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November 6th 2014 5:35am GMT, London UKToday’s Binary Options Trading Strategy:
Today’s Binary Options Trading Strategy:
• Currency Pair: USDCAD
• Timeframe: H4 (Hourly Chart)
• Binary Option Trading Recommendation: Seek binary put options on rallies above 1.1400
• Downside Potential: The downside potential for this binary put option is 275 pips to 1.1125
• Upside Potential: The upside potential for this binary put option is 125 pips to 1.1525
The USDCAD has enjoyed a strong advance which came on the back of strength in the US Dollar which continues to enjoy upward momentum after the US Federal Reserve exited its monetary easing policy while traders have not reacted favorably to stronger than expected economic data out of Canada. The USDCAD has moved higher after reaching an intra-day low of 1.1122 on October 29th 2014 from where an accelerated move higher took this currency pair to its intra-day high of 1.1466 which was reached yesterday on November 5th 2014.
Price action has now drifted away from its most recent intra-day high which marked a false breakout above its horizontal resistance level. The drift lower took the USDCAD back inside its horizontal resistance level from where a breakdown is likely to emerge. Binary options traders can benefit from the anticipated breakdown with binary put options. Today’s binary options trading strategy suggests put options to be placed on rallies above 1.1400 for a risk/reward ratio of 1.0/2.20.
The breakdown should also result in a sharp increase in volatility as buyers and sellers will clash at a crucial level for the USDCAD. Buyers will defend the horizontal resistance level and attempt to turn it into support with a renewed breakout. Sellers are favored to take the weakness of the sharp advance coupled with the drift lower and back into its horizontal resistance level as a platform to force a breakdown which may develop into a full price action reversal.
The first support level awaits the USDCAD at its intra-day high of 1.1332 which it reached on October 31st 2014. A breakdown below this level will take this currency pair to its intra-day low of 1.1258 which was reached on October 31st 2014. This level has previously halted a move lower and pushed the USDCAD to its current intra-day high. The final support level is located at its intra-day low of 1.1122 which was reached on October 29th 2014 from where a double bottom formation is possible.
The following economic data out of the United States is expected to impact the base currency, the US Dollar, of the USDCAD currency pair:
Initial & Continuing Jobless Claims for the week ending November 1st/October 25th 2014:
• Expectations: Decrease of 2,000 initial jobless claims, decrease of 19,000 in continuing claims
• Previous Week’s Data: Initial jobless claims at 287,000, continuing claims at 2,384,000
• Impact on the US Dollar: The expected decrease in initial jobless claims as well as continuing claims may not be strong enough to resume the move higher in the US Dollar; this favors binary put options in the USDCAD currency pair
In addition the following economic report out of Canada is expected to impact the quote currency, the Canadian Dollar, of the USDCAD currency pair:
Building Permits for the month of September:
• Expectations: A monthly increase of 5.0% is expected for the month of September
• Previous Report’s Data: A monthly contraction of 27.3% was reported in August
• Impact on the Canadian Dollar: The expected increase in monthly building permits out of Canada is expected to lift the Canadian Dollar which favors binary put options in the USDCAD currency pair

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text: Koi Sun to Nahi Raha?’ A Campaign on medical confidentiality Privacy and confidentiality are important tenets of ethical medical practice. Article 9 of the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights of UNESCO states as follows: “The privacy of the persons concerned and the confidentiality of their personal information should be respected. To the greatest extent possible, such information should not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected or consented to, consistent with international law, in particular international human rights law.” Patients have a legal right to data privacy, and there are laws in place to guide healthcare professionals about how to store, collect and distribute information. The patient is the supreme consent giver, and without such consent, no action on their health record can be taken. The hospital owns the records, but the information therein is owned by the patient. Data protection and confidentiality are important cornerstones of medical ethics and essential to good practice. Moreover, it is also crucial with respect to patient safety. Patients often share private and intimate details about themselves with their doctors who in turn have an obligation to keep this information safe and private. Patient-doctor confidentiality helps build trust and fosters a trusting environment, which is crucial to encourage the patient to seek care and to be as honest as possible during the course of a treatment. IMA wants to streamline the rules relating to medical privacy and confidentiality. ‘Koi Sun to Nahi Raha?’ is a campaign focused on building and strengthening this trusting relationship. Apart from existing patient data protection laws and practices, we intend to bring out the discussion in everyday practice. Through this campaign, we wish to draw the attention of the general public to the rights that they are entitled to. Small but important routine practices in healthcare settings often breach this privacy unknowingly. For instance, IMA is against the operation theatre list being displayed in corridors; this discloses personal and sensitive information about the patients. A coding based system can be devised instead so that the full identity of the patient is not disclosed. Calling out the name of the patient in the corridors outside ICU also falls under this breach. These are small but often overlooked details in daily medical practice, which directly go against the medical ethics of doctor-patient confidentiality. IMA intends to highlight these issues and raise awareness about them among the patient and doctor community.

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September 13, 2018
Jupiter is turning one year old and to celebrate they are throwing an awesome party / art show! Thursday September 13th we will be shaking it down in the arcade with live music from AIAIA, Clean Lines and more TBA!
This will be the first show in the back room and is sure to be a rad time! In the front they are having a huge art show consisting of 20 paintings all created throughout the year live at Jupiter!
More details will be found on the Jupiter Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/244361409559065/


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Making Bar Snacks More Profitable
Clever Ways To Upcharge Items Typically Given Away For Free
Here’s the thing about those complimentary bowls of peanuts or pretzels offered at the bar: They’re a) going to waste because customers won’t touch them in fear of too many hands passing over them or b) a restaurant could be missing out on additional profits if customers are indeed eating them and the bartender is constantly replenishing them.
There’s a way to solve this issue, says Greg Baker, who co-owns Tampa Bay hot spots The Refinery as well as Fodder and Shine with his wife, Michelle. Just do not give anything away. At Fodder and Shine, there’s a scaled-down bar menu for those who are just in the mood for a snack. It also encourages them to stick around and order more drinks, more food, more everything.
“We have some twists of originality to keep simple offerings interesting such as pimento cheese to fried chicken biscuits, depending on what people are in the mood for,” says Baker. “The pimento cheese is hand-crafted and we make the crackers in-house to go with it. It’s a staple on the menu that may be ordered at the bar or in the dining room.” There’s also smoked mullet spread that’s served with those house-salted milk crackers as well as a cornmeal fried smoked eggplant served on a house-made buttermilk biscuit.
There are exceptions, of course, when Baker will give away something at the bar. For example, if he’s testing out a new dish, and customers are hanging out at the bar, they’re the perfect audience.
“We will sometimes give away things to test them,” says Erick Williams, the executive chef at Chicago’s MK and partner at County Barbeque. “It’s typically done in the manner before a restaurant’s opening. Sometimes we will give things away to get feedback from customers, but it’s a business so we’re not trying to fill people up for free.”
Williams offers a few simple ways to monetize snacks at the bar:
The first thing I would encourage is for the kitchen to look at the items they would have thrown in the garbage. All the ends of the salumi is a good start. You can take the ends off and drop them in a Robot Coupe, or food processor, and turn those into what would be the equivalent of a pâté or paste. Serve them with fresh bread or day-old bread that’s been grilled. All of a sudden, something that someone may have passed up, is now on the bar menu. Or you can dice those ends of salumi finely and toss them into what’s called a “garbage” salad. There are ways to utilize “scraps” and make them profitable just as the French and the Spanish and every other culture has done and taught us to use the animal from end to end.
Anything that’s crispy and/or crunchy in combination with rich works because alcohol really loves to soak up those components. When you add salt, you’re on your way. You can do pretzels, if you want to take the time to make perfect pretzels, or you can do things that taste like pretzels that are yeasty and salty and chewy. If you don’t have anything to warm up the items, you can do something crunchy because beer tends to like crunch.
If you have potatoes, make fries or chips. Chefs have made it OK to have popcorn any way we want it. Get some organic or farmers’ market popcorn. It’s cheap. If I were to do popcorn at the bar at MK with premium ingredients, it would probably be smoked paprika because I like smoke and I like the earthiness of paprika. I also love cheddar popcorn and there are some cool ways to get cheddar on popcorn these days. I actually do love truffle popcorn, but it’s a little too oily. I also love popcorn with rosemary salt on it.

