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Lab report on separation of mixtures
Purpose- The purpose of this lab is to separate or isolate the desired product from large amounts of solvent and by-products. It is also followed by a purification step that removes trace amounts of other substances from the final product. One of the experimental techniques that we used in the lab to separate or purify mixture is fractional crystallization. In the experiment we used fractional crystallization to resolve a mixture of salicylic acid and CUSO₄ .5H₂O in to its components. Since solubility is most important in this experiment, CUSO₄ is more soluble in the highly polar solvent H₂O than in a solvent of low polarity, such as ethanol. Procedure- 1. Obtain an unknown mixture and record its number 2, add 2.5g of the unknown mixture to a previously weighed, clean and dry 100ML beaker 3. Weigh the beaker containing the mixture and calculate the mass of the unknown 4. Add 50ML of water containing about 1ML OF 3M H₂SO₄ solution to the beaker 5. Heat the mixture on a hot plate, constantly stirring until all the solid material has dissolved 6. Avoid boiling the solution while heating it 7. Remove the beaker from the heat, cover it with a watch glass, and allow it to cool enough to be comfortable to the touch. 8. Place the beaker in an ice bath and after a little while you will see a large quantity of salicylic acid needles settled in the bottom of the beaker. 9. Keep the beaker in the ice bath until crystallization is complete. 10. set up a vacuum filtration apparatus and place a piece of filtration paper in the Buchner funnel 11. Swirl the beaker and pour its contents in to the Buchner funnel 12. Transfer the salicylic acid crystals as completely as possible to filter paper 13. Pour the...
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From Shoes to Unshod, and My Love Affair with FiveFingers in Between (Part 3)
This is part 3 in a series on transitioning to barefoot running by Christine Skelly. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 2.5 here.
The Finale? Or the beginning of a new chapter?
Both of course.
Barefoot running is not for the faint of heart as I stated in my previous post, and FiveFingers serve as a very happy medium between the safe comfort of our cement blocks and the rugged world that has been hidden from our feet for years. However, I encourage all readers to try the barefoot experience walking and perhaps try running on a safe terrain such as sand.
Because while VFFs are amazing, the real deal is somehow a step up.
I say that Barefooting can be the finale or the new chapter of the running experience because once barefoot is taken a hold of, it is difficult to go back and is even more entrancing than VFFs. Some say FiveFingers are a transition to barefoot running. Some runners will remain running in FiverFingers, and some in tennis shoes. Each stage reaps a particular experience, and each person must decide what theirs will be.
My first barefoot excursion was walking the streets of Norfolk after the St. Patrick's parade about a month ago. After following the parade itself the entire route, my father and I had walked about 2 miles and I, in my fashionable leather boots with a 1-inch heel. Granted, these never make my feet hurt on a daily basis, but walking that sort of distance and being weighed down with a purse, your back will hurt.
It was the first warm day (~60 degrees on March 12th?) Virginia had seen, and it was on pure impulse that I stripped my shoes off and put them in my purse. Not having VFFs with me, switching was not an option, so I walked with my father and found safe haven on patches of grass and wet dirt. We cut across our original route making the trek back only about a mile or so, but it felt much longer avoiding pebbles and other hazardous textures. Afterwards I felt like I hard a workout—my legs were weary and my body taxed. I felt like the barefoot trek had played some part in that.
The next barefoot excursion and what I learned from the experiment come next.
Has anyone else tried trekking around barefoot? In the city or in softer places?
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April 13th, 2011 at 1:57 am
Just had a morning barefoot run in the neighbourhood. It was a sunny and very nice run. I got many weird looks from pedestrians.. :) Now, I have some blisters from the hard asphalt, but nevertheless I will try such runs again!

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This week, BOCA took the time to relax, have fun, reflect on the previous year's successes and discuss what lies ahead.
To kick things off, we headed to the Mission District for some team bonding over a food tour hosted by Edible Excusions. Our lovely guides, Lisa Rogovin and Sophia Lorenzi, led us through a series of locations for tasty treats including Hawker Fare, Craftsman & Wolves, Bi-Rite, Duc Loi and Tacolicious. In typical BOCA fashion, the evening ended with dancing in the Castro.
So where are we now? GROWING! Check out BOCA's growth in both size and reach.
Stay tuned for more posts about our exciting growth. But for now… here are photos from this week's adventures:
BOCA loves its canine friends. Our dogs constantly invigorate our workdays with comforting hand licks and the sound of furry paws scampering across the floor.
The food tour kicks off! After chicken wings, mango salad and sticky rice at Hawker's Fare, the BOCA team split into groups to enjoy the incredible edibles of the Mission, San Francisco's most gastronomically inclined neighborhood.
Tour groups say a brief farewell to one another before venturing off into the San Francisco sunset for sumptuous bites and scrumptious beverages.
Smiles abound as BOCAteers enjoy the best eats The City by the Bay has to offer
Banh mi sandwiches fill the belly with savory pork and the soul with dreams of far-off places
Bi-Rite ice cream cools our stomachs on a warm afternoon traipsing around the city's hottest neighborhood.
Finally, Tacolicious graciously hosted the travel-weary team in their back room. Tacos and margaritas are a wonderful way to finish any evening. Until next time!


