Answers to requests already are published where they are made through public websites like WhatDoTheyKnow.com, but we think that this should be the norm.
For us, of course, this was the stand-out line from the independent commission on the Freedom of Information's report , published today. It's great to have an official endorsement of WhatDoTheyKnow's core premise. But there is plenty more to take in.
You may remember our announcement last year, that a government commission was to consider restricting access to information, with possible outcomes being the introduction of fees for FOI requests and greater powers for authorities to turn down requests.
Today's report covers the commission's findings, and is accompanied by a response on behalf of the government.
That's a lot of reading, so here's what you need to know.
mySociety, as operators of WhatDoTheyKnow and developers of the international Freedom of Information software, Alaveteli, made a submission to the commission.
Along with several other organisations and individuals, we campaigned against introducing charges for making Freedom of Information requests, and encouraged you to share your experiences and opinions in the public consultation.
Many of you were among the 30,000 people who took the time to contribute. Opinion across the board was overwhelmingly against the introduction of fees — and that strength of feeling has been recognised.
In our submission, we argued that introducing a fee for making a Freedom of Information request would have a significant negative impact on our users' ability and willingness to obtain information from public bodies and would make it difficult, if not impossible, for us to continue to serve our users as well as we do now.
We have not been persuaded that there are any convincing arguments in favour of charging fees for requests and therefore we make no proposals for change.
The government agrees with the commission's view that it is not appropriate to introduce fees for requests … the introduction of new fees would lead to a reduction in the ability of requesters, especially the media, to make use of the Act.
We consider that this will have a number of benefits, such as helping requestors to obtain information which has in fact already been released without needing to make a request, reducing unnecessary requests for information that has already been published, and allowing public authorities to avoid answering duplicate requests where they can simply point to information on their websites.
It continues to be appropriate and important for universities to remain subject to the Act. They are highly important institutions that play a key public role.
All indications are that the FOI law will not be substantially weakened, and we're delighted about that. But of course, we'd have liked the government to take the opportunity to extend and strengthen the FOI Act too.
We and others argued for the extension of Freedom of Information law to cover more public bodies, including organisations that provide key public services, manage national infrastructure or carry out regulation on behalf of the state.
The commission did not consider the extension of the coverage of the Act, but did recognise this as a key omission from its consideration and noted that it had received lots of responses on this subject — and that the Act's scope ought be reviewed.
We also made the case for time limits for internal reviews, and consideration of the public interest test. The commission agreed, but on these points the government decided not to make any changes to the law.
We are happy to see the government re-state its aspiration to be "the most transparent government in the world" and hope the new guidance to public bodies promised in the statement released today will help prompt them to operate more openly.
We'll continue to keep an eye on potential breaches to our rights under FOI. But for now, things look a lot better than we might have feared.
Cash for answers … Like cash for questions ?
Heaven knows where we would be without the FOI act – one of the best pieces of legislation ever in my view – but we need more as indicated by many – and why not ???!!!
Well done for making such persuasive contributions to the Commission and for encouraging some of us to make our own. I hope the FOIA can be strengthened one day.
Please can you post a copy of your charity's current risk register in the comments?
If that is the case, please can you also post the minutes of your Board of Trustees where this policy was agreed.
Am I the only person to recognise the Dransfield Vexatious decision re GIA/3037/2011 has effectively gagged Joe Public.


