Exploring innovative ways in which to make contracts easier to understand for farm workers, Indigo Fruit Growers who produce, pack and supply Clemengold™ mandarins to the local and international market, is championing change in the industry by offering their fruit picking employees the world's first Comic Contracts.
Comic Contracts® have been especially designed to address the needs of vulnerable employees: employees who either cannot read well or have difficulties understanding the language in which the contract is written. Whilst the legal system requires that all employees have an employment contract, it assumes that everyone can read proficiently and understand the contractual terms presented to them. However, this is rarely the case in South Africa. Especially in sectors employing low-skill workers (agriculture, mining, manufacturing, domestic workers), employees are rarely in a position to understand – or question – the contracts that they are given to sign.
For Robert de Rooy, "the way in which most contracts are drafted and presented ('this is standard, sign it or leave it') does not support a good relationship. Most employees don't read it, nor would they be able to understand it if they tried." This situation is perpetuating the power imbalance between employers and employees. Employees are bound to terms which they don't understand, can't live up to, and cannot use to hold their employers accountable. In such circumstances, misunderstanding and conflict in the workplace should come as no surprise.
Employing many workers who fall into the vulnerable category, Indigo Fruit Growers (part of the larger ANB Investments Group) felt it was important to address the contractual imbalance in the employer-employee relationship. "We are really excited about the transparency this contract brings to our employee relations. It creates a more equitable situation, which can only be the start of a more 'honest' relationship with our employees. I believe that workers can only commit fully to the content of a contract if they understand what they are signing," says Abs van Rooyen, CEO of ANB Investments.
Indigo recently initiated the implementation of the Comic Contracts®. First, the contract was presented to 50 fruit-pickers who had previously worked for Indigo. Following the successful induction of these 50 workers, the contract was presented the next day to a further 163 fruit-pickers. Commenting on the process, Faan Kruger, farm manager of Indigo Fruit Growers says: "The feedback was positive. No picker asked for the old contract. Although everything was new and there were many questions, the process went much faster than with a traditional contract".


<Karisa> Disclaimer: This thread hasn't been updated in a while. The author asked for a sticky multiple times, which was turned down, and decided to no longer manage it. If anyone happens to be reading this who's willing to keep it updated, feel free to re-create the thread.
Touhou Lunatic No Miss No Bomb Clears!
For obvious reasons, the older thread will no longer be updated. So after getting approval, I've started a new thread so that I could actively update the Lunatic No Miss No Bomb Clears thread.
Rules: So here's the basic rules. The primary conditions in Lunatic NMNB runs are No misses, no bombs, and another unique factor for some games. (For example, no border breaks in PCB). Runs will be listed in order by their score. Some runs may also have a special note beside them if there is a unique reason for their inclusion on the list.
These are runs which are very close to perfect but have a mistake or two in them. They are listed here as we believe they deserve some recognition for their closeness.
Glad to see this thread being continued.
I meant to ask this earlier. Can the score for the PoDD run be included? It was 49,100,940.
Oh haha. I didn't even realize it never had a score added to it. Fixed.
I finally decided to record the SA Marisa B replay.
What. How do you even? Or more why would you? Nevermind not pocing, it sounds like he's going out of his way to avoid point items and possibly timing down (or timing out) spells for low bonuses.
Oh. THAT MarisaB. I figured any self-respecting player wouldn't abuse that but oh well.
Here's my recording for the new MoF MarisaB run!
And it looks like Cactu has gotten his EoSD LNMNB!
Updated. He's also the third western player to get one. (First was Nindel with SA, second was Zil with PoDD).
Now I REALLY need to get my PCB LNNN!
Just curious, is it a requirement to cap last spells in IN? Technically you don't die if you get hit.
And congrats to cactu, I didn't see it live but eosd is insane.
Damn, Cactu is a beast!
I think you can still get a NMNB when failing last spells, however it won't be considered perfect.
Most intense stream viewing ever! Cactu is literally best in the west!
My view is that it's similar to a border break. It's not a death, but it's still a hit.
Cactu's stream was awesome, awesome reaction too! Cactu definitely best american superplayer!!
Congrats cactu, that's amazing !
isn't it ironic that everyone congratulates cactu when he can't even read what you people write?
It's, like, eh, whatever. He was here before, so it's slightly different than congratulating a guy we've never met, plus people can probably send him the memo.
Congratulations on Chum for his GFW LNN.
Woahhhh, the community has grown so strong now!
One day... one day I'll get MoF !
Added Zengeku's 1MNB MoF run to the close calls.


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[ARCHIVED] City announces Park and Zoo leadership changes
City announces Park and Zoo leadership changes
Independence City Manager Kelly Passauer has announced staffing changes in the City's Park, Zoo and Cemetery Department, in light of the pending retirement of Director Barb Beurskens. Angela Anthony has been named Park and Zoo Director and will join the City staff on November 16. Katie Southworth has been promoted to the role of Assistant Park and Zoo Director, under the City's new reorganization plan.
Anthony is currently employed as a high school science teacher in Copan, Oklahoma, but brings previous experience working as a park ranger and manager of visitor and volunteer services with the United States Fish & Wildlife Service at Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She has dual master's degrees in Biology and Entomology and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. She has served as an adjunct professor of Biology at Rogers State University in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and served four years as a combat medic with the United States Army, including a deployment to Afghanistan. Anthony's other experience includes participating in a volunteer study program with the Wildlife Conservation Society of Brazil; working with the Sutton Avian Research Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; volunteering as a map editor for the United States Geological Survey; and participating in an Oklahoma State University field study of the American Burying Beetle.
Following a few weeks of orientation, Anthony will effectively assume all Park and Zoo director's duties on December 18, upon the retirement of Beurskens, who will conclude a 40-year career with the City of Independence working in various positions. The director's position includes administration of all operations of Riverside Park, Ralph Mitchell Zoo and Mount Hope Cemetery, including staffing; budgeting; maintenance of all facilities; managing zoo animal welfare; coordinating special events; and interfacing with the community.
With her experience and interest in education and public service, Anthony said she would like to expand the park and zoo's emphasis on public education and engagement programs.
"I take being a public servant extremely to heart," Anthony said. "As a public organization, we are there to serve the people. We must serve our community fairly, consistently and tirelessly."
Another key objective in the coming years, Anthony said, will be moving the zoo toward accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), recognized as the "gold standard" for zoo operations of all sizes in the United States.
