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The countdown is on for the annual writers conference hosted by the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County. This year they are exploring several facets of the writing life, which will aid writers in all stages in their writing career.
The conference title is Expanding Your Writing
They have secured three incredible presenters.
Leif Gregerson – Magazine Writing
Katherine Koller – Dialogue in Play Writing
Brenda Hennig – Alberta Foundation for the Arts – Grant writing
Dr. Jenna Butler – unable to attend – new presenter to be advised
Each session will give expert information on how you can expand your writing, your career and your knowledge of the art of writing.
Whether you are a novice, or a well seasoned writer, this conference is open to all. It will aid you in exploring new aspects of writing, opportunities available and new avenues to prospect.
Venue: Community Room 2, Community Center, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Time: Registration 8:30 am Sessions 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Authors: there is also an opportunity to promote your books.
Want to get your book promotion included on their Facebook Page on the day of the conference? Send them your short book write-up–think ‘book blurb’– front cover jpeg image, and a link to where it can be purchased.
Your book promotion will be posted for $15 during the conference.
Have a book trailer or video? Promote your book for $25 for the day.
Once you have set up your blog and identified your target audience and know what theme/topics you will cover, now you need to maintain it.
One of the most important tasks is to ensure you have a regular schedule, so your readers know when to expect a post from you. Set days and times that are manageable for your lifestyle and time constraints. Be realistic about how much time you can give to your blog, do not overwhelm yourself with unrealistic goals. Posts can be weekly, monthly or quarterly – as long as the schedule is recurring.
Remember having a schedule allows you to write posts in advance and schedule them. Make use of this option by dropping a quick sentence into a draft post of an ideas you have for a post. We all know we won’t remember the idea later!
So why do you need to blog consistently?
In short it establishes author credibility. Readers become familiar with your work and it attracts new readers to your site. Consistent blogging means you are continually attracting a stream of potential new readers to your site with fresh, updated content. Readers love to get an intimate view into the life of their favorite authors along with any upcoming events and book launches. The more you share the more they will want to come back.
Remember to keep your author information, pages, books and events current. It doesn’t take a lot of time to ensure any changes are corrected or updated. This includes the copyright statement for your blog content to ensure it is not pirated. This is essential for the safety of your content should you need to take action on unauthorized copying. Unfortunately, this does happen.
Make Connections to Grow
You want your blog’s reach and popularity to grow so connect with authors in similar genres and also readers of your specific genre(s). This should be a constant work in progress in the maintaining of your blog. Don’t let it become static. The more you connect the larger your reach. To attain growth here are a few tips.
Research similar authors, who have blogs and offer to guest post on each other’s websites.
Run regular interviews with people who fascinate you.
If you have a specific genre connect with other writers in the same genre as well as their following. See what they are posting.
Visit forums and post your blogs there.
Link your blogs to your social media platforms to gain exposure.
Encourage your established readers to post your blog links on their social media to spread the news to as many new sets of eyes as possible.
Utilize hashtags when you post to your social media sites. Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks always offer—as part of your static profile—an opportunity to link to your homepage.
Create a special introduction for people who visit your website from your Twitter profile, Facebook fan page, Goodreads page, etc.
Remember your SEO (search engine optimization) and include your ‘top’ search words in every post.
When creating the link from your website offer an intriguing question, lead in, excerpt, or explanation of why the post might be interesting to people on your social networks.
Write book reviews and use the author name and book titles as keywords. This will draw their readers to your site.
Additional Maintenance and Updating Tips
Create a dedicated page on your website for each and every book title.
For each book page, make the page title identical to the book title.
Use a full or extended description for each book.
Link previous blog posts related to each book to tell the story of its inception and launch.
Include links to your social media and other book related sites onto your front page.
Create a newsletter sign up form.
Include videos and/or podcasts you are featured on or host.
Last Saturday, was the first time my writing group, the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County attended an in-person event since the pandemic started. In conjunction with Recreation, Parks & Culture the event gave residents the opportunity to try sports and discover the multiple cultural organizations within the county.
As a writing group, we always encourage all ages to delve into the delights of the written word and explore their imaginations. We promoted our annual children’s writing contest, which has a deadline of 30th April, 2022. It is a great opportunity for young people to enter their stories and have it published in a ‘real’ book.
We had many visitors to our table and several took the contest details home with them to begin their story entries. I’m looking forward to reading all the entries and the expressions of imagination from the clues.
I also attended the AGM for the Arts and Culture Council last night. Meeting with other people passionate about the creative arts and exchanging ideas and views is always a treat.
The next big event on my calendar is a Spring writers conference (virtual) on 23rd April. Registration is required via the website: http://www.wfscsherwoodpark.com Details so far are:
I attended the WinterFest event with Ethan Hawke on Sunday and was so impressed with his honesty, passion and openness to the interviewer’s questions. I count myself lucky that he answered one of my questions out of a multitude! He said that the media create illusions of celebrities and their lives. I totally agree. When you can see two magazines side by side on the rack at the check out and they have polar opposite stories of the same personality – you know it can’t be true. It is the same a click bait – they need you to pick up and buy the magazine regardless of the truthfulness of the story. It is a sad and damaging side to journalism (if you can call it that). People’s lives can be destroyed and they have no come back. Anyway, that is my rant for today. On to other things.
If you get a chance I would recommend you read this book, it is extremely good.
I took a couple of days off work last week, to do spring cleaning, relax, write, take a couple of drives out and get my paperwork together for the dreaded tax return. My current manuscript gained a sizable additional word count and revision and a surprising twist occurred.
I am continuing with the weekly virtual writing group on Sunday’s and it does help keep me on task. This past Sunday I created and scheduled two author interviews for my writing blog and one for my freelancer blog. Also a list of questions for another author interview and monthly Author Tool Box blog post.
I also have two fellow author’s manuscripts I am editing, apart from my own steampunk manuscript – The Commodore’s Gift.
I have created a new physical description for the Commodore and am in the process of making the heroine, Owena, a stronger personality. After a few suggestions I will be altering a segment near the end of the book.
I am happy to answer any questions you have about my stories, books or writing life. Just comment below.
In other news, my friend and I did ‘leave the building’ on Saturday for a very pleasant afternoon drive. It was a glorious day and driving the back roads refreshed the body and soul. Here are a few photos I took. Unfortunately, the two moose we saw were too far away to get a good photo.
An alternative world not too far from now. The story grips you from the beginning. There are many twists and turns to keep you turning the pages.
Loved the characters with their hopes, dreams and flaws.