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Flash floods: Humanitarian ministry delivers multimillion Naira relief materials to Kebbi
Flash floods: Humanitarian ministry sends relief to Kebbi
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has delivered food items and other relief materials to victims of Kebbi State flash floods.
She said the Government
presented the multi-million naira worth of relief materials to Kebbi State with the view to cushioning the effects of the torrential rains and inflow of water from neighbouring states which washed away over 20,000 hectares of rice farmlands, penultimate week.
The minister handed over food items including 31 trailer load of Maize, 33 trailer load of Millet and four trailer load of Sorghum to cater to the needs of 272,301 households in Kebbi State on Wednesday.
Farouk in a statement in Abuja commiserated with the government and people of Kebbi state after several hectares of rice farmlands were washed away by floods following torrential rains and inflow of water from neighboring states.
The minister who visited the Dukka bridge which was swept away by the flood, cutting off the community's link with other villages described the extent of damage as colossal.
At the presentation of Covid-19 palliatives and flood advocacy materials to the state on Wednesday September 16, 2020, the minister sympathized with the farmers who were said to have lost over 20,000 hectares of rice farmlands to the floods.
"Let me begin by conveying the sympathy of the Federal Government to the Government and people of Kebbi State over the recent floods that inundated many communities and farmlands. It is sad that in some of these farms, the crops were said to be nearing harvest, thus cutting short the joy of bumper reaping by the expectant farmers who have invested so much resources. The President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari is deeply concerned about the impact of the flood and has since directed the assessment of the situation in Kebbi and other states for necessary support to the affected persons from the Federal Government.
"I am here on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, to present to you, assorted grains from the National Food Reserve, approved as palliative for distribution to vulnerable persons affected by the action of movement restriction to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
"Government is also supporting the communities displaced by the floods with rice, beans, blankets, mosquito nets, insect repellents, roofing sheets, cement, nails and other essential materials needed to put up make- shift shelters for the affected persons".
The minister however recalled that the Federal Government had also approved and initiated an Emergency Agricultural Intervention in 2018 and flagged off verification of
10, 834 affected farmers in 2019.
She said farm inputs comprising seeds and seedlings, agrochemicals, knapsack sprayers and fertilizers were distributed to target beneficiaries in Birnin Kebbi, Shanga, Gwandu, Bunza, Jega, Aliero, Kalgo, Dandi and Zuru Local Government Areas to enable them to recover from the losses suffered and urged the state government to activate measures against further damage by the flood.
Earlier while inspecting the collapsed bridge, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu lamented the massive destruction of rice farms by the floods describing it as unprecedented.
"This flood is coming from the River Niger, from neighboring states like Adamawa, from Rima River, Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger.
"To my right is our border with Sokoto and it's all a rice farm on both sides . At the minimum, a 600km plain was destroyed by the flood. This is very unusual because we always pray for flood to help our rice farming but this is extreme because once rice is covered by water for more than three days, it's gone. The last time we had something like this was in 2012".
Governor Bagudu pleaded with the minister to donate seedlings to the farmers to resume farming as soon as possible.
"We want to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for his intervention which started in 2018. The most important support needed now is not even food to eat today. It is that in the next two weeks, they should have seedlings to plant again. We plead that the farmers are supported with high quality seedlings so that they can start planting again".
Edo Guber polls: CDD cautions INEC against loopholes in Kogi/Bayelsa elections
US comes down heavily on riggers of Kogi, Bayelsa polls, imposes Visa restrictions
NEF warns Nigerians against stoking religious war with unguarded statements
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has asked Nigerians to watch and guard their statements so as to prevent any form of religious war in the country.
This was coming against the backdrop of inflammatory and inciting statements after the Christmas day sermon by fiery Bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese leading to the issuance of a quit notice on the revered Bishop to leave Sokoto State.
NEF in a statement on Wednesday by its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed warned that Nigeria should not be subjected to further difficult circumstances capable of imposing fear in the mind of citizens.
Baba-Ahmed who expressed worries about certain disturbing comments in the polity, therefore, warned those spreading explosive and inciting statements to check their ways and desist from such acts.
'Deep Offshore Production Sharing Contracts paying off with $2bn earnings annually'
The amendment to the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act has increased remittances from the sharing contracts into the federation account from $260 million to $2billion annually, senate President Ahmad Lawan has said
He also vowed that the 9th National Assembly this year will conquer the "demons" frustrating the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in the last fourteen years.
Lawan stated this yesterday while speaking with journalists on his 62 birthday celebration in Abuja.
He said the patriotic zeal used by the National Assembly in October 2019 to pass an amendment to the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act would be deployed for expeditious consideration and passage of the PIB already before it, latest by the end of first quarter of this year.
"PIB is like a demon. People both within and outside the country are ready to work against it as they have been doing for the past fourteen years but the 9th Senate and by extension, 9th National Assembly will defeat the demon with the current bill before both Chambers.
"The patriotic zeal, sheer determination and unity of purpose by all serving senators across party lines to do this latest by the end of first quarter of this year will be deployed on the bill immediately the Senate resumes on 26th of this month the way it did with Deep Offshore Oil Production Sharing Contracts," he said.
Enough of the unwarranted attack on Kukah -Northern Christian group
Apparently piqued by the dangerous dimension in misinterpretation of the Christmas message by Bishop Hassan Kukah to fan the embers of disunity, the Congress of Northern Nigeria Christians (CNNC) has warned Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) to think about the consequences of their utterances.
They also warned other groups and individuals hiding under the Christmas homily of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, to stop the incitment before the danger starts manifesting beyond what they can imagine.
The National youth leader of CNNC, David Kadzai, who spoke in Yola said that it was unfortunate that some agents of violence were turning the Christmas homily of Kukah upside down to serve their selfish purposes.
"If criticising President Muhammadu Buhari's government is an attack on Islam, it means that Buhari, JNI and other Muslim faithful were attacking Christianity when they were criticising former President Goodluck Jonathan," he said.
According to the youth leader, Kukah raised issues of nepotism, insecurity and lopsided appointments by Buhari's administration, but his critics are not defending those allegations, since they have no defence.
"I want those behaving as if they are landlords and other Nigerians are tenants to know that the country belongs to all of us and nobody has monopoly of demeaning other Nigerians hiding under religion," he maintained.
The group called on other religious leaders in the country to come out and speak on the challenges facing Nigeria as a result of bad governance.
It noted that the country was drifting to dangerous course due to unfocused leadership dominated by people without direction.
"I advise people to stop behaving like King Pharaoh of Egypt that was disrespecting the servants of God that were speaking to him to change from maltreatment of Israelites, but he refused to listen and was disgraced," Kadzai added.

