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The beginning of July brought two great speakers to K-Club's regular Salford networking event – Thomas Kirk, Director of family firm Francis Kirk Group plus Jo Whitfield, Retail Chief Executive of Co-op Food.
So, after the usual excellent breakfast courtesy of hosts AJ Bell Stadium, Thomas Kirk took to the mike. With his main focus on exporting, Tom spoke about his family business – Francis Kirk Group – 150 years old this year.
L-R Tom Kirk, Fred Stone, Jo Whitfield
Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Tom took up the mantle of 5 generations to continue the legacy of his family business. Started in 1868 the business was grown from a tool-shop in Denton making horse and cart tools, through to making fasteners after the war and through to his own father bringing in metric fasteners in the 1980s. Family orientated through and through, his staff and apprentices also make up the 'family'.
Tom went on to explain that in 2012 one of his suppliers was struggling to manufacture and in the spirit of seeing opportunity rather than crisis, the result was that he and his family bought a new business in Pontefract. From there he described moving into the middle east marketplace, where a potential dispute over unpaid commissions from previous owners was resolved allowing opportunity to trade in a new region. Many challenges would lie ahead – not least where restrictions on trade with Iran were put in place almost overnight! Again challenges were turned from restrictions to new routes with alternatives explored.
Looking at the issues, Tom expressed that the biggest challenge was the language barriers and also, time differences – but with a business partner speaking 7 languages, and determination, they overcame these hurdles, urging Tom to reflect on the importance of learning languages for business. Furthermore, he encountered difficulties in currency exchanges and banking system politics – e.g. which banks would or would not deal with which countries. Big unexpected expenses would incur and mount up – such as transportation costs and the unseen costs of cross-cultural business management where there would be significant differences in operational styles and business cultures.
"What fits for one doesn't fit for everyone." Tom stressed the importance of having people 'on the ground' and nurturing face to face relationships that are built on "trust, honest and integrity". Our future business is based on mutual opportunity so it's essential to meet partners and customers at a local level. In growing a family business, he explained: "We must always treat our staff, customers and partners as extended family – make the effort to understand and respect their culture, no matter how geographically extended they are."
Jo Whitfield then shared her experience and insight gleaned from her position at a community retailer with over 160 years of diverse history. As a welder's daughter, Jo explained that her parents had left school at 15 and didn't have many opportunities for education, as a result, her parents were determined to give Jo and her brother the chances they didn't have. As such, she studied business at university and specialised in finance. Quickly learning how to lead others (who had many more years of experience) and in a male-dominated industry, Jo learned how to manage business and people across a number of areas. This encouraged her to build 'a great team' – by listening and understanding in order to draw on the strengths of others.
After spending time at GE, a move to retail with Matalan opened up new opportunities for Jo. Explaining that she loved the pace and energy of it and starting off as finance controller, she saw significant change for the business and for herself: with much opportunity to balance her career with motherhood. Returning to her position after maternity leave, much had changed including the team of people she had come to know. She was thus involved in a lot of restructuring, due diligence, and developing new relationships with the new leadership team. It was all change and a fresh perspective.
It was at this point in her career that Jo suggested she was beginning to see the importance of business networking – essential opportunities for cultivating crucial relationships. Breaking through with a role in George (Asda) Jo was able to expand her skillset before arriving at Co-op Food as Finance Director. Then, after only 8 months, Jo stepped up to lead the division in her current role as Retail Chief Executive allowing for further learning and deeper experience in the new position.
Referencing Asda's hiring mantra, "You hire for attitude and you train for skill" Jo expressed her alignment with the mindset of listening to learn, immersing oneself in what's going well (or not well) to understand where improvements can be made. Just as Jo felt that she benefited from those who spotted talent in her and gave her diverse roles, she urged us all to spot opportunities in people and give them the confidence to take those diverse roles. As a CEO Jo also explained that in this role there is privilege and responsibility – you speak for everyone and represent the brand.
Summing up the lessons she has learned, Jo enthuses about resilience, authenticity and support networks. Resilience and a sense of humour have been key for encouraging collaboration between people. Being herself – being authentic – in the face of competition, glass ceilings and juggling her work/life balance is what Jo believes has garnered her the trust of her staff. Tapping in to the help and support of others when challenges set it, helps to achieve the work/life balance which in turn, builds resilience. As a CEO, being a good listener and support to others is essential to nurture great people for an amazing business.
After these two fantastic presentations K-Club presented a round table K-nowledge event: "Giving your website visitors the best user experience." In this 'taster' session, members were invited to hear from Website Conversion expert Paul Rouke of PRWD, who covered how to make websites more accessible, logical and a more enjoyable experience for visitors, ultimately converting those visitors through to customers. He explained and provided examples of the most advanced ways to engage and convert visitors across a business's multi-channel experience.
Amanda Manson
www.k-club.co.uk
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It takes years to earn a good reputation... and seconds to annihilate it. Time spent building up trust around your brand, turned to dust. With people online 24/7/365, it's critical that brands have a crisis management plan. Ignoring online conversation isn't an option. Brands must communicate, listen, and respond effectively to meet customer expectations.
I'm going to tell you how... Plus, you can have a free demo from our experts, who'll show you how to find a potential crisis.
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Large or small, businesses need a crisis management plan. Because, let's be honest, it's not IF it happens, it's WHEN.
It might be a teeny-weeny blip on Facebook that can be resolved with a painless quick fix. Or, it could be a code red on your suite of social media accounts that needs the full crash team. Both detrimental to your reputation, both requiring crisis management.
Social media listening tools can save your life, tuning into chatter about your brand, your industry, your competitors. Enabling you to catch a potential crisis early and be proactive. You'll have the tools to stop a crisis becoming the kind of social media disaster that's included in a top ten blog post about PR Disasters.
2. Who has keys to your social media accounts?
5. What should you be monitoring?
10. What does best practice crisis management look like?
Crisis management - prevention/reputation/risk management - includes prepared scenarios meant to help an organization tackle a sudden and powerful negative situation. While an increasing number of brands appreciate the importance of having a crisis management plan, according to communications services company Burson-Marsteller, only 51% have one. With only one-third of those companies having faith in their plan working.
Watch and monitor with social media listening, to check for developments. If necessary, respond to negative comments. Try to move the conversation to DM.
You've found negative mentions on your social channels that are gaining traction. If your company messed up or caused the situation - put your hands up immediately, and apologize.
This is a code red situation, you need to respond immediately. The impact on your customers and brand is high. Task your crisis team with fixing the issue, and employ a social listening tool to find mentions so you can respond with updates.
When you see signs of a major crisis heading your way, it's all hands on deck. Your crisis management plan should have a list of team members that you may need to call upon before, during, and after a crisis. Include all their contact details: email, phone number, mobile - during the working day, and out of hours.
For instance, depending on the crisis, include HR, PR, legal, support, account managers, marketing. It's important to establish who the decision maker is. This person will be accountable for managing the team, the crisis, and working with the CEO for resolution.
Sophie had a great weekend. She had a few cocktails, went dancing with her mates, took some selfies. How do I know? She forgot to switch from her personal account and tweeted from the company one.
In 2017, Francoise Nyssen - the French Culture Minister - had her Twitter account hacked by the son of her community manager. The 13-year old tweeted insulting and inappropriate messages that when found, caused many red faces and were swiftly deleted.
Harsh but true, Sophie was fired. She didn't bother to switch from the company account to her personal one, and let everyone know how she felt about losing her job.
In 2013, entertainment retailer, HMV, laid off 190 members of staff. The company - other things on its mind, presumably - lost control of its Twitter account and during an angry revolt, seven tweets were posted.
No surprise, all the original tweets were deleted.
Limit access to carefully chosen community managers who can be trusted to avoid these kind of mistakes.
Yes, having a code red team is vital. Taking responsibility and being transparent, should be the norm. Apologizing like a human rather than a bot, c'mon, that's obvious. But, none of this matters if you don't have the best tools for the job.
Real-time alerts - you can set up Talkwalker Alerts, but to avoid major crises you'll need a more robust analytics tool - such as Talkwalker.
Image recognition - research shows that up to 80% of pictures shared online, don't bother to reference visible brands in the accompanying text. Our image recognition technology identifies these posts so you as a brand can protect your trademark against misuse and abuse.
Sentiment analysis - or opinion mining, reveals what consumers think of your brand, product, or event. This AI tech finds opinions online and scores them positive, negative or neutral. Our sentiment analysis technology captures customer sentiment with 90% accuracy, understanding the meaning of full sentences, and able to accurately determine customer attitudes and contextual reactions in tweets, posts, and articles. You can also amplify messaging that's receiving positive engagement, while responding appropriately to negative comments.
Support for multiple languages - the buzz around your brand is global. Talkwalker's social listening platform supports 187 languages, so it can identify where your customers are, how they're communicating, and what they're saying.
Business impact metrics - track and assess the impact to your business during/following crises. Use automated reporting to collect insights and share with all team members.
Reuters published an article covering Oprah's speech at the Golden Globes. Talkwalker was referenced as tracking the social media mentions surrounding her speech. Our social listening platform monitored the virality - in this instance, positive.
If you can find a tool that has monitoring, listening, and analyzing all in one place, your response time will be accelerated. Detecting and managing crises will be painless.
You're in a code red crisis situation. Good time to test the validity of your crisis plan?
Seriously, put it to the test before it's needed. Identify gaps in your process and confirm or modify roles and responsibilities. Test under normal and unusual circumstances. During working hours, out of hours, and another when a key player in your crisis team is out of office. Unfortunately, issues don't always happen when you're sat in front of Twitter with your support team leader sat beside you.
Social media is your life, your job.
Constantly watching, it's probably you that sees the early warning signals of an impending crisis. A social listening tool is your best friend - the eyes in the back of your head, your second set of ears. It will monitor specific keywords, mentions, hashtags, sentiment.
There are always telltale signs when a crisis is heading your way, and in our always on world, social media is where they tend to strike first. As a human, you'll recognize many of the signs. But, you won't see them all.
January 3, 2018 - Tesla received the usual amount of negativity, nothing to worry about.
Relax, snooze time. WTF! A spike in negative sentiment.
Drilling down, the source of negativity becomes clear. It sprung from an article in Reuters, highlighting a delayed production target - the second delay - of the new Model 3 sedan.
With Tesla falling short of Wall Street expectations and letting down its investors, finding and addressing this negative mention, meant that Tesla dodged a larger crisis.
Not all companies are able to offer real-time support 24/7. That's fine, but be honest with your customers. If they know you're tucked up in bed, they'll be more inclined to wait and less likely to post a negative comment. Imply that you're always online, and customers will be all over you like a rash.
You've got T&Cs on your website, you should have moderation guidelines on your social media accounts. Let people know what you will and won't tolerate. If you're clear about your house rules, they won't be too surprised when you delete offensive posts.
Don't be one of those companies that deletes or ignores posts that you don't like or agree with. And never, ever, ever pretend that your account has been hacked, rather than putting your hands up and accepting responsibility. We're gonna think you don't care.
Be honest, be genuine, be sorry, and resolve the issue quickly. Hey, we're human, we mess up. Customers just want to be treated right. Don't just bang out a response without thinking, with mistakes and obvious lies. Talk to the customer one to one, be polite, win them round.
69% of customers check out reviews before contacting a business, with 72% trusting reviews. Keep this in mind, when you consider ignoring or hiding bad reviews. You'll be missing out on an easy way to engage with your audience.
Customers can be wrong, customers can say and do stupid things. But, they pay the bills. Never be rude or attacking when you're engaging with them - be Captain Cooltastic.
Identifying a crisis at an early stage can play heavily on the final outcome and your ability to solve it successfully.
This is all down to the company - bad practice, carelessness, hiring the wrong people, angry ex employee, or a bad customer experience. Usually initiated with a leak of information or a public attack.
This could be financial or a technical data error. An unintentional error that can quickly go viral online, with potentially damning consequences. In 2010, Google accidentally gathered extracts of personal Web activity from domestic WiFi networks through its Street View cars. A public apology and explanation was posted on the Google's blog.
I guess, this could also now be called #FakeNews. It's inaccurate information coming from outside the company. Could be a misguided politician, for instance.
A little known Republican nominee tweeted that Utah officials had reported problems with voting machines across the country. CNN later corrected this misinformation - the problem was across the county NOT country - (facepalm).
Some problems come from outside the company. For instance, when third parties hacked into Equifax portals - a consumer credit reporting agency that collects data from 800M+ consumers and 88M businesses worldwide. Blamed on a failure to patch a software vulnerability, the data of over 145 million consumers was compromised. Data that included social security numbers, birth dates, and driver's license numbers.
It's all about how fast you can respond with a clear, honest, transparent answer. And, the solution. Do this well and you can turn online complaints into a boosted online reputation, with positive publicity.
Greggs, a UK bakery chain, suffered as the result of an online prank. When searching for Greggs, the Google results page displayed a fake logo with an offensive slogan - "providing s*** to scum for over 70 years." Gregg's social media team was flooded with comments. Naturally, the team alerted Google to the issue.
Gregg's social media team's response demonstrated sheer brilliance.
In November 2017, team collaboration tool Slack, went down. Not a crisis caused by the social media team, but they were responsible for dealing with the fall-out. They kept it light, playful, and updated constantly.
Lululemon's see-through pants problem causes stock to drop, also severe disappointment in guys who always take back row in yoga class.
Even the negative comments, saw the funny (back)side.
If you're undecided about which social listening to use, sign up for a free demo. It might surprise you to know that many hurried and distracted readers don't get that if they click below, they'll be one step closer to a robust crisis management plan. Go on, I dare you!


