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The Portrait (1993 film)
Director Arthur Penn
Genre Drama
Production companies Turner Entertainment
Release date 13 February 1993 (USA)
Based on Painting Churches by Tina Howe
Writer Tina Howe (play), Lynn Roth (teleplay)
Nominations Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cast Gregory Peck (Gardner Church), Lauren Bacall (Fanny Church), Cecilia Peck (Margaret Church), Paul McCrane (Bartel), Donna Mitchell (Marissa Pindar), Joyce O'Connor (Samantha Button)
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The Portrait is a 1993 American made-for-television drama film adapted from the play Painting Churches, directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. Cecilia Peck, who plays the daughter in the film, is the real-life daughter of actor Gregory Peck and his second wife Veronique Peck. The film was broadcast on TNT on February 13, 1993.
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Artist Margaret Church returns to her parents home to create a portrait of them. Margaret is shocked to discover that her parents have decided to sell their home, and she has trouble accepting the loss of her childhood home. Margaret finishes her portrait, only to believe that her parents dislike it. Eventually she realizes that her parents do not dislike her portrait, and Margaret becomes closer to them once more.
Gregory Peck as Gardner Church
Lauren Bacall as Fanny Church
Cecilia Peck as Margaret Church
Paul McCrane as Bartel
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#Supply chain#digitalisation#procurement#transformation
Vodafone Procurement Company: transforming the approach
Ninian Wilson, Global Supply Chain Director and CEO of Vodafone Procurement Company, discusses his organisation's transformation journey and procurement strategies in the supply chain space
Sean Galea-Pace
|Jul 2| 15 min read
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Transformation. It's the major trend of the supply chain industry. And with good reason — it is essential to achieving sustained success long-term. Ninian Wilson, Global Supply Chain Director and CEO of Vodafone Procurement Company, has been with the organisation since 2009. He initially joined in an IT role before transitioning into his current role in 2016.
As one of the first objectives upon his arrival, Wilson helped establish a transformation strategy for the organisation. The strategy, called 'Our House', was created with a clear mission statement: to be the best digital supply chain management (SCM) team in a connected world, powered by people and partnering to create value through innovation and ecosystem management. There are four main rooms of the house: the kitchen, games room, garage and dining room. "The kitchen is owned by the Chief Operating Officer. The best things happen in the kitchen, so naturally that's where we run operations from," explains Wilson. "In the garage, we have our innovation centre where we incubate small companies that can create value, whether that's increased revenue, profit or taking costs out of Vodafone. The games room allows us to trial new things. For example, we try new technology to use internally in supply chain management. If it works, we scale it. If it doesn't, then we simply turn it off. Finally, we have the dining room, which represents our supply chain management sales. We work with external clients; not just for Vodafone. We invite those external clients into the dining room to see what we've developed and to support them in their procurement activities."
With that clear plan in place, Wilson believes the reason the house strategy has been successful is because it allows the different categories to be split up and looked after individually, while also enabling staff to take responsibility for their respective areas. "'Our House' is built on solid foundation blocks around health & safety, purpose and inspiring our people," he explains. "When I first joined, our staff decided to renovate the house, took ownership and transformed it by changing some of the themes. It's great when people feel that the whole SCM organisation is their house and they own it."
Vodafone Procurement Company oversees its procurement operations in Luxembourg via a centralised procurement model. The organisation manages 83% of Vodafone's overall spend and supports all 24 of Vodafone's operating companies. With technology beginning to take a firm hold in the supply chain industry, Vodafone Procurement Company has become more data-focused, building inconsiderable digital visibility into supply chain operations. "We've built a procurement control centre here in Luxembourg that gives us a view of every single purchase order from the operating companies in near real-time. We can then map all of our performance metrics into that near real-time platform," says Wilson. "We've added a tremendous amount of digital visibility into our supply chain operations, and to help create that capability we've employed several data scientists. It's a truly international operation and the team helps us to remain focused on digitalising everything we do in the supply chain."
Although Wilson recognises the value of implementing technology, he believes it's important to not just introduce new processes for the sake of it. "There are things you should try to see if they work, because it's important to improve your capabilities and knowledge. That's why we ensure we have a separate budget to try new things which may or may not work," explains Wilson. "Once we've seen, understood and analysed a specific technology, we then create a business case for implementation and are rigorous on how we implement that new technology and capability within the organisation." Over the past few years, Vodafone Procurement Company has sharpened its focus on digitalisation significantly. To Wilson, operations are centred around 'performance management and metrics'. "If you think of that transactional activity, it's all digitalised and metric driven. The next step we're working on is adding artificial intelligence (AI) into our processes," he says. "In our procurement organisation, everything is digitally presented on scorecards. There's no PowerPoint presentation. Over the past year, we've slowly increased our interest in AI and machine learning (ML), which is centered around category management and the tender process. It's a work in progress and will enable us to ensure we've covered all the pieces of the value stream and digitalised over a three to five year journey."
With continuous improvement a key component of Wilson's mantra, he believes that you can't afford to stand still. "If you win a gold medal at the Olympics, you've done very well in your particular sport, but the people who really stand out are the ones who win consistently and keep on breaking world records," he says. "This applies to us because we want to have a mentality where it's about being excellent at what we do and continually improving all of our metrics, costs and performance. It's a mindset which we have here in the leadership team and in supply chain management." While Wilson believes his organisation is in a great place, he also understands the necessity of striving to be better every year. "It's so important that we all have the mindset around improvement and excellence, because we can always do better every year," says Wilson. "Everyone else in procurement improves, so you've got to keep trying to enhance yourself, team and function. I'm a great believer in continuous improvement and striving for things that seem impossible."
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Ninian Wilson | Global Supply Chain Director and CEO, Vodafone Procurement Company
"Our House' is built on solid foundation blocks around health & safety, purpose and inspiring our people"
"It's a truly international operation and we remain focused on how they can help digitalise everything we do in the supply chain"
Vodafone Procurement Company values its collaboration with other companies. Wilson points to the 12 strategic partnerships which exist as key network and IT vendors. "Our partnerships are grounded in strong commercial foundations. For example, if we're working with a technology partner with state-of-the-art technology, then we think about how we manage those relationships so that we both get mutual benefit," he explains. "Every two months there will be a 90-minute check-in for some of the key technology partners. There are two parts to the agenda; there's a review of performance and then there's new releases that the vendor would like to come and talk to us about."
Looking to the future, Wilson believes that Vodafone is built for success in the ever-evolving supply chain industry over the next few years. "We have a tremendous European platform now, following the acquisitions which we completed last year in Germany and central and eastern Europe," he explains. "In terms of future evolution of the industry, I think we're seeing more automation of the menial tasks and more AI and ML being leveraged. Blockchain is also becoming more important in the supply chain space and that's a really positive development for the industry. Ultimately, digitalisation and transparency will walk hand in hand together and continue to transform the supply chain over the next five years."
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This morning I woke up, ate some Cream of Wheat with cocoa powder mixed in, and turned on the compy.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Oopsie23 from Broken Condoms had bestowed the Liebster Award on my little corner of the Internets! Thank you, my bloggy friend! She is also an expectant mom who runs a nice site making light of all the ridiculousness that is pregnancy. She keeps it real, which we like. A LOT.
1. Krug the Thinker: If you've ever perused my About page, you've seen Cameron, my besfrinn (albeit it's from when she was 17). She launched her lifestyle blog around the same time that I did and it pretty much runs circles around mine.
2. Cristen's Corner : Cristen's blog is fresh, witty, and awesome and I enjoy it so much every time I head over there.
3. Wet Casements : My pick for expat life in Korea. The posts are bite-sized and always make me think/laugh/reminisce.
4. Duke's House : I am currently living vicariously though Brit. She's expecting, traveling the world, and running an awesome blog that I love dropping in on.
5. Not Another Mother : Ashley is a really new mom who wrote awesomely about her pregnancy and now writes beautifully about her new little baby girl.
2. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.
Thanks again! I have SO MUCH to tell you about what's been going on at my homestead, so stay tuned and I'll get a preggo post up later today!
Wow, thank you so much, and congratulations, girl! I will check out your other awardees, and I will post my own 5 tomorrow! Thank you, besfrinn!
Thank you, thank you! Couldn't have done it without my man Jesus.


