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Unlocking the secrets of data storytelling in 2021
- Data storytelling is the process of combining graphics and narratives to help audiences understand complex data
- There are eight types of graphs and charts that marketers can use to tell data stories
- This guide will help you understand why data storytelling is important and what best practices you should follow
We’re seeing the growing importance of storytelling with data in 2021—primarily because of the amount of data being shared with audiences over the past year.
But data needs to make sense to people if it’s to lead to better engagement and increased conversions. That’s where visualization comes in.
In this article, we will share why businesses are turning to data storytelling to tell their brand stories and to capture the imagination of their customers.
Why is storytelling with data important?
Data-driven storytelling combines data and graphics to tell a compelling story. It also gives the data more context so audiences can understand it better.
The visual representation of data lies can show readers patterns and connections they may not have deduced on their own.
Kinds of data visualizations for storytelling
There are numerous visual tools available to render data—they highlight why data visualization is important.
Some of the kinds of data visualizations for storytelling include:
- Bar Graphs
- Bubble Charts
- Line Charts
- Pie Charts
- Scatter Plots
Each visualization technique serves a purpose. Bar graphs and charts are ideal for creating comparisons, whereas line charts show linear relationships.
Maps show geographical data, like this example about the languages of the world.
Pie charts share data according to set categories, while scatter plots show relationships between multiple variables.
To understand which charts and graphs to use to tell your data story, you can refer to the below infographic.
Five advantages of data storytelling
What advantages can businesses expect when storytelling through data?
These are the questions that marketers and designers ask themselves before undertaking such a design-heavy project.
But there are several uses for data graphics that make them worth investing time and effort into.
1. Provides deeper analysis into information
If you look at the types of visualizations described above, you can see how they provide greater insight into information.
A graphic, on the other hand, tells the reader the same information in a much shorter time. This improves engagement rates and conversions.
Visuals can also convey patterns easily allowing the reader to analyze information quickly by connecting the dots themselves.
2. Promotes problem-solving
This is because decision-makers don’t have to read reams of text or sift through information on their own—the graphics do the work for them and speed up problem-solving.
3. Engages internal and external audiences
Visuals are more attractive than blocks of text—and data graphics that are well-made even more so than others.
This is because a data story is compelling in itself—numbers, percentages, relationships, and connections are all reasons for a reader to stop what they’re doing and look at your graphic.
As a result, you increase traffic and views to your content and your website, all while promoting a favorable impression of your brand.
4. Improves reporting abilities
There is so much data involved in creating reports—if they are articulated through numbers and tables, your audience will be lost, and worse, bored.
That is why great data storytelling is so important in report-making, not just to keep people interested but to tell a good story.
5. Wide reach
Graphics can be repurposed in multiple ways and for a variety of channels. Social media platforms like Twitter, which are chockful of information, require a strong visual to get attention.
That attention can be generated through data storytelling. Bite-sized visuals arrest the viewer as they’re scrolling through their feed—they’re also easy to absorb and more shareable.
A great graphic has the potential to go viral, widening the reach of your content and influence.
Data storytelling best practices
Paying heed to the importance of visualizing data means following a few best practices. You can’t create visuals without having a goal.
You also need to understand the subject matter and the needs of your audience so your data tells the story you want it to and engages your readers.
Create visual hierarchies
Hierarchies are necessary for people to read and interpret your data. Visual hierarchies are a key component of data storytelling because they help readers create context and patterns.
Since you don’t want to write too much text to explain your graphic, hierarchies are the best way to convey context. Here are the best ways to build visual hierarchies and context:
- Placement of elements from top to bottom
- Grouped elements
- Varying colors
- Varied visual styles
- Increasing font sizes
Users will be able to deduce the relationship between data and elements using the above methods.
Build trust into data visuals
The benefits of visualization are completely lost if you can’t elicit trust in the people viewing your information.
When we put statistics together for studies at Venngage, we survey hundreds, if not thousands, of respondents before beginning the design process.
It is always best to compile data from trusted sources that are unbiased. Verify that data with at least two other sources so you know that the data is representative of the information.
Only then should you move into the design phase. When creating your visuals, avoid distortion as much as possible by following these methods:
- Choose charts and graphs that suit your data
- Your visual should include a scale to give context to the data
- Baselines for data should always start at zero
- Both axes should appear in the graphic and be equal in size
- Use all relevant data in the visual; don’t leave important data out
Size plays a major factor in trust-building—use similar-sized visual elements, like icons, that can be scaled on a graph.
Show changes in data through size and space but both should be equal between all visual elements.
Keep visualizations simple
Pulling together data requires a great deal of time and effort. It can be tempting to design visuals that express as much information as possible.
But that mindset can negate the effectiveness of visually representing data, and overwhelm your audience.
While a complex visualization may look sophisticated and interesting, if your audience spends too much time trying to understand it, they’re going to eventually give up and move on.
A badly-designed graphic, like the one below, will also give readers a negative impression of your brand and product, losing you more potential customers.
Data graphics should be simple enough to understand at a glance—that’s all the time you have to get users’ attention.
Don’t overuse text
If your data story needs more text to understand it, the visual isn’t well-designed. While there needs to be some text in the graphic, it shouldn’t dominate the image.
You can always write a blog or social media post around your findings, but your readers shouldn’t be lost without the context.
The benefits of data-driven storytelling lie in the fact that your information can be communicated through the visual medium.
If you’re relying on text to do all the talking, your graphic is lacking. Use graphic elements like icons and shapes, and break your data down into bite-sized portions so it’s easy to convey.
Use colors wisely in visualizations
Colors have a lot to do with the importance of data visualization storytelling—they can be used to highlight key information in a graphic and augment the data story you are trying to tell.
But that doesn’t mean you use all the colors in the palette in your graphic. Again, too many colors, like too much information, can overwhelm the audience.
On the flip side, by using too few colors, you can mistakenly create connections between data that aren’t correct.
Use your brand colors in your visualizations, and augment them with two or three colors. Try not to exceed five colors or five hues of a single color.
If you’re wondering what kinds of colors work together, you can use this list to choose color combinations.
Use muted colors in your graphics, instead of bold ones, as that is what is on-trend at the moment and will make your visuals more relevant to audiences.
Highlight data in visuals
As much as you want users to understand the data as you present it to them in a visual, you aim to capture their attention as quickly as possible.
Even the simplest visuals need some highlights to draw the eye and it’s a great way to maintain the integrity of your data story.
Use a highlight color to make relevant data stand out or increase the font size or icon size to do the same.
By spotlighting the most important information, you will be more successful in attracting attention to your visual and telling your data story.
