This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of March 7, 2019, by and between MyDx, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with headquarters located at 6335 Ferris Square, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92121 (the "Company") and GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, with its address at 30 Broad Street, Suite 1201, New York, NY 10004 (the "Buyer").
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement an 8% convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A in the aggregate principal amount of $210,000.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Note"), convertible into shares of common stock, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note. The Note shall contain an OID of $3,000 such that the purchase price shall be $207,000.00. The Note shall be paid for by the Buyer as set forth herein.
1. Purchase and Sale of Note.
a. Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the "Purchase Price") by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. The date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the "Closing Date") shall be on or around March 7, 2019.
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note, such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the "Conversion Shares" and, collectively with the Note, the "Securities") for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an "Accredited Investor"). Any of Buyer's transferees, assignees, or purchasers must be "accredited investors" in order to qualify as prospective transferees, permitted assignees in the case of Buyer's or Holder's transfer, assignment or sale of the Note.
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remain outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company's representations and warranties made herein.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) the sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) in the case of subparagraphs (c), (d) and (e) below, the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Buyer, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold, or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, including the removal of any restrictive legend which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Rule 144") of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Regulation S"); (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement.
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, and (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, and that legend removal is appropriate, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, within 2 business days, it will be considered an Event of Default under the Note.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
i. Residency. The Buyer is a resident of the jurisdiction set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto.
j. No Short Sales. Buyer/Holder, its successors and assigns, agree that so long as the Note remains outstanding, neither the Buyer/Holder nor any of its affiliates shall not enter into or effect "short sales" of the Common Stock or hedging transaction which establishes a short position with respect to the Common Stock of the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that upon delivery of a Conversion Notice by the Buyer/Holder, the Buyer/Holder immediately owns the shares of Common Stock described in the Conversion Notice and any sale of those shares issuable under such Conversion Notice would not be considered short sales.
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
d. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note in accordance with this Agreement, the Note is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
e. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the OTC Markets Exchange (the "OTC MARKETS") and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTC MARKETS in the foreseeable future, nor are the Company's securities "chilled" by FINRA. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
f. Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Company's Periodic Report filings with the SEC, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a material adverse effect. Schedule 3(f) contains a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a material adverse effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
g. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer' Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer' purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
h. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer.
i. Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(i) or such as would not have a material adverse effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a material adverse effect.
j. Bad Actor. No officer or director of the Company would be disqualified under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act as amended on the basis of being a "bad actor" as that term is established in the September 19, 2013 Small Entity Compliance Guide published by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
k. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under the Note.
a. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company shall reimburse Buyer for expenses incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements to be executed in connection herewith ("Documents"), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses, transfer agent fees, fees for stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or modifications of the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the Documents, fees for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and costs of restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents. When possible, the Company must pay these fees directly, otherwise the Company must make immediate payment for reimbursement to the Buyer for all fees and expenses immediately upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an invoice by the Buyer.
b. Listing. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Conversion Shares upon each national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which shares of Common Stock are then listed (subject to official notice of issuance) and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Note Securities, shall maintain, so long as any other shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all Conversion Shares from time to time issuable upon conversion of the Note. The Company will obtain and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTC MARKETS or any equivalent replacement market, the Nasdaq stock market ("Nasdaq"), or the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE) and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and such exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the OTC MARKETS and any other markets on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such markets.
c. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company's obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTC MARKETS, Nasdaq or NYSE.
d. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
e. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under the Note.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any "qualified person", any "permitted assigns", or "prospective transferee" that acquires or purchases Note Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its "affiliates," as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company with Buyer's Opinion of Counsel. A qualified person is an "accredited investor" transferee, assignee, or purchaser of the Note who succeeds to the Holder's right, title and interest to all or a portion of the Note accompanied with an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 2(f).
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
j. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
k. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
l. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
Note 1: $210,000.00 less $3,000.00 in OID, less $7,000.00 in legal fees.


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Pohoří je malá vesnice, část obce Stružinec v okrese Semily. Nachází se asi 1,5 kilometru severovýchodně od Stružince. Pohoří leží v katastrálním území Pohoří u Stružince o rozloze 1,61 km².

Historie
První písemná zmínka o vesnici pochází z roku 1542.

V roce 1908 byla v této obci továrna na manšestr, kterou vlastnil J. Kučera. Jeho iniciály jsou dodnes viditelné na štítu areálu, navzdory tomu, že se je předchozí majitelé pokoušeli neuměle odstranit.

