This updated review was to assess the effects of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus based on different risk profiles and settings on maternal and infant outcomes.
More women were diagnosed with GDM in the universal screening group than in the risk-factor screening group (3152 participants; low-quality evidence). There were no data reported under this comparison for other maternal outcomes including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, caesarean birth, perineal trauma, gestational weight gain, postnatal depression, and type 2 diabetes.
There was no clear difference between the primary care and secondary care screening groups for GDM, hypertension, pre-eclampsia, or caesarean section birth (690 participants; low-quality evidence). There were no data reported for perineal trauma, gestational weight gain, postnatal depression, or type 2 diabetes.
There was no clear difference between the primary care and secondary care screening groups for large-for-gestational age, neonatal complications: composite outcome, including: hypoglycaemia, respiratory distress, need for phototherapy, birth trauma, shoulder dystocia, five minute Apgar less than seven at one or five minutes, prematurity (690 participants; low-quality evidence), or neonatal hypoglycaemia participants (690 participants; very low-quality evidence).
There was one perinatal death in the primary care screening group and two in the secondary care screening group (690 participants; very low-quality evidence).
There were no data for neurosensory disability, or childhood/adulthood adiposity or type 2 diabetes.
Two trials that randomised 4523 women and their infants were included. One trial was a quasi-randomised including 3742 women and compared universal screening versus risk factor-based screening, and one trial randomised 781 women and compared primary care screening versus secondary care screening. Authors were not able to perform meta-analyses due to the different interventions and comparisons assessed. Both trials were conducted in Ireland.
Overall, there was moderate to high risk of bias due to one trial being quasi-randomised, inadequate blinding, and incomplete outcome data in both trials. Authors used GRADE to assess the quality of the evidence for selected outcomes for the mother and her child. Evidence was downgraded for study design limitations and imprecision of effect estimates.
Low-quality evidence suggests universal screening compared with risk factor-based screening leads to more women being diagnosed with GDM. Low to very low-quality evidence suggests no clear differences between primary care and secondary care screening, for outcomes: GDM, hypertension, pre-eclampsia, caesarean birth, large-for-gestational age, neonatal complications composite, and hypoglycaemia.
This RHL summary should be cited as: WHO Reproductive Health Library. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus based on different risk profiles and settings for improving maternal and infant health: RHL summary (last revised August 2017). The WHO Reproductive Health Library; Geneva: World Health Organization.
This Cochrane systematic review should be cites as: Tieu J, McPhee AJ, Crowther CA, Middleton P, Shepherd E. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus based on different risk profiles and settings for improving maternal and infant health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD007222. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007222.pub4.


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Landing new business is excellent, but if you're not also gaining repeat customers then you're winning the battle, but losing the war. Customer retention is your ticket to healthy business growth.
Fortunately, content marketing is here to storm the beaches and save the day.
When I look at most sales funnels, I imagine a bunch of marketers running a marathon. They're racing to the finish line, jogging through the awareness and consideration stages, and then rounding the decision stage of the buyer's journey. At long last they burst through a huge end-goal banner labelled "THE SALE." Then it's all high fives, champagne showers, and sweaty congratulations.
But a sale shouldn't be the end goal of your marketing campaign. In fact, it's only half finished.
A sales funnel without a retention stage is missing the entire last leg of the buyer's journey.
While this may seem trivial, this visual representation of the sales funnel is how a lot of marketers conceptualise the sales process. When your sales funnel factors into your budget plans, pretending that marketing stops at the sale—and consequently devoting your entire marketing budget to hooking customers in the early stages of the buyer's journey—does you and your business a disservice.
So we know (and have known for years) how important customer retention is. And yet the Content Marketing Institute's 2016 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report tells us that more UK marketers still prioritise sales over customer retention and loyalty.
How do you remedy this? You make retention-focused content marketing part of your business plan.
You're probably well aware that quality content marketing is key to engaging new customers, earning better rankings on search engines, and converting new leads, but fewer people talk about content strategies aimed at retaining existing clients. To rectify that, I've compiled four content-focused tactics that will help you retain customer interest even after you've landed a sale.
The best-practice strategy that practically everyone can recite (even if they can't accomplish it) is that you should publish new content regularly. You do this to keep your website constantly updated and to add continuous value to your users' experience, which should entice them back for more.
Frequent content updates often come in the form of blog posts, but don't let that stymie your creativity if you want to take a different route—FAQs, how-to guides, product demos, product reviews, video announcements, vlogs, podcasts, Google Analytics reports, and curated lists all make for great short form material.
Pencil it in – Set aside an hour or two each week to produce some content. Keeping a schedule might make all the difference.
Pre-plan content – Brainstorm 20-30 topics at a time, so that you can start writing without having to brainstorm new topics each time you start a new blog post or podcast.
Hire a guest blogger – When you find other industry authorities that share similar views, invite them to blog on your website. This gives you a break and you benefit from another's authority.
Repurpose content – Take one big asset and milk its research for all it's worth. Break down stats, showcase surprising findings, and recap your research in podcasts and blog posts—you'll be able to make one asset stretch a long way.
According to Preact, a SaaS company, the two leading causes of churn are poor onboarding (23%) and underperforming products (20%). If you're confident in the quality of your product, then it might be time to review how customers interact with your product immediately after purchase.
Smoothing out your onboarding process is especially important for software companies, whose offerings might have a learning curve or unintuitive features. There are a few strategies for dealing with this, but popular options include portals that answer any and all questions your users have and email campaigns to orient new users.
For example, NewsCred has a "Supportal" feature which walks new users through their software and answers frequently asked questions. Outbrain takes the second strategy—they frontload all of their educational content through an automated email campaign called "Brainiac Bootcamp." They've even tested specific features and measured them for higher retention rate, in order to better appeal to their target audience.
No matter which piece of content you use to ease your onboarding process, make sure it addresses your audience's pain points and overcomes and barriers to entry that might scare them away from adopting your product. Customers will usually provide feedback if you request it, so use that data to improve your process. Even simple barriers to entry, like a lack of clarity on how a product might be used at purchase could cause a problem.
Retailers can develop their product page listings with how to use instructions. Espares.co.uk do an amazing job of this in their product pages with video content, but you can provide very simple "how to use" instructions in your product copy like this simple listing on Amazon. A follow-up "thank you for your purchase" email should contain similar cues and of course, request feedback to make the process even easier.
Whether you're launching an email marketing campaign, publishing e-newsletters, maintaining a blog, or just updating your site's news, one of the best ways to stay relevant is to turn yourself into a one-stop shop for all news relating to your industry. Stay on top of current trends and advancements and let your audience know what's new and exciting in your field. This will also help you stay ahead of the curve.
Email campaigns are the quintessential pieces of retention content here. They can be highly personalized to appeal to users at any stage of the buyer's journey. They can specifically target different segments of your customer base, such as new customers, recently churned customers, or loyal customers. And, when automated as part of a drip campaign, they don't take a huge time investment.
UK chocolate distributor Cocoa Runners have a regular email campaign of valuable insights, course offers and chocolate suggestions.
Email marketing campaigns also let you keep your content flexible. You can include promotional information, engaging product highlights and features, news about recent and upcoming changes, or any discounts that might entice disengaged users back into the fold. If you're not currently using an email marketing strategy, there's no time like the present to start.
4. Make your audience's lives easier or more entertaining.
Depending on your area of expertise, a great way to stay relevant with your users is to develop an app, extension, or plug-in for your users to download. This might be something simple, such as a news app that publishes the same updates you post on your website, or it might have more utility, such as a Chrome extension that allows marketers to geographically filter their search results.
Or, if software is your company's core offering, make sure that it's always up-to-date and constantly being improved to add continued value to your customers. The goal is to keep users engaged with your brand so that they don't seek out a competitor's solution.
As in all aspects of content marketing, the key here is quality. Make it useful or entertaining so that your users will think of your brand and want to share it. Who knows, these pieces of content might even be popular enough to become your core products down the line (e.g. Dropbox, Skype, and Snapchat).
Content can be as simple as a tweet, a reply to a blog post, or a shout out on your Facebook page. One of the most important elements of customer retention is simply making sure that your customers feel heard. So go ahead, hop on social media. Tweet out new developments. Share industry news that excites you. Respond to every comment that doesn't sound like a spam bot.
And don't underestimate the value of bringing back some of your initial engagement content here—even loyal users love a good contest.
Also, make sure you address complaints quickly and professionally. How you handle adversity will not only affect whether or not that client shops with you again in the future, but it will influence the purchasing decisions of every other user who reads that negative review.
When you stay connected with your audience, you show that you care about them, not their wallets.
At the end of the day, the most important part of customer retention is giving them a reason to return in the first place. Your website needs to be intuitive and responsive, transactions need to be seamless, and customer service needs to be impeccable.
And, of course, your content needs to be valuable and informative.
Your customers should never have to guess at the details they care about. Be transparent with content like price guides, demos, and product specs—if you reward your customers with a good experience, many will want to pay that goodwill forward in the form of reviews and star ratings.
Social proof is your greatest ally when it comes to retaining customers and winning new leads. This word-of-mouth endorsement is the best kind of promotion—it will encourage old customers to revisit you and new customers to take a peek.
For more great advice on how content market can facilitate customer retention, check out these articles by Bluecore's Liz Bedor and Outbrain's Miko Levy.
Great read, I'm not sure I've considered customer retention to this extent in the past. In my experience it's often been a "it would be nice if they came back" sort of approach. This has definitely opened my eyes to some of the things I've been doing wrong in the past.
Question for you, do you feel the examples you provided here are primarily B2C focused or should these practices be fairly universal for B2B as well?
Hey Jared, great point on the B2B angle. They'll be differences in the data collection methods (customer satisfaction survesy vs say, data derived from support tickets raised in zendesk) *and* each vertical in B2B different so you need to assess individually too. The solutions might be similar though – FAQ's, enhanced product copy, how to guides and videos – it's all about appropriateness of targeting, really.
I truly believe both B2B and B2C businesses will benefit from the content mentioned above (blog posts, video series, FAQs, how-to's, etc), and most of the strategies I provide (publishing schedules, email campaigns, addressing complaints quickly, etc) apply to both.
But B2B and B2C business do need to tackle different challenges. For example, B2B needs to overcome objections to higher price points and sell themselves on the strengths that will make them last through budget cuts and longer buying cycles.
No matter who you're selling to, remember that the content you produce is never about you. It's about your customer. If you're selling to other businesses, make sure your content specifically targets them and addresses their pain points.
The most popular use cases for content marketing tend to sit in two distinct areas: customer acquisition and sales enablement. Very rarely do marketers ever discuss the merits of using content for what is arguably the most important business activity of them all – customer retention.