Businesses can leverage the importance of data storytelling
Graphics share insights and correlations that audiences may have overlooked, while still being compelling tools that engage and convert customers.
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By Randy Burkhardt
Professional sports teams have certain luxuries that others don't. In the NFL, teams will often resort to re-sodding when a field starts to wear down.
Some will even truck the sod in from points a thousand miles away to get what they need. Unfortunately, for most camps, we don't have that luxury.
Despite the luxuries, NFL groundskeepers still have to be on top of their game, so to speak. Though re-sodding is not unusual, it is still far better, obviously, to keep the field going, and going well, as long as possible.
And most of the best professional sports turf managers and groundskeepers have cut their turf teeth in less luxurious, and more budget-conscious venues.
One such professional is John Nolan, who's the head groundskeeper for Soldier Field, and who operates as a contractor for the Chicago Park District. Nolan has been working on Soldier Field for 11 years, and was with the park district before that, beginning in 1976. He's worked all over the city in various grounds maintenance and landscaping capacities.
Bending the Rules
Nolan says he "breaks all the rules" at Soldier Field, which includes having the wherewithal to re-sod when necessary. It also means having grow covers in the cold months, plenty of irrigation and seeding and fertilizing more than normal.
While grow covers and the ability to re-sod are definite luxuries, strategic fertilizing and seeding can still be done on a limited budget, and can extend playing seasons and save fields.
"I fertilize a lot, and I'm constantly seeding in the worn out areas, like the goal mouths. Sometimes I'll aerate it in, slit-seed it, just throw it out or topdress over it, depending on what we're doing," explains Nolan. "I spoon-feed the fertilizer.
I don't put a lot down, but I put it down more often -- 1/4 to 3/4 pound per thousand square feet, but I'll do it every 10 days or two weeks, unless it's too hot. I really don't use the slow-release stuff; I use the quick-release, old-style fertilizer. I like to be able to hit it hard. If the temperatures are nice in the spring or fall I'll do it every seven days. Over the season I put down anywhere from 10-12 pounds per thousand square feet of nitrogen, more than 12 pounds of potassium and about half that in phosphorus. At normal places they're lucky to get a pound or two per year. Our golf courses are probably about four or five pounds, mostly for greens."
But if you can work it into the budget, having more fertilizer and seed on hand can pay short- and long-term dividends.
"We use blue grass sod, and overseed with rye because it germinates a lot quicker. Bluegrass takes too long to germinate -- sometimes 10 or 20 days. With ryegrass I can get it going in two or three days. But we prefer to use blue grass seed and use it in the spring or fall, along with rye grass," says Nolan.
"One of the things we do is seed before the event, because they'll push it in with their cleats. For football, we throw seed just down the middle -- like 100 pounds of rye grass, between the 30s. If you're throwing seed in the summer you've probably got too much seed -- you're trying to keep it green for the cooler temperatures in the fall and spring. Moving those goals around is also real important. You can keep it going by not beating up the same spot all the time, and you can play more games. And once they see you're making it look good, maybe you'll get a bigger budget for seed and fertilizer."
The ultimate key to great-looking fields is rotation, rotation, rotation. Many switch the configurations of their soccer fields so that the same areas don't receive the same beating time after time. Either way, it's about giving your fields some rest, which is particularly important after a heavy rain.
Another option that's becoming more realistic each year, considering both cost and quality, is artificial turf. Some parks and recreation agencies, particularly in areas prone to drought, are finding that installing artificial turf not only saves in water and maintenance costs, but makes their sports fields more desirable, thus raising revenues.
For a camp that has sports fields, artificial turf can be a potential marketing tool as campers brag about the awesome fields they played on at camp.
Randy Burkhardt, a landscape architect employed by Douglas County (Colo.) as the parks and trails planner says, "In the Denver area synthetic turf costs about three times more to install than irrigated blue grass turf, but we feel that we will be able to amortize the additional costs in six to eight years through the following factors: By using synthetic turf there is a significant reduction in the amount of maintenance hours per field, materials needed (like paint) to line fields, there's no fertilizer, no irrigation supplies, no weed control, no aeration, no water costs and no mowing. In doing the calculations on amortization we used present water rates and present usage rates, but we expect water rates to rise significantly in the next ten years. We use our irrigated turf fields about seven months per year, and are using our synthetic turf year-round, which will account for an additional five months of revenue."
By John Nolan, head groundskeeper, Soldier Field, Chicago
1. On fields (like football/soccer) where you have enough space, try to move the field over or turn it 180 degrees to try to spread out the high-wear areas. If it's a combination game and practice field ask the teams to move the practices around as much as possible to spread the wear out. Most teams have a habit of practicing in the same spot all day. Do it as much as time and budgets allow.
2. A recent study I read has begun to prove what I have seen before. If you know an area is going to get high use or wear, seed into it before the event happens. If you continue to seed it on a 7-10 day basis you have a good chance to keep the area green, assuming the weather cooperates.
3. We have cool season grass here in Chicago, and the sod is mostly bluegrass. A lot of people insist on reseeding with bluegrass seed and that is a good thing, but when the usage is high, seeding with perennial ryegrass will help heal the areas quicker simply because it germinates and grows faster. You can get ryegrass seed to germinate as fast as 2-5 days in good conditions as opposed to bluegrass germinating in 7-21 days. Use both if you can. They sell bluegrass-ryegrass blends, and the rye will help protect the younger bluegrass plants until they have a chance to get going. I have also found that you should talk to your seed supplier and ask about the germination characteristics of the different varieties. Some grasses grow differently in the spring as opposed to the summer and fall. We use straight ryegrass over bluegrass sod and seed with bluegrass as much as possible.
4. When you have spots that are low or compacted and won't drain, and you can't spend a lot of time and money to fix, try what I have heard called a French Drain. It is basically a hole dug in the center of the low spot and filled with sand or a calcinated clay type of product. Sometimes a piece of plastic drain pipe is used vertically in the center of the hole. You can do this on grass areas and skinned infield areas also. Leave it an inch or so below the turf or infield mix. If it is compacted try to aerate it as much as possible.
5. The more often you mow the thicker it will grow, regardless of how high you are mowing. We mow from one inch to 1 3/4 inches. The Chicago Park District mows from 2 1/2 in to 4 inches.
6. As a friend of mine and fellow groundskeeper likes to say, "Grass grows by inches and is killed by feet."

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Police raid uncovers stolen TVs, counterfeit Nikes, and thousands more
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 10:02 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 5, 2014 5:13 PM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Police raided two businesses on Tuesday recovering over 2,000 items including stolen property, counterfeit merchandise, and synthetic marijuana. Neighbors to one store said it wasn’t a secret that the counterfeit goods were being sold.
