings that were displayed at the museum. We can still however conclude that Party was working with Hertervig’s oeuvre and that the material experienced in real life instilled the fascination.

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Down on the corner Pukatawagan’s The Northern Store shelters winter shoppers COVID-19 protocols and restrictions are often resulting in line-ups outside of retail locations as restrictions limit the number of people allowed into stores at one time. The Northern Store in Pukatawgan, Manitoba has come up with a creative way to keep its’ shoppers sheltered on chilly winter days as they line up outside to get into the store. “The very thought of standing in line outdoors during a cold winter day can give us the chills,” states a post on the Facebook page of The North West Company. Staff at The Northern Store, which is part of The North West Company, decided to help their fellow community members by installing two portable carport shelters end-to-end outside the store, providing a sheltered area for shoppers to wait in line. This innovative solution came about after customers approached Northern Store manager Lisa Genaille regarding the situation. Carports have been chained and locked together and tied to the railing of the store’s front steps to prevent them from blowing away. Social distancing protocols are followed as the space is five or six feet wide with markings made from food colouring in the snow to help customers continue to keep a safe distance apart. “We have received positive feedback,” says Genaille. “We’re grateful to our community members for trusting us with their concerns. We’re always looking out for their well-being.” Michael Osborne, director of sales and operations, Central II District, The North West Company expresses pride and appreciation for initiative taken by Genaille and her team and their commitment to their customers. “As we were listening to the elders request to build a shelter, it was not practical to have a construction team come to the community during COVID so we brainstormed the idea up of a portable shelter,” says Osborne. “It was fairly easy to assemble and would keep the community members out of the bad weather. We are going into our sixth week of operation with the shelter and people really appreciate the shield against the wind and snow while waiting to shop. Unfortunately, with the capacity guidelines put in place, the Northern Store can only have 12 customers at a time so this shelter is essential to keep people protected.” Some comments received from customers of The Northern Store in Pukatawgan: Wow, this is a great idea Northern had keeping the elders out of the wind and snow while waiting for their turn to shop. This is a great idea that Northern had, makes perfect sense to do this for the community. Rabba Fine Foods joined industry-wide effort to deliver food to hungry kids Company participated in the Toonies for Tummies program, Feb. 4 to 18, 2021, as part of its Rabba Roots program Rabba Fine Foods, the GTA’s neighborhood market, continues its annual Toonies for Tummies program to help fund nutritious meals for school-aged children across Canada. First introduced by The Grocery Foundation in 1979, the annual program has raised more than $90 million to date for the cause. Until February 18, Rabba personnel invited customers to consider donations at point of purchase with the company prepared to top off the final amount with a donation from its Rabba Roots Community Program. “Food insecurity is an extremely important issue, especially in our regions,” says Rick Rabba, president and CEO of Rabba Fine Foods. “It’s become even more pressing over the past year and we’re doing everything we can to be present for our neighbours when they need us most. We’re grateful for the work of The Grocery Foundation and are pleased to support them once more.” Rabba first participated in Toonies for Tummies in 2015 and, after six years, the company and its customers have raised close to $30,000 for the program to date.

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CAULIFLOWER STIR FRY In most Indian homes, cauliflower (called Gobhi in Hindi and Hookosu in Kannada) is used quite frequently as it is a fairly versatile vegetable. All over India, you will find many dishes made using cauliflower- either singly or in combination with other vegetables. Cauliflowers are a good source of antioxidants and have numerous health benefits. Elsewhere in this blog, you will find recipes for dishes made with cauliflower such as :- Today's recipe is for an easy to make yet yummy stir fry made with cauliflower. The use of Kashmiri Chilli Powder gives the dish a nice, bright colour without making it too spicy. We enjoyed this with rice and dal. - Large-sized Cauliflower, 1 - Turmeric Powder, 1/4 tsp - Large-sized Onion, 1 - Kashmiri Chilli Powder, 1 and 1/2 tsp or to taste - Mustard Seeds, 1/2 tsp - Urad Dal, 1 tsp - Curry leaves, a sprig - Rice Flour, 1 tbsp - Oil, 1 and 1/2 tbsp - Salt, to taste

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Recently I was asked by a client what remedies there might be for a website designer who already had access to their financial and confidential information. The client suspected the web designer might be trying to misuse their access to that information and their control over the client’s website for the designer’s own gain and benefit. Of course, there are all sorts of statutes, rules and regulations that govern the access to, use and safeguarding of a client’s financial and confidential information by financial institutions, financial advisors, lawyers, accountants and other professional fiduciaries. But what happens when someone you thought was your friend, who just happens to have a “website design” business, but who has all of your login credentials, access to your credit card information and control over your website, social media sites and your online payment and billing portal, suddenly seems to have a very different view of how to grow or manage your online business? Does your website designer or IT expert owe you the same fiduciary duty to act in your best interest and to safeguard your financial and confidential information as your accountant or lawyer? What can or should you do to protect yourself and your business? In a recent unpublished opinion, the First District Appellate Court in Illinois had an opportunity to summarize current Illinois law regarding the requirements to establish a fiduciary relationship in a business setting. This case cannot be cited as binding precedent, and involved the outright usurpation of a corporation’s opportunity by an employee who acquired a competing business. However, the general discussion and principles cited are beneficial to see that your website designer, just like an employee, may be acting as your fiduciary and therefore owes you a much higher degree of loyalty and good faith than just the average contractor or vendor your business might engage. In Advantage Mktg. Grp. v. Keane, 2019 IL App (1st) 181126-U, 2019 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 553 (Mar. 29, 2019) the Court described a fiduciary relationship as follows; Generally, “[e]very person who accepts the responsibility of acting on behalf of another is a fiduciary.” Graham v. Mimms, 111 Ill. App. 3d 751, 760, 444 N.E.2d 549, 67 Ill. Dec. 313 (1982). “An agency is ‘a consensual fiduciary relationship between two legal entities’ whereby ‘the principal has the right to control the conduct of the agent, and the agent has the power to effect [sic] the legal relations of the principal.'” State Security Insurance Co. v. Frank B. Hall & Co., 258 Ill. App. 3d 588, 595, 630 N.E.2d 940, 196 Ill. Dec. 775 (1994) (quoting Gunther v. Commonwealth Edison Co., 126 Ill. App. 3d 595, 598, 467 N.E.2d 1104, 82 Ill. Dec. 31 (1984)); see also Restatement (Third) of Agency § 1.01 (2006) (defining agency as “the fiduciary relationship that arises when one person (a ‘principal’) manifests assent to another person (an ‘agent’) that the agent shall act on the principal’s behalf and be subject to the principal’s control, and the agent manifests assent or otherwise consents so to act”). “An employee need not be an officer or a director to be accountable since an agent must act solely for the principal in all matters related to the agency and refrain from competing with the principal.” E.J. McKernan, 252 Ill. App. 3d at 530. Indeed, “[w]hen a principal-agent relationship is present, a fiduciary relationship arises as a matter of law.” Stathis v. Geldermann, Inc., 295 Ill. App. 3d 844, 859, 692 N.E.2d 798, 229 Ill. Dec. 809 (1998) (citing State Security Insurance, 258 Ill. App. 3d at 595). The fiduciary owes a duty of loyalty to the entity for whom the fiduciary is acting. Graham, 111 Ill. App. 3d at 761 (citing Dick v. Albers, 243 Ill. 231, 236, 90 N.E. 683 (1909)). “Among other factors, the precise nature and intensity of the duty of loyalty depends upon the degree of independent authority exercised by the fiduciary [citation] and the reasonable expectations of the parties at the beginning of the relationship.” Id. In the case of a website designer or IT expert, you have placed your trust and confidence in that person and gave the expert access to your confidential and financial information. Thus, under the above principles, your website designer or IT expert is clearly your fiduciary and unquestionably owes you and your business a duty of loyalty and good faith. And if they breach that duty, they can be held to account for money damages for the injuries and losses your business incurs. But when I told the CEO of my client that they might have a really good lawsuit against their website designer for a breach of fiduciary duty, after her eyes glazed over, she very appropriately asked: “But what do I do right now?” So, here are a few do’s and don’ts I recommended: (a) Don’t give anyone your permanent login credentials for any website or any social media site, no matter who they are. Most sites have a way to change the password, so if your designer or IT expert needs temporary access; grant them temporary access for what they are going to do. But as soon as they are done, change the password again. Any trustworthy professional who isn’t trying to take advantage of you or your business will be okay with this. If they aren’t, fire them and find someone else. Besides, periodically changing your passwords is a good security measure. (b) Do have your business attorney create a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement and make anyone who is going to be granted access to your confidential or financial information sign it, PERIOD! Most website designers’ contracts and IT experts’ agreements are designed to protect them; not you or your business. Using a written confidentiality agreement for your fiduciaries tells them you are serious about privacy and confidentiality. It can also give you specific contractual remedies if they turn out not to be loyal. (c) Do be very cautious about website designers who want you to use their payment processing portals instead of the mainstream, well-known sites like PayPal or one your bank provides; they may be trying to get positioned to earn extra fees from those portals at your expense. (d) Do make sure you, and not the website designer or IT expert, own the URL for your website and social media pages and the associated domains. Allowing a fiduciary to own them means they have control, not you. (e) Don’t wait to take the above steps until after your website designer or IT expert has hijacked your business. Otherwise, your only remedy may be the lawsuit I described above. Our litigation team is always ready to help businesses who have been injured by a fiduciary, but we can also help you draft the necessary agreements and implement a plan to guard against such things. Peter M. Storm Storm & Piscopo, P.C. Business litigation, planning and drafting

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UPDATE (03.12.2020): Since the publishing of this blog post the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected more than 130,267 confirmed unique cases and has killed over 4,700 of those affected across 125 countries. The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to more than 85,000 unique cases. While the vast majority of cases have occurred in mainland China, the virus has infected more than 1,000 individuals in 29 countries and has killed over 3,000CIE. Pandemic illnesses have the potential to cause significant business disruptions for organizations. The spread of a virus can span wide geographic areas and last months or even longer, posing challenges to business operations that are unique from a natural disaster, act of terrorism or other issues that would cause disruption to operations. Therefore, specific planning for pandemics should be addressed as part of your firm’s overall business continuity plan (BCP). Plans should reflect your firm’s size, complexity and core business activities and be flexible enough to respond to various facts and circumstances that may arise. One critical aspect in preparing for a pandemic is a thoughtful prevention program. By communicating the risks and steps employees may take to protect themselves, firms may help employees stay healthy. The Center for Disease Control (CDC), has published a flyer with guidance on how to stop the spread of the coronavirus germs: - Avoid close contact with people who are sick - Cover your cough with a tissue then throw the tissue in the trash - Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth - Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces - Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care - Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Posting preventative information in prominent locations and communicating to all employees via email may prevent illnesses from spreading. Requiring sick employees to stay away from the office is also critical in preventing an officewide outbreak. Firms can further prepare for the prevention of illness by stocking an inventory of equipment including surface wipes, hand sanitizing products, and masks. Making these items available to employees during a pandemic will mitigate the risk that it will spread throughout the office. Continuing Essential Business Functions Even with an effective prevention program, absenteeism is likely to pose a challenge to your firm in the event of a pandemic. Employees who are affected by illness, are caring for sick family members or are fearful of contracting the disease may be absent from work, affecting business operations. An assessment of the critical business functions will help identify the key personnel necessary to continue serving clients. Cross training for these functions will ensure that your firm is adequately prepared for extended and multiple absences. If critical employees are physically able to work remotely during a pandemic in order to prevent the spread of germs or to care for a sick family member, planning for adequate access to software and hardware, remote servers, cloud technologies is necessary. Identifying which employees are permitted or expected to work remotely and preparing and testing the capabilities in advance of a disruption is critical. It is also important to verify that insurance coverage is extended to employees working remotely in the event of a disaster or emergency. Key Service Providers An assessment of service provider’s BCP is an important aspect of a due diligence evaluation and should be included in your firm’s risk assessment and testing how to reach them in the event of a similar pandemic. Testing and Training Business continuity plans should be tested at least on an annual basis, and employees should receive training of updated plans annually. To test for a pandemic disruption, a firm may have critical employees work remotely to test the systems and capabilities. Taking inventory of the preventative supplies, testing communications systems both internally and with key service providers will also help to determine how prepared your firm is to respond in the event of a pandemic. Core Compliance and our team of experts can help your firm draft pandemic preparation plans or a full business continuity plan. Our experts are also available to test and update existing plans and to develop and deliver appropriate employee trainings. Contact our team of experts today at (619) 278-0020.

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This modern hillside retreat was designed to take advantage of the amazing views Camelback Mountain. The large expanse of floor-to-ceiling glass allows each room to open to the outdoor entertaining spaces, while also allowing for natural light and incredible views. The home contains two master retreats, four guest bedrooms, a large rec. room, home theater, detached exercise room, and indoor/outdoor pool cabana. The yard is complete with a large pool, fire features, and a full-size tennis court. Contractor: Schultz Development Interior Designer: Est Est Landscape Architect: Greey Pickett *Designed while a Principal at PHX Architecture.

