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Explore a variety of topics about marine spills, response and compensation matters in the pages below.
Each topic and area of interest provides access to more detailed documentation that is freely downloadable.
This includes our 17 Technical Information Papers which are fully illustrated with photos and diagrams and are available in several languages.
What happens to oil in the marine environment over time when spilled at sea? How do different factors such as volume and physical and chemical properties affect the fate of oil spills?
How does oil impact seabirds, plankton, sea mammals and the shoreline?
Which industries might suffer temporary economic losses and loss of market confidence?
What are the specific chemical response strategies for responding to a Hazardous and Noxious Substance spill, and what are the potential effects on human and marine life?
What information is needed for an effective oil spill contingency plan? How can aerial observation and protective strategies assist with response operations?
What techniques are available for cleaning up oil at sea and on the shoreline?
What planning and waste management systems need to be put in place to reduce the volume of oily waste for treatment or disposal?
What legal arrangements and sources of compensation are available for a spill from a ship?
Explore the resources
The cost of oil spills from tankers: An analysis of IOPC Fund incidents (1999)
The 1971 and 1992 International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds ("IOPC Funds") provide compensation to the victims of oil spills from tankers in countries which have ratified the 1971 and 1992 Fund Conventions.
Categories: Papers , Compensation
Admissibility of claims for compensation for environmental damage under the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions (2001)
The definition of Pollution Damage in the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions provides that "compensation for impairment of the environment other than loss of profit from such impairment shall be limited to costs of reasonable measures of reinstatement actually undertaken or to be undertaken".
Categories: Papers , Compensation
Factors affecting the cost of oil spills (2002)
The NAKHODKA and ERIKA oil spills in Japan and France, respectively, have once again focused the attention of politicians, regulators, the media and claimants on the potentially high cost of such events and the adequacy of the current international compensation arrangements.
Categories: Papers , Compensation
Facilitating the speedy payment of oil spill compensation claims Under the CLC and Fund Convention (2002)
The prompt settlement of claims for compensation following oil spills from tankers is in everyone's interests, especially those who have incurred clean-up costs, had their property contaminated or suffered economic losses.
Categories: Papers , Compensation
Factors that determine the cost of oil spills (2003)
The NAKHODKA and ERIKA oil spills in Japan and France, respectively, have once again focused attention on the potentially high cost of such events and the adequacy of the current international compensation arrangements. This prompted a study by the International Group of P&I Clubs of the costs of 360 oil spills occurring outside of the USA between 1990 and 1999.
Categories: Papers , Compensation
Compensation for environmental damage caused by oil spills: an international perspective (2006)
Compensation for clean up costs and damages caused by oil spills from tankers is governed in many maritime nations by two International Conventions, the Civil Liability Convention (CLC) and the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (FC).
Categories: Papers , Damage Assessment, Compensation
Approaches to environmental damage claims (2009)
This paper examines the differences between the approaches to environmental damage compensation under the US 1990 Oil Spill Pollution Act and the international regime.
Categories: Papers , Damage Assessment, Compensation
Weighing up the risks and costs (removal of oil and chemicals from sunken wrecks) (2009)
Almost one in every five incidents attended by ITOPF in the last five years has involved sunken wrecks and the removal of oil or chemicals from below the sea surface or at least consideration of the feasibility of such operations.
Categories: Papers , HNS, Oil, Compensation
The Sea Empress oil spill in context (1998)
The grounding of the Sea Empress in February 1996 followed the wrecks of the Braer in January 1993 (84,700 tonnes of oil spilled) and the Torrey Canyon in March, 1967 (119,000 tonnes). Volume of oil lost, however, is not necessarily the most important factor in determining the seriousness of a particular incident.
Categories: Papers , Spill Response
The Sea Empress oil spill: Environmental impact and recovery (1999)
72.000 tonnes of light crude oil were released from the Sea Empress at the entrance to Milford Haven, South Wales over a 7 day period in February 1996, in an area of exceptional environmental value for wildlife, tourism and natural beauty. Natural factors coupled with effective clean-up at sea and on shore, minimised environmental impact.
Categories: Papers , Environmental effects, Spill Response, Wildlife
Watch our Films
Watch our "Response to Marine Oil Spills" film series online or purchase the DVD for £10 including postage and packaging.


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Avid amateur Astronomer with multiple Interests
After completing a 200 point pointing model of one of the telescopes in the Atacama Desert in Chile, I tried to image a target that was well suited for this telescope. It is an absolutely stunning telescope with only premium components, it consists of:
Mount : Nova120 direct drive
Telescope: ASA 16" Newtonian
Camera: FLI Proline16803
Capture and Processing: PRISM v10 ( of course :-D )
Exposure details
Since this is quite a bright nebula, I thought about only using 300s exposures, having it available to image for close to 8 hours that night, I did invest the entire night in it.
The details are:
L: 300s x 50
R: 300s x 12
G: 300s x 12
B: 12 x 300s
typically I add Ha to a big galaxy like this to really capitalize on the galaxies within, but I do not remember having done that.
The typical process involves capturing the data with PRISM as well as pre-processing. For post-processing, PRISM is very capable of accomplishing this task. However, it is not designed to replace the likes of Photoshop. Instead, it provides a quick and powerful way to edit images and publish if that it what you wish to do.
Pre-process with PRISM. Apply the bias, darks and flats to the image easily and automatically
Align the channels with PRISM. This is the process where PRISM align the LRGB frames using the stars in the images
Export from PRISM to Photoshop as a TIFF 16bit.
Post-process with Photoshop and publish.

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Update: MAMAMOO's Wheein Shares Smooth Acoustic Version Of Solo Track "Easy"
Updated May 8 KST:
MAMAMOO's Wheein released an acoustic version of her solo track "Easy"!
Check out the new video below:
Original Article:
MAMAMOO's Wheein has released the music video for her first solo track "Easy"!
"Easy" is a R&B hip hop track that features rapped Sik-K, and is a powerful song about a confident woman deciding to stand alone after her boyfriend becomes distant. The lyrics are set to be an honest message to those who take the kindness and consideration of others for granted.
This is Wheein's first work as a solo artist since making her debut as a member of MAMAMOO four years ago, and she participated in the overall directing of her first solo work. From painting the background of her album jacket cover photo to choosing her featuring artist and photographer, Wheein did her best to reflect her personal color in her new music
Check out the music video below! And watch for a special appearance by one of the other MAMAMOO members!
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On the 27th February, a handful of the student panel students, including myself, had the privilege of acting as 'honorary researchers' during a focus group for children with sickle cell disease and their families. For those of you who are slightly bewildered (don't worry its nothing to be embarrassed of) 'honorary researchers' is the fancy way of saying: we helped out! In case you're not sure, sickle cell disease essentially is a disease where people don't produce enough red blood cells, and the ones that are produced can become 'sickle' shaped, blocking normal shaped red blood cells from passing through vessels. Such abnormality of the cells often results in tiredness, which as you can imagine isn't fun…
Much to Vicky and Alan's surprise, the day was rather mellow – with the exception of the hectic food run whereby the supposedly quick '2 minute' wait ended up being 10, and the jerk chicken was too spicy leaving us running back and forth to the nearby food stalls for the last minute order of pork dumplings. However the pain of the biting cold was definitely nullified by the taste of warm cinnamon doughnuts.
… Anyways, while Vicky and Alan did all the grown up duties with the parents, Lily, Francesca, Abi, Reef and I had the tasks of getting creative with our participants (drawing, writing etc) which produced masterpieces such as the spectacular depictions of Abi and Reef by our wonderful artist Ekene. Somehow drawing, writing and surveying concluded in a sing along of Carly Rae Jepsen's 'call me maybe' thanks to Reef's ukulele skills.
Aside from all this, we essentially wanted an insight as to how life like with sickle cell disease actually is, in order to comprehend fully the difficulties experienced by these families. This ended up being beneficial as we not only got a grasp of how it was to be a guardian of the children for a short time, but how they felt about having the disease. Thankfully, it also happened to be a delightful experience meeting all these lovely families. Not too bad at all for a first attempt at an event like this!


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New tools and media are creating new possibilities for people to communicate and find information over the Internet in a multilingual, global society. This is reflected in the fact that writers now write more in everyday life, typically create text directly on the computer and on the Internet (e.g. on blogs and other Web 2.0 technologies), and use new forms of writing in e-mails, web chats or SMS-messages on mobile phones. This concerns not only adults at work, but also children and youth.
However, the new possibilities also put higher demands on our skills in using language for achieving our communicative goals in different situations. If the demands are not met, a great number of people will risk being excluded from participation in the emerging information society. Of course, this will have unfortunate consequences not only for the individual, but also for society at large. Therefore, there is a growing need for support in reading and writing.
Certainly, there already exists writing tools such as authoring aids in word processors and instructional support in writing education. However, existing solutions have great difficulties meeting the growing need of support. In part, this is due to technical limitations of the tools in processing language, but also to the fact that these tools are poorly adjusted to different tasks, target user groups, genres and media.
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Convergent Evolution in Mammals - Influence of Habitat and Locomotion
Distantly related organisms often develop similar adaptations when living in equivalent environments and/or possessing a comparable style of life. This trend is termed convergent evolution is widespread across mammals and other organisms and it's very interesting to investigate to see how different organisms go about solving similar biological problems. Characters that evolved via convergent (or parallel) evolution are analogous and do not share a common ancestry. Recognizing instances of convergent evolution (and therefore recognizing analogous characters) is especially important when trying to determine relationships among organisms.
The purpose of this activity is to find examples of convergent evolution based on habitat and locomotion type in that habitat. This activity is set up as a way to explore the Quaardvark database of the Animal Diversity Web. Submitted by Dr. Jessica Light, Texas A & M University and used in Mammalogy.


