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We've all hit snafus when it comes to enterprise deployment, and even with the great strides that Microsoft has made with Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server, you can rest assured that their are instances when the compiler or build agent trips over its own feet trying to complete a successful build, or times when Visual Studio thinks it knows what you want, but offers little flexibility for you to get what you actually want.
The modern web is an era of DevOps and tooling. Programmers who have grown tired of the constraints of browser technology and updates have branched out and created technologies like TypeScript, Babel, Less, and Bower, and each of these can affect your tooling, workflow, and deployment.
At my current job, we went with a few of these options. TypeScript was a natural choice, since we're a Microsoft shop, and the static typing that TypeScript offers creates a nice strictness that fits well with our C# code. Less was another choice (for CSS transpilation) since much like TypeScript, Less is a superset of the language it compiles to, and not some alternate language. Bower, meanwhile, is a front end package management solution. It pulls packages from the latest stable release in GitHub, while also offering the flexibility of installing git packages not in their repository index. We could have just used Visual Studio's NuGet package management, but those aren't updated as often as the sources in GitHub, and even ASP.NET Core 1 tutorials are using Bower instead of NuGet for acquiring front end resources such as Bootstrap.
TypeScript will transpile directly in Visual Studio, but there is also a command line option that runs on Node.JS (node). Bower and Less are also utilities that run on node, which means that node needs to be installed on the development machine, and node modules need to be in the root directory of the application. This can cause some issues.
The Ideal Setup
Ideally, a project utilizing these tools would be set up in the following way.
- Only TypeScript's *.ts files should be in source control, not the generated JavaScript or source maps.
- Since Bower packages (installed under
bower_components) are not meant to be used directly, but instead with something like Grunt, Gulp, or Brunch, this folder should not be included in source control--only the
- Much like the
bower_componentsfolder, the
node_modulesfolder should not be checked into source control.
- Generated JavaScript from Grunt, Gulp, or Brunch task runners should not be in source control.
Using Bower can produce a lot of files in the
bower_components directory structure, and if you have to publish a project locally, and manually move the files to a production server (or publish to a share), it can take an extended amount of time if the
bower_components folder is included in the project. The same goes for
In order for the above setup to work for deployment, Visual Studio's Package/Publish Web settings need to be set to publish all files in the project folder and not just files needed for the application to run. Visual Studio's TypeScript integration will ensure that the generated JavaScript files are published with the project, but any generated files from Grunt, et al. will not; that's why you need to publish all files in the project folder.
The problem is that the moment you do this, it'll try to publish the
bower_components and
node_modules folders that you've excluded from the project. You need a way to be able to publish everything in a project folder, but still be able to exclude certain folders. This is theoretically possible by editing either the *.csproj file for the project (which is an XML file), or by editing the *.pubxml file produced by the publish settings.
I say theoretically because it doesn't actually work. You can search StackOverflow to your hearts content, but no matter what variation of using the XML element
<ExcludeFoldersFromDeployment> you try, you'll still get a failure on publishing. The error itself (
The "CollectFilesinFolder" task failed unexpectedly.) is a copying error that essential points to a folder structure/file path being too long. In our particular instance this is being caused by the
grunt-contrib-cssmin module. This is because node has decided that endlessly recursive node module library folders are a good thing.
Despite all the various attempts at excluding folders from a particular deployment, when you are doing a local file system publish, it still seems as if the Visual Studio build and publish process reads that directory before excluding it, and decides to choke on it.
There are only two viable solutions that seem to work:
1.) Add the generated JavaScript files to source control, and just deal with it. Then you can switch your publishing mode back to those items only in the project (or those items only needed to run the application).
2.) Install the node modules needed for your Grunt operations globally, and then use
npm install --link to create symbolic links inside of your project. For now, it seems like the build process will not follow those symbolic links.
Ultimately, this is for a local publish, which copies the files to the local file system for you to push elsewhere. A truly DevOps solution would have the deployment get pushed from a build server. Team Foundation Server allows you to create a bunch of various build steps in your build definition, including Grunt and Gulp task management. If you are running your publishing from a build server, you can have a Grunt step that transpiles your Less, Typescript, etc., and then have that output pushed with the rest of the build, avoiding the entire issue altogether.
This is just another reason to throw away the old publishing model, and move towards a DevOps and continuous integration solution.


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SDSU DoArch has been awarded a Future Funds grant by the Governor's Office of Economic Development to integrate curriculum using relevant technologies specified by U.S. Passive House Standards. The initiative is an ongoing, self-sustaining and collaborative effort led by student design teams. The grant provides for training, research and monitoring of new and existing Passive Houses, and most visibly, the design, development, and construction of PH01:BRK, the first passive house in Brookings. A fall 2016 graduate design studio has completed their work, and construction will commence in the spring.
Students are working in collaboration on many aspects involved with the design. In addition to the graduate studio, building workshops, seminars and technology courses have been offering instruction supporting this project and energy-conscious construction in general.
Currently, PH01:BRK is in the process of PHIUS Certification, and we are contracting with Brookings Built Green for the construction. Certification includes the review of the energy model, building envelope details, mechanical and ventilation system design, and other criteria that "challenges the building industry to construct buildings that can maintain a comfortable indoor environment with very low operating energy."
As part of our overall Passive Housing Initiative Grant, our mission remains one that promotes and continues the Passive House standard as an alternative for normative design and construction types. The combination of a specific, low-energy building system with the research, teaching and advocacy capacities at the SDSU Department of Architecture is intended to jump-start a complacent design and construction industry.

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Tattle taling on exotic species can show that you care
Reporting exotic species observations is a good practice, even though many of us are reluctant to do so. Increased knowledge, for the both the reporter and the recipient, may be the greatest benefit.
The impacts of invasive exotic pests are increasing. These species include plants, insects, pathogens and other life forms. They infect everything from terrestrial to aquatic habitats and everything in between. Some can be serious game-changers in the management and integrity of our natural systems. All of them spread with the help of humans.
Is that important? If you believe it is, then please consider learning more about these invaders and report what you see.
The professional community that spends much of their time working on exotic pests is not usually the group that makes new discoveries. Most new observations are made by someone who sees something a bit unusual and is curious enough to find out what it is.
Nearly every professional associated with pest management would rather field a contact that ends with, "Oh, that's one of our native species and it's perfectly normal." It's a sigh of relief because we all know, that one day, the nightmare call will come.
What can you do? Learn and watch. Then, maybe, modify your behavior.
Arguably, the best online resource is the Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN). The Network has good thumbnail sketches of hundreds of species, as well as a way to report observations. To report, you will need to create an account with a username and a password. It takes a little patience to learn how to navigate the MISIN site, but it is not too bad for those at least a bit familiar with using the internet. The MISIN website also provides account access to several citizen science programs, including the Sentinel Tree Project where you register, monitor and report on a tree or trees of your choice.
Both the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) have a watch list that has information about some of the most sought-after pests that we do not want to see. The DNR has an annual Forest Health Highlights, but their staffing is down and the 2017 report might be on hold. The USDA has a couple of websites, the National Invasive Species Information Center and the Plants Database. There are also a group of Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) that cover nearly all of Michigan. County Conservation Districts are often allied with the CISMAs.
Regarding our forest resource, the current headliners include Heterobasidion root disease, Asian long-horned beetle, beech bark disease, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, balsam woolly adelgid, oak wilt, 1000 cankers disease of walnut and the pine shoot beetle. Some of these species are already well established in Michigan and we need to manage forests with them in mind. Others are either not here yet, or are in the early stages of establishment.
Eradication success stories are possible with early detections. That is why it is important to have as many informed eyes in the landscape as possible. The Lake State's forests were forever changed by the historic logging and wildfire era and the subsequent human development pressures. However, these may look like minor events compared to what exotic invaders are capable of inflicting.
If you care enough, then listen, learn, report and act. It is both interesting and rewarding.