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Vesnice v okrese Semily
Sídla v Krkonošském podhůří
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The regular series was preceded by a two-hour pilot movie, which first aired on March 30, 1974. The pilot was based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's third Little House book in the series, "Little House On The Prairie". The series premiered on the NBC network on September 11, 1974, and last aired on May 10, 1982. During the 1982¨C83 television season, with the departure of Landon and Grassle, the series was broadcast with the new title Little House: A New Beginning.
Based on the autobiographical "Little House" series, episodes of Little House on the Prairie usually concern members of the Ingalls family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Many episodes concern the maturation of the family's second daughter, Laura. However, episodes also focus on other family and community members, providing a depiction of life in a small agrarian community in late nineteenth-century America. The show's central characters are Charles Ingalls (farmer and mill worker), his wife Caroline, and their three daughters, Mary, Laura, and Carrie, though the family expands with the birth of daughter Grace and adoption of son Albert in season five, as well as the adoption of birth siblings Cassandra and James at the end of season seven (a son, Charles "Freddy" Jr., was also born, but died as an infant).
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2021 Skoda Kodiaq RS Facelift Spied Testing Alongside Standard Model
18. June 2020 - Motor1
The world's fastest seven-seat SUV at the Nürburgring is preparing for a subtle mid-cycle update.
Just a couple of hours after publishing a set of spy shots with the Skoda Karoq facelift, its bigger brother is making the headlines courtesy of new spy shots. It's not just any Kodiaq, but the high-performance RS version our spy photographers have caught for the very first time. The spicy Rally Sport appears in front of the camera at a vacation resort in Austria where the regular version of the midsize SUV was also seen undergoing testing (see spy shots attached at the bottom).
As it was the case with the Karoq, the Kodiaq RS has camouflage at the front and rear where Skoda will install slightly revised bumpers and updated lights. Never mind the halogen headlights of the prototype because the speedy SUV available today comes as standard with a full-LED setup. It should be a similar story with the facelifted version, but it would make sense for the matrix LED arrangement of the Superb facelift and fourth-gen Octavia to be offered.
The lesser-spec prototypes had similar camouflage to conceal what we believe will be minor tweaks to the bodywork. One of the test vehicles had a technical specifications sheet inside the cabin revealing the engine's identity – a 2.0-liter turbodiesel with 200 horsepower (147 kilowatts). It's the Volkswagen Group's 2.0 TDI Evo unit that debuted recently on a Skoda with the unveiling of the Octavia Scout.
The cleaner and more efficient powertrain will also be offered for the diesel-fueled Octavia RS arriving later this year, having debuted on the VW Golf GTD at the end of February with 400 Newton-meters (295 pound-feet) on tap. The beefy diesel will come exclusively in a DSG affair.
The punchy diesel won't be the only novelty brought by the Kodiaq's facelift as we're also expecting a plug-in hybrid system inherited from the Superb iV. It should combine a 1.4 TSI gasoline mill developing 156 hp (115 kW) with an electric motor rated good for 115 hp (85 kW). Combined output stands at 218 hp (160 kW) in Skoda's flagship car, which in electrified form comes with a six-speed DSG and a 13-kWh battery pack by borrowing the same setup used by the VW Passat GTE.
The Skoda Kodiaq has been around for approximately four years, so look for the facelifted model to premiere later this year.
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Gone Tomorrow
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J.R. has a talent for finding trouble. One could argue that trouble finds him, but half the time he does most of the footwork. Initially a bit slow to get going however as Jack keeps his digging and focus, this case, a simple subway ride turns into a violent roller-coaster
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Journal Entry 5 by AnonymousFriend at Wantirna South, Victoria Australia on Friday, September 18, 2020
The book fairy left a package of books on my doorstep last night. What a wonderful surprise that was! 😊
In this 13th Reacher novel, the former army MP confronts a possible suicide bomber on a nearly deserted Manhattan subway car--a confrontation that will lead him back to the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and forward to the war on terrorism. It turns out that Susan Mark's life was critical to dozens of others in Washington, California, and Afghanistan ... from a former Delta Force operator now running for the U.S. Senate to a beautiful young woman with a story to tell, but can Reacher sort through their lies in time to save himself and help a woman police officer?
Now I have to read the 2 novels I have that come before it!
"Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, "Lighthouses" as the poet said "erected in the sea of time." They are companions, teachers,magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print."


You will need this to remove any cosmetics that you have used for the day, including your sunblock, moisturizer or BB cream to avoid any clogging at your pores.
Remember to cleanse your face and put on your moisturizer after you exercise. It is important to do this to prevent clogging and prevent skin dehydration.
Make sure after you bathe, you smell good too :) Dont really need a strong perfume for this, is just for you to have a fresh appeal!


My first "victim" in this spotlight series, is non-other than the really rather wonderful make up artist, Victoria Farr, I suppose she's technically a "Heroine".
Her story isn't dissimilar to mine, we both escaped our past lives in corporate roles to pursue burgeoning passions that were growing way beyond the hobby/part time business stage so we instantly had a common connection. Vicki (that's what I call her so I'll drop the formalities) was in Financial Services and that background has served her well in setting up a great business, this lady has her head screwed on! You aren't here to hear all about that though.
So, what makes Vicki so special?
There are two answers to this questions so I'll give you both.
1. She is fabulously talented, and is constantly striving for perfection, she is a relentless bundle of positive energy focussed on developing continually. She never sits back on her well earned laurels, she is a woman on a mission.
2. She is just the person you want right by your side on the big day. Calm, resourceful, experienced, professional (but not in the scary, starchy sort of way), friendly, trustworthy, discreet, patient, fun, knowledgeable and darn good at making your beauty shine. Too much? No I don't think so, I wish I'd had her looking after me on my big day.
What else should you know about her?
Victoria Farr is who you should choose if you value natural beauty, if you want to feel like yourself but better and more confident. Whilst her skill set is varied her true passion lies in using her skills to enhance and reveal her clients inner beauty, in a natural and subtly understated way. If you want to look like Kim K, you'd be better off looking for a makeup artist with that signature style.
She is trained in "camouflage", no not crawling round the floor in combats with twigs in her hair, though to be fair on the odd shoot she hasn't been far off, she seems to end up in woodlands quite regularly, must be the natural thing! We're talking tattoos, scars, birthmarks etc, things that perhaps a bride (or indeed anyone else) would rather have covered properly for a particular occasion, without worry of the coverage rubbing off on clothing part way through the day.
She teaches makeup skills both one to one or in a group situation. I can say hand on heart the session I did with a group of friends wasn't only a fun evening but a very informative one and I now know how to disguise my ageing hooded eyes that are developing far too quickly for my liking.
Getting married abroad? No problem, this globe trotter will gallivant anywhere for a good wedding or shoot though she is particularly partial to France, where she has spent a great deal of time working, particularly in Paris, Provence and on the Riviera. She's worked with clients from the UK or others travelling in from Canada and the US wanting an English speaking MUA (makeup artist).
She's done loads of other stuff too, from taming gentlemens bushy eyebrows on BBC's Question Time to major TV costume dramas and documentaries. From fashion shoots to working with schools providing guidance to young teenagers with confidence and self- esteem concerns. In short she's fab!
I mentioned to Vicki that I may be writing a piece at some stage and asked her what advice she would offer to brides seeking a makeup artist. One of the important things that she firmly believes in, is to find the right person for you. There are heaps of talented creative makeup artists out there but the best results are born out of a great synergy between artist and client. If you both share the same vision of style for your look, you are on to a winner!
I'll have to leave it there for now but I'm going to ask the lady herself to come and give you some top tips direct on later posts so stay tuned. In the meantime pop over to her blog, she posts some really useful stuff. I'm now a face cloth convert but you'll have to read her blog to find out more.
I'm very lucky to know this lady and count her as a close friend.
ps. This beautiful video came my way just after I'd written this post but it's too beautiful not to share. Shelly Mantovani, the creative force that is"Toast Of Leeds" photography, captured this gorgeous insight into a day she spent with Vicki, riding shotgun to a destination appointment. I think I chose the wrong option in life!


