text:
Home » Celebrity » The Apprentice newbie Tim Campbell addresses whether he gave hints to new candidates
The Apprentice newbie Tim Campbell addresses whether he gave hints to new candidates
The Apprentice: Tim Campbell on replacing Claude Littner
The Apprentice's Tim Campbell was named the first ever winner of the programme back in 2005 and was offered a £100,000 per year job. Now, the successful businessman has now been announced as the new boardroom aide after Lord Alan Sugar's business associate Claude Littner pulled out of the new series due to a cycling accident.
Addressing Claude's unfortunate circumstances, Tim said he and his co-stars are happy he is making a recovery.
He also expressed his gratitude after being able to have "come full circle" since his debut on the show.
Tim said: "It's a great honour to be part of the franchise which after sixteen series has been a transformation in terms of showing that business is for everybody, now it's Lord Sugar's ambition.
"It was a great regret when we heard the news about Claude.
"He was such a massive part of the franchise and we're really pleased that he's doing well and he's on the road to recovery.
"But it's a great honour to have come full circle having been on the other side of the table.
"I definitely understand what they're all going through and it's a great honour to be working alongside Baroness Brady in assisting these candidates to see how they all get on."
The TV star also spoke out on what he found "easy" now as a boardroom member after having been in the contestant's position.
He said: "It was very easy not to give them hints and tips. I didn't get any when it was my turn.
"And actually the series is all about Lord Sugar finding his next business partner.
"Having invested millions in business it's now [the contestants'] opportunity to really showcase skills and attributes they have around business, which all of the tasks will actually elicit from."
Despite his huge victory in the first series of The Apprentice, Tim was not immune to being in Lord Sugar's "firing line".
During episode 10 of season one, Lord Sugar said he was "struggling" to decide whether or not Tim should be fired.
He said: "Tim, this is the first time really, you've been in the firing line. Honestly, I'm not impressed.
"You haven't convinced me why I shouldn't fire you today to be perfectly frank with you.
"I am struggling."
After being in the bottom three, Tim stepped his game up and went on to secure the high-paid role at Lord Sugar's firm Amstrad.
He became Project Director of the new Health & Beauty division.
After two years at Amstrad, Tim went on to set up the Bright Ideas Trust, which helps young entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds.
By January 2015, Bright Ideas trust had supported more than 150 start-ups as they obtained funding worth up to £1.5million.
South Africa always tough to beat at home: Dravid
Nursery admission deadline extended


TULALIP, WA (KTRK) -- A 32-year-old man faces armed robbery charges after targeting two men who had just won $5,000 at a Washington state casino, The Snohomish Times reports.
The two victims, ages 24 and 28, had just finished a night of gambling at the Quil Ceda Casino when they told others at the casino they were going to McDonald's. As they left, the two men noticed one of the people they had been gambling with follow them out of the casino. The two men then decided to go to a Jack In The Box instead.
The robbery suspect followed them to the fast food restaurant and began talking with them in the parking lot. The suspect then got in the car with the victims, and the three men went through the drive-thru and parked to eat.
At that point, police say the suspect pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the driver's head and demanded both men hand over their casino winnings.
Police were able to get a still photo of the suspect following the two men from the casino. A few hours later, other officers spotted the man.
He was taken into custody after a short chase. Police say the suspect had a large amount of cash in his possession.


text:
Hundreds Evacuated as Train Burns After Collision in Ala.
Schools were open but about 500 residents were unable to return to their homes Jan. 19 after a train carrying sodium cyanide caught fire in a collision with another train near Lincoln, Ala.
Jerome Hand, a spokesman for the state environmental management agency, said no hazardous chemicals were detected in the air and that the fire mostly involved paper and automobile parts.
Authorities said the train rear-ended another that had pulled aside to let it pass about 4:30 p.m. near Lincoln in Talladega County. The ensuing fire sent flames and black smoke into the air that could be seen in Birmingham, about 40 miles west of Lincoln.
Three crew members were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. No other injuries were reported.
About 500 people within one mile of the accident were evacuated, and about 30 who were unable to flee were instructed to seal their homes and use portable air cleaners. The crash occurred about 20 miles west of Anniston, site of an Army chemical weapons incinerator, and many residents were previously provided with emergency gear and instructions to shelter in place.
Dana Uptain of the Talladega emergency management agency said Thursday the cleanup was still going on and the residents had not been allowed to return.
Many stayed with relatives or friends. Some went to shelters set up at a school, recreation center and church.
Susan Terpay, spokeswoman for Norfolk Southern, said it did not appear that the car carrying the chemical had been breached. Both trains were being operated by the Virginia-based railroad company and were en route to Atlanta, she said.
"The community here has been educated on how to SIP," Talladega County EMA spokeswoman Shay Cook said. "There is a chemical stockpile in the area and they were trained for that purpose. This is something that citizens have and they have been educated on."
Terpay said the first train was carrying automobiles and had pulled off into a siding along the main tracks to let the second train pass, but not all of the 81 cars of the first train cleared the tracks.
"The second train was behind it and was supposed to go on the main line because it needed to move more quickly," Terpay said. "It appears that the first train did not clear the main line and when the second train came through, it struck the first train that was on the siding."
According to the Centers for Disease Control Web site, sodium cyanide is not combustible but it forms flammable gas on contact with water or damp air and can give off irritating or toxic gases in a fire.
Effects of sodium cyanide inhalation include: headache, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat and unconsciousness.
Giuffre's Prince Andrew Suit Goes Ahead Despite Epstein Deal
Explainer-Why You Should Still Try to Avoid Catching Omicron
Insurers Win 1 Bad Faith Case, Lose Another Before Fla. Appellate Courts

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Online catalogs are complex, data driven machines that require constant updating to remain accurate. However, catalog product entry and catalog indexing and processing can be very time consuming and costly to perform in-house. Especially if you have a limited staff, it is a task best suited to a professional with specific expertise in this field.
Outsource Big Data has been hiring and maintaining a highly skilled team of such individuals for many years and can ensure that your catalog processing services needs are met with accurate, timely input from our team. From product uploads to product updating and data entry or repair, we can ensure your online catalog never suffers and your customers always have the most up-to-date information they need.
Through our catalog processing services, we have helped countless businesses streamline operations in-house, speed up the turnaround time on catalog indexing and updates and ensure data is always entered quickly and accurately for their customers.
We do this by hiring only the most experienced professionals in the field, including team leaders with 5+ years of experience. We maintain quality by adhering to Six Sigma quality standards and we work tirelessly to ensure we have staff on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet your needs. Contact us today to learn more about all of our catalog processing services and what we can do for you.
Additionally, all of our services are 100% customizable and scalable to match the specific needs of your company, no matter how large or small it is and how many customers you service through your online retail services.


Sometimes an organization needs help managing social media channels. Someone to plan and post content to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other channels as well monitor conversations and lead the way when customers ask questions or need help.
In these situations, organizations might turn to outside channel managers. They might lack that skillset in their internal team. Perhaps the organization has shifted their marketing communications' team priorities. Or they might want an outside organization to help in coaching to a new level of proficiency. An outside channel manager can look objectively at the current practice and help develop stronger social relationships, better content flow and engage audiences with a set of fresh eyes.
It doesn't matter why the organization needs an outside channel manager. What's really important is that you can step in and accomplish your clients' goals as an outside counselor. So how do you do that successfully from OUTSIDE the organization? With a sound strategy, smart processes and good communication, you can manage social media channels from the outside.
You may be taking over channel management in the "muddy middle" of a transition or after the channels have started to slip. It's time to ask lots of questions. What were the goals and objectives for the networks? What's working? What doesn't seem to be hitting the mark? If there is a planning document or strategy that framed their previous practice (assuming it will be shared with you), use it to frame next steps. Set some interim goals and objectives. We had one client who had lots of great opportunities for storytelling and great content too, but their output was inconsistent and infrequent. By creating interim objectives for the level of output on each channel, we could see an immediate lift in the conversations on their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Finding the right tool to monitor, schedule and comment is necessary for efficient management from the outside. It's important to match the size of the clients' network needs and budget with a tool that will help you create efficiencies for them. And the tools change all the time! What you used for a project one year ago may not be the right choice. Make a decision on tools early, when your client has social media top of mind because in 2-3 months, they won't be as eager to make the expenditure.
You have to be creative when communicating from the outside. Creating simple client touchpoints is important. One way to do that is to share wins as they happen– maybe that Twitter post got a huge number of retweets or you've never seen so many comments on a Facebook post or Instagram photo. Just as important is creating regular communication to report metrics and analyze the program. Depending on the size of the project and the clients' needs, this could be weekly or monthly. A regular group email to the entire team goes a long way to keep everyone informed.
There's so much more to share about successfully managing social media channels from the outside. We're going to break down the outside channel manager best practices over the next three weeks and look at how to onboard successfully, how to source and schedule content and how to look at the social channels with an objective eye.
What strategies do you use to manage client channels from the outside? We'd love to hear from you in the comments.


