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Legislator of the Week: California State Senator Joel Anderson This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce California State Senator Joel Anderson. Senator Anderson spent 4 years of service in the State Assembly and 4 years of service in the State Senate. In 2014, he was re-elected to represent San Diego County for the second term in the Senate. From the start, Senator Anderson has worked hard for the people of San Diego. He has received “Legislator of the Year” awards from numerous organizations over several years. He is recognized for his work with Veterans and their families, and protecting small businesses and taxpayers. While Senator Anderson’s accomplishments are many, the most important role in his life is being a husband to his wife Kate of 28 years, and a father to their three children – Mary, Maura and Michael. Why did you run for office? As a business owner, I was frustrated by the State’s hostility towards hard-working people trying to raise their station in life. By becoming business owners, these people are the economic engine of our economy. I spent years volunteering on campaigns and doing grassroots organizing around issues that I was passionate about, and I got tired of being let down by politicians who got elected and then chose to do nothing. The legislature provides the opportunity to make my community a better place, and it’s been an incredible honor to represent my constituents for the past 11 years. In your view, what is the biggest issue facing your state? I represent nearly 1 million people, so one way that I try to make myself available to them is to hold about six to eight town halls in different communities across my district every year. At every one, I always tell the crowd what a shame it is that people spend more time researching their next car than their next president. What no foreign power has tried to take from us by force, millions give away for free by not exercising their right to vote. People need to be engaged, they need to get their friends and family engaged and they need to start holding their representatives accountable at the ballot box. Until they do, nothing is going to change in California. If you could “wave your magic wand,” what would you like to see immediately implemented in your state? I would like to see more transparency, especially during the elections. Most of what is voted on in Sacramento stays in a vacuum. Sadly, the press rarely asks the obvious question that most people are interested in asking. What project or law are you most proud of? Over my twelve years in the legislature, there have been many meaningful endeavors that I’ve been involved with of which I am very proud. To be effective in California’s legislature, one has to find areas of common ground with members from across the aisle, and I’m proud to have authored or co-authored 434 bills that have become law. When I was a freshman assemblyman in 2007, I was put on one of the worst committees for Republicans – the Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security committee. But as I dug in to learn about our state pension system I was shocked to learn that public money was invested with firms violating U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran. I introduced Assembly Bill 221 which required the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to divest over $24 billion of our public pensions from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced to the world that he would sign AB 221 on the floor of the United Nations during his speech to the General Assembly. That was an incredible experience to work across the aisle to pass legislation essential to our values and to catapult California in front of an international issue that led dozens of other states to follow suit. Do you serve on any committees, if so which committees and why? How do you think that you have impacted them? I’ve served as vice chair of the Senate Public Safety committee since 2011, and it has been a tremendous learning opportunity for me. While we don’t always agree and often are on quite opposite sides of an issue, over the years I have partnered with the democrat chairs of the committee on important criminal justice reform where our values align. For example, the previous chair and I jointly authored a bill to provide accountability with the use of solitary confinement in our prisons and to allow prisoners in solitary to take advantage of rehabilitation programs. This year, the current chair and I are partnering on legislation to compensate the wrongfully convicted and to reform current accomplice liability law to align with their actual culpability. I hope my overall impact in the committee during my tenure was to be a strong advocate for our law enforcement community, a hawk over our constitutional protections, and demonstrate how conservatives can work across the aisle on policies that rehabilitate offenders and set them up for success after their release. How has ALEC helped you as a legislator? Serving as California’s public sector chair and on the board has enabled me to build relationships with policy leaders across the country, provided valuable opportunities to learn from experts on the critical issues facing not only my state but every state in the country, and exposed me to best practice in other states. Can you share a fun fact about yourself that’s not in your official bio? My family nick name is “Fry King.” If you can grow it, I can fry it!

Last post I gave you an extremely powerful tool to Reach out to your customers by email It was a template for an email you could copy to help build trust with your customers. This goes far in developing a loyal fan base who will pay your prices you need to sustain your business. I got lots of thank you emails from those of you who were going to give it a try… but I wasn’t just giving it out for one-time fun. Even though that one email is a great start to building trust, you will want to continue relationship building by doing the following. Pull up one or two of your favorite responses to that email and let’s take it another step further. This week I encourage you to write a newsletter email to your list or a blog post if you do that. Or, whatever form of communication you use with your customers – maybe you do it all by Facebook or even a handout at the farmer’s market or wherever you sell you products. (I encourage you to work towards an email list housed on Mailerlite, though, and blog posts on a brief website. We teach you how to do both free right here: Free Training ) In the email I proposed you asked them to reply to you and tell you the answer to your q you put in there – my q, for instance, was “what questions do you have about how our meat is raised?” Take their q’s they responded with and write a short informative article. Because if that customer has that question, chances are several others of your customers will also have the same question. This way you are offering them a service – some education and some information that perhaps they need to know before they buy your product. In order to write your response, feel free to download another free template from me: The Perfect Blog Post Reply for Your Small Business Your response by email or blog post does so many things!! First of all, it has an effect on your customers or potential customers of them thinking you read their minds. You’re offering an answer to a question they had but didn’t even ask yet!! This naturally builds rapport with them and is trust-building. Then, they see you have the answer and the solution!! In my case, people are often wondering if eating the products we sell will heal their myriad diseases and discomforts. So when I write a blog post explaining the science behind how eating a traditional foods diet heals this long list of diseases, they have a big “Aha” moment and realize I have the solution to their problems!! Since the people on my list have received my regular communications they know I sell the solution and they trust me because they had the experience of me knowing what’s going on in their head. They come buy my product, they feel better, I get to stay in business, and they tell all their friends. See how this is working?! So continue to put these two strategies together. Send out regular thank you emails following the first template and craft a response to their replies filled with their questions following today’s template. Put their responses in a separate file that you can refer to every time you want to write another informative email or blog post. This relationship you have with them continues to deepen, they learn to trust you and realize you have the answers to their problems. And you stay in business and thrive with customers who love you!! Thank you for reading!! Now it’s your turn — turn this insight into action by downloading the template and crafting a response to your customers. You will notice sales increasing when you do this, if you follow this formula. I LOVE sharing these strategies you can use to build your business and sell more of what you produce at the price you need to be a huge SUCCESS!! Now, jump down to the comment section and tell me what question of your customer’s that you are going to answer in an email/blog post this week!! Can’t wait to hear of your success!! When you share, you help inspire others to try these proven techniques that are helping farmers around the world finally stop living in fear of having to give up their farm, and instead, make enough money to finally pay the bills and pay themselves! Also, forward this to your farmer friends who need this info, too. No better place to learn this stuff then from someone who has walked the talk, who is in the trenches and who has built a successful farm and is now sharing the process I used so that others can benefit. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading, sharing and most of all, committing to building a thriving business!

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 The Seriousness of Cross-Contamination Do you ever find yourself wondering what the right thing to do is in the case of cross-contamination? Do you feel pressured to just give in? Do you find yourself second guessing your decision to completely abstain? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this post is for you! READ ON! Many years ago when I first went gluten free, I knew nothing about food allergies or intolerance. I simply knew I wasn't feeling well and wanted things to change. My doctor suggested a gluten free diet to help my body heal. I listened to her, did some research and found out about Celiac Disease. I didn't wait to be tested for Celiac, I just went gluten free. Long story short, my life changed drastically! Things weren't perfect, but the difference was huge. I faced the music from friends and family concerning the diet...as I am sure we all do...and began to give in. Just a little here and there. I shared microwaves with them. I would hang out in the kitchen as they were preparing a gluten filled meal, or baking a cake. I would even allow them to bring their food into my kitchen thus contaminating it. I knew it made me sick. I felt it. I really couldn't deny the obvious result was that just a little bit of contamination was all it took to make me SICK! I thought it was just in my head at first and did some serious research. I found that people with Celiac experience intestinal damage by even the tracest amount of gluten ingestion! There was no getting around the truth. I couldn't afford to get exposed to even the smallest amount of gluten equaling the size of a crumb. One crumb was all it would take to make me sick. The truth was devastating at first. But it did confirm my suspicion based on my symptoms. The next step was to completely rid my life of gluten. So I did. My life is so much better now. My kitchen is safe from gluten contamination. My soaps, meds, and even my supplements are free of gluten. But every now and then I get exposed when out of the house. Those infamous cramps, diarrhea, brain fog, inflammation, moodiness, and much more symptoms all come back for a few weeks until my body is able to rid itself of the gluten. Of course, food allergies are different...but still very serious. One trace amount of one of my food or drug allergies can cause me to go into anaphylactic shock! So cross-contamination is truly a big deal with allergies as well. The bottom note of this post is this: Cross-Contamination is serious and must be avoided at all cost! Don't second guess your decision to avoid gluten at all cost, just do it! You know what is best for your body. The Glute Free diet isn't all fun and games but it is a life necessity if you are Celiac or sensitive to gluten. Do the right thing for your body and avoid Gluten! Have a Happy, Healthy, Gluten Free Day! ~Gluten Free Em~

Vivek Bindra, a popular motivational speaker and social media influencer, is accused of domestic violence against his wife. A case has been registered against him by his brother-in-law in Noida's Sector 126, police said. According to the police, the complaint was filed by Vaibhav Kwatra, the brother of Bindra's wife, Yanika, who claimed that the incident took place in the Supernova West Residency in Noida's Sector 94, where the couple resides. In the early hours of December 7, a heated altercation erupted between Bindra and his mother, Prabha. What began as a family dispute took a distressing turn when Yanika stepped in to mediate, only to get physically assaulted by Bindra, police said. The assault has allegedly left deep wounds on Yanika's body, as captured in a video that has since gone viral on social media. According to the details mentioned in the FIR, Bindra and Yanika got married on December 6. However, hours after the wedding, Bindra allegedly took Yanika inside a room, hurled abuses at her, pulled her hair and assaulted her. The complaint claims that Yanika is unable to hear properly because of the assault. Bindra allegedly broke her phone too. Bindra, CEO of Bada Business Private Limited (BBPL) and followed by millions on YouTube and Instagram, is also at the centre of an alleged scam, as per another high-profile Indian motivational speaker and YouTuber Sandeep Maheshwari. Post a comment Mr Maheshwari released a video on his YouTube channel titled "Big Scam Expose" in which he presented testimonials from students who claimed to have been deceived by Bindra's company. However, Bindra has denied all allegations.

Russ Higginbotham has over 30 years of experience in the horticultural industry. He is Principal of Asset Horticulture which he founded in 2000 when he recognised a need in the industry for a multifaceted consultancy service. With a background in Agronomy and Horticulture, Russ’ skills were first highlighted in the design and management of the Epiphyte Forest with Harlequin Nurseries for Expo 88. Russ’ Asset Horticulture projects include South Bank’s Grand Arbour, Roma Street Parklands, Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens and the Surfers Paradise Foreshore Redevelopment to name a few. Russ was elected a Director of QFF in 2019.

USA Olympic snowboarder “I love the playful, flowy feeling beneath my feet. I like to express my own creativity and style through snowboarding. I am so grateful for all the experiences I have had to travel the world and meet new friends along the way because of snowboarding”. Jessika admittedly first learned to snowboard as, “it was the cool thing to do, all my friends were doing it”. Clearly, she hasn’t looked back since first strapping in and has since represented the states in two Olympics! A self-described fun and free rider, you can catch Jess throwing a backside 720 at resorts across Idaho/Utah. Although she writes that her local mountains, “are my home” she notes, “I love travelling and exploring new places in the backcountry especially with my Timbersled! My favourite place is the Grand Teton Range in Wyoming! I can always find the goods and untouched stashes there!” Like a true mountain lover, over the summer you can catch Jess mountain and dirt bike riding, rock climbing, wake boarding and adventuring all with her friends. Favourite ROJO styles:

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FMDQ Signs MOU with NMRC … towards building the Nigerian housing sector through the debt capital market. Sharing in the objective of the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company PLC (NMRC) to intermediate long-term funds from the capital market towards the development of the mortgage industry, ultimately bridging Nigeria’s housing deficit through the provision of affordable housing finance, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange (“FMDQ” or “the Exchange”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NMRC. This is coming on the heels of the Regulatory Supervision Collaboration Agreement which the Exchange recently executed with the National Pension Commission, towards enhanced and efficient pension fund governance, regulation and supervision. To mark this laudable feat, a Signing Ceremony, for the formal execution of the MOU, was held on June 8, 2016 at the NMRC offices in Abuja. In attendance were the Managing Director/CEO, NMRC, Prof. Charles Inyangete; Managing Director/CEO, FMDQ, Mr. Bola Onadele. Koko and other key representatives from NMRC and FMDQ. Speaking during the event, Prof. Inyangete commended FMDQ for its immense contribution to the development of the Nigerian debt capital market (DCM), and noted that the MOU executed with the Exchange demonstrates NMRC’s commitment to deepening the DCM. According to Mr. Onadele, the need for effective cooperation and collaboration between FMDQ and NMRC cannot be overemphasised, as this partnership will mark an essential step towards the development of the Nigerian housing sector through, among others, the introduction and deployment of initiatives aimed at launching a range of mortgage products; the articulation of strategies aimed at developing the Nigerian mortgage industry through non-interest finance (e.g. Sukuk); partnership on awareness programmes, investor/market education and capacity building in Nigeria; and the expansion of listing opportunities for NMRC debt securities. These initiatives are geared towards engendering market confidence and allowing NMRC to effectively connect the Nigerian mortgage industry to the DCM; and collaboration on pricing methodology, valuation framework and index development for mortgage bonds. FMDQ, in partnership with NMRC and other key stakeholders, will engage in relevant initiatives and campaigns to educate the market on mortgage-related debt instruments such as Mortgage-Backed Securities, Real Estate Investment Trusts, among others, in readiness for the ensuing housing revolution which the Nigerian market is positioned to experience. Nigeria’s housing crisis is undoubtedly treading a path towards resolution, with institutions like NMRC, putting in place the necessary requisites for vibrant primary and secondary mortgage markets, and FMDQ, providing the necessary DCM support, collaboratively working towards the ultimate goal of developing the Nigerian economy.

Let’s face it: a good-quality, high-performing lightweight Ultrabook can cost $1,000 or more — sometimes even double that figure. But if you are willing to compromise on weight and performance, it is possible to get a laptop for $250 or less. The two questions are whether a low-cost laptop makes sense for your needs and how good these models are from a construction and performance point of view. You can actually get a pretty nice laptop for less than $250. It will have up to a 15-inch display and a fair amount of memory. What it won’t have though is excellent performance for computing tasks or, in general, long battery life. That’s going to constrain what you can do with it. However, there are lots of business scenarios where performance is secondary to price. One example is if you travel a lot. Sure, it’s nice to have a lightweight ultra-portable device, especially on a long business trip. But taking a laptop on a long trip exposes the device to the possibility of theft or damage. And while a five-pound laptop is generally more of a pain to schlep than an expensive ultraportable, an inexpensive roller bag or a laptop case that fits over the handle of a rolling suitcase is a viable solution. As far as usage goes, you aren’t going to do a lot of fancy Photoshopping or video editing on a laptop at this price range. But Web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets and creating PowerPoint presentations are well within any of the reviewed laptops’ capabilities. To Benchmark or Not to Benchmark Benchmarks are useful tools, but some reviewers put too much emphasis on raw numbers. It’s easy to see several sets of figures and want to rank them from better to worse. But benchmarks, no matter what they are, are almost always arbitrary measures and mostly good at comparing one thing to another similar thing. In fact, some of the earliest benchmarks were just that — marks on a workbench that a craftsman used to make sure that similar parts of a piece of furniture, like legs, were the same length from one to another. By using a program that tests one or more aspects of a laptop’s performance, we can get an idea of how one unit measures up against the others. To compare compute performance between the three laptops we tested, we used a benchmark called GeekBench. This program tests performance in two areas: the CPU and the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The second benchmark test we used was PowerMark from Futuremark. PowerMark runs a variety of tasks continuously until the battery reaches 20 percent of starting capacity and reports how long it took to get there. The likelihood of you getting exactly the same amount of use as the benchmark is unlikely, but it does give you some basis of comparison, which is really what benchmarks are about. More than one Core, More than one Score In the GeekBench chart that accompanies this review, you’ll notice two CPU benchmark scores for each laptop. That’s because this particular benchmark tests performance using just one of the two cores that the Celeron CPU has internally. It then performs the same test using both of the cores. And while you might expect the score to double, keep in mind that the two cores share onboard cache memory on the CPU chip and other resources, regardless if one or both cores are processing data. That being said, let’s look at the three laptops we tested: an Acer Aspire 15 ES1-571-C7N9, HP Stream 11 and a Lenovo Ideapad 110 – 80T7000HUS. Acer Aspire E15 ES1-571-C7N9 ($250 at Acer.com) The Acer Aspire E15 is a full-size laptop. It has a large 15.6-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolution, measures 15 x 10 x 1 inch, and weighs 4.7 pounds — specs that are very similar to the Lenovo Ideapad we tested. And like the Ideapad, the Acer sports a 500GB hard drive, though it lacks the Lenovo’s optical drive. It’s also somewhat more expensive than either the Ideapad or HP Stream. Powered by a 1.4GHz Intel Celeron 2957U processor running a bit slower than those in the HP and Lenovo laptops, the Acer still managed to turn in substantially better GeekBench scores than either of the other two machines, though it’s not going to set any laptop speed records. As with the other two laptops we tested, the Acer comes with a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Home. The Acer Aspire E15 has lots of ports, distributed on the left side of the laptop as well as at the rear. The left side has an SD card slot and a USB port, while the rear edge contains the remainder of the ports, including microphone and headphone jacks, an Ethernet jack, HDMI output and USB 2.1 and 3.0 ports. Also provided are Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for enhanced connectivity. Unfortunately, like the Lenovo, the Aspire E15 also tore through the battery life test, achieving only 2 hours and 49 minutes of run time before shutting down. One thing to keep in mind about the PowerMark test is that it shuts the machine down when the battery runs down to 20 percent of its capacity. That means the Acer could possibly run up to another half hour if you were willing to run the battery dry. And PowerMark figures aren’t absolute. If the tasks and applications you run are different from the test script that PowerMark uses, you may get more or less run time than the PowerMark times suggest. As in the old advertisements, “Your mileage may vary.” As with the Lenovo, the Acer Aspire E15 would make a nice desktop replacement, although we would hesitate to suggest it for doing tasks like video editing, which eat up compute capability rapidly. It’s also great as an affordable extra office machine kept in reserve for when one of the other machines develops problems or when your business has a guest who needs access to a computer. HP Stream 11 ($179 at Office Depot) With an 11-inch screen providing up to 1366 x 768 resolution, and measuring only 11.8 x 8.1 x 0.71 inches and weighing 2.57 pounds, the HP Stream 11 is the smallest and lightest of the three laptops we looked at. It’s powered by an Intel Celeron N3060 dual-core CPU running at 1.6 GHz, which is the same processor that the Lenovo uses. This is reflected in very similar scores on the GeekBench benchmark tests. The case comes in several bright colors including Magenta. Our review unit was Cobalt Blue with white chiclet-style keys. As with the other two test laptops, the Stream 11 featured the 64-bit version of Windows 10 Home. We found the keyboard a bit bouncy to type on but certainly acceptable — though nowhere near as nice as you would find on a more expensive laptop. While the HP Stream 11 had 4GB of RAM, same as the others, it differed in the hard disk, which on the Stream is actually a solid state drive (SSD) with only 32GB of space (actually less when you consider that the operating system takes up about 4GB of the overall space available). If you have large files or a lot of applications that need to go on your laptop, this might pose a problem. Ports on the Stream 11 are located along the left and right sides of the laptop. On the left side is a headphone jack and a USB 3.1 port, while the right side has a USB 2.0 port, an HDMI output so you can connect the laptop to a large display or many TV sets, and a slot for a MicroSD card. Connectivity is good for a laptop this small, with both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, although the Stream 11 is lacking a wired Ethernet port. Where the Stream 11 stood out was in run time — almost 7 hours on the PowerMark benchmark. That’s enough to stream several movies on a transcontinental flight. The downside is that the 11-inch screen is small, not much different from a large tablet. If you can live with that, the HP Stream 11 is a good choice for travelers who want basic utility with a very portable laptop that’s inexpensive enough to not cause a tragedy if it’s lost, stolen or damaged. And if you want the same basic laptop with a larger screen, HP offers the Stream 14 for just $220. We weren’t able to get one for our review, but it should offer similar performance (though the power draw of a larger screen is likely to reduce run time somewhat). Lenovo IdeaPad 110 – 80T7000HUS ($199 at Bestbuy.com) Powered by the same 1.6 GHz Intel Celeron N3060 as the HP, the Lenovo IdeaPad 110 has a true 15.6-inch display with the same 1366 x 768 resolution as the other two laptops we tested, and a full-size keyboard with chiclet style keys. As with the HP and Acer, the IdeaPad offers 4GB of RAM. It also has an actual rotating hard disk drive with a comfortable 500GB of room, as does the Acer. Unlike the Acer we tested, the IdeaPad also offers a DVD optical disc drive so you can run a movie or burn a backup. That’s a nice feature in a laptop that’s this inexpensive. All these things, like the large screen, rotating disk and optical drive, add weight. The IdeaPad weighs in at a somewhat hefty 4.85 pounds and measures 14.9 x 10.4 x 0.9 inches. That will fit many “15 inch” laptop cases, but just barely. But the large size does bring with it some benefits, such as providing room for lots of ports. With the right side of the laptop taken up with the optical drive, all of the ports are located on the left side. These ports include a headphone jack, two USB ports (one 2.1 one 3.0), HDMI output, microphone jack, and a wired Ethernet jack. Other connectivity options are Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. With all of these ports, drive, and a large screen, the Lenovo’s battery doesn’t last very long — 2 hours and 24 minutes on our PowerMark battery benchmark. That’s a bit less than the Acer and a lot less than the diminutive HP. Still, if you are going to be mostly using it near an AC outlet, the Lenovo IdeaPad 110’s large screen, large hard disk and optical drive make it an attractive desktop replacement in many businesses. You Get What You Pay For Whether or not one of the above laptops is worth the price depends on what you are going to be doing with it. If you want something that’s very portable to do Web browsing, email and light word processing, the $179 HP Stream 11 will fit the bill and give you hours of battery life to boot. The small screen isn’t much larger than many tablets, but it’s a true laptop, not a tablet with an additional keyboard (though that’s not necessarily a bad alternative at this price and screen size). But if you need something light, inexpensive and with a long battery life, the HP Stream 11 is the choice of the three. Choosing between the Acer and Lenovo is a bit more difficult. The Lenovo IdeaPad 110 is less expensive and it has an optical drive. It also faired just a touch poorer in the PowerMark battery test at 128 minutes versus 148 minutes for the Acer and is a touch larger. If budget is truly a constraint, the Lenovo is the one to choose. In terms of performance, however, the Acer Aspire E15 aced out the other two laptops. Both the Acer and Lenovo are fine as an inexpensive desktop replacement for browsing, moderate resolution file streaming, and modest office tasks like word processing or working on a spreadsheet. Keeping multiple browser tabs open, several word processing documents open, or a combination of applications open is really going to bring any of the three laptops to a crawl. And at the bottom line, that’s the big negative of a $250 or less laptop. They simply don’t have a lot of horsepower. For a lot of business users, that’s okay. Any of the three laptops will serve many business needs that don’t need raw computing power, such as QuickBooks Online and Xero online accounting applications. And having one of these as an emergency backup PC in the office or as a travel laptop that you can afford to lose makes economic sense for a lot of businesses. But if you are looking for something that’s going to serve as an office desktop replacement day-after-day and be able to keep lots of applications and documents open, figure on spending a multiple of what one of these inexpensive laptops is priced at. Ted Needleman published his first review in 1978. Since then, he has written several thousand hardware and software reviews, columns, articles on using technology, and two books. He has no intention of stopping any time soon.

