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Amanda Herbert  (born 1943) is a British cytopathologist and histopathologist.

Career
Herbert studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital, graduating in 1968. In 1982, she became a consultant cytopathologist and histopathologist at Southampton University Hospitals Trust, moving in 1998 to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, where she became part-time in 2008. She is also an honorary senior lecturer at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine.

She served as chair of the cytopathology subcommittee and examination panel of the Royal College of Pathologists from 1993 to 1997; and in various roles at the British Society for Clinical Cytology from 1984. She is co-editor of the journal Eurocytology and was editor of Cytopathology from 2008 to 2014.

Herbert has been published in Acta Oncologica, the British Medical Journal, Cytopathology, Human Pathology, the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, the Journal of General Virology,  the Journal of Medical Screening, The Journal of Pathology, and Thorax.

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1943 births
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Physicians of St Mary's Hospital, London

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Create and submit a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to summarize your findings. The slideshow should resemble an actual presentation that could be used for training application support staff.
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Create a draft of an application support checklist for Outlook®. You should first identify and diagnose five frequent errors in Outlook®. Each error must then offer possible diagnosing strategies and troubleshooting tactics. Provide an alternative support approach for each error for customers who might be at a lower skill level.
o Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with at least six slides.
o Make the topic of the presentation on how a support desk can communicate effectively with customers.
o Create a master slide with a logo, footer, and font.
o Add notes to each slide.
o Insert a graphic or picture.
o Place a text box in the title slide with your name.
o Insert transitions for each slide.
o Adjust text alignment in the title slide so it is centered.
o Insert an organizational chart.
Situation 1: Susan, a pharmaceutical representative, must create a presentation about a new drug recently approved by the FDA. She wants to know the main functions of Microsoft® PowerPoint®. Susan's gathered data includes graphs, videos, and statistics of the new drug.
Situation 2: The training department from a local electronics store provides presentations to newly hired employees about the company and its operations. There are four different presentations created by four different people. The training supervisor wants to unify all four presentations into one without manually manipulating each slide.
Situation 3: Tim, a college sophomore, is having trouble with a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation he e-mailed to himself from the library's computer. When he executes the presentation, the slides change too fast, the font changes, and the audio from each transition does not match. Tim wants to know why this has happened and what can fix it.
Identify a general approach for facilitating the customer over the telephone. What are possible challenges in the given situation? What strategies would help you overcome the challenges?
If causes to the problem or question described by the customer are unclear in the situation, explain how you would further diagnose the problem or question.
Once the causes are identified, describe a step-by-step troubleshooting process to help the customer complete the task.
If the customer has problems understanding or following your instructions, briefly explain an alternative solution.
Write a 200- to 300-word response that explains the following: Based on the article by Fontana (2008), what is the motivation for the pptPlex prototype Microsoft® is trying to implement in Microsoft® PowerPoint®? How might this affect existing Microsoft® PowerPoint® users and the level of support required by the software? Explain your answer.
Microsoft® PowerPoint® provides features that assist developing various presentation styles. What are two features that must be used cautiously when creating a business presentation? What effect do these features have on an audience? Explain your answer.
Microsoft® PowerPoint® is evolving graphically. How might this change the complexity of a presentation? Do you think Microsoft®'s plug-ins enhance the effectiveness of its product? Why or why not?
Write a 200- to 300-word response that answers the following questions: In his article from Computer Act!ve, Stevenson (2008) introduces an alternative use for Microsoft® PowerPoint®. List and explain the five steps to creating a basic Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. How would these steps differ if the presentation had a business orientation? What features should be emphasized and why?
o Create a database consisting of two tables.
o Establish a primary key for each table.
o Create a relationship between the two tables.
o Set appropriate properties for all fields.
o Enter at least five mock student records in the first table. In the second table, enter at least three courses for each student listed in the first table.
o Create a report containing student ID numbers, first names, last names, courses, and letter grades for all students.
o Create a query to search for students who received an A in a course. Display student ID number, first name, and last name in the query.
Situation 1: Jack, a veterinarian, has experienced tremendous growth within his business. All animal records are shelved in folders and are sorted alphabetically by the owner's name. Jack is ready to rid himself of the time and space these files take and has inquired about Microsoft® Access®. He wants to know about the key functions of using Microsoft® Access® and how a table, query, primary key, and a report are important to his database needs.