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Services for All Heater Types in the Denton Area Heaters, whether in the home or a commercial establishment, do occasionally need repairs or replacement, and they work their best when properly maintained. Luckily, you have an expert on your side to help you with all your heating system needs: Cote’s Mechanical. If you are looking for a new installation or just want to get your old system up and working its very best, let us work with you. Every member of our heating team has experience fixing all kinds of heating problems, so we can get your heater up and working quickly. Cote’s Mechanical provides services for all heater types in the Denton area. Let us check out your unit and put together a maintenance plan to keep it working smoothly. In addition, if you need repairs or a replacement for your unit, we can help you with that as well. We are your Denton area heating experts. Here are a few of the signs that you may need your heater repaired: - Fan not blowing - Excessively hot or cold spots around your home or business - Loud or uneven noise - Unexpectedly high utility bills - Dust pooling around the vents - Heater cutting off in the middle of the cycle - System simply will not turn on Denton Heater Replacement & Installation Whether you are looking to add a heater to a new home or you want to replace a heater in an older property, Cote’s Mechanical has a solution for you. We have experience with many common types and brands of heaters, so no matter what type you want installed, we can help. We know that when you get your new heater installed, you’ll be happy to be comfortable and warm – with the confidence that comes with our 100% money back guarantee. Do you realize how important heater maintenance is when you’re taking care of your home or business? The reality is that this simple task can not only keep your system running longer and stronger than it otherwise would, but it will likely also improve your system’s efficiency. What could be better than that? Heat pumps are a type of machinery used for both heating and cooling. As a part of the HVAC system, the heat pump removes either the hot air (in summer) or the cold air (in winter) and allows the rest of the system to address the temperature control much more accurately. You’ll find that with a heat pump in place, you stay comfortable, and your energy bills stay down. The team of professionals at Cote’s Mechanical has the knowledge to expertly install, replace, or repair your heat pumps as needed. Heating ducts run under your floors and above your ceilings and are an often-forgotten part of the heating system. These ducts collect dirt, dust, and other residue over time, but a simple cleaning will make them good as new and let you breathe fresh, clean air once more. If you have questions regarding your duct system, don’t hesitate to give us a call. Denton HVAC Services HVAC services entail a number of different elements. From heating to air conditioning to ductwork and everything in between. The reality is that all of these elements work together to make the system function correctly. So if something seems “off,” the best thing to do is to let the experts sort things out. Even a seemingly small problem can turn into something big if it’s not addressed right away. Taking care of things right away may save you money, save you time, and can even make your system run more efficiently. Contact Cote’s Mechanical today for more information about our heating and HVAC services. We are always glad to help you with your home’s HVAC needs.

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Vice-Chancellor's column republished from CQ Today: At CQUniversity' across our schools' research centres and departments' our passionate teams are always doing life-changing work. Sometimes' those big impacts are only seen by the smallest groups – the student getting the vital support they need' the social enterprise that grows with our procurement spending' or the community that thrives thanks to our unique research insights. But sometimes' CQUniversity's changemaking is in the national spotlight – and that's why I'm so excited to tell you about our recent Changemaker campaign. You might have seen the promotional initiative on your TV screens' or online (and if you have' no doubt you've felt moved by its life-changing message). The Changemaker campaign celebrates CQUniversity's unique commitment to empowering students to transform their worlds' as an Ashoka U Changemaker University' and as Australia's first social enterprise university certified by Social Traders. We have achieved these titles by embedding social innovation projects and practices across our curriculum' and our operations. And as the campaign evocatively shows' these projects and practices change our students' lives' and lives across our communities. For instance' the U-Beach Universal Beach Access project that CQUniversity leads in Bundaberg' ensuring people of all abilities and mobilities can access the beach for better health and well-being. Or how CQUniversity supports students to discover solutions through Indigenous ways of knowing' being and doing' through our partnership with social enterprise TECKnology Indigenous Corporation' and through First Nations collaboration across our regions. And especially' how our Australian-first Regional Medical Pathway ensures young' regional people can study medicine in their own communities. The initiative means more doctors will be trained regionally' and will stay and practice regionally once they enter the profession. Central Queensland' and regional Australia more broadly' also benefits from our huge range of research projects based in and focused on regional' rural and remote communities' and impacting for good. Like in Rockhampton' where projects focused on diverting waste streams are creating viable solutions for energy creation' and also creating employment for disadvantaged people in our community. All these projects are showcased in our Changemaker campaign. And all of them highlight how social innovation works' as CQUniversity engages with our students' our stakeholders' and our communities to achieve sustainable social and environmental impact. And that impact is at the heart of CQUniversity. You can learn more about how CQUniversity is changing the world' and how you can too at cqu.edu.au/changemaker. - Nick Klomp' CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor and President

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Products & Equipment First Jekko SPX1280 in the UAE lands in Dubai May 12, 2020 By Jekko The latest SPX1280 Jekko mini crane arrived in the UAE for the first time and was delivered to Jekko’s dealer AJI Heavy Equipment Rental in Dubai. AJI, which is about to also take delivery of a a SPX532, runs a diverse fleet of close to 500 units in the UAE consisting of a full range of powered access, mini cranes (included SPX312, SPX424, JF40) and cleaning equipment. “We have been eagerly awaiting the SPX1280 as it brings a new dimension into the market, we saw it was the outrigger footprint and flexibility what truly set it apart from its competitors, when we placed our order at launch last year. We have a couple of interesting projects lined up for the unit and can’t wait to get it on site”, AJI general manager Dean Jones. The SPX1280 was officially presented at the end of 2019 and has already been a great success. This versatile mini crane, the biggest of SPX line so far, reaches 26.6 metres in height (with jib). The core of this crane is its new stabilization system and the well-known hydraulic jib with three extensions that can be stowed either under or on the side of the main boom. The new hydraulic system allows smoother and more precise operation, for a greater feeling of control for the operator. This 100 per cent electronically-operated supply system has been enhanced to offer new functions such as jib extension and arm lifting at the same time, smoother and more performing tracks, operation while combining four functions at a time. Print this page

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August 31, 2021 By Crane & Hoist Canada Staff A new global platform that digitizes the process of crane rental procurement has plans to expand into Canada. MYCRANE allows users to submit details of their lifting requirements in order to receive personalized quotes from a range of registered crane providers. The company, MYCRANE DMCC, is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Entrepreneur and industry professional Andrei Geikalo, a former commercial director at Mammoet Russia, developed the site over a period of two years. “MYCRANE was born out of the desire to change the existing outdated and inconvenient methods of procuring crane services, and to make life easier for those who require lifting services,” says Geikalo in a statement. “At present, crane rental is a manual, old-fashioned process that takes far too much time.” MYCRANE removes the need for users to contact multiple equipment providers. Instead, they complete an online request form designed to ensure they receive directly comparable quotations. The platform is suitable for cranes between six and 750 tonnes capacity. Crawler, mobile and tower cranes can all be requested on the site. In addition, the team is intensively working on adding new crane types, such as fast-assemble tower cranes, gantry cranes, mini cranes and others. Marketplace and support As well as a lifting services search, there are plans to introduce an online marketplace to advertise used equipment, rigging equipment, spare parts and auxiliaries and career vacancies. A news portal will allow users to stay up to date with the latest industry developments, and support services such as engineering and legal consultancy will be on offer. The platform operates on a franchise model. It’s already operational in Russia and will soon be launched in key international markets including Canada, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Industry professionals who may be interested in operating the MYCRANE service in their home country are encouraged to contact the company. Print this page

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The 15th anniversary of smash hit kids' book The Gruffalo is fast approaching, and to celebrate Aardman has created a fantastic new website crammed with information and news about The Gruffalo and creator Julia Donaldson, plus the Deep Dark Woods, a rich parallax scrolling world that's packed with activities to keep young Gruffalo fans busy. We spoke to creative lead Jake Manion and digital producer George Rowe about how the work that went into bringing the Gruffalo's world to the web. How did the brief come about? Jake Manion: Pan Macmillan wanted the Gruffalo.com to be the premier location for finding out about everything Gruffalo and Julia Donaldson, and to seize the opportunity to create a flagship digital entertainment content around the property. What was your design approach to this project? Jake Manion: The design approach was lead in two ways, one technical and one user centric. Technically, we designed everything from a 'tablet first' perspective; the iPad was our golden pixel width, and then we scaled up and down from there as appropriate. From a user's point of view we knew there would be two primary visitor groups to the site: parents who wanted to find out about the Gruffalo, its back story and find other resources and information relating to it; and kids who didn't care about the info and just wanted to have fun in the Gruffalo world! That's why we signposted the site into two distinct parts; the content-driven website, and the interactive 'deep dark wood' area where all the games and toys lived. What did you use to build the site? What piece of software was most useful? George Rowe: Photoshop was of course invaluable in creating the 'deep dark wood' and designing the site. One of our designers stitched Axel Scheffler's beautiful illustrations together into this rich, absorbing world of things to discover. The PSD got to about 2GB and was refusing to open on older Macs before we split it out into parts! Our devs swear by the extensible Sublimecode editor; many invaluable plugins were used, not least the PlainTasks to do list. What was the most technically challenging aspect? Jake Manion: Making the 12000px wide 'deep dark wood' background, plus all the game image assets inside it, perform on mobile devices was quite a challenge and involved plenty of clever asset management, including chopping the world up into slices. Also getting our custom particle emitter for the falling leaves to perform well on mobile, and having all the games and world scaling tidily across all devices. Did you use any new or notable techniques during production? Words: Jim McCauley & Kerrie Hughes Liked this? Read these! - Check out these amazing HTML5 websites - How to build an app: try these great tutorials - Top tips for mobile website design What do you think of the Gruffalo's new online world? Hit the comments!

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Every storage facility is different, and has its own unique attributes. And one of those is the appropriate capital expenditure (also called “cap-x”) budget to know how much you have to save for each year to properly maintain all the structures and systems in the storage property. So how do you build a successful storage facility cap-x budget? Make a list of all basic items The first step in creating a cap-x budget is to properly identify all the parts of the storage property. Those typically include: • The building (roof, foundation, office) • The access doors • The pavement (roads and parking) • The electrical system • The water/sewer system • The office interior • The entry sign So you’re first step is to create a lengthy list. Figure out what they will each cost to replace This gets a little more complicated, as you may not have any idea what some things cost (can you really throw out an accurate cost to replace the roof?). As a result this step often requires getting multiple bids from contractors in each category. We typically try to get three bids and then go with the middle one as a budget tool. Estimate the remaining useful life This gets even harder, as nobody can properly predict the remaining life of many assets, such as the foundation and electrical system. However, you can make general guesses based on the age of the facility minus the average length of life. For example, if the roofer says the roof will last 30 years and the storage property is 20 years old, then you can guesstimate that you have 10 years left to go on it. Divide the replacement cost by number of years remaining You now have all the data you need to create the final cap-x budget. You simply divide the cost to replace by the number of years left of useful life for each item on the list. Then you add these up, and this is the monthly amount you have to put aside to replace these things as they wear out. This is also known as your “reserves” amount (that’s what banks call it). While many storage facilities have these cap-x budgets, many fail to use them as they always think they are going to be lucky and escape big bills. Or they feel that they will patch these items along on their “repair and maintenance” budget. While that’s great if it works out that way, you should always prepare for the worst case analysis, as that’s the prudent position. “Better safe than sorry” is a good way to look at it. All storage facility buyers and owners should field a well-planned cap-x budget to address those big-ticket items. There’s no other safe way to play the potential for key system failures that occur.