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text: Digital 7 Ways You're Fooling Yourself While Calculating Brand Value Brands can't resist the allure of large, boastful numbers, especially if easy to achieve. High profile premium placements, such as on Snapchat and Instagram confer instant brand leadership and a flood of impressions.By Dennis Yu|March 18, 2015 Share By Dennis Yu|March 18, 2015 Share Brands can't resist the allure of large, boastful numbers, especially if easy to achieve. High profile premium placements, such as on Snapchat and Instagram confer instant brand leadership and a flood of impressions.Certainly impressive at the agency award ceremonies, but quickly forgotten when the applause and alcohol wear off.These are the 7 common ways that brands fool themselves by inadvertently inflating their brand value:1. Relying upon paid media to carry the impression loadEspecially on Facebook, a paid impression is not worth as much as one earned. Some agencies load up on tiny right-column Facebook placements or remnant bottom of page inventory to jack up impressions. Paid impressions shouldn't be counted in EMV calculations, though paid does help organic.2. Posting like mad on TwitterUntil recently, the measurement platforms and Twitter themselves assumed 100 percent of followers saw your messages. So 10 posts against 100,000 followers meant a million easy earned impressions. No brand manager would want to dispute such favorable numbers.Twitter themselves even didn't know, since so many impressions were on untrackable 3rd party tools. Though Twitter now has some level of impression reporting (if followers are natively on Twitter), brands still continue the habit. Some brands have more than 2/3rds of their earned impressions via Twitter. How about you?3. Treating all placements equallyA pageview on your site is worth a lot more than a YouTube video view, which is worth more than an alleged tweet impression. Adding up impressions is something we naturally want to do.While we certainly do this, too, be sure to have the counterbalance of engagement rate to spot low quality impressions. 4. Giving sponsors 100 percent creditSports and entertainment teams like to sneak in posts that thank sponsors. Insurance companies and feminine hygiene products aren't naturally going to get sharing by themselves.So when the NBA posts about Stephen Curry getting the KIA Community Assist award, KIA can't take 100 percent credit. Some percentage of this is NBA or Curry fans and only some percentage of the credit should go to KIA.We've seen some brands and analytics companies arbitrarily award half credit or another amount based on percentage of the image with the sponsor logo. Don't play that shell game. Award credit by share of follow-on engagement between the brand vs the sponsor. 5. Counting them all as uniquesLet's say you have a weekly TV show with 3 million unique viewers. You don't have 30 million unique viewers after airing 10 weeks, unless the audience is brand new each week.The same is true for web and social audiences — we cannot add up daily uniques to get monthly uniques.While a lower unique figure over time might appear bad, it's actually good news. It means that you've got an engaged community that keeps coming back.You want organic repeats instead of leaky ad-driven audiences that churn out.6. Choosing external benchmarks industry-wideAn unnamed analytics company said that social media users are worth $3.60. This led to massive fan acquisition campaigns, driving fans for a dollar, at a conceivable profit of $2.60 each.Another widely respected firm said social users are worth $180, based on their average check-out when shopping. But a follower of Skittles gained through a silly video is not worth as much as an enterprise B2B inquiry via social.7. Using the same CPM across all channelsAs a rough benchmark, you can assume interactions are generally similar in value between liking versus sharing for your brand. We start out with a default $5 CPM across the board and refine from there.Facebook, which usually has a higher engagement rate, will yield a 5 to 10 cent value per engagement if you use a $5 CPM. That same $5 CPM will yield you 80 cents to a dollar a Twitter, since the engagement rate (interactions/impressions) is lower there.Continue ReadingPages: 1 2 Share http://adweek.it/191t6HA copy Adweek Adweek