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With every fibre of her being, Laura Koehler has woven a beautiful tribute to her sister, writes ASHLEY ARGOON. WHEN she was asked to pick up the skirt of this dress for the next photo, model Katie Reid just could not do it. The size and volume of fabric was too large for her arms to reach the skirt's hem. Cascading down to the ankle, the layers were too many and as much as Katie tried, she could only grasp at a few. For designer Laura Koehler, that was the whole point. "The size of the skirt and different layers are to do with all the different levels of depression and anxiety, and the size is to do with how big this issue is in our community," Laura says. A final project for the Wodonga TAFE fashion design student, the piece was created under the instructed theme, "When I grow up". But it was really a dress for Laura's sister, Aimee Lea, 20. "When I grew up I always thought she'd be here," says Laura, 25, of her younger sister. "She was a big part of my life growing up and for some reason she's been taken away." On March 7, Aimee lost her six-year battle with depression, taking her life after a desperate bid for help from a crisis line. Seeking a constructive outlet to express her grief, Laura decided on dedicating her design project to mental health awareness. Called a "show stopper" by her fashion teacher, the Howlong designer's creation was chosen by her classmates as their catwalk finale piece at Thursday's opening of Wodonga TAFE student exhibition Merge. Teacher Lisa Watt said the meaning behind each and every lovingly created detail set the piece apart. Laura chose a dress fabric in bright purple, the colour associated with the Border's headspace campaign. She attached a peacock feather to the front, a symbolic request for people to always show their true colours. The heart-shaped bodice was crafted to reflect the love between sisters. Laura spent months considering the design and weeks to create it. Countless hours were taken to stitch the layered skirt together. When Laura finally finished her creation, she took photos, stood back and examined the final product. "I wasn't happy with it," she says. "The layers didn't sit right." So she pulled the skirt apart and started it all over again. It may have taken up a lot of her time, but for Laura it was a cathartic journey. "It's been a bit of an outlet, to be honest," she says. "It's helped me to do this in memory of my sister and it's kept me busy. "I definitely think this has helped my grieving process." And that's Laura's wish for others experiencing grief; to channel their energy in to something good. She believes this would be more beneficial to the community instead of, say, online tribute pages for lost friends and family. Since her sister's death, Laura has noticed well-meaning Facebook dedications popping up in Aimee's honour. She has also noticed that other similar pages, set up with good intentions, have been desecrated by people with thoughtless or harsh words. The name Amanda Todd particularly comes to mind. The 15-year-old Canadian girl posted a video on YouTube in September talking about how she was the victim of incessant cyber-bullying, which had prompted several suicide attempts. Five weeks later, she took her life. Since then, more than 200 Facebook memorial pages have been set up in Amanda's name, most of them scrawled with heinous messages by strangers from across the world. Powerless to stop a thoughtless stranger from commenting about her sister on public Facebook pages, Laura waited, filled with dread, for that first negative comment. "We were lucky, everything was good but it was scary waiting for that one horrible comment," she says. "I'm really concerned about Facebook and social media, this issue needs to be addressed. "And I don't think it's fair to be making pages for someone and commenting on things when (the person is) not here to speak for themselves. "They don't know what they were going through so it's not anyone else's place to comment." Laura has endeavoured to have any public Facebook page or photo dedicated to Aimee taken down. She can't bare the thought of insensitive public comments being made. Rather than turning to social media as an outlet for their grief, Laura encourages people to instead engage themselves in something more productive -- and meaningful. For her, it was making a dress. "Obviously I did it this way because it's something I'm interested in but there are other outlets," she says. "Not necessarily creative, whether they just go and invest their time helping other charities, getting signatures or taking photos. "As horrible as it sounds, I think if they were trying to remember someone they'd be out there trying to make a change. "I understand (why people turn to social media), but I also think that it hasn't been around for that long and people have expressed and dealt with their grief in different ways before." Laura's dress will be on display today at the Merge exhibition at The Cube Wodonga from 10am to 3pm. For Laura, it's a much more fitting public tribute to her sister. "I've been able to put a lot of hard work and energy in to something that's positive and I'm hoping it will make some kind of difference, even if it's small," she says.
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December 1 2012 - 12:00AM
Healing with every stitch
ASHLEY ARGOON
With every fibre of her being, Laura Koehler has woven a beautiful tribute to her sister, writes ASHLEY ARGOON.
Click play below for a short video tribute (unfortunately not available in iPhone app).
WHEN she was asked to pick up the skirt of this dress for the next photo, model Katie Reid just could not do it.
The size and volume of fabric was too large for her arms to reach the skirt's hem.
Cascading down to the ankle, the layers were too many and as much as Katie tried, she could only grasp at a few.
For designer Laura Koehler, that was the whole point.
"The size of the skirt and different layers are to do with all the different levels of depression and anxiety, and the size is to do with how big this issue is in our community," Laura says.
A final project for the Wodonga TAFE fashion design student, the piece was created under the instructed theme, "When I grow up".
But it was really a dress for Laura's sister, Aimee Lea, 20.
"When I grew up I always thought she'd be here," says Laura, 25, of her younger sister.
"She was a big part of my life growing up and for some reason she's been taken away."
On March 7, Aimee lost her six-year battle with depression, taking her life after a desperate bid for help from a crisis line.
Seeking a constructive outlet to express her grief, Laura decided on dedicating her design project to mental health awareness.
Called a "show stopper" by her fashion teacher, the Howlong designer's creation was chosen by her classmates as their catwalk finale piece at Thursday's opening of Wodonga TAFE student exhibition Merge.
Teacher Lisa Watt said the meaning behind each and every lovingly created detail set the piece apart.
Laura chose a dress fabric in bright purple, the colour associated with the Border's headspace campaign.
She attached a peacock feather to the front, a symbolic request for people to always show their true colours.
The heart-shaped bodice was crafted to reflect the love between sisters.
Laura spent months considering the design and weeks to create it.
Countless hours were taken to stitch the layered skirt together.
When Laura finally finished her creation, she took photos, stood back and examined the final product.
"I wasn't happy with it," she says.
"The layers didn't sit right."
So she pulled the skirt apart and started it all over again.
It may have taken up a lot of her time, but for Laura it was a cathartic journey.
"It's been a bit of an outlet, to be honest," she says.
"It's helped me to do this in memory of my sister and it's kept me busy.
"I definitely think this has helped my grieving process."
And that's Laura's wish for others experiencing grief; to channel their energy in to something good.
She believes this would be more beneficial to the community instead of, say, online tribute pages for lost friends and family.
Since her sister's death, Laura has noticed well-meaning Facebook dedications popping up in Aimee's honour.
She has also noticed that other similar pages, set up with good intentions, have been desecrated by people with thoughtless or harsh words.
The name Amanda Todd particularly comes to mind.
The 15-year-old Canadian girl posted a video on YouTube in September talking about how she was the victim of incessant cyber-bullying, which had prompted several suicide attempts.
Five weeks later, she took her life.
Since then, more than 200 Facebook memorial pages have been set up in Amanda's name, most of them scrawled with heinous messages by strangers from across the world.
Powerless to stop a thoughtless stranger from commenting about her sister on public Facebook pages, Laura waited, filled with dread, for that first negative comment.
"We were lucky, everything was good but it was scary waiting for that one horrible comment," she says.
"I'm really concerned about Facebook and social media, this issue needs to be addressed.
"And I don't think it's fair to be making pages for someone and commenting on things when (the person is) not here to speak for themselves.
"They don't know what they were going through so it's not anyone else's place to comment."
Laura has endeavoured to have any public Facebook page or photo dedicated to Aimee taken down.
She can't bare the thought of insensitive public comments being made.
Rather than turning to social media as an outlet for their grief, Laura encourages people to instead engage themselves in something more productive -- and meaningful.
For her, it was making a dress.
"Obviously I did it this way because it's something I'm interested in but there are other outlets," she says.
"Not necessarily creative, whether they just go and invest their time helping other charities, getting signatures or taking photos.
"As horrible as it sounds, I think if they were trying to remember someone they'd be out there trying to make a change.
"I understand (why people turn to social media), but I also think that it hasn't been around for that long and people have expressed and dealt with their grief in different ways before."
Laura's dress will be on display today at the Merge exhibition at The Cube Wodonga from 10am to 3pm.