The PGA Tour swings along to the ever-popular Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass this weekend.
And it should be a rip-roaring affair with a stellar field on show in Florida.
Jordan Spieth is the marginal favourite, but odds of 14/1 highlight how tough the competition is going to be.
The American has posted several top-10s this season, but he's yet to really show that 2015-quality so far. Spieth missed the cut last time out and is winless this season.
Dustin Johnson is one of four men next up at 16/1. DJ is ranking first when it comes to scoring average this season, and second for putting average, so the 2016 US Open winner is in good form.
The world number one hasn't quite hooked it up on all four days of a tournament in 2018, however and has never posted a top-10 in the Players.
But a man in form is Jason Day. Who heads to Florida fresh from victory at Wells Fargo.
The Australian also won the Farmers Insurance Open in January, and came home second at Pebble Beach. Day is pretty comfortable at Sawgrass too, winning this event by four strokes in 2016.
Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy are also in the 16/1 club. The former hit a sweet spot earlier with victory in the Honda Classic and second in the WGC Mexico, but has lost something in recent events.
As for Rory, he'll be the talk of the town once again after some controversial comments about the Masters versus the Open.
It's been a patchy season for the Northern Irishman, and a win would go a long way to announcing his return to form.
2015 Players champion Rickie Fowler can be backed at 20s, with a host of huge names coming up at 33/1.
Masters champions Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia are each 33s, as is Phil Mickelson.
And so is Tiger Woods. The 14-time major champion is continuing his return to form, and has so far enjoyed a steady season with three top-10 finishes.
Woods goes well at Sawgrass though, winning the Players in 2001 and 2013 in addition to the Florida venue being the scene of his first US Amateur title way back in 1994.
Further back, Brian Harman has posted seven top-10 finishes from 14 events on this year's PGA Tour. He's 6/1 to do so again and 80/1 to go all the way and win it.


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Recorded among the spruce and pines west of Denver, "If By Fire", the first album from Denver band Eye and The Arrow, is an amalgamation of musical styles created by long-time friends and collaborators, whose diverse musical iterations include Paper Bird, Papa Bear, and Ankylosaurus.
"This is our first real release," says guitarist/vocalist Paul DeHaven, who describes Eye and the Arrow as "built on the interplay of the trio, tireless syncopation, and songwriting." The EP itself builds on the band's earlier collaboration with Denver folk musician Patrick Dethlefs. It includes an updated version of "Stutter Beat," which DeHaven calls the beating heart of the record.
"This album is an exploration of our potential as a three piece band, of style and song structure through the lens of our collected creativity," adds bassist Jason Hecker. "It's derived from the spirit of punk bands that shaped us all in high school, while keeping in step with the emotional and musical complexities that we've found in artists like Sufjan Stevens and Wilco."


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Only the Good Die Young: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Billy Joel by Josh Pachter
June 21, 2021 By Long and Short Reviews 2 Comments
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Contemporary, Historical
From Cold Spring Harbor in 1971 to River of Dreams in 1993, Billy Joel released a dozen studio albums that remade the face of American pop music, produced twenty-six Top 10 singles (on Billboard's Top 100 and Adult Contemporary charts), and earned the Piano Man six Grammys. Although he hasn't released a recording of new songs in almost thirty years, Joel's live performances continue to electrify audiences around the globe—and until COVID-19 put things on hold he had sold out New York's Madison Square Garden for a record-shattering seventy-four consecutive monthly shows!
In this collection, twelve award-winning writers of short crime fiction tackle the Joel catalog, and the result—edited by Josh Pachter, whose The Beat of Black Wings: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Joni Mitchell earned rave reviews in 2020—is a journey down life's mean streets with a soundtrack by one of the great singer-songwriters of our time, and contributors Michael Bracken, Jeff Cohen, David Dean, John M. Floyd, Barb Goffman, James D.F. Hannah, Richard Helms, Robert Lopresti, Jenny Milchman, Terrie Farley Moran, Richie Narvaez, and Pachter himself are donating a third of their royalties to support the work of the Joel Foundation.
In the Gospel According to Billy, only the good die young. Within these pages, though, Death is an equal-opportunity exterminator, and the stories you'll find here don't just hit the charts: they go all the way to Number One … with a bullet!
Some mysteries demand to be solved.
"The Entertainer" told the tale of Mercy, a single mother and aspiring singer who worked two jobs to make ends meet. I loved this character from the moment I met her. She'd lead a difficult life and could be a little rough around the edges at times, but she occasionally shared such brave and loving parts of herself with the audience that I couldn't stop hoping she'd have a happy ending. While I can't say anything about the mystery portion of the plot for spoiler reasons, I was pleased with how it was revealed as well as resolved.
I enjoyed reading this quite a bit in general, but there were a few stories that I thought would have benefitted from more development. "A Matter of Trust" was one of them. Sergeant Turner's investigation of a website that claimed to be able to get rid of troublesome spouses once and for all was intriguing, but I was as puzzled by the personal interest he took in the topic as I was by the fast-paced ending that didn't tie all of the loose ends together as tightly as I would have liked to see. It took me a moment to figure out what happened there. I'm fairly certain I came up with the right answer, but I would have gone with a full five-star rating if these moments of doubt had never occurred for me.
Rick was hired to play an elaborate prank to discourage investors from developing a rural patch of land in "Easy Money." As soon as I realized this gig was going to be anything but simple for him, I eagerly began waiting for the next plot twist. There were so many things going on behind the scenes that could have changed what happened to Rick. I enjoyed piecing everything together and trying to come up with plausible guesses about how it might end that took all of these possibilities into account.
Only the Good Die Young was a solid anthology that I'd recommend to anyone who is a fan of pop rock music or, better yet, Billy Joel in particular.
Filed Under: Mystery/Suspense, Reviews Tagged With: Astilbe, Contemporary, Four Stars, Historical, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Untreed Reads
Josh Pachter says
Thanks for the favorable review! ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG is a followup to THE BEAT OF BLACK WINGS: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL, which is currently a finalist for the Best Anthology Anthony Award. Both books are available from the usual online mega-retailers, but the publisher (Untreed Reads) has them at a very generous discount.
Astilbe says
I also reviewed The Beat of Black Wings for Long and Short Reviews but didn't realize this was a follow-up to it. How neat.


