In today’s times, the panel mounting structure is an important element in a solar PV system. This is mainly due to the ability of the structure to provide structural support to solar panels. However, most of the panels have been supported by galvanized iron or coated mild steel frames and are commonly used for the mounting structure to avoid corrosion due to weather conditions. These frames are also heavy in weight and thus require a strong foundation to withstand the overall weight of the structure.
Council’s lead partner Owens Corning has a solution to this issue, which was deployed in a 100 kW solar PV project at Solapur district in Maharashtra. The solution — Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer (FRP) — has emerged as a better alternative material for frames and mounting structure, which has rendered the Solapur solar project’s entire mounting structure lightweight and corrosion free. FRP, due to its inherent properties, offers a sustainable solution for solar panel applications.
The solution in question is Advantex® Fiber Glass. This solution, backed by Owens Corning’s patented corrosion-resistant ECR glass not only provides increased mechanical properties compared to standard E-Glass but also provides the corrosion resistance recommended by ISO 2078 for acidic environments. The solution was used by Composite Craft Pvt Ltd while installing its 100 kW project.
The panels were fitted on rooftops and in open fields. The places for installation were leveled and the end-user anchored the frames in concrete blocks to avoid displacement due to heavy winds, etc. The FRP Mounting Structure also offered faster installation in comparison with metal structures. This project was completed in 2015 and sustained all weather conditions at the site.
Advantex is formulated to be a boron-free E-Glass and possesses significantly improved resistance to the corrosive effects of a range of environments. Data comparing the acid resistance of Advantex glass to that of traditional E-Glass indicates that Advantex glass provides significantly improved resistance to the corrosive effects of acidic environments. Advantex glass is both an ECR-Glass and an E-Glass, in accordance with ASTM D578. In all aqueous environments tested to date, the Advantex glass reinforced composite materials have provided better corrosion-resistant performance than similar materials reinforced with traditional E-Glass.
Advantages of FRP Mounting Structure for Solar Panel:
- High strength and light weight;
- Electrically non conductive – shock proof;
- Corrosion free and non-magnetic;
- Dimensionally stable – good impact resistance;
- Easy and faster installation;
- Custom colour variants;
- Lower life-cycle cost.


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A federal appeals court in St. Louis ruled on Thursday that the contraception coverage mandate required by the Affordable Care Act and paid for by a government subsidy, as well as the opt-out process for religiously affiliated employers, violates the employers’ religious freedom.
That coverage, which is paid for by a government subsidy, was struck down by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals after four Christian nonprofits- Heartland Christian College, CNS International Ministries Inc, Dordt College and Cornerstone University- filed lawsuits against it, noting that they object to emergency contraceptives.
The court ruled that the employers should not have to include contraceptive coverage in their healthcare plans, and that forcing the employees to seek individual exemptions to the law, puts a “substantial burden” on their religious rights.
The Hill reported that the court’s ruling “includes 30 references to Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the 2014 Supreme Court case that allowed certain for-profit companies to opt out of the mandate,” which led to several nonprofits filing lawsuits seeking the same permission.
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The current law states that employers must provide contraceptive coverage for their employees or they must pay a fine, and if they choose to go through the process of opting out of the requirement, the coverage has to be provided by the insurers.
The Associated Press reported that since Obamacare was signed into law in 2010, “roughly 100 lawsuits from businesses and religiously affiliated colleges, hospitals and other not-for-profit organizations” have been filed, challenging the contraceptives requirement.
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In response to the ruling, a spokeswoman for the White House said that the Obama administration is “disappointed” and claimed that “as all of the other seven courts of appeals to address this issue have held,” the current process “strikes the proper balance between ensuring women have equal access to health care and protecting religious beliefs.”
Reuters noted that this court’s decision differs from all other appeals courts that have considered the issue, which makes it more likely that the Supreme Court will issue a ruling at some point in its coming term, between October and June.