For Laura, it's a much more fitting public tribute to her sister.
"I've been able to put a lot of hard work and energy in to something that's positive and I'm hoping it will make some kind of difference, even if it's small," she says.
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Hajhashemi, Karim, Caltabiano, Nerina J., and Anderson, Neil (2018) Lecturers' perceptions and experience of integrating online videos in higher education. Australian Educational Computing, 33 (1).
Hajhashemi, Karim, Caltabiano, Nerina, Anderson, Neil, and Tabibzadeh, Seyed Asadollah (2018) Multiple intelligences, motivations and learning experience regarding video-assisted subjects in a rural university. International Journal of Instruction, 11 (1). pp. 167-182.
Hajhashemi, Karim, Caltabiano, Nerina J., Anderson, Neil, and Tabibzadeh, Seyed Asadollah (2018) Students' multiple intelligences in video-assisted learning environments. Journal of Computers in Education, 5 (3). pp. 329-348.
Hajhashemi, Karim, Anderson, Neil, Jackson, Cliff, and Caltabiano, Nerina (2017) Online learning: increasing learning opportunities. IJAEDU - International E-Journal of Advances in Education, 3 (7). pp. 184-189.
Hajhashemi, Karim, Caltabiano, Nerina, and Anderson, Neil (2016) Integrating digital technologies in the classroom: lecturers' views on flipped classroom approach. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 26 (3). pp. 18-29.
Hajhashemi, Karim, Caltabiano, Nerina, and Anderson, Neil (2016) Students' perceptions and experiences towards the educational value of online videos. Australian Educational Computing, 31 (2). pp. 1-17.
Melles, Gavin, Anderson, Neil, Barrett , Tom, and Thompson-Whiteside , Scott (2015) Problem finding through design thinking in education. In: Blessinger, Patrick, and Carfora, John M., (eds.) Inquiry-Based Learning for Multidisciplinary Programs: a conceptual and practical resource for educators. Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning (3). Emerald Group Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 191-209.
Chung, Tzemin, Anderson, Neil, Leong, Munkew, and Choy, Waiyin (2014) Scaffolding Singaporean students to write vividly in the Chinese 'mother tongue', Mandarin. Advances in Language and Literary Studies , 5 (1). pp. 40-52.
Anderson, Neil, Adam, Raoul, Taylor, Pauline, Madden, Dianna, Melles, Gavin, Kueh, Christopher, Wright, Natalie, and Ewens, Bev (2014) Design thinking frameworks as transformative cross-disciplinary pedagogy. Report. Office for Teaching and Learning, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Anderson, Neil (2013) Proceedings of the 8th QS-APPLE Conference Bali, 14th -16th November, 2012. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Anderson, Neil (2013) Design thinking as a means of enhancing the creative and innovative abilities of undergraduate students when creating web based learning activities. In: Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 24th Annual Conference. pp. 4181-4186. From: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education 24th International Conference, 25-29 March 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Hajhashemi, Karim, Anderson, Neil, and Shakarami, Alireza (2013) Network affordances through online learning: Increasing use and complexity. Procedia: social and behavioral sciences, 106. pp. 1900-1904.
Anderson, Neil, and Karim, Hajhashemi (2013) Online learning: from a specialized distance education paradigm to a ubiquitous element of contemporary education. In: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching (2) pp. 91-94. From: ICELET 2013: 4th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching, 13-14 February 2013, Shiraz, Iran.
Zou, Wuying, Anderson, Neil, Sorin, Reesa, and Hajhashemi, Karim (2013) A contextual understanding of Mainland Chinese parent involvement in their children's primary school years' education. Journal of Asian Critical Education, 2. pp. 54-68.
Anderson, Neil (2012) Achieving higher education graduate atributes in the area of creativity, innovation and problem solving through the use of design thinking. In: 7th QSApple Proceedings (7) 3. pp. 29-33. From: QS Apple Conference 2011, 16-18 November 2011, Manilla, Phillipines.
Anderson, Neil (2012) Design thinking: employing an effective multidisciplinary pedagogical framework to foster creativity and innovation in rural and remote education. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 22 (2). pp. 43-52.
Anderson, Neil (2012) Proceedings of the 7th QS-APPLE Conference, Manila, 16th - 18th November, 2011. In: Proceedings of the 7th QS-APPLE Conference (7) From: 7th QS-APPLE Conference, 16-18 November 2011, Manilla, Philippines.
Lyons, Terry, Quinn, Frances, Rizk, Nadya, Anderson, Neil, Hubber, Peter, Kenny, John, Sparrow, Len, West, Jan, and Wilson, Sue (2012) Starting Out in STEM: a study of young men and women in first year science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Hajhashemi, Karim, Akef, Kourosh , and Anderson, Neil (2012) The relationship between multiple intelligences and reading proficiency of Iranian EFL students. World Applied Sciences Journal, 19 (10). pp. 1475-1483.
Anderson, Neil (2011) Proceedings of the 6th QS-APPLE Conference Singapore, 17th -19th November, 2010. Proceedings of the QS-APPLE Conference, 6 . James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Gromik, Nicolas, and Anderson, Neil (2010) Cell phone technology and second language acquisition: an action research experiment. In: Proceedings of the 5th QS-APPLE Conference. pp. 21-37. From: 5th QS-APPLE - Fifth QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference and Exhibition, 24-26 November 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Romagnolo, David, and Anderson, Neil (2010) Cyscience: emerging technologies for rural PD. In: Conference Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference 2010. pp. 1-9. From: ACEC 2010 Australian Computers in Education Conference: digital diversity., 6 - 9 April 2010, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
Anderson, Neil, Healey, Nigel, and Fussell, Irene (2010) Proceedings of the 5th QS-APPLE Conference. In: Proceedings of the 5th QS-APPLE Conference. pp. 1-182. From: 5th QS-APPLE - Fifth QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference and Exhibition, 24-26 November 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Anderson, Neil (2009) Equity and Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Education. Peter Lang Publishing, New York, USA.
Reading, Chris, Fluck, Andrew, Trinidad, Sue, Smith, Howard, Shaw, Greg, Anderson, Neil, McLoughlin, Catherine, and White, Bruce (2009) Focusing on ICT in rural and regional education in Australia. In: Mukherjee, Debashree , (ed.) Information and Communication Technology: changing education. Icfai University Press, Hyderabad, India, - .
Anderson, Neil (2009) Web 2.0, the expansion of broadband to rural and remote Australia and the impact of ICT fuelled participatory culture. In: Proceedings of the 2009 SPERA National Rural Education Conference. - . From: 2009 SPERA National Rural Education Conference, 8-10 July 2009, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Reading, Chris, Fluck, Andrew, Trinidad, Sue, Anderson, Neil, and White, Bruce (2008) Connecting teachers in remote Australia: challenges in realising the potential of videoconferencing. In: Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference, 2008. pp. 426-433. From: Australian Computers in Education Conference, 29 September - 2 October 2008, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Anderson, Neil, and Cameron, Gemma (2008) Enhancing a robotics unit with social computing tools in the Queensland outback. In: Proceedings of the Australian Computers in Education Conference, 2008. pp. 18-23. From: Australian Computers in Education Conference, 29 September -2 October 2008, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Anderson, Neil (2007) From popular culture to traditional culture: learning through video games. In: Proceedings of the European Conference of Games Based Learning. pp. 7-11. From: European Conference of Games Based Learning, 25-26 October 2007, Scotland, UK.
Anderson, Neil (2006) Pedal powered wireless Internet in the Laotian Jungle. In: Marshall, Stewart, Taylor, Wal, and Yu, Xinghuo, (eds.) Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology. Idea Group Reference, Hershey, PA, USA, pp. 544-549.
Anderson, Neil (2005) Building digital capacities in remote communities within developing countries: practical applications, ethical issues, and educational implications. Information Technology, Education and Society, 6 (1). pp. 43-54.
Anderson, Neil (2005) 'Mindstorms' and 'mindtools' aren't happening: digital streaming of students via socio-economic disadvantage. E-Learning, 2 (2). pp. 144-152.
Anderson, Neil, Klein, Mary, and Lankshear, Colin (2005) Redressing the gender imbalance in ICT professions: toward state-level strategic approaches. Australian Educational Computing, 20 (2). pp. 3-10.
Anderson, Neil (2004) Learning Management Systems to enhance learning in on-campus tertiary settings in Australia and Singapore. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Technology ICET 2004. pp. 1-19. From: International Conference on Educational Technology ICET 2004, 9 -10 September 2004, Singapore.
Anderson, N.R. (2003) Making the link: three successful university, industry and community collaborations around ICT development. In: Proceedings of EDU-COM 2002. pp. 44-51. From: Higher education without borders - Sustainable development in education, 25-27 Nov 2004, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Baskin, Colin, and Anderson, Neil (2003) The online classroom: a self-actualising theme park or trial by multi-media? Australian Educational Computing, 18 (1). pp. 11-20.
Anderson, Neil, and Hickey, Ruth (2003) The science education website: making judgments about science understandings. In: Proceedings of Computer Based Learning in Science: New Technologies and their Applications in Education (1) pp. 746-753. From: Sixth International Conference on Computer Based Learning in Science, 5-10 July 2003, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Each year we issue a report on citizen complaints and internal affairs investigations. All of the complaints were thoroughly investigated by a supervisor within the department. The results of the complaints are listed in the table listed below.