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The Fracas, or physical combat that ensued at the District meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Enugu West Senatorial District has raised more concerns in the political tension in Enugu state.
Speaking on the development, Mr. Uche Anichukwu who is the Spokesman of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the former Deputy Senate President, informed News Center Nigeria that the unfortunate incident at PDP meeting has nothing to do with Ekweremadu.
In his words “nobody Attacked Ekweremadu’s Supporters. The issue at the meeting had absolutely nothing to do with Ekweremadu or his supporters”.
Anichukwu further added that what happened was factually an internal issue concerning the party’s leadership in Enugu West, with no link at all with Senator Ekweremadu or his supporters.
However, during the meeting at Awgu Local Government Headquarters, the Enugu West Zonal PDP Chairman was accused of withholding the party’s money which subsequently led to protest by the group of boys who unleashed mayhem on the gathering.
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- Do caregivers die early?
- What are three signs of caregiver stress?
- What are the signs of a bad caregiver?
- Is a caregiver a good job?
- What do caregivers need most?
- Why is it so hard to be a caregiver?
- Are you legally obligated to take care of your parents?
- Can caregiving kill you?
- What are 4 types of caregivers?
- What does caregiver burnout look like?
- Why do caregivers get paid so little?
- Should I give up my job to care for my mother?
Do caregivers die early?
Rough statistics show that 30% of caregivers die before those they are caring for.
Some studies show deaths higher.
Caregivers often don’t find time to go to their own doctor appointments.
They put them off, because they are too busy, or are just plain sick of sitting in clinics with their loved ones..
What are three signs of caregiver stress?
Signs of caregiver stressFeeling overwhelmed or constantly worried.Feeling tired often.Getting too much sleep or not enough sleep.Gaining or losing weight.Becoming easily irritated or angry.Losing interest in activities you used to enjoy.Feeling sad.Having frequent headaches, bodily pain or other physical problems.More items…
What are the signs of a bad caregiver?
14 Warning Signs of Caregiver BurnoutLack of energy.Overwhelming fatigue.Sleep problems (too much or too little)Changes in eating habits; weight loss or gain.A feeling of hopelessness.Withdrawing from, or losing interest in, activities you once enjoyed.Neglecting your own physical and emotional needs.More items…
Is a caregiver a good job?
In-home caregiving isn’t like most careers. … Working as a home care provider for a home care agency like Comfort Keepers, is an enjoyable and rewarding career. A caregiver job allows you to work full-time or part-time. To learn more about being a home care aide, contact us today!
What do caregivers need most?
What do caregivers need most?Help with caregiving. Julie Schendel: Respite, recognition, support, listening ears, HELP with the care, prayers, a good laugh and, if they are paid caregivers, a wage commensurate with the critical care that they provide. … More financial support. … Emotional support. … Recognition and understanding. … Time to recharge.
Why is it so hard to be a caregiver?
Caregiving is also hard because you often see many changes in your loved one. These changes may include: The person you’re caring for may not know you anymore due to dementia. He or she may be too ill to talk or follow simple plans.
Are you legally obligated to take care of your parents?
In a nutshell, these filial responsibility laws require adult children to financially support their parents if they are not able to take care of themselves or to cover unpaid medical bills, such as assisted living or long-term care costs. … Click on the state to find more specific information about their filial law.
Can caregiving kill you?
The continuous demands placed on an adult child caring for an aging parent can induce illness and depression, limit the effectiveness of the caregiver, and even lead to premature death.
What are 4 types of caregivers?
The most common type of caregiver is the family caregiver: someone who takes care of a family member without pay. The other types are professional, independent, private, informal, and volunteer caregivers.
What does caregiver burnout look like?
The symptoms of caregiver burnout are similar to the symptoms of stress and depression. They include: Withdrawal from friends, family and other loved ones. Loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed.
Why do caregivers get paid so little?
The Problem With Profit Motivated Agencies Another large part of why home caregivers are paid so low has to do with private agencies. … Many private agencies pay their employees little because of greed, but even for well-meaning agencies it’s hard to pay their employees a decent wage with lack of reimbursement resources.
Should I give up my job to care for my mother?
The Benefits of Leaving Work to Care for a Family Member You could save them from paying for in-home care or adult day care. … You could likely delay, if not eliminate, their need for nursing home care. You may be able to deepen your relationship with your parents and grow closer to them.

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On my haLLoWEen paGe you'll find these guys:
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All these will be making their debut at the grand debut tonight!
We had a really nice 4th. It was eLijAh's first so I've got a few new pics of him to put up.
I've received a couple of awards while I've been away from here which I'll acknowledge soon in another post (thanks bunches :)
Okay, I think that's it, for now. Hope everyone is well; I'll be catching up soon!

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Our guests last night arrived in this beautiful Morgan on hire from http://www.caledonianclassics.co.uk/
Luckily it was dry enough for them to have the hood down when they left this morning. Definitely the way to travel!
It hasn’t rained since 15th February! I never thought we would experience a lack of rain on the West coast of Scotland but we are desperate for some moisture. The grass just isn’t growing which means the ponies are still in and eating hay and, even worse, there is no grass for the in lamb ewes so the farmer is rather worried. This is our pony paddock – the ground is just dust!
And this is the burn! Hope it rains soon.

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Today, thanks to lovely friends at Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have the pleasure of talking about two splendid picture books: Gemma and the Giant Girl by the Canadian duo of author Sara O’Leary and illustrator Marie Lafrance; and Merry Christmas, Anne (Inspired by Anne of Green Gables) by another Canadian team of author Kallie George and illustrator Geneviève Godbout. Happy reading!
“Gemma lived in a very nice little house and had a very nice little life. She had always slept in the same room, had always played with the same toys and had always worn the same clothes. Things had been the same forever and ever.” A captivating picture book by Sara O’Leary, illustrated by Marie Lafrance, Gemma and the Giant Girl marvellously explores perception and the sheer magic and vastness of worlds outside of our own. For the story’s protagonist Gemma, just about everything in her life is the same: everything, from the toys she plays with, to her neat-as-a-pin surroundings, are always and have always been exactly the same. Even when she asks her beautifully attired Momma and Poppa if she will ”grow up one day”, they tell her: ”You will always be our little girl”. They do tell Gemma of a time before– with giants! And that outside their own small house there actually exists an even larger house! When Gemma looks out of her bedroom window, though, she cannot see anything– making it all the more difficult to fathom a world outside of her own, not to mention one with giants! However, one extraordinary day, readers see a bright eye- taking up the entire space of Gemma’s window- peering into Gemma’s bedroom! In a sudden tornado of flying, dropping, and sliding furniture, lamps, tea sets, and fruit, and Gemma are tossed about, upside down, and around. And when things come to a calm, a newly disheveled Gemma wants nothing more than to investigate the possibility of giants and a world outside of her own. I don’t wish to give away too many spoilers here as Gemma and the Giant Girl is a tale full of magic, wisdom, and gorgeousness waiting to be explored. I have had the opportunity (and delight!) of reviewing many of Sara O’Leary’s picture books (A Kid is a Kid is a Kid with Qin Leng and Percy’s Museum with Carmen Mok, among others), and what always strikes me is how perfectly childhood (or childlike) wonder and rumination are captured and expressed by the author’s storytelling- along with generous, welcome dollops of the fantastical. Gemma and the Giant Girl holds all of those elements, with Marie Lafrance’s strikingly beautiful contemporary yet of-another-time pencil and digital illustrations the perfect match. Wonderful, unusual, with a fantastically, richly told and presented story, Gemma and the Giant Girl is a noteworthy, memorable read. Readers who enjoy picture books by authors and/or illustrators like Giselle Potter, Cindy Derby, Grace Lin, or Deborah Marcero, might especially savour this read.
“My first dress with real puffed sleeves!/Dear, shy Matthew, how did you manage?/And dear, sensible Marilla, how did you agree?/It is utterly exquisite./I will wear it tonight for the concert./I only hope I make both of you proud.” Anne (with an e!) celebrates her very first Christmas in Avonlea in Kallie George and Geneviève Godbout’s gorgeously warm and heartfelt Merry Christmas, Anne (Inspired by Anne of Green Gables). The second picture book in George and Godbout’s Anne of Green Gables-inspired series, Merry Christmas, Anne, follows Anne’s narrative as she lets readers back into her life with Marilla and Matthew in Avonlea. With “bosom friend” Diana by her side, and Matthew’s surprise of a magical dress- complete with puffed sleeves!- Anne feels just about ready to recite “poems at the Christmas concert”. Anne feels a bit of a nervousness about the concert- but a “nice kind of a tremble, the kind that gives you a thrill”. While preparing for the concert, Anne shows readers all the glorious parts of the winter and Christmas season in Avonlea and in her home: Marilla’s gooose, Mrs. Lynde’s pudding, “divine” ornaments and decorations; the fields outside that are ”full of snowy dimples”, and trees ”that gleam like pearls”. With all the excitement of gifts, dresses, sparkles, and a feast, will Anne be able to make it through the concert a success? And what will Marilla and Matthew make of it all? To borrow from beloved Anne, in her quote above, Merry Christmas, Anne, is exquisite. George wonderfully captures Anne’s clear yet whimsically musing voice, while Godbout’s pastel and pencil crayon illustrations are simply sublime- the combination of the two collaborators adding fresh, comforting warmth to a dearly loved series. Readers of all ages who are new to Anne of Green Gables; who have already loved it for years; or who wish to introduce Anne with an e, Diana Barry, and Gilbert Blythe to a new generation of readers- look no further than this series! Readers who have already read and loved the collaborators’ lovely Goodnight, Anne will likely adore this holiday entry.
I received copies of these titles courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada in exchange for honest reviews. All opinions and comments are my own. Titles have been published and are currently available.

