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Terry Sullivan Nikon Coolpix S50c Nikon continues to lead with its wireless digital cameras. That said, the company's cameras are still a bit tricky to use, and the Coolpix s50c is a perfect example of this. In addition, it won't win any awards for performance.
Nikon Coolpix S50c
By Terry Sullivan
June 25, 2007 12:20PM EST
Excellent wireless features. Good price for lots of special features.
Mediocre performance. Shutter lag.
Nikon continues to lead with its wireless digital cameras. That said, the company's cameras are still a bit tricky to use, and the Coolpix s50c is a perfect example of this. In addition, it won't win any awards for performance.
Nikon continues taking the lead in wireless digital cameras, but these cameras are still a bit tricky to use. A number of things keep the Nikon Coolpix S50c from receiving top honors. First, I found significant shutter lag, mainly due to the delayed flash effect in its auto setting, and there are other annoying performance issues. Second, the Coolpix's fancy wireless features still proved to be way too confusing to use, at least at first.
Nikon Coolpix S7c
Boasting a wonderful iPod-like scroll wheel, which also activates a beautiful GUI, the compact 7.2-megapixel S50c has a big, 3-inch LCD and a non-telescoping lens. Interestingly, though, the "c" in the S50c name stands for the Coolpix Connect service. The camera has built-in IEEE 802.11b/g networking that can transfer pictures in one of two ways: sending the photos through e-mail (the Picture Mail feature) or storing them on a server (Nikon's Picture Bank feature). Both require a wireless LAN access point that supports a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet. Like Nikon's previous models with integrated wireless abilities, such as the Coolpix S7c, you can also hook up through a T-Mobile hot spot. But the S7c was limited in some ways. For example, you couldn't send a full-resolution image via e-mail with the S7c. The S50c has no such limitation.
In fact, with the camera's Picture Mail feature, you can e-mail anyone a full-resolution image. People will first receive an HTML e-mail with a thumbnail of the photo or photos. When they click on the thumbnail, they're taken to a Coolpix Connect Web page, where the photo or photos can then be downloaded in a ZIP file. Once that file is on the hard drive, the photos can be extracted from it. In my testing, the Picture Mail feature worked very well.
Picture Bank lets users store selected pictures on Nikon's servers, after which images can be sent to others or downloaded onto your computer. To access this site, the user has to log in to the Coolpix Connect home page (after registering his or her S50c by providing a four-digit key found in the menu.) Once this is done, you can then upload, download, share, delete, or rotate your images. You can also directly upload your photos to Flickr, the digital-photo-sharing service owned by Yahoo!. With a free Flickr account, you're limited to storing the latest 200 pictures you've uploaded; an unlimited account costs $24.95 a year.
I ran into a few minor snags while using the Picture Bank feature, but once I figured things out, the service provided a pretty clean interface and a useful user experience.
What's different about the S50c, as compared with the S7c, is that it no longer lets you also load Nikon's PictureProject software onto your computer and then sync your camera. It still has the PictureProject utility, but the functions are different in this software release. Although I won't miss the now-absent infrastructure mode, because you send photos using the Coolpix Connect service, I did like how you could connect the Coolpix S7c in an ad hoc, peer-to-peer fashion. Nikon's Picture Mail and Picture Bank approximate this, but for both services you need an Internet connection. I liked that the peer-to-peer option let you send photos to your computer without being connected to the Web.
You also no longer have the option to print wirelessly, as you could with the S7c and the older S6, although you did need a PD-10 wireless printer adapter that was attached to any PictBridge-compatible printer.
Still, I applaud Nikon's attempt to simplify the wireless process. It just may be that the company decided it was offering far too many options for even tech-savvy consumers to handle. Now bundled with the S50c is a little Coolpix Connect brochure to assist you in setting up and using the wireless features. Also, I like that this model is nearly $200 cheaper than Nikon's first wireless camera, the P1, was when it came out two years ago.
As for more traditional camera features, the S50c is hit or miss. I wasn't impressed with the video, which had some purple fringing and was fraught with jerky motion. In my lab tests, I found the still images had excellent color, although they had just a bit of fringing too. Overall, I thought both my daylight and flash shots displayed good exposure. There was a bit of noise in the flash shots, but nothing that would overwhelm the photo. I do think the flash could be stronger.
Resolution averaged 1,600 lines, which is average for a 7.2MP camera. Still, performance lagged behind other ultracompact models I've seen. The S50c has a very slow, 4.9-second boot-up time and a respectable but not extraordinary 3.7-second recycle time. I also noticed some shutter lag. As I've found with most cameras using tiny, non-telescoping lenses, there was some pincushion and barrel distortion. One nice feature I like is VR, Nikon's image-stabilization mode. In my test shots, the IS worked in both low and bright light. But with just 3X optical zoom, you'll probably need this capability mostly when shooting under low-light conditions, as you won't be zooming in all that far.
So, for those who don't mind spending lots of time messing around with tech gadgets and plowing through plenty of instructions, the Nikon Coolpix s50c's wireless features make it an alluring option. Though its image quality is decent, it's certainly not the most awesome camera in terms of performance. Still, at least for now, it's the best wireless point-and-shoot out there.
Benchmark Test Results
Check out the Nikon Coolpix S50c's test scores.
Compare the digital cameras mentioned above side by side.
More digital camera reviews:
• Nikon Coolpix A1000
• Nikon Coolpix B600
• Canon EOS Rebel SL3
• Nikon Z 7
Bottom Line: Nikon continues to lead with its wireless digital cameras. That said, the company's cameras are still a bit tricky to use, and the Coolpix s50c is a perfect example of this. In addition, it won't win any awards for performance.
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For many employers, particularly SMEs, the real spadework associated with award modernisation has only just begun. And even the Fair Work Australia's job isn't finished.
The anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that SMEs are only now coming to grips with the impact that Modern Awards will have on business. Fair Work Australia has so far received 33 applications to vary awards, so getting on top of the existing state of affairs won't be enough either. There is also a transitional period for some increased conditions, during which any increases will be introduced in five annual stages starting on July 1. The transitional period will give employers some breathing space to sort themselves out. For some it is apparent what a big task this is. Compliance will also require constant monitoring.
A lot of people and organisations have put a lot of time and effort into the modernisation process, all within a timetable that cynics might argue was driven hard by politics. It is a credit to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission that it disposed of its work before the nominal December 31, 2010. It is no slight, but it is hardly a surprise, to find that anomalies are emerging.
They key starting point for employers is ensuring that employees within their business have been properly classified under the new award structure. Many employers face the problem of having been a "named" respondent to an old Federal Award, which wasn't necessarily squarely fitted to their business. That might include businesses which serviced, or were adjunct to, the core industry covering the award. That of course was a consequence of awards being made in resolution of industrial "disputes", often nothing more than a construct on paper.
Unions that were first in with a particular employer or group of employers were, very often, best dressed. Even then, which union, and consequently which award, were relevant to the employer was the subject of a later demarcation dispute.
The Modern Awards simply apply by force of law to any corporate employer that falls within their coverage, much like the way that State Awards applied to the residual of employees not covered by Federal Awards. Coverage is determined either by industry, that is all employers in an industry, such as manufacturing, or by occupation, that is all employers who have employees performing certain occupational tasks, such as clerical. So, employers that were previously covered by one award relevant to the industry they are in, might now find themselves covered by several awards according to the breadth of occupations that their employees are engaged in. And likewise an employer who previously had several awards to consider, might now find that only one or two are relevant.
The result is that plenty of employers have found that the rules have changed.
Most people would have read of the retail employer in country Victoria forced to terminate the employment of teenagers performing work after school. The new Modern Retail Award provided that those employees had to be paid for at least three hours work, when they might in fact work only for an hour and a half. One of the variation applications referred to earlier on is to reduce the three hour minimum to two hours. Leaving aside the emotive arguments and the politics, it's a significant adjustment for the employer to have to make.
Many applications have been made by superannuation funds to ensure that they are listed as default funds in certain industries. Some applications have been made to iron out errors in pay rates. Other variation applications have been lodged by individual employers simply seeking some guidance or interpretation of how their obligations have changed. For many employers, a comprehensive process of matching old award classifications and employees position descriptions against a range of possible Modern Award candidates has been the norm.
The transition periods also add a layer of complexity. The AIRC had to find a way to soften the blow of increases or decreases in rates of pay and penalty rates that became applicable from January 1, 2010, in cases where the rate on December 31, 2009 was potentially substantially different. They opted for a scheme where the difference between the old and the new rates is phased in over five equal installments, beginning on July 1, 2010. Rates can be reduced as well as increased, but existing employees are able to seek a "take home pay" order to ensure that they are not disadvantaged. The prospect of engaging a new employee to do the same work as someone employed before January 1, but on a lower rate of pay won't, for many employers, be worth the fallout in the workplace.
Many employers will want to consider offering individual flexibility agreements in order to legitimise existing arrangements with employees which were permissible under old awards, but may not be strictly compliant with Modern Awards. The transitional provisions will also impact on how employers make collective and individual flexibility agreements. They will need to ensure that for each year of operation the agreement meets the increasing minima, in order to pass the better off overall test.
Get on top of your new award obligations now. You may already be in breach without realising it. July 1 is not far away, the Fair Work Ombudsman will be on the job and the penalties for non-compliance are significant.
If you aren't sure about what Modern Award applies or how you should appropriately classify employees, get advice from an industry body or professional adviser.