Wall Spray is a cement-based overlay designed for both interior and exterior vertical surfaces. It offers a wide variety of finishes from a simple knock-down to a sophisticated faux Venetian Plaster.
Coverage: Approx. 28-30 sq. ft. @ 1/4"
Wall Spray may be applied by compressed air spray equipment and/or by trowel. Restoration, repair, resurfacing, architectural accenting, and surface protection of existing cladding are all realized through Wall Spray. Typical areas include retention walls, entry/accent walls, columns, gable ends, fireplace accents, and any other vertical surfaces or walls. Wall Spray is formulated to provide excellent bonding to new as well as existing concrete, concrete block, ICF, polystyrene foam, drywall, plaster, plywood, and even painted surfaces.
Wall Spray has been formulated as a lightweight, sprayable, co-polymer based coating for increasing the flexural strength, fire rating, and "R" value of exterior surfaces. Typical applications include ICF, SIP, EIFS, Concrete Block, Concrete Tilt-Up, EPS and Architectural Foam.
For professionals looking for a more versatile and much stronger vertical surface coating than stucco or other related products, Wall Spray can provide a much needed improvement in your finished surface, while actually providing savings over an entire coatings project by reducing labor costs and project timelines. And, if you know how to use a hopper gun or other similar equipment, even a homeowner or weekend warrior working on DIY projects can apply the Wall Spray product on their home exterior or even on interior decorative walls.
Clean:The surface must be free of dust, dirt, oil, grease, curing agents, efflorescence, chemical contaminants, rust, algae, mildew and other foreign matter that may serve as a bond breaker or prevent proper adhesion. Best results may be achieved through the use of SCR (see TDS).
Sound: No system should be placed upon flaking paint or spalling concrete.
Profiled: Proper profile should follow the standard established by the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) Technical Guideline no. 03732 for Concrete Surface Profile (CSP). The established profile is categorized as CSP-1 through CSP-4.
Some painted surfaces, likewise, may require some profile for bonding: de-glossing or sanding. The most common means to properly profile a concrete surface or remove loose paint (especially exterior) is through the use a pressure washer equipped with a turbo-tip and SCR (see SCR TDS).
Air and substrate surface temperatures shall remain between 50°F (10°C) and 90°F (32°C) during and within 48 hours of placement.
No precipitation should occur during or within 48 hours of placement. If Wall Spray becomes wet prior to sealing, pigments will fade excessively and whiting will occur.
Avoid high heat and / or windy conditions. Attempt to minimize application during such harsh conditions by working during cooler hours. Keep materials shaded prior to mixing, running water until cool, and setting up temporary walls for wind blocks.
Interior applications and cool, shaded areas will take significantly longer to cure. Even in summer months, the winter mix design should be considered for these applications.
This product (depending on weather conditions) should achieve initial set within 6 – 8 hours. Like concrete full cure is reached at 28 days.
SureSeal products for exterior applications requiring vapor permeability, may be applied as soon as overnight. See specific sealer TDS.
Upon surface preparation, some areas may require patching prior to application of Wall Spray. Wall Stamp is an excellent choice as a patching product to fill large voids on vertical surfaces.
Add 3 ½ qts. (3.3 liter) water, to a 5 gal. (18.9 liter) pail.
Add Color Pack if desired.
Mix with a handheld concrete mixer, such as a Collomix Xo-55 Dual Shaft Mixer for a minimum of 15 seconds.
Slowly introduce Wall Spray into the pail with mixer running.
Scrape side of pail with a margin trowel to ensure all dry product is incorporated into the wet mix.
Continue to mix for a minimum of 1 minute after all ingredients are combined to achieve a lump-free consistency. Additional water may be added up to a total of 4 qt. (3.8 liter) water to 1 – 40 lb. (18.1 kg) bag.
All exterior Wall Spray applications are recommended to have a base coat. Base coats are most commonly sprayed on with compressed air spray equipment, but may also be applied with hawk and trowel.
Common setting for spray gun orifice is approximately ¼" (6.3mm).
Setting for air compressor should be approximately 8 ft³(.23m³) per minute at 40 psi (276 kPa) continuous.
Spray 100% coverage, leaving no bare spots, a minimum of 1/8-3/16" (3—5 mm) of material.
Depending upon desired finished texture, may or may not be troweled.
Minimum 4.5 oz. (127 g) standard fiberglass mesh is required.
Spray a minimum of 1/8-3/16" (3—5 mm) of material as a first pass.
Trowel the mesh into the wet base coat.
Spray a second pass to ensure mesh is completely encapsulated in base coat when troweled flat.
Stencils and tape patterns may be placed after scraping and sweeping of base coat, and prior to application of finish coat.
Stencils and tape patterns may be removed as soon as product dries sufficiently to bear the foot traffic of the applicator, prior to sealing.
The base coat must dry sufficiently (minimum overnight). Longer dry times are required on concrete block to prevent joints from "ghosting" through the finish coat.
Scrape the surface of base coat and remove any loose material.
The finish coat applies as the base coat described above. Alterations of air pressure, spray gun orifice size, and trowel techniques will yield numerous pleasing finish coats.
Depending upon the application selected, Eco-Stain may provide aesthetic appeal to a project. Refer to Eco-Stain TDS.
To complete a WallSpray project sealing is required. While multi-colored, "designer finishes" may seal clear, for the simple single color projects, use a good quality wall paint.
Refer to the appropriate TDS for details.
Due to condition specific sites, always prepare an adequate number of test areas. Wear protection system and aesthetic suitability for products' intended use should be included. On site sample approval is especially critical on substantial, heavy traffic situation or custom coloration.
Before WallSpray dries; spills and tools can be cleaned up with water.
Under normal conditions: when kept dry and moisture free, out of direct sunlight, the shelf life of an unopened bag is (12) months from the date of purchase. Storage must be under roof and off the floor. Rotate inventory to maintain product that is within limits.
For use by trained professionals that have read the complete SDS. A completed Wall Spray project requires a sealer. The sealer selected may have limitations that affect the finished system. Refer to the appropriate sealer TDS for details.