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- Home
- Best Valentine's Day Themes, Templates & Resources
- 1 Scratch & win giveaways for Website & Facebook
- 2 Free & Premium Set of Valentines Day Images
- 3 WowPopup – Popup Plugin for WordPress
- 4 Free Set of Valentines Icons Vectors
- 5 Free Set of Valentine's Day Graphic
- 6 Elation – Wedding / Engagement Theme
- 7 Everline Wedding Template
- 8 How to Create Sweet Valentine's Day Graphics
- 9 Valentine's Day Hearts
- 10 Ecard – Seasonal Greetings
Valentine's Day is almost here. In terms of design possibilities, it's one of those rich holidays that give web artists the opportunity to showcase their best creativity skills, from cards to website designs, popup plugins etc.
But the truth is, as web designers, we don't have enough time to focus on special days like this, unlike Christmas which is rather a period of time instead of a single day only. So does it make sense to invest in a design that makes sense one day per year only? And even if it does, wouldn't it be easier to create what you have in mind with a little bit of help from others? For both, website owners & designers/developers, we've gathered the best Valentine's Day resources we could possibly find.
Scratch & win giveaways for Website & Facebook
WordPress Plugin
This plugin is a fun way to increase engagement, boost sales, fans, customers! How does this relate to Valentine's Day? Easy – it is packed with Valentine's Day giveaways design library, so this will help you run Valentine's day promotions in a specific way. How great is that?
Free & Premium Set of Valentines Day Images
Picjumbo is absolutely our no 1 choice for high quality images, free and premium as well. Picjumbo also features a greact collection of Valentine's Day related images, that you can use for your websites, newsletters, e-mail cards and anything else you can think of.
WowPopup – Popup Plugin for WordPress
WordPress Plugin
WowPopup plugin for WordPress is a popup plugin that will boost your sales from the minute you'll start using it. WowPopup plugin is not for shop owners only. If you want to promote your videos, audio files, images, subscribe forms, contact forms or anything else you can think of, it does! Due to its flexible functions, this simple, easy to install and set up popup will turn your visitors into watchers, listeners, subscribers, buyers…you name it! For Valentine's Day, this one is a must for website owners!
Free Set of Valentines Icons Vectors
Icons & Vector Graphics
Dryicons website has a nice collection of free Valentine's Day Graphic (vectors and icons). After you click the button and get to their website, scroll down a bit to focus on their free graphics because first the premium one from istock are advertised. Make sure you read their terms before using the freebies.
Free Set of Valentine's Day Graphic
Vectors, Photos, PSD, Icons
Freepik website has a generous collection of free Valentine's Day Graphic (vectors, photos, psd, icons). Make sure you check each item's license before using the download.
Elation – Wedding / Engagement Theme
A very stylish, responsive WordPress wedding celebration theme featuring large photos and beautiful story layout. You can keep your wedding guests up to date for the big event!
Everline Wedding Template
Everline Wedding Joomla Template is perfect for for wedding, engagement and related events. It is simply beautiful, clean, with a proper execution, with options such as Virtuemart, JEvent, JComment, Revolution Slider Slider, so great solutions to help you build an awesome wedding site for your happiest day. While this is not a Valentine's Day only template, it can be easily adapted to one due to its specific "love is all around" design.
How to Create Sweet Valentine's Day Graphics
Designstacks has great pack of free tutorials where you can learn things such as how to create Festive Background for Valentine's Day with Abstract Hearts in Photoshop CS5, cards and many more!
Valentine's Day Hearts
WordPress Plugin
With this plugin your website visitors suddenly get into Valentine's Day spirit! Activate this plugin and floating hearts will be falling on the front end of your website. It's pretty cute for florists or any other e-commerce website that sells Valentine's Day items!
Ecard – Seasonal Greetings
WordPress Plugin
A traditional way to communicate yet the best (in our opinion). With this plugin, your site visitors are able to send image as a postcard to email address. The receiver gets a private message with that image. In shorts you can make a site like hallmarkecards.com. This is great for Valentine's Day!


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Tariku Asamu (referred to as either Asamu or Asamo from our agency in Ethiopia) has gained weight! Woohoo! Since being in the care center he has gained 3lbs. Doesn't sound like a lot but since he's been there only 2 months that's pretty great, I think. Last night at dinner my sister-in-law said his measurements are about equal to my nephew, Oliver. Couldn't help but hold him just a few more times than usual last night. I even found myself closing my eyes and just picturing holding Tariku for a bit. It felt good, I must say.
We are in Altoona with my family. I can't say enough how much I love the Christmas season. I know for some it can bring them further from the real "reason of the season" because it's easy to get swept up in equal presents, etc. I seem to get ever closer. It's easier for me to remember what an impact that little baby in the manger has had on me. That He has saved me from so much, it's amazing to me. The celebration of Christmas never seems enough to Praise Him.
I can't help but think of Tariku's Ethiopian family this time of year either. I am blessed to be close to all of my family and will get to see all of them (but one of my cousins…weep, weep). My sweet boy will be in an orphanage this Christmas. For those that know me, know this is almost too hard to bare. I know they do a nice celebration and everything but it's just not the same. I have a feeling this will be my first Christmas where I have more conflicting emotions than ever before.
The smell of bacon is reaching my nostrils in the most intense way. I must be back in Altoona. 🙂


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Clarification on recent issue with online ticketing and supporter emails
Having been made aware of an issue of customers not receiving booking confirmations when ordering online, the clubs service providers Green 4 Solutions support team were notified and asked to look into.
In the process of fixing the issue the CRM agent was restarted by Green 4 resulting in outstanding queued correspondence being sent, which includes booking confirmations since the error occurred, as well as the 12th Man Manager's email that was originally sent by the club to the servers on Friday 15th.
Orders placed online during this time period will have been received and processed as normal by the club.
Anyone with any further issues regarding online ticket confirmations can contact the ticket office in person, over the phone or via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Contact Brewery Extrava
b.e Ex.trav.a.
66 Cove Street
Portland, ME 04101
Our fondest memories come from a willingness to explore and examine the world around us. Brewery Extrava is a celebration of the memorable places, amazing people, and great beer we've encountered along life's journey. Cheers!
– Charlene, Joe, Michael


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Successful Refinancing of Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm
Michael Dedieu, Chairman of the Butendiek Investment Committee and partner of Marguerite Fund, has been with the project since the beginning and is pleased with the positive project development which makes the refinancing possible: "The success of the Butendiek wind farm - the smooth course of the wind farm's construction on the one hand as well as the very good performance on the other hand - has been the basis for the successfully implemented refinancing." Helge Rau, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at wpd adds: "The package has been very attractive for the banks, so that the transaction has been significantly oversubscribed".
wpd operates the 80 offshore turbine project located just off the island of Sylt and was its project manager during the development and construction phase. Offshore construction works began in March of 2014, just eleven months after that, the first turbine was put into operation. In the summer of 2015, all participants celebrated the inauguration of the wind farm, which is now supplying renewable energy to some 370,000 households.
Key features of Butendiek offshore wind farm:
- 80 turbines with a combined output of 288 MW
- Situated in the German North Sea, some 32 kilometers to the West of the island of Sylt
- Commissioning: Step-by-step commissioning, following the installation of turbines as of autumn of 2014
- completion of the overall Butendiek offshore wind farm in June 2015
- Energy production: Butendiek supplies energy to up to 370,000 households
- Total investment sum: 1.3 billion Euro
- Source:
- wpd
- Author:
- Sarah Cramer von Clausbruch
- Link:
- www.wpd.de/...
- Keywords:
- wpd, Butendiek, Germany, offshore, wind farm, refinancing


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Hi, Dota2 Dev
The Ethereal Flame effect has been one of the best effects ever produced. However, a patch between Jun 2018 and August 2018 made the flame effect much much less apparent/visible in a bunch of colors. In other words, quite a few colors especially those with smaller RGB values have much smaller flames than before (Some of them become even invisible). Besides, seems like there are multiple other issues with the current Ethereal Flame particle effect as well, so I just listed what I found below:
-----Issue 1. Particle Effect became weaker/invisible (worsen/damping a lot of legacy colors)------
Basically a lot of colors on this site are affected negatively https://d2prism.herokuapp.com/database
[Color: 114, 28, 97]
Source 2 Bugged EF effect: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.n...E39456BFD2153/
Source 1 Original EF effect: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.n...F2449B59EFBEB/
[Color: 92,132,130]
Source 2 Bugged EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/fDdUuR7
Source 1 Original EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/3OPpJ92
[Color: 131,135,84]
Source 2 Bugged EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/0SUgOYw
Source 1 Original EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/KwfpXGv
[Color: 146.167.23]
Source 2 Bugged EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/5RQ3PiH
Source 1 Original EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/Nfadcks
[Color: 146,40,76]
Source 2 Bugged EF effecthttps://imgur.com/a/d1Y6m2r[/url]
Source 1 Original EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/h3fs9OL
[Color: 95,161,171]
Source 2 Bugged EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/30bNl6w
Source 1 Original EF effect: https://imgur.com/a/UWHotaN
There are many more examples, to be continued...