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It's time to start giving out my opinion and reviews of the gear that helped me hike the CDT, while I switched out gear depending on; the environment I was in, the conditions I would encounter, and the tradeoff of weight vs comfort, one piece of gear stayed with me all the way my Katabatic Gear Alsek 22 down quilt. This bag kept me warm and comfortable every single night I slept out, from cowboy camping under the stars only to wake up with a healthy layer of frost on my bag, to the warmer summer nights in Wyoming, never did I find it overly warm or not warm enough.
Now being the MVP in your gear list is a big honor and why you may ask did the Katabatic win out over the other items, well I'm going to break it down for you.
Many people in the hiking word both serial long-distance hikers to the weekend warrior might not be familiar with this smaller cottage gear maker located in Lakewood, CO. The company was founded by Aaron Martray who is a long distance hiker, mountaineer, and ice climber. He wanted a quilt that's was light, warm, and of the highest quality. When Aaron couldn't find a bag available to fit his needs he went ahead and made his own down quilt for a thru-hike of the Colorado Trail he was doing. After having great success on the trail with the quilt, he started to make a few quilts here and there and sold them online at places like Backpacking Light 's gear forum.
The beginnings were humble, Aaron made the bags in his two-room apartment in Colorado setting up his one room as the workshop, he stitched the bags himself, designed and built his own down stuffing equipment, which is still used today, and with a spark and a vision he started a viable business and named it Katabatic after the Katabatic effect we all experience in the outdoors where high-density air from elevation rushes down a drainage or in the case of a chinook wind warm air is carried up slope to the windward side of a mountain.
Now Katabatic is an established company with a physical shop in Lakewood, CO where Aaron and his Partner Kris work tirelessly to procure the most high-quality items they can. The shop has 8 sewers, a cutting room guy who also stuffs the bags and Aaron who not only is the chief designer but also personally inspects each quilt, backpack, and bivy sack before it is shipped out. Aaron told me on a visit this past spring, "I would rather reject a bag for a bad stitch than have a sub-par product out on in the field." You see Aaron is a dirtbag like the rest of us and he knows that buying a high quality down product is a major investment for us adventurers and when you are shelling out $400-$500 you want a piece of gear that is going to last you for many trips.
So there you have it an American Dream success story for humble beginnings to a viable business that is helping employ sewers in Colorado and produces the highest quality quilts out there.
The answers are not so simple, the main reason is that when you have a traditional bag you lay on top of your insulation, this compressing it and taking away its R-value. So you are basically carrying extra insulation and material that at the end of the day will be compressed and have no real insulating power. The fact is that your sleeping pad whether a thin foam pad or a luxurious 3″thick air mattress is giving you the real insulation from the ground. The Neo-air I used has a high R-value so it was more than enough to keep me warm when sleeping on the ground and even the snow in Colorado.
Zippers are heavy, you might not think of it when buying a bag, but that 5′ long zipper is more oz's than you realize, by eliminating the zipper you not only save that weight you also have one less zipper to fail you or give you a headache on the trail. Let's face it zippers get dirty, break teeth and if you are not careful can snag delicate lightweight fabrics on things like your precious down jacket. There are a few "quilts" out there by others that have a zipper but I personally feel these bags are confused as to what they are, is it a quilt? No, it's basically a mummy bag without a hood, as useful as teats on a bull.
Now the other reason for me is I am a side sleeper even in the outdoors I lay on my side and tend to toss and trash around during the night. The quilt allows the side sleeper to be comfortable without feeling constricted or rolling over to find your face planted squarely in your bags hood. The quilt is frankly just more comfortable than a traditional sleeping bag, and more versatile as I often draped the quilt over me as I sat around in the evening cooking or taking a long snack break on a cold day, its wide top is like a blanket at home and you can even get two bodies under it to warm those chilly legs, like after crossing the Gila River 215 times.
Didn't you get cold when you roll over?
Now the common issue that I hear from folks about not wanting to use a quilt is the loss of precious heat when they roll over at night. Now I must be honest I hardly ever used the attachment system to secure my quilt to my pad, but on the nights I need to it completely eliminated this issue. The Katabatic Quilt comes with two options, flat fabric straps to cinch up the back to make it tight to you like a traditional bag but even better the small cord attachment that goes under your sleeping pad makes the quilt and bag one tight and secure sleep system. When I did use the attachments I was more than warm enough even when a stiff breeze would blow when cowboy camping under the night sky.
The second feature which I used all nights to keep my heat around me was the draft collar at the top of the quilt. The draft collar is similar to a traditional bag except this one has two plastic snaps that you can use to make the top a secure round draft tube over your shoulders. I would simply snap up, poke my head through and use the drawcord to close the gaps and keep my warmth in the bag.
Now not having a hood to bury into might scare some, but I always have a wool buff and a fleece beanie so I just put on my beanie, slip the buff over it slightly and down my neck and Wa la, I have a hood. If you are thinking you might need more than a fleece beanie Katabatic makes a down hood you can wear, it's basically a balaclava made out of the same high-quality materials as the quilts.
Now when you are out busting your hump walking for 12-14 hours a day the one thing you really look forward to is eating dinner and getting a good night's rest to recover and be ready for the next day. No one likes sleeping cold or being uncomfortable so having a good sleep system is paramount. Knowing that each night I would be buried under 900fp down was one of the reasons I pushed until as late as I could, I knew that even if I only slept 6 hours or so those 6 hours would be comfortable.
The rating on my quilt was 22 degrees, but anyone who owns a Katabatic will tell you that their ratings are conservative. I have had my bag in temperatures of 0 degrees in Oregon before I left and never felt cold, and most nights I just did up the draft collar and never once felt chilled even when rolling around. The materials they use for the shell and lining are pertext and I think in over 2700 miles I maybe saw 12 feathers total escape from my bag. The most amazing thing though is I never washed my bag on trail and it never lost its loft, and I dirt bagged in it every day, no sleep clothes, just jumped in with the clothes I had hiked in all day and still it never lost its loft, but it did stink like me to high heaven.
The quality though is probably the biggest thing, I have owned many bags since I was young Boy Scout at age 10, everything from major brands like Mountain Hardware, The North Face, Go Lite, and Sierra Designs and not one of them compares to the quality of this bag. High ended fabrics, sustainably sourced down and handmade in the USA make this bag the only one to buy in my opinion. The makers also gave me an option to get a bag that was cut just for me, with extra wide shoulders, and width yet short enough to sleep my 5'8″ frame without a bunch of extra bag at the bottom.
Often times I would pull my bag out and friends with other cottage bags by folks like Z-packs, Western Mountaineering, and Feathered Friends would take one look at the design, the loft and the ease of attachments and say, "damn I should have gotten that bag" or comment at their jealousy over my super lofty, yet only 24oz quilt.
This quilt is a 5 out of 5 star product and if you are looking to spend the money and buy a bag that will last you for years do yourself a favor and get a Katabatic I promise you will not be cold, you'll be happy and your hiking friends will look enviously at you at night as you snuggle down in the warmth and comfort of your big down quilt.
Side note: My good friend Swami has over 17,000 miles on his Katabatic Quilt. My Friends AYCE and The Punisher each have 8,000+ mile on their Katabatic quilts and let's not forget Snorkel who after years of using some other sleeping bags made the Katabatic switch and has never looked back since.
WHAT!!??? We are SO flattered, Allgood. What an honor! Can't wait to share the news.
I'm a cold sleeper and love my Katabatic 0* Grenadier. I've owned several high-end bags/quilts and agree Katabatic is the best.
Hi there, thanks for the good review! Would you suggest to go with the Wide version over a Reg if I tend to sleep on my side and my belly? I'm 5.9 tall, 165 pounds. I was wondering also if the quilt loose a lot of it's down (feathers) over time?
I think the wide versus the regular really comes down to body shape and size, I am 5'8″ and was over 200lbs when I got my quilt, however I do have very wide shoulders so that is why I went with a wide. The quilt in either size is good for side sleeping one of the benefits of a quilt really. I would measure your shoulders and see which size you may prefer.
The down will probably compress over time, but I think I had about 12 feathers poke through the fabric in 6 months, these bags are known for not losing their feathers. One thing I suggest is not using a stuff sack to help preserve the loft, also washing the bag as needed will help restore the loft too.
Wow that was a fast reply! This complete what I wanted to know! My choice end with Alsek 22 in 6′ Reg!!! Can't wait!