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Earlier this month, Climate Action Movement UM held a demonstration to demand the school divest from fossil fuels. Over the weekend the student body presidents at all the Big Ten universities called on their institutions to divest. (Photo: @ClimateActionUM/Twitter)
Student body presidents of the Big Ten universities are calling on their schools to divest from the fossil fuel industry after a resolution was passed unanimously at the Association of Big Ten Students winter meeting.
The student governments of University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Northwestern University, and 11 other schools in the Big Ten collegiate conference voted on Sunday to call on their schools to freeze all future planned investments in fossil fuels and develop a timeline for divestment from the industry as quickly as possible, beginning this year.
"This is history," wrote Amytess Girgis on Twitter in a post containing the association's statement. Girgis is a student at the University of Michigan, whose student government sponsored the resolution.


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Back in my Call Center Management Days, I remember waiting days, sometimes weeks for my IT Department to provide me with logins for my new employees.
My billing model was as such that I got paid from my client for every minute my agent was on the phone talking to a customer. As you can see, having my agents sitting around, not able to log on to the phone was a huge cost that I took on. At times it would cost me an additional $3-$5k, just waiting for logins. This was in addition to my recruiting and training costs.
Have you ever had to wait for your local IT to assign login credential to your new employees and waited 1-2 weeks after training? It's frustrating that something that seems so controllable can have such an impact to your profit margins. Since being introduced to the cloud (Specifically inContact) I have seen how the cloud gives you more power than ever to control costs. With inContact you have the full functionality to add agents/users same day, no more waiting weeks to get logins, hence increasing your bottom line by getting your agents on the phones as soon as "YOU" are ready.


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Efficient Fitness Machine with a Compact Design
Product Name: Stamina InStride Pro Electronic Stepper
Product Description: Stamina Stepper
Currency: USD
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The Stamina InStride Pro Electronic is an affordable fitness machine which helps you in toning both your upper and lower body. The space saving design of the machine allows you to place it at any anywhere. You can easily store the unit when it is not in use. Assembly is quick and simple and the intensity of the motion can be adjusted.
You may have heard about stair stepping as an effective exercise for toning your lower body. This mechanism is used in this machine which provided you steps with a variable motion for shaping your lower body. The Stamina InStride Pro Electronic Stepper works by moving both the steps at a particular speed which can be helpful for shedding fats from your lower body.
No matter if you are living in a small home, it will be your fitness companion even if you have less space. InStride Pro is the best solution for getting a perfect lower body without stressing out your knees.
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Space is not an issue if you own InStride Pro as it occupies little space. You can place it at any corner of the room and can store it in a cupboard. It can be used in the office as well as you can place it under the table and can place your feet for smooth motion. The quiet operation of the machine makes it possible for you to use it in any settings without getting worried about disturbing other people.
The Stamina InStride Pro is great for your core muscles, calves, and thighs. A one-year warranty is granted by the company on a frame of the machine while 90 days warranty is provided on its parts. Sturdy and durable steel is used for making a frame of this machine with rust resistant finish.
Smooth and Secure Motion
Security is the priority of Stamina while making any fitness equipment that's why the machine comes fully equipped with safety tools. The foot pads are textured for preventing slip-off along with hydraulic cylinders for smooth motion. There are long resistance tubes along with the machine which helps you out in toning your arms. You can attach and detach these tubes depending on your choice.
Simply attach the tubes along with straps for holding the tubes comfortably and tone your upper body. A large monitor is installed on one side for showing all the important details about your workout. There are rubber protectors on the sides of steel tubing for keeping it safe and stable on the floor.
Specs and Features
- Brand: Stamina
- Model: InStride Pro Electronic
- Monitor: Included
- Resistance: Variable
- Pedals: Textured and wide
- Max weight capacity: 250 pounds
- Compact design
- Secure and smooth motions
- Easy to store
- Variable intensity
- Quiet functions
- Perfect for upper and lower body
- Lack handle for handling while motioning
The Stamina InStride Pro Electronic is an affordable fitness machine which helps you in toning both your upper and lower body. The space saving design of the machine allows you to place it at any anywhere. You can easily store the unit when it is not in use. Assembly is quick and simple and the intensity of the motion can be adjusted.
There are protectors for keeping the body of the machine safe. You can use it at home or even when you are working in your office. The maximum weight capacity of the machine is also excellent which makes it suitable for a large group of people.