Anthony and her husband, Trevor Anthony, have a 2-year-old daughter, Amelia, and plan to relocate to Independence from Copan in the coming months.
Southworth will serve as Anthony's second-in-command in her new role as Assistant Park and Zoo Directory. In this capacity, she will be responsible for supporting the director's functions, with particular emphasis on zoo animal husbandry and management and development of animal exhibits and all park and zoo property. Southworth will have a role in community relations and fund-raising, as well as strategic planning, budgeting and personnel management.
Southworth has been employed with the City of Independence since 2008, when she joined the zoo staff as a hoofstock keeper. In 2013, she was promoted to the role of Zoo Supervisor. She has been instrumental in park and zoo operations, including oversight of animal husbandry and involvement in multiple improvement projects, such as the extensive renovation of Monkey Island, completion of new hoof stock catch pens and renovation of the tortoise and donkey exhibits. She routinely interfaces with the FORPAZ community fund-raising organization and leads special community activities, such as the annual Zoolloween event.
Southworth's previous employment included working as the Guest Services Team Leader for Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita. She has a bachelor's degree in Zoo Science and also has completed the University of Kansas Certified Public Manager Program. She participates in continuing education through the San Diego Global Academy, which offers courses specific to parks and zoos.
Passauer said, under the City's reorganization plan to enhance efficiency and prepare for the future, the position of Zoo Supervisor will not be backfilled. She anticipates significant accomplishments under Anthony and Southworth's leadership.
"I believe Angela and Katie will make a great team," she said. "In addition to keeping the Park, Zoo and Cemetery beautiful and well maintained, another priority goal will be to pursue AZA accreditation for Ralph Mitchell Zoo. A secondary project will be the automation of cemetery records.
"At the same time, we are sad to see the departure of Barb Beurskens, who has done an amazing job at the Park and Zoo over the last 10 years and has completed many improvement projects and laid the groundwork for AZA accreditation by establishing new standards for animal care and enrichment.
"She has set up this new team for success, and we are excited to see what Angela and Katie can accomplish in the coming years."

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Tag Archives: St Paul's Cathedral
The Lord Mayor's Show
Today is the day of the annual Lord Mayor (of the City of London)'s Show …
Richard I appointed the first (Lord) Mayor of London, Henry Fitz-Ailwyn de Londonestone, in effect to run the City, in 1189; and John granted the City the right to elect its own Mayor in 1215 (the "Mayoral Charter" is now in the Guildhall Heritage Gallery). The prestige of the position was such that the by-then Mayor, William Hardel(l), was invited by John to be a witness to the sealing of, and an Enforcer or Surety of, the Magna Carta, later in 1215. Magna Carta granted the City of London "all its ancient liberties and free customs, both by land and by water". In exchange, the Crown required that, each year, the newly elected Lord Mayor present himself or herself at court to ceremonially "show" his or her allegiance. This event eventually became the Lord Mayor's Show we know today. Interestingly, the associated parade of the mayor and his or her entourage, from the City to Westminster, used to take place on the Feast of St Simon and St Jude at the end of October, whereas now it takes place on the second Saturday in November. The parade also used to take place on the water, whereas now it takes place on land – although the mobile stages are referred to as "floats". It travels, accompanied by much pomp, from the Lord Mayor's official residence, Mansion House, past St Paul's Cathedral, to the Royal Courts of Justice, where the Cities of London and Westminster meet.
This entry was posted in Ceremonial London, London History and tagged City of Westminster, Henry Fitz-Ailwyn, King John, Lord Mayor's Show, Mansion House, Richard I, Royal Courts of Justice, St Paul's Cathedral, William Hardel on November 10, 2018 by Bob Jones - The Lost City of London.
St Mellitus's Day
Today is the feast day of St Mellitus, who died on this day in 624.
Mellitus was a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the then-pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity at the turn of the sixth and seventh centuries (he was the recipient of the letter from Pope Gregory I known as the epistola ad Mellitum). He became the first Bishop of London in 604, and, incidentally, the third Archbishop of Canterbury in 619. The first St Paul's Cathedral was built during his Bishopric of London in 604, and destroyed by fire in 675 (*). As the Venerable Bede put it, in his "Ecclesiastical History of the English People":
"In the Year of our Lord 604, Augustine, Archbishop of Britain, ordained … Mellitus to preach to the province of the East Saxons … . … [W]hen this province … received the word of truth, by the preaching of Mellitus, King Ethelbert built the church of St Paul the Apostle, in the city of London, where he and his successors should have their episcopal see … ".
Interestingly, Mellitus was sent into exile from London shortly after the construction of the cathedral, in 616, when the then-Christian King Sebert died, and the City and kingdom temporarily reverted to paganism. Again as Bede put it:
"In the year of our Lord 616 … the death of Sabert [Sebert], king of the East Saxons … left three sons, still pagans, to inherit his … crown. They immediately began openly to give themselves up to idolatry, … and … granted free licence to their subjects to serve idols. And when they saw the bishop [Mellitus] … celebrating Mass … , filled, as they were, with folly and ignorance, they said unto him … 'We will not enter into that font, because we … do not stand in need of it, and yet we will be refreshed by that bread'. And being … earnestly admonished by him, that this could by no means be done, nor would any one be admitted to partake of the sacred Oblation without the holy cleansing, … they said, filled with rage, 'If you will not comply with us in so small a matter as that which we require, you shall not stay in our province'. And they drove him out … and his company … from their kingdom [Essex]. [And] King Eadbald … was not able to restore the bishop to his church against the will and consent of the pagans".
(*) The second St Paul's, "The Church of Paulesbyri", was built during the Bishopric of Erkenwald, between 675-85, and destroyed by the Vikings in 961.
The third was built in 961, and destroyed by fire in 1087.
This entry was posted in London History, On this day, Saxon and tagged St Mellitus, St Paul's Cathedral on April 24, 2018 by Bob Jones - The Lost City of London.
The murder of Elfeah, Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury (1012)
On this day in 1012, Elfeah, the Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by Vikings, who had held him hostage for some time and not received the ransom that they had demanded for his release. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "they overwhelmed him with bones of horns of oxen; and one of them smote him with an axe-iron on the head; so that he sunk downwards with the blow; and his holy blood fell on the earth, whilst his sacred soul was sent to the realm of God". His last words were "the gold I give you is the Word of God". Elfeah's body was laid to rest in St Paul's Cathedral in London, and later, in 1023, moved by the then-Viking King, Cnut, to Canterbury Cathedral. He was canonised in 1078
A church dedicated to him – St Alfege – stands on the spot where he was killed in Greenwich.