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Following the wider themes and issues at the forefront of today's tech industry is vital for B2B marketers, says Saskia Stolper, director of our German office. And top trade shows like IFA Berlin are a great way of keeping your finger on the pulse of emerging trends and innovative breakthroughs – particularly as the gap between B2B and B2C marketing narrows.
IFA Berlin, the world's leading consumer electronics and home appliance trade show, is set to open this year on 31 August. Attended by a host of tech giants and cutting-edge innovators from around the globe, this annual show acts as the launch pad for revolutionary tech breakthroughs. Here, exhibitors cover the very latest in lifestyle, audio, IT, household, TV and smart homes, with world-renowned keynote speakers addressing some of today's most talked-about issues such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and voice.
Although technically a consumer show, IFA Berlin is certainly not just a platform for the most-recognised names in tech – B2B tech companies and marketers also have a clear place at the table. IFA 2018 will introduce some of the hottest consumer electronics around, as well as showcasing the innovative technology behind the devices. With the traditional hard lines between B2B and B2C starting to blur as tech shapes society – and vice-versa – B2B marketers need to be fully conversant with the themes and trends being discussed and showcased here.
One of the oldest trade shows in Europe, IFA Berlin is continuing to boom despite some other trade shows struggling in recent years. IFA 2017 was bigger and better than ever, with a massive 159,000 square meters of show floor space sold out to 1,805 exhibitors.
So, what's in it for B2B marketers?
IFA 2018 looks likely to follow the success of the previous year.. At IFA Berlin, trends are set and products are launched and communicated to the mass audience. And if you're not actually attending the show, it's still essential that you know what's happening.
These days, B2B and B2C are tightly linked, with recent innovations such as IoT, payment systems, smart kitchens and security systems all very much on consumers' minds. Although consumers don't see the tech behind these products, they certainly see and are affected by the themes. Developments around issues like data security, IoT, voice recognition offer great opportunities for B2B marketers and PRs to get involved in the discussion.
More reasons to get involved
Hear a host of dynamic, forward-thinking keynote speakers, including:
- Jo Seong-Jin and I.P. Park, respectively CEO and CTO of LG Electronics will deliver a joint opening keynote speech to outline their vision for LG's ThinQ strategy for artificial intelligence. They'll show how this technology comes to life in everyday products like refrigerators, TVs and washing machines.
- Daniel Rausch, Amazon VP, who will discuss how voice is expanding and improving everyday experiences and how we interact with technology.
- Wendell Wallach, consultant, ethicist and scholar at Yale University's Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, who will deal with the question 'how we can prevent technology from getting out of control'. Surrounded by tech companies, that alone will be interesting!
It's worth checking out the IFA keynote schedule for more information.
- See cutting-edge B2B exhibitors like wireless technology company, Qualcomm and voice recognition and audio specialist, XMOS [lorry client] who will be on the Fraunhofer booth showcasing their tech that sits behind many consumer products. B2B marketers could certainly learn a lot by seeing how B2B brands position themselves to consumers. Often B2B brands struggle to get their positioning across without relying on tired phrases, jargon or acronyms – shows like IFA 2018 present an interesting tone of voice challenge.
- Network and connect with future partners. There's a huge sales cycle here and it's a great opportunity to meet brands and get deals done. Most of the big consumer brands fly their sales, marketing and management teams in for these shows. What better opportunity to look to build a partnership?
- Raise your brand profile with end-consumers. Take the huge success of Intel Inside® as an example – the company built credibility and created a real push for its products with end-consumers. Shows like IFA Berlin offer the opportunity for B2B brands to follow this lead – creating a consumer push so consumer companies will want to use their tech. Whether you go to the show or just get involved in the social conversation with @IFA_Berlin or #IFA18, it could take your B2B brand a long way.
- Experience awesome new tech. The show is a chance to see the inspiring tech that will make its way into B2B products, like voice, robotics, AI and VR developments. Last year Samsung launched three new wearables and Sony showed off it's Google Assistant speaker. While the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, debuts before the show, this year Samsung will be announcing smart appliances from fridges to TVs and there will be a host of manufacturers including Sony, Toshiba Panasonic, LG and Phillips that are likely to launch new tech. In all these great ideas for B2C brands, there are plenty of learnings for B2B companies too.
Tech companies are truly shaping our world and our future. And, as the leading showcase for the global technology industry, IFA 2018 sits at the beating heart of tech breakthroughs; the place where pioneering, revolutionary tech is born into society. I think it's more relevant to ask why wouldn't B2B tech marketers care about it.
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Food and wine ambassadors
Food and Wine ambassadors are passionate advocates for South Australian products.
They include highly respected South Australians and International supporters of the South Australian food and wine industry.
They have made significant contributions to our food and wine industries.
Their passions and experiences vary, but all are champions for South Australia's premium produce, and the healthy environment it comes from.
Several have said that becoming an ambassador simply puts an official stamp on what they already do.
Our ambassadors program helps us tell our community, nation and the world about South Australia's quality food, wine and beverages.
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Michael Angelakis AM
Michael Angelakis is a seafood industry legend and one of its great personalities. Former Managing Director of the family business Angelakis Brothers, he is just as well known as one of the two larger-than-life presenters of the popular TV program Out of the Blue.
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Victoria Angove
Victoria Angove is part of the new generation leading South Australia's world-class wine industry. The joint Managing Director (with brother Richard) of Angove Family Winemakers, she also is a director of the Winemakers' Federation of Australia, the national representative body.
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Simon Bryant
Simon Bryant's cooking career began more than 25 years ago in Thai and Indian fast service restaurants, including a stint as a butcher, function caterer, and a post with Hilton Adelaide which saw him initially as part of Cheong Liew's team in The Grange Restaurant, and then in the role of the hotel's Executive Chef for seven years.
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Ray Borda
Ray Borda started Macro Meats in 1987 to sell kangaroo meat as pet food. However, he always believed the leanest of red meats had a place on dinner tables around the world and his determination to prove that point quickly paid off.
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Jim Carreker
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Peter Gago AC
Peter Gago is South Australia's Great Wine Capitals Global Ambassador and the man behind the nation's most iconic wine, Penfolds Grange.
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Callum Hann
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Paul Henry
Paul Henry is one of Australia's leading wine marketers. He runs his own wine marketing consultancy, Winehero, and is a driving force behind Adelaide / South Australia's membership of the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Global Network.
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Shigemi Hirata
Shigemi Hirata, Chief Executive Officer of Japan-based Hirata Industries, has played a significant role in introducing South Australian premium produce to previously untapped international markets and in supporting the State's industry growth around the world.
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Mark Laucke is Managing Director of Laucke Flour Mills, one of Australia's few remaining family-owned and operated flour milling companies.
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Kris Lloyd
Kris Lloyd is an acclaimed artisan cheese maker whose name is also synonymous with business innovation.
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Rosa Matto
Rosa Matto has been showing people how to cook for more than 30 years, in all manner of settings, and is a passionate advocate for the power of food and the quality of South Australian produce.
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Warren Randall
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Ulli Spranz
Ulli Spranz is Managing Director of B.-d. Farm Paris Creek, the biodynamic-organic dairy business she and husband Helmut established in the Adelaide Hills after migrating from Germany in 1987.
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Dr Hagen Stehr AO
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Rebecca Sullivan
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Wong Wing Chee
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Jock Zonfrillo
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RETAIL giant Lidl is to open three new stores this month, creating more than 50 jobs. The stores in Doughiska in Galway, Cork City Centre and Letterkenny will open on February 27.
More than 50 staff have been recruited from the localities to service the stores. The German supermarket giant will have 140 stores in Ireland with 3,400 employees.
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Ask For Mercy (2018) (Mini-Series) Comicraft
Publisher: Comicraft
Status: Current
Schedule: Monthly
Format: Mini-Series
Publication: 2018
Ask For Mercy is a World War II fantasy horror story in the tradition of John Carpenter's The Thing and Sandman. Mercy is snatched from her own place and time to join a team of Monster Hunters who are actually Monsters themselves, and together they have to take on a Pantheon of Hideous Creatures summoned to our world by Nazi evil! This edition collects all six issues of the series.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
December 14, is reserved to Tycho Brahe
Today is the birthday of astronomer Tycho Brahe, who was born in Knudstrup, Denmark, in 1546. As a child he was abducted by his wealthy uncle, who raised Brahe at his castle. Brahe studied law at the University of Copenhagen, but his conversion to astronomer began when he witnessed a total solar eclipse in 1560.
Three years later Brahe observed a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn and found that existing astronomical tables were inaccurate. He set out to make regular, accurate observations of the heavens. He obtained quadrants and other instruments (the telescope had not yet been invented) to establish his own observatory. In 1572 he observed what he considered a new star in the sky—unthinkable at the time, when the stars were thought to be static. (In reality, Brahe's star was actually the explosion of one: a supernova.)
Brahe built his grand Uraniborg Observatory on the island of Ven. He measured the positions of hundreds of stars and concluded that the planets orbited the Sun, which in turn orbited Earth. His star pupil was Johannes Kepler, who after Brahe's death would use his mentor's observations to devise his famous laws of planetary motion.