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Electronics and IT
ActiveEon, supported by Business France, Orchestrates and Accelerates processing of thousands of Amazon nodes for a new Israeli customer
Paris and Tel Aviv, 25th of February 2016 – Thanks to Business France Tel Aviv support, ActiveEon has announced that their Workflows & Scheduling product is now largely used by a new Israeli customer. With ActiveEon's solutions, an Israeli finance company is optimizing its analyses of stock-exchange quotations in order to take the best position for its customers. This Algorithmic Trading platform orchestrated by ActiveEon runs on thousands of nodes on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
From the 31st January to the 4th February, Business France organized, in partnership with the French Ministry of Economy, French Tech and French Clusters (Cap Digital, Systematic, Solutions Communicantes Sécurisées, Minalogic, Imaginove, Images & Réseaux, Pôles TES), an export trip in Israel (Tel Aviv and Haifa) focused on Big Data & IoT. The ActiveEon company, which is developing its business in Israel, participated to the journey.
Yael Haouzi, Head of High-Tech, Innovation and Services at Business France Tel Aviv says: "Our local presence allows us to have a good knowledge of economic players in this country. In a short period of time we succeeded in reaching our Israeli contacts according to criteria established with ActiveEon."
François Tournesac, Chief Sales Officer at ActiveEon says: "We were impressed with the quality of Business France support in Tel Aviv. As we work with advanced technologies, it isn't always simple for us to find potential customers and right persons to speak to. Within 4 days, Business France has arranged for us more than 20 different meetings, and all of them were perfectly qualified."
The results came very quickly. Only 3 weeks after these first meetings, ActiveEon has signed a contract with a new customer in Tel Aviv and providing support to lead them to the production stage.
The new ActiveEon customer, whose name remains confidential for the moment, is a private innovative fast-growing company, established in 2015. It aims to become a leading player on finance marketplaces by developing advanced analyses for Algo Trading investments. Backed by its talented team, the company develops advanced technologies involving Big Data and Machine Learning. Coupled with an in-depth comprehension of the financial arena, the company develops algorithms for cutting-edge automated orders.
Thanks to ActiveEon's Workflows & Scheduling solution, the company can now conduct its financial analysis in a very simple way using thousands of nodes on Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS), not needing an expensive infrastructure, and can also easily transfer its data towards and from the Amazon S3 storage. ActiveEon schedules and orchestrates data processing, automatically manages network failures and guarantees fault-tolerance. Moreover, it allows to optimize the number of virtual machines which are used on AWS and their cost.
Denis, Caromel, CEO of ActiveEon says: "Large scale efficiency of our solutions has perfectly fitted high capacity and high speed requirements for such financial analysis. Moreover, reliability and agility of our solutions, providing rich and flexible APIs were particularly appreciated by the customer."
The Israeli customer about the ActiveEon solution: « The ActiveEon solution is incredibly simple to implement. It allows us to achieve very big configurations with efficiency, agility, and to control cloud infrastructure costs thanks to their advanced scheduling. We also have the possibility to choose the most appropriate supplier at any time (Amazon, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc.)."
About ActiveEon:
ActiveEon, www.activeEon.com, is a software editor providing innovative solutions for IT automation, acceleration and IT scalability, Big Data, Internet of Things, Distributed and Parallel applications. ActiveEon automates its customers Business to accelerate its go-to-market, and helps them get competitive advantage. ActiveEon has achieved a significant funds raising (1M$) from local and foreign investors (PACA Investissement, BA06, Nestadio Capital and Kima Ventures, Xavier Niel's funds).
ActiveEon serves national and international regular customers, such as CEA, L'ORÉAL, ORANGE, INRA, Mediametrie, TAGSYS RFID, Amadeus, SeaEngineering (US), Home Office (UK), AxisPoint/McKESSON (Healthcare, USA) and more.
ActiveEon offers ProActive, a suite of Software solutions available in SaaS mode: Workflows & Scheduling is a complete workload scheduler that distributes and simplifies the execution of applications, featuring a workflow orchestrator and a resources manager, also featuring data transfer and License cost optimization. Parallel Scientific Toolbox is a solution that allows the distribution and the acceleration of Big Data processing in R Language, Spark, Hadoop, Matlab, Scilab, etc. on Clusters, Grids or Clouds. Cloud Automation automates the deployment and management of complex multi-VMs applications, managing heterogeneous and hybrid Clouds (private, public, hybrid, multi-vendors Clouds).
The product suite allows the management of heterogeneous environments (Linux, Windows, MacOS, VMware, OpenStack, CloudStack, ESXi, Hyper-V, Docker, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, IBM Bluemix, etc.).
Press Contact: email@example.com, +33 (0) 988 777 667.
About Business France:
Business France, www.businessfrance.fr, is the national agency for French economy internationalization. It is in charge of international development of businesses and their export abroad, as well as prospecting and foreign investments in France. Business France contributes to develop French economy and its business and territorial attractiveness. It also manages and develops the VIE program (International Volunteering in Business). Created on the 1st January 2015, Business France has arised from a merger of UBIFRANCE and AFII (Frech Agency for international investments). Business France counts 1500 employees based in France and more than 70 countries worldwide. It is backed by a large network of public and private partners.
Press Contact: Business France Tel-Aviv: firstname.lastname@example.com, +972 (0)3 544 91 28
More information: http://www.activeeon.com
Try a free platform online: http://try.activeeon.com
Horticulture and Timber
Born on the territory of the Pays de la Loire, the French state gave the label "competitiveness cluster" in July 2005 to VEGEPOLYS. As a competitive cluster with worldwide reach, VEGEPOLYS is open to the world, is developing its own international network and making partnerships with other French and non-French clusters.
VEGEPOLYS is founded on a historical tradition of production in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The pedoclimatic conditions in the region and the vitality and know-how of its companies have attracted national and local government support for several decades, enabling the region to become the leader in the specialised plants field. The Pays de la Loire region is alone in Europe in bringing together in a single geographical area both private enterprise and public research and training establishment a major European force in the plant world, on which VEGEPOLYS is based.
Making businesses more competitive The creation of value does not just involve product innovations, but also all other kinds of innovation: human resources management, production processes, marketing, logistics... VEGEPOLYS' role is to organise and provide an impetus, in order to identify common problems and lead project groups. These activities take the form of workshops and strategy meetings.
International events VEGEPOLYS' reputation is growing thanks to its presence at numerous events with its partners, and its actions toward key players:
· Participation in international exhibitions in France : SIVAL, Salon du Vin, Salon du végétal
· Participation in well-known international shows abroad : Hortifair, Fruit Logistica, IPM Essen, VitaFood, IBMA
· Participation in international congresses worldwide: In Vino, JAS, HIE, MexicoBio, SHE, Hydrangea...
- Official website: http://www.vegepolys.eu/en/home/
- Business France and VEGEPOLYS jointly organize international partnership Missions. More information: email@example.com
- VEGEPOLYS : The specialized plant sectors : http://export.businessfrance.fr/Galerie/Files/Divers/VEGEPOLYS_specialized-plant-sectors.pdf
- French companies on youbuyfrance.com: Agri-food Sector > Horticulture and Timber, clic here Agri-food Sector > Fresh fruit & vegetables and processed vegetable products, clic here
Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals
Participez à la 4ème édition de BioFit les 1er et 2 décembre 2015 à Strasbourg, ainsi qu'à lévénement franco-germano-suisse le 30 Novembre. BIOFIT est la principale convention daffaires en Europe pour linnovation ouverte, le transfert de technologie et la recherche concertée en sciences de la vie. Plus de 1300 participants assisteront à lédition 2015, qui se tiendra à Strasbourg (Alsace), au cœur de la communauté franco-germano-suisse BioValley Cluster, un centre dexcellence pour linnovation thérapeutique.
Collaborations publiques et privées BIOFIT est le premier événement de partenariat en Europe pour lOpen Innovation, le transfert de technologie et la recherche collaborative dans le domaine des sciences de la vie
Objectifs :
• Engager de nouveaux partenariats • Favoriser lémergence de projets collaboratifs • intensifier le flux de licences dans le domaine des sciences de la vie
Lévénement réunit des leaders de lindustrie pharmaceutique, de la biotechnologie, des technologies médicales, les sociétés de diagnostic in vitro, les investisseurs, ainsi que des professionnels du transfert de technologie et le milieu universitaire.
Website : http://www.biofit-event.com/
Registration for Biofit : http://www.biofit-event.com/registration/registration-fees/
BioFIT is the leading partnering event in Europe for Open Innovation, technology transfer and collaborative research in the field of Life Sciences, with the highest attending rate of academia, TTOs and research institutes together with big pharma, emerging and small biotech companies, medtech and diagnostics companies.
The event gathers leaders from pharma, biotech, medtech, IVD companies, investors, as well as professionals from technology transfer and academia.
Health, Medical devices
Alsace BioValley est une structure alsacienne d'appui économique, pilotée par des industriels de la Santé, pour les industriels de la Santé.
Alsace BioValley intervient sur 2 marchés : médicaments et technologies médicales
Pour innover efficace, nouez, en toute confidentialité, des alliances de compétences avec d'autres industriels ou laboratoires publics. Les business-développeurs d'Alsace BioValley exploitent leurs carnets d'adresses en Alsace, dans le Grand-Est, en France, en Allemagne, en Suisse et en Europe. Alsace BioValley vous fait aussi profiter de partenariats internationaux noués avec d'autres clusters Santé mondiaux (USA & Québec), dotés de financements exclusifs.
Nos business développeurs vous mettent en relation avec des partenaires pré-qualifiés dans la Santé et peuvent vous aider à élaborer l'accord de consortium qui sécurisera votre collaboration commune.
Sociétés françaises dans le domaine des technologies médicales : cliquez ici Sociétés françaises dans le domaine des médicaments : cliquez ici Site Internet : http://www.alsace-biovalley.com/fr/
BioValley : a French cluster dedicated to therapeutic innovations
Alsace BioValley operates in two areas: drugs discovery and medical device.
Alsace BioValley is a French cluster dedicated to therapeutic innovations, driven by Healthcare companies, for Healthcare companies.
Its "pharma / biotech" and "medical technology" experts will identify new business growth opportunities, financing and innovation.
They offer to Healthcare companies a range of services: funding assistance for collaborative R&D projects, coaching to fundraising, partner identification, customized relationship…
Are you looking to set up a public-private R&D project to develop any therapeutic innovation ? Are you looking for a very innovative technology, patent or scientific expertise ?
Here you'll discover a scientifc goldmine of researchers, companies and academic institutes. In Alsace region, you can work in partnership with great local companies or laboratories and benefit from a world of advantages!
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Animal Services Events
The Town's Animal Services Division provides after-hours emergency service. Some examples of emergencies are sick or injured animals (when injuries are life threatening), loose livestock (such as horses and cattle), vicious stray dogs, rattlesnakes at residences, or wild animals in habitable portions of residences.
To report an animal emergency on weekends, holidays or after hours call 760-961-6001.
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Campusravita Oy - enjoying studies
We provide restaurant and caféteria services for students, staff as well as visitors outside campus. Our company also arranges catering services for any events, seminars, meetings or parties held at the TAMK Campus area at Kuntokatu 3. We also sell food- and bakery products for you to take home to.
Our restaurant is located in Kuntokatu 3,and it is open at 8-19.00 on weekdays, lunch is served at 10.30-15.00. Campus Café is open from monday to thursday at 8-16.30 and on fridays at 8-15.00. Bread lunch is available at Cafe mon-fri 10.30-13.
Supper is served at 15-17.30. Outside of the lunch hours the cafés are serving you,line number 7 at building B is open the whole day. Beside lunch we serve breakfast at our restaurants line B5 at 7.45-9.15.
On saturdays our restaurant is open at 8.30-14.00, at building B on lines 4 and 5. Lunch is served at 10.30-13.00. You can find our menus at www.campusravita.fi/ruokalista or from TAMK's intra.
We also have a bookstore, Campus Shop, where you can purchase all necessary school supplies from calculators to lab coats. You can also charge your student card and TKL buscard in our shop. Shop is open from monday to thursday at 9-16.00 and on fridays 9-15.00.
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A documentary crew follows a band of New Zealand vampires over several months. The mock-doc format is the weakest element here, but this is a funny and inventive flick made with real affection and a sense of depth in the characterisations. Recommended.
Tag: New Zealand
Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016, dir. Taika Waititi)
A wayward teen and his foster parent end up on the run. Sparkling comedy-drama which hits all the right story beats, and which is written, directed, and acted throughout with both verve and affection for the story. Recommended.