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After GSMA cancelled the MWC 2020, where Realme was scheduled to launch the X50 Pro 5G smartphone, the company has sent out invites that it will still be launching the device on 24 February. The invite teases the smartphone to be 'India's first 5G smartphone'.
On 24 February, Realme will also be hosting an event in Madrid, where it will be globally launching the Realme X50 Pro as well.
The invite sent out to the Indian media is scheduled for 2.30 pm IST on 24 February and it mentions New Delhi as the place of launch. The invite also reveals that the Realme X50 Pro 5G launch will also be live-streamed. The webcast link has not gone live yet. We will share the link to the live stream and how to watch it, soon.
From what we know so far, Realme X50 Pro 5G will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, which will be accompanied with 12 GB of RAM. The 5G smartphone has also been teased to come with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. A recent teaser also revealed that the smartphone will feature 65 W SuperDart fast charging.
This week, Realme also teased in China that the Realme X50 Pro will come with a 90 Hz Super AMOLED display. The same can be expected on the 5G variant of the smartphone.
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Despite scoring four first-inning runs, Christopher Dock fell to host Jenkintown 6-5 in a District One Class A baseball quarterfinal game Tuesday.
David Carr had a pair of doubles for Dock, which had its season come to an end.
Jenkintown bounced back quickly, scoring all six of its runs in the first three innings.
Ethan Rice suffered the pitching loss for the Pioneers.
Jenkintown 6, Christopher Dock 5
Dock 400 001 0 — 5 9 3
Jenkintown 141 000 x — 6 9 2
WP: Andrew DiValentino; LP: Ethan Rice
Doubles: CD-David Carr 2, Mike Melendez; J-Chris Baird
Multiple hits: J-McKernan 2-for-2, Pat Stillmun 2-for-4
Records: Dock (N/A).
Archbishop Wood was eliminated from the Philadelphia Catholic League baseball playoffs with an 8-4 quarterfinal loss Tuesday against Neumann-Goretti.
John Santospago hit a two-run home run in the first inning to give Wood a brief lead, but the Saints responded with two runs in each of the first two innings to take the lead for good.
The Vikings got two hits apiece from Tim Greenfield, Matt Mandes and Kevin Sullivan, as they ended their season with a 15-7 record.
Neumann-Goretti 8, Archbishop Wood 4
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Neumann-Goretti 220 310 x — 8 11 1
WP: Joey Gorman (7-0); LP: Rich Rosenbaum (3-2)
Triples: AW- Kevin Sullivan; NG- Josh Ockimey, Anthony Adams
Home run: AW- Joe Santospago
RBIs: AW- John Santospago 2, Brett McCrossen, Joe Santospago; NG- Ockimey 3, Kerrigan, Nardini, Venafro
Multiple hits: AW- Tim Greenfield 2-for-3, Matt Mandes 2-for-4, Kevin Sullivan 2-for-3; NG- Gorman 2-for-3, Kerrigan 2-for-4, Ockimey 2-for-4, Venafro 2-for-4
Records: Wood (15-7); Neumann-Goretti (N/A).
Hatboro-Horsham was eliminated from contention for District One’s final boys lacrosse state playoff berth with a 6-5 loss to Radnor in a consolation-round game Tuesday.
Ben Junior scored three goals for Radnor, which advanced to Thursday’s fifth-place game against Central Bucks East (7 p.m. at War Memorial Field).
Radnor 6, Hatboro-Horsham 5
Radnor 2 1 1 2 -6
Hatboro-Horsham 0 3 1 1-5
Goals: R- Ben Junior 3, Rob Dewey, Shane Shapiro, Alex Manderack
Assists: R- Chris Albany, Mike Cherry, Peter Donato
Shots: N/A. Saves: Brendan Manderack (R) 11
Records: Hatboro-Horsham (N/A).
Germantown Academy was eliminated from the Pennsylvania Independent Schools girls lacrosse tournament Tuesday with a 12-9 loss to Episcopal Academy.
Brooke Kiley led the Patriots with six goals. Hana Bogorowski added two goals, and Cooper Hall scored one.
Kiley finished her GA career with 229 goals and 107 assists, after notching 118 goals and 40 assists this season.
Episcopal Academy 12, Germantown Academy 9
Germantown Academy 6 3 -9
Episcopal 7 5 -12
Goals: GA- Brooke Kiley 6, Hanna Bogorowski 2, Cooper Hall; EA- Lynda Michaels 4, MC Curran 4, Kristen Hinckley 2, Alex Silvera, Ali Singley
Assists: GA- Caroline Haynie 2, Kelli Stack, Hanna Bogorowski; EA- Alex Silvera
Shots: GA 31, EA 26. Saves: Allie Carrigan (GA) 10; Lindsey Reder (EA) 16
Records: GA (17-7).

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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, July 1966 - April, 1967 Page: 472
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DO NOT KNOW THE METHOD OF DRAWING UP AN INDICTMENT
against an whole people." Thus spoke Edmund Burke in
his famous speech on conciliation with the American col-
onists, delivered before the Commons on March 22, 1775. What
was but a rhetorical device to Burke became a fact to the citizens
of Red River County, Republic of Texas. The scene took place,
not in the stately chamber of the British House of Commons,
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On January 16, 1840, the county jail of Red River County,
Republic of Texas, had been consumed by fire. No action to
rebuild the jail had been taken by the spring term of the district
court. When the fall term of the court met on September 28,
1840o, the Honorable John M. Hansford, judge of the Seventh
Judicial District, instructed the new grand jurors as to their
duties. Among other things he touched on the fact that Red
River County was still without an adequate jail and that some-
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THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, ) IN DISTRICT COURT,
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The Grand Jurors for the Republic aforesaid duly Elected, em-
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and nuisances existing in the body of Red River County upon
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NEWINGTON - When the school year began it also marked a new start for a group of service-minded women educators in town.
The Newington chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa began its 2018-19 year by donating backpacks filled with school necessities to the Newington Department of Human Services. These were distributed to families that can’t afford to provide their children with supplies this year.
ADK’s 31 members are all women who teach or have taught in Newington schools, so this particular initiative was near and dear to their hearts.
“It’s a great feeling to be able to help children and needy people,” publicity chair Vita Paonessa said this week.
Paonessa retired three years ago from teaching fifth grade at John Wallace Middle School. In the time since, her involvement in ADK has preserved that bond with the school system.
“It keeps me in the loop,” explained Paonessa, who has been in ADK for the last 19 years. “I taught for 31 fun-filled years. I’ve had a good life and I’m ready to give back.”
Newington’s chapter was the very first to be established in Connecticut. The sorority came to be in 1955, as members dedicated themselves to educational excellence, world understanding and altruism.
Their longest-running event is the Military Whist, which will happen for the 37th year next April. A card game played in groups of four, participants rotate tables as they advance until only two teams remain.
Each year, ADK awards a scholarship to one female graduating senior at Newington High School who is pursuing education in college.
The whist is ADK’s most profitable annual fundraiser, with all proceeds going towards the scholarship fund.
This October the club will celebrate Teacher Appreciation Month by doing something special for teachers at each of the town’s seven public schools.
Come November, members will assemble Thanksgiving food baskets for people served by the Friendship Service Center in New Britain. These are individuals who recently escaped homelessness and are transitioning to permanent living situations. Baskets will include items like canned vegetables, coffee, grocery store gift cards and pie crust.
Toward the end of the month, members plan to volunteer in shifts with Feed My Starving Children, a Christian non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in developing nations.
Ten days later they will reconvene for the annual Adopt-a-Family program, their largest effort all year.
“We usually adopt four Newington families who we buy holiday presents for,” Paonessa said. “We’ve been doing that for many, many years.”
Members spend a few thousand dollars on gifts for these families, who wouldn’t otherwise be able to enjoy presents during the holiday season. The Department of Human Services, which runs the town’s Holiday Gift Distribution, serves as the middle man between ADK and recipients.
Each of the aforementioned activities takes place every year, as long as teachers are able. However, another event will soon be added to their repertoire.
Ellen Repay, who recently retired from teaching at Ruth Chaffee Elementary School, suggested they make puppets to match the characters on young students’ reading lists. These will be delivered to schools in February.
Erica Drzewiecki can be reached at 860-801-5097 or firstname.lastname@example.org.

