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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities
This time 3 months ago I was trying to finish the submissions in a Christmas adjudication so that I could get home to stuff the turkey. Typical construction lawyer stuff. Never could I have imagined that by late March the world would be facing a pandemic unparalleled in modern history, and that large numbers of countries, including the UK, would be enforcing severe quarantine measures on populations, with desperate cruise ships plying the seas trying to find somewhere to offload their passengers.
However, I was not at all surprised by yesterday evening’s announcement of new and draconian social distancing measures, having witnessed huge numbers of people, many in large groups, out on the common while I was doing my solitary and regular weekend dog walk. Unbelievable!
So how can the construction industry try to deal with what is happening?
The first thing to say is that events are moving at a rapid speed, and while I shall try to keep this blog relevant, it may be out of date pretty quickly. I have already had to redraft it once to keep pace with developments. But I hope to make some suggestions that will be useful whatever happens.
The scope of the government’s legislation and its immediate effect on live construction projects will become clearer during the course of the day, and watch this space for some guidance on what to do. In the meantime, here are some thoughts on medium term problems, in particular how to handle potential disputes.
The fact of the matter is that our current position is so unusual that, in the majority of cases, standard form contracts, even if amended, do not cater for it. Here is a blog we produced in February about this, and there are numerous blogs from legal firms which deal with similar issues.
The conclusion that they all reach is that nobody really knows how the standard term provisions will respond to COVID-19 and what will happen if projects are shut down or delayed as a consequence of
- a case of COVID-19 on site, or
- as a result of emergency government legislation, or
- by contractors voluntarily stopping work, or
- if work has to stop because a funder stops providing the funding to keep the project going, or
- if delays are incurred as a result of equipment or components being stuck overseas, or
- materials become difficult to obtain or more expensive, or
- a circumstance I don’t list here.
Nobody knows, for example, what exactly “Force Majeure” means (keep an eye out for our blog on this topic shortly) as it has never been properly tested in the courts and properly defined. But expect a number of cases on this in the not too distant future, from the insurance industry as well as in construction and other commercial areas.
The standard lawyer starting point, of asking what the contract says, is of limited help now.
As an added complication, we may be at the beginning of long term disruption, COVID-19 might turn into a perennial issue with repeated waves of infection, similar to the Spanish Flu epidemic.
So what can we do now to mitigate the impact on construction? And, given the contractual uncertainty, how can we resolve disputes?
The construction industry will be under extraordinary financial pressure in the coming weeks and months, keeping parties solvent will keep projects going, and to do this we are going to have to find novel and creative ways to deal with disputes and problems as they arise. Compromise, so alien to the disputatious nature of the construction industry, is a skill we are all going to have to learn, and fast. Here are some thoughts.
The first thing you must do is to check your contract’s existing provisions on notices and delay. If you are using an amended or bespoke contract there may already be provisions in place that respond to epidemic, for example, or the effect of unanticipated government legislation. If there are clauses already in place, check how they are going to apply to your circumstances.
The next thing to do is to make sure everyone is complying with their notice requirements. Most contracts require notification of any event that might adversely impact the works. Do not miss out on a contractual right for want of a notice.
If you have not already done so, start talking now to agree how you are all, throughout the contractual chain, going to manage matters. It may be that the contract is silent on the matter or the course of action it specifies is one that neither party deems acceptable. If so the sooner parties start talking the sooner you can agree how you will manage matters. Taking overly aggressive contractual positions, the default position for so many in the industry, is not a good idea.
As a priority you will need to think about the health and safety of your workforce.
Contracts are not set in stone and can be amended. If you have a project under way, and major issues are being experienced, it is always possible to amend the terms of the contract itself to produce a fairer, and clearer, bargain between the parties, and to deal with unanticipated circumstances.
If you do decide that you want to amend the contract, don’t forget to involve other interested parties, for example funders, at an early stage.
If amendment is the agreed way forward, make sure it is done in writing, or recorded in writing and signed by both parties, or agreed in an exchange of emails, or even explained in a recorded conversation on video link, to avoid possible arguments later.
By now, law firms will have created their own bespoke drafting to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. We have our own clauses to suit a variety of contracts and can prepare bespoke ones appropriate to individual contractual requirements.
The standard form contracts may well introduce amendments in due course, but inevitably there will be a time lag before these appear.
Using standard unamended contracts for a new project would be reckless for the foreseeable future.
The key issue will be to allocate risk between the parties in relation to COVID-19 and to be ready for unanticipated impacts it is likely to have. Any drafting will need to take long term possibilities into account, particularly larger contracts which may continue for a number of years.
- factor in the possibility of the government enacting emergency legislation to impose quarantine or other emergency measures on the country, and consider how this can be dealt with in the contract. (I wrote this bit on Friday! The government has acted, but this may not be the end of it and further emergency legislation may follow, so the key will be to preserve maximum flexibility.)
- consider clauses that deal with suspension of works, conditions required for restart and who bears the costs of looking after the site during these periods. These clauses are often overlooked.
- consider longstop dates if works do come to a halt due to COVID-19 related events. At what point (if any) do parties want the right for either to bring the contract to an end on unilateral notice on a ‘no fault’ basis.
- Consider payment for materials, and in particular payments for materials procured in advance, consider ensuring that these are paid for in full. Equally ensure any advance payments for materials are secured. While it is hoped to be avoided, the fact remains that the economy in the short term is uncertain and workflows will be disrupted. This increases the risk of insolvency for all businesses. Therefore clauses to secure materials and payment for both parties must be policed even more carefully than normal.
- Don’t forget insurance, who will be responsible for it if the site is shut down?
Another thing to think about is to incorporate dispute resolution procedures into the contract, either bespoke procedures, or signing up to the RICS’s Conflict Avoidance Pledge which I have previously blogged about here .
Incorporating these types of clauses will help the parties to avoid the time consuming and expensive burden imposed by disputes. For companies fighting for their lives, money spent on formal dispute resolution procedures is money which could go towards keeping wages and suppliers paid. Dispute resolution procedures in the contract could be a lifeline.
You will need to consider too how your documents are going to be signed. Here is a link to our guidance on this, but we recommend getting specific advice in relation to documents to make sure they are signed properly
Looming Disputes, and what to do about them?
What about litigation?
The Lord Chief Justice last week issued preliminary guidelines which make it clear that the administration of justice, as a vital public service, must be maintained but that many adjustments will have to be made and some matters prioritised. As part of that guidance he said “I would urge all before agreeing to adjourn any hearing to use available time to explore with the parties the possibility for compromise.” This is likely to extend to parties wanting to commence litigation. A judge will take a dim view of a Claimant who issues proceedings in the current situation without, at the very least, fully observing the provisions of the relevant pre action protocol (with appropriate adjustments to cater for the preaction protocol meeting) and probably taking more active steps to reach a settlement. Defendants who fail to participate fully can also expect a dim judicial view to be taken of their conduct. Judges are often in the age groups most at risk from COVID-19 , they will not take kindly to being hauled into court for an unnecessary hearing resulting from intransigent conduct by one or more parties.
More detailed guidance on court proceedings is being issued on a daily basis as the court system endeavours to maintain a basic service.
What about adjudication?
Adjudication is a rapid, fast paced process which needs large amounts of input from people on the team within a short amount of time, the swift assembly of relevant documents, comments and responses. All this from people who now have to stay at home unless absolutely necessary or who may be ill, self-isolating, working at home without access to the office and relevant files, or at home looking after their children. The referring party might have time to sort out the referral notice at leisure, but don’t forget that the adjudicator is likely to order at least 2 rounds, possibly more, of exchanges of submissions, so both parties will be facing difficulties. Most adjudicators deal with everything on email and using electronic bundles, but assembling those bundles and the necessary evidence may be a problem.
What about arbitration?
Arbitration, as a private, contractual procedure, is a much more flexible method of dispute resolution than litigation or adjudication, and arbitrators have a much larger degree of control over the way proceedings are conducted, depending upon the rules under which they are operating. This may give arbitration the edge as the dispute resolution method of choice, particularly if the parties are able to agree on procedure with the arbitrator and if matters can be conducted via video link.
However, arbitration, like litigation, involves substantial preparation in terms of pleadings, the assembly of documentation, witness statements and expert evidence. These are going to be very difficult to arrange for the next few weeks.
Are there other possibilities?
In order to avoid the comprehensive preparations required for one of the 3 main formal methods of dispute resolution, there are lots of different options available which, with a bit of creative thinking, may be able to allow a dispute to be resolved before something formal has to be started.
Here are some suggestions
It is a purely legal issue, or a matter of contractual interpretation?
You could think about referring a discrete legal point, or a point of contractual interpretation, to an experienced construction lawyer to provide an opinion, either a solicitor or a barrister. The opinion could be non binding, or binding, depending on what the parties want. The beauty of this is that it can be done entirely on paper, or if the parties want an opportunity to make verbal submissions, this can be done by video conference to an agreed time limit. Cases often hang on one or two legal issues, and if the parties can get an impartial assessment of their relative strengths and weaknesses on these issues, this can allow them to consider the likely outcome and perhaps do a deal.
More formally, there is the option of early neutral evaluation, which is offered by many bodies such as the RICS, CEDR, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Academy of Experts.
The TCC, and other specialist courts, have for many years been offering a judge led Early Neutral Evaluation service. The procedure is very flexible and the parties can decide if it is to be binding upon them or not. There is provision for a hearing, but this is not essential and the evaluation can be done entirely in writing. The advantage of early neutral evaluation by the court is that you get the opinion of a TCC judge. The procedures are, however, formal and the relevant Civil Procedure rules will have to be followed.
Use a mediator
The traditional lawyer’s approach to mediation, where you all go and sit in an overheated hotel conference room or a solicitor’s office with a mass meeting of all involved followed by sitting in a separate meeting room until past midnight while the mediator shuttles between you trying to get everyone to agree a deal, isn’t compulsory. Why not ask a mediator to engage with you in a different way? It’s not necessary to sit together, or be in the same place. A clever mediator will be able to work with the parties to agree alternatives – perhaps by telephone or video conferencing with individuals or teams. Most mediators offer on line mediation, and there are even apps which may be of assistance. Many established mediation services are already offering online services as an option. Think flexibly and do some research and focus on what you need and you may find a mediation service useful, even if it only deals with some of the issues. It might narrow them enough for the project to proceed.
The Chinese Government, for example, is actively promoting online dispute resolution and has issued a guideline calling for the acceleration of its use as part of its reaction to the coronavirus epidemic.
Lawyers tend not to like expert determination because it is extremely difficult to appeal or overturn an expert’s findings, even if they are clearly wrong. However, it has its place and it does have some important advantages, particularly if you have a technical issue that needs to be resolved quickly. You can refer a technical issue to a specialist in that particular field and your evidence and submissions can be highly refined and focussed. There is no need to have to explain matters to a judge who knows nothing about the specialist technical issues and needs it all to be explained from scratch. So the documentation and submissions can be shorter and more precise. And often it is possible to conduct matters in writing, although sometimes site inspections might be required. These will have to be managed carefully as appropriate.
If you have a technical dispute, even if you would not normally want to use it, expert determination is well worth considering to enable a decision to be taken and the project to move on. You could adapt the procedure to suit your situation, perhaps by making it non binding or even temporarily binding, a bit like adjudication.
The construction industry cannot revert to its default position of disputation and conflict if it is to survive the existential threat posed by COVID-19. We need to adapt to a radically different landscape and find new and innovative ways to work together.
Stevens & Bolton’s construction team can assist you in thinking creatively about how to tackle the practical and legal issues caused by COVID-19.
As a firm we are also blogging and writing regularly on problems which are affecting businesses and individuals, use this link to access our latest advice.