I was going to post another video today, (I have two ready, one of my ride to Mansfield, Pennsylvania where I'll be spending Thanksgiving this year and one of the "Jump the Gun Turkey Run" which was basically this last weekend's pre-Thanksgiving in Boston.) but somehow neither seemed appropriate enough for this holiday.
This is more of a holiday of introspection and since I've had so much time for introspection lately I figure I'm well suited to send some extrospection (There's about a 98% chance that's not a word. But the beautiful thing about English is you probably got the point anyway.) your way.
I fully recognize that I'm the smallest piece of the Amtrekker puzzle. Amtrekker would not exist without the help of literally HUNDREDS of people. This has been such a fascinating experience for me (and hopefully for you) because so much of what this trip is about has either nothing to do with me or is completely out of my control. Everyday I'm left dangling at the whim of complete strangers and so far I've yet to feel let down or slighted in the least.
Maybe I'm starting to sound like a broken record but I am so impressed by the kindness of strangers that I'm just plain incapable of staying quite on the subject. And I know I've probably beaten this into the ground before too, but no matter what your political or personal views and no matter how wrong things are capable of going on an international level, you'd be hard pressed to travel this country in this manner and not be proud to be a part of it's citizenry. Maybe our leaders aren't always up to snuff, but on the streets we're chocked full of good people that working together are capable of great things.
How do we make those great things happen?
How should I know, I'm just a homeless vagrant.
But I can tell you this: If there's anything I'm thankful for it's that we, as a people, have that pure undiluted POTENTIAL and that so many have used the good that we all share to help me along the way.
But I'm still thankful…AND proud.
Ah, what the heck…it's Thanksgiving!
And here's the youtube link for the other folks. You know who you are.
If you're thankful for Amtrekker videos and stories, feel free to donate.
"Thankful…AND proud." Me too! And, Brett, if the kind of man you are represents your generation, you give me boundless hope and optimism for the future of this great country.
Every Thanksgiving growing up, my family would have to go around the table and say what they were thankful for – i absolutely hated doing this. It was embarrasing to be honest as a kid and tell your friends and family that you truly care about them, so we would always BS answers until our Mom was annoyed enough at our inability to be serious that she would finally let us eat. As an adult (not grown up, just a bigger kid), I think the value of those relationships is easier to recognize and voice. So thanks to all the people whose memories have helped shape my life so far. I'm also thankful for guitar hero and grape soda.
i'm thankful for the funny podcast. happy thanksgiving brett-face!!!
I'm hopeful that you have some good people to spend thanksgiving with, instead of on a bus or train all by yourself. I'm also very thankful for you and Jess the two greatest kids any parent could ever hope for, and for our whole family! P.S. I totally enjoyed your podcast and solute to thanksgiving!


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Philip Joseph Kessel, Jr., född 2 oktober 1987, är en amerikansk professionell ishockeyspelare som spelar för Arizona Coyotes i NHL.

Han har tidigare spelat på NHL-nivå för Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs och Boston Bruins och på lägre nivåer för Providence Bruins i AHL och Minnesota Golden Gophers i NCAA.

Kessel är dubbel Stanley Cup-mästare med Pittsburgh Penguins, då laget vann både 2016 och 2017.

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Boston Bruins
Phil Kessel valdes som 5:e spelare totalt i NHL-draften 2006 av Boston Bruins och gjorde mycket bra ifrån sig redan under sin rookiesäsong 2006–07, så bra att han fick ta emot utmärkelsen Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, efter att ha kommit tillbaka från sjukdom.

Säsongen 2008–09 så gjorde Kessel sammanlagt 60 poäng på 70 spelade matcher för Boston, vilket var hans dittills bästa säsong rent poängmässigt.

Toronto Maple Leafs
Den 19 september 2009 blev han tradad till Toronto Maple Leafs i utbyte mot ett val i första rundan (Tyler Seguin) och ett val i andra rundan (Jared Knight) i NHL-draften 2010, samt ett val i första rundan i NHL-draften 2011 (Dougie Hamilton).

2010-11 gjorde han 32 mål, 32 assist och totalt 64 poäng på 82 matcher för Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pittsburgh Penguins
Den 1 juli 2015 valde Toronto Maple Leafs att trejda Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon samt ett val i andra rundan i NHL-draften 2016 (Kasper Björkqvist) till Pittsburgh Penguins i utbyte mot Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Harrington, Nick Spaling samt ett val i första rundan (som Leafs senare tradade till Anaheim Ducks som valde Sam Steel) och ett val i tredje rundan (James Greenway) i NHL-draften 2016.

Han vann två Stanley Cup med Penguins, 2016 och 2017.

Arizona Coyotes
Den 29 juni 2019 tradades han, tillsammans med Dane Birks och ett val i fjärde rundan i NHL-draften 2021, till Arizona Coyotes i utbyte mot Alex Galchenyuk och Pierre-Olivier Joseph.

Privatliv
Han är kusin med ishockeyspelaren David Moss och äldre bror till ishockeyspelarna Blake och Amanda Kessel.