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As Brooklyn, Iowa, college student Mollie Tibbetts remains missing, her father continues to open up about what he thinks may have happened to her. Rob Tibbetts, father of missing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, spoke with ABC9 on Tuesday and explained that he came to the conclusion that his daughter could have went willingly with someone she knows after the home she was dog-sitting at reportedly showed no signs of disturbance or foul play. Mollie was staying at her boyfriend Dalton Jack’s home on July 18, the night police say she likely disappeared. “A lot of what I think is what a distraught father with too much time and too much imagination but I don’t think anyone is set out to harm Mollie,” Tibbetts said. Tibbetts was referring to a previous statement he made, indicating he thought Mollie knew and initially went along willingly with an alleged abductor. Tibbetts said that although he’s speculating, he thinks the abductor has allowed the situation to get out of control and now doesn’t know how to end the ordeal. “Someone who doesn’t mean to harm Mollie, but doesn’t know how to end this situation….Doesn’t know how to extricate themselves from this [and] is fearful from the consequences.” Timeline of Mollie’s disappearance - Mollie’s boyfriend saw her for the last time on July 16, before leaving town to work at a Dubuque construction site with his brother, around 100 miles away from Brooklyn. - On July 17, Dalton and his brother, who lives with him, drove to work. Mollie agreed to dog-sit while he was gone. - At around 5:30 p.m. on July 17, Mollie’s brother, Jake Tibbetts, who shares a car with her, dropped her off at Dalton’s home. Mollie stayed alone while watching the dogs. - Investigators report another neighbor reported Mollie out for a jog at around 7:30 p.m. on July 18. - Mollie had plans to go to her mother’s house for dinner on the evening on July 18. She never showed up. - At 10 p.m. on July 18, Dalton opened the SnapChat message from Mollie. He said it looked like she took the photo while indoors. It’s unclear when Mollie took the picture but detectives think she took it at some point on Wednesday. - Jake Tibbetts, who has been cleared as a suspect, sends Mollie a text message at 7:30 a.m., asking if she needed the car for work. The text message was not read. - Dalton sends Mollie a text message, wishing her a good morning. Mollie does not read the text message. - Mollie’s mother, Laura Calderwood, sends Mollie several text messages throughout the afternoon. All text messages remain unanswered. - Jake Tibbetts calls Laura Calderwood and says Mollie never made it to work at a daycare center. Laura calls the police. - The Facebook group, “Finding Mollie Tibbetts,” was created. It currently has over 40,000 members. - Hundreds of people show up in the Brooklyn area to search for Mollie. - The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office announces that tips should directed to its office. - The University of Iowa released a statement on Twitter that the school is also monitoring the incident and looking for any helpful information. - Authorities announce Mollie is still missing and that nothing was found during the searches. - Dalton tells ABC he’s optimistic about Mollie’s return. - Laura Calderwood says her daughter is an “outgoing, fun, loving life, loving person.” - Poweshiek County Sheriff Thomas Kriegel announces that no one from the “tight-knit” community in Brooklyn has been missing this long. - Investigators continue to follow up with tips and leads. - The family spreads the search even further by distributing flyers across the state. - Kriegel indicates Mollie could have possibly been abducted. - Investigators search two hog farms after following up on tips, but the searches yield no results. - Wayne Cheney is questioned by the FBI. - Authorities search Cheney’s home and cellphone. - Iowa Department of Public Safety released a statement announcing that there are still no suspects but authorities will continue to pursue leads and investigate. - A neighbor tells a local media outlet that he spotted Mollie “walking nonchalantly” down the street. - As authorities searched an area close to the Lincoln Wildfire Reserve in Brooklyn, Iowa, someone mowing their lawn nearby discovered a red a shirt. - The shirt was turned over to the FBI for evidence processing. - FBI reportedly asked Cheney to take a lie detector test. He refused. - An FBI agent goes to Cheney’s house for a second round of questioning. - Authorities revealed there have been “hundreds” of leads and tips into Mollie’s disappearance. - An Iowa woman’s body was found in Lee County, but despite speculation, police confirmed it was not Mollie, but instead a young woman named Sadie Alvarado, who allegedly jumped out of a moving car while arguing with her boyfriend. - Rob Tibbetts explained why his daughter, according to his own speculations, may still be alive. Mollie has long brown hair and brown eyes, weighs around 120 pounds and stands 5-feet-2 inches tall. She was last seen wearing running shoes, a pink sports bra, and dark running shorts. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-452-1111. [Feature Photo: Mollie Tibbetts/Handout]

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Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel Recorded in 2004, this audio commentary features director and coscreenwriter Bruce Beresford. Samsung Smart TV In this 2015 interview, BREAKER MORANT director and coscreenwriter Bruce Beresford recalls the production of this landmark Australian film. In this 2015 interview with Donald McAlpine, the celebrated cinematographer recalls his pivotal early work in BREAKER MORANT. In the following 2015 interview, actor Bryan Brown talks about his international breakthrough performance as Lieutenant Peter Handcock in BREAKER MORANT.

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This week in cinemas sees a return to form for Pixar with Coco, and a stylish, old-fashioned whodunit with Murder on the Orient Express. So in amidst the Black Friday madness that’s gripped the nation, why not take some time out and head to the movies? If you’ve got any money left that is! Age Restriction: PG Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of newcomer Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history Despite minor drawbacks, Coco is a massive win for the Disney Pixar brand, and a welcome return to form. It’s vibrant, colourful, and incredibly ambitious in the themes it covers. Take some tissues, because Coco also packs an emotional punch, the likes of which we probably haven’t seen since the opening montage in Up. Murder on the Orient Express Age Restriction: 13 V What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, “Murder on the Orient Express” tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone’s a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Kenneth Branagh directs and leads an all-star cast including Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley and Josh Gad. A remake of the classic 1974 film (which is itself based on an Agatha Christie novel), this stylish update of Murder on the Orient Express has made no attempts to update, deepen or otherwise alter the original formula. Is this a good thing? Well, it leaves the remake feeling rather pointless, but at least the actors (especially Branagh) have fun with their eccentric characters. Daddy’s Home 2 Age Restriction: 10–12PG D L V Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) have joined forces to provide their kids with the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty’s old-school, macho Dad (Mel Gibson) and Brad’s ultra-affectionate and emotional Dad (John Lithgow) arrive just in time to throw the holiday into complete chaos. Full of forced humour and cringe-worthy situations, Daddy’s Home 2 is a solid NOPE. The few genuine, laugh-out-loud moments aren’t enough to cover up the absurdity of the plot and the strained performances of actors that would have done better if the script allowed it. Rebel in the Rye Age Restriction: 13 L V D Set amidst the colorful backdrop of mid-20th century New York City, Rebel in the Rye follows a young Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) as he struggles to find his voice, pursues a love affair with famed socialite Oona O’Neill (Zoey Deutch), and fights on the frontlines of World War II. It’s these experiences that will inform the creation of his masterpiece, The Catcher in the Rye, bringing him overnight fame (and notoriety) and leading him to withdraw from the public eye for the rest of his life. Personally, I thought that Catcher in the Rye was a load of codswallop, so I doubt I’ll bother with the story behind its creator. Apparently, Rebel in the Rye is just another cliché-ridden story about a tortured male genius anyway, and not worth much of your time. Strike a Rock Age Restriction: 13 After a massacre shakes the foundations of their poverty stricken mining community, Marikana, two grandmothers rise up out of their homes and lead their community in a historic fight against seemingly insurmountable odds for justice and dignity. In an intimate story where the personal becomes political through fighting on-the-ground to the corridors of power, how will these women take on Goliath enemies and make their voices heard? Everyone knows about the 2012 Marikana Massacre, an event that shook South Africa and made international waves. Instead of improving, the living conditions that motivated the Marikana strike have only gotten worse. Strike a Rock is a documentary that follows Primrose Sonti and Thumeka Magwangqana as they fight for their family, friends and community against Lonmin PLC. 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Haile Gebrselassie before the real,- BERLIN MARATHON: “I will run as fast as I can.” “I will run as fast as I can, but I cannot say what time is possible,” said Haile Gebrselassie during a press conference for the real,- BERLIN MARATHON, where he will be competing on September 24 alongside 40,000 other runners. The 33-year-old exceptional runner from Ethiopia consciously avoided the words “world record” – he has missed that goal at his three previous attempts at the 42.195 km classic distance. His Kenyan rival Paul Tergat holds the current world record, which he set winning the real,- BERLIN MARATHON in 2003 with a time of 2:04:55. It is no accident, however, that Haile Gebrselassie has chosen to compete in the race in Berlin. “I know, of course, that Berlin has a flat course upon which very fast times are possible,” the two-time (1996 and 2000) 10,000m Olympic gold medallist stated. He has set 21 world records in his career, the last of which was at the beginning of March with a time of 1:11:37 for the 25 km distance, which, however, has not been officially recognised. The journey to Berlin was adventurous for Haile Gebrselassie. He had planned on participating in a 10 km race in Sicily on Saturday evening on his way to the German capital, but the 4-time 10,000 m world champion never arrived there. “The problem was that shortly before take-off a rabbit got caught in the engine. After already flying for an hour and forty minutes, the captain decided that we had to turn back and prepared for an emergency landing,” Haile Gebrselassie said, who as a result missed his connecting flight to Italy. “It is too bad that I was not able to run the 10 km, but it was not decisive for my marathon preparation. And the only really important race for me is the real,- BERLIN MARATHON,” Haile Gebrselassie, said, who travelled to Germany specifically for the press conference. The Ethiopian’s current best time for the marathon is 2:06:20, which he achieved a year ago winning the Amsterdam Marathon. Not including one race as a 15-year-old with a time of 2:48, his other two marathons were run in London: in 2002 he came in third in 2:06:35, and this year he was ninth with a time of 2:09:05. “That was simply not my day in London this year,“ Haile Gebrselassie said, who also stated a year ago in Amsterdam: “I know that I can break the marathon world record – I just don’t know when it will happen.” “After three races, I now have a better feeling for the marathon,” Haile Gebrselassie said. He will be facing the second-fastest marathon runner of all time in Berlin -- Sammy Korir (Kenya/2:04:56). “That is good for the spectators, for it will be an exciting race—that is less good for me. I hope that Sammy has trained hard, as I will be in top form.” When questioned about the current doping cases in athletics, Haile Gebrselassie stated: “It is important that the perpetrators are caught so that the clean athletes are protected.” This kind of news is not pretty for the sport, he said, but at the same time it is important to convict those who are cheating. Haile Gebrselassie, who won his first big title in the 10,000m at the World Championships in Stuttgart in 1993, is giving no thought to ending his career. “As long as I am still the fastest during training, there is no reason to think about quitting. I have not set any date for myself. The 2008 Olympics are definitely part of my plan, however.” More news can be found in our news archive

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The pandemic may have impacted in-person attendance at CES 2022 but, as the major announcements made this week show, it’s done nothing to dampen innovation and creativity in the automotive and agrictech sectors. New EV announcements and AV concepts grab the headlines but the unifying theme is one of major players from diverse sectors working together to evolve their products and technologies for a more sustainable future. Here’s a quick round-up of some of the stories that caught our eye. Planes, trains and automobiles If there were any remaining doubts that the future of automotive and transport is electric and software-defined, GM CEO Mary Barra’s keynote address put paid to them. In addition to new EVs – from trucks to sedans and luxury vehicles – announcements of partnerships with major players in delivery, aviation and rail underlined a vision to re-define how people and goods are moved in a world where software has shifted from pure automation tool to platform enabler. According to Barra, GM’s Ultifi software platform will enable a new range of OTA updates, feature upgrades and safety enhancements. Newly announced partnerships with Walmart and FedEx, meanwhile, will position its BrightDrop fleet technology within a broader push to de-carbonise e-commerce via an all-electric future. Connecting the car to the cloud Google and Amazon are looking to bring their vision for ‘ambient computing’ – computing capabilities that are integrated with every facet of your life – to automotive. Stellantis’ announcement of a collaboration with Amazon will see the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Chrysler (among others) using Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Devices and Amazon Last Mile to accelerate its connected in-vehicle experience and pivot into software-based OTA services and products that integrate with users’ existing digital tools. Last year, Stellantis was the first automaker to integrate Amazon’s Fire TV into its in-vehicle entertainment offerings. Stellantis will also adopt AWS as its cloud provider for vehicle platforms and its vehicle data pipeline. Google’s announcement of even deeper integration with Volvo will see its Android Automotive system integrated with the Google Home ecosystem and Google Assistant-enabled devices, giving control over your car from any Google Assistant device in your home. The YouTube app will allow Volvo drivers to access it on their infotainment screen while the vehicle is charging or parked. Volvo also announced it would be using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon digital cockpit system to power its future plans for expanded infotainment and screen features, beginning with its forthcoming electric SUV. This move towards digital services and infotainment is part of a broader move into Volvo’s ‘Ride Pilot’ autonomous driving system, which will be tested this year. Creating a digital chassis In addition to announcing partnerships with Microsoft, AT&T, Renault, Honda and Volvo, chipmaker Qualcomm articulated its vision for the future of self-driving technologies and digital cockpits. Pointing out that automakers were the original masters of platform development and integration, Qualcomm talked about how the re-definition of relationships between automakers and tech companies is paving the way for the development of a true digital chassis – a digital platform that can scale all the way from entry-level cars to premium vehicles. Qualcomm’s vision is to enable a horizontal development model that enables makers to innovate and retain those innovations. According to Qualcomm, this open, upgradeable and customizable approach will allow all automakers to build towards the personalised driving experience of the future. A fully autonomous tractor, controlled by smartphone What’s the difference between an agri-manufacturer and a tech company? Increasingly, not a lot. John Deere has long been pushing the envelope on next-generation, connected technologies for agriculture, and the introduction of its first fully autonomous tractor comes on the back of over three years of testing, including on real-world farms. Not so much a new vehicle as an automation kit that can be added to the existing 8R models, the autonomous tractor combines John Deere’s GPS guidance system with AI and six pairs of stereo cameras to calculate distances and obstacles all around the vehicle – all of it activated from a smartphone. Continuous checking against a geofence will ensure the tractor only operates where it’s supposed to, within an inch. Connected software, driving performance Cubic Telecom’s connected software and analytics solutions give automakers, transportation and agritech innovators the tools they need to transform the future. To learn more about how our technologies can help you use richer data insights to cut through complexity, start exploring our platform today.

