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2013 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive: Review From Across the Pond
2013 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive: Review From Across the Pond product 2013-02-19 11:07:20 https://insideevs.com/reviews/317194/2013-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-review-from-across-the-pond/ Smart Fortwo ED Test Drives
The 2013 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive will arrive in the US in "Spring 2013" and will likely launch as the lowest priced electric vehicle available on these shores with a price of $25,000 before federal tax credits (below $15,000 after incentives for some potential buyers).
Here are the vital specs:
68 miles courtesy of its 17.6-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Additionally, its 55-kW, 96 pound-feet of torque electric motor is capable of propelling the 2013 Fortwo ED from 0 to 37 mph in 4.8 seconds and from 0 to 62 mph in a decent 11.5 seconds, roughly twice as quick from 0 to 62 mph as the outgoing version. Top speed is now listed at 78 mph and a full recharge can be accomplished in 6 hours using a Level 2 charger.
Though we have to wait until Spring to judge the 2013 Fortwo Electric Drive, the media types over in Europe have already had full access to the updated electric Smart and it's actually been on sale for awhile now on the other side of the Atlantic.
Here we present some snippets from a road-test review by What Car?
What's it like to drive?
"The ED is quick off the mark and has no problem keeping up with traffic in town and on short stretches of dual carriageway."
"Low-speed ride is an issue. ...the ED is even more uncomfortable because of its stiffer suspension. This is needed to cope with the extra weight of the batteries.You feel every bump, and this gets extremely irritating on longer journeys on poorly maintained roads."
2013 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive Interior
What's it like inside?
"The cabin is almost identical to that of the conventionally powered Smart."
Should you buy one?
"The ED is a pricey alternative to a petrol-powered city car such as a VW Up, and is nowhere near as comfortable or as practical."
"However, the Smart will appeal to city dwellers who are more concerned about their eco-credentials than saving money. Those buyers will benefit from lower running costs..."
But here's our take: the 2013 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is crazy cheap for an electric vehicle and is easily the best version (it's the only one that does away with the most-dreaded of transmissions ever fitted to a passenger vehicle) of the Fortwo offered in the US. Therefore, if the Fortwo appeals to you, then Electric Drive is the way to go. And it's even available in a convertible version for a couple grand more ($28,000 before incentives).
Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon seems to agree with us, stating
"To me, this is what a Smart car should be. It's realizing its full potential."
via What Car?
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Our sincere thanks go to Karen & Hazel Watkins for hosting 'Ladies in the LymeLight' – a spectacular event which raised £2,215 for Caudwell LymeCo.
The night was a celebration of Herefordshire women filled with fun, fizz and sparkle, held in memory of beautiful Fizzy Watkins, daughter of Karen and niece of Hazel, who sadly took her own life in 2017 after suffering from Lyme disease.
Harts of Monmouth ignited the party with a catwalk, showcasing their beautiful lingerie and clothing ranges. Eight beautiful ladies bravely modelled on the catwalk; Karen Watkins, Debbie Owens, Sarah Jenkins, Becca Bowen, Emily Gourley, Abby Prater, Isy Manning and Hazel Watkins. Their courage was celebrated by resounding applause!
Harts of Monmouth conducted a lingerie fitting workshop whilst Whitestone County Store and The Great British Florist created wonderful pop up shops for the guests to browse and enjoy.
Ladies were pampered with manicures and massages by ladies from wonderful local companies Oasis Hair and Beauty, and Asako Kilpatrick.
Food and drink were provided in abundance from Juniper Bars, Mini Yaki's and Isabel's Bakehouse. Beautiful music from the very talented Lucy Allen set the vibe.
The raffle table and goodie bags overflowed with generously donated prizes by many local businesses. A wonderful night was had by all and love for Fizzy spilled through the party.
Tremendous thanks goes to The Great British Florist, No 28 Church Street, The Temple Bar, The Kilpeck Inn, artist Janet Jay, Hayloft Beauty, Chase Distillery, Tyrell's Popcorn, Herb Farmacy, Trevase Farm Holiday cottages, Whitestone County Store, Natalie's Beauty Salon, Harts of Monmouth, Lyde Arundel and everyone who donated, shopped, clapped and cheered the evening along.


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Chelsea attacker Willian wants to sign a contact extension at Stamford Bridge but is unsure if they will offer him new terms.
The 30-year-old Brazil international has a year remaining on his current deal and has been at Chelsea since 2013, when he joined from Russia side Anzhi Makhachkala.
'I have one year left, but of course I want to play for this club,' Willian was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard.
Willian has won two Premier League titles and the FA Cup in his six years at Chelsea.
'This club is very special to me,' he added. I won titles here, I have the affection from the fans and from the people that work in the club.
Willian is looking to help Chelsea back into the Champions League, either with a top-four finish or via Europa League glory.
They are sixth in the Premier League, three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal and play Slavia Prague in the quarter-final of the Europa League.
He has played 46 times this season, scoring six goals.


She is a single mother who works hard to provide for her children. Recently, her son had to have surgery, and as a result she missed days at work in order to take care of him. This decision left her with a severe dip in income, and now she's struggling to pay her bills.
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Thanks to everyone who attended Friday's meet and a special thanks to those who stayed afterwards to help with packing up in preparation for the truck show.
A quick reminder that the truck show demo is on this Sunday (Feb 10) and it would be great to see as many faces there as possible. All tenth scale off road vehicles are welcome so bring along those buggies/stadium trucks/short course trucks. Entry is via the normal gate from 8:00am. If the gate should be shut for some reason, I can be contacted on 0407 099 331 to come and open it.


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WE BELIEVE THAT NORTH AMERICAN natural-gas inventories are normalizing, and at this point we are looking to add natural-gas exposure.
Grant Prideco has underperformed Vallourec and Tenaris by 128% so far this year, and lost its valuation premium in the process. Grant Prideco's earnings profile is among the most levered to North American natural-gas drilling within our universe.
At this point, we are therefore highlighting the stock as an interesting contrarian gas play and upgrading to Overweight from Equal-weight.
On Oct. 16 we rolled out a "mild winter" drilling-activity base case, where we trimmed earnings estimates while highlighting that even under such an ultra-conservative scenario, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's Oil Service Index was still a buy.
Now, a month later, we are past "peak" storage and although inventories remain high by historic standards, a non-warm start to the winter and disappointing domestic gas-production volumes have combined to make the outlook far less draconian.
Grant Prideco is highly levered to changes in U.S. land-drilling activity. We estimate that 100 rigs translates into an additional $50 million of revenue per quarter for Grant Prideco with an earnings-per-share impact of 10 cents to 20 cents.
We are more constructive on the normalization of natural-gas storage levels over the course of the winter. As such, we advise investors to seek exposure to North America, but remain slightly reluctant to recommend companies with exposure to oilfield segments facing significant capacity expansion, like land-drilling or pressure-pumping.
For drilling and product services, the company is expanding production capacity to 17 million feet per year by the first quarter of 2007, on the heels of 19 million feet ($1.2 billion) backlog as of the third quarter of 2006.
Management has indicated that the order book is priced 14% to 15% higher than what they are delivering today. Strength in the North American drilling could translate into higher rig counts, firm pricing, and a backlog expansion that would sustain revenue growth into 2008.
An increase in the North American rig count would benefit this drilling consumables business [i.e. drill bits]. Strength in the North American market, coupled with signs of a successful adoption of the new Raptor product line, would be positive drivers for the business.
Grant Prideco (GRP: NYSE) By Morgan Stanley ($40.


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RNLI crews pull dead dog from the sea near Boscastle harbour wall
The RNLI was called out to search for the dog
Olivier VergnaultSenior Reporter
A dog has died after falling in the sea off the harbour wall in Boscastle.
It is not quite clear how the dog ended up in the water but RNLI rescuers from Port Isaac were called out to the scene shortly after 9.30am this morning.
A spokesman for Port Isaac RNLI said: "We were tasked at 9.30am this morning to a dog in the water near the harbour wall in Boscastle.
"A search of the area was undertaken. The dog was recovered but sadly hadn't survived."
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Commenting on the lifeboat station's Facebook page, Helen Lazenby said: "How sad, well done for finding the dog, heartbreaking, but lovely to be able to reunite with the owners."
Jane Boughton praised the efforts of the RNLI crew for their efforts.
She said: "Thank You Port Isaac RNLI. What a fabulous contribution you make to our lives."


