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To avoid any unwanted incidents because of chemical contamination at several schools and to maintain the health of people at school, the committee has ruled out the program which eliminates student and staff of potential hazardous exposure chemicals.
The program has arranged the list of banned chemicals in schools. Based on this program, person-in-charge has to identify the hazardous chemicals and planning to remove and dispose any banned chemicals in schools.
Chemicals Banned in Schools
Here is the list of chemicals which have been banned in schools, especially from Department of Education.
- Ammonium nitrite
Ammonium nitrite (H4N2O2) is an inorganic chemical compound, which is a yellow to colorless solid and soluble in water. Ammonium nitrite is a salt form of nitrous acid. Ammonium nitrite is highly unstable and decomposes into water and nitrogen even at room temperature. It can explode if heated above 60 – 70°C.
- Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium nitrate (H4N2O3) is classified as a High Consequence Dangerous Goods (HDCG) which means it has the potentiality to cause any mass destructive and causalities. Ammonium nitrate is ammonium salt of nitric acid, which is soluble in water. Schools are not permitted to use ammonium nitrate other than educational purposes and store above 3 kgs of ammonium nitrate in the workplace at one time. This solid substance can decompose explosively when heated into two gases, which are nitrous oxide and water vapor. Furthermore, ammonium nitrate is an oxidizing agent.
- Asbestos fiber
Asbestos is a thin fiber which found in rocks and soil. Asbestos itself means the materials can withstand high temperature. Asbestos is a mineral which can be pulled into fluffy consistency and resistant to electric and chemical corrosion. Asbestos exposure causes any symptoms, so it is easy to be inhaled and swallowed without realizing it. Once it's been inhaled, it can cause lung cancer.
- Benzene
Benzene is a chemical compound which is flammable and toxic chemical, which exposure cause cancer disease. The uses of benzene in everyday life is in detergents, plastic, and rubber. It can be happened because benzene is a carcinogen. Human can be exposed through breathing air, contacting with the skin, even contaminated food or water. Benzene (C6H6) evaporates quickly when exposed to the air.
- Carbon disulfide
Carbon disulfide is a colorless liquid with strong odor. This substance is classified as a flammable substance with high concentration (1 – 50%). Carbon disulfide can evaporate easily at room temperature and easily explode in the air. Carbon disulfide can go through our body by inhaling, eating, drinking, and contacting it through the skin. With high concentration, carbon disulfide may be life threatening because it affects nervous system, heart, brain, and liver. Furthermore, after contacting with carbon disulfide, it can cause burned skin in the infected area.
- Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride is a substance which could be easily evaporated. Most carbon tetrachloride is founded in a gas form. Carbon tetrachloride is a substance which can be found easily when producing refrigeration fluid and propellants. This substance is classified as a toxic chemical which harm people and cause cancer or birth defects. Human's liver is also sensitive to this substance. After being exposed, breakdown products will attack cell proteins and interfering function of liver cells.
- Chloroform
Chloroform, which is usually called trichloromethane or methyltrichloride. It is a colorless liquid with slightly sweet taste. This substance is classified as flammable liquid. Chloroform evaporates very quickly when exposed to the air. The process of chloroform's breakdown takes much time. The breakdown's product includes phosgene, which is more toxic than chloroform itself. Chloroform itself cause any harm for human's organs, such as liver, brain, kidney, reproductive system, and gastrointestinal.
- 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene chloride)
Ethylene chloride is a colorless, toxic, and volatile liquid which resembles with chloroform. Ethylene chloride is converted into vinyl chloride for production of polyvinyl chloride or PVC. Chloroethane can affect and harm nervous system
- Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrofluoric acid is one of the strongest inorganic acids, which is used for industrial manufacturing, such as glass etching, metal cleaning, electronics, manufacturing. It is a colorless gas or liquid. Hydrogen fluoride could be easily exposed through the skin and into the tissues. It will damage the cells and cause them not to work properly. Breathing this substance can bring damage for lung tissue and cause swelling and fluid.
- Perchloric acid
Perchloric acid is one of strongest acid which has been used for cleaning. Its power to oxidize will increase with concentration and temperature. Concentrated perchloric acid can reacts heavily with organic material, which resulted in devastating explosions in the past. it can be harmful if swallowed, causing digestive and respiratory tract burns.
- Picric acid
Picric acid or renowned as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol is an odorless crystalline solid which has been used as a military explosive substances and antiseptic.
- Potassium cyanide
Potassium cyanide is a white, granular, or crystalline solid. Potassium cyanide will release hydrogen cyanide which is highly toxic and interferes with body's ability to use oxygen. Potassium cyanide can affect many organ systems which are sensitive to low oxygen levels, such as central nervous system, cardiovascular system, and pulmonary system.
- Sodium cyanide is a similar with any types of cyanide.
- Toluene (methyl benzene)
- List of any substance in Appendix A of the 7th Edition of the ADG Code as Goods Too Dangerous chemicals in everyday products to be transported.
- List of any substance which requires a permit as listed in Schedule 2, 3, 4, 8, & 9 in the Commonwealth Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons and Schedule 7 poisons in the standard which listed in the Victorian Poison Code
- All Scheduled Carcinogenic Substances
No Scheduled Carcinogenic Substance may be used without a license.
If the schools needs any chemicals which requires any permit, this chemicals should be consulted first with local government authorities.
Schedule 1 Prohibited Carcinogenic Substance
Schedule 1 carcinogenic substance is a substance and its salts form is used as a pure substance or in a mixture. Here is the list of prohibited carcinogen.
- 2-Acetylaminofluorene
- Aflatoxins
- 4-Aminodiphenyl
- Amosite (brown asbestos)
- Benzidine and its salts (including benzidine dihydrochloride)
- Bis(Chloromethyl)ether
- Chloromethyl methyl ether (technical grade which contains bis(chloromethyl) ether)
- Crocidolite (blue asbestos)
- 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
- 2-Naphythylamine and its salts
- 4-Nitrodiphenyl
Schedule 2 Notifiable Carcinogen
Schedule 2 notifiable carcinogen is any other substance and its salts form is used as a pure substance or in a mixture containing 0.1% or more of that substance. Here is the list of notifiable carcinogen.
- Acrylonitrile
- Benzene
- Chrysotile (white asbestos)
- Cyclophosphamide (cytotoxic drug)
- 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine and its salts (including 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride)
- Diethyl sulfate
- Dimethyl sulfate
- Ethylene dibromide
- 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) MOCA
- o-Toluidine and o-Toluidine hydrochloride
- Vinyl chloride monomer
The list of chemicals banned in school has been a guideline for the school when doing a procurement of chemicals which will be used in laboratory. School has to stick to this list and never bring those chemicals inside the school.