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Mitsuyo Yamamoto
Serving as President and CEO of JOHNAN Corporation, Mitsuyo has promoted M&A, invested new businesses, and reformed organization culture. Now he is leading the business model change from contract manufacturing to commercialization support as an accelerator for clients, regardless of the company sizes or divisions, from startups to major manufacturers' R&D department. Prior to joining JOHNAN Corporation, he worked for a business incubator, being in charge of business consulting and new business development. Mitsuyo holds an MBA from University of Michigan. He is also a member of the Executive Directors of Kyoto Shisaku (Global Marketing Manager).
Hiroshi Sasaki
Director and Managing Corporate Officer
Since he joined JOHNAN Corporation in 1988, Hiroshi has launched manufacturing related new businesses (e.g. a vertical take-off of a new factory, opening global offices), and been engaged in cost reduction, quality improvement, and work environment improvement. He graduated from Oishida High School in Yamagata. He also serves as President of Yamagata Company, President & CEO of JOHNAN Corporation (Thailand) Limited, President & CEO of JOHNAN HRD (Thailand) Limited, Director of GROPJOY Co., Ltd., and Chairman of JOHNAN Environmental Protection Technology (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Rintaro Kurebayashi
Director and Corporate Officer
Since he joined NEC Corporation in 1998, he had been engaging in the development of fundamental technologies for submarine telecommunication systems and managing joint software development for optical telecommunication network planning in Japan. Then he became a manager in product planning of optical telecommunication equipment at NEC Corporation of America.
After joining JOHNAN in 2010, he took charge of new business development, management strategy, and marketing.
He is now serving as an Executive General Manager of JOHNAN Machinery & Healthcare Appliance Company, being responsible for design and manufacturing of factory-automation equipment, as well as ODM / OEM for medical equipment. He is also Managing Director of FIT Co., Ltd.
He received his MS from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Hirotsugu Furuoya
Hirotsugu worked for trust bank and had been engaging in the transaction with corporate business. Then he left the company, studied in Boston and at the time experienced internship in Silicon Valley. After studying abroad, he returned to Japan and joined the self-funding listing venture capital investment company. He handled investing, raising funds and administration and then assumed a managing director for the department of management. Then he joined JOHNAN and hold prominent positions such as a managing director of administrative department, president of Kansai Seiki Kogyo Co., Ltd. and president of FIT Co., Ltd. After that he left JOHNAN and established restaurant business. Also he joined JOHNAN in order to help business expansion.
He graduated from Hitotsubashi University in faculty of commerce and holds an MBA from Babson College business school.
He is now serving as an Executive General Manager of Corporate Planning Department.
Keiji Imajo
Keiji was Chairman of the Board of Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. until June, 2017. He was CEO and President of the firm and had been its Manager of Business Promotion Department. He excelled in valuing new businesses and supporting portfolio companies by utilizing his engineering and technology background and experience in business development at manufacturing companies. Prior to, he worked at Kaneka Corporation, where he was engaged in R&D of electronic materials and new business development.
He holds an MBA from Keio Business School and a degree in Synthetic Chemistry from the Department of Engineering at Kyoto University.
Tadashi Yamamoto
Since he joined Wacoal Corp., he had been engaging in the logistics, sales and human affairs. Then he assumed a president for overseas subsidiaries in Singapore and Hong Kong. After he returned to Japan and had been engaging in the personnel labor management and planning and execution of personnel strategy. Then he had been engaging in the planning and execution of overseas operation strategy, and management of overseas subsidiaries.
He graduated from Doshisha University in economics faculty.
He was formally inaugurated as managing director in October 2019.
Hajime Tsutsui
Since he joined the Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd., he had been engaging in support for management of medium and small businesses and operation planning, credit risk management, management of internal audit for the offices, and privatization. Then he joined the Ministry of Finance, Japan, he had been engaging in survey analysis for economic situation, statistical survey for business corporations and analysis for economic forecast.
He graduated from Ritsumeikan University in economics faculty and holds an MBA from Doshisha Business School.
He was formally inaugurated as auditor in October 2019.
Masato Ichise
Since Masato joined Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd, he had been engaging in cost accounting and formulating business planning and budget in accounting division and corporate planning operations such as finance and accounting. Also he had engaged in finance accounting operations in headquarters, restructuring business enterprise and constructing management system at affiliate company. Then he had led corporate planning operations and made efforts in constructing finance strategy such as IPO, public stock offerings and share splitting, and corporate governance system at OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd.
Takuhiro Homma
Since he completed the Supreme Court's Legal Research and Training Institute of Japan, registered as an attorney. After joining Aska Law Offices, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, he returned to Osaka. He established HT Partnership in November 2009 in Osaka, Japan.
He graduated from Seikei University in law faculty and holds an LLM from Boston University School of Law.
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Q: Call two different functions on same onclick event in javascript one after another I have one div content whose  height should be 300px when i click on another div name button.
But how can i reset the height, when again clicked on button div?
Here is the javascript code for reference:
function chk()
{
    var x = document.getElementById('content').style.height = '300px';

}

This is the HTML code

This is dummy text.

    click to read

When button div is click content height increases, but how can i reduce the height by clicking on same div with same onclick event?

A: Either a flag
var flag;

function chk() {
    var height = flag ? '0px' : '300px';
    document.getElementById('content').style.height = height;
    flag = !flag;
}

or by checking the current height
function chk() {
    var currHeight = document.getElementById('content').style.height;
    var setHeight = height == '300px' ? '0px' : '300px';
    document.getElementById('content').style.height = setHeight;
}

A: You could use a flag:
var isSet = false:

function chk(){
    if(!isSet) {
        var x = document.getElementById('content').style.height = '300px';
        isSet = true;
    }
    else {
        // some other computation
        isSet = false;
    }

}

A: Use CSS:
#content {
    height: auto;
}
#content.expand {
    height: 300px;
}

In your script:
function chk()
{
    var node = document.getElementById('content');

    node.classList.toggle('expand');
}

This keeps the state local to the element you're working on, which makes for more flexible code.
See also: classList API

A: If you are just learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript you should start by making your code more clear.
// HTML should look more like
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta http-equiv='content-type' content='text/html;charset=utf-8' />

    This is dummy text.

  <input type='button' value='click to read' id='button' />

Notice, your button should be a button, not a div. XHTML is more expandable for scraping and XSLT, and will work on HTML pages, but not the other way around.
// learn to keep your JavaScript separate pages for caching - common.js
//<![CDATA[
// reduce objects to smaller variables and never use `document.getElementById()`
var doc = document, bod = doc.body;
function E(e){
  return doc.getElementById(e);
}
//]]>

// page.js
//<![CDATA[
var button = E('button');
/* The self-executing Anonymous Function below creates scope for `var test` and
   returns an unexecuted function you can call later. Note that a function is
   basically a variable that if you add `()` to will execute. */
var changeHeight = (function(){
  var test = false;
  return function(id, before, after){
    E(id).style.height = test ? before : after;
    test = !test;
  }
})();
/* This is a backward compatible way of creating an `onclick` function, unlike
   `.addEventListener()` and `attachEvent()`, this is assignment, so it will
    write over your last `onclick` assiged to this specific Element */
button.onclick = function(){
  changeHeight('content', '20px', '300px');
}
// To combat the comment above you could do something like this:
/*
button.onclick = function(){
  changeHeight('content', '20px', '300px');
}
function anotherFunction(){
  console.log('wow');
}
var before = button.onclick;
button.onclick = function(){
  if(before)before();
  anotherFunction();
}
*/
/* An executed function, would execute before the event is handled. The only
   thing that is automatically passed to your variable function or Anonymous
   Function is the Event Object. In this case it is not necessary, because we
   are not accessing the Event Object. */
//]]>