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Iran braces for protests over downed plane
People in the country have expressed anger after leaders admitted to accidentally shooting down the aircraft, resulting in 176 deaths.
People gather for a candlelight vigil in Tehran (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/PA)
By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press
Iran's security forces have deployed in large numbers across the capital, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-braces-for-protests-over-downed-plane-38854467.html
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Riot police in black uniforms and helmets gathered in Vali-e Asr Square in the city as calls circulated for protests.
Revolutionary Guard members patrolled the city on motorbikes and plainclothes security men were also out in force.
The plane crash early on Wednesday killed all 176 people on board, mostly Iranians and Iranian-Canadians.
After initially blaming a technical failure, authorities finally admitted to accidentally shooting it down in the face of mounting evidence and accusations by western leaders.
The plane was shot down as Iran braced for retaliation after firing ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq housing American forces.
The ballistic missile attack, which caused no casualties, was a response to the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, Iran's top general, in a US airstrike in Baghdad.
Iranians have expressed anger over the downing of the plane and the misleading explanations from senior officials in the wake of the tragedy.
Hundreds of students gathered at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University on Sunday to mourn the victims and protest against authorities for concealing the cause of the crash, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. They later dispersed peacefully.
Others, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, posted all-black photos on their Instagram accounts in mourning.
President Donald Trump, who has expressed support for past waves of anti-government demonstrations in Iran, addressed the country's leaders in a tweet, saying "DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS."
"The World is watching. More importantly, the USA is watching," he tweeted.
Iranians took to the streets in November after the government hiked gas prices, holding large protests in several cities.
The government shut down internet access for days, making it difficult to gauge the scale of the protests and the subsequent crackdown. Amnesty International later said more than 300 people were killed.
A candlelight ceremony late on Saturday in Tehran turned into a protest, with hundreds of people chanting against the country's leaders — including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — and police dispersing them with tear gas.
Police briefly detained the British ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, who says he went with the intention of attending the vigil and did not know it would turn into a protest.
"Can confirm I wasn't taking part in any demonstrations!" he tweeted. "Went to an event advertised as a vigil for victims of #PS752 tragedy. Normal to want to pay respects — some of victims were British. I left after 5 mins, when some started chanting."
He said he was arrested 30 minutes after leaving the area.
The UK said its envoy was detained "without grounds or explanation" and in "flagrant violation of international law".
People gathered at Amri Kabir University in Tehran (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/PA)
"The Iranian government is at a cross-roads moment. It can continue its march towards pariah status with all the political and economic isolation that entails, or take steps to de-escalate tensions and engage in a diplomatic path forwards," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.
Iran's deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi later tweeted that Mr Macaire was arrested "as an unknown foreigner in an illegal gathering".
Mr Araghchi said when police informed him that a man was arrested who claimed to be the British ambassador he did not believe them.
But he said that once he spoke to Mr Macaire by phone he realised it was him, and that the ambassador was freed 15 minutes later.
Iran's Foreign Ministry later summoned the British ambassador over his "illegal and inappropriate presence" at the protest, it said on its Telegram channel.
He wasn't detained, but arrested as unknown foreigner in an illegal gathering. When police informed me a man's arrested who claims to be UK Amb, I said IMPOSSIBLE! only after my phone conversation w him I identified, out of big surprise, that it's him. 15 min later he was free. pic.twitter.com/VjuZxN1oTN
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) January 12, 2020
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran's parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, accused the ambassador of organising protests and called for his expulsion.
Dozens of hard-liners later gathered outside the British Embassy, chanting "Death to England" and calling for the ambassador to be expelled and for the closure of the embassy. Police stood guard outside the facility.
Iranian media, meanwhile, focused on the admission of responsibility for the crash, with several newspapers calling for those responsible to apologize and resign.
The hardline daily Vatan-e Emrouz bore the front-page headline, "A sky full of sadness," while the Hamshahri daily went with "Shame," and the IRAN daily said "Unforgivable."

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It's four years later, and a new group of students has been placed in Saturday detention at the infamous and prestigious Crestview Academy. When Siouxsie, sophomore 'undercrust,' crashes the party to avenge her sister's death, a Saturday detention reserved for the privileged seniors of Crestview Academy turns into a date in hell. It's not long before a naïve pussycat lover, gay drug dealer, smokin' hot preacher's daughter, squeaky-clean senator's son, and the uninvited younger outsider find themselves locked-up in school with no way out, wondering who (or what) has set them up. Hilarity and suspense ensue while each 'bad kid' pits one against the other, and one by one each falls victim to absurdly gruesome 'accidents' while trying to escape.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Director: Ben Browder, Barry Wernick, James R. Hallam, Brandon Noack
Stars: Sammi Hanratty, Colby Arps, Sophia Ali, Erika Daly, Matthew Frias


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Parents and guardians may pay for school meals in advance online via mySchoolBucks or in person. Meals may also be purchased individually on the day of service. However, parents are encouraged to prepay for their child's meals so that money for meals is always available. Regardless of how you choose to pay for your child's meals, you may check your child's cafeteria account activity by going to mySchoolBucks once you have set up an online account.
Visit the LBUSD website for detailed information on ways to pay for school meals.
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Every business is different. That's why Juice invests considerable time up front to get to know your company and understand the individual learning needs. We want your team to be excited about the investment you've made into their development and will ensure this is done throughout your time with Juice. With this in mind, you are never alone! You will be assigned a dedicated and experienced Customer Excellence Manager and Account Director to provide you with all of the support you could possibly need.
We start by conducting an in-depth consultation, asking you a series of thought provoking questions to really get to know your business and fully understand your learning needs. We will review your existing development plans and give guidance on how Juice can be integrated to enhance what you already do. We also agree expectations and a learning plan for the year with recommended relevant course content and a schedule for all levels of your staff. We will advise on how a company like yours can get the most out of Juice, ensuring your team gets the development they need, when they need it.
We will set-up your customised learning platform with all of your users, exactly the way you want it. There is the option to add your company's branding and logo, as well as upload your own training materials / procedures / on-boarding / induction.
We provide a company-wide marketing programme to support the launch of Juice with our pre-launch teaser campaign or our post-launch encouragement campaign, ensuring everyone is on-board and excited!
This is a critical stage of the process. Juice will make sure all managers are fully trained on how to use Juice – making it easy for them to interrogate management reports, praise team members online, collaborate on the social feed, push specific courses to their recruiters and how to support learning with their teams, ultimately ensuring maximum ROI.
We make sure everyone in your company is excited about the launch of Juice and your investment into their personal development. We will train all users on how to navigate the platform, find relevant courses, interact with peers, assess their progress on leader boards; with the ultimate goal being to make learning fun and maximising their engagement! We will sell them the benefits of micro-learning, humour in learning, gamification, competition and social collaboration!
It is essential that we review your Juice progress on a quarterly basis to ensure maximum return. Your Account Director or Customer Excellence Manager will schedule regular quarterly reviews to assess usage and provide recommendations, survey users to assess satisfaction, review and redefine your Juice learning strategy and share best practice ideas to ensure ongoing maximum ROI.


Sending us a drawings or a picture of requested product will speed up the process and will enable us to give you a very precise, free quote.
Below are sketch examples of windows and doors you can use to make your own drawing.
Once you have drawn up your requirements please attach your sketch and sizes when filling in the qoute form.


The trust and confidence enjoyed by Paperfine has has motivated us to serve our buyers with improved quality products, and invest in new equipment to deliver consistent good quality, at a competitive fair price.
80% of our business comes in from regular repeat orders / long term contractual manufacture. We strive to build up a long term association with our Buyers and work as a team with them meeting long term requirements.


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Konami has released another update today for Metal Gear Solid V today. This new patch updates the game to version 1.18 although there are currently no official patch notes available for it.
Metal Gear Solid V had received a new update recently that adds a playable Quiet in the game's FOB Online mode. This update was released last month for all platforms including the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
After the new update was released, Konami has followed it up with another update today. The content of this update seems to be unknown at this point but judging from the size, it can be mostly for bug fixes.
In addition to releasing update version 1.18 for the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami has also released an update for the definitive version of Metal Gear Solid V. This is a different numbered update that patches the game to version 1.07 compared to 1.18 for the standalone release.