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“Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”
Despite what economists like to think, people do not always make rational economic decisions. That’s nowhere more apparent than in today’s service-centric, app-based consumer Internet.
The fact is, people are willing to pay more — often a lot more — for services that are pleasant to use. Uber, Zipcar, Munchery, and Washio all prove the point. They cost more than old-school alternatives that have been around for years, but make up for that by offering an experience that just feels nicer.
What’s more, they bury their cost disadvantages by creating false comparisons.
For example, Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick frequently talks about how he wants to make Uber a cheaper, more convenient alternative to owning a car. That’s a reasonable comparison to make, but only at first glance.
Investor Megan Quinn, a partner at Kleiner Perkins and an investor in Uber, recently broke it down in a post titled “I don’t own, I Uber.” It’s worth a read. She estimated that the cost of owning, parking, and maintaining a car ran her $10,281 a year, while in a comparable period the following year, after she’d sold her car, she spent $4,656 on Uber, taking frequent trips with the car service in London and in San Francisco.
So by Quinn’s estimate, using Uber whenever you need to get around is less than half the cost of owning a car. Sounds like a great deal, right?
The issue is that many people who live in dense cities already don’t own cars, for the exact reasons Quinn points out. Parking in particular, is especially pricey, accounting for $4,200 of Quinn’s total. If you have access to free parking at your house, Uber may still be cheaper than ownership, but the difference shrinks.
But the high cost of owning a car in the city has been true for years and years, long before Uber ever came on the scene. It’s just that city dwellers used to take cabs (at a comparable cost to Uber) or public transit (generally far, far cheaper). In New York, you can buy 12 monthly unlimited-use MetroCards for $1,398. Even if you have to supplement that with the occasional cab ride or car rental, you could still live in a city with decent public transportation and get around for $3,000 a year, without relying on Uber, Lyft, or any of the modern car services.
In San Francisco, I occasionally use Uber, Lyft, or a taxi to get from point to point. Business Insider did a detailed analysis of Uber vs. taxi prices last year, and UberX came out on top in almost every situation. In my experience, it’s not always so clear. For instance, during a peak demand period one recent evening in August, Uber was advertising rates at 200 percent normal, while Lyft was at 150 percent to 180 percent. (I checked a couple of times, hoping the rates would go down, but instead they went up.) At that rate it would have cost me about $20 to go from downtown to the train station. I reserved a Lyft, it promised to arrive in 1 minute, but more than 5 minutes later I was still waiting. Meanwhile, empty taxis kept driving past me. Eventually I got tired of waiting, canceled the Lyft, and hailed a cab. Ten minutes later I was paying a $10 taxi fare (with tip) and getting out of the car at my destination.
You could do a similar analysis for Zipcar. Sure, it’s super convenient to rent through Zipcar, and compared to traditional car rental agencies the experience is light years better. Also, you can rent a car for just a few hours. But if you’re renting a car at $7 to $10 an hour, it doesn’t take long before the daily rate is far higher than what you could get through Avis or Enterprise, where it’s common to be able to rent a car for $60 a day. If you’re not in a crowded city center, rates are even better – often $40 per day or lower.
Munchery: Similar deal when it comes to food. Prices for Munchery’s delivered meals have come down a lot, but they still run $8 to $10 per person. For a four-person family, that is easily $40 a meal. You can cook your own food for half that price — but at far less convenience, of course. I recently spoke with Munchery founder Tri Tran on NBC Bay Area’s “Press:Here,” and he spoke about how much time this could save an individual or family. That’s true. But the cost is definitely higher than cooking for yourself.
My point is this: Uber, Lyft, Munchery, and Zipcar are all wonderful examples of companies using mobile tech and smart back-end logistics to deliver services in a far more delightful and convenient way than before. But the same fact that makes them such good businesses means that, economically, they’re not such a good deal for consumers: There is a lot of potential profit margin baked into their fees. And when their executives start talking about what a good deal they are, watch out: They’re probably not comparing themselves to the most economical alternative.
For consumers, that simply means buyer beware: You are paying for the extra convenience and for the experience of using an app that actually knows who you are. Add surge pricing, and the extra cost could be quite high.
For these businesses and their competitors, there’s a deeper lesson: They may be vulnerable to future disruption by businesses that offer a similar level of convenience, but which are more competitive on price.
Imagine, for instance, that a savvy municipal bus service got its act together and made it super easy to find a bus route to your destination via an app or mobile site. Or imagine a car rental agency that learned how to keep track of its customers so you didn’t have to fill out six pages of paperwork every single time you went to pick up a subcompact car. Established, low-cost companies like these might have a hard time embracing the kind of customer-first, experience-centric model that startups have built themselves around. But it’s not in principle impossible.
That’s something investors need to keep in mind when evaluating these companies and others like them: There is a price for convenience.
This column originally appeared on VentureBeat.
The lovely folks at NBC Bay Area invited me back to Press:Here, Silicon Valley’s answer to “Meet the Press.” I was on the show on Sunday with Laura Mandaro and host Scott McGrew. We talked for about 8 minutes apiece with the founders of Munchery, Tripping.com, and HackerOne. Here are the three video segments!
Munchery offers meal delivery, not by shipping you meals from restaurants but by cooking and shipping food from its own kitchens. The company has raised $117M in funding to date. But is it just contributing to the infantilization of Silicon Valley?
Tripping is a travel aggregator, letting you find a place to stay among hundreds of vacation rental sites around the world. We talked about how the travel market is so big it not only supports, but actually needs aggregators and intermediaries like this.
HackerOne helps companies set up bounty programs, so they can pay hackers to inform them about security flaws — instead of exploiting those flaws. Alex was a HackerOne customer at Facebook and then joined the other two cofounders to help launch the company.
Tile makes a deceptively simple gadget: a rounded square of white plastic, about the size of a poker chip, that you can clip to your key ring, slip into a backpack, or stick onto any other object you want to keep track of.
Today the company is releasing a new version of its gadget and updating its app. Tile is also saying that it has shipped 2 million of the $25 gadgets since it launched a year ago — a remarkable milestone for a product that started life as a crowdfunding campaign.
The inspiration: just being able to use technology to solve one of life’s persistent problems.
“We were shocked that you could go on your phone and find out anything, but you couldn’t find your keys,” Tile cofounder and chief executive Mike Farley told me in a recent interview at Tile’s San Mateo, California headquarters.
Here’s the basic idea of the gadget: If you lose track of anything connected to a Tile device, the Tile app on your phone can help you locate it. It uses Bluetooth to connect with the Tile, so the app can tell you the last place it “saw” the device – and when you get close enough, it can make the device beep so you can hear where it is.
The new version of Tile, being announced today, is three times louder than the old one, so its beeps are noticeably easier to hear behind a flowerpot or under a pile of mail.
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Anyone with the Tile app can help you find your stuff, too: As their phone walks past any Tile device that has been marked as “lost,” it silently connects to the Tile via Bluetooth, then anonymously uploads the location to Tile’s cloud servers, which then ping the owner with the location. That comes in handy if you left your keys on a park bench, or in a coffee shop, and didn’t have your phone with you to keep track of the Tile at that time.
You might think that for this to work, it would depend on a pretty high critical mass of Tile users, and you’d be right. But the company says that’s already happening: In Manhattan and San Francisco, you don’t have to walk more than an average of one block to pass a Tile user.
Next step: getting even more people to use Tile. One way is through a real-world retail partnership – the company’s first – with T-Mobile. Previously, Tile was only available through online retailers; now it will also be for sale in 3,300 T-Mobile stores around the U.S.
The other is through an improved app, for Android or iOS, that turns the phone it’s running on into a virtual Tile device. If you can’t find your phone, you can sign in to Tile’s web site and look for it, just as you’d look for any Tile you own.
So how did Tile go from idea to launch in one year, and from launch to 2 million sold one year after that? A smart crowdfunding decision early on played a key role. Lucky timing helped. And an assist from a major contract manufacturer also made a big difference.
“It’s amazing how much work goes into that little piece of plastic there – it’s insane,” Farley said.
The release of Bluetooth 4.0, which included a “low energy” specification, was key. The spec has been around since 2010, but the iPhone 4S was the first smartphone to implement Bluetooth 4.0, in 2011, with other devices following in 2012. Farley had been noodling around with the idea for a while with cofounder Nick Evans, but “Bluetooth 4.0 becoming ubiquitous is what made it all possible.”
In November of 2012, Farley quit his job and began to work on the project full time. By February 2013, the duo had raised a $200,000 seed investment from Tandem Capital, a seed-stage venture firm with an interest in hardware startups.
In June 2013, they had launched a crowdfunding campaign. A month later it had exceeded all expectations, netting them 200,000 pre-sales and $2.7 million in working capital.
Notably, the company did not use Kickstarter or Indiegogo for its campaign: It built its crowdfunding campaign using Selfstarter and ran it on its own website. That was harder, but it had a lasting benefit for the company.
“We weren’t relying on people who went to Kickstarter – we had to figure out how to get people to our website,” Farley said. Ultimately, that made Tile a much better direct-sales company, because once sales started, it already had the necessary marketing expertise — and a killer list.
Going into the crowdfunding campaign, Tile had planned to make 20,000 units, and had lined up some local contract manufacturers.
“But once we hit it out of the park, we had to find a high-volume, top-tier manufacturer,” Farley said. Candidates included Foxconn, one of the world’s biggest electronics manufacturers, not just for Apple but for many companies; Flex, formerly known as Flextronics; and Jabil, a gigantic company that has mostly stayed out of the limelight for the past five decades. (It has 180,000 employees around the world, is publicly traded, and has $15.8 billion in annual revenue, but for some reason Jabil doesn’t hit the tech industry headlines the way its competitors tend to.) Jabil won the business, starting work with Tile in August 2013.
The crowdfunding campaign, and the cash it raised, were critical.
“Getting to that point was what it took to get someone like Jabil to pay attention,” Farley said. That’s because manufacturers are taking a big risk when they take on a new client: They have to invest in manufacturing tools, customizing a production line, and so forth. They want to be sure that the client has the ability to pay.
Turns out that it’s not so easy to move from the prototype phase to high-volume production, a theme I’ve heard from many other hardware entrepreneurs. Tile’s team spent months flying to China and back, testing out production samples, learning about injection molding and ultrasonic welding (it’s what bonds the two halves of the Tile’s plastic body to one another), and fixing a weird problem where bits of the welded plastic were sticking out of the finished product. It was an involved, iterative process.
Eventually, they ironed out all the kinks. In May 2014, an assembly line in China started producing Tiles and shipping them back to the U.S. From there, sales seem to have really taken off — both directly on Tile’s website and on online retailers like Amazon.
Farley says that none of this would have been possible without crowdfunding.
“Hardware is so dangerous, and VCs stay away from it, because it is so easy to screw up,” he told me. “Crowdfunding is one of the best things to happen to hardware, ever.”
Originally published on VentureBeat: How Tile went from crowdfunding to 2M units sold in two years