In our last supervision, my student told me one of her patients surprised her with a "doorknob communication." It was their last visit and the patient chose that moment to confess some secrets she had been holding in from everyone. My student was startled but also proud, I think, to bear witness to the darkness this woman had been keeping inside. We talked about termination and what it can mean for a client. Another social worker is going to replace my student in this case so we talked about how to communicate everything to the new social worker while also respecting how difficult it was for the patient to divulge.
The phrase doorknob communication was new to me; I understood what she meant from context but I had never heard the phrase before. Because I kept thinking about it long after our supervision was over, I went immediately to Google for answers. (How anyone did social work before the internet is an ongoing mystery to me. I'm told there were rolodexes and calls from pay phones). According to the good old search engine, it's just what it sounds like: a client sometimes reveals a huge piece of information to the clinician while they are leaving a final session, with their hand on the proverbial or literal doorknob.
So why do clients do this? There is a safety, I think, in knowing that you won't be seeing your therapist again. There's little risk involved in laying out your deepest secrets while you're walking out the door. The therapeutic relationship can build a deep trust but still, we all keep some parts of ourselves hidden. I think sometimes it's simply too hard to divulge everything, even in a long-standing relationship. Dropping bombshells while walking out the door must feel liberating in a way: here, hold this; we don't have to talk about it again.
I wonder more about what we as clinicians do when we are faced with the doorknob communication or, perhaps more aptly, confession. Termination is supposed to feel like a nice, neat bow on the end of a therapeutic relationship: we've reached our goal together and the client should feel better somehow. Does it feel like a failure if someone has a sort of breakthrough on the way out? Should we look back on our practice and try to figure out if we could have elicited it sooner? Should we not terminate after all?
I don't necessarily have the answers to these questions. For what it's worth (and if she's reading) I don't think my student failed this patient at all. I think she opened the door for this woman to release some deep sadness that she was carrying with her. And the patient couldn't do that until their very last minute together. Those last minutes are a theme in my work in hospice. They carry a lot of meaning for the survivors and for the dying as well. That patient gave my student something precious to hold; in that way, this doorknob communication, confession, whatever you call it, was a gift.
What are your thoughts? Better yet, what doorknob confessions are you holding on to?


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Jasimuddin, Sajjad M., N.A.D. Connell and Jonathan H. Klein. "Understanding Organizational Memory." Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew?. IGI Global, 2009. 263-271. Web. 17 Jan. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-59904-540-5.ch017
Jasimuddin, S. M., Connell, N., & Klein, J. H. (2009). Understanding Organizational Memory. In J. Girard (Ed.), Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew? (pp. 263-271). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-59904-540-5.ch017
Jasimuddin, Sajjad M., N.A.D. Connell and Jonathan H. Klein. "Understanding Organizational Memory." In Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew?, ed. John P. Girard, 263-271 (2009), accessed January 17, 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-59904-540-5.ch017
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Understanding Organizational Memory
Sajjad M. Jasimuddin (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), N.A.D. Connell (University of Southampton, UK) and Jonathan H. Klein (University of Southampton, UK)
Source Title: Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew?
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It is generally recognized that Walsh and Ungson (1991) "provided the first integrative framework for thinking about organizational memory" (Olivera, 2000, p. 813). Within the field of knowledge management (KM), there has been interest in a variety of issues surrounding organizational memory (OM), which is understood to involve processes of storage and retrieval of organizational knowledge of the past for use in both the present and the future. The recognition of the importance of OM has implications for practice. For example, Argote, Beckman, and Epple (1990) suggest that the effective use of OM can protect an organization from some of the negative effects of staff loss, while Stein (1995, p. 19) asserts that an appreciation of OM can facilitate the solution of problems associated with the retention and utilization of knowledge within organizations.
The topic of OM has received a great deal of attention from researchers across a wide range of disciplines, most notably organization theory, psychology, sociology, communication theory, and information systems. In a detailed exploration of OM, Stein (1995, p. 17) suggests that "there are three major reasons to explore this concept in more detail: (1) memory is a rich metaphor that provides insight into organizational life; (2) OM is embedded in other management theories; (3) OM is relevant to management practice."
Most of the literature on OM tends to focus on definitions of the term, the content and types of OM, its location, and the processes associated with the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and maintenance of memory (Walsh & Ungson, 1991; Stein & Zwass, 1995; Casey, 1997). Walsh and Ungson (1991, p. 61) provide an overall definition of OM as "stored information from an organization's history that can be brought to bear on present decisions." This corresponds closely with the definition given by Stein (1995), who regards OM as the way in which organizational knowledge from the past is brought to bear on present activities.
Some studies have addressed the role of information technology in developing OM systems (OMS) which support OM processes (Sherif, 2002). Several researchers have highlighted the barriers to the implementation of OMS, the ways in which they might be overcome (Sherif, 2002), and the influence of OM on organizational effectiveness (Olivera, 2000).
OM occupies a significant place within management literature. However, Walsh and Ungson (1991, p. 57) argue that "the extant representations of the concept of OM are fragmented and underdeveloped." Examination of the existing literature reveals frequent divergence of understanding of the notion of OM (Corbett, 1997). Indeed, earlier researchers (most notably Ungson, Braunstein, & Hall, 1981; Argyris & Schon, 1978) denied the existence of OM. Generally, organizational theorists disagree about a variety of issues surrounding OM. Ackerman and Halverson (1998, cited by Schwartz, Divitini, & Brasethvik, 2000, p. 3) are concerned that a clear and universally accepted definition of what an OM should do appears to be lacking:
After nearly 10 years of research, the term organizational memory has become overworked and confused. It is time for a re-examination. The term is burdened with the practical wish to reuse organizational experience, leading researchers to ignore critical functions of an organization's memory and consider only some forms of augmenting memory.


FoodWorks Class 28 students came to our intensive 12-week culinary training program from a variety of backgrounds, having overcome their own individual hardships. They leave as graduates with ServSafe Manager certification, job readiness skills, and a new direction – one that leads to self-sufficiency. Here are some of their stories.
Michael's smile was a constant throughout the 12-week culinary training program. Whether in the classroom or cooking in the Charles T. Bauer Community Kitchen, Michael was smiling. It was one of those genuine smiles that spoke of true happiness. Up until I sat down with Michael, I didn't realize that smile was a result of overcoming more hardships than most of us can imagine.
Michael lived with family members in Las Vegas until an unexpected call brought him back to Baltimore — his mother had passed away. He flew back to pay his respects.
What Michael didn't realize was that the next several years in Baltimore would be the most challenging of his life.
Michael admitted that food insecurity was an ever-present reality for him during that time. His personal experience with hunger heightened his enthusiasm for FoodWorks — during the program, he was not only able to receive his ServSafe Manager certification and job readiness training, he was also able to help produce thousands of meals for food-insecure Marylanders.
"I wanna eventually help build some soup kitchens up. I always see that in my future. I used to attend soup kitchens a lot. That was my main source of nourishment," he said.
Like Michael, Deanna felt the pangs of hunger from a young age.
"This program gives me a chance to give back because I know what it's like to be in that situation," she said.
Despite everything Deanna went through, her desire to give back is ever-present.
Throughout her time in FoodWorks, Deanna worked at a 7-Eleven. Shift after shift, she would see the same people — people she got to know and helped despite having so little herself.
"Even with a couple of the prostitutes, I try to help them as much as I can. I will ask if they are ok or if they need anything," she said.
For some of the graduates from FoodWorks Class 28, the only motivation they needed to complete the program was to make those closest to them proud.
Damon's early adult years were punctuated by life on the streets and a prison sentence. The catalyst for changing his life was having kids.
"Once you see their faces and their smiles, you know that they didn't ask to come into this world and that the Lord blessed you with being able to have these children. And that responsibility kicks in," he said.
Damon's desire to provide a better life for his kids was realized thanks to the FoodWorks program.
Within days of starting the culinary training program, Damon got employed. He's not only providing for his family, but he's also making them proud.
When it comes to FoodWorks Class 28, Secretary Gill's assumption couldn't have rung truer.
Each graduate embodies what it means to persist. In fact, persistence is the motto Donald — one of the younger graduates — lives by.
"I like to have the mentality that nothing can bring me down. Everything that happens, you just gotta look at the positives, and see how it makes you better," he said.
Through persistence, graduates from FoodWorks Class 28 are not only making their own lives better, but they are also bettering the lives of their families and their communities.
If you or someone you know could benefit from our FoodWorks culinary training program, apply for one of our upcoming classes.
Thank you for sharing your story with us! We're glad to hear that you are doing well, and your desire to give back to the community is truly inspiring.
I went through an experience that had humbled me for the rest of my life. I was very close to becoming homeless in Corpus Christi, Tx. Friends come and go. If it were not for my family's support there is no telling of where I would end up. I came back to Baltimore with just the clothes on my back. I had to move back home with my son who was barely two. I had to go through DSS to get back on my feet. I took advantage of the back to work programs, eventually I found a job with the State of Maryland. There used to be a volunteer program through Constituents Services where the employees could perform volunteer services. There was my chance to give back to a community althiugh it was not in Corpus Christi.
This is a awesome! Congratulations to everyone especially Damon. Keep up the great work guys and I look forward to tasting everyone's cooking!