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HOVERBOARD Safety
Hoverboard Safety is our most important aspect of our business model. However, we're aware of a number of cheap, imitation boards for sale by a number of retailers across the UK. Due to this, most (not all) of these boards are dangerous and carry a risk of overheating and explosion.
The main issues are around:
- Cheap batteries
- Lack of a cut-off switch in the battery which prevents over charging
- Lack of fuses in the plugs
The chargers should also have light indication letting you know your Hoverboard is charged. Once the light on our chargers goes from red to green, the charging is ceased and it's time to remove the charger from your Hoverboard. Both the battery cut off and the fuse would have to fail to cause overheating and explosions. To minimise this risk you can ensure you supervise the Swegway whilst charging and remove as soon as the battery charger light is illuminated green.
All of our products are CE Certified and have undergone testing under British directives. These include CE, UL, RoHS and MSDS Certifications. All of our plugs are fused and conform to BS1363. We have test reports proving compliance with a number of UK and EU regulations including but not limited to:
- ROHS test report and certification
- CE test report and certification
- FCC test report and certification
- UL test report and certification
Want more information about our Certifications? If so, please get in touch by calling 0113 320 2299 or fill in our contact form!
HOVERBOARD Safety
Due to our Hoverboard Safety technology evolving we will continue to be working closely with BSI to help set universal standards for the products not only provided by us but all retailers. We feel strongly about providing our customers with safe enjoyable products and will continue to do so.
Please note any written request for certification and documentation can be made to:
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Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant Information
The dexamethasone intravitreal implant (Ozurdex®) is a prescription drug that is injected into the eye, where it releases dexamethasone, a corticosteroid medication. It is used to treat macular edema (swelling in the back of the eye) and uveitis (inflammation of the uvea, the middle layer of the eye). This product is approved for use in adults only and is currently not available in generic form.
Before undergoing treatment, it's important to review the safety information for the dexamethasone intravitreal implant. Your healthcare provider needs to know if you have any other medical conditions, such as glaucoma, a detached retina, or any allergies, or are taking any other types of medicine.
In the days following your procedure, you will be closely monitored, especially in the first week following the injection when your risk for potentially serious side effects is highest. To help ensure a safe and effective treatment process, keep all your follow-up appointments.
(Click Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant for more information. This full-length article goes into detail about the uses and effects of the implant, how it works, and what to expect during treatment.)
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Application scenarios
- Hybrid cloud monitoring solution
CloudMonitor uses an agent to collect server monitoring data. You can install the agent on a non-ECS server to perform basic monitoring check both locally and on the cloud.
- Enterprise-level monitoring solution
Host monitoring provides an application grouping feature with which you can allocate servers in different regions to the same group for business-based server management. In addition, host monitoring provides group-based alarm management. You can configure one alarm rule for the entire group greatly improving O&M efficiency and your overall management experience.
- Diverse metrics
Once a CloudMonitor agent is installed, you can use more than 30 metrics. For details, see Host monitoring metrics.
- Refined collection frequency
Key metrics are collected every second. All the metrics are reported at a 15-second interval, which is the minimum interval between the data points in a chart.
- Business-level process monitoring
The host monitoring service collects statistical data from the CPU and memory usage of active processes and the number of opened files, helping you gain insight into server resource allocation. For details, see Process monitoring.
- Application groups
You can manage servers by group across regions and set alarm rules according to group, greatly reducing monitoring management costs.
- Alarm service
You can set alarm rules for the metrics. The following alarm notification methods are supported: telephone alarms, messages, email IDs, TradeManager, and DingTalk Robot.
- Log on to the CloudMonitor Console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Host Monitoring. The Host Monitoring page is displayed.
- Click Click to install in the instance list. Alternatively, click Aliyun ECS install or Not Aliyun ecs install and install the agent manually as prompted.
- Wait 1 to 3 minutes and click Monitoring Charts to view the monitoring data.