The Super Bowl XXV is one of the most talk-about historial games. Scott Norwood missed what would have been a game-winning 47-yard field goal in the final seconds which ended up the game with 19-20. It turns out that Giants running back Ottis Anderson, who carried the ball 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown, was named MVP, and NY giants got the Super Bowl XXV rings .


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Q: Handling the numerical output of SageTeX with siunitx Which one of the three methods below is correct to handle the numerical output of sagetex with siunitx? and how to do it correctly?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{sagetex,siunitx,mathtools}
\begin{document}
    \begin{sagesilent}
        from sage.calculus.calculus import at
        f(x) = exp(x) * sin(2*x)
        out1 = r"\num{%f}"%(numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2))
        out2 = numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2))
    \end{sagesilent}
    %\num[round-precision=2]{numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)} or
    \sagestr{out1} or
    %\num[round-precision=3]{out2}
\end{document}

A: Of the 3 approaches you've given, only  \sagestr{out1} has a chance of working. That's because it's a 3 step compilation process: first run is LaTeX and this must compile without error, second is Sage, 3rd is LaTeX substituting Sage results into LaTeX code. The part in bold explains why the other 2 approaches won't work as is (possible with expl3 code, I would think, given some previous questions where it popped up. See frougon's answer here for example). First time through the LaTeX code and it is given \num[round-precision=2]{numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)} it will throw an error because Sage hasn't run so trying to run LaTeX on it is useless. Same with \num[round-precision=3]{out2}. Sage hasn't run on sagesilent so now you're trying to process out2 which is not a number. With the code as given the first time through with LaTeX and the document is empty. Second pass through Sage runs and out1 = r"\num{%f}"%(numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)) is calculated. Third pass through and sagestr is processed, gets the string represented by out1 and typesets it. Since you've loaded the siunitx package, it compiles without an error. What doesn't make sense to me is going to siunitx to format your number when it can be done without it. This opens up the possibility of having a number in Sage, such as 4.2499999995, get put into a \num as 4.25 and getting rounded up to 4.3. You can handle number formatting with just Sage.
Here is a modification of your code to illustrate some possibilities:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{sagetex,siunitx,mathtools}
\begin{document}
\begin{sagesilent}
    from sage.calculus.calculus import at
    f(x) = exp(x)*sin(2*x)
    out = r"%f"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)))
    out1 = r"%4.2f"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)))
    out2 = r"%f"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2),digits=5))
    out3 = r"\num{%f}"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)))
\end{sagesilent}
\noindent    \sagestr{out} is the number with all its float digits or\\
\sagestr{out1} is the number with least 4 spaces, 2 digits for the decimal or\\
\sagestr{out2} there are 5 significant digits for float length number or\\
\sagestr{out3} puts the full float into macro for processing.
\end{document}

The output from Cocalc is:

Try changing out1 = "%4.2f"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)))f"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2))) to out1 = r"%4.4f"%(n(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2))) and you'll see that the number is rounded up. In %4.2f a number like 1/2 will become .50 (taking up 3 spaces) and an extra space will be put in front. This can be used as in my Trig Table to get alignment of  the data.
EDIT: Two things I forgot to mention. The first is that n() is an equivalent version of numerical_approximation(). See here in the documentation (near the top). The second is to address the error in your code. When I run it in Cocalc I see:

The error tells me it's related to the line out2 = numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2)) and since the ^ points to the beginning I suspect the line before that. When I click at the end of the line it shows me, in green, that the last ) matches up with ( from (diff. That means you're missing a parenthesis to match up with ( from (num. Change your code to out1 = r"\num{%f}"%(numerical_approx(diff(f(x),x,2).subs(x=2))) and it will run.