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Marc Monfort (Écaussinnes, Bélgica, 21 de septiembre de 1949) es un reconocido logopeda e investigador, autor de numerosas publicaciones y materiales sobre patología del lenguaje e intervención terapéutica en los trastornos del lenguaje y de la comunicación.

Biografía
Marc Monfort es logopeda por el Instituto Superior de Logopedia de Ghlin (Bélgica), actualmente integrado a la Universidad de Mons y Profesor de Enseñanza Primaria y de Pedagogía Terapéutica por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Monfort lleva 50 años dedicado a la investigación clínica y divulgación de los trastornos del lenguaje y de la comunicación y es autor de numerosas publicaciones sobre patología del lenguaje, así como de abundante material didáctico . Figura de referencia en diversos simposios especializados , ha impartido numerosas formaciones y cursos en España, América Latina, países francófonos de Europa y colabora asiduamente con diversas universidades de España, Francia, Suiza, Bélgica, Canadá, Argentina, Colombia, Chile y México.

Desde 1975 dirige el centro de logopedia "Entender y Hablar", asociación de padres de niños y niñas que tiene como principales objetivos la reeducación auditiva y la reeducación del lenguaje y fue cofundador, junto con Adoración Juárez Sánchez, del Colegio Tres Olivos, centro de referencia en la atención preferente de alumnos con discapacidad auditiva que ha recibido numerosas distinciones y reconocimientos.

En 2017 recibe la Distinción del Consejo General de Colegios de Logopedas en la Primera Edición de Premios, Medallas y Distinciones de la Unión Profesional (UP).

Actualmente vive en Madrid con su esposa Adoración Juárez Sánchez, también reconocida logopeda y colaboradora en muchas de sus publicaciones y Directora del Colegio Tres Olivos. Su hija Isabelle Monfort Juárez es psicóloga especialista en Trastorno específico del lenguaje y es autora de publicaciones sobre trastornos en la comunicación y el lenguaje.

Algunas publicaciones

Distinciones

Distinción del Consejo General de Colegios de Logopedas (Primera Edición de Premios, Medallas y Distinciones, Unión Profesional (UP), 2017).
Premio especial Fundación ONCE: Educación Inclusiva para la Integración Colegio Tres Olivos (Premios Magisterio a los Protagonistas de la Educación, 2022).