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Minutes of the Community Council Meeting held on 13th February 2017 at the Community Centre
Councillors Dafydd Lloyd-Jones (Chairman), Eirwen James (Vice-Chairman), Emanuel Kincaid, Rhodri Evans, Caryl Haf Jones, Lisa Jones.
P.C.S.O. John Evans was present at the meeting
1. Councillor Ann Jones, Cllr Maria Tofani, Cllr John Griffiths, and Cllr Gwynne Davies apologised for their inability to attend.
2. Personal
3. Declaration of Interest
Cllr Rhodri Evans and Cllr Caryl Haf Jones declared interest on the request for a donation from Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion.
4. Minutes
On the proposition of Councillor Emmanuel Kincaid and seconded by Cllr Caryl Haf Jones the Council authorised the Chairman to sign the minutes of Community Council meeting held on January 9th 2017.
5. Matters arising from the minutes
1. Councillors are looking in to the cost of having some of the Street lights on. Based on cost from 2014/15 it would cost to keep 18 lights to run them £250. 00 and to switch on £575. Councillors will decide at the next meeting.
6.1 Highways
6.1.1 Roads
a. Road widening Pant and Nantdderwen.
6.1.2 Tree and Boundary Maintenance.
a. Fencing right hand side of Pont Llanio Hill.
b. Tree on Pont Llanio Hill.
6.2 Website
The Council approved the £49.00 annual cost of web hosting and domain name.
6.3 Car Park By-laws.
Nothing new.
6.4 The Pound Garden
Nothing new.
6.5 Standing Orders.
The Council have reviewed point 18 and 19 of the Standing Orders in adjustment to the Tenders for the Cemetery.
6.6 Financial Regulations.
The Council have also reviewed point 11.1to 14.1 regarding the Tenders for the Cemetery.
6.7 Defibrillator
A meeting was held on Jan 18th, it was agreed to keep a rota in the shop. Yearly training would be given alternate between DVD and professional trainer. Next meeting June.
7. Financial Report
Current Account £ 100.00
Business Res A/c £8,604.16
a. Authorising Payments.
Hall Rental £300.00
Payment for B.T. line £ 654.54
b. Paid In
8. Correspondence.
1. A request for a donation from Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion . Will discuss in finance meeting. Cllr Rhodri Evans and Cllr Caryl Jones declared their interest.
2. An information letter to inform us that they are reviewing the Electoral
Arrangements for the County of Ceredigion.
9. Reports
Cllr Dafydd Lloyd-Jones attended a meeting held by One Voice Wales in Aberaeron.
10. Matters arising from Ceredigion
a. Planning
11. Village Hall and Community Centre Trustees Committee
The kitchen has now been completed.
12. Ysgol Henry Richard 3-16
Tenders have come in for the new building.
13. Cemetery
1. The Council have delegated a sub -committee to review the advertising invitation to Tender for the Grass cutting due to Financial implications.
2. The Council have asked Sue Ryder to look into what financial assistance is available to do with War Memorials.
14. Any other matter
1. The Council have been informed that there is a lot of rubbish being thrown on the roads leading into Llanddewi Brefi.
2. The Council were informed that there is a Blue Car speeding through the Village every night.
3. There has been a B.T phone box Consultation period.
Date of next meeting 13th March 2017
Signed Dated
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DERA GHAZI KHAN - The families of three persons, who were shot dead on January 31, 2018 on their way back home after a court hearing, staged a protest demonstration against the police failure to complete the inquiry.
Talking to the media, the protesting families said that AbidHussain, Safder and Ashiq Hussain who were tied and then shot dead on the way back home after hearing of a case in the court of DG Khan additional district and sessions judge.
The protestors were holding placards inscribed with slogans condemning the police failure. They blocked the road in front of the main gate of the DG Khan regional police officer situated on Main Courts Road to vent their anger on SDPO Kot Chutta Circle Rana Jan Muhammad and Chotti Zareen police SHO Fayyaz Ahmed Khan.
Talking to The Nation, a protester namely Dur Muhammad, father of deceased Abid Hussain, blamed the investigation officer and the SHO concerned for conniving with the accused. He alleged that the police officers had allegedly taken Rs5 million as bribe from the accused and therefore were reluctant to arrest the two remaining accused Younis and Khalid, and also for completion of inquiry in their favour.
He said that the accused and their family members were notorious criminals and had been involved in police encounters too. He and his wife had had warned against self-immolation if the police did not conduct fair inquiry. Mothers of the deceased persons were crying and reading the Quran on the road.
When contacted, Police Station SHO Fayyaz Ahmed said that protesters were creating undue pressure to affect the inquiry. DPO Ahmed Nawaz Cheema had offered the complainants to change investigation officer but they did not show acceptance. The complainants wanted completion of inquiry as per their wishes only, he said.
The SHO added that four out of six accused have been arrested and were on physical remand while remaining two killers would be arrested very soon. Killing incident was on old family dispute.


text: So ever since I got my Neo Geo cab Breakers Revenge has become one of my most played games. It's such a shame that this series has been forgotten and not many people have heard of it. Yes its a shameless Street Fighter 2 clone but damn does it do it well. I personally prefer it over Street Fighter 2, I feel that a 4 button setup suits it much better. It's fast its fluid the hit detection is great the supers are great, the whole thing seems very polished unlike alot of older Neo Geo brawlers it has aged very well. I wish they would bring it to XBLA or PSN, I guess Visco isn't around anymore so who knows who owns the rights to it anymore. Anyone else love some Breakers?


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So your health has placed you in a very high risk category? Maybe you are assuming that the best life insurance options companies won't give you the coverage you want and need?
Don't lose heart.
The news isn't all bad as you still have options for life insurance. Graded death benefit life insurance is designed for those who are indeed, high risk life insurance candidates.
If you are unable to qualify for traditional life insurance or simplified issue whole life insurance, most people can still qualify for a policy that has a Graded Death Benefit.
What is a Graded Death Benefit in Life Insurance?
The key word is obviously "graded" right?
So what is does "graded" really mean here?
A Graded Death Benefit Life Insurance policy, sometimes called graded life insurance, is coverage that has a 2-3 year waiting period for full coverage for natural death.
While it does cover the insured for full accidental death upon policy issue, for natural death, it is restricted. The "graded" limitation is a typical return of all paid premiums plus a interest rate of 6-10%. That would be the payout to the beneficiary if natural death occurred during the waiting period. The waiting period is written into the policy and it always identified in the product literature. Your independent agent should be disclosing this as well. Policies from different carriers vary. As stated earlier, 2-3 years.
Highlights of a Graded Death Benefit Life Insurance Policy
- No medical exam
- Very few medical questions compared to numerous on a traditional life application
- Fast Approval – These policies are approved based on simple criteria and result in fast issue. Less than a week is common.
- Reduced Death Benefit for Natural Death – first 2-3 years depending upon the carrier, limited payout on natural death. This is a way the insurer negates some of the additional risk posed by your rate classification.
- Whole Life Insurance – We do not recommend term life insurance for the typical people who need to purchase these types of policies for burial or funeral expenses.
How to Obtain Your Quote
You can pull a Graded Benefit life insurance quote by using the instant final expense quoting tool on this page. Under the "Health Class" menu select "Decent Health." This will generate several companies you may qualify for and the cost.
The recommendation is to give us a quick call before applying for higher risk life insurance like this. Most often we are able to get you first day, full benefits with NO waiting period.
This also means a lower cost for you.
We can still get you a quick quote so you can move on with your day. 800-598-6445
Can I Qualify for a Graded Benefit Life Insurance Policy Though? I'm just not sure.
Ask yourself the following questions. You must be able to honestly answer the question with a "NO" to qualify for a Graded Benefit Life Insurance policy (no sugarcoating).
1) Have you been diagnosed as having or been treated by a
physician for:
a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS Related Complex
b. Alzheimer's disease (dementia), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS), mental retardation or Down's Syndrome or do you
require the assistance of another person for dressing,
bathing, toileting, or mobility or do you use an oxygen tank?
2) Have you,
within the past 2 (two) years:
a. Had a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or stroke
(cerebral vascular accident)?
b. Had or are now awaiting an organ or bone marrow transplant
(except as a donor)?
c. been diagnosed with cancer, received or been prescribed
radiation or chemotherapy or have you received or been
prescribed dialysis?
d. Been confined to or been advised by a licensed medical
professional to be admitted to, a nursing home, hospice,
extended care or special treatment facility or are you now
e. Used controlled substances such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines,
barbiturates or hallucinogens except as prescribed
by a physician or been treated for or been advised
by a physician to seek treatment for drug or alcohol use?
f. Been advised by a licensed medical professional that your
life expectancy is less than 24 months?
g. Had more than one DUI (DWI) violation, been convicted of
a felony or are you now on probation?
If you were able to answer "NO" to all the above questions, you qualify to apply for coverage. Call us to get a graded benefit quote at 800-598-6445.
We Would Like To Be Sure You Can't Qualify for Something with Full Coverage Immediately and Save You Money
A good percentage of people with tough life insurance cases can still qualify for a traditional life insurance policy, which costs a lot less than a graded benefits policy.
So many people have been misled into thinking they can't qualify elsewhere because they were told no one would accept them.
At Special Risk Life Insurance, we've insured the tough cases with simplified issue and even traditional, fully underwritten life insurance policies.
Yes, even those people who believed they were "high risk."
Whether you have Diabetes type I or II, have heart disease, heart attack history, stroke history, cancer history, Obese up to 400 lbs, have multiple DUI's, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis… you probably get the picture… just about anything can be insured traditionally with the right life insurance carrier.
If You Answered "YES" to Any of the Above Questions
We now may have look specifically at a guaranteed issue policy.
We do have 1 well established company that is very liberal that may be able to help you avoid a guaranteed acceptance policy. Please get in contact with us for that information.
With that said, if you've been diagnosed with terminal cancer, AIDS (Not HIV) or Alzheimer's Disease, the only type of life insurance you can qualify for is a guaranteed issue policy with has no medical questions.
Gerber Life is one our very competitive carriers that offers coverage you likely need.
What if I've been Declined for Life Insurance multiple times?
If you've been declined by multiple insurance companies "easy to qualify for, no exam products," you've probably found the right type of life insurance policy for you.
Graded Whole Life Insurance and Conclusion
Graded life insurance can be a solution when harder to qualify for products are just unobtainable. Sometimes applicants are stuck with a tough health condition or two that restricts what is available to them.
Maybe you have get getting along for a few years this way, but now you feel the need to get life insurance. Graded whole life insurance exists to match the needs of the insured, yet offsets some of the risk to the life insurance company.
With the top graded policies, the first year offer 25-30% of the death benefit. The second year 50-70% is available to your beneficiary. These reduced benefits are for natural death only. Accidental death is full benefits upon acceptance.
Once the 2 year period passes, you loved ones have full benefits for both natural and accidental death.
There is a fine line with high risk life insurance policies. Don't try to navigate this on your own. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose here.
Again, we urge you to speak with a high risk life insurance professional. Life insurance companies all look at health risks differently. Being declined previously does not be you must resort to a graded policy either. Let us help you sort out the best option for you.
Questions, quoting and application can all be done by phone. It is that easy working with the right people. Just give us a call a 800-598-6445 to discuss your situation. We are here to help you solve your problem.
Michael is a licensed, veteran independent life and health insurance agent who specializes in guiding people with health conditions thru the insurance process. He is passionate about helping individuals and families get their unique financial protection needs met, providing his experienced based advise and delivering affordable and dependable coverage people can count on.