South Bend Police Detective Dominic Zultanski said the investigation into Phillips 66 on Ewing Avenue and the Howard Street Food Mart started after multiple tips came in about the stores selling stolen property.
A number of different agencies came together for the investigation including different departments from the South Bend Police, Elkhart Police, and Indiana State Police,
Police found so much merchandise on Tuesday that they had to rent a U-Haul and get extra boxes to remove it all from the Howard Street Food Mart.
Neighbors who lived nearby said, “You could buy anything there accept food.”
SBPD uncovered stolen property including TVs, laptops, iPods, iPads, and cell phones. Police also found what’s believed to be counterfeit goods from recognizable brands like Nike, Ugg, Channel, Gucci, NFL and Major League Baseball Teams.
Jasmine Williams lives next door to the Food Mart and she said everything you bought from there was bad quality. Williams said shoes wouldn’t last more than one wear, but you could buy them for cheap.
"You could get a belt for three dollars, shoes just 25, was the lowest to get some shoes,” said Williams.
Three employees were arrested on Tuesday, one from the Howard Street Food Mart and two from the Phillips 66.
SBPD said it’s unknown right now as to if or how the two businesses are connected or who exactly owns them.
Police said investigators from all the well-known brands like Nike and others would be coming to confirm that the goods are counterfeit.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Ice Bears are already gearing up for another season on the ice.
This week, the Ice Bears took to social media to announce the opening date for the hockey team’s 21st season. The first game will happen Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:35 p.m. in the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.
There will also be a banner raised to commemorate the Ice Bears’ regular season title.
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"The world is a B-horror movie and we are merely extras," he said as he slipped on his spacesuit. I watched him on a TV set placed on a wheeled cart. He spoke of how when we die our spirit will live on in a major role. All of the windows in the room were boarded up. I was sitting in an uncomfortable chair with a stiff back like a church pew. The room was filled with people I didnít know. I left crying. This is the last time I saw my father.
Andrew Davis lives in Bloomington, IN, where he works with ceramics, college students, comics and paint -- this series is toward a greater 40 days of Antipurpose, future bible of the Church of Motivation Without Direction, in which Davis is an ordained minister and a firm believer that if all else fails, at least he had very little to do with it.

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By Nicole S. Daniel
Nadia Richardson, PhD, founder and CEO of the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to building awareness of and support for the mental and holistic well-being of Black women and girls, knows what it’s like to take care of others.
And, she also knows the importance of taking care of herself.
“I am a Black woman who is diagnosed as high functioning Rapid Cycling Bipolar. I am a professional woman, a professor, diversity consultant, running [Black Women’s Mental Health Institute], and I have a psychiatrist, a licensed professional counselor, and I take medication,” said Richardson, who is an interdisciplinary adjunct professor slated to teach with UAB this summer. “I really want to normalize those kinds of conversations so people can understand, and you can be successful, but you have to know what’s going on with you first.”
Richardson said she’s seeing more seek care for mental health which plays a role in quality of life. As more people began to seek treatment, the demand for psychological practitioners has increased.
“What I’ve noticed, even in the 10 plus years I’ve been doing this [research] is that there’s this kind of Black wellness renaissance that’s happening where Black people are pushing back against the generational expectation that they’re going to burn themselves out. They’re moving past this idea of, ‘I’ve got to work twice as hard to get half as much as anybody else, especially the white population,” said Richardson, whose work has been recognized nationally and locally.
During a Women’s History Month luncheon at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens several weeks ago Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate, a guest speaker, pledged $30,000 to the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute.
“I met Dr. Nadia Richardson in 2019 and I continued to follow her work and she is doing great things,” Tate said. “Being the Chair of Public Safety [on the council] and working with the mayor’s [Randall Woodfin] team to build an ecosystem around public safety, and one of the parts of the ecosystem is mental health. I just felt at that moment (the event), was important that I made a commitment to continue to support what she’s doing.”
The councilor said mental health has often been referred to as a “silent killer” in the Black community. “I want people to know its ok to seek help for your mental state. Going to somebody that is licensed and understands so that you can get on the right track mentally is very important.”
Richardson said she was “humbled” by Tate’s contribution.
“The fact that she’s able to support the institute, the fact that she wants those kinds of resources available to her constituents, and the fact that she is believes in us to me that’s what is very humbling because we’re still a small organization,” Richardson said. “I know people look at the work that we do, and they think that we have a team but, we are largely volunteer base there’s no paid employees at this time.”
According to Richardson, the $30,000 will go towards about 400 hours of free counseling for the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute – Community Mental Health Internship Program, which trains 10 interns to become licensed mental health professionals. The institute can recruit more interns, train them in cultural responsiveness, professional development, and provide them with a monthly stipend.
“We serve as an internship site, because when you’re trying to become licensed, you have to have 200-300 hours of internship. We see that for Black clinicians, there’s a financial barrier, because who can go work two to three hundred hours for free when you need a paycheck?”
The work is increasing as the institute develops relationships with community agencies that lists it as a resource as a resource to clinicians, Richardson said.
New Aspect of Life
Richardson remembers an article about actress Kerry Washington being described as a martyr. In Black feminist thought there is a concept called “Martyrdom.”
“It talks about how historically Black women have been socialized to be of service to everyone else, but themselves so essentially, they martyr themselves in service to their communities. And I thought it was very striking,” said Richardson, who was inspired to launch No More Martyrs in 2015. It began as a Facebook page to share data and research and in January of 2023, Richardson rebranded her organization No More Martyrs and launched to what is now Black Women’s Mental Health Institute.
“We launched a counseling program here in Alabama that’s currently doing about 200 hours of free counseling a month, and 22 cities and nine counties across the state,” she said.
With the growth the organization has experienced within the first three months of the year “we’re already talking about expanding into Mississippi and Georgia,” said Richardson, who added Black women are doing what they need to do in regard to their mental wellness and they are very unapologetic.
She used her own mental health journey as an example. Richardson said it took a while to get a sense and understanding of why she couldn’t focus and why she was struggling in so many different aspects of her life.
“Once I found that out everything got better. And I want people to know that they should do that too. There are a lot of Black women and people in general walking around that have no idea what’s going on with them.”