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Mračna kći (en. The Lost Daughter) psihološki je dramski film iz 2021. temeljen na romanu Elene Ferrante iz 2006. godine. Scenaristica i redateljica je glumica Maggie Gyllenhaal, i to je njezin redateljski debi. U filmu glume Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, s Peterom Sarsgaardom i Edom Harrisom. Uz glavnu ulogu, Olivia Colman uključena je i kao izvršna producentica filma. U filmu, glavni lik, Leda, otkriva da je dobila ime po ženi u pjesmi WB Yeatsa Leda i labud, koju je Yeats temeljio na priči o Ledi iz grčke mitologije.

Mračna kći imala je svjetsku premijeru na 78. Međunarodnom filmskom festivalu u Veneciji 3. rujna 2021., gdje je Maggie Gyllenhaal osvojila nagradu Zlatna Osella za najbolji scenarij. Ograničena distribucija u kinima započela je u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama 17. prosinca 2021., a od 31. prosinca 2021. film je dostupan je na Netflixu. Film je dobio tri nominacije na 94. dodjeli Oskara za najbolju glumicu (Colman), najbolju sporednu glumicu (Buckley) i najbolji adaptirani scenarij.

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Dok je na odmoru u Grčkoj, sredovječna sveučilišna profesorica i poznata prevoditeljica, Leda Caruso (Olivia Colman; Jessie Buckley u flashbackovima), upoznaje Ninu (Dakota Johnson), mladu majku, koja je očigledno iscrpljena i nesretna zbog zahtjevne trogodišnje kćeri Elene. Elena je uznemirena zbog gubitka omiljene lutke, koju je Leda potajno uzela. Kroz flashbackove saznajemo da se mlada Leda (Jessie Buckley) također borila sa zahtjevima majčinstva i odgoja svoje dvije kćeri, Bianche i Marthe, često gubeći strpljenje i udaljujući se od obitelji.

Jedne večeri Leda je na večeri s hotelskim domarom Lyleom (Ed Harris),koji vidi da je lutka kod Lede, ali to ne komentira niti kaže Nini. Leda kasnije otkriva da Nina ima aferu s Willom (Paul Mescal), pomoćnikom u ljetovalištu, a Nina objašnjava da ju njezin suprug Toni (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) jako kontrolira. Potraga za Eleninom lutkom se nastavlja, a Nina čak postavlja letke s nagradom za njezin povratak.

Kada Nina pita Ledu o njezinim kćerima, Leda postaje emotivna; otkriva da ih je napustila na tri godine zbog opterećenosti, ostavljajući ih sa sada već bivšim suprugom, a za to vrijeme imala je aferu s kolegom profesorom (Peter Sarsgaard). Priznaje da joj je odvajanje od kćeri bilo "nevjerojatno", a vratila im se tek kad su joj iskreno nedostajale. Nina saznaje da Leda zna za nju i Willa, a Will kasnije pita Ledu mogu li posuditi njezin stan za seks.

Sljedeći dan kada Nina dođe kod Lede po ključeve od stana, Leda priznaje da je sebična i "neprirodna" majka te upozorava Ninu da njezina depresija nikada neće proći. Leda joj daje i Eleninu lutku, priznajući da ju je uzela i da se "samo igrala". Nina se naljuti, i pri odlasku ubode Ledu u trbuh iglom za šešir. Te noći Leda pakira kofere i odlazi iz odmarališta, ali zbog bolne rane skreće s ceste, spušta se na plažu i sruši na obali.

Sljedećeg jutra Leda se probudi na plaži i nazove Biancu, koja je s Marthom. Djevojkama je laknulo kad su čule majku jer nisu razgovarale već nekoliko dana, i zabrinule su se. Leda kaže da je dobro, a zatim spušta pogled i otkriva naranču u svojim rukama, te joj oguli kožu "kao zmija", onako kako je činila svojim kćerima dok su bile male.

Glumice i glumci

 Olivia Colman kao Leda Caruso
 Jessie Buckley kao mlada Leda Caruso
 Dakota Johnson kao Nina
 Ed Harris kao Lyle
 Peter Sarasgaard kao Professor Hardy
 Dagmara Dominczyk kao Callie
 Paul Mescal kao Will
 Robyn Elwell kao Bianca
 Ellie Blake kao Martha
 Jack Farthing kao Joe
 Oliver Jackson-Cohen kao Toni
 Athena Martin kao Elena
 Panos Koronis kao Vassili

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Na svjetskoj premijeri film je dobio četverominutne ovacije gledatelja na Venecijanskom filmskom festivalu.