Situation 2: Frank has created a database to inventory his customers' past due accounts to ensure that he receives payment. He has created two tables: one for customer demographics, and the other for the type of service rendered. When he creates a report, the customers' demographics are all that show and not the amount that is past due.
Situation 3: Stephanie has been using a Microsoft® Access® database and queries to track her commemorative plate collection. She recently discovered that her plates have serial numbers and decided to record these within her database. When she replaced each plate's ID with the appropriate serial number, she was unable to use her queries. She wants to know why this has happened. Stephanie also wants to know if each serial number is unique or similar to the assigned ID number she has used in the past.
If the customer has problems understanding your instructions, briefly explain an alternative solution.
Write a 200- to 300-word response that answers the following questions: Based on the article by Samuels and Wood (2007), what are the five basic steps required for analyzing data using Microsoft® Access®? How could these steps help you diagnose and troubleshoot Microsoft® Access® errors? Which of the five steps presents the greatest possibility for user error and why? Explain your answer.
Micosoft® Access® is often more efficient than Microsoft® Excel® when constructing databases. Explain why a customer using Microsoft® Excel® may want to use Microsoft® Access® as an alternative. How would you explain usage of data between both applications to users?
o Format appropriate cells for currency.
o Construct a bar graph using the existing data and provide labels and a legend.
o Insert a border around data.
o Freeze the first column of the data set.
o Sort the daily spending amounts in ascending order.
o Using the Tools menu, set the Excel spreadsheet to be protected.
o Calculate the sum of the entire data set.
o Calculate the average of the entire data set.
o Delete any empty cells between the data cells to condense the data.
Situation 1: A business professional wants to use Microsoft® Excel® to organize data for the monthly expense report. He has never used Microsoft® Excel® and is inquiring about the functions that would support him with this task.
Situation 2: A husband is having difficulties with his Microsoft® Excel®spreadsheet. He has been trying to track his monthly grocery spending to find the daily average he spends on food. The spreadsheet is organized by day, and for the days in which no groceries were purchased, he enters zero. He is seeking assistance to calculate the correct monthly average.
Situation 3: A local grocery store owner has created a spreadsheet containing the types of inventory she carries within the store. The spreadsheet contains 235 different kinds of inventory, defined by price, quantity on hand, ordered quantity, and category. She loses her placement every time she scrolls through the data set. She wants to know how to effectively scroll through the data sheet and manage this large data set.
Team-up with another student assigned by the facilitator.
Discuss how to diagnose and troubleshoot the situations.
Complete your written responses individually.
Write a 200- to 300-word response that answers the following question: Based on the article by Lenning (2005), what is a primary security risk that users should acknowledge when using macros? Why is it important to educate users of these risks once their dilemma is resolved? Aside from installing Microsoft service packs, what types of support strategies should be utilized to ensure risks are minimized? Explain your answer.
Microsoft® Excel's versatility allows users to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. How does the versatility of Microsoft® Excel® affect application support? Because of its versatility, what assumptions must be made when diagnosing and troubleshooting Microsoft® Excel®-based problems?
Write a 200- to 300-word response that answers the following: Based on the article by Lenning (2005), how is a macro utilized within Microsoft® Excel®? Name various business functions that require the use of a macro. What are possible limitations using macros within Microsoft® Excel® and how would you convey this to a user?
o Change the document body to left alignment.
o Correct any header and footer misspellings.
o Set margins at 1 inch.
o Wrap text around graphics.
o Insert page numbers within the header.
o Replace the existing date with the auto date function.
o Set the hanging indention for all paragraphs at .25 inch.
o Create a comment for the introductory paragraph.
o Change bullet point styles.
o Create a table of contents using the Table of Contents feature.
Situation 1: A student, planning to attend a local college in the fall, has been told to purchase word processing software for an English class. He is currently looking to buy Microsoft® Word, but he wants to know the major functions of this software.
Situation 2: A woman, who owns her own business, calls the support desk looking to create a Microsoft® Word template for mail sent to customers. She wants each letter to look similar; she is also tired of cutting and pasting her company logo and contact information into each letter.