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Sort-of Secret: Mamaliga, a monthly pop-up spotlighting home-style Romanian dishes and drinks
The sort-of secret: Mamaliga, a Romanian food pop-up from the chef at Thai Favorites BBQ
You may have heard of it if: You’ve been to one of Palcu-Chang’s other pop-ups, like Safta’s Falafel
But you probably haven’t tried it because: It runs monthly and in limited quantities
Mamaliga, or cornmeal porridge, is a staple starch for many cultures—Romanian, Moldovan, West Ukrainian and Abkhazian, among others. (Its relative, Italian polenta, might be a more familiar touchpoint for the uninitiated.) It appears in many forms, from soft and decidedly porridge-like to thick and sliceable, is sometimes made with cheese, and can be served as a standalone meal or a side dish—especially with stew.
For Haan Palcu-Chang, raised in part on his grandparents’ Romanian cooking, a version has made its way onto the menu of a monthly pop-up he’s named after the iconic dish. Baked with sour cream and topped with kashkaval (sheep’s milk cheese) melted to a perfect golden brown, it’s hearty, pillowy soft, and a direct line to Palcu-Chang’s culinary heritage. “This project is definitely a nostalgic thing for me,” he says. “It’s about maintaining a connection to the old country, so to speak.” The pop-up runs out of Favorites Thai BBQ, where he’s the head chef, with a menu that’s switched up a bit on a regular basis.
Palcu-Chang serves his mamaliga with a Romanian pea stew called mancare de mazare cu pui, which manages to be both soul-warming and summery. Fresh sweet peas (his grandparents used canned) are stewed with dill, parsley and tender chicken thighs. In the broth—which is red with the addition of tomato—bright vegetal top notes hum above a deep, chicken-y bassline. Whether or not you have old-country roots, eating this stew alongside mamaliga is a transportive experience.
But first, there’s a Romanian appetizer platter. There’s sourdough bread to eat with whipped cod roe—where the roe subs in for egg yolks in a briny, creamy mayonnaise-style sauce—or a gorgeous eggplant spread. It’s basically Romanian baba ghanoush, and with the help of eggplant well-charred on cast iron, is super smoky without tasting burnt. “My uncle was a metalworker. He would cut these huge slabs of iron, which we put on our stove to char the eggplant until it was black on the outside, soft on the inside,” says Palcu-Chang. “The outside is totally inedible, but the smoke penetrates the inside flesh and gives it that flavour.”
Also on the appetizer platter is a steaming Moldovan-style meat croquette, stuffed with grated potato and flecks of herbs. It’s served with strong but lightly sweet Romanian mustard and salam de Sibiu, a clean, dry “peasant salami” made mostly of beef. A whole green onion, meant to be munched alongside the meats and spreads, tops the dish.
For dessert, there are plum dumplings, or galuste cu prune. Whole Italian plums (also known as prune plums) are encased in potato-based dough and rolled in breadcrumbs seasoned with sugar and cinnamon. Topped with sour cream, the dish is tart, homey and gorgeous with the plum’s purple hue. It goes beautifully with the homemade vishinata—sour cherry liqueur made from fermented local, organic cherries steeped for months in grain alcohol to extract every last drop of flavour.
Romanian food may not currently have much of a foothold in Toronto’s restaurant scene, but this pop-up is a standalone argument that there needs to be more of it. Keep an eye on Mamaliga’s socials for the next date.


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Can no woman appreciate sex despite patriarchy? In the event that response is they can, then just why is it so difficult to think there are intercourse employees whom choose and/or take delight in their work despite capitalism and patriarchy, perhaps not as a result of them? I have already been told through abolitionists that this is simply not feasible inside the intercourse industry, that any worker whom enjoys their work, and even people who usually do not enjoy but view it as a significantly better possibility than whatever else offered to them, just does therefore away from internalized misogyny. That when they had been free of this, by adopting an abolitionist mind-set (some other stance is accused of being established on internalized misogyny and for that reason invalid) they’d begin to see the truth. It sounds a lot like spiritual dogma and it is usually addressed with because zeal that is much. The abolitionist approach will not appreciate if not acknowledge the cleverness, agency, experiences and understanding of intercourse workers. This will be discrimination posing as feminism. Then you need to listen to all women, not just the ones who say what you want to hear if you want equality for women.
Abolitionists appear to see sex employees that do maybe perhaps not concur for themselves, or that these specific sex workers are not representative of the experiences of the majority of sex workers with them as being too brainwashed by patriarchy to advocate. Being an anarchist we see all work under capitalism become exploitative, and therefore sex tasks are no exclusion. I really do perhaps perhaps perhaps not believe however that work which involves intercourse is fundamentally more exploitative or damaging than many other kinds of wage slavery. This is simply not to state there are maybe maybe not terrible violations of workers’ rights inside the sex industry; you can find and are violations I would like to fight to conquer buy a bride online. (By acknowledging these violations I’m not stating that you can find perhaps perhaps not wonderful experiences between employees and between employees and customers also.)
If a person is intent on respecting and advocating when it comes to liberties of intercourse employees then we must view just what techniques work.
We try not to are now living in some anarchist utopia where no body is forced to work with jobs they’dn’t otherwise do to get by, thus I usually do not start to see the part of investing power debating whether sex work would exist in a anarchist culture and exactly what it could seem like, if it begins to cut directly into power that might be invested advocating for the liberties of intercourse workers when you look at the right here and from now on.
Abolitionists have actually usually reported of legal rights activists language that is using legitimize the industry by utilizing terms like “client” as opposed to “john” and “worker” instead of “prostitute.” Intercourse employees and liberties activists have actually relocated out of the terms that are old these are typically terms which have usually been utilized to disempower and discriminate against employees, whereas “client” and “sex worker” are far more value neutral. Abolitionists aren’t innocent of utilizing language to help their agenda. Usually the term “prostitute” is employed to explain intercourse employees. This jobs the worker as an agency-less target. After you have placed some one as being without agency it becomes much easier to ignore their sound, to trust which you know very well what is within their utmost interest and that you are carrying out, or advocating, for them.
Another accusation made against liberties activists is the fact that they place the client’s wants prior to the requirements and safety for the worker, or which they try to legitimize commercial intimate exchanges (a thing that just isn’t considered a legitimate solution by abolitionists). We have perhaps not discovered this to function as the case—the majority of liberties activists are or have now been intercourse workers, or have close ties to sex employees, and their focus that is primary is the rights, requirements and security of intercourse employees. As an example, Scarlet Alliance, the national intercourse worker advocacy human anatomy, comprises of present and previous intercourse employees. Those who could have a pastime in worker exploitation, such as for instance companies, aren’t qualified to join.
Which they usually do not focus on labeling customers (the clientele are way too diverse to paint utilizing the one label anyhow) is not any representation as to how essential the requirements and safety of intercourse employees are. Plus its because they’re vital into the liberties motion that the main focus just isn’t on making judgments that are moral the customers and it is rather on work organizing and worker advocacy. To disregard the vast levels of modification which can be created by employees arranging and advocating together in support of moralizing within the explanations why the industry exists and if it is a service that is essential to lose the legal rights and wellbeing of employees for theoretical gains.
The abolitionist is using their power and social privilege to take advantage of sex workers’ marginalized position, something that they accuse clients of doing at the end of the day.
The huge difference would be that they aren’t searching for intimate but ethical satisfaction. The abolitionist approach will not assist intercourse employees, nor does it enable them. Instead, they are given by this approach a role, and penalizes them when they refuse to play it. The intercourse worker legal legal legal rights approach works within the same manner that all employees liberties and anti-discrimination movements been employed by by empowerment, help and solidarity.
There is absolutely no anti-capitalist blueprint on how to most readily useful eradicate exploitation, but instead a few schools of idea, frequently their very own internal schools, because to how to attain a totally free culture. In my opinion that whenever it comes down to eradicating exploitation in the workplace, syndicalism could be the approach that most useful suits the battle at hand. Once the workplace is of a brothel, strip club, road part, motel space, etc., the basics of this fight are not any different from compared to other wage slaves. Intercourse employees should be in a position to unionize, up to now there isn’t any intercourse employees union. That we are all wage slaves, that we are all in this fight together and that it is the bosses who are the enemy, make the IWW an ideal union for the marginalized workers who fall through the cracks of the existing trade unions while I would love for there to be a sex workers union, I also think the belief that all workers are equal. Having said that it is actually the union that is ideal all employees. Actions such as for instance joining the IWW and making use of the energy of a union, instead than simply one’s voice that is lone to advocate for modification is certainly one manner in which intercourse workers can fight their battle. Another is joining Scarlet Alliance, the nationwide, top intercourse worker company in Australia. Just like the IWW, bosses aren’t able to join, and therefore the passions of Scarlet Alliance are entirely the passions regarding the employees, maybe perhaps maybe not those regarding the bosses or perhaps the abolitionists. It really is actions such as this, actions that empower intercourse employees, that individuals have to fight the marginalization and discrimination that exists.
If activists are certainly dedicated to the liberties of intercourse employees they are going to tune in to us even in the event that which we need certainly to state is hard to listen to and they’ll help us also we do if they don’t like what. It really is only once all employees join together that people have actually the energy battle capitalism as well as the bosses. We usually do not require salvation but also for solidarity.