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Travel2020: What's luxury got to do with it? Behind star ratings in hospitality
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
Forbes Travel Guide can tell you something about luxury in hospitality. CEO Filip Boyen, who came aboard last year as the leading face of Forbes Travel, has worked in hospitality for some 30 years, starting out as a junior chef, working his way up through the ranks with Orient Express Hotels and Belmond, and later with Small Luxury Hotels of the World as CEO.
After joining Forbes Travel Guide in July 2018, he became a go-to person who, when asked to define what luxury means, just might have some answers.
"What is luxury? We have interviewed a lot of our clients about this and the best definition I heard was from an American lady working with Small Luxury Hotels and she said, 'I want to be comfy and cozy; I want a place where I can be myself; and I do not want to have to put on an act to win the approval of a snobby front desk,'" said Boyen, at the close of the 2019 Verified Luxury Summit in Los Angeles last month.
"I love that, because when looking at our checklist of standards (and there are some 900 of those), 75 percent are based on service. For hotels, it's all about how you make the guest feel. We go on the assumption that every great hotel already has the hardware — the architecture, the lovely bathrooms, the beautiful bedrooms and public facilities. So, it's all about service," he said.
Forbes Travel Guide has 210 five-star rated hotels in its sizable awards portfolio and 21 new hotels received top honors for the first time this year. Peninsula Hotels became the first in its membership to be tabbed as the world's first five-star hotel company.
Forbes Travel Guide rates properties in 76 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Newly added destinations for 2019 include: Anguilla, Bahrain, Belize, Danang, Doha, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Istanbul, Oman, Perth, the Swiss Alps, Tel Aviv and Uruguay.
Several countries captured their first five-star hotel: Malaysia (Crockfords at Resorts World Genting), Portugal (Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon), South Korea (The Shilla Seoul), Turkey (Raffles Istanbul) and Vietnam (Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An). The U.S. added two new five-star hotels (Hawaii's Four Seasons Resort Lanai and the D.C. area's Salamander Resort & Spa).
Forbes Travel took over where the Mobile Travel Guides left off. The star rating guides that started in 1958 were rebranded as Forbes Travel Guides in 2009. The company shares nothing with the magazine and content company of the same name.
"The big drama in our world is employees. No matter where I go, Hong Kong to Peru, the biggest challenge I hear about is how to find and retain good employees," he said.
"I was talking with Christian Clerc, President, Worldwide Hotel Operations for Four Seasons a few months ago, and I told him that I had always looked up to Four Seasons. I had always considered this company to be at the summit of what hospitality could be. So, I told him I did not understand why he felt he could use our training. And he said, 'I will tell you why we use your training. After your sessions our employees come out ready to go. They can't wait to put the practices you teach into motion with the guests.'"
"We role play with the clients and we teach them to interrogate the guests in a way that is so subtle they do not know they are being questioned, and we teach them to listen hard for the answers and the things they can do to make a guest's stay incredible," said Boyen. "That is what we do, and we do it for Four Seasons, Peninsula, Rosewood, all those companies, and it is a fantastic thing."
The secret sauce for a five-star rating may start with service, Boyen admitted, but service alone won't put a property over the top. That will be up to the many dozens of inspectors globally that quietly enter each hotel for a two-night stay and run through an exhaustive checklist of details, marking and rating, sometimes coming back six months later or sometimes sending a separate party with different needs to return to a hotel and mark improvements or declines.
Inspectors are chosen from a large pot of interested prospects, but not everyone makes the cut. The position is mostly full-time and although inspectors live everywhere in the world, they come to the Guide's headquarters in Atlanta for six weeks of rigorous training. They are chosen largely from the travel and hospitality industry but carefully monitored for certain biases — or worse: travel fatigue.
Not every hotel will make the cut but there is always next year and another chance. And for those properties that are motivated and serious, Forbes Travel Guides offers a consulting and training service for properties to get them in shape enough to earn their stars.
"Our business model is pretty simple. We do our ratings, which is our DNA. We don't rate a backpacker hotel at $25 a night. Rather, the average rate of the hotel we verify is about $700 a night worldwide and we stay 2 nights, 3 days. We use the best restaurants and the spas, we pay our room rate, we pay our restaurant bills and our spa bills. The average bill we pay when we check out a hotel is well over $2,000. And often we don't get anything in return," he noted, although once reports are submitted, properties usually want to play ball.
"Training is our big revenue center. We have 22 trainers and this year we will be doing nearly 2,000 training days on five continents," Boyen adds.
Because it is not a pay-to-play model, Forbes Travel Guide gets to keep the intel and the ratings it finds and uses that information as a go-to place for consumers and travel agents to gain knowledge of various hotels in a wide range of destinations.
Travel agents are responsible for 40 to 60 percent of the bookings in most of the properties in the Forbes Travel portfolio.
"Travel trade will be a very important part of our marketing going forward. We want to be inviting top agents to our properties and build brand awareness through them. When it comes to travel advisors it is a very small world," said Boyen.
"We hope to be the world's only trustworthy platform of relevance in this space," he added. "Today, if you ask a travel agent to find a hotel in Budapest, what are they going to do? They are going to go to the GDS. There may not be a Virtuoso or other consortium property in the destination, and maybe they have never visited. What are they going to do? I want them to go to Forbes Travel online as the go-to place for this information. They will get the truth. These ratings are not for sale. They are earned."
However, whatever luxury may mean to some, it could have some surprising forms and appearances, according to new trends in luxury travel that Boyen cites.
"We are starting to see a trend toward informality, casual luxury. It's much easier to provide luxury today versus 10 years ago. Today, it's about authentic experiences and learning and we are seeing hotels and destinations dig into some very precious experiences through the local culture, perhaps finding interesting people, say, artists and writers, who can cook an indigenous dinner and interact with guests in a way they might not get otherwise. It's no longer about the bells and whistles —you can find luxury so much more easily now."
All photos courtesy of Raffles Hotel Istanbul
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Date: 27 January 2009
Location: Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, near Stellenbosch
Walkers: Dorothy, Michele, Helen, Delphi and Jo
This was a first visit to Jonkershoek for all of us. We arrived in the drizzle, with the clouds low down on the mountains. The reserve looked green and empty, with a lonely road winding along the valley floor (this is the 10km circular drive off which the various trails lead).
(Photo by Michele)
We chose the Swartboskloof-Sosyskloof route, a circular walk of 7km, that started by heading gently up the slopes, through the proteas. Even with our rain gear on we quickly got soaked from the wet fynbos, overgrown and waist high in places, and occasional rain showers.
(Photos by Michele)
Taking a wrong turn, we wondered off along a forestry road for a km or two.
(Photo by Michele)
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(Photo by Michele)
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(Photos by Michele) (Photo by Delphi)
The path then flattened out and we walked along the contour for a while. It was windy and felt a bit exposed.
(Photo by Michele)
This path led us deep into the kloof and a patch of ancient forest.
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At last, some shelter from the rain!
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We took the time to take in the details.
(Photo by Delphi) (Photo by Michele)
We made our way out the forest.
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But it was an easy walk down and before long we were back at the cars. And the sky was clearing!
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Part 2 of our day in Jonkershoek to follow.
29 January 2009
Jonkershoek - Part 1 (The Walk)
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Friday, June 3, 2011
Lovely Complex DVD 7 released and other news about upcoming projects!
Is how I feel after a few days of being sick, having death in the family and working my ass off...Still recovering but I'm back! So back to work I go! Here's 7 guys! Also, when I said that we picked up ALOT of projects in the future...I meant it. ^^ To give you guys a taste of what's to come, here's just a little bit of them... I'll list ones not in the project page status.
Danball Senki
Jewelpet season 1 and 3
Kotatsu Neko
Keitou Reinya
Kuruneko(Yes, we practically jacked all of Sa-Kitty subs projects that were left undone and ongoing lol)
MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airu Mura: Airu Kiki Ippatsu
Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san
YuruAni? (the other 4 shows that got left behind)
Psycho Armor Govarian
Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman (1978)
Mach Girl (still need those missing raws 6, 7, 15, 20, 22 to start tling it)
A little list of things to come and that's only a tip of the iceberg. Our goal is to revive or save alot of these upcoming series that were lefted undone or never done. We have alot more on the way. Including my last secret project.
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- LonerPrimeJune 4, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Welcome back and cheers @ release. Keep up the good work.ReplyDelete
As always....Thank You. I do have a question though. In MPC-HC w/CoreAVC, on the right-side there usually is an off-colored vertical band. Is that in the source as well?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 2:52 PM
Life has a way of throwing curve balls... And the strong will always survive. Glad to see you back! Also glad to see Danball Senki remains on the list.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 6:58 PM
I hope all those new projects don't interfere with Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream~ReplyDelete
They won't. ^^ReplyDelete
- LovelyCommentJune 13, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Thanks for such a great release. Love this show and you are doing a great job!ReplyDelete
Hmm I usually don't whore myself out to other groups, but I'd be happy to help on Psycho Armor Govarian or Danball Senki.ReplyDelete
Look me up on Rizon if ya need a QCer or editor for either of those shows.
I might take you up on that offer. Thanks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 26, 2011 at 10:01 PM
When will the rest of the LovCom episodes be uploaded?ReplyDelete
when I get back to it ^_^ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 8:49 AM
And when will you get back to it ^_^? Just wondering ^_^ReplyDelete
This week ^^ReplyDelete
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Yay, nice :DReplyDelete