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HIB BATHROOM FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES HiB are on a mission to make bathrooms beautiful! Established in the early 1990’s by Warren Ginsberg, HiB started out as a small bathroom mirror business in North London before rapidly expanding with a Tamworth distribution operation to keep up with escalating demand. If we fast forward nearly 30 years and the HiB of today is widely recognised as a world leading bathroom product manufacturer providing cutting-edge, quality bathroom products throughout the UK, Europe as well as the Middle East. From the very best in bathroom mirrors, cabinets, furniture, ventilation and lighting – if you’re seeking the all-important design details to create a truly aspirational bathroom – you’re looking at the right brand. So go on, try HiB out for yourself and help make your bathroom beautiful. A mirror isn’t just a practical essential, but a great opportunity to add a real ‘wow factor’ to your bathroom design concept. The importance of a well-thought out bathroom mirror can’t be underestimated. Not only can it help to create the illusion of more space, even in the smallest of bathrooms, but it can form that all-important focal piece. The right choice of bathroom cabinet can instantly transform your space into a calming oasis; you can tidy away your bathroom essentials and create a sense of space and orderliness. Our wide range of bathroom cabinets come in a number of styles, sizes and are packed with features like LED illumination, charging sockets, soft close hinges and much more. Effective ventilation is essential in any bathroom otherwise it may become ruined by damp and mould. The good news is that it doesn’t have to compromise on design. The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the house when it comes to lighting. Get it right and it can change the look and feel of the entire room with the flick of a switch. WHY NOT HAVE A CHAT WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM OR VISIT ONE OF OUR BATHROOM SHOWROOMS? BIRMINGHAM 0121 683 6969 CHELTENHAM 01242 511188 EVESHAM 01386 765 131 MALVERN 01684 892 230 SOLIHULL 0121 726 2025 WORCESTER 01905 611 401

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USA Today / Amy Haneline / July 29, 2020 Good news prevails: 100 positive things that happened in 2020 (so far) We are only halfway through 2020 and it's the worst — beloved celebrities have died, we are in the grips of a worldwide pandemic and we are living in a country upended by a fight for racial equality. It really does not feel like a moment to see the glass as half full or make lemonade out of lemons. But, we are going to try. This is not meant to minimize the harsh reality of an incredibly difficult year. Many have lost loved ones. Many are struggling. Many feel sad, scared, frustrated and broken. "It’s OK to not be OK right now and to just do your best to get through this truly unprecedented time," C. Vaile Wright, director of clinical research and quality at the American Psychological Association, told USA TODAY earlier this year. But while this year seems especially hard, there are silver linings. Out of coronavirus comes creativity. Out of quarantine comes bonus time with family. Out of activism comes changes for the better. One thing we can try to do is to see the good. Maybe this list will help. From small acts of kindness to new albums that got us dancing, here are 100 good things that happened in 2020 so far, compiled by USA TODAY's Life staff, in no particular order. A 103-year-old grandma beat COVID-19 and celebrated with a Bud Light. Drive-in movie theaters made a comeback. Drive-in concerts are a thing now (which is great news for those missing live music, or those who don’t like crowds anyway). We got to watch football greats Tom Brady and Peyton Manning play golf with golf greats Phil Mickleson and Tiger Woods in "The Match" for COVID-19 relief. Tom Brady ripped his pants. (Sorry, Tom, but we really needed the laugh.) MORE DETAIL ON ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON THE LIST HERE A stuffed puppy lost in the Cincinnati airport was returned to his family after spending days exploring the travel industry. Beyoncé dropped some fierce surprises, like her Juneteenth track “Black Parade” and a trailer for “Lion King” inspired visual album, "Black Is King," headed to Disney+ on July 31. Taylor Swift dropped a surprise of her own -- her 8th and possibly best ever studio album. FULL STORY HERE

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Discover more from Daily Chartbook Daily Chartbook #43 Catch up on the day in 29 charts Welcome back to Daily Chartbook: macro market charts, data, and insights pulled from various sources around the Internet by a solo retail investor. 1. Oil prices. Bernstein sees Brent prices moving back towards $120 a barrel in 2023. 2. Wages vs. mortgage payments. In the US, "the average worker who buys a house today needs to put in almost 100 hours only to cover his monthly mortgage payment". 3. Cash buyers. The share of homebuyers using cash to avoid high-rate mortgages is increasing 4. Negative home price appreciation ahead? "In the 34 instances in which months of supply increased by more than one month over any six-month period, year-on-year home price appreciation was negative 12 months forward 88% of the time". 5. Ocean freight volume down. "Container freight bound for the US (leaving port of origin) have now dropped below summer 2019 levels. It will take a few months before this shows up in US import numbers, but the outlook is very negative (note: this is supposed to be peak season)". 6. Business trips are back. Travel transactions for small businesses are now at the highest levels since Covid began (left) and prices for airfare and lodging appear to have peaked (right). 7. CPI forecasts (I). From BofA: "We revise up our near-term CPI inflation outlook on the back of the stronger-than-expected August inflation report". 8. CPI forecasts (II). Continued: "Core goods inflation should experience a period of disinflation while we expect services inflation to moderate slowly". 9. Front-loading. Economists are expecting a 75 bps hike next week followed by a 50 bps increase in November. 10. Inflation surprise. "Citi U.S. Inflation Surprise Index continues to plunge, eliminating all gains since January 2021 … for what it’s worth, last time we saw current magnitude of 6-month drop (-41) was end of 2006". 11. Q3 GDP. That Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate was slashed to 0.5 from 1.3 a week ago. 12. U of Michigan (I). Consumer sentiment improved to a 5-month high in September but fell short of expectations (59.5 vs. 60 expected). Current conditions and consumer expectations both ticked up but remain depressed. 13. U of Michigan (II). Consumer 1- and 5-year inflation expectations have rolled over. 14. U of Michigan (III). "Uncertainty over short-run inflation reached levels last seen in 1982". 15. U of Michigan (IV). There is still a wide gap between Consumer Sentiment (white) vs. Consumer Confidence (orange). 16. Strong DXY. Visualizing the US dollar's dominance. 17. Triple Witching (I). Today saw "$3.2 trillion notional of options expire in the equity markets". 18. Triple Witching (II). Of that $3.2 trillion, "$509bn of single stock options [expired] today, up 30% since the July lows." 19. NAAIM Exposure Index. Active investment managers increased exposure to 33.9 from 27.3 20. Passive inflows. "Passive equity funds have captured all of the inflows since the Covid pandemic". 21. Household equity ownership. Investors' "allocations to equities are at record levels". 22. Rough year for 60/40. The 60/40 portfolio is on pace for its worst performance in at least 25 years. "With household equity exposure coming into this year at the highest level on record, this probably understates the pain felt by the average investor". 23. Yield levels. "All-in yield levels have not been this high since the pre-financial crisis period". 24. S&P overvalued. "Current S&P 500 valuations are still too high given above-trend earnings and high inflation, according to Deutsche Bank Research". 25. Energy vs. crude. "Divergence has formed between YTD performance of S&P 500 Energy (blue) and Brent crude (orange) … former is +44% while latter is +17%; for considerable portion of this year, both were tracking each other". 26. Earnings headwind. A steady decline in new orders poses a headwind for S&P 500 earnings. 27. Analysts ratings (I). "The percentage of Buy ratings is above the 5-year (month-end) average of 53.6%, while the percentages of Hold and Sell ratings are below their 5-year (month-end) averages of 40.4% and 6.0%". 28. Analysts ratings (II). Analysts are most optimistic about Energy, Information Technology, and Real Estate heading into Q4. 29. Rought waters ahead. And finally, as a reminder, "we are entering what is historically the worst week of the calendar year on average for stocks". Have a great weekend!

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Brian Testo Associates is a reputable and versatile asset management firm with a strong track record for helping clients navigate the complexities of asset management across different industries. At Brian Testo Associates, LLC, we have built a reputation for excellence over our 30+ year history in conducting machinery, equipment, inventory as well as intangible asset […] Since 1894, Four Generations of Service to Industry! Winternitz Industrial Auctioneers & Appraisers is a National Asset Disposition Services Firm, Considered One of the Nation’s Leading & Most Successful Industrial Liquidation Firms, and Industry Pioneer. Conducting Auctions & Appraisals Throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Specializing in Complex Manufacturing Facilities; Selling Entire Plants; Multiple […] Jones Swenson Auctions provides turn-key auction, asset recovery, and liquidation services for the business community. For over 40 years, the trusted team at Jones Swenson Auctions has provided healthy & distressed companies as well as lenders and landlords with solutions for turning assets into cash in an efficient and timely manner. Jones Swenson Auctions continues […] FabExchange is a strategic partner for your divestiture, ABC, or wind-down projects. We provide auctions via consignment or can bid for full buyouts, valuation/appraisal services, cataloging for creditors, warehousing for short-cycle closures, and more. Rasmus Online Auctions was founded to provide asset recovery and auction services to the business community. With the emergence of the digital revolution, Rasmus innovated an online-only solution combining the benefits of traditional liquidation techniques and the efficiency and affordability of online auctions. Today Rasmus is a market leader in internet-only event-based auctions honoring its […]

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JAMMU, Nov 7: The members of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in J&K have demanded 27 % reservation for the community in Jammu and Kashmir at par with other states. A meeting of executive members of OBCs was held under the chairmanship of Sub Maj (Retd) Madan Lal Dubgotra, Chairman West Pakistani Hindu Refugee Front, J&K wherein the members discussed the issue of 27% reservation to OBCs in jobs and educational institutions as per Mandal Commission recommendations. It was also projected during the meeting that after abrogation of Article 370 when all the Central laws were to be implemented in J&K UT without any discrimination, the law on Reservation to OBCs has still not been implemented in J&K UT even after more than 2 years of abrogation of Article 370, which is great injustice and discrimination with the people of OBC category of J&K UT, who share around 40% population in both the regions in equal ratio. It was expressed with great concerned that OSC Reservation as provided in the erstwhile J&K State at 2% enhanced to 4% during April 2020, was created during 1981 by the then NC Govt led by Sheikh Abdullah. The OBCs of J&K have been deprived of Constitutional right to 27% reservation in jobs and Educational Institutions as well as in elections of Panchayati Raj Institutions since its implementation. Moreover, OSC certificate is not being issued to the West Pakistani Hindu Refugees (WPRs) as no such orders exists for issuance of OSC Certificate to the people other than the Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) holders. The Government should repeal the reservation under OSC Category being unconstitutional after abrogation of Article 370 which was created for those Weak and Under Privileged Classes (Social Caste), whose counterparts in Muslim Community were granted reservation under SC Category. OSC reservation is against the spirit of Mandal Commission Recommendations and the Constitutional of India as same has not been approved by the Union Govt. Moreover, continuing with the old Reservation Rules of 2005 framed by the previous Govts while functioning under Constitution of J&K 1956 invite controversy against abrogation of Article 370.

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S&P 500 Tumbles as Market Participants Brace for Crucial January Fed Meeting What's on this page S&P 500, Microsoft, Federal Reserve, Treasury Yields – Talking Points - S&P 500 comeback falls short of positive territory, closes down 1.2% - Microsoft earnings beat estimates, shares plummet 4% after-hours - Markets turn to Wednesday’s FOMC meeting for near-term path The S&P 500 failed to replicate Monday’s miraculous recovery from red to green, with Tuesday’s afternoon reversal falling just short of positive territory. The index ultimately closed down by roughly 1.2%, after sharp declines in the final hour of trading. Energy was the best of a bad bunch on Tuesday, fueled by WTI rising to over $85/bbl. Banks also fared well as Treasury yields rose across the curve. The 2-year Treasury yield climbed back above 1% in anticipation of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting. S&P 500 Futures 1 Hour Chart Chart created with TradingView Despite the intraday rally, the S&P 500 was unable to cling onto gains. E-mini S&P 500 futures (ES) found resistance yet again at 4,404, a level that also proved sticky in Monday’s session. The rejection from this level saw a swift and powerful decline in the final hour of trade, with said decline extending into the after-hours session. Post market declines were driven by Microsoft, which fell sharply despite posting strong quarterly results. Price immediately fell to support around 4,313, another prime example of the volatility of the last few sessions. Microsoft Earnings Summary: - Revenue: $51.7B vs. $50.872B est. - EPS: $2.48 vs. $2.31 est. Microsoft 5 Minute Chart Chart created with TradingView Markets remain on edge ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting, and rightly so. Markets have been quick to price in a hawkish Fed, with the baseline case including 4 rate hikes and balance sheet normalization in 2022. Slowing economic data could pave a path for the Fed to come across more dovish, potentially offering some respite for beaten down risk assets. The nature of price action late Tuesday could paint an ominous picture for Wednesday, with price falling closer to the Monday low of 4,412.75. Should price breach these lows, more pain could be ahead. There is plenty of clean air below this week’s low, and price could even look to close a gap that remains from last March below 4,020. While trading down to roughly 4,000 may seem unconceivable to many, the gap fill constitutes just a 6.6% decline from current levels. Trade Smarter - Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely and compelling market commentary from the DailyFX team Resources for Forex Traders Whether you are a new or experienced trader, we have several resources available to help you; indicator for tracking trader sentiment, quarterly trading forecasts, analytical and educational webinars held daily, trading guides to help you improve trading performance, and one specifically for those who are new to forex. --- Written by Brendan Fagan, Intern To contact Brendan, use the comments section below or @BrendanFaganFX on Twitter DailyFX provides forex news and technical analysis on the trends that influence the global currency markets.