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The year 1976 was a year of deciding where we were going with the Cushman parts. Yes, we had made enough off of our sales to buy my wife Merrie her new washer and dryer. But now she could hardly get to it, our basement, garage, and every spare bit of room had Cushman parts stored in it.
Since there was still little demand for parts from scooter people, and the number of those running the Cushman motor in our Micro racing had dropped, I place a ad in our monthly racing paper, " The Pit Stop ", to sell our parts. Nothing came of it; I had several racers that wanted to buy some parts, but not all of them.
In 1978, one of my Cushman friends told me he had seen an ad for someone buying, and selling Cushman parts. I called Paul Covert in Dothan, Alabama, and explained what I had in the way of parts and what I wanted to sell, and he was like a kid in the candy store, " I will take them " he said.
My first of many sales to Paul cleaned out much of the Truckster and transmission parts that I had bought from George Harnetz, and the 1,000 pistons, all of my stock of 2 5/8 and 2 7/8 inch bore pistons, and many 3 inch bore ones. A list of the parts I sold Paul is in our first letter in this series.
Over the next 5 years I sold Paul Covert another 2,000 pistons, as well as a great deal of parts for the aluminum OMC scooter engine, many more M9 blocks, rods, and over 100 NOS part number 876355 clutch hubs with linings. Paul tells about the 2 1/2 tons of parts he bought from me to start his business in our Cushman Club of America magazine May - July 1993.
I met Paul for the first time at the first National meet held in Lincoln, Nebraska. Paul was a salesman; I think he enjoyed meeting and helping people with their Cushman problems as much as selling the parts. Paul had some parts that I wanted to buy at the Lincoln meet. All day while I was selling parts he would come over or I would go over to where he was selling, and we would discuss the price. He did not want money; he wanted some of my parts, but always a little more than I wanted to give. When the meet was over I gave him what I thought was a good offer for his parts and he said "here, take them, you have help me so much, I want you to have these two chrome shrouds for your Eagle Scooter " Yes, I could have had more of these if I had asked Cliff years before, but now the scooter bug had bitten me, and would never let me go. Paul ran a great Cushman parts operation, but he could be hard nose about price when he had to. I think back at the thousands of miles he and his wife Shirley drove to find and buy NOS parts, and many times find the parts were already gone. He spent hours finding people who could make mufflers, sheet metal parts and things that we needed to put scooters on the road again. Paul help save the Cushman.
Ed Note: See Bob's ad below and guess what it would worth today!


Formed in early 2010, DPB was created as a result of the needs and recommendations identified through Missouri's DREAM (Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance in Missouri) program. The city succeeded in a statewide competitive process in 2007, when Missouri's governor honored Poplar Bluff by naming it DREAM city. DREAM cities from throughout Missouri participate in a three-year program that provides state support to create and implement long-term downtown revitalization plans.
DPB educates the general public about downtown revitalization, community development initiatives, economic opportunities, historic preservation, volunteerism, and civic collaborations to promote the growth and well being of the downtown area.
DPB supports start-up and established businesses, social service and civic organizations, city and county government agencies, cultural groups, and local citizens by acting as a catalyst to secure increased public and private financial support, specialized training and education, as well as new and improved community services that will bring new energy to the downtown historic and commercial districts, as well as improve the quality of life for all of the city's residents.
DPB takes the lead in a close partnership with city and county governments, as well as other area groups, to coordinate the revitalization of the downtown and riverfront area, seeking to enhance sales revenues, community cohesion, historic character, riverway and railway traffic, and economic and cultural opportunities.