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Māori and Indigenous Health
Tēnā koutou katoa. Nau mai, tauti mai!
The purpose of the Māori and Indigenous Health major is to prepare culturally competent graduates who are able to use, apply and integrate Māori, bicultural and indigenous knowledge and practices in their chosen health and social services-related careers.
The holistic Māori view of health and well-being is an important component of the major, which includes knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Te Ao Tangata – Engaging with Māori: understanding, respect, te reo, interpersonal and cross-cultural communication/dialogue, and Māori health-based experiences;
- Te Ao Hauora – Working with health professionals: promoting students' understandings of the multiple disciplines and roles involved in delivering health care to Māori, including clinicians (eg, pharmacists, doctors, physiotherapists and psychologists), the cultural/community/clinical interface, and interprofessional/interdisciplinary collaboration;
- Ngā Rātonga Hauora – Working with health services and health systems: providing students with a thorough grounding in socio-historical health developments and current health system structures, including Māori and iwi community-based health and social services.
Career options for students who major in Māori and Indigenous Health include: research and policy analysis or advice, health promotion and community health liaison roles in non-governmental organisations focused on health and well-being, Māori and iwi health and development organisations, District Health Boards and local government.
Students interested in progressing to postgraduate study will be well prepared as a result as a result of this major, particularly in relation to Māori and Indigenous Studies and/or Health.
School of Health Sciences
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JCSAT-18 is a Ku- and Ka-band HTS mission over APAC that includes far east Russia, as well. Over east Asia, the satellite will offer wide-beam coverage over East Asia to address mobility and broadband demands as well as government and cellular backhaul demands.
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It was starting to feel a bit fall-ish around here, so I thought it would be fun to find some fun, fall projects for my Pin of the Week this week.
(However, Minnesota weather is pretty ridiculous, and it’s supposed to be 92 and HOT today. That’s not very fall-ish if you ask me…)
Anyway, my brain is in fall mode right now. I’m so excited for the leaves to change, for hot apple cider out on my parent’s front porch, for Halloween decorations, crisp nights, making soup. Fall is one of my favorite seasons.
Check out these awesome pins for some fall “pinspiration”:
What a cute idea…but the pin doesn’t link to anything, which is a major bummer. You could easily make a cute decoration like this using patterned paper (adhere it to some chipboard for extra stability), a hole punch (the Crop-a-Dile would be great if you’re using chipboard), embellishments to match, and ribbon.

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A section of Rambler Rowdies cheer Loyola's Men's basketball team as they beat Purdue on December 11, 2005.
Loyola University Chicago Logo
The LUC logo incorporates Loyola's long tradition of academic excellence and its Jesuit identity. It consists of several elements, each referring to a significant event or tradition in Loyola's history or in the history of Jesuit education.
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The Loyola University Chicago seal, approved for use only on diplomas and on certain official, legal applications.
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Sheet music for "Loyola Mass," composed by B.G. Gross.
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All Hail Maroon and Gold
Sheet music for "All Hail Maroon and Gold" by B.G. Gross, written in 1974.
"Loyola Men" Song
Sheet music for "Loyola Men," written by Mary Steffen and Art Wise during the 1930s as a stein, or drinking, song.
"Hail Loyola" & "Fight for Alma Mater"
Sheet music for the songs "Hail Loyola," written by George W. Kowalski and "Fight for Alma Mater," written by Robert Healy,
Loyola Loyalty Song
Sheet music for "Loyola Loyalty Song," music by Louis Dvonch, lyrics by Ferdinance Vlazny, 1945.
March, Loyolans, March Along
Sheet music for "March, Loyolans, March," written by Raymond Bellock, with music by Walter Dellers.
Sheet music for "Loyola Anthem," written by Raymond Bellock, with music by Walter Dellers, 1931.