For more information visit bwmhi.org

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“I started yoga after having panic attacks and anxiety. There has never been a class that I haven’t loved! I’ve taken classes with nearly all the teachers – all are amazing! Yoga is very much a part of my life now. I have been to many other places, if anything this has made me realise just how lucky I am to have a studio close with such amazing classes, teachers, and workshops. I haven’t experienced anything else even close”. – JC (June 2018)
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The C.J. Group of Companies, led by President and founder Jay Mandarino, finalized the purchase of a new building at 249 Evans Avenue, which is in Toronto’s Mimico neighbourhood on the southwest corner of Evans and Horner.
The 60,000-square-foot facility includes 29-foot-high ceilings and a second floor with 10,000 square feet of space. It will house C.J. Group’s large format and fulfillment/distribution services, as well as the company’s Digital, Interactive, and Designedge magazine properties.
Two recent acquisitions will transition to the new location as well, and the company plans to add a full mailing house operation in the next five months. Renovations are under way and moving will begin in late November to be completed by January. The C.J. Group of Companies now owns three facilities totaling more than 150,000 square feet.
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East High School's Acting Head Football Coach Larry Eldracher says the debacle over his football team's ineligible players took its toll, but the Leopards still beat the Bruins, 49-0.
"I think the kids were excited to have a lot of this off the field stuff set aside and just come out and play the game," said Coach Eldracher.
The Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) stood by its decision to keep East High in the running despite controversy over whether they should go on.
"All this stuff that's been in the media and down at the Activities Association, they had a hard time understanding it, you know."
East High was a first seed, but as part of the UHSAA's decision, the Leopards were bumped to fourth, which means after today's win they will play against Herriman High in the first playoff game this Saturday.
"It makes it harder yeah it's harder it's going to be harder for us no question about it. We played well today but now we have to turn around and play a team that's kind of been waiting for us since last Wednesday,” said Coach Eldracher.
There has been criticism over whether East High should be allowed to continue to play. Fox 13 asked Eldracher whether his team deserved to play in the playoffs. He replied: “Of course they do, there's no question."
“It was none of the kids fault, none of the kids had anything to do it, it would be such a waste for all the preparation and the time and the practices that they put into it from the beginning of the year until now,” said East High supporter Taniela Pahule.
“Some parents from Mountain View thought the play-in game was an opportunity for their team,” said Mark Breitzing, a father of Bruins player. "It's a good opportunity."
While there was support, others still question the UHSAA's final decision.
"I think it's affected the future of high school sports, it’s made people feel like they've made a mistake and get away with it and somebody will make way for them to still participate," said Mountain View parent Janelle Carlson.
Coach Eldracher says it is time to put everything that has happened behind them.
The UHSAA is looking at changing its rules so this does not happen again.


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China imposes methanol duty on Sipchem exports
Riyadh, June 27, 2009
Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) said China had moved to impose a duty on methanol imports, but its chief executive said the company saw little impact on its operations.
China said on Wednesday it had begun an anti-dumping investigation into methanol imported from Saudi Arabia and three other countries to assess whether the material had been dumped below production prices.
Sipchem said in a statement on Saturday that China had decided to impose an unspecified duty on methanol imports but gave no details.
"We have an impact no doubt but it is not that significant," chief executive Ahmed Abdulaziz al-Ohali told Reuters, without being more specific.
He said China made up only between 10 and 16 percent of the firm's total exports and Sipchem's global presence would help it to offset the impact somewhere else.
"There is not a significant amount going to China. We should be able to reposition it somewhere in the world," said Ohali.
According to its 2008 annual report, Sipchem made about 1.14 billion riyals ($304 million) from methanol sales in 2008, of which 49 percent was generated in Asia.
Sipchem said China's anti-dumping measures were unfair. "We have been there for three-four years and nothing has changed," he said.
China said its investigation would determine whether the material - used in blended gasoline - has been dumped onto the Chinese market at prices below production costs, and ascertain the losses incurred by Chinese producers as a result.
It said investigations are normally completed within a year, but could be extended another six months in "special circumstances". The other three countries affected are Malaysia, Indonesia and New Zealand.-Reuters


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Since sorrow follows joy As autumn does the spring Man must transcend the joys Of earth, which sorrows bring.
In the deadly sweep Of every wave, A thousand dangers lie in wait.
Consumed by the agony of remembrance The remembrance of night's festive company The one remaining candle flickers and dies.
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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There are times when sorrow seems the only truth.
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In a virtual ceremony on 7th July, Sheree Green of Greenchurch Legal was named winner of the Mental Capacity category at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards 2020.
We are honoured to receive this award, in recognition of our work with people with impaired capacity. We are conscious that now, more than ever, people in vulnerable circumstances may struggle to access justice, and so it is important to highlight that there are practitioners committed to this area of work.
Sheree said “this award recognises the commitment and dedication of our staff team, who are determined to deliver the highest quality of service. I am delighted with what we have all achieved”.
Greenchurch Legal Services Ltd opened our doors as specialist mental capacity and mental health solicitors in September 2018.


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As South Korea’s health system struggles with rising costs, dentists are struggling to find ways to fill the voids left by the country’s aging population.
That is creating an increasingly competitive market for the industry.
Dentists in South Korean cities have been scrambling to fill a growing need for dental care.
And as the country struggles to cope with a growing aging population, dentistry is a prime market for those dentists.
The country has a population of nearly 1.3 billion, and many residents rely on health care services such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and social welfare agencies.
The government plans to spend nearly 1 trillion won ($1.18 billion) in this fiscal year to cover the dental care needs of 1.8 billion people.
But the dentistry sector is already struggling to meet those needs, according to South Korean government data.
According to a report by South Korea Health Services, dental care in South Koreans is currently among the highest in the world, according a Reuters analysis.
But that is not the whole story.
While the government aims to fill 1.6 trillion won to fill dental care for the 1.9 billion people by 2021, dentures are still not on the top of the priority list, said Chul Woo-won, an analyst at consulting firm DDB Group.
The dental care sector is also struggling to fill its growing demand due to the government’s plan to spend almost 1 trillion to cover its aging population by 2021.
According a report from South Korea Development Bank, denture consumption is expected to double by 2021 and by 2030 to more than 5 trillion won, and the government hopes that this will drive a growth in the number of dentures sold, which currently amount to only 3 trillion won.
The country has one of the highest rates of dental caries in the developed world, but it also has a high prevalence of dental disease.
The rate of dental complications among the elderly is also high.
According the United Nations Development Program, dental cariousness is the most common type of dental problem in the South Korean population, with over half of the population suffering from dental caried problems.
Dental cariousity is the biggest risk factor for oral cancer and a number of other diseases in South Kwonas.
And dentistry’s increasing costs have led dentists to consider other options, such as plastic surgery and a more affordable health care system.