Strategy and tactics are two different things. When you formulate business strategy you choose tactics that will help to achieve your strategic goals. Strategy refers to a direction toward a goal. Tactics are the actions taken to support that strategy. Most businesses deal with five types of strategy and the tactics used to achieve strategic goals: product, pricing, marketing, operational and financial strategies.
Industry competition requires your company to constantly present new and better products and services to keep up with changes in consumer demand. Microsoft and Apple, both creators of computer operating systems, have been waging a tactical battle for consumer preferences ever since both companies came into existence.
Microsoft's tactic was to be a software manufacturer and make its operating system available to computer manufacturers for use in their personal computer products, then sell the owners of PCs software to run on that operating system. Apple's tactic was to keep its operating system proprietary and manufacture its own brand of computers. Both companies have achieved their strategic goals of growing to become leaders in the Internet and computing industry but there are significant differences in their product strategies and tactics.
Pricing strategy does not always mean employing low price tactics to gain industry dominance, but that is the obvious route. Some companies maintain high prices as a tactic, playing on our psychological tendencies to equate high quality with high prices. Other companies use low-price tactics presenting rebates, special sales and deep discounting. Other tactics that lower the price of purchase include inexpensive financing and delayed payment due dates from 30 days to as long as one year.
Marketing strategy seeks to target specific consumers with messages that are most likely to draw their attention. It involves seasonal advertising and special promotions as tactics to achieve market dominance. Other tactics that affect market position for a company are acquiring competing companies, becoming the exclusive distributor for popular brands and using pricing tactics to attract customers. Microsoft and Apple are, again, examples of marketing strategy and tactics.
Microsoft dominated the market for word processing, spreadsheet, database and email software, making it the most useful to business needs. Apple dominated the graphic design market, which also gave Apple products an excellent reputation among the people who designed and produced graphic media, providing Apple products with an excellent word-of-mouth reputation. They also donated Apple computers and software to schools so children learned on Apple products and hopefully would buy them as adults.
The operational strategy of lowering costs to produce greater profit includes lowering your operational costs by installing the latest computer equipment and enterprise resource planning software, hiring contract employees to avoid paying benefits, establishing several facilities close to your target customers, investing in improved plant and equipment, moving to less expensive quarters and altering the hours of operation to manufacture more or lower the costs of keeping the company open.
In running your business you may develop a strategy that requires investment of money you don't have. This is when financial strategy comes into play. Tactics to achieve the strategy of enough money to finance growth may involve factoring or borrowing against your accounts receivable, obtaining payroll financing to be able to pay your employees during times when you have large outflows of money, finding investors or taking your company public.
Duff, Victoria. "What Are Business Tactics & Strategies?" Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/business-tactics-strategies-5148.html. 06 February 2019.


Features: Polyurethane, Ptfe, Phenolic Resin In Various Dimensions.
In order to meet excellent quality standards, we are supplying Hydraulic Jack Seal.
Designed with optimum thickness design this Hydraulic Jack Seal is suitable for several machines and vehicles.
For the full satisfaction of the clients, we are providing them an extensive array of Hydraulic Jack Seal.
From our wide consignment, we are affianced in supplying Hydraulic Jack Seal.
We provide a wide range of Hydraulic Jack Oil Seal, which prevents the end used parts from leakage. These seals are superior in quality and are capable to withstand high temperature. Our range of Hydraulic Jack Oil Seal is also used in motors and automobiles.
We are involved in manufacturing and supplying a wide array of hydraulic jack seal in various dimensions. In order to fulfill different requirements of our clients, these seal for hydraulic jack can be customized as per the specifications provided by them at most reasonable prices.
Owing to the rich industrial experience and expertise in this business, we are engaged in providing HYVA Jack Kit.
We are a top-notch organization, engaged in providing Hydraulic Jack Seal.
We are a top-notch organization, engaged in providing Hydraulic Jack Rubber Seal.


16oz Insulated Cups in white are a convenient and economical choice for serving your favorite delicious beverages. It's perfect for larger servings and is a popular choice among coffee shops and restaurants offering coffee and other warm drinks to go.
Insulated Hot Cups feature a double wall design that eliminates the need for double-cupping or cup sleeves and the tightly rolled rim and poly-lined interior prevent leaking, keeping your customers clean and safe. The durability and insulation are sure to make this disposable insulated cup a staple in any restaurant, church, or coffee shop. Available in sizes 8oz to 16oz. Custom printing is available with a 2 case minimum.


I know I can save HTML, Word and Excel reports. Is there a way to save standard reports?
There is a way to save a Standard Report from LabVIEW to disk, but it is not a direct way. You can select Start » Settings » Printers and then select "Add Printer". From the port selection use the "FILE:" port (instead of a network printer or parallel port) and select 'Generic' for the Manufacturer with 'Generic/Text only' as the printer in the Add Printer Wizard. You can also generate PostScript or PDF documents using different kinds of printers (e.g. AST TurboLaser-PS). After this, all you have to do is wire the printer name to the printer name terminal of the Report Generation Print VI. When the VI is run, it pops up a dialog box asking for a filename to save and it prints to the file instead of a printer.
This method will save the file, but will also include some additional characters.
Easy Text Report—This VI is deprecated. Use the Create Easy Text Report VI instead.
Get Report Type—This VI is deprecated. Use the Report Type VI instead.
New Report—This VI is deprecated. Use the Create Report VI instead.
Set Report Tab Width—This VI is deprecated.


text:
How Can a Platform Business Model Work for Your Company?
Preetam Kaushik
TPOphoto / Deposit Photos
In the "good old days", the ultimate aim of a business was to dominate their respective market, through whatever means necessary. However, the digital revolution of the past two decades – and the subsequent rise of Industry 4.0 – has significantly disrupted that paradigm, giving rise to new possibilities. Tech startups such as Uber, Airbnb, and Facebook have reached billion-dollar valuations not by dominating their marketplaces – but by creating new ones.
As a result, we now live in the era of the platform-based business model. With companies that adopt this strategy, the onus is no longer on delivering products or services – but rather on enabling other enterprises to do so.
Given the breathtaking pace at which some of these companies have grown in just a matter of years, this model is fast becoming the go-to strategy for new startups in the digital era. But what exactly are the benefits and potential of a platform-based business model, and why should you – as a business owner or entrepreneur – care?
What Is a Platform-Based Business Model?
To get to the heart of what makes a platform-based business model successful, consider the common denominator of companies such as Uber, Airbnb, and YouTube. Sure, they are all internet-based businesses with millions of users across the globe, but more importantly, the primary service they provide is that of a matchmaker between two parties.
In the case of Uber, for instance, that connection would be between taxi drivers and their passengers, while Airbnb matches people looking for temporary accommodation with landlords or homeowners. YouTube is less direct in this way, but ultimately no different, providing content creators with a chance to connect with their target audiences.
Even mainstream companies that started outside this platform paradigm have successfully adopted it in order to drive growth. There is no better example of this than Apple, which has implemented online marketplaces and ecosystems (such as iTunes and the App Store) into its existing products.
Indeed, by allowing third-party companies to use its marketplace, Apple has achieved two things: they have increased their value proposition in the B2C segment, while simultaneously opening new revenue streams in the B2B sector (it receives a commission for every single transaction that takes place on its platforms). This business strategy has enabled Apple to diversify its products and services beyond simple consumer goods, turning it into one of the most successful brands in the world.
The Potential of Platform-Based Business Models
Adding to the allure of the platform model is its potential for universal application; it has already been successfully employed in fields as diverse as entertainment, retail, food service, transportation, and healthcare, for instance.
Consumers flock to these platforms due to their availability and accessibility. Virtually all enterprises that use this model exist as apps on smartphones and other mobile devices, giving them easy access to millions of users across the world. This is something traditional businesses could not even dream about in the past.
Just take a look at some of the services provided by digital platforms at present; the model has penetrated many different sectors of the economy, disrupting every single one of them. The best part for you, as a business owner, though, is that with many areas of the economy still untouched, this is one juggernaut with a long way to go.
The Allure of Exponential Growth
As you are probably beginning to realise, the benefits of a platform model can seem irresistible. If – and, of course, that is a big 'if' – you have a disruptive service in a hitherto untouched sector of the traditional market, your potential for rapid growth can be almost limitless.
It's not just about increased exposure, either. As already mentioned, platforms can unlock access to millions of customers around the world, but users are only one part of the equation: you are also facilitating the business of companies who provide a particular service or product. With the global digital economy registering double-digit growth, there is massive potential for the foreseeable future, especially when you consider that it has taken traditional corporations decades to achieve what the likes of Uber and Facebook have claimed almost overnight.
Access to Big Data
Given the digital nature of platform-based models, there is another obvious benefit; cash is not the only king in the digital marketplace, after all. For many startups, the real value lies in big data, with platforms allowing you access to massive troves of data and information about users and businesses. This raw data is like unrefined petroleum, and there are many useful nuggets hidden inside, just waiting to be extracted.
Of course, big data comes with its own set of challenges. Users are wary of privacy issues, and as a result, governments are cracking down severely, with the European Union's GDPR policy the most high-profile example to date.
The key for businesses, therefore, lies in figuring out how to remain compliant and respect the privacy of users while simultaneously monetising it. That sounds like a tall order for sure, but certainly worth it: while it is no longer the wild west of a few years ago, data analytics is still a highly lucrative field.
Take Uber as an example. The company has recently experienced a torrid IPO, and profitability is still nowhere to be seen on the horizon, yet confidence remains high not just because of their pre-eminent status in the global rideshare market, but because of the treasure trove of data they possess in their coffers.
How Realistic is the Model for New Businesses
Another advantage of digital platforms is their relative accessibility when compared to traditional business models. Given the glut of funding tech startups across the world, access to finance is available if you have an enticing business proposition, while many governments and institutions also run startup incubators and accelerators to provide guidance and access to support networks for innovative tech startups.
The current market is not without its challenges, though. The entire tech startup scene is a high-risk high-reward arena, and when it comes to platforms, getting your business afloat is just the start of the battle. This is a winner take all contest, unlike traditional markets.
You cannot hope to compete with established brands, either, unless you have something that trumps their offering. On the plus side, though, given the constant push for innovation at larger organisations, tech giants such as Facebook and Google are always on the lookout for new acquisitions.
If you have a promising business idea, then a few years down the road, an exit from your startup is a realistic possibility. It all depends on your business idea and the viability of its USP in a very crowded marketplace.
The platform-based business model is the future of enterprise in the digital sphere, whether you are willing to accept it or not; even the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) thinks so. The question is, where do you see the future of your enterprise? Do you aspire to create a platform and lead from the front, or are you satisfied with becoming a follower? Either way, your business will have to deal with platform-based businesses, and that is unavoidable.
What are your thoughts on platform-based models? Are they the future of business? Join the conversation, and let us know in the comment section below.
Monday - Friday, 8 am -6 pm EET
1 business day response
On you next purchase
Credit card payments collected by DeltaQuest Media (Ireland) Ltd, Company No IE548227, Registered address: The Black Church, St. Mary's Place, Dublin 7, Ireland.
©2023 StartingBusiness PTE LTD. All rights reserved. In association with DeltaQuest Group.