Shimmering Star Spotlight: Annissa Murad Each month YAYOMG! selects a Shimmering Star to spotlight. Follow along as we shine a light on girls who represent kindness, positivity, empowerment, philanthropy, drive, and confidence. They’re sure to inspire you! August has arrived, and what has us living for the hope of it all is this month’s Shimmering Star, London-based singer-songwriter Annissa Murad! A self-proclaimed city girl passionate about making music and film, this talented sixteen-year-old is making her dreams come true! Guitar in hand, Annissa loves sharing the ups and downs of her life through her songwriting and music videos. Listening to Annissa’s music has always felt like getting a peek into her innermost thoughts, so when she announced that her first-ever EP was called Diary of the Girl Next Door, we had a feeling they would be her best songs yet. Her new 3-song EP really does feel like peeking into the pages of her diary, documenting how she was feeling throughout phases of a crush that didn’t quite work out. From Chill Out, a song about wanting to take things slow and enjoy the beginning of a new relationship, to the more introspective Bad @ Luv, Annissa’s self-declared favorite song on the EP, these three tracks are her most personal yet, and bring her signature pop-rock flair. She even shared the entries that inspired each song on her socials to connect her fans to the experience even more and hosted a fun summer camp event on her Insta, a multi-day event spotlighting each track and creating experiences to interact with her fans. Passionate about both songwriting and film, Annissa is always hands-on from start to finish when it comes to her career. From writing the songs to planning teaser content and directing (and starring) mini-movies for each track, Annissa is the mastermind behind it all and is determined to make her mark on the industry. So what’s next for her? She’s still sharing the excitement of her new songs with her fans, and the Diary of The Girl Next Door era is far from over. She told us that she’s working on piano versions for each of the tracks, a project that is very close to her heart. “This project is particularly important to me since recently my piano teacher of over a decade suddenly passed away, and although this was devastating and sad news to me since we shared such a close bond, her last words to me were to continue my passion and pursuit for music. Therefore, by creating the piano versions of my songs, I am hoping to take her words in stride and keep her word alive.” Get to know Annissa Murad as she dishes on her new EP, what goes into crafting a new era, and why she loves living in London! Get to Know Annissa Murad: Tell us a little bit about YOU! ANNISSA MURAD: First of all, thank you so much for having me. I always have so much fun talking with YAYOMG! I am half Afghan and half Italian, but I was born in London. London is such a big part of who I am, and I think I’ll definitely always be a city girl at heart. It never ceases to inspire me, and that’s why if you watch my music videos, you will almost always spot a fragment of the city because if it’s a part of me, I also want it to be a part of the art I create. Also, not many people would guess it, but the people are also such gems! When I was shooting the Ice Cream Mess video and thought we should have a break in the afternoon, we went through the little stalls in Notting Hill’s Portobello Market. I saw these pink heart-shaped sunglasses glasses laying on a stool, so as you do, I said, “oh my gosh, how cute are those!” and the owner of the shop overheard me and gifted them to me for free, which is SO sweet and that lead to their little appearance in the music video. I just think London is such a spontaneous city where lucky coincidences always seem to happen to me, which I think really helps add an extra touch of magic to my songs! You just released a new EP, Diary of the Girl Next Door! What was your inspiration behind the new songs, and which track are you most proud of? ANNISSA: Yes! These songs on my EP are really special to me because I wrote them about this one person I had liked a lot. I don’t think I’ve ever liked someone that much, so they inspired some pretty interesting, vulnerable, and different songs. I’d have to say Bad @ Luv is the track I’m most proud of because it’s the most mature song I’ve released and definitely the most thoughtful and self-reflective. I feel like we’ve all messed up at times, even when we’ve had good intentions, which is what makes the messing up even more painful, and therefore I was really proud to have been able to express my feelings in a song I really liked. Leading up to the release, you hyped up fans by sharing lots of teases like puzzles, diary entries, and mini-movies – and you’re the mastermind behind it all, from concept to direction. Tell us a little bit about what goes into crafting a new era. ANNISSA: For me, crafting a new era is like crafting a whole world for my music to live in. I enjoy it so much that it’s almost like planning a party. You get to choose the decorations and customize it just how you want, and what’s more, it’s not only fun for me but also for the fans! I also loved the process of making the mini-movies for each song because I have the biggest passion for film. In fact, when I turned 13, I basically had a movie-themed party since we hired a massive movie tent with fairy lights and everything in my back garden to watch Good Boys with my friends, so the fact that I get to blend my two favorite things: music and film, is just the most exciting idea to me. What’s the next step you’d like to take as an artist? ANNISSA: The most important step I want to take is to constantly be improving my lyrics. One of my favorite co-writers (Kim McLean), who funnily enough taught Taylor Swift’s songwriting partner, always pushes and inspires me to read poetry, teaching me how to analyze it like a songwriter. I also would love to one day in the future create film/TV to accompany my songs, because I’ve always been drawn to music, screenwriting, and directing. When I was 10, I even wrote a script called The Terrible Teachers about my primary school and at the time somehow thought it was the best invention ever. I also can’t forget how me and my brother would make iMovies on our foggy iPads hoping we’d be the next YouTube viral sensation! How do you shine bright? ANNISSA: I think what makes me shine bright is the passion I have for my career. There is not one part of it I would exchange for another, I love making music, performing, writing, editing, filming, strategizing, learning, perfecting, engaging with fans, doing interviews, and constantly trying to improve! The women who inspire me are… ANNISSA: Taylor Swift because I love her songwriting skills and work ethic, Chiara Ferragni since I love her entrepreneurial skills and her positivity during hardship (she is also a fellow Italian role model to look up to), and my mum who simply inspires me in every walk of life. I am most passionate about… ANNISSA: Music, film/TV, and writing poetry. I feel most confident when… ANNISSA: I feel most confident when I know I’ve tried my best because that’s the only thing we can control at the end of the day. My biggest dream is… ANNISSA: I would love to one day have my music touch people’s hearts. For example, a few days ago I was listening to Billie Eilish’s new song for the Barbie Movie soundtrack, and oh my god it touched me! The skill she has to craft music that can elicit emotion from within someone is so admirable and a skill I’m working on obtaining for the future! The advice I want to share with other girls is… ANNISSA: Don’t stress over the little things because before you know it, you’ll regret dwelling on things that didn’t matter. Just live in the moment and make sure you’re enjoying yourself! ⭐️CATCH UP ON OUR LATEST POSTS👇🏼: ✨MORE ANNISSA: Peep our previous convo with Annissa Murad & find out her Y2K favs & deets about how she plans out her music videos! 💖ISLAND ADVENTURE: We went hands-on with Hello Kitty Island Adventure, a must-play new game for cozy gamers & Sanrio fans! ✨QUIZ TIME: Which summer treat should you snack on? Take our quiz to find out!

STEUBENVILLE, OHIO — Franciscan Fr. Michael Scanlan, whose name is almost synonymous with the Franciscan University of Steubenville, died Jan. 7 at Garvey Manor, a Catholic nursing home in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, after a long illness. He was 85. The priest transformed the struggling College of Steubenville – now known as the Franciscan University of Steubenville – in the 1970s. He was its longtime president – from 1974 to 2000 – and then chancellor at the university from 2000 to 2011 when he retired. The school became a university in 1980 and changed its name in 1986. Fr. Scanlan’s funeral arrangements reflect his involvement not only at the school but also his roots with his order: Third Order Regular Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, based in Loretto, Pennsylvania. A viewing and wake was scheduled Jan. 10 at the university’s Christ the King Chapel and a memorial Mass was to be celebrated at the school’s fieldhouse Jan. 11. A viewing and vigil service also was to be held Jan. 11 at St. Francis Friary in Loretto, followed by Mass of Christian Burial Jan. 12 at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at St. Francis University, Loretto. Fr. Scanlan, whose 1997 autobiography was titled “Let the Fire Fall,” was described by the provincial of his order, Franciscan Fr. Richard Davis, as “one of the most obedient, charitable, humble, and very holy men in our community.” “The good he has done for the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, for the order, and most importantly, for the entire church is a tremendous source of honor. I thank God he was my brother, my mentor, and my friend,” he said in a statement. Franciscan Fr. Sean Sheridan, president of Franciscan University, said Fr. Scanlan is “rightfully credited with revitalizing the Catholic and Franciscan mission of the university” and with working with school leaders and students, emphasizing the importance of campus ministry and theology “now, by far our largest major.” He said Fr. Scanlan also “led countless people into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. It is, perhaps, most of all for his spiritual fatherhood that so many will remember him with gratitude.” Fr. Scanlan was born in 1931 in Cedarhurst, New York. He received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College, in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and law degree from Harvard University in 1956. After serving as staff judge advocate in the Air Force, he decided to become a priest and was ordained as a Franciscan Third Order Regular in 1964. He served five years as dean and director of the honors program at College of Steubenville and five years as rector-president at St. Francis Seminary in Loretto before being named president at Steubenville. The priest was an early leader in the Catholic charismatic movement in the United States and wrote or co-authored more than 16 books and pamphlets about faith life. He also co-founded a national Catholic evangelization ministry called FIRE, for Faith, Intercession, Repentance and Evangelism, and hosted the theology discussion program “Franciscan University Presents” for 18 years on EWTN. In the summer of 1975, Fr. Scanlan hosted a summer conference on campus for priests, followed a year later by a Catholic evangelistic conference for teens. These conferences, now called Steubenville Youth Conferences, attract more than 55,000 high school youth and adults at dozens of conferences each summer in the U.S. and Canada. A champion in the pro-life movement, Fr. Scanlan established President’s Day in January so students could attend the national March for Life in Washington without missing classes. In 1989, he was jailed after participating in a peaceful protest outside a Youngstown, Ohio, abortion clinic. Fr. Scanlan received many honors during his lifetime, including the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal from Pope John Paul II in 1990 for distinguished service to the church. When he was asked in a 2013 interview what was most important to him, he said it was living faithfully as a Franciscan and “being able to be sent wherever God wants you to serve his people.”

In today’s digital age, phone scams and robocall frauds have become increasingly prevalent, targeting unsuspecting individuals across the nation. As a responsible member of your community, it’s crucial to stay informed and vigilant to protect yourself from falling victim to these scams. Here are some common types of robocall scams and essential tips to safeguard against them: Many scammers use robocalls to impersonate legitimate organizations such as banks, government agencies, or utility companies. They may claim there’s an issue with your account or demand immediate payment. Be wary of unsolicited calls and never share personal information over the phone. Scammers often manipulate caller ID information to make it appear as if the call is coming from a trusted source. Don’t rely solely on caller ID; instead, verify the identity of the caller independently before providing any sensitive information. Fake Charity Appeals During times of crisis, fraudsters may exploit your generosity by posing as charitable organizations. Be cautious when receiving unexpected donation requests and verify the legitimacy of the charity before making any contributions. Tech Support Scams Some robocalls claim to be from tech support, alleging issues with your computer or internet connection. Legitimate companies will never contact you in this manner. If in doubt, hang up and contact the company directly using official contact information. Scammers may pose as government officials, threatening legal action or claiming you owe taxes. Government agencies typically communicate through official channels, not over the phone. If in doubt, contact the relevant agency independently to verify the call. Tips to Protect Yourself: - Register your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry to reduce unsolicited calls. - Be cautious of answering calls from unknown numbers. - If you receive a suspicious call, hang up immediately. - Avoid pressing any numbers or following prompts during robocalls. - Keep your personal and financial information private. By staying vigilant and informed, you can help protect yourself and others from falling victim to robocall scams. Spread awareness within your community, and together, we can make it harder for scammers to succeed. If you enjoyed this article, you can find more like it on our MoneySmart Tips blog.

Our Keston branch is located at 6 Commonside, Bromley, Keston, BR2 6BP Thursday & Friday 6:30pm – 11:00pm To make a reservation please use the booking form below: Dogs are welcome in our outdoor areas. If we are unable to offer a reservation, please drop in as we hold back a number of seats for walk ins and will aim to accommodate you as quickly as possible.

Spring is coming! Evans Creek Landscape loves to incorporate spring bulbs into our landscape projects. If you take a few minutes in the fall to plant these wonderful snow drop bulbs you will be rewarded with these tiny beautiful heads greeting you in late January to early February.This year they are early lucky us! Plant them 3-4 inches below the surface. After they bloom let the heads go to seed and they will naturalize in your garden creating wonderful drifts of white bobbing heads.

©2024. All rights reserved. Crafted by 4Property. Casey Kennedy Estate Agents have been in the property industry in Dublin for the last 30 years. The team consists of a wide range of highly skilled and experienced property agents. CKP offers a range of services including residential & commercial sales, lettings, and property Block Management. Casey Kennedy Estate Agents are licensed by the Property Services Regulatory Authority. We strive to establish long-term relationships with all our clients by understanding that every client is different, and their experience must be customised to their needs. Our focus is on delivering a truly excellent service to their clients. CKP is a firm that is currently successfully managing several developments of varying sizes from 528 units down to single properties. With CKP you will get a dedicated team who will deliver a top-quality service. Our team of agents of 10+ years of experience in the provision of property management services. You have our guarantee that your properties will be managed to the highest standard. We firmly believe that the employment and constant interaction of our office can only serve to increase the quality of supervision, workmanship and ensure accurate billing. In relation to block management our regular onsite presence and inspections that allow our staff more accurately access the work being undertaken by the contractors in the maintaining of properties. Pagespeed Optimization by Lighthouse.

Matomo, Cloud or Self Hosting? In the previous article, I looked at Matomo, what it is and what it does. There were several pros and cons that we went through and the costs were made clear. In this follow up I will go through the resources that are available to use Matomo as either a self-hosting package or a cloud package. Before I get to the how-to, one point that was raised in the comments section of my last article was this from Semaphore: Matomo self-hosted has another drawback We have many Matomo for years and one of the main "issue" is the load on the server / slow rendering of data, even on a nice VM. It is a good point being made here, that although you can install the self-hosting for free it can take up a lot of resources and so is another cost that has to be taken into consideration when choosing between self-hosting and cloud solutions. How to install Matomo self-hosting There are many resources available but after reviewing a fair few, the best are from Matomo themselves. If you would like to see a transcript of the video you can find it here. For the full installation process, you can go to Where they have the links to download it and all that you need to get you going. And another guide from a different source For those using AWS servers, this is a great resource Before you get started, ensure that you have the following: - A web server shared hosting or dedicated server. - Access to your web server (via shell or FTP) - A FTP Client (if you are installing Matomo on a remote server) The requirements are set out here It would be great to hear from others that have installed Matomo in the past to find out what experiences you have had so that your valuable knowledge can be passed on to others. Just post your experience in the comments section below. How to install Matomo cloud Matomo Cloud is simple to set up, you can start tracking right away and they take care of the hosting for you. You get access to all Matomo features, automatic software updates, and free customer support. You have full control and ownership of your data. The Matomo team takes care of all maintenance, update, security, backups, and support. Here is the main installation video https://matomo.org/faq/videos/video-how-to-install-matomo-analytics-using-cloud-hosted/ - video for cloud-hosted and transcript underneath And a specific Joomla installation page, hurrah! There is even a free, yes free, Joomla 3 and Joomla 4 compatible plugin in the Joomla extensions directory. What next for Matomo? So if that's encouraged you to give an alternative to Google Analytics a go, then this article and the previous one were well worth researching and writing. But your feedback is extremely valuable, so why not add comments below? If we find there is enough of a Matomo community on Joomla then perhaps it would be worth making a Mattermost channel for Matomo users and feeding back your experiences into the Joomla community.