Another church dedicated to him – St Alphage – stands on London Wall.
This entry was posted in 11th Century London, London Churches, London churches of note outside the City of London, London History, On this day, Saxon, Viking and tagged Cnut, Elfeah, Greenwich, London Wall, St Alfege, St Alphage, St Paul's Cathedral on April 19, 2018 by Bob Jones - The Lost City of London.
Old St Paul's
July 2nd – On this day in 1462, "old" St Paul's cathedral received a new spire.
Model in the Museum of London, showing the new spire.
Almost exactly 100 years later, the spire was destroyed by a fire after being struck by lightning.
Detail from Visscher Panorama, 1616
This entry was posted in 15th century London, discovering london on foot, Guided Walks, London Churches, On this day, Sir Christopher Wren, Site is on a Lost City of London Tour, walking tours and tagged Museum of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Visscher Panorama on July 2, 2015 by Bob Jones - The Lost City of London.
A selection of Wren Churches, as viewed from the Shard.
St Augustine by St Paul's, with Christ Church Newgate Street in the background
St Bride
St Dunstan in the East
St James Garlickhythe
St Magnus the Martyr, with the Monument in the background
St Margaret Pattens
St Martin Ludgate
St Mary Abchurch
St Mary Aldermary and St Mary-le-Bow
St Mary Somerset and St Nicholas Cole Abbey
St Mary-le-Bow
St Michael Paternoster Royal
St Vedast alias Foster
Wren Churches, as viewed from the Shard
Blitz Requiem
26th September 2013 – I've just got back from the premiere of David Goode's Blitz Requiem, performed by the Bach Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under David Hill, in St Paul's (it's interior lit by a thousand candles).
A moving evocation of those darkest of days, when the building itself was a beacon of hope.
This entry was posted in London Blitz, London Churches, Sir Christopher Wren, Site is on a Lost City of London Tour, World War 2 and tagged Bach Choir, Blitz Requiem, David Goode, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St Paul's Cathedral on September 26, 2013 by Bob Jones - The Lost City of London.
Open House London
This is Open House London weekend (21st-22nd September 2013), meaning that many buildings or parts of buildings of architectural or historical merit that aren't ordinarily open to the public are, and for free.
Today I went on tours of the triforium gallery in St Paul's cathedral, and of the church of St Helen Bishopsgate.
I had to queue up for an hour-and-a-half to book a place on the tour of the triforium gallery in St Paul's, and then wait another three hours until it started.
Some salvaged bits of old St Paul's
But it was totally worth it, and utterly magnificent.
The Geometric Staircase (this is as close to the edge as I could go with my acrophobia)
The Wren Library there is now officially one of my very favourite places of all. The atmosphere inside is as rich, dark and deep as a cup of coffee from the "Giddy Up" stall in Guildhall Yard – the best anywhere, by the way!
The Wren Library
Link to Open House London : http://www.londonopenhouse.org/
This entry was posted in 17th Century London, Beautiful London, discovering london on foot, Guided Walks, History of Architecture, London Churches, walking tours and tagged Geometric Staircase, Open House London, Sir Christopher Wren, St Paul's Cathedral, triforium, Wren Library on September 21, 2013 by Bob Jones - The Lost City of London.


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NEO Colorado will be hosting its second meetup on Friday, January 25th. The presentation at the event will discuss NEO's path to decentralization, followed by a question and answer session.
In November of 2018, NEO Colorado hosted its first meetup, which attracted representatives from City of Zion, Aphelion, NeoTracker/NEO-ONE, and members of local blockchain startup companies and communities. The following month, NEO Colorado gave a condensed presentation at the Decentralize Colorado Community Lightning Talks, among five other 10-minute presentations.
The theme of the upcoming NEO Colorado meetup will be oriented around NEO's path to network decentralization. Points of discussion will include NEO's decentralization objectives in whitepaper 2.0, the status of current node network, the node candidate application process, and an example of a NEO node candidate.
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White House Releases List Of Hard-Line Immigration Demands In Exchange For DACA Support
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By · October 9, 2017 March 19, 2019
This article originally appeared on Time.
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has told congressional leaders that his hard-line immigration priorities must be enacted in exchange for extending protection from deportation to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, many of whom were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Trump's list of demands included overhauling the country's green-card system, a crackdown on unaccompanied minors entering the country, and building his promised wall along the southern border.
Many were policies Democrats have said explicitly are off the table and threaten to derail ongoing negotiations over legislation protecting young immigrants known as "Dreamers." They had been given a reprieve from deportation and the ability to work legally in the country under President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, which Trump ended last month.
In a letter to House and Senate leaders released by the White House Sunday, Trump said the priorities were the product of a "a bottom-up review of all immigration policies" that he had ordered "to determine what legislative reforms are essential for America's economic and national security.
"These findings outline reforms that must be included as part of any legislation addressing the status of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients," he wrote, adding that: "Without these reforms, illegal immigration and chain migration, which severely and unfairly burden American workers and taxpayers, will continue without end."
Trump announced last month that he was ending the DACA program, but he gave Congress six months to come up with a legislative fix before recipients began to lose their status. Trump suggested at the time that he was eager for a deal, telling reporters, "I have a love for these people and hopefully now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly."
He'd also tweeted that if Congress was unwilling to find a fix, he would "revisit this issue!" in six months.
Trump had previously said he wanted a DACA deal to include significant money for border security and eventual funding for his border wall. But the priorities released by the White House went far beyond that.
They included a complete overhaul of the green-card system that would limit family-based green cards to spouses and the minor children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents as part of an effort to end what is known as "chain migration."
The White House also said it wants to boost fees at border crossings, hire 10,000 more immigration enforcement officers, make it easier to deport gang members and unaccompanied children, and overhaul the asylum system. And it wants new measures to crack down on "sanctuary cities," which don't share information with federal immigration authorities, among other proposals.
"These priorities are essential to mitigate the legal and economic consequences of any grants or status to DACA recipients," White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters in a Sunday evening conference call. "We're asking that these reforms be included in any legislation concerning the status of DACA recipients."
But it remained unclear whether the president considers each of the more than a dozen priorities to be non-negotiable or whether the White House sees them more as a starting point for negotiation with members of Congress. Officials on the call notably declined to say whether the president would veto legislation that did not include each and every one of them.
Trump last month appeared to reach at least the broad outlines of a DACA deal with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer in which he would agree to extend DACA protections in exchange for a package of border security measures.