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Consistency is the key to optimizing operational efficiency in an organization. Establishing and maintaining consistent procedures across the organization's operations will help keep everyone informed, reducing confusion and repetition of tasks. Automating recurring tasks is one of the most effective ways to increase efficiency, as it helps make the most of staff's time and ensures that employees are focused on critical tasks. One of the best ways to refine processes and improve operational efficiency is to automate repeatable work.
Most administrative tasks that take up a large amount of time each day can be automated, from invoices, quotations, proposal development and project planning to financial reports.
By assessing which processes take up the most of your employees' time and seeing if it's possible to automate those tasks, they'll have more time to spend on other aspects of the business. It is also essential to document, review and update processes to keep moving towards continuous improvement. Operational efficiency is achieved when a company maximizes the use of inputs to produce its products, giving it a competitive advantage in its market and allowing it to develop products at a faster rate.
Establishing a secure and accessible information network between departments can help avoid bottlenecks in processes, leading to inefficiency and increased costs. Having access to consistent and accurate data on project management, finance and operations is crucial for increasing operational efficiency; this can be made much easier with the right technology. By establishing best practices and managing knowledge, resources, infrastructure and communication, an organization can optimize this to establish processes that reduce costs and maximize production. Performing metric analysis and formal audits can provide you with even more tools to evaluate your operations. Flexibility is key, and when a change is made, you have the data and analysis to assess whether or not it was a step towards efficiency. Integrating service management systems into your operations will give you all the information you need right at your fingertips, helping you meet deadlines and budget. By establishing a secure and accessible information network between departments, office and field staff can communicate efficiently with each other, updating project progress in real time and working together more effectively.
Having a solid financial strategy is another crucial aspect of improving operational efficiency and scaling the business. Whether you're looking to increase profitability, improve the customer experience, or streamline processes in response to labor shortages, the solution can be to improve operational efficiency. Utilizing new inventory management software or any relevant software can help you achieve this goal. To maximize operational efficiency in an organization, it's important to review existing processes regularly. This will help identify areas where automation can be used or where processes can be improved. Additionally, having access to consistent data across departments will help ensure that everyone is on the same page when it comes to project progress.
Finally, integrating service management systems into operations will provide all the necessary information needed for efficient decision-making.


Yesterday was Colors in Berkeley. This event was pulled together by Sara, Kristine of A Verb for Keeping Warm, and Brooke and Maia of Tactile Fiber Arts. In addition to fiber and yarn from A Verb for Keeping Warm and Tactile Fiber Arts, there was fiber and other goodies from Pigeonroof Studios and Girl on the Rocks. Plus, there were three sessions of beginning drop spindling and three different fiber tastings. It was great fun.
I took the Exotics fiber tasting with Kristine. We spun baby alpaca, alpaca with silk, baby llama, baby camel with silk and 100% cashmere. It was all yummy and gave me an idea of what to ply with this merino/tencel blend I'm spinning on my Bosworth midi spindle.
This is going to look gorgeous with the baby llama I bought from A Verb for Keeping Warm.
Kristine is a really good teacher. There was the right mix of general chatting, discussion of the fibers we were spinning, and spinners silently concentrating on their spinning. I would highly recommend if you are in the Bay Area and get a chance to take a spinning class from Kristine that you leap. I've not taken spinning classes from Maia or Brooke; the buzz was that they are great teachers as well. I occasionally spin with both of them and can speak to their understanding of spinning and fibers--deep, very deep.
For me, one of the best parts of the day was meeting old friends from Deep Color and new friends from Ravelry. I loved sitting and knitting and spinning with Kathleen, Sara, Adrienne, Krista, Wonder Mike and Hizknits from Yknit. (If you haven't listened to their latest episode which is an interview with Lucy Neatby, what are you waiting for?) I met a lot of people from Ravelry whom I can't mention by name because I'm absolutely terrible about remembering names.
Here is the rest of the stash acquisition from yesterday.
100% Finn in Indigo Dip from A Verb for Keeping Warm.
80 merino 20 silk in Headlands from A Verb for Keeping Warm.
Superwash merino in Pink Cady from Pigeonroof Studios.
Superwash merino in Harlequin from Pigeonroof Studios.
I also bought the sweetest stitch markers from Girl on the Rocks and forgot to take a picture.
Just in case it looks as if I've done nothing but add to my stash, I present last week's spinning project: 268 yards of 80 merino 20 silk dyed with logwood grey from Tactile Fiber Arts.
Ada update: less than 20 rows to knit before I'm finished with both sleeves!


Copper pillows, a 12-hour fast and heated socks: Gwyneth Paltrow's unusual guide to 'clean sleeping'
- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has the answer for how to get a good night's sleep
- She uses copper pillows, heated socks and a 12-hour fasting window to help her
- To top it all off, Ms Paltrow's wellness adviser Dr Frank Lipman says taking a supplement of magnesium will help you nod off
The mother- of-two believes a good night's sleep can slow the ageing process
She's the queen of bizarre fads, but if her strict regime of yoga, dieting and 'steaming' your nether regions gets too tiring, Gwyneth Paltrow has the answer for that, too – copper pillows, heated socks and a 12-hour fasting window.
They are all part of what the actress calls 'clean sleeping' – an attempt to secure at least seven or eight hours of good-quality shut-eye.
Indeed, the mother- of-two believes a good night's sleep can slow the ageing process and help maintain a healthy weight.
'Call it vanity, call it health, but I know there's a huge correlation between how I feel and what I look like when I roll out of bed in the morning,' she says in a new book.
'I believe it should be your first priority – even before you think about your diet.'
It's news that will strike a chord with the third of Britons who admit they do not get enough sleep.
Ms Paltrow shares her formula in a book called Goop Clean Beauty.
It includes such tips as wearing heated socks to bed to regulate the temperature of your feet, sleeping on copper-infused pillowcases, and indulging in sessions of yoga nidra – a form of meditation reported to give you the benefits of sleep while awake.
The actress bans bedtime snacks and believes in a 12-hour fasting window, which means finishing dinner by 8pm and having breakfast at 8am.
To top it all off, Ms Paltrow's wellness adviser Dr Frank Lipman says taking a supplement of magnesium – known as 'nature's tranquilliser' – will help you nod off.
Look out of this world in a star print dress by Valentino x Goop
It has long been our go-to for lifestyle tips, but Gwyneth Paltrow's website Goop has just gone one better.
The actress and all-round goddess has teamed up with Valentino to create a 25-piece capsule collection inspired by Wonder Woman, which will be sold at her pop-up store in New York. So of course she modeled one of the star pieces from the line at the shop launch!
We love the embellished bird print on this tulle dress, which is surrounded by gold stars. The nude shade, skater shape and long sleeves are super flattering, plus stars are something of a Valentino signature. Who needs Star Wars when you can have Valentino x Goop?
Unfortunately this exact dress isn't yet available to buy online, but click (right) to get your hands on a similar style.
Or check out the celestial-inspired dresses we've found for you on the virtual high street.
The actress bans bedtime snacks and believes in a 12-hour fasting window, which means finishing dinner by 8pm and having breakfast at 8am
Pictured is one of the copper pillows that Paltrow recommends in her new book
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The team at Vollebak has come up with yet another eco-friendly T shirt, the Vollebak Hemp and Black Algae T Shirt, a stunning black T shirt that is as easy on the environment as it is on the eyes. As the name suggests, black algae – which grows in ponds – is capable of being turned into a black dye every bit as rich and eye-catching as carbon black pigment without any harmful environmental consequences.
The first version of this earth-friendly T shirt was released in 2021 and was made out of pulped eucalyptus. For the newly-released second version of the shirt, though, Vollebak decided to make the shirt using hemp – a widely misunderstood material that also happens to be both incredibly durable and eco-friendly. This combination of sustainable materials makes the Vollebak Hemp and Black Algae T Shirt an excellent choice for anyone who wants to help save the planet and look great doing it.
Widely recognized as the most versatile and timeless clothing color, black apparel typically is a result of using a petroleum product in its manufacture. Meaning that every black shirt, dress, and pair of pants produced takes a toll on the environment. Not only does producing the heavy petroleum required to make carbon black pigment require stripping vast tracts of land, but it also creates a troubling amount of greenhouse gasses. Fortunately, we are seeing more and more companies like Vollebak seeking other methods to create clothing that uses eco-friendly materials.
For more apparel from Vollebak, check out the brand’s new Equator Shorts.