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Stop treating your kitchen like an all-night diner and you’ll stop seeing those unwanted pounds piling onto your frame, too. The results of a study published in Cell Metabolism found that mice who only had access to food during an eight-hour period stayed slim over the course of the study, while those who ate the same number of calories over a 16-hour period gained significantly more weight, particularly around their middle. When you’re finished with dinner at night, shut the fridge and don’t look back until morning — your belly will thank you. When you do head back to the kitchen in the A.M., make sure the best healthy kitchen staples for cooking are there waiting for you.
"When going out for fast food, I used to get the large-size value meal. Now, I satisfy a craving by ordering just one item: a small order of fries or a six-piece box of chicken nuggets. So far, I've shaved off 16 pounds in seven weeks, and I'm on track to being thinner than my high school self for my 10-year reunion later this year." —Miranda Jarrell, Birmingham, AL
Avoid sweetened drinks. Drinks that are sweetened, whether artificially or naturally, will have little nutritional value and add lots of empty calories to your diet. Do not drink fruit juice or other sweetened drinks. Even natural sugars will increase your daily calorie intake and prevent weight loss. If you chose to drink juice, do not exceed 4 oz per day (1/2 cup). Instead of drinking sweetened beverages throughout your day, drink unsweetened, calorie-free beverages. Some beverages to avoid include:
You can also lose inches in 30 days. "Just in my own 15 years of experience in working with patients, I have seen some lose up to five to 10 inches in a month from losing four to eight pounds," Jim told POPSUGAR. Keep in mind those five to 10 inches aren't just from your belly; those are full-body measurements from all major areas, including your waist, hips, chest, arms, legs, shoulders, and neck. He added that the inches lost depend on if you are weight training, what kind of cardio you're doing, how much water you're drinking, and how many calories you're eating.
Work indulgence foods into your calorie plan. If you do want to have something that is a little higher in calories, then make sure that you work it into your overall calorie goal for the day. For example, if you are following an 1,800 calorie plan, and you want to have a brownie that is 300 calories, then you would only have 1,500 calories left for the day.
Your body needs a certain amount of essential vitamins and minerals to function properly. What happens when you don’t get enough of them? What happens when you eat too little food, or when the food you eat isn’t sufficiently nutritious? Perhaps our bodies catch on and reply by increasing hunger levels. After all – if we eat more, we increase the chances of consuming enough of whatever nutrient we are lacking.
And so my Twitter followers and people on Facebook, they lost so much weight in such a short period of time—they were losing four pounds in five days, five pounds in seven days; the results were outrageous—they kept asking me for more. And so I kept tweeting them more and emailing them. Before I knew it we had 5,000 people across the country, [and] as far away as the UK, who were on Shred. And they were losing weight hand over fist.
Losing weight isn’t necessarily a matter of meat vs. plants or carbs vs. fats. Repeatedly, studies suggest you can lose weight with a number of different approaches, including the ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers). Truth be told, losing weight is much easier than keeping it off. The last decade of research on weight loss points to the fact that once you lose weight, your body is in a battle with biology. It’s an unfortunate irony, but studies show that as you drop pounds, your levels of “I’m hungry” hormones increase, while your “I’m full” hormones decrease. At the same time, your body physically needs less fuel to operate your smaller size. It’s not an easy battle, but it isn’t impossible; you can march on. Here’s what we’ve learned about weight loss, and what you can do to take charge of your weight this year.
Those trans fats on your menu are hiding out in plain sight and sabotaging your lean belly plans every time you eat them. If a food product says it contains partially hydrogenated oils, you’re eating trans fat, which can increase your risk of heart disease, high cholesterol, and obesity with every bite. In fact, research conducted at Wake Forest University reveals that monkeys whose diets contained eight percent trans fat upped their body fat by 7.2 percent over a six-year study, while those who ate monounsaturated fat gained just a fraction of that amount. Instead of letting harmful trans fat take up space on your menu, fill up with these healthy fats.
In other words? "Drinking makes you more likely to eat sh*t," Dr. Seltzer says, referring to drunk foods. At the same time, he stops short of asking patients to quit alcohol cold-turkey to lose weight. Plus, research suggests you don’t have to, as long as your intake is moderate—i.e., less than about a drink a day. "If you drink a glass of wine every night and notice you eat more afterward, eat less early to account for this," he says. "Or, if you’re drinking four glasses of wine a week, drink three instead so you’ll won’t feel such a big difference."
Testing your limits brings about than just bragging rights. Lifting a heavier weight for fewer reps burns nearly twice as many calories during the two hours after your workout than lifting a lighter weight for more reps, according to research published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Feel smug in the knowledge you’re still torching calories in that 10am meeting.
I am a 50 year old male and I consider myself to be in pretty good shape. I've been body building for about 3 years and I'm around 13% body fat. I started this workout and could only get through 2 rounds of the cardio after each weight training session. You younger guys and gals might be able to get through it, but it wore my butt out! Hopefully I can get through 3 cardio sessions next week. My goal is to get to 10% body fat within the next 12-16 weeks.
Unsurprisingly, the results showed that nothing had happened to the weight of the women receiving calcium or the placebo. However, the group which took the multivitamin lost more weight – about 3 kg more – and improved their health markers. Among other things, their basal metabolic rate (the rate at which the body burns calories when at rest) increased.
It takes a multipronged approach to see results in 30 days. Jim advises doing cardio for 30 to 60 minutes, three to five days a week. The goal is to burn 500 calories a day; this can be achieved through cardio, eating in a calorie deficit, and getting in more steps. He also advises strength training two to four days a week. Not only does strength training also burn calories, but it helps build lean muscle, too, which burns more calories at rest.
"If your diet consists of lots of sports drinks, sugar-sweetened drinks like fizzy pop and flavoured waters, or sugary foods like chocolate and cakes, it will make losing weight harder. While whole fruits and vegetables are undoubtedly good for you, they can also sometimes cause weight gain if you eat too much, as they have high levels of natural sugars in them. Low-fat food options might have high amounts of added sugar in there too, so make sure to check the food label.