CCTV reporter Mark Niu interviewed me and included my somewhat skeptical take on Google’s new corporate structure — Alphabet Inc. — in his report this week. My hair is doing some weird thing but I think other than that I make some kind of sense.
My take, in a nutshell: The new structure, so far, is largely symbolic. Yes, it clarifies who is in charge of each division and sets up the succession plans much more clearly. But at the end of the day, it’s the same company, with the same components. As a result, I think this is just the first of several steps, which might include spinoffs down the line.
Jessica Mah has been starting companies since she was 13. As a teenager, she built websites for small businesses, and then created a company that managed online services for companies. It was pulling in $100,000 in revenue before she was even in high school, Mah said.
So after finishing an undergraduate degree in computer science at U.C. Berkeley, Mah did what came naturally to her: She started another company. She and cofounder Andy Su decided to tackle an area they knew well: providing services to companies.
The initial idea was to build a “Mint for businesses” — a simple Web dashboard that companies could use to keep an eye on their financials.
“We figured if we could figure out this whole computer science thing, then accounting would be a piece of cake,” Mah said.
On the strength of that pitch, Mah and her cofounders got into Y Combinator, then raised $1.2 million in 2010.
But after that, it didn’t go so well.
“The million dollars burned away. We basically threw that money in a fire,” Mah told me.
With the company down to $150,000 in the bank, the founders had to make a tough call. They laid off everyone except for Mah, Su, and one other person. Personal relationships frayed. Mah and Su even went into couples therapy (though their relationship is platonic) in order to learn how to work together more effectively.
The trio then got to work on reinventing the company from the ground up. Five years later, it now provides a complete back-office solution for businesses, each of which pays it thousands of dollars in fees to eliminate all their headaches with payroll, accounting, and taxes.
Today InDinero has 125 employees, and closed a $7 million round about six months ago. And it’s not just VC money fueling the company’s growth: InDinero landed on Inc.‘s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies thanks to an impressive 3-year growth rate of 2,685.6 percent.
But how the company operates is one of the most interesting things about InDinero. Like a handful of other tech companies, it has adopted an approach to management that gives far more power, autonomy, and respect to its employees than traditional companies would.
For some companies, that has meant giving employees unlimited vacation time, like Hubspot does, or unlimited paid maternity or paternity leave, like Netflix recently announced.
For other companies, it goes deeper. Zappos, for instance, has adopted a completely decentralized approach to management called “Holacracy.” Zappos founder Tony Hsieh even recently required all of the company’s employees to sign on to Holacracy (or leave the company, which 210 of them did), and he asked them to read a book on self-management called Reinventing Organizations. (I’ve read it: It’s a little weird, but is also quite eye-opening about how many different kinds of companies around the world have successfully tried this approach.) San Francisco-based content platform Medium also has adopted Holacracy. And Seattle-based game studio Valve takes a similar approach, eschewing titles and management structure altogether.
InDinero’s take on self-management incorporates many aspects of Holacracy and self-management, but still retains an executive management structure. The executive team sets the company’s overall goals and lays the framework, but employees make all other decisions collaboratively.
And interestingly, the employees rely heavily on modern communications tools like Slack and Trello (as well as more traditional mainstays like Salesforce) in order to keep everything coordinated. Trello, in particular, seems to be a constant point of reference.
InDinero calls it “entre-ocracy,” which is probably too awkward of a term to ever catch on. But the principles are fascinating to watch in action. I attended a weekly sales meeting recently, which was run by a sales rep who acted as the moderator and facilitator for the discussion. The executive ostensibly in charge of the team, InDinero’s director of sales, was part of the meeting, but he didn’t identify himself as an executive to me beforehand, and I wasn’t able to figure out during the course of the meeting who was actually the boss. The sales director got no special treatment in the discussions — and in fact, there were times when the rest of the team overruled his suggestions as impractical or incomplete.
During the course of the meeting, team members referred repeatedly to Trello cards that listed things they needed to discuss, and as they agreed on solutions they updated those cards with follow-up actions and who was responsible for following up. They weren’t making trivial decisions, either: One of the big agenda items was how much to pay current customers for referring new customers to InDinero, a decision that put a decent amount of money in play and could have a substantial impact on the company’s revenues.
InDinero even extends collaborative decisionmaking to things like figuring out who deserves a promotion and how much people in various roles should be paid. Everyone’s performance is evaluated quantitatively, and is publicly known to everyone else on their team, so Mah says such decisions are very straightforward and uncontroversial.
More significantly, perhaps, this approach has allowed the company to eliminate middle management entirely, and it has freed up Mah and other members of the executive team to focus on really strategic things, rather than distractions like approving vacation requests or figuring out how much to allot to the travel budget for next quarter.
“We’re taking the decisionmaking out of management,” Mah said. “Our job is to facilitate the structure, not to make all those decisions.”
I asked Mah, who is now 25 years old, if she got any resistance from the InDinero board. After all, as anyone who has ever held a job could tell you, executives and board members are often extremely resistant to any notion of employee empowerment. She didn’t, she said — though the corporate structure of InDinero is such that she has considerably more autonomy than most entrepreneurs, since all of her board members are advisory, not voting board members.
“In short, they really don’t mind,” Mah said. “But a lot of boards probably would be like ‘what the hell?’”
With nearly 3,000 percent growth over three years, however, most board members with any sense would probably tell Mah to keep doing exactly what she’s doing.
InDinero’s approach to “entre-ocracy” probably isn’t going to work for most tech companies. It seems clear that it comes from the founders’ unusually high level of emotional and interpersonal skill (maybe that couples counseling really does work!). And it requires employees who are eager to take on a higher level of responsibility.
But for the right entrepreneurs and the right companies, this could be an incredibly powerful way to remain focused on what really matters, even while the company is growing — and it could be a great way to recruit, empower, and retain the most talented people.
Originally published on VentureBeat: How Trello and couples counseling helped make this startup a self-managing success
In this week’s podcast, I talk with Matt Mullenweg, who created WordPress as an open-source blogging platform twelve years ago and turned it into a parallel, for-profit company called Automattic ten years ago.
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Since then, WordPress has grown into one of the most successful platforms on the Web. According to W3Techs, WordPress powers 24.2 percent of all known websites — and 60.4 percent of websites for which W3Techs is able to determine the content management system. I can’t think of any other content system that owns such a dominant share of the Web.
But WordPress is more than just a blogging tool; it’s an extensible platform and a massive open-source community. In this podcast, Mullenweg explains how he created the blog, nurtured the community, and how he balances the needs of an open-source project with those of a for-profit company. And that company, Automattic, is worth over a billion dollars, according to its most recent investors.
Mullenweg is a sincere, low-key, and remarkably effective CEO who does things very differently than most tech execs. I think you’ll enjoy this conversation with him.
Also in this episode, Jordan Novet and I tell you what to think about:
- The launch of Windows 10 (and Microsoft’s newfound humility)
- GitHub’s massive new funding round
- Uber’s surprisingly high quarterly losses
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Originally published on VentureBeat: How Matt Mullenweg built WordPress into a giant platform powering 1/4 of the Web (podcast)
If you’re like most politically minded Americans, you’ll be grabbing some popcorn and sitting down to watch the first Republican debate tonight at 9pm Eastern.
With ten contenders, most of whom are masters at the art of making provocative and outrageous statements, and all of whom are desperate for the precious attention and donor dollars that will keep their fledgling campaigns alive, it promises to be a lively, entertaining evening. But the debate’s impact on policy or on the ultimate outcome of the race? Negligible. With the election more than a year away, it’s way too early to declare a winner. For now, it’s all sound and fury, signifying nothing.
There’s one winner we can declare, though, even before the debates start: Social media.
Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign proved that having a savvy grasp of social media can help a candidate win an election, and Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign proved you could easily lose a campaign by failing to grasp the power of social media (including its ability to turn surreptitiously filmed videos into viral sensations). Nobody is going to take social media for granted this time around.
All of the candidates have social media strategies, and most of them are doing pretty well at the game. Their campaign managers understand that it’s not enough to tout policy positions and broadcast the same tired campaign slogans; you have to project an image of humanity and warmth. You have to have a ‘voice.’
And for tonight’s debate, social media sites will be where a lot of the action takes place. Facebook is co-hosting the event with Fox News, which seems like a symbolically significant achievement for Facebook, in light of its bid to be taken seriously as a news channel. Unfortunately, you can’t watch a live stream of the debate on Facebook, but you can watch clips, and chatter to your heart’s content, on the Fox News Facebook page.
On Twitter, you can find the hashtag #GOPDebate, which, despite questions about Twitter’s ability to surface interesting discussions and relevant links, actually does a pretty good job of pointing you to highlights of the coverage. Follow that hashtag, plus a few reliably snarky news pros, and you should have plenty of fun using Twitter as a second screen.
Or consider taking to Instagram to get a look at how the candidates are presenting themselves. VentureBeat got an intriguing list of early highlights from the Instagram media relations team today, which included Jeb Bush name-checking LeBron James, Rick Santorum going to Mass, Ted Cruz posing on the plane with his daughter, and the Fox News crew prepping their best curve ball questions.
If you want to get a bit more substantive than Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, you might check out Flipboard. It’s not really a social network but it’s powered by a network of sorts, using the social signals of its 70 million users to assemble relevant news that’s customized for you. Its Election Central channel promises to provide “insightful political coverage and the best campaign moments.”
So, social media has established itself as a key player in campaign coverage in the U.S. Congratulations, Facebook, Twitter, and all the rest.
Now my question is: What are these networks going to do with their new-found political power? Sponsoring an early debate and highlighting hashtags is one thing. Capitalizing on the American public’s desire for ever-more strident points of view and ever-more-outrageous statements is fine, too.
But is there a way that social media could empower people to make more informed and smarter choices? Or is it always going to be a large-scale version of the shouting match that we’ll see on stage?
Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo noted last year that the company could do a better job at handling abusive comments. You could say the same thing about Twitter’s — or any social network’s — ability to foster intelligent debate. The same dynamic that propels people toward name-calling and threat-making in their personal disputes can make political debate an exercise in futility and frustration.
I wouldn’t want social networks to put any significant restraints on the ability of their users to say whatever they want, however asinine it might be, but it would be interesting to find some intelligent debate in these vast social webs.
Then again, maybe that’s asking too much.
Originally published on VentureBeat: Social media will ‘trump’ tonight’s GOP debate winner