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The US Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary as President Donald Trump adds to his economic team.
Breaking with Republican orthodoxy, Mr Ross said the Trump administration will work quickly to re-do the North American Free Trade Agreement – the massive trade pact with Canada and Mexico that has boosted trade but still affects laid-off workers across the Mid West.
Senators from both political parties were deferential to Mr Ross at his near four-hour confirmation hearing, which was much more subdued than the confirmation hearings of other Trump nominees.
Former commerce secretaries have praised him, including one who served under Barack Obama.
"Mr Ross will bring decades of business, entrepreneurial and civic experience to this important position," said senator John Thune, chairman of the Commerce Committee.
"I believe his extensive management experience in the private sector, and his understanding of the challenges faced by workers and businesses alike, will equip him well for the job of leading the Department of Commerce."
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts criticised Mr Ross's business ties to Russia and the way he ran a mortgage lender during the housing crisis.
She said: "Mr Ross has extensive ties to Russia. He plans to keep making money from his major oil shipping companies while working as commerce secretary. He's made billions off the backs of struggling home owners.
"He is practically a cartoon stereotype of a Wall Street fat cat."
As part of his ethics agreement, Mr Ross is giving up his position at Diamond S Shipping, but he will retain a stake in the company, which ships petroleum and other products. As part of the agreement, he has promised not to take any action as commerce secretary that would benefit any company in which he has a financial interest.
At his confirmation hearing, Mr Ross was not asked about business ties to Russia or his work as a mortgage lender, and he did not address the issues.
Senators did note that he is divesting from much of his business empire.
Worth an estimated 2.9 billion dollars (£2.3 billion), Mr Ross has extensive business ties around the globe. In 2000, he founded WL Ross & Co, a private equity firm. As part of his ethics agreement, he will divest from the firm.
So far, the Senate has confirmed 15 out of 22 Trump cabinet or cabinet-level picks requiring confirmation.
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The difference between parody and withering critique is that of depth. It's one thing to lampoon a genre or work by exaggerating its tropes and tics to show how ridiculous they are, but too much of what passes for "satire" these days simply stops there, sometimes out of an abundance of caution (after all, there's nothing less funny than a failed attempt at humor), and sometimes simply out of self-satisfaction. You see this in pop culture all the time. HBO's Silicon Valley and IFC's Portlandia might goof on the tech industry and Portland in painstaking detail, but when the moment presents itself to really turn the screws on their targets, to point out the privilege and elitism to each of these cultures' worldview, they always take the easy way out. And why wouldn't they? Part of Silicon Valley's verisimilitude has to do with a carefully cultivated whisper network of industry sources, while many of the Portlandia cast members are actual Portland residents. For those shows' creators, it's probably not worth it.
The second season of A Very Fatal Murder, the fake true-crime podcast from The Onion, is unburdened by such worries. While the first season gently ribbed podcasts such as Serial, Someone Knows Something, Crime Town, and S-Town, mimicking their rhythms, narrative red herrings, and, above all, the degree to which their hosts insert themselves into the narratives of others, its second season comes out talking more shit than Tupac did on "Hit 'Em Up." Its first episode finds host David Pascall, a fictional radio journalist (and, he frequently reminds us, recipient of a Peabody (web division)! Nomination!) asking the listener, "What elevates a true crime podcast from your run-of-the-mill murder porn to a repeatable franchise that keeps audiences coming back?" He continues, "Is it the vast improvements in audio quality? The built-in assumed respect for the host? The more recognizable sponsors? Or is it… the story? The darker, grittier subject matter? A new crime so titillating that listeners can't turn away? A murder so gripping it blows your massively successful first season out of the water? Does a second season like that… even exist?"
And in pursuit of that second season, Pascall befriends a murderer and then joins his legal team, reanimates a corpse, frames an innocent man of a crime, and winds up in prison, editing his final episode on contraband MacBook Pro he hides "in a hollowed-out, 35-inch Bible." The host's journey makes a stop at pretty much every point in a true crime podcast that might give a person pause to consider the ethics of the enterprise, the biases at play, and the exploitation inherent to the genre as a whole.
Podcasts like Serial essentially start with a conclusion — "this person is innocent or guilty of this crime, and we're going to show you why" — and build a narrative that leads up it, strategically dispensing key information in an incomplete way so that we're left disoriented and paranoid until the very end, when everything falls into place and we can clearly see an argument supporting the show's foregone conclusion. As shown by Adnan Sayed, the subject of the first season of Serial who, with every bit of information released related to his case, seems less like a convicted killer and more like a victim of a lazy and corrupt legal system, this isn't even necessarily bad, but despite displaying the rigorous research and interview-based reporting we associate with objective journalism, these shows essentially engage in advocacy infotainment. A Very Fatal Murder's new season takes this issue to its logical conclusion, sending its host out into the glitz and glamor of Los Angeles to chronicle the case of Mylo Reed, an evil, Elon Musk-esque billionaire accused of murdering his wife with a strangulation drone while high on a combination of magic mushrooms, cocaine, and Anthrax. The evidence against Reed is steep: in addition to leaving his DNA at the scene and holding a patent on the strangulation drone in question, he's constantly threatening to murder people on Twitter, and generally comports himself as if there were zero consequences for his actions, ever.
But Pascall decides that it's more interesting for his podcast to depict Reed as an innocent man, especially after he meets his subject for an interview and gets to throw bombs at robots, which he decides "is a pretty cool Billionaire Thing to do." When his subject and new best friend is offered the type of cushy plea deals that only the ultra-rich have access to, Pascall urges Reed to reject it because its terms wouldn't allow him to talk to the media and he's on the hook with Luminary Media, the actual podcast platform on which AVFM exclusively airs, for 10 episodes. (The invocation of Luminary serves as a pointed reminder that these podcasts are always revenue-seeking enterprises, but then again, the joke might be on me here, since in order to listen to the whole show I had to sign up for a free trial with Luminary that I will inevitably forget about.) After Reed's lawyers quit in disgust, he buys Pascall a law degree from Yale and installs him as his new attorney. In return, Pascall starts running ads for Reed's companies, gives him an associate producer credit on the show, and even lets him play host for a while.
By the time the show devolves into sponsored content advocating for Reed's innocence, he's got Pascall cheerfully planting DNA evidence at a crime scene to demonstrate how broken our legal system is, helping him reanimate his dead wife's corpse so they can put her on the stand, and hosting a "live" episode that also happens to be Reed's actual trial in a kangaroo court he's already bought off. The show is an absurdist portrait of how journalists are far too easily seduced by the rich and powerful people they write about, and how they can become their unwitting pawns. Listening to the podcast, I couldn't help but think about Elizabeth Holmes — the Theranos CEO who presided over a multi-billion dollar fraud with little in the way of scrutiny from the media, in part by withholding journalistic access to the company's actual tech and instead asking reporters to take Holmes at her word — as well as Janet Malcolm's The Journalist and the Murderer, which chronicles how the journalist Joe McGinnis sweet-talked his way into a spot on an accused murderer's defense team, only to write a tell-all book about how the guy definitely did it. In A Very Fatal Murderer, however, it's the murderer screwing the journalist over, leaving Pascall to rot in prison while he walks away with a sentence of "temporary vacation-arrest." In the final episode, Pascall muses incredulously, "When I became best friends with Mylo and signed on to represent him in court, I had no idea that I'd somehow become a character in his story."
Throughout the season, the show hones in on elements of true crime podcasting that are legitimately morally fraught. While Pascall goes all the way and plants DNA evidence and then bribes a witness in an attempt to lock some rando away for the rest of his life on a murder charge, actual true crime podcasters routinely broach a similar ethical line, throwing out red herrings that indicate to listeners that a strange interview subject isn't just strange because people are strange sometimes, but instead have something to hide. In the new season of the CBC podcast Uncover, host Justin Ling literally asks the listener if the serial killer he's been investigating committed a pair of random, decades-old murders, stringing us along for minutes until he dismisses the notion as implausible ("If it was so implausible, why ask at all?" said no one in the Uncover editing bay to Ling, apparently).
Similarly, pretty much every true crime podcast metaphorically exhumes a murder victim and brings them to life as a character in an attempt to "tell their story." But given that they're unable to consent to having their story be told, in effect they're little more than metaphorical zombies, revived to serve the whims of the podcaster before ushered offstage when they're no longer useful. When Pascall, serving as Mylo Reed's lawyer, calls his client's freshly reanimated dead wife to the stand, she robotically announces to the court that Mylo killed her and then explodes. "I thought that my star witness would win the whole case for Mylo. Instead, she had implicated him in her murder," he intones after the scene. "Would my case explode in front of [the jury], too? And what about my dreams of legal fame?" Just like that, she's dismissed from the podcast altogether, never to be heard from again, and the focus returns to the host. Or maybe it never really left there. Either way, cue the somber piano music.