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A traditional seasonal pattern in natural gas has set up, and may result in a tremendous trading opportunity, writes Chris Vermeulen of Technical Traders.
Recently, we have alerted our members to this play, which is already up over 16%. Additionally, our advanced price modeling systems and Adaptive Dynamic Learning Cycles have recently triggered another buy entry trade (see the chart) with oversold pullbacks.
Our research team has been following the energy sector quite intensely, with oil and natural gas making an impressive move. Our belief is that natural gas will continue to climb higher, moving well above the $3.00 level before the end of this month, as well as potentially pushing well above the $3.20 level on continued price advances in energy. With global concern globally driving energy supply fear and pushing energy prices higher. This seasonal pattern indicates the potential for some strong upside price moves. Smart traders are already positioned for this move, yet there is still quite a bit of opportunity for current entry point.
Any upside price move from current levels to above $3.00 would reflect an additional 4–6% price gain, and any advance above $3.20 would reflect a 11% price advance. Additionally, our predictive price modeling systems and cycle modeling systems are showing this has the potential for quite a bit more, but we can estimate the $3.00–3.20 level is a sufficient upside target for this initial move.
If you would like help finding trade triggers like this and help knowing what to expect each day in the markets, please visit www.TheTechnicalTraders.com to learn how we can help you take advantage of the opportunities that are presented each week in the markets.
Chris Vermeulen has been involved in the markets since 1997 and is the founder of Technical Traders Ltd. He is an internationally recognized technical analyst, trader, and is the author of the book: "7 Steps to Win With Logic." His mission is to help his clients boost their trading performance while reducing market exposure and portfolio volatility. He is a regular speaker on HoweStreet.com, and the FinancialSurvivorNetwork radio shows. Vermeulen also contributes market insight to several financial hubs like StreetWiseReports.com.
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We deliver pro bono legal assistance to clients who might not otherwise be able to fund the preparation of their case and be denied access to justice. We do this with the help of volunteers who not only make an invaluable contribution to our real life casework, but who also undertake training that introduces them to various aspects of our legal system. If you are considering a career in the law, or simply have an interest in justice and society then our courses are a great primer as well as giving you firsthand insight in to legal practice and the preparation of legal cases.
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This course is perfect for people considering a career in the law, or those interested in criminal justice. You will be introduced to important legal concepts that govern criminal trials. You will learn how lawyers prepare cases for trial and how they present the cases to the jury.
You will also be working in a small team to complete a piece of written work which will then be considered by our lawyers. As well as providing feedback, we will decide whether your work can make a difference to the progress of the case, in which case it will be used.
You will have the chance to make a real difference to the life of people who claim to be wrongfully convicted.
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Our civil liberties are the most important freedoms we have. They have emerged across centuries through ongoing struggles with those in power. Today, violations of our civil liberties are often the subject of discussion. The expansion of state surveillance creates concern about our right to privacy. The arrest and conviction of people for belonging to certain groups and organisations raise questions about our right to free expression and association. The regime around combatting terror has been accused of undermining hard won protections against arbitrary detention.
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Diles & Rinies Villas Estate with its Cultural Center – Art Gallery is an ideal place for hosting elegant private parties on an authentic Greek island, famous for its natural beauty, culture and fun! Ask for our tailor-made services and activities, as we assist you organizing the most fun and memorable private party in Tinos Island. Click here to see our Event Venue. Contact us for more information.


In an unique territory, at the feet of the Parco Naturale dei Monti Lessini, is deeply rooted the vineyard where this Pinot Grigio is produced. Basaltic soil, given by the volcanic origin of the area, produce a bright straw yellow wine with delicate citrusy scents with intense and enveloping mineral hints. The elegant body and sharp flavor make it a perfect combination with appetizers, risotto and pasta with vegetables, for white meat dishes or fish. Suggested temperature of tasting: 10°.


Musiq Haus Booking offers outstanding artists for your programming. Whether you're curating a special engagement, a line-up in need of great music with powerhouse artists behind it, or you're from a festival, University or Performing Arts Center - look no further. Great music is undeniable and these artists below offer an undeniably great project your audience will be thrilled to experience!
This award winning singer-songwriter-producer and performing artist has appeared at The White House, The Essence Music Festival, The Congressional Black Caucus, The Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and B.B. Kings—as well as European, Japanese and South African tours. An R&B sensation with a guest appearance by Lalah Hathaway on his latest album "Surrender".
A treasure to the jazz community and staple in the genre itself, Lewis Nash continues his prolific career that goes back to a young man of 18, eventually earning a Grammy with Betty Carter, touring with Ron Carter and Natalie Cole to name a few. Currently the Bob and Gretchen Ravenscroft Professor of Practice in the ASU School of Music and the name behind "The Nash" performance center in Phoenix, AZ, Nash will no doubt bring the magic to your program.
Recently featured in the New York Times with her most recent album "Free of Form" as the Week's Pick, Charles has been making waves with her sonic sound and progressive projects. Her reviews, accolades and work with Carnegie Hall and notable artists like Christian Atunde Adjuah Scott, is only the tip of the iceberg for an artist that is on the rise.
A descendant of the Hampton family and their musical legacy, Whitted's sound and talent continues to carry it forward. He's taken on the new role as Chicago's Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) Jazz Director, he works with Jazz at Lincoln Center educational programs in Chicago and Rivinia's Jazz Scholar program. In addition to his work in the community, his independent projects from his days with Motown's Jazz - MoJazz to Get Whitted Music (GWM), he brings the soul and legacy any audience will feel.
Soulful, lyrical, and classically trained, jazz vocalist Candice Hoyes is a storyteller who dares to draw from sources rarely combined. She has performed at Lincoln Center, international music festivals such as the American Jazz Festiv'Halles at Paris' Sunside, ARCUB Cultural Center of Bucharest, New York Hot Jazz Festival and the Women's Jazz Festival at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem - to name a few.
Kris Johnson is an award-winning jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator. Lulu Fall, a Broadway performer on the recent "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812" and vocal prowess. They create music that touch the spirit and will make any audience move. Their experience combined is a power house you won't want to miss.
A fearless and versatile talent, harpist Brandee Younger defies genres and labels as a classically-trained musician playing in the avant-garde tradition of her sonically forward predecessors Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane. Ms. Younger delivers a consistently fresh take on the ancient instrument as an educator, concert curator, performer and leader of the Brandee Younger Quartet.


#TasteTheMustard - Roberto Cavalli Vodka & Just Cavalli choose Musterad for the production of the documentary video of the great Music Festival organised at Fabrique, Milan. Don Diablo and above all NERVO dominate the scene.
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TORONTO, July 23, 2014 /CNW/ - Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corporation (the "Company") announced today that the Company will release its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 on Tuesday August 12, 2014.
A live conference call to review the financial results will take place at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Wednesday August 13, 2014. A quarterly investor presentation to accompany management's comments during the conference call will be available an hour before the call. Please visit www.timbercreek.com, Investments => Timbercreek Mortgage Investment Corp => Webcasts & Presentations.
The Company provides investors with an opportunity to receive attractive yields by investing indirectly, through holding shares of the Company, in mortgage loan investments selected and determined to be high quality by its manager, Timbercreek Asset Management Inc. The investment objective of the Company is, with a primary focus on capital preservation, to place and maintain a diversified portfolio of mortgage loan investments that generates attractive, stable returns in order to permit the Company to pay monthly distributions to its shareholders.