One of the most powerful ways of using email to grow your business is by creating a drip campaign. In this episode, I'll walk you through a few different types of email series you can create and discuss five powerful benefits of using drip email.
If you've ever signed up for anything on the internet, chances are you've seen an email drip campaign in action.
An email drip campaign is simply a series of emails dripped out over time.
Marketers have been using this tactic since the early days of the internet. The idea is to provide useful information to the people on your email list without deluging them all at once.
For example, it wouldn't be a good idea to email them 30 articles you've written all on the same day. But you could send them one article a week, every week for the next six months. Now you're providing value over time without being annoying.
You can slowly drip out all kinds of goodness, provide tons of value, and stay relevant in your audience's eyes.
What kinds of drip email campaigns can you create?
You can get as creative as you like when coming up with ideas for your drip email campaigns. Just be thinking of how you can provide something that your ideal client or customer would find super helpful or valuable.
This is the most basic type of email drip campaign. You create a series of emails that help to welcome your new subscriber. For example, you could set up a welcome series that people would get after they've downloaded your lead magnet. Your lead magnet might help them solve a particular problem, and your welcome series could help them further by providing more even information around that particular topic.
Similar to a welcome series, a follow-up drip email campaign will serve to keep in touch after a subscription, transaction, or inquiry. Say you're a consultant or coach and someone fills out a form on your website. You could follow-up with a series of emails providing information on how to schedule a session, how to prepare for their coaching call, and what it looks like to work with you.
An onboarding series can be sent out after someone joins a group, a membership site, or signs up for a service plan. I recently upgraded my iPhone 6 to the new iPhone XS, and I also changed my Verizon plan at the same time. In the following days, I received a number of emails from Verizon. One email showed me how to login to my account and how to get support, another was showcasing accessories I could purchase, and another email even offered me 6 months of Apple music for free.
You could create a series of emails around a particular topic to educate your audience. This is a fantastic way to showcase your expertise. For example, if you're a physical therapist, you could send a series of emails around the topic of injury prevention. Give pointers on how to prevent injuries at home, at the gym, and at work.
This is a little more focused than a general education series. You can provide training on a very specific topic over the course of a few days or weeks. You could teach people how to get started knitting, or how to choose a great bottle of wine, or how to make the perfect pour-over coffee. Again, this is an amazing opportunity for you to share your expertise.
You could create an entire course and send it out via email. I did this earlier this year with my 21 Days to Build a Better Brand course. Sign up and you'll get one email each day for 21 days. Each email contains one simple action step for you to take each day to help you build a more successful, sustainable brand. I've received a lot of great feedback on the course. People have said it was very helpful. The beauty of it is that I didn't have to create a full-blown online course. I just created the emails and set them up to go out automatically.
Challenges are very popular these days. The idea here is to challenge your audience to try something or take some action for a period of time. I've seen some very effective challenges recently like Simple Green Smoothies 7-Day Smoothie challenge. You get 7 days of smoothie recipes, a shopping list, and a guidebook, all dripped out over the course of a week.
You could send a series of emails after someone purchases your product or service. Ask how everything is going with their purchase, if they are satisfied, or if they have any questions. This is also a great chance to ask them to write a review of your product or your business.
These are another variety of post-purchase emails. They could be part of your post-purchase series or you could create a stand-alone series. The idea here is to offer your customers additional products, similar to ones they've already purchased. If you own a yoga studio and someone signs up for one class, you could send emails offering a package of 10 classes, or a monthly membership.
If you run an online store, abandoned carts are a problem. People add items to their cart and then never make the purchase. What if you could send these people a couple of emails nudging them to revisit their cart and finish purchasing? You'd recover a lot of lost revenue. This is also a great way to ask your customers why they didn't buy. You might learn that your shopping cart process is clunky or your shipping prices are too high.
If you have an event coming up, a drip email campaign is a good way to let people know what's happening while also building excitement. You should plan these out well ahead of time and increase the excitement level as you get closer to the event. I've even seen conferences that send out early-bird pricing opportunities six months or a year before the actual event.
Perhaps the biggest benefit of setting up a drip email series is to create brand awareness. You can communicate directly with your audience over the course of weeks, months, or even years.
They will see you in their inbox regularly, and learn all about you and how you do business. This kind of brand awareness is much more effective than occasionally seeing your posts on social media.
Another powerful reason why you need to use drip email is to instill trust and credibility in you and your brand. As I mentioned above, there are so many ways you can showcase your knowledge and expertise using drip email.
Keep being helpful, and keep providing real value for your audience. Give them something they want, something that helps them solve a problem or moves them from point A to point B.
Over time, they will start to trust you more and more, and that trust means that they're more apt to purchase from you than from your competitors.
When you create a series of emails, you are essentially generating leads for sales. Over time you can provide value, nurturing those leads.
Think of a drip email series like having a salesperson on your team dedicated to following up with potential clients. But, instead of paying a full-time employee, it's all handled automatically via a well-thought-out email campaign.
Of course, the big idea behind all of this is to grow your business. Setting up an effective drip email series will definitely help you generate more revenue.
Increased brand awareness leads to more trust and credibility, which creates better leads, which result in more sales.
My favorite benefit of a drip email series (besides more sales of course) is the amount of time and effort I save. I can create a series, set it up once, and then the whole process is on auto-pilot.
A drip email series is an awesome tool for solopreneurs. It allows you to do a lot more with less, like automating most, if not all, of your sales process.
I use ConvertKit for all of my automated email needs. They specialize in these types of campaigns and make the whole process easy to set up and manage.
Drip email campaigns are a great way to help your audience and show off your expertise.
There are many types of drip email series you can create. Pick one or two and try them out. See what works and what doesn't, you can always change things up.
Drip email is a must for small business owners, especially solo entrepreneurs. Automating this process allows you to do a lot more with less.
If done properly, drip campaigns will lead to more sales and help you grow your business.
What types of email drip campaigns have you tried? Which sound appealing to you? Drop a comment and share your thoughts below or in our Facebook group.


Banaras Hindu University is a universally rumored sanctuary of learning, arranged in the sacred city of Varanasi. This Creative and inventive college was established by the considerable patriot pioneer, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, in 1916 with collaboration of awesome identities like Dr Annie Besant, who saw it as the University of India.
Banaras Hindu University was made under the Parliamentary enactment - B.H.U. Act 1915. It assumed a stellar part in the autonomy development and has formed into the best focal point of learning in India. It has created numerous extraordinary flexibility contenders and manufacturers of cutting edge India and has colossally added to the advancement of the country through countless researchers, specialists, researchers and technologists who have graced its entryways.
The zone of the primary grounds of this debut Central University is 1300 sections of land, having very much looked after streets, broad greenery, a sanctuary, an airfield and structures which are a com positional enjoyment.
The Air Field of the grounds was begun for military preparing for flying amid the second world war. Another grounds of the college at Barkachha , in Mirzapur locale, covering a territory of 2700 sections of land is coming up.
The college involves 3 Institutes, 14 Faculties 140 Departments, 4 Inter displinary Centers a constituent school for ladies' and 3 Constituents Schools, traversing an inconceivable scope of subjects relating to all branches of humanities,social science,technology, drug ,science, expressive arts and performing expressions. It has 6 focuses of Advanced Studies, 10 Departments under Special Assistance Program and a substantial number of particular Research Centers. Four Degree Colleges of the city are subsidiary to the University.
Bharat Kala Bhavan, the rumored historical center of the college, is a fortune trove of uncommon accumulations. The 927 bed healing center of the University is outfitted with all the present day a amenities.
The college gives an extensive variety of offices for game and leisure activities, has vast play areas, a major assembly room, a flying club and numerous helper administrations and units like Printing Press, Publication Cell,Fruit Preservation Center, Subsidized Canteens, Employment and Information Bureau, Security and so on.
The University family comprises of around 15000 understudies having a place with all floods of life, positions and religions and races, around 1700 educators, and about 8000 non-showing staff An extensive number of understudies from remote nations like the U.S.A, the nations of Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and so forth., come to ponder here.
The college has played an authority part in advancing new thoughts, the soul of combination of the world, and development of keenness and society. Banaras Hindu University is little Virtually the universe in microcosm.
A variety of teaching and learning techniques are employed to impart knowledge and skills to students at Banaras Hindu University in its various departments.