While dentists can earn between $1,000 and $10,000 per year, many dentists working in the region are struggling financially.
According for an analysis by South Korean daily newspaper Chosun Ilbo, there are only a handful of dentists who earn more than $20,000 a year.
The majority of dentistry workers earn between 1,000 to 3,000 won a month, according the Chosuns report.
And it seems that many dentist working in South-Korean regions are facing tough financial times.

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Industry experts explain how a 'paying-it-forward' effect has allowed Boston to become the country's innovation capital
PSFK’s Editorial Roundtable series takes its inspiration from the traditional roundtable: bringing together industry insiders to share their insights on emerging and compelling trends in an idea-friendly manner. PSFK guides the discussion and our roundtable helps guide the future.
Boston has long been a city of firsts: home of the first U.S. public park, public school and subway system. Rather appropriately then, if perhaps shockingly to most, it has been deemed by the US Chamber of Commerce as the city best positioned to lead the digital economy. This is made more impressive when one considers that Boston barely breaches a population of 600,000 and that it lies so far outside of Silicon Valley’s GPS coordinates. Given its singular makeup, what lessons can entrepreneurs, startups and governments (whether regionally, nationally, or globally) pull from Boston as they build out their own innovation hubs?

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Single-use plastic shopping bags to be phased out
Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage has confirmed that single-use plastic shopping bags will be phased out with regulations intended to come into force by 1 July 2019.
New Zealanders are overwhelmingly behind the phase out. Recently, 92 per cent of the more than 9,300 people and organisations who had their say in our consultation supported a mandatory phase out.
Single-use plastic shopping bags under 70 microns will be included in the phase out, with the exception of lightweight bags made of synthetic fabric and designed for multiple use over a long life. Degradable plastic bags such as oxo-degradable, biodegradable and compostable are also being phased out.
The Government has announced its intention to make regulations phasing out single-use plastic shopping bags, to come into effect around the middle of 2019. The following FAQs provide details on this phase out for New Zealanders and retailers.
What type of plastic bags will the proposed phase out include?
When we say ‘single-use plastic shopping bag’ we mean the kind of plastic bags with handles commonly found at supermarket, takeaway food, and other retail checkouts.
Bin liners, bags for collecting pet waste and barrier bags used when purchasing meat and fruit and vegetables are not included in the proposed phase out (unless they have handles for the dual use of carrying sold goods).
The proposed phase out applies to single-use plastic shopping bags up to 70 microns in thickness – which includes light-weight boutique style shopping bags, and the ‘emergency’ bags currently offered by some supermarkets as an alternative to a free single-use bags. It also includes degradable plastic bags (i.e. biodegradable, compostable and oxo-degradable). Lightweight bags made of synthetic fabric and designed for multiple use over a long life are excluded.
What can I use to carry my goods home?
Most major retailers already supply low-cost reusable bags for purchase. Retailers may also consider providing cardboard boxes to help their customers as they adjust to the transition – however this is up to each retailer.
Alternatives to single-use plastic shopping bags include long-life reusable bags in heavier-duty plastic, composite bags of hessian with other materials, and long-lasting bags made of lightweight nylon, cotton, recycled fabric or jute. Paper shopping bags remain an option for retailers although the Ministry is encouraging a move away from single-use options (no matter the material).
Shoppers can also bring their own wheeled trolley bags, backpacks and home-made bags.
I’m a retailer – what if I have plastic bag stock remaining once the phase out takes effect?
It is proposed that all retailers will have six months to use up existing stock before the regulations take effect.
Unused new bags are good clean feedstock for recycling and local recyclers and plastics manufacturers may be able to assist. We strongly recommend against sending surplus bags to landfill.
Why are biodegradable and compostable bags included in the proposed phase out?
The proposed phase out includes “biodegradable”, “oxo-degradable” and “compostable” bags. These are all types of degradable plastics.
Biodegradable and compostable plastics can be as harmful to nature as their non-biodegradable counterparts if they do not enter an environment that they are designed to break down in. Oxo-degradable bags break down into microplastics, rather than nutrients and materials which nature can absorb safely. New Zealand does not yet have the nationwide infrastructure established to ensure that biodegradable and compostable plastics are processed in the right way. Starch based plastic bags can degrade with soil bacteria and fungi but not necessarily in water or the ocean for example.
Further, these bags are still single-use, and we want consumers to move to multi-use options that can offer a more efficient use of resources over time.


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We all know about Benghazi-gate, IRS-gate, Reporter-gate and Fast and Furious – even if the Kool-Aid drinkers in the state-run media would like to forget about those scandals, any one of which would prompt impeachment calls for any Republican president.
But lost in the shadows of this mega-corruption is a pattern of activities by Barack Obama’s administration that is helping him to achieve his stated goal of “fundamentally transforming America.”
Before I address those, however, let me ask you a simple question: Do you want to “fundamentally transform” something you like or love?
Imagine saying to your spouse: “Honey, I love you. But I think it’s time for us to fundamentally transform you.”
How would that fly?
Obviously, no one seeks to “fundamentally transform” anything he or she loves. Therefore, Obama’s desire to “fundamentally transform America” tells us all we need to know about his feelings for the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Now, let me address what I call the boiling cauldron of anti-American mini-scandals being perpetrated by Obama:
- The biggest of the policy scandals is happening right out in the open – even with the help of Republicans, which is another matter I will address later. It’s what Obama calls “comprehensive immigration reform” and what Americans who don’t talk in doublespeak know as amnesty for illegal aliens – some 12 million to 15 million of them. Obama is doing this not because he has compassion for illegal aliens, but because he sees these people as more potential low-information voters who will ensure Democrats never lose another national election. That at least some Republicans would enthusiastically enable such a gambit speaks volumes about their complicity in Obama’s crimes against the people and the rule of law.
- Here’s one I bet you haven’t heard about: The Los Angeles Unified School District will use a state grant to train teens to promote Obamacare to family members. The district will receive $990,000 for a program in which teachers spend classroom time indoctrinating students into the wonders of Obamacare. The students, in turn, go home and persuade their parents to accept the taxpayer subsidies for the government health-care program. This is a pathway to ensure Obamacare becomes an accepted entitlement program and can never be discarded by future congresses and administrations.
- Maybe you’ve hear ads on radio or TV like this: “The Obama administration is doing everything it can to prevent homeowners from losing their homes because of an inability to pay their mortgage payment. If you’re facing foreclosure or you’re having a tough time keep up with your mortgage payments, call 1-800-XXX-XXXX.” Once again, the same people who created the mortgage crisis are doing everything in their power to use it as a vehicle for redistributing wealth. Responsible, hardworking Americans who pay their mortgages dutifully – even when they are facing hard times – are forced to take on the additional burden of subsidizing the slothful.