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When it comes to heater repair in Denver, a properly serviced system means significant savings for the homeowner. When a Denver heating technician inspects your system before the winter sets in, the first thing they will check is the condition of the air filters. These filters are important, because they are responsible for removing contaminants, allergens, and dust particles from the air every time the system is turned on. When the filters are clogged, expect more particles to easily pass through right into the air you breathe inside the home. The Denver heating experts will inspect and replace any filters that are no longer effective.
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Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) are the latest lawmakers calling for a tough crackdown on Wall Street banks engaging in risky, leveraged betting with their own funds, or what’s called “proprietary trading.” Levin and Merkley told reporters today that they’re introducing a new bill, the Protect our Recovery through Oversight of Proprietary (PROP) Trading Act, that would mostly ban taxpayer-insured banks from engaging in proprietary trading, prohibit them from sponsoring hedge funds and private equity funds, and impose new limits on banks’ financial reserves to cushion for losses. The senators said the goal of the legislation, which is co-sponsored by Senators Ted Kaufman (D-Del.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), is to prevent banks insured with taxpayer dollars from imperiling the economy and requiring government bailouts, as they did in 2008 and 2009. “It’s important that we not allow ever again this kind of threat to our financial system,” Levin said, “and in order to do that we would put restrictions on these non-banking institutions that are too big to fail as to what kind of proprietary trading they could engage in.”
In many ways thre bill resembles the White House’s “Volcker Rules,” backed by President Obama and former Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker, which would also ban proprietary trading. But critics of the White House’s plan say it isn’t likely to solve the problem its supporters claim it will. This kind of risky internal trading, they say, is a small portion of banks’ activities, and thus a minor part of the problem. In his statement to reporters, though, Levin countered that banks’ financial reports “tell a very different story.” He pointed to statements and regulatory filings from Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and others showing that these institutions suffered far greater losses from prop trading than they’ve let on, and that several of these banks have previously said half their earnings have come from prop trading.
The Michigan senator said the bill would charge existing securities and financial regulators, like the FDIC and SEC, with implementation of the trading ban and other new restrictions. The regulators would also allow for certain exemptions, Levin added. These include prop trading for hedging and risk management purposes, for low-risk proprietary trading, and for trades that serve clients and not the banks themselves.
Asked why the two senators have decided to roll out a bill so similar to the White House’s plan, which has gained little traction in the ongoing financial reform talks in the Senate, Merkley told reporters, “This is the time to have the debate. The president has put the issue before us. The circumstances on the ground put the issue before us.” The bill adds a new twist to the ongoing talks to craft comprehensive financial-reform legislation in the Senate banking committee, which is expected to release a bill any day now. It’s unclear, though, whether the Senate’s version of financial reform will include a prop trading ban or not.
The new bill was immediately lauded by one pro-reform, consumer advocacy group, Americans for Financial Reform. “AFR strongly supports Senator Merkley and Senator Levin’s bill to rein in the reckless speculation that has put Americans’ hard-earned savings and taxpayer dollars on the line for big Wall Street bets,” said Heather Booth, AFR’s executive director. The bill also has a raft of support outside Congress: Economists Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Reich, and Rob Johnson, and organizations like the Community Bankers of American and the AFL-CIO have all pledged their backing.


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THE HAGUE, April 23 (Reuters) - The Dutch government will resign on Monday in a crisis over budget cuts, two broadcasters reported, spelling the end of a coalition which has strongly backed a European Union fiscal treaty and lectured Greece on getting its finances in order.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte will offer the resignation of his cabinet, which relies on the populist Freedom Party to get legislation through parliament, when he sees Queen Beatrix at about 1200 GMT, broadcasters RTL and NOS reported.
Ministers declined to comment when they left a cabinet meeting. However, political turmoil in what is traditionally one of the euro zone's most stable and prosperous members jolted financial markets, already worried about the likelihood of a Socialist victory in French presidential elections.
The row erupted at the weekend when the anti-EU Freedom Party refused to agree with the centre-right coalition on how to cut 14 to 16 billion euros from the budget and get the Dutch deficit down to the EU target next year.
"I assume it is inevitable," deputy foreign minister Ben Knapen told Dutch news programme RTL Z.
"It is important that everyone who bears responsibility stays calms and makes sure we get an orderly budget. We do have big problems," Knapen said before he entered a cabinet meeting.
New elections could be announced as early as Monday, and would most likely be held in September or October, analysts said.
Rutte and Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager - who flew back from IMF talks in Washington when the crisis broke - have been among the euro zone's harshest critics of "budget sinners" such as Greece and Portugal.
The failure of Rutte, whose coalition has been in power since October 2010, to win agreement on cutting the deficit next year to the EU's ceiling of three percent of total economic output drew withering comment in Brussels.
"First you have a big mouth towards budget offenders and then you yourself can't deliver, and instead have to have new elections only one-and-a-half years after the new government took office," said one Brussels-based diplomat.
The Netherlands has been close to Germany in calling for tough austerity measures across the euro zone, and in supporting the EU's fiscal pact which must win parliamentary ratification by the end of the year in the countries whose governments signed up to the treaty.
In line with other euro zone countries, the Netherlands must tell the European Commission by April 30 how it will cut its budget deficit. With elections unlikely until after the summer, Rutte may try to cobble together an agreement with opposition parties so he can stay on at the head of a caretaker administration and meet the deadline at the end of this month.
Investors sold Dutch and peripheral euro zone bonds on Monday, driving yields on debt issues by struggling Spain above 6 percent.
The Dutch crisis flared at a time of wobbling support for the EU fiscal pact.
The Socialist frontrunner to win the French presidential election runoff next month, Francois Hollande, has promised to renegotiate the compact. This has alarmed financial markets, which fear he could throw the EU's commitment to fiscal discipline into question, although his aides insist he will not try to pick the treaty apart.
France has already lost its triple-A credit rating and the Netherlands may follow suit if it fails to make the budget cuts.
"Our competitiveness, credibility and triple-A status are at risk because Wilders has walked away. That is very costly. The interest rate on our state bonds can run up," former Dutch minister and current European Commissioner Neelie Kroes was quoted as saying in Dutch daily De Telegraaf.
The cost of insuring Dutch debt against default rose to its highest since January as the country slipped into crisis. Dutch five-year credit default swaps rose 9 basis points to 128 bps after the failure to agree on the budget with Wilders, whose party is outside the coalition.
"This represents a potential sizeable stumbling block to the already challenged fiscal compact," Rabobank said in a research note. "A failure on the part of a core country (and one we judge as 'true core' at that) to adhere to compact's deficit limits will represent a powerful debasement of the treaty."
The crisis would make it harder for Germany and other core members to sell the idea to voters that "bailouts are not a free lunch - they come with a policy straitjacket", it added.