号角 Blow. 费雷德 and Velma blow horns in the chupacabra's ears before making their getaway.. HD Wallpaper and background images in the Scooby-Doo club tagged: scooby-doo movie fred velma mexico chupacabra.
费雷德 and Velma blow horns in the chupacabra's ears before making their getaway.


Chrysler's inspirational video for its new Dodge Ram truck took many of its cues from a little-known YouTube video produced by Farms.com in 2011, according to a Slate story.
In both videos, ABC broadcaster Paul Harvey, who died in 2009, delivers his "So God made a farmer" speech from the 1978 Future Farmers of America convention. The iconic speech is played over images of farmers tending to cattle herds and fields of crops.
There are differences between the two videos, mainly that Chrysler used higher production quality video and added its Dodge Ram branding to the end.
The commercial falls in line with Chrysler's tone over the past two years, in which the company has used powerful, inspirational videos during the Super Bowl to catch consumers' attention. In the past, Clint Eastwood and Eminem gave viewers a powerful message about the company as it recovers from bankruptcy.
Chrysler is working with Future Farmers of America to raise $1 million and assist in hunger and educational programs.


text:
Doku Doku no Mi in One Piece
In: One Piece Devil Fruits
The Doku Doku no Mi is a Paramecia-Type Devil Fruit. This fruit allows the user to have the ability to produce and control poison, the user is also given immunity to all kinds of poison. This makes the user a Poison Human. This fruit was eaten by Magellan.
All About Doku Doku no Mi
History of Doku Doku no Mi
Appearance of Doku Doku no Mi
Strengths and weaknesses
Venom Road
Chloro Ball
Doku Fugu
Doku Gumo
Venom Demon: Jigoku no Shinpan
Q. What is the meaning of 'Doku'?
Q. Who ate the Doku Doku no Mi?
Name Doku Doku no Mi
English Name and Meaning Venom- Venom Devil Fruit
Fruit Debut One Piece Episode 425
Usage Debut One Piece Episode 425
Type Paramecia
Current User Magellan
Twenty two years ago, Magellan ate the Doku Doku no Mi Devil Fruit when he was just a child. This can be seen when he accidentally killed a flower that he was watering, with his powers.
As the fruit hasn't yet been shown in the anime, we don't know a lot about its appearance.
This devil fruit allows the user to create and control a wide range of poison that can vary in strength. The user can produce it in liquid and gaseous states too. The user is also immune to all the different types of poison, whether it's internal or external. The user can also create a huge amount of liquid poison that they can shape in any type of object or being. If they produce large amounts of poison, then they can use it for traveling.
The user can also coat themselves with a thick layer of poison which acts as their armor and it prevents the enemy from attacking as they're scared of getting poisoned. If someone is affected by one type of poison then they can be cured with the right amount of antidote. If they're affected by more than one type of poison, then saving them can get problematic.
Even though this devil fruit is strong, it has its weaknesses. Even though the user is immune to poison and its effects, the user's body may not be able to process the poison. If the user eats poisonous food, they will be affected by diarrhea. They are also weak against fire, as fire neutralizes the poison. If the user generates large amounts of poison then they're also a threat to their allies or bystanders. Other than that, they have the standard devil fruit weakness, that is the inability to swim.
Magellan uses his powers in various ways. With the help of the fruit's power, he can even eat a poisoned meal at ease. Even though poisoned food doesn't harm him, he does develop a severe case of diarrhea. Magellan uses his power for the simplest form of offense, like turning his breath into fire. He also uses it to attack his enemies by producing and manipulating poison from his body. With this power, he shows his authority to the prisoners. He can even simply poison anyone just by breathing or using a complex move.
In order to not let his enemies run away, Magellan uses his liquid poison to create walls and block all the exists. If someone tries to break through it, they're affected by the poison and get dissolved. Magellan can also coat himself in liquid poison to serve as armor which prevents the enemy from landing any direct physical attack without getting poisoned. He also has a good control over his powers, which allows him to delicately handle small objects without harming him. Magellan can also produce various types of poison that can affect the opponent's senses.
The techniques used by Magellan are:
This is Magellan's signature technique. In this technique, Magellan produces vast amounts of liquid purple-blue poison from his body. Magellan is able to manipulate it and makes it into a three headed dragon. He can also produce liquid poison in the shape of a dragon head from his arm which can get extended in order to attack the enemy. The poison level is so high that it causes the victims to dissolve. It paralyzes them and leaves them in excruciating pain.
In this technique, Magellan engulfs himself in poison and travels from one of the Dragon's necks and out of its mouth to where he wants to go. He also uses it for traveling.
In this technique, Magellan chews and blows up his poison like a bubble gum and then spits it at high speed towards his enemy. Once the bubble makes contact with the enemy, it releases a cloud of poison gas.
In this technique, Magellan inflates his body in order to withstand physical attacks.
In this technique, Magellan breathes out large amounts of poisonous breath and creates a fog cover around his surroundings. It not only blurs out the enemy's vision but also makes them gradually weak.
This is Magellan's ultimate attack. In this technique, Magellan produces an enormous amount of liquid poison and he then transforms it into a huge devil like entity that mimics his every move.
A. 'Doku' in Japanese means 'poison' or 'toxicant'.
A. Magellan ate the Doku Doku no Mi.
Page History: Doku Doku no Mi in One Piece


In Israel, a favorite kid's snack is chocolate milk in a bag. They tear off the corner with their teeth and drink. I don't think this 'sophisticated' concept has reached most other countries, but you could use this basic idea to make a juice drink costume, potato chip costume, or any other product that comes in a bag.
The main costume material is a plastic white tablecloth. It could also be made from the white plastic under-sheets that you buy for kids who are potty training at night. I cut two equal-sized pieces, cut a neck hole (had to measure a few times with my daughter's head to get the right size semi-circle) and then sewed the top and sides closed, except where the neck and arm holes needed to be.
I found a good resolution image of the product label from Google pictures (in this case Yotvata Chocolate Milk) and then divided the image into 10 pieces (2X5). I pasted each of the 10 pieces onto a separate page in a Word document and then resized it to fill the page (making sure that the height of left and right halves image on each page were exactly the same so they would fit together when I printed them).
We printed the pages, layed them out on top of the bag and were happy to see that they did in fact fit together perfectly and from a distance, you couldn't see the edges at all. Then we just cut around the edges of the image and pasted on the bag.
My 8 year old was happy to help with the cutting and gluing, and that helped her feel like she had an important part in making the costume.
We used the same image for the front and back, although we debated doing a proper back of the package (with nutrition info and other texts), but that seemed like it wouldn't be as nice from a distance.
For a bit of extra fun, we took a paper-towel roll, drew a few stripes on it to make it look like a straw and added it to the corner. When she wore the costume to school, her friends really had fun taking sips from her.
We made sure she wore a brown shirt and brown boots since she was supposed to be chocolate milk, and we gave her an empty package of the actual chocolate milk product (blew it up with air and closed with tape to look new) to carry with her to show off what a good reproduction we had made.
Very cool costume, Jackie. Thanks for sharing.
My daughter also wants to be a chocolate milk bag! You just glued the printed paper on? It didn't rip or peel off?


UPDATE: Road has been reopened.
Route 11 will be closed at the Ft. McClure Blvd intersection due to a Motor Vehicle Accident. It is unknown at this time how long the road will be closed.
Northbound traffic coming into Bloomsburg will be detoured to Route 42 North towards Buckhorn / I80.
Southbound traffic should use Millville Road to Buckhorn.


