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January 21, 2014 in Books (F)
[prMac.com] Ulm, Germany - Niki&Jazmin proudly announces that their new interactive storybook - Lili 1.0 - has just been released for iPad. This is the 3rd interactive storybook and the 6th kids application released by Niki&Jazmin. Lili is an interactive storybook, one of the stories of Niki and Jazmin. The story is about a nice summer memory when Niki and Jazmin spent a day with Lili. Monika is one of Mommy's childhood friend, with whom they meet unfortunately only during summer times, but in spite of the rare meetings they keep in touch. Monika's daughter, Lili is the same age as Niki and Jazmin, and it's always a great pleasure for the little girls to play together. This is a story about a beautiful summer day when the girls and the moms finally met again after a long time.
The story starts with the preparation for the visit - buying a gift for Lili in a lively toy store. When the big day finally arrives the girls are very excited, though a bit shy when they finally meet with each other. This however disappears very quickly and they have a lot fun together during a lovely summer day!
While listening to the story it's possible to make a lot of interaction with the characters - discover the toys in the toy store, play a catch with the girls, play with the toys in Lili's room, help the girls to set the plates and mugs... and a lot more.
In addition to the story there is a game also. There are 8 scenes selected from the story where one can find 3, 5 or 8 differences in these 8 picture pairs. There are 3 different difficulty levels, it's possible to select a suitable difficulty level. Be prepared - finding all the 8 differences on each picture is not so easy!
All Specifics features at a glance for the story:
* Background music on/off
* Narration on/off
* Automatic animation of the characters at each screen change
* Interaction with lots of characters
All Specifics features at a glance for the game:
* 8 different picture pairs
* 3 different difficulty levels
* follow up on the menu for the completed levels
* lovely animation upon completing a level
Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad.
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
Pricing and Availability:
Lili 1.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category. Review copies are available upon request. If you would like to know more, please visit Niki&Jazmin online.
Niki&Jazmin are two little twin girls. They have inspired their mother to write children's book based on the events happened to the girls. Currently there are 5 published books of Niki&Jazmin which are available in print, Kindle and iBook format. So far 3 of these stories came to life as interactive storybooks for iPad and additional 3 iPad games based on the characters from Niki&Jazmin's stories. Niki and Jazmin's stories are available in English, Finnish, Hungarian and Italian. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 Timea Fulop. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Posted on 03rd April 2019 | GeneralNews
Throughout the year, members of the St. Mary's Student Council have been actively involved in inviting and representing the views and ideas of the wider student body to the Principal and Senior Leadership Team. Various matters of pupil interest were discussed through regular Year Group Council meetings, Student Council meetings and meetings with Ms Gillespie and Mr Quinn. The issues raised by pupils were discussed at Senior Leadership meetings and feedback was provided to the Student Council.
Among the range of topics discussed by the Student Council this year were:
- · Listening to Music in the Year 13 and Year 14 Study Centres
- · Energy Drinks in School
- · The Effectiveness of Approaches to Pupil Reward and Recognition
- · The Pastoral House System
- · Sixth Form Reward Scheme
As a school community, we extend our sincere thanks to the Student Leadership Team, members of the Student Council and the Class Representatives who made up each Year Group Council for their commitment to further developing the pupil voice in St. Mary's this year.

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The price was indeed going higher till the very end of October. First days of November brought us a correction, which managed to create the head and shoulders pattern. Interestingly, yesterday we got a breakout of the neckline (lower red), which in theory gave us a sell signal. Just in theory though, as in practise, it looks more like a false breakout pattern, especially that the DXY bounced from the mid-term up trendline (black). Thanks to this, instead of the H&S pattern, we received the wedge (red lines), which is promoting a further rise. The proper buy signal will be triggered, when the price will break the upper line of the wedge, which can happen really, really soon.