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The latest Japanese trailer for Dragon's Crown highlights the elf and her bow skills.
Even if you don't speak Japanese, you should never pass on an opportunity to see Dragon's Crown in motion. All of Vanillaware's games have looked incredible, and Dragon's Crown is no exception.
We recently learned that the game will be heading to North America on August 6. The game will be available on PlayStation 3 and Vita, but will not be taking advantage of Sony's cross-buy program. If you want the game on both systems, you will have to buy it twice.
Email the author Kyle Hilliard, or follow on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, and Game Informer.

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Whether their job is a scheduled report or a spontaneous recording, more and more video journalists are choosing to leave their traditional video cameras at home and use an iPad instead. The great challenge with these types of reports is achieving high audio quality – and that’s often impossible with the built-in microphone. Rich, lifelike sound, on the other hand, is provided by the MKE 600 professional shotgun microphone from audio specialist Sennheiser, and this can now be easily connected to an iPad or iPhone using the new KA 600 i cable. The high level of speech intelligibility and good directivity of the MKE 600 ensure optimum audio quality for reports and interviews.
“Mobile phones and tablets are increasingly becoming an accepted part of professional reporting,” explained Kai Lange, product manager for wired microphones at Sennheiser. “At the beginning of the year, for example, an iPhone was used for the first time for a live report in a TV news format. To make sure that the audio quality does not suffer during this flexible and fast type of reporting, we have made our MKE 600 shotgun microphone the perfect partner for an iPad or iPhone – with the KA 600 i connecting cable. Nothing now stands in the way of balanced sound coupled with a high level of directivity.”
The KA 600 i coiled cable has a full length of around 40 cm and connects from an XLR-3 plug to a four-pole right-angled mini jack plug with wiring specific to an iPad and iPhone. The cable is available in audio equipment stores with immediate effect.


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The Sydney Opera House
No building on earth looks like the Sydney Opera
House. Covering almost 1.82ha (4.5 acres) the Opera House is Sydney's most
popular tourist attraction, and is also one of the worlds busiest performing arts centres.
But the Opera House is more than a just tourist attraction, it is a presence, a part of
the landscape that seems to have been there forever, and it is impossible to imagine the
Harbour without it. Each time the sun shines on it just a little different than the moment
before, each time the blue Harbour waters reflect off the tile and glass exterior, it
seems to change personality, to change moods. Even Sydneysiders who have seen it for years
are awestruck when they catch a glimpse of it through the corner of their eye.
In 1957, J°rn Utzon won an international
competition to design the Opera House. He envisioned a building that could be viewed from
any angle- land, sea, or air- with the roofs as a "fifth fašade". It presented
architectural and engineering problems that had never been encountered before. When the
construction began in 1959, the original design was impossible to execute and had to be
greatly modified. Utzon resigned in 1966 and an Australian design team completed the
building interior. An appeal fund was set up, eventually raising A$900,000, while the
Opera House Lottery raised the balance of the A$102 million final cost. The Opera House
took 14 years to complete and was opened in October 1973 by Queen Elizabeth II.
There is much to see on the outside of
the Opera House as well. The roof, which looks smooth from a distance, is actually made up
of tile. The tiles were not fixed in place individually, but instead were installed in
panels to create the smooth and continuous roof surface. On Sundays, The Monument Steps
and forecourt are used for outdoor films and free entertainment, where you can listen to
jazz, folk, or soft rock bands playing. Next to the Opera House are small stands where you
can buy a variety of offerings, from old photographs to souvenir boomerangs. And if you
feel the need to escape the crowds, the Botanic Gardens are a just a short walk away.
Tours of the Opera House operate daily, from 9am to 4pm


Under Colombia’s Intermodal Transportation Master Plan and National Development Plan, the Colombian government is seeking to revitalize the nation’s railway infrastructure. The government aims to extend the length of Colombia’s railways by an additional 652km to accelerate the efficient and strategic growth of the nation through an infrastructure network, which will further connect cities, regions, borders, and ports. However, currently, there has been a lack of funding for the development of quality rail infrastructure within Colombia. While more than 30 rail projects in Colombia have been submitted to be constructed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, none have passed the feasibility stage due to the high initial investments required by these robust and complex infrastructure projects. Additionally, a detailed technical, legal, and financial analysis is required to address the particularities of these projects under a PPP scheme.
The Colombian National Planning Department (DNP) sought out Arup, along with subconsultants KPMG and CMS, to analyze the technical, legal, and financial requirements necessary for successfully implementing PPPs for passenger and freight rail transportation projects throughout Colombia. The analysis provided by Arup and the team will help achieve the government’s project vision, creating a more competitive and connected future for Colombia.
20-year integrated transport plan
30pending rail projects
652kmextension of commercial railway
Assessing the challenges and opportunities
Part of the core work was to carry out an international benchmark of passenger and freight rail systems to capture lessons learned and best practices worldwide for these types of projects. Arup’s strong global rail expertise allowed us to produce an extensive analysis that thoroughly characterized rail projects. Based on this benchmark and the local analysis, Arup, KPMG, and CMS created recommendations for enabling the PPP scheme in Colombian rail projects, producing a risk distribution, key performance indicators, and recommendations for a new decree that will change the regulation of PPPs by the government.
After rigorous analyses conducted by the team and consultation with Arup experts from across our global offices, the study found no ideal contracting modality for these types of projects, as they were specific to the different capabilities of each entity and market. Furthermore, the study revealed that passenger rail projects were not sustainable to finance through only fares charged to users, thus encouraging the development of new financing alternatives.
Modifying PPP regulation
The original PPP law in Colombia established the concept of Functional Units — the different stages and substructures in which PPP projects may be divided — to allow contractors to receive compensation for their work without waiting until the completion of the entire project. Through this study, the team found that Functional Units did not apply to this mode of transportation. Instead, most, if not all, of a railroad section’s infrastructure must be complete to consider it fully functional. Based on this finding, the team advised modification of the PPP regulation to allow partially completed railroad sections to be considered Functional Units, thus increasing the bankability of these projects.
The national government issued the 1278 Decree of 2021 to regulate key components of PPPs for rail infrastructure, incorporating most of the recommendations that the Arup, KPMG, and CMS teams produced. This new decree has allowed this contracting scheme to be feasible and different projects, and initiatives are starting to be structured under this modality.
This initiative to influence the PPP rail scheme is a key to easing the way for the development and construction of future rail infrastructure in Colombia. It was an honor to be a part of this project, which will help expand the connectivity of the nation. ” Federico Torres Jimenez Principal, Americas South Leader
Supporting government initiatives to grow Colombia
Through this project, Arup had the unique opportunity to work with important entities of the Colombian government, such as the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación), the National Infrastructure Agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura), the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público), the Ministry of Transportation (Ministerio de Transporte), the Bogotá Metro Company (Empresa Metro de Bogotá), and the Regional Railway Company (Empresa Férrea Regional), among others. Different meetings and workshops with these entities allowed the team to collect and build knowledge that will be useful for years to come.
Arup, KPMG and CMS produced an interactive guide, incorporating main findings, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities identified throughout the analyses. This document was published by the National Planning Department (Departamento Nacional de Planeación - DNP) and is used for educating and building capacity for different private and public entities in Colombia.