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Minister of Energy conveys condolences on the passing of the CEO of BP, Mr Gerard Derbesy
August 30, 2013 September 4, 2013 Comments Off on Minister of Energy conveys condolences on the passing of the CEO of BP, Mr Gerard Derbesy
The Acting Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters on behalf of the Department of Energy, the office of the Deputy Minister and the Director-General has expressed deep sadness at the untimely passing of the CEO of BP, who collapsed while playing tennis.
Mr Derbesy took over as BP CEO after working for more than a decade in marketing and refining in the region, the US and in the UK. In 2012 he was elected as the Chairman of the South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA).
Mr Derbesy will be remembered for his passion and dedication to his work which earned him the admiration and adoration of many in the energy sector. "His death creates a huge void as we still had hope of engaging him and tapping into his wealth of knowledge and expertise at many levels as a partner in government, as we push back the frontiers of energy poverty in our country and our continent," the Acting Minister said.
On behalf of the South African government, we extend wishes of strength and courage to his wife and children and the BP management and staff worldwide. May his soul rest in peace.
Statement issued on behalf of the Minister of Energy – Mr Dikobe Ben Martins and the Deputy Minister Ms Barbara Thompson.
Malaysia bestows Lifetime Award on Mandela
2013 Fishing Rights Allocations Process (FRAP): Submission of documentation


Homemade Marshmallows are so much better than shop bought ones – they have a unique pillowy texture and you can create loads of different shapes and colours. I've chosen a Rose Ripple effect! They are delicious on their own, or you could put them on skewers with strawberries and serve after dinner or as a delicious treat.
1.) Start by dusting a dish with icing sugar – you can use a baking tray, caserole dish or even a silicone dish. It should be approx 23cm.
2.) Sprinkle the gelatine out of the sachets into a bowl, and add 125ml of water over the top and leave it for the gelatine to soak up.
3.) Stir the sugar, golden syrup and 175ml of the water in a saucepan over high heat, and continually stir. Keep stirring until the mixture is at a hard boil (loads of bubbles!). Turn off the heat.
4.) In your largest mixing bowl, whip up the egg whites with an electric mixer until they form soft peaks. While still mixing, pour in the syrup mixture and gelatine mixture. You will need to mix it for about 10 minutes, until the mixture is quite stiff. You can tell if it is done by placing a small blob of the mixture on the counter, and if after 10-15 seconds it starts to set a little, you know it is done.
5.) Pour half of the mixture into your iced dish (spray a spatula with cooking oil spray, to prevent the mixture from sticking to the spatula) then dot some red food colouring into the dish. Use the spatula to spread the food colouring out to make a ripple effect. Add the second half of the mixture and repeat.
6.) Leave to set for at least 4 hours, I left mine overnight. Then, add some icing sugar to kitchen scissors and cut into squares (or you can use a cookie cutter to make cute shapes!) place the marshmallows onto grease proof paper, and sprinkle icing sugar over them to finish.
Enjoy your homemade marshmallows! Why not try peppermint flavour next time! Let me know how yours turn out!


The Sunset Bay Marina is a full service marina located in the quaint New England town of Hull, Massachusetts. This marina, with over 170 slips, has a full-time staff of friendly and attentive professionals whose mission it is to make your stay as fun and enjoyable as possible! Customers rave about the service they receive when docking at Sunset Bay Marina, and feel right at home in this charming shore town.
By the way – the name of the marina is true, the sunsets are that breathtaking!
Over the past few years, Sunset Bay Marina has undergone a complete renovation, resulting in top of the line facilities and a beautiful clubhouse. The modern and updated features of the marina are complemented by the premium amenities provided to all visitors. For all of the fishermen out there, the marina is equipped with a fish cleaning station to keep your boat as clean as possible. Visitors are also provided with complementary high-speed Internet, unmetered water and power and even a boating concierge!
Not only does The Sunset Bay Marina have a wide range of amenities, but it is also a fully- equipped service center, with a mechanic on duty 7 days a week and a J&D Fiberglass right on the premises! The center has divisions for yacht sales and service including mechanical and electrical and fiberglass and paint restoration.
The on-site restaurant, Sea Dog Brew Pub, is a favorite among locals for their fresh and local ingredients. The marina also features the Bay View Eventroom and Sunset Lounge that are perfect for any special occasion! While you're in town, we recommend spending the day at the beautiful Nantasket Beach, just a just a few blocks away from The Marina. There are plenty of grocery and convenient stores as well as gift shops and fun arcades within walking distance of The Marina!
Should you choose to take a quick day trip to Boston, the big city is less than 10 miles away!
The next time you're planning a trip to Sunset Bay Marina, consult the Dockwa app to eliminate the headaches of making slip and mooring reservations!


As a little kid I always loved music, and performing, but I didn't start dancing until I was in middle school where I tried out for my schools show choir. I later performed for Preble High School's Center Stage Show Choir. After that I loved being on stage and entertaining people. I continue to work with the Preble High School show choirs as a choreographer. After I graduated from Preble High School I started Ballroom Dancing and knew this is what I loved to do.
I'm currently an employee for the Greater Green Bay YMCA as a Lifeguard, Swim Instructor, and Teen Night Staff. I love working with kids and helping others as much as I possibly can.
I'm also a Wisconsin State Champion in both American and International genres. My all-time favorite dances are the Waltz because of the grace and body control, and the Jive… It fits my witty and energetic personality.
I support the Red Cross as a 2 gallon blood donor, and because of the variety of services that they provide to the community. I'm certified as a Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor, and in CPR/AED. I will soon be an instructor for the Red Cross. I also enjoy playing volleyball and swimming, but of course music and dancing are my main hobbies.


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Cirrhilabrus earlei is a species of fairy wrasse. They occur in the Western Central Pacific, Palau and Micronesia. In 2001 John Randall and Richard Pyle officially documented and described the species. Cirrhilabrus earlei is the known to the twilight reefs of Palau and the Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. They live under depth range of 60–92 m, and its length is 6.9 cm SL. Male Cirrhilabrus earlei are adorned with sword-shaped tails, the tiny female species are same as male stimulates the male into the nuptial.

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I've more work to do, also, in developing documentation (essentially a basic guide to the data) and in getting to grips with the Dataverse technology, which is how I'll make available the full complement of underlying files for this, and for other studies. So more content will follow soon. Initial comments are very welcome, and at this early stage, expressions of interest from researchers in Irish economic history who might consider depositing their data here.
All a little bit experimental, at this stage, but good to get this much up and running.
This entry was posted in Duanaire and tagged Duanaire on April 30, 2014 by Aidan Kane.


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Carol Johnson Johns
Herbert Elmtree Abrams
Dimensions: 39 x 29 in.
Johns, a specialist in lung disease at Johns Hopkins, was born in Baltimore and grew up in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. She received her B.A. degree in chemistry from Wellesley College in 1944. Following graduation, Johns worked as a research assistant in Birmingham, Alabama from 1944 to 1946 in the nutrition clinic of Hillman Hospital under the direction Dr. Thomas Spies, an authority on pellagra. She entered the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1946 and received her M.D. in 1950.
Johns continued post-graduate training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital on the Osler Medical Service. She completed her internship in 1951 and residency in 1953. At the school of medicine, she served as an assistant in medicine from 1951 to 1958 and instructor from 1958 to 1967. She rose to associate professor in 1971, and was named University Distinguished Service Professor in 2000.
During her nearly fifty-year career at Johns Hopkins, she focused primarily on lung diseases, becoming an international authority on tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. Johns founded the Johns Hopkins sarcoid clinic and served as its director from 1962 to 1979 and 1981 to 1993. She assumed leadership roles at both the hospital and the school of medicine, chairing various committees and boards. From 1981 to 1993, she served as assistant dean and director of continuing medical education.
Throughout her career, Johns fostered the professional development of women students and faculty at Johns Hopkins and opened the door to new opportunities for women physicians in medical associations on a city, state, and national level. In 1974, the Medical College of Pennsylvania named Johns as Medical Woman of the Year. Elected in 1984 as the first woman member of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, she went on to become the association's first woman president in 1989.
Deeply committed to the academic mission of Wellesley College, Johns was a trustee for the college for over eighteen years. Appointed acting president of Wellesley College in 1979, she served in that capacity for eighteen months. Johns was also actively involved with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, serving as a regent from 1985 to 2000. From 1989 to 2000, she was vice chair of the board of regents.