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Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 recently hit the shelves, and with it comes an exciting new range of challenges for players to tackle. One such challenge has sparked quite a bit of debate among players and critics alike – the tapping sounds from the engine bay.
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So, what’s causing these annoying engine noises? Well, the simple answer is that the lifters are likely to be faulty. Lifters, or hydraulic lifters, are a crucial part of the engine’s valve system. They help to transfer the motion of the camshaft to the engine’s valves, which in turn determines how much fuel and air enters the combustion chamber.
When the lifters are faulty, they produce a distinct tapping noise that can be heard coming from the engine bay. This noise is most commonly heard when the engine is idle, and it can be quite jarring and annoying.
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Badger cull figures 'counted unfairly'
Defra accused of downplaying results of scheme so it can bring in longer killing periods in the future
The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, has been accused of using "underhand" tactics to push through his badger culling policy, after it was revealed in Parliament that nearly half the evidence gathered from pilot schemes will be ignored.
Trials in Somerset and Gloucestershire were set up to test whether the cull was safe, effective and human, and were intended to last six weeks. The Gloucestershire trial was extended to 11 weeks and the Somerset pilot to nine weeks after marksmen killed far fewer badgers than expected.
Farming minister George Eustice admitted last week in response to a question from Green MP Caroline Lucas that the Independent Expert Panel set up to assess the cull would only study the original six-week period. A government spokesman said the decision had the full support of the panel. But sources close to the panel suggest there were concerns about limiting its scope of inquiry.
One source said the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was being "incredibly disingenuous" by claiming the panel was consulted about whether it wanted to consider the extensions, arguing that "of course" it would be better to look at the entire period. A second source also disputed the idea that the issue had been thoroughly discussed and agreed by the panel.
Other experts said that analysing barely half of the trials could provide misleading conclusions. The results of a cull can vary over time, depending on the weather, the number of hours of darkness and the extent to which badgers from other areas colonise gaps left by the killings.
Professor Rosie Woodroffe, a biologist and member of a team that conducted an earlier decade-long trial of badger culling, said: "Why wouldn't you want to look at the whole period? It seems to be a no-brainer to me."
Professor Sir Patrick Bateson, of Cambridge University and the Zoological Society of London, added: "Why don't they use the whole data set? It's almost as if they have something to hide."
Caroline Lucas argued that Defra was manipulating the studies. She said: "Curtailing independent scrutiny of the cull is an underhand move to push for longer culls. If the panel concludes that culling was not effective, Defra can argue that longer culls are necessary in the future." Many scientists oppose longer culls, which they argue give badgers more time to flee, so spreading the bovine tuberculosis the cull is intended to tackle to new areas.
A Defra spokesman insisted the decision to examine only the first six weeks would have no bearing on whether the cull was extended to new areas, and under what terms. However, he conceded that extending the cull length beyond six weeks was one option if the programme was extended to new areas.
The panel is expected to present its findings to Mr Paterson in the next few weeks. His original plan was to carry out 40 culls across the UK in the next four years, although that may change or be cancelled as a result of the panel report. Even after the extensions, neither cull met its target of killing 70 per cent of local badgers.
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Last week was wild in D.C.
Three separate hot button issues erupted into what are being termed by many as scandals. It made me miss being there to watch the crazy first-hand.
Benghazi attack, political aftermath: Let's start with the tragedy at the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya. In that attack last September, Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
Questions about the circumstances surrounding the attack and how the Obama Administration dealt with it bubbled back up last week. This latest round of inquiry focuses on the talking points -- the list of officially approved statements -- used by the White House and other federal agency officials in public discussions of the attack.
Who said what? Why did they say that? And just who wrote and approved the talking points?
IRS added attention to the Tea Party: Then the Internal Revenue Service admitted that some of its workers used improper screening methods to examine groups' applications for tax-exempt status.
Did that system deny groups the desirable 501(c)(4) designation, which allows them to escape paying taxes and keep their donors' names secret? Was information gathered inappropriately shared with other federal agencies?
IRS use of specific search terms such as Tea Party and patriot has, so far, caused two high-level IRS employees to look for new jobs and prompted at least three Congressional hearings, the first of which by the House Ways and Means Committee was held Friday, May 17.
Justice and the media: Finally, the Department of Justice is dealing with reaction to the revelation that it seized Associated Press phone records as part of an investigation into potential national-security leaks connected to CIA counter-terrorism operations.
Was it really a war on journalists? Or did the DoJ correctly walk a thin line to obtain material it argues was critical to a serious national security breach?
Who's having the toughest time? This trouble trifecta naturally prompts comparisons to similar prior situations in the nation's capital, as well as raises questions about which matter is causing the most problems for its participants.
The White House is juggling questions and accusations about all three scandals. That, say some, is making for the worst week ever for the Obama Administration.
Others argue that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, whom many are calling on (yet again) to resign, is having the worst week.
Personally, I think Steven Miller, the former Acting IRS Commissioner, deserves our collective sympathy.
There's no question that the IRS royally screwed up in how it approached the processing of the tax-exempt applications. But Miller lost his job because of it and had to deal with pontificating politicians on Friday during the Ways and Means Committee hearing into the matter.
So who do you think had the worst go of it last week?
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President Donald Trump may have disclosed highly sensitive information on the most secretive part of the US’s nuclear arsenal to the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, in a phone call last month.
“We have a lot of firepower over there,” Trump said of the Korean Peninsula, according to a transcript of the call obtained by the New York Times and verified by White House officials.
“We have two submarines — the best in the world,” Trump said, according to The Times. “We have two nuclear submarines, not that we want to use them at all.”
The incident appears to mirror previous reports that Trump divulged a highly classified sort of intelligence to Russian officials, but it’s not as clear.
While the locations of the US’s nuclear-armed submarines have to remain a secret to even the highest commanders in the US military, the US also has nuclear-powered submarines. It’s unclear which type of “nuclear submarine” Trump was referring to.
Business Insider previously reported that the nuclear-powered USS Michigan submarine would head to North Korea’s coast, joining the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group. The Michigan has Tomahawk missiles — the same type used in the April 7 strike on a Syrian air base. It also carries special forces, and South Korean media has reported that Navy SEALs are in the region and may be training to take out North Korea’s leadership.
However, at any time, the US has four or five nuclear-armed submarines on “hard alert, in their patrol areas, awaiting orders for launch,” Stephen Schwartz, the author of “Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of US Nuclear Weapons Since 1940,” told Business Insider.
The submarines make up the most secretive part of the US’s nuclear deterrent. Essentially, even if an attacker could somehow neutralize all the US’s nuclear weapons on land, they’d be unable to find the submarines. As a matter of national security, only the captains and crew of the submarines know for sure where they’re located.
“In fact, we don’t even know where they are — they run silent,” Schwartz said.