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This summer, our founder Erik Sauer was able to travel to Germany with his family to attend the wedding of Isabel, his bone marrow donor. This got us thinking about great donor-patient meetings we've read about over this summer, and the complete strangers who are willing to save the life of someone they've never met.…Read More
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- Lisa
caregiving never ends
Yeah, late again. New Year's Eve was fine, very relaxing, but the day after New Year's, things began to come unwound. Place K called to tell me mom had become unresponsive at the breakfast table & they were sending her to the hospital. Cue dropping everything and racing across town. (Thankfully, the hospital is almost within walking distance of her place; not so thankfully, the whole thing is on the opposite side of the county from me.)
She was better by the time I got there, pretty much her by-now usual pleasantly confused self. They wanted to keep her overnight, because her blood pressure had tanked, probably why she blacked out; observation and efforts to stabilize it seemed in order. The next few days, I was back on pins and needles. It's easy, when she is moseying around the hallways at her place, talking to her nurses and techs and the other residents, to relax; then when this happens, I am reminded forcefully that my role as caregiver never stops. I'm also reminded how hard it's going to be to find a full-time job that will allow for the aforementioned drop-everything mode. I probably can't. And as her only child and primary caregiver, that leaves me over a barrel. Let's face it, I really need to win the lottery, or at the very least, publish a best-seller or three.
Anyway. Mom stabilized and went back to her place, but only for a couple of days. The nurse practitioner called me on Wednesday while I was helping my aunt finish cleaning out my grandparents' house, and my phone was in my purse kicked up under some furniture, so I didn't get the message for a while. By then, they had already sent her back to the hospital; her blood pressure was through the roof and her oxygen levels were low. They had noticed her having more trouble swallowing, and I okayed them changing her diet to puree, easier usually to manage because no chewing is required. A chest x-ray showed a touch of pneumonia, and when the hospital checked, she had a urinary tract infection again. I think I've shared how a UTI can whack the heck out of even a normal elderly person; stack that on top of dementia and pneumonia, and you have a recipe for calamity.
Upshot of the whole thing: hospital called yesterday evening to say they were having trouble getting meds safely down her, and wanted to know if it was okay for them to put a temporary feeding tube in her nose, for a few days to keep her up until they can get the antibiotics she needs for the infection into her system. I told them I hoped she would not fight them on it but that they could try. It's an indicator of how sick she is that she hasn't given them any trouble. Fortunately, the staff on the floor where she is being cared for are great, they listen and talk to me, and they really like her. I see them being very gentle, explaining to her every time I see them doing something with her what they are doing and why, reassuring her and taking her normally impaired mental status into account. So, I can relax a bit and feel she is being well served.
Okay, in other news, the cute coffee maker died after a week. I should have known, because when I checked the online reviews, several other purchasers had complained about it. The past poor track record may be why Amazon gave me no grief whatsoever about returning it. I am a little miffed that they issued the refund in the form of an Amazon gift card; I offered to give my aunt her money back out of my own, but she won't hear of it. So I've got a good bit of credit with them now. Guess my next half-dozen tins of face cream are covered, LOL. Or I could spring for a really nice fountain pen, or a ton of ebooks! (I really need the money for groceries and bills, though. Wonder if I asked, they would transfer the funds into my paypal or something…can't hurt to ask, right?)
From the grinding noises it made, I'm thinking the pump went out. Good thing I kept the box and receipt and all. so packed that up, and in between the mom-drama, shipped it back. Then I hit Wal-Mart and found a plain coffee maker that does everything that old shellhead did (for a week) and costs like one third. It makes great coffee, too, and that's really all I wanted.
The cleaning out of the grandparents' house is going well. Since most everything my aunt and cousins wanted to keep has already gone with them, I had free rein to keep pretty much anything I found that I thought I could use. That includes a glass cutting board with non-skid feet that fits perfectly under said coffee maker and catches splatters; one of those sparkly 'mermaid' pillows; and a great purse. The fall one I had been carrying was a great deal, $15 and still had the original $100 price tag on it, but the handle broke just before Christmas. I wired it back together with a paper clip (as one does) but it was living on borrowed time. I found a great little Stone Mountain leather bag at the thrift store up the hill for 6 bucks but it was a bit too small; I couldn't get everything into it that I need, like the little folder that carries my coupons, mom's insurance cards and my POA. So I took this one home from my aunt's and changed it out, barely hours before the hospital called. Talk about providence!
I promised to share the crazy dream I had, so here it is.
I dreamed I was running a food truck! It's crossed my mind before, but I never had a concept that could go with it. we have a lot of trucks here in town & it seemed like most every idea I had, had already been done. In the dream, though, I ran a truck that sold fried pies. If you live in the South you know what those are, turnovers that usually contain sweet filling. They aren't always fried, either; granny's were filled with dried fruit, and she baked them. These in my dream-truck, though, weren't all sweet; some had savory filings, and were very popular because they were easy to hold in your hand and eat. Think calzone or empanada.
I woke up all excited and banged out several pages of notes, then checked. Sure enough, there is no such thing in Nashville! Yes, I am a doofus, but yes, I am researching; checking out library books and sending emails to ask questions of those in the field. (there is, I've found, one such truck, in the Boston area, and the owner kindly answered some of my ignorant questions.) I don't know that it would work, or even all the steps to go through, but I'm going to look into it. I know it is said to be a ton of work, but it would be fun too, I think. If anybody has name suggestions, I'm all ears!


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We all bring mindsets into our learning and practice. Today we're going to talk about what mindsets and traits or most effective for improving your practice and learning.
[excerpt from their book Better Faster]
Our goal with this book has been to give you a concrete plan for what to go out and actually do in your quest to get better.
But it would be coaching malpractice if we didn't have a conversation about the common mental traits and mindsets that make the process of improvement more productive and more rewarding.
Solution Orientation
Watch a practice session with a super-learner and you'll see a lot of things that are different than the "standard" lesson. One that stands out is the active learner's relationship with "failure." A receptive, curious player will hit a really bad shot and be intrigued by it. Why did that happen? What did I do differently, and how do I fix it? Other players tend to let emotion rule the moment. They hit some bad shots and get angry. Maybe they slam a club, or put the offending club away and hit something else. None of that addresses the real issue finding a solution to the ball-flight problem at hand.
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About Better Faster the Book
Better Faster is a choose your adventure book in the sense that it's laid out to help you create a plan to help you optimize you're training and ultimately get better faster.
In this book, we're going to give you an operating system for your own skill development in three critical areas of the game—ball-striking, putting and wedge play.
We'll show you the building blocks you need to maximize your skills in each area, and give you a specific game plan to knit those skills into on-course performance.
We will also deliver those training plans in a way that is interactive and responsive to your unique needs as a player—whether that's an improvement to your technique, diversifying skills so you can adapt to different situations, or just building some confidence..
New book everyone needs to read from @clundberg @wilsmatt First off you get a better understanding of learning. Then they walk you through some assessments. Finally you can go test out some drills and games to build skills faster! Great playbook for any golfer. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and watch for a few episodes with them in the future!
About Corey Lundberg
Corey Lundberg is COO and High Performance Coach at Altus Performance in Dallas, where he has helped develop players who have competed at every level from the PGA Tour to recreational golf. He has been recognized on Golf Digest's Best Young Teacher and Best in State lists, and also as one of the 50 best youth teachers in America by U.S. Kids.
About Matt Wilson
Matt Wilson is the Director of Next Generation Performance at Golf Canada, where he is responsible for preparing future players and coaches to compete at the national and international level. He has also been recognized as a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher and Top 50 youth instructor by U.S. Kids.
Lundberg and Wilson have presented their research around the world at seminars like the World Scientific Congress of Golf in Scotland.
To learn more, go to CuriousCoaches.com.
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The architects who oversaw the multi-million dollar revitalization of TORONTO's civic square will be awarded The Governor General's Medal in Architecture. Finnish architect VILJO REVELL's modernest design, unveiled in 1965, wasn't looking its best by 2007 when an international design competition was launched to bring the square into the 21st century.The rebuild was accomplished by a consortium of mostly TORONTO firms. Architects and designers from Perkins + Will and PLANT Architect Inc. over hauled everything, installing new fountains, a permanent stage, moving the Peace Garden with its full-growth trees, and planting a green roof around the third level of City Hall itself.
Nathan Phillips Square – named after a popular former mayor – is the largest civic square in Canada.


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We all struggle, to one extent or another, with the things of our heart and mind. For some of us it's hardly noticeable, and for others it's a challenge. I've always been of the latter category.
With my children it's a daily challenge. Determining if I should follow what I think is reasonable or right, over what it is that will make them happy. For instance, my eldest daughter very recently brought home two rabbits. One for herself and one for her younger sister. Now I know why she brought home two rabbits, so they could team up on me. If she had just brought home one it would have been easier to say no, and she knows that. Because of all things I am fair. When they wanted cats I made sure they each got one of their own.
Reasonably ( or rationally, whichever suits you ) I shouldn't allow them to have any animals, I have allergies. And two cats in a two bedroom apartment are bad enough when my allergies flare up. Now I've got two cats and two rabbits. Reasonably I shouldn't allow them to have any animals, because they're teenagers and tend to be fickle. And more often than not I'm the one that gets stuck taking care of them, when they've got other things to do. And among other things, reasonably I shouldn't allow my eldest daughter to have these rabbits because she really doesn't deserve them because of her behavior ( which is another reason she brought home two ).
But even though my mind can come up with several reasons to not keep them, sometimes your heart just needs one reason.
God is another one of these struggles. Rationally I'm an atheist, I see no evidence of any personable interactive god existing. And can point to several examples of why this god cannot exist on any rational level, at least in the form that religion promotes and fosters. And yet, for as long as I can remember I have believed that some form of god exists. And that god has been a factor in my life from as far back as I am able to remember. And it is this conflict or challenge that led me to study religion, philosophy, and their relative histories. At one point I had an extensive working knowledge of several religions and philosophies from different perspectives, but this just convinced me even more on a rational level that the god of religion cannot exist.
But no matter how convinced my mind is that there is no such thing as a god, my heart won't let me abandon the notion that it does. In some form.
There's really no point to this article, other than the reflection of the conflict we experience between issues of the mind verses issues of the heart. And that, more often than not, the heart will win out over the seemingly insurmountable rational resources of the mind.


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As a Product Manager:
- You have successfully shipped web based products
- You have experience evaluating markets and defining product requirements
- You favour data for your decision rather than an eight ball
- You have strong analytical and quantitative skills
- You favour simplicity and are able to present complex information clearly and concisely
- You can demonstrate exceptional writing skills
- You are experienced at managing multiple priorities
- You have knowledge of UX best practices and web analytics tools
- You are technically fluent and are comfortable discussing product technical details with an engineering team
- You are customer focused and want to create user friendly sites and features
What you can expect working at TinEye
- You will be solving interesting and difficult product challenges every day. OK, maybe not every day
- You will be able to see features you have created deployed in production environments and powering some of our largest enterprise client implementations.
- You will work within a small technical team alongside the scrappy co-founders.
- Your voice will be heard and you will be able to provide input in everything we undertake. We believe great ideas can come from our entire team.
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The Italian financial regulator CONSOB has added four brokers to its blacklist.
SwissAZ offers cryptocurrency trading through contracts for difference (CFD). Therefore it is not an exchange, it is a broker that needs a license.
Although its name suggests otherwise, SwissAZ has nothing to do with Switzerland, the broker is located in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
And it has no license whatsoever, it is not regulated. Despite this fact it is targeting customers in countries like Italy, this is why the regulator has warned against it.
Platinium FX is a Bulgarian Forex broker that obviously is seeking clients abroad, because his phone support is in England. The broker is showing awards on its website that it has not won, so it is lying.
The most important thing is that PlatiniumFX is not regulated, it has no authorization to provide investment services.
Markets FX claims to be one of the leading brokers in the world, but in reality is an unknown broker from Bulgaria.
And again, it is a broker that is not regulated, but still targeting residents of regulated countries like Italy, which has earned him a place on the blacklist of the CONSOB.
With CapitalGMA you can trade Forex, there are three different accounts for this purpose. The minimum deposit at $1000 is pretty high. Each account is entitled to trading signals.
Capital GMA is headquartered in Bulgaria and has no license to provide investment services. But it is offering them in Italy among other countries, this is why it is the subject of a warning from the regulator CONSOB.
SwissAZ, PlatinumFX, MarketsFX and CapitalGMA are brokers that were placed on the blacklist of the Italian regulator, because they provide investment services without the necessary authorization.
For trading we recommend using regulated brokers only.