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 «D. Marc Monfort recibe la Distinción de Unión Profesional en su Primera Edición de Premios, Medallas y Distinciones»
«Entrevista a Marc Monfort sobre la Disfasia y el autismo»
«Entrevista a Marc Monfort Asociación Tajibo»
«Entrega de los XIV Premios Magisterio a los Protagonistas de la Educación 2022»

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Who Paid $100,000 to Have a Kanye-Kissing-Kanye Mural Painted Over?
It's a loss for all of us, but it's also the start of a thrilling nonfiction mystery story.
By Nicole Silverberg
Shortly after the 2015 Grammys, a photo of Kanye West kissing Kim Kardashian was photoshopped so that Kanye was kissing a clone of himself. (And grabbing his own butt. No funny business, though.) Australian artist Scott Marsh saw it, ran with it, and painted it as a mural on a wall in Sydney.
Ah, art. But now the painting has been painted over by the artist, reportedly because he was paid $100,000 to do so. Kanye was not thrilled about the artwork from the beginning. Marsh eventually openly asked for a large sum of money (and a lifetime supply of Yeezy Boosts) for a "buffed" print of the mural and said if that was purchased, he would also take the mural down. According to Marsh, someone has coughed up that money. Marsh claims it's someone from Kanye's management team who conducted the transaction.
Oh, My God, Kanye West Made an Incredible Dad Joke
Prepare to roll your eyes but then laugh.
By Rohan Nadkarni
But that's pretty vague. Who else could have done this?
It could be a rabid and wealthy fan who wants to do something to be recognized by Kanye. Wealth can certainly lead to obnoxious fandom: Look no further than Martin Shkreli, who paid $2 million for a Wu-Tang album, and in fact offered Kanye millions for The Life of Pablo. (He allegedly paid millions to a scammer who offered the album and didn't deliver.) I mean, could Shkreli be behind this sponsorship? Probably not, because that dude is living garbage and he's glued to his Twitter, so if he did anything, we would know about it.
It could also be that the artist is just flexing, and received some money for the buffed print but is using this as a great career move. As soon as people think others will pay $100k for your work, my guess is that you can raise your prices.
At the end of the day, it's impossible for us to know exactly how big Yeezy's ego is, but you've gotta wonder: Would Kanye really pay $100,000, despite his alleged debt, to have a 20-foot-high mural on the other side of the globe destroyed?
Who are we kidding, of course he would.
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By Stephen J. Praetorius

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Q: Extending striping (alternating background colors) for line items in Netsuite PDF templates In Netsuite, the #list loop for the item table will only render as many line items as there are number of of items. For example, if there's two items in a Sales Order, there will be only two line items in the PDF template as rendered by this example code:
<#if record.item?has_content>

    <#list record.item as item>
    <#if item_index==0>

        ${item.quantity@label}
        ${item.item@label}
        ${item.description@label}
        Unit Price
        U/M
        ${item.amount@label}

</#if>

        ${item.quantity}
        ${item.item}
        ${item.description}
        ${item.rate?string.currency}
        ${item.units}
        ${item.amount?string.currency}

</#list>

</#if>

I have been following this official documentation for adding striping to line items in PDF templates https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/netsuite/ns-online-help/section_N2866065.html
Whereupon you add this to  of the items:

I need to extend the #list loop so a few "empty" rows with alternate striping are added to the bottom of the line item table:
Striping of line items with alternate background colors + extended
My use case has different number of line items for each order, otherwise I would just hard code three alternate colored rows myself. Thank you!

A: You could just add some extra items to the list like <#list record.item + [{}, {}, {}] as item>. Then you need an #if that checks if item?has_content, and if not, then render a
 with one big spanning td, (unless in reality you need to handle null item.quantity, etc., in which case you don't need this extra #if).
As of using % for coloring, I don't know how many years the Netsuite FreeMarker is behind (except that a lot), but for a long time there's a feature like ${item?item_cycle('#ffffff', '#ccffcc', '#ffccff') in FreeMarker. If they don't yet have ?item_cycle, then I suggest writing a #function that returns the color code based on item_index (and that function will use index % 3 and #if-#elseif-#else, and #return inside).
Another possibility is just maintaining a counter yourself, so it can be independent of #list. Like <#assign rowCount = 0>, and then before each item you do <#assign rowCount++>. But I guess extending the list with empty items is nicer.

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Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire's prison drama, A Prayer Before Dawn, is based on the true-life account of troubled British boxer, Billy Moore, which he detailed in his bestselling novel of the same title. Moore was sent to two of Thailand's most notorious jails and became immersed in a world of drugs and gang violence. Refusing to die in prison, Billy becomes a student of the lethal art of Muay Thai Boxing, and in the process, finds a brotherhood that will guide him on an incredible journey to redemption.
During his stop at the Deadline Studio at SXSW, Sauvaire shared how it was challenging but necessary to shoot at an actual Thailand prison and use real-life former prisoners.
"For me, it was important to be realistic. I like mixing the documentary style with fiction so I really wanted to shoot in the prison with former prisoners," said Sauvaire adding that only they "could give the sense of how is the life in prison," which he said was much help during the process of shooting the film.
Sauvaire also shared that Moore was very involved with the film adaptation, although he could not be on set physically.
To see more of the interview check out the video above.


PHILADELPHIA (June 4, 2018) – Early stage breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy may find that a text messaging-based intervention helps alleviate some of the dreaded side effects of treatment.
In a randomized study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center studied how text messaging could potentially help women cope with the side effects of chemotherapy. Women in the study received two text messages every day – one at 9 am and another at 3 pm – for four months. The messages included content developed from the Fox Chase Resource and Education Center, the American Cancer Society, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, National Cancer Institute, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The afternoon text messages asked participants if they wanted additional information about topics like fatigue, body image, and neuropathy.
Researchers measured efficacy at the beginning of the study and after each month. Patients who received the text messages reported significantly lower distress over symptoms and had higher health-related quality of life at months two and four compared to a group that received only a booklet on dealing with chemotherapy. The intervention group also reported significant improvements in self-efficacy and doctor-patient communication at month one.
The program allowed patients to text back, and participants texted back to the system a total of 8,412 times requesting additional information. Wen also found that the older the patient was, the more likely they were to text back, eliminating concerns that text messaging interventions would not be useful in older populations.
Wen presented her findings as part of the ASCO annual meeting in Chicago on June 4.