While Trump made clear that he was not backing down on his wall demand, he and other administration officials said then that they would be comfortable with wall funding coming later, in a separate legislative vehicle.
In a joint statement Sunday night, Pelosi and Schumer said Trump's list of proposals failed "to represent any attempt at compromise."
"The Administration can't be serious about compromise or helping the Dreamers if they begin with a list that is anathema to the Dreamers, to the immigrant community and to the vast majority of Americans" they wrote. "The list includes the wall, which was explicitly ruled out of the negotiations. If the President was serious about protecting the Dreamers, his staff has not made a good faith effort to do so."
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said the president's "draconian and anti-immigrant principles" threatened to jeopardize "the bi-partisan, bi-cameral progress that has been made to pass a legislative solution that will protect nearly 800,000 Dreamers."
"It is immoral for the President to use the lives of these young people as bargaining chips in his quest to impose his cruel, anti-immigrant and un-American agenda on our nation," she added in a statement.
The demands could also divide Republicans, several of whom have introduced legislation providing a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers in exchange for less drastic changes.
House Speaker Paul Ryan's spokesman, Doug Andres, said the House immigration working group will review the list and consult with Republican members and the administration.
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Australia, Cricket, India
India vs Australia: Virat Kohli's team look to record first series win in Australia
India will be taking on Australia in the opening Test match of the four match series at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, December 6.
By Elton Gomes
India captain Virat Kohli shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Tim Paine. Credit: Twitter/@BCCI
India will look to start their campaign in Australia on a positive note, eyeing a maiden Test series win Down Under. India will be taking on Australia in the opening Test match of the four match series at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, December 6.
The No. 1-ranked Indian Test team will be boosted by some good performances at home. They thrashed West Indies, but were shocked by hosts Australia in the recently concluded Twenty20 International series. On the other hand, fifth-ranked Australia had a torrid year due to controversies and poor outings.
India's overseas record is not that solid as they lost a Test series in South Africa towards the end of last year. They also lost to England in a five-Test series away from home in the middle of 2018.
To add to their problems, the Indian team will be without promising opener Prithvi Shaw after he suffered an injury during a warm up game. India will have to come up with something different to put up a strong challenge.
Team India have decided to wait until the start of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval to announce their playing XI. The hosts instead announced a 12-man squad in the wake of skipper Virat Kohli addressing the media in Adelaide
Hanuma Vihari and Rohit Sharma will be competing for one spot. Vihari, a batting all-rounder, made his Test debut in The Oval Test this year, making a first-innings 56 and taking 3/37 with the ball. Sharma played the last of his 25 Tests against South Africa in January this year, but his experience will be useful. Sharma has toured Australia before, averaging 28.83 in six innings with one half-century in 2014-15.
Australia sprang a surprise by axing all-rounder Mitch Marsh on Wednesday for the first Test. Usman Khawaja's return has been confirmed despite his brother's arrest.
Batsmen Travis Head and Peter Handscomb were preferred to Marsh, piling more pressure on the bowlers, while Marcus Harris will make his debut as opener.
Captain Tim Paine said Marsh's omission was due to a lack of consistency and that the all-rounder would benefit from returning to county cricket to find form again.
"Mitch Marsh has not been as consistent as he would like and we would like," Paine said at his pre-match press conference, as per an NDTV report.
"We know the talent that Mitch has and we know that most likely at some stage in this series we will need him. We are taking the opportunity at the moment to go back and play a Shield game and get some cricket under belt," the Australian captain said.
Murali Vijay, K.L. Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravi Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah have been named in India's 12-man squad.
Australia's playing XI includes Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Tim Paine (C), Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc.
India look for first series win in Australia
Much of the focus for India has been whether they can register their first win in Australia. Captain Virat Kohli has been in remarkable form and poses a formidable threat for the Australian bowling coupled with his aggression on the field. But, for many, a series win will add to his legacy.
Former Australia vice-captain Shane Watson said India, the world's top-ranked Test team, will find it difficult to beat Australia in their backyard, even though the home team has been struggling and will miss top batsmen.
"It is India's best chance of winning in Australia especially because Steve Smith and David Warner are missing, but it is still going to be incredibly hard for India to win," said Watson, Hindustan Times reported.
"Even though they have an incredible batting line-up and their bowlers are probably as good as (any) fast bowling attack coming to Australia. But with the wickets (being) the way they are — pace and bounce — and, obviously, Australia are accustomed to playing at home," he added.
The Australian vice-captain supported India's batsmen, under pressure for their poor show in England and South Africa, to come good in the series.
Elton Gomes is a staff writer at Qrius


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As we've called thousands of furniture stores to discuss our training services it has become abundantly apparent that most furniture store owners and managers are anxiously working to improve the customer experience in their stores. In fact, I recently attended a convention for a buying group and listened as the CEO announced new benefits for the members including upgraded websites, electronic price tags and store makeovers. Clearly, the group leadership understands the need to continually help its members upgrade their customer's experience.
As we participate in industry shows and events around the country we hear a persistent call for furniture stores to improve their customer experience. We hear about the need to upgrade signs, websites, and showrooms and the use of gifts, surveys, and contests. Unfortunately the experiences described on Yelp, Google, Facebook and other social media make it clear that despite these changes and improvements, many furniture customers continue to have poor shopping experiences. To often they feel unappreciated, neglected, judged, and disrespected. Read these reviews posted by customers who recently visited a furniture store.
Reviews like these make it clear that while an effort is being made to improve the furniture shopping experience, too little is being done to ensure that the most important interaction in the customer's shopping experience, working with the RSA, matches the quality of the advertising, websites, and showroom aesthetics. Until the RSA becomes prepared to provide the high quality experience the customer needs and wants, the industry will continue to receive poor ratings that will drive customers to the Internet and elsewhere.
Is Your Sales Manager Helping or Hurting?
While bad managers are rarely the primary reason an employee actually quits a company, they certainly cripple and even kill companies that might otherwise have a bright and prosperous future. Bad managers are not necessarily bad people. They've just not been prepared to complete the tasks that are required to efficiently and effectively manage a company. Someone can be a bad manager, and still be a great friend, a great spouse, a great golfer or a great listener.
Determining whether your sales manager is helping or hurting your cause is actually very simple. Carrying out the proper course of action created in Step 4 may not be very easy.
List the activities your sales manager should be engaged in each day/week/month. Everything you list for your sales manager should fit into these three categories. 1) Hire and maintain the sales team, 2) Teach/coach the sales team, and 3) Manage the sales team.