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Using the Return to Work Center for Managing Employee Vaccinations
April 13, 2021 • by Jonathan Moore in Return to Workplace
April 13, 2021— With the increased availability of COVID-19 vaccines, and more data validating their efficacy in real-world scenarios, more companies are looking to bring employees back in person. Although this welcomed news provides an encouraging outlook for those who want to return to the office, companies still will need to ensure they are providing a safe work environment for their people.
More states are extending vaccine availability to residents 16 years of age or older, including New York on April 6th and California on April 15th, providing a significant percentage of the population the option to be vaccinated. Additionally, the CDC recently published the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines' effectiveness in real-world conditions, showing that among front-line and essential workers, the vaccines were 80% effective after the first dose and 90% effective after the second dose.
This news has provided optimism for companies wanting to reopen their offices with some of the largest tech firms establishing plans to reopen in the coming weeks. But with optimism surrounding vaccinations, companies still must address the complex requirements and nuanced situations for reopening their offices.
Should vaccinations be a mandatory or voluntary condition to return to the office?
How should companies manage employees who have been vaccinated compared to those who have not?
How do other vaccines, like Johnson & Johnson with 66% efficacy, impact employee confidence or company policy?
In our recent COVID-19 Vaccine Employer Policy Report, 63% of companies were uncertain how they would track employee vaccination records.
The COVID-19 environment is complicated and changes by the day, and while your workforce has a mix of vaccinated and unvaccinated employees, you will need to maintain all of the controls that have helped to keep people safe over the past year. For example, in California, Cal-OSHA explicitly has stated that certain COVID-19 emergency standards applicable to employers remain in effect for vaccinated persons until further notice, and the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services is requiring that employees who have been vaccinated must continue to follow COVID preventative guidelines. As a result, companies need a comprehensive yet flexible tool to manage a return to the office even as more employees become vaccinated.
Leveraging our twenty-year consulting experience, the Sequoia Return to Work Center is built on a framework that guides companies through the broad set of actions they should consider:
Creating dynamic policies to define the return
Providing access to testing and care to support employee health
Managing the return through cohorts, reservations, and screenings
Communicating with employees as processes and policies change
Tracking organizational compliance and employee safety
With the recent addition of vaccination tracking and management, companies using the Return to Work Center will be able to leverage the full suite of functionality to:
Define and implement a vaccination policy for employees to acknowledge
Collect vaccine verification from employees in a HIPAA-compliant way
Tailor screening questions for employees based on their vaccination status
Measure the vaccination rate of their employee population
As companies begin to think about their return to the office, it's important to approach the ever-changing environment of COVID-19 with a confident and adaptable strategy. We will continue to partner closely with our community of people-driven companies to share best practices, innovative solutions, and thoughtful guidance.
Learn more about the Sequoia Return to Work Center at sequoia.com/rtw.
Jonathan Moore -Jonathan is the Director of Product Marketing for Sequoia. He explores the complex challenges facing companies today through research to inform Sequoia's platform approach and go-to-market strategy. He has spent his career within the Healthcare and HR Technology industries. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys good coffee, Danish design, and photography.
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There has recently been a video going viral that shows a woman drinking her dog's fresh urine as if that didn't call for alarm enough she is also claiming it has helped her clear up her acne. Yes, we are all as shocked as you are.
The woman in this video is shown holding a cup under her dog as he is mid piss from there she downs it quickly. This video is almost two minutes long and has tons of views. The girl in the video's name is Lynn Lew and she claims that the power of dog urine is something the medical world doesn't want us to know about. She says she has been drinking dog urine for a while now and that it can even help cure cancer.
She claims it gives her a natural glow and has somehow worked wonders in her life. While we do not know for sure if the video is some kind of troll post and somehow she was drinking some kind of fake dog urine but it sure does look pretty convincing. That being said, just in case anyone was considering it DO NOT DRINK DOG URINE. Don't drink urine at all period for that matter. Take a look at the mess that is this video below.
Sure, urine therapy has been around for hundreds of years but there are plenty of other options out there. I would much rather drink lemon juice for gastric upset than piss. There are no health benefits to drinking dog pee and it damn sure can't taste good.
In human pee alone there are over 3,000 chemicals most of which are made by bacteria. Dog urine is made up of ammonia, hormones, and bacteria. It is NOT something anyone should be ingesting. While we hope the video was made to be a joke it is not a very good one regardless. What do you think? Could Lynn Lew be the Monster Troll of 2018 or might she be delusional?