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Sessions 7-9
Introduction (15 mins.)
T sticks some flashcards about everyday problems on the board and asks Ss to describe them. T draws a graphic organizer (mind map) on the board using the Ss' ideas and thoughts. Ss take notes.
Development (15 mins.)
Ss match a list of "problems and addictions" with images.
Consolidation (15 mins.)
T draws a graphic organizer and asks Ss to classify a list of everyday problems into personal, familiar, school, society and environment.
T elicits from Ss the more common everyday problems in their community or area. In pairs, Ss discuss why they are concerned about these problems.
Conclusion (5 mins.)
T reads the achievements for this unit and encourages Ss to share their ideas about the meaning of each achievement. Ss say their expectations they have of the unit.
Homework: Ss research information about everyday problems. Ss have to choose a problem they are concerned and write the following information required: name of the problem, causes, people involved and repercussions. They may include illustrations.
T introduces the idea of the words "cause" and "effect" by giving Ss an interesting cause-and-effect relationship. For example: if you eat a lot of candies… you will get a stomachache. T writes a list of half-sentences on the board and asks Ss to complete them.
If you study hard you will…
If you have any problem, you must…
If they invite you to use drugs, you should…
T invites Ss to classify a list of words related to 4 everyday problems.
Then, T tells Ss that they are going to listen to 4 testimonies. T shows 4 pictures of everyday problems and asks Ss to put them in order they hear them.
Next, T asks Ss to listen again and asks them to identify who is/are involved and how they feel in each testimony.
T checks answers with the entire class, explaining where necessary.
In pairs, Ss match a list of causes, problems and effects. For example:
Cause: Boring relationship
Problem: Break-up
Effect: Depression and low self-esteem
Then, T asks volunteer to come to front of the class and share their answers.
Closure (5 mins.)
T encourage Ss to explain the relevance of taking actions to prevent problems. T explains to Ss that some bad decision can change their life or hurt people they love.
Introduction (5 mins.)
T asks Ss about the most stressful situation they ever lived through. Ss describe and justify their answers.
T asks Ss to read a text of an everyday problem and answer the following questions:
What is the best title for the text?
Who is the text written for?
What is its purpose?
What are the reasons to help people with this problem?
Then, T tells Ss how to use the following conjunctions: because, because of, since and as to give reasons.
T asks Ss to match main clauses and subordinate clauses to make sentences that give reasons.
Finally, Ss complete sentences to give reasons.
In pairs, Ss discuss how they would help a friend who suffers an everyday problem and they give reasons to support him/her.
T encourage Ss to explain the relevance of giving reasons or arguments to support an idea.
Time filler: "Clauses of reason 2" – Ss complete sentences using because, because of, since and as.
T writes the word "Suggestion" on the board and asks Ss what this word mean to them. T asks Ss to give some examples.
T explains to Ss expressions that are used to make suggestions.
You should talk to her.
Let's talk to her.
How about talking to her?
Why don't you talk to her?
Ss match a list of situations with the offers, for example:
You see someone bullying a friend. You should tell the teacher.
Then, Ss complete seven suggestions.
And finally, make 2 suggestions using prompts.
In pairs, Ss choose an everyday problem and make 3 suggestions to solve that problem. T invites volunteers to come to the front of the class and share their suggestions.
T asks Ss to summarize the grammar rules for each form of suggestion:
You should + verb
Let's + verb
How about + verb +ing
Why don´t you/we + verb
Time filler: "Making suggestions 2" – Ss use different phrases to give the same suggestions.
T asks Ss to list the characteristics of a good video to raise awareness of an everyday problem.
List of characteristics:
A good script.
It has a purpose.
Creativity.
Know the audience.
Use the right music.
Correct voice and tone.
Include a call to action.
T shows Ss three or four PSA videos and encourages Ss to identify for each video the following information:
Name of the problem.
People involved.
Main character's emotions and feeling.
Causes.
Effects.
T asks Ss to vote for their favorite video they watched. Then, T put Ss into teams of 3 or 4 Ss. T asks Ss to make suggestions to resolve that problem. They may use expressions using "should", "could", "let's", "why don't" and "How about".
A volunteer from each team shares their suggestions in front of the class.
Ss summarize the suggestions that Ss have made and discuss the feasibility of each one.
T asks Ss if they have ever seen in a car accident. T encourages Ss to list the most common causes of car accidents.
Ss listen to an audio (part 1) and answer the following questions:
What is the problem that the PSA wants us to be aware of?
Who is the target audience?
What is the message for the public?
What sound effect was used in the audio?
Ss listen again and complete the following sentences:
_________________________ is any activity that diverts attention from driving.
More than ___________________ people die in automobile crashes in the U.S.
__________________ of teenagers understand the consequences.
These accidents lead to severe injuries, like _____________________, dislocations, lacerations, burns or permanent ____________________ of use of a body part.
Ss listen to the second part of the PSA and tick the tips they hear.
Do not eat while you are driving. ___
Be careful of the oncoming cars. ___
Use your cellphone for emergencies only. ___
Turn your cellphone off. ___
Do not text family members if they are driving. ___
Do not exceed the speed limit. ___
Tell your parents to stop using the phone when they are driving. ___
T explains Ss the 3 parts of a PSA script: Introduction, Body and Conclusion.
T asks Ss to identify the 3 parts of the PSA they heard.
T asks Ss to give ideas to write sentences for each part of a PSA.
T asks Ss what they have learned.
T explains that Ss are going to act-out a PSA script as their first product. First, Ss have to choose one of the everyday problems.
T put Ss into teams. T provides Ss with the phrases, and structures needed for the project. Ss structure the script by classifying the sentences they have now, for: opening, body, and conclusion, in a written way.
T encourages Ss to use what they have learned. Ss write their script of the announcement. Ss include a few relevant statistics on the topic, appropriate prosodic features and non-verbal language to the announcement. SS decide the types of sounds, noises and special effects they would like to insert while producing their script. T encourages Ss to show support and solidarity in their script.
If possible, record the announcement with a cell phone to make it more real.
T decides the place and time of the presentations. Together, T and Ss, decide which PSA was the best.
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Richard G. Anderson
November 1, 1942 - January 22, 2022
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Richard G. Anderson, 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully at home in the company of family on Saturday, January 22, 2022.
Born on Prairie Avenue in Mt. Vernon, Illinois on November 1, 1942, Richard was the second child of Glenn H. and Mary Anderson.
A kind and humble man, Dick was grateful for the values instilled during his childhood by his parents, and he sought to exemplify them in his own life. A graduate of Todd County High School in Elkton, Kentucky, he worked beginning at age 11 with his first job as a paper carrier. Dick continued to work a variety of jobs to put himself through college and graduated from Western Kentucky State College (now WKU) and Texas Christian University. Dick earned his master's degree in 1966 and his PhD in 1970, both from TCU. He was an early modern historian with specializations in Iberian, Latin American, and comparative trans-Atlantic history, and he was a recipient of many fellowships, contributor to several publications, and collaborator on new courses.
Dick started his teaching career as a graduate assistant at TCU, and then earned his first teaching position as an instructor of history at Arkansas State University. Shortly thereafter, he began his career at Bloomsburg University, eventually becoming an Associate Professor of History. Dick taught at BU for 45 years, retiring in 2013.
In addition to his professional career, Dick was active in various church activities including teaching adult Christian education classes, serving as a Stephen minister, and leading several Christian support ministries.
Dick especially enjoyed gardening and spending time outdoors ; most recently, he found peace in the outdoor services of his church, The Table, held at Bloomsburg Town Park. He loved reading and watching UK basketball. Dick enjoyed the company of his family and his "good buddy" Sammy, the Maltese.
Dick will be lovingly remembered by his wife Deborah, with whom he celebrated 20 years of marriage on January 12. Surviving Dick are three children; Bonnie Lehman (husband Mark Lehman), Michelle Mendoza (husband Roberto Mendoza), and Michael Anderson (wife Jennifer Anderson), and eight grandchildren; stepchildren Christopher DeMelfi (wife Tara Protsko DeMelfi), and Lisa DeMelfi (husband Michael Boudman); and siblings Kay Bass (husband James), John Anderson (wife Susan), Mary Alice Barker (husband Dan), and Dennis Anderson (wife Cynthia); and several nieces and nephews.
Dick was predeceased by his parents and siblings Robert Lee Anderson and Marsha Holloway.
Services will be private at the discretion of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dick's memory may be made to the following organizations, online or mailed directly :
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The family of Richard Anderson would like to thank Dr. Panikkar and the oncology team at Geisinger Medical Center ; GP4 Palliative Care team ; and Geisinger Home Hospice for their compassionate care.
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Deepest sympathy. We will miss Dank walking Sammy around our development. Dick was a shhining light both academically and with religion.
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Deepest sympathy. We will miss Dick & Sammy walking around our neighborhood. Dick shined a light for so many people, both at the University and through his church.