This Bling Jewelry Sterling Silver Royal Crown Key Pendant With Chain has 1000 x 1000 pixel resolution with jpeg format. Key Pendant Necklace Meaning, Diamond Key Pendant, Key Pendant Necklace Gold, Key Necklace Tiffany, Sterling Silver Key Pendant Necklace, Diamond Key Necklace, Vintage Key Necklaces, Key Necklace Amazon, Key Pendant Necklace Gold, Sterling Silver Key Pendant Necklace, Vintage Key Necklaces was related topic with this Bling Jewelry Sterling Silver Royal Crown Key Pendant With Chain. You can download the Bling Jewelry Sterling Silver Royal Crown Key Pendant With Chain picture by right click your mouse and save from your browser.
925 Sterling Silver Jade Greek Key Pendant Charm Necklace Natural Stone Fine Jewelry Ideal Gifts For Women Gift 69 99 PrimeJewellery (British English) or jewelry (American English) consists of small decorative items worn for personal adornment such as brooches rings necklaces earrings pendants bracelets and cufflinks.Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes and the term is restricted to durable ornaments excluding flowers for example.Discover easy and unique ideas for home decor beauty food kids etc. Try the best inspiration from a list of ideas which suits your requirement.
See our sornaments and photos from our iLoveSornamenting cruise to Cayo Costa AND find out who won the Sornamenttastic SW Florida Vacation GiveawaySearch the worlds information including webpages images ornament and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for.Learn with SAE. SAE International is the global leader in technical learning for the mobility industry. Whether you are an engineer or business professional looking to advance your career or an educator in search of creative and effective ways to engage students in STEM programs we have you covered.
This Burnished Brjewelrytone Hope Key Pendant Necklace has 1334 x 2000 pixel resolution with jpeg format. This 0 has 1024x728 pixel resolution and use jpeg format. Guitar, drum and another vector was related topic with this vector. You can download the vector picture by right click your mouse and save from your browser.


Microsoft to 'warn' Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox. Which some of us take as a 'warning' not to install Windows 10.
Bitcoin: The Crypto Crash of 2018 Is Now Worse Than the Dotcom Bust.
14 Replies. 1 pages. Viewing page 1.
Windows 10 already watches everything you type, all sites you visit, Chrome or not, Incognito mode or not, and also monitors and sends back screen shots and everything else you do so it can be parsed and you thrown into a thousand and one advertising bins.
Google, Amazon, and facebook (and every single site you visit) also do this, even unto guestimating your phone number, which ties it all together with your IP in the vast advertising proclivity databases.
I fail to see how not using Chrome benefits Microsoft who monitors all your web sites and typing already.
Gonna keep rocking win7 ultimate until they force me to do otherwise. Which may not even be in 2020, because I'd rather pay for an antivirus package than give Microsoft a penny for win10.
You can probably get by with a free av (until it quits supporting an unsupported os) and paid malwarebytes.
Without a set value, it's a commodity, not a currency.
I understand the point you are trying to make, but when you think in a global sense it really loses weight. The US dollar does not have a set value against the Euro, Yen, Pound, etc. And the exchange rates between those currencies has changed significantly over time.
Some kind of digital currency will eventually take hold. Will it be Bitcoin? Will it happen within the next 10 years? 20 years? No one knows, only time will tell.
Bitcoin -- I continue to be amused. It still has a long way to go.
It's still too good of a tool for fleecing the 'get rich quick' amateur investor. Maybe when enough of the dum-dums get burned (repeatedly) it'll really fall in value.
And, as we've all seen, Bitcoin is THE crypto "currency". If it fails, interest in other cryptos will drop off immediately. When bitcoin initially plummeted in value, that's when, suddenly, video cards were decently available. They weren't being used for Bitcoin, they were being used for Etherium and others, but their value is tied to Bitcoin.
It WILL fail. Without a set value, it's a commodity, not a currency. It's no different from any other collectible, aside from not even being a physical item. As people get bored of it, it will be forgotten. People who invested in Beanie Babies at least have cute stuffed animals for their huge financial loss. Those left holding the bag at the end of Bitcoin will have nothing at all.
Firefox on my Android phone too, I give enough to Google by using Android, they don't get to have my browsing data to boot.
Using Firefox on an Android device doesn't stop Google from getting your browsing data. All kinds of APP telemetry goes to Google, Your Carrier, and the APP vendor. It's called "DNS Lookups". Unless you have some secure / encrypted DNS service installed at the OS level (rooted)... your browsing data is known to at least the 3 entities I just mentioned, and nny other APP that is allowed to look at that specific telemetry.
I've found MS Edge neither slow nor clunky. I think it's pretty competent, and it is great for battery life on my laptop. I'll use Edge on battery when I'm gone all day and don't bring my charger, but at home or with a charger, it's Firefox all the way. Firefox on my Android phone too, I give enough to Google by using Android, they don't get to have my browsing data to boot.
My PC uses Firefox exclusively.
While this bothers me, at least you can turn it off. I have to see the stupid "Better with Chrome" ad on every damn Google site, not to mention them coding YouTube in ways that it is much faster on Chrome than other browsers.
Uh, thanks microsoft but no thanks.
Microsoft Edge is garbage. I've been a web dev for two decades, and have always hated IE, but once every year I give Microsoft a chance and I try their latest IE, just to see; and within the first minute I already find something wrong with it, typically it being slow or clunky or poorly accessible.


text:
Authenticating Paintings by Frans Hals (1582/83-1666) Authenticating Paintings by Frans Hals (1582/83-1666)
Determining who painted what and when has long been a challenging task for art historians. Indeed, one of the most fundamental and complicated questions in art history is the age-old Whodunit question. In the early 21st century, the question has gained a new relevance, inviting innovative types of interdisciplinary research in order to counter the current confusion on the art market.
Challenges and new perspectives
Frans Hals has been the focal point of quite a few attribution controversies. The recent lawsuits in England and France underscore the need to reflect on the criteria used in the process. Frans Hals Museum curator Anna Tummers heads and co-heads two NWO research projects, which investigate these criteria and explore the potential of advanced technical and digital research methods: Frans Hals / not Frans Hals and – together with Professor Robert Erdmann – 21st Century Connoisseurship: Developing Smart Tools for the Analysis of Seventeenth-Century Paintings. See this video for a brief introduction to both projects. For more information on the Frans Hals / not Frans Hals project, click here.
Anna Tummers
Dr. Anna Tummers is curator of old masters at the Frans Hals Museum (since 2008) and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam (since 2016). She published several books and exhibition catalogues, including The Eye of the Connoisseur: Authenticating Paintings by Rembrandt and his Contemporaries (Amsterdam University Press and Getty Publications 2011), Frans Hals: Eye to Eye with Rembrandt, Rubens and Titian (exh. cat. Haarlem 2013), and The Art of Laughter: Humour in the Dutch Golden Age (exh. cat. Haarlem 2018).
Explore more knowledge center
A series of essays by international authors exploring…


Portal for aspiring soccer players.
The Soccer Coaches' Online Reference.
Football Shirts from Lovell Soccer include official replica football shirts and jerseys from teams around Europe and the Rest of the World. Premiership, Championship, European and World Cup team football shirts available and always in stock.


text:
Q: How to deal with "please cite as" using biblatex and biber Often, when working with online resources and online databases, you get statements such as the following:

When refering to the site in publications please cite the following
  references:
AJG Simoes, CA Hidalgo. The Economic Complexity Observatory: An
  Analytical Tool for Understanding the Dynamics of Economic
  Development. Workshops at the Twenty-Fifth AAAI Conference on
  Artificial Intelligence. (2011)

I'd like to honour these requests (of course) but using biblatex (with biber backend) seems to make this a bit difficult.
Is there an easy way to just copy/paste the requested citation "as is" into my .bib file?

A: There are two ways you can read the 'please cite as'

*

*Literally

*As a helpful guide

You can read this 'please cite as advice' literally and try to cite sources exactly as specified there. But that can quickly lead to highly inconsistent bibliographies if you obtain the 'please cite's from different sources.
Just imagine a case where one 'please cite as' gives names in the format 'Anne Uthor', another in 'A. Uthor' and a third one as 'Uthor, A.'. Imagine further that one advice says to place the year after the authors and another one places it at the end. The advices may very well differ in the way they format titles and volume numbers of journals.

Uthor, Anne (1990): A Book of Many Words. London: Publisher.
A Uthor, WR Iter. A Second Book of Some Words. Publisher, London 2010.

I have never seen a citation style guide that has not in some way pointed out the importance of consistency in the bibliography. You would be prone to have to give up consistency immediately if a different 'please cite as' comes along.
Since biblatex and Biber (and BibTeX) were made to enable you to have a consistent bibliography that allows for changes in styles, you will find that they are probably not the right tool if you want to take the literal approach to honouring 'please cite as'. You could theoretically use them to manage your bibliography. That would involve formatting the output as in the 'please cite as' yourself (in a single field bibdata, say) and creating a new biblatex style that prints only the bibdata field. This only gives the slight advantage over a manual thebibliography that you can use BIber/BibTeX for sorting (you probably need to use a special field to indicate sort-order) and to retrieve only the works cited from a file. (My answer to How to set up BibLaTeX for use with 'freeform' citations shows roughly how that could work.)