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For Super Tuesday alone, 478 delegates were up for grabs on the Republican side. Trump had established a substantial lead going into the event and did well enough to receive at least half of those delegates available. Cruz's second place showing simply paled in comparison, though it did distance him from Marco Rubio and firmly establish his runner-up status. When it came to Democratic candidates, Clinton appeared to be simply untouchable in her victories. Her largest margin of victory occurred in Alaska, where she received nearly 80 percent of the vote. Based off the extra delegates as well as the many superdelegates and previous primary and caucus wins, Clinton appears all but certain to win the presidential nominee.
For either Sanders or Clinton to earn the presidential nomination, they must receive at least 2,383 delegates. Judging by the numbers, it appears as if the fight between the Vermont senator and the former secretary of state is still too close to call. Shockingly, that may very well still be the case for the GOP as well.
Though Trump has a total of 285 delegates, he's still got quite a ways to go before he hits the nomination requirement of 1,237 delegates. An outpouring of support continues to establish him as an inevitable presidential nominee. Anything could technically happen, however. That's certainly what lower tier Republican candidates are banking on as the field continues to stay fairly crowded. It appears as if no presidential hopeful will be dropping out following this Super Tuesday, no matter how well the the two big winners of this important political event may have fared.


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Futures that Work
The purpose of Le Va's Futures that Work scholarships and support programme is to grow the capacity and capability of the Pacific mental health and addiction workforce.
Growing the size and skills of the Pasifika workforce takes more than just financial support. It's also a combination of providing appropriate mentoring, coaching, cultural and pastoral care, as well as support in identifying employment and career pathways.
That's why the Futures that Work three-step programme has been successful.
- Get your fees paid – The maximum value of the scholarship is variable and paid directly to the tertiary provider.
- Get your study sorted – Le Va's Teuila mentoring and coaching model helps identify the right support to complete your study on time.
- Get your dream job – we'll help with planning your career in mental health or addiction.
2020 Futures that Work scholarship and support programme is now open! To apply, complete the e-form below.
Over 11 years, we've awarded 521 scholarships to 339 people. Some people received a scholarship for 2 or 3+ years – so we support them through their course of study to complete on time and ensure the shortest possible route in their career journey.
2019 Futures that Work scholarship results
The 72 Futures that Work scholarship recipients for 2019 are well placed to support our Pasifika communities. Through these scholarships and support programme, Le Va has been able to strategically invest in workforce areas of priority, not only for Pasifika communities, but for New Zealand's mental healthcare system and services.
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It is a tough job living life to the fullest. Not everyone is equipped with the best circumstances in life and that is just a fact. If you are dealing with mental health issues or substance abuse issues, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to get the help that you need. This may not be something that you can do all on your own. With the right help on your side, you will feel better sooner than later.
To find the right behavioral therapists louisvile ms services, just go online at the right time for you, and you'll find a plethora of suitable options. It is all a matter of keeping an open mind. Whether you need inpatient or outpatient treatment, you will find what you are looking for and it will be right in your area so you do not have to travel far at all.
Now you need to consider all that you want in life. If your mental health situation is standing in the way, you need to do something about it. With the right help on your side, you will get to a better state of mind that will allow you to do all that you want to do with your life. This is a serious thing that you need to consider every step of the way in your life right now so you can be free from problems.
Do not beat yourself up about being the way you are. Circumstances and your own mind have made you this way. There are genetic factors as well. With all of the challenges you face, you may need some professional help. That is perfectly reasonable and you should know that. Get the help you need today so you can feel great again. You will be glad you did.