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Miejscowości wchodzące w skład gminy Dułowo:
 Boił (bułg.: Боил),
 Czerkowna (bułg.: Черковна),
 Czernik (bułg.: Черник),
 Czernolik (bułg.: Чернолик),
 Dolec (bułg.: Долец),
 Dułowo (bułg.: Дулово) – siedziba gminy,
 Grynczarowo (bułg.: Грънчарово),
 Jarebica (bułg.: Яребица),
 Kołobyr (bułg.: Колобър),
 Kozjak (bułg.: Козяк),
 Meżden (bułg.: Межден),
 Okorsz (bułg.: Окорш),
 Oreszene (bułg.: Орешене),
 Owen (bułg.: Овен),
 Paisiewo (bułg.: Паисиево),
 Połkownik Tasłakowo (bułg.: Полковник Таслаково),
 Porojno (bułg.: Поройно),
 Prawda (bułg.: Правда),
 Prochłada (bułg.: Прохлада),
 Razdeł (bułg.: Раздел),
 Rujno (bułg.: Руйно),
 Sekułowo (bułg.: Секулово),
 Skała (bułg.: Скала),
 Wodno (bułg.: Водно),
 Wokił (bułg.: Вокил),
 Wyrbino (bułg.: Върбино),
 Złatokłas (bułg.: Златоклас).

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Princess Cruises redeploys Sapphire Princess to Australia
Princess Cruises has announced plans to increase the Australia and New Zealand season of the 2,670-guest Sapphire Princess by six months. The ship will now arrive in Australia on May 1, 2020 and sail down under for 12 months.
Princess Cruises' 2,670-guest Sapphire Princess was previously scheduled to sail in Asia from May-October, but will now arrive into Perth (Fremantle) following her multi-million dollar refurbishment.
Tony Roberts, Princess Cruises' vice president UK & Europe, said: "Australia remains one of our most popular destinations for UK guests and we're offering a variety of new options. If you're looking to line up your next cruise down under now is a great time to book with Princess."
Sapphire Princess' redeployment adds a total of 47 new cruises from five major Australian cities to the season.
The full season comprises 171 port calls including:
· A 10-night Coral Coast voyage sailing from Perth (Fremantle), visiting West Australia's coastal destinations such as Broome, Geraldton and Exmouth. Departing May 4, 2020
· A 17-night Northern Explorer between Sydney and Perth (Fremantle) visiting destinations such as Geraldton and Cairns. Departing Perth (Fremantle) on June 8, 2020
· Roundtrip voyages to Fiji from Brisbane and Sydney including a 12-night Fiji cruise sailing from Sydney visiting Dravuni Island and Lautoka. Departing June 25, 2020
· Australia Circumnavigation voyages from Sydney, Adelaide and Perth (Fremantle) including an inaugural 28-night Round Australia cruise out of Adelaide visiting Port Lincoln, Kangaroo Island, Port Arthur, Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane, Yorkeys Knob, Alotau, Darwin, Kimberley Coast (Scenic Cruising), Broome, Geraldton, Perth (Fremantle), Margaret River (Busselton) and Adelaide. Departing from Perth (Fremantle) 10 August, 2020
The new cruises go on sale from Thursday, February 27. For more information visit princess.com.
Tags: Princess Cruises, Sapphire Princess
All aboard: Crystal Cruises
Penélope Cruz christens Costa Smeralda, Costa Cruises' new flagship


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When it is revealed that Torkel is dead (and how he died), did that seem like a believable course of events?
As a reader, you don't know Torkel very well at all. You see him at the start of the story, and then you only see him, a few times, through Emma's comments about him. Based on that, does it seem plausible that he might have decided to go and kill the bear on his own?
I don't want you as a reader to suspect that it could have happened until the 12th chapter, when Emma arrives at the Winter Fylk homestead and Torkel isn't there. I also don't want you to feel as if Torkel's death appears completely out of the blue once it's finally confirmed during Emma's discussion with her parents in the last chapter.
In short, should I be dropping more hints about how Torkel has the potential to do recklessly stupid things?