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Company profile
- Start-up management consultancy and advisory service
- Ambitious growth plans
- New business model – also supporting business development for partners
- French, English, Russian speaking, working internationally
- Wanting to establish themselves more in the UK
- Subject matter experts: Customer Experience
- High value deals £50k-£250k
FAN profile
- The largest international organisations on the planet
- Retail, logistics, transportation/travel, automotive, luxury, technology
- Directors and C-Level mainly, also heads of customer experience
- Multiple stake-holders
- Interest in innovation and a customer-centric approach
Their Story
The Co-Founders, Claire Bonniol and Alexis Grabar are customer experience experts, advising CEOs, and supporting large International companies to improve their customer experience.
They were a team of two founders when we started working together, now they are 5 people, in addition to their network of consultants and partners.
They believe in human and digital for great customer experience, and a lot of their work is coaching and upskilling teams, so the selling is very much value-based and they need to spend time uncovering challenges and need.
- New geography (UK – existing network was primarily in Europe)
- New business model
- UK businesses primarily wanting to work with UK consultants
Our Solution
- Identify companies that fit with their industry targets, international companies with large UK teams
- Connect with Directors and C-level at these companies
- Set up international CX group on LinkedIn and invited connections to join
- Share articles to demonstrate expertise and slowly build up trust
- Invite to events
- Set up meetings with people we connect with on LinkedIn
One year on...
What they said
We have had very good results. The Pitch121 team is very friendly, and we very much like working with themCXB Hub, Co-Founder
We have been using Pitch121 to connect with CEOs from my LinkedIn profile. This new way of approaching people is totally out of the box. This is the best way we have found so far to develop our business in the UKCXB Hub, Co-Founder
Pitch121 is a good fit for consultancies, as we elevate your expertise and make it visible to more people. Our sales approach is subtle, we give people space to get to know you and your organisation, before we make any asks. People over time get to know you, understand your niche and how you can help them, so you are front of mind when the need arises.
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Dirt Knife, Pruners,Sharpener, & Sheath. The Dirt Knife, or Hori Hori, is extremely heavy duty. Made with cold treated blue steel, so it can be sharpened. 12″ long including handle of walnut. Full tang.
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I am excited about sharing with people how much a difference Norwex can make for our environment and especially for your health and your family's. Wow! No more chemicals!
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If you are the victim of domestic abuse or are being faced with domestic violence charges in San Antonio, George-Fischer Law has over a decade of experience with domestic violence law. Domestic violence is taken seriously in San Antonio, and we are capable of prosecuting and defending clients according to the letter of the law. We give all our cases the personal attention they deserve and can trust that your best interest is on the forefront of our minds.
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George-Fischer Law has a comprehensive knowledge of domestic violence law in San Antonio. The city of San Antonio identifies three types of domestic violence: domestic assault, aggravated domestic assault, and continuous violence. Two people do not have to be married for domestic violence to occur, the crime can be committed between two people dating or have dated in the past, a person living in your home, or a family member.
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San Antonio defines domestic violence as a family or household member placed in imminent threat of physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault. As a domestic violence lawyer in San Antonio, George-Fischer Law will help you receive justice for the violence you have endured. While statistics show that women are more likely to experience domestic violence, men can be victims as well. Do not be ashamed to seek a domestic violence lawyer in San Antonio and end the toxic relationship.
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« I don't design clothes. I design dreams. » ~Ralph Lauren
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- Marc Ian Barasch – Dreams "Dreams uphold the soul's values. They tell us that we — our ego selves — are not who we think we are. They encourage us to live truthfully, right now and always. Of course these messages might not be what we want to hear. Sometimes dreams may advocate for life changes that are challenging, to say the least. Dreams really have no time for niceties…
- Jeffrey Sumber – dreams "The meaning of our dreams oftentimes relates to things we are needing to understand about ourselves and the world around us." ~Jeffrey Sumber, Psychotherapist
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In the past few years, we have seen many redesigned models in the market, including the last year's update of the Nissan Silvia S16. We can inform you that, although being recently redesigned, the 2019 Nissan Silvia S16 is on its way to hit the showrooms as a 2019 model with minor changes and improvements once again.
When it comes to exterior of this popular Japanese model, we can say that it will certainly follow the trends of the next-generation vehicles in terms of appearance. The 2019 Nissan Silvia S16 will keep its coupe-like design, but definitely be more modern and attractive than the current one. However, we have also noticed that it will be smaller in size so the smaller dimensions might mean less space inside. Be that as it may, the new Silvia S16 will at the same time perfectly combine elegant, classy and sporty look. You probably remember that the 2018 model has got a long, race-inspired nose. This time, the front fascia of the new Silvia seems more rounded. You will also notice a large chrome-rimmed grille and thin headlights that will be using the latest LED technology. The back of the vehicle is also perfectly rounded and shorter than the one seen on the current model. You will find redesigned thin LED taillights. Looking at the side profile, the new Silvia S16 will proudly wear its glass sunroof that gives this model an additional elegance and futuristic look.
As we have already mentioned, the 2019 Nissan Silvia S16 might appear smaller in size which leads to a less spacious cabin inside. On the other hand, although smaller, the cabin of the new Silvia S16 is expected to be modern and comfortable. The seats will be covered in fine leather, at least in higher trims. This model will provide everything you expect in the next-generation car like this. Even inside, Nissan will combine the ultimate elegance with sporty features, but honestly, there have not been much information or spy photos when it comes to interior of this model. All we know is that you should expect a larger touch-screen display with the latest infotainment system and options such as satellite navigation, audio system, Bluetooth connectivity, USB ports as well as safety systems and driver assist features.
When it comes to engine that the 2019 Nissan Silvia S16 will be hiding under its hood, it seems that two options have been discussed. The first of them would include the current 1.6-liter turbocharged engine while the other could come with a new 1.2-liter petrol engine. Whichever engine you choose, it should deliver around 200 horsepower and be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.
2019 Nissan Silvia S16 Release Date and Price
The release date of the 2019 Nissan Silvia S16 has not been confirmed yet, but it should be expected sometime in 2018. The starting price of $24,000 will probably not change much.
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Editorial: Natural Gas Would Lessen US Oil Dependency
This story was written by Editorial Board, The Lariat
In the last few years, skyrocketing gasoline prices have given a large push for alternative fuels. Ethanol, wind and solar-powered turbines, natural gas, along with many other ideas, have gushed out of the scientific world. But with the recent economic crisis and the credit crunch that it has lead to, the progress of alternative fuels may be disrupted if the U.S. government does not step in and offer aid to emerging alternative fuel companies.
These companies are suffering not only because of the economy but also because of the 60-percent plunge in oil prices. Congress needs to support alternative energy initiatives because it would benefit Americans in the long run.
Just because oil prices are down now doesn't mean that it will continue to stay that way. Oil prices aren't immune to fluctuation, and when it does go up, then America's foreign oil dependency problem would not have changed.
President-elect Barack Obama's comprehensive New Energy for America plan includes a $150 billion investment in clean energy, over the span of 10 years. His other goals are to, within 10 years, decrease America's dependency on foreign oil by saving more oil than what we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined and, by 2015, to put 1 million American-made Plug-In Hybrid cars, which can get up to 150 miles per gallon, on the road.
Anything to decrease the dependency on foreign oil should sound great to a nation of SUV-loving, drive-my-car-two-blocks-down-the-road- instead-of-walking nation.
Since the choice of transportation for many Americans involves driving cars, an investment in alternative fuels such as naturals gas is necessary.
While most fuels discussed are for the energy grid, only natural gas and ethanol have the potential to fuel America's cars and trucks any time soon, according to the United States Department of Energy.
Suggestions for the use of ethanol to fuel cars have met some challenges. Ethanol can't be used in its sole form yet, and is currently mixed with gasoline to provide a commercially viable fuel.
Natural gas would be an easier way to transition out of a oil-dominated industry because the technology is already available, affordable and feasible for international commerce.
Natural gas has been a fuel supply for several centuries, and in that time, technology has grown along with the demand for it. Ethanol hasn't had that luxury. Although it's been a fuel source for several thousand years, it has never had the research necessary to make it a international commodity. With more studies it could become viable, but until then, natural gas is a better alternative.
The best benefit of cars running on natural gas is the price. The grade of fuel necessary for running a car costs about 63 cents per gallon.
Unfortunately, there are currently drawbacks to using natural gas. According to the Energy Information Administration, in the United States there are 1500 natural gas stations compared with 200,000 gas stations. In Texas, there are 27 natural gas stations, but not all are located in major cities.
Currently, there are five stations in Houston, 11 in Dallas and one in Austin. There are several others around the state, but anyone taking a trip from Dallas to Austin would be hard-pressed to make it from one filling station to another and would be cutting it close.
As of now, the only legal, commercially available natural gas-powered vehicle allowed on United States' highways is Honda's Civic GX, according to Natural Gas Vehicles for America, but any car can be transformed into a natural gas vehicle with the right adapter. Storage cylinders for gas-burning cars can cost $4000. The addition would save money inthe long run. They average 39 miles-per-gallon on the highway and produce fewer emissions than normal cars.
According to Paul Roberts, author of "The End of Oil," having more than one option at the pump will serve American drivers well. Oil companies would have to spend more money on researching more efficient ways of drilling for oil in hopes of keeping customers from switching to cheaper, alternative fuels.
If Obama and Americans are truly serious in lessening our nations reliance on foreign oil, then a plan needs to be drawn up for increasing the availability of natural gas stations across the country and build natural gas powered cars. If this happens, then more Americans would be willing to make jump ship from gasoline to natural gas.