eBay will roll out the feedback and DSR revision program it tested in Australia.
Brian Burke, Director of Global Feedback Policy (don't you love those titles at eBay) announced that eBay will roll out feedback revision on October 20th. All of the details are not known, but eBay did reveal the basics.
If you receive a negative feedback or a low DSR you can contact the buyer and attempt to work out a solution. For example, you could tell the buyer that if they return the product you will give them a full refund in return for them agreeing to remove the negative feedback. Once you and the buyer have worked out your issues, you would send them a feedback revision request through eBay. If they agree, then the feedback is removed.
This is a far from perfect system, but it is certainly better than before. One thought that occurs to me is that unscrupulous buyers, knowing how the system works, will basically use it to hold up honest eBay sellers. They will get an item, say they don't like it or some other spurious complaint, leave negative feedback and then hold you up for a discount if they agree to remove it. Fortunately there types of buyers are rare –but they are out there. I hope as part of this program, eBay will watch to see if certain buyers are leaving and revising feedback. That would be pretty easy to spot if eBay wants to do it.
But, as I said above, this is an improvement over the current system, so we can be grateful for that. The other part of this that I like is that eBay will also include the ability to revise not only feedback, but a poor DSR score too.
Sellers are still stressing out over the new electronic payment rules. Frankly I don't have a problem with this one. We do about 150-175 sales per month and we only get the occasional check or money order. The larger issue is with those who sell very expensive goods. But in all honesty, if most of your products are under $300-$500 range, I don't think this is a huge issue and I don't really see sellers losing much business because of it. And it gets rid of the counterfeit certified check scam that has been prevalent on eBay. This scam has collectively cost sellers millions of dollars over the past few years.
Buyers leaving DSRs will get Free Shipping Reminders.
eBay also announced a new facility whereby if you offered free shipping and a buyer is about to leave you a DSR about the shipping cost, a message will pop up reminding them that you offered free shipping.
eBay Return Policy and handling time Policy delayed.
eBay announced that they will delay enforcing the requirement that all sellers state a return policy and a handling time policy until after the holidays. Sellers who use automated launching software and online systems were struggling to implement the policy so eBay gave them a short reprieve.
Washington State joins other states in screwing online sellers.
This was the first quarter where online sellers in Washington State were forced to track and calculate sales tax by city and county. Prior to this, WA you filed your sales tax at the rate in the community where you did business. Different counties in WA (and other states) have different sales tax rates. So in the last quarter we sold 580 items, but only 16 of them were delivered to WA state residents. It took my wife Karen, over 7 hours on the computer to research, calculate and fill out the tax forms. Seven hours of work for 16 transactions and a total payment of $25.63 in sales tax sent to the state. It will probably cost the State of WA at least that much to process the data and send the tax payment to the communities. For example, one of the payment went to Pierce county in the amount of 32-cents. How much will it cost the government to get that 32-cents to Pierce County? There is a movement by the states to make this a national policy. Can you imagine what that would do to online sellers.
We are knew this was coming, but the rates don't really make sense. For example, the rate for textbooks is $4.00 –the same as an audiobook. But the typical text book is heavy –2 to 4 lbs., whereas a an audiobook or a DVD weighs less than 8-ounces but ships for the same price.
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Importance of energy saving for the Moscow power infrastructure's long-term sustainability was highlighted by TIARCENTER's Bashir Chalabi, who hosted a meeting between the Moscow City Utilities Department's chief Gasan Gasangadjiev and the Association of European Businesses. Gasangadjiev informed the meeting participants about the priorities of his department – energy-efficient technologies, optimization of the grid, and digital transformation of utilities management. Read more.
This is the primary takeaway from the Annual Strategy Meeting of the Association of European Businesses, in which the members of AEB Board, Council of National Representation and the committees' chairpersons participated. Bashir Chalabi took part in the meeting and his vision of opportunities for energy efficiency improvement in Russia. See the event's page on the AEB website.
Constantine Streltsov, TIARCENTER Head of Analytics, took part in a seminar on the sharing economy and internet of things (IoT) in Russia in the American Chamber of Commerce presenting the results of TIARCENTER's recent research. IoT has enabled sharing to become one of the cornerstones of the new economy, the so-called Industry 4.0. See the event's page on the AmCham site.
On RBC TV, TIARCENTER CEO Anton Gubnitsyn commented on the reasons behind the growth of the sharing economy in Russia: "We can observe a rapid growth of sharing in sectors related to basic human needs – housing, transport, work, food. A city dweller spends up to 80% of their income on them. These sectors reflect the increasing demand for mobility and optimization of spending." Watch the show here.
"Moscow and the Moscow region generate about 25% of all municipal solid waste in Russia. This is why introducing separate waste collection in the city and the region is crucial to the environmental well-being of the nation," TIARCENTER CEO Anton Gubnitsyn said at the conference "Modern Metropolis: Formation of Green Economy". It was held in the Metropolitan University under the Moscow Government and gathered experts from Russia, Belarus, Finland and the Czech Republic. Anton Kulbachevsky, head of the Moscow City Department of the Environment, stressed that the green economy is a global trend and the only acceptable way for major cities.
TIARCENTER CEO Anton Gubnitsyn and pundits from YouDrive, Higher School of Economics and Knyazev & Partners discussed the reasons behind the rapid growth of the sharing economy on RBC TV. Research into development of sharing platforms conducted by RAEC and TIARCENTER has sparked immense interest among the business community. How does sharing in Russia differ from that in Europe and the US? What affects the growth rate of collaborative consumption? What problems does regulation present? Watch the broadcast here.
TIARCENTER CEO Anton Gubnitsyn came to Alexander Plyuschev's Tochka on Echo Moscow. Together with RAEC head Sergey Plugotarenko, they discussed trends and challenges of Russia's digital economy, including rather complex issues. To learn how serious public officials are about self-regulation, why young parents drive C2C commerce and whether it is possible to profit from carsharing and carpooling watch the broadcast's recording.
Anton Gubnitsyn presented the results of TIARCENTER and RAEC's study into Russia's sharing economy at the RIW forum. Read the summary here.
This is the conclusion Anton Gubnitsyn and Bashir Chalabi reach in their article for the 2018 edition of How to Invest in Russia published by the Association of European Business. Sustainability programs seldom yield an immediate return, nonetheless, in the medium term, green projects enhance the investment attractiveness of the national economy – which is a priority highlighted in the AEB guide's foreword by Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin. See the full article here.
We suggest that the State Duma consider the special case of sharing services, to draw up a section on positive economic incentives (bonuses) for citizens registered as self-employed. We also propose removing from the bill the article on punitive measures – at least for the duration of the pilot scheme.
MSU's Graduate School of Public Administration and TIARCENTER held a round table on Russia's transition to the circular economic model. Taking part in the discussion were the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Eurasian Economic Commission. The expert community was represented by operators in waste management Clean Country, AEB, the Center for Environmental Industrial Policy, and the HSE' Institute of Ecology. Business cases where the principles of the circular economy have been introduced into the production chain were presented by representatives of Sibur, Ferrero and UPM. More on the round-table.