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Here let me conceptualise the truth to you by mentioning a few names that have been banned from Twitter and other social media outlets.
For example, Alex Jones, Milos Yiannopoulos, Azealia Banks, Meghan Murphy, Paul Nehlen, George Zimmerman, Robert Stacy McCain, Daniel Sieradski, Anthony Cumia, Roger Stone, Katie Hopkins etc., have all been banned permanently from using Social Media accounts, such as Twitter, Facebook or YouTube.
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If you think stress is a big factor in your life and you want to try and reduce as much of it as you can, then you’ve come to the right place. The thing about stress is that you have to learn how to manage it in various ways, go through the tips in this article and find what can work for you in reducing stress.
One thing that you can do at work or school to relieve your stress is smile whenever you get the chance. When you smile, you automatically alter your mood from the inside out and make people around you happier. This will create a pleasant aura and help to reduce your stress level.
Is your stress level high? Go for a scenic ride! This will help keep your stress level down. Going for a scenic ride is a great way to unwind and to just enjoy nature. Feel the breeze on your face, enjoy the sunshine and see the clear blue sky. See the world while also keeping your stress levels down!
Next time you are feeling stressed, do something that makes you smile. Just the act of smiling has been scientifically shown to reduce stress levels. The nerves you use when smiling trigger the center in your brain that controls emotions. This essentially begin relaxing you immediately. So next time you feel stressed, step back and grin!
A great tip that can help you keep your stress levels down is to take a little time out and appreciate your surroundings. Look out the window and try to notice things you’ve never noticed before. Spacing out like this can help you keep your stress levels down.
Take some time for yourself. Always set aside a little time each day to devote to yourself. Whether it’s a little time in the morning before anyone else is awake or in the evening when dinner is over – try to relax. Some people find that meditation helps them, some like relaxing in a warm bath, whereas others like to destress themselves by going for a walk or a run.
One way that you can attempt to manage your stress is to make a list of everything in your life that causes you anxiety or stress. This is important because after making this list, you will be able to tackle each item one by one and work to completely eliminate all the stress in your life.
A lot of the stress that you have as the day wears on is due to your appearance. Make sure that you look as good as you can during the day, even if this means waking up early to spend more time getting ready. Maximize your appearance to minimize your anxiety.
If you are unable to convince yourself that stress is bad just because of your heart than you should remember that it also causes you to gain weight. When you are feeling more stressed your body attempts to hold on to the energy that it has, causing you to gain and retain weight.
Games, electronics and other hobbies are meant to allow us to feel relaxed and enjoy ourselves. If an activity becomes frustrating or stressful, by all means take a break from it! Keep in mind that the purpose of these things is to relax you. It’s not to replace your stress with more stress.
If you feel stressed and irritable in the morning, try waking up 15 minutes earlier. It may seem counter intuitive to deprive yourself of sleep, but this will allow you to have a nice breakfast and to feel less rushed as you head out the door. Getting up earlier may also help you avoid stress inducing traffic.
If you suffer from chronic stress, one solution might be to look at reducing your caffeine intake. While caffeine can help with productivity, it can also make people jittery and irritable and cause sleep disorders. If you have a lot of caffeine throughout the day, try gradually reducing it to just one or two cups in the morning.
Be wary of prescription drugs. While various prescription drugs like Valium, Xanax, and Ativan are often prescribed to treat the symptoms of anxiety, these drugs might actually have a counterproductive effect on our reaction to stress. Just as is the case with common drugs like alcohol and tobacco, prescription drugs can actually make us more sensitive to stressful events.
If you have constant worries, take a self defense class in your area. In addition to helping you learn to defend yourself, it will also increase your confidence, which will make you feel more comfortable in your own skin.
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How do People Make Cash from Betting?
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Brie Watson, an improv comedy performer, promises lots of laughs at her show Improv Night in Niagara.
The Welland native is putting on the show with her long-time friend Dina Senior. The pair has been doing improv acting for nearly 20 years, ever since they were picked to be part of a team that competed in the area when they were in grade school.
Although they went their separate ways and pursued other careers, Watson said they stayed in touch over the years and always spoke of doing a show together. And now they are.
She noted places like Yuk Yuks and Oh Canada Eh!, both of which draw crowds, which signals to her that Niagara likes to laugh.
“There’s comedy in Niagara,” she said, “but there’s not a lot of improve comedy.”
The show, which has already had one showing in Niagara Falls last month, features three troupes. Watson said one troupe, led by Senior and full of Niagara artists, features Whose Line Is It Anyway?, game-style improvisation with audience interaction. The second troupe are special guests Christopher Hedrick and Allan Turner for Kev and Cal: Boy Adventurers; Watson said this features longer scenes that flow together.
She said the third troupe is led by herself and features the talents of Toronto performers she’s met from living there. It’s called What If? Improvising Your Alternate Universe. She said they have an audience member share a moment in his or her life that brought on a “what if?” thought over and then after listening to how things actually went, the troupe improvises the what-if scenario.
The first show in Niagara Falls went smoothly apart from a few technical difficulties that they intend to have worked out at this new location. She said they switched from the location in Niagara Falls to one in St. Catharines because the Niagara Falls location became a different business entirely.
The next show is this Sunday in St. Catharines at The Warehouse on Geneva Street and an additional show is happening August 20; doors at 7:15 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. for both nights. She said tickets are available online http://ticketf.ly/2r7C2aJ or they are available at the door for $10.


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In this stirring new novel, acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels delves into the remarkable ways in which moments of crises can lead to our greatest acts of courage . . .
When Carol Ann "CJ" Jansen lost her beloved older brother, Kick, in a boating accident, she came adrift. Kick had taken on the role of caring for his little sister after their parents were killed in a car crash.