In his 40’s a former resident of a burned-out building in downtown Herkimer, David Bond may have fled to the fields adjacent to the railroad tracks by West Canada Creek. Earlier this year, there was a neat and shipshape tent on the banks of that river. Were these sad remnants his? The crushed gray tent curled and disheveled pages of several books, a sleeping bag, and camping implements lying next to the train tracks behind the H&R Block Building on West State Street are testimony to an event of much anger and anguish! Where do you go when you are homeless? Does anyone care? With climate change devastation we should help the homeless and provide secure temporary housing for them. It is not ethical to leave them to die or be beaten up by those more fortunate. Homelessness is growing. We hope that the State of New York will create safe temporary encampments for the needy in inland regions like central, northern, and western New York. We should do this quickly using low-cost materials like high-wall tents and shipping containers. The homeless themselves can help create safe refuges while learning valuable skills. Lack of effective action will result in more crime, disease, violence, and waste of funds. “Misuse of power, possessed by virtue of state law and made possible only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state law, is action taken under color of state law.” United States v. Classic, 313 U.S. 299, 326 Herkimer police officer Jason Crippen, again! Suddenly he’s in our driveway and faces, hectoring and lying and rude. Summoned, per Herkimer normal, by yet another thug playing the victim. This time it’s our latest neighboring drug trafficker, Kim Vargas. We’ve written a lot about her harassment and trafficking.She’s a peach. “I can’t decide if he’s complicit or just an idiot.” We’ve been subjected to Crippen’s abuse of power multiple times over the last six years. In all instances, Crippen has malfeasantly supported our criminal neighbors, using his office to intimidate us and deny us the protection of law. It’s obvious when you speak with him that Crippen’s not the sharpest tool in the shed. As I said to a state police investigator when he raised the subject of Crippen’s conduct, “I can’t decide if he’s complicit or just an idiot.” There’s enough material in this post for you to decide for yourself. Certainly, the performance Crippen puts on here would discourage anyone but a criminal from calling the Herkimer police. Here’s his pattern: Crippen responds to a 911 complaint from one of our trafficking gang neighbors. He advises us that their accusations are valid, that We’re in violation of criminal law, and threatens us with arrest. He either ignores anything the complaining thugs have done to us or says their actions aren’t subject to criminal law. On one occasion, Crippen refused to accept a complaint from us while he was manning the desk at the Herkimer police station. The complaint was carefully written and supported by video evidence. (See below, “Another Crippen Encounter”.) This most recent incident on 6/16/22 is classic Crippen. The video should be used in police training classes as an example of intimidation under the color of law. Our Latest Thuggish Neighbors, the Kim Vargases Kim Vargas has lived next door at 328 Pleasant Avenue for two years–the Doolen gang’s most recent placeholder. Afternoons she holds court on her front porch, along with her supposed brother-in-law, a heavy-set, low-browed antisemite. The two chain-smoke the day away. A bong is sometimes shared. In the afternoon small children come and go–Vargas’s latest lie is that she’s a licensed daycare provider. She’s not. The porch people’s chain-smoking quickly fills their porch ashtray. In the morning, we often find cigarette butts heaped in our driveway, next to Vargas’s patch of paradise. The Right Response To Outrageous Behavior Is Outrage On June 16th, wife Linda had had enough of the butts and spoke to Vargas firmly, in words typically used by Vargas, to drive home her point. Vargas, horrified by the foul language coming from our driveway, called 911, falsely stating that she was a licensed daycare provider and that children were in danger. Vargas is not a licensed daycare provider. You can cuss in your driveway all you want. “Crippen…stepped into his familiar role of intimidation through misrepresentation of the law Children in danger, Officer Jason Crippen immediately responded, followed shortly by two other Herkimer PD officers, seemingly as adult supervision. (The sight of Crippen armed with pistol and taser is as worrying as the sight of Vargas caring for children.) 6.16.22 Herkimer Police was officer Jason Crippen confronted by Stephen Ames Berry and Linda Kaidan in their 330 Pleasant Avenue driveway. Kaidan repeatedly challenged Crippen to follow through on his threat to arrest her for child endangerment: she’d used the word fuck in her driveway within hearing of children, speaking to neighboring drug thug Kim Vargas (on porch) in words Vargas typically uses in front of children. Crippen quickly stepped into his familiar role of intimidation through misrepresentation. Below are listed highlights drawn from our video. (A detailed timeline is in the video’s description on our Herkimerpost.com YouTube channel.) Here’s my bodycam video preceded by a brief street cam clip. Caught In The Act: Highlights of Crippen’s Attempted Intimidation Twice threatened to arrest Kaidan for child endangerment for saying “fuck” in her own driveway 6:35 7:26 Crippen states to Berry that “your reports of child trafficking were reported to the Herkimer and State Police and found false.” (They weren’t reported to either agency-the FBI has sole jurisdiction over child trafficking matters.) 10:37 Not everyone’s a pigheaded blogger and filmmaker with a well-established social media presence. Confronted by a belligerent, bullying Crippen, most folks are going to fade. No wonder the local gangers strut about with such an air of entitlement. Below is my complaint about Crippen to Chief Jory. There’s at least one other current complaint about Crippen in the police database, according to the Herkimer Times Telegram, but you won’t be able to read it: After the Village refused to make its police complaints’ records available, as required by New York law, it was sued by the Gannet Organization, owner of The Herkimer Times Telegram and the Utica Observer. Rather than releasing the records, The Village of Herkimer hired a law firm to keep this public resource from the public. Herkimer Village won the first round in its attempt to avoid fully complying with New York’s Freedom of Information Law as it pertains to police discipline reports. The matter is on appeal. We wondered the other day, as we tottered over Herkimer’s heaving stretches of ancient broken sidewalks, how our impoverished Rust Belt village justified spending an unpublicized amount of money to flout state law. But then, to quote The Herkimer Post, “‘It’s Herkimer,’ folks say with a shrug.” Herkimer Only Releasing Recent Substantiated P0lice Conduct Complaints: Jason Crippen’s Released Interviewed by the Herkimer Telegram’s Donna Thompson for her excellent coverage of Herkimer Village’s FOIL non-compliance, Herkimer Police Chief Michael Jory expressed his support for the law. One reason for that may be that, as it stands now, bad apples can be passed from Herkimer County police agency to police agency, inflicting their bad behaviors on unsuspecting communities, with the county’s police chiefs unaware until the complaints start coming in. Herkimer Village won’t release any unsubstantiated complaints made about officers, and then will only release substantiated ones filed since the FOIL was amended. This means the copies of complaints of the two officers it did release were substantiated complaints. One of those officers was Patrolman Jason Crippen. Perhaps someday we’ll get to read it, or them. It took the Village a year to provide those records to Gannet-Herkimer Telegram. Which can publish them as it sees fit. But only here on the doughty Herkimer Post can you read the most recent complaint against Herkimer’s Officer Jason Crippen. Or you can request a copy from the Village, and if it’s substantiated, wait a year or so to receive it. (All our PDFs are downloadable.) As I noted to Chief Jory in my complaint, in a heated part of my exchange with Officer Crippen I refer to “other complicit cops.” To the best of my knowledge, those who abused their authority to intimidate us are gone. Since Chief Jory took command, all of his officers but Crippen have been very supportive of us and often gone out of their way to offer encouragement and advice during some very stressful incidents, treating us as concerned citizen partners.

Is your Zoom account one of them? Today, reports are circulating that 500,000 Zoom account credential sets are for sale on the dark web and hacker forums. Writes Lawrence Abrams at Bleeping Computer, "These credentials are gathered through credential stuffing attacks where threat actors attempt to login to Zoom using accounts leaked in older data breaches." Logins that work get compiled into lists that are sold to other hackers, and some are available free of charge, just for the fun of using them in zoom-bombing and other malicious activities. Others are sold for less than a penny each. According to cybersecurity intelligence firm Cyble, who shared this information with BleepingComputer, hackers are offering these free accounts to gain an increased reputation in the hacker community. These accounts are shared via text sharing sites where the threat actors are posting lists of email addresses and password combinations. In the below example, 290 accounts related to colleges such as the University of Vermont, University of Colorado, Dartmouth, Lafayette, University of Florida, and many more were released for free. The purchased accounts include a victim's email address, password, personal meeting URL, and their HostKey. Over 500,000 Zoom accounts sold on hacker forums, the dark web [bleepingcomputer.com, April 13, 2020 02:05 PM]

Date posted: May 10, 2016 It was indeed a confluence of cultures when the warrior dancers from Georgia matched steps with mekhla clad Bihu performers from Assam twirling on the rhythms of the dhol, at the 14th edition of the International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC) here last evening. The festival, which has been in vogue for the last 14 years debuted in India this year to witness students from 17 countries come together and celebrate the diversity of language through the medium of song and dance. The three-hour-long event began with a slew of songs that professed the idea of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – the world is one family’ as students donning traditional attires of their respective countries swayed in unison, with the virtues of kindness, friendship, equality, peace etc flashing in the background. Organised by city-based non-profit and nongovernmental organisation, The Educational Endowment Trust (EET) in association with the Ministry of Culture and the UN Information Centre for India and Bhutan, the event was hosted at the Talkatora stadium here. “IFLC is a platform which aims at sowing the seeds of harmony and understanding among the people no matter which culture, creed or religion you belong to. We believe that we are all brothers and sisters in humanity. We believe that these ideas will be harvested in the future for friendship and peace,” Ersin Karaoglan, President, EET, said. Karaoglan said that the 43 visiting students along with over 400 students from across Delhi schools, had rehearsed over a period of 8 months to present the colourful cultural evening. “They are visiting historical sites of India and being hosted by Indian families, thereby experiencing the warmth of Indian hospitality. They will hopefully be the goodwill ambassadors of Indian culture in their respective countries,” Karaoglan said. On Sunday they will be visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra. Minister of Minority Affairs, Najma Heptullah, welcomed the initiative saying that there was nothing better than culture that united us and that the event reflected the message of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’ in the true sense. “I welcome this initiative. Today, we have gathered here with a message of unity and peace, and I believe that the message of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam is being emanated from here in the true sense. “We might have different religions but this diversity is only in language. Our cultures are same. We are united in one word that we are all Indians,” she said. They evening progressed as students from each country presented their distinctive songs from their countries as Indian students shook a leg to match the tunes. A selection of ethnic dances from different countries and different regions of India were also a part of the event. The participating countries included Azerbaijan, Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Hungary, US, Gerogia and Russia. The first edition of the festival was hosted by Turkey in 2003, and the participation has increased exponentially since its inception. Nearly 2000 students attended the IFLC festival held in 145 countries last year. The earlier editions of the festival held in Indonesia, Morocco and Australia, had also seen similar active participation of Indian students. Source: The Statesman , May 08, 2016

By Ben Church, CNN In the first incident, security was able to quickly usher one activist away while another, wearing a Just Stop Oil T-shirt, sat crossed legged on the court before finally being taken off. Many in the crowd booed the activists as players Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro were forced to take their seats while ground staff cleared up the confetti. “Following an incident on Court 18, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage and these individuals have now been removed from the Grounds,” Wimbledon tweeted after the incident. Shortly after the activists ran onto the court, a rain delay caused the match to be temporarily suspended for a short while but play shortly resumed. However, during the next match between Katie Boulter and Daria Saville on the same court, another activist staged a similar protest, running onto the court and littering it with orange confetti and puzzle pieces. Wimbledon again tweeted an update: “Following a further incident on Court 18, one individual has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage.” The London Metropolitan police confirmed that two men and a woman are now in custody. Wimbledon is the latest sporting event to be targeted by the group. Last week, activists disrupted the first day of the second Ashes Test after spilling orange powder onto the outfield at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Protesters also interrupted the World Snooker Championships by climbing onto the table and throwing a bag of orange powder paint over the playing surface. In a statement after the first protest, Just Stop Oil said the two activists at Wimbledon were “demanding that the UK government halts all new licences and consents for oil, gas and coal.” In a statement published by Just Stop Oil, one of the protesters said: “Forget strawberries and cream, scientists are warning of impending food shortages, mass displacement and war. “We are facing new pandemics, economic inflation and increasingly authoritarian governments who will attempt to crush civil unrest. This is a crisis and it needs a crisis response. “I want a safe future, not just for my grandchildren but for all children around the world and the generations to come.” ™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

Cowen Group to Acquire LaBranche & Co NEW YORK, Feb 17, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cowen Group, Inc. (“Cowen”) (NASDAQ: COWN) and LaBranche & Co Inc. (“LaBranche”) (NYSE: LAB) today announced a definitive merger agreement under which Cowen will acquire LaBranche, a market-maker in options, exchange-traded funds and futures on various exchanges domestically and internationally. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Cowen will acquire LaBranche in a stock-for-stock merger transaction valued at approximately $192.8 million. LaBranche shareholders will receive upon closing a fixed ratio of 0.9980 of a share of Cowen Class A common stock for each outstanding share of LaBranche common stock. The total Cowen shares to be issued to LaBranche shareholders will represent approximately 35.1 percent of the combined company and 33.8 percent on a fully diluted basis. The transaction represents a 16 percent premium to LaBranche’s closing price on February 16, 2011. Certain executive officers of LaBranche, holding approximately 12.5% of the outstanding shares of LaBranche, have entered into a voting agreement with Cowen to vote their shares in favor of the transaction, subject to the terms of the voting agreement. RCG Holding LLC, which currently holds approximately 44.5% of the outstanding shares of Cowen, entered into a voting agreement with LaBranche to vote its shares in favor of the transaction, subject to the terms of that voting agreement. Upon closing, Michael LaBranche, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of LaBranche, will join Cowen’s Board of Directors and will be appointed a Senior Managing Director. In addition, Katherine E. “Wendy” Dietze, a Director of LaBranche, will join Cowen’s Board of Directors at closing and William “Chip” Burke, III, Chief Operating Officer of LaBranche, will join Cowen as a Senior Managing Director. Peter Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Cowen commented, “We believe the combination of our two businesses will create value for both Cowen shareholders and LaBranche shareholders. The combined organization will benefit from an increased capital base and will accelerate our time to market in a number of high growth areas in sales and trading. Together, we will be able to pair LaBranche’s robust information technology platform, proprietary electronic trading systems and talented professionals with Cowen’s fundamental research culture, customer-driven sales and trading capabilities in equities and equity derivatives. We will also be in a position to expand capital markets activities by leveraging LaBranche’s licenses, including its Hong Kong exchange membership. LaBranche’s senior management brings years of experience and relationships to Cowen and we look forward to welcoming Michael, Chip and their team to our firm.” Added Cohen, “Following the Cowen/Ramius merger, we have continued to reshape the investment bank, creating a partnership culture, and driving improved performance in both the broker-dealer and asset management businesses. Our fourth quarter results demonstrate the progress we have made towards achieving our revenue and profitability goals.” “We are very pleased to be bringing our businesses into Cowen, a strong and diversified financial services organization,” stated Michael LaBranche, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of LaBranche. “LaBranche has undergone the important process of aggressively restructuring its business model in the face of difficult market conditions and is a strong fit for Cowen’s platform. LaBranche and its shareholders also stand to benefit significantly from Cowen’s excellent investment capabilities. The senior management at Cowen has demonstrated over a long period of time that they are excellent stewards of capital by generating attractive risk adjusted returns on their own capital, seeding new strategies and opportunistically investing in skilled professionals. We believe that this transaction creates value in the near- and long-term and we look forward to contributing to the future success of the combined organization.” The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the second quarter or beginning of the third quarter of 2011, is subject to customary closing conditions and approval by LaBranche shareholders and Cowen shareholders. Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Cowen Group Board of Directors, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal advisor to Cowen on this transaction. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. acted as exclusive financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to the LaBranche Board of Directors, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as legal advisor to LaBranche for this transaction. Conference Call with Management Management of Cowen and LaBranche will host a conference call to discuss the transaction on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 8:30 am ET. The call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-868-9083 domestic or 1-973-935-8512 international. The passcode for the call is 45502574. A replay of the call will be available beginning at 11:30 am EST Thursday, February 17, 2011 through 11:59 am EST Thursday, February 24, 2011. To listen to the replay of this call, please dial 1-800-642-1687 domestic or 1-706-645-9291 international and enter passcode 45502574. The call can also be accessed through live audio webcast or by delayed replay on the Company’s website at www.cowen.com. About Cowen Group, Inc. Cowen Group, Inc. is a leading diversified financial services firm providing alternative investment management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services through its business units, Ramius and Cowen and Company. Its alternative investment management products include hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate funds, healthcare royalty funds, cash management and commodity trading funds, offered primarily under the Ramius name. Cowen and Company offers industry focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Founded in 1918, the firm is headquartered in New York and has offices located in major financial centers around the world. About LaBranche & Co Inc. The Company is the parent of LaBranche Structured Holdings, Inc., whose subsidiaries are market-makers in options, exchange-traded funds and futures on various exchanges domestically and internationally. Important Information For Investors And Stockholders This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Cowen Group, Inc. (“Cowen”) and LaBranche & Co Inc. (“LaBranche”) will file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement of Cowen and LaBranche and that also constitutes a prospectus of Cowen. Cowen and LaBranche will each mail the final joint proxy statement/prospectus to its respective stockholders. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents (if and when they become available) and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information about Cowen, LaBranche and the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain these documents (and any other documents filed by Cowen or LaBranche with the SEC) free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed with the SEC by Cowen may be obtained free of charge by directing such request to: Investor Relations, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 or from Cowen’s Investor Relations page on its corporate website at www.cowen.com and the documents filed with the SEC by LaBranche be obtained free of charge by directing such request to: Investor Relations, 33 Whitehall Street, New York, NY 10004 or from LaBranche’s Investor Relations page on its corporate website at www.labranche.com. The directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees of each of Cowen and LaBranche may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the proposed transactions from the stockholders of Cowen and from the stockholders of LaBranche, respectively. Information about the executive officers and directors of Cowen is set forth in the proxy statement for Cowen’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010 and information about the executive officers and directors of LaBranche is set forth in the proxy statement for LaBranche’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 8, 2010. Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This communication may contain forward-looking statements including statements relating to the market opportunity and future business prospects of Cowen and LaBranche. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made during this communication are qualified by those risks, uncertainties and other factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Cowen, LaBranche and Louisiana Merger Sub, Inc. (the “Merger Agreement”); (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Cowen, LaBranche or others following announcement of the Merger Agreement and transactions contemplated therein; (3) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement due to the failure to obtain the required stockholder approvals, (4) the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (5) the risk that the proposed transactions disrupt current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the announcement and consummation of such transactions; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the combination of Cowen and LaBranche, including potential cost savings; and (7) the possibility that Cowen or LaBranche may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Actual results may differ materially and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. Please reference the SEC filings of Cowen and LaBranche, which are available on their respective web sites, for detailed descriptions of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this communication relate to future results that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except for the ongoing obligations of Cowen and LaBranche to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, neither Cowen nor LaBranche undertakes any obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events unless required by law. SOURCE: Cowen Group, Inc. Cowen Group, Inc. Contacts: Cowen Group, Inc. 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We welcome all of our patients from Dexter, MI, and invite everyone to come for a complimentary consultation where we can determine how to best get you a beautiful and healthy smile. Here at SBK Orthodontics, we like to stay at the forefront of our field and bring all the advancements in orthodontics near your home, but we would never disregard the effectiveness of tried-and-true methods, such as braces. Check out below why this is the right solution for you. Metal Braces in Dexter, MI It’s clear that orthodontists continue to use traditional metal braces because of how effective they are. Sure enough, there are many variations and alternatives available for patients, but some cases require the durability and reliability that only conventional metal braces can offer. These orthodontic appliances continue to be the best alternative for complex cases of orthodontic problems. Besides, stainless steel braces are as comfortable and efficient as ever. Please consult with an orthodontist to check everything you can achieve with your set of braces. Ceramic Clear Braces Dexter For every patient who would prefer a more discreet option for their treatment, we can start by considering the power of clear ceramic braces. Unlike with metal braces, we use ceramic composites to manufacture the brackets. These materials let the brackets blend with your natural tooth color, meaning you can get your braces and avoid the stereotypical “metal-face” look that so many patients fear. Make sure you contact a qualified orthodontist to learn more about what you need to ensure your ceramic braces are as efficient as possible. Ceramic braces can provide you with the solution you’ve been waiting for and achieve a well-aligned and beautiful smile. Why Would You Need Braces? Teeth move naturally as we age; even if you’ve never needed braces before, some adults might notice their teeth are no longer aligned. In most cases, however, your Dexter orthodontic problems will result from genetics and direct trauma to your teeth. As you may well know, orthodontics realigns your teeth and jaws to achieve an ideal relationship that enables the proper function of all your dental structures and promotes good oral health. Some of the most common causes of misalignment that require orthodontic treatment are: - Underbites. A set of braces can fix your underbite, which is a case where the upper arch hides behind the lower teeth arch when you bite down and have your molars touch. - Overbites. This is the exact opposite of an underbite, where the upper teeth arch covers the lower one when you bite down. - Gap Teeth. Also known as Diastema, this is a case where two consecutive teeth grow apart and have excess interdental space between them. You can use braces to close this gap gradually and reach an ideal alignment. - Crooked Teeth. This is one of the most common cases of malalignment because it’s usually related to abnormalities and accidents during a person’s childhood and dental development. Permanent teeth that erupt at abnormal angles require a set of braces to reach proper alignment. Dexter Traditional metal braces, just like any other type of orthodontic braces, work by applying gentle pressure over long periods in the exact direction as planned by an orthodontist. The brackets serve as an anchor point, and the wire pulls and pushes teeth simultaneously to realign them as expected. Make sure you contact our office to get help from the best orthodontist Dexter has available. It’s not possible to determine how long you’ll have to spend on your treatment with braces until we get a better look at you and have a conversation about what your circumstances and goals are. On average, some patients spend between 18 to 36 months with their conventional metal braces, but overall treatment time with braces in Dexter will change from one patient to another. We recommend patients looking for orthodontic treatment in Dexter to start as early as possible. Ideally, children will visit an orthodontist by age 7, as recommended by the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Still, even though children have a much easier time completing their treatment because their bones and teeth are still growing and moving around, there’s no age limit that should keep adults from starting orthodontic work. A couple of points we like to mention about conventional metal braces include that they are the most durable orthodontic appliance that can realign your teeth. You will also have to be extra careful about your dental hygiene habits, as it may be harder to brush your teeth while maneuvering around wires and brackets. The final point we want to mention is that you’ll have to make minor adjustments to your dietary choices to avoid damaging your braces. Strictly speaking, ceramic braces are not as durable as traditional metal braces in Dexter. This is not to say that clear braces are brittle and might break easily. We highly recommend you listen closely to what your Dexter orthodontist says about orthodontic care and avoiding damage to your appliance. Get in touch with us for more information.

