The vertical boiler is a simple boiler, and it comprises of a cylindrical shell enclosed a larger section of water and rest of section will be occupied with steam. It contains cross tubes and a furnace at the bottom of the boiler. The combustion gases after heating the water are allowed to escape into the atmosphere. Vertical Fire Tube Boiler
Internal Furnace Top Feed Husk Fired Boiler is said so because of their unique automatic fuel feeding from the top of the Internal Furnace boiler. Until now automatic feeding was only possible in case of an external furnace where the furnace is not a part of the boiler.
19-08-2019· The design is fairly similar to a fire-tube boiler, but instead of the furnace heating fire tubes to heat water in a tank, the furnace heats water tubes inside the furnace. In the same way, a fuel source is burned in the furnace, causing the water tubes inside to heat up.
· PDF fileBoiler Fuel Firing System. COMBUSTION â€¢ Everywhere, at all times, oxygen combines with other elements. This general process is called Oxidation â€¢ Burning,g, , p or Combustion, is a special form of oxidation: - Oxygen combines rapidly with certain types of fuels, such as coal, oil, gas or wood, and substantial amounts of heat are liberated. â€¢ The Degree of Flammability depends on how easy it is to â€¦
30-08-2019· The water tube boiler generates more steam of high pressure whereas a fire tube boiler generates steam of low pressure. We will discuss the fire tube boiler, different types of firetube boilers, defects, and uses. Fire Tube Boiler. In Fire Tube Boilers, hot flue gases will be flown inside the tube and these tubes are surrounded by water. These are the low-pressure boiler which cannot generate â€¦
09-11-2011· The three types of fire tube steam boilers are horizontal return tubular boiler, scotch marine boiler, and vertical fire tube boiler. All fire tube boilers have the same basic operating principles. The heat produced by the gases of combustion pass through the tubes while the water surrounds the tubes.
Definition of BoilerThe burner mixes the fuel and oxygen together and, with the assistance of an ignition device, provides a platform for combustion. This combustion takes place in the combustion chamber, and the heat that it generates is transferred to the water through the heat exchanger.
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Redshirt freshman cornerback Kyler Gordon outperformed top Husky draft prospects Taylor Rapp and Byron Murphy at the recent UW Husky Combine.
It may be the college football off-season but there's plenty of movement in Big Ten Football and its all covered here at LWOS.
Notre Dame fotoball doesn't need the 13th game, they don't need the conference rules, they need to stick to what they do best; independence.
Michigan may have lost David Long and Tyree Kinnel, but they gained great potential with the addition of Oklahoma native Daxton Hill
The Wolverines are looking to rebound from a bad ending to last years season and these 2019 Michigan football recruits might be the answer.
Michigan Football Coaching Carousel; Michigan hopes to rebound from a terrible end to last season by shaking up the coaching situation in Ann Arbor.

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By David Gaffen and Jennifer Ablan
NEW YORK/TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply after a Republican proposal for averting the “fiscal cliff” failed to muster enough support on Thursday, raising concerns lawmakers won’t be able to come to a deal, putting the world’s largest economy at risk of recession.
S&P 500 E-Mini stock futures plunged on the news in a matter of seconds - falling as much as 3.6 percent in a mini “flash crash” that even caused a halt in trading of one March E-Mini futures contract because of the sharp move.
The market rebounded from there, but futures were still down 1.5 percent by 0400 GMT Friday. Dow Jones stock futures dropped 1.6 percent and Nasdaq futures were down 1.5 percent.
“This is happening on the evening before the last day of the week -- ahead of the weekend. There is a lot of complacency in the market -- as many, attracted to the favorable ‘action’ became too comfortable over the last few weeks,” said Doug Kass, founder of hedge fund Seabreeze Partners Management Inc. in Palm Beach, Florida.
The S&P 500 closed Thursday at 1,443.69, just a few points off a two-month high, driven largely by optimism that Washington lawmakers would find a way to avoid a series of $600 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes set to begin in 2013.
Late Thursday, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner conceded that his tax bill proposal to help avert the “fiscal cliff” lacked the votes to pass, leaving only 11 days for politicians to come to a deal.
Trading in S&P E-Mini futures, the most popularly traded futures contract on CME, spiked as the news broke and as orders flooded into the market.
The move lower included a drop of 15 points in the March E-Mini futures from 1,407 to 1,392 in less than one second, according to Thomson Reuters time-and-sales data. That caused a halt in trading of 10 seconds before trading resumed.
Futures trading resumed shortly after as orders came back into the system. A CME representative was not available for comment.
“It basically stops trading if an order comes in that will clear out the orders resting in the book,” said Eric Hunsader, founder of trading software and technology firm Nanex, who maintains a blog where he posts frequently on sudden, computer-driven moves in markets.
The cuts were designed to hit in a matter of months, rather than over years, and it is estimated that this compressed set of actions will hit U.S. growth hard.
“It’s a confidence denter as this is happening at the important end of Christmas sales period -- it’s not a positive for Christmas sales activity. Investors should look for downgrades to first-quarter GDP forecasts. Another risk short-term is that this event could accelerate tax selling,” Kass said.
The bill, had it passed, would have put Republicans on record as supporting a tax increase on those who earn more than $1 million per year, breaking with decades of orthodoxy. It won the blessing of influential anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, but other conservative groups fiercely opposed it and many rank-and-file members said they would not support it.
The Boehner proposal was not expected to pass the Democratic-held Senate and did not have White House support, but the fact that the proposal could not even win passage among Republicans suggests it will be difficult to agree on a bill that comes closer to President Barack Obama’s demands.
President Obama wants to raise taxes on families earning more than $400,000, a much lower threshold.
“The effect on markets will entirely be determined by the length of time this persists,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC in New York.
“Markets in particular, and the economy in general, probably won’t care all that much if this is just posturing and a deal is eventually reached. But if we stretch into mid-January, it’s hard to image there won’t be effects.”