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support Forever Unclean + Steve & The Alcoholics
author PP date 09/08/19 venue Kulturbolaget, Malmö, SWE
KB has done it again! In a series of high-profile punk rock bookings over the past couple of years, it certainly feels like someone at the venue is going through a checklist of his or her favorite punk rock bands and booking them one-by-one to KB when their tour plans so allow. Think about it: we've had Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, Against Me!, Jimmy Eat World, Rise Against, and Satanic Surfers among others with a great turnout to all of them. Tonight, the series gets another highlight-reel addition in the form of punk rock legends Descendents, so you wonder whether NOFX or Rancid will be next?
Steve & The Alcoholics
Steve & The Alcoholics are the perfect opening band to fit in with tonight's theme. They play tight, humor-laden, breakneck speed skate punk in the vein of bands like Belvedere and This Is A Standoff, with a few nods towards Propagandhi's technical riffage as well. What's more, they add in classic Swedish skate punk flavor in the form of stop/start riffs that recall Adhesive or No Fun At All. With a lightning speed tempo, many songs run just a short 30-40 seconds at a time, and they manage to squeeze in a (mediocre) cover of The Offspring's "Genocide" as well. The sound is a bit flat early on, but at least there's a decent turnout and a sizable portion of the audience seems familiar with their songs; there are even a couple of small sing-alongs during their set. It's a solid, tight showing of skate punk that's only deterred by the sub-optimal sound removing some oomph from the guitars and leaving the mix a little bit rough. Great songs, though, especially if you're into the golden 90s-era of punk rock.
Forever Unclean
What an opportunity for the hard-working Danish punk rockers in Forever Unclean, having been hand-picked to be the main support for the Descendents here in Malmö. Taking full advantage of the opportunity of a new crowd (despite half of them being from the Danish scene), they open with a brand new song that sounds entirely different from the rest of their back catalog, drawing heavily from The Menzingers/Modern Baseball school of songwriting. Quite peculiar and interesting to see where this approach will go in the future. They then morph straight into "Woof" from their fantastic "Woof" EP and back we are with roughened, melodic punk rock like we've grown to know from these guys. And by the time we reach "Dinosaur", we have a surprisingly large portion of the audience singing along to the "nothing at all, nothing at all, come on and race me to the bottom" portions. "Worthless", the song that features a brief Menzingers style a capella section in the middle, likewise gets a much bigger sing-along than I think anyone -- including the band themselves, by the looks on their faces -- was expecting here on the other side of the Øresund bridge. "Waves" later is also excellent despite technical difficulties with the guitar, and overall Forever Unclean look extremely solid on a bigger stage, this time supported both by a loyal Danish fan base but also receiving an impressive cheer from the Swedish audience as well.
Last time I saw Descendents was at Roskilde Festival last year on the Avalon stage. A sizable audience was present but given the profile of the festival, only a small minority seemed to know the band at all, so the set was totally flat and rather uninspiring. Tonight's experience is like the polar opposite of that showing: KB is packed with Descendents fans and it looks like the band came to play with a renewed, revitalized sense of urgency. They start immediately with a quadruple string of hit songs after another, where "Suburban Home" opens the pit immediately, "Everything Sux" draws anthemic sing-alongs, followed by "Hope" and "On Paper" doing pretty much exactly the same. The pit looks intense as hell, sweaty and like we're back in the 80s or 90s when punk rock of this type was at its absolute highest popularity. "Victim of Me" likewise incites a mass sing-along from the crowd, and at this point, the show is already miles better than the Roskilde show. The sound is perfect, the energy in the crowd is palpable, and on stage, the band looks more alive than any other time I remember seeing them.
Milo makes multiple trips to the front rows to offer sing-along opportunities to fans upfront, even throwing himself into the crowd with a rare stage dive towards the end of the set, an impressive feat no less from the 56-year old (the crowd roar afterward is appropriately enormous)! In between, the band sandwich classics like "Silly Girl", "'Merican", "Van", "Clean Sheets" and many others (including ALL songs in Descendents sets is always welcome) in a high-speed rally of fan-favorites. Thirty minutes in, they've raced through 18 songs, and the pit action refuses to slow down. The atmosphere in the venue is simply awe-inspiring: huge sing-alongs to pretty much every song, people going over the barrier to attempt to stage dive (the stage dive during "Coolidge" is insane), circle and mosh pits throughout... this is how club-like punk shows used to look like back in the day, I'm sure.
Meanwhile, Descendents continues to fire on all cylinders. Milo pauses to rant for a brief second but then decides otherwise as "Who We Are" is, apparently, the rant, given the songs political commentary and praise for democratic ideals. For "Coffee Mug", he brings out a giant, head-sized mug that's imprinted "MUG! MUG! MUG!" on it. But that's about it for any gimmicks: tonight is about solid punk rock classics through and through. It's great to see "Without Love" and other new songs from the latest album "Hypercaffium Sazzinate" appearing on seemingly even-footing with the two and three-decade-old classics from their back catalog, a sign of consistency and quality that Descendents have been known for throughout their career.
- 1. Suburban Home
- 2. Everything Sux
- 3. Hope
- 4. On Paper
- 5. [unknown]
- 6. Rotting Out
- 7. Victim of Me
- 8. Silly Girl
- 9. I Like Food
- 10. 'Merican
- 11. Van
- 12. I'm Not a Punk
- 13. Clean Sheets
- 14. [unknown]
- 15. Who We Are
- 16. Global Probing
- 17. I Don't Want to Grow Up
- 18. Without Love
- 19. Nothing With You
- 20. No Fat Burger
- 21. Feel This
- 22. Coffee Mug
- 23. When I Get Old
- 24. Coolidge
- 25. Thank You
- 26. Descendents
— Encore —
- 27. Pep Talk
- 28. Bikeage
- 29. I'm the One


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Ryuichi Sakamoto: My friend, a very young Japanese artist called Soichiro Mihara, after Fukushima he created a very beautiful piece [Bell, 2013] related to radioactivity. He modified Japanese traditional furin—furin is wind chime in Japanese—but in his piece, the wind chime does not pick up wind but radioactivity. Passing the radioactive particles, it will ring. So I think that's the best piece after Fukushima.


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Plano bank robber nabbed after foot pursuit
Plano Police arrested a suspected bank robbery on Saturday after a foot pursuit.
Just before noon, officers responded to First National Bank, located at 2900 block of Legacy Drive, in response to a robbery incident.
Upon arrival, a subject was seen running from the location on foot. Following a short foot chase, the suspect was taken into custody without incident a few blocks north of the incident location. A weapon was also recovered during the course of the investigation.
Witnesses at the location reported that the suspect had entered the location, displayed a weapon, and demanded cash from the teller. The suspect then took an undetermined amount of cash and fled the location on foot.
The suspect is currently being held at the Plano City Jail; his name, jail photograph, and pending charges are not available at this time.