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In celebration of Women's History Month, we here at The Daily Fandom decided to look at some awesome female main characters in pop culture. While this list presents the characters in a countdown, there is no particular order as it is all subjective. And my personal preference in fiction tends to have female protagonists anyway, so as a result, this list doesn't even begin to cover everyone I wanted to talk about.
Certain characters were omitted from this list on the basis that it was too predictable. Wonder Woman, for instance, a character whose comics I have been reading since I was a little kid, did not make the list. She's the one that everyone would think of for a list like this, so I felt it necessary to omit her. There are some characters in this list that come from an ensemble cast of characters but have enough story focus to be considered a main character in my opinion.
So, without further ado, let's look at the 10 female main characters that rule!
1. Dexedrine Callisto Parios — Stumptown
Coming from the pages of Greg Rucka's Stumptown, we have Dex. When I talked to Rucka about his experience writing this series, he brought up what Dex is supposed to represent. Rucka did his dissertation paper on the evolution of the PI genre and considering his first published work was in that genre, it's no surprise that he knows it backward and forward. He mentioned that every decade has the PI that represents it. That all the PI characters are influenced by the timeframe of which they were written. Dex is that for the late 2000s.
Dex is a military veteran who lives in Portland, Oregon with her disabled brother. Matching in with every PI in existence, she is a bit down on her luck. She struggles to make ends meet, has a gambling addiction, and has a horrible love life. But no matter how dark and dreary things get, she will get back up with her ever snappy sense of humor. Her adventures are both topical and fun, blending a nice balance of tones. And much like the reason she was created for, she feels like a real woman taking things day by day in the modern world.
2. Lara Croft — Tomb Raider
So with a franchise that turned 25 years old this year, we have one of the more obvious choices on this list, Lara. While her history in the representation of women has been dicey in the past, there is no denying her impact. Seemingly overnight, an industry icon was born and used to sell anything from video games to even cars. Lara will go down in history as one of those characters that just hit at the right moment and became a megastar like Bugs Bunny, Darth Vader, and many more.
What makes her interesting, despite the many reboots that changed her history and personality a bit, is that she just isn't female Indiana Jones. Lara is the kind of character that is ultimately out for herself. She's an adrenaline junkie who gets her kicks from delving into ancient history and fighting god-like beings that she has uncovered. She's reckless and that causes lots of problems. The most recent game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, has this as the main theme of the plot. For her, it's less about something belonging in a museum and more about what kind of fun she will have.
3. Elektra Natchios — Marvel Comics
Introduced in the pages of Frank Miller's Daredevil run, Elektra stands as two archetypes blended together to create an interesting character. Much like the majority of Miller's work, his Daredevil is very influenced by the noir genre. When he looked at the character, he decided that Matt needed a romantic interest that could match him in every way. A femme fatal, who could be both Matt's lover and villain. As a result, she became one of the most popular characters in his run. This caused an uproar when she was murdered by Bullseye, causing editorial to force Miller to resurrect her.
As mentioned, Elektra is the femme fatal. She is the forbidden fruit for Matt. To him, she is representative of nothing but sex and violence, and if their romance lasted longer it did, they would most likely end up dead. They are each toxic for the other one, that's the point. But because she is the deadly assassin archetype wrapped up in the femme fatal, she adds a new layer to her character. She can't die, she will always be back, forever haunting Matt. Whose side she is on is never clear, she only cares about herself. She can be both a villain and a hero, just like Frank Miller intended.
4. Forever Carlyle — Lazarus
Here is another Greg Rucka invention, coming from the pages of Lazarus, Forever. The world of Lazarus is harsh. It's a realistic dystopic future where the world has been divided among economic lines and the richest families rule. Each family made an agreement to keep the power balance by each having a genetically engineered super soldier. They are only allowed one, and for the Carlyle family, which rules over a majority of the western half of the United States and Canada, Forever is the one.
More than that, she is the original Lazarus. The Carlyle family has pumped her full of drugs that enhance her strength, agility, and intelligence. They have gifted her the ability to be practically immortal and brainwashed her to be fiercely loyal, to believe in them and the saying "Family above all." However, she begins to see the light as it were, realizing that her family isn't what they say they are. She wakes up to a world that is decaying. It is now her story to write, no longer the puppet she once was. It's her decision to figure out who she is and what she was going to do.
5. Aloy — Horizon: Zero Dawn
Not only is Horizon: Zero Dawn one of the best games made in the past few years, it stars one of the best gaming protagonists of all time. Aloy was born into post-apocalyptic earth in which animalistic robots roam freely, and humans live as disjointed tribes. The technological level is all over the place because the rules of the old world have been lost. But there is something far worse than the future she was born into, she was born without a mother. Under the rules of her tribe, she must be exiled because she comes from what they view as a god and therefore is a liability to their faith.
Not letting that get her down, she trains for years to take part in The Proving and earn her place in the tribe. Soon, she finds out that she is intrinsically connected to what happened to the world before the apocalypse and what will happen next. She delves into the mystery of the old world and finds out about herself. She never gives up, never loses hope, and never waivers. Aloy is a beacon of hope in a world that has none left.
6. Kira Nerys — Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Star Trek franchise has many great characters in its over 50 years of history to mine. But one of the best iterations of the franchise, Deep Space Nine, has given us the incredibly confident yet damaged Major Kira. She was born into the devoutly religious race known as the Bajorans that have been occupied and enslaved by an authoritarian race known as the Cardassians. From the moment she could pick a phaser, she joined the resistance movement on Bajor and never looked back. She fought tooth and nail against her oppressors and paid the cost in lives and morals. She regrets what she had to do but does not regret the results.
Over the course of Deep Space Nine, she grows as a character and learns to accept what she did. The more she discovers about her past, the more she realizes the grey morality of the situation she was in. She outgrows her racism and mellows out but never loses her edge. A fantastic character arc for an amazing character.
7. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace — Battlestar Galactica
The reimagining of Battlestar Galactica from Deep Space Nine scribe Ronald D. Moore made many significant but great changes to the source material. Starbuck was originally a male character, and as a result, is just like any other cocky space pilot. In 2003, Moore knew that this archetype, while interesting, had gotten quite bland. So, he took the character and gender-bent him to become a woman. But more than that, he decided to delve into her psyche and find out why she is the way she is.
To quote Ronald D. Moore, "Battlestar Galactica is a show about severely fraked up people." Starbuck is a character with many traits that make her toxic to be around but is still a good friend. She's tough, overconfident, and kind, yet prefers to punch out her problems rather than talk about them. She is also very religious, meaning that she is inherently a contradiction and thus feels like a genuine human being.
8. Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon — The Witcher Saga
When Andrzej Sapkowski sat down to write The Witcher Saga, he had a particular mission he wanted to accomplish. He didn't want to write a standard fantasy tale. He wanted to talk about the genre, and philosophize about moral quandaries, all the while having great characters at the center of the story. Ciri was first introduced to the reader in the short story The Sword of Destiny as a little girl with a cold. As the story progresses, we learn that she is of the aristocracy and that she is tied to Geralt of Rivia by destiny.
Then the Saga begins, and she usurps the title of the main character from Geralt. The Witcher Saga is about many things, but the main one is family. Geralt is the father, Yennefer is the mother, and Ciri is the daughter. She begins as a wide-eyed girl ready to face her destiny head-on. But as she is exposed to the horrors of the world and people die around her, she loses her control. Much like a real person in their teenage years, she rebels. She joins a group of thieves known as the Rats and kills for fun. The only thing she cares about is her family, whether that be the Rats or Geralt and Yen. Her destiny no longer means anything to her except death.
9. Susan Ivanova — Babylon 5
J. Michael Straczynski's ambitious and ground-breaking show, Babylon 5, did many firsts. For the first time on American television, we had an ongoing serialized story with an ending in mind and the first time CGI was used in the place of models for all of the special effects. It was also one of the first to show an LBGT+ relationship between two women. Susan Ivanova, an openly bisexual character who was second in command of a space station in a TV show in the 90s, was pretty impressive for the time.
Ivanova is cynic that wants to believe that people can be better but has seen too much horribleness. Her own mother committed suicide due to being on pills that suppressed her telepathic abilities. She lost her brother in a war that ended just a few moments before the annihilation of the entire human race. Her own father lost himself after the death of his wife and pushed Ivanova away. Now, she is a damaged woman who needs to believe in something better. And so, she, along with Sheridan, leads the charge in the Shadow War and the Earth Civil War. She is a nexus which means when she turns one way, many will follow. She is death incarnate and she will fight to the bitter end for a better tomorrow.
10. Renee Montoya — DC Comics
Originally created for the hit comic adaptation Batman: The Animated Series, Renee Montoya stood out from the crowd. She was a Latina cop who believed in what Batman was trying to do. Establish law and order in one of the worst places on earth. People liked her so much that she was adapted into the comics that her show was based on. And much like Harley Quinn, she arguably became just as popular among certain fans as the caped crusader himself.
Renee has had many different histories written about her, the series bible for Batman: The Animated Series even stating she had a dead husband. However, during the No Man's Land story arc, a young writer by the name of Greg Rucka made his debut in comics. He was immediately attached to the character of Renee and knew something about her that no one else did. She was a closeted lesbian who came from a devoutly Catholic immigrant family from the Dominican Republic.
He set it up and then followed it through by outing her in the pages of Gotham Central. This forever cemented the character as important to comic history. It also set her on the course of Rucka's planned arc. That arc would end with her taking up the mantle of a superhero whose previous owner had a personality very much like her, The Question. She is and will forever remain my favorite female main character in all of fiction.
Amazing Characters For All To Enjoy
I hope you have enjoyed this list of female main characters. Pop culture is wide and vast, but sadly most fiction tends to center on male characters. As time has gone on, we have thankfully become more inclusive. Women deserve to be able to relate and see themselves in the fiction they experience. And that's why we give thanks to these characters and creators on this year's Women's History Month.