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Leading supplier Denso Marston recommend The Works
The Works has been a provider of industrial and commercial personnel to the company now since April 2010. Since that time our key account contact and her colleague have provided an outstanding service to the business.
DENSO Marston is a Tier 1 supplier of automotive cooling systems to the off highway OEM Market for agricultural, construction and electric power generation markets. The company has c750 employees on site and is an integrated design and manufacturing facility.
The Works have established themselves as a key supplier to the business and offer a hands on proactive service to the supply of industrial labour to the company. The Works understand our complex manufacturing site and are able to supply suitable staff quickly for a range of technical skills or aptitude. This will include vacancies for:
Semi skilled or skilled machine setters/operators
I would also be confident to be able to hand The Works other assignments including office based or other engineering personnel. I would consider them capable of them being able to handle well a large volume, fast paced, and complex manufacturing or distribution account. They have had to up to 60 personnel on site at any one time with low or minimal turnover and absence.
They provide regular updates on service and are able to deliver KPI reports to demonstrate service levels. They also communicate well with their workforce and the staff who work for them report a high level of satisfaction with the service they receive.
DENSO Marston Ltd.


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The cement industry is one of the eight main sectors in the country. It has traditionally been a very significant business for the government and has achieved great progress after independence as a result of the continued expansion in various parts of the nation.
Whether in an urban or rural location, every infrastructure project, such as roads, railroads, and residential, commercial, or industrial constructions, utilizes cement.
Also, the country’s cement sector has seen a huge volume increase as a result of several government initiatives.
In this article, we’ve examined the Indian cement stock market and identified some of the country’s top cement producers that are seeing rapid growth. Continue reading to learn more about it.
The Indian Cement Stocks Industry: A Synopsis
India’s need for cement and other related materials is rising as it builds its infrastructure and lays the foundation for the future.
This is because of its large population and rapid infrastructural growth. India is the second-largest cement producer in the world, producing 7% of the global cement capacity.
India’s total cement production capacity climbed to roughly 262 million tonnes in FY21, an increase of 7.8%.
This growth is significant in light of the shrinkage of the industrial and construction sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns.
According to IBEF figures, this large increase is predicted to continue. By 2025, it is anticipated that cement consumption would reach 550–600 MT, mostly due to the tremendous demand for residential, commercial, and industrial growth. Housing demand has increased.
been aided by the government of India’s home improvement efforts, such as MGNREGA, PM Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan, and state-level programs like Matir Srisht and public works projects.
Together, these initiatives will create a world-class, seamless multimodal transport network in India, which will be beneficial for the cement industry as well.
These numbers demonstrate that the cement sector will benefit greatly from India’s rapidly expanding infrastructure demands.
As the country is expected to develop more than 100 smart city projects and related infrastructure projects over the following several years, demand will be taken into account.
Best Cement Stocks in India in 2023
|UltraTech Cement Ltd.
|Grasim Industries Ltd.
|Ambuja Cements Ltd.
|Shree Cement Ltd.
|Dalmia Bharat Ltd.
|J K Cement Ltd.
|Ramco Cements Ltd.
|Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.
|RHI Magnesita India Ltd.
Things to Take into Account Before Buying Indian Cement Stocks
Many factors affect how long the Cement Stocks and the Cement business will be viable. The elements are listed as follows:
- Capital Costs of The Economic System
A significantly increased debt-to-equity ratio is common in the cement industry due to the high capital requirements of the industry.
Hence, the profitability of cement companies is more negatively impacted by a rise in borrowing costs. In addition, higher loan rates have a negative impact on consumers’ ability to purchase real estate.
- Spending Expenditures by The Government on Infrastructure
Government-built infrastructure, including ports, roads, bridges, dams, and buildings, provides a steady stream of demand for cement.
- Transportation Costs
Businesses that mine commodities like coal and limestone must strategically locate these mines near manufacturing facilities and urban areas to save expenses.
The growing cost of fuel for automobiles has an impact on both the cost of production and the demand for homes.
- Growth of The Home Financing Industry
More people will be able to purchase homes, and more real estate projects will be able to start.
Best Cement Stocks in India 2023 – An Overview
1) UltraTech Cement Ltd.
The main business of UltraTech Cement Ltd in India is the production and sale of cement and products that are directly connected to cement.
Ultratech Cement is the most successful cement maker worldwide, the third-most successful cement firm outside of China, and the most successful cement company in India.
Moreover, Ultratech Cement is India’s largest cement manufacturer. Furthermore, this business is regarded as having the best cement stock in India.
2) Grasim Industries Ltd.
Grasim Industries Ltd is the name of this manufacturing company, which has its headquarters in Mumbai.
Since its establishment in 1947 as a textile manufacturer, Grasim has diversified into a number of markets, including cement, financial services, and textile raw materials like viscose staple fiber (VSF) and viscose filament yarn, chemicals, and insulators, through its subsidiaries UltraTech Cement and Aditya Birla Capital.
The Aditya Birla Group owns the company. Also, this business is regarded as another top cement stock in India.
3) Ambuja Cements Ltd.
Ambuja Cements Ltd, which operates in 80 different countries and specializes in producing cement, aggregate, and concrete, is the most prosperous cement maker in India. It is frequently referred to be India’s top cement.
It is a part of the multinational company LafargeHolcim Ltd, which has activities in more than 70 countries and its headquarters in Switzerland.
The company produces and sells a variety of cement, such as regular Portland Cement, Portland Pozzolana Cement, Water-Repellent Cement, Water-Resistant Cement, and more.
It also manufactures a variety of other goods, including concrete, aggregates, and concrete blocks.
4) Shree Cement Ltd.
Shree Cement Ltd makes and distributes cement and products linked to cement and is one of the nation’s most reasonably priced cement makers.
The two primary operations of Shree Cement are the manufacturing of cement and the selling of products related to cement. With a 43.4 MTPA installed capacity, it is India’s third-largest cement producer.
5) ACC Ltd.
Since its founding in 1936, ACC Limited has been a member of the LafargeHolcim Group. The company’s top goals are the production and selling of cement and ready-mix concrete.
The company has factories all throughout India and sells the majority of its products in the domestic Indian market.
6) Dalmia Bharat Ltd.
Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL), a renowned cement business with a 35.9 MTPA capacity, was established in 1939 by Shri Jaidayal Dalmia.
With a network of more than 32,000 dealers and sub-dealers, the business now has 14 manufacturing facilities that service customers in 22 states.
Cement, sugar, and refractories are three of its three industries, and each has a considerable market share. On July 12, 2013, Odisha Cement Limited, a new company governed by the Companies Act of 1956, became Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL).
7) JK Cement Ltd.