In 2018, downtime for a website which relies on selling products or services to make a profit is borderline destructive. In this day and age, downtime for your website not only costs money, it can also negatively affect your reputation. Website errors not only affect the end-user too; the problems invariably require in-house engineers to resolve the issue, pulling them away from other key tasks as a result.
Website downtime is by no means an issue confined to e-commerce websites, but a rock-solid and consistent user experience is more important for online retailers than any other sector in terms of attracting and retaining customers. It's all about those fine margins. Leading global marketplace Amazon recently calculated that even a one-second delay in their website's operations could cost the company up to $1.6bn a year in sales.
Admittedly, the best way to ensure high availability for all in-datacentre and cross-datacentre websites is to incorporate a load balancer into your website's infrastructure. Load balancing can work for online retailers where they operate using local servers in a single country or global servers in multiple locations around the world. At a local level, where online traffic to your website is shared across a number of servers within your data centre, a local load balancing application can optimise that distribution of visitors equally across all servers to improve the efficiency of your server loads and ensure swift, secure user experiences.
E-commerce brands operating from multiple data centres, often in different countries to serve visitors in their native region, can also ensure high availability and dependable website performance with a global load balancing solution. With a global infrastructure, users are funnelled to the data centre with the fastest connection time, although it's possible to configure the system to direct users to a location-specific data centre based on their geolocation. With load balancing, it's possible to get real-time overview of the health and efficiency of your web servers and data centres and direct your users to an active data centre. This software can issue health check requests to each server to periodically monitor their performance.
Of course, downtime for any e-commerce website doesn't just affect sales and reputation, it can negatively impact upon a website's prominence in search engine results pages (SERPs). Both Google and Bing take a dim view of websites that have regular site outages, which could result in your website being outranked by competitors, although you're doing the rest of your SEO absolutely right. In fact, Google's John Mueller recommends that if you're aware that your website will need to be down for some time, you should use a 503 server code to make search engine bots aware that it's only a temporary issue. That will allow you to recover your SEO rankings more easily once you're back online.
For any online retailer, it's essential not to just be able to quickly respond to a crisis. In fact, it's better to have a proactive monitoring system that allows you to keep on top of issues before they evolve into potential downtime-worthy problems. The failure of even the biggest retailers such as Amazon should serve as a clear warning to other e-commerce brands that downtime can – and will – happen. Minimise your website's performance degradation and server failures with periodic testing and load balancing to help things operate on an even keel.
Traditionally, Agile techniques have been the exclusive domain of software companies. Agile, which has been available to software manufacturers since the early 1990s, is a process that companies use to create new requirements and solutions for an application.
It breaks down product development into much smaller increments, minimizing the need for significant upfront design and planning. Thousands of companies have used it to create more efficient software solutions since its inception.
Over the past 10 to 15 years, hardware companies have come to appreciate the many benefits an agile manufacturing approach as well. The informal definition of agile manufacturing is an approach used by a company to manufacture its products. This includes the entire process, such as the training, tools, and processes a manufacturer must employ to get its products to the marketplace.
The main goal of agile manufacturing is to respond quickly to customer needs without jeopardizing quality or increasing costs.
Corporate partners: Companies that implement agile manufacturing attempt to leverage business relationships with other companies whenever possible. The rationale is that cooperative and short-term projects can aid with entry or adjustment to new or evolving markets.
Information technology (IT): The use of IT throughout the organization ensures that employees have the most recent information and can respond quickly to internal and external communication requests. This empowers them to make faster decisions regarding product design as well as ensures information distribution across several platforms.
Knowledge culture: Adopting agile manufacturing means the company is willing to invest in employee training. This results in employee who can rapidly adapt to changing specifications throughout the company.
Modular product design: This manufacturing process lends itself to modular products that allow for prompt variation and modification. Workers build modular products from a variety of pieces to ensure that this is possible. As an example, a worker incorporating modular product design would create several small pieces of the product that fit together rather than using a single type of material.
Wikispeed, an auto manufacturer based in the United States, uses Agile manufacturing as a type of development technique. It just so happens that Wikispeed's founder, Joe Justice, had been instrumental in Agile software development using Scrum since Agile first came on the scene. With this background, it was possible for Justice to implement the same techniques to manufacture a car. Wikispeed's development process for cars dropped to just seven days. The result is a fully functioning automobile that consumes less gas than many other models.
While software and hardware development have obvious differences, the two share enough similarities for hardware manufacturers to seriously consider implementing Agile. Today's winners in manufacturing aren't necessarily the ones with the best product. It's the company who can get new products to market the fastest, a goal that hardware manufacturers can reach easier by switching to the Agile process.
What Can I Do With My EIN?
A Federal employer identification number is a requirement for some businesses. Even if you don't need one to run your business, it is still a good idea to obtain one. An approved EIN application allows you to establish a separate credit history for your business. This not only helps to protect your personal assets but makes it more likely that you will receive the funding you need to operate successfully. Your EIN will also allow you to do several other things.
Using your employer identification number is easy once you receive the number, especially when you consider that it works much like your personal social security number. Simply include it where asked on IRS forms and business-related applications. The more you use it in place of your personal social security information, the more likely your business is to become recognizable. The EIN also provides a level of protection for your personal finances since it allows you to keep your social security number private.
Applying for your employer identification number is rather simple. In fact, you can even apply for your EIN online. Simply provide some information about yourself and your business, submit the application and wait. In most cases, you will receive an approval and your number in a matter of a few days. Some people even receive them the next business day. Once you submit your application, you can use a tracker to keep tabs on your status and learn when you are approved.
Are you ready to learn more about obtaining an employer identification number for your business? IRS EIN Tax ID Filing Service, also known as IRS-EIN-Tax-ID online, is ready to assist you. Contact the company via email, telephone or online for more information.
With the expanding base of online shoppers and the presence of a unified global market, more and more people are thinking about their own startups. They are constantly exploring new areas of investment to earn huge profit margins and business fortunes. Among all these start-ups discussion, taking the ownership of a gift franchise business has emerged as a new promising venture for people. Check out the reasons listed below that can understand why you need to involve in this particular business segment of gifting.
The presence of various occasions and events of celebration- In countries like India, there are various festivals, events and other personal celebrations from time to time. All these activities require the presence of amazing gift items to make the celebration a memorable experience. In all these circumstances, having the ownership of the gifting franchise stores can be a rewarding experience.
People have diverse taste and requirements- With the gradual increase of gifting stores around the world, it has suddenly become the most lucrative and profitable franchise business in India. Moreover, the diverse gifting requirements of people have made the gift franchise the requirement of the present times as they offer a huge collection of gift items.
People are focusing more on branded products- Gone are those days when people used to gift anything to their dear ones without much thought but all this has changed now. People want to offer the best gift items from popular brands only to express their love, affection, care and concern. This requirement can only be met through a gifting franchise like Archies, WHSmith and others.
They want everything at their doorstep only- As people have a very busy and hectic lifestyle and barely have time to workout in between work and education or being with family, it is difficult to go for door-to-door shopping for buying gift items. This problem can be effectively resolved by the home delivery options provided by the various gifting franchise stores. It not gives a sense of freedom to customers but also saves their efforts. This is why gifting has become the best franchise business in India.
Opportunity of getting best products at the best price deals- With the presence of various gifting stores, people can get the best gift items at the best prices. They can easily explore the wide range of gift items and can avail the best discounts, price cuts and other offers on them. These gift franchise stores can easily offer the gift items for birthday, marriage anniversary, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and other such events.
So, take an active interest in the gifting business segment and secure high business returns without any trouble. It is certainly the perfect business start-up for people without investing a huge amount in them.
It ain't easy to be an entrepreneur. Once you have decided to become one, there are a lot of things you need to take into consideration. Whether you are going to run a big enterprise or a small business, you still have to prepare yourself for it. You need to ensure that you get sufficient funds, resources, and time to make it happen.
When it comes to managing your business' tech side, you also need to know every bit of it. By simply learning even a few tips about technology, you will be able to be a better entrepreneur as well as streamline your daily business operations. Things will definitely be more advantageous when you get to use proper technology in your business. It is just a matter of looking into the right tools and processes to lead your enterprise in the right path.
Technology is as significant as the other factors making up your entire business, so you better put importance to it, too. Today's modern world relies on technology that is why you have to invest in new business technology though it might be costly. As an entrepreneur, you need to put your money into more profitable and necessary software, machines, or tools, like Whois domain search database, to keep your venture off the ground. Choose the right technology and continue to grow your enterprise.
One of the most effective ways to boost your business is through the use of latest technology. Businesses that adopt new technology are said to compete excellently with other ventures, increase revenues, improve efficiency, and connect with new markets or customers. By using updated productivity software, cloud-based services, and Internet connectivity in your office and at work, entrepreneurs can make a drastic change to their businesses. You can even make more people do business with you and enhance customer satisfaction through technology.
In every business, there are a number of essential things you need to prioritize. You have to guarantee that one of these is technology because it will be of great help in your venture. Without technology, you won't be able to communicate well with your partners and clients, be a match for your competitors, deliver your tasks on time, and advance your business growth. With this, you need to make technology a priority once you start your own business or when you are revamping your existing enterprise.
Technology is such a broad concept that businesses can benefit from at all times. As an entrepreneur, you have to educate yourself regarding the latest and most useful technologies you can incorporate in your own enterprise. This might be tough to do at first, but everything will pay off once you invest in the right technology. You will witness increased productivity, improved speed, efficient storing and sharing information, and raised revenue in the long run, making your business thrive.
There are reasons why people opt to sell their properties. Regardless of the reason, it is never an easy decision. There are those who have resided in that place for a long time. They have established themselves in the area and leaving is not easy. The least that can happen to console them is to have the property sold at a good price.
If you are one of them, here are some things you need to do, so you will make the most out of the property sale.
This is the key in order to sell the property at a good price. You need someone who can assist you in selling the home. They will undertake proper research so that the property will be sold at its right market value.
Find someone who has been around for a long time. You need help from a person who understands the business well. Those with a proven level of success can make you feel more confident that they will also help you achieve the same results.
You can do it yourself or ask your agent to get one if you already have an agent. This is crucial as you take a look at other properties in the area. With this document, you will get a good deal out of the property that you are selling. The price won't be too high that no one will want to buy it or too low that you are almost giving it away.
You need to be honest about possible issues in the property that you are selling. In fact, a property surveyor should come over first to check the property and give a full valuation. You will then know how much the property should be sold for based on the report. You can also use this document to show to potential buyers that the price tag is just about right. Understanding any defects related to the home might also make you consider renovation – before selling. It is not an automatic decision based on the report. You still have to weigh whether or not the renovation would be more beneficial for you. Some renovations are costly but if you set a budget their impact on the price of the property won't be much.
Should there be interested buyers, they will surely ask for a visit. Prepare the place if they decide to come and take a look. It helps if the place is clean and organized upon arrival but it makes no sense to hide possible repair issues.
Get more advice from experts at www.beresfordsgroup.co.uk before you decide to sell your property.
If you're looking for simple hacks, which will take your food presentation to the next level, simply continue reading to discover 7 presentation hacks, which will ensure that your food looks just as appetizing as the meals which are served at your favorite restaurant.
Instead of serving all of your meals on traditional circle style plates, you may want to purchase rectangle plates and triangle shaped plates. Rectangle plates are perfect for serving finger foods and mains, whilst triangle shaped plates are ideal for serving restaurant quality desserts.
If you frequently entertain guests for dinner parties, you may want to invest in a variety of fancy serving platters, which you can use to serve snacks such as gourmet cheese and crackers, sushi and bruschetta.
It's well worth growing fresh herbs such as thyme, basil, and rosemary, which you can use to garnish a variety of meals. Examples of which include soups, roast meals, meatloaf and pasta dishes. You can also use a sprig of mint, to decorate your desserts.
If you're looking to wow your family and friends, you may want to repurpose large cocktail glasses as bowls for your entrees and desserts. Examples of dishes which can be served in a large cocktail glass include ceviche, prawns, gelato, and chocolate mousse.
If you're interested in replicating eye-catching restaurant quality dishes, in your own home it's well worth investing in an inexpensive miniature blow torch. Which you can use to flambee, toast and char your dishes to perfection. As an example, your guests will gasp in awe, if they see you flambee, their creme brulee in front of their very eyes.
One way to take your presentation skills to the next level is to your a sieve to shake icing sugar on top of your favorite desserts such as shortbread cookies and sponge cakes.
Monochromatic dishes which only feature one color are less appetizing than dishes which boast a wide variety of colors. So make an effort to ensure that each dish which you serve, boasts at least two different colors. As an example instead of serving an omelet on its own, you may want to plate your omelet with a few slices of tomato and avocado or other fruits (this will also make the meal healthier by including more nutrients).
You can even get fancy and use your vegetables as a decorative portion. There are lots of kitchen tools out there such as the ones found at, https://spiralizershq.com/, that you can use to give your vegetables a different and more unique form to add to your plate.
If you plate up a piece of steak or a meatloaf, immediately after you've cooked it, excess oil and blood may ooze onto your serving plate. So it's well worth letting your meat rest for 5 minutes before plating it up for your guests.
So if you're determined to wow your family and friends, it's well worth trialing out the 7 presentation hacks listed above!
Retail will be hard this year with eCommerce giants dominating the market. The disadvantage of eCommerce is that it's become too convenient. It is fast with no fuss. But other than purchasing, customers lose out on other experiences that come with shopping onsite. Shops need to up the ante as far as experience is concerned to take back conventional shopping and eventually, take a share of the consumers' wallet and money.
Online shopping is nothing short of amazing. It can anticipate your every move and move faster than the regular sales lady assisting you with your purchases. Physical stores should not compete in this area. A human touch is more apt for an exceptional in-store experience.
On the other hand, a store's layout plays an important role. Architecture is one thing for a store to carefully consider, advertising is another. Banner printing has long been a channel to depict a message that customers might be interested in. Also, try using pop up display stands to steer customers to your stores to let them know where they can find you. Brands have the full advantage of the senses to come up with a shopping experience that customers can come back to.
Moreover, brands with physical stores have more chances to create a remarkable affair for the shopper. This means brands have to focus on the customers more than the products. An example is to create a visual journey where pictures surround the store not with brands but with soothing sceneries. Another is to take care of the men who take their wives or girlfriends to stores by providing comfortable seating for them to wait on. This way, the shopping experience is a welcoming activity, rather than a chore.
It is not about the stores per se, but about the experience that you can offer the shoppers. Although last year was about digital discovery for the industry, retail is still a people business – it's all about the customers and what they need.
While the digital experience made a huge leap in the last few years, extreme personalisation can also be too creepy, bordering on privacy intrusion. Because there is an abundance of data, brands forget that customers need space too. Physical stores have an opportunity to be subtle where the digital world is too upfront and noisy. Everything has become about the technology and less about what customers can feel when encountering brands.
Print advertising has persevered, with ubiquitous presence in stores, mainly because it is a familiar method that is meant to convey a brand's message or respond to consumers' needs. Other point-of-sale materials like mobile stands are still much used today because they create a place for customers and sales people to interact with each other.
Perhaps, the best experience is still a face to face encounter with products that they want.
Flyer printing was cheap, gratuitous, and paid out really well when it was used in its prime. From being used to promote furniture store sales to campaigning by politicians, flyers have been used time and time again as an effective promotional material. However, in the year 2018, the surge of flyer designs have been played out at this point. With information growing faster in the digital age, promotional material has gone past the pop-up windows to the equally annoying ads played in between videos. To make the method fresh and effective is a challenge to work past its traditional roots and against its digital counterpart at the same time.
It's easy to get stuck in doing what the other guy already did. To make your brand identifiable instead of identical, you have to make the most of your layout's purpose. Have you ever watched an infomercial and noticed how they were able to compress all the information with minimalist imagery and a bulk-load of text? It's because they know how to make use of spaces. Think of flyers as still frames of an infomercial. It'll make it easier for you to visualise how the shift in the sizes, thickness, and colour of the text aids in delivering the message of the brand.
About a hundred other flyers have stuck to a specific format – a question, a contact number, and then the product name. Multiple variations of this already exist in the market. One way to make your flyer stand out is to maximise the ability to make your words match your product. Depending on your brand, font types match a certain mood. You might not use generic Arial font to promote a concert, nor will you use bold-heavy font types to promote a wedding. Choose the right mood to match your product to highlight your identity as a brand. Certain leaflet printing services allow you to select from pre-made font combinations and font styles to fit your brand's purpose which is a load off your mind if you're not the experimental design type.
The majority of unappealing flyers are simply due to a lack of a second opinion. To be able to deliver your product's name and design an appropriate template, you need to get an outsider's perspective to make sure you're not too lost in your own vision. Ask for opinions about the design, if the font type is appropriate for the brand you're selling, and if the font sizes are readable for the demographic you're catering to (make it at least three sizes bigger if you're selling to a more senior audience). You want to enhance the viewers experience when they look at your flyer, you want them to remember your ad and how it stood out. So make sure you always ask for a second opinion on how someone interprets your design to make sure that your message is properly delivered.