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The International Supercomputing Conference has named China`s Tianhe-2 as the world `s fastest computer for the third year in a row . The conference was held in Leipzig, Germany.
The number of registered users of China`s fastest supercomputer has crossed 300, the authorities said.
The Tianhe-1A system at the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin has been ranked world`s fastest.
China has dethroned United States as the maker of the world`s fastest supercomputer.
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The Rule of 72
Do you know how long it may take for your investments to double in value? The Rule of 72 is a quick way to figure it out.
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Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.
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Date of publication: 1806
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Step 1: Have your dog lay down. Wait for him to stand up. When he stands up, click and treat. Repeat this action several times until he learns that he has to stand up in order to get his treat. Standing is so natural that it is likely that the dog won't immediately understand why he is being rewarded, so it may take more repetition than usual. (Initially, it's okay to click even if.............................................
Keep in mind that ditching the “alpha dog” concept doesn’t mean you have to let your dog do anything she likes. It’s fine to be the boss and make the rules-but you can do that without unnecessary conflict. Be a benevolent boss, not a bully. Good leadership isn’t about dominance and power struggles. It’s about controlling your dog’s behavior by controlling her access to things she wants. YOU have the opposable thumbs that open cans of dog food, turn doorknobs and throw tennis balls! Use them to your best advantage. If your dog wants to go out, ask her to sit before you open the door. When she wants dinner, ask her to lie down to earn it. Does she want to go for a walk? If she’s jumping up on you with excitement, wait calmly until she sits. Then clip on the leash and take your walk. Your dog will happily work for everything she loves in life. She can learn to do what you want in order to earn what she wants.
Consequences must be immediate Dogs live in the present. Unlike us, they can’t make connections between events and experiences that are separated in time. For your dog to connect something she does with the consequences of that behavior, the consequences must be immediate. If you want to discourage your dog from doing something, you have to catch her with her paw in the proverbial cookie jar. For example, if your dog gets too rough during play and mouths your arm, try saying “OUCH!” right at the moment you feel her teeth touch your skin. Then abruptly end playtime. The message is immediate and clear: Mouthing on people results in no more fun. Rewards for good behavior must come right after that behavior has happened, too. Say a child in a classroom answers a teacher’s question correctly, gets up from his desk, sharpens his pencil and then punches another kid in the arm on the way back to his seat. Then the teacher says, “Good job, Billy!” and offers him a piece of candy. What did Billy get the candy for? Timing is crucial. So be prepared to reward your dog with treats, praise, petting and play the instant she does something you like.
It’s easy to reward good behavior if you focus on teaching your dog to do specific things you like. Dogs can learn an impressive array of obedience skills and entertaining tricks. Deciding what you’d like your dog to learn will depend on your interests and lifestyle. If you want your dog to behave politely, you can focus on skills like sit, down, wait at doors, leave it, come when called and stay. If you want to enhance your enjoyment of outings with your dog, you can train her to walk politely on leash, without pulling. If you have a high-energy dog and would like outlets for her exuberance, you can teach her how to play fetch, play tug-of-war or participate in dog sports, such as agility, rally obedience, freestyle and flyball. If you’d like to impress your friends or just spend some quality time with your dog, you can take her to clicker training or trick-training classes. The possibilities are endless! Please see the following articles to find out more about what you and your dog can learn to do together: Teaching Your Dog Not to Jump Up on People, Teaching Your Dog to Come When Called, Teaching Your Dog Not to Pull on Leash, Teaching Your Dog to Play Tug-of-War, and Teaching Your Dog to Play Fetch. How do I entertain my dog indoors?
Take baby steps Dogs, just like people, learn best when new tasks are broken down into small steps. For example, you can’t go out and line dance unless you learn all of the individual steps first! When teaching your dog a new skill, begin with an easy first step and increase difficulty gradually. If you’re training your dog to stay, start by asking her to stay for just 3 seconds. After some practice, try increasing the duration of her stay to 8 seconds. When your dog has mastered an 8-second stay, make things a little harder by increasing the time to 15 seconds. Over the next week or two, continue to gradually increase the duration of the stay from 15 seconds to 30 seconds to a minute to a few minutes, etc. By training systematically and increasing difficulty slowly, you’ll help your dog learn faster in the long run. dog training collar
Crate training is a vital part of potty training success. As den animals, dogs can appreciate crates as a safe space, and as clean creatures, they’ll often want to keep that sleep space clean. A crate of the proper size is important, as one that is too large may convince the pup they have space to both sleep and eliminate. Puppy pads give dogs the option of relieving themselves in an approved spot indoors. However, these can be tricky to train with if you’re ultimate goal is to get the pup to only potty outside eventually. dog training classes
Young puppies can’t hold their bowels & bladders for long. If you come home to find that they’ve had an accident in there it’s quite possible that they can’t hold it that long. Generally puppies can hold their bladder for about one hour per month of age. So your 3 month old pup can probably only hold their bladder for about 3 hours. If you’re going to be away at work for long periods of time see if you can get a neighbor, relative or dog sitter to come over to let your pup out during the day.
If your toddler was repeatedly sticking her fingers into open electrical outlets, what would you do? Would you sit her down and try to explain why that’s not a good idea? Would you smack her every time she did it? Nope, you’d probably buy some outlet covers. Voilà! Problem solved. Prevention is sometimes the best solution. When training a dog, the easiest way to deal with a behavior problem might be to simply prevent the undesired behavior from happening. If your dog raids the kitchen trash can, you could spend weeks training a perfect down-stay in another room-or you could move the trash can to a place where your dog can’t get to it. Prevention is also important if you’re trying to train your dog to do one thing instead of another. For example, if you want to house train your dog, she’ll learn fastest if you use a crate to prevent her from making mistakes inside while you focus on training her to eliminate outside.
I like to help Dog Parents find unique ways to do things that will save time & money — so I write about “outside the box” Dog Tips and Dog Hacks that most wouldn’t think of. I’m a lifelong dog owner — currently have 2 mixed breed Golden Aussies that we found abandoned on the side of the road as puppies. I’ve always trained my own dogs and help friends train theirs, as well. Professionally, I worked at a vet and have several friends who are veterinarians — whom I consult with regularly. (And just because I love animals so much, I also worked at a Zoo for awhile!) I’ve been sharing my best ideas with others by blogging full-time since 1998 (the same year that Google started… and before the days of Facebook and YouTube). My daily motivation is to help first-time dog owners be better prepared from the first day your new puppy enters your home. I like to help dog owners understand what’s ‘normal’ and what you can expect in terms of living with and training your dog — how to get through the ups & downs of potty training, chewing, teaching commands, getting your dog to listen, and everything else that takes place during that hectic first year! When I’m not training, walking, grooming, or making homemade treats for my dogs, you will find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites). To date, I’ve written over 500 articles for dog owners on this site! Many of them have upwards of 200K shares. Can you train a 1 year old dog?


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Nova Systems at the SIL 2013 in Barcelona, the transport and logistics fair
Nova Systems participated to the SIL 2013 in Barcelona, the most important transport and logistics exhibition in the Mediterranean. The fair, attended by Valerio Avesani and Andreu Campanario Ponga (picture on the left), took place in a difficult moment for the Iberian country, as stated by the President of the fairEnrique Lacalle during the opening speech in which he commented about the loss of a 10% of the volume of wares transported over the Spanish territory in 2012 compared with 2011. Despite this trend, new investments and new commercial purposes won’t be stopped.
This is proved by Nova Systems, whose confidence in the future leads it to plan investments on the Spanish market, and by the data emerged from the SIL on its 2013 edition, to which the 45% of the international Companies of the sector participated.


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From the above it is fair to presume that William, who came from Lancaster to Frederick, some time about 1735-1750, and appears for the last time in tax book of Frederick Co. in 1788 for 500 acres, had four sons, viz
(1) John, of Farquier, will 1778, whose decendants are given beneath.
(2) James, mar. Jane . He had deed to land in Frederick Co., 1753, and was in a poll for Geo. Washington in Frederick Co. in 1758. Will given about 1797, and had issue.
(3) Peter, Mar. Ann Calmes, dau. of Marquis Calmes, b. 1705, d. 1773, mar., 1725, Winnifred Waller, b. 1709, d. Oct. 6, 1857. No issue. He bought "White Post'' farm in 1759 (see deed above), and at his death bequeathed it to his nephew, Henry Catlett (son of Robt.), who mar. Miriam Calmes, the niece of Ann Calmes above. Peter's will, 1785,given above, mentions the sons of his two bros., Robt. and James.
(4) Robt., b. 1721, d. Feb. 26, 1803, mar. Mary Floyd, living in 1816, and had numerous issue. He left no will, but his estate was administered 1804 (Frederick Co. Records. Book 7, page 191).


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An inverter is a circuit which converts dc power into ac power at desired output voltage and frequency. The ac output voltage can be fixed at a fixed or variable frequency. This conversion can be achieved by controlled turn ON & turn OFF or by forced commutated thyristors depending on applications. The output voltage waveform of a practical inverter is non sinusoidal but for high power applications low distorted sinusoidal waveforms are required. The filtering of harmonics is not feasible when the output voltage frequency varies over a wide range. There is need for alternatives. Three level Neutral Point Clamped inverter is a step towards it.
Figure1.Diode clamped three level inverter
EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS:
Figure2. Upper triangular pulse width modulation
Figure3. lower triangular pulse width modulation
Figure4. three level voltage waveform
Figure5.Matlab model of three level inverter feeding induction motor
Figure 6. stator waveform of three level inverter
In normal inverters odd harmonics are present which causes distortion of the output waveform. By using the “THREE LEVEL DIODECLAMPED INVERTER” we can eliminate some number of harmonics hence increasing the efficiency of the inverter.
 A.Mwinyiwiwa, Zbigneiw Wolanski, ‘Microprocessor Implemented SPWM for Multiconverters with Phase-Shifted Triangle Carriers’ IEEE Trans. On Ind. Appl., Vol. 34, no. 3, pp 1542-1549, 1998.
 J. Rodriguez, J.S. Lai, F. Z. Peng, ’ Multilevel Inverters: A Survey of Topologies, Controls and Applications’, IEEE Trans. On Ind. Electronics, VOL. 49, NO. 4, pp. 724-738, AUGUST 2002
 D. Soto, T. C. Green, ‘A Comparison of High Power Converter Topologies for the Implementation of FACTS Controller’, IEEE Trans. On Ind. Electronics, VOL. 49, NO. 5, pp. 1072-1080, OCTOBER 2002.
 Muhammad H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, Third edition, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2004.
 Dr. P. S. Bimbhra, Power Electronics, Khanna Publishers, Third Edition, Hindustan Offset Press, New Delhi-28, 2004.

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text: For week 3 of Art 110 we met at the art gallery where we had the chance to talk to and look at some of the featured artists and their work. As I was walking around and looking at the art, I came across Debbie if she did her classmate conversation yet and she said no. We both thought the deflated balloon wall was interesting and how it was made from shirt sleeves and so aesthetically pleasing. After discussing about the art, I got to know Debbie more and see that she is also a first year here at CSULB. She is currently undeclared, but leaning towards the Health Care. She also mentioned that she is in a sorority and that I should join a fraternity. I told her how I was about to join one but I did not take the bid because many people convinced me that it will take a lot of time and money. She told me I made a good choice but she said it also has some good perks which I can agree on. It was nice talking to Debbie and I look forward to having this class with her.