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A region of southwest Scotland. The Mull of Galloway, a promontory on a peninsula on its southwest coast, is the southernmost point in Scotland.
1. (Placename) an area of SW Scotland, on the Solway Firth: consists of the former counties of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown, now part of Dumfries and Galloway; in the west is a large peninsula, the Rhinns of Galloway, with the Mull of Galloway, a promontory, at the south end of it (the southernmost point of Scotland)
2. (Breeds) a breed of hardy beef cattle, usually black, originally bred in Galloway
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1. a historic region in SW Scotland.
2. one of a Scottish breed of beef cattle with a curly black coat.
3. one of a Scottish breed of small strong horses.
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This week, movie buffs get to choose between spy thriller India s Most Wanted and biopic PM Narendra Modi. While Arjun Kapoor s India s Most Wanted looks promising, the biopic on the Indian prime minister starring Vivek Oberoi has also intrigued the audience.
However, the Omung Kumar directorial has been affected by a delay in its release and all the controversies surrounding it.
Film trade analyst Girish Johar said, The buzz around PM Narendra Modi has died down a bit. Earlier, the talk about the movie was more concentrated towards a political agenda and now you see at it purely as a biopic of a political leader. So, I peg it s opening day collection somewhere around Rs 2 crore.
Commenting on what might work in favour of the movie, Johar added, Vivek Oberoi who is a very good actor is toplining the movie and Omung Kumar is a fantastic director. Also, if Modiji comes back as the PM of the country for his second term, I think that will also give some edge to the box office collection of the film for sure. If he wins, the Modi supporters might celebrate it by watching the movie. So that factor might come into play.
The release of PM Narendra Modi was stalled by the Election Commission just a day before its original release date for violating the Model Code of Conduct. It was scheduled to hit the screens on April 5 and was later postponed to April 11. Central Board of Film Certification issued a U certificate to the movie.
Oberoi was disappointed with the action of the EC and told indianexpress.com, It was the worst feeling in the world. It was like a movie s anti-climax. The prints were sent globally and we were releasing the film on April 11. But on the night of April 10, we got a notice from the Election Commission which had a whole new stance. They suddenly took a really strong stance against us. It was really painful to see the disappointment on the faces of the youngsters who worked so hard for the film.
PM Narendra Modi, produced by Sandip Ssingh, traces the journey of Narendra Modi from his humble beginnings to becoming the Prime Minister of India.


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4 Signs Someone Has Outgrown Their Job
Staying one step ahead of your staff includes challenging them to stick around.
Everyone has a time in their life when they're questioning whether or not they need a career change. From the executive assistant to the CEO, the majority of people who come through a company's door will eventually end up going right back out — and some much sooner than later.
Resignations are an important opportunity for a leader to reflect on what they're doing wrong and how the company could do better. That's why I'm such a big proponent of exit interviews — they give you incredible insight into what's really happening in the company. As someone in recruitment, I've made it my career to learn why talent stays and what makes them leave. While there are a plethora of reasons, there is typically one that always comes up the most– they're not growing.
Boredom is the biggest retention killer. Companies that aren't challenging their employees to take on more responsibility, leadership, and skill sets, are going to be the receiving end of resignation letters. It's really that simple.
Things can always change, but it's never too late (or too early) for leaders to start planning for their staff's futures. If you want to cultivate a strong culture with high-performing employees, then you must always stay one step ahead of them. The best leaders build the ladders for their talent to climb.
Unfortunately, companies lose incredible talent because they simply can't recognize that their employees have outgrown their roles. Here are four tips for taking notice — before it's too late.
1. They're dragging.
Having no room to grow within a company can feel stifling to the professional goals that an employee may have set out for themselves and their career. If the work that your employee is in becomes static or repetitive, then they can only spend so long in that role before being unmotivated or restless. These are two feelings that won't translate well.
That means missing deadlines, subpar work, and little concern about either. If an employee has expressed to you their interest in wanting to know ways that they can move up within your company, then it is a good sign that they enjoy their environment and hope to stick around. If they become aware of the possibility of there being no further opportunities, then they may just bid their time working for you until they can find somewhere else that does.
2. They no longer take initiative.
If the employee who used to volunteer suggestions, take risks, or initiate change in the office has stepped away from doing so, consider this the early signs of a red flag. It could be caused due to personal reasons, a change of heart with their position, or an overall lack of motivation, but can symbolize a deeper issue such as their priorities shifting elsewhere than your company–and their job.
This may also lead to your employee having an irregular schedule, either showing up late or not meeting certain deadlines and can cause an even more withdrawn or quieter appearance than usual. Observing this behaviour and stimulating ways to pique their interest could benefit the situation earlier on, but it could just as well strain or aggravate it further if noticed too late.
3. Their demeanor doesn't match their performance.
Just because someone is great at their job doesn't mean they love what they do. Leaders make the mistake of assuming that good performance means their employees are happy in their roles. While they're not wrong to do so, they should always dig deeper to find out where each person's passion truly lies.
If you've spoken to the employee about what their career goals are, then you can usually get a good idea as to how your company lines up with their interests and passions. Does their current position seem aligned with this?
If it doesn't, then it's likely that this may be a temporary pit stop on their lineup of future jobs.
4. They're mingling with new departments.
We all want our staff to get along. So when you see an employee from marketing asking someone from human resources out for coffee, it may be a clue that they're interested in what else the company has to offer.
This is an extremely positive outcome. For one, they're looking to grow within the company. And secondly, they're connecting with people in other departments, building greater connections within the organization. As a leader, you need to recognize these efforts and do something about it.
A simple one-on-one conversation should be all you need to get that person talking. Are they interested in a lateral move? What skills will they need to get there? These are all jumping-off points to get him or her excited about growing within your company.