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Every year, between 600,000 and 1 million books are published in the US.
As many as half of those are self-published and some are even ghostwritten. As far as ghost writing goes, it isn't just an option for celebrities who don't have the time or know-how to tell their life story.
Blogs, articles, web pages, and more can all be written by a ghost writer. They're a solution for any busy business or individual looking to save both time and money while producing top quality content.
Read on to learn more about what ghost writing is and how it works.
What Is Ghostwriting?
When you hire a ghost writer, you're hiring a professional writer to produce written content on your behalf. Types of written content handled by ghost writers include:
Books/e-books
The writer takes money in exchange for producing written work, but they don't receive any credit for that work. The original author, whether it be an individual or a business, takes credit for the work.
Importantly, the work reflects the vision of the client. For that reason, the original author usually has a high degree of intellectual involvement in the process.
How to Hire a Ghostwriter
Of course, every ghost writer works differently. In the same vein, every client has different requirements.
So, while the nuances may differ from project to project, below is the general process for hiring and working with a ghost writer.
1. Consultation
This may take place over the phone, through video conference, or in a face-to-face meeting. The client and the ghost writer discuss the needs of the project and figure out if they're going to work well together.
The ghost writer will produce a proposal of the work to be done. The proposal should include items such as project-specific details of the work, timelines, and costs. The client will accept and sign the proposal before the work begins.
3. Further Interviews and Information
Depending on what type of content is being produced, the writer will have to gather more details from the client. For example, if the content is a book, this may take the form of multiple interviews.
4. Outlines
Once the ghost writer has gathered all the basic information and research that they need, they'll create an outline based on that backgrounding. The outline can be anywhere from 1 to 100 pages, depending on the type of work and the amount of content required.
The client should review the outline, making any necessary revisions. In reality, this should go between the client and the writer a few times until a final draft is agreed on.
5. Publishing and Payment
When the final draft is completed by the ghost writer and approved by the client, it should go back to the writer for one last round of editing.
This can actually require quite a bit of work, depending on the type of content. For example, publishing a book will take a significantly longer time to edit and publish than a blog post.
Following publishing, the client will pay the writer for their work. The ghost writer cedes any legal right to their intellectual property and the work belongs to the client.
How Much Does a Ghostwriter Cost?
The cost of hiring a ghost writer varies by writer and by project. It will also depend on whether or not the ghost writer is given credit.
For example, a ghost written book can cost between $5,000 and $50,000. On the higher end are ghost written books without credit to the original author and with months worth of research involved. On the lower end are less complex books that are shorter in length and give credit to the ghost writer.
In terms of articles and blogs, many ghost writers will charge by the word. These rates can range anywhere from 1 cent to $1 per word, depending on the length, complexity, and amount of research involved. Just like books, whether or not the writer is given credit will impact this cost as well.
You may also encounter writers that charge hourly rates. These hourly rates include the time spent researching, writing, interviewing, e-mailing, etc. Typically, ghost writers will provide a break down of expected hours in the proposal.
Why Use a Ghostwriter?
There are many benefits to hiring a ghost writer to write your content on your behalf.
The most obvious benefit is how much time and resources outsourcing saves. Most business owners don't have the know-how nor the manpower to have content written in-house. Even if you do have a content marketer, they often don't have time to create topics, research keywords, and write articles.
Speaking of content marketing, a good ghost writer will know SEO and how to operationalize it through content writing. They'll know how to fit keywords into the content naturally and they also understand the importance of headers and link building. This means more traffic to your website and more potential customers.
A ghost writer may also help you develop your ideas and create a more concise message. Through the interview process, they'll pull information from you you may not have thought of and they'll act as a sounding board except this sounding board has a high degree of expertise in making brainstorm sessions into brilliant content.
Hire a Ghostwriter Today
A ghost writer produces written content for an individual or business. That content is usually not credited to the ghost writer, but to the individual or business who hired the writer.
When you don't have the time or resources to put pen to paper, but you're full of ideas for your book or blog, a ghost writer is a great option. To learn more about hiring a ghost writer through us, register here.


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Initially the colour printing was a little hit and miss, as the only way to check the colours of a printed image was once the newspaper had been printed, which was obviously a little too late. Â Experience and technology soon sorted this issue out, and Today became very successful. Â After only four months of being on sale the newspaper was bought by the Lonrho group, who were a producer of precious metals. Â It didn't stay under this ownership for long though, and in 1987 Rupert Murdoch's News International company bought Today.
The paper went on to exist for almost a decade before it was forced to close down due to lack of readership. Â All the other long established national newspapers in the UK had caught up with Today technologically and the paper lost its main defining points in the process. Â The final issue went on sale on November 17th 1995.
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An innovative community garden designed to overcome loneliness, social isolation and improve the quality of life amongst the elderly is capturing the imagination of community groups, care homes and politicians across the UK since it's launch earlier in the year.
Created and founded by Lyndsey Young, supported by the Big Lottery Fund and launched in Bottesford, Leicestershire by Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP, The Friendly Bench™ is a purposefully designed and located kerbside community garden created to help tackle loneliness, social isolation and improve the quality of life for the elderly, socially isolated and those with limited mobility by connecting them with people, places and with nature.
Connecting people – Offering regular opportunities for social interaction, growing and strengthening social networks and improving well-being amongst older people and the wider community through friendship, events and activities organised by The Friendly Bench™ volunteers.
Connecting places – Purposefully designed and situated, The Friendly Bench™ provides a convenient and comfortable place for those with limited mobility to rest, helping them to connect with local services and public places, whilst also encouraging independence and opportunities for residents to participate in their wider communities as they choose.
Connecting with nature – Enabling easy accessible interactions with nature, wildlife and the outdoors to improve users physical health, mental wellbeing, social behaviour and help improve self- esteem and life satisfaction.
A welcoming place for all to meet, chat, rest and enjoy the benefits of being outdoors, The Friendly Bench is so much more than a bench and has been carefully designed to create a safe, easily accessible garden for the elderly and those with limited mobility to enjoy. Made with sustainable FSC timber, including solid oak, the seating has been purposely designed to adhere to DDA Guidance and is configured with easy access raised planters, complete with plants and organic herbs, to enable intergenerational garden maintenance, whilst providing a 'self-contained' environment which promotes conversation, connection and independence.
"The Friendly Bench™ plays a vital role in tackling loneliness amongst older people and those with restricted mobility in our communities.
By creating an inclusive, accessible and well-located place to meet and join in with regularly organised activities, The Friendly Bench™ is a hub for people to connect. This not only helps improve our older people's physical and mental wellbeing, it also helps develop and strengthen community connections and build relationships between residents and their wider community.
With the full backing of Sir Alan Duncan MP and also Rachel Reeves MP, co-chair of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, who recently mentioned The Friendly Bench™ in her Westminster Hall debate on loneliness, The Friendly Bench also has the full support of it's local Nottingham Community Housing Association's Sheltered Housing Scheme.
Scheme Manager Jim Anstey comments: "Some of our residents have been put off going to the shops due to the distance. The bench will give them the confidence to venture out, using it as a pit stop along the way! I think The Friendly Bench is a great idea. It will encourage people to socialise with their neighbours and passers by and become part of the local community.
After successfully developing and launching the first The Friendly Bench model, the aim now is to partner with other communities and grow The Friendly Bench network. Offering a full design, build installation, training to support set up and operation package, as well as funding solutions and advice, Lyndsey and her team would work closely with each community to develop The Friendly Bench to cater for their bespoke needs.
Of course, I would continue to visit my elderly mother-in-law and take her shopping, I could also continue to go with my singing group to the rest home where we perform, but I really wanted to do more. That's when the idea struck me.
Inspired by the brilliant community project, The Edible Bus Stop and a really cute idea my children's primary school has, The Buddy Bench (a bench where children sit if they want a friend to play with), I came up with the idea of The Friendly Bench™.
What is The Friendly Bench™?
The Friendly Bench™ is a small accessible community garden, with seating, located in easy walking distance of elderly community residents, to provide regular friendship in an outdoor environment, which positively contributes to the quality of their life.
Why start The Friendly Bench™?
There are a number of elderly residents in my locality who are becoming increasingly isolated from the community due to their limited mobility. Only able to walk a few yards before they need to sit down, they are choosing to stay at home rather than go into the village and are subsequently losing contact with friends and the wider community, which is having a negative impact on their wellbeing and quality of life.
With The Friendly Bench™, I hope to create a volunteer-run community garden on the small piece amenity land which is within easy walking distance of many elderly residents and is ideally situated as a welcome rest spot for those with limited mobility who wish to walk to the village shops.
As well as providing a convenient rest spot, The Friendly Bench™ would also be an inclusive, supportive and accessible outdoor community space where elderly residents living in isolation and those with restricted mobility would enjoy regular, ongoing friendship with volunteers, neighbours, friends and the wider community.
The Friendly Bench™ would also provide health, educational and environmental benefits to participants and the community as a whole.
offer a regular, supportive social space for participants to build self-confidence, independence and improve their mental well-being.
encourage physical activity for participants.
strengthen social networks amongst neighbours and the wider community.
encourage participants to get outdoors and connect with nature more regularly.
positively benefit the local environment by encouraging a sense of community and stewardship.
provide a place for people of diverse backgrounds to regularly interact, share and acquire knowledge and skills relating to gardening, health and culture.
That's the plan. So how am I getting on? Well, firstly I have consulted with local residents and am thrilled to say that they were incredibly positive and supportive of the project. Next up, my Parish Council and County Highways Dept, again I'm pleased to say the reaction has been positive to date and I am currently awaiting the official response to their vote. Fingers crossed.
So, hoping that this will be positive, I will begin the process of getting this project off the ground, that means recruiting volunteers, sourcing funding, planning the space etc. It's going to be a lot of work, but when lovely people like Betty tell me that they can no longer walk to the village Post Office, because she gets too tired, I know it's going to be worth it.
I'll keep posting updates on my progress and share how I am getting in. In the meantime, if you've any suggestions or have done something similar, it'd be brilliant to hear from you.
I'm coordinating Bottesford Open Gardens this year on behalf of St Mary's Church and would like to include The Friendly Bench (TM) in the information for ticket holders. I'll also include it on the ticket holder's map, and have written the following (taking text from this web site). 'Take a detour to look at The Friendly Bench TM – a kerbside innovative community garden designed to overcome loneliness, social isolation and improve the quality of life amongst the elderly.'.
Let me know if: a) you'd like me to mention The Friendly Bench (TM) ;b) you like what I've written; c) you'd like me to say something else inst ad or as well.
Bottesford Open Gardens is Saturday 23rd and Subday 24th June 10am – 5pm both days.
I'm hoping to get the tickets into the Library for selling this weekend – apologies for the short notice – but the map won't be done until later in the week: I've been a bit busy!