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On Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque dropped snide remarks about the ABS-CBN franchise while being interviewed on Tutok to Win, a segment on Wowowin, hosted by Willie Revillame. Roque’s unsolicited jokes then were bombarded with criticism by netizens on social media. The president’s spokesperson was called to be the guest on Willie Revillame’s show to talk about the government’s plans for the country over the next few months under the Covid-19 crisis. However, the spokesperson made a joke about the ABS-CBN’s closure. “Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, ikaw lang ang napapanood sa buong bansa,” Roque uttered jokingly to Willie. He then joked that the host had something to do with ABS-CBN’s franchise problems. “Alam mo duda ko, kaya ýung isa nawalan ng prangkisa, ikaw may kagagawan niyan e. Oh aminin, aminin.” To Roque’s surprise, Revillame refused to be drawn into his attack on ABS-CBN. “Wag na nating pag-usapan ýan. Hindi atin paguusapan ang kahit ano mang prangkisa. Ang paguusapan nati dito ay ‘yong ating hinaharap na kinabukasan.” the host said. This isn’t Roque’s first time to offend people with his insensitivity. During a radio interview with DZRH on August 22, 2018, he addressed the speculations about the President’s health after the Duterte dropped out of the public’s sight for three days. “Ang suhestyon ko sa kanila, magbigti na lang po silang lahat, dahil hindi po mangyayari and gusto nila,” Roque addressed those asking about Duterte. On May 19, 2020, Roque was called out for humiliating a CNN Philippines reporter during a media briefing. Roque claimed that his statement was inaccurately reported by CNN Philippines in its report on Mass Testing that carried the headline “Up to private sector to carry out mass testing” Roque continued to ‘correct’ the misunderstood ‘mass testing’ statement without giving the reporter, Triciah Terada, the first in line for the briefing’s question and answer with the spokesperson, a moment to speak and defend herself. Roque cut the reporter off after scolding her by calling the next question without letting her talk. Turns out that he scolded the wrong reporter as Terada was not the writer of the article. Netizens and journalists called out Roque for his imprudence. — Pinky Webb (@iampinkywebb) May 19, 2020 Why does Harry Roque's berate statement against CNN Reporter Triciah Terada remind me of Trump's attitude on his racist attack on CBS Reporter Weijia Jiang? — nyli (@averagejoevi) May 20, 2020 Triciah Terada of CNN has more integrity in her little finger than Harry Roque. My goodness, I can’t believe we’re paying taxes to allow that man to even speak, let alone breathe? — Mots Venturina (@motsiemots) May 20, 2020 And apparently, according to sources, Triciah Terada did not even write the story that Harry Roque is making fuss about! Napagalitan pa siya! Can someone confirm this, @cnnphilippines? If this is confirmed, then Roque is ought to issue a personal/public apology to Terada. — SephMichaels (@mikeljosep) May 19, 2020 The spokesperson eventually acknowledged that Terada was not the writer of the article. But Roque still insisted that Terada was partly responsible for she is the news outlet’s Malacañang reporter. Roque also refused to publicly apologize to Terada.

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As an employer, you most likely know exactly how dreadful a poorly made working with decision can be. Employing the incorrect employee can cause damage, in some cases even the unrepairable type, to a division or even an whole company. It is after that very vital to work with only the right people to avoid feasible office problems in the future. Many employers still remain to count on the standard screening process that includes evaluating the resume and also doing an interview. Although these approaches are still pillars in the employment process, they are inadequate to make sure that you are working with the ideal individual for the task. If you intend to boost your opportunities to locating the best prospect for the work as well as reduce the threat for mishires, it is extremely crucial to make certain that the prospective prospect has the called for abilities essential for the task. There is no much better means to do this than to conduct a skills test. Many business have been resistant to including abilities test as a result of concerns in the cost, and also minimal understanding on the validities included. Regarding additional prices is worried, the costs associated with the skills examination – such as in buying a professionally designed software for testing as well as the costs and time spent for conducting it – are all just a small portion of what your business can shed when you employ the wrong individual. It is estimated that working with the incorrect individual can cost your company anywhere from 20% to 200% of a departing staff member’s annual wage, depending upon the placement. These expenses can be attributed to wasted income, benefits, discontinuance wage, training expenses, thrown away organisation chances, and more. For main placements in a medium-sized business, high turn over prices can mean wasting away thousands of countless bucks yearly. Put into perspective, what is $500 spent in conducting a examination to display 100 workers, contrasted to $20,000 worth of damage brought on by hiring one solitary employee? Performing a abilities examination likewise has many benefits that Human Resources supervisors and employers will certainly value. For one, it enables you to limit your choices in an unbiased way, as well as prevent time squandered on speaking with candidates who do not have the required abilities for the task. Checking today have actually become a innovative market as more and more firms recognize their indispensability. Professional skills examinations ISV currently make use of industry conventional recognition examinations that cover a wide range of locations. Typical groups for examinations today include: computer proficiency covering Windows operating system, data source and also word processing applications, keyboarding speed as well as precision, clerical data processing, monetary as well as audit skills tests, expert clinical as well as lawful keyboarding as well as transcription. Pre-employment skills tests now are likewise personalized to fit the certain demands of a firm or a certain department. Lots of professional online-based companies such as Employment Skills Online Test provide very carefully made abilities test and plan you can pick from. A properly carried out program can do marvels to your firm. It does not just reduce high turnover prices ( and also the pricey expenses that comply with), yet it can likewise lead to greater performance and also boost organisation results. Abilities examinations are among one of the most precise means of predicting whether a candidate has what it takes to perform a task right. If abilities examining are not part of your employment procedure yet, there is no time much better than now to adopt it.

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As technology advances have made access to information immediate through the internet and range of devices we use daily, educators need to rethink the purpose of school libraries in the learning process. Symbolizing a silent archive of recorded knowledge, libraries need to become more innovative if we want them to support the expectations for today’s students and educators. Get ready for the next evolution of the library, known as the learning commons. Learning commons consist of flexible spaces that support technology, communication, and collaboration to connect learners and help them construct knowledge. Remember tiptoeing through a maze of book stacks and large tables to find a book that was likely outdated by at least a decade? Thanks to the internet, the most current information can be found on the phone in your pocket and is no longer confined to only print materials. By weeding out the print materials so only the items still being circulated remain, stacks can either be removed entirely or a small number relocated around the room’s perimeter. This space optimization dramatically opens up the floorplan to begin adding active learning tools. Because the learning commons is meant to accommodate a variety of learning activities, the key is to keep it flexible. Mobile furniture allows educators and students to adapt to different group sizes and modes of learning, including lecture, discussion, group, and individual. Lounge or study areas within the learning commons should emphasize comfort and provide different posture options to match a student’s study and learning needs. Placement of these furnishings should also remain flexible to give students control between making social connections and performing individual study. Technology, which has become intertwined in how students learn and work today, should be integrated into all areas of the learning commons to aid in collaboration and co-creation. Collaboration technology featuring large displays enable the sharing of digital content and encourage student engagement by enabling them to explore, play, and immerse themselves deeper into unfamiliar topics. Presentations, once static and delivered as a lecture, can become interactive experiences that increase understanding and knowledge through active participation. Of course, we can’t forget about how to keep all these tools powered. Innovative Power distribution systems provide easy access to electricity throughout the learning commons so displays are not bound to walls and both students and educators can charge their mobile devices. When a large, open space doesn’t allow for multiple classes or activities to take place concurrently, modular walls can help further define use and purpose. The smaller, acoustically private spaces can be used by educators to instruct students and provide additional focus. Unlike spaces created through traditional, dry wall construction, modular walls are easier to adapt to changes in technology and can be designed with glass walls to provide visibility throughout the learning commons. Continuing in the theme of flexibility, modular walls can also be reconfigured at a later time to adapt to the school’s evolving needs. Today’s learning environments must cultivate student engagement by giving them a space that encourages active learning and collaboration. The days of the traditional library are over as we become more interconnected with technology in our daily lives. There is a demand to provide current and future students with easy access to information and learning resources that accommodate different learning styles – which ultimately lead to better educational outcomes. Through a carefully thought-out and executed integration of modular walls, furniture, and technology, the learning commons can be an effective learning environment that not only educates students in the present, but also instills a lasting desire to learn. Click on a post below to learn more about recent trends in education: - Top Education Trends You’ll See in 2018 - Active Learning Spaces Impact Student Engagement - 8 Ways Technology Can Improve Education - Creating the Right Space Improves Student Performance