What all of these initiatives – and dozens more like them – have in common is the “fundamental transformation of America” in a way that will never allow us to go back.
And that’s the point.
Now, let me ask you another rhetorical question: Who is it that must approve every dime of spending by the Obama administration?
That’s right. It’s the House Republicans, headed by John Boehner.
I keep pinching myself and asking why House Republicans, who claim to be opposed to the “fundamental transformation of America” and who actually claim to love America, continue to borrow money they don’t have to allow Obama to implement his radical, anti-American ideas.
All it would take for the Republicans to stop Obamacare once and for all is to disapprove hiking the debt limit. There’s no reason to bargain with Obama. There’s no reason to try to extract phony “cuts” that are never made. There’s no reason to fool around on the edges of the issues. Just say no to any more borrowing and the Obama Revolution is financially strangled, Period. End of story.
Perhaps the biggest scandal of all is the lack of any real vibrant opposition to the Maoist in the White House from what we once called the Grand Old Party.
Maybe there is no way for Republicans to keep up with all the scandals of the Obama administration. That just makes it all the more necessary to dry up Obama’s political lifeblood – borrowed money.


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Shootout in Vienna, Spain survive
Ivanovic, Serena win
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Vienna, June 23
They will now face Russia, who they thrashed 4-1 in their opening group game, thanks to substitute midfielder Cesc Fabregas who scored the decisive spot kick after Iker Casillas had saved two of Italy's penalties.
It is the first time Spain have reached the last four since they got to the European Championship final in 1984 and came after they had lost three previous quarter-final shootouts in major tournaments, all on June 22.
The victory was also their first over Italy at a major tournament outside the
"It was about time we won one, we deserve it," said Casillas, who saved from Daniele De Rossi and Antonio Di Natale.
"Losing on penalties again would have been terrible. Now the fans can enjoy this because we've got to the semi-finals at last."
The game ended goalless after extra time as both well-organised defences coped relatively comfortably with the too-cautious attempts to break them down.
"It was a very evenly balanced game," said Spain coach Luis Aragones. "Italy are always a difficult side to break down and very dangerous on the break."
Two years ago Italy won the World Cup on penalties and current coach Roberto Donadoni had no complaints on Sunday.
"The players should leave here with their heads held high," he said after they took their tally of shootout defeats to five.
Spain are the only one of the Euro 2008 group winners to reach the semi-finals after Portugal, Croatia and Netherlands all lost.
Like the three who fell before them, they were unable to reproduce their earlier form as they were frustrated by an Italy side who had rediscovered their defensive solidity after a shaky start to the tournament.
Neither keeper was stretched in the first half and though Spain continued to have the better of the game after the break their play lacked accuracy and a real commitment to attack.
Fabregas and Santi Cazorla came on after an hour and though they livened things up a little it was Italy substitute Mauro Camoranesi who almost opened the scoring moments later when his close-range shot was saved by Casillas with his feet.
Midfielder Marcos Senna then almost snatched it for Spain nine minutes from time when Gianuigi Buffon fumbled a long-range Marcos Senna drive on to a post but he safely gathered the rebound.
Spain remained the more ambitious side in extra time but few in the crowd were surprised when it went to penalties.
Buffon saved from Daniel Guiza but David Villa, Santi Cazorla and Senna all beat him and after Casillas played his part with two diving stops, Fabregas settled it.
"Naturally, it was the most important goal of my life," said Fabregas. "It was football justice that we won the match." — Reuters
London, June 23
Federer, extending his unbeaten streak on grass to 60 matches, eased into second round with confident performance on Centre Court.
“I did feel a little pressure about two minutes before I went on court. I felt like, wow, okay, here we go. Let's try to get off to a good start. I did, I don't think think I dropped a point in the first few games. That was a great start.”
The top seed, who next faces big-serving Swede Robin Soderling, was in imperious form against an opponent who had won their only two previous encounters, the last four years ago on a hard court in Cincinnati.
He is one of only three active players who boast a winning head-to head record against Federer.
With a radiant sun beating down, Federer was swiftly into the groove, holding his first service game to love and racing into a 3-0 lead after winning the first 11 points against the rusty Slovak.
Playing his first game on grass since last year's tournament after an injury-hit season and competing here under a protected ranking of 70, rather than his true one of 272 after undergoing elbow surgery, Hrbaty held serve at the second time of asking to sympathetic cheers.
He earned one standing ovation for an audacious lob at full stretch that left Federer flailing but the champion was in no mood to let his flying start slip.
Working his opponent around the court with a mix of precise groundstrokes, crisp volleys and a remorselessly accurate serve, Federer was able to hit his stride back on a court that he has made his own.
The Swiss was put under pressure for the only time in the seventh game, Hrbaty forcing three deuces but no break points, but held firm and took the opening set in 25 minutes.
Fully into top gear, Federer raced away with the second set after breaking Hrbaty twice and, having barely broken sweat, had little trouble clinching the match for the loss of a further two games.
Meanwhile, Serbian top seed and current world no.1 Ana Ivanovic had little trouble in advancing to the second round at Wimbledon, beating Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay 6-1, 6-2 on Monday.
French Open champion Ivanovic, who reached the semifinals here last year, had far too much power for her 103rd-ranked opponent, belting winners at will from the back of the court. Ivanovic saw off her 32-year-old opponent in under an hour and will next face France’s Nathalie Dechy.
Former champion Serena Williams also made a stuttering start at Wimbledon on Monday before overcoming big-hitting Estonian Kaia Kanepi 7-5 6-3.
The 26-year-old sixth seed looked flat-footed and struggled to keep her shots in play during the first set against an opponent who reached the quarter-finals at the French Open earlier this month.
Williams, looking for her first singles title here since 2003, survived an anxious moment at 5-5 when she saved a break point and took control after a Kanepi double-fault gifted her the opening set in 49 minutes. — Reuters
London, June 23
In a startling report by two former Scotland Yard officers, it was suggested that eight Wimbledon matches may have been fixed since 2002 and at least four of them were from last year’s championship.
The revelations have forced the AELTC to impose stricter locker-room rules to prevent betting syndicates from gaining access to players this year.
AELTC chief executive Ian Ritchie said these measures include forbidding anyone other than players and their coaches to enter the locker room besides a betting ban on players and their representatives.
However, Ritchie insisted that match-fixing, though a potential threat, was not a major issue for the championship this year.
“While we are taking it seriously as potential threat, we currently don't believe it is a serious one for this year’s Wimbledon,” he was quoted as saying by The Telegraph.