At the customer site where the IGSS system is used, there is no access to the Internet. How can I ensure that the site gets updated even when there's no Internet access there?
The newest files posted on the 7T website for the IGSS system are downloaded to the recipient PC and installed automatically in the /gss subfolder of the IGSS installation.
In the /gss subfolder of the IGSS installation, a new subfolder called updates is automatically created and copies of all the downloaded files are saved in another new subfolder called v51_updates (previously v51_patch01).
The updates folder is then copied to the laptop PC used to service customer sites and the files from here are then put into the customer's /gss subfolder.


It's high output makes it suitable for special procedures, e.g. in E.N.T. neurosurgery, for interventions, including urological and thoracic procedures.
For neurosurgical operation of for special procedures in vascular surgery, gynaecology, etc., the application of electro surgical micro coagulation is of particular advantage since the surgeon operates gently with the bipolar technique. Effective vascular occlusion and microsurgery can be achieved by this method with the very little high frequency power. In addition, the effect of the high frequency is limited precisely to the tissue between the shanks of the forceps.
Independent monopolar & bipolar modes with isolated outputs enabled with cut & coag facilities.
audio tones to differentiate cut & coag operations.
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servo stabilizer recommended for voltage fluctuations.
For all types of general surgery and bipolar micro co-agulation.
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The Great American Cleanup is Saturday, April 27.
The campaign began as a litter cleanup initiative designed to improve communities by clearing trash from parks, streetscapes and public spaces.
To this day, community cleanups remain at the very heart of the campaign, and the results are remarkable. In 2018 alone, nearly 60 million pounds of litter and recyclables were collected by volunteers throughout the country.
Volunteers will meet at the Montgomery County Courthouse, One Millennium Plaza, at 8:00 a.m.
Gloves, vests and trash bags will be provided.
The Great American Clean Up Day is part of the Keep Tennessee Beautiful initiative.


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La prueba de línea o ruta élite femenina en el Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo en Ruta se realiza desde el Mundial de 1958.

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Medallero histórico
Actualizado hasta Wollongong 2022.

Véase también
Contrarreloj élite femenina en el Campeonato Mundial de Ruta

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Palmarés oficial en la pág. de la UCI (en inglés).