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Fasten your seat belts.
There are big changes on the horizon in the coming months, and years, and November starts off the cosmic avalanche. As we move through this next period in our lives, we'll be shifting the emphasis from the personal to the collective, reflecting the astrological weather. Yes, our personal lives will be affected, but we'll begin to see things more and more in terms of our common destiny.
The big news this month - and there will be some big news every month for a while - is that Mars is stationing to go retrograde on the 15
The next several years will feature major aspects between the outer planets, in combinations not seen since the turbulent decade of the sixties. Hopefully, we'll be able to rekindle some of the creativity of that time without the violence and pain which was also part of that era. But even under the best of circumstances, this Mars retrograde signals a turn towards a more serious and heavy time.
By the way, on a more personal level, astrologers generally counsel against starting a new job while Mars is retrograde, as the overall level of energy for new endeavors is kind of low.
In other news, we start off November with Mercury's station to move direct on the 1
On the 6
The New Moon, generally a time of beginnings, is on the 9
On the 11
As he does every year, the Sun moves into Sagittarius on the 22
The 24
The last aspect of the month is a square between the Sun and Saturn on the 30
Armand M. Diaz, M.A., C.A., is certified as a Consulting Astrologer by the National Council for Geocosmic Research (NCGR). His approach to astrology readings is to create a supportive context for self-exploration, to help clients make decisions which are in harmony with their greatest potential. Armand has studied divination and oracles for more than twenty years, working primarily with the I Ching in addition to astrology. He has published articles on the astrology of politics and social phenomena in Geocosmic Journal , The Astrological Journal, and The Mountain Astrologer. He can be reached at 917-216-1541 or armand@ bluemoonastrology.info


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Leather Shorts: Ring My Bell x Hip and Bone.
T.Shirt: Alexander Wang.
Boots: Dr Martens.
I love leather items so it made perfect sense for me to collaborate with Hip and Bone on these leather shorts. I'm so pleased with how they turned out! They're made from the softest leather, lined with red silk and handmade.
Get yours here and be quick- they're only available for one month!


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Porsche's "Project Gold" 911 cleared an eye-watering 2,743,500 Euros, or about $4.1 million Canadian dollars, at auction this past weekend, a price more fitting of a piece of art than an automobile.
If you hadn't heard, Porsche took a 993 body shell it had lying around and built it into a brand-new 20-year-old air-cooled turbocharged dream machine.
Finished in Golden Yellow Metallic paint, it was fittingly dubbed "Project Gold", and then sent off to auction.
The 993 was the last generation of Porsche built with an air-cooled engine, ending an era for the brand that stretches back to its first cars. The twin-turbo flat-six found in Project Gold is a new build, and makes 450 horsepower from a 3.6-litre engine.
Project Gold was premiered at the Rennsport Reunion, and showcases the abilities of Porsche Classic, which built the car using over 6,500 genuine brand-new 993 parts.
Unfortunately, the sum of those parts is not street-legal, because despite being a 20-year-old body shell, it was still built in 2018 and had to have a new VIN tag, which means it would need to conform to new-car standards to be safe for the road. The lucky new owner will only be able to stare at it in their collection, or trailer it to track days.
Even if this car falls into a private collection and we never see it again, it's comforting to know the proceeds of the sale went to the Ferry Porsche Foundation, which "supports projects relating to science, research and education, as well as training and development" for children, and $4.1 million should go a long way in helping those kids.


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Benni and I go way back in time. We had a few chats, while he was working for REVOLUTION in Miami and doing freelance work for several stations in Germany, Italy & Switzerland. Now after a few years in tech and dev, Benni is back with a new gig and new sound for […]
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How to image RTL in Halle and REVOLUTION in MIAMI – Meet Imaging Producer and longtime friend Benni Wellmann!Posted: 21st August 2018 by benztownbranding in Interviews
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Andy's Fiver Friday #124 – Pumping Reverbs and how to create Star Wars Sound Design!Posted: 23rd February 2018 by benztownbranding in Uncategorized
Tags: Alex Kusnezov, Break, drake, Eventide Blackhole, Filterbank, frequencies, Inspiration, Kendrick Lamar, one knob pumper, plugIN, reverb, rhythmic, sidechain, sidechain compressor, Sound Design, star wars, staxx, studio, Taylor Swift, the weeknd, Z100
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SO, ready to jump start the weekend!!! Check out Oli's favorite PlugIn Combo and MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!!!
Do one of the hardest DJ techniques in a few minutes or do a Double Drop in Pro Tools – Andre's Production Diary Part 30Posted: 20th August 2011 by benztownbranding in General
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Hi guys, it's Andre. It's now my 30th Production Diary, so it's my 30th week here at the Benztown Studios in Stuttgart. After my last Tutorial about creating a DJ Mix in Pro Tools, I'm getting a bit more deeper into DJing with Pro Tools. DJing is not only about beatmatching, it's about timing, too. […]


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Open enrollment for 2017 began Nov 1, giving small business owners and employees the chance to add, drop, or make changes to their health insurance plans.
But this year is unusual for open enrollment—it will mark the end of the transitional policy that allowed small businesses to keep their pre-Obamacare insurance plans, whether or not they comply with new regulations. Published 2017 rates show that costs have risen significantly, spurring anxiety among business owners. Kevin Kuhlman, NFIB's legislative director, chimed in on what small business owners need to know about open enrollment for 2017.
Options are decreasing. In the years since the launch of the Affordable Care Act, many consumers have seen their insurance options dwindle—even, in some rural areas, to a single insurer's plans.
"Some major health insurance companies pulled out of health insurance exchange marketplaces in many states, and more than half of the taxpayer-funded health insurance cooperatives have gone belly up," Kuhlman says. "That lack of competition also means fewer choices and increased premiums for small business owners."
Costs are rising. The 2017 rates have been announced, and small business owners are anxious about their increasing health insurance costs.
Rate hikes vary from state to state. Some business owners have reported facing a 38-percent increase in insurance costs, and Tennessee's insurance commissioner declared the state's marketplace exchange to be "very near collapse" after insurers proposed and received rate hikes of up to 62 percent.
Noncompliant plans are still an option. The rate increases for marketplace plans may be daunting, but small businesses have one more year to offer non-Obamacare-compliant plans to their employees. Available in most states, these plans cost less for employers while offering employees lower deductibles and out-of-pocket limits. "Many small business owners continue to renew their noncompliant plans," Kuhlman says. "They can continue to do so through 2017, so long as states and insurance carriers permit the extensions."
These non-Obamcare-compliant plans are available for as little as 30 days or for up to one year and offer coverage for doctors, office visits, hospital stays, surgeries, and prescription drugs up to $2 million a year, according to NFIB. Non-Obamacare plans can also cost significantly less than Obamacare plans. "These plans are less expensive because they can have underwriting requirements, whereas Obamacare plans are open to all people, regardless of health condition," says Alan Shenman, NFIB's director of Affinity Insurance Programs.
Already bought an Obamacare plan? Not a problem—you can cancel it and purchase a non-Obamacare plan during open enrollment.
Watch out for tax penalties. Small business owners who choose to offer noncompliant plans will not meet the Affordable Care Act's mandate, so businesses may face fees for purchasing one. NFIB recommends checking with a tax advisor about the potential tax impact of choosing a noncompliant plan. NFIB's Health Insurance Exchange also offers insights into the potential tax implications and how to navigate them,
Self-funded plans are another option. Businesses pay a plan administrator monthly, then receive a refund at the end of the year for the unused funds. The refund averages 42 percent, says Todd Page, senior vice president of sales and marketing at JLBG Health in Chicago.
Help is available. Not sure what option is right for your small business? NFIB members can take advantage of free advice from licensed NFIB Health Insurance Exchange representatives on choosing the best healthcare plan.