I suggest, however, that you take the 'please cite as' advice not literally, but rather as guidance of what information your bibliography should contain when you cite this particular reference. You are free to arrange the info in a way you see fit (or the style you have to follow dictates), but you are not bound to the exact output of the 'please cite as' example. That then allows you to use biblatex as usual.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Concepts for Profit® provides business consulting and strategic marketing support to the foodservice industry and investor community. We're Bringing Brands Forward® to help operators, manufacturers, and distributors drive profitable business improvement together.
Concepts for Profit helps foodservice operators drive profitable business growth with strategies to impact consumer demand in the local markets. We provide industry updates and ideas to help drive guest traffic and increase check average, including online access to front-of-the-house merchandising from leading national brands.
Concepts for Profit works to help manufacturers transform working relationships from transactional to highly strategic by focusing on the ever-changing dynamics of the foodservice operator. We help differentiate the manufacturer with operators and distributors by equating brands with profit to drive new demand at the local level.
Concepts for Profit helps distributors attract greater manufacturer support for local sales and marketing programs. To achieve successful long-term relationships in the market, we focus on several core strategies to differentiate the distributor and drive mutually-beneficial growth for the distributor, the manufacturer, and the operator.
Locally-Grown: A Marketing Opportunity with Shared Benefits – Restaurants and their supply chain partners can capitalize on a significant marketing opportunity that delivers shared benefits.
Industry Updates – Concepts for Profit helps you stay up to date on the latest trends in the foodservice industry. Check here throughout the day for the latest updates and profitable ideas to support your business.


text:
https://1024-dot-apnews-dev.appspot.com/article/germany-dubai-tax-evasion-government-and-politics-business-703391e420598cad73b1bf1470dba730
Germany buys Dubai asset data in fight against tax evasion
June 16, 2021 GMT
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister has ordered the purchase of data on Germans with assets in Dubai as part of efforts to combat tax evasion, following similar purchases by regional authorities of data from Switzerland in the past decade.
The Finance Ministry said the data on the CD was sent to regional financial authorities on Wednesday for them to examine and decide whether to launch proceedings against possible offenders.
"We are using all means to uncover tax offenses," Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said in a statement. "With the new set of data, we are illuminating dark corners in which tax offenders so far have holed up."
Negotiations with an anonymous informant were launched in January and the purchase for an undisclosed sum was made in February, though it was announced only now.
The purchase comes ahead of Germany's Sept. 26 national election in which Scholz, who is also the vice chancellor in the outgoing government, is the center-left Social Democrats' candidate to succeed conservative Angela Merkel as Germany's leader. Although Scholz is widely respected, his party hasn't pulled out of a long-term poll slump.
One of the co-leaders of Scholz's party, Norbert Walter-Borjans, bought several CDs containing data on Swiss banks' clients when he was the finance minister of Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, between 2010 and 2017. Switzerland expressed outrage at those moves.


text:
Mayim Bialik Cried at the Man of Steel Trailer [Exclusive Interview]
By Russ Burlingame - September 6, 2017 09:28 pm EDT
For The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik, art imitates life much more directly than any of the show's other performers; a real-life PhD in neuroscience and a lifetime of reading comic books called her to the attention of the folks at Gillette, who were putting together a campaign centered around how Superman would shave his invulnerable hair. Her Enzymatic Follicle Denaturation Theory raised some eyebrows around here, and we figured it was a good opportunity to try and track her down and ask her about Superman, The Big Bang Theory and being a geek girl in today's charged culture. ComicBook.com: So for your theory on how the Man of Steel shaves, here's my big question: With the rest of the people on the panel for the Gillette question, they kind of tried to make Superman work in the context of known science. You seem to assume that Kryptonian technology would change science as we know it, and basically say that we have to approach Superman on his own terms to come up with an answer, is that about right?
Mayim Bialik: I don't know. Obviously there are many established theories for decades as to how Superman shaves. I think to me I approached it assuming enough similarities between Kryptonian genetics and human genetics to be able to make a hypothesis about the actual structure of the hair follicle. I don't know if I thought about whether I brought myself to Superman or Superman to me. ComicBook.com: How did you get drafted into this campaign? You seemed kind of like the odd person out, a bit. Bialik: Actually I grew up in a very strong comic book culture and comic book home and so besides being a scientist I'm also sort of a bona fide geek, I promise. I think the fact that I'm on The Big Bang Theory which is a show that is beloved by people who often also love comic books and is about characters who love comic books, I think it's kind of a slam dunk. Obviously I think my theory is the best because I'm a neuroscientist and I think my theory's awesome but I think I'm actually a very logical choice. I think ti's also very cool to have a female who is comic-savvy to be one of the people giving a theory so I'm very proud to be the only female. ComicBook.com: See, when you say, "No, I'm a geek, really!", I thought that it was one of these strange things that happen where people in geek culture are expected to justify themselves all the time. Bialik: Honestly I think of it more from the female angle because there's been a lot of interesting attention about female geekdom and I get asked a lot about it because of The Big Bang Theory. It's like when we went to Comic-Con for the first time, everybody on the Big Bang cast was warning me, "It's intense--the people are really interesting but it may be kind of weird," and I got to Comic-Con and my feeling was, "Oh, these are people like me. This is the most normal thing ever." So I feel very at home in that culture that I was raised in. When I hear other actors on our show asked, "Are you a geek?" and it's like, "Well, I'm a theater geek," well that's very different from crying when you see the Man of Steel trailer--which is something that happened to me. True story. ComicBook.com: If it makes you feel better, almost everyone in my Twitter feed said the same thing. I think "something in my eye" would have been trending among my friends after the "You are my son" spot they ran.
Bialik: Absolutely. No, it was intense. I think honestly, not to be all weird and elitist about it, there's two kinds of people: There's people who see that trailer and cry and there's everyone else [laughs]. ComicBook.com: Is the Superman thing something that you've ever actually given any thought to? It honestly never occurred to me, i don't think. Bialik: No, i didn't think about it. Obviously I e-mailed Bill Prady when I was formulating my theory and so he and I talked about it a little bit. He knew the exact references, down to the edition, that it was referenced in, the various explanations. So I don't think it was something I'd specifically thought about. Honestly as a kid I had lots of other things to wonder about about Superman--could I ever marry him? That was something I thought about when I was a child. But no, the shaving had not occurred to me! ComicBook.com: Geek culture is so full of stuff like that but it's funny because there's the two arguments: VERY PASSIONATE or they don't care at all. Bialik: Totally. I've seen that on my Facebook page, too. When I first posted and tweeted about it that I was doing this campaign, a lot of people were posting that there's no need for them to go to howdoesheshave.com; they know exactly how Superman shaves. But I was saying that part of the fun of Man of Steel and this sort of notion of theorizing is all part of the new aspect of Superman that we get to see everytime we get a new incarnation or a new movie. I think there's still room for a lot of creativity in comics and comics culture, and I think that's really what this is about. ComicBook.com: Since you brought up the discussion around geek girls, were you aware of the mini-controversy that came up around the "Where no woman has gone before--the comic book store!" TV spot for The Big Bang Theory? Bialik: Oh, I didn't! I didn't see that spot--and I actually had a lot of feelings about that episode anyway because I grew up in comic book stores. I grew up sitting on the floor of many a comic book and record store throughout my childhood and into my teens and even into college. I actually would have loved if Amy or Bernadette had been into comic books so it wasn't so kind of polarized. Later in that episode when the girls kind of get into this debate, those are real debates I've had in real life. The Thor's hammer one I've had with Bill Prady. ComicBook.com: It's always interesting because The Big Bang Theory is such a massive hit that there is inevitable backlash. Bialik: Sure. ComicBook.com: I think there's a segment of the audience that's like, "No, screw those guys! They're Hollywood geeks!" Bialik: I'm a real, genuine nerd, I promise you. ComicBook.com: What was it like to join such a close-knit cast in midstream? Bialik: There's a lot of aspects to joining something that's already successful. The first is that it's sort of off you to make it successful, which is nice. You get to just go in and do your thing. But I do liken entering at the end of the third season to starting high school two weeks after the semester's first started and everyone has their lockers and everyone knows who they want to sit with. It's kind of like that. You definitely have to kind of make your space there but I'm very close with Jim Parsons and so that was a really, really kind of easy friendship and working relationship and that really helped make me feel comfortable. And I'm close with Melissa Rauch who plays Bernadette, so that especially helped make me feel more at home. And the fact that Melissa and I were brought in at the same time also kind of helped because we were sort of in the same boat as we adjusted. ComicBook.com: And it means that they're changing the whole storyline and the dynamic, rather than a single new element that people can single out if they're not happy. Bialik: I mean, I think so. I think there were a lot of people who were very concerned about having a "female Sheldon," and that a lot of people were upset that he was no longer asexual. There were a lot of people who were annoyed with me at first, who were very resistant to changing the dynamic of Sheldon. So we've tried to be really delicate about that and I think our writers have done a great job of not making me a female version of him--and also not making every episode about our relationship because I think that would get boring for everyone. ComicBook.com: Who would be the biggest actual geek in terms of somebody who's similar to their character on the series? Bialik: Uhh, you're talking to her! Yeah, it would definitely be me! Besides myself...that's hard. everybody's smart but Jim is exceptionally intelligent so I guess intelligence-wise I would say he's kind of similar-ish but there's so much about him that's behaviorally different, I just don't know. Kaley Cuoco's character is the only one who's not a broad, kind of crazy character.
The Afterparty Stars Open up About Injecting Improvisation Into the Murder Mystery
Joss Whedon Responds To Justice League Cast Criticisms
The Afterparty Stars Talk Tackling New Challenges for the Hilarious Apple TV+ Series


text:
STEM Alumni Profiles
Roaring Research
"I wanted to feel like I was making a difference in the world. I wanted a job that made me excited to get out of bed and go to work every day, and being an ecologist,...
Keyaira Phillips, TAPP Alumna & 20 Under 40 Winner
UNI TAPP Alumna, Keyaira Phillips, had been named as one of the Cedar Valley's 20 Under 40. This award, given by the WCF Courier, recognizes early career...
Passion for learning
In high school, Cody Law took part in the Upward Bound Math and Science Program at the University of Northern Iowa. There, he came to know about the UNI Science...
Never too late to go to school
Going back to school after such a long break was challenging, Rael recounts. "Being a non-traditional student, the challenge was juggling home life, work, and school. I...
A journey into the world of CAD and 3D Modeling
Jason Van Clark's journey into the world of computer-aided design and three-dimensional modeling began by chance. "I was choosing classes for my junior year [at high...
For K-12 Students
For STEM Educators
Follow STEM at the University of Northern Iowa's board UNI STEM Photo Album on Pinterest.
STEM@UNI
Revealing STEM
STEM Across Campus
Maintained by Marcy Seavey