Mark & Jeanie Golden Jan 31 2022 4:50 PM
He was a wonderful brother. I loved our long talks. He had such a quick wit, and could make you laugh so easily. He was also a very humble man. He will be greatly missed.
Mary Alice Barker Jan 27 2022 1:05 PM
So sorry to see your loss of Richard. Cherish those memories of good times shared together - he was one of Bloomsburg's finest gentlemen.Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
With Sympathy,
Suzanne & Dale Moore
Suzanne Moore Jan 26 2022 10:06 AM
I wish I had been able to get to know Richard better. Indeed, he seemed to be a kind and gentle soul. May his legacy live on in the lives he touched as a teacher, friend, husband and father.
Velma Jan 26 2022 9:22 AM
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Bill lives with an inherited bleeding disorder and was the founding Chair Haemophilia Scotland as an independent charity. He brings a wealth of experience in the third sector and takes a lead on the contaminated blood and blood products campaign. He also serves on the Steering Group of the Scottish Inherited Bleeding Disorders Network.
Experienced Corporate Development Manager in the insurance industry. James brings invaluable financial expertise to the board.
Carolyn is an educator with a son with an inherited bleeding disorder. She has been involved in bringing patients together in Scotland for many years and he experience of our community and child protection issues is invaluable.
Nikki is a professional charity fundraiser and brings that knowledge and expertise to the Board. She takes a lead on all resourcing issues and in particular our efforts to diversify our income.
Hugh is a communications professional who lives with an inherited bleeding disorder. He edits and produces our regular members magazine, The Wire. He also produced Board's Standing Orders.
Lynne is a healthcare professional with a son with an inherited bleeding disorder. She has taken a leading role in the development of our programme of support events.
Nancy is the Data Manager for the West of Scotland. She has been very supportive of Haemophilia Scotland ever since we were established and her insight into haemophilia service delivery a valuable addition to the board.
The Trustees of any charity provide the strategic direction and oversight.
They make sure that the charity protects our reputation, manages our finances responsibly, and is focused on achieving our charitable aims and objectives.
Act in the interest of the charity. Trustees should put the interests of their charity before their own interests, or those of any other person or organisation.
Operate in a manner consistent with the charity's purposes. Trustees should carry out their duties in accordance with their governing document.
Act with due care and diligence. Trustees should take such care of their charity's affairs as is reasonable to expect of someone who is managing the affairs of another person.
Ensure that the charity complies with the provisions of the 2005 Act and other relevant legislation.
We are very fortunate to have a diverse and dedicated Board of Trustees who work extremely hard to make Haemophilia Scotland as good as it can be.
Every year the third of trustees who have served longest since they were last elected step down. We elect 4 trustees at each AGM and those stepping down are eligible to restand. In practice this means there are usually new trustees joining our board every year but our members are able to keep experienced trustees on the board.
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What does it mean to know how to write?
By Tom Johnson
A lot of people feel confident in their writing abilities in an organization. And many times one's writing skills are perfectly suitable for the task. Other times they are hopelessly below readability. Why do so many people think they can write when they really can't?
One reason may be context. A person may be skilled at writing e-mail, but writing an 800 word article is another matter. A person may be skilled at noting steps to reproduce a bug, but articulating a complicated help procedure requiring multiple sequences and prerequisites can be more difficult. A person may be good at coming up with 140 character tweets, but organizing 1,000 help topics in a structure that makes sense to a variety of users with different skill levels is another task.
It seems that writing is a spectrum skill, so you have people who get by all the time with email, Powerpoint presentations, and other written content. This leads them to believe they can write in any situation. But that is only one end of the spectrum. On the other end of the spectrum we have original idea development, organization of lengthy arguments, style and flow and voice, and a host of other elements that require more advanced abilities.
t's kind of like miniature golf versus real golf. Should a person who excels at miniature golf expect to excel at real golf, exclaiming proudly that he or she golfs? Should someone handy at putting on bandaids feel confident about handling an emergency room situation with scalpels and needles?
The argument can even apply to technical writers themselves. Just because one is a technical writer, it doesn't mean the ability to write extends beyond help material. We have to remember that writing ability is relative to the task. When you move from a help manual to something else, like an op-ed in a newspaper, or a lengthy critical essay, or a book or novel, at some point the writing ability is strained.
In fact, writing help itself has several levels to it. On the outset, it seems like a simple formula: identify a task, explain why a user would want to perform the task, and then list the steps required to complete the task. But on a deeper level, how do you identify all the tasks your audience needs to perform? How do you organize all the information in an easy-to-find way? Why is it when users go to help, they rarely find the information they need?
So even technical writing has a variety of writing skill levels, and while one person may confidently write a help topic, the ability doesn't necessarily extend to organizing a useful help system.
What's concerning about the belief that "anyone can write" is that it persuades people with deeper writing abilities to look past writing and seek other skillsets. I've moved in the direction of screencasts, layout and design, and content strategy. But my greatest strength is not doing any of these. It's writing. That's my core talent.
At the lower level, anyone can write emails and come up with okay interface text; they can write simple help topics and product announcements. But if you need something more difficult, like an engaging corporate blog post that attracts new community members, or an in-depth report for senior leaders that keeps their attention, or a how-to course to teach people to use a complicated system, you actually need someone with more advanced writing skills. If these people have moved on to other specializations that are more valued in the long run, they do their company and themselves a disservice.
This article, What Does It Mean to Know How to Write? originally appeared on Tom's Johnson's blog, idratherbewriting.com, and was written in 2011.
Tom Johnson is a senior technical writer based San Jose, California, mostly writing developer documentation.
He works at Amazon in the Appstore group, focusing on third-party development of apps on Amazon's devices like Fire TV. His website I'd Rather Be Writing (idratherbewriting.com), is a hub for innovation and exploration in the technical communication field. He writes about web publishing, visual communication, information architecture, API documentation, and more.
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Thor: Love and Thunder Streaming Release Date
When and where will Thor: Love and Thunder be available to stream? Here's everything you need to know…
The latest installment in the Thor series, which forms part of the wider MCU, Thor: Love and Thunder, is once again directed by Taika Waititi and stars, of course, Chris Hemsworth in the title role, Natalie Portman, and Christian Bale as the movie's villain, Gorr.
Thor: Love and Thunder got a release in cinemas in early July 2022 and went on to earn $755 million at the box office. Reviews were decidedly damp, however, making Thor: Love and Thunder the lowest scoring movie in the series, per Rotten Tomatoes.
It did get a 77% audience approval rating which is fairly respectable and Bale received plenty of praise for his turn as Gorr. But the film has been divisive, largely owing to the overall tone of the movie – the story is fairly grim in its themes but there's a focus on comedy and one-liners that many found a little too on the nose.
Either way, as the MCU develops, we're going to start seeing more and more division over whether a particular film is any good or not – this is just a fact of life when something becomes as big and expansive as the MCU franchise. Ragnarok, it would appear, is still the best Thor film to date, although Love and Thunder is still very much the crowd-pleaser.
How To Watch Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder will get its streaming release date on Disney+ on September 8, 2022. The film will be exclusively available on Disney+, so if you want to check it out once it is available, you'll need to be a Disney+ subscriber.
Alternatively, now that Thor: Love and Thunder has finished its cinema run, the film will be able to buy on demand via the usual channels – Amazon Prime Video, Apple's iTunes, YouTube, and more. Although, unlike with Disney+, you will have to pay to buy or rent Thor: Love and Thunder.
Thor: Love and Thunder Movie Information
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Language|Partial Nudity|Some Suggestive Material)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
Director: Taika Waititi
Producer: Kevin Feige
Writer: Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2022 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 8, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $340.9M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)
Thor: Love and Thunder Plot
I won't go into too many spoilers, in case you haven't seen the film yet, but Thor: Love and Thunder follows the events of Ragnarok, so Thor is still rolling with The Guardians. Although some drama concerning Gorr, he's basically a god killer, results in an SOS for Asgard which hastens Thor's return to the mythical kingdom.
In order to fight Gorr, Thor joins forces with King Valkyrie and a heavily CGI'd Natalie Portman (AKA The Mighty Thor), who is now somehow the owner of Thor's Mjolnir, to take on the threat of Gorr, before he can destroy Thor's home.