Dazzler, X-Men. Australian Outback era, 1988.
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I was lucky enough to spend 5 years working with legendary writer, Peter David, on the DC Comic's series, Young Justice as well as another 2 years on the Marvel Comics series, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Peter and his family have been great friends to my wife, Dawn and I.
We were shocked and saddened to hear Peter had suffered from a stroke in December of last year. He is quickly on the mend and getting back to health. But in the meantime, hospital and physical therapy bills are mounting. While insurance covers some of it, many of us that have had the pleasure of working with Peter have donated original art to auction off to help defray as many of those costs for the David family. The auction has been spearheaded by Fallen Angel artist, JK Woodward. You can find all the art available for auction as well as other cool ways you can help via JK's blog: HERE.
Here are direct links to the Young Justice and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man pages I have donated. The auction ends tomorrow!
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man page :http://www.ebay.com/itm/Comic-Page-Art-Friendly-Neighborhood-Spiderman-19-Todd-Nauck-Robert-Campanella-/181079815295?


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William Barr: Migrants may be Held Indefinitely
By Brandon Chesner on April 17, 2019 • ( 0 )
Attorney General William Barr just released a statement regarding the holding of migrants who had illegally crossed the border. The order, titled 'Matter of M- S-,' states migrants who are shifted from expedited removal to full removal proceedings "must be detained until his removal proceedings conclude, unless he is granted parole."
Under this new order, migrants who fall under these guidelines will not be eligible for release on bond until after their court date and the proceedings are completed. DHS will be required to hold the migrants until their case is fully decided and they will have no ability to be released into the general public.
Expedited removal is when the migrant is detained upon entry and immediately scheduled for deportation without access to a judge. Full removal proceedings is when the migrant is allowed the opportunity to plead his case before an immigration judge. Detained migrants who were previously scheduled for immediate deportation, but were later given the chance to see a judge, will not be given the chance to be released on bond. Most asylum seekers are reported to enter through this channel because many lack proper documentation, so most asylum seekers will now be held under this new rule.
Migrants will now be held in detention centers until their court date, and with the massive uptick in border crossings and refusal by Congress to allocate more money towards solving this problem and speeding up the process, wait times for claim processing is sure to climb.
This order will go into effect in 90 days in order to give ICE and DHS enough time to properly prepare for the increase in detainees and to construct larger holding facilities.
According to NBC, "the attorney general has the right to overturn the decisions of immigration judges and establish sweeping new precedents," making this a legal use of authority. The case came about after an immigration judge granted a $27,000 bond to a migrant late last year. This will not be applicable to minors because of a standing ruling, the Flores Agreement, which limits the time minors may be detained by DHS to 20 days.
Omar Jadwat of the ACLU told CNN that they plan on challenging this decision in court once it takes effect.
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Archives and Special Collections: Archive of Alice Scourby, Ph.D. - Email, Faculty Minutes, Articles
Archive of Alice Scourby, Ph.D. -- Folder 2: Email Correspondence
Email Correspondence between retired Professor Alex Vavoulis and Jarron Jewell, Archives and Special Collections. LIU Post . Library. July 10, 2015 - August 11, 2016.
Archive of Alice Scourby, Ph.D. -- Folder 3: Faculty Minutes
Original Typed Minutes for Sociology Departmental Meetings:
Departmental Meeting. Sociology. November 18, 1964. 2 Copies.
Departmental Meeting. Sociology. December 11, 1964. 2 Copies.
Departmental Meeting. Sociology. March 29, 1965. 2 Copies.
Departmental Meeting. Sociology. November 10, 1966.
Departmental Meeting. Sociology. April 1, 1968.
Archive of Alice Scourby, Ph.D. -- Folder 4: Alice Scourby Articles
Includes one Book Review by Nicholas Tavuchis
Alice Scourby's Curriculum Vitae which references her publications, book reviews, and presentations. (4 Pages).
Scourby, Alice. "The Orthodox Church and Intra-Christian Marriages." The Greek Orthodox Theological Review. Vol 40, Nos. 3-4, 1995.
Scourby, Alice. "Helen Z. Papanikolas: Gender, Culture, and Communications". Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora. nd.
Scourby, Alice. "The Greek Americans". The Hellenic Journal. February 7, 1985.
Scourby, Alice. "Greek Orthodoxy". Encyclopedia of New England Culture. October 1997.
Scourby, Alice. "Ethnicity at the Crossroads: The Case of Greek America". Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora. Volume 20.1 - 1994.
Scourby, Alice. "Greeks". Encyclopedia of New England Culture 1997. nd.
Scourby, Alice. "Gender Roles and Family Transactions". 1985. np
Scourby, Alice. "Book Reviews". Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora. Volume 23.1 - 1997. 135-139.
Scourby, Alice. Review of Holy Mothers of Orthodoxy by Eva Catafygiotu Topping. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Light and Life Publishing Co., 1987. np. nd.
Tavuchis, Nicholas. Review of Greek Americans by Alice Scourby. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1984. Book Reviews. Contemporary Sociology. Volume 14, Number 2. March 1985.
Prepared by Abraham Orenstein and Jennifer Campos. August 24, 2016.
Alice Scourby, Ph.D.
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There's No Other Way
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates of the city. ~ Revelation 22:14
There's an old hymn, Trust and Obey. It begins, "When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way; while we do his good will he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way …"
It really is as simple — and immeasurably complicated — as that. Those who follow the commandments clearly outlined in the Bible will receive the tree of life — the blessings of God — and enter into Heaven. Trust and obey. Through trial and tribulation, in the moments of every ordinary day. Have faith.
Or, we can struggle and seek solace in everything on earth, only to realize the answers we seek have been in front of us all along. And they're painfully simple: we must cease our futile attempts at control. We must turn our thoughts, cares, actions, words, deeds — the very air we breathe — over to God. It's a simple thing; but it's not painless. It hurts. It can be a challenge. But oh, the peace that passes all understanding when we do it.
We won't have all the answers. We won't be without tragedy and heartache — in fact, we'll probably have even more! But we'll come to realize there is beauty in every single heart-wrenching tear, every defeated moment, every turning away from the thoughts and whims of the world. There will be defeat. There will be sorrow. There will be tests of faith and love and stamina and strength. But there will not be hopelessness. There will not be total devastation. There will be comfort and solace and never-ending love.
Trust and obey for there's no other way!
Please listen to the lyrics of this old hymn …
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Get your foot off the gas and yield
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Der Industriekeramiker Modelltechnik ist in Deutschland ein staatlich anerkannter Ausbildungsberuf nach Berufsbildungsgesetz.