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Police have released CCTV images of two suspects they want to trace following the use of fake bank notes in a shop in Lancaster.
The two men entered a small retail store in Market Street, Lancaster, under the guise of prospective customers on two occasions between 3.00 and 5.00pm on Tuesday 22nd May.
One of the men acted as a lookout while the other made a small purchase from the counter with a note which later turned out to be fraudulent.
The offenders are not known to the store manager and may not be local to the area. Anyone who recognises the offenders or who has any information on the incident should contact police by calling 101 or alternatively, information can be passed to the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or on-line at Crimestoppers-uk.org.
No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.


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Hello everyone, thank you for stopping by our Caregiver Profile! Every month, we will highlight some of our outstanding employees. You'll learn a little bit about our caregivers, the in home care services we provide, and what makes Pennsylvania Agency of Nurses so special (spoiler alert: it's the people!).
Name: Ophelia P.
Where are you from? Liberia
Qualifications? Certified Nursing Assistant
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are individuals who work under the supervision of a nurse. They provide compassionate care and play a key role in the lives of the client. CNAs and HHAs maintain client safety, and provide comfort, privacy and dignity to clients in the delivery of their care. Let's hear from Ada!
Recent recognition: Nov 2018 Employee of the Month
What year did you start your career in home care? 2006
What is it about your job that inspires you?
I love working and helping people who are unable to help themselves.
Share a favorite memory from home care?
It's always special when you and a client get to know each other and they become comfortable with you.
What is the most CHALLENGING part of your job?
Sometimes it's challenging trying to put client's families at ease and letting them know that you're there to make things easier for them and the client. I always make sure they know I am going to give 110%.
Why should families consider PAN?
I would recommend families to PAN because they care about the clients and hire people who will also care about the clients' welfare and needs.


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President of US, Donald Trump held a suspension over the import of elephant hunting trophies. This happened only a day after a ban was relaxed by his administration. Trophies imports from elephants that were legally hunted in Zambia and Zimbabwe had set to resume.
The US President tweeted that the change was on pause until he could "review all conservation facts". The initiative to relax the ban had sparked rage amongst animal activists. Huge level of protests against US President got spread on social media. It started with the sharing of images of President Trump's sons posing with dead animals during their hunting trips in Africa. It has been argued that the hunting fees could aid in conservation of the endangered animals. This has been argued by US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
It has been known that the African elephant's populations are crashing. According to the 2016 Great Elephant Census, the numbers of elephants dropped by 30% from 2007-14.
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On a gorgeous afternoon in the city, on the last day of Women's Month, a gathering of women took place in one of Cape Town's most luxurious boutique sanctuaries. The topic of the day was as simple as it was necessary; how to give vulnerable women and girls a fair shot at life by equipping them with tools for school, work and life.
Photo credit: Cosmetix
Founded by former Miss South Africa, presenter and business woman Cindy Nell-Roberts, Women4Women is a non-profit organisation focused on exactly that – women helping other women.
Cindy, also a co-owner of Women4Women's main sponsor, Cosmetix, says the initiative is an answer to what she believes is her calling. "I've always been passionate about charity. I've always felt a strong desire to make a difference in people's lives. I'm already as famous as I'm ever going to be, I've lived all of my dreams now I feel it's my turn to use my success and my contacts to benefit other people."
The event was held at the luxurious Mannabay, a boutique oasis situated at the foot of Table Mountain, which generously opened its exclusive doors for the intimate gathering. Guests were treated to sumptuous cuisine in line with the high standards established by the hotel, which is lauded for its top tier high tea, among other offerings.
Sparkling wine was served along with delicate confections, sweet and savoury pastries, feather-light cakes and fresh fruit as guests were regaled with inspiring tales of Women4Women's reach and impact.
Two of the organisation's bursary beneficiaries sent in heart-warming videos, which conveyed to all in attendance the profound effect of financial assistance on the outcomes of vulnerable students who are striving and succeeding despite odds.
To end the day's festivities, guests had the opportunity to sample Cosmetix products to truly appreciate the importance of self-care. As part of Women4Women's activities, young women are taught grooming and makeup techniques to help them with the confidence needed to navigate key occasions such as job interviews.
A registered NPO, Women4Women is geared towards the empowerment of previously disadvantaged women and the upliftment of less fortunate communities. The goal is to help women to become capable contributors in society by empowering them with key skills and motivation. So far, the organisation has:
Women4Women welcomes nominees for deserving recipients of study scholarships, courses or skills development to be funded through the foundation. Details can be found on www.women4women.co.za
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An enthusiastic globe-trotter born in Mpumalanga, South Africa, Thanda is back in Cape Town after a year of amazing adventures abroad. When not scouring Soundcloud for her next music obsession, she's plotting a weekend sho't left or scrambling to keep track of friends who're scattered all over the world.
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