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Guidelines are a necessary part of institutional life. They clarify expectations and provide guidance on how things should work at any college. Helena College approved an institutional-level disability services policy in October of 2009, although many of these policies and procedures were already in place. Other guidelines on this page are departmental-level and provide information on a number of disability-related topics.
If the student needs information that may not be delineated here, he or she should contact the Office of Disability Resources. Other institutional guidelines may also be in place that address the student's concern.
Contact Information:Disability Resources Coordinator
Phone: 406.447.6952
Fax: 406-447-6397
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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World No 1 Naomi Osaka says 'happiness' was the reason behind shock split with coach Sascha Bajin
Talking about the split with Sascha Bajin, Naomi Osaka said: 'Everyone thinks it was a money-related issue, but it wasn't. That's one of the most hurtful things I've ever heard... I think my reason is I wouldn't put success over my happiness — that's my main thing.'
Osaka, the US and Australian Open champion, this week split with Sascha Bajin, who led her to a pair of Grand Slam titles as well as the World No 1 ranking.
Naomi Osaka heads into the Dubai Championships as top seed for the first time.
Osaka said that the search for a new coach will begin within weeks.
Naomi Osaka said she would not prioritise "success over happiness" following the surprise sacking of her coach as she heads into the Dubai Championships as top seed for the first time.
The US and Australian Open champion this week split with Sascha Bajin, who led her to a pair of Grand Slam titles as well as the World No 1 ranking over the past year.
As she prepared to start as top seed in Dubai, Osaka only sketched in a few details as to why she ended her hugely successful partnership with Bajin.
"Everyone thinks it was a money-related issue, but it wasn't," the Japanese player said. "That's one of the most hurtful things I've ever heard.
"I travel with everyone on my team, I see them more than my family. I would never do that to them.
"I think my reason is I wouldn't put success over my happiness — that's my main thing."
Osaka is trying to take the high road in the affair, concentrating on her tennis as she heads a Dubai field with last month's Australian Open finalist Petra Kvitova seeded second and former top-ranked Simona Halep third.
"I'm not going to say anything bad about him (Bajin), I'm really grateful for all the things that he's done."
Osaka drew a line under the uncomfortable topic by adding: "If anything, you would have to see or ask him."
The introverted 21-year-old, who has turned the tennis hierarchy on its head since standing 72nd little more than a year ago before her breakthrough under Bajin's guidance, said there were rumblings of discontent in the arrangement during the Melbourne fortnight.
"It (the sacking) was kind of brewing in Australia. I think some people could see that if they saw how we interacted.
"I would not want to split on really bad terms; he is the person who made me open up more to people. I didn't want it to be really, like, hard stopping."
She confirmed her decision is final and she has moved on.
"I felt really happy. I'm surrounded by people that genuinely care. They have such positive energy. I'm really grateful for everyone that's around me at this time."
She said that the search for a new coach will begin within weeks: "It's not really ideal to go to Indian Wells (in March) without a coach.
"All the people that I have right now, they're all willing to do the things that he (Bajin) does. I don't think it will be that much of a big deal."
Osaka and Kvitova are seeded for a repeat of their Australian Open final at the weekend on the hard courts in the Gulf.
Osaka will begin in the second round against France's Kristina Mladenovic, who defeated Oman's Fatma Al Nabhani 6-1, 6-1 on Sunday.
The field is rich with talent, featuring nine of the world's top 10 — only fourth-ranked American Sloane Stephens will be missing.
"It's a big tournament. Every tournament is difficult. And this one is unbelievable. We have so many great players playing here. Of course, it's always tough to win a tournament," said Kvitova.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova, who gets a first round bye, has fond memories of Dubai, having won the title here in 2013.
"I missed Dubai last year. So I am happy to be back. You always have the best memories when you win a title."
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Roger Federer 'stopped believing' in the comeback from knee injury
Federer underwent three knee injuries in the past two years which led to the 20-time Grand Slam winner announcing his retirement last week.
Davis Cup: Saketh Myneni-Yuki Bhambri pair loses doubles as Norway clinch tie 3-0
India were thrashed 0-3 by a far-superior Norway team as world No.2 Casper Ruud combined with Viktor Durasovic to win the doubles match and complete the rout in the World Group-I tie of Davis Cup.
Roger Federer retires at the top of tennis' money tree
Roger Federer made roughly $1 billion (before taxes and agents' fees) in his career just from endorsements and other business endeavours.


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Personal Day (Personal Leave)
The term personal day refers to an approved absence from work to attend a planned event. A personal day can be taken for a number of reasons, including attending weddings, birthday parties, and other family events. They can also be used when an emergency arises.
Also known as personal leave, personal days are considered a benefit when the employee receives compensation while absent from work. Companies are not required by law to provide their employees with paid personal days.
Employers can choose to provide employees with unpaid personal days, which allow workers to take time off from work if they've used all of their paid time off (vacation days). Unpaid personal days would not count against the employee from an absence control standpoint. This benefit allows employees to attend to matters such as a death in the family and religious holidays without the worry of being reprimanded by their supervisor. Employers are required to provide their employees with time off from work if they've been called to jury duty or military duty. These days can also be used if the employee needs to attend to a sick friend or relative.
Company policy on the use of personal days will be clearly spelled out in the employee benefits documentation. Unlike vacation days, which are normally a function of the employee's seniority, personal days are usually fixed in number. For example, all employees may be eligible to receive a maximum of five personal days in a calendar year. Company policy will also outline the rules for using personal days. For example, many companies do not allow employees to "bank" or carry unused personal days into the following calendar year. These rules may also require the employee to provide their supervisor with proper notification before taking time off from work.
Related Terms
flexplace, flextime, floating holiday, benefits, mandatory employee benefits


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Real Estate Agencies are often required to produce brochures, fact sheets and documents on a regular basis. Firstly there are flyers and visual fact sheets produced for the Residences and Commercial premises they may sell. Then there is documentation for pre-sale, for inspections, for offers, etc. Much of this documentation is one off material – used once then by necessity disposed of. Of course with private information and detail involved it must be shredded – properly and professionally.
Servico service a number of Real Estate offices and individual branch offices of well known Real Estate organisations. It provides a range of laminators, guillotines and paper folders from well known and recognised industry brand leaders suitable for usage at different activity levels by both large and small Real Estate agency offices.
One such Agency is Love Real Estate located at 274 High St Preston. The Agency specialises in Residential property sales in the area as well as Property Management for landlords with properties extending from Reservoir to Thornbury and West Preston to East Preston. Nicki Castro is the office manager for Love Real Estate of Preston. She was very effervescent in her praise for Servico, its services, sales activity and for proprietor Phillip Milides.
She expressed that upon experiencing a fault or breakdown she could call Servico and be guaranteed a 2 day turnaround on any maintenance or repairs. She pointed at that in most cases Phillip or his staff actually followed up on the same day. She expressed 100% satisfaction with Servico pointing out that unlike the larger companies servicing copiers or computers, she was able to maintain a personal relationship with Phillip and his team from Servico.
As well Nicki pointed out that when equipment was no longer viable Phillip Milides and his Servico team were very helpful in recommending the right equipment for her needs at the right cost. Currently Love Real Estate operate Shredders and Paper Folders from name brands. Love Real Estate can be contacted at lovere.com.au for all your real estate requirements within the greater Preston region.
Phillip Milides suggested if your Real Estate Agency requires a paper folder to look at the Superfax PF340 as a suitable piece of equipment. However Phillip felt it very important that when considering such purchases, clients should always call Servico for advice and recommendations. Please call 03 9686 8044 for a free no obligation quote or simply to gather advice on which office equipment, be it in Shredders, Folders, Laminators or Guillotines best suit the scale and requirements of your office.
Currently Servico maintain and service a full range of equipment at the offices of Jellis Craig Real Estate, Love Real Estate, Marshall White Real Estate, Harcourts Real Estate, Ray White Real Estate and a number of other Real Estate Agencies.
When service and reliability is critical, remember, here at Servico we promise to keep you running.
So never stop running, call Melbourne's premier office equipment repairer on 03 9686 8044 and experience real service. Or go to our website and fill out a contact form and book online.
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What You Wanted
Dynoride is a Quad Cities band that was started in 2008 by a pair of old high school friends with the intent of producing—according to their press release—"quirky acoustic songs." They quickly evolved to their self-described "hard rock riffs, punk energy and pop sensibility." On their debut album What You Wanted, what I hear is little bits of every 90's Grunge band I still hold dear to my heart.
I'll admit that in recent years I strayed from the path of metal, punk and whatever high energy pop there is for more peaceful Americana pastures. I blame Billie Joe Armstrong and Emo/Screamo for both diluting and removing the dark soul of this segment of rock. But, when I listen to What You Wanted my blood pressure increases, my knuckles whiten and my head starts bobbing to the sludgy chugging rhythm of tracks like "Mostly Dead" which to me is the intersection of Touch and Go bands like Shellac and Jesus Lizard and Northwest Grunge like Mudhoney and Nirvana.
It's likely due to the fact that they lost all of the original recordings and was forced to recreate What You Wanted that contributes to the delicious Steve Albini-esque claustrophobic compression and palpable sense of urgency—as if they were reaching frantically for the quickly dissolving memories of the songs.
At the risk of sounding corny, What You Wanted was in fact what I wanted. Now, where the hell did I put my House of Large Sizes LPs…