Ten Things You Need to Do if You Were Hired Today This is a cross-post from James Altucher‘s blog Altucher Confidential. His previous appearances on the Freakonomics blog can be found here. Last week, James wrote about the Ten Reasons You Need to Quit Your Job. The woman right next to me was alive one second, then a taxi came up on the sidewalk of 42nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenue, hit her and veered off, and now the woman was dead. This happened on the first or second day of my job at HBO. I tried to call 911 on the payphone (there were still payphones in August, 1994), and then I had to go. The woman was dead. And I had to go to work. I loved HBO like I would love a parent. I wanted them to approve of me. And kiss me as I went to sleep at night. Before I got the job offer to work there, I would watch HBO all day long. My friend Peter and I would watch HBO or MTV for 10 hours straight. I’d go over to his house around 1pm in the afternoon, and by 10pm we would look at each other and say, “What the hell did we just do.” Everything from the The Larry Sanders Show on HBO to Beavis & Butthead on MTV. We couldn’t stop. I loved the product. I wanted to work there. 10 Rules If You Are Hired Today Rule No. 1: Love the product. You have to love the current output of the company. If you work at HBO, love the shows. Watch every single show. No excuses. If you work at WD-40, know every use of WD-40. Make up a few more that nobody ever thought of. If you work at Otis Elevators, understand all the algorithms for how the elevator decides which floors to stop on when. If you work at Goldman Sachs, read every book on the history, study every deal they’ve done, know Lloyd Blankfein’s favorite hobbies and how he rose through the ranks. You have to love the product the way Andre Agassi loves playing tennis or Derek Jeter loves playing baseball. When I started at HBO, I would every day borrow VHS tapes from their library. I watched every show going ten years back. In my spare time, I’d stay late and watch TV. I’d watch all the comedians. I even watched the boxing matches that initially made HBO famous. Which leads me to… Rule No. 2: Know the History. When my first company, Reset, was acquired by a company called Xceed, I learned the history of the mini-conglomerate that Xceed was created out of. There was a travel agency for corporations. I visited them in California. There was a burn gel company. I visited them and met all the executives and learned the technical details of how the gel was invented. There was a corporate incentives company. I met with them to see if any of their clients could become my clients. At HBO, I learned how Michael Fuchs (the head of HBO Sports at the time; later CEO of HBO) in 1975 aired the first boxing match that went out on satellite. And how Jerry Levin (the CEO of HBO, later CEO of Time Warner) used satellites to send the signal out to the cable providers. It was the first time that had ever happened. Ted Turner was so inspired that he turned his local TV affiliate, TBS, into a national TV station, and the rest became history. Rule No. 3: Know the history of the executives. At HBO, I studied the org chart religiously. My title was “programmer analyst, IT department” and yet I was always asking around: how did John Billock become head of marketing (he trudged around house to house selling HBO subscriptions in Louisiana when Showtime started up, for instance, decades earlier). Where did my boss’s boss’s boss’s boss work before arriving at HBO (Pepsi). Where did the head of Original Programming get his start? (He was a standup comedian, later CEO of HBO, before being forced to quit after choking his girlfriend in a Las Vegas parking lot.) It was like reading about the origins of all the superheroes. I was a fanboy and my heroes were the other executives. I wanted to be one of them. Or better. Same thing: know all of your colleagues and what their dreams and ambitions are. Get to work two hours before they get to work. If they need favors, do them. You have a whole two hours extra a day. You can do anything. Rule No. 4: Make your boss look good. Your entire job in life is to make your boss look good. You don’t care about yourself. You only want your boss to get promotions, raises, etc. Remember, you can never make more than your boss. So the more he makes, the better he does, the better you will do. It’s the only way to rise up. Work hard, give him full credit for everything you do. Don’t take an ounce of credit. At the end of the day, everyone knows where credit belongs. But even then, thank him for everything and direct all credit back to him (or her). Here’s how you make your boss look good: - Get to work two hours before him. If that means you have to wake up and go in at 5am, then do it. Two extra hours of work a day is an extra 500 hours of work a year. None of your co-workers can compete with that. - Walk with him to his car, train, etc when he leaves work. You need to know his goals, his initiatives, his plans, his family troubles, etc. - And, again, give him full credit for everything. And thank him regularly for the opportunity to do the work you are doing. Rule No. 5: Know all the secretaries. It’s a cliché but the secretaries run the company. They control all of the schedules. They dish out all of the favors. Take as many secretaries out to lunch as possible. Not just in your department but in every department. Particularly HR. HR knows all of the gossip. Knows everything that is happening. It’s not so hard to do this. First off, HR gives you all of your intro material when you join the company. Ask those people out to lunch after you’ve settled in for a few weeks. If someone writes an internal company newsletter, ask that person to lunch. Ask your boss’s boss’s boss’s boss’s secretary out to lunch. Nobody will think you are going over their head. You’re asking to lunch “just” a secretary. This was invaluable to me at every company I’ve ever worked at. Rule No. 6: Constantly test your value on the market. The job market is like any other market. There’s supply and demand. And you’re just an item for sale at the great bazaar. Every year you need to find out what your value is on the market. For one thing, the best way to get an increase in salary and status is to move horizontally, not vertically. Second, you don’t want to get inbred. A good friend of mine was in HBO’s marketing department for 17 years. I set up a dinner between her, me, and the CEO of an advertising agency that was hiring. The CEO was one of my closest friends. Still, she couldn’t hire my HBO friend. “She’s too inbred,” she said. “She will never be able to get the HBO way of doing things out of her head.” When I was at HBO, I was constantly talking to people at other companies. I had lunch with the top people at Showtime. I knew people from all the other divisions of Time Warner. I was always asking people to lunch or breakfast. I would get offers from the banking industry. I would try to work within different divisions of HBO. Every time I got another offer, I got another raise and promotion at HBO. Sometimes substantial (up to 35 percent increases). My bosses would resent me for it, but then go back to “Rule #4,” and often they would get raises also. Rule No. 7: Study all the marketing campaigns. In 1996, they switched their slogan to “It’s not TV. It’s HBO.” That slogan lasted for 13 years. Before that it was “Simply the Best,” then “Something Special’s On.” When they switched to “It’s not TV,” Eric Kessler, the head of marketing, gave a talk on how they came up with the slogan. All his employees were in the auditorium. And me from the IT department. Nobody else would go with me. I knew every slogan HBO ever had. Rule No. 8: Study the industry. What made HBO different from Showtime? From Cinemax? From non-pay cable? From broadcasting? I read every book about the history of TV I could find. I would go to lectures at the Museum of Radio and Television on 52nd Street (the best was the day that members of the MTV show The Real World gave a panel. After the panel, I followed one group of other people in the audience for 30 blocks while they talked about the panel and the show. I wanted to break in so many times. They would be my new best friends. We would have parties around showings of The Real World. But I was too shy, and eventually they all split off in different directions, leaving me alone). Jessica Reif Cohen was the Merrill analyst covering media. I knew nothing about stocks. But I read everything she wrote and would scan the Wall Street Journal for mentions of her name. When I was trying to sell my first company, Reset, I called every company in the industry. Omnicom, Razorfish, Agency.com, etc. etc. I read every SEC filing so I would know the nuances of all their deals and financings. When I was building Stockpickr, I became obsessed with the mechanics of how Yahoo Finance worked and the ways in which she (Yahoo Finance is a “she,” and I love her) delivered traffic to all of her media sources. With HBO it was fascinating to me because at one point the CEOs of Showtime, Time Warner, Universal, Viacom, Fox Sports, etc. were all former executives at HBO. Rule No. 9: Become the company. I was a lowly programmer in the IT department. We were so far from the normal business operations of the company that they even put us in a different building. But that didn’t matter to me. I WAS HBO. That was my mantra. I became so absorbed in every aspect of the company that I knew that any idea I had would be a good idea for the company. At least I felt this (not sure if anyone else did). I never said, “I think this,” I said, “We should do this.” HBO and I were a “We.” Inseparable. Until you have that feeling of unity with the company you work for, you can’t rise up. Key, though: when you have an idea, make sure you know how to execute the idea also. In detail. Ideas are a dime a dozen. And execution is worth a million dollars. And I mean that specifically, if you execute on a good idea, you’ll make a million dollars or more from it. Rule No. 10: Leave. All good things must come to an end. From the day you start, you need to plan your exit. Not like in rule #6, “Know Your Value” where you are trying to figure out your corporate salary value. “Leave” means something different. It means you’re going to say goodbye forever. If you master Rules #1-9 at a company, then you’ll know enough about the company and industry to start your own company. To either become a competitor or a service provider. And you will have built-in customers because your rolodex will be filled with people from the industry. If you constantly think like an entrepreneur from the instant you walk into your cubicle on day one of your job, then you will be constantly looking for those missing gaps you can fill. This is how you jump into the abyss. You make sure the abyss has a customer waiting for you. I did everything wrong my first few months at HBO. I didn’t know New York City. I didn’t know corporate culture at all. I wore the same suit five days in a row until I realized nobody else was wearing a suit, and I never wore one again. I didn’t have the requisite skill set to survive at my job (they had to send me to a remedial programming school despite the fact that I had majored in programming AND went to graduate school for computer science). I was obsessed with the Internet, and HBO didn’t even own HBO.com at the time. My boss’s boss’s boss would say to my boss, “get him away from that Internet stuff and onto some real work.” One time my boss came into my cubicle and, with everyone listening from every other cubicle, said to me, “We want you to succeed here but you need to know more or else it’s not going to work out.” It was very embarrassing, and nobody around me would meet my eyes for the next week or so. I was the walking dead. I was sure I was going to get fired every day. But I survived then. And every day since.

Organised by Media Fusion and Crain, the Adhesives, Sealants and Bonding Expo is the only dedicated exhibition for this niche industry in the Middle East and Africa region. The trade show will take place from 26 – 28 October 2021 at Dubai World Trade Centre, running alongside Middle East Foam & Polyurethane Expo and Sleep Expo Middle East. The exhibitions are designed to deliver a comprehensive event under one roof, providing visitors with opportunities to network and source products, offering a diverse platform for professionals in the adhesives, sealants and bonding, foam & polyurethane, and sleep industries. As the first dedicated expo and conference in the Middle East and Africa region, ASB Expo will bring together the best in the industry, highlighting the latest technology, products and solutions in the international adhesives, sealants and bonding sector, and offering a platform to discuss industry trends with manufactures from around the world. The three-day show targets industries such as automotive, construction, medical, packaging, electronics, aerospace & defence and other related segments.

We smile, we love, we cry. Anand Avinash, founder of the Neuro Linguistic Consciousness workshop who has researched music remedy says,”the mystics and saints from ancient to trendy instances have proven how music can kindle the increased centers of the mind and improve high quality of life.” Mantras, or chants used in the West, repeated monotonously, assist the mind to achieve a way of steadiness. A mixture of the sounds in Sanskrit mantras produce sure optimistic vibrations and elevate the mind to a better lever of consciousness. Saving time is one other main benefit related to using stock music library. It is because one gets the time to pick out what appeals to them at a handy pace and time. By going by the various classes, one is ready to sift by way of completely different genres and this ensures that they select only these decisions that suit the enterprise needs. What is more, the websites that make this provision even have fast software that ensures you obtain the chosen songs with more ease. 1) Ignore the self-doubt. Have the braveness to share your expertise with others. Nearly every single musician on the planet will hear a little voice someplace at the back of his thoughts just before he goes on stage that may say one thing alongside the lines of what are you doing? You may’t do this!†Keep in mind that you have worked hard to observe your guitar, and that you realize exactly what you’ll play. Since the earliest days of musical composition, music has been dedicated to paper as a approach of retaining it in memory. One may think about Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky or Strauss jotting down musical notes on parchment that are today’s “classical” scores. How necessary is sheet music as it’s now recognized and recognized to the musician? As important as the instrument they play. To a symphonic maestro, it is the most crucial instrument of performance. This kind has three elements. In Western classical music a easy ternary kind has a 3rd part that could be a recapitulation of the first (ABA). Often, the primary part is repeated (AABA). This method was popular in the 18th-century operatic aria , quotation needed and was called da capo (i.e. “repeat from the top”) kind. Later, it gave rise to the 32-bar song , with the B part then also known as the “center eight”. A track has extra need than a dance of a self-contained kind with a starting and an finish after all. Tool is a melodic and progressive rock band identified for a novel sound all their very own. Now, after thirteen lengthy years, the band has lastly launched new music, to the delight of followers of in every single place. Most of us have just been listening to the same Instrument songs on repeat for years. The ten-minute long track is a welcome change to the identical outdated music on the radio. All the album, which might be preordered, lasts around eighty five minutes in complete. Find out about Berklee’s grasp’s degrees provided on our Boston and Valencia, Spain campuses, with applications together with music therapy, efficiency, business, film scoring, and music know-how.

Utah’s Representative Jason Chaffetz is not to blame for stating the Republican answer to poverty. The Poor need to choose between their I-phones and healthcare he stated. It is about choices do you want to be able to communicate with the world or do you want healthcare. It is an assumption if they only would manage their budget they could get ahead. The poor are not discipline like we are. If you cannot afford healthcare work harder and longer hours to get it. And if you still can’t afford healthcare you will have to do without until you make more money. This is the fiscal discipline they suggest. I have come to realize that fiscal conservative talk is the same as saying you do not deserve healthcare, you do not deserve a good school, you do not deserve good housing, you do not deserve food. If you did you could afford it and the reason you cannot afford it: because you are lazy, made bad choices, do not budget well, or live a libertine lifestyle. It is a moral problem not a minimum wage problem. Why do you think so many poverty programs offer budgeting classes? Or why do they want the churches to handle poverty in their communities? Now we know that the rich such as thrice married, cheating on his spouses, welching on his debts, pussy grabbing, arrogant, bankrupt is financial planning, Trump has better morals and budgeting skills than poor people. Why we know that gold-plated toilet seats are reasonable budget items. How do conservatives create enough budget cuts to offer the ‘wealth builders’ of our community a well-deserved tax break? They take the benefits from those immoral poor people: cut the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, food stamps, social security benefits. Now of course this will create discord therefore you will need to increase prisons, grow the military even more, put more money into the policing of America to make everyone stays in line. And since you are doing your best to keep the poor from protesting through force begin to limit their voting rights under the guise of stopping the non-existent voter fraud so you can also stop them at the ballot box. To win political arguments you accuse your opponent of what you are doing. So it confuses who was the perpetrator of these bad ideas in the first place. I say a racist thing and you call me racist. I reply you are some political correctness freak and you are the real racist. My policies are to help the poor and yours are to keep them in poverty. So they suggest school vouchers for those poor people to get out of bad schools. Although if they took one moment to think it through they would realize even with the vouchers they could not afford the private school. So the poor end up in the same poor schools they were in but now they are sharing money with private and religious schools they could not afford. The end result is the public school you are in is worse than before if you can believe it. Sure some may be able to pay for the private schools but the vast majority will not be able to. But when somebody criticizes school vouchers you trot out your token exceptions as if it was the norm and say see its working. The sad thing is the white middle class is full of Trump wannabes. These wannabes vote in favor of the rich because they hope or plan to be in that class one day. So these policies will hurt me now but when I make it they will help me. But as we know in our current economic situation the divide grows greater and greater between the rich and poor. The middle class has disappeared. But if you are not a wannabe then your rationale is give me someone to look down on as the problem: immigrants, inner city blacks, gays, snowflakes, and so forth. You can look down at them and look up at yourself as the true patriot, true Christian, the last great hope of America and the world. So you vote against your own welfare to save America. You are told you are great Americans. You feel some much needed self-esteem because you are poor or struggling and you know they are right. It is called the cycle of life or the slow forward march to our doom. But at least we are made to feel good about it.

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U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., made the rounds in Richmond Hill on Thursday, paying a visit to the Richmond Hill Medical Home and then serving as guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Richmond Hill’s weekly meeting. Kingston first joined community officials and staff of the Richmond Hill Medical Home during its open house to celebrate nearly 18 months of providing health care to military families. Since opening in March 2011, the community-based clinic, operated by Winn Army Community Hospital on Fort Stewart, has provided primary care, lab services, immunizations, radiology, and behavioral health and pharmacy services to military families and retirees within a 30-mile radius of Fort Stewart. Kingston, a Savannah resident who represents the 1st District, congratulated the clinic’s staff on the services, and said providing convenient health care to military families is an important part of ensuring American soldiers are ahead of the curve. “We don’t want our soldiers, our sailors or our airmen to ever have to fight a fair fight,” Kingston told the crowd of about 20 people. “We want them to have the best tanks, the best airplanes, the best missiles and the best rifles that’s out there on the market today, and we want them to have the best training. “But the other part of having the best military is also making sure you’re taking care of the quality of life and particularly the families, because you can’t deploy off to Afghanistan if you’re going to be worrying about your family.” Read more in the Aug. 11 edition of the News.