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One of the very first memories I have of attending a community event in Greensburg KS was hearing the school choir/ talent night at the High School, a young girl got up and sung, Oceans by Hillsong. It was a new song to me but the words stuck in my head for days.
That night, something was changed, in me and looking back, it was the beginning of something that would dramatically change my life through out the next 6 and a half years later. The chorus to the song continued to run through my mind “Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, Let me walk upon the waters, Wherever You would call me, Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander And my faith be made stronger, In the presence of my Savior.”
For the next 6 years, I believe God was personally challenging me to begin to step out in faith and trust Him more. You might not realize this but I have suffered from a lot of anxiety and depression and most of it has stemmed from previous ministries experiences I have had, either as a Pastor’s wife, or Preachers daughter. In many of those experiences I was made to feel less than capable, less that good enough, So coming to Greensburg and stepping into being a Pastor’s wife one more time was quite the step of faith for me.
When you live in the proverbial fish bowl called the parsonage, you never really feel like your life is our own and being in a small town, where I felt like every time I walked outside my door people were looking out their window watching my every move did not help. (and trust me I know it happened when one of my neighbors told me they saw me walked out to my car in my PJ’s to get something one day)
Nor did it help that when I walked into public places and people stared me down, looking me up and down as if to say “Who are you and what are you doing here?” As if I was not worthy to be in there town because they didn’t know who I was or where I was from.
All that simply pushed me into an even more secluded lifestyle than I had previous had in the City, living in Kansas City it never bother me to go out and about, because people in the city could care less if you walk outside in your yard on your PJ’s. But in Greensburg every eye was on me when I went outside and I felt it.
Looking back, I took the first step onto the water of faith by starting to write a religious column for the paper. It was easy, I could express my faith, click send on my computer and WA-LAA! A few days later it magically appeared in the paper. I did that for about 2 yrs when one day magically an email came back to me from someone I had never met before, at the same address I had been sending those columns to, the email asked “ Would you be interested in a job?”
Days later, I will never forget as I got off the phone with the editor telling her I had made my decision to write for the Kiowa County Signal. I pointed my finger to the heaven’s and told God “I know what your trying to do here and I don’t like it!”
See what He was doing was “ Letting me walk upon the waters, Where He had called me, Taking me deeper than my feet could ever wander, And I knew that my faith would be made stronger, In the presence of my Savior.”
If you had ever asked me if I would be writing for a paper. I would have laughed in your face. But God asked me to step onto waters where I had never been before, I had no education, no degree to do it, I was totally unprepared, except for God, who gave me the gift of gab and the ability to put that on paper.I knew God would go with me.
These last few years writing articles about this community for the paper has done more for me personally and spiritually than anyone could ever know. It has stretched my faith, it has helped me to build relationships and get to know this community that I have now fallen in love with.
Before writing for the paper, I got out of my house maybe 2 days a week, I literally planned all my errands around Sunday and Wednesday so I didn’t have to leave the house and see anyone, just to assure, I wouldn’t get to many of those weird looks when I walked into places. I wouldn’t feel that feeling that I wasn’t good enough to be here because people didn’t know who I was.
You see those first few interactions I had with the community had so fed into the anxiety and issues I had dealt with in past ministry experiences all my life, that I allowed it to isolate me and that is exactly what satan wanted me to do!
I was afraid to step out of my comfort zone, which was the four walls of my house, but that email that ultimately led to a phone call, that opened the door for me to write for the paper, was just a confirmation of what God had been telling me and that was “Get out in the community!” That email led me to meeting so many people and gave me an open door where even being a pastor’s wife in town could not.
We read in Exodus when God called Moses to free the Israelite and Moses asks God “Who am I to do that?” then God responds “I will go with you” confirming what was written in Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”
I don’t know what fear is holding you back from doing but I will tell you, that God has a plan for you and no matter what He asks you to do. He will go with you. Don’t allow fear to hold you back because you have never done what God has asked you to do before.
That song is about Peter who standing in a boat on the sea,he asked Jesus to allow him to walk on the water to him. Peter chooses to take a step of faith and walk on the water to Jesus,
Peter’s step of faith was bigger than the step he took on the water, before he fell in. See Christ was with Him and He picked him up and Christ ultimately let Peter, to go on to share the good news of Jesus to the gentiles, something I am sure he never thought he would do as a Jew.
In this life, we only have two choices to live for ourselves or live for Christ. The question is who are you following?
Will you honestly ask “Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, Let me walk upon the waters, Wherever You would call me, Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander And my faith be made stronger, In the presence of my Savior.” and be willing to follow?

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The Creative Sunday at The Bowl - Vegan Tapas & Live MusicSun Jun 3rd 2018 to Sun Jul 29th 2018 at 18:30
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Chill musical vibes and delicious vegan tapas. That´s what we offer on our new creative Sunday only @ The Bowl. Enjoy the amazing view of the Warschauer Bridge during sunset with live music from new talents of Berlin. Every Sunday at 6:30 pm
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This compact, ultra-light device efficiently harvests energy from motional sources. Although methods for harvesting kinetic energy exist, conventional devices used are large and generate limited quantities of energy. For instance, some designs involve a weight attached to a vibrating spring, where the frequency and amplitude of its oscillations generate approximately 100 microWatts of energy. However, researchers at the University of Florida have developed a solution by creating a device the size of a AA battery that passively harvests significantly larger quantities of energy under normal human activities. By utilizing the rotational motion of internal cylindrical magnets, this device can potentially provide efficient energy to various electronics.
Ultra-compact device that harvests kinetic energy for portable electronics, soldier subsystems, robotic platforms and sensor networks
The ultra-compact electromagnetic generator provides high-energy-density motional power sources for portable electronics, soldier subsystems, robotic platforms and sensor networks. The heart of the power source is a free-rolling cylindrical or spherical magnet that generates power in surrounding coils via magnetic induction. When external motion is present, these magnetic coils begin to roll freely, generating electrical power. Converse to consumer shake-light emergency flashlights, this device offers avenues for miniaturization and significantly higher power density via rotational motion rather than translational. By including a wide range of vibrational frequencies and amplitudes, this system offers significant advantages over previously explored resonant mass-spring-damper energy harvesting systems, which require periodic vibrations at a single specific frequency and exhibit unfavorable scaling for miniaturization.


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Last month members of the twenty-second class of Mansfield Fellows visited the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen General Control Center, giving them a behind-the-scenes view of Japan’s busiest high-speed rail line. The General Control Center is responsible for maintaining the reliability and safety of the Tokaido Shinkansen, which connects the major metropolitan areas of Tokyo/Yokohama, Nagoya, and Osaka/Kyoto. Japan Railway Company (JR Central), which operates the line, has invited the Mansfield Fellows in Japan to tour the General Control Center for the past eleven years. During the April 24 tour, JR Central officials including Takahisa Suzaki (General Manager, International Department, Corporate Planning Division) answered the Mansfield Fellows’ questions and briefed them on the line’s operations. They also described the cutting-edge technology behind JR Central’s superconducting magnetic levitation (SCMAGLEV) system and plans to introduce the SCMAGLEV system in the U.S., with lines connecting Dallas to Houston and Washington, D.C. to New York.


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Daouda Cissé explores China’s zero-Covid-19 strategy and its shortcomings by focusing on the lack of data transparency and socio-economic impacts.
A forthcoming edited volume by Chi Zhang and Catherine Jones examines China’s approach to human security.
Catherine Yuk-ping Lo writes about big power competition and the race to develop a vaccine for Covid-19.
Is China’s political system really the problem? Dr Dic Lo examines the contrast between China and the West, particularly the US, in their performances of containing Covid-19.


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National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has decried the poor leadership of the All Progressives Congress APC-controlled federal government, saying things have gotten bad to the extent that the country now shares sovereignty with bandits.
Addressing newsmen at his country home in Amaimo Community, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State on Saturday, January 1, 2022, Senator Anyanwu regretted that bandits and sundry criminals have taken over parts of the North where they currently collect taxes and rates from indigenes.
He stated that insecurity has escalated in the country to the extent that only those ready to commit suicide now travel by road from Abuja to Kaduna and other parts of the North.
He added that Imo State particularly Orlu and Orsu axis is unsafe that many Imolites refrained from returning home for the yuletide festivities.
He named a member of the House of Representatives from the Orlu/Orsu axis who he said confessed to him that he couldn’t risk returning to the state for the yuletide festivities owing to the escalating insecurity in the area.
Anyanwu, who represented Imo East District at the Senate between 2015 and 2019 asserted that the country’s economy has also nosedived greatly under President Muhammadu Buhari that today the Naira now exchanges at more than N500 and N800 to the one Dollar and Pound Sterling respectively.
The former Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics Privileges and Public Petitions said the APC came to power by blackmailing the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to him, those critics who joined the APC chieftains to gang up against the PDP government of Jonathan are today dumbfounded by the parlous state of the country created by an inept administration of the APC.
According to the PDP chieftain, the APC administration has taken Nigeria fifty years backward.
Senator Anyanwu said the APC at the state level has also failed to deliver, citing the state deputy governor, Prof Placid Njoku who hails from same Amaimo Community as him but has nothing to show so far in the community and even in Ikeduru Local Government Area to justify his membership of the state executive council.
According to the PDP National Secretary, the only government presence in Amaimo and Ikeduru Local Government Area were the roads he attracted as senator.
Anyanwu stated that the PDP was now more focused and determined to rescue Nigeria from the vice-grip of the APC and rebuild her walls devastated by the eight years of the ruinous misrule of the APC.
He said the preoccupation of the PDP National Working Committee is to deliver the presidency next year to the party, saying that both the poor performance of the APC and the imminent exit of Buhari from office will sing the nunc dimitis of the APC.
Anyanwu asserted that if elections were conducted today, the PDP will enjoy roaring successes at the polls because Nigerians have come to the realization that the PDP understands statecraft than the APC.
According to him, the PDP will soon roll out power-point proofs on how the country was under the PDP and how it is now under the APC and Buhari to further prove to Nigerians that the APC has nothing good to offer.