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Highway Patrol (1955-59)Blood Money - Season 4, Episode 10 - 8 Dec. 1958 - A protection racket results in murder when a railroad yard worker refuses to continue making payments.
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Hello Parents -
I'd like to welcome you all to the CYA Fall 2023 Season for AAA.
While I may have not directly coached your son previously, I have seen most of them playing in the field. For the ones I havent seen, your former coaches spoke highly of all of you. With that being said, our team looks very solid this season. We have lots of live arms on this team.
AAA - Nationals - Johnson Roster:
I will be scheduling practices once we get the official go-ahead from the CYA Master Scheduler this evening or tomorrow morning.
• April 10: Games begin
• April 15: “Opening Day”
• May 1 – 15: Registration for Tournament Teams (Managers)
• May 1 – 22: Registration for Tournament Teams (Players)
• May 13: Picture Day
• May 22 - 27: Playoffs start
• May 26: Tournament Team Managers Announced
• May 29: No games, Memorial Day weekend
• June 1: Tournament Teams announced
• June 10: Championship games
• June 1 – 30: Tournament Team practices, games TBD
I know that many of the parents on this team have helped coach in the past. I am hoping that you would volunteer your time again this season and serve as an Assistant Coach. Please reach out to me and let me know if you'd like to help in any capacity.
Practice stations are the best way we can teach the fundamentals to our boys and keep their attention. I try to avoid having kids standing around and waiting their turn. More coaches means we have the ability to break kids up into small groups.
We can have as many Assistant Coaches as we can, but the league limits that only 2 AC's can be on field at a time.
We need parents to help line the fields before the games when we are the home team and rake at the end of the game when we are Visitors. It's easy and I can walk you thru it.
Scorekeeping - This is a huge help if anyone is willing to keep the books. This is very easy to learn and really does help keep you engaged with the game. We need to track pitch counts for the league.
Your ballplayer needs a baseball glove, bat, pants, and helmet. Please also purchase a protective cup – required if your ball player wants to be a catcher. Make sure the bat you have has a USA Bat stamp somewhere on it. I dont know our team colors yet, but I should receive the uniforms on Saturday.
During the games: No light colored long sleeve undershirts. No reflective sunglasses. (not sure they ever enforced the suglass rule though)
Coaches schedule out our practice every 2 weeks. I will do my best to stay consistent with the field we get to use. Unfortunately, we have to compete for field time with AA, AAA, and Majors. The weather also messes with that on occasion.
Bring fluids to practice, please! There will be lots of running. Kids get thirsty and I won’t have a jug or anything to share water. We will have a few water breaks during practice. Prior to practice, make sure your players are well fed and hydrated.
Every year someone forgets to bring water or the kids are not well fed and are dragging. Please bring your boys hyped up and ready to hussle. I'd rather they come late to practice fed and hydrated, then on-time and hungry.
Games are on Wednesday and Saturday.
Missing practice and games
I don't penalize the kids for being late to practice or games. That's not fair to the kids or to you parents - traffic here is awful enough. Don't stress. If the boys are late to the game, they might just be scratched from playing in the field the first inning or moved down the batting order because I have to submit the lineups before the game.
If your son can't make a game or practice, please let me know by 3PM or so. That helps me when I'm doing the lineup. Please let me know by email or in the app. I dont have access to my cell phone until I get out of work, but don't hesitate to text me if that's easier on you.
We will be rotating batting order and fielding positions every game. I want kids to experience all aspects of the game and focus on learning different positions. Once the tournament happens later in the season, we will shift to a more strategic approach.
There will be multiple pitchers per game. I know that many of you have travel players who also pitch. Let me know what's going on rotational wise with your travel team. Also, let me know if your son has any arm soreness, fatigue, or pain. We don't want him throwing with a tired arm.
Start playing catch now for 20 minutes every day to get their arms warmed up. Our first practices will have a big focus on player catch, so expect some sore arms for the next few weeks if your son has not thrown consistently. I will be asking the boys to throw bullpens during practice to see where we stand pitching wise.
Assistant coaches – Please let me know if you are interested in helping.
If you have any questions/concerns, please email/call/text. Email is best during the work day; I don’t have my phone with me during the workday.

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What's in a day?
When I first arrived in the Appalachian Mountains mid-March, wisps of green and pinkish hues filled the views. There was a distinct air of impatience, of waiting for Spring to arrive. I was clearly in an eager-state-of-mind. I was ready to be awed and inspired.
The first sunset was impressive. I lit a small fire and watched pinkish hues emerge behind subtle rolling hills. My lens was active, my thoughts racing. Had I captured this moment on camera? Had I captured this moment in my memory? Was I blown away by this beautiful horizon? Prodding for answers, all I could do was stoke the fire and continue to take it all in.
Day two brought much of the same. I took a long hike, captured hundreds of shots, and soaked in as much O2 as I could. My legs felt tired, but my mind continued to race. I made it back to my homestead just as the last minutes of daylight disappeared, and I captured a faint glow strewn across the mountains. All I could focus on was the color-noise-error of the capture. With a shake of my head, I knew somewhere inside, I still wasn’t feeling it…whatever it was.
When I woke on day three, I wasn’t sure where I was. I felt a strange aura fill the air, as if a presence was just alerting me to it’s being. I couldn’t quite discern the message, yet.
Birds chattered outside alive and active. A quick gaze out the window showed rolling hills and mountains cast in the multi-layered colors only the Smokey Mountains can produce. I reached for my phone to capture the beauty, anxious to see the results and finally feel immersed. After a coffee and some deep breaths, I only felt impatience.
After another long day of hiking, climbing, descending and constantly-capturing, I felt a welcome tiredness. Once again arriving home around sunset, I was greeted to an incoming storm. Clouds swirled around the mountains, billowing an ominous air that intensified the landscape.
I set up a tripod and a telephoto lens in hopes to capture this intensity. I made quick work of the details, turning the camera dials to get just the right combination. As the light faded, a new color was revealed to me. A faint brush of a salmon-pink-orange was feathered across the sky. It touched just a handful of clouds, careful and considerate in its affect.
Finally, it was here in this moment I could feel the distractions of day-to-day life disappear, and the details of my surroundings emerge.

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The one and only Dan Santat likes my blog! AWESOME! Apparently, this phenomenon has been travelling the interweb, and people are spreading the message about blogs they enjoy. I guess the rules are:
1. Add the logo of the award to your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.
3. Nominate 7 other blogs (book blogs?) and add their links to your blog
So here it goes:
1.) Benjamin Lacombe is an amazing French illustrator, and he NEVER disappoints.
2.) Gisele Jaquenod does it all, and in a crazy cute fashion.
3.) On My Desk offer a glimpse into some of the more creative places out there.
4.) Dots For Eyes, otherwide known as Maris is too cute to handle.
5.) Face Hunter offers me a bit of style.
6.) It's a Whimsical Life is the amazing Susan Mitchell. And I now own two of her little stuffies!
7.) Seeing Shiny Spots offers not only interesting jewelry advice, she's one funny lady!
I have a ton more of links I love, and feel free to check them out, over there on the right. Thanks again Dan. You the man! I'm your number one fan! SPAM!


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An elderly peasant from Bizhbulyaksky district (Bashkiria) became another victim of “card” scammers. The man was counting profitable to wholesale the offspring of his pig, but lost all the money, that were on his map.
A solid buyer appeared shortly after Bashkir pig breeder posted on social networks an announcement about selling piglets. The interlocutor introduced himself on the telephone conversation the buyer and without bargaining agreed to the pensioner indicated amount.
A happy seller immediately informed such a profitable partner all the details of his bank card and looked forward to the arrival of money. But fate put a big naive villager pig: the whole amount on it disappeared from the card without a trace – 20 thousand rubles.

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The police team of the Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajiv Kumar went to the police station for questioning in the Chitfund scam case and took possession of the police. Five officers of the CBI arrested by the Kolkata Police and taken to the police station. Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had examined Saradha and Rose Valley scam. The CBI needs a document related to investigation in this matter.
1989 batch IPS officer Rajiv Kumar is considered to be close to West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee. Rajiv Kumar was the president of the Special Investigation Team formed by the state government to investigate the Saradha chitfund scam case in 2013. They are accused of rigging the investigating officer.
As chairman of SIT, Rajiv Kumar had arrested Sharda chief Sudipta Sen and his associate Devyani in Jammu and Kashmir. It is alleged that he had made a diary disappeared from him. In this diary were the names of all the leaders who had received money from Chitfund Company.