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New Website Launch: Q&A Session
December 11, 2017
Cavendish Homecare has re-branded. We were curious to know the ins and outs of this change, directly from the Managers – Mairead Liston and Denise Moore.
We sat with them and chatted about all the new things you can expect to find on the website, which reflects this dedicated Homecare company.
Could you talk us through the decision to rebrand? Why did you feel a change was needed?
Mairead Liston: When Cavendish Homecare was established back in 2009 it was, and still is, part of the international recruitment company Cavendish Professionals. Over the years it's become evident that Cavendish Homecare needed to have its own unique identity which differentiates it from the other sectors of the business.
What was the journey to design the new website like and what were the main challenges you faced?
Denise Moore: I've been involved with company rebranding several times before, and it is always a much more convoluted experience than you initially think it's going to be. One of the main challenges is getting the right look and feel of the brand, and hence the site, – and having everyone at the associated meetings agree. We really only began to make progress when we limited the steering to a few key individuals!
You've added a "cancer care" section: could you tell us a bit more about this?
ML: Cancer is extremely prevalent in our society but in our experience patients are affected by this illness in unique and individual ways. We wanted to highlight our approach which is to support people in whatever way they need at any given time.
You've also added a "news" section? Why did you think this was important?
ML: There is so much healthcare information on the internet – it can become overwhelming. Our news section will enable us to post information, not only about our services, activities and the team, but also about relevant research, treatment and therapies.
Finally, what is the reaction you're most hoping for regarding the new website?
DM: We hope that everyone who visits the site finds it easy to navigate, with the right amount of information presented in a user-friendly way. We want the bright, fresh new look of the site to encourage viewers to engage with us. We hope that our focus on quality, high standards and bespoke nursing and care packages are reflected in the various pages.
We will help you get the specialist homecare you need
If you'd like to know more, or to discuss your requirements, please call us 24/7 on 02030085210
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Looking for a shrimp that's as easy to keep as a cherry shrimp and as jet black as the more fragile black king kong Caridina variety?
Let us introduce you to: black rose shrimp. Easily one of the most spectacular Neocaridina davidi varieties, it makes a great choice for beginners who aren't ready for more difficult shrimp but still want something unusual.
Keep reading for everything you need to know about keeping black rose shrimp in your own aquarium!
Scientific name: Neocaridina davidi var. "Black rose"
Common names: Black rose shrimp
Difficulty level: Easy
Origin: Taiwan
Black rose shrimp requirements
Black rose shrimp requirements are similar to those of other Neocaridina davidi varieties. To get started, you'll need an aquarium of at least 5 gallons, although more is better in most cases and lessens the chances of water quality issues. Cycle your tank so it's shrimp-safe; a sponge filter or any other type of filter with a filter guard works well for this. A heater is not a must but still recommended in most cases, because it keeps the water temperature stable even if room temperatures swing.
Decor-wise, you can keep it simple or go all out as long as you provide at least some hiding places. Live plants work very well and will really be appreciated by your (baby) shrimp as hides and foraging spots. There are also plenty of shrimp tubes and caves on the market that provide shelter. Even something as simple as a moss ball can help your shrimp feel safe!
Black rose shrimp water quality
Even though black rose shrimp can be classed as one of the hardier dwarf shrimp varieties, they still require high water quality. Never introduce black rose shrimp into your tank if you're not sure whether it's completely cycled. Avoid any sudden swings in water values in temperature and keep nitrates low (<10 should be fine). Remember that stability is more important than getting the water values exactly right.
You can keep your water quality high by performing regular aquarium maintenance. Do weekly water changes, test the water even when nothing seems wrong and remove anything that might cause issues immediately (leftover food, dead tankmates, etc.).
pH: 6.2-8.0
Temperature: 65-85 °F
Total Dissolved Solids: 150-200
Black rose shrimp tankmates
Black rose shrimp are a good choice if you're interested in keeping your shrimp with some tankmates, as they breed relatively quickly. Do keep in mind that no fish is entirely shrimp safe, which means some fry can always end up disappearing. If that's not an issue to you, you can consider small and peaceful microfish species.
Dedicated breeders usually prefer to keep their tanks free of fish and go invert only, dwarf shrimp only or even single species with their tanks. This helps prevent any stress, overcrowding or competition for food and thus helps guarantee the highest survival rates possible.
Black rose shrimp diet
Like most shrimp, black rose shrimp are bottom feeders that will happily consume almost anything. They have a particular love for biofilm, but because our aquariums are usually too 'clean' to contain enough of it you'll have to feed them a little extra.
Use a high quality shrimp food and add some variation by letting algae grow on decorations/one of the aquarium panes, feeding blanched veggies, tossing in some leaf litter or offering one of the many other 'homemade shrimp foods' you can choose from.
Breeding black rose shrimp
Breeding black rose shrimp is similar to breeding the popular red cherry shrimp: very easy. Neocaridina davidi varieties are quite prolific and if you have breeding age shrimp of both sexes the females should be pregnant almost constantly.
Since you can't really see their saddle, you won't know for sure whether a female is carrying eggs until they are fertilized and she moves them to her swimmerettes (back legs). She keeps them there for around 30 days, continuously supplying them with fresh water until they hatch into tiny baby shrimp. You can feed the babies using a powdered food but unless your aquarium is squeaky clean they should be able to find enough food on their own.
If your black rose shrimp aren't breeding, be sure to check if you have both males (usually smaller) and females. Keep a close eye on your water values and make sure you're feeding a proper diet that contains plenty of calcium to prevent failed molts.
Buying black rose shrimp
This selectively bred variety of Neocaridina davidi is pretty new in the shrimp hobby and you won't be able to find them in many places yet. You can ask your local aquarium store whether they can order them for you, but if you want to know exactly where your shrimp come from it's a better idea to just buy online from a seller who breeds their own shrimp. The Shrimp Farm sells homebred black rose shrimp with live arrival guarantee; just click here to start your own colony.