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As Obama visits 9/11 museum, a call to intervene in dispute over remains
CNN Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta
New York (CNN) – The mother of a New York City firefighter who died in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks says President Barack Obama should speak out in the long-running dispute over the placement of human remains at the 9/11 memorial museum.
Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama, toured the museum Thursday morning before speaking at a dedication ceremony. The museum, which opens to the public next week, will house unidentified remains from the terror attacks, which has left some victims' families outraged.
Filed under: 9/11 • New York • President Obama
Notes on tragedy: Bush spokesman tweets 9/11 page
CNN's Bryan Koenig
Washington (CNN) – Ari Fleischer knows exactly where he was the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
The press secretary of former President George W. Bush gave the rest of us a glimpse on Twitter Wednesday, tweeting a page of his handwritten notes detailing the minutes of that morning.
Filed under: 9/11 • George W. Bush • Uncategorized
Christie: NSA critics should talk to 9/11 families
CNN's Kevin Liptak
Updated at 1:54 p.m. ET on 7/26
(CNN) - Opponents of government spying programs should talk to families who lost loved ones in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said at a Republican governors forum Thursday.
Asked about the influence of libertarian-minded leaders in the GOP - including Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky - Christie said that when it comes to national security, those who oppose National Security Agency programs that monitor Americans' electronic activity were just wrong.
Filed under: 9/11 • Chris Christie • NSA
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Video: Campaign rhetoric toned down for 9/11
CNN Political Unit
(CNN) - On the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney shook hands with first responders in Chicago, and at the National Guard Association Convention he criticized Pentagon budget cuts which would come with the so-called "fiscal cliff." CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
Filed under: 2012 • 9/11 • Mitt Romney • Pentagon • TV-The Situation Room
Paul Ryan meets with troops, first responders
CNN Political Producer Shawna Shepherd
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) - On the anniversary of 9/11 Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan came to Wisconsin to meet with first responders and troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The seven-term congressman returned to his home state Tuesday after a five-day West Coast campaign swing. Shortly after he landed in Milwaukee Ryan met with members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, many whom have served a number of tours in the Middle East since the Sept. 11 attacks occurred 11 years ago.
Filed under: 2012 • 9/11 • Paul Ryan • Wisconsin
Politics muted on 9/11 anniversary
CNN Wire Staff
New York (CNN) - The mudslinging on the campaign trail will stop and at the Capitol, Democrats will stand with fellow Republicans in a moment of rare bipartisanship. Two acts that signal the solemnity of September 11.
Eleven years after the horrific terrorist attacks, Americans will again pause Tuesday to remember with words and tears.
Filed under: 9/11 • Mitt Romney • New York • President Obama
Outside airport, Romney marks 9/11 anniversary
CNN's Rachel Streitfeld and Jim Acosta and Matt Hoye
Chicago (CNN) - Mitt Romney marked the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks Tuesday by greeting firefighters and first responders gathered on an airport tarmac in Chicago.
It was an impromptu stop for the presidential candidate, who thanked the emergency personnel stationed at the airport and observed the anniversary on the tarmac.
Filed under: 2012 • 9/11 • Mitt Romney
On the Trail: September 11, 2012
(CNN) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House. They then attend the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon, and the president later visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Meanwhile Vice President Joe Biden attends the Flight 93 National Memorial Commemorative Service in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Filed under: 2012 • 9/11 • Florida • Nevada • On the Trail
Romney, Ryan remember victims of September 11
(CNN) - Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, released the following statements Tuesday, the eleventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Filed under: 9/11 • Mitt Romney • Paul Ryan
Navy SEAL to release book on bin Laden raid, publishing company says
(CNN) - A book company said Wednesday that it will release on September 11 a firsthand account of the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Christine Ball, director of marketing and publicity for Dutton, a subsidiary of Penguin Group USA, said the book was written by a Navy SEAL under a pen name.
Filed under: 2012 • 9/11 • Osama bin Laden


Some super fresh new work from Mr. Pinks popping up on his flickr recently. If you are lucky enough to live in Manchester check out Mr. Pinks solo show "Turn On" which opened last week at CUP. The show features new painting, paper cuts, prints and runs until the end of December so no excuses for missing it.


School uniform can be purchased from Paul's Shop in Southchurch Road or online via http://www.paulsdiscount.co.uk, Crawlers School Uniforms in Hamstel Road http://www.southendschoolwear.com and other clothing retailers.
School uniform can also be ordered via our school office. An order form can be downloaded below. Please note all payments are made by cash or cheque made out to 'Hinguar School Fund' and are made when the uniform is ordered.