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This topology provides the following benefits: Simplified administrative overhead Simplified client site assignment and discovery of available resources and services Elimination of possible delays introduced by database replication between sites Option to expand a standalone primary site into a larger hierarchy with a central administration site. This option enables you to then install new primary sites to expand the scale of your deployment. Central administration site with one or more child primary sites Use this topology when you require more than one primary site to support management of all your devices and users. It's required when you need to use more than a single primary site. This topology provides the following benefits: It supports up to 25 primary sites that enable you to extend the scale of your hierarchy. You always use the central administration site, unless you reinstall your sites. This option is permanent. 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For example, you might install a primary site at a remote location to manage the transfer of deployment content across a low-bandwidth network. - Consider instead using options to throttle the network bandwidth when transferring data to a distribution point. That content management capability can replace the need to install additional sites. The following information can help you decide when to install a primary site: A primary site can be a standalone primary site or a child primary site in a larger hierarchy. When a primary site is a member of a hierarchy with a central administration site, the sites use database replication to replicate data between the sites. Unless you need to support more clients and devices than a single primary site supports, consider installing a standalone primary site. After you install a standalone primary site, expand it if needed in the future to report to a new central administration site to scale up your deployment. A primary site supports only a central administration site as a parent site. A primary site supports only secondary sites as child sites, and supports multiple secondary sites. Primary sites are responsible for processing all client data from their assigned clients. Primary sites use database replication to communicate directly to their central administration site. This behavior is configured automatically when a new site installs. Determine when to use a secondary site Use secondary sites to manage the transfer of deployment content and client data across low-bandwidth networks. You manage a secondary site from a central administration site or the secondary site's direct parent primary site. Secondary sites are attached to a primary site. You can't move them to a different parent site without uninstalling them and then reinstalling them as a child site below the new primary site. However, you can route content between two peer secondary sites to help manage the file-based replication of deployment content. To transfer client data to a primary site, the secondary site uses file-based replication. A secondary site also uses database replication to communicate with its parent primary site. Consider installing a secondary site if any of the following conditions apply: You don't require a local point of connectivity for an administrative user. You're required to manage the transfer of deployment content to sites lower in the hierarchy. You're required to manage client information that's sent to sites higher in the hierarchy. If you don't want to install a secondary site, and you have clients in remote locations, consider the following options: Use peer-to-peer technologies such as Windows BranchCache Enable distribution points for bandwidth control and scheduling Use these content management options with or without secondary sites. 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How do we know that the information that's being generated is accurate, ethical, and unbiased? How can we ensure that private data remains private? How do we ensure that there is transparency in how data is collected and used? UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) released the following statement commenting on its concerns with AI: “We see increased gender and ethnic bias, significant threats to privacy, dignity and agency, dangers of mass surveillance, and increased use of unreliable Artificial [Intelligence] technologies in law enforcement, to name a few. Until now, there were no universal standards to provide an answer to these issues.” While countries such as Canada have acts in place to protect privacy, such as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), data breaches are not uncommon. 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While I believe we are a way off from this reality, we should be asking how to address these concerns before they become an issue. How do we adapt what we do, and how do we do it to accommodate AI? Since ChatGPT's release in November 2022, there has been an explosion in the number of existing products that incorporate generative AI, as well as the development of many new apps built on top of LLMs. Whether you are pro or anti-AI, you've likely seen many articles that share stories about the amazing and horrific things that AI has done. How do we ensure that AI is safe for everyone to use? Research has found that ChatGPT has provided accurate and helpful information to those who have asked it about suicide, addiction, mental, and physical health issues. However, an AI chatbot apparently drove a man to end his own life after six weeks of discussions about climate change. Thankfully, there are thousands of people who are dedicating themselves to this ever-changing landscape, working to ensure that AI moves forward ethically and safely. For example: - Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, who led ethical AI research at Twitter, cofounded Humane Intelligence with Jutta Williams. The focus of Humane Intelligence is on "safety, ethics, and subject-specific expertise". They believe that, through diverse staff contributing to solutions, issues with large-scale models can be solved. - Daniela Amodei and other former senior members from OpenAI created a public-benefit corporation called Anthropic, whose chatbot Claude is guided by ethical principles from sources such as the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights. - Hundreds of experts, professors, scientists, CEOs, and other notable figures signed an open letter calling for action to mitigate "the risk of global extinction from AI". The letter states that this should be given the same priority as mitigating other major risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war. - Another letter was created in March of this year, calling for “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” The letter indicated the pause should be used by AI labs and independent experts “to jointly develop and implement a set of shared safety protocols for advanced AI design and development that are rigorously audited and overseen by independent outside experts. These protocols should ensure that systems adhering to them are safe beyond a reasonable doubt. This does not mean a pause on AI development in general, merely a stepping back from the dangerous race to ever-larger unpredictable black-box models with emergent capabilities.” The letter, which can be read here, was signed by notable figures such as Andrew Yang (Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship, and 2020 United States Presidential Candidate), Craig Peters (CEO of Getty Images), Meia Cita-Tegmark (Co-Founder of the Future of Life Institute), Steve Wozniak (Co-Founder of Apple), and Elon Musk (CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter). The level of human bias and prejudice embedded into AI is largely a function of how it was trained. There have been examples of hiring algorithms which were biased against women because they were trained on resumes submitted over the years, most of which came from men. Another predicted that Black patients were less likely to require medical attention because of their lower spending for medical issues. So how do we know when we can trust AI and when we should disregard the information that it provides us? Unfortunately, there's no easy answer. Just like anything on the internet, it's important to be able to think critically about information and determine if the sources are fair, ethical, and unbiased. While applications that are able to link AI's responses with specific data sources are a step ahead, having a source does not necessarily ensure that the content is unbiased and accurate. Furthermore, validation is still critical given that AI can hallucinate data sources (e.g., provide references to journal articles that do not exist). The onus will be on developers to continue to improve the validity and reliability of their data, improve transparency, and reduce bias. So, what now? The advent of LLMs and generative AI has the potential to create amazing opportunities, new fields of employment, and act as an extremely important tool for humanity. But ultimately, it should be used as a tool and not a replacement for human productivity or creativity. Globally, there has been a rush to create legislation and regulations concerning AI. Documents from the United Nations' UNESCO, World Health Organization, European Union, Canada, and the United States, among others, are a small step forward into an ever-expanding world. Hopefully, we can encourage all key players to continue to expand on ensuring ethical advancement and a helpful future with artificial intelligence. All images in this article were produced by Midjourney's generative AI.Download PDF Version

Wonder Woman was one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, and it lived up to the expectations, both at the box office and in terms of quality. The movie delivered nostalgia without being too corny and presented a fairly nuanced portrait of a heroic woman and her mission to save people from themselves. Wonder Woman is the original story of the superhero, beginning with her childhood among the Amazons, woman warriors tasked with defeating Aries and protecting the world from war. Unbeknownst to young Diana (Lilly Aspell), she is the daughter of Zeus and has unique abilities and strength along with her intense combat training at the hands of her aunt Antiope (Robin Wright) and her mother, Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen). When a spy, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), and a bunch of German soldiers find the Amazons’ secret island, Diana (Gal Gadot) learns about The Great War and decides that she must leave her people to go save the world from the perils created by Aries and the evil German scientist, Dr. Poison (Elena Anaya). There is so much to love about this adaptation of Wonder Woman. The film is lacking in racial diversity, but it does wonders with its use of a female lead in the superhero genre. Once it moves past a few obligatory jokes stemming from Diana growing up in a world without men, the story moves forward with Steve Trevor and his sidekicks following Diana’s lead. Instead of hammering away at “girl power” themes, the story treats her leadership as natural because of her strength, training and determination. She brushes past some contrasts between her style and what was expected of women in WWI-era England, but does not make a meal of the fish-out of-water potential. The chemistry between Diana and Steve Trevor, as depicted by Gal Gadot and Chris Pine helps sell this dynamic. Chris Pine can easily carry a movie on his own, as could Gadot. The combination of the two is exciting. The characters feed off each other in a way that makes each of them look better than they would on their own. I credit that to both good acting and solid character development in the screenplay. For example, in one of the battle scenes, Steve Trevor uses a tactic that he observed during a battle waged by the Amazons. The reference to earlier in the film isn’t emphasized, but it subtly hints to how much he is paying attention and his willingness to follow Diana’s lead. The gender element is not the theme of the movie, however, which I think is another strong point. Instead of focusing on how awesome Wonder Woman is, the movie is really about mercy and her quest to save humans from Aries, even though they do not really deserve her efforts. This theme is carried throughout the movie, building to the climax in a way that is both cohesive and convincing. It manages to be moving without being more saccharine than a superhero movie can pull off. On top of the good acting and writing, Wonder Woman also features some gorgeous period work in the sets and wardrobe. Paired with the iconic Wonder Woman outfit, there is plenty of eye candy. The score of the film is also great. While not exactly riffing on the 1970s Wonder Woman theme, her theme in the film sounds like a throw-back, but is organic enough to the setting and tone of the movie that it sounds like a delightful nod to nostalgia while still really fitting to this impressive Wonder Woman. Towards the end, Wonder Woman gets a little clunky and cheesy, but as a Diana Prince/Wonder Woman origin story, it is exciting, fun and beautifully made. I rate it 4/5 stars. Wonder Woman was written by Allan Heinberg and directed by Patty Jenkins. It runs 141 minutes and is rated PG-13. - Streaming Highlights For Black History Month ~ At The Movies With Kasey - February 16, 2024 - Tales Of Survival & Friendship ~ At The Movies With Kasey - February 2, 2024 - Musical Update To “Mean Girls” ~ At The Movies With Kasey - January 19, 2024

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin |Man with a Movie Camera |Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles |Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom |Pier Paolo Pasolini |Killer of Sheep |Born in Flames |Kaal Abhirati/Time Addiction |Between the Waves |Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon |Diqiu zuihou de yewan Man with a Movie Camera Please note that I have arranged my list in a chronological order, and not on a preferential hierarchy. Reason to choose this film: For being the oldest film in my list that remains the youngest in spirit. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles For never disappointing me decade after decade, long take after long take. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom For serving as a primer for where I live: Austin, Texas, United States. Killer of Sheep For surviving many a kill. For the LA Rebellion that guides us to live outside mainstream cinemas. Born in Flames For tearing through patriarchy, for not giving up. Kaal Abhirati/Time Addiction For staging the slow burn of duration. For knowing that cinephilia is also necrophilia. Between the Waves For queering moving image practices through a five-channel video installation. Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon For dusting magic on digital cinema in our times of precarity Diqiu zuihou de yewan For distending the noir. Vive Le Cinema!

It is not often that I come across something this cool on Android. It seems that mobile gaming is becoming more and more saturated with action based massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Then there are the plethora of time management games like Avengers Academy and Family Guy – The Quest for Stuff. That is why, when I discovered Inoqoni, I had to do my best to bring it to the attention of more people. If you want an adventure game with a twist then here you go. The story goes something like this. You control a little girl who has been imprisoned in a tower. She is not alone though. There are butterflies that try to guide her if she can capture them and there is a magic mirror that assists in her traversing the rooms. You must help her make her escape. It is that magic mirror that provides the gaming hook in Inoqoni. There is an outline of the mirror elsewhere in the room and pressing the button transports everything around. A mirror reflection if you will. If you are standing in front of the mirror and press the button you will be transported too. Have an object, such as a box, in front of the mirror? That will transport too. 2D side scrolling adventure heavy on puzzles. Yes, please. This adds a ton of uniqueness to the puzzles as many require you to bring items through. Other rooms require you to send just an object through the mirror so that you can make it around in the original “non-flipped” room. The key to the door is hidden somewhere, sometimes in plain sight and sometimes not. Avoid enemies as it is one touch and you are dead in Inoqoni. The experience in Inoqoni is unique and interesting. Grab this one, enjoy it and leave a rating on Google Play with your comments so the developer may be spurred to make more like it. Inoqoni by Hikari7 Genre: Adventure, puzzle Platform: Android (ZTE ZMAX2 used for review) In App Purchases: Yes Rated: E for Everyone on Google Play Available now on

Generational Cycle of Poverty Did you know that when a child is born into homelessness and hunger, they are at an even greater risk of staying trapped in poverty as they grow older? It’s true. Like it or not, parents pass down many of their traits to their children. I remember the first time I realized the words coming out of my mouth sounded like my mother. I was shocked, and yet, when I really think about it, it’s not so surprising. We tend to repeat the things that seem normal to us. Sadly, that means generational poverty and homelessness is hard to break. Just look at these statistics: - Children who are poor at birth are significantly more likely to drop out of high school, become pregnant as teenagers and live in poverty as adults. - Kids who are poor at birth are 3 times less likely to complete high school - 32% of persistently poor children go on to spend at least half of their adult lives in poverty - Children of alcoholics are 4 times more likely to become alcoholics themselves What’s even more interesting to me is that the longer someone is homeless or poor as a child, the higher their probability of ever getting out of poverty. That means every day matters! That’s why the Mission is here. Because every day people are hungry. Every day people need the love of Jesus. And every day can be the first day of a new life. Numbers and statistics don’t lie, but they also don’t reflect the countless ways Jesus can make a way for people to overcome the odds. There’s always hope in Him. That’s why I get so excited by the work we do. Every meal we serve, every hot shower we offer and every sweater or blanket we hand out offers the hope and love of Jesus to those in need. No matter how long someone has been homeless — no matter what their background — Jesus can give them hope and a new life. That’s what gets me up in the morning. That’s the joy I hope you feel every time you partner with the Mission. Thank you for being a part of this amazing ministry!

§ MR. T. D. SULLIVAN asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If it is true that police protection has been granted to a man named Fagan who has lately taken a farm at Marlinstown, near Mullingar; and, if so, in what manner will the cost of the protective force be charged? § MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN Police protection has been given in this case, and it is considered absolutely necessary. The men form part of the free force of the county.

There are many people who are interested in land in the field of data science. It is an easy-to-read subject that looks interesting for many graduate students who come from a wide range of backgrounds. To deep dive into the world of data science the candidates need to master the basic concepts of data science from a reputed institution that possess skilled and trained instructors. To gain more knowledge read this article as it covers everything you need to know right from the introduction to data science and the true benefits of learning this skill. Data science is related to that form of study from where the information comes and how it is represented. What are the basics of Data Science? The data science field thus includes disciplines such as computer science, statistics, and, mathematics and also incorporates techniques like visualization, group analysis, data mining, and machine learning. Data science is that discipline, which encompasses statistics and related branches of mathematics, machine learning and other analytic processes, that increase borrows from high-performance scientific computing, to extract future insights from data to address new information or data. What is the need to learn Data Science? If you aspire to become a Data Scientist it is one of the essential knowledge which you need to master in order to execute the tasks using its skills to tackle real-world data analysis issues and challenges. Data Science is also related to machine learning which helps the participants to build up various skills that help the users to learn other programming essentials so that they can stay ahead of their competitors. Not only this if the individual wishes to become a data scientist then they need to make a positive contribution to bring out the changes to help the society. Data science is sure to offer you attractive superpowers that are beyond once imagination. One of the major concerns right now is to restructure the industries in the field of healthcare as many people with inadequate facilities in rural areas are losing their lives. Data scientists should also possess an amalgamation of statistical skills, data mining, machine learning, and, analytic, and hold experience in coding and algorithms. In addition to manage and interpret large data, most of the data scientists are skilled to handle the tasks that include creating a model for data visualization to help demonstrate the digital information’s business value. Data scientists are required to draw digital information from various sources. They are required to utilize the list of growing channels that include social media, electronic gadgets such as smartphones, and internet of things (IoT) devices, surveys, purchases, internet behavior and searches. I hope you got an idea of how data science is essential to face real-world problems. Many data scientists are thus working hard to recognize patterns that will bring solutions to varied issues by way of data mining. At present Data Science is used to reach company goals across a number of industries from agriculture to dating apps like tinder and banking institutions are utilizing mining data to boost fraud detection which helps refine and identify the right audiences.

Everything you need to know about those sustainable flats you keep seeing. I love clothes. I have an obscene amount, and I’m a sucker for a good sale. H&M is my weakness. Every time I’m at the mall I have to stop in; they have the best basics, jeans that actually fit me, and my absolute favorite style of flat. I wear flats all the time. They’re definitely my preferred shoe since they’re usually pretty cheap, easy to throw on, and go with just about everything. I’d estimate I go through six-seven pairs a year due to wear and the dreaded stank foot. This is a problem for two reasons: 1) This gets expensive. At around $12-20 a pair, that’s $140 per year on shoes I’m just making gross and throwing away. 2) It’s hard to find styles I like! As I mentioned earlier, I love H&M’s flats. They’re about the only place I’ve found that doesn’t destroy my feet and are a reasonable price. However, the shoe seems a little different every time I buy a new pair. One is a little stiffer, one has a higher back, one has too much toe-cleavage, and no matter what, my feet sweat like crazy and ruin them. But, luckily, I’ve found a great solution. I’m not sure how I found these, but I assume through targeted Facebook advertising as a result of frequent googling for cute flats (shout out to data-mining!). But however it happened, I’m so glad it did, because these things are the lit’ral best. Now, you guys… They’re expensive. Like, drug money expensive, but they’re totally worth it, and I’m going to tell you why. So here’s the basics: - They’re made from recycled water bottles. So these shoes actually reduce waste. (Sustainable shoes that are also cute? Yas.) - The plastic is turned into fibers that they basically 3D knit or some crazy shit into a f*cking shoe. - The shoes are SUPER comfortable despite being made of plastic. The weaved knit makes it almost like a thick mesh that’s incredibly breathable. If you have sweaty feet, these shoes are perfect. - They’re crazy flexible, durable, and MACHINE WASHABLE. Yeah, machine washable ballet flat. - Vegan, because recycled materials. - When you do finally wear out your pair, you can send them back to the company (for free) and they’ll recycle them into yoga mats. So, I was on the fence about these understandably because of the hefty price tag. But, as I sat there at my desk in the Texas summer, I shifted my foot in my flat and felt the damp lining. Crossing my leg, my shoe dropped away from my heel and bounced balanced on the knuckle (?) of my foot. After a few minutes, I could smell my shoe. GROSS. I realized how often this happened, and how many pairs of flats I have, and how little time it takes until they start getting gross and worn out. Was it worth it? I reasoned to myself, “Screw it!” and found a Rothy’s $20 discount code online from some girl’s blog. Three days and free shipping later, I was coming home to my new pair of black pointed flats. I ripped open the box and slipped them on, stood up, and basically haven’t taken them off since. They didn’t blister or rub my feet at all, and I’m usually carrying around band-aids in my bag the first week of breaking in a new flat. They barely have any toe-cleavage, which I very happy about. The insoles are thick and soft – the whole thing felt like a very sturdy pair of slippers, or something. I immediately wanted to order the black classic ballet flat (round toe), but wanted to make sure I was 100% happy with Rothy’s before ordering a second pricey pair. I decided to wear them for at least a few days and wash them to be sure what I was getting. I noticed online that some people had an issue with rubbing on their heel due to the slightly higher back, but the material is so flexible and soft that I didn’t have a problem with it. There were also some reviews mentioning cramped toes. I wouldn’t say mine were cramped in this shoe, but I could see how you could feel that based on your preference. Personally, these are perfect for me. I also can’t comment much on how these would fit wide feet. I can say that the material is super flexible and I could see it easily molding to fit a wider foot, but the sole may be too narrow. If you’re on the fence, jump down to returns for info on their easy size swapping and refunds. So, I’ve been wearing them for a full week now. I walked through some puddles, in some good old Texas summer heat, and everywhere else I went, every day. My feet stayed dry, comfortable, and clean all day. I usually have a problem with my feet sweating, but the material wicks away moisture to keep ya fresh. The outside hasn’t gotten dirty, but the insoles are starting to show a little wear and slightly smell, but nothing compared to traditional flats. I’ve read on some other blogs that they may be working on selling replacement insoles in the future, as according to the care instructions they are not washable like the rest of the flat. (Update: You can now buy replacement insoles here!) I’ve only noticed that the very tip of one of the points is wearing down from being a dumbo and kicking a curb the other day, but it’s a shoe, after all, and I’d expect that to happen eventually. Updated after two weeks: The point is definitely fraying a tiny bit but it’s not very noticeable and isn’t unexpected with normal wear. They don’t feel damp or dirty. I feel like these would be fine to wear with little socks, too, if you’re into that sort of thing – the backs are high and the material has enough friction to hold it from slipping off your foot. Update after a year: I wear these black points at least 3x a week and the tip hasn’t frayed any more than that one unfortunate time I kicked it against a curb. I originally got a 6.5 but think a 7 in the points fits better; 6.5 in the round toe is perfect for me. I now have several pairs of spare insoles and switch them out regularly. I love these shoes, I pretty much just wear Rothy’s now. Super easy care instructions. Remove the insoles, wash alone on a cold, gentle wash with a gentle detergent and let air dry. It took a few hours to dry completely. You aren’t technically supposed to wash the insoles, but you can wash them on a gentle cycle with a little detergent, then dry on very low heat. They come out fluffier and may stretch over time, but it definitely works. I didn’t notice any change in the shoe after washing – no wear, loose threads, points coming apart, etc – and any smell was completely gone. I don’t understand why more flats aren’t machine washable. Update: The flats hold up really well over time and don’t even need to be washed much, they continue to look brand new. The part that really gets dirty is the insole, which I emailed Rothy’s customer service about. Their response was awesome – to send me a free pair of replacement insoles! Go, Rothy’s CS! (Still hoping to see these available for purchase in the future.) So, after I sat down to write this, I realized how much I really do love these shoes… and I ordered a second pair. Eeeep. I got the…. Classic Navy Flat! They’re very cute and I had the same amazing fit as the first time around. I’ve decided I would get more wear out of a different color, which means I can’t wear my new Rothy’s for few more days, but also leads us to… I decided I wanted to return the navy flat for a classic black (I was originally having trouble deciding between black, navy, and the flax round toe, but ended up getting the black round toe because I love the point so much and the navy round was super comfy, but I want to get the petal pink point next and that’ll satisfy my want for a light shoe, so no need for the flax… anyway!) One thing I was worried about when I went to order my first pair was their customer service and returns, based on some comments I’d seen on their Facebook page. Apparently people were having trouble with sizing and getting their returns processed. I was ready for a little difficulty getting my money back and the shoes I wanted. But I literally just went to their website, clicked returns, and entered my email. About three minutes later, I opened a message from Rothy’s returns that took me to a screen with my previous purchases floating there. I selected the Navy Classic Flat, gave them the reason why I wanted a return, printed my shipping label, and that was it. I asked customer service what the best way to go about an exchange was and was told they have a system set up for easy size-swapping, but if you want to switch for a different color you’ll have to submit it as a return and simply place another order. The box they send you has an easy-peel strip for returns, so all I had to do was cut the piece of paper in half and tape on the shipping label. I dropped it off in the mailbox outside of my office, and now I wait. I already went ahead and ordered the new pair (classic black flat ftw), my refund should be processed once my return package is scanned at Rothy’s HQ. 🙂 If you had a different CS experience, tell me about it in the comments! Rothy’s Review Summary - True to size – could go up a half-size depending on how you like your fit. - Easy care - Easy (free) returns and size-swapping - No rubbing or “breaking in” - Some smell, but it’s where your feet go all day, so *hair flip* - Worth the price Overall, these are awesome. They do still develop a smell and carry some wear since, y’know, it’s a shoe. But it’s nothing compared to traditional flats. These are breathable, sustainable, cute, and long-lasting. The price point is a little steep, but once I slipped on my first pair I was hooked. (No more stocking up on $15 flats from H&M! Yay!) If you’re a flat-wearer willing to invest in something you’ll have forever, be satisfied with, and use every day – get these. *I’ll keep this post updated along the way to show the wear on my original pair. Now I’m eyeing the Petal Pink points, or the Grey Birdseye point, or the Orchid point (retiring soon, bummer)… I think I’ve discovered a hidden affinity for pointed shoes, who knew? These just have such a great shape. If you’re considering getting a pair, here’s a link to $20 off. I’ll also get $20 towards a pair, and you’ll get your own discount code with your purchase to give to a friend! —> Get $20 off Rothy’s <— What are you thinking of getting? Let me know in the comments! XOXO, Gossip Girl P.S: I caved and bought the orchid solid point and I feel great about it. Buy these shoes now!!! *clapping emoji* P.P.S: I did not get paid to write this, but that would’ve been sweet. I’m just super stoked on these. Rothy’s Sneakers Review Everything you need to know about those sustainable sneakers you keep seeing. Hey, guys! Me again. Just wanted to drop a quick update to answer some questions about Rothy’s sneakers. I started with the classic white sneakers in a 6.5. I’ve found that with Rothy’s flats I prefer a 6.5 in the round flat and a 7 in the point, because they’re a tiny bit more restricting on my toes. I have a 6.5 and a 7 in the sneakers and both are fine, but the 7 fits better overall. The smaller size still works thanks to the stretchy fabric of the shoe; and their size returns make it super easy to switch if you need to! Are Rothy’s sneakers washable? Yes! I wore my white sneakers in mud, on serving shifts, and in the rain. All I did was pop out the insoles, toss the shoes in the wash on delicate with some detergent, and they’re good as new! I even got brave and put them in the dryer on medium and they were fine. My favorite part about these shoes was that they didn’t tear up my feet at all as I broke them in. The material is really stretchy and breathable. I go back and forth between wearing no-show socks with them. Also, a note for service industry peeps considering Rothy’s sneakers for serving: I love these for work. They aren’t technically non-slip but they are very slip-resistant and I’ve never had a problem with them. I usually wear Vans and I feel more stable walking with these over wet floors. I also love that they’re washable so you can clean them easily after a messy shift. These still have a high price point, but I think you get more bang for your buck with the sneakers especially. The fact that Rothy’s are machine washable will forever be the biggest selling point to me. And yes – you guessed it – you can still grab $20 off your first purchase by using this coupon code! I haven’t tried the Loafers yet as they aren’t totally my style, but I wonder how they fit. Do you have a pair? Let me know in the comments! I’m also excited to see the Rothy’s Kids line happening. I wonder if there will be a men’s line in the future. Hope this was helpful! Looking for some sweet deals on Rothy’s? Chances are I have something on eBay. Check out what’s currently listed here.