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10 Questions March 6, 2018
TOP NEW TALENT FOR 2018: 10 Questions with Nick Allen-Ducat and Tom Murray
Radio Today has named Nick Allen-Ducat and Tom Murray as a Top New Talent to Watch in 2018 and beyond.
Nova 106.9's worst kept secret, Nick and Tom are proof that the new age of radio humour is upon us. The idea behind "Nick and Tom's Super Secret Sunday Show" (and accompanying podcasts) is that the boys aren't meant to be on air, dubbing themselves "nobody's" because they're not "B-Grade celebs from Big Brother, The Bachelor or even MKR". The pair joke that Jay Walkerden would never actually put us on air, so they pretend to highjack the studio and get broadcasting.
"It's a heightened and over-the-top concept that we have fun with, but everyone listening is part of the secret show," Nick told Radio Today when the show started back in October last year.
Of course, the pair is far from nobody's – Nick is an assistant producer of Nova Brisbane's Breakfast show with Ash, Kip and Luttsy and lends his voice to Meet the Marshalls, while Tom is also an announcer in his own right. Utilising both the airwaves and podcast listeners and social media, the young pair pepper their conversations with jokes that build on one another, anecdotes tailored to a younger market and listener interaction – all while they continue to build their audience.
Sneak Peak of Sunday's Massive Show. Tune in 6-8am Sunday… or don't…
A post shared by Nick and Tom Show (@nickandtomshow) on Nov 21, 2017 at 10:11pm PST
Below, Nick and Tom answer Ten Questions from Radio Today.
Who/what inspired you to choose a career in radio?
Nick: For me, Jamie Dunn was an early inspiration as a young Brisbane local kid driving to school. I remember listening to him every day, enjoying his improv and sketch comedy talents, his commitment and freedom to every single break or character was something I idolised.
Tom: Martin/Molloy were a standout for me. My brother and I would listen to their radio comedy albums at home and recite or quote back our favourite lines growing up. Like Nick, I love their ability to do sketch comedy and improv. It's been a huge influence on the way we want to make radio. If we can get any of our sketches to sound half as good as one of theirs we're happy!
Most memorable on-air moment so far?
Being on air! Getting our very first show together on-air was extremely memorable – after all, we're called "The Super Awesome Secret Show"! So to be able to do the show we wanted first up was extremely rewarding and we have our PD to thank for that.
What was the most awkward moment you had in your early years of radio?
Some of the best moments we've had as an on-air team has been the result of an awkward interaction with a caller. We love the awkwardness! sometimes it creates the best out.
Nick: For me personally, when I first started solo announcing, I used to back announce the time and temperature for every break. Even comps… I mean EVERYTHING! And this was in mid-dawns! That's what the PD at the time had told me to do. I quickly learned (with some help from peers) NOT to do that…
Tom: I stuff something up each show… it makes for a good in-joke next show. It's all gear for the bank.
What's one radio skill that you've mastered, and what's one radio skill that you're currently working on?
We're not sure we've mastered anything yet… We're always working on getting a little better each week at finding our sound, focusing on pacing and timing – two skills very important in comedy. We've also worked hard on finding the right balance of absurdity with our comedy sketches. So we'll be sure to let you know the second we actually master something!
How do you prepare for your shift on-air?
Pre show – Tom make the coffees, Nick sets up the desk.
We do all show prep Monday to Friday, searching for content, planning and scripting a sketch, and any production elements needed Tom takes care of as he's also an audio producer. Nick has a producing background, so he usually sources most of the topical content. We usually place the show Wednesday or Thursday and chat about what we want to cover. We do a little bit each day to prepare for Sunday. We always say we run off the smell of an oily rag!
How does the person you are on air differ from the person you are off air?
Tom: I'm a little more subdued off air. I'm not "on" all the time. I really enjoy making people laugh and entertaining people by telling stories off air, so that part holds true. I would say we have both worked really hard on not sounding contrived or fake. For myself, I would say I try and pick up my own energy by 10-15% for on air.
Nick: For me, I'm the same, but just a heightened version of myself. The character of 'Nick' telling a story on air, is the same to my off-air persona, just slightly exaggerated or heightened to be that little more entertaining.
What's the one piece of advice you were given that you can pass along?
Nick: When you turn the mic on, don't lie, be yourself and have fun. You as a person is interesting enough without having to embellish anything.
Tom: Very similar to Nick on this one. I also like the advice, "We're not saving babies!" That is always a good stress reliever.
Sum up working in radio in three words.
Working in radio – Unpredictable, entertaining, chaotic
To work in radio – Determination, timing, chemistry
What's your dream radio job?
Nick: Let's be real – everyone dreams of a breakfast or drive show. I'm no different.
Tom: Probably just to have a show where you have the freedom to do the gear you want to. That's the ultimate goal! But a drive show would be amazing.
If you weren't working in radio, what would you be doing?
Nick: I'd still be a struggling actor! Probably working casually somewhere and going to auditions (not that often though).
Tom: Well I have a business/finance degree… So I'd probably be trying to skim some money off the top somewhere… (JOKES)
Nick Allen-Ducat Nova 106.9 Super Secret Sunday Show Tom Murray
10 Questions BY Nikole Gunn November 22, 2018


Just one of the key results of pace is to decrease for objects in the foreground, which are rendered unclear for the reason that of the movement and vibration of the car. Investigation has revealed that this array of sub regular foreground vision raises by somewhere around 20 feet for just about every raise of 10 miles for each hour in speed. As a result at 20 miles for each hour we simply cannot see particulars plainly inside 40 feet forward of the car at 60 miles for every hour, not within 120 feet or additional.
Enable us picture a driver with 20/20 visual acuity driving at 60 miles for every hour. There is a highway sign ahead with three strains of creating on it. This driver does not know the spot – his memory cannot be of any help – so he ought to browse the indication. We have observed before that this driver can go through 5 inch letters from 280 toes. We now know that when his car or truck reaches a position 120 ft from the indication, he simply cannot clearly see the details. He has only 160 toes, or 1.8 seconds, to read the sign.
A driver with 20/60 eyesight simply cannot see that very same indication right before he reaches a place 93 toes from it – but his shut up eyesight is influenced the exact same as the very first driver's. Will this driver be equipped to study a three line information? The problem of minimized shut up vision points out why some motorists make emergency stops or slow down abruptly at street junctions, primarily at super freeway exits. You ought to usually be informed of this hazard and be prepared for any sudden action by other drivers. If you know the area you are driving in, a brief glance at the indication will be ample – but keep in mind that strangers who do not know their way will want extended intervals of time.
Street departments, possessing analyzed this issue, use symbols as a lot as possible, or make the written information as brief as they can. Super highways usually have signs with huge and conveniently browse letters.
Your area of eyesight is minimized by focus and speed. When you focus on just one single item, the subject of vision is nil – which is usually what takes place with new drivers, mainly because they are likely to stare at what they imagine to be important. Field of eyesight is also narrowed by speed. When stopped, a driver's industry of eyesight might be as high as 190 levels, but for the similar human being, the angle will be narrowed to 40 levels at 60 miles for each hour. That is why, each time possible, highway indicators are positioned earlier mentioned the roadway.
Good length judgment is dependent on very good visible acuity. Because acuity is reduced by speed, length judgment will also be adversely affected when you are driving speedy.


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Craighead County Circuit Court to hold Amnesty Day on Oct. 1
Sep 17, 2020 Stan Morris Craighead County, Crime, Email, Top Story 1
JONESBORO, Ark. – A press release on Thursday indicates a very important opportunity for those currently going through the criminal justice system who may have made mistakes along the way.
The onset of COVID-19 and the Governor's declaration of a state emergency in Arkansas on March 11, 2020 have drastically affected the normal course of our activities. The state judicial system is no exception. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a series of Per Curiam Opinions which restricted in-person judicial proceedings and tolled the calculation of "Speedy Trial" time under Rule 28.3 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure. Further, a large number of persons with pending felony charges in the Circuit Court of Craighead County have missed scheduled court dates since March 11, 2020.
The Circuit Court of Craighead County, Criminal Division will be holding an "Amnesty Day" at the Craighead County Courthouse on October 1, 2020, at 9:00 am. Anyone who has missed his or her court date on a felony criminal case in the CIRCUIT COURT of CRAIGHEAD COUNTY (in either Jonesboro or Lake City) since March 1, 2020 must appear on October 1st to sign and receive an order rescheduling his or her case. Those who appear on October 1st at 9:00 am will have any outstanding arrest warrants set aside and court dates rescheduled. Those that have missed their court date and do not appear on October 1, 2020 at 9:00 am will have a felony warrant issued for Failure to Appear and possible action taken to revoke their bonds.
Chase with gunfire down Red Wolf Bouelvard reported; Other reports released Tuesday and Wednesday by JPD
Tennessee Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography Involving Arkansas Minor
Illuminati Hater
Wow… It actually takes something as bad as the covid-19 virus to inspire the local law enforcement( the largest street gang in Craighead county) , to show any form of mercy and grace!