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Wake Up!: The Top Five Rappers That Too Many People Are Sleeping On!
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WAKE UP!: THE TOP 5 RAPPERS THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ON!
Hip-Hop is certainly a force to be reckoned in popular culture. However, the spotlight is only so big. And as a result, many talented rappers are not recognized by the masses. So, it's only right that credit is given to those whose time in the limelight is long overdue.
And with Hip-Hop having such a rich history now, it's only right that underrated rappers be acknowledged in categories: Pioneers, Old School, New School, etc.
Therefore, here is AllHipHop.com's list of the Top Five most underrated rappers since the dawn of this new millennium (there are many more...WE KNOW):
5. Lloyd Banks: The 2004 Mixtape Awards recipient for "Best Artist on a Mixtape" made a smooth transition to full-fledged albums, but at the time of doing so, it was all but impossible for anyone to get out from under the shadow 50 Cent had over Hip-Hop - and especially other members of G-Unit. But make no mistake, Lloyd Banks is a punchline monster ["Look dog, I don't run with the poodles/Difference is, I'm eating in Rome and you're eating Ramen Noodles"]. In 2010, Banks released "Beamer, Benz or Bentley", and that one single was so successful that Interscope Records attempted to resign him to label after dropping him the previous year. And just last July, he dropped a mixtape, V.6: The Gift, which received hella praise from critics and fans alike.
4. Jean Grae: After MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, solo femcees were commonly pigeon-holed as overtly sexual rappers to their male peers. Then along came Jean Grae. Between spitting over some of Hip-Hop's most recognizable tracks on The Bootleg of The Bootleg EP (Jay-Z's "U Don't Know, Eminem's "Role Model) rapping with The Roots (The Tipping Point's "Somebody's Gotta Do It"), and getting very personal on Jeanius ("My Story" finds Grae discussing an abortion), there isn't much she can't do as a rapper. In 2011, after a nearly four0year absence, Jean returned to the scene with a mixtape called Cookies or Comas, one she said was to tide listeners over until her next LP, Cake or Death.
3. Tech N9ne: Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, this highly-skilled, rapid-fire rapper technically introduced himself in the late '90s, but didn't really catch on until the 2001 release of his album, Anghelic. Most artists would settle for a classic horrorcore album, but not Tech. With each album more ambitious than than the one before (his 2011 solo album was 24 tracks long and featured collaborations with rap newcomer Hopsin and Stokley Williams of '90s R&B group, Mint Condition), he shows no signs of slowing down. At age 40, Tech has proven that rap isn't just a young man's game. And with his album stealing "Interlude" appearance on Tha Carter IV, Tech N9ne may have benefited from that 2011 blockbuster release more than Lil Wayne.
2. Royce Da 5'9": This guy is an incredible lyricist and someone who can write about a versatile range of subjects. For example, he ghostwrote Dr. Dre's tribute to his deceased brother, "The Message", in 1999. On his own solo debut in 2002, Royce wrote a surprise of a song about his genitals called "My Friend." Additionally, he can rap on par with the best of them. With five solo albums under his belt and production from DJ Premier, The Neptunes, and The Hitmen in his catalog, he has ample quality material. Two other projects Royce has recently dropped bars on - 2011's Bad Meets Evil EP with Eminem and the 2012 release of Slaughterhouse's sophomore LP on Shady Records - didn't hurt either.
1. Immortal Technique: He's the heir to Chuck D, and no one is more capable of using Hip-Hop to comment on social issues than the Peruvian-born MC. Poverty, politics, racism, and capitalism are all heavy-handed subjects that Immortal Technique never shies away from. With three albums and a compilation to his credit, he puts more content in a single verse than some others do in an entire album. And as a staunch supporter of independence, he has always stayed away from the major labels. But, he's uber-aware of the affect he has, and that just makes him that much more powerful - his overseas documentary with Woody Harrelson, Dr. Cornel West, and more is proof positive. On a track called "Reverse Pimpology," he sums it up: "I'm not a crack rapper, I'm not a backpacker/ I'm not a wack rapper moonlighting as a bad actor."
There are many, many more...WE KNOW ALREADY!! Sound off on some of your top underrated rappers of this millennium in the comment section below.
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Last Updated - Tuesday, May 7, 2019
PARIS – To match with the changing world of work and coworking trends, Accor today announced an audacious plan to implement 1200 coworking spaces in under 3 years for WOJO to become the leading coworking brand in Europe by 2022. With the launch of WOJO, Accor continues to execute its augmented hospitality strategy, expanding into new verticals and becoming relevant in the daily lives of consumers.
The WOJO coworking spaces will be launched within Accor hotels worldwide with different offerings, across all segments (economy, mid-scale and luxury segments).
Accor launches plan with WOJO to become largest coworking brand in Europe by 2022Accor Hotels
WOJO = Work. Live. Share.
Nextdoor (renamed Wojo in March 2019) is a joint-venture between Accor & Bouygues Immobilier created in July 2017.
Stephane Bensimon, CEO WOJO: "As we are directly in touch with companies and workers on a daily basis we have a thorough understanding of their needs and expectations in the work space. A personalized welcome, premium services, a friendly atmosphere and designer spaces are all essential features covered by our expertise. Through our new range of spaces, we are now able to meet a key customer need: combining the quality of work life with mobility.
WOJO will offer three different products and experiences to deliver the broadest range of coworking solutions in the industry."
WOJO Spots, making it easy to work anywhere
Rolled out initially across all Accor's brand portfolio, theses spaces make it possible for nomadic workers to work without a fee with the guarantee of a personalized service, a friendly atmosphere and a secure & reliable WiFi connection in design spaces. The worker can choose to work at the bar, in a restaurant or in the lobby (even if they are not staying at the hotel). For regular coworkers, WOJO offers a monthly subscription, which includes a 10% discount on dining and access to partner offers, events such as workshops & conferences and the WOJO business network & community. More than 150 WOJO Spots will open in Paris and Lyon by summer 2019, reaching over 1000 spots in Europe by 2022.
WOJO Corners, for coworkers and locals alike
WOJO Corners are dedicated coworking spaces specifically designed for uninterrupted work, sheltered from the hustle and bustle outside. They will be located across a broad range of Accor hotels as a first step and then across train stations, airports and shopping malls. This coworking experience is designed for local and coworkers customers, with recurring weekly needs, seeking an informal and comfortable work environment.
The first WOJO Corner was launched in 2018 in the Mercure Paris Montmartre Sacré-Cœur hotel. Building on the success of this pilot in the heart of Paris, more than 100 other WOJO Corners will open throughout Europe by 2022.
WOJO Sites, the "all in one" coworking solution
These are unique stand-alone coworking spaces over several thousand square meters in dedicated buildings, combining communal zones (bars, lounges, kitchens) with shared spaces, meeting rooms and dedicated offices. They bring together on one site a wide range of entrepreneurs, department of large companies, startups and smaller companies to form a dynamic, integrated community. Unlike Spots and Corners, it is possible to rent offices and benefit from a wide range of services. As heralds of a new lifestyle at work, WOJO sites are led by a "business partners" teams who are dedicated to the well-being of members and to connecting them strategically with other members in the network to create new business opportunities. These sites are developed in partnership with Bouygues Immobilier and WOJO will be integrated from the outset in certain real estate projects.
The strategic network offered by the combination of WOJO Spots, Corners & Sites reflects WOJO's desire to provide shared workspaces in iconic, central and strategic locations. The WOJO sites are historically the first spaces to have been deployed: 10 sites are currently open in Ile-de-France and Lyon (with over 5000 members). Wojo sites will expand rapidly across Europe with a target of more than 50 locations by 2022.
To drive this ambitious project, Accor's Innovation Lab collaborated with the WOJO team to deliver a global coworking experience. Frédéric Fontaine, SVP Marketing Innovation Lab said: "This collaborative initiative with WOJO is fully consistent with the role of the Innovation Lab, whose objective is to create new consumer experiences & build unique value by observing and anticipating future consumer trends & habits."
As a result, Accor is the first global hotel group to collaborate with a recognized player in the coworking field to present a brand experience that is unique in its scope and content and is open to travelers and locals alike.
Franck Gervais CEO Accor Europe, said: "We have the assets (brands, spaces, teams), we have the services (restaurants, bars, meeting spaces) and we are open 24/7. By participating in WOJO's ambitious development, we are optimizing the use of these assets and are creating value for our owners by being open to a new type of customer, i.e. coworkers."
Augmented hospitality comes to life for consumers
The rollout of a global coworking experience with WOJO is yet another proof point of Accor's broader vision to increase its relevance in the daily lives of consumers. Steven Taylor, Chief Brand Officer: "We are reimagining hospitality not as a place or service, but as infinite connected moments, whether you want to live, work, or play. We are creating a holistic ecosystem around the consumer and WOJO is a great example of how our unique augmented hospitality strategy will allow us to connect into the everyday lives of customers."
ABOUT WOJO
Wojo is a major player in the new coworking space market, launched by Bouygues Immobilier in 2015 under the Nextdoor brand. In 2017, Bouygues Immobilier and Accor created a 50/50 joint venture to acquire Wojo.
At the beginning of 2019, Nextdoor became Wojo and started to accelerate its growth, with the aim of becoming the leading coworking network in Europe.
Today, Wojo has 8 sites in the Paris region and 2 in Lyon, spread over 50,000 m2, with more than 5,000 members. By rolling out a new type of work space: Wojo Spots and Wojo Corners, in addition to its existing sites, the network intends to respond to the needs of its members, so that everyone can work less than 10 minutes away from wherever they are.
Between now and 2022, Wojo will welcome more than 40,000 members and have more than 1,200 addresses, including more than 1,000 Wojo Spots, 100 Wojo Corners and 50 Wojo sites across Europe.
Stéphane Bensimon CEO of Wojo, has this vision: "Our ambition is to be the leading player in "workspitality" by developing, all over the world, a large network of places, to create unique work experiences, with a full range of services, designed to promote pleasure, performance and connection in a talented workforce."
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ABOUT ACCORHOTELS
Accor is a world-leading augmented hospitality group offering unique and meaningful experiences in more than 4 800 hotels, resorts, and residences across 100 countries. With an unrivalled portfolio of brands from luxury to economy, Accor has been providing hospitality savoir-faire for more than 50 years.
Beyond accommodations, Accor enables new ways to live, work, and play with Food & Beverage, nightlife, wellbeing, and coworking brands. To drive business performance, Accor's portfolio of business accelerators amplify hospitality distribution, operations, and experience. Guests have access to one of the world's most attractive hotel loyalty programs—Le Club AccorHotels.
Accor is deeply committed to sustainable value creation, and plays an active role in giving back to planet and community. Planet 21 – Acting Here endeavours to act for positive hospitality, while Accor Solidarity, the endowment fund, empowers disadvantaged groups through professional training and access to employment.
Accor SA is publicly listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and on the OTC Market (Ticker: ACRFY) in the United States. For more information visit accor.com. Or become a fan and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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In the morning, of course, we all knew the real toll. As of Tuesday, 59 people, attendees of a country music festival 500 yards away from the hotel where the gunmen took aim, are dead.
It's terrifying and heart-wrenching and familiar. I'm in my mid-20s, and this is the third time I can distinctly recall headlines about the nation's largest mass shooting – I remember Virginia Tech, I remember Orlando's Pulse nightclub. Now Las Vegas is at the top of a list no one wants to be a part of.
Any murder is tragic, but these mass killings strike a deeper chord of fear because they're so unexpected, so public. I sometimes walk into a movie theater and think about Aurora. In high school, I worried about something like Columbine. Any place with a large enough crowd and there's always a chance. I'm sure I'm not the only one who worries, "What if someday it's me? What if it's someone I love?" I'm so tired of watching strangers die; I can't imagine getting a call saying someone I know was cut down in what should have been a safe place, what should have been a good night, a fun experience.
I think it's about time we as nation ask ourselves what we can do to stop this. The Morning Consult ran a national tracking poll last year that showed 62 percent of Americans support stricter gun control laws – and things like banning sales to those on the terror watchlist and those convicted of violent crimes, universal background checks and assault weapons bans are even more popular reforms. Those ideas aren't about taking everyone's guns; they're about trying to protect more people. Gun owners and even NRA members I know support those types of reforms.
But Republican politicians tend to strike down gun control laws time after time, and I'm tired of them wishing well and claiming to say their prayers and taking no action. Those who are in a position to enact change should do so.
In Las Vegas Sunday, 59 people died at a concert under a hail of automatic weapon fire. They shouldn't have died. They should have all gone home that night.
If we don't talk about gun control now, then when? This keeps happening, and it just seems to get worse every time. Now is the time to do something, anything. I hear the calls to not politicize this, to think of the victims – I am thinking of them. And I wish people cared more about people than they care about guns.
Knocking the window out of the hotel is illegal.
Shooting a firearm inside the city limits is illegal.
This man had no history of any problems or mental illness.
So please tell me what gun control, other than outright ban (which would never work because they could not confiscate all the guns already in the US) would have prevented this?
Because I'm sure whatever Laws Congress could think up, would be the one he would be eager to have followed?