What you know car? Sit here and take sometime to find out what you need to know!
We all like Luxury car. A Luxury car is a luxurious and very elite looking cars. Luxury car is very expensive. Luxury car special taxes which really make them hard to afford. Luxury cars cannot be afforded by every body. However today it seems everybody is a millionare is having a Luxury car. A Luxury car looks as well as works much better than other cars. From the angle of comfort, appearance, amenities and performance Luxury car are really the best. Buying a luxury car is fun. If you're spending a lot of money on buying Luxury car then you should you should know what exactly you want. The Luxury car is offered by many companies. When we think of Luxury car we genreally think about cars like Lemozene, Ford cars and many more. Luxury car not only makes you feel good but also makes you look good. Owning a Luxury car is a dream of every person but very few of us are able to make the dream come true. However there are many car agencies which offer you with Luxury car at times of occsions like marriages and other celebrations. If you are planning to buy a Luxury car then you should always go for a test-drive. Each luxury car comes with different engine, suspension options etc. So it is always best to go for test-driving the luxury cars before you go ahead and buy it.
Approaching the National Child Passenger Safety Week, one new device dubbed as the Angelguard was introduced in an effort to keep young children strapped safely to their car seats. The device is aimed to prevent young children from accidentally releasing the safety belt buckle to reduce the risk of major injury or even death of kids during collisions.
You may strap your little one in a child seatbelt such an act will be rendered useless when these little tots could accidentally release them from their safety locks. Kids not safely strapped on their car seats can be easily thrown around the rear of the car or even into the front seats of a car during violent crashes. This may lead to severe injury to a child or even death.
To address the problem of seat belt buckle being released accidentally by kids, Patricia Mandarino spent a year in developing a gadget that will prevent kids from doing so. Her effort to create such a device that will keep kids secure in their seat is due to her observations when her three-year old daughter finds it easy to unfasten her safety belt. She also discovered that almost every parent faces the same problem.
Mandarino looked for devices in stores that will address the problem but her search was in vain. The realization was that there are no available products in the market that will prevent small children from unfastening their safety belts, made her devote time to design a way to prevent such occurrences.
The result of her labor is a simple product that slips into place over the safety belt release button thus making it hard for children to unfasten their seatbelts even if they do so intentionally. The product is constructed out of a strong type of plastic and can be easily used by adults. The simplicity of the device belies the great help it provides to parents in keeping their precious cargoes safely secured on their seats.
The introduction of such a gadget will further improve car safety for children onboard and inside a car. This also gives parents that certain peace of mind knowing that their kids cannot accidentally or intentionally unfasten their safety belts.
The arrival of a gadget such as the Angelguard will surely be welcomed by parents. Especially with the fact recently discovered by a study that shows one-third of its respondents said that their child (or children) has unfastened their seatbelts. As a matter of fact, many of the respondents in the said study stated that their children managed to unfasten their safety belts not just once but they actually do so frequently. Add to that the fact that traffic crashes are the foremost cause of child death from ages three upward. This figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Arrival of the said safety device comes on the heels of other breakthroughs in child car safety like the ones employed on the Volvo V70.
In a time where awareness for child safety is emphasized, such a product as the Angelguard will indeed be welcomed. When great brake components like the EBC Greenstuff brake parts are not enough to protect a vehicle from crashes, additional safety devices are needed to improve the safety of a car's occupants. The call for increase safety features is already being answered not only by large companies but also by individuals and this can only be good for the cause of protecting motorists. If more innovation like this comes out in the near future, it will be a good step forward for car safety. Consumers can expect cars being safer and safer for their children thanks to individuals such as Mandarino and companies like Volvo that continually pushes the envelope in car safety issues.
Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive.buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.
Truck wrap advertising is changing the way outdoor advertisers reach out to their target consumers. Because trucks are able to move from place to place and offer a wider working space for marketers to place their information, more companies are going for it, as opposed to simply placing their vinyl graphic ads on smaller cars.
In the past, car wrapping was all the craze. But since the realization that larger vehicles like trucks, trains, and buses cover a bigger clientele, primarily because they are able to drive around much bigger and more visible advertisements, wrapping vinyl ad graphics around such media has become the trend.
What Benefits Do We Get From Truck Wrapping?
The basic philosophy behind effective outdoor advertising is this: the more the people who see it, the better it is for sales. Think of it this way: If you are just standing at the pavement waiting for the bus, what would catch your attention more -- the truck fully dressed up with colorful vinyl graphic ads, or the poster on the window of the shop across the street? Notice how the impact of the truck graphic easily trumps that of the poster?
Truck wrapping multiplies the effects of simple car wrapping to significant levels. In fact, a study by Product Acceptance Research Inc showed that when compared to static or non-moving advertisements, motion displays or mobile ads have the ability to boost revenue by 100%. And if your message is as large as a truck, it could boom to unthinkable peaks!
The best thing about truck wrapping is that it does not just benefit the advertiser. If you own a truck, you can profit by offering your vehicle as a mobile medium. And because vehicle wrapping industry prices are quoted based on the size of the surface to be worked on, you can expect to earn big. The marketer profits, you profit; nobody loses! Such is the beauty of the truck wrapping industry. And because it is a growing trend, it can only get better.
Nir Landau is the publisher of next generation media news letter.You can subscribe by visiting his web site at: http://www.nextgellc.com and receive updates related information about vehicle wrapping.
It could be said that there are two elements that place a person firmly in time: the music that provides the soundtrack to their life, and the cars they have driven.
Perhaps then, it should not surprise us to find that the car has provided the inspiration for a very significant proportion of 20th and 21st Century popular music lyrics.
The automobile and rock and roll go so cosily hand-in-hand that a kind of sub-market has evolved for "driving" CDs. While it isn't really clear what qualifies a song for inclusion in one of these compilation projects (under which the shelves of motorway service stations positively groan) as the lyrical subject matter does vary widely, it remains clear that a huge number of songs have been written in which the car plays a major role.
Here are a few examples of the way that the internal combustion engine has coloured the musical reflection of popular culture over the years.
There are many, many more, and each reader will probably find one or two amongst his or her own list of favourites that we have missed.
In the songs of The Beach Boys and their contemporaries, the car is a vital part of teenage life. It is a means of transport, a status symbol, an environment for conducting courtship rituals... Whether the vehicle driven is owned or borrowed from parents, these songs reflect a time when driving was just becoming a part of the domain of youth, giving them a kind of freedom formerly enjoyed only by the older generation.
In other cases, songs about the car seem almost designed to be played as an accompaniment to car journeys. The driving force of the bass and drum rhythm section chugs along in time to the beat of a revving engine. Golden Earring's classic 'Radar Love' is the obvious example. Meanwhile, few self-respecting motorcyclists would listen to Steppenwolf's 'Born to be Wild' without feeling the urge to don leather and tear up the street.
Kraftwerk, in their electronic epic 'Autobahn' (over 20 minutes in length) endeavoured to paint a sonic picture of the automobile and its natural environment, the German autobahn highways. A little later, in America, Meatloaf's car provided an unusual ambience in 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light'. An amusing blend of romance and youthful, hormonal desperation. However, your correspondent's own personal favourite motor vehicle reference occurs in the incomparably crafted poetry of The Ramones. From the tragic-romance of '7-11' comes the heart-rending: "Oncoming car ran out of control". It crushed my baby and it crushed my soul".