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The woman, Reshma Ferrao, told the Cybercrime police that she realised that she had been conned after she failed to get the gifts.
Reshma accepted the friend request from one Jack Colman on May 3. The duo was interacting frequently. During their chat, he reportedly told Reshma that he is sending 20,000 pounds and valuable gifts to her.
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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has revealed that he is open to being accommodated in a variety of roles assigned to him by the manager, and said that he can drift inside and play as a number 10 or slot in as a deep-lying midfielder.
He played as a holding midfielder against Doncaster in the third round of the Carabao Cup while he was allowed to move further forward and provide a creative spark in the Europa League.
The 25-year-old made a full recovery from a broken leg prior to the international break, playing the full 90 minutes in the Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers and in the Europa League success at BATE Borisov.
A series of impact injuries over the last few years have seriously stunted his progress but he hopes to get back to his best in the near future.
Wilshere, whose deal expires in the summer of 2018, has been set a December deadline to convince Arsenal he is worthy of a new deal, which he can only justify with regular appearances and an injury-free spell in the team.
The England international is now keen to make his first appearance in the Premier League, having impressed in his limited outings thus far.
"I can play in the deeper midfield role, which I did against Doncaster, and then I went and played on the left," Wilshere told Arsenal's official website. "I say on the left, but the boss told me before the game that he wanted me to come inside, get in the pockets [of space]. He didn't want me to play as a left-winger. It's almost like a No. 10 position, if you like.
"You can come into that position, and me and Theo were switching in the game. I'm enjoying both roles to be honest and looking forward to getting more minutes in both. The boss decided to change the shape last year, it worked well and he's stuck with it," he added. "We've improved defensively as a team. In that transition when we lose the ball, we want to win it back quickly, like the best Arsenal teams over the years.
"The Invincibles were great at it because they'd lose the ball but then win it higher up and we'd be in a dangerous position. That's probably the best change [I have seen]."


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This global concreting major is cornering maximum market share across concreting equipment verticals in India. In an exclusive interview to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES
V.G.SAKTHIKUMAR, MD, SCHWING STETTER SALES & SERVICES PVT LTD, discusses their product line and market outlook for India.
Tell us about your Manufacturing Base in India.
One of the first companies to have ventured into the concrete equipment business in India, SCHWING Stetter India is a 100 per cent subsidiary of SCHWING GmbH, Germany, an 83 year old, $ 1 billion concreting equipment manufacturer with its headquarters in Herne, Germany.
SCHWING Group has 12 manufacturing units worldwide and is present in over 145 countries. The company was registered in June 1998 and began operations in 1999. In 2001, it set up its own manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur in Chennai, followed by the second facility in 2004, exclusively to manufacture truck mixers. In December 2006, the company inaugurated its third facility for concrete batching plants.
In March 2012, the company inaugurated its fourth facility for world class boom pump production to support the three existing manufacturing facilities to meet the growing demand. Manufacturing concrete equipment and non-concrete equipment in India through our "Make in India" campaign, it has always been our forte. The company is also a part of SCHWING–XCMG Group.
Green environment friendly technology in your products.
For green environment friendly technology, Stetter recycling plant RA 20 was created to solve the problem of concrete being dumped onto the ground. It could be reused with Stetter recycling plant and it can give a customer a cost saving of Rs.15 lakh in a year from the recycled concrete and recycled slurry water. Also, Schwing stationary concrete pump SP 1400 was awarded the best energy efficient machine recently. Across our entire product range, the products are made with the best of features to be energy efficient, best quality, and safety. The products by Schwing Stetter are long lasting and are easy to operate and maintain.
Major demands made by end-users of your equipment. Is there a shift from initial cost price to TCO in Buyer Decisions? Importance of Aftermarket Services.
The customers are always knowledgeable and they are making decision based on nature of the project and their interest in doing many repeat projects to decide on a particular model of the machine. However, total cost of ownership is fast catching up and that is one of the reason in spite of being expensive, we enjoy good patronage from our customers.
We are known for a strong after-market support to the customers and that is the pillar of our relationship.
Do you practice 'Make in India and Sell Globally,' use your India manufacturing base to supply the global market.
We are always increasing the local content in our product to make it more competitive. It varies from product to product. But our goal is always to maximise the local content without compromising on the performance characteristics of the machine. As you are aware, our machines are now exported to more than 20 countries from India.
What distinguishes your products vis-a-vis the competition? What is your current market share in all your product categories?
Schwing Stetter's products are reliable and long lasting. Customers prefer our products over competition because of its long standing heritage of quality, safety and energy efficiency. Our customer confidence on our products are unshakeable
Impact of GST on your company.
GST is going to be a big game changer for industry in general. We had hiccups in the transition stage and many of the customers decided to postpone their purchase hoping for rate rationalisation.
We are settling and we are invoicing machines with increase in growth after the implementation of GST.
Your outlook of the market. Which sectors will be the major demand drivers?
Current construction equipment market in India is to grow at a rate of 25per cent.Road, irrigation, ports, RMC, railways, metro rail, power (i.e) nuclear, thermal, solar, wind, hydro, gas based, real estate, and other community buildings are the major demand drivers for our product line.
We have crossed all the major chasms in terms of demonetisation and the GST implementation. The market is settling down now, and we are confident of a better outlook in the coming year as the Government of India has announced the Rs.5.35 lakh crore Bharat Mala Pariyojana to construct 34,800 km of highways. This outlay of Rs.6.92 trillion is for building an 83,677 km road network over the next five years. The concrete road construction is one of the best example which helped the growth of concreting equipment. Roads are number one sector in pushing the business growth.
More and more of these roads like national highways, expressway roads, are becoming concrete roads than asphalt roads. So, the road sector is the number one in pushing the growth of Schwing Stetter India's business. Similarly India has in many towns, the metro rail construction in Delhi, Pune, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, etc going on, this sector is driving the concreting business again. In future, real estate is expected to grow further from its recent slowdown.
As an exhibitor, what are your expectations at EXCON '17?
EXCON has provided an excellent opportunity in the previous years to showcase our new products to our existing and new customers. At Schwing Stetter, we have always paid attention to environmental issues and being a concrete equipment manufacturing company, we have always laid emphasis on indigenising products and introducing newer product range, always keeping in mind of the customer requirements. We look forward to a remarkable EXCON 2017.
Cutting edge Smart Technology featured in your machines.
Our cutting edge technologies are; hydraulically driven twin cylinder pumps, patented rock valve technology, patented mixer design technology, in-house electronics and automation wing, "EASY system" which allows the customer to use the concrete boom pump in a restricted area. A normal operation involves extension of all the four outriggers to stabilize the equipment. However, the customer has the option of using only two outriggers and stabilizing the boom in a space and still able to operate the boom with a coverage area of 141 degrees. This system is very advantageous in tight spaces. This option is very special from Schwing Group.
Schwing Stetter India consistently works on delivering products that are user friendly, Smart, and robust. When we talk about user friendliness, then the first thing that comes to our mind is software and SCHWING Stetter India is probably the only company in India who have an in-house electronics and automation department. This department is involved in design and production of control panels for our truck mixers, concrete pumps, batching plants, and so much more. Because of the in-house expertise available, with a vast experience of over 19 years in India, we are able to quickly respond to the customer needs and feedback on our equipment. Schwing Stetter India has the in-house team for both panel building and software development, and the customisation is done based on the customers' requirements.
Our advanced control systems help the customer right from initial quotation to production planning, the production of the concrete itself and the management of mixer and pump fleet, right through to the issuing of the invoice for the concrete delivered. Besides this, the system can be integrated with peripheral equipment like weigh bridge, cement feeding system, etc. which helps the customer in correlating of various statistics for production and accounting management, inventory management/control, etc. We have not only the capability of linking our system with the customer's ERP system, but also we provide own ERP solution for smaller customers.
Control system for smaller plants:
Our new control systems MCI55 for the smaller capacity batching plants have many added features, using the Siemens Micro PLC. This control system can help the customer operate the plant both in manual as well as in auto mode. There will be a SCADA software interface, which will be offered as an option. Besides this, there will be a touch panel, graphic mimic screen, manual and automatic moisture correcting system, and additional weigher capacities.
Control System for medium size plants:
For the medium range batching plants, we have a MCI 100 control system, again with Siemens Micro PLC, SCADA, Data Transfer and Alarm Annunciation, SMS facility giving critical alarm on production quantity, automatic moisture correcting system, and automatic calibration for weigher, online water correction for discrete and continuous mode, and many more.
Control system for higher end batching plants:
For the high end batching plants, we will introduce our New MCI550 control system. This control system will come with an automatic calibration facility for all weighers, silo changeover possibility during operation, accurate manual consumption, schedule based batching, maintenance scheduling, all kinds of statistical reports, SMS facility giving critical alarm on production quantity, PID (Proportional Integrated and Derivative Control) based batching operation, auto batch power recovery mode, authorizing based password control, plant networking, etc. This control system can also be integrated with weigh bridge measurements, and GPS facility.