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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
A single, accidental gunshot rang out in a south Stockton seventh-grade classroom Monday morning, wounding no one but resulting in the arrests of two boys, ages 11 and 12, Stockton Unified Police Chief Jim West said.
The administrator suing San Diego Unified School District to undo her pending demotion was repeatedly criticized by people who worked for her, according to dozens of pages of records obtained by The Watchdog.
Original works by renowned Los Angeles artists will be posted on billboards and city buses as part of the "Arts Matter" exhibition and fund-raising campaign designed to revitalize arts education in LAUSD.
Ray Vizcarra resurrected Fairfax High's band, teaching students to play instruments from scratch. They soon won all-city competitions. But the Los Angeles Unified had to cut jobs, and he lacked seniority.
Public schools in Oakland are looking for major kitchen remodeling with a measure on the November ballot. If approved, Measure J would authorize the Oakland Unified School District to issue up $475 million in bonds to improve school facilities.
All pretense of goodwill is gone between backers of the two competing education tax measures on November’s ballot.
L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy warned Monday of “catastrophic” consequences for local schools if California voters fail to approve tax measures on the November ballot.


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The krona (Swedish: (); plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the official currency of Sweden.Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it but, especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value.
- 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 kr
- 1, 2, 5, 10 kr
- Sveriges riksbank
SEK - Swedish Krona The Swedish Krona is the currency of Sweden. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Swedish Krona exchange rate is the SEK to USD rate. The currency code for Kronor is SEK, and the currency symbol is kr. Below, you'll find Swedish Krona rates and a currency converter.
The Swedish Krona refers to Sweden’s official currency and is represented by ISO code SEK. It is also called the Swedish crown since, in Swedish, krona simply means “crown.” The responsibility of issuing SEK banknotes and coins lies with the Sveriges Riksbank, also identified as the Bank of Sweden or Swedish Central Bank, or Riksbanken.
Aug 22, 2019 · SEK is the currency code for the Swedish krona, the currency for Sweden. The Swedish krona is made up of 100 öre and is often presented with the symbol kr. The krona, which means "crown" in...
Swedish Krona (SEK) The Swedish krona (plural: kronor) is the official currency of Sweden. Its commonly used code is SEK and its symbol is ‘kr’. The most popular krona exchange is with the euro.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro. ... Swedish krona (SEK) May - 2021. Mon Tue Wed ...
The Swedish Krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. It is issued by the Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank. In English, the currency is sometimes referred to as the Swedish crown (Krona means crown in Swedish).One Krona is subdivided into 100 öre. However, all öre coins were discontinued as of September 30, 2010. Goods are still priced in öre, but when paying with cash all sums are rounded to the nearest Krona.Coins currently in circulation are 1 Krona, and 5 and 10 Kronor. Ban...
1. Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living, due to high-tech capitalism, extensive social benefits, a modern distribution system, and a highly skilled labor force. 2. The economy is heavily oriented to foreign trade, utilizing a resource base of timber, hydro power, and iron ore. 3. The global economic crisis of 2008 reduced export demand and consumption, causing the Swedish economy to slide into recession despite its strong finances and underlying fundamentals. Strong commodity e...
1. The Swedish Krona was introduced in 1873, replacing the Riksdaler at par. The currency was introduced as a result of the Scandinavian Monetary Union with Norway and Denmark, which lasted until World War I. Currencies under the treaty were under the gold standard. 2. The Monetary Union ended with the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Sweden abandoned the gold standard on August 2, 1914, and without a fixed exchange rate the union came to an end. 3. By treaty, Sweden is required to join the...
Apr 05, 2021 · Currency unit: 1 = 100 Öre Main attention is drawn to SEK exchange rate Swedish Krona and currency converter. First table lists exchange rates (quotations) of the most popular currencies to Swedish Krona (SEK). Second table presents all possible exchange rates to Swedish Krona (SEK).
May 16, 2016 · The Swedish krona, sometimes referred to as the Swedish crown, is the monetary unit of many countries, including Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The eleventh-most-traded currency in the world, the Swedish krona is divided into 100 öre. It's symbolised by kr and has a currency code of SEK.
Swedish Krona The USDSEK spot exchange rate specifies how much one currency, the USD, is currently worth in terms of the other, the SEK. While the USDSEK spot exchange rate is quoted and exchanged in the same day, the USDSEK forward rate is quoted today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date.


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My name’s Chloe, and I’m from Chloe Chats! My blog is all about lifestyle, advice, student help, baking, films and games, a pretty big variety so there’s something to read for everyone! It’s all quite chatty as that’s my style of a blog, goes pretty well with the url don’t you think?
My favourite posts to write are advice ones as I love the idea that I could be helping someone or making someone’s day brighter. And as Tiff kindly let me do a guest post I thought I’d write one on feeling good, because everyone deserves to feel good!
Three: Making plans
Sometimes it really helps that if you’re feeling down you have future events or plans to look forward to. As well using the day to plan such things would mean you’re chatting to people which can help you take your mind off it. When you have a holiday booked, or you have a gig that’s coming up soon don’t you find it fun to have a little countdown so each day closer you get more and more excited? I’d say when I’m feeling stressed out it helps me if I have something planned in the next few days or so as you’re mind is on that.
Four: Read or watch a show
Sometimes it’s so good for you to just relax and chill. Being busy can keep your mind focused on something but sometimes just having a break and spending a day or just a few hours reading your favourite book or watching your favourite film or television show can really keep your mind rested and make you feel better. When you’re feeling sick you usually have the day off to eat soup and watch your favourite things on TV with a blanket, am I right? Well you don’t just have to be physically sick to do this, if you’re feeling stressed and just having a really bad day then this too can help make you feel better.
Five: Having a bath or a shower
I know this might sound weird that if you’re feeling down and having a bad day that you just jump into the shower and it magically goes away?? But sometimes it can really help to either have a nice warm shower, use some of your favourite shower creams, gels or soaps, get out feeling fresh, put some nice clothes on, and maybe even do your make-up even if you aren’t going out, being all clean and made up can really help with making you feel good. Having a bath can really relax you, you can use that time soaking just reading your favourite book (two in one there!) Of course then proceed to put some fresh clothes on and do a little make up.
These all help me relax and feel less stressed so I hope they can help you too! I hope you enjoyed reading this post, I really loved writing it, and if you liked it then there’s lots more on my blog. Many thanks to Tiff for letting me do a guest post for her blog!

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Just had my vender account activated to help steer you in the right direction.
What you need to do is create a new GPO and give it the same security as the DirectAccess one. That means remove all groups defaulted to the GPO and add the group your DirectAccess clients computers are in so only the DirectAccess computers get the policy.
The reason for this is if you change this in the default GPO DirectAccess creates you will lose the settings every time you change DA and update the GPO as it wipes it and starts again.
Open the DA default GPO and go to the computer advance firewall settings.
Now open the new GPO and go to computer advance firewall settings and get it to build a new one for you. Create a new one exactly the same as the default one (DirectAccess Policy-ClientToCorp connection security rule)(Maybe called something slightly different as the seams to change in different versions of DA) but this time do what he said. Properties of Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, IPsec Settings tab, IPsec tunnel authorization, Users tab, select Deny connections from these users, then add the user groups.
No need to run the command. The reason you will never get the cmd to work is because like i said the security rule will be labled something slightly differently on your machines i expect.
Sorry to not give step by step but at home not work so not got the tools in front of me.
If you need more help just post back and I'll see what I can do.
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This former brewery, gifted to the arts by Carlton and United in 1986, is the home of Malthouse Theatre – Melbourne’s innovative producer of new Australian work. The building has two theatre spaces: the 500-seat Merlyn theatre and 180-seat Beckett Theatre.
The onsite cafe and bar should take care of all your snacking, dining and drinking needs.
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Malthouse artistic director Matthew Lutton has expressed an ongoing desire to tell and retell Australia’s iconic mythologies; those narratives that have become embedded in one way or another in the collective culture. To this end, we’ve seen an electric...Drama Until Saturday June 2 2018
This is a review of the Sydney Theatre Company season of Going Down. The production is now playing at Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne. Contemporary Australian city life bursts off the stage with playfulness and incisive commentary in Going Down, a new play...Drama Until Sunday June 3 2018
Every ten minutes someone in Australia attempts to kill themselves; every four hours, someone succeeds. The rate among Australians of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent is 2.5 times higher for males and 3.4 times higher for females. In her...Drama Friday June 8 2018 - Saturday June 23 2018
Helen Bidou: Enter the Spinnaker Lounge
After being nominated for the Barry Award at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Helen Bidou's show is back for an encore performance. Here's our five-star review of the Comedy Festival season. I didn’t write any words down in the Spinnaker...Comedy festival Saturday June 30 2018
Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death
Is there anything Nakkiah Lui can’t do? The playwright, commentator, actor and director has done more in the five years since her first play than most artists manage in a lifetime. She’s written plays that dig into Australia’s darkest corners with the...Drama Thursday July 5 2018 - Sunday July 29 2018
Ich Nibber Dibber
What happens when you put three people in a room, and they commit to talking to each other for the next ten years? This celebration of friendship, nonsense and women-in-theatre, by Zoë Coombs Marr, Mish Grigor and Natalie Rose – who have been working...Drama Wednesday September 5 2018 - Sunday September 23 2018