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1Preheat oven to 180°C, if fan-forced (200°C conventional).
2Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook for 4-5 minutes or until mushrooms are very soft. Strain through a sieve or colander into a bowl and reserve liquid.
3Heat remaining oil in frying pan and cook kale for 2-3 minutes or until wilted, then remove from heat.
4Mix together mushrooms, kale, pine nuts and lemon rind. Season with salt and pepper.
5To make béchamel sauce, heat oil in a large saucepan. Add flour and stir into a smooth paste. Cook for 1 minute. Add almond milk and stock gradually and simmer until thickened. Stir through salt, nutritional yeast, cayenne pepper and mushroom liquid.
6Line a 20 x 30 cm greased ovenproof dish with lasagne sheets, top with ⅓ of the mushroom mixture, then top with ¼ of the béchamel sauce. Repeat process twice, then add a final layer of pasta topped with remaining béchamel sauce.
7Scatter cheese on top if using, cover with foil and bake for 45 mins. Remove foil and cook for a further 10-15 minutes until browned slightly.
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Klapatauskas hired as new head coach
MEDFORD GIRLS BASKETBALL
Medford Area Senior High filled its girls basketball head coaching vacancy last week, announcing the hiring of Greg Klapatauskas.
Klapatauskas has taught in the district since the fall of 2001 and has held numerous coaching positions during his time in Medford. Most visible has been his role as the varsity football team’s defensive coordinator.
A 1993 graduate of Thorp High School, Klapatauskas was one of two finalists interviewed for the position on Aug. 24. The other, Chad Fronk, was quickly secured to fill the varsity assistant position. Fronk has been on Medford’s girls basketball coaching staff the past four seasons. Klapatauskas teaches math and computer education at Medford Area Middle School.
“I think Greg will do a great job,” activities director Andy Guden said on Aug. 25.
“I’m definitely excited,” Klapatauskas said Friday. “I’m excited about the year, excited about the kids. It’s a good group of kids. We should be pretty competitive. There’s really no reason why we’re not at the top of the conference. We should be a team that other teams are looking for, looking to beat.” The position opened last month when a professional advancement opportunity required Jessica Faude to step aside after three seasons as the head coach and four years on the staff. The Raiders compiled a 41-27 record under Faude’s direction, including a 23-13 mark in Great Northern Conference games. The team is on the rise after going 17-7 overall last year.
Among the coaching roles Klapatauskas has held in his time with the Medford School District include a handful of seasons as a middle school boys basketball coach when he was first hired, a season as Medford’s JV2 boys basketball coach in 2005-06 and, most recently, he spent some time as the middle school girls coach. He was the golf assistant under head coach Dave Vaara in 2015 and 2016. He’s also helped with sev- Klapatauskas excited for his first head coaching opportunity
eral youth programs over the years.
Prior to arriving in Medford, Klapatauskas was the boys freshman coach at Manitowoc Lincoln High School for three years and he coached two years at Iowa-Grant High School while attending UW-Platteville.
He joined Medford’s football staff in 2003 when Carl Alberti was still the program’s head coach.
“I came to Medford thinking of myself more as a basketball coach than a football coach,” he said. “I’ve just had more opportunity with football. I got the opportunity earlier in football and I went with that. But I’ve always thought of myself more as a basketball coach than a football coach.”
Klapatauskas feels his time spent with the football program, however, has helped him prepare for his first head coaching opportunity, though he admits some nerves will be there early on.
“After having my role in varsity football for the last however many years, I’m not worried about the pressure of the game,” he said. “Being in my position as a defensive coordinator, I’ve had to make calls constantly. I know basketball is different. I feel like I’m ready. I don’t feel overwhelmed.”
Klapatauskas said he and Fronk had a great first conversation last week and he feels they have similar visions as to how to keep the success rolling. Hailee Clausnitzer, a JV2 coach last winter, is moving up to the JV coaching position. The JV2 spot is currently open.
“I think Chad and I will work well together,” Klapatauskas said. “I’m excited about that. With his experience with knowing the teams, he’ll be a great resource.”
Strategic changes will become clearer as the season arrives and progresses, but Klapatauskas did offer some hints as to what fans may see on the floor. Defensively, expect the Raiders to use both man-to-man and zone concepts with some full-court pressure mixed in and a heavy emphasis on stopping dribble penetration.
Offensively, you may see less motion and more sets in attempts to take advantage of matchups that present themselves.
“Let’s utilize our strengths, let’s find mismatches because I think our fifth, sixth, seventh players are strong players,” Klapatauskas said. “Some teams might be able to match up one and two. But I think we’re going to be a deep team and I think we’ll be able to find mismatches.”
The Raiders are expecting to bring back one senior from last year’s team, All-GNC first-team selection Marissa Fronk. Of the team’s 10 letter winners in the 2019-20 season, five were sophomores and two were freshmen.
“The advantage I have is I know them well,” Klapatauskas said. “Even the sophomore class, I coached them for a couple of years in middle school. And having Chad on staff, he knows them also. I don’t think there will be growing pains that way. They know me, I know them.
“The girls all work hard,” he added. “That’s one thing I’m excited about. They’ll try to do whatever we coach them to do. If we’re working on post moves, if we’re working on trying to take care of the ball, whatever, they will try to get better at it as much as they can.”
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WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by a foreign enemy intent on weakening our national infrastructure, institutions, and resolve through the application of terrorism; and
WHEREAS, on September 26, 2001, I appointed Tim Daniel as the Governor's Special Advisor on Homeland Security, making Missouri the first state in the union to appoint a liaison to the federal government for homeland security issues; and
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2001, I appointed the members of the Missouri Homeland Security Panel, the membership of which was charged with comprehensively reviewing the state of Missouri's situation with regard to homeland security, recommending changes if necessary, and identifying federal funds with which to implement the recommended changes; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Security Panel subsequently presented me with a report and recommendations, many of which were included in landmark homeland security legislation, Senate Bill 712, which I signed into law on July 1, 2002; and
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to assess the security of the State of Missouri, oversee the formulation of policy and actions relating to the security of the sate[sic], coordinate the various state agencies and political subdivisions that have a role that relates to state security, identify funding for ongoing security efforts, and generally advise the Governor on homeland security issues.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BOB HOLDEN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, by virtue of the authority placed in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby establish the Missouri Security Council (the "Council"). The Council shall serve as the mechanism for ensuring coordination of homeland security-related activities between executive agencies and local political subdivisions and effective development and implementation of homeland security policies.
The Council shall have as its members the Governor, who shall serve as chairman of the Council, the Director of Homeland Security, Director of the Department of Public Safety, Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, Director of the Department of Natural Resources, Director of the Department of Transportation, Director of the Department of Mental Health, Director of State Emergency Management Agency, Chief Information Officer of the State, State Adjutant General, Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, State Fire Marshal, and Chair of the Public Service Commission.
The Council shall meet at the Governor's direction. When the Governor is absent from a meeting of the Council, the Director of Homeland Security shall preside over the meeting. The Director of Homeland Security shall be responsible for determining the agenda of the Council meetings, ensuring that necessary papers are prepared, posting public notice of Council meetings, and recording Council actions and recommendations.
The members of the Council shall serve without compensation. Each department or division by which a member is employed shall pay for the member's actual and necessary expenses. For administrative purposes, the Council will be located within the Department of Public Safety, which shall be responsible for providing staff support for the Council.
Furthermore, I also hereby reestablish the office of Director of Homeland Security. The Director shall serve at the will of the Governor. In addition to his duties with respect to the Council, the Director shall serve as the primary liaison to any federal Homeland Security offices or agencies and shall be responsible for advising the Governor on all state Homeland Security issues.
This order shall not be construed to alter the existing authorities of any executive agency or department, except that all executive departments and agencies are directed to assist the Council and the Director of Homeland Security in carrying out the purposes of this order.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, on this 11th day of September, 2002.
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Different fields of research have different conventions for citation. This is especially true as areas of research become more specific. For example, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists has its own citation style. And so does American Society of Mechanical Engineers. And the Journal of Wildlife Management. And the Agronomy Journal. And the...
You get the idea.
There are thousands of these, and most of them apply to small numbers of scholars in very specific, advanced areas of research. It’s essential that a resource citation manager includes all of these styles for the benefit of the widest variety of researchers.
But typically the majority of students at an institution will be using more common citation systems that are conventional in broader areas of study.
|1.||APA 6th – American Psychological Association, 6th Edition||40% of citations|
|2.||MLA 7th – Modern Languages Association, 7th Edition||9%|
|3.||AMA – American Medical Association, 10th Edition||9%|
|4.||Harvard – British Standard||8%|
Here are the top 5 most commonly used citation styles by students and researchers to compile a bibliography. For context, it is interesting to note how these numbers compared to the number of citations when using a Google Docs add-in (which provides a more collaborative writing environment for researchers):
|1.||APA 6th – American Psychological Association, 6th Edition||36% of citations|
|2.||MLA 7th – Modern Languages Association, 7th Edition||3%|
|3.||AMA – American Medical Association, 10th Edition||19%|
|4.||Harvard – British Standard||6%|
We wondered about the dip in usage of the MLA style when researchers use the Google Docs add-in. A deeper dive into the data revealed that significantly more advanced researchers, such as graduate students, faculty, alumni and clinicians, are using the Google Docs add-in, and these are the same groups of people who are using the more specialized citation styles, including the AMA style, which has more relative usage in Google add-in than on the site.
For example, many of the styles used in the veterinary field, such as Veterinary Parasitology, the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation and the American Journal of Veterinary Research, are used exclusively with Google Docs add-in. On the other hand, undergraduate students, who are less likely to be using the Google Docs add-in, are more likely to use the MLA style for their basic studies classes in English and other subjects in the humanities.
Essentially, the MLA style will likely be used by all undergrad students and not many advanced researchers in more specialized fields.
*Based on data collected from RefWorks, August 2014-June 2016.
Because different citation styles are applicable to different fields, they organize and emphasize specific bibliographical information accordingly. For example, in the sciences, dates and data are featured more prominently than author names.
There are also A LOT of nit-picky characteristics in each style, such as how commas are used, what words in a title are capitalized, whether titles are italicized or underlined, etc.
Here are some key characteristics of the most popular citation styles:
APA 6th – The most common style in social and behavioral sciences, as well as education, dates are featured prominently in this style. The source page is called “References” and for in-text citations, the last name of the author is used along with the year of the cited material, separated by a comma.
MLA 7th – This style is traditionally used in English papers as well as other fields in the humanities. The source page is called “Works Cited.” In-text citations include the author’s name and the page number of the reference, with no comma.
AMA 10th – Used in medicine, health and biological sciences, one of the unique features of AMA citation style is that on the “References” pages, sources are listed numerically in the order they appear in a paper, not in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.
Harvard - British Standard – The most commonly used citation style in the U.K. and Australia, it is often also traditionally used in humanities research. Conventions of Harvard style are very similar to APA in regard to emphasis on author names and dates.
Vancouver –This is a numbered reference system, meaning that citations are indicated by a number in-text, with “Resources” listed at the end of the document in the order they are mentioned in the paper. This style is commonly used in medicine and the sciences.
Find out more about how RefWorks can help manage resource citations.
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Hollywood is filled with rising celebrity offspring—but talent isn't the only thing flooding these gene pools. From Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe to Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber, the next generation of A-listers bare a strong resemblance to their famous parents. Here, we've rounded up all the celebrity parent-child duos who will make you do a double take.
Reese Witherspoon's eldest child with Ryan Phillippe, Ava Phillippe, looks like an exact clone of her actress mom. The 19-year-old shares the same facial features and blond hair, and is similarly making a foray into the world of acting and modeling.
Like mother, like daughter: The modeling genes run strong in this family. Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's 20-year-old daughter, Lily-Rose Depp, looks exactly like her mom. The budding model and actress even followed in Paradis's footsteps as a model for Chanel.
Age is nothing but a number. Lisa Bonet, 51, and Zoë Kravitz, 30, look more like twins than mother and daughter. Kravitz even re-created her mom's nude Rolling Stone cover for Halloween 2018, and the resemblance is uncanny.
The 17-year-old is nearly a duplicate of her OG supermodel mother, so it's no surprise that her modeling career is already off to an incredible start. Gerber has already walked just about every major runway show and landed several campaigns.
Goldie Hawn passed her signature million dollar smile down to her daughter, Kate Hudson. The duo share a strong resemblance, which is even more apparent in their acting roles.
A model herself, Yolanda Hadid passed down her stunning Dutch looks (and modeling chops) to her eldest daughter, Gigi.
Melanie Griffith's eldest daughter with Don Johnson, Dakota Johnson, strongly resembles both her famous parents. Despite their contrasting hair colors, the mom-and-daughter duo especially look strikingly similar.
Get ready for another supermodel-in-the-making. Kate Moss's daughter, Lila Grace Moss Hack, recently landed her first beauty contract with Marc Jacobs.
Meryl Streep's eldest daughter, Mamie Gummer, looks exactly like her legendary mom—she also followed in her acting footsteps.
Queen Bey and her stylist/designer mama share a lot of the same features—and so does Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange.
Lourdes Leon not only inherited her mom's iconic edgy and daring style, but also her looks. Though it doesn't seem like the 22-year-old will follow in the footsteps of the Queen of Pop's music career (not yet, at least), she has already dabbled in the world of modeling.
With their larger-than-life personalities and matching heads of curly hair, the Ross ladies are all around goals—and look-alikes.
Although she does have some of Beyoncé's features, Blue Ivy Carter is definitely a daddy's girl. The 7-year-old looks exactly like her rapper dad.
The reality star and her momager share more than just 10 percent of profits. Their high cheekbones, olive coloring, and jet-black hair are unmistakably the same.
Gwyneth Paltrow inherited her mom's cheekbones, eyes, and flawless skin.
Although Violet Affleck is only 13 years old, she already looks exactly like her gorgeous mom. She's the eldest of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's three children.
This mother-daughter duo both have the same big blue eyes.
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis's oldest daughter, Rumer Willis, looks the most like her famous mom. Although all three kids resemble both their Hollywood parents, Rumer is Demi's doppelgänger.
The resemblance between Bette Midler and her 32-year-old daughter, Sophie Von Haselberg, will make you do a double take. The two share the same exact facial features (and golden hair color).
Though Jaden Smith may be named in honor of his mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, the cool teen looks just like his dad.
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's only child together, Suri Cruise, looks like her mom's mini-me. Now 13 years old, Suri is the spitting image of the actress—sharing the same smile and facial features.
Julianne Moore passed her hair color and flawless complexion down to her teenage daughter. The 17-year-old, who Moore shares with husband Bart Freundlich, is looking more and more like her mom every day.
Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest of Victoria and David Beckham's four kids, is quickly inheriting his soccer star dad's handsome looks.
Following in her supermodel mom's footsteps, Sailor Brinkley Cook inherited everything Christie Brinkley, from her blond hair to her high cheekbones.
Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin's only child looks just like her mom. The 23-year-old, who has dabbled in the modeling world, shares Basinger's facial features.
Broadway’s favorite and greatest diva, Barbra Streisand, passed on her strong nose and sharp chin to her son, Jason Gould.
Helene Boshoven Samuel, who goes by Leni, inherited supermodel mom Heidi Klum's blessed genetics, from her blond locks to her towering height.
Before she was a world-renowned fashion designer, Stella McCartney was just the daughter of everyone's favorite Beatle. She has his large eyes and facial structure to prove it.
Adrienne Banfield-Jones and daughter Jada Pinkett Smith could easily pass as sisters, if not twins. The two share a luminous smile and bright eyes.
Model and actress Dylan Penn strongly resembles her mother, Golden Globe winner Robin Wright. They both have dirty blond hair, sharp eyes, and a strong nose.