One of the main Cement producers in Northern India is J.K. Cement Ltd (JK Cement) (JK Cement). Being one of the nation’s major manufacturers, J.K. Grey cement’s installed annual capacity is 14.7 million tonnes (MnTPA) (MnTPA).
It is India’s second-largest producer of white cement, producing a total of 600,000 tonnes annually. With an installed capacity of 700000 tonnes annually, J.K.
Cement ranks as the second-largest producer of wall putty in the country. In 1994, Lala Kamlapat Singhania founded the J.K. Organization, of which J.K. Cement is a subsidiary.
8) Ramco Cements Ltd.
Ramco Industries Ltd, a division of the Ramco Group with its headquarters in Chennai, produces Fiber Cement (FC) sheets and Calcium Silicate Boards (CSBs).
In addition to spinning cotton yarn and producing computer software, this company also sells additional energy generated by its windmills.
9) Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.
The initial name of Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Limited was Infra Cement India Private Limited, which was established as a Private Limited Company on February 8, 1999, in Bombay under the Companies Act of 1956.
Lafarge India Private Limited became the name of the company on May 25, 1999, after the RoC’s approval of the name change. A new Certificate of Incorporation was also issued at that time.
The Company was determined to be a public limited company as of 02 November 1999. The Resolution of April 16, 2003, however, transformed the Company’s presumptive status from a public limited company to a private limited corporation.
10) RHI Magnesita India Ltd.
RHI Magnesita India Ltd. is one of the top producers of refractory materials in India (previously Orient Refractories Ltd.). Refractories are primarily produced by the firm for the steel industry.
Both in India and internationally, ORL products are sold. It provides a wide range of unusual refractories.
Customers are served by three state-of-the-art production facilities that are situated in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. It has a franchise in Salem, Tamil Nadu, for the manufacturing of elemental spray mass.
The company’s products include well blocks, slide gate plates, nozzles, and isostatically pressed continuous casting refractories.
Basic Spray Mass for Castables and Tundish Working Lining, Slag-arresting Darts, and Tundish Nozzles for Bottom Purging Refractories and Top Purging Lances
As a result, investors frequently give cement stocks significant priority. In terms of growth, the cement industry has moreover traditionally been one of the most dependable.
Although recent events have produced small fluctuations in the price of cement stocks, the industry is poised for long-term growth and will be a fantastic asset to any portfolio.
Furthermore, it is suggested that you consult a broker and do sufficient research before buying Cement stock. It is difficult to recommend a specific firm because there are so many well-established enterprises on the market and there is severe competition.
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Most symptoms of smartphone addiction can be only experienced with the people with the addiction. The person becoming preoccupied with the addiction, spending a lot of time on watching and touching the phone should be aware of their level of addiction and need to be concerned about recovering from addictive behavior.
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A The current cold snap across the countrygarnered a the majority of news attention. As seems to occur every winter,this coverage was capped in at an early stage January v a snapshot of Floridaoranges encased in icicles.
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When arctic air reaches Florida, farmers may spray your cropswith water to keep them indigenous cooling to the temperature the the coldair. This seems counterintuitive, however the energy linked withthe phase readjust of water renders it precisely the right thing todo.
Water exist in our setting in 3 phases; solid (ice),liquid (water), and also gas (water vapor). Once water changes phasefrom one kind to another, energy is involved. When the adjust isfrom a low energy state (like ice) come a greater energy state (likeliquid or gas), energy is required to accomplish the change.
A usual example is the evaporation that a pond of water. Energyfrom the sunlight on a clear morning after ~ a rain is provided to adjust thewater native its original liquid state to the invisible gaseousstate. As soon as the change is from a high energy state (liquid) come alower energy state (ice), power is released to theenvironment.
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In this activity, learners use the STELLA box modeling software to determine Earth's temperature based on incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation. Starting with a simple black body model, the exercise gradually adds complexity by incorporating albedo, then a 1-layer atmosphere, then a 2-layer atmosphere, and finally a complex atmosphere with latent and sensible heat fluxes. With each step, students compare the modeled surface temperature to Earth's actual surface temperature, thereby providing a check on how well each increasingly complex model captures the physics of the actual system.
This is an interactive webtool that allows the user to choose a state or country and both assess how climate has changed over time and project what future changes are predicted to occur in a given area.
One of a suite of online climate interactive simulations, this Greenhouse Gas Simulator uses the bathtub model to demonstrate how atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will continue to rise unless they are lowered to match the amount of CO2 that can be removed through natural processes.
This video explains how scientists construct computer-generated climate models to forecast weather, understand climate, and project climate change. It discusses how different types of climate models can be used and how scientists use computers to build these models.
This simulation provides scenarios for exploring the principles of climate dynamics from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Inter-connections among climate issues, public stakeholders and the governance spheres are investigated through creative simulations designed to support learners' understanding of international climate change negotiations.
This video, from Yale Climate Connections, explores the 2014 melting of the West Antarctic ice sheet that captured headlines. Interviews, animations, and news broadcasts explore what the melting meant for both the future of some of the Antarctic glaciers and sea level rise, and informs the viewer how seafloor terrain influences the speed of ice sheet melt.
This set of animations and interactive simulations from the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University helps students develop an understanding of models used to understand the Earth System. Students consider the types of data that need to be included in a climate model, looking at inputs and outputs as well as variables, such as land surface, and how to measure changes of different parts of Earth's surface over time.
This video is about Greenland's ice sheet, accompanied by computer models of the same, to show how the ice is melting, where the meltwater is going, and what it is doing both on the surface and beneath the ice.
C-Learn is a simplified version of the C-ROADS simulator. Its primary purpose is to help users understand the long-term climate effects (CO2 concentrations, global temperature, sea level rise) of various customized actions to reduce fossil fuel CO2 emissions, reduce deforestation, and grow more trees. Students can ask multiple, customized what-if questions and understand why the system reacts as it does.


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Game System: A Game of Thrones Board Game 2nd Edition
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Players: 3 to 8 players
Average Play Time: 2 to 4 hours
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Model Number: VA103
Cross the Narrow Sea with the Mother of Dragons expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Board Game! Clawing their way into power, this expansion includes a side board of the Free Cities of Essos and an overlay of the Eyrie to bring House Targaryen and House Arryn into the fray. Complete with new characters and mechanics, your claim to the Iron Throne takes flight!