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You don't really need to worry about the volume size either. Too big a number just means you will have to work harder to get ranked in Google. It's now quite commonplace to see SEO people say it's best to just go with your gut feeling on a keyword. Just go for something you would type into Google search yourself instead of beating yourself up trying to find that 'one' killer keyword.
Just came on this program this morning and downloaded a trial version. Could this program really be only $97? Is this portion of the program effective or do you need the $300-plus Platinum version? The KC score, available in the $300-plus version, seems critical to making the whole thing work really well. Are you possibly leaving money and success on the table by not biting the bullet and going for the expensive program?
The "Starter" tier, with 1000 keyword lookups every 24 hours should be enough for anyone starting out in blogging – or even people who are quite established. It's pleasing to see a product where they don't seem to trick you into having to pay for a more expensive version. On the more negative side, I did feel that you're nudged towards doing annual payment, with the monthly option kept slightly "hidden."
I learned a lot from you and now make a couple hundreds per month in extra cash thanks to your advice. You provided us with great content and a great tool. I'm very happy for you. I have to say though that I'm sad you sold… customer service is so so so far and I know it's cool for owners to sell subscriptions instead of selling it for a one time fee and I know it's a new trend online but it's really a trend I don't like as a customer… Anyways. I'm very happy for you. Many thanks and congrats !!!
Don't get me wrong. There are lots of other tools that I love and use (and promote) that also make a big difference in everything I do online now. But Long Tail Pro is probably THE most important. Getting search engine traffic to websites 101 doesn't get more basic than doing good and proper keyword research. And nothing makes keyword research faster and easier than Long Tail Pro. Allow me to explain…
Within a matter of seconds, Long Tail Pro showed me the top 25 Adwords suggestions for my seed keyword, with KC Scores already calculated! After scanning the list, I found a couple of keyword ideas that I wanted to drill further into. One of these was the keyword – legitimate work from home jobs. This keyword by itself would be very difficult to rank for (KC Score of 40) – but the new cloud version of Long Tail Pro allows me to easily grab up to 20 more suggestions based just on this keyword. I clicked the button to do that (as shown in the image below).
The limit on manual keywords could be higher.  I personally wish we could input 10,000 keywords at a time, instead of 200.  However, I understand the costs that Long Tail Pro has to maintain each time a new manual keyword is input.  Not a deal breaker, I just wish the limit was higher. (To be fair, I don't think most keyword tools have a bulk manual option at all).