As plots go, it is fairly bonkers as you'd expect. But the switcharoo of Portman's character from scientist to THE NEW THOR is not something I saw coming. But given the way Disney does things, I probably should have.
Generally speaking, reviews have been mainly positive, at least from the major outlets. If you venture onto YouTube, however, things take a drastic turn – and not in a good way. The general theme, with the bad reviews, seems to be that the story is just stupid, the comedy falls flat quite a bit of the time, and the reassigning of roles (namely Portman becoming a more powerful Thor) is unnecessary.
Either way, you can now stream Thor: Love and Thunder on Disney+, so watch it and make up your own mind.
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Iraqi Lawmakers Again Stall Over Kirkuk Power-Sharing Proposals
Iraqi lawmakers failed again Tuesday to resolve a dispute about power-sharing proposals for the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Khalid al-Attiya told reporters they postponed a vote on the draft local elections law, scheduled for today, to Wednesday.
He said lawmakers are considering a United Nations proposal that calls for holding local elections across the country, but leaves Kirkuk's elections for a later date.
Iraq's parliament has been debating a draft local elections law that would allocate seats in Kirkuk's provincial council equally among its ethnic groups - Kurds, Arabs and Turkomen. Iraqi Kurds and their allies want to keep their majority in the assembly.
Meanwhile, Iraqi and coalition forces announced they have discovered multiple weapons caches, including two Iranian-made rockets, in the Baghdad area since Monday.
Late last month, British Defense Secretary Des Browne said Iran's influence in Iraq is declining as the Iraqi government improves its security capabilities.
Britain has accused Iran of arming and training Shi'ite militias in Iraq that have attacked coalition forces. Iran denies the charges.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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By T.J.S. George
Rajinikant had publicly announced his decision to enter politics, a decision that would have changed Tamil Nadu politics drastically. He was set to reveal the name of his party on December 31. Then he fell ill. Seeing that as an order from God, he said: "I regret to announce that I am not in a position to launch a party."
Why did God ask him to stay off politics when God helped many other stars to get into politics and make history? By the yardsticks other stars established, the heroic stature of Rajinikant made him a suitable boy for politics. For many years he resisted pressure from friends and admirers to get into politics and stuck to his filmic path.
But finally he fell. He took to the modernist devise of Twitter to announce, not his political party, but his intention to form a political party. He was already on record with the statement that there was a leadership vacuum in Tamil Nadu. In the flowery language of a film script, he said: "With great support from people, in the upcoming Assembly elections, an honest righteous, transparent, corruption-free, casteless, secular and spiritual politics will be formed in Tamil Nadu for sure." He coined the hashtag ippo illattai eppo, if not now, when? The clarion call was: Let us change, let us change everything. A Tamil phrase was devised, probably to impress locals as well as outsiders. The brave term was: Maathuvom — ellatheyum maathuvom.
What Rajini could not hide was that he had been under BJP's pressure for long. Being essentially a northern idea, the BJP has been unable to take root in Tamil country. Rajini had to take this into account; despite his ties with BJP friends, he was forced to adopt an independent posture in the launching of his formal party. Three auspicious dates were finalised, all of them in January, for the final announcements and the formal inauguration. Then God intervened.
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Rajini's bid to enter politics should not be seen as a continuation of the Tamil tradition of film stars taking on political leadership. The gap between him and the stalwarts of an earlier era is too wide to be ignored. C.N. Annadurai, who brought cinema and politics together, was a thinker and a pioneer. His was not a narrow provincial mind. He understood the primal force of language in nation-building and accepted it as a factor that separated Dravida tradition from Aryavarta. MGR apprenticed with Annadurai for long, thus qualifying as a politician. Jayalalithaa in turn apprenticed with MGR and turned herself into a formidable politician. Rather than benefit from the film industry, these mass leaders let the film industry benefit from their politics. And let no one forget the humiliations that Jayalalithaa had to go through before she attained invincibility.
Rajinikant does not fit into MGR-Jaya shoes because, among other things, he did not have a period of apprenticeship under masters of the genre. He had no recognised veterans to mentor him. He has been only a filmic hero with no political credentials. In a land where even living Gods like Shivaji Ganeshan were not acceptable as political heroes, it was over-ambitious for Rajinikant to expect God-hood on the strength of mere filmic stardom.
After all, there are limits that Rajinikant must necessarily face when he is trying to cash in on Dravida pride without being Dravida. There are limits that must be taken seriously when Shivaji Rao Gaekawad wants the filmic stardom of Rajinikant to be automatically transferred to him for purposes of partisan politics. Rajini Gaekawad cannot eat the cake of C. N. Annadurai's glory and have it too. Everything is possible in filmland. Politics is different. It is a harsh field where courtesies yield to the power game.
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Ask Kamala Haasan. He has been acting and talking like a seasoned politician for quite a while. He even floated his own party, fondly named Makkal Needhi Maiam. But where are the makkal? Will Rajinikant fare any better with makkal, especially when he is tied down to a political philosophy represented by the BJP which has found no takers among his kind of makkal? The lesson to learn is obvious: Stardom in filmland is no automatic route to stardom in politics.
That Rajini describes his politics as spiritual betrays the confusion in him. Mixing politics with spirituality is like mixing milk with rum. The wise will have either milk or rum. The otherwise, unable to distinguish white from dark brown, will end up missing both the elixirs.
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At the Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Department of Planning, a position as postdoc in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the Blue Bioeconomy is open for appointment from April 1, 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is available for 36 months. The Department of Planning conducts research and teaching on development and planning in a broad sense, including technical as well as social science aspects of development, and with a focus on environmental, international, as well as administrative dimensions.
The postdoc is financed by different innovation projects on the development of new technologies to strengthen the blue bioeconomy, ranging from marine aquaculture to the valorization of algae biomass. The research activities will be carried out in close cooperation with the LCA scientists of the Danish Centre for Environmental Assessment (DCEA) group, as well as in collaboration with other international research partners.
The objective is to assess – in a life cycle perspective – the consequences of developing new methods for valorizing aquatic biomass in integrated value chains, from primary production to processing into innovative products and services. The main challenge in this assessment is answering prospective questions regarding the availability of aquatic biomass in the future and regarding the environmental performance of the proposed emerging technologies when scaled up and integrated into an industrial setting. This analysis requires the combined application of qualitative and quantitative approaches to identify and describe future technological and resource availability scenarios, to understand and quantify the impacts of new technologies, and to work extensively with uncertainty analysis.
The postdoc will have following tasks, in cooperation with staff from the LCA group:
Perform prospective life cycle assessment of emerging technologies in the blue bioeconomy domain
Focus explicitly on quantitative approaches for consequential modelling and uncertainty analysis
Combine the above with qualitative stakeholder involvement approaches such as workshops and interviews for scenario development
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Optionally: participate in the preparation of research applications, participate in teaching activities, as well as take formal training in teaching.
PhD degree in sustainability science, environmental engineering, or related field is preferred
Strong LCA background. Experience with consequential LCA is an advantage
Experience with assessment of new technologies is an advantage, as well as previous experience working in the blue bioeconomy domain (from aquaculture to algae processing) and bioeconomy in general
Skills in python / R programming is a plus
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DCEA is an interdisciplinary and gender-balanced research group working with environmental assessment, its researchers have a variety of backgrounds ranging from environmental science and engineering to economics and sociology, and are skilled in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, from modelling and data analysis to stakeholder involvement and surveying.
You may obtain further professional information from Associate Professor Massimo Pizzol, +45 9940 8369, +45 2067 5275, massimo@plan.aau.dk .
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Appointment as Postdoc presupposes scientific qualifications at PhD–level or similar scientific qualifications. The research potential of each applicant will be emphasized in the overall assessment. Appointment as a Postdoc cannot exceed a period of four years in total at Aalborg University.
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The [Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW)](https://www.khmw.nl/) has awarded Mandy Meijer with a Young Talent Graduation Award. The KHMW Young Talent Graduation Award is given to master students for their thesis. Important criteria for this prize are the innovative character of the research, the theoretical foundation and the significance for society.