Ausbildungsdauer und Struktur
Die Ausbildungsdauer zum Industriekeramiker Modelltechnik beträgt in der Regel drei Jahre. Die Ausbildung erfolgt an den Lernorten Betrieb und Berufsschule.

Der Ausbildungsberuf ist in einer gemeinsamen Ausbildungsordnung mit drei weiteren Ausbildungsberufen verordnet:
 Industriekeramiker Anlagentechnik
 Industriekeramiker Dekorationstechnik und
 Industriekeramiker Verfahrenstechnik.
Das erste Ausbildungsjahr ist in allen vier Ausbildungsberufen identisch. Im zweiten und dritten Ausbildungsjahr werden spezifische Qualifikationen vermittelt.

Entstehungsgeschichte
Mit der Neuordnung der Ausbildungsberufe für die keramische Industrie wurden einige ältere Ausbildungsberufe aufgehoben und in die neuen Berufe integriert. So flossen die Inhalte des Industriekeramikers in der Fachrichtung Mechanik in den Industriekeramiker Anlagentechnik.

Der Industriekeramiker in der Fachrichtung Formgebung floss gemeinsam mit dem Kerammodelleinrichter in den Industriekeramiker Verfahrenstechnik und den Industriekeramiker Modelltechnik. In diesen Beruf flossen auch Inhalte des Kerammodelleurs mit ein.

Der Glas- und Kerammaler ging im Industriekeramiker Dekorationstechnik sowie im Glasveredler auf.

Arbeitsgebiete
Industriekeramiker Modelltechnik fertigen Modelle und Einrichtungen für die Formenherstellung an. Sie betreuen die Produkte aus Porzellan, Gebrauchs- oder Zierkeramik, Sanitär- und Baukeramik über den gesamten Entwicklungsprozess. Dazu führen sie qualitätserhöhende oder qualitätssichernde Maßnahmen durch, bis das Produkt in einem verkaufsfähigen Zustand ist. Industriekeramiker Modelltechnik fertigen Entwürfen und Zeichnungen an und stellen daraus Modelle aus Gips und Kunststoff für die Produktion her.