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Report NEP-ENV-2018-09-03
This is the archive for NEP-ENV, a report on new working papers in the area of Environmental Economics. Francisco S. Ramos issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
Subscribe to this report: email or RSS.
Other reports in NEP-ENV
The following items were announced in this report:
Beckman, Jayson & Sands, Ron & Riddle, Anne & Lee, Tani & Walloga, Jacob M., 2017. "International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model," Economic Research Report 262731, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Kragt, Marit E. & Gibsona, Fiona L. & Maseyk, Fleurk & Wilson, Kerrie A., 2018. "Public willingness to pay for carbon farming and its co-benefits," Working Papers 276116, University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Beckman, Jayson & Sands, Ronald D. & Riddle, Anne A. & Lee, Tani & Walloga, Jacob M., 2017. "International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model," Economic Research Report 262185, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Flores Tenorio, Pedro, 2017. "A choice modelling experiment to explore the opportunities to invest in biodiversity conservation in the Amazon," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258666, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Ge Gao & Ke Wang & Chi Zhang & Yi-Ming Wei, 2018. "Synergistic Effects of Environmental Regulations on Carbon Productivity Growth in China's Major Industrial Sectors," CEEP-BIT Working Papers 118, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology.
Kaushal, Kevin Raj, 2018. "Emission price, output-based allocation and consumption tax: Optimal climate policy in the presence of another country's climate policy," Working Paper Series 8-2018, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, School of Economics and Business.
Kireum, Mercy, 2016. "Estimating Catastrophic Loss In Kenyan Agriculture," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260800, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Grippo, Valeria & Vastola, Antonella, 2018. "Evaluation Of Bran Use Through Multi Criteria Analysis," 2018 Seventh AIEAA Conference, June 14-15, Conegliano, Italy 275646, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA).
Coisnon, Thomas & Rousselière, Damien & Rousselière, Samira, 2018. "Information on biodiversity and environmental behaviors: a European study of individual and institutional drivers to adopt sustainable gardening practices," Working Papers 272611, Institut National de la recherche Agronomique (INRA), Departement Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et Alimentation, Espace et Environnement (SAE2).
Daniele Malerba, 2018. "How to reduce poverty and address climate change? An empirical cross-country analysis and the roles of economic growth and inequality," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 322018, GDI, The University of Manchester.
Fagarazzi, C. & Fratini, R. & Montanino, M. & Riccioli, F., 2018. "The economic value of fire damages in Tuscan agroforestry areas," 2018 Seventh AIEAA Conference, June 14-15, Conegliano, Italy 275658, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA).
Mikémina, Pilo & Gerber, Nicolas & Wünscher, Tobias, 2018. "Impacts of Adaptation to Climate Change on farmers' income in the Savana Region of Togo," Discussion Papers 271152, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
Feucht, Yvonne & Zander, Katrin, 2017. "Consumers' attitudes on carbon footprint labelling. Results of the SUSDIET project," Thuenen Working Papers 266396, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
Cipollaro, Maria & Sacchelli, Sandro, 2018. "Demand and potential subsidy level for forest insurance market in Demand and potential subsidy level for forest insurance market in Italy," 2018 Seventh AIEAA Conference, June 14-15, Conegliano, Italy 275647, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA).
Alfonso Echazarra, 2018. "Have 15-year-olds become "greener" over the years?," PISA in Focus 87, OECD Publishing.
Olubode, Femi & Eivers, Rebecca & Pingram, Michael & Hamer, Mark & Dean, Hamish & Mueller, Hannah & Kessels, Gerry & Baillie, Brenda & Yao, Richard, 2016. "Mapping and Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystem Services and Values - The Case of Waikato Region," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260804, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Lazzaro, B & N, Dal Ferro & Cocco, E & Berti, A & Morari, F, 2018. "How to combine crop production and environmental quality? A decision support system to quantify best agri-environmental measures in the Veneto Region , Italy," 2018 Seventh AIEAA Conference, June 14-15, Conegliano, Italy 275649, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA).
Carfì, David & Donato, Alessia & Schilirò, Daniele, 2018. "Sustainability of global feeding.Coopetitive interaction among vegan and non-vegan food firms," MPRA Paper 88400, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Ivan Rudik & Derek Lemoine & Maxwell Rosenthal, 2018. "General Bayesian Learning in Dynamic Stochastic Models: Estimating the Value of Science Policy," 2018 Meeting Papers 369, Society for Economic Dynamics.
Gregor Semieniuk & Mariana Mazzucato, 2018. "Financing Green Growth," Working Papers 210, Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, UK.
Anna Kowalska-Pyzalska, 2018. "An empirical analysis of green energy adoption among residential consumers in Poland," HSC Research Reports HSC/18/01, Hugo Steinhaus Center, Wroclaw University of Technology.
Brooks, Karen, 2016. "Waste not, warm not: poverty, hunger and climate change in a circular food system," 2016: Waste Not, Want Not: The Circular Economy to Food Security, 29-30 August 2016 257219, Crawford Fund.
Li Gao & Wendong Zhang & Yingdan Mei & Abdoul G. Sam & Yu Song & Shuqin Jin, 2018. "Do Farmers Adopt Fewer Conservation Practices on Rented Land? Evidence from Straw Retention in China," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 18-wp584, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
Anna Kowalska-Pyzalska & David Ramsey, 2018. "Household willingness to pay for green electricity in Poland," HSC Research Reports HSC/18/04, Hugo Steinhaus Center, Wroclaw University of Technology.
Goodman, Joshua & Hurwitz, Michael & Park, Jisung & Smith, Jonathan, 2018. "Heat and Learning," Working Paper Series rwp18-014, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Belyaeva, Maria & Bokusheva, Raushan, 2017. "Will climate change benefit or hurt Russian grain production? A statistical evidence from a panel approach," IAMO Discussion Papers 253788, Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO).
Wallander, Steven & Bowman, Maria & Beeson, Peter & Claassen, Roger, 2017. "Farmers and Habits: The Challenge of Identifying the Sources of Persistence in Tillage Decisions," 2018 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 5-7, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 266307, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
UNDP Africa, 2017. "Strengthening Strategic Alignment for Africa's Development Lessons from the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the African Union Agenda 2063 and the African Development Bank High Fives," UNDP Africa Reports 267618, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Davidson, Rachael, 2017. "Is there an environmental silver lining in low milk prices?," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258664, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Tipper, Adam & Harkness, Jane, 2018. "Environmental Taxation and Expenditure in New Zealand," Working Paper Series 7627, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
Kiet, Nguyen Tuan, 2016. "An Experimental Study Of Solution To A Nonpoint Source Pollution With Externality," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260799, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Klaus Desmet & Robert E. Kopp & Scott A. Kulp & Dávid Krisztián Nagy & Michael Oppenheimer & Esteban Rossi-Hansberg & Benjamin H. Strauss, 2018. "Evaluating the Economic Cost of Coastal Flooding," NBER Working Papers 24918, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Schimmelpfenning, Sonja & Anter, Jano & Heidecke, Claudia & Lange, Stefan & Röttcher, Klaus & Bittner, Florian (eds.), 2018. "Bewässerung in der Landwirtschaft. Tagungsband zur Fachtagung am 11./12.09.2017 in Suderburg," Thuenen Working Papers 266737, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
Upton, S T, 2016. "Analysing the implications of increased nitrogen application on greenhouse gas emissions and productivity of New Zealand sheep and beef farms," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260809, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Simon, Cedric & Preston, Nigel & Chalmers, Andrew, 2016. "From plant wastes to sustainable aquafeeds: the Novacq™ case history," 2016: Waste Not, Want Not: The Circular Economy to Food Security, 29-30 August 2016 257231, Crawford Fund.
Sonja Schimmelpfennig & Claudia Heidecke & Holger Beer & Florian Bittner & Susanne Klages & Sandra Krengel & Stefan Lange (eds.), 2018. "Klimaanpassung in Land- und Forstwirtschaft – Ergebnisse eines Workshops der Ressortforschungsinstitute FLI, JKI und Thünen-Institut," Thuenen Working Papers 268143, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
Batston, Chris & Moores, Jonathan & Newton, Mark & Yalden, Sharleen, 2016. "What's WESWI?," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260793, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Sara Hughes, 2017. "Reducing Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Effective Steering Strategies for City Governments," IMFG Perspectives 16, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance.
Wei Zheng & Patrick Paul Walsh, 2018. "Air pollution and health - A provincial level analysis of China," Working Papers 201819, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
Mihai, Florin-Constantin & Minea, Ionut & Grozavu, Adrian, 2018. "Assessment of waste dumping practices in mountain creeks," MPRA Paper 87958, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Issanchou, Alice & Daniel, Karine & Dupraz, Pierre & Ropars-Collet, Carole, 2018. "Soil resource and the profitability and sustainability of farms: A soil quality investment model," Working Papers 273053, Institut National de la recherche Agronomique (INRA), Departement Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et Alimentation, Espace et Environnement (SAE2).
Glavas, Dejan & Bancel, Franck, 2018. "Are Agency Problems a Determinant of Green Bond Issuance?," MPRA Paper 88377, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Claassen, Roger & Bowman, Maria & Breneman, Vince & Wade, Tara & Williams, Ryan & Fooks, Jacob & Hansen, LeRoy & Iovanna, Rich & Loesch, Chuck, 2017. "Conservation Compliance: How Farmer Incentives Are Changing in the Crop Insurance Era," Economic Research Report 261814, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Latruffe, Laure & Dakpo, K Hervé & Desjeux, Yann & Justinia Hanitravelo, Giffona, 2017. "Effect of subsidies on technical efficiency excluding or including environmental outputs: An illustration with a sample of farms in the European Union," Working Papers 266259, Institut National de la recherche Agronomique (INRA), Departement Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et Alimentation, Espace et Environnement (SAE2).
Rickels, Wilfried & Quaas, Martin F. & Ricke, Kate & Quaas, Johannes & Moreno Cruz, Juan & Smulders, Sjak, 2018. "Turning the global thermostat - who, when, and how much?," Kiel Working Papers 2110, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
Letort, Elodie & Dupraz, Pierre & Piet, Laurent, 2017. "The impact of environmental regulations on the farmland market and farm structures: An agent-based model applied to the Brittany region of France," Working Papers 253784, Institut National de la recherche Agronomique (INRA), Departement Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et Alimentation, Espace et Environnement (SAE2).
Wreford, Anita & Dittrich, Ruth, 2016. "Decision-making under uncertainty: Robust approaches for adapting to climate change using afforestation as an example," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260810, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Dietz, Thomas & Börner, Jan & Förster, Jan Janosch & von Braun, Joachim, 2018. "Governance of the bioeconomy: A global comparative study of national bioeconomy strategies," Discussion Papers 275071, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
Bigelow, Daniel & Borchers, Allison, 2017. "Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2012," Economic Information Bulletin 263079, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Li, Zhi & Liu, Pengfei & Swallow, Stephen K., 2017. "Supporting Private Provision of Ecosystem Services through Contracts: Evidence from Lab and Field Experiments," 2018 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 5-7, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 266300, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
Khataza, Robertson R.B. & Hailu, Atakelty & Kragt, Marit E. & Doole, Graeme, 2017. "The opportunity costs of enhancing legume‐based sustainable agricultural intensification practices in Malawi," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258672, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
MacNamara, Marin & Old, Kevin & Trafford, Suzanne & Bicknell, Katie, 2016. "Farmer compliance with environmental regulation: A preliminary look at the drivers and barriers for Canterbury dairy farmers," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260801, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Bos, Jaap & Li, Runliang & Sanders, Mark, 2018. "Hazardous Lending: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Banks'Asset Portfolio," Research Memorandum 021, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
Addo, Nana Sakyibea & Wachenheim, Cheryl Joy & Roberts, David C. & Devney, John & Lesch, William C., 2017. "Farmer Preferences for a Working Wetlands Program," Agribusiness & Applied Economics Report 256035, North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
Werner, Peter & Riedl, Arno, 2018. "The role of experiments for policy design," Research Memorandum 022, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE).
Grafström, Jonas & Hvalgren, Niclas & Korpi, Martin, 2018. "Working Paper. No 309: Förutsättningar för storskaligt infångande av koldioxid," Ratio Working Papers 309, The Ratio Institute.
Duanmu, Jing-Lin & Bu, Maoliang & Pittman, Russell, 2018. "Does Market Competition Dampen Environmental Performance? Evidence from China," MPRA Paper 88378, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Breimyer, Harold F., "undated". "Conceptualization and Climate for New Deal Farm Laws of the 1930s," Working Papers 256547, University of Missouri Columbia, Department of Agricultural Economics.
Selzer, Anne Mira, 2018. "Status quo der Umsetzung von Naturschutz im Wald gegen Entgelt in Deutschland. Übersicht über die Instrumente der staatlichen Nachfrager," Thuenen Working Papers 271871, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
de Brouwer, Gordon, 2017. "Effective frameworks for natural resource management," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258665, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Hellerstein,Daniel & Hitaj, Claudia & Smith, David & Davis, Amélie, 2017. "Land Use, Land Cover, and Pollinator Health: A Review and Trend Analysis," Economic Research Report 263074, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Higgins, Nathaniel & Hellerstein, Daniel & Wallander, Steven & Lynch, Lori, 2017. "Economic Experiments for Policy Analysis and Program Design: A Guide for Agricultural Decisionmakers," Economic Research Report 262456, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Carolyn Chisadza & Matthew Clance, 2018. "Conflict Heterogeneity in Africa," Working Papers 201852, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
Zhang, Jing & Brown, Colin & Waldron, Scott, 2017. "Case study analysis on household attitudes towards weather index crop insurance in rural China," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258683, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Buchholz, Matthias & Musshoff, Oliver, 2017. "Hedging against irrigation costs by means of index-based weather insurance," SCC-76 Meeting, 2017, March 30-April 1, Pensacola, Florida 256326, SCC-76: Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Miao, Ruiqing, 2017. "Climate, Insurance and Innovation: The Case of U.S. Agriculture," SCC-76 Meeting, 2017, March 30-April 1, Pensacola, Florida 256314, SCC-76: Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Taylor, Robert C. & McGaughey, Bernalyn, 2017. "Pesticide Risk/Benefit Analysis Under Various Federal Statutes with Emphasis on Endangered Species Evaluations," SCC-76 Meeting, 2017, March 30-April 1, Pensacola, Florida 256334, SCC-76: Economics and Management of Risk in Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Gustavo Adolfo HERNANDEZ DIAZ, 2018. "Emisiones de Gases Efecto Invernadero y Sectores Clave," Archivos de Economía 016511, Departamento Nacional de Planeación.
Bharadwaj, Prashant & Fenske, James & Ali Mirza, Rinchan & Kala, Namrata, 2018. "The Green Revolution and Infant Mortality in India," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 385, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
Betsy Donald & Mia Gray & Centre for Business Research, 2018. "The Double Crisis: In What Sense A Regional Problem?," Working Papers wp507, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
Bendoma, Marius & Ondobo Nkusa, Evrard Aurèle, 2018. "Communautes Et Developpement Local Dans Le Projet Hydroelectrique De Lom Pangar : La Responsabilite Societale Du Maitre D'Ouvrage [Lom Pangar Hydroelectric Community Development Project: Social Res," MPRA Paper 88491, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 16 Aug 2018.
Hargita, Yvonne & Hinkes, Cordula & Bick, Ulrich Bick & Peter, Günter, 2018. "Entwaldungsfreie Agrarrohstoffe – Analyse relevanter Soja-Zertifizierungssysteme für Futtermittel," Thuenen Working Papers 273371, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
Janusch, Nicholas & Palm-Forster, Leah H. & Messer, Kent D. & Ferraro, Paul J., 2017. "Behavioral Insights for Agri-Environmental Program and Policy Design," 2018 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, January 5-7, 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 266299, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
Nordblom, Tom & Penfold, Chris & Weckert, Melanie & Norton, Mark, 2017. "Straw and living mulches compared with herbicide for under-vine weed control in a Public-Private Benefit Framework (PowerPoint presentation)," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258678, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Canning, Patrick & Rehkamp, Sarah & Waters, Arnold & Etemadnia, Hamideh, 2017. "The Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet," Economic Research Report 262187, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Schröer-Merker1, Eva & Bowie, Natalie & Hammond,Hamish, 2016. "Status And Future Perspectives Of Smart Tools And Apps In New Zealand Agriculture," 2016 Conference, August 25-26, Nelson, New Zealand 260806, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Kunze, Sven, 2018. "Unraveling the effects of tropical cyclones on economic sectors worldwide," Working Papers 0653, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics.
Kerr, Geoffrey N., 2017. "Marginal Satisfaction of Recreational Hunters' Red Deer Harvests (PowerPoint presentation)," 2017 Conference (61st), February 7-10, 2017, Brisbane, Australia 258671, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Bruckner, Martin & Giljum, Stefan & Fischer, Günther & Tramberend, Sylvia & Börner, Jan, 2018. "The global cropland footprint of the non-food bioeconomy," Discussion Papers 271062, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
Heidecke, Claudia & Offermann, Frank & Hauschild, Marlen, 2017. "Abschätzung des Schadpotentials von Hochwasser- und Extremwetterereignissen für landwirtschaft-liche Kulturen Claudia," Thuenen Working Papers 262856, Johann Heinrich von Thuenen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.