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff - Appellant,
Product Fabricators, Inc.; M& M Manufacturing, Inc., as successor, Defendants - Appellees; Adam Breaux, Intervenor Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff, Adam Breaux, Intervenor Plaintiff - Appellant
Product Fabricators, Inc.; M& M Manufacturing, Inc., as successor, Defendants - Appellees
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Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis.
For Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff - Appellant (13-2102): Christine Jiyeun Back, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC; Jessica A. Palmer-Denig, Nicholas J. Pladson, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Minneapolis, MN.
For Product Fabricators, Inc., M& M Manufacturing, Inc., as successor, Defendants - Appellees (13-2102, 13-2103): Marlene S. Garvis, Elisa M. Hatlevig, Vicki A. Hruby, Jardine & Logan, Lake Elmo, MN.
For Adam Breaux, Intervenor Plaintiff - Appellant (13-2103): James Robert Andreen, Erstad & Riemer, Minneapolis, MN.
Before SMITH, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Product Fabricators, Incorporated (" PFI" ) terminated employee Adam Breaux. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (" EEOC" ) and Breaux appeal the district court's adverse grant of summary judgment in favor of PFI. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
PFI was a Minnesota sheet metal fabrication company formed by Michael Murphy, Sr. (" Murphy" ) and two others. In 1997, PFI hired Breaux as a turret operator. In 1999, PFI hired Murphy's sons, Mark and Michael Murphy, Jr. (" Mark" and " Mike" respectively). In 2000, Breaux left PFI for another job, but was rehired by PFI, again as a turret operator, in March 2005. From November 2007, until Breaux's termination, Mike supervised Breaux.
In February 2008, another former PFI employee, Dennis Anderson, filed a disability discrimination charge and the EEOC initiated an investigation. On June 24, 2008, the EEOC visited PFI to interview employees, including Breaux, who was Anderson's supervisor. According to Mark's testimony, the EEOC told him that the investigators would ask whether PFI accommodated people who were injured and other such general issues, but would not mention specific employees during its questioning. Mark recalled that, after each EEOC interview, he reminded each employee that the interview was confidential, but he asked if the EEOC interviewer brought up any particular employee. According to Mark, Breaux told Mark that he was asked about Anderson and that he told the interviewer Anderson was a poor worker, at that point, Mark told Breaux not to divulge any more information about the interview. Breaux, on the other hand, claims he did not talk to anyone about the interview.
On September 4, 2008, Breaux reported a workplace injury on his right shoulder resulting from heavy lifting, which was eventually diagnosed as a right rotator cuff tear. Breaux received workers' compensation benefits from September 4, 2008, until September 16, 2010, when he settled that claim. On September 30, 2008, PFI transferred Breaux to a manufacturing supervisory position, which was less physically demanding and did not require Breaux to work ...


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The beauty of the coastline of California is undeniable. The Pacific is magnetic, and I am drawn back to the West Coast when I am away for any length of time. This outcropping, just off the coast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, fascinates me, and I spent quite a while trying to capture a photograph to do it justice. I wanted to take one of the august waves crashing over the top, but ultimately I was struck by the hidden power of the little silent rivers that have carved away the stone over the millennia. There is no great force to the rivulets; they work by sheer repetition and determination. The streams of water cascade over the outcropping each time even a moderately sized wave crashes upon the rock, carrying a grain of sand or two, and slowly they peel away the layers of the hard stone – a testament to the often-hidden power of nature.
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The clue is in their name: Agressor Bunx are dark, relentless and audaciously aggressive.
Alex and Nikolay aren’t just partners of production, but are in fact brothers, born and bred in Ukraine. Although formed in 2009, it was a few years of solitary studio time for these guys until they properly hit the scene in 2013.
The Eastern European pair have graced the likes of Blackout, Ram, Program, Bad Taste, Citrus and those guys that want to feast on your organs, Eatbrain. And they’ve done so with some genuinely monstrous creations. After the success of their EP The Order last year, the duo are back on Eatbrain with their highly anticipated debut LP Properties of Addition. Out May 29 it weighs in at a mean 18 tracks. The deeper you get, the heavier the experience.


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While it doesn't quite fulfill our wish list of PSP games we'd most want to purchase by download and run from a single Memory Stick, D3 Publisher's "classic" catalog is coming to PlayStation Store (the PC one) this September. Props for being ahead of the curve. Up for digital delivery will be:
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords ($14.99)
WTF: work time fun ($9.99)
PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient ($9.99)
PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2 ($14.99)
Dead Head Fred ($14.99)
Once a true PSP Store is in place, we'd love to see all publishers follow suit. Now tell us that wouldn't send a chill up your spine GameStop!


text: ln this exhibition, Erwan Maho and Isabelle Artuis create an in situ environment in which sculptures and photographs are meshed, multiplied, and added, while remaining divisible. Like abstract landscapes, this body of work has a metaphysical dimension. Echoing Mathématiques, Résonances presents recent works by five Fribourg artists. From sculpture to photography, from drawing to painting to video, this show features a variety of media and techniques. Between artifice and reality, the artists play with perception to highlight sensitive aspects of life that resound like a landscape composed of fractals.

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Loans for Higher Education Institutes to Improve Energy Efficiency
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has established a loan/lease fund for institutes of higher education to improve energy efficiency. Two categories of funding are available for schools to reduce energy consumption: Category I funding will pay for technical and energy audits, the development of Energy Management Plans, and any professional services that contribute to the planning and design of energy reduction systems and measures. Category II funding covers the actual acquisition and installation of energy conservation measures. All projects must be shown to reduce energy consumption, have a positive return on investment, and be able to be repaid within six years. Loan funds may not be used to pay off an existing loan, but may be used to leverage additional third-party financing of energy efficiency projects. An eligible institute of higher education may only have one active loan at a time. Contact: Oklahoma Department of Commerce, State Energy Office, 900 North Stiles, P.O. Box 26980, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0980; 405-815-5347; http://www.okcommerce.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=339&Itemid=425
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THE VINCE LOMBARDI CANCER FOUNDATION AWARDS CHRIS PENNELL, PHD, AND JUDY ERDAHL
The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation recently honored four 'Leaders for A Cure' at a Super Bowl related event in St. Paul, MN on February 1.
Among the honorees was Chris Pennell, PhD, the Masonic Cancer Center's Associate Director of Community Engagement and Education, and Judy Erdahl, a University of Minnesota supporter and creator of the Midwest Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference.
Along with the award ceremony, attendees were able to enjoy the opportunity to take a photo with the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy. There was also a panel discussion featuring current Minnesota Vikings players Trae Waynes and Kevin McDermott, and a sit down chat between former Green Bay Packer great and Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer, with ESPN Sportscenter anchor Doug Kezirian. The event was hosted by Masonic Cancer Center supporter and KARE11 anchor, Randy Shaver, and was capped off with a speech from former Golden Gopher track standout and current cancer survivor, Gabriele "Gabe" Grunewald.
The other honorees at the event were Jill May, RN, from the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute and North Memorial Health.


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New York’s produce professionals are invited to join a virtual town hall about the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19, with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
NEW YORK CITY — Throngs of commuters jostling each other on sidewalks and on sardine-can subway trains are a thing of the recent past, and at least some residents hope it will be a returning thing of the near future.
A group of New York City teens grew enough food in an indoor hydroponic farm to feed more than 2,000 students at lunch, with the help of a Whole Kids Foundation partnership with Teens for Food Justice.
Several produce-related companies on the cutting edge of technology and sustainability made Thrives’s Top 50 listings of AgTech and FoodTech, announced by SVG Ventures at the Agricultural Outlook Forum.
With annual microbial testing showing corrugated cartons are consistently safe, paper packaging advocate Fibre Box Association touts paper-based packaging as both safe and sustainable for fresh produce.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate why produce-grower prices have stayed stagnant or declined while prices have increased along the supply chain.