Situation 3: An employee working in the human resources department of your company is writing the Employee Handbook. He wants to insert various headers and footers in different sections of the handbook, but needs it all to be contained in a single Microsoft® Word file. He tells you that he has already set section breaks within the handbook, but all headers and footers he has inserted are the same for all sections. He asks you why this is happening and how he can fix it.
· Identify a general approach for facilitating the customer over the telephone. What are possible challenges in the given situation? What strategies would help you overcome the challenges?
· If causes to the problem or question described by the customer are unclear in the situation, explain how you would further diagnose the problem or question.
· Once the causes are identified, describe a step-by-step troubleshooting process to help the customer complete the task.
Write a 200- to 300-word response that answers the following: Customers often save their Word documents to unknown folders within their computers. What are some ways to search for recent .doc files using Microsoft® Word? What recommendations would you provide a user to minimize such misplacements? Explain your answer.
Microsoft® Word provides the ability to set defaults allowing users to customize their style within their document. Explain how you would educate a customer on setting his or her own document style. What strategies would you advise to help the customer avoid common style problems?
Microsoft® Word provides keyboard combinations that can increase a user's efficiency. How can these shortcuts simplify the support process for Microsoft® Word? For those customers that solely use alternative methods of completing these tasks, how would you introduce these key combinations?


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Blackhawks analyst Eddie Olczyk adds Royal Ascot horse racing to increasing list of NBC duties
By Stephen Whyno
Associated Press |
Eddie Olczyk already bounces back and forth during the spring between the NHL playoffs and horse racing's Triple Crown.
Now he's adding a new stop on his pucks and ponies tour.
Olczyk will go from the broadcast booth at Boston's TD Garden for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to Ascot Racecourse in England to work his first Royal Ascot. He and fellow American Britney Eurton will join British broadcaster Nick Luck for the NBC Sports telecast of the horse racing festival, which runs from June 18-22.
"It is their biggest stage, you could argue, across the pond," Olczyk told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I'll get fitted for my tails and my top hat and get to work on Friday and Saturday."
Olczyk isn't worried about Royal Ascot's dress code. Men at Royal Ascot are required to wear a waistcoat and tie, black shoes and a black or grey top hat, and women have even more old-fashioned guidelines.
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"The last time that I had tails on might've been at a wedding that I stood up in probably back in the mid-'80s," Olczyk said. "It's not still in the closet. We'll get fitted over there and hopefully be able to fit right in."
Olczyk is in his fifth year doing horse racing for NBC — and 13th at the Stanley Cup Final — but he's still nervous about the unfamiliarity of his next adventure.
"There's always the nerves of the unknown," Olczyk said. "Handicapping races over there is in every sense of the word foreign compared to how I do it or how we do it over here, so that'll be kind of a learning curve."
It's a long way but a short turnaround from his seat next to Mike "Doc" Emrick for the Blues-Bruins Game 7 on Wednesday night to the glistening track about an hour outside London. But the hockey and horse racing mix has always been part of Olczyk's life since childhood, and he's thrilled to give up some days off to keep this roll going.
"There's just so many things to appreciate about both," Olczyk said. "I think the thing that I've always been drawn to is the practices, the training sessions in the morning and I find they're on the same playing field when I get the chance to do both."
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The Orion 16 is a portrait style direct vent gas fireplace. The size of the Orion make it an excellent unit for high traffic areas that don't have a lot of wall space, particularly the bedroom or kitchen. Heating up to 700 sq.ft, with a weight of only 105lbs, this unit is a powerful unit in a small package.
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Six House Democrats today asked the GAO, the federal watchdog agency that conducts investigations and audits on behalf of Congress, to issue a legal opinion about the Bureau of Reclamation's funding scheme. The penalty for this type of misuse of public money can include removal from office.
Led by Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the Natural Resources Committee's Ranking Member, six House Democrats are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to open a new investigation into the misuse of taxpayer funds by the Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation, following last month's revelations that tens of millions of dollars were secretly spent by the federal agency to subsidize private interests and help develop plans for a massive new California water project.
In its September audit, the Interior Department's Inspector General found that the Bureau of Reclamation improperly subsidized the planning process for the California WaterFix project, also known as the "Delta Tunnels." The audit identified at least $84 million in taypayer funds spent without disclosure to Congress as required by law, and kept hidden from other water users, stakeholders, and the public.