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Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2019: The Art of Healing
April 26, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm$80.00
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Roy Orbison once wrote about about seeing someone he loved in dreams, and then waking to find her gone. I can't say I've ever found myself in the same position, because I spend so much time sleeping alone that I never expect to find anyone but my little ol' lonesome in bed when I wake up. Oh, sure, I've had moment when I was half-asleep and imagined someone there, but that's the exception and not the rule.
Last night, however, was a strange one for me. One, I had difficulty falling asleep, which probably had something to do with that nap I took during the afternoon. Two, when I fell asleep, I was treated to a dream where The Burg became Westeros, and I was hearing tales of woe from various characters. It seemed that downtown Harrisburg was Lannisport, up by the Appalachia Trail was The Wall, and people were always running off to King's Landing and Oldtown. I know that one of the characters I spoke to ended up being murdered violently–but that could be anyone, right? At least I wasn't slapped by any Imps.
What made it so unusual a dream is that I woke up about four-thirty, something normal for me, then when I fell back into sleep, the dream restarted. This is something that, as far as I can remember, has never happened with me. One dream stops, another starts. But this was a restart, picking up where I'd left off when I returned to the Land of Normal.
Talk about your unusual state of affairs. I know not what, if anything, was going on, for A Song of Ice and Fire was nowhere near me yesterday, save when I saw a Mother of Dragons wig for sale and asked a sales woman if they had any Mother of Dragons dragons. (She wasn't happy with the question, by the way. Obviously she'd heard it way too many times.) I was thinking about my upcoming story for NaNo last night before bedtime, and that's about as far away from Westeros as once could ever hope to get, as none of my characters are out to murder each other, or are in control of an army of eunuchs.
Dreams are straight outta Subconscious Territory, so understanding where this was coming from is puzzling. Then again, it is possible that I was telling me of something else. Maybe it was reminding me that my upcoming novel is not so much science fiction as it is fantasy, and the story began in a lead-in novel with lots of people dying. But, perhaps, there is something else afoot here:
I was being reminded that I need to make readers care about the characters.
The well-known joke is that George R. R. Martin is a disgruntled gamer who gets readers to become so attached to a character than when he kills that character off the reader is filled with black emptiness. Since I've had some experience gaming, I know a little bit about killing off characters of which we've grown fond, so maybe this is what I should do–make lovely, interesting characters, then have them die in horrific bleach conflagrations.
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The travelers with Silenus did not have to knock on the giant door. Kartesh appeared in their midst and said Saturn was sleeping some of it off. "But he will be right back at it if we don't administer a cure." She curtsied to Silenus.
Silenus said, "Tut, tut woman," and held out the jar. Kartesh took it, opened it without asking permission, put a touch on her finger and touched it to her tongue.
"Ipecac," she called it by name though no one had mentioned that name. "This might help."
Silenus raised his eyebrows. "You are as bright and insightful as I have heard, indeed. And by the way, you have very nice friends."
"Actually, she's my boss," Boston said.
"Our goddess," Mingus added with his hat in his hand and an elbow in Roland's ribs.
They looked at the centaur, but he was clearly having a hard time just keeping up with what was going on.
"I thought we might get him to take it in some of this lovely wine young miss Boston told me about," Silenus suggested.
Kartesh gave Boston a hard look, but Boston shrugged. "I had to bargain. Was I wrong?"
"No," Kartesh said. "4000 BC is about right for wine, but I'm not sure it appears in this part of the world for another two thousand years or so." She looked at Silenus. She saw him rubbing his hands.
"A secret. I like secrets, and I am very good at keeping them." He grinned as broadly as he could, and it was much too broad for a human face.
Kartesh said no more. She lifted her hand and a goblet of wine appeared. She poured the ipecac into the wine and stirred it with her finger much as Boston had. Then she said, wait here, and vanished. It was only a few moments before they heard a roar. "Woman. What have you done? You have poisoned me!"
A moment later, the giant hovel vanished and left two elves, one centaur and one young woman staring at each other because Silenus had, perhaps wisely vanished as well.
"Now what do we do?" Boston asked, but no one answered as they waited in that place for over an hour.
"I'm hungry," Boston finally added, and they trudged back to their camp where they had lunch in silence.
Saturn was regular, human size when he threw-up, thank God, Kartesh thought. She made a wet washcloth in her hand and then risked everything. She traded places through time with a woman – an ordinary, human woman with long red hair brushed back from her forehead to keep it out of her eyes.
"There, there," the woman cooed to Saturn and she gently wiped his forehead and cleaned his face.
"Woman." Saturn looked up expecting to find Kartesh but instead he found someone else, someone he had never seen before.
"Valencia," the woman gave her name softly as she put her free hand to Saturn's cheek and put her lips to his in an equally gently kiss. Saturn's eyes went wide for a second. He saw the look in her eye and suddenly wanted to do more with this woman than merely kiss. Sadly, vomiting took precedence.
The woman never left him, and Saturn was never so grateful. In fact, he never had reason to ever be grateful to anyone or anything ever before. It was all new to him as was being sick to his stomach, even if every feeling he was feeling was not new. She held his sides to keep him steady. She wiped his face and cooled the back of his neck with her soft breath, blowing away the rise in temperature he felt as he emptied his guts.
When she leaned over him to wipe his brow once more and coo in is ear, Saturn caught sight of her young, full and inviting breasts and decided he had enough of this throwing-up business for a while. "Who are you?" He only thought it polite to ask.
"I am a woman you will know and have many centuries from now after I am born."
"But you are human. Wait, after I am born? You are the Egyptian?"
Valencia let her lips turn up just a little. "I am the woman Kartesh will become some day if you let her go. There is no telling who I will become if you keep her trapped here much longer." She could almost see the gears grinding in Saturn's head. He put a hand to his head and squinted.
"Why does my head hurt?"
"That would be the hangover, lover." Valencia raised her free hand and gently brushed back the hair from his eyes. He looked at her again.
"I think I'm in love."
"We may talk about love some day," she conceded that much. "But right now I think you are in lust."
"That too," he said. He leaned forward to kiss her and the hand in his hair went to the back of his head so Valencia could draw him in and kiss him back with all the passion in her heart. Saturn responded as any man would.
Back in the camp, five people appeared, laid out on their own blankets, unconscious, but alive. No one dared to wake them nor could they if they tried. Those five remained unconscious and passed into a deep sleep as the sun set. It was close to ten the next morning before the first one woke.
"Food." Captain Decker reached out. Boston and Roland were cooking up a feast and the smell of it had finally opened some eyes.
"Slowly. Chew slowly," Boston scolded. "You haven't eaten in three days."
"That was the strangest dream," Lockhart said with a quick glance at Katie. Roland and Boston had turned everyone's clothes back to the way they had been before the incident, so there was no embarrassment from nakedness. What they might remember from what they saw when in the dream state, though, was hard to tell.
"Like a dream," Mingus nodded. "But completely real."
Alexis gasped. "What power could do such a thing? That would take enormous, almost ultimate power to completely overwhelm me – no offense to Katie and the men."
"She does have the magic," Roland reminded everyone before Mingus answered his daughter's question.
"Pan." He only had to say one word.
Alexis nodded. That had to be it.
"So what is it with Saturn?" Lockhart asked. He was still processing his experience.
Mingus answered him. "As I understand the story, When Zeus and his siblings rose up and killed Chronos, Saturn was trapped."
"I thought they were the same person, Saturn and Chronos I mean," Boston said.
Mingus shook his head. Saturn is Zeus' grandfather, he is the father of Chronos. Anyway, he was given Italy since it was relatively depopulated, but he is trapped here. He is the master of passive-aggressive behavior, though. He insists when anyone comes to Italy, they have to have different names. Zeus he calls Jupiter. Poseidon he calls Neptune."
"Hera is still Hera," Katie pointed out.
"I said he was passive-aggressive," Mingus responded. "I did not say he was stupid."
Kartesh chose that moment to appear in the camp. "Can you walk?" That was her first question.
"I don't honestly know," Lincoln said and dragged himself to his feet.
Kartesh waved her hand and everything was packed and ready to go. "Unfortunately, you have to walk," she said. "No, Boston, I didn't miss anything. Lest you forget, I was the one who packed your things in the first place – or Alice was. Anyway, Saturn and Silenus are plotting. I am going fifty miles south to be beyond Pan's reach and that should bring the gate fifty miles in your direction. Boston?"
Boston pulled out her amulet. "That should just about do it," she said.
"Good, hurry," Kartesh finished her thought. "Before Saturn changes his mind. And I can't escape this place until after I am sure you are all safe." She vanished again. Boston kept an eye on the amulet as it adjusted the distance. She stood when the gate was only a hundred yards off.
"Come on," she said, not removing her eyes from the amulet. "I think we better hurry."
There were groans, but everyone got up well enough to stumble, and Truscas had a comment as they walked. "I am sorry I won't be able to go with you. But I have more than enough to think about and teach to my younglings."
"You mean about being so close to the gods?" Mingus asked.
"You mean about the wine, or about the Kairos?" Roland wondered.
"No." Truscas lifted his head and looked at Boston. "About the wisdom that can come from the human mind and heart, even a very young woman. You are Sophia."
Boston appreciated the compliment. Katie Harper and perhaps Lincoln imagined that Sophia had not yet been born.
Boston stopped when she bumped into Roland. Roland looked down at her and agreed with the centaur. "You are Sophia," he said, and he kissed her, and she kissed him right back in front of everyone. Some smiled, but Mingus turned red. The words, not again lit his face, but at least they did not come out of his mouth.