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Here are a couple more quilts I found while cleaning closets this week. This first one was made while we lived in France in the late 90s. I purchased a small bundle of these Provencal fabrics from a quilt shop in Paris called Le Rouvray.
The next one started out as a vintage top purchased at a garage sale. I could not believe my luck when I found it at a price I could afford!
I hand quilted this. I just love this sashing fabric. See the little duck blowing bubbles?
I have more closets to clean. I wonder what else I will find!
Linking up with My Quilt Infatuation


Peter Gray, my favorite education blogger, has recently written two posts I can highly recommend:
- “The Many Benefits, for Kids, of Playing Video Games”
- “Video Game Addiction: Does It Occur? If So, Why?“
One more link: While we’re on the topic of Peter Gray, here’s an interview he gave, very much worth watching:
Blog status comment: Over the past 10 days, I’ve had 4 exams (which, remember, I really don’t like having). Real posting will resume soon; comments are sporadically open, depending on how thick the spam is coming in – but I hope to fix that issue soon, too.


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News from the Caribbean:
September 9, 2014
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The US Embassy to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States has announced the final two members of the 2014 slate of Fulbright and Humphrey Fellows for this academic year. St Lucian Halim Ernest and Grenadian Keane Mark...
September 9, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- An extraordinary meeting of the University Council, convened pursuant to Statue 22 paragraph 5 and presided over by the Chancellor of the University, has accepted the report from the search committee established to identify a new vice-chancellor and agreed to appoint Sir Hilary Beckles.
September 6, 2014
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Trinidad and Tobago International Financial Centre (Trinidad and Tobago IFC), the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) and the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) announced a new partnership on Thursday to boost financial education in Trinidad and Tobago.
September 4, 2014
BEIJING, China -- Premier of China Li Keqiang has pledged to support the Antigua and Barbuda government’s thrust in education. During a meeting with Li, Prime Minister Gaston Browne outlined his government’s plans for developing the education system in Antigua and Barbuda.
September 4, 2014
Recently, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) education minister, Girlyn Miguel, and CXC's Charles Mayenga, senior assistant registrar, examinations administration and security division, gave an analysis and breakdown of our national performance at the 2014 external examinations.
August 29, 2014
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is set to reconfirm its commitment to Puerto Rico with the grand opening of a new regional campus in San Juan. The new campus represents an expansion of offerings at NSU and also provides increased opportunities for students.
August 28, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- National security intelligence is witnessing a paradigm shift in the 21st century where new transnational security challenges have appeared, along with the realisation that security issues are interconnected around the globe. The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean’s...
August 27, 2014
ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- Prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has officially informed the principals of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) of his government’s desire for the Five Islands Secondary School now under construction, to be converted into the...
August 22, 2014
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will host a delegation from the ministry of education and training in Lesotho, Southern Africa, from Monday to Wednesday of next week at its headquarters in Barbados. The five-member Lesotho delegation is being led by...
August 16, 2014
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The overall performance for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) May/June 2014 examination continued the gradual upward trend started in 2012. This year, 66 percent of entries achieved acceptable grades, Grades I – III.
August 14, 2014
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Digital media, offered in May/June 2014 as the first 100 percent paper-less examination by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has returned excellent results in its first sitting. One hundred percent of the candidates taking Digital Media Units 1 and 2...
August 13, 2014
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- St Vincent and the Grenadines will host the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) annual release of results for the May/June examinations on Monday 18 August 2014. The event will be held at the Peace Memorial Hall in Kingstown.
August 12, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Ocean Security International (OSI) has announced that Professor W. Andy Knight, director of the Institute of International Relations of The University of the West Indies, has agreed to serve on the OSI Scientific and Academic Board to facilitate and coordinate OSI’s future work...
August 6, 2014
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- In anticipation of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 69), the University of the West Indies (UWI) Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean’s fourth module will focus on Understanding the United Nations. This module is geared towards...
August 1, 2014
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The education sector in St Kitts and Nevis received the bulk of the resources offered by the Washington-based Organisation of American States (OAS) under the leadership of former director Starret Greene. Greene, who succeeded Ken Parker in 2006, ended an...
July 24, 2014
What will it be for you? When it comes to personal education, the cake has to come first -- one has to know something to shine -- and if one knows a lot more then that is the icing on the cake. The same should apply to educational methods: a solid foundation, a strong structure at all levels...
July 7, 2014
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad -- On June 24 and 25, representatives of the University of West Indies (UWI) and the University of Havana, Cuba, met at the Institute of International Relations located at the UWI’s St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago to discuss “Development challenges and possibilities for...
July 2, 2014
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) -- The St Kitts Teachers Union has labelled a move by the Ministry of Education to discipline the principal of the Basseterre High School (BHS) as “vindictive” and it says it will move to industrial action if action is taken against the over 30-year teaching veteran.
June 30, 2014
WASHINGTON, USA -- Seven students from top universities in Haiti arrived in the US capital this week to work at the Haitian embassy as part of a new summer fellowship and work-training program. Their arrival followed the departure to Haiti last week of six Haitian-American graduate students.
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High school graduation is certainly a memorable occasion for all of you, and it gives me great pleasure to remind you as you graduate to “remember yesterday, dream for tomorrow and live for today.” As I reflected on this theme in preparation to address you graduates, I realized that the theme encompasses...
June 26, 2014
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June 19, 2014
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June 19, 2014
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad -- You wouldn't normally expect to hear a conversation about "ionization in the earth's atmosphere" happening between a group of 12-to 14-year-old youngsters. But that conversation is exactly what led enterprising youth from the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago...
June 14, 2014
WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $10 million loan designed to help Belize improve its primary education and the governance of its education system. The program aims to prepare the teachers of today and tomorrow by supporting...
June 14, 2014
ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad -- The University of the West Indies (UWI) has announced the award of an honorary Doctorate of Letters (DLtt) to outstanding Guyanese/Antiguan scholar, journalist and diplomat Sir Ronald Michael Sanders, 66, KCMG, KCN, AM, in recognition of his long and distinguished...
June 14, 2014
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June 9, 2014
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- With some $28 million owed to the Student Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF), Barbados minister of education, science, technology and innovation, Ronald Jones, told defaulters at a press conference on Friday: pay back the money you owe or else!