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BEIJING – A six-year-old girl was bitten to death by a tiger at a south China zoo while posing for a picture with the animal, state media reported Friday.
The girl, identified only as Ruixin, was standing behind the tiger with her mother and four other relatives when it attacked at a zoo in Yunnan province on Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The local Chuncheng Evening News reported on its Web site that the tiger attacked the girl shortly after the flash went off on her uncle's camera. The tiger's paw shot out and grabbed Ruixin, pulling her head into its mouth, it said.
Five zoo staff beat the tiger with wood sticks and a bench until it released the girl after about one minute, it said. Ruixin's mother was also bitten on the hand while struggling to save her daughter.
The girl was taken to a local hospital but rescue efforts failed, Xinhua said.
It said the animal was one of six tigers that perform at a circus in the zoo. The photo service, has been suspended, it said.
Phones at the Yuantongshan Zoo in Yunnan's capital of Kunming, where the attack occurred, rang unanswered. It was not known if the tiger had been killed following the attack.


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Annette Mori has surpassed herself in what I believe is her best book yet. ‘Unconventional Lovers’ is beautifully written, uplifting and sensitively told and had me smiling from ear to ear. There are two love stories in the novel – one slow-burning but ultimately such a satisfying and romantic tale. Olivia and Deb are not on the same page when it comes to making a commitment or even admitting their feelings. I loved how their friendship grew into something I hoped it would. Bri and Siera are two very special young women who find each other unexpectedly and complete the other person. Their relationship was conveyed in such a tender and understanding way that I defy anyone to leave this book without shedding a few tears. I loved it. 5 stars are not enough!
I was given this ARC in return for for an honest review.