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CCJ National Campus Leadership Programme Launched in Manchester
In collaboration with St Peter's House, Manchester, the Council of Christians and Jews is delighted to announce the hire of two new managers for its flagship Campus Leadership Programme, now based in the heart of Manchester's higher education institutions.
New offices for Manchester Diocese
First published on: 21st July 2022
At a meeting this week, Bishop's Council agreed plans for the refurbishment of St John's House, Bury, which has been chosen as the new office base for the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) and the Diocesan Board of Education (DBE).
General Synod election results
The votes for the election of members to General Synod have now been counted and verified.
Appointment of Independent Reviewer for Past Cases Review
The diocese has appointed an Independent Reviewer, Suzanne Cottrell, to ensure that safeguarding cases have been identified and dealt with appropriately, in the next stage in the PCR2 process.
Clergy Discipline Measure
First published on: 25th April 2020
The Diocese of Manchester complies with the guidance issued by the Clergy Discipline Commission for publishing notices of penalties imposed upon its clergy.
Financial Update from the Chair of the Board of Finance
First published on: 13th February 2020
The Chair of the Board of Finance, Phillip Blinkhorn, sets out the thinking behind the budget for 2020 - 2022. During 2019 it became clear that our diocesan plan, agreed in October 2018, to return to a break-even position by 2021 would not be achieved.


Shoes come in all shapes and sizes. Every single one is different and will perform differently. You're not going to have time to test every single one! That would be expensive and monotonous. But there will be one that suits you perfectly. I'm still to find the perfect badminton shoe as there is too much variety in the performance of them. Some people look for aesthetics which isn't required but it is nice to have a nice looking shoe. I guess it gives you a confidence boost! Durability is also important. No one wants glass shoes. So I take my time to find you a perfect pair of shoes for peak badminton performance!
I recently picked up a pair of these Hi-Tec Viper Court Shoes to test out. They are a real nice neat little package! The aesthetics are appealing coming in two different colour schemes for you to pick from. It has abrazone toecap protection to prevent foot damage just encase you go for some insane lunge! The outer material is a breathable mesh to provide comfort and durability. While the inner material is textile for a nice feel against your feet. It also has an incredibly tough CMEVA mid sole which greatly increases the strength of the shoe and makes sure that it won't wear out quickly. The sole consists of a rubber material which provides grip on the floor and suspension to protect your heel from damage. It also increases the durability even further! There is a large variety of sizes from UK 6 all the way to UK 13. So I'm adamant that your size will be here! The closure is the standard lace up that every knows and loves! It's rare to see badminton shoes that aren't lace up as they normally aren't tight enough for proficient performance.
When I tested these out they were really great! They are really light so you don't feel like an anchor has been attached onto you! They have good suspension on your heel when jumping or lunging for a stray shuttlecock! I didn't really utilise the toecap protector as I don't really have footwork that involves my toes being plunged into the ground! The material is flexible and doesn't wrinkle easily so it makes jumping easy and effortless. The mesh outer also allows for aeration of the feet. This sounds complicated but it provides ventilation and prevents athletes foot from developing over prolonged games. They aren't some crazy yonex badminton shoes but they surely perform like some! I would highly recommend these shoes for any aspiring badminton player. They have great all round performance. You can check out the latest price here! Hi-Tec Viper Court Shoes .


Is Snow Mold a Threat to My Lawn?
Have you ever noticed a patchy disease on your lawn? Have you wondered what this disease could be and how it is affecting your lawn? We've got answers, people! Snow mold is a cold-weather fungus primarily affecting cool-season grasses. However, it is typically not a threat and rarely leads to serious damage on home lawns.
When Will I Be Able to Spot Snow Mold?
Snow mold symptoms and evidence of the disease will not be seen until March or April and we tend not to see this disease in January of February. Snow Mold occurs after extended snow cover.
Why Should I Watch Out for It?
Snow mold occurs when pathogens remain dormant between active seasons in the soil or in debris of previously diseased leaves. Under ideal conditions spores develop and are spread by wind or splashing rain.
Patches of gray snow mold take on a scalded appearance and then turn a gray-white.
Gray snow mold patches may expand to 2 feet, with a gray-white halo.
Pro Tip: In many cases, the diseases look very similar and can only be positively differentiated by microscopic inspection. Turf grass blades are generally matted down within the patches. Small brown to black fungal structures may be embedded in the plant tissue.
For homeowners, it is important to note that molds are not usually severe enough to justify chemical controls in a home lawn situation. If the problem is severe and warrants chemical control, apply controls as a preventative before winter hits and a follow-up application may be necessary in midwinter. You can also feel free to reach out to your TruGreen associate for assistance.
If you don't apply a preventative fungicide in fall and you find snow mold damage in your lawn in early spring, the bet thing to do is gently rake the affected areas to aid in recovery. Raking removes matted grass, improves air circulation, and stimulates new grass growth.
Now that you know a little more about this disease, you can be confident in your identification and treatment of it. Need a little extra help? Your TruGreen professional is here to help – visit us at www.trugreen.com or give us a call!


The latest Central American migrant caravan is moving across Mexico, headed to the U.S. Their goal is the city of Tijuana, but they aren't the first migrants to arrive.
Poulet creole, djon-djon, and fried plantains are all staples of Haitian cuisine. But they're now being served in Mexican restaurants in Tijuana.
Three years ago, more than 3,000 Haitian refugees arrived at the Mexico-California border. Many had their asylum pleas rejected by the U.S., and instead settled in Tijuana.
Seeing an opportunity, local restaurants started serving Haitian cuisine, offering customers a taste of home. Tijuana boasts three eateries offering Haitian cuisine, and they've grown popular with local residents.
Cesar Palencia runs the local government migrant program. He shared that surprisingly, the Haitian community's integration in the city has been easy.