mp3 - download>Click here to listen to the post-match audio of Perth Wildcats coach Rob Beveridge and co-captain Brad Robbins
mp3 - download>Click here to listen to the post-match audio of Wollongong Hawks coach Gordie McLeod and captain Mat Campbell The 'Cats were disappointed with last Friday night's loss to Adelaide and only managed 13 points in the first quarter against Wollongong, but after that hit back hard with a 33-point second quarter and then responded tremendously to a fight back from the Hawks early in the last period.
Wollongong tied up scores at 66-all with just under seven minutes to go, but the Wildcats took over with the next 10 points, and then back-to-back threes to Kevin Lisch and Shawn Redhage to secure the 16-point victory.
The win was the 12th consecutive in Perth for the Wildcats against Wollongong with the Hawks now still not having won in The Jungle since November 5, 2005.
The win improves the 'Cats to 4-1 on the season ahead of road games to Gold Coast and Cairns next week, and then away trips also to Melbourne and Wollongong the next weekend.
Kevin Lisch top-scored for the Wildcats with 17 points to go with six assists and five rebounds.
Brad Robbins was outstanding in the absence of Damian Martin with 16 points, six assists and six steals.
He also nailed 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the field.
Luke Nevill played his best game in Wildcats' colours also with 13 points and five rebounds.
Shawn Redhage hit 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Jesse Wagstaff scored nine points and pulled in five boards.
Matt Knight had six points to go with 10 rebounds as well.
Cam Tovey had five points and NBL debutant Everard Bartlett hit four points in the first 12 minutes of his career after signing during the week as a replacement for the injured Martin.
Greg Hire also scored three points in five and-a-half minutes and Drew Williamson hit two points.
Wildcats coach Rob Beveridge was delighted in the end with how his team responded from last week's loss and then the first quarter against the Hawks.
"They play a type of defence that makes you second guess, and doubt, yourself with a lot of switching and sagging off.
That really gets in the players' head and it's a real mental thing.
We just didn’t play assertive enough in that first quarter and that's why we only scored 13 points," Beveridge said.
"Obviously we made those adjustments, came out a lot more assertive and to finish with 87 points after 13 in the first quarter shows that we adjusted to that and did a lot better job.
It was all about defence this week because we put on a poor performance last week, but tonight we were very good.
"We were playing against one of the best half-court teams who can execute and I thought we did a tremendous job defensively.
We probably got caught up in their half-court game and for us to grind it out, and pull it out how we did in the end was very pleasing.
" The Wildcats got the opening basket of the game on a strong post move from Robbins, but then Wollongong was able to open up an 8-2 advantage following back-to-back threes from Rhys Martin.
Knight, Tovey and debutant Bartlett helped the 'Cats back within one, but five points straight late in the quarter for Wollongong through Mat Campbell gave the visitors a four-point quarter-time advantage.
Nevill started the second quarter on fire for the Wildcats with eight points in 2min 5secs to start off and put the 'Cats back on top.
Another three from Campbell soon after saw the Hawks regain the advantage, but after back-to-back buckets from Robbins the Wildcats led the rest of the half.
That included a three from Redhage and another on the half-time buzzer to Lisch as the Wildcats took a 46-37 advantage into the main break.
After an open three to Robbins to start the second half the Wildcats' advantage was all of a sudden out to double-figures and stayed around that mark for most of the third period.
It was back out to 10 again when Bartlett nailed a three, but Showron Glover helped Wollongong back to within six by three quarter-time.
Wollongong hit back early in the last quarter breaking even when Glover hit a three-pointer, but that sparked the 'Cats into action.
Tovey and Robbins hit baskets, Redhage a free-throw, Robbins a three and then Redhage a two on a 10-0 run.
After a score to Glover for Wollongong, Lisch and Redhage hit consecutive threes and the Wildcats went on to win by 16 points.
The Wildcats now play Gold Coast next Saturday night and Cairns on Sunday before returning to Perth, and then flying back over east to face Melbourne on November 18 and Wollongong two days later.
Perth Wildcats 87 (Kevin Lisch 17, Brad Robbins 16, Luke Nevill 13)
Wollongong Hawks 71 (Showron Glover 13, Rhys Martin 13, Mat Campbell 13)


The 2011 Chick Fil-A Bowl will pit Virginia against Auburn, according to a report by Bryan Fisher of CBS Sports. The Cavaliers will look to continue their program revival, while Auburn is hoping to finish off the season after Cam Newton on a high note.
The Cavaliers finished off an 8-4 season by winning four of their last five, though the only loss came in blowout fashion to Virginia Tech, who was originally slated for this game before getting an at-large bid to the Sugar Bowl. Auburn finished the year 7-5 and 4-4 in the SEC after losing the Iron Bowl to rival Alabama.
Here is everything you need to know about the game:
Game date, time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, December 31
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
TV channel: ESPN
2010 winner and loser: FSU 26 - South Carolina 17


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Holiday Meals! What do you like to eat for the holidays?
Let's talk about holiday food! What are your favorite things to eat during holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, July 4th and other days? How about birthdays and anniversaries?
Smoked turkey is our favorite for Thanksgiving/Christmas. It's the only time we make it and when we do we make plenty.
Valentines often finds me making a yummy heart shaped meatloaf and heart shaped chocolate cake.
The 4th has gotta be burgers, big fat juicy well flavored burgers.
Birthdays, well, the boy or girl (big or little) gets to pick the meal.
Now I should be mad at you 'cause I'm thinkin' I'll soon be blowin' all the diet and exercise progress I've made! But I'm not. Thinking about the holidays and all the good food is a good reason to smile.
My family is fairly traditional for the most part. Some of our family dinners may be culturally traditional exclusive to our ethnicity & heritage but I guarantee it's always fabulous.
Thanksgiving is Turkey & all of the trimmings...maybe even some surprises. Lots of delicious home made foods & the very BEST stuffing & gravy this side of the Mississippi!
Christmas we do Italian....in 6 lavish Italian courses from soup, salad & appetizers to 3 different pasta dishes with homemade meatballs & Italian sausage...4 different gourmet sauces & imported cheeses. .right down to delicate Italian desserts and Espresso with Italian Creme Liquer.....even Italian music and all the green and red of Christmas and the Italian Flag! "Bona Natale!!"
I think I just talked myself into being quite hungry! Enjoy your Holidays!
Heavy comfort foods! Traditional turkey and mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. Personally I'd prefer turkey for Christmas and Easter as well, rather than ham. Also sliced cheese. Ooh, and rolls with interesting butter (such as apple or pumpkin) at all of those. And of course desserts such as the aforementioned pumpkin pie, but also cheesecake or triple berry pie. A particular favorite in our family is my mom's to-die-for raspberry jello, made thick and creamy (but still smooth) with sour cream and tart with whole raspberries sprinkled throughout. On Valentine's Day the most important thing is definitely the chocolate! For 4th of July I may want to add in ice cream or fresh watermelon, but fried chicken or grilled burgers are my meat of choice. Pretty much any of those will work just fine for a birthday dinner, too!
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Bushnell 10x50mm Permafocus Weather Resistant Porro Prism Binocular with 6.5 Degree Angle of View Clamshell Packaging -
The Bushnell 10x 50mm Permafocus Binocular (Clamshell Packaging) is a full sized 10x unit with a focus-free design, so that you'll never miss the action while fumbling to focus. It is designed only for use with distant subjects. Just aim and your subject come into clear view. This 10x50 model is well-suited to stadium sports where you are more distant from the field and with its 50mm objective lenses it provides a very bright view.
Traction and Grip:
- Non-slip rubber armor absorbs shock while providing a firm grip
- Designed for viewing distant subjects (close focus is subjective and dependent on user's vision)
- Unique "Focus-Free" feature ideal for stadium sports events
- Fully coated optics for superior light transmission and brightness

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Zimmatic® by Lindsay’s 8500P center pivot provides an incredible value for your operation. Combining state-of-the-art engineering design processes with the latest in material science, the 8500P center pivot features a 12-gauge pipeline in a high strength machine you can trust to provide consistent irrigation for many years.
- High tensile strength 3/4-inch or 11/16-inch truss rods
- 8500P exclusive truss design and truss rod pockets
- Full complement of tower options- low, standard, medium, or high-clearance
- Crossed tower braces provide more support for torsional loads
- Zimmatic’s exclusive Uni-Knuckle span connection offers full support, stress-free flexibility, and external design to eliminate flow restriction
- Optional 8500P compact pivot point allows use of competitive pivot pads with a smaller footprint, reducing installation costs.
- Attractive, uniformly arching spans
The 8500P’s pipes have been tested to ensure quality and meet the Zimmatic standard of durability.
- Diameter of 6 5/8 inches
- Competitive 12-guage pipe and tower joints
- Zimmatic’s 9500P pipeline can be used in place of the 8500P pipe for machine flexibility and ease of service
- High tensile strength steel provides longevity
With a standard 43 RPM center drive motor, the 8500P driveline matches Zimmatic 8500P’s standard rotation- the fastest rotation speed of any center drive available.
- Center drive motor uses Zimmatic’s prove triple reduction spur gear technology- it’s te same high-efficiency drive you know and trust
- High strength 12-guage steel drive tubes
- All tracking solutions are available, including all tire and rim combinations, and the Trax drive system
- Rugged AT Gearbox
- The industry’s largest expansion chamber
- Includes a register on the output flange for additional wheel support, as well as an externally gusseted bell-housing for increased strength
- Shorter output shaft than the competition, eliminates high overhand load on bearings