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Hilmar Jonsson
Menntaskolinn I Kopavogi
2017 Icelandic National Champion in hammer
2019 Outdoor: Hammer
ACC Champion (4)
All-ACC (8)
2019 Indoor: Weight Throw
2017 Indoor: Weight Throw (Second-team)
NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier
2019: Hammer
TFRRS Profile – All-Athletics.com Profile
• Set the Icelandic, Lannigan Field and UVA record in the hammer throw at the Virginia Grand Prix, capturing a mark of 75.26m (246'11")
• Earned first-team All-American honors with a third-place finish and a throw of 73.31m (240'6″) at the NCAA Championships
• Won four consecutive ACC titles in the hammer throw with a mark of 72.84m (239'0″)
• Became the first person to win four consecutive ACC hammer throw titles in conference history
• Second UVA athlete to win four ACC outdoor titles in the a single event
• Placed first in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds
• Career-best hammer throw mark from Virginia Grand Prix ranked second in the NCAA for the 2019 season
• Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team and All-ACC Academic team
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor
• Recorded the third longest weight throw mark in school history at the aCC championships, recording a mark of 20.60m (67'7″)
• Finished third in the weight throw at the ACC Championships, earning first-team All-ACC honors
• Placed third in the weight throw at the Iowa State Classic
• Earned All-ACC Academic Team honors
• Finished 11th at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw, earning second-team All-America honors
• Recorded third ACC Championship in the hammer throw
• Finished fifth at the NCAA East Prelims
• Won the hammer at the Virginia Quad, Virginia Challenge, Virginia Grand Prix and Hurricane Invitational
• Named to the ACC All-Academic Team
• Was the ACC runner-up in the weight throw, recording a mark of 21.04m (69'0.5″)
• Captured a career-best throw of 21.37m (70'1.5″) in the weight throw at the Power Five Invitational
• Ranks second in UVA history in the weight throw
• Finished fourth at the NCAA Championships in the hammer, earning All-America first-team honors
• ACC Champion in the hammer
• Finished second at the NCAA East Prelims in the hammer
• Set a UVA record in the hammer with a mark of 72.38m at the NCAA Championships
• Won the hammer at the Virginia Quad
• Finished fourth in the hammer at the ACC Championships, earning second-team All-ACC
• Ranks second in school history in the weight throw with a mark of 20.71m (67′ 11.5″), recording the effort at the Notre Dame Invitational
• Broke school record in hammer with a mark of 72.12m (236′ 7″) at Budapest Open, which also ranks as the Icelandic Under-23 record and second all-time in Icelandic history
• Icelandic national champion in hammer
• Second-team All-ACC performer after finishing sixth in weight throw at ACC Championships
• Set a season-best mark in weight throw of 20.32m (66′ 8″) at ACCs, which is a UVA freshman record and ranks second on UVA's all-time list
• Won weight throw in collegiate debut at McCravy Memorial Meet
• Qualified for the final of the hammer throw at the 2014 World Junior Championships
• Competed in both hammer and shot put at 2013 World Youth Championships
• Qualified for finals and placed seventh in hammer at 2013 European Junior Championships
• Icelandic national champion in hammer throw
• Son of Jón A. Sigurjónsson and Guðbjörg Lilja Svansdóttir
• Has two siblings, Helena Rut Jónsdóttir and Há kon Freyr Jónsson, and a half-brother, Stefá n Velemir
• Comes from a track and field family, father was a hammer thrower and mother was a high jumper


Nerthus is a Folk/Black Metal band from Austria formed in 1999 by sole member Gryff. The band was originally intended to be a bit of Drudkh/Burzum worship with subtle folk influences but has evolved into a much folksier entity sounding like a combination of classic Norwegian Black Metal and contemporary Ukrainian Black Metal.
At the moment a second guitarist and bassist are tentatively lined up for future recording and possible live duties, with Gryff also primarily handling guitars, so a drummer, vocalist and keyboard player are still needed, If anyone aged between 18-30 and preferably lives in the northern suburbs can fill these positions then please contact Gryff either via PM or email at gnomey.g@gmail.com.
The band is currently working on a split with Shadow Magus from NSW which will hopefully be released in the near future, so stay tuned!


If you're looking for somewhere to go, with a rural heart yet all the fun of the big city, Ashburton is the jewel in the Cantabrian crown. Just an hour south of the city, it is a small town with a big heart.
If you're a bit of a history buff, the Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum is home to a range of exhibits, including vintage steam locomotives, tractors, implements, stationary engines along with a quaint museum village to take a glimpse of Mid Canterbury's pioneering past.
If adventure is more up your recreational alley, Skydiving Kiwis can provide you with some of the most mind blowing, heart pumping and adrenalin inducing adventure you will never forget!
If you prefer your adventure with a bit more comfort, Air Rangitata offers scenic flights and charters from this Mid Canterbury base. Its high wing Cessna 206 aircraft has seating for five passengers and provides fantastic views.
Meanwhile, why not hire a motorcycle from CircleNZ and head out on some of the best motorcycle roads the South Island has to offer.
There are plenty of beautiful shops and cafés to catch your eye, or grab a picnic and head to the Ashburton Domain, which features various sports fields, gardens and walks, with a beautiful river running through it.


9. Which one of the following is called backbone of auditing ?
11. What is the maximum limit of remuneration for a whole time manager in a company ?
12. Which among the following documents defines the relationship between a company and outsiders ?
16. To which one of the following aspects does an established pattern of relationships among the components of an organization refer ?
18. Which one of the following is not correct in respect of the Theory X?
19. When Maslow's need hierarchy is compared with Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation, which of the following statements are correct ?
20. Which one of the following is not an element of direction ?


Some of us spend our lives wondering and some of us just do it.
If for a moment you have given a slightest thought to doing the Whitsundays on a boat then do yourself one of the greatest things you can ever do. Do it!!!!
Whether you have the skills or not the crew at Cumberland will help you out. You will learn lots about what and what not to do and you will have an amazing time.
You will forever reflect upon your journey and you will smile everytime.
Everything that is said and written about the Whitsundays is true and every individual takes home their own little bit paradise forever and more.
You owe it to yourself to live life.
We did and we now have our own special memory. We will be back.
1. See there's heaps of room by Joe.
2. Yes it rained by Joe.
3. Graham ans Shane at the briefing by Joe.
4. Yes everybody can sail :) by Joe.
5. Even Oma (grandma) by Joe.
6. Whitehaven is amazing by Joe.
7. Sunrise over Whitehaven by Joe.
8. Janna and Max having a great time by Joe.
9. Everyone smiles when its sunny :) by Joe.
10. The fish came to say hello by Joe.
11. Thank you Cumberland by Joe.
12. It doesnt get better than this, our last morning before heading home. by Joe.


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Commission: Yale police must comply with requests for records
November 29, 2010 September 5, 2018 A. Matthew Deal
CONNECTICUT — The Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission decided Wednesday that Yale University PoliceDepartment records are subject to state Freedom of Information Act requests. The commission, which is charged under state law with administering and enforcing the act, ruled in favor of Janet Perrottiafter the police department had denied her original request for personnel filesof two department officers.
Perrotti, a public defender, filed the Freedom of Information Act requestwith the police department during her investigation of a May 2007 incident whentwo Yale police officers charged a 16-year-old with breach of peace for ridinghis bicycle on a public sidewalk.
"My client was arrested for riding his bicycle," Perrotti said."They do this all the time, some cops have nothing better to do,"Perrotti said.
Perrotti suspected misconduct when the 16-year-old's account of thearrest differed from the police officer's account.
In June 2007 Perrotti filed a Freedom of Information Act request for copiesof the officers' personnel files. Yale University denied her request inJuly 2007, citing that "Yale University and its police department areprivate entities and are not subject to the Freedom of InformationAct."
Perrotti then appealed to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission,alleging that Yale police had violated the Freedom of Information Act by denyingher request. In September 2007 a hearing was held and in December 2007 ahearing officer issued an initial decision in favor of Perrotti, concluding thatthe Yale Police were a public entity.
Under state law, an institution is considered "public" for Freedom of Information Act requests if it performs a government function, was created by the government, receives government funding or is subject to government involvement or regulation.
The Freedom of Information Commission ruled that the Yale University PoliceDepartment was a public agency, and therefore subject to Perrotti'sFreedom of Information Act Request. The commission concluded that the YalePolice Department does perform a government function because of its ability topolice beyond the Yale campus, to within the city of New Haven.
"This decision affirms a principle that should hold true in moststates — that even at private colleges, a police force must provide informationabout its activities," Adam Goldstein, attorney advocate for the StudentPress Law Center, said.
"This is positive for student journalists because crime reportsaren't just newsworthy, they're important for the safety of theirreaders," Goldstein said.
"I am thrilled for my client. It is a little victory for mankind. It is a victory for kids who have to deal with New Haven policemen harassingthem," Perrotti said.
Perrotti believes Yale University will appeal the commission'sdecision.
Dorie Baker, associate director of public affairs at Yale University, saidthe university has not decided if they are going to appeal.
Tagged Connecticut, Yale University