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OPEC crude oil production hit an eight-year peak in July, but may fall this month amid turmoil in major member countries, UBS said on Tuesday.
OPEC output rose by 150,000 barrels per day (kb/d) to 33.39 million barrels per day (mb/d) last month, as Saudi Arabia pushed its production to a new high and Iraq pumped more, according to the International Energy Agency. However, UBS forecasts a drop in Iraqi oil production following militant attacks at the Bai Hassan field in northern Iraq on July 31………………………………………..Full Article: Source


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Effective management of financial and non-financial risks is essential for Cramo's ability to create value in the short and long term. Within our risk management framework, we identify and evaluate potential risks and their consequences, and define and implement actions needed to mitigate their impact.
Cramo has identified several potential risks that may prevent it from reaching its strategic targets. These include strategic and operative risks as well as risks related to financial markets, competition, compliance with laws and regulations, sustainability and the Group's reputation. Once identified, risks and their potential financial and non-financial impacts are analysed and evaluated, and the actions necessary to mitigate the impacts are defined. The risks are managed through control activities which are set throughout the organisation, at all levels and in all functions.
The business structure – two stand-alone business divisions – in itself entails a certain degree of risk mitigation. The Equipment Rental and Modular Space divisions are affected by the business cycle and general economic trend to varying degrees. In addition, the solutions serve different customer segments and end users, and the competitive situation for each division is different.
The most significant operative risks include IT-related risks and risks associated with strategic investments as well the efficiency of operations. Risk mitigation related to personnel, occupational health and safety, the environment and compliance with laws and regulations is also identified as crucial for our value creation ability.
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Tyronn Lue: Kevin Love will have 'best year' with Cavs
We've all been there before, awkwardly eating or watching a movie with a couple on a date. It's called being the third wheel, which is something Kevin Love knows a lot about since joining the Cavaliers.
MORE: Cavs currently have 'no plans' to trade Kevin Love
Playing in the shadow of LeBron James can be hard enough, but when the likes of Kyrie Irving is on your team, too, shots and attention can be hard to find.
Love has done a good job taking on a lesser role with the annual championship-contending Cavs, but some people still criticize his involvement by comparing him to Chris Bosh when he played in Miami with James and Dwyane Wade.
With Irving now in Boston, and Isaiah Thomas battling through injuries, Love should have a bigger role in the offense this season. Head coach Tyronn Lue certainly thinks he will.
"Kevin is going to have the best year that he's had here," Lue said, via ESPN.com . "I thought he was great anyway. You keep bringing up Bosh. What did Bosh average in Miami? Kevin averaged almost 20 [points] and 10 [rebounds] with two other All-Stars. If you are on a championship-caliber team, you have to sacrifice.
"But this year is going to be a big opportunity for him. We're going to play through him more. He's going to get those elbow touches again."
Love was far from poor last season — averaging 19.0 points and 11.1 rebounds per game — but he rarely had a play called specifically for him when both James and Irving were also on the court. It appears that may change this season.
Love is a physical rebounder that has excelled at scoring near the basket and from beyond the arc. His ability to move around should free up space for James, but Cleveland ran so much isolation last season that Love's ability was rendered useless.
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Located at the entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site on Lincoln Street in the heart of picturesque Lunenburg, the Laurie Swim Gallery showcases Laurie's work in a beautiful setting. The Gallery shows some of Laurie's original quilted artwork, her prints, her cards and her books.
This year, for the first time, the gallery is representing the work of two other award-winning artists -- Hangama Amiri, painter, and Chippie Kennedy, sculptor. The addition of these fine artists inspired the show, Stitch, Paint, Sculpt: Three Artists, Three Media, and boasted an opening reception that attracted a large number of visitors. Please visit our CATALOGUES page to view more of all the artists' work.
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"This might have been our favourite stop in Lunenburg. Laurie Swim is just an amazing artist, hard to believe she can create what she does with fabric and thread."
"These quilts are extraordinary works of art and like no other quilts I had ever seen. These works by Laurie Swim are exuberant works of art. ...This is a top attraction in Lunenburg."
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Guitarist, violinist, composer, producer, Jinxx began his journey amidst the vast rural void of cornfields and graveyards that is Iowa. Born Jeremy Miles Ferguson to a widely musical family on both sides, it seems his destiny was sealed at birth. Beginning guitar at age 4, and the violin at 7, his ambitions and talent eventually led him to the musical mecca of Los Angeles, California at an early age, where he has since toured the world with many well known acts and has won several awards for his accomplishments. He currently is guitarist and violinist for the critically-acclaimed, Los Angeles-based rock band Black Veil Brides, and composes music for film and television.
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Legion of the Black (Film) - Composition, score, actor (2012)
80 Proof Riot - Guitars, project with Jake Pitts and Chris Mora before joining BVB (2009)
Team Cybergeist - Guitars, online collaboration (2007-2009)
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The Strain (with former members of Everclear) - Guitars (2004-2005)
Railer - Guitars (2003-2004)
Debris - Guitars (2002-2004)
Des Moines Symphony - 2nd Violins (1999)
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2013 Revolver Golden Gods Award - "Song of the Year"
2012 Revolver Golden Gods Award - "Best Guitarist"
2011 Revolver Golden Gods Award - "Best New Band"
2015 Kerrang! Award - "Best Live Band"
2013 Kerrang! Award - "Best Live Band"
2012 Kerrang! Award - "Best Single"
2011 Kerrang! Award - "Best International Newcomer"
2015 AP Music Award - "Album of the Year"
2014 AP Music Award - "Most Dedicated Fans"
Billboard 200 Top 20 Album (#14) for "Vale" (Black Veil Brides - 2018)
Billboard 200 Top 10 Album (#10) for "Black Veil Brides (Black Veil Brides - 2014)
Billboard 200 Top 10 Album (#7) for "Wretched and Divine" (Black Veil Brides - 2013)
Billboard 200 Top 20 Album (#17) for "Set the World on Fire" (Black Veil Brides - 2011)
Billboard 200 Top 40 Album (#36) for "We Stitch These Wounds" (Black Veil Brides - 2010)
5 major label (Universal) LP releases with sales exceeding 1 million sales
YouTube videos with views in excess of 500 million views
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The Cider House Rules is a 1999 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on John Irving's novel of the same name. The film won two Academy Awards, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with four other nominations at the 72nd Academy Awards. Irving documented his involvement in bringing the novel to the screen in his book, My Movie Business.
Irving won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, while Michael Caine won his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Homer Wells, an orphan, grows up in a Maine orphanage directed by kindly, avuncular Dr. Wilbur Larch. Homer is returned twice by foster parents; his first foster parents thought he was too quiet and the second parents beat him. Dr. Larch is addicted to ether and is also secretly an abortionist. Conditions at the orphanage are very spartan, but the children are treated with love and respect, and they are like an extended family. Each night before they go to sleep, Dr. Larch says, "Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England!" as both encouragement and a kind of blessing.
Homer, the oldest among the orphans, is very bright, helpful and even-tempered, so Larch trains him in obstetrics and abortions as an apprentice, despite Homer never even having attended high school. Homer disapproves of abortions, and although he has been trained by Larch in the field, he refuses to perform them. After several years, Homer is very skillful and confident in performing obstetrical duties and Larch wants Homer to take over his position after he retires. But Homer finds this idea impossible, both because he lacks formal medical education and because he wants to see more of the world than just the orphanage.
Homer leaves the orphanage with Candy Kendall and her boyfriend, Wally Worthington, a young couple who work at the Worthington family apple orchard and who came to the clinic to have an abortion. While he is away from the orphanage, Homer lives on the Worthington estate in a bunkhouse called the Cider House. Wally leaves to fight in World War II. Homer is exempt from military service because Dr. Larch has diagnosed that he has a heart condition. While Wally is away, Homer and Candy have an affair. He goes to work picking apples with Arthur Rose's team. Arthur and his team are migrant workers who are employed seasonally at the orchard by the Worthingtons. When Homer reads them the rules of the Cider House that have been posted (as they cannot do so themselves), the workers observe that the rules have been made without the occupants' consent by people who do not live their lives, and so do not face their problems. Consequently, they feel that they can ignore these rules. Homer and Candy become much closer during this period of harvest and spend more time together, while Wally is in Burma fighting.
After Arthur Rose and his team come back to work the orchard the following season, it comes to light that he has raped and impregnated his own daughter, Rose Rose, who confides in Candy about this. She then tells Homer only after he finds out that Rose is pregnant and having morning sickness. Homer decides he must help Rose because she is about to run away and Arthur is trying to stop Rose from leaving in the middle of the night, and agrees to perform an abortion. A few days later, when Rose Rose tries to run away, her father notices and goes to say goodbye; Rose stabs him and flees. As a last request, the dying Arthur asks Homer and another worker to tell the police that his death was a suicide.