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Critical Library Studies and Critical Information Literacy - James Elmborg. “Critical information literacy: Implications for instructional practice.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32(2), 2006: 192-199. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133305001898 - Michelle Reale. “Critical pedagogy in the classroom: Library instruction that gives voice to students and builds a community of scholars.” Journal of Library Innovation, 3(2), 2012: 80-88. http://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/librarian_articles/16 - Eamon C. Tewell. “A decade of critical information literacy: A review of the literature.” Communications in Information Literacy, 9(1), 2015: 24-43. http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php?journal=cil&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=v9i1p24 - Eamon C. Tewell. “The practice and promise of critical information literacy: Academic librarians’ involvement in critical library instruction.” College & Research Libraries, 79(1), 2018. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16616/18453 - Eamon C. Tewell. “Putting Critical Information Literacy into Context: How and Why Librarians Adopt Critical Practices in their Teaching.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe, 2016. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2016/putting-critical-information-literacy-into-context-how-and-why-librarians-adopt-critical-practices-in-their-teaching/ - Kenny Garcia. “Keeping Up With… Critical Librarianship.” ACRL Keeping Up With. http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/keeping_up_with/critlib - Ronald E. Day, Andrew J Lau, Alycia Sellie, Eds. “Inaugural Issue,” Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies 1(1), 2017. https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/issue/view/1 - Michelle Caswell, Ricardo Punzalan, and T-Kay Sangwand, Eds. “Critical Archive Studies” Special Issue. Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies 1(2), 2017. https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/issue/view/3 - Critlib.org. http://critlib.org/about/ - John H. Overholt. “Five theses on the future of special - collections.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and - Cultural Heritage 14(1), 2018: 15-20. https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/10601790/overholt.pdf - Nicole Pagowsky and Kelly McElroy, eds. 2016. Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook, vols. 1 & 2. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016. - Annie Downey. Critical Information Literacy. Sacramento, California: Library Juice Press, 2016. - Maria Accardi, Emily Drabinski, and Alana Kumbier, Eds. Critical Library Instruction. Sacramento, California: Library Juice Press, 2010. - Maria T. Accardi. Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction. Sacramento, California: Library Juice Press, 2013. - Maria T. Accardi. The Feminist Reference Desk. Sacramento, California: Library Juice Press, 2017. Renewed discussions in the fields of English literary and historical scholarship Twitter hashtag conversations: #MedievalTwitter #ShakeRace #RaceB4Race #LitPOC #BIPOC18 #Bigger6 #VicPOC #POC19 #blackintheivory #RBSBlackPrintCulture #RBSOnline #CiteBlackWomenInLIS #CritArch “The inaugural RaceB4Race conference emerged as a collaboration between the Medievalists of Color (MOC) and the ShakeRace (Shakespeare and Race) community, groups that were both seeking to push their fields in new archival, theoretical, methodological, pedagogical, and practical directions….In the end, the inaugural RaceB4Race event demonstrated to the world how our understandings of periodization, historicity and even academic disciplines can become more expansive once race is acknowledged as a viable lens of investigation.” “We are literary and cultural critics whose commitment to anti-racist and anti-colonial politics grounds our study of the global 18th and 19th centuries and their long (after)lives. We endeavor to effect structural changes in our discipline and institutions by promoting scholarly and creative work by historically marginalized people, those excluded from the Romantic canon, and those excluded from the field of Romanticism.” Kimberly Anne Coles, Kim F. Hall, and Ayanna Thompson. “BlacKKKShakespearean: A Call to Action for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.” MLA Profession. https://profession.mla.org/blackkkshakespearean-a-call-to-action-for-medieval-and-early-modern-studies/ “With immense pain, scholars of medieval and early modern literature, history, and culture have had to acknowledge that our fields of study are not politically neutral. The colonial project is stitched in and through the language and literatures of the pre- and early modern periods; the politics and economics that ultimately produced settler colonialism, chattel slavery, the forced migration of peoples, and the development of the British empire animate these early English texts. If more faculty members do not confront this history, we may actually be aiding those whose political, cultural, and social beliefs many of us find personally abhorrent and intellectually bankrupt.” M. Rambaran-Olm. “Anglo-Saxon Studies [Early English Studies], Academia and White Supremacy.” Medium.com, June 27, 2018. https://medium.com/@mrambaranolm/anglo-saxon-studies-academia-and-white-supremacy-17c87b360bf3 “Early English studies implies white, traditional and conservative and its current stars in the field often champion this representation. The field will not remedy itself if, at its core, it attracts white supremacists and/or continues to reject people from marginalized communities that offer new possibilities and promise to a dying field. Altogether, a more diverse set of scholars specializing in early medieval England would be more likely to explore ‘different’ angles, and other stories like them; thus broadening our understanding of the period in the process.” Brandy C. Williams. “On Building a #ShakeRace ‘Canon.'” Brandycwilliams.com, January 18, 2020. https://www.brandycwilliams.com/blog/on-building-a-shakerace-canon Downloadable syllabus, “#ShakeRace: An Introductory Guide.” “Since this conversation is dominated by scholars who teach, it only makes sense to turn our attention to our pedagogy and ask how we are teaching these works and how we should be teaching these works, given the present state of the field and the world. That’s why I elected to generate a syllabus. As a student, the syllabus is my guideline, my starting place, but not my end-all-be-all for a course. Likewise, the #ShakeRace Syllabus should be viewed in the same way. This guide proposes general frameworks of progression for thinking about Early Modern Critical Race Studies with specific attention to Shakespeare. My goal is to invite as many collaborators as possible to crowdsource the growth of the document, including objects beyond scholarly articles and monographs—things like performances, public humanities projects like the Qualities of Mercy project, and others. This is a public document that I hope will serve as a mini-archive and starting point for anyone interested in Early Modern Critical Race Studies, recognizing our past, our present, and our future.” Ruben Espinosa. “A Darker Shade of Shakespeare.” Shakespeare’s Globe, August 23, 2020. https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/blogs-and-features/2020/08/23/a-darker-shade-of-shakespeare/ “What we have witnessed in the act of kneeling, when it is on the neck of a Black man, is our racist, violent history and the deep danger and absolute monstrosity of elevating whiteness. In my corner of the world, brown children are separated from their families at the border and caged in for-profit detention centers. What, you might ask, do these racist realities have to do with Shakespeare? Well, if the likes of Johnson can claim him to promote white supremacy (that is, the perpetuation of systems that benefit white people at the expense of people of color), perhaps we can use him to pursue anti-racist efforts. Johnson’s version of Shakespeare is tired, old, and white. This darker shade of Shakespeare that is emerging is so much more vibrant, so much more powerful, and full of the potential for change.” Ronjaunee Chatterjee, Alicia Mireles Christoff, Amy R. Wong. “Undisciplining Victorian Studies.” LA Review of Books, July 10, 2020. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/undisciplining-victorian-studies/ This essay challenges the racism that undergirds Victorian Studies and maintains it, demographically, as an almost entirely white field. Victorian Studies (VS), which examines the literature and culture of Britain in the period roughly defined by Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), a period concurrent with the heyday of the British Empire, stands in a special position: it is one of the most enduring bastions of the fantasy of an unmarked universality. By this we mean it is emblematic of a broader ideological effort to demarcate the “racial” from the “nonracial” (as if such a category could exist).

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Do you remember how I shared last year that the holiday season has been tough for me emotionally over the years? Throughout my life I’ve lost several family members around this time of year and last year my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Not fun stuff, I assure you. (Though good news, my dad’s levels have gone down since his surgery earlier this year.) Despite my own hang ups about Christmas I want my kids to love this time of year as children should. I want it to be fun, happy, special and magical. I want it to bring a smile to their face not tears. This year is the start of really resetting my attitude towards Christmas. The past two years Rissa was still too young to really know what was going on plus we still were dealing with unpleasant news each year. But this year? This year she knows who Santa is, knows what presents are and loves looking at pretty Christmas trees. But you know who really forced my hand this year? Xander. I think the little guy held out to ensure his birthday was smack dab in the middle of the holiday season so I’d be forced to focus on something happy….helping me reset my attitude about this time of year. And I totally love my family for it. So now I’m resetting my holiday memories. While I’ll never forget past Christmases – good and bad – I want to create new, happier ones with my family. I am looking forward to creating new traditions with our kids. We’ll take some from Brian’s childhood and mine and mix in some completely new to us ones. I can’t wait.

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This DIY Pom Pom Kit contains everything you need to create your own faux fur pom pom for hats, sweaters, or anything really! This product does not come with the hat(s) pictured; the photos are a representation of what you could create! Need some help making your pom poms? Follow along with our tutorial. Looking for a fun project? Check out this tutorial!

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Drip is a marketing automation solution designed to help businesses increase interaction with their customers and improve their marketing strategy. The platform offers a wide range of features that allow users to create personalized campaigns, optimize workflows, and track the progress of their marketing efforts. One of the standout features of Drip is its intuitive interface. The platform is user-friendly and enables users to quickly and easily create complex campaigns. Additionally, Drip integrates with other marketing tools, such as CRMs and analytics platforms. Another positive aspect of Drip is its support team. Representatives are quick and effective in resolving any technical issues that may arise. Furthermore, the platform features extensive documentation and online resources to help users get the most out of the solution. With a wide range of features, intuitive interface, and effective support team, the platform enables users to create personalized campaigns and optimize their marketing efforts efficiently. Features and capabilities - Personalized campaign creation - Integration with other marketing tools - Workflow optimization - Progress tracking of marketing efforts - Intuitive interface - Extensive documentation and online resources - Effective support team

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Just a little story from my childhood about a nice older lady in the park. Mary Cassatt - Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly, 1880 I must've been elementary school aged when I was watching an older lady crochet from afar. She noticed me and called me over. She handed me a hook and yarn and taught me how to single crochet. I was hooked immediately! She gave me a set of starter hooks (which I still have and use today) and yarn and that's how my crochet journey began! I thank that unknown woman for her kindness as crocheting is my favorite thing to do!

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There are many strategies traders and investors use to make money. These strategies are designed to maximize the Return on Investment (ROI) of the traders. For instance, a number of traders use technical analysis while others use fundamental principles to trade. Other traders, instead, combine the two strategies. In this article, we will introduce the quantitative trading technique which is used by a number of traders. From the onset, this strategy is a bit complicated especially to new traders. It is also a bit complicated for traders with no experience in programming languages such as MATLAB and Python. For traders with this background, creating a quantitative technique can help them achieve success within a very short period of time. In quant trading, a trader needs to follow four key strategies: - formulating a strategy - strategy backtesting - risk management Let’s analyze them. What is quantitative trading? Quantitative trading is a strategy that focuses on mathematical calculations and models. It is also known as algorithmic trading since the trader uses models to analyze trends and identify opportunities in the market. Quantitative trading is widely used by many large hedge funds like Renaissance Technologies and Two Sigma. It is also being used by many retail traders who create or buy robots. Quantitative models can be simple or highly complicated. An example of a simple quant model is one that directs the broker to buy an asset when it moves above two moving averages. A complex one can involve tens of indicators and other sentiment data. How to create quant models The process of creating quant models in day trading can be highly complicated and a few people can create them. For one, it is important for one to have experience of both day trading and coding. There are three main ways of using quant models in day trading. First, you can build your model from scratch. This is a process where you use your trading experience to build your own algorithm. Depending on your experience, it can take you a few weeks to do that. Second, you can use one of the many robot builders that are available in the market. These platforms provide an easy tool where you can build your bots. At times, they let you use a drag and drop option to create the tool. Finally, you can buy a bot online. There are many places where you can buy a quant bot easily. One of the most popular websites is owned by MetaQuotes, the company that owns MT4 and MT5. The benefit of using its platform is that you can read user reviews before you buy it. Steps to follow to create a quant strategy Formulation or identification of strategy In this stage, the goal is to find a good strategy that suits you, exploiting the edge and then deciding on the trading frequency. This is the stage where research is very important because it encompasses the strategy, seeing whether the strategy will fit into your portfolio, getting the required data to test the strategy, and optimizing the strategy. This is simply because it will help you maximize returns and minimize the amount of risk involved in trading. As a retail trader, you need to examine your capital requirements and how the allocation will affect your strategy (as we said, research is very important). Luckily, there are many online resource sites that can help you in research. A good source is Seeking Alpha which presents research from thousands of traders, investors and researchers. Another good place to find this information is the investor market place which is provided by interactive brokers. Two key areas of strategies will fall into mean-reversion and trend-following strategies. The former strategy attempts to use the long-term mean of prices of assets. A good example is the spread between two correlated assets and standard deviations among the assets. The latter looks at a trend with the aim of buying at the bottom and selling on the top. Another key strategy you can take advantage of is on the frequency. This should be done with the timing of your strategy in mind. Low frequency strategies should be done for traders who wish to hold positions for long periods while high frequency trades should be good for traders aiming to trade for short periods. No strategy should be applied in trading without backtesting. In backtesting, the goal is to establish whether a strategy applies to historical data. First, you need to find historical data which is available from many vendors. As a trader with a small account, Yahoo finance can help you. Alternatively, the best vendors are Bloomberg and Reuters. The historical data that you use should factor in 3 main issues: accuracy, survivor bias, and corporate actions. After finding the data, backtesting should be done using a good and credible software such as MATLAB, Excel and trade station. Backtesting will help you assess the applicability of the strategy. An execution system is the platform which will execute trades based on the strategy that you have developed. The system can be automatic, semi-automatic, or manual. When creating the execution system, it is important to consider the interface of your broker, the transaction costs, and the divergence performance. By making these considerations, you will be at a good place to have a good and credible system that has been backdated efficiently. Risk management is a very important aspect for you to consider in quantitative trading. This is because the strategy is not always perfect. In fact, in the past, many quantitative hedge funds have been closed because of the massive losses. Therefore, it is important to have a good risk management strategy. One strategy this happens is through the Optimal Capital Allocation which is a branch of portfolio theory. It basically states that funds must be allocated in assets which gives it the maximum returns. The second strategy you must always have in mind deals with psychology. Trading psychology is very important because losses can lead to serious psychological issues. Many people have committed suicide while others have gotten into suicide for failure to maintain losses. → How to restart after a big loss Top quant trading strategies Arbitrage is a trading strategy that seeks to benefit from a spread of two trades. For example, assume that two stocks are highly correlated with each other. In this case, when you buy the two of them, you will make a profit if their prices rise and vice versa. In arbitrage, you can place a big buy of one stock and short the other one. In this case, if the two stocks rise, your bullish trade will be profitable while the other one will make a loss. The profit will be the spread between the two. This is a relatively simple concept that argues that an asset will often return to its normal trend when it makes a strong move. For example, in the chart below, we see that Tesla shares jumped sharply above the VWAP indicator. In this case, a quant trader can create a model that shorts the stock hoping that it will fall back to the VWAP indicator. This is a strategy that takes advantage of existing trends. The approach lets a trader buy an asset that is already rising and then short one that is moving downwards. The idea is that the asset will continue moving in an existing trend. One way of playing the trade following strategy is to use two moving averages. In this case, you can set the algorithm to initiate a buy trade when it moves above the 50-day moving average. As seen in the above chapters, quantitative trading is a very complicated area but one that is very interesting. Many brokerages provide investors with platforms for algorithmic trading. These platforms help the traders build up their strategies and implement them. If you have the time, quantitative trading can be very rewarding. In addition, quant is not always perfect. Therefore, having a good psychological edge can help you minimize losses.