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Jeg har alltid hatt lyst til å prøve To sky dive but of course you have to not have a fear of heights to do that so I will settle for parasailing over water.
Mitt mål i livet er to enjoy my family, friends, and people that I touch now and in the future. To live a comfortable life and to be all that I can be.
Min idé av å ha det gøy er Enjoying another persons company and working out. A drive to the lake or even the mountains. A glass of a good Merlot and sitting by the firepit.


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Which way to grow?
SUITS THE C-SUITE By Jane Carol U. Chiu
Business World (04/1/2018)
In the World Bank's January 2018 Global Economic Prospects report, the Philippines was expected to post a steady 6.7% growth this year and in 2019, before a slight decrease to 6.5% in 2020. Although the estimates are lower than the government's 7.0% to 8.0%, the Philippines is still seen by the World Bank to continue being among the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia.
With a strong and positive growth outlook for the country, the questions that now face C-Suite leaders of big and small businesses alike, are: Where do you want to take your business moving forward? How can you capitalize on this growth? And ultimately, when will you do it?
Given current market conditions and anticipated opportunities, it would seem that the time to act is now. Companies would benefit from taking a proactive, rather than reactive, stance. They should also pay attention to market trends, in order to leverage on these to seize opportunities and propel the organization's priorities.
ORGANIC GROWTH VS INORGANIC GROWTH
There is no doubt that growth is always on the agenda of every business. The only question is how this will be achieved.
While companies have a wide range of diverse approaches to grow their business, the challenge is to identify the right one for the business' strategic direction. Smaller enterprises generally favor growth from an internally focused organic approach, while larger enterprises usually prefer to take an externally driven inorganic growth strategy, such as through acquisition. There's no one-size-fits-all solution. Management and business leaders need to assess which strategy best suits the organization. Both avenues are open to companies of any size and both avenues have their advantages and disadvantages.
Taking on an organic growth approach (or growth from within) involves, among others, a focus on growing the operations, reinvesting the profits in income-generating new assets, and improving productivity to increase the bottom line. Expanding from within gives management a deeper understanding of its business and allows it to quickly take advantage of changes in the industry. This also allows management to control the pace of growth in order to maintain one that is comfortable for the organization. However, this generally takes a longer time given the usually limited resources for growing the business. The risks of organic growth lie in expansion that outpaces the ability to effectively manage, stretches resources too thin, strains capital, or diverts focus from the business' core mission.
INORGANIC GROWTH
Inorganic growth, which can be done via mergers and acquisitions (M&A), can result in accelerated growth as market share and assets are immediately larger; new skills and knowledge become available, and access to capital and new markets may be easier. However, this generally has greater financing requirements, which, in turn, entails higher cost of funding.
Naturally, experiencing a sudden increase in size also presents significant management challenges that increase with the size and complexities of the new entity created. People and branding issues are likely to arise. At the same time, systems, sales and support capabilities must be scaled and positioned to meet new demands. No matter how ideal an M&A initiative looks, seamless operational integration on the back and front ends are the real keys to its success.
TO INVEST OR DIVEST, THAT IS THE LONG-TERM GROWTH QUESTION
The 17th Edition of EY's Global Capital Confidence Barometer issued in October 2017 states that 98% of the surveyed respondents see the global economy as improving or stable, and 99% see the M&A market as improving or stable. From among these respondents, 56% intend to pursue acquisitions, indicating that M&A is a cornerstone of today's corporate route to growth. And where there are buyers, there are sellers. Hence, forward-looking leaders focus on selling assets in the same way they focus on acquisitions. Strategic divestments are a key to raising capital and deploying it into a company's core business.
Likewise, out of 900 corporate executives from around the world interviewed in a recent survey, 76% answered that their most recent divestment created long-term value. By applying leading practices to the process, selling assets and reshaping portfolios can help companies concentrate on higher-growth opportunities and create value for stakeholders. Although selling can mean a short-term dip in top-line growth, redeploying and reinvesting capital in core activities, expanding into new markets or developing new products can lead to longer-term growth and higher value.
Local conglomerates are also revisiting their portfolios and are using M&A's and divestments to expand their businesses. Among the notable M&A's and divestments in the past two years are the following:
• A food manufacturer's (Buyer) acquisition from another food manufacturer (Seller) of the selling rights to manufacture and distribute a global food brand's products. This enabled the Buyer to expand its food portfolio while the Seller on the other hand was left to focus on its snack foods and beverages business;
• A conglomerate involved in mall operations, among others, ventured into a new business with its acquisition of a logistics company as part of its strategy to address the emergence of e-commerce, which is threatening the malls' foot traffic;
• A conglomerate acquired an e-commerce business as part of its strategy to invest in new disruptive businesses that provide innovative solutions to evolving markets;
• A telecommunications company divested its remaining stake in a utilities company to focus on its telco business and fund ongoing network upgrades and expansion;
• A real estate developer (through a joint venture with a retail group) sold to a petroleum company its shares in a convenience store chain to focus on its core businesses. The petroleum company, on the other hand, sees the acquisition of the convenience store chain as complementary to its retail fuel business and marks its entry into the fast-growing domestic convenience retail market; and,
• A conglomerate's energy unit invested in a power company to increase its footprint in clean coal technology that provides reliable and affordable power, particularly in Luzon.
While the impact of the above transactions has yet to be seen, these conglomerates believe that the M&As and divestments they have undertaken are a step towards reaching their desired growth.
With the economy continuing to grow, one has to pay attention to market trends and use these to seize opportunities to propel the company's priorities and explore outside the organization's comfort zone. By taking better-informed and decisive action, management is better able to find the right balance between future risk and reward. Part of this challenge is understanding that growth is not just about investing, but sometimes, it's also about divesting at the right time.
Jane Carol U. Chiu is a Senior Director of SGV & Co.
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But, my kids really like the stamps in letterboxes and after a little research, I found that geocachers have Letterboxing Hybrids. Those caches have the usual trinkets and logbook along with a stamp inside the cache. That way people who have their own logbooks can stamp the hybrid's stamp in their book. My kids are all over this Hybrid idea.
It appears that there are only a handful of Letterboxing Hybrids in Maine (up north) on the geocaching website and I was wondering if anyone was up for hiding some in the mid- to southern part of the state sometime? We're in the process of hiding 3 during the month of August in Cumberland county but were hoping some others might be interested in the idea too.
My Multi in a Mile . . . and a Half (Unity) is designed to be a letterbox hybrid -- I just haven't got around to going to a letterbox site and putting in the info. I suppose I should do that at some point.
Robotbunny : I was wondering if anyone was up for hiding some in the mid- to southern part of the state sometime? We're in the process of hiding 3 during the month of August in Cumberland county but were hoping some others might be interested in the idea too.
I did a search on geocaching.com for Hybrids specifically but didn't think to look at multicaches. I'll have to do a little searching to see if other multis are hybrids. Thanks for the tip!
Non-letterboxers sometime miss the point of having a stamp in the box and take it as a trade item. If you do plant a hybrid, make sure you have a simple carved stamp that can be redone easily, or make multiples in advance.
There seems to be no stash note custom among letterboxers. Anybody who happens on one would be confused as to why it's there and what they are supposed to do.