Mandy received the award for her thesis 'Identification of Molecular Correlates Underlying Stress Resilience'. The results of Mandy's thesis are presented in a [preprint](https://www.lcbc.nl/publications/2019_stress_preprint/). This work was done in collaboration with prof. Onno Meijer from the Division of Endocrinology at LUMC and dr. Christiaan Vinkers from the Department of Psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc).

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You can read more about the 2019 awards to Leiden University students [here](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2019/11/record-number-of-leiden-students-receive-young-talent-awards).


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Animal Rights Activist Profile: Ateret Goldman
Q: What inspired you to first get involved with activism and to join DxE?
When I first learned about what's happening to animals in the system, I was immediately touched by it and realized I couldn't partake anymore. I quickly realized that other people weren't so touched by one video and that it's a pretty special thing to be able to see one thing and change your entire life. I knew that I needed to do more and I started looking for ways to change the world. I was able to connect with people in DxE and learned more about Animal Rights theory and theories of social change. Once I learned about that, I knew I couldn't turn my back from this work.
Q: What is your favorite or most accomplished moment in activism or other DxE activity?
The moment I did my first speak out was the most empowered I ever felt. The overwhelming support I've had from the community with that experience and everything else I've done, has been incredibly life changing. We are a community that takes people and "lights them on fire" by empowering them to make waves in this world.
After getting to know animals, other than humans and seeing their individuality, I've become extremely sensitive to images of their exploitation. Both while they are alive and images of them being commodified. I have built up the capacity to take radical actions in the name of that love. For example, exposing the reality of "butcher counters" that are simply a speciesist and white-washed funeral. I know that the individuals backing that system are generally unaware of the reality of what is occurring and I feel that it is our obligation to disrupt that system and expose the truth.
Q: Are you a part of any working groups or unique activism in your area and how does it influence you?
I'm part of the outreach and activism working groups locally and also part of the global social media working group. I think the power of working groups for me has been really embracing my own talents and what I am passionate about. I'm super super excited about the work that I do with the social media team. I really really enjoy that group of people. I think working groups are awesome because we are able to be excited about pretty much everything we are doing within them. I don't know of a better feeling than working in a group that all has shared values and is working towards the same long term and short term goals.
Q: How does your status as a young person in the AR movement affect your activism?
I think this is a really mixed question, because the reactions I get being my age in this movement are profoundly different. In a broader sense, the reactions from people who know me personally or are involved in DxE has been phenomenal. I've never felt more respected and valued in my life. While on the other hand, the reactions from outside people who don't understand the message have been extremely condescending. Overall, out of all the negative things I've faced being an activism, the love I've received has reaffirmed the concept and philosophy that the universe is on the side of justice.
In terms of parental support, my mom was really influenced by the videos I showed her of animals other than humans in farms and she has grown to be incredibly supportive of the work that I do. After engaging in countless conversations about theory, we have come to a shared resolution about our values. Her support has overshadowed any of the backlash from other family members. She's been able to really appreciate my depth in activism and delve deeper than what I ever expected.
Q: How does being raised as an Orthodox Jew affected your activism?
I was raised an Orthodox Jew until a few years ago and because of that, I have been able to be in touch with a tremendous tragedy that occurred to our community, as well as being able to experience being a part of a tight knit group that thrived off our shared values. This has influenced me by giving me a foundation in collectivist relationships that allowed me to delve deeply into this community. Jews have also generally showed up in mass to support other social justice movements throughout history. As long as I can remember, I've been exposed to images and victims of the Jewish holocaust and that has made me a lot more sensitive to imagery of animal suffering on farms. Both of these influences have further motivated me to embrace this movement and shift animal rights activism towards the forefront of my identity.
Q: How do you stay motivated as an activist?
The community that is DxE, is phenomenal. The relationships I've built from it could withstand most things. When I connect with animals other than humans, especially those who have been rescued from this system of oppression, it motivates me to not only prioritize them in my life, but figure out how to do so in a sustainable fashion. As hard as it is to take time off, the animals need us for at least 40 more years. We have to be able to keep up that fight!
Q: What advice would you give to new activists?
My advice for new activists would be to jump in. Don't be afraid to reach out to people in the community who have been doing activism longer. There is always a place you can contribute. Reach beyond your comfort zone and ask where those places are. If you don't see those places, start your own projects and make what you want to see happen in this movement, happen for animals. Just do it!!!
Q: Why Animal Liberation?
Once we recognize that a system is unjust, we have the moral obligation to try to change that system and quite honestly, if I was a non-human animal, I would be furious if people weren't taking these actions. Animals feel just like us and I know that they have the right to be free from suffering. Once you've come to that conclusion, there is nothing left to do except fight for their rights.
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Text approved by the Administrative Commission during its session of 18 March 1992 and completed during its sessions of 15 March, 20 September 1995, 30 March 2001, 16 September 2002, 22 September 2005, 25 September 2013, 25 March 2015 and 28 September 2016.
1. On the occasion of the academic retirement of Professor Jean-Jacques Symoens, the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences has set up a Jean-Jacques and Berthe Symoens Fund.
2. The Fund is composed of start-up capital consisting of gifts to the Academy for this purpose. It will be increased with the interest on its capital, as well as with donations and legacies made to the Academy in order to increase the Fund.
4. The Fund has been set up in order to reward with a prize named "Jean-Jacques and Berthe Symoens Prize for Tropical Limnology" a memoir of great scientific value, unpublished, or published for less than 4 years, written in English, French, Dutch or Spanish, on a subject related to tropical limnology.
5. Works of the members of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences cannot be granted the prize.
6. The prize amounts to 2,500 EUR. It will be awarded every three years and for the first time in 1996. The Administrative Commission is allowed to alter the amount of the prize and its periodicity every ten years, and this for the first time in 2005.
7. Memoirs submitted should be sent to the Academy's secretariat before 1 February of the year in which the Prize is awarded: seven paper copies and one electronic version. For overseas candidates (developing and emerging countries) three paper copies and one electronic document will do. Candidates will append to their application a summary of 1,200 words maximum, a curriculum vitae and a covering letter.
e. One member appointed by the Faculty of Science of the "Universté de Mons-Hainaut".
Should the topic of a study require it, the Committee may coopt one or two specialists, even from outside the Academy, for its assessment.
9. The report of the ad hoc Committee must be transmitted to the Section of Natural and Medical Sciences before 10th May following the constitution of this Committee.
11. The Section of Natural and Medical Sciences will nominate the winner during its May session. This nomination will result from a vote by a show of hands by the fellows, associates and correspondents present. To be appointed, a candidate should obtain an absolute majority of the votes. If no candidate obtains such a majority after three rounds, the prize will not be granted and the amount intended for this award will remain part of the Fund.
13. The author of the award-winning work will be conferred the title of "Laureate of the Jean-Jacques and Berthe Symoens Prize for Tropical Limnology".
14. If the prizewinning memoir is unpublished, the Academy may decide to publish it.
15. If the assets of the Fund are no longer sufficient to award a prize of a reasonable amount, the Administrative Commission is allowed to decide to integrate the balance of it into the Academy's general assets. However, a decision to integrate the Fund into the Academy's property may not be taken less than fifty years after its creation.


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