According to the Inspector General, at least $50 million of this total should have been paid by the local water agencies that sought to benefit from the massive infrastructure project, such as the powerful Westlands Water District. Instead, those costs were secretly reassigned by the Bureau of Reclamation so that taxpayers would pay most of the water districts' share.
With today's letter, the lawmakers are asking the GAO, the federal watchdog agency that conducts investigations and audits on behalf of Congress, to issue a legal opinion about the Bureau of Reclamation's funding scheme. The penalty for this type of misuse of public money can include removal from office.
The Inspector General's audit found that the controversial funding plan was first launched in 2008, during the period when David Bernhardt was the department's top lawyer. Upon leaving the department, Bernhardt became one of the top lobbyists for the Westlands Water District, the major beneficiary of this funding plan. He has now returned to the Interior Department as Deputy Secretary. In responses to the Inspector General, Interior Department staff have indicated that there are no plans to recoup these millions of dollars in taxpayer funds that were spent without authorization or rationale.
In addition to Rep. Huffman and Rep. Grijalva, the letter was also signed by Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), and Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA).
[USBR] did not report [to Congress] $50 million derived from an appropriation, available for other general purposes, that it also used for the BDCP. USBR obtained this $50 million over a 7‑year span by using a complex, obscure process that was not disclosed in the annual congressional budget justifications, Office of Management and Budget Calfed Bay‑Delta certified annual financial reports, or numerous briefing documents on BDCP issues and status prepared by USBR for senior management officials.
The complex, obscure process cited by DOI OIG report involved USBR altering its standard funding process for operation and maintenance activities which, according to the DOI OIG report, "obscured the source of its funding and the total cost of [USBR's] participation in the BDCP." DOI OIG Report, at 8. The DOI OIG report states that "USBR supplemented its BDCP activities with $50 million derived from funds appropriated for 'water and related resources' and authorized for application to reimbursable Federal [Central Valley Project Operation and Maintenance] activities and other purposes." DOI OIG Report, at 8. That is, USBR may have "written off" reimbursable expenses and converted them to expenses borne by the taxpayer.
Given these troubling findings, we respectfully request a GAO legal opinion as to whether USBR's actions with regard to the $50 million referenced above were consistent with, among other things, the rule against augmentation and the Miscellaneous Receipts Statute, 31 U.S.C. § 3302 (b). For your convenience, please find the full OIG report enclosed.


Can Exercise Improve Cognitive Function?
Physical activity has been linked to improved cerebral blood flow and neuronal connectivity as well as maintenance or improvement in brain volume, but there is little evidence is available to support whether exercise actually lowers the rate of cognitive decline. A new study published in JAMA examines the effect of physical activity on cognitive function.
Kaycee M. Sink, MD, MAS, of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, and colleagues evaluated whether a 24-month physical activity program would result in better cognitive function, lower risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, or both, compared with a health education program. Participants were sedentary adults who were at risk for mobility disability but able to walk about a quarter mile and were between the ages of 70–89 years. Subjects were randomized to either a structured, moderate-intensity physical activity program (walking, resistance training, flexibility exercises) or a health education program (educational workshops, upper-extremity stretching). Measures of cognitive function and incident MCI or dementia were determined at 24 months.
Compared with the health education program, the moderate-intensity physical activity intervention did not result in improved global or domain-specific cognition. There was also no significant difference between the physical activity group and the health education program group in the incidence of MCI or dementia (13.2% vs. 12.1%, respectively), although this outcome had limited statistical power. Subjects in the physical activity group who were ≥80 years and those with poorer baseline physical performance had better changes in executive function composite scores compared with those in the health education group.
"This finding is important because executive function is the most sensitive cognitive domain to exercise interventions, and preserving it is required for independence in instrumental activities of daily living. Future physical activity interventions, particularly in vulnerable older adult groups (e.g., ≥80yrs of age and those with especially diminished physical functioning levels), may be warranted," the authors conclude.