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Nurses in Minnesota and around the country are prone to many occupational hazards, including contracting deadly blood-borne infections from needlesticks or back or joint problems. Therefore, you should always aim to protect yourself at work at all times. Let us look at some of the ways to do so, stemming from the common injuries nurses face today. Your rights as a health care worker Before we discuss prevention techniques, you should know that, as a nurse, you are eligible for workers’ compensation for any injury that you get. It doesn’t matter whether you were at fault or not. Common injuries and how to avoid them - Overextension and body injuries – Develop a better understanding of your working environment and conditions. For example, don’t lift heavy or move heavy patients. Instead, use equipment or ask a colleague to assist you. - Fall, slip and trip injuries – Prevent these injuries by eliminating factors that contribute to them. For instance, use slip-resistant shoes and remove any walking obstacles on your way, like chords. - Injuries from violent people – It would be best if you always spoke up against any form of violent behavior towards you. This can come in any form: threats or physical violence from anyone, including visitors, patients, other employees or employers. You can also sue someone for any suffering or inconveniences caused that workers’ compensation does not cover. - Equipment injuries – Practice safe needle handling at all times. Moreover, the Federal Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act requires institutions to enquire frontline workers when making needle purchasing decisions. Therefore, if you feel like a needle or any other equipment endangers you, you have a right to ask for something else that could work better. - Exposure to harmful substances or environments – Be very vigilant to avoid exposure to any harmful substance like medications, sterilants, volatile organic compounds, chemicals and any other substances that puts you at risk. Wear personal protective gear, get vaccinated or immunized against pathogens and clean your hands often. To build a long and rewarding career as a nurse, always remember to make your safety a priority. Adhere to all the guidelines, and if you need any professional guidance on your rights, you should always seek it.

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To guard against the threats posed by cyber attack, organisations need to be smart about their intelligence gathering and analysis, as defence features writer Mark Lane discovers talking to ThreatQuotient’s Steve Rivers. Would you rather be hit by a hurricane or an earthquake? Neither sounds appealing, but welcome to the world of cyber threats. For these, according to Steve Rivers, a threat intelligence engineer at ThreatQuotient, are the two categories of cyber threats that organisations face. Hurricanes in the cyber world, much like those in the natural world, are those attacks you can see coming, while earthquakes are those you can’t. He warns that both are inevitable, and, in the face of that, organisations need to plan and take action accordingly. This, he believes, should start with an understanding of what threat intelligence is and how to make that intelligence relevant and actionable. He says: “The key is being prepared for both the foreseeable attacks as well as the ones that sneak up on you. This is where threat intelligence comes in, helping your organisation transition from constantly just reacting to threats to becoming more proactive in its approach. Threat intel allows you to prepare for the hurricanes and respond to the earthquakes with an efficient, integrated approach.” He argues that most organisations think about threat intelligence in terms of multiple data feeds to which they subscribe – commercial sources, open source and additional feeds from security vendors – each in a different format and most without any context to allow for prioritisation. This global threat data does give some insight into activities happening outside of the enterprise; not only the attacks themselves, but also how attackers are operating and infiltrating networks. However, as a consequence of this multiplicity of undifferentiated sources, most organisations suffer from data overload. Rivers explains: “Without the tools and insights to automatically sift through mountains of disparate global data and aggregate it for analysts and action, this threat data becomes noise. You have alerts around attacks that aren’t contextualised, relevant or a priority. To make more effective use of this data, it must be aggregated in one manageable location and translated into a uniform format so that you can automatically get rid of the noise and focus on what’s important.” He believes that, in order to defend itself, an organisation should concentrate on threats; once global threat data is organised, it can focus on the hurricanes and earthquakes that potentially make up those threats. He says: “Hurricanes are the threats which you know about, can prepare for, protect against and anticipate based on past trends. For example, based on research, say that we know a file is malware. This intelligence should be operationalised, turned into a policy, rule or signature and sent to the appropriate sensor so that it can prevent bad actors from stealing valuable data, creating a disruption or causing damage. As security operations become more mature, you can start to receive alerts on these known threats in addition to automatically blocking them so that you can learn more about the adversary. This allows you to focus on the attacks that really matter.” Earthquakes are the unknown threats or threats that an organisation may not have adequate countermeasures against or which have bypassed existing defences. Once they have gained entry to the network, then the challenge is to detect, respond and recover. “This hinges on the ability to turn global threat data into threat intelligence by enriching that data with internal threat and event data and allowing analysts to collaborate for better decision-making,” says Rivers. “Threat intelligence helps you better scope the campaign once the threat is detected, learn more about the adversary and understand affected systems and how to best remediate. By correlating events and associated indicators from inside your environment – for example, SIEM alerts or case management records – with external data on indicators, adversaries and their methods, you gain the context to understand the who, what, when, where, why and how of an attack.” He argues that, by going a step further and applying context to its business processes and assets, an organisation will be better able to assess relevance. “Is anything the organisation cares about at risk? If the answer is no, then what you suspected to be a threat is low priority. If the answer is yes, then it’s a threat. Either way, you have the intelligence you need to quickly take action.” Rivers emphasises the importance of making intelligence actionable, highlighting three attributes that help to define actionable: - Accuracy – is the intelligence reliable and detailed? - Relevance –does the intelligence apply to your business or industry? - Timeliness – is the intelligence being received in time to do something about any threat which it might indicate? “An old industry joke is that you can only have two of the three, so you need to determine what’s most important to your business,” says Rivers. “If you need intelligence as fast as possible to deploy to your sensors, then accuracy may suffer and you might expect some false positives. If the intelligence is accurate and timely, then you may not have been able to conduct thorough analysis to determine if the intelligence is relevant to your business. This could result in expending resources on something that doesn’t present a lot of risk.” Ultimately, the goal is to make threat intelligence actionable. However, what is actionable is defined by the user. The security operations centre typically looks for IP addresses, domain names and other indicators of compromise – anything that will help to detect and contain a threat and prevent it in the future. For the network team, this means hardening defences with information on vulnerabilities, signatures and rules to update firewalls, as well as patch and vulnerability management systems. The incident response team needs intelligence about the adversary and the campaigns involved so they can investigate and remediate. The executive team and board need intelligence about threats in business terms – the financial and operational impact – in order to increase revenue and protect shareholders and the company as a whole. “Analysts must work together and across the organisation to provide the right intelligence in the right format and with the right frequency so that it can be used by multiple teams,” says Rivers. He notes that while operationalising threat intelligence will take time and requires thorough planning, many organisations are already beginning to move from a reactive posture to one which is more proactive. “But,” he adds, “in order to make time to look out at the horizon and see and prepare for hurricanes while also dealing with earthquakes, organisations need to move to an anticipatory model with contextual intelligence, relevance and visibility into trends in the threat landscape.” If you would like to join our community and read more articles like this then please click here The post Hurricanes, earthquakes and cyber threat intelligence appeared first on Defence Online.

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Criminal Lawyers IN COIMBATORE & CHENNAI The best criminal Lawyers in Coimbatore & Chennai The best criminal attorneys in Coimbatore and Chennai are at DC Law Firms. To find out a likely conclusion, we are conducting study and finding a case. To estimate a case's likely conclusion and develop a winning courtroom defense plan. We are conducting research and learning more about it. Clients are given legal interpretations and help in understanding their available legal options. Aim towards a prompt and favorable resolution of cases. Perform for clients at hearings, trials, and arraignments. In the event that the case goes to trial, provide hints to the judge and/or jury. Create and falsify legal papers, such as appeals and legal briefs. Negotiate settlements, penalties, and appeal negotiations. To update you’re training to stay abreast of legal changes and innovations. Always conduct oneself with honesty and respect. DC Law Firms provides the best legal solutions as one of Coimbatore's top law firms and criminal defense lawyers. Contact DC Law Firms Contact DC Law Firms for getting fair and legitimate legal justice. We also provide legal consultation services through mobile, video calls & other available online channels.

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Ramadan Challenge: Chapter #20 – Parents “And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.” [29:8][Sahih International] This verse is important because it makes clear to us that our parents’ rights are to be preserved. We should do good by them, always, with the exception that they ask of us something that is forbidden or idolatrous. That is when we are told to disobey them, but even then it is required to serve, respect, and obey them in what is lawful. This verse also makes the point that we should gain sufficient knowledge before taking a stance–just because your parents follow a certain religion, it doesn’t mean you should too. It’s important for us to research and understand things before complying to them. We should never follow anyone blindly, even our parents. In the end, we will all return to the Almighty and be held accountable for our own actions and no one else’s. This goes back to the idea of personal responsibility discussed in an earlier reflection–no matter who persuaded you, or misguided you, in the end you chose what to do and what not to do.

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Some of you may have been wondering why we sometimes dress a little crazily around our office. Well, we’ve found that we can learn a lot from kids, and one of the things we know for sure is that kids love to have fun, and sometimes that fun involves dressing up. Because we like to have fun too (almost as much as the kids), we created a special “Dress-Up Day” each week that will run throughout the summer. Kids can be creative and have a reason to get dressed up for the day, even if it’s just for their dentist appointments. To keep things interesting, we change which day of the week it will happen on, as well as come up with a different theme each week. If your kids come in dressed up on that scheduled day, we’ll give them a special treat just for playing along! How cool is that?! Be sure to check out our Facebook page all month long to find out which day of the week will be featured and what the kids need to wear in order to match the theme. We like making going to the dentist fun, and this is a great way to get your kids excited about their next appointments (which means less hassle for Mom and Dad). Seems like a win-win situation to us! We look forward to seeing you, and your fun outfits, this summer. A Healthy Mouth Is a Happy Mouth!

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Farfalle, originally from Lombardy and Emilia Romagna, take their name from their distinctive bow tie shape with a tight frill in the centre. The condiments recommended for Farfalle are light sauces: sauces made from butter with peas and ham; white sauces with delicate flavours made from salmon and cream; sauces made from mild, soft cheeses with a dash of saffron or curry. This pasta is also great for preparing delicious, colourful, imaginative pasta salads. Available in 500g pack. Gramigna, which originated in Emilia Romagna, is a type of pasta similar to a short bucatino which has been slightly twisted. Its shape resembles the tiny seed of one of the most common grasses. Gramigna is traditionally accompanied by sausage based sauces or Bolognese ragù. In general, all meat and tomato based sauces go well with this type of pasta. Available in 500g pack.s

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- Swivel Sockets - Hookblocks for Overhead Travelling Cranes - General Products The Solid Brand since 1898 De Haan SE is a prominent world player in the field of lifting blocks and steel wire rope sockets. We have been producing and supplying our products to national and international organisations from the north of the Netherlands since 1898. Extension Lloyds ISO certification We are proud to announce that De Haan Special Equipment has received a three-year extension of the Lloyds ISO certification after the audit. Our company is fully ISO 9001: 2015 certified. This certification, together with our complete portfolio, is proof that we are a professional partner for our clients and put quality and safety first. We are excited to announce that our new website is now live! Visit www.dehaan-se.com and let us know what you think.

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The New Castle Prevention Coalition (N.C.P.C.) presented Del-One FCU President/CEO Ron Baron with a Community Partner Award at their 1st Annual Awards Ceremony and Banquet on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The N.C.P.C. believes that “great people are not raised – they are born, and they are strategically placed in communities to help others.” Sandra Smithers, Co-Chair of the N.C.P.C. wrote to CEO Baron, “we have had an opportunity to experience your greatness by what you have done for the Route 9 community with Del-One’s Banking Desert Initiative.” The Banking Desert Initiative was established to benefit an area in the Route 9 Corridor where residents needed the services of a financial institution. Del-One placed a micro-branch at the Rose Hill Community Center in 2019 and continues to support the Route 9 area community by sponsoring and participating in various events and holding round-table discussions, small business forums and financial literacy presentations for the residents. For more information on the Banking Desert Initiative, please visit https://www.del-one.org/banking-desert-initiative/ Pictured L-R: Del-One President/CEO Ron Baron, Lazarus Educational Services Inc Founder Dr. Rosie Tooley, & Del-One CFO Kellie Rychwalski

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Del-One Federal Credit Union has some amazing new additions to the Del-One team! Sharra Watson is the new Branch Manager at the Dagsboro branch. Sharra brings over 30 years of experience in the financial/banking industry, in positions ranging from Teller, Branch Manager, Business Development Officer and Cluster Branch Leader. Lisa Connor joins Del-One as the Branch Manager for the new Fox Run branch in Bear, which opens soon. Lisa has over 30 years of experience in retail banking, having held various roles in credit, collections, lending, group administration and management. Donna Robinson, Director of Branch Operations for Del-One, is excited to have these two highly-qualified individuals leading two of Del-One’s branches. “We are very fortunate Sharra and Lisa joined our team. Their vast experience and knowledge will help to take our branches to the next level, as well as improve our relationships with our members and the community.” Pictured L-R: Sharra Watson and Lisa Connor

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Delta Kits windshield repair certified training is a hands-on, intensive, one day course designed to take your repair quality to the next level. No other manufacturer can compare with the level of experience and professional training the Delta Kits team of award winning windshield repair experts has to offer. We continue to set the standard of excellence for auto glass repair. HANDS ON APPROACH TOOLS & INSTRUCTOR SEE HOW WE HELPED CURTIS SUCCEED ”I loved the training. It was so thorough, intro to all the awesome Delta Kits tools made my job so much easier. I walked out of there with confidence and I felt I was able to conquer the world. I was training on You Tube and I tried it on a couple windshields and I had no confidence. Then, I found you guys and you gave me that confidence to go out and have the ability to know exactly what I‘m doing and answer any questions that were put forth.” Curtis SEE HOW WE HELP OTHER WINDSHIELD REPAIR PROFESSIONALS SUCCEED ‘I went to the class as a pure novice in the windshield repair industry. The hands-on training was just great. There is no way you can put a price tag on this type of individual training and the information on the industry itself.” John M. ”My training experience with Delta Kits in Eugene, OR was one of the best training classes I have ever attended. The onsite training was incredible. Bruce McDonald a Delta Kits training instructor is a highly motivated individual dedicated to each student. To be able to have immediate access to an instructor to answer questions and to guide you every step of the way in the Windshield repair business is invaluable. I left with assurance I can deliver the best for my customers and feel confident they will only receive the highest quality of work from me.” EJ Brand, Troy, ID CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY You can register as an individual or as a group. If you have questions call us at +1 (541) 345-8554.