Property law lies at the very heart of any society and its legal system. This subject aims to give students an overview of property law regimes, looking at their basis in theory and their application in practice. The subject is divided into three parts. The first two weeks challenge students to ask 'what is property and why is it so central to social relationships?' This theoretical background is then explored via a practical consideration of the varieties of property found in a functioning legal system. In particular, the second part of the subject, which runs for eight weeks, considers three types of private property: personal property, land law, and water rights. The assessment of personal property focuses on differences between common and civil law traditions and explores the Sale of Goods regimes of the former. The land law component explores the common law, and specifically the differences between the general law and Torrens systems of land title. Finally, this part of the subject considers the common law and legislative regimes that establish property in water. The final two weeks of the subject examine native title in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Within each of these topics there will be discussion of contemporary issues surrounding property, such as climate change, indigenous land rights and reconciliation, and water scarcity.
This theoretical background is then explored via a practical consideration of the varieties of property found in a functioning legal system. In particular, the second part of the subject, which runs for eight weeks, considers three types of private property: personal property, land law, and water rights. The assessment of personal property focuses on differences between common and civil law traditions and explores the Sale of Goods regimes of the former. The land law component explores the common law, and specifically the differences between the general law and Torrens systems of land title. Finally, this part of the subject considers the common law and legislative regimes that establish property in water. The final two weeks of the subject examine native title in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Within each of these topics there will be discussion of contemporary issues surrounding property, such as climate change, indigenous land rights and reconciliation, and water scarcity.


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Where does the rain water go?
1. Can the post/legs be bolted to the ground?
Yes, the legs do have feet on the bottom that can be used to surface mount the leg posts. However the main purpose of the suggested footing is to create enough mass around each post to 'pin' it down in high winds. Therefore anything you intent to bolt the canopy feet to must weigh equal or larger than our suggest footing. Also the footing creates lateral strength further up the leg, something dug into the ground is much harder to push over than something stood of the surface of the ground, the same applies to the canopy leg/posts. For these and other reasons our recommendation is always to dig a footing as suggested in our fitting guide.
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Richmond Practice - What is Vitamin D and why is it important?
There is a growing interest in Vitamin D and it's effects on our health. There seems to be a growing body of evidence to suggest that a Vitamin D could seriously affect your health. Low Vitamin D levels have been linked with a general sense of feeling unwell. They have also been observed in several health conditions such as mental ill health, infertility and frequent infections. Some further research is required to confirm that low Vitamin D levels are to be blamed for causing all these health conditions.
Vitamin D crucially regulates the absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphate which contributes to forming and maintaining healthy bones. Maintaining an adequate concentration of vitamin D is important for children, teenagers and for pregnant women to ensure their babies are born with enough vitamin D for the first few months of life. For adults over 50 years the evidence overall suggests that Vitamin D supplements improve muscle strength and function.
We get most of our Vitamin D through sunlight exposure, but some foods and dietary supplements are also important sources of Vitamin D especially when sunlight exposure is limited (e.g. during the winter months). In the UK, sunlight-induced Vitamin D production is only effective between late March and September.
From the age of four years onwards a supplement of 10 μg/d (400 IU/d) of Vitamin D is recommended during the winter months.
What can I do to raise my vitamin D levels?
wild mushrooms are also a rich natural source of Vitamin D2.
Foods fortified with Vitamin D are widely available in the UK (breakfast cereals, soya products, some dairy products, powdered milks and fat spreads) as well as dietary Vitamin D supplements which contain either Vitamin D2 or D3. The prescription of high dose supplements should be reviewed by your doctor to prevent potentially harmful overdosing of vitamin D.
For a vitamin D blood test, consultation and prescription call today for a same-day appointment with a private GP at +richmond practice. The practice also offer a range of essential and comprehensive health checks if you feel tired and run down at this time of year. Book online or call 020 8940 5009.


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| Original story from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
A perineuronal net (in green) with synapses embedded in it (in red). Credit: Daniela Carulli
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Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have shown that specialized aggregates of molecules enwrapping nerve cells in the brain, the perineuronal nets, are crucial for regulating the connections between nerve cells that control motor memories. The discovery provides novel insight into how memories are formed and stored in the brain.
Perineuronal nets influence learning
As the brain becomes older, the contacts between nerve cells (synapses) become less flexible, because they are encased in a meshwork of proteins and carbohydrates called a perineuronal net. In the current study, researchers of the NIN (Verhaagen group and De Zeeuw group), in collaboration with the University of Turin and the University of Cambridge, induced a remarkable remodeling of cerebral synapses. They improved the learning abilities of mice by using a powerful molecular tool to degrade the perineuronal nets. However, the capability of the mice to remember what they had learned was disturbed, indicating that the storage of acquired information requires intact perineuronal nets. "This is the first time that it has been shown that changes in perineuronal nets are instrumental for motor learning and memory", says Daniela Carulli, researcher at the NIN and first author of this study.
Changing of perineuronal nets
Children have the capability to learn much better than adults, from mastering a new language to playing a musical instrument. This is possible thanks to the flexibility (or "plasticity") of the connections between nerve cells in young brains. Plasticity also allows a faster recovery from brain injury. "We discovered that perineuronal nets exert tight control on learning and memory in the adult brain", explains Carulli. The researchers investigated a well-characterized type of learning, called eyeblink conditioning, that depends on the cerebellum, a brain region involved in motor functions. "Our results indicate that perineuronal nets are diminished during the learning phase of eyeblink conditioning, but are restored at later stages, when memories are consolidated", Carulli continues.
Much still needs to be known as to how exactly perineuronal nets regulate plasticity, and, thereby cognitive functions. This is crucial in view of finding therapeutic strategies to tackle cognitive decline in the elderly or in patients with neurological disorders.
Carulli et al. (2020) Cerebellar plasticity and associative memories are controlled by perineuronal nets. PNAS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1916163117


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Q: jquery select anything but this and its descendents I am trying to figured out how to make a menu disappear when the user clicks outside of it.
my approach is this :
$(*).not(menu).bind('click', function() { $(menu).hide() })

for some reason this is not working. any idea what I might be doing wrong?
thank you

A: this
$('*').

is evil, mad and bad karma!
use instead
$(document.body).bind('click', function(e){
    if(e.target.id !== 'yourmenuid' || $(e.target).parents().is('#yourmenuid'))
       $('#menuid').hide();
});

Try to avoid the universal selector * at all times. Sizzle will indeed query all available elements in your markup which is terribly expensive.

A: Quickest and easiest way to do this:
jQuery(document).delegate(':not(#menu-id)', 'click', function(){
    $('#menu-id').hide();
});

Alternatively:
$(document).click(function(){
    if ( e.target !== menu && !$.contains(e.target, menu) ) {
        $(menu).hide();
    }
});

A: This is a bad idea.
Writing $('*') will add your click handler to every single element in the document, which will be slow.  In addition, it won't handle clicks on any new elements added later.  (Unless they bubble up)
Instead, you should handle the click event for the root element, like this:
$(document).click(function(e) {
    if (e.target === menu || $(e.target).parents().is(menu))
        return;
    $(menu).hide();
});

All click events on any element will eventually bubble up to the root element (unless you cancel it), so this will handle every single click.

A: As an alternative, have you considered jQuery.hover?
$('#menu > ul > li').hover(
    function() { $('ul', this).show(); },
    function() { $('ul', this).hide(); }
);

Appearing/disappearing on mouseover/mouseout is a more common practice. You could even make it more smooth using jQuery.slideDown() and jQuery.slideUp().
$('#menu > ul > li').hover(
    function() { $('ul', this).slideDown(250); },
    function() { $('ul', this).slideUp(100); }
);

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The Movement of Concerned Citizens for Civil Liberties (MCCCL) is an advocacy coalition in the Philippines which was first formed under the leadership of Jose W. Diokno in 1971, as a response to the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in the wake of the Plaza Miranda bombing.  It became well known for the series of rallies which it organized from 1971–72, especially the most massive one on 21 September 1972, hours before the imposition of martial law by the Marcos dictatorship.

The coalition was reconvened in 2005, and it continues to do advocacy work and lead the democratic movement in the Philippines today.

1971 establishment
With the Constitutional Convention occupying their attention from 1971 to 1973, statesmen and politicians opposed to the increasingly more-authoritarian administration of Ferdinand Marcos mostly focused their efforts on political efforts from within the halls of power.  All this changed, however, with the Plaza Miranda Bombing at the Liberal Party Miting de Avance on August 21, 1971.

Ferdinand Marcos blamed communists for the bombing, and used it as a reason to suspend the writ of habeas corpus and have the military pick up prominent activists, such as KM's Luzvimindo David  and MDP's Gary Olivar.