For some, success is something they obtain at birth. Others have to work hard all their lives to make their dream a reality. "You need to spend money to make money", is a phrase that is all too common for the wealthy. But, what about people who aren't lucky enough to be born with a small loan of a million dollars? Some of the best actors and businessmen today rose to fame without being born into rich families. They worked hard and dedicated their time and minds to achieve their ultimate dreams. Their hardships are truly inspirational and should be a reminder to us that it's never too late to start working towards our dreams. These 10 inspirational rags-to-riches stories are proof that it is possible to overcome life's toughest challenges and make a better future for ourselves.
Born on May 22, 1935, Del Vecchio was one of five children. His widowed mother couldn't support her children and Del Vecchio ended up growing up in orphanages. When he was old enough, he started working in a factory making molds for auto parts and eyeglass frames. While there, he was involved in a freak accident, which cost him part of his finger.
Del Vecchio however, continued his work there and mastered the craft. At the age of 23, he learned that there was a huge demand for eyeglasses and so, opened his own molding shop in Milan. Since then, he made smart investment decisions, converting his small shop into a huge empire. Today, Luxottica, the brainchild of Del Vecchio, makes brands like Ray-Ban, Coach, Oakley, Prada and many more. His estimated net worth is $22.1 billion.
For some, he's Peter Dinklage and for others, he's Tyrion Lannister; known for his extraordinary acting skills on the popular TV series Game of Thrones. While his acting skills make us believe that Dinklage had no trouble landing brilliant roles, the reality is far from that. Born in New Jersey on June 11, 1969 to a poor family, Dinklage aspired to be an actor. He routed his career towards his dream and got a degree in theater. Sadly, after graduating, he was in debt and was far from landing lead roles.
Facing debt, Dinklage had to choose a different path in life. After working various jobs for almost two years, he got a full-time office job doing data processing. Seeing himself stray away from his career and not being lucky enough to have a girlfriend, forced him to drink. At the age of 29, the man was far from becoming a successful actor, but vowed that he would become successful in life. After years of taking small roles, he started to get noticed; eventually getting a main role in the popular series Game of Thrones. The show pays him $500,000 per episode.
Ingvar Kamprad was just an ordinary boy who was born into a poor family. His family struggled to stay afloat, so Kamprad decided to pitch in and help. At the age of 6, he started selling matches to the town's people in rural Sweden. By the age of 10, he took his bike, went door-to-door and sold Christmas decor. Kamprad suffered from dyslexia, so he performed poor on tests in school.
Nevertheless, he was determined to be successful and worked hard to overcome his dyslexia. While in high school, he scored good grades on tests, which encouraged his father to reward him. Kamrad took the reward and invested on himself; by starting a business known as Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd (aka "IKEA").
His years of going door-to-door made him aware that people lacked furniture. So, he started selling furniture at a lower rate; making it affordable to families in need. Later, he started designing his own furniture that was modern yet cheap. His determination is the reason behind his success and today, there are more 411 IKEA stores around the world.
Born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, United Kingdom, fame did not find Rowling for a while. In fact, before she even started writing, she was a divorced mother of one who was was living on welfare. Her daughter Jessica had trouble sleeping but Rowling found that taking her for walks did the trick. So, Rowling started walking around with her daughter and taking her to cafes; where she completed most of the first "Harry Potter" book.
After completing the first book, she approached 12 publishers, whom all rejected her. Finally, she approached Bloomsbury, who took her story and agreed to publish it. Since then, the "Harry Potter" franchise has become a worldwide success. Today, she's estimated to be worth just less than $1 billion, but that's mainly because of her charitable donations.
Born on March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Walton's family lived on a farm during the Great Depression. Seeing his family suffer, he did everything he could to help them. During the day, Walton milked cows and even delivered them to the customers' houses. In the mornings, he also delivered newspapers and magazines. In 1945, after serving as an Army captain in an intelligence unit during World War II, Walton took a $25,000 loan from his father-in-law to acquire his first store, a Ben Franklin franchise in Newport, Arkansas.
Within just two decades, Walton and his younger brother managed to own 15 Ben Franklin stores. He expanded the chain but became frustrated with the management who did not allow him to stretch the business towards rural areas. A frustrated Walton decided to leave them and start Walmart. In 1962, Walton opened his first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, which became an instant sensation. Today, there are more than 6,363 Walmart stores around the world. The pioneering businessman died in 1992 with an estimated net worth of $48 billion.
Born on January 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Canada, Jim Carrey had a rough childhood. At the age of 13, his father lost his job, forcing the family to live in a van. In order to support his family, he took a job as a janitor. Down on his luck, a young Carrey never gave up hope and continued practicing his comedy acts at various clubs during his spare time.
By 1979, Carrey's comical acts were earning him enough to leave his janitorial job behind. The actor was part of the opening sequences for successful comics Buddy Hackett and Rodney Dangerfield. In 1983, he went to Hollywood and fame found him. Today, he is estimated to be worth $150 million.
Born in 1863, Henry Ford was the first surviving son of William and Mary Ford. The family owned a farm in Dearborn, Michigan, and his father expected him to take over the family business. While Ford had no interest in farming, he stuck around and helped his parents. At the age of 13, his mother unexpectedly passed away. Three years later, Ford left the farm and moved to Detroit to work as a machinist. At the age of 19, Ford decided to return to the farm to help his father but also continued to operate and service steam engines in Detroit factories.
In 1891, he moved his family to Detroit, where he was hired as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. Two years later, he was promoted to the chief engineer but spent every minute he could to build the world's first steam powered horseless carriage, or automobile. In 1896, he finally built the "Quadricycle," which he sold in order to build better vehicles. Over the next seven years, he formed the Detroit Automobile Company. While the investors were pushing to start selling cars, Ford was constantly looking for ways to improve them.
Frustrated with them, he left the company and established the Ford Motor Company. Just after a month, the company was producing two-cylinder, eight-horsepower Model A cars. Ford was constantly looking for ways to improve quality and efficiency. The result was the Model T, which made its debut in October of 1908. Upon his death, his net worth would equate to approximately $199 billion nowadays.
Born on March 20, 1954 in South Korea, Do Won Chang moved to the United States with his family in 1981. Since immigrating, he worked three jobs from the moment he woke up until midnight. He washed dishes, cleaned cars, worked part time at a gas station and took a fourth job cleaning offices after hours. Chang worked hard day and night until he started seeing a pattern with the wealthy people that came to get their cars cleaned. One day, Chang asked some of the wealthy people what they did for a living. He realized that their answers were all the same; they were all involved in the clothing business.
Chang left his jobs and started working at a clothing store, in an effort to learn everything he could about the business. His previous jobs had given him the ability to save up $11,000; which he used to open his first store called Fashion 21. The store sold clothes at a cheap price, making it affordable to all. Fashion 21 was later changed to Forever 21 after gaining popularity.
In 2008, during the great recession, instead of closing stores, Chang opened multiple outlets in an effort to provide more jobs. Today, there are more than 723 Forever 21 stores across the globe and Chang's estimated net worth is $6.1 billion.
Born in 1883, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel started her life with her father abandoning her at a very young age. The young Chanel grew up in an orphanage in France and mastered various skills such as sewing, with the help of nuns. In an effort to make some extra income, Chanel started working at a bar as a singer. This was back at the time when women had no rights and were not allowed to open bank accounts for themselves. Determined to fight the system and succeed in life, 23-year-old Chanel met a rich man at the bar she worked at and became his mistress.
She lived with him and mastered the rich lifestyle, including making powerful friends. At that time, wealthy women considered feathers, corsets, and heavy brocade fabrics to be fashionable, but not Chanel. She saw them as "vulgar" and wanted to change the way people dressed. Chanel designed comfortable sportswear and simple, chic dresses, that gained instant popularity. Soon, she was able to open boutiques that were selling products at a fast pace. Today, Chanel products are considered to be a symbol of luxury; which is why they are mostly expensive.
Colonel Sanders is known for his famous fried chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC. Before becoming successful in life, he also had to go through many hardships. Born on September 9, 1890 in Henryville, Indiana, a young Sanders did not get to have a normal childhood. After his father passed away at the age of 6, he was responsible for his two siblings. By the age of 10, he was already working multiple jobs such as a farmer, streetcar conductor, railroad fireman and insurance salesman. By the age of 40, Sanders was running a service station in Kentucky and fed hungry travelers.
He then moved his fried chicken business into a roadside restaurant in North Korbin, Kentucky. There, he experimented and mastered his famous recipe that went on to become the main ingredient of KFC. He opened his first KFC franchise in Utah in 1952 and by 1966, the company went public. In 1971, Heublein Inc. acquired KFC Corporation for $285 million and in 1986, PepsiCo, Inc. acquired KFC for approximately $840 million. Sanders died of leukemia on December 16, 1980 at the age of 90 in Louisville, Kentucky, with an estimated net worth of 3.5 million dollars.


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Defence and Disease
Major/Minor/Specialisation !J07-MAJ+1004 (2009)
Dr John Underwood
Email: johnru@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Sandra Uren
Email: sandraju@unimelb.edu.au
The human immune system has evolved to control harmful microbes and tumors but can sometimes inflict damage on its host, and as such is a major contributor to human disease. This major examines and integrates immunology, the study of the immune system, with pathological processes and their morphologic, molecular and genetic bases which are associated with immune based disease. The major opens up careers in diagnostics, molecular biology, biotechnology and regulation, research into infectious agents associated with immune based pathology and the various outcomes of the immune system, especially those involved with autoimmunity and immunopathology. It provides a basis for further study in medical and paramedical disciplines.
Upon completion of this major students should be able to:
understand the development, function and components of the immune system, especially the molecular aspects of immunity to infection, and the basis of immunopathologic conditions including allergies, autoimmune disease and transplantation responses;
apply this knowledge to the determination of strategies which can augment or inhibit the immune response;
describe the principles and procedures involved in isolating and characterising immune cells and their products;
understand the cellular, molecular and genetic bases of the immunopathological conditions described above and how these contribute to morbidity, morality and the development and clinical use of therapeutic strategies; and
communicate scientific ideas and findings effectively in both oral and written form.
Students wanting to complete a major in Defence and Disease will need to complete the following set of subjects:
Microbes: Infections and Responses - this subject includes 2 hours laboratory based practical work per week.
Principles of Immunology
Mechanisms of Human Disease
One subject from:
Techniques in Microbiology and Immunology
Techniques for Investigation of Disease
Medical and Applied Immunology
Consequences of Human Disease
Viruses and Other Parasites
NB Complete information for third year level subjects will be available in the 2010 Handbook which will be published late 2009.
526-205 Microbes: Infections and Responses
Links to further information:
http://www.bbiomed.unimelb.edu.au/bachelor_of_biomedicine/course_structure