Wally returns from Burma a paraplegic, and although she loves Homer, Candy decides to go where she is most needed. Immediately following this decision, Homer learns that Dr. Larch has succumbed to an accidental ether overdose. Eventually, Homer decides he too should go where he is most needed and returns to the orphanage, where he is greeted joyously by both the children and staff. He is surprised to discover that he has been accepted as the new director.
At the end of the film, Homer learns that Larch had faked his diagnosis and medical record to keep him out of the war. Larch also later made fake credentials for Homer in order to convince the board overseeing the orphanage to appoint him as the next director. Finally, Homer fills the paternal role that Larch previously held for the children of the orphanage, saying, "Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England!"
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The film received critical acclaim. Leonard Maltin awarded the film a rare four-star rating. By contrast, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded it just two stars, saying: "The story touches many themes, lingers with some of them, moves on and arrives at nowhere in particular."[3] On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it holds a favorable 71% rating.[4]
The American Film Institute nominated the film for its 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list, for the line, "Good night, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England."[5]
Due to time constraints, the film excludes many portions of the novel, including the characters Melony (another orphan) and Angel (Candy and Homer's secret child) who were major characters in the book. John Irving, who wrote the film's screenplay, has stated that he made this decision because he would rather have omitted subplots and characters than write an adaptation that could not really do justice to them.
The Cider House Rules won two Academy Awards and was nominated for an additional five:
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Moderate Marty suddenly dials it up
Trying to protect his left flank, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh jumped into the debate over the MBTA by calling for a local seat on the transit authority's next oversight board and demanding that the July 1 fare increase be put off until the T is fully operational.
Neither of his requests went very far. Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack and Joseph Aiello, the chair of the T's Fiscal and Management Control Board, rejected out of hand the idea of putting off the long-planned fare hike. And the T governance issue hasn't even come up for debate yet on Beacon Hill.
What's more interesting is why Walsh took to Twitter to make the requests in the first place. Walsh's administration until recently has remained largely on the sidelines as the debate about the T has accelerated. But after the derailment of a Red Line train a week ago, and with City Councilor and mayoral wannabe Michelle Wu (whose Twitter handle is @wutrain) taking issue with T policies on a regular basis, Walsh apparently decided he could be silent no longer.
Wu has forged a strong coalition with transit advocates and disgruntled T riders by diving into the nitty gritty of T operations and drawing on her own personal experience as a transit rider. Sometimes she veers toward the extreme (her call for eliminating T fares entirely was out there) but mostly she makes sound arguments that well-run public transit will reduce congestion, improve the business climate, and help the environment.
"If [Gov. Charlie] Baker and Wu stand on either side of the divide over how to manage rehabilitation of the MBTA, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is somewhere in the middle," reported CommonWealth, noting that Walsh continued to support the fare increase while Wu wanted it eliminated entirely. Indeed, Walsh was reluctant to even criticize how the T handled the derailment. "It's easy to Monday-morning quarterback after the derailment," he said.
Then the Boston Globe weighed in with a broader story about how Walsh was hewing to the political middle as the City Council is increasingly moving to the left. The story highlighted how Wu wants to charge a fee for residential parking stickers to help address congestion – an idea Walsh dismissed as "an ineffective additional tax." The story said Walsh believes the city has limited control over traffic.
"How could a mayor have a plan, where would you find that? Seriously, tell me where?" he told the Globe editorial board in April. "People will have cars. What am I supposed to do, stop them? This is a tough issue, I know it is. We're in the midst of one of the best economic booms in the history of our city, and unfortunately one of the downfalls to that is traffic, and I don't know what the plan can be."
While Walsh is correct that traffic is a tough issue, his constituents don't want to hear that nothing can be done about it. Which may explain why Walsh is now starting to pay closer attention to transportation issues, and becoming more vocal about what to do about them.
An abortion access bill draws big crowds to the State House. (State House News)
Peter Lucas writes that Secretary of State William Galvin spared everyone on Beacon Hill a lot of awkwardness by blocking Sal DiMasi from becoming a professional lobbyist. (Lowell Sun)
State shark researcher Gregory Skomal and other organizations are working on a study that will look at how great white sharks make decisions. (Cape Cod Times)
Developers continue to show interest in Morrissey Boulevard in Boston's Dorchester section, as Accordia Partners and Ares Capital pay $110 million for the property at 2 Morrissey Boulevard, which is currently leased by Santander Bank. (Dorchester Reporter)
Thomas Whall, a lifelong resident of Dorchester who lives in Meeting House Hill, thinks the idea of a 60-unit condo complex in his neighborhood is "disgraceful," calling the small units "transient" housing. (WGBH)
The ranks of nonbinary youth appear to be growing in metro west. (MetroWest Daily News)
The City of Salem wants to get the word out that fire pits that burn wood and charcoal are illegal. (Salem News)
The Standard Times writes about a city app in New Bedford that residents can use to complain about potholes, and other issues.
Maine Democrats, who are rebuilding their policies after eight years of Paul LePage in the governor's office, could offer a window into what might lie ahead for the country at large after Donald Trump, writes Gabrielle Gurley. (The American Prospect)
The Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank does a good job reviewing Trump's feats of contradictory mental gymnastics in a way that sets one's head spinning.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Virginia House of Representatives could not challenge a lower court's decision that a redistricting map was an example of racial gerrymandering. The lower court redrew the map in a way that is perceived more favorable to Democrats. The Supreme Court held that only the state attorney general could challenge the map, but the AG, a Democrat, chose not to do so. (Governing)
The races will soon stop at Suffolk Downs in East Boston, and a neighborhood with as many as 10,000 housing units will take its place. (Boston Globe)
Scape Student Housing, which specializes in micro-apartments, is prepared to invest at least $1 billion to build more than 500 units for students in the Fenway. (WGBH)
Whole Foods will close its Gloucester fish processing facility in August, impacting 59 employees. (Gloucester Daily Times)
Kyle Kashuv, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School shooting, says Harvard University withdrew his acceptance after screenshots of him making sexist and racist comments two years ago surfaced online. (MassLive)
Former Harvard Medical School dean Jeffrey Flier says removing portraits of white male luminaries of medicine from the walls of a Brigham and Women's Hospital auditorium was the wrong way to promote diversity. (Boston Globe)
A Globe editorial urges state action to curb "surprise billing" in which patients get hit with costs they didn't know they were incurring for out-of-network services.
The Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood is scheduled to open this month, and a Berkshire Eagle editorial says the biggest benefit of the year-round facility is that the cultural season in the Berkshires will extend beyond the summer.
The Red Line derailment investigation is now focused on the car itself that came off the tracks and was dragged 1,837 feet. Meanwhile, the Fiscal and Management Control Board plans to lead a public safety review of the T and efforts by the mayors of Boston and Braintree to do away with or delay the July 1 fare increase were shot down by state transportation officials. (CommonWealth)
Joan Vennochi says Charlie Baker should shed a few of those tears he famously had for a New Bedford fisherman in his 2014 campaign for beleaguered Red Line riders. (Boston Globe)
T notes: State prepping for 100,000 visitors to Encore Boston Harbor casino Sunday….State gathering data on shutdown of I-93 HOV lane…State's 15 regional transit authorities spent an average of $8.43 on each ride provided in FY18. (CommonWealth)
As part of its effort to become a "one-stop shop for transportation" Uber is offering its app users the ability to see transit options for their trips. (WBUR)
Staff from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration held a hearing in Weymouth on Monday night to hear from residents and officials who are concerned about a proposed natural gas compressor station in the Fore River Basin. (Patriot Ledger)
Wynn Resorts is finding it's not easy to suddenly hire 5,800 people. (Boston Globe)
Anildo Lopes Correira of Brockton has been sentenced to ten to 12 years in prison for the fatal park stabbing death of Ywron Martins in 2015. (Brockton Enterprise)
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone sues Barstool Sports and Kirk Minihane after Minihane interviewed him by phone pretending to be Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen. Minihane is the former WEEI radio host. (Boston.com) Barstool calls Curtatone the "world's worst mayor."
As the Massachusetts Legislature explores creating a commission focused on local news coverage, here's what's going on in Congress with efforts to save local news. (Columbia Journalism Review)
A hearing on a bill to create a commission to assess the state of local news will be held at 11 a.m. today. Sidenote: Due to a technical glitch on the state site that lists hearings, a second panel is scheduled in a few weeks for interested reporters and editors to testify.
Sometimes public records requests devolve into word games. (New England First Amendment Coalition)
PASSINGSWilliam Lucey, Jr., the longtime chief operating officer of The Eagle-Tribune who guided the newspaper into a more computerized business model, died at the age of 84. (Eagle-Tribune)
James King, a respected veteran behind-the-scenes operative in Democratic Party politics, died at age 84. (Boston Globe)