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The Headless Horseman is a legend common to folklore around the world. In Ireland, he’s the terrifying dúlachán; in India, the heroic jhinjhār. But in Germany, it seems something got lost in translation – instead of a headless man on a horse, they got it the other way about.
An archaeological excavation of an ancient cemetery near Knittlingen, in southern Germany, has revealed a perplexing discovery: the 1400-year-old grave of a man buried with a decapitated horse.
The human remains belonged to the owner of the horse; the burial was made about 1,400 years ago and belongs to the era of the Merovingian dynasty (A.D. 476–750), whose rule extended from central Europe to modern France.
According to Folke Damminger, an archaeologist in charge of research at the site, “He stood in a ‘chain of command’ with the Merovingian kings on its top, which meant he was obliged to participate in the king’s campaigns.”
Archaeologists do not know why the horse was buried beheaded, but perhaps it was part of the funeral ceremony, and the horse was placed nearby as “grave goods” and not as a sacrifice. It is reported that the head of the animal was not found near the burial site.


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Mattoon Bagelfest is proud to announce that newcomers Rachel Holder and Jason Pritchett will be on the Main stage at Bagelfest Friday July 22nd at 8pm.
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The League Cup Show
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Tottenham welcome Newcastle United to White Hart Lane, Bournemouth meet Liverpool, Derby play Chelsea and Sheffield United go head to head with Southampton.
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The Baker and the Beauty is an Telugu web series, written and directed by Jonathan Edwards. Produced by Annapurna Studios. Its an Aha Video Original Series and aha’s first Telugu adaptation of Israeli’s globally-acclaimed series by the same name.
The Baker and the Beauty Telugu Web Series Features Santosh Shobhan, Vishnu Priya and Tina Shilparaj in lead roles. Sai Swetha and Venkat in Supporting roles.
Prashanth R Vihari composes music for this series. Suresh Ragutu handles the cinematography and Nageswara Reddy Bonthala is the Editor.
The Baker and the Beauty Telugu Web Series (2021) Cast & Crew, Trailer, and Release Date
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|Starring||Santosh Shobhan, Vishnu Priya, Tina Shilparaj|
|Music||Prashanth R Vihari|
|Editing||Nageswara Reddy Bonthala|
|Release Date||10th September 2021|
The Baker and the Beauty Telugu Web Series Cast
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It is now a well-trodden path, from the countryside to the House of Lords, seeking to preserve the right to foxhunting. It was a path that was trodden again by the Countryside Alliance in late 2007. However, as in the previous two trips to the House of Lords, they were to return home disappointed.
The battle to ban foxhunting in England and Wales has been somewhat of a long running saga. Defeated due to lack of parliamentary time during the first labour administration, the ban was finally passed in 2004, notwithstanding it having been rejected by the House of Lords. Special provisions under the Parliament Act were invoked to allow the Act to pass onto the Statute Book despite the opposition of the House of Lords and it was that process that was to provide the first challenge to the validity of the Hunting Act 2004.
So having once debated and considered the merits of a foxhunting ban, in their legislative capacity, the House of Lords were then asked to rule, in their judicial capacity, whether the Hunting Act 2004 had been lawfully enacted without the consent of the House of Lords. The very fact that this appeal was entertained at all by the House of Lords was remarkable in light of the general rule that there may be argument in a Court as to what an Act of Parliament means but there may be no argument as to whether it should be on the Statute Book at all. Although the Countryside Alliance were allowed their day in court, it was to prove unsuccessful. The Act, in England and Wales, duly entered into force.
Running in parallel to these proceedings in the Westminster Parliament, the Scottish Parliament also introduced a ban on foxhunting. This was also subject to challenge before the Scottish courts on the grounds that such legislation was outwith the competence of the Scottish Parliament in terms of the Scotland Act 1998. Those arguments drew a similar response from the Scottish courts as had been given by the English courts.
Therefore, in late 2007, the foxhunting lobby, both north and south of the border, had a final throw of the dice. They this time came to the House of Lords and argued that the Hunting Act 2004 (which applied in England and Wales) and the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 were both incompatible with human rights law and European Community law.
Those challenging the law argued that they could be divided broadly into two categories:
- people who were professionally involved in hunting; and
- people whose land was used for hunting.
Both groups argued that their rights under Article 8 (respect for private and family life), Article 11 (right to association and assembly), Article 1 of Protocol 1 (protection of property) and Article 14 (prohibition on discrimination) had been breached. The House of Lords was not willing to find that Article 8, Article 11 or Article 14 applied to the claimants. They were, however, willing to accept that Article 1 of Protocol 1 could apply to certain of the claimants, namely those whose land had previously been used for hunting. However, although they found that the article was applicable, the House of Lords held that the interference with that right could be justified in terms of the human rights legislation. The cases founded upon human rights therefore all failed.
That left a challenge that the respective bans were in breach of European Community law, in particular Article 28, which prohibits any quantitative restrictions on imports between member states and Article 49 which prohibits any restrictions on the freedom to provide services within the European community.
The House of Lords tended towards the view that these Articles were engaged by the claimants but, prior to answering that question, they would have sought guidance from the European Court of Justice on the interpretation of those provisions. That was not, however, necessary to resolve the case as, in the opinion of the House of Lords, the restrictions which were placed on imports and the provision of services respectively could be justified in terms of European Community law and were therefore not unlawful. In relation to Article 28, an exemption existed for "the protection of health and life of animals …" as well as on the grounds of "public morality [or] public policy". Only the public policy exemption applied to Article 49. Although it was a strict test to derogate from these articles, the House of Lords were satisfied that the test was met and the possible inconsistency with the EC provisions was justified and therefore lawful. It was therefore unnecessary to get an opinion from the European Court of Justice.
The appeals were therefore refused and the foxhunting lobby's final attempt to overturn this legislation had failed. With their rights of appeal exhausted, other than the slim possibility of a petition to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, this law stands and the ban on foxhunting, both north and south of the border, will now remain in place until such time as Parliament itself decides it is time to revisit the issue.


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Lucerne improves some sustainability indicators but may decrease profitability of cropping rotations on the Jimbour Plain
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Long-run rotational gross margins were calculated with yields derived from biophysical simulations in a crop simulation model over a period of 100 years and prices simulated in @Risk based on subjective triangular price distributions elicited from the Jimbour Plain farmer group. Rotations included chickpeas, cotton, lucerne, sorghum, wheat and different lengths of fallow. The aim was to assess the profitability of rotations with and without lucerne. Output presented to the farmers included mean annual gross margins and distributions of gross margins with box and whisker plots found to be suitable. Mean-standard deviation and first and second-degree stochastic dominance efficiency measures were also calculated. The paper outlines a method for combining biophysical and price simulations that can be understood by farmers. Including lucerne in the rotations improved some sustainability indicators but reduced profitability.
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East Lynn Elementary School in West Virginia is buzzing with excitement. They’ve just unveiled Inchy’s Bookworm Vending Machine, courtesy of a generous grant from the Save the Children organization. This innovative program rewards students academic and behavior achievements with free books!
Save the Children invests in childhood – every day, in times of crisis and for our future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. By transforming children’s lives now, we change the course of their future and ours.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: A Grand Celebration
As school staff filled up the book vending machine, the campus turned into a haven for book lovers. Principal Marsha Thompson couldn’t contain her enthusiasm, sharing, “We are pumped because (the machine) is just so cool. It even talks to you! It’s very cute. I think the kids are just going to love it.”
To mark this exciting development, the school held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Students had the privilege of being first-in-line to grab books from the new vending machine.
Student Empowerment: Setting Learning Goals
Principal Thompson believes this is the push students need to get excited about reading. Thompson highlights, “I want them to set their own goals. So they are taking ownership with that. And they’ll get excited about earning the books.”
Principal Thompson envisions a remarkable impact on students’ reading habits, stating, “To me, if they’re in kindergarten right now, by the time that they’re in fifth grade, then they should have a great little home library just from this.”
Tokens for Everyone: Ensuring Inclusivity
To ensure no child is left without a book from the vending machine, each student will receive a token on their birthday. Thompson acknowledges the need for some backtracking this year but assures that every student will be reached. With birthday tokens and those earned by achieving learning goals, the school anticipates a robust collection of books for each student during their time at East Lynn Elementary.
Author Visit: Enriching the Reading Experience
Adding to the literary excitement, the school welcomed local children’s book author Jillian Mathis Barr during parent-teacher conferences. Barr read to students, enjoying a high turnout. Following the reading session, Barr contributed her own books to the vending machine, adding a personal touch to the students’ literary choices.
As the school community embraces these initiatives, Save The Children is not just fostering a love for reading but creating an environment where every student can build their own literary haven.