Look at the list of activities your sales manager is engaged in and place a plus sign (+) to the left of each activity he/she should be engaged in. Place a minus sign (-) to the left of each activity he/she should not be engaged in.
Look at the plus and minus signs and decide whether your sales manager can be taught to 1) successfully engage in the activities he/she should be and 2) eliminate the activities he/she should not be engaged in. If you believe they can quickly be taught then create a plan of action to help the receive the training they need. If however, you believe either the list is too long, or your sales manager is unable to become the manager you need, then you need to develop a plan for replacing them.
Stop holding your sales team and your store back. Have a great sales manager so you can unleash their potential and enjoy the benefits of good sales management.
Author Mike Petersen PhDPosted on January 17, 2019 February 12, 2019 Categories How to Train, Leadership, Management TrainingLeave a comment on Is Your Sales Manager Helping or Hurting?
With the power of the internet, shoppers are coming into furniture stores more informed than ever before. In fact, many shoppers would tell you that they know more about the furniture they are interested in than your salespeople who assist them. Could this be why many stores are struggling with low closing rates and high turnover?
Do you remember the "good old days" when droves of customers came into your store to see if there was something new they should think about getting for their home. They seemed to enjoy listening to you talk about new products and fabric options while you walked them through the showroom. They even had time to listen to your spiels about prices, delivery and credit options.
Your Dealers Want More Training!
We are in constant contact with our furniture dealers. We regularly ask them about their training experience and what gaps still need to be filled. We get nearly a universal response: We want better training from our manufacturers.
Put yourself in a dealers shoes. After investing thousands of dollars to carry a new product you have to hope the sales team can actually sell and make your money back. You have to hope the manufacturer rep will teach your sales force to like the product like you do.
Unfortunately, a visit from a rep every 8 or 10 weeks just doesn't cut it. This is a high turnover industry and reps simply can't be in the stores as quickly as they're needed. It doesn't really matter though because the rep doesn't teach very well and the visits are often unhelpful. The fact is most of your reps are better at finding new dealers and making sales than they are at training sales people. Ask yourself this: If you were a dealer would you be happy with the training your company provides?
78% of them say that brand specific training is very important to their company.
Only 5% of them are very satisfied with the manufacturer specific training they are receiving.
Author Michael PetersenPosted on August 10, 2018 August 10, 2018 Categories How to Train, Leadership, Manufacturer TrainingLeave a comment on Your Dealers Want More Training!
Several months ago, I showed our training programs to a potential customer. I decided to show this potential customer our lesson on handling "I'm Just Looking" customers. As many of you know, we teach 4 steps to helping folks who are just looking to feel comfortable in your store and hopefully accept assistance.
Let your customer know it's okay to look.
Tell your customer something helpful about your store.
Encourage your customer to tell you the purpose of their visit.
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The process has been developed with inspiration from the natural fossilization process where minerals penetrate and mineralise organic materials. Silicon substances connect to the wood fibres during impregnation and create a physical barrier against wood-decay fungi. OrganoWood® is a patented Swedish innovation developed and produced in Sweden.
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The modified timber retains its natural colour, but then ages naturally. When timber ages it greys over time with a silver grey hue. Timber greyness arises due to a number of external factors. The sunlight breaks down the lignin and hemicellulose in the outer timber, which bleaches the timber. Other factors such as dirt particles, superficial growth and dead wood particles turn the timber grey. The combination of bleaching and greying create a silver grey hue.Aging will occur at different rates depending on the environment where the timber is installed. The aging rate will be faster if the timber is placed in the weather and wind and faces south where it is more exposed to the sun. In pine, which consists of heartwood and sapwood, aging will be even faster in the sapwood due to the fact it absorbs water significantly easier than heartwood and thereby has a higher moisture ratio to accelerates the surface growth.
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With deep roots in Arizona farm country, executive chef Jeremy Pacheco brings a country soul to the refined menu he designed for Lon's Restaurant at Scottsdale's Hermosa Inn. "Growing up on and working on a farm gives you a great appreciation for what our local farmers and producers do," said Pacheco.
Set in the heart of the Scottsdale desert, the Hermosa Inn was once the home of artist Lon Megargee, whose images of Native Americans, cowboys, and the Arizona landscape have become iconic. "We try to keep the history of art going in all of our dishes," Pacheco explained. That western flair and artistic touch infuse the chef's recipe for meltingly tender short ribs served alongside crisp-fried cheddar polenta cakes. Pair these with Old Soul Petite Sarah, which has flavors of blackberry, black pepper, and a hint of caramel.
Season short ribs on all sides with salt, pepper, and paprika powder. Heat oil in a heavy pan on medium-high heat and add short ribs. Sear short ribs on all sides and remove from pan. Add onion, celery, and carrots.
Sauté for 4 minutes and add tomato paste. Allow tomato to caramelize for one minute, deglaze with red wine and reduce wine until almost dry, then add veal stock and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer, add short ribs back to pan, then add parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Cover with lid or foil and place into a 300 degree oven for two and a half hours. Remove lid and allow to cook for another half hour. Remove short ribs from sauce, strain vegetables from sauce, and serve in 5 ounce portions alongside a cheddar polenta cake.
Heat water in a heavy bottom pot, add salt and stir. As water just comes to a simmer, slowly whisk in the polenta. Reduce heat to low and continue stirring to keep polenta from sticking. Keep polenta on at low heat until thick and cooked through—about 30 minutes. When cooked, add roasted corn and remove from heat.
In a greased muffin tin place a small amount of the cooked polenta. Place cheese curds inside and top with more polenta. Place in refrigerator to set up overnight. When ready to eat heat oil in a heavy pot to 325 degrees. Fry the polenta cakes until golden brown, about 4 minutes.


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Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 4:15pm
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- From the first series to his very last on Sunday, Carson Palmer showed just how much he means to the Arizona Cardinals.
Palmer threw three touchdown passes in his first game back from a torn ACL and the Cardinals opened their season with a 31-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. In the process, he became the first Cardinals quarterback since Jim Hart to win seven straight starts,
"I thought he played outstanding," coach Bruce Arians said. "He came out on fire."
Drew Brees threw for 355 yards but just one touchdown. The Saints had to settle for Zach Hocker field goals after four drives.
"We had some opportunities a few times," Brees said, "and we go down the field and kick field goals, not touchdowns."
Arizona's Andre Ellington rushed for 69 yards before being carted off with a right knee injury.