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As President Obama heads to Oklahoma today to announce the fast-tracking of the southern portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas, we speak with 350.org’s Bill McKibben. The pipeline approval comes two months after Obama rejected a proposal for the 1,300-mile Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta tar sands oil fields to Texas after large protests by environmental groups. It also comes at a time when much of the nation is experiencing a heat wave that some scientists and meteorologists have linked to climate change. Spring only began on Tuesday, but it has felt like summer this week throughout much of the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Canada. Record temperatures have been recorded in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Buffalo and many other cities and towns. Some 36 states set daily high temperature records last Thursday. [includes rush transcript] JUAN GONZALEZ: President Barack Obama is heading to Cushing, Oklahoma, today to announce his support for TransCanada to build the southern leg of its Keystone oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas. The move comes two months after Obama rejected the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline after large protests by environmental groups. Obama’s speech promoting the pipeline comes at a time when much of the nation is experiencing a heat wave that some scientists and meterologists have linked to climate change. Spring only began on Tuesday, but it has felt like summer this week throughout much of the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Canada. In Chicago, the temperature soared to 87 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, marking the city’s eighth consecutive day of record warmth. Record temperatures have been recorded in Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Buffalo and many other cities and towns. Thirty-six states have set daily high temperature records last Thursday. AMY GOODMAN: Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued flood warnings Wednesday for eastern Oklahoma, much of Arkansas, parts of western Missouri, southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi due to a storm that has already dumped heavy rain on Texas. The National Weather Service is reporting Washington, D.C., just experienced its warmest winter on record. The capital’s famed cherry blossoms opened two weeks early. New York City had its second mildest winter. At the same time, nearly 11 feet of snow fell this winter in Anchorage, Alaska, a near record. To talk more about the pipeline and extreme weather, we’re joined by Bill McKibben, founder of the grassroots climate campaign, 350.org, scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, also the author of many books, including Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. Bill McKibben, you’ve been writing about, organizing around President Obama going to Oklahoma. You were one of those who was arrested outside the White House this past summer to call for the Keystone XL pipeline to be canceled. President Obama made a major announcement that you all considered a great victory, which was a moratorium on the Keystone XL. So what’s happening in Oklahoma today? BILL McKIBBEN: Well, he’s—as he said he would do some weeks ago, he is going there to praise the southern portion of this, from Oklahoma down to Texas, the kind of bottom of the pipeline. Now, it doesn’t bring new tar sands oil in from Canada. There’s no connection across the border. And the White House reiterated last night that any—if that’s ever going to happen, it’s then going to have to undergo a huge, big environmental review, and no time soon, and so on. Still, it’s unsettling, at best, to see the President standing there in Cushing in a yard full of pipe talking about how much he loves pipelines, in a state that had the warmest summer ever recorded for an American state last summer, and in a week when we’ve seen the weirdest weather that, well, meteorologists have almost ever seen in this country. You know, it’s hard—it’s almost sort of hard to figure out a kind of better setting to describe the depths of our addiction to oil than to have a progressive president in that kind of—in this kind of weather still out there saying we’ve got to build more pipelines. JUAN GONZALEZ: But Bill, isn’t the President, in one sense, sort of trying to have it both ways, on the one hand, saying that there’s got to be—it’s undecided what’s going to happen with the entire line, yet giving the go-ahead to build a portion of it? I mean, obviously, that’s ominous in terms of what might happen after the election. BILL McKIBBEN: Well, the portion—the portion from Oklahoma down to Texas can be used and will be used for lots of things. There’s a glut of oil sitting there. One of the ironies of this is that it may actually raise gas prices in the Midwest, because that glut of oil has been keeping prices down. But yeah, it’s plenty ominous, and, you know, there’s no great mystery as to why it’s ominous. The American Petroleum Institute said—before he vetoed the northern part of the pipeline, they said, “Do this, and there will be huge political consequences.” Those guys have the resources to do that. They’re running endless ad campaigns erroneously linking the President to the price of gas and things. And so, I assume that this is an effort to kind of play defense against that a little bit. It’s tough to watch. AMY GOODMAN: President Obama calls it his above—what does he call it? His “all of the above” policy. BILL McKIBBEN: “All of the above.” AMY GOODMAN: That’s what he calls his energy policy. BILL McKIBBEN: He’s been saying this, that any energy source, domestic energy source, is good—oil, coal, solar, wind, whatever else. It’s not—I mean, I think it’s not an intellectually very useful idea. I mean, if I told you that I was running for president, and I had an “all of the above” foreign policy, where all of our—every country in the world was going to be considered an equal ally of ours, you might think I was a bit of a lightweight. But with energy, unfortunately, it remains politic to insist that we’re never going to have to make any choices. The weather this week, I think, is demonstrating that we better start making some choices. The temperature across America in March, as we come out of winter, the temperature is—it’s not just off the charts, it’s off the wall that the charts are tacked to. AMY GOODMAN: President Obama is going to be protested by Native Americans. One of the people who is decrying what he’s saying is Marty Cobenais of the Indigenous Environmental Network, who says, “President Obama is an adopted member of the Crow Tribe, so his fast-tracking a project that will desecrate known sacred sites and artifacts is a real betrayal and disappointment for his Native relatives everywhere.” Final comments? We just have 15 seconds. BILL McKIBBEN: Yeah, the Indigenous Environmental Network is doing a great job there in Oklahoma. And as the President moves on to Ohio, there will be protesters there, too, later in the day. You know, environmentalists never win permanent victories. That’s the thing. I guess we’ve got to keep this fight, as with many others, going strong. AMY GOODMAN: Bill McKibben, thanks for being with us, founder of the grassroots climate campaign, 350.org, speaking to us from Middlebury College in Vermont.

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top of page Amazing isn't it bottom of page Whole sugar bikini wax or Brazilian wax Real sugaring is made up of all natural food-grade ingredients. Most waxes are made primarily of resins and contain artificial fragrances, dyes, chemicals, and preservatives. Although you can be allergic to any given ingredient, natural or not, it’s more common for people to be allergic to artificial fragrances and ingredients like those found in waxes. Allergic reactions can make skin red, irritated, and break out into a rash. Ouch! Sugaring paste is water soluble, meaning you can wash it off with plain old water. A very different story with wax that needs to be taken off with a special wax remover, baby oil or petroleum jelly. Areas that we cover for Sugar Wax. We can wax individual areas as well as combinations of areas. Eyebrow Sugaring is a wonderful way to shape the brows because it’s gentle to the skin and can last for weeks at a time. Even your Face hair can be removed; you would see your face would look much cleaner and fresher. Microblanding is a semi-permanent cosmetic tattooing treatment that fills in sparse eyebrows. Sugaring wax is also available for Men!

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Skin tags are flaps of skin that hang by a thin piece of skin, like stalk. Although they’re harmless, skin tags can grow in clusters or become large enough to be unsightly. They also tend to grow in areas where they get caught in your hair or jewelry, yanked by your car’s seatbelts, or rubbed by your clothes or undergarments. It’s amazing how such small things can hurt so much! How Do I Get Rid Of These Skin Tags? There is an astonishing number of old wives’ tales about how to get rid of skin tags on your own. Skip the tea tree oil, forget about stinky poultices, and please don’t try to freeze them off at home with a compressed air can. This can damage healthy tissue around the skin tag and leave scars. The truth is, when you’re ready to have your skin tags removed, you should make an appointment with a dermatologist and have them removed safely. When you come in for skin tag removal, we’ll clean and numb the area around your skin tags, then cut them off cleanly with a very sharp scalpel. This leaves a tiny incision that should heal with no scarring and presents little risk of infection. The procedure is fast and easy, with no downtime. Once the incisions heal, most patients can’t even tell where the skin tags had once been.

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Steven Saunders was supposed to be in his apartment in the Windsor Hotel. But he wasn't. He was supposed to have been there five days before. But he wasn't. Steven Saunders was a parolee. Now he's a fugitive."They run away a lot," said Jim LaBounty, a parole agent who's been tracking Saunders. "Some of them won't put up with the parole. They can't stand to have someone else tell them what to do. That's why they were in prison in the first place." LaBounty is one of nine officers assigned to Intensive Supervision Parole - a successful program to supervise the worst and most violent criminals released on parole. It is a program, started in 1984, geared for high-risk offenders that is heavy on supervision and light on paperwork. Where a normal felony parole officer may supervise 50 to 70 parolees at a time, ISP officers supervise no more than 15 each. "The regular parole people are buried under an avalanche of paperwork," said ISP Supervisor Dick Sullivan. "They'd love to get out in the field like we do, but they have so many cases to deal with they can't. The whole idea of ISP is to be out and about on the town, not pushing paperwork." Sullivan says no other law enforcement agency in Utah has nine people "living with the crooks and dealing with them on this kind of level," and that kind of hands-on field experience results in invaluable intelligence information. They get to know the inmates' girlfriends and families, as well as the crooks themselves. They then use those sources to track criminal behavior and assist police departments with unsolved crimes. For example, ISP Agent Scott Carver used an intelligence source that identified the photograph of a former parolee wanted in the slaying of a West Valley woman in a Kearns video store. It's a never-ending process for officers like LaBounty. They see the same faces in ISP time and again. Two-thirds of the 150 parolees on ISP will violate their parole and will be returned to prison. Eddie Houser has been on ISP three times. Three times he has been sent back to prison, the last time in late April. Houser hadn't checked in with his parole officer for weeks, nor had he been home when officers had dropped by. He's been missing for three weeks - a telltale sign a parolee is up to his old ways. "It's been awhile. Maybe he thinks we've stopped coming by and has gone back home," said Sharon Daurelle, an ISP agent who's been looking for Houser. On this particular night, the hunch paid off. Houser was home watching television with relatives. Minutes later, Houser was handcuffed and on his way to the Salt Lake County Jail. "I've been to your house three or four times and you haven't been there, Eddie," she said. "I checked in by phone," Houser said. "Besides, Thursday night you came by early. I didn't have to be home." "You didn't report, Eddie. You didn't let me know if you got a job. You haven't checked in in three weeks. You've only showed up to Community Service once. You know the rules." "I called in," he said. "I've been to Community Service. I've been around." "You on drugs, Eddie? Am I going to find something in your pockets that shouldn't be there?" Eddie's pleas fall on deaf ears. He now sits in a prison cell awaiting a parole revocation hearing. Houser calls the ISP program "ridiculous" but better than prison. "I'm not dangerous," he said. "I was in for theft by receiving. Tell me how that makes me a violent criminal? I don't believe I should be on ISP at all." Daurelle smiles, unbelievingly. Houser's "rap sheet" also lists arrests for rape and robbery. "Convictions don't tell the whole story," she said. "Eddie is a dangerous man, especially when he's on drugs. He likes dope too much and it gets him every time. He knows what the rules are." Houser doesn't like ISP. Nor do most of the other parolees that participate in the program. Most of them have been in the program before and have had their paroles revoked. "It's kind of petty," said two-time parolee Steven Velasquez. "They send you back (to prison) if you're 15 minutes late getting home. It's crazy. I'm willing to give it a try, but I don't think it will help keep me out." Parolee Carl Lacy doesn't like it, but he has no gripes with ISP officers. "Everybody sent back (to prison) has some hard words about them," he said, "but they've done me no wrong. I don't like parole at all, but maybe it will help keep me out this time." Some parolees like the program. Some even request it. "This is my second time on ISP, my fourth time on parole," said LuDean McCandless. "I requested it. I do well with a lot of structure in my life. I do good in prison. I do good in halfway houses. I don't do good when they just turn me loose." For many, ISP is a last hope. "Parole is what you make it," said convicted robber Michael Collins, 29. "I'm a four-time loser. I've spent 14 years in prison. I have to make it this time. I lose this time and I'm gone forever."

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