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- PSA: I good tip guide to signs of Prostate problems
Thanks Hora for posting that up, Prostate cancer is a big killer in men, women dont have a prostate.
Alo sthe prostate cancer charity,sponsored part of the Tour of Britain cycle race.
If in doubt get checked out,its embarassing, its invasive, but it can get you treatment.
Finally my dad died from Prostate cancer…………Posted 7 years agotoys19Member
bumpo.Posted 7 years ago
My old man has prostate cancer – its slow and they know about it, he goes for tests every so often and he reckons he will die of old age before it gets him (he’s 72). But it was only because they caught it early and manage it, otherwise it might have killed him already.rickeeMember
I thought i would add my experiences to dispell a few miths, most men will die with prostate cancer not of it, about 20% of men in there 60ies will have it, prostate cancer will in itself not kill you it is when it migrates to other areas that it becomes a problem and that is where early detection and monitoring is important, some expert opinion is that it is better not to know as the knowledge is difficult to live with, i have the cancer and i am just 60, it is none aggressive and at an early stage so i just have it monitored with a PSA test every 3 month and a biopsy every 12, the only trouble with the PSA test is that cycling can give a false high reading so it can cause a bit of a panic, it does not effect my daily life and i ams still fit – doing the 3 peaks cyclocross on Sunday – It did take a bit of time to get my head round it at first but there are some good support groups. Finally if you are diagnosed dont rush into any treatment because none of it is very pleasent and possibly life changingPosted 7 years agobreatheeasyMember
Finally if you are diagnosed dont rush into any treatment because none of it is very pleasent and possibly life changing
Yes, I did look up one of the options, and even the missus cringed when she realised which hole they went in via to pull bits of the protate out of…..Posted 7 years ago
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With all the attention, good and bad, that the likes of the Galaxy Z Fold 2, Microsoft Surface Duo, and even the LG Wing are getting, it’s almost too easy to forget that there are far more players in the smartphone market than these big guys. In China especially, Xiaomi’s name still resounds loudly and it’s about to remind the world why, but not before its Mi 10T 5G and Mi 10T Pro 5G get leaked with barely anything left to the imagination.
In terms of core specs, Xiaomi’s next premium flagships are pretty much standard fare and are almost completely identical. Both, for example, have 6.67-inch FHD+ LCD screens, 8GB of RAM, and a very generous 5,000 mAh battery. They even both have three cameras on their back, even when the design makes it look like there are four.
There are a few notable specs, though, not all of them good. Both phones run on a Snapdragon 865, not the Plus version of the chip. Both do also have 144 Hz screens, a refresh rate that is still extremely rare on smartphones.
The difference between the two lies in their cameras. While both share the same 13MP ultra-wide lens and 5MP macro shooter, the Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G only has a 64MP standard sensor while the Mi 10T Pro 5G goes with a 108MP and adds a touch of optical image stabilization. Despite the resemblance to the Vivo X50 Pro’s camera design, there doesn’t seem to be any gimbal system here.
The Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G series is scheduled to debut on September 30. Given that they are mostly half upgrades to the earlier Mi 10 line, they might find it harder to stand against the OnePlus 8T coming a few weeks later in both specs and especially global availability.


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Clarendon Day 2017 is fast approaching! Registration ended September 6, and we’ve got a full house! More than 50 Arts & Crafts exhibitors, almost 50 business exhibitors, 30 nonprofits, and around 20 Clarendon area restaurants and food vendors plan to participate. The music line-up, and also our special guest, is not fully confirmed but will be shortly. Finally, we need… Read more →
Washington Boulevard will transform into an art-lover’s paradise April 22 – 23 during the 5th Annual Arlington Festival of the Arts. One hundred and fifty national and international artists are set to display their fine works from across the globe in a prestigious show encompassing fine jewelry, exquisite works of art and hand-crafted apparel and decor. Whether your passions run… Read more →
Shop with your favorite local artisans and vendors at the Last Chance Holiday Bazaar, at the Lyon Village Community House, 1920 N. Highland Street, from 9:30AM to 4:30PM this Saturday. And share your compassion for animals by donating a coat for dogs kept in outdoor shelters in neighboring states. For more information contact Irene Antonucci: ireneant<at>comcast.net.


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This book was a winner in the Children First writing competition, organised by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts, and Duckbill Books.
Manya badly, badly wants to be Shere Khan in her school play. The Jungle Book is her favourite film and she knows all the lines. She’s sure she’ll be a superb Shere Khan.
The more anxious Manya gets, the worse her stammer becomes. Will Manya lose her dream role? Can she overcome her fears and learn to roar?


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All of us could suffer from dental problems. Thus, it’s ideal to maintain a good home dental care routine and visit your dentist for regular dental checkups. Professional dental cleanings are also essential to ensure that your mouth is in healthy condition.
When you think about dental problems, you’re likely to consider cavities found in your tooth. But it’s also important to pay attention to your gums as diseases can originate from them.
Gum pain can be a sign of a gum disease. Here are some causes of gum pain and what you can do about it.
1. Wrong way of brushing and flossing
Improper brushing or flossing can cause gum pain or swell around your tooth. It can lead to food debris leaving in a neglected area.
Over time, inadequate oral hygiene can result in gum disease.
When your gums bleed when you brush or if there’s pus coming from your tooth, you should evaluate your oral hygiene routine. Visit your dentist to undergo professional dental cleaning. Your dentist will teach you the proper way to brush and flush your teeth, as well as how to clean your tongue.
2. Gum disease
Another reason for gum pain is gum disease. It affects almost half of American adults. When it’s at the earliest stage, gum disease can show up as swollen gums, but they’re painless. However, they can still bleed.
If it’s left untreated, it can progress to something that can lead to tooth loss because your gums pulled away in particular spots.
An abscessed tooth can be another cause of a gum pain. It’s a sign of an infection either in your tooth or around it.
The most likely reason is an untreated cavity. It causes bacteria to thrive throughout your tooth and infect it. It can cause further irritation. And if it’s left untreated, you’ll suffer from swollen gums, swollen jaw or sore tooth.
Before treating your abscessed tooth, your dentist will give you antibiotics to treat the infection. Then, a root canal is suggested to eliminate the infected pulp.
Depending on the severity, your dentist may recommend tooth extraction.
Preventing Gum Pain
Because gum pain can be the result of inadequate oral hygiene, you should evaluate how you brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth twice a day isn’t sufficient. You need to make it a habit to brush them after every meal.
It’s also a must that you floss in between your teeth. And use ADA-accepted mouth rinse.
Those things are important to make sure that you have healthy gums and teeth.
Then, it’s also vital that you brush, floss and rinse your mouth using proper tools and technique. If you have larger space in between your teeth, you should use an inter-dental brush. It can properly clean those areas.
You should also visit your dentist twice a year so he/she can check the overall health of your teeth. He/she can also determine whether your gums are in perfect shape or not. If they’re not, your dentist can suggest proper treatment so you can avoid suffering from gum pain or swollen gums.