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The Enquirer; January 27, 2005
Manufacturer released more dangerous gas
ADDYSTON - A plastic manufacturer reported to the Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services this week that it released 700 pounds of a gas Dec. 15 that is considered a "probable" cancer-causing agent.
Lanxess Corp, formerly the Bayer Co., told a public hearing with residents, county officials and members of Ohio Citizen Action on Wednesday that a malfunction in a reactor that makes plastic caused the release of the gas, called acrylonitrile.
All 700 pounds were released in eight minutes. The company is allowed to release up to eight pounds of the gas during manufacturing processes. The company, which had an accident during the village's Oktoberfest celebration last year that released nearly 1,200 pounds of the same gas, said no workers or residents were exposed to the gas.
"We took air samples at our fence line and there was no indication that we had any problem with the gas leaving our plant," said plant manager Bill Ward.
Peter Sturdevant, an enforcement officer with the county, said the gas may have been lifted over the fence line and into town without setting off any sensors. Sturdevant said the county is negotiating with the company over fines and corrective actions that need to be taken because of the October incident. He said the county has asked the company to study how the gas was dispersed in the most recent release. "We intend on proposing some actions we'd like to see taken," Sturdevant said.
Lanxess officials contacted the Addyston mayor and other public officials after the December release - something that did not happen in October. That, they say, is a result of public concern over how company officials notify the public about accidents. By Dan Klepal, Enquirer staff writer
Lanxess Accidents 1996-2005
April 4, 2005
Ruth Breech, Program Director, Ohio Citizen Action
Lanxess Plastics in Addyston has had three large accidents in the past four months: one in October 2004, one in December 2004, and one in February 2005. Unfortunately, these accidents are not isolated incidents, but rather a display of chronic behavior dating back to at least 1996 when Bayer bought the plant from Monsanto. The list below shows the most significant of these accidents from 1996 through February 2005.
In 2004 alone, Lanxess reported 107 accidents (see attached chart). These recurring accidents caused the release of 3,932.36 lbs of toxic chemicals into the air and 79 gallons of untreated waste into Ohio River. These releases are in addition to the plant's "routine" toxic chemical emissions.
Bayer/Lanxess Noteworthy Accidents, 1996-2005
1) Apr 6, 1996: 200 lbs of styrene released; system start up did not work
2) Apr 28, 1996: 3,100 lbs of caustic solution released, contained on site
3) May 30, 1996: 1,400 lbs of styrene released due to a blown rupture disk (overpressured tank), contained on site
4) Dec 15, 1996: 336 lbs of acrylonitrile released due to a ruptured disk, material was vented to emergency blow down tanks, contained on site
5) Oct 6, 1998: 1,400 lbs of sodium bisulfite was released to Ohio River when a pump backpressure valve failure
6) Feb 14, 1999: 200 lbs of acrylonitrile released to the air due to LNIC process unit in upset conditions and was forced to blow the batch down to the blowdown tank
7) Apr 24, 1999: 51 lbs of acrylonitrile released
8) Jun 9, 1999: 371 lbs of acrylonitrile released in five minutes due to failure of LNIC suspension kettle. Four community people went to the hospital because of the incident, including the agency investigator, 11 people called in odor complaints to Hamilton County. VIOLATION.
9) Feb 9, 2001: 572 lbs of acrylonitrile and 126 lbs of styrene released to the air in 39 minutes, due to valve failure.
10) Feb 2, 2002: 199 lbs of butadiene spilled to the Ohio River in 45 minutes. VIOLATION.
11) Apr 2, 2002: 237 lbs of acrylonitrile (79 lbs released into atmosphere, 119 lbs sent to waste water treatment plant) 278 lbs of styrene released.
12) Jun 1, 2002: 503 lbs of acrylonitrile and 423 lbs of styrene in 5 minutes
13) Jun 2, 2002: 300 lbs of acrylonitrile released to the air due to a malfunction of the reactor. VIOLATION.
14) Jun 5, 2002: 150 lbs of acrylonitrile and 170 lbs of styrene released in five minutes
15) Oct 4, 2004: main duct system malfunctioned and vented to the air all weekend due to a valve failure. 1,122 lbs of acrylonitrile, 34 lbs of butadiene, and 387 lbs of styrene were released in 49 hours.
16) Dec 15, 2004: overpressurization of a small reactor, 700 lbs of acrylonitrile released in five minutes. VIOLATION PENDING.
17) Feb 23, 2005: a leak occurred within the emulsion polymerization process resulting in 750 lbs of 1,3 butadiene released to the air in four and a half hours.
Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services


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Britons still top the numbers of foreign buyers in France, despite the shadow over the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019, says a Property Newsroom article, based on new research by BNP Paribas.
The study also shows that sales to British buyers already in France increased by 17.2% last year.
There has never been a better time to buy in France
"It doesn't surprise me at all that there was an increase in buyers last year from Brits already resident in France," says Tim Swannie, Director of Home Hunts. "There has never been a better time to buy, prices are very interesting and are starting to increase in more areas, plus the banks are offering some good interest rates for mortgages. They are buying now before prices increase too much."
The BNP Paribas figures show that while Britons are buying properties, there is a drop in second home sales, indicating that more British buyers are looking at moving their family permanently over to France.
Brits relocating to France for work
"We see a lot of clients looking for properties which can also provide an income," says Tim. "Typically this would be a B&B or gite business, or perhaps a property with outbuildings, where the owners can hold weddings or parties, yoga retreats, etc."
Tim explains that Home Hunts also works with clients who want to relocate here for work. "The majority of relocating families are looking to settle in Paris, the French Alps, and areas close to Geneva and the Riviera, as well as some more rural areas such as Provence and Occitanie" he says. "Apart from those people buying a property to provide income, we get requests from those moving with their job, they generally want apartments or villas in residential areas within easy commuting distance of their place of work."
According to Property Newsroom's article, non-resident British nationals are investing primarily the Rhône-Alpes, Aquitaine and the Limousin region.
Three of the best family homes for sale in France
If you are looking to relocate to France with your family, here are some hand-picked suggestions for your property search list.
Alps: Evian-les-Bains
A three-bedroom family home bordering the greens of the luxury International of golf course in Evian-les-Bains, this property is in a highly sought-after position. Just one hour from Geneva and under an hour from Les Gets and Morzine ski resorts, living here would allow you to make the most of the lake and the mountains during the summer, for water sports, cycling and hiking, and the Alps in winter for skiing, sledging and snowboarding.
A stunning architect-designed property(HH-12133962) overlooking the lake, this property is much more than a prestigious address. The bright and airy rooms, landscaped garden, luxury sauna, Jacuzzi and indoor swimming pool make this an irresistible luxury family home, especially at €995,000.
French Riviera: Mougins
The Medieval town of Mougins is one of the most coveted locations to live on the French Riviera. It is 15 minutes from Cannes, has a well-respected international school just ten minutes' walk away, and is only a short drive away from Sophia Antipolis, the Côte d'Azur's Silicon Valley.
This fantastic five-bedroom villa(HH-12528250) would make an excellent family home. Outside there are luscious lawns and a mature garden, pine trees, roses and Mediterranean plants, along with a large swimming pool that also has a shallow children's area (which is quite rare for private swimming pools).
There is also the possibility of creating an independent apartment out of the ground floor, which could bring in an additional rental stream. This property is on the market for €1,590,000.
Gascony: La Romieu
This splendid 8-bedroom property(HH-11929158) in La Romieu, in Gers, was built in 1815 and it oozes French charm and style inside and out. Around 1.5 hours from Toulouse Airport, 1hr 45 minutes from Bordeaux Airport and 35 minutes from Agen (which has a TGV connection and airport for private planes), it's easily accessible, making it a good B&B and rental prospect, especially as there is a three-bedroom cottage on site.
Overall, the property is set in six hectares of grounds and features an impressively grand entrance: a 760-metre private road lined with ancient cedar trees.
One of the most admired estates in the area, it also includes a chapel, outbuildings, tennis court and a grand heated swimming pool in the middle of manicured lawn. Valued at €3,250,000, it won't be on the market for long.
If you are interested to learn more about luxury family properties for sale in France, visit www.home-hunts.com, but to find out more about these properties, set up a viewing or discuss your personal property-buying criteria with a Home Hunts consultant, call +33 (0)970 44 66 43


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14-year-old girl flung from fair ride breaks nose, ride re-opens after inspection
It was a parent's nightmare.
When Jennifer Bonney took her 14-year-old daughter, Lauren, two of Lauren's friends and her son to the North Florida Fair Saturday, she, like many, assumed it was safe to hop on each of the rides.
Yet, as she rode the fair's "Music Express" with her son, about five cars back from Lauren and her friends, she watched in horror as her daughter was thrown from the car, eventually coming to a stop on the metal walkway surrounding the ride.
The ride spins its passengers on a circular loop, not into the air but on the ground like a much-faster carousel. She said Lauren, a freshman at Chiles High School, told Bonney after the accident "her feet started to slip out of the car, and she just couldn't hold on."
She could see Lauren the whole ride, so Bonney knew for certain there was no horseplay or ignoring of the ride's rules, which could have caused her to be thrown from the car.
Bonney recalled screaming to get the ride operators' attention but the music was too loud. Lauren's friends did the same, with the same result. The North Florida Fair contracts with entertainment company Strates Shows, Inc. to hire its ride operators.
"When the ride finally did stop, I jumped out," Bonney said. "Lauren was unconscious and not moving. It was very terrifying. There was blood everywhere."
Lauren was taken to a local hospital and found to have a broken nose and about a five-inch cut across her forehead but no other broken bones. Bonney said a battery of tests were done to rule out further injury.
Mark Harvey, the manager of the North Florida Fairgrounds, said the Music Express ride was shut down for the remainder of Saturday but reopened Sunday morning after passing an inspection from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ride inspection unit.
"They determined there was no malfunction on the part of the machine," Harvey said. "What I mean by that is, the lap restraints were working properly, and the velocity of the ride was within the parameters of manufacturer recommendations."
Harvey described the lap restraint as "a metal bar that goes across your lap and holds you down."
Related:It's fair time: 76th annual North Florida Fair is in town
He said had never been on that particular ride.
"All I can speak to is the 10 years that I have been the manager of the fairgrounds. That ride has been here, and this is the first and only incident that we have ever had with it," Harvey said.
Bonney said the lap restraint isn't nearly adequate to ensure riders' safety.
"There's no individual seatbelt, just one metal bar that's in a set place," Bonney said. "So it doesn't matter if you're big, tall, small or short, the bar is in the same place for every car."
Within minutes after she called 911, Bonney said about 15 Tallahassee Police Department officers were at the ride.
David Northway, spokesman for TPD, said an investigation is underway to determine if there will be any charges related to the case.
Before police arrived, Bonney said she was disheartened by the lack of reaction from the people who witnessed Lauren thrown from the ride.
"We had a lot of people staring at us and taking video, taking pictures with their phones – but no one was really helping us. That was a disappointing moment," Bonney said. "There were several minutes that I felt very alone."