After the writ of habeas corpus was lifted, Diokno had concerns that Marcos could use this chance to declare martial law. Under the leadership of Jose W. Diokno, the Movement of Concerned Citizens for Civil Liberties (MCCCL) - "a broad alliance of civil libertarians, progressive Constitutional Convention delegates, students, professionals as well as workers" was formed to protest the controversial decision. As recounted by author and University of the Philippines Professor Petronilo Daroy: "The alliance had three basic demands: a) lift the writ of habeas corpus; b) release of political prisoners; and c) resist any plan by the Marcos government to declare martial law."

September 21, 1972 rally

The MCCCL's rallies are remembered for their scale, with the biggest one held on September 21, 1972 - just two days before Marcos' announcement of Martial Law - which was attended by as many as 50,000 people at Plaza Miranda.  With a specific set of demands, the MCCCL rallies also marked one of the first and most successful events at bringing together "diverse groups such as those from the 'Nat-Dem' groups and the 'Soc-Dem' groups as well as various civic organizations." During the rally, many protested against the infamous "Oplan Sagittarius", a secret plan to declare martial law.

After the rally Marcos reacted with fear of deposition and finished signing Proclamation No. 1081 at 8:00 p.m., which would declare nationwide martial law. The same time next evening, Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile was told to exit his car beside an electrical post near Wack-Wack village in Mandaluyong, on the way to his private subdivision in Dasmariñas Village. Another car approached beside the previous vehicle, and gunmen then exited the car and fired multiple bullets at Enrile's vehicle. Marcos would make a fraudulent claim that was quickly debunked by historians that due to these terrorist attacks planned by his opposition he would have to declare martial law. He would make the television announcement on September 23, 1972 at 7:15 p.m.

Martial law
Many of the activists who were active in the MCCCL, were arrested by the Marcos dictatorship when Martial Law was imposed. Diokno himself was one of the 400 individuals on Marcos' "priority list" who were arrested in the early morning hours of September 23, 1972 - before Marcos even announced Martial Law that evening. To make sure citizens forgot about the September 21 rally, he declared September 21 to be "National Thanksgiving Day", the start of his new era of dictatorship. The unintended effect was that many became perplexed as to the true date of the declaration of martial law, as the public announcement was actually on September 23, two days after he signed Proclamation No. 1081. Diokno would later create the Free Legal Assistance Group or FLAG, the first organization of human rights lawyers, to battle martial law and stop Marcos's nefarious plans.

21st Century Revival and Return
While the coalition was effectively dissolved when martial law was implemented in late September 1972, it was reconvened a year after the 2004 Philippine presidential election during the Gloria Arroyo Administration when multiple journalist deaths were reported in the first quarter of the year and talks of anti-terrorism bills emerged, which would label presidential critics as terrorists. The MCCCL has since continued to do advocacy work for democracy and civil rights in the Philippines.

See also
 Jose W. Diokno
 FLAG

References

Advocacy groups in the Philippines
Political movements in the Philippines
1971 establishments in the Philippines
Jose W. Diokno


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'Wear wool, not fossil fuel'
'Wear wool, not fossil fuel' by Tree Elven on 12/09/2022
The fashion industry is notoriously wasteful, and we're seeing more and more efforts to weave in better sustainability practices. What do you think of this campaign by The Woolmark Company? Many people are unaware that fossil fuels are essential in the manufacture of plastics - including the kind used for synthetic clothing. While the Covid situation launched an explosion of obviously plastic clothing and ongoing waste, taking a toll on the environment, our everyday shopping habits are harder to define, let alone change. The message of buying less but buying better has been around for a long time,and may be gathering more momentum; however, it's still a hard sell for those of us without enough ready cash or regular income to make those 'buying better' choices. There's also the issue of people - particularly teenagers and younger people - caring more about the impact and variety of their wardrobe than its longevity. If you're wondering about the swimming pool of 'oil' depicted here, it was created using a mix of water, food thickener and edible children's paint.
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A TEENAGER from Bevendean is already making her mark in the charity sector with her local volunteering after receiving a letter from the Prime Minister.
Riziki Millanzi , 17, has been volunteering in the city for nine years and takes part in significant meetings as part of her role in the Brighton and Hove Youth Council.
Unfortunately, the youth services in Brighton and neighbouring areas are facing serious cuts so the work Riziki and other volunteers are doing is vital.
To those who know Riziki personally and her commendable efforts, it is no shock that she has recently received a letter from David Cameron praising her for her work.
"The letter from Mr Cameron really made me want to continue what I love to do.
The letter from Number 10 commended Riziki for her involvement in volunteering, saying that the country really needs people to unite to do this kind of community work.
Working with the Bevendean Activity Group since she was a girl, Riziki has received her well-deserved credit.
The Bevendean Activity Group offers enrichment activities to disadvantaged youngsters in the area, organises trips and does even more for those in problematic circumstances.
Riziki has become a trustee of the Trust for Developing Communities (TDC) while continuing her efforts with the Bevendean Activity Group and Brighton and Hove Youth Collective, in addition to all her schoolwork. Even with her educational studies, Riziki is remaining with the Bevendean Activity Group and is enthusiastic about the fresh prospects of being a trustee for the TDC.
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I am completley new to changing RAM and would appreciate any help you could give me in choosing the right one. What is the maximum RAM i can upgrade to and as im based in the UK where is a good non expensive place to buy from?
They also sell at a decent price.
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2021 film Candyman on 4K and Blu-ray November
Posted on October 26, 2021 by Justin Sluss
The 2021 sequel "Candyman" is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc on November 16th, via Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The film, co-written and produced by Jordan Peele & directed by Nia DaCosta, stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, and Vanessa Williams. It's most certainly worth noting, at the time of writing, that this film is "Certified Fresh" over at Rotten Tomatoes.
The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound on a BD-66 disc. Tech specs for the Blu-ray include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect and Dolby Atmos sound on a BD-50 disc. Both releases will come in the form of a "combo pack" meaning that the 4K will include its Blu-ray counterpart, the Blu-ray will include its DVD counterpart, and each will come with a digital code (copy) of the film compatible with Movies Anywhere. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray both available for preorder over at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with both releases are listed below.
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SAY MY NAME: Filmmakers and cast discuss how the horror at the center of Candyman is both timely and timeless, which is a tragedy in and of itself.
BODY HORROR: We explore director Nia DaCosta's influences in the subgenre of body horror, and what Anthony's physical transformation means to the story.
THE FILMMAKER'S EYE: NIA DACOSTA: Take a closer look at director Nia DaCosta, and how her singular voice and perspective were perfect to tell this story.
PAINTING CHAOS: Filmmakers reveal how Anthony's artwork evolves throughout the film and how they strived for authenticity in recreating Chicago's vibrant art scene.
THE ART OF ROBERT AIKI AUBREY LOWE: Composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe reveals some of the unconventional methodology he used to create the unique and haunting soundscapes sounds of the film.
TERROR IN THE SHADOWS: A behind-the-scenes look at how the analogue shadow puppetry scenes were created and an unpacking of why this ancient artistic medium was the most conceptually relevant for depicting the legends' cycle of violence.
CANDYMAN: THE IMPACT OF BLACK HORROR: A roundtable discussion moderated by Colman Domingo about the nuanced relationship Black Americans have with Candyman, the horror genre and the overall idea of monsters and victims.
Further below, after the break, you can find the trailer for the film and the full announcement about the home video release.
BRING HOME THE SUSPENSEFUL AND SOCIALLY PROVOCATIVE HORROR FILM FROM ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER JORDAN PEELE AND RISING FILMMAKER NIA DACOSTA
AVAILABLE TO OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME
EXPERIENCE MORE OF CANDYMAN'S EVER-EVOLVING STORY
WITH A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ALTERNATE ENDING
AND OVER AN HOUR OF CAPTIVATING EXTRAS!
CERTIFIED FRESH ON ROTTEN TOMATOES
OWN IT ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 2, 2021
4K UHD, BLU-RAYTM AND DVD NOVEMBER 16, 2021
FROM MGM & UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City, California, October 26, 2021 – Dare to say his name. Oscar® winner Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) and director Nia DaCosta (Little Woods, Disney's upcoming film The Marvels) expand on the infamous Candyman legacy with "a new horror classic" (FOX TV) that is "smart, stylish, and scary as hell" (Danielle Ryan, /FILM). Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 84%, Metro Goldwyn Mayer's (MGM) CANDYMAN is back and yours to own on Digital November 2, 2021 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM and DVD November 16, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. All versions come packed with over an hour of bonus features including a never-before-seen alternate ending, deleted and extended scenes as well as special featurettes taking viewers behind-the-scenes of the film and deeper into this complex and deeply resonant contemporary take on the bone-chilling urban legend.
For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook-handed killer. In present day, a visual artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; HBO's "Watchmen," Us, forthcoming Matrix Resurrections) begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II leads an incredible buzz-worthy cast in CANDYMAN, which also stars Teyonah Parris (If Beale Street Could Talk, "Wandavision," forthcoming The Marvels), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett ("Generation," "Misfits") and Colman Domingo (HBO's "Euphoria," Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Assassination Nation). A bold, expansive take on the tragic and terrifying urban legend, CANDYMAN is produced and co-written by Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele and directed by rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta, the first Black woman to helm a #1 film at the box office!
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES ON 4K UHD, BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL:
CANDYMAN will be available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital.
4K Ultra HD delivers the ultimate movie watching experience. Featuring the combination of 4K resolution, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) and HDR10+, which delivers incredible brightness and contrast for each scene and immersive audio for a multidimensional sound experience.
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly buy or rent.
The Movies Anywhere Digital App simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes found in eligible Blu-ray™ and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere. Movies Anywhere is available only in the United States.
Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo
Costume Designer: Lizzie Cook
Music By: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Edited By: Catrin Hedström
Production Designer: Cara Brower
Director of Photography: John Guleserian
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: November 16, 2021
Selection Number: 1961209705 (US) / 1961213427 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: R for bloody horror violence, and language including some sexual references
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish
Sound: English Dolby Atmos & Dolby Digital 2.0, French Canadian Dolby Digital 5.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 01:30:59Executive Producers: David Kern, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth
Produced By: Ian Cooper P.G.A., Win Rosenfeld P.G.A., Jordan Peele P.G.A.
Screenplay By: Jordan Peele & Win Rosenfeld and Nia DaCosta
Directed By: Nia DaCosta
TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K UHD:
Run Time: 01:30:54
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Klaus Müller (* 13. Mai 1936 in Siegen; † 3. Juni 2022) war ein deutscher Historiker und emeritierter Hochschullehrer.