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For many years, oysters have been a staple in the diet of the average San Francisco resident. As a matter of fact, during the Gold Rush, these sea creatures were so popular, they’ve been called the “Big Mac of the 1800s.” For this reason, both oysters native to the coast of California and oysters from the East Coast were brought in, farmed, served at restaurants and sold in stores. Eventually, oyster farming disappeared from the Bay Area, but the appetite for this fresh seafood didn’t. Fortunately, today’s oyster houses in San Francisco still have a local source: Tomales Bay. That’s where many of the oysters served in the city today are from and, while there are dozens of San Francisco restaurants that serve them, some do it better than others.
Located on the Embarcadero, just under the Bay Bridge, Waterbar is as popular for its oysters as it is its beautiful views of the Bay. Diners can sit indoors or out on the majestic patio and watch the water while they enjoy their meals, which may include one of the 15 kinds of oysters available on the menu. Special deals on oysters are available during lunch hours.
Swan Oyster Depot
Few restaurants do oysters as well as the local favorite Swan Oyster Depot, which should come as no surprise seeing as how the restaurant has been serving them up for more than a century. Opened in 1912, there’s nothing fancy about this little spot in Nob Hill, but diners can watch as their oysters are plucked and shucked right before their very eyes. Just be aware that there is usually a line at lunchtime.
Hog and Rocks
Hog and Rocks doesn’t just specialize in oysters. It specializes in ham too. It may seem like an odd combination, but it has come to be one of the most popular places to dine in San Francisco. Located in the Mission, guests can choose from a variety of both East and West Coast styles of oysters, and each selection comes with a delicious herb butter and house-made cocktail sauce.
Hog Island Oyster Bar
Hog Island Oyster Bar actually has its own oyster farm in Tomales Bay, so diners can rest assured that the food is always fresh. Each order of oysters comes with a little Hog Wash, the restaurant’s signature dipping sauce, and there’s even an oyster happy hour Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The restaurant also offers patrons gorgeous Bay views, and it has a reputation for serving one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches in town.
Opened in 2005, Bar Crudo is one of the newer oyster houses in San Francisco compared to the others on the list, but it has become a big hit over the years. Part of that has to do with the fresh seafood, whether it’s oysters or mussels marinated in jalapeño and herb sauce. Some even say it serves the best clam chowder in San Francisco.

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Bury St Edmunds: Moreton Hall Ladz darts team aim for the bullseye
PUBLISHED: 16:45 19 September 2013 | UPDATED: 16:45 19 September 2013
A group of schoolboys have smashed the stereotypical image of a darts player having a beer in one hand and an arrow in the other.
Twelve students, aged 15 to 16, from King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds have formed a darts team called Moreton Hall Ladz.
It has earned itself the title of being the team with the youngest players to ever enter the Bury Interclub Dart League.
Benjamin Francis, 15, who captains Moreton Hall Ladz with his father Kevin, who is also a member, said: “I think our team really stands out and we have tried to promote it as much as we can. We have a Facebook page, Twitter, YouTube, email and Google+ page.”
The team has also gained two local sponsors - Colin Green & Associates and Moreton Hall Community Centre Club - which have funded team shirts, which were designed by Benjamin.
The teenager said: “I really started playing darts after the 2011 Lakeside championships on the BBC. My dad had always had a darts board in the garage, but I was never interested up until then.”
What was a friends’ league in his garage evolved into the Moreton Hall Ladz after Benjamin’s family learnt of the facilities at the Moreton Hall Community Centre, which is where the team will play all home fixtures.
Moreton Hall Ladz, from the Bury area, are yet to play another team, but Benjamin said they had “big ambitions” while wanting to stay grounded and enjoy the game.
“First of all I would like to see one of us win a leg, then a game, then the team win a game and just keep building little successes. I would like to win the league, but maybe not this year being realistic.”
Follow the team on Twitter using @MoretonHallLadz and search for mhladz on Facebook.

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A literary analysis of the rebirth in the awakening
The spectacular now clip - first kiss (2013) - shailene woodley, miles teller movie hd - duration: 0:51 movieclips coming soon 864,480 views. Articulation and artistry: a conversational analysis of the awakening marion muirhead the southern literary journal, volume 33, number 1, fall 2000, pp 42-54. Reading beyond modern feminism: kate chopin’s the awakening christina r williams part of theamerican literature commons,feminist, gender, and sexuality studies commons, and theliterature in english, north america commons this article is brought to you for free and open access by the college of humanities and social analysis of the gender relations and social constructs at grand isle and in new orleans reveal that, as an anomaly of both gender and. “the awakening” expresses a few different themes rather than bore everybody by trying to adequately explain them all, i’m going to stick with one.
Awakening motifs posted on february 26, 2014 by mathieu16583 her rebirth is a double-sided coin edna gains a fresh perspective, but also a tendency to be self-obsessed the most important way that chopin uses children as a motif are edna’s actual children edna pontellier, home, houses, kate chopin, literary analysis, motifs, music, piano, the awakening. Other essays and articles in the literature archives related to this topic include : the awakening by kate chopin: the process of edna’s awakening • gender and social criticism in the awakening by kate chopin • character analysis of edna in “the awakening” and discussion about conflict & climax • american literature in historical context : 1865 to roosevelt • plot summary of “story of an hour” by kate chopin • critical analysis of “story of an hour” by kate chopin. The awakening annotation 3/12/2014 25 comments housewife, and beautiful object” deslauriers acknowledges chopin’s descriptions of edna’s rebirth and “awakening”, but continues to say that while chopin is supportive of edna, she has, for the entire book, been dooming her deslauriers she asserts that edna’s situation is fully presented by chopin’s use of stylistic and literary devices as well as by providing chopin’s personal commentary that would shock the people.
Reconciling edna’s suicide and the criticism surrounding kate chopin’s the awakening by: mary bird knox college common room: volume 3, number 1. Read kate chopin's the story of an hour, with an emphasis on louise's gradual recognition of her own desire for freedom and the analysis of the story of an hour by kate chopin veiled hints and irony dominate the short story share flipboard email print updated march 12, 2018 the story of an hour by american author kate chopin is a mainstay of feminist literary study originally published in in 1894, the story documents the complicated reaction of louise mallard upon. A summary of symbols in kate chopin's the awakening learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the awakening and what it means perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Through the use of imagery and symbolism in the awakening, kate chopin expresses the bondage of women during this time the sea is seen as a place of freedom for edna. Literary analysis critiques quote of the month goals quote of the month 3 replies i am currently 15 years old i named my blog ‘the chair’ because i wanted a unique nickname and i also love chairs i mainly like chairs because its way better than standing up for hours rebirth “to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure”.
The awakening: metaphor analysis, free study guides and book notes including comprehensive chapter analysis, complete summary analysis, author biography information, character profiles, theme analysis, metaphor analysis, and top ten quotes on classic literature. The awakening analysis literary devices in the awakening symbolism, imagery, allegory several types of birds appear repeatedly in the awakening we’ll break it down for youthe parrot and the mockingbirdat the start of the book, the parrot shrieks and swears at mr pontellier setting the temporal setting is important because of the restrictive society in which edna lives. Chopin, kate the awakening and other stories new york: oxford university press, oxford world’s classics, 2008 killeen, jarlath “mother and child: realism, maternity, and catholicism in kate chopin’s the awakening. Interesting answers, though i assume the asker is referring to “the awakening” by kate chopin i would check out literary devices in the awakening by chopin | studycom which has a nice variety of literary terms with examples however if you’re lo. Literary analysis of the awakening essay sample in “the awakening,” edna and adele, the protagonist and antagonist, are both mothers trying to make it in the creole society.
A literary analysis of the rebirth in the awakening
This lesson discusses the form and genre of kate chopin's 1899 novel, the awakening the novel is a realist novel, with naturalist elements this. The southern literary journal 331 (2000) 42-54 articulation and artistry: a conversational analysis of the awakening marion muirhead in kate chopin's the awakening, the ways in which the protagonist, edna pontellier, articulates her feelings about her social position indicate that access to discourse is an important issue to consider in determining the causes of edna's conflict. Literature / the awakening / analysis / booker's seven basic plots analysis voyage and return, comedy, tragedy, and rebirth shmoop explores which of these structures fits this story like cinderella’s slipper plot type : tragedy anticipation stage edna starts letting her hair down and her inner edna out. Need help on themes in kate chopin's the awakening check out our thorough thematic analysis from the creators of sparknotes.
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- Introduction: the awakening by kate chopin, book review the awakening by kate chopin is the first book that i am featuring on the invisible mentor blog for banned books week edna and leonce pontellier, who have been married for six years are spending the summer at a cottage in grand isle just outside of new orleans there are other families who vacation there as well edna is not in love with her husband, and never has been she married leonce as an act of defiance against her father and.
- Symbols in the awakening these two images symbolically represent spring and rebirth and suggest that even though the heroine of this story drowns, there is hope for the future caitlin, become a reader member to unlock in-line analysis of character development, literary devices, themes, and more owl eyes is an improved reading and annotating experience for classrooms,.
Description i have attached the response paper rubric to this order this essay is a literary analysis on the awakening written by kate chopin. Literary analysis of regionalism, realism, and naturalism in the awakening, by kate choppin - research paper example comments (0. 2 responses to the self-realization of edna pontellier and her personal awakening, charted through the geographical locations in the novel. The awakening study guide contains a biography of kate chopin, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.