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Make this Paleo Chick-fil-A at home for healthier chicken nuggets and a take on the fast food favorite! The secret is in the pickle juice! It's grain-free, gluten-free, paleo and totally kid approved.
Prep and marinate the chicken. Cut the chicken breast into large chunks, and put it in a ziptop plastic bag. Pour the pickle juice into the bag. Let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. (I kept it in overnight). After it's done marinating, pour the pickle juice out of the bag.
Add the wet ingredients. In a small bowl, mix the beaten egg and coconut milk. Pour that into the bag and let it sit for about 10 minutes while you prepare the spice mix.
Prep the dry ingredients. In another small bowl, mix the coconut flour, arrowroot flour, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, onion power and garlic powder.
Drain the wet ingredients. Open the bag and drain out as much egg / coconut milk as you can. It doesn't have to be completely dry because you want something for the spice mix to stick to.
Coat the chicken. Pour the spice mix into the bag, close the top, and really massage it into the chicken. This may take a minute or two but you want all the pieces to be evenly coated.
Fry it up. In a large skillet over medium-high, heat a few tablespoons of coconut oil until the oil is very hot. Add a single layer of chicken (being careful not to crowd it) to the pan and fry on each side for about 3 minutes or until it's completely cooked through. It took me two batches to cook one pound of chicken.
Use a basic salt water brine solution instead of pickle juice: 1 teaspoon salt to 1/3 cup water.
recipe found on: https://www.stephgaudreau.com/paleo-chick-fil-a/


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Easy Database is a very easy to use database app. There are 10 predefined databases. Use one or all databases. Just choose your database and start filling in information right away! You dont need to worry about setting up field types and labels.
There are 10 different databases to choose from.
Custom database
Inventory database
Software inventory
Wine inventory
Record inventory
CD inventory
VHS inventory
Tool Inventory
Book Inventory
Each inventory has predefined names that are related to that category. Instructions are built into the app so they are always for you to read.
The Custom database allows you to define the field names. This can also be done in almost any language.
Note: If you are an experienced database user and well versed in databases this app is not for you, so please dont buy it. You will be unhappy with how easy to use and the lack of 50 different ways to manipulate a database. But thats the beauty of this app. its easy to use!
However, Easy Database will let you e-mail a coma delimited file of any or all databases. This way you can import the database into a PC or Mac database or spreadsheet program.