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[Originally published: April 21, 2023. Updated: May 17, 2023.] Note: The Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine is no longer available in the U.S. In May 2023, existing doses of the J&J vaccine expired and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) directed providers to dispose of any that had gone unused. Information in this article was accurate at the time of original publication. Because information about COVID-19 changes rapidly, we encourage you to visit the websites of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and your state and local government for the latest information. The number of cases of COVID-19 may be dropping, but the disease is still a concern for those who are 65 and older (more than 53 million people in the United States) and those with weak immune systems (about 7 million people). Those two groups are more likely than others to get severely ill or die from COVID-19—that’s why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are offering a second bivalent booster shot. This booster is identical to the reformulated, or "bivalent," booster introduced in fall 2022 in that it targets two virus strains: Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 and the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. The bivalent boosters are available from both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. “I support the booster for those who are eligible and want to get it,” says Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist Scott Roberts, MD. Studies have shown that COVID-19 vaccines can prevent COVID-related hospitalization and death. What’s more, the vast majority of the more than 1.1 million deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have been in people 50 and older, and the numbers increase with age, according to CDC data. Still, only 42.4% of people 65 and older—and 16.7% of all eligible people in the U.S.—have gotten the first bivalent shot, according to the CDC. “I consider that number to be quite poor,” Dr. Roberts says. As part of a bigger plan, the FDA also announced that the current bivalent mRNA vaccines will replace the original monovalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which target the original, or ancestral, SARS-CoV-2 virus strain; they are no longer authorized for use in the U.S. The agency is also planning to further simplify future COVID-19 vaccinations by offering a reformulated booster for a vastly expanded age group in the fall, around the same time as the flu shot becomes available. That booster will be based on recommendations about current circulating SARS-CoV-2 virus strains. Below, Dr. Roberts answered common questions about the FDA's decision to offer an additional COVID-19 booster to certain groups. 1. Should you get an additional COVID-19 booster? It depends. The CDC recommends that everyone 6 years of age and older receive an updated (bivalent) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of whether they previously completed their (monovalent) primary series. But if you’re age 6 and older and have already received an updated mRNA vaccine, you don’t need to take any action unless you are 65 and older or immunocompromised. If you are 65 and older, you are eligible for an additional bivalent booster if you had your primary COVID-19 vaccine and are at least four months out from a previous bivalent booster shot. You are also eligible for an additional booster two months out from your last shot if you are moderately or severely immunocompromised, meaning you’re an organ transplant recipient, you receive immunosuppressive medications or treatments (such as chemotherapy), you’re on certain medications that weaken your immune system over time (such as corticosteroids), or you have a weakened immune system due to a medical condition (such as cancer). You can self-attest to your immunocompromised status, which means you do not need documentation to get any COVID-19 vaccine doses you are eligible to receive, according to the CDC. The FDA also allows additional doses for immunocompromised people “at the discretion of, and at intervals determined by, their health care provider.” 2. Why is an additional dose of the bivalent vaccine allowed only for certain groups? Older or immunocompromised people are more vulnerable to severe disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. That vulnerability is a growing concern as the bivalent boosters first offered last fall are already showing a decline in effectiveness. In April, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the bivalent booster offered last fall provided added protection against severe illness and death from COVID-19, but it waned over time. It also showed older adults and those who are immunocompromised to be much more vulnerable to hospitalization and death from COVID-19 than young, healthy people. Another consideration is that older people’s bodies mount a less robust immune response to COVID-19, even if they are vaccinated. “This is true with many types of vaccines, and it's also true of viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus infection [RSV] and influenza,” Dr. Roberts says. “It makes age one of the greatest risk factors for a negative outcome, in terms of infectious diseases, such as COVID.” 3. How do these changes to COVID vaccination affect children? Because the monovalent (original) mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are no longer authorized for use in the U.S., unvaccinated children 6 months through 4 years of age may receive a three-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine. Those who are unvaccinated and 6 months through 5 years of age may get a two-dose primary series of the Moderna bivalent vaccine. Children in the above-mentioned age groups who have already received one, two, or three doses of a monovalent COVID-19 vaccine may get a bivalent shot, but the number of doses they receive will depend on the type of vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer) they’ve already received, their age, and vaccination history. 4. What if you’ve never been vaccinated against COVID-19? Most unvaccinated people are eligible for a single dose of a bivalent COVID vaccine, rather than multiple primary doses of the original monovalent mRNA vaccines. 5. What if you were vaccinated with the Novavax or Johnson & Johnson vaccine? For the majority of people, the CDC recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax boosters (and vaccines) over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This is because the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been associated with a rare but serious blood clotting disorder. However, the Johnson & Johnson booster may be used in the following circumstances: - For people 18 and over who had a severe reaction to a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine - For those who would otherwise remain unvaccinated due to limited accessibility of Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax boosters - For those who prefer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine despite safety concerns. The Novavax vaccine is available in limited situations as a booster to people 18 and older. The CDC says people may get a Novavax booster if they cannot or do not want to receive a Pfizer or Moderna bivalent booster, they completed their primary vaccine series at least 6 months previously, and they have not received another booster dose. 6. How is this COVID booster different from the previous one? It’s not. These boosters are the same as the bivalent boosters first offered last fall. As with the previous boosters, these are mRNA vaccines, offered by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, that target two virus strains: the original SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. 7. Will this shot protect against the current Omicron strain, XBB.1.5? Neither the 2022 bivalent booster nor this one is specifically formulated to protect against Omicron XBB.1.5, which in mid-April was the virus strain responsible for more than 88% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. “However, that doesn’t mean this booster won’t protect against XBB.1.5 or other new Omicron variants that may arise,” Dr. Roberts says. XBB.1.5 is still an Omicron offshoot, and we know the bivalent booster has been effective against Omicron subvariants, Dr. Roberts explains. A CDC study in January assessed the bivalent vaccine introduced last fall for its effectiveness against Omicron subvariants XBB and XBB.1.5 in people who had previously received two to four monovalent vaccine doses. Scientists found that the updated booster’s real-world effectiveness against symptomatic infection for the first three months after vaccination for those strains was similar to what it was against BA.5. “If you have some immunity to a variant and are exposed to a new offshoot of it, you’ll have some protection,” Dr. Roberts says. 8. Why is the additional bivalent booster allowed but not ‘recommended’ for immunocompromised people or those 65 and older? “The CDC is giving people the option,” says Dr. Roberts. Although he is recommending the vaccine to eligible patients, some have given the authorization of a second bivalent booster mixed reviews. For example, some experts challenging the additional booster have brought up what’s called “immune imprinting,” a theory that says if you keep boosting against older COVID variants, you could be turning your immune response’s focus to the older variants no longer circulating. Then, future boosters that target newer variants may not generate as robust a response for you, Dr. Roberts explains. “However, that’s a hypothetical area of concern, and we haven't seen it play out yet in the data,” Dr. Roberts says. “Most data supports the boosters as being effective,” he says. “They do a good job of boosting the immune response against the current variants.” 9. Where can I get the COVID-19 bivalent booster? As with previous COVID-19 vaccines, this booster will be available at participating pharmacies and provider offices. To find a location near you that carries the vaccine and to schedule an appointment, go to Vaccines.gov. You can also call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489). Information provided in Yale Medicine articles is for general informational purposes only. No content in the articles should ever be used as a substitute for medical advice from your doctor or other qualified clinician. Always seek the individual advice of your health care provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition.

With England in lockdown once again and the darker and colder nights upon us many of us are taking the opportunity to pop on a boxset and, for those lucky enough, to snuggle infront of a roaring fire. Typically the National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) promote Chimney Fire Safety week during September but as dates and months have gone out the window this year we thought it was a good time to remind people to make sure their chimneys are swept and clean and they are only burning correct products. With a lot of home renovations been carried out this year in the first lockdown a wood burning stove may have been installed or even installed by yourself. LFRS recommend getting your chimney swept annually which is still permitted despite lockdown due to it being a necessity and reduces fires breaking out. There are also some other safety precautions to take which are ensuring you have a working smoke alarm in your property and it is also sensible to fit a carbon monoxide alarm too due to these kinds of fires needing appropriate ventilation. It is important not to burn household waste and instead use clean dry logs that are stored not to close to the fire. Please do use a fire guard especially if you live in a household with children and pets. And whilst it might be handy to dry clothes infront of the fire, or feels cosy to stand next to it, getting too close could cause ignition from radiating heat or ‘jumping’ embers. Watch Manager, Neil Mitchell, from Chorley Fire Station said: I would estimate we go to about 12 chimney fires in the winter period which have been caused by lack of regular chimney sweeping even if burning appropriate materials like coal or wood, this issue can be made considerably worse if burning inappropriate composite materials. We also attend about six fires related to open fires which spread due to a fault in either the structure of the chimney stack or the fire itself for example an incorrectly installed wood burner.” Whilst pubs and restaurants sadly are not open at this time, it is important to bear in mind that they are not exempt from fires and regular chimney sweeps at commercial properties is equally as important. Take the opportunity whilst you are closed to get it swept ready for when lockdown is lifted and you may be able to welcome people into your establishment in time for Christmas. It is important that people use an approved chimney sweep and The National Association of Chimney Sweeps is a helpful website for finding local chimney sweeps. The National Association of Chimney Sweeps have confirmed that their members are permitted to enter people’s homes to carry out this vital safety maintenance providing they and customers wear appropriate PPE and maintain social distancing. They are also undertaking extra precautions such as ventilating the room they are working in, new dust sheets for each job they attend and sanitizing fire surrounds once they have completed the sweep. Here they share their “Heat Your Home Safely” leaflet. Read our dedicated Chimney Fire Safety page here.

Phil embraces every aspect of old school tattooing in his designs. From imagery, colours to placement. His tattoos scream classic! He is strongly inspired by the likes of Sailor Jerry, Cap Coleman, Bert Grimm and Tony Polito though there are hints of contemporary style in each clean solid tattoo. That being said Phil loves walk-ins and is happy doing almost anything that comes his way in colour or black and grey, fine or bold. About the Artist Unfortunately, the artist hasn’t updated their profile.

Zero metrics in search results When you execute a query, you may encounter metrics for entities that are zero. This could be because: - The entities are ineligible for display. - They could have been paused within the report's date range. With query results, you often want to obtain information about how your campaigns are performing. In this context, zero metrics may not be desirable. To produce a more useful report, you can explicitly exclude zero metrics. Exclude zero metrics with a predicate A predicate is an expression that evaluates to They are used in the search condition of the WHERE clauses in Google Ads Query Language. The following query demonstrates how to explicitly remove zero metrics with a predicate: WHERE metrics.impressions > 0 Exclude zero metrics by segmenting Zero metrics are always excluded when segmenting a report, provided all selected metrics are zero (see below). Segmenting a report is done by including any segments field in the search query. For example, if you segment a report by segments.date, metrics are broken down with one row for each date. Dates with no metrics are not returned in such a report. For the following query, the report won't include zero metric rows: WHERE segments.date DURING LAST_30_DAYS Returned rows with zero metrics Rows whose selected metrics are all zero won't be returned. WHERE segments.date BETWEEN <date1> AND <date2> The resulting report won't contain any rows in which all three selected metrics are zero.

Watch enough TV shows, and you’re bound to notice a pattern. First, the show starts out good. Then, inevitably at some point in the series, it starts to go downhill. It might not always be a major dip, but it’s rare to find a perfect series. But there are some out there! These TV shows never had a decline in quality. We wanted to know how fans would answer what TV show never had a decline in quality, and we weren’t disappointed with the responses! So, if you want to know what show to watch next, there’s plenty of great inspiration for you on this list. How It’s Made This is a rare example of a show that almost never could get stale. It’s such a perfect concept! Each episode you learn how a few different things are made. That’s it, that’s the show. I have a soft spot for How It’s Made because it would come on at 2am when my son was a baby and I’ve never seen a bad episode. This John Cleese series always seems to come up when people are recommending TV shows and for good reason: it’s hilarious! One thing I’ve always respected about British comedy series is they know when to end a show… And that usually happens before the show declines in quality. Keeping Up With the Kardashians OK I know what you’re thinking… Really? Keeping Up With The Kardashians? But here’s the thing: it’s consistent! While it was mostly suggested ironically, with the Reddit user saying,”It maintained a standard. It was always absolute [crap] from the start and never improved” I do think that for people who like the show it continues to deliver; that’s why it’s still going strong after so many years. The Joy of Painting No such thing as a bad episode of this uplifting TV show. If anything, it got better as Bob Ross continued to refine both his painting and educational skills. Avatar: The Last Airbender Not often we see animated shows on lists like this but Avatar: The Last Airbender is a beloved show for many fans around the world. Running for 3 seasons, even the “in between” episodes that didn’t contribute much to the story were fun to watch. It’s no surprise to see Breaking Bad on this list: many argue it’s a perfect show! Every episode of this show was surprising and it stayed consistent right up to the finale. Many fans also said the spinoff show, Better Call Saul, felt the same way. “Literally the only show I’ve watched where every season is better than the last,” someone said in praise of Breaking Bad. Totally agree! This Old House Maybe you watched this show yourself or remember catching it with your parents as a kid. Either way, This Old House seems to be a pretty beloved series, and one that never declined in quality as time went on. And time did go on, by the way. If you didn’t know, it’s still on TV and has been since 1979! The Good Place The reason The Good Place gets so many rave reviews from folks is because of how meticulously the writers planned out the show’s four seasons. That’s also why it never seems to decline in quality. It’s rare a popular comedy show knows when to call it quits. I guess The Good Place’s writers might be among the few comedians that’ll find themselves in The Good Place one day… Maybe. Not only was this show amazing for all the reasons we usually like shows (great writing, funny, amazing actors), it was also super unique in its storytelling. By changing the time period the show is set (but following the same bloodline) it manages to stay fresh through each of the 4 seasons. The It Crowd As a computer nerd, The IT Crowd is definitely my style of comedy. Yet another British sitcom for this list, The IT Crowd avoids software bugs for 4 hilarious seasons. Stargate has had ups and downs through the many series and spinoffs, but it’s hard to disagree SG-1 isn’t one of the best – if not the best – in the Stargate universe. At the very least it happens to be the one I like best! Someone said this about Stargate SG-1 that I totally agree with: “It was a show that knew what it was.” Leave it to a group of Canadian comedy legends to create such a perfect show! Schitt’s Creek featured an immense amount of character growth (and way too many quotable scenes) for a comedy during its 6 seasons. 12 Movies Where the Bad Guys Won Instead of the Heroes We all love to root for the villain every now and then! On that subject, we rounded up some of the best movies where the bad guys won instead of the heroes. I can’t believe how many great answers there were to this question from movie buffs! 12 TV Shows That Started Off Amazing but Became Unwatchable Sometimes shows start off great but then, for whatever reason, change their format. We wanted to know what people felt were the worst culprits for TV shows that started off amazing but became unwatchable later on. As always, the internet’s answers didn’t disappoint. 12 TV Shows That Are Often Called “The Best TV Show Ever” This is such a subjective topic. While I’d love to share my thoughts on the best TV show ever, I thought it would be better to scour the internet to find out what, in your opinion, is the best show ever from a variety of fans. The Abrupt Endings of These 8 Netflix Shows That Left Viewers Unsatisfied The worst part of having your favorite show canceled is that you never get to see the ending and never find out what happened to all the characters. If there was a good ending, the fans might not be upset! 10 Overrated Netflix Shows That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype Ever watched a show that was so hyped up but you thought was terrible? The show everyone was talking about and watching and you just couldn’t see the appeal? That was the question posted on Reddit, “Which Netflix show is overrated?”

Council is aware customers are experiencing issues when using Facebook to login or register for Online Services accounts. We apologise for the inconvenience. We are working to rectify the issue as quickly as possible. Information regarding flood waste, skip bins, damage assessments, and support services is available for residents affected by the recent flooding event. Flood recovery resources Council has adopted an As Constructed Data Standard that incorporates the Asset Design as Constructed (ADAC) specification. ADAC provides a standard specification for describing asset design and as constructed data. The data from an As Constructed Survey is transformed into an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file in accordance with the relevant ADAC Data Schema, which is then loaded into Council systems for validation and acceptance. The ADAC specification is defined in the ADAC XML schema located on the IPWEAQ website and is utilised by council to transfer asset information into its corporate systems. The As Constructed Data Standard applies to the following infrastructure asset types. The version of the Schema that Council accepts is detailed within the ADAC Submission Guidelines(PDF, 2MB). More information on the ADAC process, data schema, available tools and supporting agencies can be found on the IPWEAQ website. Council has developed a set of guidelines for the submission of ADAC XML files, which when followed, will ensure the creation of compliant ADAC XML data. View the ADAC Submission Guidelines(PDF, 2MB). Council has also developed an ADAC Submission Checklist(PDF, 961KB) to assist users in the creation of compliant ADAC data.