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Look who's coming to the State of the Union. Who the local members of Congress are inviting to Trump's speech.
Members of Congress can invite one person to the State of the Union address.
Local representatives and senators invited a wide range of people for President Donald Trump's address tonight.
The guest list includes conservative talk show host Glenn Beck and Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw. A Republican even invited a Democrat.
Here's who the local delegation invited:
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican from Garrison, will bring talk show host Glenn Beck: Massie, who prides himself as a contrarian, didn't go with the usual choice of a constituent. Instead, he'll bring Beck, a conservative talk show host who closely aligns with Massie's libertarian-style politics.
When asked why he chose Beck, Massie released a one-sentence statement saying it was Beck's coverage of the controversy surrounding Covington Catholic High School.
"I invited Glenn Beck because of his independence and to show my appreciation for his commitment to get the facts out about the Covington Catholic students," Massie said in the statement.
He didn't elaborate on what those facts are.
Beck tweeted a photo of his son sitting on a "throne" in a Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican from Terrace Park, will bring Youngstown Mayor Jamael "Tito" Brown: Youngstown's mayor is a Democrat but that didn't discourage Portman.
Portman, in a statement, praised the grant money for transportation improvements Brown has helped Youngstown land.
"I'm proud of the work Mayor Brown has done for the community of Youngstown and continue to be impressed with his leadership that is moving this city forward," Portman said in a statement.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Cleveland, will bring pension advocate Rita Lewis: With his choice of guests, Brown will continue the labor theme of his current "Dignity of Work" tour of early primary and caucus states as he considers a run for president.
It is the second year in a row he will bring Lewis to the State of the Union. Lewis has continued the fight of her late husband, Vietnam veteran, truck driver and Teamster leader Butch Lewis, in preserving multi-employer pension benefits.
"This issue goes to our fundamental values as a country. For too many workers, hard work just doesn't pay off," Brown said in a statement.
Warren Davidson, a Republican from Troy, will bring Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw: Muterspaw has been police chief of Middletown since 2015. His leadership of the police department for the town of 50,000 in between Dayton and Cincinnati impressed Davidson enough to bring him to Washington, D.C. tonight.
"He's been leading the way in Middletown, and I'm humbled that he accepted my invitation," Davidson tweeted Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Louisville, will bring Lisa Minton, executive director of Chrysalis House: Chrysalis House is a drug treatment center in Lexington for pregnant and new mothers.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a Republican from Columbia Tusculum, will bring his wife, Monica Wenstrup: No explanation given or needed.
Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican from Westwood, invited Cincinnati funeral home director Frank Rosenacker: Both Chabot and Rosenacker are graduates of LaSalle High School.
Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Bowling Green, Ky., did not respond.


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Add to Favorite Sellers. Women's National Team Autographed Adidas 2019 FIFA World Cup Official Match Soccer Ball – Fanatics Authentic Certified. This soccer ball has been personally hand-signed by Rose Lavelle. It comes with an individually numbered, tamper evident hologram from Fanatics Authentic. To ensure authenticity, the hologram can be reviewed online. Women's Soccer Team. This is the footer. More links or text can go here. The item "Rose Lavelle US Womens National Team Signed Adidas 2019 FIFA World Cup Ball" is in sale since Wednesday, December 18, 2019. This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Autographs-Original\Soccer\Balls". The seller is "steinersports" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Sport: Soccer
- Product: Single
- Original/Reprint: Original
- Autograph Authentication: Fanatics Authentic
- Team: U.S. Women's Soccer Team
- Player: Rose Lavelle
- Categories: Autographed Soccer Balls
- Product Type: Autographed Soccer Balls
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Nov 12, 2013
DIY Rustic Garden Party Place Cards
I know what you are all thinking...'Finally, a use for those teeny tiny clay pots at the craft store!' (Not to mention all that moss in my backyard.)
It must be the holiday and entertaining season that has place cards on my mind. I seldom throw or attend parties where place cards are used, but I have always loved them. My little pumpkin place cards are happily awaiting Thanksgiving. Despite the fact that it is winter and not the time of year for garden parties, I thought I would share these anyway. And I might be crazy, but I think these guys are pretty versatile. I can see them on a rustic Thanksgiving table, a lovely outdoor wedding, or a backyard BBQ. This one is currently sitting on my kitchen windowsill an making me smile while I do dishes.
A note about the moss: I used live moss as I have tons of it in my backyard where the grass is supposed to be...sigh. You can also used preserved moss. With live moss I would not make these more than 2 weeks in advance. Although perhaps if you spritz it with a little water it would keep longer.
Tiny terra cotta pot
Styrofoam ball with a diameter slightly smaller than pot opening
Live or preserved moss
Small stick
Brown textured paper
White paint pen or chalk marker
Tape or glue
Small stick
1. Put the styrofoam ball into the clay pot. The ball should stick partially above the top of the pot for that nice 'rounded' look.
2. Cut a piece of the moss and cover the styrofoam ball. Trim the edges as necessary.
3. Cut a rectangular piece of the brown textured paper and write the name with a white paint pen or chalk marker. I used textured paper and kept the edges of the paper a little uneven to make it look like a tiny wooden sign.
4. Adhere the paper to the small stick with tape or glue.
5. Push the stick down through the moss into the styrofoam.
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FREE Pattern - Washable! Bunny Ear Teether Toy
These little bunny ear teethers are great on so many levels.
Multiple textures to interest baby? Check.
Absorbent materials for all that 'adorable' slobber? Check.
Machine washable? Check.
Something natural and hard for chewing? Check
Easy for little hands to hold? Check.
Inexpensive and easy to make? Check!
And bonus - these little guys are great for traveling. Just attach a pacifier clip to the ring and clip to baby. Baby won't drop it on the plane or car floor.
Chenille - 5" x 20" strip (pre washed and dried)
Flannel - 5" x 20" strip (pre-washed and dried)
3" Diameter Wooden Ring - Organic, unfinished or finished with beeswax
Sewing Machine and Thread
Printed FREE PATTERN
Point Turner (Optional)
I use chenille and flannel for these teethers because that is the same fabric I use in my favorite burp cloths (read absorbent). The wooden rings I source from Etsy (link above). I get organic, all natural, etc as this toy will spend lots of time in the baby's mouth.
1. Cut printed pattern piece.
2. Fold the flannel strip in half and pin pattern piece to the fabric lining up the 'fold' line with the fold in the fabric. Cut out pattern piece. Do not cut the fold.
3. Repeat step 2 with the chenille fabric.
4. Lay flannel and chenille right sides together and pin.
5. Sew with a 1/8" seam allowance around the edge of the fabric EXCEPT for one side of the thinnest middle section (this is left open so you can turn it right side out). With such a small seam allowance it is important you go slowly and carefully while sewing to ensure the fabric stays in place. Every now and then I get a piece of flannel that wants to stretch on me and I have to reduce the foot pressure and make sure I keep everything lined up.
6. Turn the material right side out through the open section. Use a point turner if necessary.
7. Fold in the fabric at the un-seamed section to match the adjacent seam and pin.
8. Top stitch around the entire piece of fabric (I also do a 1/8" seam here), ensuring the open section is closed by the seam.
9. To attach to the ring, make a 'U' out of the fabric strip and place it over one side of the ring. Then pull the bunny ears under the ring and through the thin section of the strip and pull tight.
To clean, simply remove the fabric portion, wash and dry with your other baby clothes, then reattach as in Step 9.
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Every year the Geneva International Motor Show fascinates Thousands of car enthusiasts and technology fans. But the show is also a good indicator where the journey of the automotive industry is heading to. Established car manufacturers showcase their latest innovations and trends. And what would be the show with all the exotics? We want to highlight some companies which exhibited outstanding products in terms of electro mobility, revolutionary technology and visionary trends.
These days, the German premium car manufacturer BMW is not only because of its 100th anniversary on everyone's lips. In Geneva, BMW also captivates through its car models. It came up with three versions of the new 740e iPerformance. The luxury liner, due to a body structure with carbon core in combination with steel and aluminium, offers an increased strength and rigidity of the passenger cell. Furthermore, the plugin-hybrid engine and the reduced car weight is to consume only 2.1 litre of fuel per 100 kilometre. Really astonishing when you consider that it accelerates with its 326hp in only 5.6 seconds from 0-100kph.
The Bavarian car company with the distinctive kidney-shaped radiator grille as its symbol also showcases a BMW i8 with camera monitor system based on ISO16505 instead of mandatory outside rear-view mirrors. The international standard was already introduced during the CES in Las Vegas earlier this year and could have an impact on future car designs.
Car tuning companies such as MTM must not be missing of course at this major international auto show. The German car tuner and small manufacturer based in Wettstetten, pimped a conventional 240hp VW T6 with the mounting of an e-drive at the rear axle. The enhancement delivers extra power of 42hp and promises a maximum torque of 1.100 Nm. This is pure driving pleasure which is supposed to be available for customers soon.
But the actual darlings of the public during such a show are always the exotic manufacturers. Techrules, a start-up company from China, for instance comes up with a revolutionary e-car technology and unveils its electric supercar concept – TREV (stands for 'turbine-recharging electric vehicle'). As the name already indicates, the concept car is based on a hybrid powertrain system that uses a turbine-generator. Electricity will be generated by the turbine which then charges the battery packs, which finally supply the motor of the car.
"The TREV system is a perfect combination of micro turbine and electric vehicle technologies," says William Jin, founder and CEO. "It is highly efficient, produces very low emissions and provides an optimal charging solution for electric vehicles. We believe it may redefine how the next generation of electric vehicles is powered."
Last but not least another concept car ranks among to the highlights of the 86th Geneva International Motor Show. The Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda demonstrates with its concept SUV Vision S, beside an extensive infotainment system, a new definition of human-machine interfaces (HMI). No door handles and interior elements controlled via touch or pre-touch technology predict a truly interesting driving experience.
Like every year during the motor show in Geneva there's a lot to discover. Many things are on the market already, some will come in the soon future. But there are also all those visions, concepts and studies, from which you will never know if it becomes reality. But that's why the automotive business is so interesting!