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Blocsphere Franchise
Blocsphere franchise provides a block property management service.
But what is block property management? Where a letting agent may manage one individual property, we manage the entire "block". So instead of spending time trying to attract landlords for a £50 a month management fee, one block property could be worth £35,000 per year!
Blocsphere franchisees take care of a wide variety of properties from housing estates, apartment blocks and commercial properties (including retail parks, offices etc).
The Blocsphere property management portfolio is currently valued at £100m.
Blocsphere is looking for franchisees across the UK. You don't need experience in property management, as we provide a comprehensive training programme. And once you've started your franchise, you, and your staff, have the opportunity to attend training seminars throughout the year from refresher seminars to those which focus on changes in legislation and procedures.
Our head office takes care of your admin, including payment processing and legal work, allowing you to focus on building your business.
The cost of a Blocsphere franchise starts from £9500+VAT.
We have over 100 franchise territories available; we offer single unit and multi-unit opportunities.
So if you are interested in a property franchise, contact us to find out more about Blocsphere opportunity.
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Log Wash wood cleaner is a liquid concentrate for cleaning log and other wood surfaces. It can be used as a maintenance wood cleaner or to prepare the surface of wood for a new coat of stain or topcoat.
Wood ReNew wood cleaner is a biodegradable percarbonate-based wood cleaner that cleans and brightens greyed and weathered wood. Use it to return wood to its original natural color before applying any of our quality wood finishes.


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Because my mother is awesome, I tend to consider Mother's Day months prior. This year, I went through the same series of hurdles when trying to decide what to give her.
I could buy her some nice slippers. She has an odd fetish for them, or something. I'm certain if I opened her closet several […]Continue Reading →
Flower Cake Pops. The Chocolatey Way to Tell Mom That She is Badass.
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wer          All mothers are badasses. Even if you are sitting here shaking your head and saying, "Nope my mom is no badass. She scrapbooks and cried over the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," you are wrong. Momma's a badass. If she went through childbirth, she is a badass. If she raised at least one child, […]Continue Reading →


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For decades, the Tsukiji Fish Market was a staple among Tokyo's top attractions. What made this fish market so special?
Tsukiji was not only the largest wholesale fish market in Japan, but on the entire planet. It opened in 1935, and sold everything from seafood staples like tuna to exotic delicacies, such as sea urchin and whale. It was famous for its pre-dawn tuna auctions, providing the area with ample fresh fish for sushi and other dishes. Giant bluefin tuna were often auctioned for thousands of dollars a piece.
In 2018, this iconic marketplace closed to the public. Its successor, the sleek and modern Toyosu Fish Market, opened in October 11th, 2018. What does this new fish market have to offer? Should the Toyosu Fish Market make your Tokyo bucket list?
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Tsukiji Fish Market Moving
The Tsukiji Fish Market was originally scheduled to move in 2016. Finally, the moving date occurred during September / October of 2018 and ended with the Toyosu Fish Market opening on October 11th. The Toyosu site consists of three interconnected buildings. Two of the buildings will be used for the sale of seafood, the other for the sale of fruits and vegetables. Toyosu is almost twice the size of the former Tsukiji Market; it remains the largest fish market in the world.
Over 600 merchants migrated from the former Tsukiji Fish Market to the new Toyosu Fish Market. The new market is located about two kilometers east of the original location. Interestingly, the Tsukiji Market had replaced another fish market destroyed in an earthquake in 1923.
What remains of the outer Tsukiji Market? A few hundred feet of narrow alleys with hundreds of restaurants and shops still operating in the outer market area – may still be worth a visit for foodies, retaining some of the flavors of the fast-paced inner market. Tours of the outer market are also still available.
What to Do at Toyosu Market
Tuna Auctions
Auctions can be viewed from dedicated viewing platforms. The glass partition does not reach the ceiling, so the sounds and odors of the auction – as well as the chilly zero degree Celsius temperatures – embrace the visitors and make them feel a part of the action.
Food Market
After watching the early morning tuna auction, many visitors enjoy a sushi breakfast at Daiwa Sushi or Sushi Dai. Both restaurants have relocated to the Toyosu Market. More than 40 food stalls are located in the wholesale fish buildings, near the tuna auction site, and above the market.
A museum-like information area within the wholesale building will introduce you to the market. This area also features a model of the largest tuna ever sold at the market – a 1986 catch weighing nearly 500 kilograms. Informative tours are also available from independent local guides. You may even be able to take a sushi making workshop as part of the experience. There is also a roof garden that offers views of Tokyo's waterfront.
Tsukiji's shrine, the Buddhist temple known as Tsukiji Honganji, will also be relocated to Toyosu. It will be placed facing the waterfront.
Future plans for the market include more tourist-oriented entertainment, including a hotel and access to a hot spring. A shopping street called Senkyaku Banrai is scheduled to open outside the market in 2022.
How to Get to Toyosu Market
From any of the stations on the JR Yamanote Line – such as Tokyo Station – take the Yamanote Line to Shimbashi Station. From there, take the elevated train Yurikamome to Shijo-mae Station.
Although the Yamanote line is covered with the JR Pass, the Yurikamome train does not.
The ticket fare from Shimbashi Station to Shinjo-mae Station is 380 yen and it takes less than 30 minutes to arrive. The buildings of Toyosu are directly connected to the nearby Shijo-mae Station by means of a rain roof.
Hours and Fees
Admission to the Toyosu Fish Market is free. The tuna auction begins at 4:30 am. While the market remains open until the evening, much of the buying and selling has concluded by 10 am.


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Vintage Sports-Car Club John Harris Derbyshire Trial
PUBLISHED: 12:56 07 December 2010 | UPDATED: 17:14 20 February 2013
Photographs from the VS-CC Derbyshire Trial.
Bolsovers Andrew Staples took the honours among the local entrants when the Vintage Sports-Car Club made its annual visit to the Derbyshire hills in March. Andrew scored five maximums of 25 points from the 13 stages on his way to Class 2a honours in his 1930 Model A Ford.
VS-CC members from across Great Britain in their pre-1940 vintage cars relished the various challenges of the stages at Ashover, Beeley, Darley Bridge and around the Winster area. Heavy rain made some stages trickier than others. Daniel Geoghegans long wheelbase 1932 Riley Gamecock needed the assistance of both his riding passenger and stage marshals when he got stuck on the hump in Ashovers Rainbows End stage. He went on to get maximum scores in three other stages.
The Grange Wood stage near Grangemill was particularly difficult in the wet conditions with a sharp right hand uphill turn at the first maker and several competitors scored just a single point here. No-one made double figures until the end of the day when, remarkably, Donald Skelton (Doncaster) in his Austin 7 Sports and Holmesfields Richard Parsons (GN Touring) both cleared the course for a full score. Skelton (315 points) won the Class 1b Dick Batho Trophy, for modified short wheelbase cars, by just two points from Parsons.
Graham White from North Molton in Devon is a regular visitor and took his third consecutive Patrick Marsh Trophy success in Class 2b for modified long wheelbase cars in his 1929 Lea-Francis 12/40 including nine maximum scores in his 288 points total. Charles Gillett from Beverley won the standard short wheelbase Class 1a in his 1923 Bugatti Brescia.