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London-based capital market advisory boutique Agem Capital Group will soon launch their long-awaited mobile app platform to provide a daringly simple solution to communication inefficiencies and information asymmetries for institutional investors on the buyside and sellside of deal origination in the private equity secondaries space. Agem’s new app is an SaaS-based deal sourcing and direct collaboration platform that works intelligently in real time as a digital compass for the secondaries strategy of institutional limited partners (LPs). Registration is limited to regulated institutional investor and fund manager professionals exclusively, the app guarantees total anonymity and privacy protection for its users. The product was developed for the smaller-end of the private equity secondaries market as a digital enabler tool for investment professionals at family offices mainly, but it could mean surprising advantages for any major institutional market participant as well. With one significant exception: Agem Group made it clear the app will not be available to broker-dealers in any way, blacklisting all major market maker secondaries advisory firms as well as any smaller middle-men. Agem’s management is adamant that it should be an individual decision of users of the app whether or not they want to work with broker-dealers or external advisors in any way in terms of secondaries processes of their alternative investment strategies, and that the secondaries market should be directly and transparently accessible to all LPs. Well, it’s the ideal fair play, isn’t it?
According to an August 12 press release by leading private capital markets data provider Preqin, secondaries funds that closed in the first half of 2020 already raised $44 billion, far surpassing previous years’ totals and even full-year records. According to an October 27 article of Secondaries Investor,
a leading online media provider of the industry, secondaries fundraising smashes all records this year, with $59.7 billion raised by funds that held final closes during the first three quarters of 2020, exceeding all full-year records to date, and with the possibility that total fundraising for dedicated secondaries vehicles could in fact increase by a further $20 billion at least, before the year-end. Furthermore, as Preqin pointed out, total dry powder on the buyside of the secondaries arena (including funds raised previously but not yet deployed in the strategy) was not less than $125 billion already at the end of June, which is another record high. In fact, during the toughest months of the COVID-19 crisis, such a vigorous fundraising activity for the secondaries strategy is in significant contrast to decreased fundraising in other private capital sectors globally. What’s happening here?
At the peak of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak in April, Swiss investment manager Unigestion published a study with the title ”Private Equity Secondaries: The Opportunity of the Decade?”, highlighting quasi systemic risks that started to build up even before COVID-19 hit and that have been materialising quicker exactly due to its global impact during the course of this year. Pitfalls of widely prevalent excessive use of leverage across all levels of the secondaries strategy, aggressive over-commitments based on strong historic distributions and growing valuations, agressive use of deferred payment structures, for example. A September 22 writing that appeared on another leading capital market media platform, the online portal of Institutional Investor, stated this: ”Investors are betting big that secondaries funds can capitalize on the market dislocations triggered by the pandemic”. Cameron Joyce, vice president of research insights at Preqin said: “Secondaries investors are anticipating that financial market dislocations triggered by Covid-19 will put pressure on [limited partner] liquidity…This should increase the supply of assets available at discounts to fair value.” Referencing Joyce, the research editor of Institutional Investor pointed at major LPs, such as university endowments and corporate pensions, as likely sellers looking to offload private equity stakes as they encounter liquidity challenges. Other secondaries experts disagree with this view and argue that most major LPs have no liquidity concerns at all at the moment since they have more diversified portfolios, so the higher proportion of forced sales will come from family offices and other smaller limited partners. The view that it is the smaller end of the private equity secondaries market, being less competitive with LPs committed to sub-$500-million funds, that indeed presents excellent opportunities in the current market turmoil caused by COVID-19, is supported by several sources, including the Unigestion study or another thought-provoking article from Secondaries Investor, titled ”Will small buyers be the big winners in today’s market?”
The megatrends remain certain. The potential need to mitigate again the denominator effect by divestments of interests in private equity and other alternative holdings to rebalance portfolios as it happened during the 2008 Great Financial Crisis – when value decreases in listed securities and other mainstream asset classes left institutions’ portfolios overweight to private
capital – is another important reason why COVID-related uncertainties can create more favorable pricing conditions and increase deal flow for secondaries buyers. The currently historic abundance of cash stores sitting on the buyside is obviously waiting to be deployed, while global uncertainties caused by the pandemic must be priced in somehow on the secondaries sellside as discounts to net asset value (NAV). And how about one inspiring flash from the past, or two? Let’s not forget, the median net IRR performance of secondaries funds raised during the 2008-2009 financial crisis and the European debt crisis have since outperformed private equity funds in general. The mentioned Institutional Investor article for example quotes sources at Preqin: “Secondaries funds launched at times of financial market stress exhibit a clear tendency to outperform.” Christopher Beales, Private Equity Spokesperson at Preqin said in their August press release: “Secondaries funds not only managed to stand out as a success story during the GFC – they have repeatedly posted some of the highest performance figures of any private capital strategy. It’s no wonder, then, that they remain sought-after among investors. So far, we have not seen a fire sale of assets or fund stakes, but there will doubtless be increased opportunities for fund managers.”
Talking about megatrends and big toes. A critical chunk of the above mentioned huge amount of money that sits on the secondaries buyside right now, will again – as always – land on the bank accounts of just a handful of market leader, major broker-dealer firms that connect buyers with the sellside. Or will it indeed be so in the ’new normal’?
Innovative technologies, such as the new cross-platform mobile app from Agem Capital Group, may enable LPs and GPs to cut costs and waiting periods in secondaries processes by providing direct access to key market research and intelligence tools that generate real time deal data on a user-friendly and hassle-free communication and collaboration platform at the deal flow origination level. This could be especially beneficial in the smaller and more fragmented end of the private equity secondaries market, where deals are less intermediated, less competitive, achievable discounts may be bigger and building new LP/GP-relationships are more important than in the billion-dollar segment of large and established funds traditionally advised by a handful of major market makers.
In addition, Agem’s product takes a step beyond its core functions. The app focuses on the professional needs of its individual users as employees and as members of investment teams as well. It can assist team work within an institution and simultaneously provide completely anonymous job search functions for individual users, and even job listing capabilities for the companies they work for. These functionalities could make Agem’s new app popular on the team level and even on the personal level for institutional investment professionals across the private equity secondaries markets. Regardless of which end of the market the employer of the user operates in, large or small, or whether the core functionalities of the app add value to and save dollars for just a single family office or a smaller secondaries fund, or if it makes sense to be used by a great number of investment employees at even a major pension fund too.
In a time marked by COVID, recurring lockdown regulations restrict office use and personal meetings for investment teams and individuals alike on both the sellside and the buyside, many private equity secondaries professionals must work from home just like anybody else. Today there is a clear need for technology solutions that not just align with the requirements of remote working but are able to fast-track human interaction and increase productivity of remotely working employees. Such tech solutions may no longer be purely optional but a must-have to survive and thrive in the new normal.
Time will tell how far the new deal sourcing mobile app of Agem Capital can reach in the private equity secondaries markets. Although larger funds, major market makers and advisory firms may still be in a position to afford the opportunity costs of finding and doing deals the old expensive way, and they may not need external technology assistance to mitigate the impact of pandemics or help ensure business continuity just yet, it may become increasingly challenging to keep up traditional market roles in the post-COVID era. The imminent launch of such an innovative deal sourcing and direct collaboration app for private equity secondaries by a small City boutique on both Android and iOS smartphones is a good example how COVID-19 inevitably and irreversibly accelerates technological development in the capital market sector as well and as simply as it happened with food delivery or anything else. Even if it doesn’t make those with the big toes too happy.