Berufsschule
Für diesen Beruf existieren in Deutschland nur zwei Berufsschulen, die Staatliche Berufsschule in Höhr-Grenzhausen und die Berufsschule in Selb.

Auszeichnungen
Im Jahr 2009 absolvierte eine junge Frau ihre Ausbildung bei der Firma BHS Tabletop als Industriekeramikerin Modelltechnik mit "sehr gut" und wurde als beste Auszubildende ihres Jahrgangs in einer bundesweiten Veranstaltung des DIHK ausgezeichnet.

Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten
 Industriemeister Fachrichtung Keramik
 Techniker Fachrichtung Keramiktechnik
 Fachhochschule im Bereich Glas, Keramik und/oder Bindemittel

Literatur
 BiBB (Hrsg.): Industrielle Keramikberufe – Ausbildung gestalten 1. Auflage 2008. W. Bertelsmann Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Bielefeld, 2010, ISBN 978-3-7639-3764-6.

Weblinks
 Ausbildungsprofil beim Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung. Abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2010.
 Internetseite der Berufsschule für Industriekeramiker in Selb. Abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2010.

Einzelnachweise

Ausbildungsberuf
Technischer Beruf
Technische Keramik
Keramikberuf


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With the announcement last week of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, it is timely to look at what is going on with blockchain technologies. The Alliance was formed to try to encourage a hybrid kind of blockchains with both public and private aspects. Its members include both cutting-edge startups along with established computer vendors such as Microsoft and major banks such as ING and Credit Suisse. As mentioned in this post by Tom Ding, a developer at String Labs, the Alliance could bring these disparate organizations together and find best-of-breed blockchain solutions that could benefit a variety of corporate development efforts.
When Bitcoin was invented, it was based on a very public blockchain database, one in which every transaction was open to anyone's inspection. A public chain also allows anyone to create a new block, as long as they follow the protocol specs. But as blockchains matured, enterprises want something a bit more private, to have better control over the transactions for their own purposes and to control who is trusted to make new blocks.
This isn't a mutually exclusive decision, and what is happening now is that many blockchain solutions use aspects from both public and private perspectives, as you can see from this infographic from Let's Talk Payments.
The Ethereum Alliance is just the latest milepost that blockchains are becoming more potentially useful for enterprise developers. Over the past year, several blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) offerings have been introduced that make it easy to create your own blockchain with just a few clicks. Back in November 2015, Microsoft and ConsenSys built the first BaaS on top of Azure and now have several blockchain services available there. IBM followed in February 2016 with their own BaaS offering on BlueMix. IBM has a free starter plan that you can experiment with before you start spending serious money on their cloud implementations. Microsoft's implementation is through its Azure Marketplace. There is no additional charge for blockchain services other than the cloud-based compute, network and storage resources used.
IBM's BlueMix isn't the only place the vendor has been active in this area: the company has been instrumental in supporting open source code regarding blockchain with large commitments to the Apache Hyperledger project. Not to be left out of things, the Amazon Web Services marketplace offers two blockchain-related service offerings. Finally, Deloitte has its own BaaS service offering as part of its Toronto-based blockchain consulting practice.


I called McCain a magician the other night: master of misdirection. Got a lot of "be nice" responses and just left the room.
And as a generational aside, this "be nice" crap is what happened when Reagan died and I blew my stack and talked about all of my friends who were dead because of that cretin.
So anyway, we do matter, and thank you again for asserting it as eloquently as you have.
A genuinely frightening thought: McCain was the best of Washington's conservatives.
I do not believe that there has been a good man among them since Eisenhower.
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Under Texas law, how secret must trade secret be?
Home » Articles » Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act » Under Texas law, how secret must trade secret be?
A recent opinion by the Dallas Court of Appeals explains what constitutes a trade secret and gives an example of information acquired through unfair means.
The court defines a trade secret as "any formula, pattern, device, or compilation of information that is used in one's business and presents an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know or use it." The opinion lists a number of items which have been recognized as trade secrets, including customer lists, pricing information, blueprints, and market strategies. Furthermore, the court noted that "secret" implies the information is not generally known or available; however, when information is acquired through unfair means, the fact that it is available through experimentation and analysis does not mean that the information is not protected.
The lawsuit involved owners and executives of long-term acute care hospitals. These facilities treat patients who require longer care than a regular acute care hospital. According to the opinion, the Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against several of its former executives and several entities for misappropriation of trade secrets and other claims. One of the issues presented before the court was whether market summaries, which included information regarding reputation and acquisition targets, referral sources, and a bed need analysis, should be afforded trade secret protection.
At trial, the chairman of the board for the Plaintiff testified that a considerable amount of time, money, and effort had been put into developing the infrastructure and contacts necessary to gather the information. He testified that if competitors received the information, the Plaintiff would be at a competitive disadvantage. He described the information as the Plaintiff's "strategic work product" and noted that the information also conveyed the Plaintiff's vulnerabilities. Specifically with regard to the bed need analysis, one defendant testified that the analysis determines how many beds are needed in the market based on the current demand for rehab beds and the current number of beds. He explained the process for conducting the analysis and also admitted that the information generated from the analysis would be considered confidential.
The Defendants argued that the information was readily available through the internet or by talking with others in the industry and therefore should not be afforded trade secret protection. The court held that just because the information is available through inspection or analysis does not preclude it from being afforded trade secret protection.
The evidence at trial showed that one former executive had made a number of contacts while employed by the Plaintiff and used those contacts to acquire information regarding the Plaintiff's target market and business plan. He then sent that information to another long-term acute care hospital while he was still employed by Plaintiff. The court noted that the important question is not "How could he have secured the knowledge?" but rather "How did he?" The information gave its holder an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage over competitors who did not know or use it. Therefore, the court held that the information should be afforded trade secret protection.
As this opinion demonstrates, information that may technically be available to others may still be afforded trade secret protection when it is acquired through unfair or improper means.