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What it means to focus on strengths is to know what you are good at, what you do that adds value, how you make a difference. It also means you know what you don’t do so well, what bores you, what wears you down – and you find other people that thrive on those things who you can partner with. We live in an increasingly open and collaborative world where that sort of thing is easier, maybe even increasingly expected. Somewhere between the stuff that comes naturally and the stuff that makes you miserable is some stuff representing areas where you can grow and stretch. Those are delicious places to spend time in, too.
Focusing on strengths helps you discover yourself. Knowing yourself – who you are, what you bring, and what you want to create in the world – these are key to being a great leader. While I like things to be easy and fun, I’ve found that I get the best sense of my strengths and who I am as a result of going through challenging experiences. Do you sense a story coming on? Yep, here we go…
At some point in my life I began to sense that some day I was going to write a book. I could feel the possibility of it, especially when I was furiously scribbling notes in my journal, with my pen barely keeping up with the ideas forming in my mind. Eventually, I did write a book: Mostly My Heart Sings, a book of poetry of comfort and hope published in 2012. I never would have imagined I would write a book of poetry. Of course, I never could have imagined that I would be diagnosed with breast cancer either. The experience of it created a storm, tossed me around, shook me up, threatened to change me.
It was my strengths that allowed the storm to pass and take me to a place of calm. It was my strengths that led me to wisdom and wholeness. With Strategic as my top strength, I naturally create alternative ways to proceed, and part of that involves using the right combination of words to convey my ideas or feelings. Poetry was my way through cancer. Writing about my feelings enabled me to process them and then decide what I wanted to do with them. There was something powerful about expression and the creative flow of my heartspeak onto paper.
A constant theme in my writing was moving from a place of darkness to a place of light. I suspect that must be the Maximizer in me – it was that part of me that insists on making the best of a situation. Maximizer kept me leaning into my natural ability to write as a way to heal. There’s an element of Responsibility in that, too. I wanted to be in place of integrity on this journey, and early on I made a commitment to fully experience my emotions. I have a long history of ignoring the ‘bad’ ones. I saw an opportunity to more deeply understand myself. Writing provided a safe place to explore the dark places, my deepest fears, sorrow, and sadness. I was truly surprised at how capturing my feelings on paper helped me move through my experience. I think it was because there is such an element of sharing in writing, which appeals to my Relator strength.
Paying attention to how I naturally responded to this challenging situation helped me be a better leader. Now I lead from a position of strength and abundance, not from a position of weakness or deficit. With my newfound self understanding – and a little self-love and grace – I’ve become more vulnerable, authentic, courageous, clear, and passionate. To me, that’s at the core of being an inspiring leader.
Understanding my strengths was such a gift, and my friendship with Maureen has blossomed. She even donated some of her awesome photography for my book (see it at montephotography). Partnerships built on identifying and valuing each other’s strengths and experiences are the most rewarding and long lasting.
I found my heart mostly singing by letting my strengths lead the way. Won’t you try it?
If you are interested in learning more about my journey, come on over to my Mostly My Heart Sings blog. For more about my ideas about leadership, visit my Leading With Intention blog. I also sit in gratitude over at This Abundantly Delicious Life.
Editor’s Note: Vicki Flaherty is a leadership expert and a dear friend. Her story is an inspiration for me. I encourage you to experience her greatness by following her blogs and connecting with her on LinkedIn. Please feel free to engage with her via the comments section! Maureen


Anyone who has been around the NEPA literary scene for a while knows who Jennifer Diskin was. For a number of years, she participated in local writing workshops and hosted poetry readings or shared her own work. I first met her when I was in high school and attended a workshop by the Mulberry Poets and Writers Association at the Scranton Public Library. Like most teenangers, I was in the nascent stages of writing, but Jennifer’s comments were supportive and encouraging, pointed without being harsh enough to ruin a teenanger’s fragile ego.
In Dec. 2011, Jennifer passed away at the age of 38 from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. During the last few months of her life, I had the pleasure of reading with her twice, once at Prose in Pubs at Jack’s Draft House in Scranton, and a second time at Wilkes University for an M.F.A. alumni reading. Despite her frail condition and the fact she was bound to a wheelchair, Jennifer still got on stage and read her poems.
To honor her memory, Wilkes University, specifically the Graduate Creative Writing Program, started a scholarship in her name. There will be a fundraiser this Sunday, Nov. 10 at Sidel’s Restaurant, located at 1202 N. Main St. in Scranton. The event will be held from 6-10, and if you knew Jennifer or just want to support this scholarship, please consider attending.
Here is a link to a story The Abington Journal just pubished about the event.


Can't install NFORCE driver
Hello people I am fairly new to Linux and totally new to Ubuntu, so please have patience.
I have a fresh Ubuntu 5.10 (for AMD64) install and it didn't recognize the built-in network card. My system is a shuttle PC model SN85G4v3 with NVIDIA nForce™3 250 Northbridge (http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Ba...N85G4%20V3.asp).
I tried installing the drivers available from the NVIDIA site. I downloaded the NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0306-pkg1.run file and ran it as root. After the license screen, it says:
No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
I clicked OK and proceeded. The next screen tells me that "gcc-version-check failed", it seems the kernel was compiled with 3.4 and my current compiler is gcc 4.0. I am not sure how to revert to 3.4 nor if this is necessary, so I just ignored the warning and proceeded.
The installer then builds the module name "nvnet.ko" (and I checked that it exists in the filesystem), but after building it show a screen saying:
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvnet.ko'. This is most likely because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
Well, I am stuck at this point, because none of the packages available on Synaptic seem to be kernel sources (I did find kernel headers but I suppose this is not the same thing).
I believe it should be important to note that my kernel is 2.6.12-9-amd64-generic.
I appreciate any help solving this.


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James Forrest has finished combining winter barley at Mowness Hall, Little Stonham, Suffolk, and is now into oilseed rape.
The Sequel winter barley, grown on light land, averaged 7.5t/ha (3t/acre), while the Cassia on heavy ground yielded 9t/ha (3.6t/acre) – both about average for the farm.
“Considering how dry it’s been we were really very pleased with that.”
A field of DO6 oilseed rape produced a pleasing 4.5t/ha (1.8t/acre), but Astrid, which Mr Forrest hoped to get into today (29 July) looked as if it had suffered in the dry weather.
“We had 13.5mm of rain in April, 15mm in May, and 28mm at the end of June, which was too late to do much good.
“But we’ve been combining three days this week, and have been rained off each time.”
In recent years Mr Forrest had invested heavily in improving soil structure on the heavy ground.
“Hopefully the work we’ve done on reducing compaction will pay off in our wheat, where the roots have been able to get down to the moisture.”
Crop: Winter barley
Area: 43ha (106 acres)
Yield: 7.5t/ha (3t/acre)
Area: 16ha (40 acres)
Yield: 9t/ha (3.6t/acre)
Crop: Oilseed rape
Yield: 4.5t/ha (1.8t/acre)