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Vegan lifestyle articles that discuss ways of living in peace with humans, animals, and the environment.
July 2017
These 100 photos (from storefronts and inside vegan shops) around the world, depict 'what the world needs now'. We need to make 'vegan living' accessible to people. May this post inspire many more.
Please CLICK HERE to see these BEAUTIFUL signs!
In conclusion, I can say from personal experience (as a head chef at a vegan restaurant) that vegan establishments do help to convert people to being vegan. Vegan business owners are activists whose everyday work helps others to go vegan. In addition, they are making their living in an ethical vegan way without participation in animal exploitation.
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Embracing geometric elements, the Anders Oinonen 'Wiped Out' series marks a contemporary revival of classic cubist ideals. The Canadian artist portrays an array of abstracted face depictions using simplified linear forms that appear collapsed.
The artist's use of bold color hues makes this series visually striking thanks to its distinct visual style. From sleepy subjects to melancholic facial expressions, artist Anders Oinonen creates contemporary cubism that portrays a somber subject matter in an unexpected way.
The eye-catching Anders Oinonen 'Wiped Out' portrait series evokes emotion through the artist's clever use of color. Though his subjects exude a melancholy air, they are depicted using vibrant color hues that are contradictory of their sad expression and sense of being.
The Anders Oinonen Wiped Out Series Embraces Geometry
Jana Pijak — April 4, 2013 — Art & Design
References: materialicious & artstormer


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– Paul Dollery reports from Copenhagen
MARTIN O'NEILL ACKNOWLEDGED that his Ireland side will need to be better in possession if they're to qualify for the 2018 World Cup at Denmark's expense.
Having drawn 0-0 with the Danes in last night's play-off first leg, the tie is evenly balanced ahead of the second game in Dublin on Tuesday evening, when a place at next summer's tournament in Russia will be at stake.
Ireland had the ball for just 30% of the game at Parken Stadium, and they struggled to threaten the hosts over the course of a frustrating 90 minutes for Age Hareide's side.
After describing the game as "a physical battle", O'Neill said: "The players put a big effort into the game. It would have been great if we could have scored a goal, but I think the game is evenly poised for the second leg."
He added: "We would obviously want to be better with the ball in Dublin when we are playing in front of our home fans, and in all honesty, we will need to be if we have to score a goal."
The tie might be delicately balanced for now, but a goal for Denmark at the Aviva Stadium will require Ireland to hit the net twice. O'Neill knows that the Danes are capable of breaking the deadlock, something they were prevented from doing last night due largely to a superb performance from Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph.
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"Age [Hareide] said last night in the press conference that he thinks they are capable of scoring at the Aviva — I wouldn't doubt that," said O'Neill. "We just have to win the game. We have to score goals to win the match.
"I think with the players that they possess, I believe that they are capable of scoring a goal, so it means we might have to score two to win the match. That's the way I'm looking at it.
"We'll have to show a bit more creativity during the course of the game at the Aviva. But I think we are capable of doing that. Urged on by a big crowd as well… we have a lot to play for."


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A couple of weeks back, on the 23rd June was the inaugural National Women in Engineering Day (NWED) here in the UK. This is a day organised by the Women in Engineering Society (WES) to celebrate their 95th anniversary and to promote women in engineering.
WES was founded in 1919 after the First World War to deal with the issues concerning continuing employment of women engineers who had contributed to the war effort. It faced opposition from government, the industry and unions across the country. It's aim was:
To promote the study and practice of engineering among women; and, secondly to enable technical women to meet and to facilitate the exchange of ideas respecting the interests, training and employment of technical women and the publication and communication of information on such subjects.
Several branches across the UK were active, and the first issue of "The Woman Engineer" was published in December 1919. It seemed they faced many struggles until the Second World War when all of the sudden women were needed again, but at the end of that war in 1945 many of the prominent women were expected to go back into the role of wife and mother.
Today, women in engineering still face similar obstacles that the women of previous generations did. Yes, we have manged to enter the workforce and legislation against sexual discrimination exists in many countries. But today discrimination is subtle and covert, and a lot of the time women are left questioning whether they interpreted a situation correctly or not.
As part of celebrating NWED my office held an open panel debate about Women in Engineering which was attended, through online help, by 15 offices across the country. The panel consisted of senior women and men within the company talking about what it was like 10 years ago, what changes there have been, and what challenges we still face today. It was a great discussion and many brilliant points were made.
One that I would like to touch on in particular is communication. With governments and many companies today continually improving policies and terms and conditions for workers, it's important to keep yourself up to date with what rights you have. Examples were made where managers had denied staff certain privileges because they didn't know the law or the company policy on the matter. In other cases employees hadn't asked for what they were entitled as they weren't aware that they had a right to it in the first place.
This can be anything from maternity (and paternity) leave, to flexible working hours or how to raise complains about sexual harassment and what support is offered at work. It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that staff are aware of any changes in terms and entitlements, but as employees we can also be proactive in keeping up to date with new legislation as well as company policy changes.
Another thing about communication, and an issue with these kinds of events is that I personally feel like, a lot of the time we're preaching to the choir. The people attending these events (mostly women) are already aware of the struggles and difficulties that we face. How can we make sure that we educate those who's minds have not yet been opened to these issues? That's one of the biggest struggles for me, as many of those in power are just the ones who could use some more insight.


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The Melbourne Immigration Museum commissioned Fold Theory to produce mobile enclosures for viewing multimedia presentations as part of a temporary exhibition entitled "They Cannot Take The Sky: Stories from Detention". U-shaped in plan, the cardboard walls were finished in white. Television screens were supported with concealed fixings.
Client: Museums Victoria
Location: Immigration Museum, Melbourne, Victoria
Date: 2017
Photography: Stewart Donn