Benediktska 11 is close to Prague's Old Town Square. This lovely apartment is located in the heart of Stare Mesto (Old Town), a five minute walk from Prague's Old Town Square.
The neighborhood is one of the most trendy in Prague, with many of the city's finest restaurants all located within a short five-minute walk. The 1930's building is decidedly non-descript and the ride up the elevator isn't confidence inspiring, however upon entering the flat, all concerns fade. The 1930's parquet floors, the lovely rounded ceilings, the bright living and bedrooms are a place where you can definitely relax after visiting Prague's sites.
This apartment feature free WiFi internet access.
The flat is furnished with period antique furniture, two single beds in the bedroom and a magnificent closet to hang your clothes in. There is a unique mirror and stool in the living room along with a couple of chairs to read in if you need to while away some time. And there's a pullout couch if more than two want to sleep here.
The kitchen is fully functional featuring all the facilities expected in a beautiful flat. There is a large 'fridge, a stove, microwave, stereo, cutlery and dishes. So, if you decide to cook instead of hitting one of the neighborhood restaurants, it's no problem.
But the neighborhood around the flat is great, one of the most happening in Prague. There are plenty of good restaurants and bars and more are being added all the time. It's simple to get out and grab a really good bite to eat and enjoy some of Prague's excellent concerts and nightlife.
If you need to get anywhere quickly, there is a metro around the corner (Namesti Republiky stop, yellow line) or you may simply climb aboard a tram (nearest tram stop is Revolucni, trams 5, 14, 26, 53) and go exploring.


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Известные носители
 Тройер, Верн (1969—2018) — американский актёр, стендап-комик и каскадёр.
 Тройер, Ганс-Хартвиг (1916—1943) — немецкий офицер-подводник, капитан-лейтенант.
 Тройер, Дженнифер — американский экономист и педагог.
 Тройер, Фердинанд Юлиус фон (1698—1758) — кардинал, архиепископ Оломоуцкий.

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Count the wildlife that's counting on you!
Below is a link to the RSPB webpage. From here you can click on the 'MENU' tab and it will allow you to look through the identification sheets and look at some other really interesting information.
The form for the Big Garden Birdwatch which takes place next weekend can be downloaded below.


How important is a piece of paper? When one asks the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who are without the most basic form of identification, the response is more than likely that it is very important. Therefore, it is with great enthusiasm that the public has met President Michel Martelly's initiative to bestow on hundreds of thousands of unregistered Haitians the right of their birth certificates and National Identification Cards.
The drive started recently in Belle Anse's second communal section, Mare Briole. Called Anrejistreman La Pou La, the Martelly Government intends to bestow the papers on some 10,000 people in the area, most of whom are said to be over twenty years of age.
Assisting the president are the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety--which is the higher body to the National Identification Office--which is the specialized organization to handle the registry system, the Minister Delegate Promotion of the Peasantry and the National Archives of Haiti.
On the historic day in Mare Briole, ten birth certificates were issued by the president to those he described as his 'godchildren'. They were also given a seedling destined to be planted as part of the reforestation program.
While Martelly's symbolic role ended there, the initiative will be carried forward by five appointed clerics. There was also the reception of a motorcycle to be used in the continuance of the project. It is hoped that the project continues until all Haitians have the experience and privilege of equal rights and the 'dignity of citizenship' that has been too long ignored by the state.