Palmer directed a nine-play, 80-yard touchdown drive after the opening kickoff, punctuated by a 10-yard TD pass to John Brown. The other two scoring passes came in the fourth quarter. Darren Fells made a 17-yard fingertip catch for one score and Arizona clinched it with Palmer's 55-yard pass to rookie David Johnson with 1:33 to play.
Palmer, 14-2 in his last 16 starts, completed 19 of 32 passes for 307 yards with no interceptions.
Arizona was 8-1 when Palmer went down last season, 3-5 after that, including a wild card playoff loss with their third-string quarterback.
An injury to Ellington would be a tough blow after he played with a torn tendon in his left foot in 2014 before a core muscle injury ended his season. Arians said Ellington appeared to have a posterior cruciate ligament injury, although further tests are planned.
Chris Johnson, a late free agent signing, relieved Ellington. But it was a third running back, David Johnson, who made the play that assured the win.
The Cardinals figured the Saints expected them to keep the ball on the ground to run out the clock, and Johnson was wide open for the short pass.
"It wasn't designed to score," Arians said. "It was just designed to get us a first down."
The fleet third-round pick out of Northern Iowa took a pass out of the backfield and used a burst of speed to run down the right sidelines to the end zone.
Larry Fitzgerald wasn't surprised by the play call.
"In coach Arians' car," Fitzgerald said. "There is no cruise control."
Palmer loves that approach.
"You love being offensive on offense," he said.
Fells, who played basketball at UC Irvine, caught four passes for 82 yards, the most in a game by a Cardinals tight end since 1989. Larry Fitzgerald had six catches for 87 yards.
Brees, trying to lead the Saints back from a 7-9 season, completed 30 of 48 passes with one touchdown and one interception.
Mistakes doomed New Orleans, coach Sean Payton said.
"We had seven penalties," he said, "...a handful of holding and pass interference calls."
In his first series since blowing out his knee, Palmer completed 5 of 6 passes for 62 yards. From the 10-yard line, Palmer rolled right and after checking off to receivers all over the field, found Brown open for the touchdown.
The already depleted New Orleans secondary took a blow when safety Rafael Bush, who had started in place of injured Jarius Byrd, left with a chest injury in the third quarter.
Notes: The Saints were called for three penalties on one play, two of them against cornerback Delvin Breaux. ... The last Cardinals tight end with more yards receiving was Roy Awalt, who had 105 against Dallas on Nov. 12, 1989. ... Rashad Johnson's interception came when Brees' pass bounced off Marques Colston's hands.
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With summer holidays on the horizon, we can only dream about lazy days with a book in hand…let's work on making it a reality this year! We've compiled some of our favourites that are perfect for sunny summer days, and we want to know what you're reading – leave a comment below and let us know what we need to add to our must-reads.
The last person Alice expected to see in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the accident at Bennington, the two friends – once inseparable roommates – haven't spoken in over a year. But there Lucy was, trying to return to their old rhythms. Soon a familiar feeling overtakes Alice – she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn.
Then Alice's husband goes missing, and Alice questions everything around her: her relationship with her friend, her decision to come to Tangier, and her own state of mind. Tangerine has already been optioned by George Clooney's Smokehouse Pictures, with Scarlett Johansson to star.
By the author of the bestselling The Paris Wife, comes Love and Ruin, another novel about Ernest Hemingway. For an author so brief with his words, Ernest Hemingway certainly had a tumultuous romantic life.
This book chronicles his famously passionate, stormy relationship with Martha Gellhorn, who came to Madrid as a young reporter eager to prove herself.
Along the way, she falls in love with a handsome, successful writer – and the rest is history.
In the follow up to the Luckiest Girl Alive, two sisters join the cast of a reality TV series about ambitious, hyper-successful women.
But of the two sisters, only one will make it through the season alive.
The Favorite Sister explores the invisible barriers that prevent women from rising up the ranks in today's America – and offers a scathing take on the oft-lionized bonds of sisterhood, and the relentless pressure to stay young and relevant.
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In The Woman in the Window, Anna lives alone – a recluse in her New York home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times… and spying on her neighbours.
Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, a mother, their teenage son. The perfect family. But when Anna sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble – and its shocking secrets are laid bare.
What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? In this gripping thriller, no one – and nothing – is what it seems.
One Click is the second novel by Irish writer Andrea Mara, the follow on to her acclaimed debut The Other Side of the Wall.
When Lauren takes a photo of a stranger on a beach and shares it online, she has no idea what will come of that single click. It's only when she starts to get anonymous messages about the woman on the beach that she deletes the photo.
It's too late, and the messages escalate, prompting Lauren to confess to the woman. The woman has her own dark story, one that might explain the messages. Then her ex-husband begins to harass her, telling her she shares too much online and brought this on herself.
I've got a few on the go at the moment, because there are just so many good reads to get through! On the fiction front, Friend Request is a really addictive thriller, while Never Greener is an astute and gripping debut novel from actress Ruth Jones.
Have you read any of our suggestions for good summer reads? Any others on your to-read list that we need to know about? Leave a comment below and let us know – we'd love to hear from you!


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New model leveraging flu data generates highly accurate prediction of COVID-19 spread
COVID-19 is not the flu. The disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus is more transmissible, and deadlier, than most influenza epidemics we've encountered in our lifetimes, and scientists and physicians are still learning new things about the disease and its long-term effects. But COVID-19 and the flu do have a few things in common—they are both caused by viruses that primarily infect the upper respiratory system, and both are spread by droplets, fomites and contact.
For Ishanu Chattopadhyay, Ph.D., it therefore made sense to consider whether or not these similarities could be used to help predict the spread of COVID-19. Chattopadhyay, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, and his postdoctoral scholar Yi Huang, Ph.D., drew on their previous experience modeling epidemics and expertise in machine learning to analyze years of past influenza epidemics. The new risk measure they developed—denoted as the Universal Influenza-like Transmission (UnIT) score—has proven to be better at predicting weekly case count forecasts than the best models currently described. The work was published October 14 in PLoS Computational Biology.
"Even before COVID-19, we were working on modeling pandemics in general," said Chattopadhyay, senior author on the paper. "There are multiple challenges presented by a pandemic. One is thinking about how a new strain emerges, and how the virus came to be—and the other is predicting the case counts. It's very important to understand where the disease came from, but once it's a pandemic, it's important to be able to predict how it's going to move through the population and through cities in order to develop public health policies."