Kacky : There seems to be no stash note custom among letterboxers.
Thanks for the thoughts about the hybrid. I had planned to attach our stamp to the lid of the box so it can't be removed - and include a note not to take it. I know the stamp could be seen as a possible trade item with geocachers. As for Letterboxing HHs, I planned to put a note in the cache (and on the cache and letterbox webpages) this box wasn't made for a TB or HH in hopes of avoiding that issue altogether.
Of course, the best laid plans end up not working the way you want but one can hope :-) And I also realize that the box will require frequent maintenance visits to address issues as they come up.
I love hybids but have learned to read the pages carefully. Am not really into the letterboxing thing but enjoy the hybribs and was happy when I could find a babyfoot stamp at Marden's. I had a stamp pad and the footprints - well I thought it fit. As for references for things found in caches - that is easy as there are links to contact everyone on line. As long as they log - and read their accounts - they are reachable. Have learned to love the hybrids and look forward to more.
i think i should go check mine at shore acres. i am pretty sure the stamp and stamp pad are in a separate ziplock; i never thought of anyone taking it!
You can do a search for a particular style of cache (in this case 'letterbox hybrids') by clicking on advanced search options (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx) under the 'hide and seek' page wherever you like.
Even so: there are still two different 'hybrids' floating around on gc.com?
Old school: Only a hint or a series of hints are provided by the cache owner as to the physical location of the geocache. Think low-tech; your GPS MAY get you to the parking area and/or close to the cache but not to the cache itself. The much rarer of the two.
New School: The cache owner has made it both a letterbox and a 'high-tech' geocache. It has the classic log stamp for letterboxers but also has coordinates that bring you right to the cache itself. This is BY FAR the most common kind of hybrid you'll come across. In fact, it will feel exactly as a 'regular' cache does - only it adds a cool little icon to your 'found' categories and has a pretty stamp inside the cache in which to look at.
My original 'Highland Lake' cache that you found and published (the one without the coords and only having a pretty picture to look at) was styled after the hybrid without having the 'official' title of being one.
If you ever get the chance, bring your kids to Madison Boulder Earthcache (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=71048984-6bd6-4f14-97c6-7ecc4b1e951f) by HartClimbs - a cache they will certainly never forget and if you go up the hill in a straight line directly from the 'pepple' you'll have little trouble finding the honest to goodness letterbox cache that was planted up there.
Sorry to bring this up here in the forums, but I had tried quite some time ago to retract my very poorly chosen and ill thought out post to your online article regarding this very website. Needless to say, it's still up there and this site now enjoys a MUCH better reputation than that (stupid) post of mine might lead your readers to believe when read at face value. There was a bit of childishness going on but no different than any other forum suffers every now and again.
I ask you again. Can we somehow make that go away?
Letterboxing is another form of treasure hunting that uses clues to direct hunters to a hidden container. Each letterbox contains a stamp which is the signature for that box. Most letterboxers have their own personal stamps and personal logbooks. They stamp the letterbox logbook with their personal stamp, and use the stamp contained in the letterbox to "sign" their personal logbook.
Letterbox hybrids are a mixture of letterbox and geocache. They should contain a signature stamp that stays with the box, and they must conform to the guidelines for traditional caches and therefore must contain a logbook. They must be referenced by latitude and longitude, not just clues. Whether or not the letterbox hybrid contains trade items is up to the owner. In most cases personal stamp and personal logbook are not necessary to be a seeker of a letterbox hybrid.
A letterbox hybrid is geocache first, and is supposed to have the features of one. From that point at minimal it would have a letterboxing stamp. It could also have letterboxing clues to access the cache on the cache page, or be listed on letterboxing.org or any of the other various sources of letterboxing.
I know you and I have been down this road before, and I really don't want to get into it, but Highland Lake was not what a hybrid was intended to be. I just want everyone else to understand what geocaching.com intends.
My apologies, I have never read the 'in depth' cache descriptions. I did not even know that such a thing existed until I searched and searched for where you had gotten that from?
"A letterbox is another form of treasure hunting using clues instead of coordinates. In some cases, however, a letterbox has coordinates, and the owner has made it a letterbox and a geocache. To read more about letterboxing, visit the Letterboxing North America (http://www.letterboxing.org/) web site.
That is where I gathered my interpretation from. When I read 'In some cases…' it led me to believe that we were now discussing the letterbox hybrid?
You are 100% correct. It's now immediately obvious (even to me) that the intentions of groundspeak were to simply have a regular geocache with a stamp for letterboxers in it. Even so, I'm a little surprised to see the cache does not even have to be a legitimate 'letterbox', meaning that it does not even have to be listed on the letterboxing website. Am I correct in that last assessment?
Besides, the cache was approved exactly as I had written it (even without the coords) and it was my first hidden cache as well.
"A letterbox is another form of treasure hunting using clues instead of coordinates. In some cases, however, a letterbox has coordinates, and the owner has made it a letterbox and a geocache. To read more about letterboxing, visit the Letterboxing North America web site.
Yes - A letterbox is another form of treasure hunting using clues instead of coordinates.
Yes, in some cases, a letterbox has coordinates, and the owner has made it a letterbox and a geocache. This means it has clues and coordinates.
And yes, I would say Highland Lake most closely resembled a mystery cache. And yes, it was approved and not so against the rules that anyone should post SBA to it. And yes, knowing what I know today, I would have read the description and the fact it had no coordinates might not have detracted my enjoyment of the cache location as much. And, if it was listed as a mystery cache, I would have more likely paid attention to the description ahead of time as well.
You have the right idea there, but go even further - The clue can even spread by word-of-mouth only. And it need not use words - One of my own LBs has just a slideshow of pictures as the clue. I know of one (not mine) travelling letterbox that the "clue" consists of knowing to ask a certain LB'ing couple about their dog... So if you encounter them on the trail or at an event, you can "find" it; other than that, you can't.
As the ONLY real "requirement" for considering a letterbox "find", you need to get a copy of its stamp, and leave your stamp in its logbook (if it has one and you can find room - That part has a bit more flexibility, and many micros don't include a log at all, just a stamp). And believe it or not, I've done one letterbox that deliberately left out a stamp just to mess with the heads of people who focus too much on the numbers (not one to accept defeat easily, I inked up the bottom of the container itself and took a stamp of that, though just for the joke of turning the tables on the placer and finding an "officially" unfindable box, not for the paltry one extra "F" count :cool: ).
But at the most basic, if you don't get a stamp image from it, you don't get a find. Just about anything goes, beyond that.
I think that reasoning is mostly for the safety aspect of that particular cache or maybe it is even prohibited to trespassing at night. Most rules are there for a particular reason and that is for either the hiders or finders safety.
As for your Highland cache, I liked it and was sorry it got destroyed.
THanks for the tip on attaching stamp to lid -- we plan to do that with another type of container we have.
But, where do you buy the ammo cans? Is there anywhere in the Portland area to get one?
I get my cans at the Military Supply Store. I know there's one in Brewer and Newport, but not sure about Portland. I think there are a couple of places online to get them, but the shipping was high.
There is an Army Surplus store across from Walmart in Scarboro. They usually have ammo cans of various sizes.
It's called Army Barracks. 30 cal cans are $5 and 50 cal are $7. They also have larger sizes, but they get a little expensive.
Thanks for the tip on the Army Surplus store. I'm going to check it out.
And the hybrid my family made is up and running.
We attached the stamp to the lid of the plastic container we used for the cache. We'll see how things go before we hide another hybrid.
I love that pic from Team Trout on their log! TT always has some of the best kids pics.