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|By Business Wire||
|January 22, 2013 09:00 PM EST||
At the NRF 102nd Annual Convention & EXPO, Avery Dennison today announced an expansion of its nine-year RFID supply partnership with Marks & Spencer PLC (M&S), a leading U.K.-based apparel and food retailer. In order to provide an exceptional customer experience by ensuring that the correct product mix is available in-store and online, M&S has expanded its use of Avery Dennison’s RFID technology to all clothing and home wares in its stores. This roll out will take place throughout all departments in the course of 2013 and will be complete by Spring 2014.
- RFID partners since 2003, Marks & Spencer and Avery Dennison have worked together for 9 years to create specific RFID tags that are fully integrated into a complete range of labels and tickets.
- Prior to implementing RFID, M&S relied on optical scanners to track inventory – using barcodes to scan a maximum of 400-600 items per hour. RFID allows merchandise to be accurately scanned at up to 15,000 items per hour.
- Avery Dennison has supplied almost one billion RFID tags to M&S with no data loss or duplication. The tags can be read when an RFID scanner is up to a meter away, making the inventory tracking process faster and more efficient.
- RFID technology from Avery Dennison allows M&S to replenish stock from the distribution center more quickly and accurately, making more garment sizes available to more customers.
- In the future M&S plans to expand the use of RFID scanning throughout the supply chain to increase accuracy and speed of distribution.
Kim Phillips, head of packaging, Marks & Spencer
“Having accurate stock information is a driver for our whole business, especially when it comes to multi-channel. The RFID partnership with Avery Dennison is allowing us to replenish stock from the distribution center more accurately, making more garment sizes available to more customers and continuing to prove its value over and over again.”
Shawn Neville, president, retail branding and information
solutions, Avery Dennison
"We are pleased to have partnered with M&S over the last 9 years as an industry leader in the activation of RFID by proving out their business case and delivering on the operational efficiencies promised by the technology. As one of the UK’s biggest retailers, M&S is focused on providing exceptional customer experience and RFID enables that experience by ensuring inventory accuracy from the distribution center to the store floor, providing shoppers with consistent and accurate product availability in-store and online.”
About Avery Dennison RBIS
Avery Dennison RBIS, a global leader in apparel and footwear industry solutions, is a $1.5 billion division of Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY). Avery Dennison RBIS provides intelligent, creative and sustainable solutions to elevate brands and accelerate performance from design to retail store floor. The company’s industry leading, end-to-end solutions include innovative heat transfer technology, RFID and price management supply chain solutions and sustainable packaging services. Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, Avery Dennison RBIS employs 20,000 in 50 countries. For more information, visit www.rbis.averydennison.com.
Avery Dennison helps make brands more inspiring and the world more intelligent. The company is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and materials and retail branding and information solutions. A Fortune 500 company with sales of $6 billion from continuing operations in 2011, Avery Dennison is based in Pasadena, California with employees in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.averydennison.com.
About Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer is of the UK’s leading retailers, with over 21 million people visiting its stores each week. Offering stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, and outstanding quality foods, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally, M&S has over 700 UK stores in the UK.
Five years ago development was seen as a dead-end career, now it’s anything but – with an explosion in mobile and IoT initiatives increasing the demand for skilled engineers. But apart from having a ready supply of great coders, what constitutes true ‘DevOps Royalty’? It’ll be the ability to craft resilient architectures, supportability, security everywhere across the software lifecycle. In his keynote at @DevOpsSummit at 20th Cloud Expo, Jeffrey Scheaffer, GM and SVP, Continuous Delivery Busine...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that SoftLayer, an IBM Company, has been named “Gold Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York, New York. SoftLayer, an IBM Company, provides cloud infrastructure as a service from a growing number of data centers and network points of presence around the world. SoftLayer’s customers range from Web startups to global enterprises.
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The 20th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. Cloud Expo, to be held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, brings together Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps, Containers, Microservices and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportunity. Submit your speaking proposal ...
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Most technology leaders, contemporary and from the hardware era, are reshaping their businesses to do software in the hope of capturing value in IoT. Although IoT is relatively new in the market, it has already gone through many promotional terms such as IoE, IoX, SDX, Edge/Fog, Mist Compute, etc. Ultimately, irrespective of the name, it is about deriving value from independent software assets participating in an ecosystem as one comprehensive solution.
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Former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah has made a shocking revelation: “When the scandal broke over the $1.6 million BMW armoured cars bought for me by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in 2013, Jonathan invited me to explain myself.”
“At the meeting were Alison-Madueke, President Goodluck Jonathan, and Anyim Pius Anyim, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The president seemed satisfied with my explanation that there was nothing untoward in the deal.”
“Alison-Madueke also appeared sympathetic and even promised to speak to her friends in the national assembly and the media “to back down” on the issue. I thought she had my back. I did not know at the time that she was actually fuelling it and orchestrating all the media attacks.”
“I knew all along that Diezani could not deal with having another female around who had the kind of access I had to the president. But she went too far. She thought I was the one who leaked the issue of private Jet that put her into trouble with the House of Representatives (Diezani was accused of spending N10 billion on chartered jets). For her it was payback time.”
“Twice, I offered to resign before my sack but Jonathan asked me not to yet the issue did not go away. Diezani was paying people to keep the story alive. At the same time, she was whispering in [the president’s] ears that he had to take action.”
“Alison-Madueke asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest me but the plan was countered by other members of the cabinet. A presidential committee headed by Sambo Dasuki, then national security adviser, eventually indicted me. When the president told me that I had to go, I asked: “Did Diezani ask you to sack me?” President Jonathan answered no.”
Stella Oduah’s claim is contained in a book, ‘On a Platter of Gold: How Jonathan Won and Lost Nigeria’, authored by Bolaji Abdullahi, a former minister of sport and youth development in the Jonathan Presidency. The book will go on sale after its public presentation on November 30.


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Potassium linolenate, CAS 38660-45-6
Brownish solid or paste
Product ID: LINOLEN14
Solubility: water soluble
Flash point: 270-280C
Potassium soaps of C18 fatty acids such as stearate, oleate, linoleate, and linolenate are common anionic surfactants that are widely used as barrier-modifying agents, antimicrobes, detergents, and emulsifiers. Linolenic acid, the linolenate precursor, is found in walnuts, flaxseed, linseed, canola, safflower, perilla, and soy oils. It is a polyunsaturated, omega-3 (C18:3) fatty acid with three double bonds and a kinky chemical structure. The kinky structure is preserved in potassium linolenate. Hence, the three double bonds in potassium linolenate introduce chain kinks that influence the unique structure and physical properties of potassium linolenate. Other scientific studies established that the increased activity of potassium soaps increases with the degree of unsaturation in the fatty acid chain. For instance, in a series of C18 fatty acid soaps, the activity increases in the order: K-stearate (C18:0) < K-oleate (C18:1) < K-linoleate (C18:2) < K-linolenate (C18:3). In fact, potassium linolenate exhibits a happy combination of 18 carbon atoms, kinky chain structure, high iodine value, the capacity to form emulsions, and free water solubility.
As the fatty acid chain increases beyond C18, the antibacterial activity of potassium soaps is further influenced by the length of the carbon chain and the presence, number, position, and orientation of double bonds. Among the longer fatty acid chain soaps, the polyunsaturated fatty acid soaps such as the linolenate (C18:3), eicosapentaenoate (C20:5) and docosahexaenoate (C22:6) have been reported to show elevated potency. Since linolenate is more affordable than the other two, it is therefore a realistic candidate for new antimicrobial formulas.
Other exemplary uses of potassium linolenate include cleanser, disinfecting agents, minerals flotation agent, etc. Worth noting is the preferred use of potassium linolenate as an oil industry drying agent due to the ready oxidizability of the linolenate moiety.

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