“If anybody is proved to be involved in this, then the penalties, I am sure, will be severe, but nobody has been proved to be involved,” he added.
Ritchie said the report was commissioned by all tennis bodies but urged critics to view the report in perspective as it does not conclusively say matches were fixed.
“It is a good sign of how the four tennis bodies work together. We are trying to deal with this on a global basis, it is a global issue. The key word is perspective. I do not think we have a significant problem. Let’s keep it in perspective,” he said.
“I think it is right we have reacted to the report and adopted it but I really don’t think there is a serious threat at this tournament the motivation to win is extremely strong,” he explained.
The Wimbledon gets underway today and Ritchie urged the fans to not let the report cloud their mind as they enjoy the strawberries and the cream.
“I do not think it should cloud anybody’s view of Wimbledon. The concentration once we start will be on the tennis and the glorious sunshine. There is nothing that will diminish people’s enjoyment of Wimbledon,” he asserted. — PTI
Karachi, June 23
Bangladesh will take on unfancied United Arab Emirates in Lahore and hosts Pakistan will lock horns with Hong Kong in Karachi in the opening day.
The six-nation tournament was last staged in Sri Lanka in 2004 and political problems between India and Pakistan have restricted the number of Asia Cup tournaments to just eight since its inception in 1983-84.
On the sidelines of the tournament, Pakistan and India will also resume traditional rivalry from the recent tri-series in Bangladesh where Pakistan clinched the title.
The real battle would be between Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka while Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates would have the opportunity to learn a few tricks of the trade from the superior opponents.
Bangladesh have always cut a sorry figure when they have rubbed shoulders with big teams barring a few exceptions, so they would be keen to shrug off that image and put up a spirited fight to create an upset.
Having constantly faced questions from foreign teams over the wisdom of having international cricket events in the strife torn country, the Pakistan Cricket Board will be keeping its fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly over next two weeks.
The PCB would use the hosting of Asia Cup as a dress rehearsal for the Champions trophy, slated for September, to allay the security reservations of some teams.
Led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India come to Pakistan after a gap of two and half years when they last toured in early 2006 for a Test series.
Stung by the tri-series defeat in Bangladesh, India would be keen not only to take revenge but also assert themselves as the region's cricket powerhouse.
After launching their campaign with a match against Hong Kong on Wednesday, the Indians take on arch-rivals Pakistan the following day and no wonder the organisers have upped the prices of the tickets for this match.
The tri-series win in Bangladesh makes Pakistan a confident side and with the home advantage, it would be tough for India and Sri Lanka to rein them easily.
Sri Lanka, led by Mahela Jaywardene, have not played one-day cricket since losing series 0-2 against West Indies in April. They will look to get back to winning ways.
No wonder all teams have included specialist spinners in their line-ups with Pakistan opting for two tweakers in Saeed Ajmal and Mansoor Amjad and three spinning all-rounders in Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam and Shoaib Malik.
India will definitely miss the services of their two most experienced bowlers in off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pacer Sreesanth. — PTI
Pak favourites to lift Cup, says Malik
Lahore, June 23 ''Pressure of competing at home is always there, but we have an edge of knowing our playing conditions very well,'' Malik said. Malik insisted that his team are on a high after the morale boosting win against arch-rivals India in the triangular series final at Dhaka earlier this month. ''The morale of the team is very high after the tri-series final in Bangladesh,'' Malik stated.
Lahore, June 23
''Pressure of competing at home is always there, but we have an edge of knowing our playing conditions very well,'' Malik said.
Malik insisted that his team are on a high after the morale boosting win against arch-rivals India in the triangular series final at Dhaka earlier this month.
''The morale of the team is very high after the tri-series final in Bangladesh,'' Malik stated. — UNI
Sydney, June 23
''I am devastated by the loss of my beautiful wife Jane,'' Glenn McGrath said in a statement today.
''She was my best friend. This is also a very tough time for our children James and Holly. I am grateful they were able to spend the time they had with their mother.
''They were her world. I would like to think that Jane will be remembered as an extraordinary person whose courage and determination humbled me and inspired so many people.
''I never took for granted the time I had with Jane and if there is one thing that can be drawn from her life, it is that every day is a blessing.''
The Australian cricket team will honour Jane's memory during Tuesday's one-day international against West Indies in St. Vincent. The players will wear pink ribbons and batsmen will use pink grips on their bats.
The colour pink represents the McGrath Foundation, an organisation set up by Glenn and Jane to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.
''Jane was a wonderful person who fought and maintained grace and dignity during her long-term illness,'' Australia captain Ricky Ponting said in a statement. — PTI
Burgundy, France, June 23
While Fisichella brought his VJM01 home in 18th position yesterday, Sutil was just behind in the 19th following a tough 70 lap race from which only one car retired.
Fisichella started from 17th on the grid and immediately gained a position on the first lap. Keeping pace with the group in front on his first stint, the Italian pitted late on lap 32 to try to gain track position.
He remained in touch with the field, getting back to 16th by the mid point of the race but was unfortunate to have dropped back to 18th following his second stop on lap 54.
Sutil too had a good start and was on the tail of the Honda of Barrichello in 17th until his first stop on lap 20.
In the middle stint on medium tyres, Sutil put in some strong laps and closed the gap to the field but his second stop dropped him back to the rear of the field.
The team will take heart in scoring its first double finish since Bahrain. Sutil, however, was disappointed and said the team had some better races this year.
''It was a bit frustrating. Both myself and Giancarlo had a very aggressive strategy to try to make up some more places in the race, but we needed to have some luck.
''This was disappointing, seeing the cars passing you when you are lapping well. In the middle stint the pace was OK, it was just the strategy didn't work out in the end,'' Sutil said.
Meanwhile, Fisichella looked a bit relieved and said the team did achieve its target of finishing the race.
''Our target from today's race was to get to the end of the race and we did, so I am pleased from this respect as we have not finished the last three races.
''We had more reliability from the car but the pace was not as good as we would have liked at times. It was better than yesterday, but we need a step forward to move on.
Force India chairman and managing director Vijay Mallya said his team can a lot positives from yesterday's race but was a disappointed to the fact that his drivers could not make use of the opportunities at crucial stages.
''Our goal here was to improve reliability and we can take some confidence that we have achieved this aim, with no problems on either cars.
''We had a strong strategy to try to make up places, which we needed to do when starting from the back, but sadly we could not capitalise on it with the extraordinary reliability of the field,'' Mallya said.
From here, Force India will now return to its UK base to regroup ahead of a three-day test at Silverstone next week where a new aero and mechanical package will be tested for the first time.