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Creativity skyrockets in Danbury
DANBURY -- Whether folks were selling organic, homemade baby food or the latest wearable electronic devices, entrepreneurs of all stripes were on hand in Danbury Saturday.
The event was the Mini Maker Faire, held in conjunction with the Mad Hackers Social Media Conference.
The fair was held on CityCenter Green while conference talks were given at The Palace Theatre, Danbury Public Library and the Women's Center of Greater Danbury.
"The Maker Movement is key to our country's future," said Andrea Gartner, executive director of CityCenter. "We have to become a nation of makers rather than a nation of consumers."
"This event put people together who are trying to solve problems and are creating solutions," Gartner added. "That ties into commerce. We have to be thinking, working and progressing together if we're going to stay ahead as a city and a nation."
The event was initiated by Jon Gatrell and Mike Kaltschnee who approached Mayor Mark Boughton.
Gatrell and Katschnee founded Danbury Hackerspace, with the goal of "bringing people together to be creative," in Gatrell's words.
"We went to the Economic Development office. Then Mike pitched it to Mayor Boughton," Gatrell said, "who was very enthusiastic and brought this all together."
The Mad Hackers Conference held workshops designed to provide insight into social media use by small businesses. The successful use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest were explained by experts in social media issues and opportunities.
Bill DeRosa's talk, "Seven Keys to Social Media Success," covered the importance of using the right media platform to reach specific target audiences.
DeRosa stressed creating a social media outlook calendar the staff can follow and utilize to know what, when and where to post events and information.
He also advocated "strategy postings" of events and information.
"The key to keeping an event alive on social media is to pace postings," DeRosa said. "Immediately post to Facebook. Tweet out two hours later. Post to Pinterest the next day. Tweet at a different time the next day. Post to LinkedIn profile on day three."
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Eaton downs Bulldogs
April 6, 2003
Talk about contrasts.
The Eaton Reds began the season with 44 girls out for tennis and, after some dropped out, still have 28 eligible to compete for Mike Armstrong's traditionally strong squad.
The University High Bulldogs wondered early if they could field a team, but 14 girls are in the program, playing for Norm Whitfield who returns to the program he coached previously from 1995-1996.
The contrasts were apparent, however, as Eaton (3-0, 4-1) dropped only six sets in a 7-0 win over University (0-3, 0-4) in a Class 4A Tri-Valley Conference match at the Centennial Park courts Saturday morning.
One of the more obvious contrasts occurred in the No. 2 singles match where left-handed senior Steph Ehrlich of Eaton defeated a small but feisty junior (and right-hander) Maggie Obermann 6-0, 6-1.
Obermann, a hustling but diminuitive player, played hard throughout the match, hitting some nice shots and winning some points. In the end, though, she was no match for the stronger Ehrlich.
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"The last two years, she has just missed out playing singles in our challenge matches," Reds coach Mike Armstrong said of Ehrlich.
"She has loads of talent, and she has showed a lot more maturity this year. She's a good athlete and a real bright kid."
Armstrong added that Ehrlich began to realize in a match against Mullen earlier this season that she could play as well as girls from strong programs, and she played that way Saturday, moving effortlessly around the court. She served powerful shots and hit just inside the lines.
Ehrlich, for all her apparent athleticism, competes only in tennis and enjoys playing it left-handed.
"I use it to my advantage," she said. "My serves have a little different spin and for the right-handiers, they're a little hard to hit. I'm just always backward in all of the drills."
Ehrlich, who will probably attend Colorado State University in Fort Collins, competes in summer tournaments, has instructed some recreational classes for young kids in Eaton, and undoubtedly serves as an inspiration for her two younger sisters, Rachel and Melissa, both playing for the Reds this year.
Obermann, whom Whitfield praised for her spirit and leadership, was not at all daunted by Saturday's loss.
"I kind of felt like I couldn't get into any kind of rhythm," she said. "I haven't gotten to practice against a person who hits with the pace that she did, so it was a whole different game out there.
Singles – No. 1 Whitney Cunningham (E) def. Carmen Clifford (U) 6-0,6-0; No. 2 Steph Ehrlich (E) def Maggie Obermann (U) 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 Mallory Bailey (E) def Maggie Riggs (U) 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles – No. 1 Sarah Abeyta/Amber Wiedeman (E) def Tamara Muniz/Anna Prybylski 6-0,6-1; No. 2 Rachel Booth/ Darcie owe (E) def Ashlee Girardi/ Laura Thompson (U) 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Chancey Montera/ Heather Height (E) def Elizabeth Bohanowski/ Rachel Soliz (U) 6-1, 6-2; No 4 Caryl Abeyta/ Rachel Ehrlich (E) def Seneca Soujourn/ Mali Ringel (U) 6-1, 6-0.
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– Western Slope Invite: Greeley West 2nd: In Grand Junction, the Greeley West Spartans finished second in a 17-team tournament behind Class 4A Kent Denver and ahead of Class 5A Grand Junction.
West (2-0, 2-1) finished above Grand Junction at the Western Slope Invitational for the first time in three years as No. 2 doubles players Courtney LaForest and Christie Hodson finished first, as did No. 4 doubles players Tonya Bunting and Jamie Carpio.
Team scores – 1. Kent Denver 526; 2. Greeley West 443; 3. Grand Junction 405; 4. Durango 257.
Singles – No. 1 Mandi Leighton (GWHS) finished 8th at 1-2; No. 2 Hannah LaForest (GWHS) finished 3rd at 3-1; No. 3 Ashley Gerk (GWHS) finished 2nd at 3-1.
Doubles – No. 1 Stacey Seastrom and Sarah LaForest (GWHS) finished 2nd at 3-1; No. 2 Courtney LaForest and Christie Hodson (GWHS) finished 1st at 4-0; No. 3 Katie McGrail and Kelsey Vernon (GWHS) finished 3rd at 3-1; No. 4 Tonya Bunting and Jamie Carpio (GWHS) finished 1st at 4-0.
-POMONA, Calif – The University of Northern Colorado (11-8) was outmatched in a 9-0 loss to Abilene Christian University at the Xenia Memorial. UNC No. 1 singles player Jan Ikeda was the only person to take a set from her opponent.
Singles – 1. Lacy Johnson (ACU) d. Jan Ikeda, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2; 2. Sarah Pawell (ACU) d. Jodie Sato, 6-4, 6-4; 3. Colleen Reynolds (ACU) d. Shannon Lauridson, 6-0, 6-0; 4. Fromer Besley (ACU) d. Julie McPherson, 6-1, 6-3; 5. Kristin Chumley (ACU) d. Amber Alley, 6-0, 6-0; 6. Ashley Hawk (ACU) d. Erin Cable, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles – 1. Johnson and Chumley (ACU) d. Jan Ikeda and Jodie Sato, 8-5; 2. Tawgel and Taylor (ACU) d. Julie McPherson and Amber Alley, 8-1; 3. Yarbrough and Israel (ACU) d. Shannon Lauridson and Erin Cable, 8-3


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The tradition of composing epitaphs was popular throughout Europe. Religious content was joined by commemoration of a person's station in life or even commemoration of nonpersons such as dogs. Playfulness and satire were standard elements of epitaphs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Humor appeared in epitaphs, which became known as "tavern" or "pot poetry" when composed in the convivial company of others. The British Isles has been full of friendships between poets and the keepers of pubs. Many of the first have left us word of the second. Epitaphs remembering landlords, brewers, drinkers, drunkards, and teetotallers make up a genre of their own. A number of those have been collected for the purpose of this essay.
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To be able to find all kinds of people in the game and have a personal chat with each person you want to contact. Always with the possibility of blocking the person who bothers you or invades your personal space.
To be able to create costumes with multiple design and color options. In the style of each one. That has a maximum value of 10 tokens.
To see the complete history of your team; Viewing the historical list of your team's scorers, the list of assistants, the most games played in the club, etc.
To be able to see in your history; how you won each title, in detail; for example you won a league 10 seasons ago, see how your numbers were in that league and what players you had and what rivals, etc.
Finally, improve the theme of the youth academy. If they want people to be happy with that, they should lower a bit how expensive it is to train each youth.