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Gender Neutral vs Gender Equality in rugby
World Rugby announced this week that Rugby World Cup tournaments (15s and sevens) will have gender-neutral names, starting with the World Cup in 2021.
The move comes just a few months after Asia Rugby introduced a new tournament naming structure for all of their tournaments to 'align them in gender equity', however, their tournaments have now introduced Men's or Women's in the tournament names.
World Rugby Gender Neutral
This change by World Rugby is said to be a "commitment to equality and brand consistency across its portfolio" especially after it recently unveiled the global campaign to support the 'Women in Rugby' brand identity and the global campaign 'Try and Stop Us' which featured several Asian women involved in rugby.
In a press statement from World Rugby, it said the "women's designation will be dropped from Women's Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand which will now be named Rugby World Cup 2021, starting the global rollout."
The intention is to brand the major rugby tournaments equally, regardless of gender. They also believe this will "elevate the profile of the women's game while eliminating any inherent or perceived bias towards men's only competitions and tournaments, which traditionally haven't specified gender."
New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Steve Tew commented regarding the Rugby World Cup 2021:
"This is great leadership from World Rugby at a time that rugby is eager to embrace and celebrate true inclusivity and equality across the game. We are delighted that New Zealand is hosting Rugby World Cup 2021, and we look forward to the world's best teams in women's international rugby coming to our shores and taking part in a fantastic display of rugby."
World Rugby announces gender neutral naming for Rugby World Cup tournaments
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— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) August 21, 2019
Asia Rugby and gender equality
However, the move by Asia rugby in June of this year to have names in each tournament specified either a Men's or Women's competition, from the 1st July 2019, contradicts the new approach from World Rugby.
The naming included having an Asia Rugby Men's Championship and Asia Rugby Women's Championship as well as an Asia Rugby Men's Sevens Series and an Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Asia Rugby EXCO member Ada Milby, said at the time: "We felt that as part of the efforts to promote gender equity, it was an easy decision to provide parity in the naming structure for our competitions." You can read more here.
We will keep an eye on developments but this certainly confuses the issue in Asian rugby and the two organisations have tackled the gender issue with two quite contradictory strategies.
We interviewed Ada Milby recently on a range of issues including gender equality and obstacles in Asia and rugby generally.
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Cork is a 100% natural plant tissue native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It's Portugal's biggest and most important exports, and the country alone produces more than 50% of the world's cork supply.
Cork is most commonly used for wine bottle stoppers since it preserves the properties of the wine over time and ensures that it develops correctly in the bottle, but it's actually super versatile and can be used for a wide array of functions. Within yoga specifically it's popularly used as blocks thanks to its sturdy structure, but we recently discovered additional properties which make it a great material for yoga mats as well!
If you're in need of a new yoga mat, we suggest considering cork mats. Below are five reason why.
1. Cork is natural, biodegradable, and eco-friendly
The main reason we love this material is because it's derived from the bark of the cork oak tree (also known as the Quercus Suber) and obtained through a sustainable harvesting technique that doesn't cut down or harm trees. In fact, the bark grows back and can be re-harvested making cork a renewable resource, and since trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, supporting cork production actually gives back to nature.
2. Cork is antimicrobial and antibacterial
This means it kills and repels fungi, bacteria and viruses, which is important to consider when purchasing a yoga mat seeing as how traditional mats tend to carry tons of bacteria, germs, and odor - especially after a sweaty practice.
3. Cork is non-toxic
Since cork is essentially the bark of a tree and isn't chemically processed, it doesn't release any harmful or toxic chemicals into the air unlike typical yoga mats, making cork mats a much healthier option.
4. Cork is water-resistant and anti-slip
Cork doesn't absorb water (which is why it's so often used as wine stoppers). Instead, when the material gets wet it releases a waxy substance called suberin that gives it its grippy, anti-slip quality. You can rest assured that you won't fall face forward in a downward dog or crow pose, the mat's got you!
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Thanks to its honeycomb like structure, it's extremely durable and lasts for years without deteriorating. It's also considered a highly-abrasion resistant material.
All these qualities make cork a great surface to practice on. It has plenty of grip and traction which help elevate your performance; it's extremely durable so you can expect it to last years without deteriorating or chipping away; and knowing that it's natural and non-toxic makes yoga classes even more enjoyable, not to mention cork's soft to the touch feel. If you're interested in learning more, check out our sustainable cork yoga mats ethically made in Portugal here.
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More than 100,000 spectators are expected to watch racers speed around the 2.07-mile loop on Belle Isle.
The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix announced Detroit-based watchmaker Shinola will serve as the official timepiece and timekeeper of the May 31-June 2 event.
The company also will be the exclusive sponsor of the race's "Victory Circle," according to a news release.
Shinola was chosen because, like the Grand Prix, the brand is local but appeals to a worldwide audience, said Bud Denker, event chairman of the Grand Prix, in a statement.
Several drivers competing in the race are expected to appear at the North American International Auto Show on Friday and will be wearing prototype Shinola timepieces, according to the release.
Fossil Inc. founder Tom Kartsotis launched the line of retail products under the Shinola name in 2011.
He picked Detroit as the site for Shinola's watch and bicycle manufacturing operation, and is set to open a store in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood in 2013.


Nowadays, with the convenience of online streaming, we can binge-watch the shows we love and miss like The Office, Friends, Full House, and Lost. Netflix and Hulu also offered some of the newest, most popular and original shows such as 13 Reasons Why, Riverdale, Stranger Things, and Dark. With the access to the online streaming services whenever and wherever, more shows from all genres are being created that appeal to the teenage demographic.
Netflix has caught a lot of people's attention with the release of their own original shows. One of the most popular shows was Stranger Things, a show about supernatural forces invading a small town in Indiana in the 80s. With the quirky sense of humor and the nostalgic appeal, Stranger Things garnered the attention of critics and viewers and continues to gain popularity.
In addition to the sci-fi/comedy, Netflix had also received rave reviews with 13 Reasons Why, a show based on beloved author Jay Asher's novel about the suicide of a teenage girl leading to the release of 13 cassette tapes that threatened to expose the secrets of 13 lives.
One of the newest Netflix originals is First They Killed My Father, a documentary about Loung Ung, a survivor of the 1975 Cambodian Genocide. The story is told through the eyes of seven year old Ung, as she and her family flee from the U.S. invasion of Cambodia into a life of prisoners during the communist Khmer Rouge regime. It has been nominated for several awards including Best Foreign Language Film, Freedom of Expression Award, and even a Golden Globe.
For those seeking horror themed movies and shows, The Ritual and Dark are the ones for you. The Ritual follows a group of young men and women as their quiet camping trip in the woods turns into an encounter with the supernatural. Dark follows four small town families as they attempt to find the truth behind the disappearance of two young boys that seems to be linked to their dark pasts.
Similarly to Netflix, Hulu also had quite a year with the addition of shows such as Grey's Anatomy and Blackish. On their 14th season, Grey's Anatomy is still dominating Thursdays with the twists and turns of a medical drama. Television shows like Blackish and Fresh off the Boat give an insight into the lives of quirky, dysfunctional American families. These shows allow viewers to identify with families who have been underrepresented in television until now.
Anytime and anywhere, you can dive right into an alternate universe with the help of Netflix and Hulu. Every show is a new reality, bringing the viewer along for the ride.


Our boy from the bay SFGrippy – AKA "The Most Hatted Man in San Francisco" – just started his YouTube channel where he'll be showing off his hat collection. The first video will be released on Friday 12/05. He just dropped a teaser for the project that you can view here. SFGrippy is a huge fan of San Francisco sports teams, fitted hats, and is well-known in the cap-collecting community for originating the SFGrippy half-face shot that he uses to display his New Era fitteds – a shot that has been adopted by many New Era enthusiasts. We can't wait for this upcoming project. Make sure to connect with SFGrippy on Youtube, and don't forget to: Like, Share, Subscribe!