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The metopic suture is located on the midline, on top of the skull and extends from the soft spot to the root of the nose. Metopic suture synostosis is now the second most common type of single suture synostosis and predominantly affects males. Premature closure leads to a forehead that has the shape of a triangle and is known as trigonocephaly. The skull and forehead are not allowed to move sideways and forwards leading to closely placed eyes (hypotelorism). There is a low risk of abnormal brain growth and development. This form of synostosis is generally also easy to diagnose.
The metopic suture is located in the midline and in front the soft spot as demonstrated by the red area.
The metopic suture extends from the soft spot all the way down to the root of the nose (nasofrontal suture) in the area between the eyes.
The premature closure of the metopic suture prevents the front center of the skull from moving sideways and the front sides from moving forwards (red arrows) The midline moves forward ( green arrow) causing a midline ridge and the classical triangular shaped head.
The classical presentation consists of a prominent midline ridge and forward advancement of the mid forehead as seen in the images below. The eyebrows are angulated and slanted and the eyes are close to each other leading to hypotelorism. If the head shape looks similar soon after birth and is due to fetal position or birth deformation, it corrects within a few days. If the baby's head shape persists after a few weeks, then it is most likely to be craniosynostosis.
Metopic synostosis is a clinical diagnosis, meaning that it is made by examining the patient and identifying the associated deformation of the head and face. CT scans and X rays are not necessary to make the diagnosis. However, the images clearly show the skull changes related to this condition.
The goal of the surgery is to simply release and open the closed suture to allow the brain to resume its normal growth pattern and revert to a normal shape. Since the brain of an infant grows very rapidly, doubling in size during the first year of life, performing the procedure at an early age is of utmost importance. By using minimally invasive, endoscopic assisted techniques, such procedure can be done safely in very young babies. Once released, normalization of the head is aided with the use of custom made helmets (cranial orthosis) during the following year.
Positioning in Surgery
The patient is placed flat on the operating room table (supine position) with the head being placed on a specially designed head holder.
A single small (inch or less) incision is placed behind the hairline and in front of the soft spot. Only a small amount of hair is removed. The incision allows access to the entire suture, with the aid of endoscopes, once a small opening is made in the skull.
Craniectomy (Resection of skull) and removal of closed suture is done after cutting alongside of the stenosed suture. The bone is removed through one of the incisions. The closed suture is evident upon inspection. Once the prematurely closed suture is removed, the brain is allowed to grow as genetically programmed.
Post Operative Swelling:
Contrary to CVR or FOA surgery, our patients experience minimal swelling of the face after surgery. Immediately after surgery, some swelling occurs as expected but it clears over the next 24-48 hours. There are no bruises and the eyes do not swell shut. Patients experience pain and discomfort for the first 8 hours which is controlled with Tylenol and Motrin. By the next morning, they are back to baseline, smiling and feeding well. All of the photographs below were taken on the first day after surgery and before being discharged to home.
Post Operative Helmet Therapy:
The helmet DOES NOT constrict brain growth but rather redirects it and allows the brain to resume its normal shape. As such, the skull and the rest of the face also resume normal shape. In the case of metopic synostosis, the helmet holds the overgrown mid-forehead in place (white front arrow) while allowing the recessed frontal bones (red lines) to expand forward (green arrows) and achieve correction. The prominent parietal areas are held in place as well. (White back arrows)
CT Scans before and 3 years after endoscopic surgery for correction of metopic synostosis. The bone has fully regrown over the craniectomy site and the forehead has achieved normal shape. Once the head has normalized, there is no reason for relapse nor need of re-operation.
Number of Patients: 141
Time Range: March 1998 to September 2017
Average Blood Loss: 32 ml's
Average Blood Transfusion Rate: 6.1%
Average Length of Hospitalization: 1.0 days
Average Surgical Time: 56 minutes
Number of Re-operations: None
Number of cases converted to CVR: None

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Another random person, trying to do something creative. I'm currently working on my world Lothrea, some different characters and some music. Feel free to check it out!
Music! I love listening to all kinds of music, and I love creating music myself, no matter if it's a full song, or just some simple piano playing.


FF XIII Leona Lewis song discussed
Speaking with the Dutch Official PlayStation Magazine, Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has described the use of Leona Lewis' title song in Western markets as an experiment.
Apparently, a translation of the Japanese title track was planned, by recordings didn't go well - prompting Square Enix to consider big local artists in other regions.
The Lewis track 'My Hands' will be used when the game launches in Europe an the US March.
"We tried to translate the song [Kimi Ga Iru Kara], but the singer had difficulties with that. This is a new type of tactic, an experiment if you will. Why not use a different artist for every region?" Kitase offers.
"If both the content and atmosphere of the song would match with the game, then we would expect it will score better within that particular region. Square Enix as a company is thinking more and more internationally and localization plays an important part within that strategy."
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 after all
- Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third gets a release date
- Adr1ft is coming to PC and consoles at the end of the summer
- EA gives the new Mirror's Edge a name – Mirror's Edge Catalyst
- ZombiU PS4 and Xbox One port reportedly in the works
- Mike Bithell's Volume to be released this August
- Gearbox's new shooter Battleborn gets a pre-E3 trailer
- Steam Controller launches in October, Steam Machines arrive in November
- Gears Of War devs Black Tusk change their name to The Coalition ahead of E3


COVID-19 has raised a question about global cooperation – how do countries work together, even with unsolved disputes or disagreements?
Globalization linked people around the world more closely than ever, but challenges require countries to work together for effective solutions.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said, “All countries need to demonstrate a strong commitment to their global responsibilities in the face of daunting global challenges. Indeed, they need to determine a decisive direction for humanity at this juncture.”
China has proposed five major suggestions to improve the global governance system: follow the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits; joint efforts by all countries to cope with non-traditional security threats must be coped with by all; reinforce coordination and cooperation among major countries; maintain the international law order; and strengthen the role of the UN.


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2019 Field Season
We’ve started planning the 2019 JIRP field season! Applications for students, staff, and faculty will open later this fall. When applications open we’ll push them on social media. If you’d like a notification email in addition, you can fill out our 2019 Interest Form.
JIRP in Popular Mechanics
Check out this article about the history of JIRP in Popular Mechanics.
The 2018 Field Season has come to a close!
The expedition has come to a successful close. Follow us on facebook for news about the program and on instagram (@juneauicefieldresearchprogram) for some throwback photos from our summer in Southeast Alaska.
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Hi today I am sharing a layout for the Mood board challenge over at http://berry71bleu.blogspot.com.au/ The theme was Forest.
I didn’t have any papers really in these colours to match the mood board so how much fun it is to create your own. A little gesso applied to the base page, then using mister bottles with acrylic paints and water, I set about to create the colours I loved in the mood board.
The trees and branches are all rub ons which are perfect for the forest theme. Even the leaves on the frame around the larger photo is a rub on.
You are always on my mind and forever in my HEART – well this is true for these beautiful little girls (my granddaughters Kirra and Khloe). The pics were taken last year in the park at Ipswich, the girls had so much fun that day.
The cute little owl is a rub on too, and I stamped and fussy cut the leaves, I was going for the owl in a hollow look so hope I achieved that. Thanks for dropping by, Sharon xxx


LaGuardia Airport Readies for a $4 Billion Makeover
Regularly cited as one of the world’s most hated airports, New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) — which Joe Biden once compared to something you’d find in a “third-world country” — has heard your many complaints. And the powers that be are finally ready to do something about it. After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $3.6 billion renovation of the airport in 2014, then re-announced it (this time with a $4 billion price tag) last summer, the plan to redesign LGA as a unified, 35-gate terminal seems to be forging ahead — thanks to an influx of $2.4 billion.
Last week, Bloomberg reported that LaGuardia Gateway Partners — a joint venture between Swedish construction company Skanska AB, Canadian airport management company Vantage Airport Group and French investment fund Meridiam — has sold $2.4 billion in debt to finance the bulk of the construction needed to overhaul the airport. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns and currently operates LaGuardia, is contributing just short of that investment; it'll provide a total of $2.2 billion to the project, with $1.2 billion of that earmarked for the construction of roads, parking and a “Central Hall” that will connect the new-and-improved airport to Delta’s Terminals C and D.
According to Cuomo, “Our plan will fundamentally transform LaGuardia — replacing what is now an outdated and poorly designed complex with the world-class airport New York has always deserved.” Among the planned improvements are a complete rebuild of Terminal B, the creation of a central hall that will make the airport one unified structure, expanded taxiway space and transportation access, a water taxi landing, new check-in and security areas and several pedestrian bridges. “The new terminal will be 64 percent bigger than the current one and have more restaurants, lounges, stores, larger areas around the gates, and improved passenger and baggage screening,” wrote Bloomberg.
The Port Authority is leaving much of the heavy lifting up to LaGuardia Gateway Partners, which will oversee the design, construction, financing and operation of the new terminal. “If there are delays or overruns, those are for the account of the construction joint venture and not on the account of the Port Authority,” Patrick Foye, the Port Authority’s executive director, told Bloomberg.
While these much-needed enhancements are sure to make the LaGuardia experience a much less harrowing one for amenity-starved travelers, just don’t go rerouting your flights yet. The new LGA isn’t expected to be completed until July 2022 — and that’s assuming it doesn’t hit any major turbulence along the way. You also may want to start saving up, as passengers flying into, out of or through LaGuardia will be absorbing some of the project’s costs, which will likely mean higher ticket prices. But given its proximity to Manhattan, the number-crunchers don't seem terribly worried that the cost per passenger increase (expected to balloon from $4 today to $30 by 2020) will be much of a deterrent. “We’re comfortable that the carriers won’t be scared away by a slightly higher per-enplanement fee to pass onto the customer,” Fitch analyst Emma Griffith told Bloomberg.