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I was quite shocked to read the following from the website of Liberty-Music, the (former?) exclusive Henriksen dealer in Germany:
Peter Henriksen was beaten hard by the sales slowdown due to the pandemic. He had to fire all employees and to move to a smaller place. In moment he is not able to deliver his dealers around the world... ...Peter Henriksen has informed me, that it will last at a minimum till end of August till he will be able to get his business running again.
My respect for Henriksen couldn't be higher, and I'm hoping that somebody in the know denies this or says it's not as bad as it sounds. I put "former" with a question mark because, a few months ago, the same source announced that Henriksen will revert to direct sales only.
Well, that's unfortunate, and explains things: one of my students ordered a Blu (earlier in the summer) as he was preparing to head out to college ... and he still hasn't received it. Hope Pete turns it around quickly - I like his stuff!
Considering that hardly any musicians around the globe are playing gigs, not many doing rehearsals or sessions either, it seems logical that many musical instrument companies will face similar predicaments.
Especially if a big percentage of your target group is players that used to play out..
I wonder if Fender Tonemaster's are also affecting the market shares of the smaller SS manufacturers like Quilter and Henriksen.
Man, that's crappy. I attended last year's Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival. Peter seems like a great guy who is very enthusiastic in his support of jazz music.
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Peter asked me to post the following on his behalf:
"All is fine here at Henriksen, things are going to be slow in the music business for a few years so we proactively downsized our staff and consolidated our operation back to our warehouse. Global supply chains make delivery difficult sometimes but we in NO WAY are taking money for products and not delivering them. Because of the business climate that I see coming for the next few years, I made the decision to sell direct-only. It allows me greater control over the customer experience and is the best way to manage our business and supply chain. I know this hurts some of our former dealers, and we appreciate their business and support over the years, but 2020 and forward if you want a Henriksen Amplifier, you can purchase one directly from me, Peter Henriksen. I build them, I test them, I ship them, and most importantly I guarantee them. You can call me directly or email me any time with any questions, I am very accessible.
Thank you for your support,
Peter Henriksen"
I feel bad for more unemployed people, nothing can be done i guess, but this is amazing
there are entire segments of the working world who have been unemployed for many months and now got cut off financially...
what a depressing situation, I feel terrible for my working musician friends
Another happy Henriksen customer here. This pandemic has been particularly hard for a niche businesses like Henriksen. I bought my Forte directly from Henriksen at the start of the USA wide shutdown. It took a couple of weeks to get because due to limitations placed on Colorado businesses i.e. only a few people could be in the shop at the time. I had a problem with the first head but Henriksen shipped out a replacement immediately and it has been great. I'm very pleased with my Forte head. Great company and great support. This pandemic has been a real disaster for many small businesses and their employees.
Great to know he's still going. It will turn around at some point, hopefully before "years" go by, but that's a conservative estimate.
At NAMM, another amp manufacturer told me they were finally in the black after eleven years. "Thanks a lot," I quipped. "You mean I have to struggle another eight years with my cabs? I'll be dead by then."
Seriously, this year is an annus horribilis for much of the music industry, with no end in sight and a dark cloud inside every silver lining. Struggling end markets and age-old institutions, inventory reduction by the trade, plant closures along the supply chain, logistical bottlenecks and gluts, Trump's on-again, off-again trade wars with China...
Fortunately, music is one of the great achievements of mankind and its staying power can be compared to life itself. One silver lining is that creative minds now have more time to create and players to practice. Even if businesses have to take drastic measures to protect themselves, we know that brands persist and will resurrect when the conditions improve. For once, let your GAS loose if you can! And if there are initiatives to provide musical instruments and education to underprivileged children and youngsters, support them if you can!
I too bought my Henriksen direct from them years ago, and it was delivered to Europe without problems. Payed tax though..
Peter is a stand up guy just like his dad Bud was.
I hope Henriksen bounces back in a big way. Peter is a hard worker, and sincere, like his dad Bud before him.
I wish him the very best as they weather this storm.
Peter IS a stand up guy!
I met him at the La Conner Luthier Festival two years running, and spoke with him on the phone. Amazing that you call Henriksen and Peter answers the phone. He says what he means, and means what he says. I hope for business continuity for him and others in his line of work, as well as Archtop builders.
Also, the small music spaces/venues businesses in my city are on the verge of going under for good. People are lobbying to try and save them. But they are getting lost in the overall impact to businesses during the pandemic.
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I also recently purchased a Forte combo direct from Henriksen. Delivery was slightly delayed but it was worth the wait. The Forte is a great sounding and versatile amp.
I check his Facebook site occasionally and note he has chronicled his move. Also, I recall his family had a bout with Covid a few months ago. Despite all he appears to be full of humor and optimism.
I'm sorry to hear about Henriksen's troubles. I had heard/read somewhere that they were moving and ignorantly thought they were scaling UP, not down. Anyone think there is any chance they will go under?
I've been thinking about getting a Henriksen Blu for about the past 6 months or so. I finally decided to buy one in May. "12 fret music" in Toronto, Canada had a it on their website advertising the Blu for sale with the price and everything ($1299 Can with free shipping - about $999 US). Turns out they DON'T have any Henriksens and were kind of cagey just saying "we no longer have a dealership agreement".
So why didn't I just buy directly from Henriksen? It is the same price afterall, tax owing would be the same. Shipping would be a bit extra. ... Mainly because (1) I don't want to have to pay the "extras" that all the courier companies seem to (make up and) charge. (I have paid a 1-2 hundred extra for those fees in the past). That and (2) I don't want to have it be a big deal with my wife! Shipping from a local company and I just receive a package - no big deal (and the money is just coming from an instrument I sold a year ago). Receive cross-border and then there will be charges and fees at the door - when she could be answering. "You spent how much on this little thing? I thought you were selling off all your extra instruments" etc.
Wish Henriksen had a sale to tempt me a bit futher.
I have been shipping my modest products to 16 countries so far. Canada seems to be the only one where various charges are levied at the door, including inland transport from a distribution hub. The time the customs scrutiny and inland stretch from B to C takes is inordinate, compared to what a transatlantic cargo plane needs to get from A to B.
Ironically, the only worse place I know of is my own home country Finland, a.k.a. "Little Canada". When a Brooklyn-based "test pilot" returned a Metro 6.5BG prototype in exchange of the production model, as agreed, it took me a month to produce enough evidence for the customs authorities to prove that this was a product I had actually sold, not purchased, and another two weeks for the Finnish Post to deliver it.
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Yes. This. I lived in Japan for almost 2 decades and the shipping to/from overseas was so much quicker / easier / cheaper than here in Canada. I think a lot of countries subsidize mail service (... because it IS a service and it benefits the economy) but Canada less so. My wife had a web store when we lived in Japan but found it wasn't economical to have one after we moved to Canada due to the much more expensive shipping costs. But my big complaint is with the extra charges couriers charge for crossing the border.A couple years ago I ordered something from a European company. It was only $20 (CDN) plus shipping. DHL charged me another $20 at my door for document processing etc charges. But I had ordered and received the same thing through normal post (and slower of course) previously with no other charges. In Japan I once bought an archtop from the US. It was shipped via FedEx who charged me close to $200 (US) ON TOP OF the shipping cost for something or other. The worst thing in that case was that I really didn't like the guitar and paid to send it back to the seller. (So I paid close to $600 to play a guitar for a couple days!)
Due to free trade agreements anything manufactured in North American can be imported into to another North American country (Can, US, Mexico) duty free. But couriers sill charge customs & duty clearance charges even if something is marked "made in USA". I guess there is something US companies can do (fill out some declaration? do pre-clearance?) because I know some websites mention such under a shipping FAQ. But I'm not sure what it is they do and Henriksen doesn't mention that.
I have some experience shipping musical instruments to the US. Above a certain value, US Customs wants a bond posted to cover the costs of any taxes and duties that might be payable (although taxes and duties might be extremely unlikely). Someone has to post the bond, do the paperwork, drop off and pick up the instrument and load it onto the truck.
I just received a parcel sent by DHL from the UK. Yup, DHL slapped on an extra $20 processing fee. Something about paying upfront for duties and tax on behalf of recipient.
UPS charged me an extra $60 processing fees for a parcel from The Netherlands and I had to pick it up meself from UPS instead of having it delivered. No, man, it is not hashish...
I had wanted to order 150 picks from Japan yesterday. Japan Post EMS is on hiatus. DHL was suggested. But that extra $20 fee on an $80 parcel coupled with a $20 DHL delivery fee makes it all untenable.