Afghanistan is a country that has suffered from several tragedies during the last few decades. Here, every person was seeking their own personal benefits in some ways or another and that is the reason that this country remains as under developed country around the world. Afghanistan is the land of boundless opportunities in various aspects like agricultural services, infrastructural facilities, industrial services, private sectors, technological services, etc.
Most of the people of Afghanistan prefer to live in the cities in order to have access to the educational institutes. The people of Afghanistan are also good farmers and majority of the people who live in the districts are farming different things in their farm and through this way they are able to live their lives accordingly.
The people in Afghanistan are mostly using from the public buses because of their cheap fare. However, the public buses are not providing better facilities to the passengers. Instead the bus drivers are allowing over than 25 passengers in a bus which is just for 15 people. Most of the time, the passengers are losing their mobiles and money because of the thieves who are coming inside the buses at the moment of crowd.
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Thus, the objective of this survey is to increase awareness about the prior needs of the people in the country. Unavailability of the toilets is one of the major problems which are faced by the people of Afghanistan and visitors who are coming from far distances to visit Afghanistan for the purpose of sightseeing.


2016 is over! And every year, companies are always looking for new ways to promote their business, whether they have a new product or not.
Some of their marketing efforts were able to earn an exceptional result. However, not all incredible marketing idea will work as expected. Let's see last year's the worst and the best marketing strategies.
The billboard looks very enticing from the front, but from the back? Well hello!
Lesson:Check every aspects of your campaign ads. Make sure from top to bottom, front and back it's ethical.
This is the perfect example of a logo fail! Pay a visit to this dentist and you're likely to get more than your teeth fixed.
Lesson: Try something different to stand out but don't avoid all trends to be different. A logo tells story about your brand and sets you apart from your competitors.
The perfect beer for #whateverhappens.
Lesson: Catchy and slogans with humor is good. However, be careful of different advertising interpretations.
"Race Together" caption written on cups to encouraged customers to start a discussion about race.
Lesson: When choosing a tagline, be sensitive of what consumers might feel even if your intention is good.
Bringing up issues about terrorism to customers.
Lesson: Try to turn negatives into positives. Sure you're promoting against terrorism. But who wants to order and engage into a conversation about past terrorist attacks such as 911? It brings back bad and sad memories.
A children's storybook with eye testing features to screen children's sight for parents to find out whether they needed an eye test.
A campaign about encouragement and a battle against the drop in confidence every girls experience during puberty.
"Share a coke", a slogan about sharing. Coca Cola encourage consumers to buy a Coke to share with families and friend and to share their Coca-Cola stories.
An honest, no frills beer ad.
Mastercard's 'New Year's Eve' campaign to deliver the right offers and messages to the right people at the right time by providing deeper insights to its partners.
While some marketing campaigns are known for its success, others, well, failed to get good attention from their audience. So the next time you and your team decided to do brainstorming for new marketing ideas, take note and learn from the worst and best marketing strategies mentioned above.