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There isn’t a “right way” to be a salesperson. Different types of people can be successful in sales, from the brash to the methodical, the friendly to the businesslike. And despite what some people say, sales is a skill that can be learned and mastered, whether you have natural ability or not.
There are, however, certain personality traits that can prevent an otherwise competent and ambitious person from making something of themselves in the competitive world of selling. Here are eight personality traits that can quickly destroy a sales career:
While being neurotic may help in some detail-oriented positions, in sales, it just creates additional stress in an already stressful job. Effective salespeople know to keep moving forward and not get bogged down in the weeds, something a highly neurotic person struggles with.
Contrary to popular opinion, salespeople need to be patient (although that patience must be coupled with a sense of urgency). It takes a long time to prospect, pitch, follow-up, and get a deal to closing, and there’s a lot of repetition and a lot of work with no immediate reward. The pathologically impatient will struggle in sales, and won’t be able to handle the long-term commitment it takes to succeed.
A natural pessimist won’t succeed in sales, because it takes an almost irrational optimism to keep pushing through the adversity that every salesperson will face. Selling requires not just a positive mindset – but a consistently positive one. Anyone who looks at the glass and sees it as half empty won’t convince anyone else that it’s half full.
4. Low emotional intelligence
If you have low EQ, you might be able to close a few deals here and there, but you’ll never be consistent enough to take your career to the next level. Sales is about human interaction, and those who don’t care about humans, or don’t care enough to learn, won’t be able to accommodate them effectively enough to consistently close new business. IQ isn’t enough, you also need EQ.
Waffling is another reason why some people fail to launch. Every day, you’re faced with dozens of tasks and priorities, all vying for your attention. If you’re unable to prioritize effectively, or if you can’t commit to a game plan, the month or quarter will end and you won’t be anywhere near your sales goal. Decide, take action, or you won’t make it.
Rigid thinkers also have a hard time in sales, because it takes creativity and the willingness to adjust your game plan to reach your goal. Whether it’s a creative new way to structure a deal, a new approach in order to woo a prospect, or having enough self-awareness to adjust your own sales techniques when what you’re doing isn’t working, the modern salesperson must be flexible.
7. Lack of grit
In sales, you can’t just work hard every other day, you have to show up and put in consistent effort, day in, day out. Grit isn’t easy to develop, but it might be one of the most important traits separating those who rise to the top from everybody else. And if you know that you’re not the kind of person who can motivate themself to get going everyday, then you shouldn’t bother dipping your toe into the world of sales.
Salespeople who use deception to get ahead rarely last long, especially in today’s hyper-transparent world. Naturally deceptive people will not only lose business and get terrible reviews, they’re also likely to be ostracized by their fellow salespeople, whose ethics tend to be much higher than the general public often gives them credit for. Sales isn’t about lying, it’s about telling the truth in the most effective way possible.

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Dog tags lag in Island County, Oak Harbor
Many Island County residents are probably not aware that they are supposed to purchase licenses for their dogs, and for Oak Harbor residents, even their cats.
Not doing so means that runaway pets may be harder to return to their owners. And it means that the money isn’t being collected by local government.
Betty Kemp, the county’s general services manager, estimates that there’s at least 10,000 dogs in unincorporated areas of the county. Since only a small percentage of dog owners purchase licenses for their pooches, the county is missing out on thousands of dollars a year that could be used to offset the costs of keeping animals healthy and happy at the shelters.
County officials, shelter managers and animal control officers are hoping to change that, especially in the face of budget concerns. The county commissioners reduced the animal control budget — which funds the shelters and animal control officers — this year by 10 percent.
“It’s more important now than ever for people to go out and license their pets. You’re supporting you shelter and your animal control officer,” said Shari Bibich, shelter manager for Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation. The county contracts with WAIF to run the animal shelter.
The commissioners are holding a meeting with shelter managers and animal control officers on Feb. 10 to discuss ideas on how to increase compliance with the county code that requires all dogs to be licensed.
“There are so many people who loves pets in Island County,” Island County Commissioner Helen Price Johnson said. “I think this is a place where people can feel like they are making a contribution to the welfare of animals in the county and help their own pet at the same time.”
Price Johnson said the first step is simply to raise awareness. She suggests that an email could be sent out to residents with the information about the dog tags. Also, she hopes to make it easier for people to renew licenses by allowing them to do it online someday.
Another idea, Kemp said, is to sell three-year licenses so that people don’t have to renew them every year.
Currently, dog licenses can be purchased at the Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation shelters in Oak Harbor or south of Coupeville, at the county treasurer’s office in Coupeville and at any of four different veterinarian offices on Whidbey. The dog owner has to show proof that his or her doggy received a rabies vaccination.
Last year, just 1,370 dog licenses were purchased in the county.
It’s not a big expense. A license for a neutered dog is just $7 and it’s $25 for an unaltered dog. There’s a discount for seniors (people, not dogs).
Island County Animal Control Officer Carol Barnes routinely reminds dog owners involved in cases she investigates that county code requires dog licenses. She said failure to comply may result in a citation.
Licenses also help lost dogs find their way home. If a dog brought to a shelter has a license, the staff simply has to look up the owner and make a call.
With the cuts this year, the county will pay WAIF about $50,000 for running the animal shelter. The Camano Animal Shelter Association will receive about $27,000. Carol Barnes, the contracted animal control officer on Whidbey, will receive about $69,000 to run her program. The animal control officer on Camano Island gets about $44,000.
In addition to the county, officials with the city of Oak Harbor are also looking at ways to increase compliance with the city’s dog and cat licensing requirements. City Administrator Paul Schmidt said he will likely present the City Council with several ideas for getting more people to purchase pet licenses, which could include sending animal control staff out to dog-walking areas to catch unlicensed canines.
In Oak Harbor, a dog license for neutered dogs and cats is $10, while it’s $35 for unneutered dogs and cats.

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Borama, Somaliland - From emotionally-traumatised returned migrants, to the chief immigration commissioner to the top smugglers, one thing keeps turning up in conversation: social media.
It keeps the steady flow of would-be migrants coming, they say, enticing young Somalis to risk it all - even death. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter paint the West as a paradise that should be reached by all means, I was told repeatedly.
The polished and heavily touched-up photos Somalis abroad post on their social media accounts mask the reality, officials complained.
“Our young people all have Facebook on their phones and the pictures they see on there can only be described as paradise on earth,” Somaliland’s Immigration Commissioner, Mohamed Ali Yusuf, told me in his office in the city of Hargeisa.
The 72-year-old father-of-five, who is not a fan of new technology, had to change his ways. He learned to embrace some “new tricks” in a bid to halt the flow of young people leaving Somali shores every day, destined for Europe via the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean.

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Fenerbahce have asked fans to help fund Mesut Ozil’s £13million wage packet by donating money through a text message campaign.
The German playmaker arrived Istanbul over the weekend on a free transfer to the Turkish giants after reaching an agreement with former club Arsenal to terminate his contract in north London.
Ozil was earning around £18million-a-year in wages from Arsenal but he took a pay cut to completes a move to Fenerbahce. However, the Turkish club’s president Ali Koc admitted his side needs financial support to complete the move.
Koc announced: “We have a request for our fans. Please continue to support us, we are also dependent on your financial support.
“On the day of the signature, I will ask you to break a record. With an SMS campaign.
“Maybe 300,000, 500,000 or maybe even a million text messages come together. This support will do us very good.”
Text messages in the ‘Mesutol campaign’ will cost just under £2 and will be sent to the number 1907, which was the year Fenerbahce was founded.
Reports this week claimed Ozil will be earning £67,300-a-week or £3.5m-a-year until 2024 which is a far cry from the £350,000-a-week he earned at Arsenal.
President Koc is confident the Fenerbahce faithful can rise to the occasion with the Turkish giants currently dealing with £460million in debt.