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As Business Insider reported last week, Google has looked into buying Snapchat for as much as $US30 billion.
While no one knows whether this deal would ever happen, it's worth examining what such an acquisition would do for Google (besides keeping Snapchat away from Facebook).
At top of the list: a marriage of Snapchat and Google's mega global video platform YouTube could help Google make a serious bid for the biggest prize in advertising — the $US72 billion TV market.
To read more about what a potential Snapchat acquisition would mean for Google, click here.
In other news:
Travis Kalanick has hired an advisory firm to fix his image. The company, Teneo, confirmed that it has been hired by the former Uber CEO.
Sprint and T-Mobile are talking about a merger — again. The two wireless phone operators have restarted talks after Sprint's exclusive negotiating period with Comcast and Charter Communications expired at the end of July, Bloomberg's Alex Sherman and Scott Moritz report.
A senior engineer at Google wrote a manifesto against diversity and employees are furious. The manifesto criticises company initiatives aimed at increasing gender and racial diversity and argues that Google should instead focus on "ideological diversity."
Speaking of Google, the company is working on a project called "Stamp," where news articles would be distributed in swipeable rich format slides, reports the Wall Street Journal. It will let publishers create visual-oriented media content along the lines of Snapchat's "Discover."
As for Snapchat, here's how the company keeps employees from leaking new features before product launches. Aside from stringent non-disclosure agreements that employees sign when they join, Snap also maintains its culture of secrecy by keeping a tight lid on upcoming features that employees get to test first internally.
'Fisk' is currently one of Dictionary.com's most searched words thanks to an NRA video threatening The New York Times. Searches for the word were up 7,643% week-over-week on Friday afternoon, after the National Rifle Association (NRA) posted a video ad in which it threatened to "fisk" the paper of record, The New York Times.
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text: Graham sits down with John Daly at his home in rural Arkansas. The popular, outspoken golf pro shares stories from more than two decades on the PGA Tour, including career wins, recent struggles with his game and personal battles with addiction off the course. Daly offers a tour his extensive memorabilia collection and his decked out Arkansas Razorbacks-themed RV, plus blasts monstrous drives from a tee box on his golf course.


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Compressed Gas Safety Training
Gases for medical use are prescription drugs that must be carefully used, moved, and stored per regulations and guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Food and Drug Administration. Ignoring these regulations and guidelines can lead to the serious injury or death of employees and patients, as well as destruction of property, fire or explosion. This compressed gas safety training course informs healthcare workers about the uses, hazards and safe use, handling and storage of compressed gases.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Recognize hazards associated with compressed gases.
- Recall and recognize cylinder labeling, color coding and other identification requirements.
- Explain and recall cylinder safety systems.
- Recall and practice safe use, handling and storage of compressed gas cylinders.
Course Lessons
- Introduction and Objectives
- Compressed Gas – Risks and Hazards
- Compressed Gas – Safe Use
- Cylinder Safety Systems
- Compressed Gas – Safe Transport and Storage


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Scotiabank Showcases Progress on CSR Strategy: Better Future, Better Off
Scotiabank Showcases Progress on CSR Strategy: Better Future, Better Off
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Scotiabank published its 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility report, Investing in Progress, as well as a new CSR website today.
In this report Scotiabank discusses the progress made on its CSR Strategy: Better Future, Better Off. Scotiabank believes that every customer has the right to become better off. Our CSR commitments to Customers, Employees, the Environment, Communities and Corporate Governance demonstrate how we are creating value for both society and the Bank.
Seven priorities underpin these five commitments; Access to Finance, Financial Knowledge, Diversity & Inclusion, Climate Change, Responsible Financing, Investing in Young People and Maintaining Trust. The 2016 CSR Report and Website demonstrate progress with KPIs and stories focussed on each of these priorities. Highlights include:
- Increased access to finance for the unbanked with Scotiabank growing the number of customers accessing microlending, rising from 2.4 million customers in 2015 to 2.7 million in 2016
- New branch format pilot in Canada provides financial education and advice to Scotiabank customers and the general public through a range of free seminars to increase financial knowledge
- Exceeded target of having 30% of roles held by women in senior management (VP+ level) globally as part of diversity & inclusion focus
- Exceeded five-year greenhouse gas emissions target of 15% reduction one year early, achieved 28.68% reductions between 2012 and 2016
- Increased calculated authorized exposure to the renewable energy sector to $5 billion globally, up from $3 billion in 2015
- A new community investment strategy established, supporting organizations that help young people in the community reach their full potential by investing in health & well-being and education programs
- Maintaining trust by piloting the Net Promoter System (NPS), a new customer experience system that allows us to listen more effectively to more customers, leveraging their feedback and responding in real-time.
"Scotiabank is one of Canada's longest-enduring companies — we are proud to be one of the largest 25 banks in the world, with 23 million customers and operations in almost 50 countries. The report and stories reflect the deep pride in the role Scotiabank and our employees continue to play in supporting strong communities, a healthy environment and economic growth." Brian Porter, Scotiabank CEO.
This year Scotiabank produced a separate Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index highlighting social, economic and environmental disclosure. We also published our 2016 Public Accountability Statement as required by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.
For media enquiries:
Erin Truax
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Tel: +1-416-933-2592
For more information:
@ScotiabankViews #BetterFuture


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Thursday 17 September 2015 | 14:30 - 15:30
Panel Discussion: Project Management and Change Management PartnershipsWhen projects remain unaccomplished in an organisation, it can be for lack of project management expertise. But more usually projects fail because an organisation did not focus sufficiently on the people aspects of the project.
However, bringing in project management expertise and change management expertise to make a project successful may have some challenges too.
Two pairs of CM and PM who have worked together in a project will share their practices and experiences on the following topics that they have encountered during the implementation of their project:
- Who is in charge of what?
- Aligning or integrating project/change plans? Planning of change v. planning of projects - How to manage different speeds in the project/change plan?
- CM is part of the project team? – Who leads who?
- Making the success of change management part of the overall success of the team?
- Educating the customer on the differences of change management and project management?
Learning ObjectivesWhat are the challenges and pitfalls of:
- defining roles and responsibilities of change managers and project managers
- managing change plans and project plans
- organising teams including change managers and project managers
- defining the success of a project
- educating customers on the differences of change management and project management
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