Chattopadhyay and Huang jumped at the chance to use their skills to help model the pandemic nationwide, and when they looked at the existing models, they noticed a glaring absence.
"Almost every approach you could think of was already being used," said Chattopadhyay. "But one of the things it seemed like people should be looking at, but hadn't, was: Is there a similarity between COVID-19 and seasonal influenza trends? These are different diseases, but there are similarities in how they are transmitted. One indication of this is how the measures we took to curb the spread of COVID-19 also curbed the spread of the flu. So, the question is, can we actually use patterns of how flu spreads in the U.S. to inform this modeling of how COVID-19 spreads?"
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The researchers used 10 years of data on influenza hospitalizations nationwide to examine week-to-week trends in patients with the flu, allowing them to determine where infection clusters began and how they spread across the country each year. Using this data, they were able to produce the UnIT score. Combined with other variables known to be important in the spread of diseases like COVID-19, such as demographic details within a community, the model produced forecasting results that were more accurate on average than any of the other models listed on the CDC modeling hub.
"Our model is relatively simple, with far fewer variables than many of the other models being used to predict case counts and deaths. And yet we beat out those other, more complicated models on average over the entire pandemic timeline," said first author Huang, now an associate research scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. "This shows us that we can learn something valuable from things we already know, like influenza epidemics, and can combine that knowledge of history with principles in statistics to come up with a new and meaningful way to predict something truly unknown."
The results are important not just for understanding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but can be extended to help predict future pandemics.
"If we see such accuracy here, then any respiratory illness that spreads in this manner—any similar pandemics we see in the future, we can probably apply this same tool," said Chattopadhyay. "With expanding populations and environmental changes leading to more animal/human contact, many experts think that pandemic events like this may become more common. It's important to be able to model how epidemics spread and what their path will look like, particularly when we are implementing interventions like vaccines and social distancing. Being able to extract information from the data we already have is incredibly useful—it makes us more prepared for the next pandemic."
The algorithm developed by the research team has been shared on the CDC COVID-19 Forecast Hub, where it can be accessed by other scientists and is used as part of the CDC's prediction modeling for COVID-19. The researchers hope that future research can incorporate global data trends to determine whether COVID-19 trends are similar around the world, or if there are differences based on population and climate.
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I would like to get into some kind of racing. My dreams lie on rallying but from what i figure it would probably be easier to start out on pavement.
I know absolutely nothing in terms or who to talk to/where to go/when to go, ect.
Went to my first lapping day about 2 weeks ago and had a blast. Gives you a feel for your car and shows what it can really do.
Great place to start. Try to make it out this Saturday or Sunday at Dunnville. I may be at both.
Solo I and II is a good way to start racing.
But you should 1st see if you really enjoy it, go to a couple of driving schools (many car club have them, the BMW Club of Canada has a reputable one) and get some proper instruction. Lapping days are nice but you keep perfecting your mistakes instead of learning the proper way. But lapping days are much cheaper.
Another thing, make sure that you have lot's of play money. Racing is very very expensive.
Hey Noid, good to hear you want to come racing!
I respect the guys that say karting, thats fine, I started there too but I dont think it is a necsesary step. ( I will elaborate more if you want) I might recomend differently if you were 16 and a noob to driving.
I raced in karts at the club level for 3 years, and regionally for 3 years, mostly 2 stroke stuff. That being said I did begin my karting career in one of those "arrive and drives" leagues as noted above though....I just would recomentd it unless money was REAL TIGHT.
If you have a suitable car I would attend a racing school, something like the CASC sanctioned school in Calabaogie in the spring...not only do you get great driving instruction but you also get training that is capable of qualifying you for a race licence to road race regionally eventually.
What do you have for a car?
Is it your daily driver?
I may have a nice E30 325 completely race prepped for sale, it will be sold over the witner for well under $10,000...it has almost $30,000 invested in the build, with reciepts to validate.
Let me know if you need anymore info on going racing, I will do my best to steer you in the right direction.
I went from Karts, to Formula VEE, to BMW sedan racing at a regional level...that was my path.
I think the first question you have to ask yourself is why you want to do it. If you have aspirations of becoming some kind of champion, or even some day making a little money at it, then you have to start in Karts. The thing is that this is not for everyone... If you're not winning at Karts after your first or second season (and doing so at each level when you're moving up), then it's time to pass on the dream unless you're loaded.
If you just want to compete for the sake of competing, then I'd say start with some good HPDE schools, like the ones put on by BMW Club at the bigger tracks like MoSport and Tremblant. It sounds like you've never been on the track, so you will really want to try these first because you will find that it's an entirely different ball game from being a badass on the street. You may well find yourself progressing quickly and being just as comfortable being on the edge at the track as you are blasting through twisty public roads but in many cases that is far from reality and you may just get pissed off and frustrated - so it will just be a cheap way to find out if it is or is not what you really want, before you start dumping $ into a track car, which, like Bruno said, is endless.
I am not saying this because I have a car for sale either...LOL.
Most racers, definetely if you spend some time around them at the track, and almost certainly when instructing or mentorring a noobie...will all tell you the same thing.
...it is just sooooo much cheaper that way until you really know that you are doing....and can do most of the work yourself and/or have really good connections, or REALLY DEEP POCKETS!
Buy/race something you can afford to "write off", and walk away from it without being suicidial, as you will think it can't happen to you, but as many have found out it happens real fast!
Last edited by legger; 11-24-2008 at 12:37 PM.
The problem is that for most people, buying a car that's ready to go for cash is not feasible. But putting one together over time, doing the work themselves, is. For many including myself, it's also the more interesting step vs the actual driving (I'm no racer btw, just a track junkie).
I do agree, even if you do the work yourself, it is much cheaper to buy than build.
The only drawback is that you don't really know what the previous owner did.
The only Pro of building a car from scratch is that you can start with your daily driver and modify it until you need a trailer to bring it to the track (stifff suspension and such).
But at the end it will cost way more.
Last edited by Bruno; 11-24-2008 at 12:31 PM.
Actually you guys are right, I take it back. I still say if you are patient, you can build a car for cheaper than the average ready car price... but if you're equally patient you can also find a car for a better deal than a build. I got lucky with a lot of things I got for mine and it ended up costing me under 10k including the car itself, when the same thing would cost a lot more to buy (granted it has no cage but the cars for sale I looked at didn't either). And like Bruno said, I didn't fork that over right away. It started life as an eta, then it got a full suspension swap, diff, then wheels/tires, then the S52 driveline.