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TV & Radio
It's time for another battle, and that meeting fans have been waiting for.
SPOILERS: It looks as if Shorty's Chris Warner leukemia storyline will soon be resolved - one way or another.
SPOILER: The great game goes up a gear in episode two of Game of Thrones.
Mike Hosking says the public doesn't need to know what public broadcasters like him are earning.
Resolve earns biggest Sunday night Kiwi drama audience since last year's Scott Watson story.
Teina Pora's story is being made into a movie, and it's funded by New Zealand On Air.
Steven Moffat tells media to "shut the hell up" about outrage over Jodie Whittaker's casting.
George RR Martin finally updates Game of Thrones fans on the long-awaited Winds of Winter.
Band shared fun day out just a week before lead singer Chester Bennington died.
Even death can't silence Mayor Adam West.
REVIEW: Sunday Theatre tells the tragic story of Chris Crean - 21 years on from his brutal murder.
OPINION: Wonder Woman, Ghostbusters and Game of Thrones have all shown it's a fantastical new world for women.
After a night on the booze, Mark Richardson has to play stern camp parent.
Home And Away's Orpheus Pledger suggests Mason's squeaky clean reputation could be about to change.
Fix gender pay gap now so future generations don't face discrimination, TV personalities tell broadcaster.
Archie's adventures in Riverdale are set to take an even darker turn in season two.
It's all in the shoulders according to Gemma Collins, whose outfit has seen her compared to an American footballer.
It's Halloween in the creepy town of Hawkins, according to the new trailer for the Netflix hit show. But never fear - the Ghostbusters are here.
Producer of new Princess Di documentary says interviewing the Princes was "very difficult".
Actor best known as Kevin's dad in Home Alone found dead in US hotel.
Fiery clash between RNZ presenter and US ambassador Scott Brown ends with polite farewell.
Awards celebrate Maori achievement, and Taika Waititi was top of the list.
But they'll get something more local in return.
Samwell Tarly actor John Bradley says he doesn't know if good or evil will ultimately triumph in Game Of Thrones.
REVIEW: There has to be a better way to introduce new series to new viewers.
Please tell me that is not Shortland Street's Chris Warner dying.
Former TVNZ broadcaster Marcus Lush says the pay the network's stars get would "horrify" the public.
The longtime performer of Kermit the Frog denies he was difficult to work with before Disney fired him.
The Westside star has trained as a real-estate agent, but he’s not turning his back on acting.
Female British household names demand broadcaster closes the gender pay gap

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BONNYBRIDGE BOWLING CLUB ROLLS OF HONOUR
In time we hope to list all the information available from the boards and photos in the clubhouse and from all the various cups that are still in our possession. Unfortunately the record book that had been kept since the clubs beginnings in 1875 was lost whilst the current kitchen and dining area were added.
The Falkirk Library has archive copies of the Falkirk Herald back to mid 1850’s so that’s where we hope to get a lot of our history from.
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2009 - Forth Valley League Winners
2007 - Mixed Bonalden Winners
2006 - Forth Valley League Winners, Top Ten Runners Up
2005 - Forth Valley League Runners Up, Bonalden Winners
2004 - Forth Valley League Winners, Mixed Bonalden Winners
2002 - Forth Valley League Winners, Mixed Bonalden Winners
2000 - Forth Valley League Winners


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The York High School girls basketball team started the season with a new head coach, three new starters and a whole lot of questions coming off last year’s Class A state championship run.
The Wildcats started the season with three straight losses, but rebounded and won 12 of their last 15 games and secured the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Class A South tournament.
“This team obviously is a lot different than last year’s team but I think we have already come further than a lot of people thought we would be at the beginning of the season,” senior captain Maddie Cogger said. “I don’t think one team, one coach, or anybody thought this team would be the No. 3 seed.”
York (12-6) will take on No. 6 Falmouth (7-11) on Monday in a quarterfinal game at the Portland Expo. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
York swept the regular-season two-game series with the Yachtsmen. York won 49-48 in overtime and then beat Falmouth 44-38 at Robert E. Butler Gymnasium.
Falmouth enters the tournament losing five of its last six games in the regular season with its lone win being a 43-42 overtime decision to Fryeburg Academy.
“Falmouth is a very athletic team,” York first-year head coach Steve Freeman said before Tuesday’s practice. “They have five athletic girls and any one of them can be a game-changer.”
Adelaide Cooke led Falmouth with 20 points in the first game against York this season, but the Wildcats held her to seven points in the second meeting.
“We just changed our defense a little bit on her, added some pressure and made it difficult for her (Cooke) to get the ball, that was the difference,” Freeman said. “It’s going to be a challenge for us.”
York freshman Nina Howe led the Wildcats in scoring both games against Falmouth, scoring 15 in the first game, and 12 in the second.
The winner of Monday’s game will advance to the semifinals and play the winner of the No. 2 Brunswick (15-3) and No. 7 Kennebunk (8-10) game at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
“We’re not even looking at that game right now, I am focused 100 percent on Falmouth,” Freeman said. “Obviously, we have to deal one game at a time. We have a one-game season in front of us, and we are playing one season at a time. If we get this done (against Falmouth), then we’ll worry about the next one.”
York and Brunswick did not meet in the regular season, while the Wildcats swept Kennebunk, winning both games by 10 points (42-32; 43-33).
“Brunswick is a great team,” Freeman said. “You don’t end up with the record they have and come in second place and not be solid. This is going to be a challenge for us all the way, no matter how far we advance; we just have to bring our best game every night.”
Monday’s tournament game will not be the first for the Wildcats this season. Freeman, with a lot of new faces to the varsity, and the Wildcats scrimmaged Portland at the Expo in the preseason.
“We were fortunate to have had that scrimmage,” Freeman said. “We did that because we have girls who had never been on that floor before. Obviously, it’s much different playing there in a scrimmage, but at least they have the advantage of being in that building, being on that floor and seeing what it’s like to shoot in that place because it’s different than a typical high school gym.”
Cogger and the Wildcats cut down the nets in both the Class A South regional and Class A state championships last year at the Cross Insurance Arena.
“It definitely would be nice to get back there (Cross Insurance),” Cogger said. “We have a lot of great memories on that court, memories that will stay with us forever. I would love to get back there.”


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Annette Ferdinandsen Amber Egg Earrings - 18 Karat Yellow Gold
From Annette Ferdinandsen, these organically inspired earrings are large eggs of dark amber, topped in her signature claw settings in 18 karat yellow gold. They measure 1" long and are on gold ear wires.
Annette Ferdinandsen's jewelry is simply stunning with its delicate and perfect balance, intricate detail and organic designs: with a deep dark glow, these calla lilies hang 5/8" from 14kt gold ear wires with tiny gold accents.
These tasty little earring treats from Annette Ferdiandsen are a perfect example of how delicate and intricate her organic inspired designs are. These little pears encompass wonderful detail, set in 10 karat gold and topped with tiny leaves. They measure a small 1/2" long not including the gold ear wires.
The small abalone shells drop earrings have intricate detail and life-like characteristics.Inspired by sea life and sounds of the ocean, these large earrings from Annette Ferdinandsen are composed of 10 karat yellow gold. The earrings measure 1 3/4" long and hang on gold ear wires.
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Tesla Motors on August 30th introduced its supercharger network of electric car chargers in Norway. Norway has one of the highest electric car ownership rates (relative to its population size) in the world. Constructing charging stations there would help thee early adopters and make prospective electric vehicle buyers more confident that they will be able to recharge whenever necessary.
Many of us consider this is critical to the adoption of electric vehicles. Tesla Motors has been promising to place its Supercharger networks within the range of all Tesla Model S vehicles so that they will not have to worry about running out of charge, and thanks to Tesla’s special technology, these Superchargers live up to their name and charge quite fast. Another thing worth noting is that, the faster a person charges, the more cars can charge per day, and the less likely it is that people will have to wait for someone else to finish charging.
Superchargers have been installed in Lyngdal, Aurland, Dombås, Gol, Cinderella and Lillehammer. Norway is mostly covered by Superchargers now. According to the news source, PR Newswire, Model S customers can drive routes such as the E6 from Trondheim to Oslo, the E18 from Oslo to Kristiansand, the E39 from Kristiansand to Stavanger, and Highway7 from Oslo to Gol for free and with minimal stops. Approximately 90% of the Norwegian population lives within 320 km of a Supercharger station, and about 60% of the country’s total land mass is within the same distance of a station.
The fact that the Superchargers are free is of course a great perk. This gives Tesla Model S owners a great deal of assurance: Relatively fast charging, anywhere in the country, and its free.