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Brescia expands student mental health resources with launch of the Care Program
London, ON – On January 8th, in a continued commitment to a university "whole campus approach" to mental health, Brescia University College launched its new Care Program. The program's mission is to provide early identification of at-risk behaviors that impact a student's ability to be successful and safe. The program will provide an accessible and transparent mechanism for a core "Care Team" to coordinate concerns from staff and faculty and make it easier to offer a better combination of appropriate resources and support for students experiencing difficulties.
"As an institution that has always put the needs of its students in the forefront, and one that is recognized for being student-centred, it is vital for us to provide the resources for our students to succeed academically within a safe and supportive campus environment," says Brescia's Vice-Principal of Students, Marianne Simm. "We are incredibly proud to launch this pivotal new program that will assist in supporting our students and their overall health and well-being."
An eighteen-month long process, including research, consultation, development and preparation within the University, the Care Program is informed by evidence-based best practices used at universities across Canada and the U.S. To support assessment, the Care Program uses various evaluation strategies, including a nationally-recognized research-based behavioural and risk rubric.
To promote a successful launch of the Care Program, the University will be holding on-campus information booths between January 8 and January 19, which will provide information, resources for staff and faculty on using the Care Program and introduce students to the ways it can support their academic success and personal goals. "Lunch and Learn" sessions will also be available for Brescia's faculty and staff within the first two months of the new semester that support the adoption of this campus-wide initiative.
For more information on Brescia's Care program, visit: http://brescia.uwo.ca/life/care-program/.
Above: Brescia Vice-Principal of Students, Marianne Simm and student Natalie Brazier, at the Care Program information booth
Colleen Aguilar, Director, Communications & External Relations at 519-432-8353, ext. 28293 or at colleen.aguilar@uwo.ca, or Caitlin Core, Communications, Marketing & External Relations Officer at 519-432-8353, ext. 28280 or at ccore@uwo.ca.
Brescia University College, Canada's women's university college, is affiliated with Western University. The 1,500 women registered as either full- or part-time students at Brescia study a wide variety of subjects in the Schools of Behavioural & Social Sciences, Food & Nutritional Sciences, Humanities and Leadership & Social Change in an empowering, compassionate, student-centred and invigorating environment. Degrees are granted by Western. The Catholic University College welcomes students from all backgrounds and values diversity. For more current and archived news, a listing of faculty experts, and photos please visit our Online Media Room, at http://media.bresciauc.ca/ .
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Enterprise data strategy the bridge to post-pandemic economy - report
By Shannon Williams, Thu 9 Dec 2021
Enterprise data strategy is the bridge to the post-pandemic economy, according to a new report from Cloudera.
Cloudera has announced the findings of a global research report, which examines the correlation between the maturity of an organisation's enterprise data strategy (defined as an organisation-wide, integrated, holistic strategy across all lines of business) and its business performance. It also explores the impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its uncertainties have on businesses.
The research found that organisations with mature enterprise data strategies in place for at least 12 months report higher profit growth at an average of 5.97%, according to surveyed senior business decision makers. Ninety-six percent of SDMs reported that the way data is handled and managed has positively impacted their organisations' performance, and close to two-thirds (64%) reported stronger levels of resiliency from the presence of a mature data strategy.
Both SDMs and IT decision-makers share similar views, recognising data as a strategic business resource, but these groups have differing opinions on operational processes and implementation.
"The presence of mature enterprise data strategies, optimised for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, generate better business outcomes," says Ram Venkatesh, chief technology officer at Cloudera.
"Businesses look to data as an essential asset not only to make sense of the constant change and upheaval of today, but also to help prepare for what comes next," he says.
Mark Micallef, vice president of Asia Pacific and Japan, Cloudera. says that beyond improving productivity and reducing costs, augmenting the customer experience has been a key driver of digital transformation.
"It goes without saying that data-driven businesses are better at understanding, communicating, and engaging with customers," he says.
"APAC businesses are acutely aware of this and the majority of businesses are using data and analytics to improve customer experience and satisfaction.
"However, even as enterprises prioritise investments in tools and technologies to collect and analyse customer data for business insights, they need to have a holistic enterprise data strategy and an enterprise data cloud approach in place," Micallef says.
"Data is a strategic asset, and the right data strategy will allow enterprises to control costs and minimise risks while achieving competitive differentiation."
The research shows that despite recognising data as a strategic asset, many businesses are still struggling to implement effective enterprise data strategies that efficiently manage growing data volumes and costs.
"It is particularly concerning to see this in APAC, given that 95% of senior decision makers in the region see the value in making sense of all data across hybrid, multi-cloud and on-premises architectures - the highest among regions," says Micallef.
"As economies reopen, businesses will need to rethink their strategies to be able to drive their digital transformations in order to meet and exceed the expectations of todays customers as well as their own employees," he says.
The report showed data can also have a positive impact on organisational culture. With many organisations looking to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, data can be used to drive DEI objectives and promote change.
Data Lifecycle Challenges Hinder Innovation
Visibility remains a key issue for organisations, with close to nine in ten (89%) reporting secure, centralised governance and compliance over the entire lifecycle as being valuable when handling and managing data. Only twelve percent of surveyed ITDMs report that their organisation interacts with all stages of the data lifecycle process something immensely helpful in helping organisations achieve an enterprise data strategy. Without complete control and visibility over every aspect of data, organisations will lack key capabilities required to drive innovation.
Effective Enterprise Data Strategies Remain Key
Organisations see the value in enterprise data strategies but struggle to make them effective. Organisations utilising enterprise data strategies for more than a year reported them to be very effective (63%), along with higher profit growth. Nearly all ITDMs (91%) whose organisations have an enterprise data strategy in place agree that their current strategy is key to their business resiliency. SDMs surveyed report an average of $384,962 lost annually due to missed opportunities involving data, with the Telecommunications industry reporting the highest average annual loss of $6,617,348.
The Future Is Hybrid
The report shows an anticipated shift to hybrid cloud in the next 18 months. With both SDMs and ITDMs reporting that 43.07% of their workforce will continue working remotely in the next year, organisations are investing in infrastructure to support hybrid working environments. A majority (79%) of ITDMs organisations are looking to house their data and performance analytics on hybrid architectures.
Among cloud options, multi-cloud emerged as a clear favourite, with 44% of ITDMs indicating their preference for multi-cloud architectures in eighteen (18) months time. With the hybrid data cloud, organisations can access and analyse data fast and with ease to make smarter, data-driven decisions to effectively meet the demands of todays hyper-competitive business climate.
Accessing and managing data from multiple sources and locations will give organisations the control and flexibility of utilising a hybrid workforce while still being able to run business as usual. Nearly all SDMs (92%) believe that making sense of all data across hybrid, multi-cloud and on-premises architectures is or would be valuable. T
his finding mirrors the sentiments of a majority of ITDMs (90%), who report that managing data with at least some cloud capacity is a priority for their organisation. A similar majority (89%) believe that organisations implementing a hybrid architecture as part of its data strategy will gain a competitive advantage.
Data Drives Success Beyond Profits
Utilising data and analytics can yield more benefits than simply increasing profit margins or gaining a competitive advantage. Most organisations recognise the vital link between Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and organisational success.
The research found that thoughtful data collection and analytics contribute to the success of DEI initiatives. Nearly all ITDMs (96%) and SDMs (95%) believe that data and analytics are important to ensuring successful and effective DEI initiatives, and 95% of both ITDMs and SDMs agree that DEI initiatives contribute to organisational success.
Organisations with effective enterprise data strategies in place are better able to utilise data and analytics to benchmark and evaluate employee diversity programs. With greater visibility over diversity within organisations, comes better decision-making, greater innovation and higher engagement in the workplace.


The Kardashian and Jenner girls head out for dinner together at Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District of New York. Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kylie, Kris and Kendall Jenner all leave their hotel together dressed to impress for a dinner party at Don Coqui Restaurant on City Island.
Khloe was the last to leave the hotel.
French Montana picks Khloé Kardashian up at her hotel and they left with a little luggage. The couple went to a jewelry store in Manhattan were French picked out some jewelry as a gift for Khloe's birthday and gave her a kiss. They headed to the East side River Marina and took a boat to City Island to meet with the whole family that had prepare a surprise party for Khloe at the Don Coqui restaurant. Khloe and French Montana looked cozy arriving holding arms while walking on the dock on their way to the restaurant.


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Toronto Blue Jays sign second-round draft pick CJ Van Eyk, two other players
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 2020 second-round draft choice CJ Van Eyk to a contract along with two other players selected from this year's First-Year Player Draft.
Canadian Press Jun 18, 2020 7:29 PM Jun 18, 2020 7:35 PM
Van Eyk, a 21-year-old right-handed pitcher from Florida State University, had a record of 18-5 during his three seasons playing college baseball.
He recorded 225 strikeouts in 176.2 innings pitched to go with a 3.21 earned-run average and in four starts during the 2020 season, Van Eyk went 1-1 with a 1.31 ERA.
Toronto also signed pitcher Trent Palmer and outfielder Zach Britton to contracts.
Palmer was the Jays' third-round choice while Britton was selected in the fifth round.
Palmer's record at Jacksonville University was 8-5 through two seasons of play to go with a 3.85 ERA while Britton had a batting average of .280 and hit seven home runs through three seasons at the University of Louisville.
Contract terms were not disclosed.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2020
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