I originally took my 2.5L NA Subaru Impreza (my daily driver)...from a base model car to the brink of being my Castrol Touring Car.
I had the engine swapped for a JDM 2.0L turbo, acquired low km used cusco race suspension, 4 pot brakes for all 4 corners, 2 sets of light racing wheels, race seat and steering wheels...and was ready to have the cage welded in within a month...then it donned on me..." I am going to have a $35,000-40,000 race car???
I raced a $16,000 car instead of a $35,000 build...and man am I glad I did one year later. I ended up renting out that car most of the year as I had a friend with some good $$$ approach me about it...and then went out and bought another E30 for sub $10,000 that I raced...the guy I bought it from spent $28,000 on it over a 5 year period.
Building race cars is fun, but expensive...why not benefit from somebody elses long hours and endless bills...$$$$$$.
...and all that time, money and worry spent debugging it... you're right. I think if I ever got serious about racing and needed a fully prepped machine, with stripped interior, cage etc, the end price would just make find one that's ready or almost ready to go. But I guess for now I'm a tinkerer first, driver second.
There is a lot of deals out there because a race car is an asset that depreciates extremely fast and there is a limited market for a play car that needs a trailer to be moved around.
Even your modified car Big D, you would loose a lot of money if you wanted to sell it, even though you did most of the work yourself, or it will take a long time to find the right buyer.
Legger, what engine do you run on your E30? What series would you race this year?
I am going to run vintage, but not until the economy is better, will keep teaching driving school and finish the car in the mean time.
Actually until recently I would have made a significant profit if I sold it (especially if I put in another 1k or so to clean up the old paint). Now you're probably right, no one's buying things like this. I like how a friend of mine put it recently about selling a car you have so much time and emotion invested in, for "fair market value": I'd rather just set it on fire.
By the way, post any updated pics of the 6! Did you start on the schematic paint job?


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QLineEdit a (enabled) -> QLineEdit b (enabled) -> QLineEdit c (disabled) -> QLineEdit d (disabled) -> QLineEdit e (enabled)

A: It sounds like you want to use QKeyEvents.
A simplistic implementation would be something like this:
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The specifics of the implementation would be up to you, of course.

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The hardness testing of plastics is most often measured by the Rockwell hardness test or Shore (durometer) hardness test. Both methods measure the resistance of the plastic toward indentation, thereby providing an empirical hardness value. These hardness values do not necessarily correlate to other properties or fundamental characteristics. Rockwell hardness is generally chosen for 'harder' plastics such as nylon, polycarbonate, polystyrene, and acetal where the resiliency or creep of the polymer is less likely to affect the results. The Ball Indentation Hardness test (ISO 2039-1; DIN 53456) is used in Europe much more often than in North America. The Barcol hardness test is sometimes chosen for thermoset polymers. The figure below, from Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products, shows the Rockwell hardness test geometry.
A specimen of at least 1/4 inches (6.4 mm) thickness is indented by a steel ball. A small load is applied, the apparatus is zeroed, and then a larger load is applied and removed. After a short time with the preload still applied, the remaining indentation is read from the scale.
The results obtained from this test are useful measures of relative resistance to indentation of various grades of plastics. However, the Rockwell hardness test does not serve well as a predictor of other properties such as strength or resistance to scratches, abrasion, or wear, and should not be used alone for product design specifications.
Different Rockwell hardness scales utilize different size steel balls and different loads. The three most common scales used for plastics are Rockwell E, Rockwell M, and Rockwell R; results reported from the Rockwell L scale are much rarer. Many other Rockwell hardness scales are used for metals, with Rockwell A, Rockwell B, and Rockwell C being the three most common. As seen in the charts below, the correlation between the Rockwell scales used for plastics is weak enough that attempts at conversion between the scales are discouraged.
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logReader = New EventLogReader(eventsQuery)
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While Not eventInstance Is Nothing
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        <EventID>99</EventID>
        <Version>1</Version>
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        <Task>0</Task>
        <Opcode>0</Opcode>
        <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
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I am trying to retrieve the number between the <Version> tags. This will only exist once in the variable.
I have been through loads of posts here and other places but I cannot get these other solutions to work, or simply do not understand.
Can someone point me in the right direction?

A: Using LINQ to XML and XML literals:
' At the top of the file
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China is developing next generation rocket engine to power its ambitious space programme, which includes three planetary missions over the next five years, as well as a permanent station on the moon.
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China's Next Generation Rocket Engine To Power Ambitious Space Programme.
According to state-owned Science and Technology Daily, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CSAC) has made significant advances in several key technologies for the new engine, which will have a much higher fuel efficiency than those in service.
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According to the report, CSAC is continuing to work on the YF-77's reliability to meet China's ambitious launch plans for 2021, including the core module for its permanent space station Tiangong in the next few months.
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A prototype of an optimised YF-77 recently completed a trial firing of 500 seconds – equal to the time required in a real mission – in its fourth such trial so far, the report said, adding that four more would be carried out to test its reliability.
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In line with the industry focus on risk management, the OSFI B-21 Guidelines, and responsible diligent lending practices, CMHC is implementing policy modifications for homeowner 1-4 unit properties and providing greater clarification on the requirements surrounding the verification of the borrower's income and employment.
§ CMHC is harmonizing its policies with respect to the qualifying interest rates used for low ratio and high ratio loans submitted for mortgage loan insurance. Whether the loan is high or low ratio, qualifying interest rate for all variable rate mortgages regardless of the term, and fixed rate mortgages with a term less than five years, will be the greater of the contractual mortgage interest rate or the five-year benchmark interest rate. For fixed rate mortgages, where the term is 5 years or more, the qualifying interest rate is the contract interest rate.
§ In line with industry efforts to encourage borrowers to save for homeownership, lender cash backs will no longer be considered as an eligible non-traditional source of down payment to satisfy minimum equity requirements.
§ To add clarity and ensure increased consistency in how its policy is interpreted and applied, CMHC is modifying its policy with respect to the verification of the borrower's income and employment. The policy will now state that lenders must obtain third party verification of the underlying income for all borrowers including substantiation of employment status and income history.
The effective date to comply with the modifications and clarification outlined above is June 30, 2015. CMHC recognizes that the policy change related to qualifying interest rates for transactional low ratio loans may generate system impacts for some Approved Lenders. For this reason, CMHC is allowing for flexibility in implementing this change. Approved Lenders are expected to implement the change as early as possible and no later than December 31, 2015.
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