This article is part of the SoleNumbers Series. SoleNumber 1 | SoleNumber 2 | SoleNumber 3 | SoleNumber 4 | SoleNumber 5 | SoleNumber 6 | SoleNumber 7 | SoleNumber 8 | SoleNumber 9 There are certain physical items that have the same energy as the Star Child, things that vibrate at their wavelength. And these provide a wonderful, positive, lifelong addition throughout their life. Star children have a special colour, a unique gemstone, their own essential oil, a shape, an animal instinct, and a musical instrument that enhances their energy and helps them feel great. Children with a number 8 SoleNumber are our Star Children, and they are curious and connected. A Star is a brilliant heavenly body, and Star Children are the brilliant minds of the world. The superpower of the Star Child is Brain Power. This means that they are an intellectual person who is curious, needs process, is unique and is kind. The colour for the Star Child is purple, any shade of purple. Darker colours have a softer vibration than lighter colours. Purple commands attention and respect. It stimulates the mind and brings awareness of potentials. Purple can be introduced in bedding, clothing, or décor. The gemstone for the Star Child is amethyst. This gemstone brings good fortune. It clears personal energy and promotes clear thinking and respect. Gemstones may be placed in your child’s bedroom or worn as jewelry. Orange is the essential oil that most closely matches the natural vibration of the Star Child. It promotes feelings of happiness and generosity and joyful and positive thoughts. Once your child is over 5 years old, essential oils can be lightly spritzed onto porous materials, such as clothing and bed linens. The upright rectangular shape represents the intellectual person who is curious, needs process and is unique and kind. Upright rectangular shapes can be introduced in creative play and artwork, as well as ornaments in the bedroom. Of all the animals, hawks have the same energy as your Star Child. Hawks are instinctive, calm and freedom loving. They are faithful and dependable. They offer sage counsel and advice. Your Star Child will love movies, books, toys and creative play about hawks. Keyed instruments like the piano, keyboard, synthesizer and organ are a perfect energy match for Star Children. Knowing your child’s SoleNumbers helps you uncover their Language – their words, affirmation, intention and prayer. Language is responsible for clear communication and successful interactions with your Universal Child. Using their special language helps your child understand and cope with emotions, and it is the genesis of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making. Language helps your child make sense of their experiences and the world around them. Knowing this, contributes to understanding your child at a deep level, and helps you to become the best parent you can be. A parent who provides a happy, loving and nurturing environment. The day that you were born is a remarkable day and there is an energy that is carried forward into your life. Your SoleNumbers help guide you in life and contain remarkable insights into what drives you and what makes you great. You can work out your Governing SoleNumber and your Next Best Step SoleNumber, using the formulas in the first SoleNumbers blog. Your birthdate actually gives you 11 SoleNumbers and these can be discovered by requesting your SoleNumbers report here. You can receive your SoleNumbers report by donation. Author: Dr. Debra Ford Msc.D. Dr. Debra is one of the world’s foremost experts in metaphysical energy. She has a doctorate in metaphysical science and is a metaphysical philosophy teacher. She is an ordained minister and member of the American Metaphysical Doctors Association and the Canadian International Metaphysical Ministry. Dr. Debra’s work is based on the Tao. She is the author of 17 books including ‘SolePath the path to purpose and a beautiful life‘, ‘Daily Pulse, rhythm of the Tao‘ and her children’s book ‘Emilia Rose and the rainbow adventure’. Join Dr. Debra on the Insight Timer meditation app for guided meditations, LIVE meditations, mentoring, courses, workshops and more. What is Metaphysics? It is one of the main branches of philosophy (along with epistemology, logic, ethics) and deals with the nature of existence, truth and knowledge. What is SolePath? Everyone is born with a SolePath. It is your unique, individual Spiritual Personality Profile. ‘Sole’ because it is solely about you. ‘Path’ because it guides you on your life’s journey. Grateful thanks to Dr. Janice Brown for the wonderful blog images.

As winter loosen’s its grip (for the most part) and we transition into spring, it’s time to get an inventory check on your fishing gear (we’ll call it Spring Cleaning). If you’ve already got a floating line, but don’t already have an intermediate or sinking line in your lineup, you’ll want to look at investing in these. You’ll be able to target more fish and be able to adjust to almost any type of water depth/scenario. First and foremost, you’ll need to make sure you have the right rod for the type of water you are fishing, second you need to have the right type of line to deliver flies effectively to these fish. Your reel is important, but only has one purpose – to hold line. You really don’t need a strong drag system unless you are targeting large fish that are known to take you to your backing. If you want to spend $500 on a bright and colorful reel to target trout, bass, and carp – go for it – but you’ll be able to get the same job done with a reel that is half or more than half the cost. Save that money to invest in your next fishing trip or maybe even to get an additional spool with a different type of line. TFO has three reels (with spare spool options) that cover the bases for any type of species you’re looking to target on the fly. Here’s a break down of each of them. NXT Black Label Reel -Starting at $79.95, and spare spools starting at $40, the NXT Black Label series of reels set a new benchmark for performance at an affordable price. Machined, cast aluminum frame, ported to reduce weight and featuring a machined handle drag knob and spool release for increased durability during rigorous use. The NXT Black Label series utilizes a stacked, alternating disc drag system that delivers plenty of drag pressure, with no startup inertia. Easy LH/RH conversion (no tools needed) and all reels come packaged in a black neoprene pouch. The three reel series is perfect for trout, warm water species and even light saltwater applications. BVK SD Reel – A step up from the NXT Black Label reel, both in performance and in componentry, is the popular BVK SD reel. We took the successful BVK series of reels, added a fully sealed drag system and didn’t raise the price one penny! Introducing the BVK SD series of reels: A fully-sealed drag system with super easy LH/RH retrieve changes and minimal maintenance. The drag system is fully sealed Delrin® and stainless-steel to keep the drag clean and functioning in rough and dirty environments. This new drag system provides a noticeably broader range of resistance. The BVK SD series of reels are machined aluminum and anodized for durability and use in fresh or saltwater. The super large arbor design gives these reels huge line capacity and enables the angler to pick up line with incredible efficiency. The four reel series is perfect for everything from rainbow trout and bass all the way to bonefish and baby tarpon. All models of the BVK SD come packaged in a black nylon reel pouch. POWER REEL – For those looking to target larger species (albies, tuna, salmon, etc) that are notorious for ripping line out and quickly taking you to your backing, the Power Reel is fully anodized and dramatically ported to reduce weight, without sacrificing housing or spool strength. Unlike most drawbar reels that use coil springs for drag plate pressure, the Power reel utilizes a series of conical spring washers. Carbon fiber-stainless steel brakes make a drag system that has a large range resistance with nearly exact “click” values. Even the drag knob is adjustable allowing you to manage the minimum drag resistance. With a clutch bearing for minimizing startup inertia and easy LH/RH conversion, the TFO Power reel is a perfect match to our line-up of single and two-handed rods.

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This Can't Be Retail This Can't Be Retail Having done extensive work globally on the future of retail, we were approached with helping a company to proactively adapt to the changing context of the retail sector. Using a process of strategic disruption, we shared our insights on the future of retail and customer engagement. This was followed by a session mapping out the companies competitive positioning, market segmentation as well as its potential for differentiation. We co-created an innovative strategy that has allowed the company to reposition itself in the market Feedback from the CEO: WOW! At a time when we felt quite overwhelmed, The Strategists provided deep insight into our sector, the cognitive mindsets of our clients, the impact of technology as well as how to navigate all of this complexity. We came in confused but left with a sense of purpose, an exciting strategy that has really shifted the market and a unified team. I am truly grateful Other case studies Developing innovation is a daunting task for any firm. The Strategists not only aimed to create a plan for the way forward, but also a method to integrate strategic thinking, innovative planning and an innovation focused, corporate culture vertically throughout the firm. Digitising a long-standing industry is a daunting task. With so many practices and approaches already implemented in a manner that seeks no renovation, applying an innovative approach to streamlining tasks, administration and operations can only be done through the use of technology. The management of a firm operating in a single industry is already complex. Doing so for an overseas conglomerate that operates throughout multiple industries is as complex as it gets. Logistics are not only an integral part of any firm, they also fulfil a major contribution to a country’s ability to transport goods, deliver packages and automate the commerce transfers on a national scale. We were approached by a retail group that is nationally renowned for excellent products at an affordable price range. To implement their rationale “As good as the Best for Less,” The Strategists team was brought on board for a unique development initiative within their national strategy. We are moving into a discontinuous, disruptive, digital world underpinned by rapid disintermediation and sector shifts. Large firms and industries as a whole are faced with developing this muscle and building an innovation culture that adapts and overcomes while also remaining profitable and seeing growth.

- Balochistan coastal areas are not connected to the national grid and dependent on Iranian power supply, says energy minister Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said on Thursday that the Pakistani authorities have requested the Iranian government to normalise its power supply situation, amid load shedding in Balochistan’s coastal region. In a series of tweets on Thursday, the federal minister informed that power shortfalls in Iran have led to load shedding in Pakistan’s Gwadar, Turbat and Makraan regions. “These areas are not connected to the national grid and dependent on Iranian power supply,” said Azhar. The federal minister added that they have taken up the issue with its neighbour and requested them to normalise the power supply. The port city of Gwadar is a vital cog in the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment plan aiming to link western China to the southern Pakistani port of Gwadar. Iran has been hit by severe water shortages in recent weeks, which has led to outages in areas supplied power by hydroelectric plants. Meanwhile, Azhar said that work is also in progress on connecting these areas with the national grid. “This involves laying transmission lines for hundreds of kilometers. This project will be completed within two years,” said Azhar. Azhar in a meeting with the Iranian ambassador informed that the power outage in some areas of Balochistan is due to power shortfall in Iran. The Energy Minister urged to restore power supply to Balochistan as soon as possible. The Iranian envoy assured the minister of speedy restoration of power. On Wednesday, the Secretary Power and CEO Qesco informed the Senate Standing Committee on Power committee that Iran is not supplying 100MW electricity as per the agreement as it is also facing load shedding these days.

In the aviation world there are some terrific phrases bandied about like “It’s all about the passenger experience” and “We are investing a lot into the customer journey”. Investment reaching into the billions is definitely a sign of intent of how the passenger experience is going to change, but there’s a big ‘but’. In reality what such phrases seem to mean are better seats, better in-flight entertainment systems and inflight connectivity or investment in new aircraft to reduce the overall age of the fleet; there is also a bit of ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ as well.You can make a cabin environment look great, and you can make people supposedly feel more comfortable or more entertained, but there always seems to be a commercial agenda behind these investments rather than a genuine desire to change for the better. I have worked on airline liveries and interiors, during which I took into consideration the whole passenger experience. For example, when working with two low-cost carriers in Europe recently, we identified a pinch point related to queuing protocol at check-in/bag drop. We devised wayfinding signage that deployed good and appropriate humor and clear instruction so passengers genuinely felt that they were being dealt with like human beings,and were not simply a passenger number being processed through the system. Some of the critical commercial factors for airlines include saving weight, reducing fuel costs, and increasing passenger density per aircraft to deliver better yields. These are all very practical and eminently sensible aims, but let’s not try and masquerade this work as making the passenger experience better. It is ultimately people that make the difference. Incredibly talented designers, engineers and manufacturers spend months and years developing innovative solutions for the interiors of aircraft. But when airlines cut staff or engineer costs out of their business through punitive staff contracts, you end up with quite a demotivated work force that fails to engage with the passenger and may not deliver the experience that any traveler hopes for be that a GB£35 seat in economy or a £3,500 seat in business. Experiences are built upon many different levels and I do think airlines need to think very carefully about where investment is made, and how. Every physical environment is extremely important, but alongside this we also need to treat passengers with dignity, respect, care and comfort, regardless of the class in which they choose to travel. As we continue to move towards some utterly brilliant ideas in respect of aircraft interiors we also need to work hard to update and innovate our thinking in the way we serve passengers. If we really want to say with absolute authority “it’s all about the passenger experience” then we need to think bigger and broader in the way we deliver solutions. About six years ago I had a long conversation with an airline about introducing and making provision for female-only toilets on board their fleet. It never happened with that particular airline, but it only took All-Nippon Airways (ANA) a year to realize the potential of this idea and then to introduce it in 2010. Another area where a new aproach could be made is the provision of amenity kits, which in some cases are becoming a nearly pointless piece of whimsical theater. The contents of the kits have been reduced to the bare minimum when in actual fact airlines should be doing the reverse. For an extra 75p or £1 per unit you could surprise and delight each and every eligible passenger. Split the kits by male and female and focus in on the tiny details that can often make such a profound difference to the passenger experience. That to me is brave experiential change for good, and along with the usual and expected cabin environment upgrades and changes, they make for a powerful proposition but change cannot be built around just one of those elements. Ultimately it’s not just about a comfy seat, some decent films and being able to work through your emails at 36,000ft. It’s often about those very small, well thought-out details that make passengers feel valued and wanted. Then the experience stands out and is recounted or relayed positively, as opposed to one that falls at the first hurdle. James Acton is co-founder and director of The Brand Nursery, an independent branding agency based in Leeds, UK. It has worked alongside Transvania (part of Air France/KLM group), Air Europe and recently undertook a complete livery re-design of Jet2.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Netflix has low-key been killing it with the YA adaptations lately. Heartstopper is one of the latest additions to the list and possibly the most adorable. If you’re unfamiliar, it follows an out year 10 student named Charlie and year 11 rugby player Nick at a British all-boys grammar school. On paper, Charlie and Nick seem to be polar opposites. That is until the one semester when they’re assigned seats next to each other. Nick knows that Charlie was outed a while back and bullied as a result, but that’s about it. Meanwhile, Charlie knows that he has a crush on Nick almost immediately. Feelings start to develop for Nick as well before long, but neither is quite sure how to proceed. For one, Nick is still figuring out his sexuality. In fact, one of the things that’s great about Heartstopper is its range in representation. There are people still questioning, like Nick, and there are those who are proudly out. There are lesbian, bi, gay, trans, and asexual characters, and while there is some homophobia, there is so much queer joy to be had throughout the series. And, as Nick and Charlie explore their relationship, there’s a great cast of friends to support them along the way. The items here capture the sweetness of Nick and Charlie’s interactions and blossoming relationship. After you’ve read the books and watched all the episodes, here are pins, stickers, earrings, phone cases, and other items to make sure you’ll have that dose of preciousness everyday. Cute button alert! Here is a choice of precious buttons to pin somewhere. $8+ These stickers are deliciously saturated and feature all the feels! $6 *sings off key* What about your friends?! Rep the Heartstopper crew with this super cute sweatshirt. Tip: The seller allows different colors if you message them. $19+ Cute book cover earrings that can come with the fishhook back or as clip-ons. $12+ Get another iconic Heartstopper duo in sticker form! There are different sizes, which start at $5 Can bookish people ever have enough totes? Especially cute ones?? $19 Protect your phone with Nick and Charlie’s signature greeting to each other. So precious. $20 Keep place with this shiny, customizable bookmark. $7 Portrait earrings of Nick and Charlie from the show so they can live in your ears rent free instead of just in your head. $6+ Keep your keys cute with these keychains of illustrated Charlie and Nick. $15 I’m pretty sure vanilla, cotton, and cozy sweaters are what real love smells like. Get this candle for $7. Luckily, while you’re waiting for your goodies to arrive, you check out these other books like Heartstopper.

Launch of Australia's New Development Policy Good afternoon, thank you Penny, Jan and Rod. I too acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we gather today, and elders, past and present. I also acknowledge members of the diplomatic corps, parliamentary colleagues and representatives from the development sector who play such an important role in development efforts around the world. As the Foreign Minister has said, Australia's development program is a vital tool for advancing a peaceful, stable and prosperous region. The world and our region have never been more connected. Our region's resilience and success are in all our interests. That is why we are so committed to working with our neighbours to alleviate poverty, strengthen their resilience and help achieve their development aspirations. We have committed an additional $1.7 billion in new development assistance since the Albanese Government was elected, just over one year ago—as well as sustainable year on year growth over the longer term. Australia knows we aren't the only player in international development. But the way we go about development assistance is unique. I like to describe our approach to development assistance in five ways: - It is based on the priorities of our partners - We are transparent - It is not transactional - We use every opportunity to drive local employment, procurement and skills development, and - It is a high-quality offering. All of this is central to the implementation of our new International Development Policy, which we launch today. Through this policy and its accompanying performance and delivery framework, the Albanese Government will improve the quality and effectiveness of our development investments. And central to this is strengthening our in-house development capability – the knowledge, skills and tools to address the wide-ranging needs of our region... …As well as strengthening partnerships: with governments and communities, with NGOs, experts, the private sector and multilateral organisations to increase our impact. We also recognise the potential of the Government's development program to catalyse other sources of funding for positive impact around the region. So, I am delighted to share today, the results of the Development Finance Review that was one of our election commitments. We will implement the Development Finance Review's recommendations, adding to our development financing toolkit. This comes with a responsibility to deliver financing that delivers high quality development impact, and doesn't burden our neighbours with unmanageable debt. As recommended by the Review, we are significantly increasing the blended finance capability of the development program by establishing Australian Development Investments. This will be a new vehicle providing up to $250 million as a catalyst for private impact investment in the Indo-Pacific. ADI will build on the Emerging Market Impact Investment Fund pilot program. This proved the enormous potential of blending government finance with the private sector to generate social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. Multilateral development banks, supported by Australia, also have a vital role to play. We are focused on supporting reforms so the banks can deliver innovative forms of finance and high-quality, climate-resilient infrastructure... ...that maximises use of local content and employment with long-term maintenance guarantees. Importantly, the new policy, the Development Finance Review and our new performance framework all recognise the need to look beyond Government to achieve the development aspirations of the region. We will do this on several fronts. Firstly, civil society is a critical focus in our policy. That is why we will design a new Civil Society Partnerships Fund, alongside the longstanding Australian NGO Cooperation Program. Secondly, by releasing the Development Finance Review today alongside our policy, we are ready to invest alongside others and amplify our development impact together. This is why we will establish a dedicated unit in DFAT to work more closely with philanthropic organisations and impact investors. And finally, we want this policy and the Development Finance Review to serve as a signpost to Australian institutions and entities operating in the region to guide engagement that supports positive development impact. In recognising just how much our future is tied to the region around us, this should be a whole-of-nation effort. We are on a journey to re-build our development program into one which works better to: - improve the lives of people in our developing country partners - advance our mutual interests in a peaceful and prosperous region, and - embody Australia's values and reflect who we are. A journey that is marked today with the launch of this new policy. - Minister's office: (02) 6277 7840 - DFAT Media Liaison: (02) 6261 1555

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The way we work is changing rapidly, and so we need new tools and a new mindset to succeed. In this series, Prönö’s founder Helene Auramo shares her vision of the future of work. She wants you to find new ideas for both your own work and leading others. In this third part of the series, Helene shares her thoughts on why the world needs to be softer in the future. I believe that we are moving to a purpose-driven world. That changes the way we do business, and it also integrates consciousness into our business models. Let’s look at one great example of this. Putting purpose at the center Business Roundtable made a statement last year that companies should redefine their purpose to benefit all stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. This statement was signed by 181 American CEOs who committed to lead their companies towards this objective. You can read more about the statement here. The interesting change is how the purpose of benefiting just the shareholders is moving into a wider perspective that includes the communities in which they work, for example. This also means protecting the environment and respecting the people in these communities. It won’t be long before this perspective spreads to an even wider scope beyond just nearby communities. “This new statement better reflects the way corporations can and should operate today. It affirms the essential role corporations can play in improving our society when CEOs are truly committed to meeting the needs of all stakeholders,” said Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson and Chair of the Business Roundtable Corporate Governance Committee. Generating profits and returning value to shareholders is not enough anymore. A wider view is necessary. That’s why companies need to have a purpose, and it can’t be just creating shareholder value anymore. That’s why values in a purpose-driven work-life are crucial. And it is important to integrate them into all companies, big and small. Conscious business on the rise We at Prönö see the future as bright and promising. One big reason is that conscious business practices are rising. A good starting point is that companies should do no harm: to neither humans nor the environment. However, many companies that do conscious business now talk about the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. As sustainability influencer Outi Pyy said in our interview with her, sustainability will be integrated into everything we do within 20 years. And this is where our hope is because we need to make the world a better place for future generations. We at Prönö want to also help people and companies to find individuals with similar values. If one of the core values at a company is sustainability, why wouldn’t they want to buy services from people who have the same goals? Previously, they may not have been able to find those companies and people, but now they can. We at Prönö have developed a platform and a search tool able to do just that. Your success is my success In these times, it is important to define success: from a business perspective but also from a personal point of view. We really need to reconsider what success really is. Prönö has established its foundation on the idea that “Your success is my success”, and this leads to a very important notion: if you succeed, it creates good things for all of us. On the other hand, you should also not succeed at the expense of others (or the environment). This is the foundation for conscious business. We must redefine success in a way that lets us continue to make a profit, but it must not be at the expense of the environment or other people. Let’s ensure the goodness spreads around us.