Rick Cadger writes for Regtransfers.co.uk: The World of Personalised Number Plates.
A free copy of the magazine is available on request from the Regtransfers.co.uk website.
Modern materials and smart manufacturing techniques have at last been applied to steel toe overshoes, also known as "safety toes". Awareness is growing for these innovative articles of personal protective equipment and more uses are being found for them.
Rubber overshoes have their origins in the 19th century. Considered only as shoe protectors then, galoshes were items of dress. Thankfully however, in the 1900s Charles Goodyear first applied modern technology to the venerable galosh. It was Goodyear who invented vulcanized rubber and used it to make a significant improvement to lowly "gumshoes" and "dickersons". With his invention galoshes became waterproof and the rubber component offered some important safety features. Rubber, with its inherent tactile qualities, has long been considered the preferred material for safety products where slip resistance and grip are important.
Recently, a Canadian company has taken the rubber galosh to the next level with a "patent pending" design that not only gives industry standard toe protection, it offers some additional safety features.
It should come as no surprise that these safety toes are of interest to auto repair shops. The link with Goodyear is very telling since car tires and at least two brands of slip on toe protectors are made from the same vulcanized rubber. The unique material not only provides excellent grip, it is acid and oil resistant. For the same reasons as it would be hard to imagine a car tire not made of vulcanized rubber, it is easy to understand why so much trust is placed in it.
Now costing much less than a safety boot, and certainly a lot less ugly than older models, they have become very affordable.
The rubber material will stretch to tightly cover more than one size of outer shoe.
Safety toes can be passed from user to user - perfect for visitors and customers.
The steel toe caps protect up to the minimum required for occasional toe protection.
Rear pull-on tabs and lie-flat design make them easy to slip on and pull off.
Unlike thinner materials vulcanized rubber can withstand rough treatment.
For auto shops where the work environment carries a risk of accidental toe damage for employees or visiting customers, safety toes are convenient, reusable and effective. For many people today, comfortable shoes are highly desirable and safety toe overshoes can turn most sizes and shapes, heels or no heels, into pieces of personal protective equipment.
In these safety conscious days, safety toes have not only re-invented themselves they have become, for business owners and safety officers, valuable tools in the fight to keep accidents at bay. And for those who spend long periods standing, either at work or in the home, foot safety and comfort are of supreme importance. Poorly fitting shoes is a leading cause of accidents and considered likely precursors to a slip.
So, spread the word. Where the "rubber meets the road", slips and falls are dangerous. Safety toe overshoes are good for you.
Patrick Smyth, aka 'Mister Safetytoes', is on a mission to take his unique 'Slipp-R' safety toes into homes around the world. You can see more at http://www.safetytoes.com and his blog at http://safetytoes.blogspot.com where comparisons are available.
If you have made the decision to purchase a used car, no doubt it is a decision that will save you a great deal of money. Once you decide on a used car that you want, you may then want to start looking at the used car auto loans that are available to you. If you want to get a good loan for your used car, you will need to consider your financing carefully and weight all of your options. Many times, excited buyers get so excited about purchasing their car that they forget to look over the used car auto loans carefully. The following are considerations to keep in mind you are going to purchase a used car with used car auto loans.
Get Financing First Whenever you are going to purchase a used car, you want to make sure that you qualify for used car auto loans before you go through the final details of purchasing a car. It is important that you make sure that you are approved for the financing you need before you show up at a dealership ready to buy. If you do not have the money up front when you go to a dealership, you may not be able to get a great deal. But if you have the money with you, many times you can get a better deal on your used car.
Check the Financing Contract Before you decide to sign on any used car auto loans, you should be sure that you have read the entire contract, including all of the fine print. Many times, there are qualifications that you are not aware of or penalties for paying the loan off early. Often, these lenders may include terms that allow them to raise the interest rate if you miss even one payment. If you take the time to read the used car auto loans contract before you sign it, you will not have any unwelcome surprises coming your way in the future.
Beware of Feeling Uncomfortable When you are dealing with used car auto loans, you should listen to any bad feelings that you may get. If you feel uncomfortable with the terms or the interest rate, you should probably forget that loan and go on looking for used car auto loans that you can feel comfortable with.
If you keep these considerations in mind when getting used car auto loans to purchase a used vehicle, you will be able to purchase your car with peace of mind. Just taking time to get your financing in the beginning and checking out the terms can save you many problems in the long run. Remember that you can never be too careful when you are dealing with used car auto loans.
Evert Du Toit is a writer and website publisher from Pittsburgh, PA. You can learn more about auto loans and finding a California auto loan at www.autoloanhome.info.
Extang are a leader in their field of manufacturing soft tonneau covers. They seem to be the manufacturer of the most different model soft covers on the market today. In my opinion they are still in business because they provide quality products at a reasonable price.
Extang produce everything you could want from roll up covers such as the low profile of their RT to snap up, velcro sealing system to folding lids as well as a hinged tonneau cover.
To briefly describe some of the products they have to offer I will start with their lowest price truck bed cover to their most expensive.
The Black Max is one lower price covers on the market today. It comes with a aluminum powder coated black frame and a snap up tarp which is adjustable for all seasons.
The Tuff tonneau III is the next in line price wise. This truck bed cover is a snapless lid that seals together using Extang's J45 peel and seal system. They use a rotating tail rail that tightens up the tarp. This tarp also uses the spring loaded monster bows.
Next comes the Classic Platinum. This has an all aluminum frame which installs with clamps that are included. Extang boasts this cover to be made of an all-climate nylon and polymer tarp with stainless steel and brass snaps.
The Saber is next on the list which uses a peel-on design which attaches evenly to the entire frame to ensure the lowest possible fabric stress even during high speeds.
The tool box tonneau cover is a snap up lid with a leather grain black vinyl tarp. This tool box tonneau accepts a tool box between 18 and 21 inches deep. This is a no drill installation with and all aluminum frame and adjustable snaps to keep your tarp snug in different climates.
The RT and the RT Tool box models come at the same price. The RT low profile sits nearly flush to your truck bed. This cover rolls up quickly along with the bows to give you quick access to your truck bed. The RT has adjustable controls by the cab. It has a Velcro sealing system and secures your cargo with a locking rail. The tool box edition accepts a 20 inch tool box.
The next product they have to offer is a hinged tonneau called the Fulltilt. This one comes in both snap and snapless editions. The snapless is a few dollars more. This cover has hinges back by the cab and lifts up from behind on gas shocks. You can lift it up or roll it up or remove it without tools easily. This tonneau cover also comes in a tool box edition.
Another one Extang can be quite proud of is their Trifecta which is a folding tonneau cover. This truck bed cover folds up in sections from the back towards the cab giving you complete and easy access to your truck bed. This cover comes fully assembled and ready to mount on your truck.
The express model was designed to be just what the name implies, fast. Customers asked Extang in their reviews for fast and they gave them what they wanted. It rolls up or closed with integrated bows very quickly. The frame is a strong black anodized aluminum. The strong vinyl tarp seals with industrial strength Velcro.
If you are looking for a soft tonneau cover whether it is a roll-up, snap or snapless, hinged, folding or a tool box edition, Extang has you covered.