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Klaus Müller studierte Geschichte und Anglistik an den Universitäten Marburg, Bonn und Hull. 1962 promovierte er in Bonn. 1970 habilitierte er sich ebenfalls in Bonn. Von 1971 bis 1999 war er Professor für Neuere Geschichte an der Universität Düsseldorf.

Müller lebte in Korschenbroich. Er starb 2022 im Alter von 86 Jahren und wurde auf dem Kölner Melaten-Friedhof beigesetzt.

Schriften (Auswahl)
Als Autor:
 Politische Strömungen in den rechtsrheinischen Kreisen des Regierungsbezirkes Köln (Sieg, Mülheim, Wipperfürth, Gummersbach und Waldbröl) von 1879 bis 1900. Bonn 1962 (zugleich: Dissertation, Universität Bonn, 1962).
 Das kaiserliche Gesandtschaftswesen im Jahrhundert nach dem Westfälischen Frieden (1648–1740). Röhrscheid, Bonn 1976 (zugleich: Habilitationsschrift, Universität Bonn, 1970).
 Köln von der französischen zur preußischen Herrschaft 1794–1815 (= Geschichte der Stadt Köln. Bd. 8). Greven, Köln 2005.
 Jan Wellem. Ein Barockfürst in Düsseldorf (= Radschläger-Reihe. Bd. 2). Droste, Düsseldorf 2008.
 Ferdinand Franz Wallraf. Gelehrter, Sammler, Kölner Ehrenbürger 1748–1824. Hrsg. von der Historischen Gesellschaft Köln, Greven, Köln 2017, ISBN 978-3-77430680-6.

Als Herausgeber/Bearbeiter:
 (Bearbeiter) Absolutismus und Zeitalter der Französischen Revolution (1715–1815) (= Quellenkunde zur Deutschen Geschichte der Neuzeit von 1500 bis zur Gegenwart. Bd. 3). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1982.
 (Herausgeber) Quellen zur Geschichte des Wiener Kongresses 1814/1815 (= Ausgewählte Quellen zur deutschen Geschichte der Neuzeit. Bd. 23). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1986.
 (Herausgeber) Konstruktivismus. Lehren – Lernen – ästhetische Prozesse. Luchterhand, Neuwied 1996.
 (Bearbeiter) Neuss (= Rheinischer Städteatlas. Bd. 49). Böhlau, Köln 2011, ISBN 978-3-412-20589-8.
 (Bearbeiter) Düsseldorf (= Rheinischer Städteatlas. Bd. 100). Böhlau, Köln 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22523-0.

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Christopher Groskopf
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median wealth for African-American households across the country in 2013 was $9,000. That means when you add up the value of black families' bank accounts, stocks, businesses, retirement accounts, and homes — and subtract their mortgages, auto loans, and credit card debt — most wouldn't have enough money left to buy a new car. By comparison, the median wealth of non-Hispanic whites was $133,000. That's about fourteen times more than what black Americans have.
When we look at such staggeringly unequal numbers, it can be difficult to grasp that they apply to real people, including our friends, and neighbors, and perhaps ourselves. It's easy to write off the wealth gap as being about other people, in other places. But it isn't. The gap here in Tyler is as clear as the line on the map that divides our black neighborhoods from white — and that's not a coincidence. In America, wealth is intimately tied to where we live.
We often talk about the financial gap between whites and blacks in terms of income. However, that's largely because we have a lot more information on how much people make than on how much they have. The latter, which we call wealth, is what truly separates rich from poor. Wealth makes it easier for families to start new businesses, pursue higher education, and weather unexpected emergencies like medical bills. When it's invested, wealth can create more wealth, and it can raise up entire communities.
Unfortunately, wealth is difficult to measure, because it's often tied up in stocks, businesses, gold bars, and other assets. Information about those assets is inherently private; outside of the IRS, there is vanishingly little data available. We do know from Census data that black Americans rarely own stocks or other assets. Nationally, more than half of whites have retirement accounts, but only a third of blacks do.
It's important to note that wealth gaps don't exist only between blacks and whites. There is a similar gap between whites and Hispanics. However, most Hispanics are first or second-generation immigrants, and for most families, it takes multiple generations to to accumulate substantial wealth. There aren't a lot of useful long-term comparisons we can make locally at this time using data about Hispanics and wealth.
While most private assets are hard to measure, there are good data available about housing — and across the board, most Americans' single largest asset is their home. According to U.S. census data from 2011 through 2015, about 71 percent of white Tylerites own their homes, as do about 50 percent of black Tylerites. (Among Hispanics, it's 60 percent.) Those numbers aren't static; homeownership rates have fallen amongst all groups over the last decade.
However, the real difference between homes owned by whites and blacks is in their value. The median self-reported value of a white-owned home in Tyler is $152,000, but the median value of a black-owned home is just $76,000. (Mortgage debt is not included here. Locally, blacks and whites own their homes outright at similar rates.)
That the wealth gap shows up so prominently in local housing data is, in a sense, by design. Historians and journalists have documented a variety of racist policies that have prevented African-Americans from buying and building equity in their homes for decades across the country:
Redlining policies, established by the federal government and enforced by realtors, kept blacks out of white neighborhoods
Federal housing subsidies, created to make homeownership more affordable, were often explicitly denied to non-whites
Clauses known as racial covenants were added to home deeds to prevent white homeowners from selling to blacks
Highly risky, often disastrous sub-prime home mortgages were specifically marketed to communities of color (so-called "reverse-redlining")
Some of these policies were outlawed by the Fair Housing Act in 1968, but their long-term consequences continue to impact black families who were, over time, clustered into segregated neighborhoods with smaller homes that haven't increased in value as homes in white neighborhoods. In future stories, we plan to take a closer look at the history of how housing segregation was enforced here in Tyler.
However large the black-white wealth gap, it exists, and it reverberates throughout the lives of all Americans. Wealth determines where you can live, what schools you can attend, or whether you can start a business or help your kids pay for college. It helps families bounce back from hard times. Economists at the Pew Research Center have found that the recession hit blacks much harder than it did whites, largely through lost homes.
There are no easy solutions for reducing the wealth gap. Some favor more progressive taxation, others say job development is the silver bullet. Others fight for reparations: having the government compensate African Americans for the fact that their ancestors were held as slaves and for racist policies that have persisted for decades after. And of course, other Americans say we should do nothing at all.
The image used at the top of this post was shared on Flickr under a Creative Commons 2.0 license.
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Chris Groskopf is co-founder of The Tyler Loop and a member of its board of directors. He is a pioneer in the field of data-driven storytelling, having worked at The Chicago Tribune, NPR, and Quartz. In addition to his work as a journalist, Chris runs a software engineering team for Enigma, a New York City-based data technology startup.


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Revlon ColorStay was my absolute favorite because they are a beautiful matte texture. The three I've tried are really sheer and stay for a long time. The top is 030 High Heels, second is 060 It Girl, and today I bought 080 Fashionista (sheer dark red).
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