''However with this strong basis in the back of our minds we can now move onto Silverstone for the test next week, where we look forward to some new developments that should hopefully let us make up some time up to the field,'' Mallya conceded. — UNI
London, June 23
As many as 10 people are reported to have been involved in the robbery, but Pele was unhurt in the incident.
The robbery, which took place on June 13, was not made public till now. It occurred near the city of Santos in southern Sao Paulo state, The Telegraph reported.
Pele was riding in the passenger seat of a car when it was stopped near a slum by at least 10 young men armed with pistols and knives, the report said.
When the assailants approached his car, Pele rolled down the window and told them who he was, but they robbed him anyway, according to the Veja report.
Estado de S. Paulo reported the robbers gave back some of the items after learning of their victim’s identity.
Both Veja and the Estado de S. Paulo newspaper quoted an unidentified Pele spokesman as saying that the 67-year-old star told friends about the robbery while attending last week’s football match between Brazil and Argentina. — ANI
NBA to help b’ball in India
New Delhi, June 23
Donating health equipment and clothing, training youth in basketball, dedicating an ‘Education to Empowerment Centre’ and addressing “HIV/AIDS myths” are some of the items on the itinerary of NBA players Garrity, Kyle Korver, Ronny Turiaf and Linton Johnson, and NBA legends Dominique Wilkins and Sam Perkins.
The NBA tour is being felicitated by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Basketball Federation of India.
The NBA visit, titled “Basketball without borders”, is intended to help create positive features in communities around the world.
The NBA players will visit the Sahara Centre for Residential Care and Rehabilitation, which provides treatment and counselling to people afflicted with HIV/AIDS and women and children who have been rescued from domestic abuse and sex trade.
The NBA team will also conduct a coaching clinic at the Siri Fort basketball complex in South Delhi.
And a four-day basketball camp will be held at the American Embassy School in which top 50 basketball players and 19 young talent from across Asia will be imparted the finer aspects of the game.
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The Wales Under 20 squad heading out to New Zealand.
The Wales Under 20 squad and management will arrive in New Zealand this evening with a semi-final place the primary target.
The young squad completed their preparations for the Junior World Championship last week following a 31-19 win over Scotland Under 20 in a warm-up match ten days ago.
The tournament, which will see each team play five international games in 19 days - will take place in Auckland and the surrounding area with Fiji Wales' first opposition next Monday (June 2).
Wales reached the final of the tournament in France last season - and the semi-finals the previous year - so expectations are high and head coach Byron Hayward is calling on his old heads to help steer the side to the last four.
"Quite a few of the boys played in the final last year", said Hayward, "and that experience will be crucial. Those players have been in high pressure situations and will know how to deliver when they're under pressure this time around.
"There are a lot of leaders throughout the squad, including the likes of the captain Steffan Hughes, along with Jack Dixon, James Benjamin and the front row. They will be instrumental in us getting to the latter stages of the competition."
"Externally, people may expect a lot from us, but our target is to get out of our group and as we showed last year in beating South Africa, that, once you get to the semi-finals, anything can happen.
"There is no bigger shop window for these boys to show what they can do, and as we've seen with the Under 20 programme in the last few years, many have gone on to be professional players and even play for Wales and the Lions so the incentive and motivation is there for them to do well."
Dragons centre Dixon is the most experienced squad player having already played a key role in Wales' successful campaigns in both South Africa and France.
"This is my third Junior World Championship so I know what to expect and I'm really looking forward to it," he said.
"I'm trying to push myself to be more of a leader on and off the field, as are others who were involved last year too.
"We've been working hard in the gym and on the training pitch to ensure we are ready for Fiji first up.
"We know we can be dangerous with the ball and have a good defence so we are confident we can reach the final again, and why not go all the way.
"There will be no easy games - Fiji will be very physical and keen to throw the ball around and Ireland and France are good teams too. It's tough playing three Pool games in nine days but we know what to expect. You've got to be mentally strong and physically tough."
Junior World Championship squad 2014 Wales Under 20 Pool fixtures:
Monday 2 June: Wales v Fiji ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe, 15.35 local time
Friday 6 June: Wales v Ireland, ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe, 17.35 local time
Tuesday 10 June: Wales v France, QBE Stadium, Auckland, 15.35 local time
Wales Under 20 squad:
Forwards: Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Luke Garrett (Dragons), Nicky Thomas (Ospreys), Callum Lewis (Blues), Benjamin Leung (Scarlets), Ethan Lewis (Blues), Elliot Dee (Dragons), Scott Otten (Ospreys), Joe Davies (Dragons), Rory Thornton (Ospreys), Scott Andrews (Dragons), Will Boyde (Carmarthen), Olly Cracknell (RGC), Scott Matthews (Dragons), Ben Roach (Blues) James Benjamin (Dragons)
Backs: Tom Williams (Blues), Luc Jones, Angus O'Brien (both Dragons), Ethan Davies (Dragons), Steffan Hughes (Scarlets), Jack Dixon (Dragons), Harri Evans (RGC), Tyler Morgan (Dragons), Joshua Adams (Scarlets), Dafydd Howells, Ashley Evans (both Ospreys), Afon Bagshaw (RGC)
Young referee Ben Breakspear is making rapid strides as a referee. In just over a year he has gone from officiating a college game to being a touchline official during last weekend's RBS 6 Nations clash between Wales and Ireland at Principality Stadium.
Grand Slams, Triple Crowns and British and Irish Lions tours - Sir Gareth Edwards did it all. But what are his favourite moments in what was an amazing career? WRU TV finds out - along with his favourite players of today in the third and final instalment of our series with the greatest rugby player ever.
JPR Williams, Gerald Davies and Mervyn Davies were among those in the Welsh ranks when Sir Gareth Edwards began his international career against France nearly 50 years ago, but who was the player who took the young scrum half under their wing?
Wales head coach Rob Howley and captain Alun Wyn Jones are expecting a physical battle against France on Saturday but both are hoping for another impact from the bench as the men in red chase a top-four world ranking.
It's nearly 50 years since the great Sir Gareth Edwards made his debut as a youngster for Wales against France in Stade Colombes. In the first of a series, WRU TV discovers he pocketed a 'special momento' from the game - something he still has today.
This week, Wales squad players Sam Warburton, Jonathan Davies and Ken Owens took time out to support Operation Net Safe, a joint initiative by the four Welsh police forces to tackle child sexual abuse. The forces are working with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, the only UK-wide child protection charity dedicated solely to reducing the risk of children being sexually abused, on a campaign called Stop it Now!

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