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MURRAY, Utah – Some foster children in Utah won't have to go without this holiday season, thanks to airmen from Hill Air Force Base and athletes from the University of Utah.
They're part of Utah Foster Care's Santa's Brigade. Their mission is to make the holidays a little brighter for kids who are trying to adjust to a new home.
Santa's Brigade spread holiday cheer to 300 kids in foster care in Northern Utah as University of Utah athletes delivered Christmas trees and decorations.
"Everything was donated, so all it takes is manpower," said Stevenson Sylvester, former Pittsburgh Steeler & U of U football player. "Just to see their excitement today when we deliver these trees is just going to be epic."
Airmen from the 419th and 388th showered kids with nearly 800 gifts.
"We're here to bless all the families with things they don't have or more that they need," said Tech Sgt. Neysa Henson.
The volunteers use their own vacation time to be part of this special day.
"I am so humbled that they take time out of their schedules, they use their personal resources, they take personal leave to come make a difference in the lives of these kids," said Karrie Scott, a foster parent.
Scott has adopted six children from foster care.
"Sometimes the families have made bad choices," she said. "The parents are struggling with something, but that's not the kids' fault."
To see their faces light up during a challenging time is the best gift she could ask for.
"Everybody deserves a home, everybody deserves to be loved," she said.
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The agency also has the challenge to develop an internationally competitive Zambian economy through innovations that promote high skills, productive investment and increased trade.The ZDA principally furthers the economic development by promoting efficiency, investment and competitiveness in businesses, as well as promoting exports. It also addresses the high cost of doing business in the country by simplifying the processing of various business formalities, such as licensing.
It builds and enhances the country's investment profile for increased capital inflows, capital formation and employment creation. It also promotes the growth of the SME sector by providing incentives that can propel long-term sustainable domestic growth. ZDA is a one stop shop for all investors and this is evidence that Zambia is open for all to do business.
Investment opportunities are available in the following sectors:
1) Agriculture: Zambia is endowed with a large land resource base of 42 million hectares of which only 1.5 million hectares is cultivated every year. There are abundant water resources for irrigation and the country has 40 percent of the water in Central and Southern Africa.
Agricultural output in Zambia increased from 18 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2008 to about 20 percent of GDP in 2009. This was as a result of increased area planted, good rainfall patterns in the whole country, as well as favorable agriculture policies by the government. The country recorded increased production of major crops during the 2009/10 agricultural season compared to the 2008/09 season, including; sunflower (118 percent increase), soya beans (50 percent increase), rice (39 percent increase), maize (31 percent increase), tobacco (7 percent increase) and wheat (5 percent increase).
The agricultural sector continues to be the backbone of the Zambian economy as it contributes to the growth of the economy and also to exports. Primary agriculture contribute about 35 percent to the country's total non traditional exports (all the country's exports other than copper and cobalt) and about 10 percent of the total export earnings for the country.
Sector Profile: http://www.zda.org.zm/sites/default/files/Sector%20Profile%20-%20Agriculture.pdf
2) Tourism: Zambia's tourism sector is currently one of the country's growth potential areas. It has been given the non-traditional export status and is receiving a lot of support from the Government by way of infrastructure development, promotion of increased private sector participation, as well as attractive tax incentives for all investments in the sector.
Zambia's tourism potential draws from its natural environment, from which abound a variety of tourism attractions. The main tourism attractions in the country include; the Victoria Falls (which is one of the most renowned beautiful transcendental Seven Natural Wonders of the World), and the wealth of wildlife spread out in the country's 19 national parks and 34 game management areas with a total area of 65,000 km2. Furthermore the country boasts of vast water falls, lakes and rivers, one of the largest concentrations of bird species in the world, a rich cultural heritage and several monuments spread across the country.
3) Construction: Infrastructure development, is one of the Government of Zambia's priority areas, and is upheld in both the country's Fifth National Development Plan, and the Sixth National Development Plan, as well as in the National Vision 2030.
Infrastructure is an essential driver of competitiveness which is critical for ensuring the effective functioning of any economy and the country has basic reliable infrastructure in terms of; airports, road networks, railway lines, energy generation and transmission installations and telecommunication infrastructure.
Sector Profile: http://www.zda.org.zm/sites/default/files/Sector%20Profile%20-%20Infrastructure%202011.pdf
4) Energy: Zambia's energy sources include; electricity, petroleum, coal, biomass, and renewable energy. It is only petroleum which is wholly imported in the country, while the country is basically self-sufficient in all the other energy resources, as it has substantial unexploited reserves of these forms of energy. The country's economy has been growing at an average of 5 percent per annum over the past 10 years and demand for energy has also been rising.
The demand for the most important energy source in the country - electricity has been growing at an average of about 3 percent per annum mainly due to the increased economic activity in the country especially in the agriculture, manufacturing and mining sectors, as well as increased activity in the region. Furthermore the country's growing economy has also lead to an increase in the demand for the other forms of energy such as petroleum and coal, as these are key factors of production and operations in most economic sectors. The demand for renewable energies has also seen significant growth in the recent years as the market explores alternative sources of energy, with renewable energies proving to be a viable alternative.
Sector Profile: http://www.zda.org.zm/sites/default/files/Zambia%20Energy%20Sector%20Profile%20-%20Feb%202011.pdf
5) Mining: Zambia is Africa's largest producer of Copper and Cobalt. Although copper production was affected by low copper prices in the late 1990s, Copper production has been increased since 2000. It increased to 572,793 tonnes in 2007 from a low of 256,884 tonnes in 2000, representing an increase of over 100%. The rise in copper production over the years is attributed to investment in rehabilitation of infrastructure and technological innovations in existing mines, the coming on board of new mines and the increase in existing mines, the coming on board of new mines and the increase in small-scale copper mining activities. Copper production has been increasing over the recent past from 575,000 metric tonnes in 2008 to 665,000 metric tonnes in 2009 and to about 700,000 metric tonnes in 2010. This has been due to increased capacity utilisation facilitated by the continued increase in metal prices on the international markets.
The Zambia Development Agency Act provides for incentives for companies investing substantial amounts in the mining sector in the country. The Act provides for the investment thresholds that investors have to meet in order to qualify for fiscal and non-fiscal incentives. Currently the threshold is; investments of US$ 500,000 and above qualify for the incentives.
Sector Profile: http://www.zda.org.zm/sites/default/files/Zambia%20Mining%20Sector%20Profile.pdf
6) Manufacturing: The manufacturing sector in Zambia accounts for about 11 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and has been growing at an average annual growth rate of three (3) percent in the last five years. Growth in the sector is largely driven by the agro processing (food and beverages), textiles and leather subsectors. Secondary processing of metals in another main activity in the sector, including the smelting and refining of copper, and this has led to the manufacturing of metal products. Fertilizers, chemicals, explosives and construction materials such as cement are also produced in the sector. Other activities include wood products and paper products.
The manufacturing activities in the country are undertaken by the private sector with government playing a proactive role. The sector is of vital importance in relation to the country' macroeconomic strategy for encouraging broad based economic growth. In this regard, the Government has put in place measures to support manufacturing activities, such as the establishment of Multi-Facility Economic Zones (MFEZs) and Industrial Parks (these are industrial areas for both export orientated and domestic orientated industries, with the necessary support infrastructure installed), and provision of sector-specific investment incentives. Government also promotes small and medium enterprises in rural and urban areas so as to enhance labour intensive light manufacturing activities in these areas.
The sector has attracted significant investment in recent years (foreign direct investment stocks in the sector totalled about US$ 1,200 million as of 2009), and other than producing many different products, manufacturing also absorbs much of the output from other sectors such as agriculture, and also supplies inputs into the other sectors such as mining and construction.
Sector Profile: http://www.zda.org.zm/sites/default/files/Zambia%20Manufacturing%20Sector%20Profile%20-%20April%202013.pdf
7) Agro Processing: Agriculture in Zambia remains a major contributor to Zambia's economy contributing about 13% to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Agriculture is also a major employer in Zambia and currently employs about half the total workforce in Zambia. However agriculture alone not enough to bring about meaningful development to the Zambia people, there is need for Zambia to diversify from primary agriculture into agro processing. Alternative or additional income generating opportunities are needed to support the millions of poor families who can no longer support their livelihoods from the land alone.
Agro processing - turning primary agricultural products into other commodities for market - has the potential to provide those opportunities.
Currently the agro processing industry and the manufacturing industry contributes about 11% to Zambia's Gross Domestic product with increase investment it is hoped that the sector can contribute more to Zambia economic well being and bring about tangible benefits to the Zambian people such as employment creation and poverty alleviation.
Agro processing aims to increase income and access to food for the poor, by establishing smallscale, appropriate and sustainable processing businesses that are flexible, require little capital investment and can be carried out without the need for sophisticated or expensive equipment.
Sector Profile: http://www.zda.org.zm/sites/default/files/Sector%20Profile%20-%20Agro-processing%202011.pdf
8) Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects: Sectors include Health, Transport, Agriculture, Energy
9) Multi - Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ): The Multi- Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) is a Government programme. Introduced to Zambia in 2005 by the Japanese Government through Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA).
The aim is to create a platform for Zambia to achieve economic development by attracting significant domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) through a strengthened policy and legislative environment. The initiative emphasises on political will and integrity, private sector dynamism and integrity and civil service efficiency and integrity as key forces that enable the economy to attain accelerated economic development.
The implementation of MFEZs in Zambia is designed to make Zambia competitive through increased activity in the trade and manufacturing sectors, which have numerous positive spillover effects in other sectors such as utilities, transport, agriculture and services.
The MFEZs are, special industrial zones for both export-oriented and domestic-oriented industries. The zones will have the well appointed infrastructure in place in order to attract and facilitate establishment of world-class enterprises in the zone (s).
MFEZ Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.zda.org.zm/content/faq-mfez
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When the U.S. Announced that it'll be implementing tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, China responded with their own on primarily American exports such as pork. This trade war started when over 1,000 items made in China were sanctioned by the Trump administration with $50bn worth of measures. The 25% import duty tax on printer supplies from China and other consumer electronics are directly affected by the implemented tariffs.
Why the Average U.S. Consumer Should Be Concerned about Trade WarsThere are many ways this trade war between the U.S. And China can affect U.S. consumers. When companies notice a decline in their profits due to the increased fees in operating and manufacturing in China, prices on items that are sold in the U.S. are going to increase. Companies like Apple use screens that are mass-produced in China which could mean that the prices for their future releases are going to be heavily affected by the tariffs.
The increased tariffs could also cause mass layoffs for workers both in the U.S. And in China. Companies that strongly rely on equipment and parts produced in China will have to start investing in other places where they can manufacture these items. Instead of using funds to hire and pay workers in the U.S., these companies may look for other long-term solutions while temporarily reducing allotted funds to customer service.
How Americans Will Feel the Effects of a Trade War with ChinaAmericans rely on China for a wide variety of products. Motor vehicles, alcohol, and food are the most common imports from China outside of electronics. Due to the threat of the tariffs on these, there could be a decreased demand to import them which could cause supply shortages. Supply shortages generally cause products to be even more expensive regardless whether they were sold wholesale or are for retail. Though the demand increases, there's simply no way to meet them unless companies increase their production budget in these cases.
Unless a change in the flow of production, importation, and exportation is introduced by U.S. companies with manufacturers in China, there's going to be a shift in many industries. This could also lead to a minor form of recession. A full-on trade war between China and the United States could also risk the success currently being experienced by many companies in the U.S. That have joint ventures in China and other East Asian countries. This will be felt by the employees of these companies. In the global economic landscape, interdependency between countries will not seize to exist and any wrinkle in the relationship should always be solved with all factors weighed and considered properly.
Preparing for a Possible Trade War between U.S. and ChinaIn the grand scheme of things, consumers will suffer the worst when a trade war happens between the two powerhouse nations. Increased prices for almost virtually all products will be observed. Jobs in customer service will decrease while manufacturing companies based in the U.S. Will see an increase in client base over time. Depending on the economic climate in the next year, consumers will also have to deal with fluctuating supply and demand in both exports and imports.
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