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Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. Here, senior producer Jim Polk talks about the upcoming documentary "Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination."
CNN's Soledad O'Brien on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where King was assassinated on April 4, 1968.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (CNN) -- The Rev. Billy Kyles, the only person standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had started to walk away when he heard the shot.
"When I turned, I could see him lying on the balcony. One of his feet was sticking through the railing, and there was this huge hole in his face," Kyles told CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien as they stood together in front of Room 306 where the civil rights leader was gunned down 40 years ago this April.
In producing its two-hour documentary, "Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination," CNN Presents turned to the people who were there that day and others personally involved in the movement to tell their first-hand stories of a tragedy that still resonates today. Watch a preview »
Fireman George Loenneke had asked to take a look through a police surveillance peephole in his fire station across the street and saw King at the moment he was hit.
"It sounded like one-by-fours [boards], two of them -- just bam! -- went together," Loenneke said. "He come up off that grating there about a foot."
King's closest aide, Andrew Young, told O'Brien, "He probably never even heard the shot."
CNN sought out these critical witnesses and others with pained memories and personal knowledge to tell the story in their own words, rather than depend on official reconstructions of the murder case.
Among those interviewed: five policemen on the scene or on duty that day, three men in the firehouse, two of the garbage workers whose city-wide strike brought the civil rights leader to Memphis, the medical examiner who plotted the trajectory of the fatal bullet, and the former Ku Klux Klan lawyer who became James Earl Ray's first attorney.
Ray's younger brother, Jerry, shared his story of how he stayed in touch with James during the prison escapee's year on the run and was at his bedside when Ray died almost 30 years after his guilty plea in King's death.
The documentary draws on James Earl Ray's personal hand-written account at the time, which describes how he purchased his white Mustang and the .30-06 rifle left at the murder scene, as well as his capture overseas while trying to join up with mercenary forces in white-ruled areas of Africa.
The former Lorraine Motel is now the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, and its president, Beverly Robertson, allowed CNN unprecedented access not only to the second-floor balcony where King was killed, but also to the museum's remarkable display of the evidence, including Ray's rifle and his prison radio, both left behind as he drove away.
CNN was able to obtain transcripts of original police interviews with many witnesses now deceased, including boarders in the rooming house where authorities believe the fatal shot was fired. The network also got access to FBI interviews with the owners of the gun store where Ray bought the rifle, and we talked face-to-face with each of them, although both declined to be interviewed on camera.
Our team read the full report of the House Assassination Committee, which held extensive hearings in 1978, as well as two Justice Department reports defending the FBI findings, but we avoided using any of the official government accounts, other than original documents found in the British Archives on the U.S. request for Ray's extradition after his arrest.
CNN's goal: to bring you as close to a first-hand eyewitness account of those turbulent times and that tragic ending as can be possible 40 years after the death of a leader many consider an American martyr.


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Why more cancer screenings are needed in the Hispanic community
By Deb Balzer
According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society, cancer is a leading cause of death among those of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Hispanic and Latino people are less likely to be diagnosed with lung, colon, breast and prostate cancers than non-Hispanic white men and women.
Jesse Bracamonte, D.O., a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says preventive screenings for cancer and other diseases are effective ways to help reduce these burdens.
Watch this "Mayo Clinic Minute" video to hear Dr. Bracamonte discuss the importance of preventive screenings:
"Colorectal cancers and breast cancers are on the rise in the Hispanic community. And one of those reasons may be from lack of preventive screening," says Dr. Bracamonte.
He says culture, access to care and past experiences contribute. But early screening can prevent future serious health issues.
"Screening tests for diabetes (such as checking a simple blood sugar), for cardiovascular disease to prevent strokes (such as checking on cholesterol and blood pressure), colon cancer screening, breast cancer screening for females, are all available tools," he says.
Talk with your doctor to determine the right preventive screenings and when to begin. For instance:
"Colon cancer screening for both men and women, usually at age 45, is an option, breast cancer screening for women in their 40s such as with mammogram," he says.
Dr. Bracamonte recommends having a list of questions for your doctor about what you can do to stay healthy.
"Have that list prepared about what I should get done to keep me healthy in the long term. What behaviors can I do in the long term to stay healthy? Because I think prevention is a key," says Dr. Bracamonte.
Also, read these articles:
- "Mayo Clinic expert on the importance of lung cancer screening"
- "To reduce your liver cancer risk, prevent liver disease — and cirrhosis"
- "Breast cancer in Hispanic women in the US, importance of screening"
- "What’s the right colorectal cancer screening option for you?"
- "Dangers of late cervical cancer diagnosis in women of color"
- "Prostate cancer: screening and treatment"
A version of this article was originally published on the Mayo Clinic News Network.


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Stability of hydroalcoholic extracts of two species of guaco; Mikania glomerata SPRENG. and Mikania laevigata SCHULTZ. (Asteraceae), by UHPLC-MS
Keywords:Mikania glomerata Spreng, Mikania laevigata Sch. Bip. ex Baker, Guaco, Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, Stability test, Coumarin, Chlorogenic acid
It is important to study the stability of plant extracts used as active ingredients in phytotherapic medicine, as degradation of the active principles directly affects the efficacy and safety of these products. Therefore, a stability study of the hydroalcoholic extract of the species: Mikania glomerata and Mikania laevigata was conducted in order to determine the speed of degradation and shelf life of these extracts, which are incorporated in cough syrup in Brazil. Leaves of both species were dried in an oven or by lyophilization (freeze-dried). Hydroalcoholic extracts underwent both accelerated stability study of six months and long-term stability study for 12 months. Samples were stored at different temperatures and every three months were analysed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) to monitor their chemical profile, quantifying coumarin and chlorogenic acid. For all conditions of the study, a reduction of the content of the chemical marker of this species, coumarin, greater than 5% was observed, so a shelf life of two years cannot be assigned to the hydroalcoholic extracts of these species as observed in commercial extracts.
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The average American eats nearly 150 burgers a year—or about three hamburgers every week. That’s according to a 2012 television report from famed physician Dr. Mehmet Oz.
But now more than ever, shoppers desire food choices—including hamburgers—that fit their health-conscious lifestyles; gluten-free, vegan, organic—you name it. Customers today demand more than just tasty food; they crave eatables that feed their needs and beliefs, as well as their stomachs. In fact, the United States Department of Agriculture reports that demand for organic goods continues to show double-digit growth, with last year’s sales of organic products in the United States reaching an estimated $35 billion.
Marketers at YEAH! BURGER say that they’re satisfying that hunger for organic food, sustainable environments, and responsible practices with its purpose-driven brand. “We have been trying to connect with customers on a deeper level. We’re not just selling a product; we’re selling a lifestyle,” says Kelly Wallace, marketing and business development director for YEAH! BURGER, an eco-friendly, health-conscious burger franchise in the trendy neighborhoods of West Midtown and Virginia Highland in Atlanta. “Connecting with customers on multiple levels, especially with a shared belief system, is the future of marketing,” Wallace says.
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It’s a branding trend that’s continuing to pick up momentum: A growing number of—and demand for—better burger franchises, including spots like Burger Fi, Burger 21, Start, Shake Shack, (which recently filed for an initial public offering), and of course YEAH! BURGER. Restaurants such as these go beyond healthy food and often consider the physical environment as part of their marketing plans, with reclaimed wood on the walls, unbleached napkins, energy-saving equipment, water-conserving faucets, zero waste baskets, and a plethora of recycling bins. “In every touchpoint that we have, we’re playing into our main philosophy,” Wallace explains. She says that the founder of YEAH! BURGER, Erik Maier, saw a lack of healthy burger franchise options in the Atlanta market, and in 2010 opened his doors with a mission to market wholesome food to an increasingly agile customer base.
“Customers are becoming more educated in every industry, including the restaurant business,” Wallace continues. “Our customers are smart. They want to have the transparency, and the traceability, of the food. And they also hold us accountable; they want to know where we’re sourcing the food from.”
Wallace says an integral part of YEAH! BURGER’s strategy is to market an ethos; it’s a belief system centered on a concern for the welfare of animals, the environment, and of course the health of their customers. “Our main mission is to bring wholesome food to the customers,” Wallace says.
But she warns brand marketers of one inherent challenge for a health-conscious brand: Organic, responsible, and sustainability come at a pricier premium: “I think the biggest challenge is in [customer] education. Of course we’ve seen the exponential growth in the number of people who are educated in the organic food industry; however, we’re just touching the surface. Understanding why [our products and services] cost a higher dollar amount can prove to be a challenge for some. So, we’re constantly trying to educate our customers about that; and we’re doing it through all of these different touchpoints.” Wallace says that despite the price tag challenges, purpose branding is proving profitable for YEAH! BURGER—and its customers. “This ethos is why we’re becoming successful. Year over year, our business is growing; it’s because of this education,” she says. In fact, YEAH! BURGER plans to open more restaurants in Nashville and the Atlanta area beginning this spring.
Wallace insists that purpose marketing is simply branding of the future: “Millennials are, obviously, the future of your customer base. They are so interested in these do-good philosophies. They want to make a difference. The brands that are doing well, right now, are the ones with marketers trying to make a difference. Educate your customers. Give them the ethos that they want. It’s where marketing of the future is going.”

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