Color through the holidays with the critters that call the farm home! LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS - A Wreath Roost – Zephyr and Aurora the Cardinals - A Grand Sight – Cecil the Horse Admiring the Decorations - This is a Good Story – Audie the Sheltie Puppy - Rehearse or Sound Worse – Red Knight the Rooster - Mother Duck’s Nest – Port the Duck - Tuning the Instruments – Blackberry the Bunny and Tater the Turkey - Goat Kid Mountain – Mussette and Hornpipes on Hay Bales - A Quilt for Grandma Duck – Starboard the Duck - Kitty Crafting – Kittens Fiddle and Cello Play with Ribbons - Destuffing the Stockings – Elkinie the Goat - “Checking” the Naughty List – Hornpipes the Goat - A Noble Knight Guarding the Castle – Blueberry the Bunny - Curiosity for Christmas – Sterling the Squirrel - Homemade Ornaments – Claire the Chick - Christmas Trees are for Nesting – Isabella the Hen with Andreas and Ferdinand the Chicks - Encore – Clara the Mouse, a Rocking Horse, and Music Boxes - A Christmas Light – Tapper the Cardinal Looking Through the Window to Caterpillars on a Lantern - Guarding the Flock – June the Lamb with Stuffed Lion Toy - Down the Stairs – Penny Whistle the Cat - Muley Christmas – Flap Ears and Tumbleweed the Mules - Checking the Pantry – Scout the Duck and Squeaky the Mouse - Joy to the World – Baby Abby the Cow and Baby Sarah the Calf - Peace on Earth – Audie the Puppy and Cecil the Horse - Goodnight to All – Critters Camping Under the Christmas Tree THIS COLORING COLLECTION, AS WITH ALL OF LISA’S COLORING BOOKS, IS AVAILABLE IN THREE EDITIONS: - Two printed book editions are available via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other book stores. - A Left-handed Edition features the same coloring pages on the left page when the book is opened to two pages. - A Right-handed Edition features coloring pages on odd pages, or the right page when the book is open. These options allow the colorist to choose whichever edition allows the coloring hand freedom to express best by placing the spine, or binding opposite the coloring hand. Coloring Page Illustrations are on one side of the paper with the page title if faded gray in case you want to cut out or take apart the book to color, frame, or share. Printed Books contain 2 copies each of 24 coloring pages as the cost to print is the same for 24 coloring pages as it is for 48. Lisa has chosen to duplicate them for twice the fun that can be colored a new way, fix mistakes, or shared with a colorist friend. Please note, unfortunately, the artist does not get to choose the paper thickness of printed books. Hence the next option. - A printable digital download edition is available in our online store in PDFs. PDFs are the easiest format to combine pages and most devices have access to free PDF readers. These files once downloaded can be printed on the paper of your choice. The full collection comes with the Title Page, copyright page, and other extra pages in case you want to bind your own book, put your pages in an album, or just organize them together. The extra pages also have extra coloring fun. Published on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Book/Coloring Page Size: 8.5″ x 11″ Coloring Pages in Printed Books: 48 (plus extras on other pages) Different Illustrations: 24 BUY EITHER PRINTED BOOK EDITION FROM AMAZON AT THE FOLLOWING LINKS: Amazon also offers a “Look Inside” Previewer to see the Title Copyright, and a few other pages. A Mini Preview of all 24 images is on the back cover of the book as well.

This genuine leather himber card wallet is custom made for poker size playing cards and can be used with most packet tricks and business cards or folded bills. Himber Card Wallet Plus has additionally included two brown Tyvek Himber Card Envelopes as a set, which gives you the options from two way out to eight way out, if you wish. The Himber Card Wallet can allow you to make a card appear or disappear in the wallet, which means you can perform cards to impossible locations at ease. Also included are three professional routines by Wayne Dobson plus Alan Wong's own favourite routine: MISSING THINK - Spectator's freely selected card disappeared and reappeared inside the wallet -TWICE. PERSONAL FX - Three business cards correctly predict where someone places their mobile phone, keys and wallet. MENTAL ALL BACKS - Spectator names any card, then shows a misprinted deck of all backs, with a wave the whole deck is printed and the spectator's named card is now in the wallet. WONG WAYOUT - With a shuffled borrowed deck, the spectator handles the cards, deals any number of cards into different piles and freely chooses any one pile. The top card on their chosen pile matches your prediction inside an envelope in a wallet openly placed in front of them all the time. Out Of Stock! We will notify you when this product becomes available.

Watermelon Seed Nutrition The nutritional value of watermelon seeds is granted once they are “sprouted,” which are germinated and tend to be higher in nutrients compared to their non-sprouted counterparts. Essentially, and in the case of watermelon seeds, sprouting removes the black shells that block the nutrients within the seeds’ inner layer. According to USDA’s National Nutrient Database, sprouted watermelon seeds supplies 160 calories, 10 grams of protein, 11 grams of fat, four grams of carbohydrate, and one gram of fiber per one ounce. Watermelon seeds are also a rich source of folate, niacin, thiamin, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, and zinc. The Top 6 Watermelon Seed Benefits 1. Makes A Nutritious Snack Rather than reaching towards the chip bag, fill that snack craving with nutrient-dense watermelon seeds. The high protein and healthy fat content can minimize hunger levels to keep you fueled and nourished until your next meal. 2. Supports Muscle While watermelon lacks protein itself, snacking on the seeds offers 10 grams per ounce! But not only are they a convenient choice following a workout, but vegetarian and vegan-friendly. 3. Promotes Cardiovascular Health Watermelon seeds can promote cardiovascular health many ways. Being a good source of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. According to the American Heart Association, these fats are useful in protecting against heart attack and stroke, and lowering levels of “bad” cholesterol in the blood. The iron it supplies is also vital in carrying oxygenated blood throughout the body. The magnesium in watermelon ensure good functioning of heart, regulate metabolic process and maintain high blood pressure. 4. Cares for Skin and Hair Watermelon seeds can promote skin and hair care related to a number of factors. First off, protein is essential for skin and hair growth, while the healthy fat profile staves against a dry and dull appearance and keeps skin looking and feeling hydrated and moisturized. 5. Manages Diabetes The careful unification and ratio of protein, carb, and fat can help stabilize blood sugar levels. Magnesium also regulates the metabolism of carbohydrate, which can directly impact blood sugar level. 6. Supports the Nervous System Watermelon seeds supply a large volume of B vitamins, which play a key role in keeping the brain and nervous system. The vitamins also prevent against central nervous system and mood disorders, along with various forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. How to Enjoy Watermelon Seeds First off, you really should not be consuming the seeds directly from the fruit, but rather giving them a little more time and attention in the kitchen. Prepare watermelon seeds with the following steps: - Fill a mason jar with the black watermelon seeds and warm water. Allow to soak overnight, or eight to 12 hours. - Drain the seeds and rinse with fresh water, repeating this process at least twice a day. - Within a few days, the sprouts will be noticeable and ready to roast (see ya, unappealing black outer shell)! - Be sure seeds are completely dry then transfer to a baking sheet. Add a drizzle of olive oil and seasonings as preferred. Mix until evenly coated and dispersed across the pan. - Put pan into a 375°F oven and roast for approximately 10 minutes. - Take the dried seeds out of the oven and enjoy as a snack or add to granolas, oats, salads, fried rice, soups, etc. for added nutrients and crunch!

With Breezy HR, Power Pivot Pro was able to give their hiring process an update that it so desperately needed. Update the recruitment process to align with your business growth Rob Collie is a Power BI pioneer who knows good people when he sees them. As Founder and CEO of P3, he’s the spiritual leader of the business—but he couldn’t create the billion-dollar value for clients without his right-hand man, Kellan Danielson. Together they’ve propelled the company forward but like most fresh startups, when Rob first launched P3 it was a solo operation—and wearing all the hats made recruiting hard. “When I founded P3 I needed to find more people because I'd grown, but there was too much work for me to do by myself and I didn't have time. I knew the people I’d find weren't going to be living in my city. I wasn't going to get to do face to face. I wasn't going to get to put people on an airplane [like I could in my previous role at Microsoft] and fly them out and put them up in a hotel.” So, his first task was to create a test project he could deliver via email. At this point, Kellan was in charge of recruiting—but when he went on his honeymoon, a rogue employee switched the hiring process over to Breezy without telling anyone. Luckily, it turned out to be the perfect surprise. 😅 “When I went on the honeymoon, our other business partner took it upon himself to implement Breezy while I was gone. Sometimes we might consider that a bad thing but, in this situation, the process needed updating, and he implemented Breezy in just a few days’ time—which is unheard of. You can't implement a system in that amount of time. It’s kind of incredible.” Rob and Kellan were skeptical about recruitment software—but with a hiring process so desperately in need of an update, they were more than willing to give Breezy a go. The perfect-fit ATS that actually makes you smile Once Rob and Kellan started organizing applicants inside Breezy, they realized they’d finally found the tool they’d been looking for. Finally, they’d found a software to help streamline their process and offer an awesome candidate experience. “We don't have an HR department—we’re it. Before Breezy, we would either be bogged down in hiring, or we would forget [to contact candidates] for days at a time. And so, we’d discourage people or make them feel we weren't worth working for because we couldn’t even get back to them. We simply could not exist without these tools and I actually believe that.” For Rob and Kellan, they’d found a match made in heaven—Breezy fit the exact needs of the company. Less wasted time, more quality candidates The first thing Rob and Kellan noticed was the time Breezy saved them. Automated emails and customizable stage actions meant they no longer wasted time on mundane tasks and could handle much larger candidate volumes - which is a necessity when you’re maintaining such a high quality bar. “It wouldn’t be feasible to broadly advertise job openings without a good automation system to filter candidates out initially. If we had to handle all that manually, we'd probably say we're just not going to advertise. [Breezy’s automation] allows us to throw a larger net.” But it’s not just about time saved: the P3 team are all about people-first hiring and candidate experience is their #1 priority. “We try really hard to be very, very friendly with candidates. Because we know we're touching so many people and we're only hiring or offering 2% of them. That means we're out there potentially influencing future clients inadvertently… Plus we really do just sincerely care. We want people to feel good about the whole process, even though very few will receive an offer. We have a rallying cry internally which is ‘No robots’, but we like the personalized robots.” As a tech pro, the way tools run is super important to Rob—and Breezy hits the mark. “I like the interface. I like how clean it is. It's easy to understand. This is what I used to do for Microsoft—design interfaces and deal with technical challenges. Breezy feels like a simple tool. Usually when you discover a simple tool it's not a comprehensive tool—but Breezy is a simple tool that does everything we need. And that's a rare piece of software.”

✓ Spiritual Gem Necklace ✓ Gemstone jewelry ✓ Earthy style A beautiful, earthy necklace, handmade made of real labradorite and moonstone gems attached to a 925 sterling silver rose-gilded chain. The two gems are wire-wrapper with a copper-like chain and hang on the minimalist, narrow chain. Labradorite is a special kind of gemstone, has a beautiful, blue-green color with some mystical traces, while the moonstone has a minimalist shimmering white color. The two crystals are wrapped with copper wire, as this results in an amazing contrast between the two-tone combination. Labradorite is known for its changing colors, so it is no surprise that this gem is known as a stone of transformation, but due to the amazing colors he is also called the stone of the dragon heart. While the moonstone comes with other properties, it creates an aura protective and balancing necklace when the two crystals are used together. In antiquity, it was asserted that the vibrations of these crystals offer far-reaching protection against each poor energy and negativity. Simple but unique jewelry that is perfect for daily wearing has a natural style. Jewelry is always the best gift idea for you, would be a perfect gift for wedding, birthday, christmas, anniversary, engagement, degree, yogi, meditation, etc. - Moonstone & Labradorite Crystal Necklace - 925 sterling silver, rose gilded chain - Dimensions: - Chain length 50 cm - Stone size approx. 1.5 cm - The chain length can be extended or shortened on request - All our products correspond to German standards and are suitable for allergy sufferers - is lovingly packed in our jewelry box, ready to give away - Handmade, unique jewelry - Perfect gift idea - Care: easy to cleanse your jewelry with a damp cotton cloth slightly to remove surface dirt or dust. - If you have any questions, please send me a message - Shipping within Germany takes place with DHL and usually takes 1-3 working days, - To Austria, France and other European countries about 3-5 days. - In Switzerland, to Luxembourg and Poland we ship with registered airmail. - Orders to the US are sent with TRACKING with USPS and it takes about 7-14 days - Everywhere else it takes about 2-3 weeks. Visit my shop for more https://www.etsy.com/shop/madamlili

Nexters releases Q4 2022 and whole 2002 financial and operational results OPAP Limassol International Marathon During these hard times we’d like to keep you informed on what’s been happening at our company. Radisson Blu Larnaca International Marathon is a prominent sporting event held annually in Larnaca, Cyprus. The creation of the playground was sponsored by Nexters. The Managing Director thanked the Municipality. Let’s Make Cyprus Green is a Cyprus registered non governmental/profit organization on a mission to spread awareness to the public about the negative human impacts on the planet, particularly, the harm done by excessive waste and the use of plastic.

They say the one thing in your home you should spend decent money on is the place you spend the most of your time – your bed. If you’re going to spend almost 3000 hours a year lying on a mattress, surely it’s worth investing the money in having a decent one? So what’s the guitarist equivalent of a mattress? Well, it certainly doesn’t compare in price, but as a guitarist you’re going to spend every minute you stand playing the guitar with a strap thrown over your shoulder. Now many people think straps don’t really matter, and pick up whatever $5 plain black strap is for sale at the guitar store – and then they hang potentially thousands of dollars off it. You see the problem? The other issue with cheap straps is they tend to essentially rest on a thin line of real estate across your shoulder, and for players with heavy guitars (I see you Gibson), this is a recipe for disaster. So what’s the solution? Levy’s have been making awesome leather straps since Dennis Levy accepted some leather working tools instead of cash for an odd job in 1973 and realized he actually kind of enjoyed it. Fast forward 50 years and they’re THE maker of premium leather straps for not only guitarists, but bassists, sax players, and even outdoor enthusiasts. In this KillerGuitarRigs Review, we’ll be looking at one of their most revered leather guitar straps, the PM32CH-BRN 3 inch wide garment leather strap. Our friends at Sweetwater sent us the strap after reading our guide to neck dive, but they had no input as to the content of this review, and everything covered below is our own opinion. If you’re in the market for a grown-up’s guitar strap, you’ll definitely want to keep on reading. Who is This For? The PM32CH-BRN 3 inch wide garment leather strap is a premium leather strap that has both classic styling but also modern comfort, and is perfect for anyone who knows they’re going to need some extra support. While the strap is more expensive than a plain black strap, it is a must-have for anyone who’s plaing long sets, who has a seriously heavy guitar, or is experiencing any kind of back pain that’s made worse by hanging a guitar. In addition, this one is perfect for owners of guitars that suffer from neck dive – the garment leather on the underside gives you some extra grip across your shoulder and might just stop that head from dipping without any modifications to your guitar. Leather is one of those timeless looks for a guitar strap, with everyone from Joe Perry to Slash to David Gilmour to Brian May rocking them over the years. In that tradition, the PM32 looks incredible. The strap itself is actually made from a padded core with two different kinds of leather on either side. The front has pull up leather, which we found had a really cool “lived in” feel – think of it like a relic’d guitar, a leather that’s durable but can look gloriously worn in after a time. We didn’t quite get to adding battle scars, but the strap already looked like it had character out of the box. On the underside, Levy’s have used garment leather which had this great padded feel that added tremendous comfort to the strap as it went across our shoulders – almost like a padded strap, but much more durable. That said, we found it had enough grip to hold even the most neck diving SG in place. The three inch PM32 comes in three colors – brown (which is what we had), black and tan. There’s also a 3.25” butter leather strap in brown and black, and if you’re looking for a wider range of colors, there’s a 2” model that also comes in white as well as a white with black edging color. Overall the feeling of the strap was somehow both soft and firm, with the naturally oiled leather giving a certain charming smell that we don’t expect in a strap. While the PM32 does cost more than a simple nylon or polypro strap, we could tell that this one was built to last a lifetime longer than a cheap strap. Finally this model is a generous 3” wide, ensuring the weight of the guitar is well distributed across the shoulder. Performance / Comfort As you would expect, the PM32 was incredibly comfortable – it didn’t make our Gibson Les Paul Custom suddenly 10lbs lighter, but with the weight of the guitar evenly distributed across the shoulder and with the padded feel of the strap, we definitely felt like we could wear it for much longer. In addition, as we’ve mentioned before, we found the garment leather on the underside of the strap held just about any guitar in place – super helpful if you want to take a sip of water on stage without risking your headstock knocking off a guitar amp or front row patron. The ladder style adjustment might be confusing to some who are used to the simple adjustment of a nylon strap with a plastic buckle, but after a little experimentation we found it’s actually significantly more sturdy and left us at no risk of the strap unexpectedly moving, no matter how much we practiced our “punk rock jumps”. Final thoughts on the Levy’s PM32CH-BRN 3″ Wide Garment Leather Guitar Strap We really enjoyed this strap, and of course appreciate Sweetwater sending us one to try out (you can see why they’ve been our favorite US retailer for years). The strap is not only stylish, it’s also incredibly comfortable across the shoulder, and really spreads out the weight of the guitar, making long sets a breeze, and avoiding the telltale ache you can get between your shoulder and your neck. Not only that, but as an office with several SG players, we found it kept the guitar exactly in place, and looked good doing so. Can’t say better than that!

Do you have rhubarb in the yard or freezer? Well, get it in the kitchen to make these Super Easy Rhubarb Tarts!! I adore the flavor of rhubarb in many recipes. It is unique and somewhat of a treat because it is not readily available all year round. These tarts along with a couple of other recipes that I will show you will have you enjoying rhubarb for as long as you can! Also, try our new Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Pudding Cake too for another delightful treat! I am blessed to have a ruby red varietal of rhubarb that makes the prettiest of desserts!! The stalks aren’t as tall or wide as some kinds of rhubarb but they are deep crimson in color, hence making your desserts gorgeously colored. These tarts take very few ingredients to make. Plus everything can be made ahead and then they are assembled and served. I liked doing it this way to keep everything fresh! I recently also made this amazingly moist and delicious Old Fashioned Rhubarb Loaf. The loaf is nice and moist from the inclusion of sour cream. In addition it will take you from breakfast to dessert!! Our Rhubarb Strawberry Sour Cream Pie has been a hit in this household for years. It is luscious and creamy with a crunchy topping. The sour cream adds so much to this pie, as a result making it a real show stopper. Our most popular recipe though by far has been these Rhubarb Dream Bars. These bars are very easy to make also and they are pretty in pink for a scrumptious summer treat! - 3 cups diced rhubarb - 1 Tbsp. cornstarch - 3/4 cup sugar - 1 pkg. (12) frozen tart shells baked according to pkg. and cooled - Whipped cream - Small basil or mint leaves - For the filling add the rhubarb, cornstarch and sugar to a small saucepan. Cook stirring occasionally until the rhubarb breaks down, about 5 min. Set aside to cool and then refrigerate. - When ready to serve, fill each tart with about a heaping tsp. of rhubarb, dividing among the 12 tarts. Top with whipped cream and a small basil or mint leaf.

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In episode 66, we mix in some local news while we cover the latest news covering robots, AI and social media. We look at how WeChat could have helped the Labor Party win votes in Melbourne. Telstra continues its run of bad PR with cuts to jobs. We discuss the use of robots to kill in Dallas and what that means in the gray area of robot legal policies. Microsoft lets it AI go loose in Project Malmo and explains why its betting its future on AI. A search engine company builds a car, this time it’s Alibaba in China. And lastly Twitter is spreading its sporting repertoire by discussing deals with the NBA and MLS to add to the NFL deal it already has and it also shut down tweet archive service, Post Ghost. Our feature of the week is the phenomenon that is Pokemon Go. We see kids and adults of all ages playing it and it’s barely been three days! So far, it’s taken US, AU and NZ by storm. Find out why and so much more in episode 66 of The Lazy Couch Podcast.