Series 70 IIC fully digital.
8 channels & 8 bands.Designed for social lifestyle.
Precise sound imagning.Acoustic scene analyzer. Pure wave feedback Eliminator. SoundPoint. Self learning. Sweep technology.
Live real ear measurment. Self check.
Multiple memories. Automatic Telephone response.
In vision directionality fitting range 20 to 100 dBHL.


text:
ELEVATE CONNECT
05, OCTOBER 2018
Why Social Proof is the Ultimate Marketing Tool (The White Board)
Understanding and using the concept of social proof to drive marketing methods can help brands succeed in reaching consumers on a more impactful level.
Augmented reality is mainstream, but that does not mean it is "plug-and-play" related to incorporating it into a brand activation.
The world of brick and mortar shopping is not dead, its simply shifted into the world of brick and mortar brand experience.
Human Psychology Shows Why 'Social Proof' is the Ultimate Marketing Tool
Having a well-rounded marketing strategy is critical in resonating with an audience. In most cases, marketers seek to craft a message or start a conversation, one that demonstrates brand value and purpose. And while each marketing tactic and avenue has its strengths, one that is particularly attractive is word-of-mouth (WOM). WOM is the ultimate marketing achievement, as it results in peer-to-peer recommendations of a product. And built in to this ecosystem is the concept of "social proof." Social proof (aka social influence) is the concept that people will make certain decisions based on others' influence to be accepted. When a brand benefits from this phenomenon, it results in more fans and increased revenue.
For marketers, it is clear that understanding the mechanisms behind social proof is important. Knowing what and how people are influenced by certain people or things can help a brand drive trends and impact behavior. And while there is some volatility to this (humans can be unpredictable), understanding how social proof effects marketing is a tremendous asset. Check out this Entrepreneur article to learn more.
The Dos and Don'ts of Augmented Reality
Augmented reality has become popular, not only in marketing but in everyday life (thanks, Snapchat). But just because something is popular and used by the masses doesn't mean that it's a one-size-fits-all engagement tool for brand activation. In fact, we've previously discussed how using the right technology in the right way has an increasingly positive effect on event ROI.
So how do brand managers incorporate AR into their brand activation in a way that makes the most sense? This Event Marketer article suggests starting simply, by first understanding the nature of the technology. The post continues with several additional suggestions on how to incorporate AR into events in a way that is beneficial to the brand.
Brick and Mortar is Still Alive, But Its Changed
The global adoption of the internet ushered in a new world, and at the top of the list of innovations was the advent of ecommerce. The ability for companies small and large to buy and sell in a global economy changed the scope of traditional retail. Ecommerce gave many entrepreneurs an avenue to enter the market, giving consumers more places to buy their favorite items or discover new products. But the rise in ecommerce caused many people to believe that the days of brick and mortar was gone. Because consumers would prefer the convenience of shopping at home, store fronts would be a thing of the past.
While many stores did feel the effects of the ecommerce boom, others saw the impending "danger" and pivoted to improve their brand experiences. In fact, according to this Adweek article, in-person shopping is and will continue to be important. The post goes on to point out that the buyer's journey related to in-store shopping is still alive and thriving, but very different from years past. Now it is the experience that retail stores provide which is crucial for longevity.
Netflix Shocks Fans with Recent Altered Carbon Activation
Since its launch in 1998 as the first online DVD rental store, Netflix has continued to push boundaries. Not only has the streaming giant expanded globally, they have become a leading content producer, with a $13 billion budget in 2018. And they're not just rivaling HBO, Disney, and other studios in terms of volume. In 2017, "Netflix received 91 Emmy nominations in 2017 and eight Oscar nods." In constantly pioneering and evolving, to say that Netflix has taken risks would be an understatement. And they have applied this forward-thinking approach to their marketing campaigns as well.
For Netflix, experiential has played a significant role in its marketing strategy because by creating experiences, the service-based brand builds real life relationships with its users. Previous brand activations have ranged from elaborate, like a traveling bus tour, to subtle activations, like lockers located in the middle of busy Santa Monica, CA. Their most recent, and perhaps most shocking, was this promotion for their dystopian series, Altered Carbon.
Why Word-Of Mouth Marketing Continues to Hold Tremendous Sway
Think about your favorite brands. How did you come to love them? In what way were you first introduced? Chances are that some of these brands were recommended by someone you knew. And when it comes to recommendations, are you too eager to spread the "good news?" When it comes to products or services that we feel passionate about, it is very likely we will be quick to provide a recommendation. Both the power and the eagerness of people to engage in word-of-mouth marketing is undeniable.
As a recent Entrepreneur article puts it, "Many people assume that social media is the best way to get the word out about a business. But…Americans value word-of-mouth 41 percent more than social media when it comes to recommendations." The article goes on to provide a helpful infographic on the power of this unique and intimate marketing channel. Check out the graphic here.
How to Execute an Impactful Experiential Campaign at the Most Popular Music Festivals
Summer is (sadly) over, and school is back in session. This also means that festival season is officially over, but that does not mean festival-driven experiential teams are out of work. In fact, many marketers who activate at music festivals are now going into planning mode. This year-round job means countless hours of strategy, all culminating in a metaphorical activation sprint during the summer months. For brands to be successful and effective while at these yearly music festivals, it takes more than a quick-turn approach.
There are several components that go into to a music festival activation, let alone multiple festivals in one summer. There are unpredictable variables, such as weather and attendance, as well as best practices related to resonating with attendees. Forbes recently published an interview with Allison Rand, Senior Manager of Global experiential marketing at American Express, a brand that is often noticed for their innovative brand activations. The interview provides valuable insight into the work that goes into festival activations.
Big Brand Names Join Forces and Give Back at the Human Rights Gala
Cause marketing has gotten a lot of buzz lately due to its ability to resonate with consumers. As a result, it has become a popular form of marketing for many brands. We have seen cause-driven activations of all sizes, such as the award winning State Farm campaign and Citi's annual Taste of the Nation sponsorship. It is through these sponsorships that nonprofit groups are able to highlight the good work that they are doing, and brands can give back to the community.
These sponsorships are especially important for these charitable organizations because a majority don't have the budget to create a large-scale brand experience. Most recently, Macy's, Wells Fargo, Marriott and Google teamed up to put on the 22nd annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner. More than 3,500 guests attended the gala and got an experience unlike any other, all for a good cause. Check out the details here.
HBO's "Insecure" Fan Experience Hits the Mark
Like Netflix, HBO has been quick to embrace experiential to market their content. In fact, we've featured (and had the pleasure of working on) the network's Westworld activations, which put fans "inside" the show. The success that HBO has found through brand activation has been in large part due to the fact that they physically immerse fans into the story and bring the shows to life.
To launch the next wildly popular (1.5 million views to be exact) season of Insecure, HBO produced a music festival. The festival, which took a multi-cultural approach, used elements of the show to bring it to life. The lineup, which consisted of artists featured on the upcoming season's soundtrack, performed unreleased tracks for attendees, which included influencers, cast members, and other guests. This peek into the world of Insecure is in step with the same strategy HBO has had with other activations: to give fans a real-life version of the show they have come to love.
Author: Elissa Liong
Elissa Liong is the Data and Analytics Manager at Elevate Staffing. She's a certain kind of particular, and loves thinking about all things data and insights. When she's not uncovering consumer insights and building out engagement tools that people love, she is probably at the gym or reading online spoilers about TV shows (even for episodes she hasn't watched yet).
ELEVATE EVENT PORTFOLIO
Event Spotlight: CHUM Fruit Bites
EVENT STAFFING TIPS AND IDEAS
Event Staff Who Love Your Brand are Found Here
Request a proposal.
27 – 33 Bethnal Green Rd
LONDON E16LA
hellouk@elevate-staffing.com
600 N Brand, #520,
Glendale, Los Angeles,
CA , 91203
hellous@elevate-staffing.com
Kemperplatz 1, Berlin
+49 (0) 30 568 37 31 02
helloeu@elevate-staffing.com
75003 Paris,
Suite 3.01, Level 3/51-55 Mountain St.
Ultimo NSW 2007,
helloaus@elevate-staffing.com
CREATED BY INTERWEAVE
This website uses cookies for various purposes. To learn more about the cookies click here.


Mountain View Country Club in La Quinta remains to be one of the most highly valued golf and country club communities in the area, easily living up to La Quinta's reputation as one of the Coachella Valley's premier resort cities. Famous for inimitably accommodating the quirks and particulars of golfers of all levels, La Quinta has built a name for itself as the leading golfing destination in the United States – a standing that is backed by the world class, resort-inspired amenities of Mountain View Country Club in la Quinta.
Featuring an 18-hole, par 72 Arnold Palmer Signature course, Mountain View Country Club in La Quinta is the dream community for golf lovers, boasting a range of semi-custom homes, villas and residential condo units whose respective real estate values rival those that are featured in other prestigious communities in the region such as The Movie Colony in Palm Springs.
Any La Quinta Realtor will tell you that just about everyone is constantly on the lookout for investment-worthy options in Mountain View. This is unsurprising given its idyllic location, panoramic views of the sprawling Santa Rosa Mountains, and premier selection of amenities. Apart from the championship golf course, the community also showcases a range of activity centers – which includes four tennis courts, a fitness center, a spa and a pool. Residents here also enjoy easy access to different shopping and dining destinations, along with access to varied golf shops and golf-specialty venues.
In short, if golf and luxurious living is what you're in the market for, then you're bound to find a lot to like in Mountain View Country Club La Quinta. Browse the site and contact Elaine Stewart for more information today.


Located just off Newberry Road, John Mahon Nature Park features a loop trail through the forest. Visitors can enjoy upland mixed forest, hydric hammock, and former upland pine forest as they hike the trail. The park serves as a memorial to Dr. John Mahon, who lived nearby, and who worked tirelessly to preserve large areas of Paynes Prairie, San Felasco Hammock, and the Hogtown Creek Greenway as natural public lands. Dr. Mahon devoted a substantial part of his life to public service and was well respected and active with many conservation organizations.


Max CDR, badass burst, healing reduction and a great replacer for Rod. What else do you need, mon?
You don't need max CDR on mages due to Potion of Magical Might. Also I wouldn't get Soul Gem third if you're building Warlock's Staff first. Get Soul Gem later in the build and get Shoes of the Magi instead of Shoes of Focus.
e.g.: Warlock's Staff, Shoes of the Magi, Chronos' Pendant, Spear of the Magus, Divine Ruin, Soul Gem. lategame you can sell Spear of the Magus for Obsidian Shard.
129762 Kriega1 You don't need max CDR on mages due to [[Potion of Magical Might]]. Also I wouldn't get [[Soul Gem]] third if you're building [[Warlock's Staff]] first. Get [[Soul Gem]] later in the build and get [[Shoes of the Magi]] instead of [[Shoes of Focus]]. e.g.: [[Warlock's Staff]], [[Shoes of the Magi]], [[Chronos' Pendant]], [[Spear of the Magus]], [[Divine Ruin]], [[Soul Gem]]. lategame you can sell [[Spear of the Magus]] for [[Obsidian Shard]].


Longtime Washington news anchor Jim Vance died Saturday of cancer, silencing a "smooth voice, brilliant mind and unforgettable laugh," according to his boss at NBC. He was 75.
Vance — who anchored the news desk for more than 45 years — revealed to colleagues and viewers in May that he was battling cancer, but he not did not reveal what type.
"For more than 45 years, Jim Vance was not only the soul of NBC4 but of the entire Washington area," station president Jackie Bradford said in a statement. "His smooth voice, brilliant mind and unforgettable laugh leaves each of us with a tremendous void."
NBC and viewers shared an outpouring of grief Saturday. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called Vance's passing "a loss for D.C."
"Our thoughts & prayers are w/ his family," she wrote. "Jim Vance was a steady voice who shared the news — good or bad — with grace."
"So sad to hear of Jim Vance's passing. He defined what was best about journalism in DC & never lost the common touch," former Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted.
"He was as smooth as they come," one Twitter user wrote.
Jim Vance brought warmth and dignity to every newscast. A DC news legend and a cherished member of our NBC family. We'll miss you Jim.
Another added, "Jim Vance was the best anchor for news and laughs."
Vance began on NBC4 as a reporter in 1969 and became an anchor three years later. He was the area's longest-serving newscaster, anchoring the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. broadcasts since 1989.
He garnered wide-spread sympathy for being open about his struggles with drugs and depression.