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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
The past few weeks have been disappointing in terms of new snow and the usual expected December dumps. November was a big tease with record snowfall but it's hard to complain. Danielle and I decided we should get out anyway and have a look up one of our favourite valleys near Pemberton. When I woke up to scrape the windows on Saturday morning I remembered the full moon lunar eclipse was taking place at 6:05am. It was certainly an interesting sight to start the day. After a few hours we arrived at the trailhead and headed up valley. We wanted to see what the 2 week inversion had done to the snowpack in the alpine so we headed up N Tenas creek and put a trail in the forest to the base on Mt Ronayne.
When we arrived we found all the N facing couloirs had cleaned themselves out and run full path. Good news for future missions but not ridable today.
After a lunch and some tea we headed down and hooked into Tenquille creek with a plan to spend a night in the new Cabin. The hoar frost along the way was spectacular with hand sized plates I'd never quite seen before.
We parked the machine and made out way to the lake.
We were greeted by an empty cabin where the beers went down easily.
Danielle suggested we go for a late night skin over Tenquille lake. What a night!
The next morning we made our way up Copper Mound and Fossil Pass and skied a great line down to the lake.
On the way out, much needed freshies started to fly....


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UPDATE (8/10/20): On August 3, 2020, The Washington Post published an investigation into Mamone (formerly known as Gina Mamone), who ran Riot Grrrl Ink. The investigation exposed several mistruths spread by Mamone about the size and scope of the label, some of which were printed in the below article. In addition, J Mase III of AwQward Talent confirmed to the Post that Mamone had never delivered on a promise to give $100,000 to the agency, as part of the alleged transfer of power outlined below. Read more here.
Last November, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ record labels went dark. Riot Grrrl Ink, a long-running Brooklyn-based imprint founded by Gina Mamone, not only produced and supported a wealth of queer artists but also distributed resources and financial support to LGBTQ political movements and community projects across the country. What’s more, the label provided its artists with access to graphic designers and publicists free of charge. Over the fifteen years it was in business, Riot Grrrl Ink thrived, and helped others thrive too.
Early last month, Mamone issued a statement on Riot Grrrl Ink’s Facebook page that explained why the label had closed: aggrieved at the violent state of racial inequality in America following the grand jury’s decision to not indict Darren Wilson in the murder of Michael Brown, Mamone decided to defer leadership of her label to awQward, a talent organization founded by trans and queer people of color, in a powerful act of solidarity. "It may seem like we have all the world to lose," she wrote, "but understand we feel that we have all the world to gain."
-=-=-=-Keeping in line with the progressive, ever-evolving nature of her label, Mamone did something few in positions of privilege, power, and influence have done following the non-indictment in Ferguson: she found a way to take accountability and incite actual, visible change. The decision to defer leadership to trans and queer people of color becomes even more revolutionary when taking into consideration how many LGBTQ organizations (and record labels, independent and otherwise) are still largely run by white, cisgender power players.
Mamone’s decision is also one couched in an ethical code similar to those of several LGBTQ record labels of the past. Though the first label to produce LGBTQ-themed music was Camp Records in the mid-'60s, it was Olivia Records in the early '70s who created a true precedent for LGBTQ record labels to follow in the decades to come. Founded by a group of Washington, D.C.-based feminist lesbians in 1973, Olivia Records was groundbreaking first and foremost in its mission to form a women’s recording company that would distribute releases nationally. "We paralleled the women’s movement," co-founder Judy Dlugacz explained in an interview with Lesbian News. "We had the ability to reach women and have a profound impact on them. If they were isolated in a small town and thought they were the only lesbians in the world, they bought this music and it changed their lives." That sense of a lesbian community was bolstered further by a compilation, Lesbian Concentrate, released by Olivia Records in 1977 in opposition to Anita Bryant’s anti-gay crusade "Save Our Children".

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Sale of virtual private networks carry serious penalty, rules Chinese Supreme People’s Court.
News has emerged that authorities in China sentenced a man in March, to nine months in jail for selling virtual private networks (VPNs) aimed at circumnavigating the Great Firewall of China.
According to court documents posted on a website run by the Chinese Supreme People’s Court, Deng Jiewei, 26, a resident of the Guangdong province (located close to Hong Kong) sold the VPN software through his own small independent website. Jiewei was convicted of “providing software and tools for invading and illegally controlling the computer information system”.
VPNs, aren’t they something to do with visible underwear?
No, they are not. You are thinking of VPLs! VPN in this context stands for Virtual Private Network, a third-party network and software service that helps users bypass and access block banned websites by encrypting users internet traffic data, and routing its passage through a multitude of different connections. Thus, they can access blocked content, and remain virtually anonymous and untraceable.
Jiewei was sentenced in March, but the online court documents were only circulated on social media on Sunday. Jiewei began offering VPN services to the public in October 2015. He was arrested in August 2016. His website allegedly offered two different types of VPNs that allowed his buyers a way to access blocked foreign websites.
Great Firewall of China?
Yes, that’s what it’s called.
China has some of the most highly regulated and monitored internet access in the entire world. Authorities use several different technologies to police and spy on what people say online and what sites they can visit. Several of the world’s largest websites and companies are blocked or banned by China: “Some of the more famous websites that have no access to China Facebook itself, Google, Duck Duck Go, The New York Times, The Economist, the BBC, Twitter, and SnapCha”.
Ongoing campaign of [CENSORED]
In January of this year, Chinese authorities announced a 14-month long campaign to target the use of VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), and make it harder for its own citizens to visit unsanctioned and unapproved websites that criticise the Chinese government. The crackdown on VPN use faces many issues however. VPNs are used as standard across many business, and help limit the amount of confidential information travelling across public networks. VPNs used by individuals and businesses, as well as dedicated leased lines in China have to obtain official permission to operate or face criminal prosecution.
Full stream ahead
The campaign against VPNs intensified in August. Apple bowed to pressure from the Chinese government and has admitted it has removed all VPN (Virtual Private Network) services from the Chinese App store.
The news is another worrying sign that China has increased the rate of its continued crackdown on internet freedom for its citizens. Last month as well, users of the popular messaging app WhatsApp also suddenly found that their ability to send multimedia messages had been restricted in China.
If you are reading this and you feel like a bit more privacy, and you aren’t resident in China, FileHippo has a wide choice of VPN and privacy software you can download for free and use, right here.


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Financial Accountant in a leading Lloyd's Insurance group £50,00 to £60,000
Your new company
A market leading underwriting risk insurance group in the Lloyd's market with offices in major cities around the globe. With its unique position in the Lloyd's market, this company is able to offer unparalleled insurance and re-insurance in many areas.
Your new role
As the Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for all the Statutory reporting of the group along with the group consolidation function of the various Syndicates. This is very much a varied and comprehensive Financial Accountant role which will allow the individual in it to take responsibility for the various financial accounting functions of the UK group.
- Statutory reporting and the group consolidation of the various Lloyd's market syndicates
- Development of the diagnostics and engagement with the actuaries and underwriters to help develop understanding of the figures
- Production of tools and memos to help in the supporting of each of the report produced
What you'll need to succeed
You will be Top 10 trained ACA, experience with Insurance clients. Now looking for your first move into industry.
What you'll get in return
With a clear path of progression and room to develop, this company has a track record of developing its talent in a meaningful manner. A friendly environment in the office which as contributed, only with the clear development path, to this company maintaining a high retention rate of its employee.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.