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So like the title says...I'm trying to establish a better narrative for realistic levels of success on Tapas. I don't think it's a great motivator to compare my groups statistic's to projects that have different baselines for their numbers.
So I'd like your feedback but only if your project meets these same factors...
This is your first webcomic or novel. You did not have other projects on other sites.
The only subscribers you brought with you were friends and family from your various social media.
You have never been featured in anyway by Tapas or other sites.
Please feel free to share your OTHER efforts to increase subscribers in your response.
I will start by saying the webcomic I work on with others (who I do not speak for in anyway)...
Has ran weekly for 78 straight weeks here in Tapas... updating EVERY MONDAY. We have 65 subscribers, about half we know personally from before we started the project. We have 996 likes ( Come on 1000). We have been shouted out by some other creators on Tapas, two of us are active on the forums, we push our project on various social media sites. We are proud of our work, our growth and we plan to keep grinding.
I thank you in advance for your responses.
What if someone is posting the same project on other sites
Ideally, if you have data from just the Tapas site that'd be great. I know some cross-site creators and they're aware of the same fans liking them on both sites and some that are site specific. Could skew the numbers.
Mad respect to the hustle though, good on you.
Edit: Do you have the ability to screen cross over fans from your data?
Err, not unless they somehow sub. I don't advertise my tapas account on wattpad much; I usually find members from there through tapas forums like saint c uvuTho ofc I can't participate in this―was in staff picks/noteworthy. Hope you get some responses tho!
Hi, I'm posting my first comic, I have never been featured. I'm not sure if my data still counts if I brought no subs whatsoever from social media because nobody knows I have a comic, it exists only in tapas and there are no external subs.
You data is all good, share away!
I posted my first comic close to a yr ago(mid oct of last yr) on webtoon and tapas roughly a week later. I had no social media at all and only told like 5 friends IRL about it, so yeah I started with near nothing. Webtoons and Tapas have never blessed me with promos either.
I currently have 291 subs on Tapas. 5260 ish subs on Webtoon. I did bring in some subs from Webtoon to unlock tipping when I got closer to about 200 (this is before you could email to unlock it- I think roughly 30 people came from my webtoon)
The only thing that seems to help is cross promos and consistency in updating. Also making friends in the comic community- although that's mostly good for getting feedback and comments. Cross promo is waaaaay more effective on Webtoon despite webtoon giving you zero way to embed links. Aside from that I'm not sure what else works. I post my comic occasionally here on the forum, but I find that maybe gets me 1 sub when I do it- maaaaybe. I have my tapas link on my IG(I did eventually make a social media after starting the comic), but I'm pretty sure majority of my IG followers came from my comic so I doubt IG is giving me any new traffic.
I've heard some people post on sites like reddit. But I havn't personally tried that.
I kinda sorta qualify I guess xD I'm cross posting between tapas and webtoons but otherwise meet all of the criteria (and my webtoons traffic is so much less than tapas it might as well not count lmao)
My Tapas stats are as follows:
Duration: 5 weeks (every sunday starting on Oct. 7th, with a separate cover image the day before on the 6th, and some bonus illustrations updated on Halloween)
Views: uh... the stat bars on my dashboard say 706 for October and 324 for November, so 1030. But my series page itself only cites 855. not sure what the discrepancy there is lol My first few uploads were generating ~100 views per week but the most recent ones were closer to 200.
Likes: 45. Average ~7 per upload
Subs: 18. Of these 1 is a friend from irl who followed me, roughly half of the rest are creators that I knew ahead of time either from discord or just posting around the forums and the other half are people I either didn't know at all or not very well beforehand.
Comments: 50, ~ 6 or 7 per upload. Most of my comments come from the same 3 or 4 subs, typically.
Tips: 2 people so far, very surprised but also very happy ^^
A quick run down of my webtoons mirror is:
Duration: 4 weeks, started 1 week after tapas, but got the updates synched up the following week, and now I post the same content on both sites simultaneously.
Views: 226 (lol)
Subs: 6 (no clue about this break down since you can't see subs there...)
Likes: 5, ~1 per episode
Comments: Varies, but ~2 per episode (one of which being my reply)
Rating: 7*
Overall not been super thrilled with my traffic on that site relatively. I seem to get 1/4 or less the views as I do here xD;; and advertise both roughly the same (on places that only allow 1 link, such as instagram bio, I put my tapas link but also mention webtoons. This may have something to do with it, but I don't think that's the whole story. More likely that my single page traditional format isn't popular there, nor is the typical fantasy manga-esque genre, my art and writing both have a long ways to go, etc.)
Sure. -This is my first and only comic, no partners. -post 3 times a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. -started 5 months ago. -145 subs in total. Have not met any of them prior to uploading the comic. - 13.921 views Month with more views: August 2,647 Month with fewer views: July1,790 80-150 views per update.
-2,710 Hearts in total. Month with more hearts: 553 mayMonth with less hearts: 304 July14-23 hearts per update
-1,253 comments in total.Month with more comments: August 383Month with less comments: June 25312 to 6 comments per update.
I have gotten most subs from engaging with the community in the forums or they visit me because I liked their comic. I can say that 9 out of 10 subs have found me this way, just 1 might come from the "fresh" section. But I don't observe that I get subs before being pushed out of the "fresh" list.
Have never been trending or featured any section of the Tapas main page. I got some shoutouts after delivering fanarts I gift to my readers and the authors were kind enough to post my link down their comics, but promoting me was never the rule to get the fanart. I don't put my link in every self-promo thread, just some, and never include my link when the publication is not asking to share your comics. I did a cross promo but I observed that the other comic and myself already shared most of our subs.
I think that's all!
Greetings,I'm not sure that you can define success with any of these numbers as the definition will vary greatly from one creator to another. Maybe this is just a matter of semantics, but I think what you are doing has less to do with success and more to do with expectations.
Novel or webcomic: I have three projects on Tapas, all novels. One of the three is complete.
Subscribers brought here: None, not even friends nor family have subscribed.
Not featured: As far as I know, my projects have never been featured by Tapas nor any other site in any way.
Other Efforts: I have posted occasional updates on Google+ which turns out to be like talking to nobody. In terms of cross-promotional efforts, I have participated in a few with other Tapas creators. I have a strategy of performing three favors before asking one, so when I start a thread about comment exchanges or such, I try to give more value that I receive.
Time on Tapas: I started my first novel in July of 2017, so we'll call this 65 weeks.
Update frequency: My updates tend to coincide with current events like writers camps, so we'll call this highly infrequent. I have 38 episodes total, so I am averaging 1 episode every 2 weeks.
Expense: One of my novels has cover art which I commissioned for forty dollars U.S.
Subscribers: My three projects have 21, 22, and 23 subscribers respectively. Many of these subscribers are the same people, but each project has some unique subscribers also.
Likes: I guess this has to be manually tallied. I count 102 likes spread out across the episodes of all three novels (18+41+43). I did not make any of those myself.
Comments: I count 116 comments spread out across the episodes of all three novels (13+57+46), but very nearly half of those were written by me.
Yeah, it's definitely a matter of semantics since I have not defined what constitutes either. I'm asking for raw data from creators that are working without the advantages of specific criteria.
I strongly suspect this data will help temper the expectations of potential individual creators... and outline realistic levels of reaching those individual goals by which they define success.
have you considered making a survey? it could help you gather the data. im not quite sure what data you want, so splitting it up into some questions on a survey could really help you. you could also get more replies if its not public
so, check check check
My comic was launched in June 2016 - the first few months was sporadic but then it was updated 2 pages every wednesday with 1-3 week hiatuses inbetween chapters. it has 95 episodes so far
i tried to add up all my likes to give you a number but got bored at 1318 - id hazard a guess at 1500?
ive been shouted out by a few other creators on tapas that ive swapped guest comics with, i promote a little on twitter and recently on instagram as well, and im active on the forums.
i realise that my comics performance is way below average for its age, which i think is in part due to the early chapters being unclear and badly written, this being smth ive been working on since my mid teens, but also due to the fact im awful at promotion
I guess I meet the criteria - I have only one comic so far, never posted anywhere except Tapas, and never been featured or anything. I don't even use social media so that's not a factor either.
I started almost four months ago, and -
My schedule at the beginning was twice a week, but I've been posting less recently because I've been busy with another project.
I've hardly bothered at all to try to promote my comic, since I actually don't care how many subscribers it gets. I'm treating it as an experiment and a tool for learning - when I actually try to become "successful" with comics I will do it with other series.
I do believe a significant fraction (maybe even most) of my subscribers saw it due to my presence on the forum or because I subscribed to their works.
My first few pages especially are terrible (I'm pretty sure first impressions matter a lot), but I have no plans to change them since I want to be able to see how I've improved over time.
Yeah, I meet these criteria.So, I started out my comic here and have done no additional advertising in any manner; just post it to the wind.
It has been running for 137 Weeks (2 Years & 7 Months). This has been with an update at 4 PM every Thursday, with maybe 2-3 missed weeks over that 3 year time span.
Didn't really consider a survey. Once a creator identifies they meet the base criteria, which is something I can't do from the outside, I can confirm some raw statistical data by looking at the project's mobile page.
There Was a War has 27.2K views , 361 subscribers, 95 episodes over a 29 month period...and because you weren't sure, 1.8K likes! Nice numbers!
The anecdotal stuff is equally as valuable...and I wouldn't want to limit how it was shared because I whiffed the format.
Making it private never crossed my mind. Figured other people might find it valuable to see as it was given as well.
Woops, didn't read the top correctly. Nvm.
:U whered u get this number from?? i legit tried counting ep by ep
thats fair
i think you can make google forms that allow ppl to see the data after submitting, and you can always share the data afterwards
If you're using the app it tells you on your comic's main page! Ah I tried to delete my last comment because it was telling me it wasn't a reply and messed it up -_-
whaaaaaaaat, i had no idea!
(and yeah, it was a reply. if you reply to a post n theres no posts inbetween they dont show the lil reply icon in the corner bc theyre in linear order)
Wednesday7 qualifies for this, but it'll be uploading on Webtoons and Smackjeeves starting next year so we'll see if that changes! This is my first comic, I do everything on my own! It updates once a week, on Monday though there was a brief period (around 2 months) when I update twice a week.
Started it August 2016, so 2 years and 4 months.I didn't know any of my subs before starting the comic (I think?) - 75.4k views-542 subs2412-178 views per page26-78 likes per page
I'm not exactly sure where subs come from, but I post on Twitter and here on the forums. I've had a few people tell me they found me on the forums, which is a good sign I have trended sometimes though, so maybe some views/subs from there?


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