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This week
This week, we met humanist celebrants and, through their stories about birth, marriage, and death, we've been given an introduction to the humanist approach to life. We've heard about the value humanists place on the stories that connect us, help structure our lives, and reveal who we are.
We started with ceremonies not because they are an essential part of a humanist approach to life, but because they provide a good introduction to the value humanists place on freedom and our relationships with other people, and the recognition that this is the one life we have. In later weeks we will learn about how other humanists express their humanism in different ways.
Let's summarise what we have learned:
- Rituals are not just for the religious. They can help bring a sense of narrative to our lives and can bring people and communities together. Humanists believe that rituals should be authentic and meaningful to the people involved.
- Humanist naming ceremonies reflect the humanist belief that this is the one life we have and we should therefore make the most of it. Humanists believe we should be free to choose our own path in life, that we should be the authors of our own story.
- Humanist namings allow family and friends the opportunity to reflect on our changing roles as we travel through life and on the responsibilities we have towards other people.
- Humanist weddings reflect the humanist belief that we should be able to mark the important moments in our lives in ways that are personal and meaningful to us rather than being bound by tradition.
- Humanist weddings express the understanding that our only source of support is the other people in our lives.
- The focus of a humanist funeral is on the story of a person's life and the honest recognition that that life has ended.
- Through opportunities to reveal the memories we hold of the person who has died, a humanist funeral draws attention to the way the impact of our life can survive our death.
- Not all humanists will have humanist ceremonies. There is no compulsion.
- The humanist approach to life draws attention to the value of freedom, a sense of responsibility, and the importance of connections.
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Next week
Next week we will turn our attention to humanist campaigners. We will hear about where they feel the injustices in society lie, particularly those restrictions that deny us the personal autonomy to be the authors of our own story. We'll learn about what motivates these humanists and about the work they are doing to guarantee what they believe are the necessary freedoms for us all to live full and flourishing lives.
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October 28, 2014
The biggest stage for our nation's favorite pastime is the World Series, and as fans tune-in to watch the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals fight for the honor to raise the Commissioner's Trophy we think it is an excellent time to consider how these two teams, and their respective cities, have embraced energy efficiency.
October 25, 2014 :
During ICF International's Energy and Environment Breakfast event on October 23, Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance, and Gene Rodrigues, vice-president of ICF, joined together to address important questions about the future of energy efficiency. Participants asked the panelists to identify a few challenges we may face while working towards the Energy 2030 goal. Both Callahan and Rodrigues explained how developments in efficiency financing will be essential in order to double our nation's energy productivity.
October 22, 2014
Here at the Alliance, we emphasize the wide ranging benefits of energy efficiency. From boosting the U.S. economy to achieving greater energy security, we think it is important to highlight all of its advantages. That being said, the ability for efficiency to benefit our environment and reduce emissions should not be understated, and due to some recent headlines, that's what we're focusing on today.
October 19, 2014
In a blog posted earlier this year, we gave an overview of the top 5 most energy efficient NFL stadiums. The stadiums highlighted within that post continue to represent the top tier for energy efficiency, but we are excited to include several new additions to that elite group.
October 16, 2014
As you may have noticed, the energy-saving LED has been making headlines lately. Last week, the Nobel Prize committee honored three scientists with the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue light-emitting diodes that led to "bright and energy saving white light sources". In other words, their invention spurred the development of LEDs and revolutionized lighting in a way that hasn't been seen since Edison.
October 14, 2014 :
Last month at our Energy 2030: New York campaign stop in New York City, we heard local and state government, business and utility leaders tout the benefits of increased energy productivity and its ability to drive economic gains and create jobs. Keynote remarks from former Governor George Pataki (R) highlighted the leadership role New York State has taken in driving investment in energy efficiency, modernizing the electric grid and educating all actors on energy consumption.
October 12, 2014 :
Smartphones have become a significant part of our lives. When was the last time you walked into a local coffee shop and did not see the majority of people looking down at their devices? The cellphone has been the most rapidly adopted consumer technology in history, and there are currently 1.76 billion working smartphones around the globe, a 25 percent increase from last year. The U.S. follows the global trend, as two-thirds of consumers — an estimated 163.9 million people — use these mobile devices.
October 9, 2014
Last week, the world celebrated International Coffee Day, a day that not only provides us with an excuse to enjoy more coffee, but also intends to encourage the production and consumption of fair trade coffee. Though there is a growing consciousness of the social and economic costs associated with the coffee industry, many may not realize that the process of transforming coffee from a bean to a drink is also extremely energy-intensive. And with the average Americans drinking three cups a day, adding up to 587 million cups consumed each day in the U.S., the amount of energy used to make coffee becomes even more important to consider.
October 6, 2014
In June, both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations developed and released their own recommendations for the FY2015 federal budget. Among other focus areas, the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees in both chambers have the authority to determine the budget for the Department of Energy (DOE), which includes the majority of the provisions relating to energy efficiency through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
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October means football season, pumpkin lattes, Halloween costumes and many other fun seasonal changes. While we're excited for all things autumn, here at the Alliance we're welcoming this new month for another reason. On September 1991, President George Bush declared October as National Energy Awareness Month, encouraging government and organizations to raise awareness of the importance of sustainably managing the nation's energy resources.


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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo- The NKU men's basketball team improved to 7-3 on the season with a 80-66 win against Southeast Missouri State on the road. Cole Murray had an incredible shooting night, going 8-11 from three point range and finished with 26 points before fouling out of the game. Murray did not a...