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PinPoint LBL acoustic positioning systems utilize the same core Broadband Acoustic Spread Spectrum technology used in LinkQuest’s other industry leading acoustic communication and positioning products. The PinPoint systems use sophisticated and proven acoustic ranging techniques simplified from the PMGS/HPMGS systems with accuracy of better than 0.5 cm. LinkQuest LBL systems are integrated with the high speed acoustic modems and TrackLink USBL tracking systems.
LinkQuest’s LBL acoustic positioning systems have very strong capability of rejecting multipaths and ship noise. This feature makes these systems particularly suitable for narrowly confined, long-range shallow water, and noisy environments.
PinPoint 1500 system is particularly well suited for acoustic positioning for ship hull, bottom and dam inspections. This system is highly accurate and robust in narrowly confined harbors, between the ship and the docks, below the ship’s bottom, and in front of the concrete dams. This system also performs extremely well under severe ship noise conditions typically found in harbors.


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Memorable Celebrity Wedding Dresses
The glorious gowns of Hollywood stars, presidents’ daughters, and one real-life homegrown princess. By Maura Fritz
August 1, 1986
Tatum O'Neal, only 10 when she won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award, married the equally precocious tennis star John McEnroe in a modest high-necked white gown that projected an innocence belied by her wild-child life.

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Imagine Comm. Partners With Sony on New Interface
Imagine Communications has announced that it will work with Sony on an initiative to help with the transition to Ultra HD and IP-based network infrastructure by supporting Sony’s Network Media Interface Initiative.
The news is important because the adoption of UHD has been limited by the bandwidth available in the current widely used HD-SDI interface. Currently the increased bandwidth requirements of UHD require four HD-SDI cables for each 4K camera, which creates cabling and logistical challenges.
To help overcome that problem, Imagine Communications says it will support Sony’s Networked Media Interface, a new AV over IP interface for IP-based networking that provides low latency transport of UHD/4K video, audio, reference, metadata and control data.
“Together with Sony, we are pleased to initiate an industry-wide adoption of the Sony’s Networked Media Interface, which resolves the issue of managing the distribution of UHD/4K signals in the network infrastructure,” said Steve Reynolds, CTO of Imagine Communications, in a statement. “This embrace of Sony’s new innovation is not a result of any single vendor’s unique efforts, but instead is a collaboration of the vendor community to ensure that our media and entertainment customers can transition to the next great leap in video quality enhancements and IP innovation.”
“We are delighted to work closely with Imagine Communications to ensure its end-to-end, market leading portfolio can be a catalyst for fostering and standardizing future architectures that are based on IP, open standards and interoperability,” said Tetsuya Iwamoto, general manager of Sony, in a statement. “Sony is committed to being a key driver of this important evolution in our industry.”
Reynolds also noted that the interface will also speed the adoption of IP-based infrastructures. “The logistical issues associated with the massive bandwidth increase required for UHD/4K are almost forcing the industry to migrate to an IP-centric network environment,” he explained. “Fortunately, we have enablers that help us in this transition such as Sony’s Networked Media Interface. Add to that the new capabilities like ubiquitous 10 GBEs and 40 GBE IP switching provided by the reliable IT vendor community and other innovations like Imagine Communications’ recently announced Magellan SDN Orchestrator, and the industry now has complete solutions to enable their gradual transition to UHD/4K.”
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Great Margaritas and Enchiladas! A little expensive. Nice atmosphere! I would come back in the future.
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It has been too long since my last visit to El Mirasol. The food here is simply delectable. The roasted pepper salsa is perfect. The barracho beans are delicious. There is a large selection of entrees, but the chile en nogada is to die for!...More
Besides having the best margaritas in town the enchiladas verdes are the best I have ever had. We have eaten here many times and are never disappointed. Confident you will not be either. :)
Higher quality and a more varied menu than the usual tacos/enchiladas/fajitas Mexican fare -- for example, I had snapper Veracruz. Mid-range prices. Be warned that there's a preschool in the same shopping center, so parking can be crazy when parents are trying to pick up...More
A little disappointed- fish tacos were not fresh. However, others tried quesadillas and enchiladas, and stated they were very good. Chips and salsa were good.
El Mirasol at Alon has good food and it's very nice inside. It's in an easy central location to get to. There are lots of options on the menu. I had shrimp enchiladas and they were really good. We did an early dinner on a...More
I had the enchiladas verdes. Very tasty but I felt the white meat chicken inside was a bit too dry. The refried beans and rice were very good. But my most favorite thing was the frozen margarita. It is hard to please me with a...More
We all get together here at least once a year (don';t know why not more) and have a great time, w/ great food. They accommodate a large crowd w/ no problem. The food is always great and the service is excellent.
I went back to this restaurant recently and tried the cheese enchiladas....they were so very, very good! I got mine with cheddar cheese, but you have a mozzerello alternative, too.


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Quote: "I used to think it was so bad, but it's like, everyone has sex. I'm sure everyone has filmed a tape." Paris Hilton in Vanity Fair
Figure of Speech: apodixis (ah poe DIX is), the everybody-knows-it-or-does-it figure
Paris Hilton, the hotel heiress who unwittingly starred in the most widely distributed internet porn ever, is now a demure homemaker engaged to a jillionaire named Paris and anticipating a litter of arrondissements.
An apodixis (Greek for "proof") refers to common knowledge or experience to prove a point—in this case to show she's just an ordinary gal. It's like, every housewife gets her picture taken wearing nothing but jodhpurs. And who hasn't enjoyed group sex in front of a video camera?
Snappy Answer: "We wanted to, but there was a casting problem."
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Colored glass vases can significantly impact any room and come in various colors to suit any decor. Tall colored glass vases are especially dramatic and can help brighten a space.
If you’re looking for a way to add color to your home, consider using tall colored glass vases. You’ll be amazed at the difference they can make.
Whether you use them as centerpieces or accent pieces, tall colored glass vases are sure to add interest and style to any room. And with so many different colors available, you’re sure to find the perfect hue to complement your existing decor. So why not give tall colored glass vases a try? You may be surprised at how much they can transform your space. So, look for a tall colored glass vases wholesale now.
Tall colored glass vases are a great way to add color and interest to any room in your home. They come in various colors, so you’re sure to find one that complements your existing decor.
And because they’re tall, they can help to brighten up a space. Whether you use them as centerpieces or accent pieces, tall colored glass vases will impact any room significantly. So why not give them a try? One might be surprised at how much they can transform one’s space.
How these are made:
Tall colored glass vases are made by adding color to the molten glass mixture before it is blown into shape. This allows for a wide range of colors, from deep jewel tones to light pastels.
Once the desired color is achieved, the glass is blown into its tall, slender shape. After cooling and polishing, the vase is then ready to be used.
Tall-colored glass vases are an excellent method to bring color and interest to your home. You’re sure to discover one that matches your current décor if so many different colors are available. So why not give it a shot? You might be surprised at how much they can improve the appearance of your area.


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2021 Triumph Rocket 3 R Black & Rocket 3 GT Triple Black Unveiled
Sporting a murdered out look, each model is limited to only 1000 units worldwide.
Triumph has revealed the 2021 Rocket 3 R Black and Rocket 3 GT Triple Black limited edition models.
Having sold over 8000 new-generation Rocket 3s so far worldwide, the British brand has unveiled these 2 special models that will be limited to 1000 units each and will also come with a unique certificate of authenticity.
As per their name, both models now sport a black colour scheme. However, while the 2021 Triumph Rocket 3 R Black has an all-black attire, the Rocket 3 GT Triple Black has 3 shades of black in its paint scheme.
They also come with a carbon fibre front mudguard, blacked out engine, exhaust headers, heat shields, rear wheel finisher and badging and even the intake cover is powder coated with crinkle black.
In addition, the headlight bezels, fly screen finishers, radiator cowls, seat finishers and rear body finishers of both models are all painted black and there are other black anodised components, like the footrests and bar-end mirrors, too.
Powering both the 2021 Triumph Rocket 3 R Black and Rocket 3 GT Triple Black is the 2500cc 3-cylinder engine that makes 165 BHP at 6000 RPM and 221 Nm at 4000 RPM. It is mated to a 6-speed gearbox.
Weighing just over 290 kg (dry), both models get a 18-litre fuel tank, have 47 mm adjustable Showa USD forks and rear monoshock, and ride on 150-section front (R17) and 240-section rear (R16) tyres.
Featuring a TFT instrument display, the motorcycles also have full LED lighting, 4 riding modes, cruise control, hill hold control, cornerning ABS, traction control, a USB charging socket and keyless ignition, among other features.
In the UK, Triumph asks £1000 (Rs. 1 lakh) more for the new limited edition models of the Rocket 3 R and GT over the regular variant prices. Thus, a similar strategy is likely to be followed in India as well.