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Galesburg, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Jasmine Artis of Park Forest, IL, has been named to the Knox College Dean's List of distinguished students for the 2019 Winter Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
Artis is majoring in Economics at Knox College and graduated from . Some students may have majors listed as "Undecided" because students typically do not declare a major until late in the second year.
Founded in 1837, Knox College is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox enrolls students from nearly every state and more than 50 countries and is one of the 40 Colleges That Change Lives. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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The banking royal commission has this week turned its attention to the matter of SME lending.
I must say the it is a terrible indictment of the number of questionable bank practices when it takes the royal commission this long to focus on SME lending in spite of how much data and many reports there are as to the terrible state of SME lending practices from the banks.
In the Australian Financial Review and afr.com site there is an article that turns its attention to fintechs and the current SME finance situation.
Fintechs (newly innovative financial services technology businesses) have been hailed for the last five years as the future saviour of consumers and SMEs, though the reality has inevitably been something far more like more convenient niche versions of the old way of doing things, thus far.
the AFR article presents the arguments that fintechs have been delivering the wrong kind of SME finance and that fintechs are a new version of the 'Wild West'.
On the first matter it is hard to disagree as the vast majority of SME finance fintechs are focused on short-term, high-cost finance for SMEs.
Short-term finance has an important, but small role in SME finance. It needs to be considered like a certain smooth, soft, sickly sweet round chocolate ball wrapped in bright paper. Lovely but not a staple of a balance SME finance diet as too much of it will cause far more harm than good.
The second claim of the article, that the fintech 'industry is still a Wild West' is nothing short of ludicrous. Fintechs are not an industry in there own right, we (and I say we because the Franchise Finance Market is also a fintech focusing on SME finance) are a very small part of the financial services and finance industries, which is one of the most regulated industries in Australia (although watching the royal commission developments might cause one to snigger at the suggestion).
Still, it is great that there is such a discussion going on at this time.
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By Daniel Mills
July 17, 2015
Economy In Crisis
The country of China has found a loophole in the World Trade Organization (WTO) laws and has once again found a way to one-up America. The communist country has created a law that allows them to ban any foreign imports and pushing out U.S. technology companies from China. This is just more evidence that the WTO is completely flawed and our relationship with China needs to reevaluated.
The loophole found is under the "National Security Law" in which China deemed its technology industry needs to be "secure and controllable." Essentially, under this law, any foreign company is required to turn over to the government its computer code, encryption keys as well as it's commercial computer networks.
The outcome of this new law could potentially be disastrous. Co-author of "Death by China" predicts that "It will definitely reduce trade which will definitely hurt people around the world." He also mentioned that the U.S. companies will likely be hit the hardest since China is more likely to list us as national security threats.
Many studies have been conducted over the past couple of years to see the impact of China's entry to the WTO in 2001. "Something big happened around the time China entered the WTO," said Peter Schott, economist of the Federal Reserve. His findings showed that the biggest US manufacturing employment declines and largest surges in imports from China, when the country specifically joined the WTO.
China plays unfair and its costing America money and jobs. There is no benefit to trade with China at all. Their wages are at an average of $0.75 cents an hour which is causing our companies to close up shop here and move overseas in order to cut labor costs. That is creating a ripple effect leaving America out of good paying jobs, people obtaining large amounts of debt and not having money to pay it back. It is also causing a flood of cheap imports in which American companies simply cannot compete against. Our businesses are closing faster than they are opening and China is to blame.
On top of them bleeding us dry, they now want to kick out our technology companies from their country and steal their technology? When is enough going to be enough? There is no doubt that we must either get out of the WTO, or end our toxic relationship with China.


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This book covers and era of deer control under the direction of the Internal Affairs Department when foot shooters were employed to shoot deer and recover the skins of the deer they shot. Throughout the book Murphy's Law is entwined. Like most of his contemporaries Ross always looked for the lighter side of a grim situation. He describes the many aspects of a professional hunter's life as well as the unusual and often hilarious events that can and do occur.
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The New York Islanders have signed forwards Josh Ho-Sang and Michael Dal Colle to new contracts, the team announced Monday.
Ho-Sang's new one-year deal is worth $874,000, while Dal Colle's two-year pact carries an average annual value of $700,000, according to CapFriendly. Both players were restricted free agents, and each has struggled to make a mark with the Islanders since the organization drafted them in the first round in 2014.
Selected 28th overall at the 2014 NHL Draft, Ho-Sang possesses an incredible skill set that's been overshadowed by off-ice issues. As a 19-year-old, Ho-Sang was sent home on the very first day of training for being late, and he's since been berated by staff on numerous occasions for supposed immaturity. He also faced scrutiny in his first NHL stint for wearing Mario Lemieux's No. 66 - which was changed upon the arrival of general manager Lou Lamoriello.
Now 23, Ho-Sang was productive in the AHL last season, registering 43 points in 56 games, but he's only played 53 contests with the Islanders so far in his career.
New York drafted Dal Colle fifth overall in 2014 after he showed a ton of promise in the OHL, but his junior success hasn't materialized in the big leagues yet. The 23-year-old has appeared in only 32 games for the Isles since being drafted, though he is coming off a strong AHL campaign in which he averaged a point per game over 34 contests.
The Islanders now have a projected $7.9 million in cap space, according to CapFriendly. Restricted free-agent forward Anthony Beauvillier is the only player on the club's ledger without a contract.


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Now that everyone has settled into everything Forza 7 has to offer, Turn 10 is taking things a step further. Community Bounty Hunter has returned once again for Forza Motorsport 7 players. Your target? IndyCar Champ Josef Newgarden.
Longtime fans will already be familiar with this formula as it mirrors FM4's "King of the Track" event. Finding the event is easy enough for those interested in taking part. Head over to the Featured Events tab in Rivals and look for the Bounty Hunter Launch Challenge.
Of course, you'll want to add Josef's Gamertag to get started: JNRACERTPX2. Having the racer as a fried makes the process a lot easier as you'll be able to challenge him directly. Let's get down to the specifics. The scene is set behind the wheel of the #2 Team Penske Chevrolet at Road America, a mainstay venue for the series.
Your target time is 1:43.807 as of this writing. Newgarden currently sits in 271st (in the world), meaning there's quite a hike ahead of you. For those looking for a little bit more reason to tackle the challenge, there are prizes up for grabs.
Everyone that sets a time will receive the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Super Sport. For those going the extra mile to overtake the IndyCar driver, they'll receive the 1977 Holden Torana A9X Forza Edition. There's a small caveat here: this competition is currently the only way to score either (or both) cars.
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Every year, the Swiss Packaging Institute honours outstanding achievements in the packaging industry with the Swiss Packaging Award. A total of 41 packaging solutions were submitted by 26 different participants.
The aim of the competition is to showcase the creativity and innovative strength of the Swiss packaging industry. A maximum of three packaging solutions were nominated per category, one of which is chosen as the winner. PAWI is among the nominees in the technology category.
Packaging of all materials is eligible for the competition. The focus is on the promotion and award of holistic packaging solutions, regardless of the packaging material.
PAWI Verpackungen has submitted the "Limited Edition" packaging from Läderach (Switzerland) AG for the Swiss Packaging Award.
The challenge was to develop a packaging with which various products such as pralines, fresh chocolate and mini mousses can be packed. The contents and the insert should be visible through a window. To ensure sustainability, the inlay should be plastic-free. PAWI solved this task with a PAWI Ecoflex insert made of cardboard and parchment. This clever design allows maximum flexibility when filling products of different shapes and sizes.
The advantages of the PAWI Ecoflex insert at a glance:
- Made of cardboard and paper
- Recyclable
- Possible combinations
- Flexibility with the filling material
- Underlines the value of the product
This year, the Swiss Packaging Prize will be awarded for the 51st time. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on November 18, 2020 at the Empack trade fair in Zurich.
We focus on packaging and everything it requires: ideas, designs, production expertise and efficient logistics right up to the end customer.