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Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF.B) earnings release for the 1st quarter of their 2020 fiscal year
Category: Stock Market and Movado Group
Date: 28 August 2019
We take a look at the earnings release for the first quarter of their 2020 fiscal year of beverage brand owner Brown-Forman whose brands include Jack Daniels and el Jimador tequila
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About Brown-Forman
With $5,500 in saved and borrowed money, George Garvin Brown, a young pharmaceuticals salesman in Louisville, Kentucky, starts J.T.S. Brown and Bro. with his half-brother. They sell whisky in sealed glass bottles to assure its quality, an innovative approach at a time when whisky is commonly sold by the barrel. Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky is the flagship brand. After several name changes and the dissolution of the original partnership, George Garvin enters in a partnership with George Forman, his accountant and friend, and Brown-Forman is created
For almost 150 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel's & Cola, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, Finlandia, Korbel, el Jimador, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Canadian Mist, Herradura, New Mix, Sonoma-Cutrer, Early Times, Chambord, BenRiach and GlenDronach. Brown-Forman's brands are supported by over 4,800 employees and sold in approximately 170 countries worldwide. The image below shows some of the main highlights for Brown-Forman for their 2019 fiscal year
Financial overview of Brown-Forman's latest results
Numbers we are interested in: (for the quarter)
Net sales: $766 million (unchanged from $766 million for the same quarter of the previous year)
Cost of sales: $243 $268 million (up 10% from $243 million for the same quarter of the previous year)
Gross profit: $523 million $498million down -5% from $523 million for the same quarter of the previous year)
Net income: $186 million (down -7% from $200 million for the same quarter of the previous year)
Diluted earnings per share: $0.41 $0.39 (down -6% from $0.41 for the same quarter of the previous year)
Gross margin: 68.2% 64.9%
Operating margin: 34.5% 32.4 %
Cash dividends paid per common share: $0.166
Dividend yield: 1.1%
Cash and cash equivalents per share: $0.64 (1.1% of the group's stock price)
Accounts receivable, net: $626 million
Accounts receivable as percentage of total assets: 11.7% (we see more than 20% as alarming)
Inventories: $609 million
Inventories as percentage of total assets: 11.4% (we see more than 20% as alarming)
Stockholders' equity: $1.663 billion
Stockholders equity per share: $3.46
Shares in issue: 480.088 million
Cash generated from operations : $72 million
Cash generated per share: $0.15
Brown-Forman commentary on the results and earnings guidance
Louisville, KY, August 28, 2019 – Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BFA, BFB) reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2020. For the first quarter, the company reported net sales of $766 million, flat both on a reported and underlying basis compared to the same prior-year period. In the quarter, reported operating income declined 6% to $248 million (-8% on an underlying basis) and diluted earnings per share declined 6% to $0.39. Lawson Whiting, the company's President and Chief Executive Officer said, "Our first quarter results came in largely as anticipated considering the year-over-year drag from tariffs and timing of customer orders. Our takeaway trends remain healthy in most of our major markets globally, with particularly improving trends in the United States, our largest market. We believe we remain on track to deliver another year of solid underlying net sales and underlying operating income growth driven by the Jack Daniel's family of brands. This includes the benefit we expect from the launch of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Apple beginning in October, as well as the continued strength of our portfolio of premium bourbons and tequilas."
Whiting further added, "We continue to invest behind the momentum of our business, by not only absorbing much of the tariff costs, but thoughtfully re-allocating and reinvesting back into our brands and our people, including the recent announcement of establishing our own distribution platform in the United Kingdom. We believe that investing in momentum will position us well for the next generation of growth and continue to deliver superior returns for our shareholders."
First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Highlights
• Underlying and reported net sales were flat, with broad-based geographic and portfolio contribution being offset by the impact from tariffs and timing of customer orders:
◦ The United States grew underlying net sales 4% (+6% reported), emerging markets grew underlying net sales 3% (+1% reported), and underlying net sales in our developed international markets declined 3% (-5% reported)
◦ Underlying net sales for the Jack Daniel's family of brands declined 1% (-1% reported), driven by a 4% underlying net sales decline (-3% reported) in Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
◦ Premium bourbons grew underlying net sales 16% (+23% reported), including 15% underlying net sales growth from Woodford Reserve (+22% reported)
◦ Herradura grew underlying net sales 22% (+22% reported) while el Jimador grew underlying net sales 10% (flat reported)
◦ Declining gross margins, down 330 bps, were affected by tariffs and rising input costs
◦ Underlying operating income declined 8% (-6% reported) and diluted earnings per share declined 6% to $0.39
First Quarter of Fiscal 2020 Results By Market – Growth Led by the United States
The United States grew underlying net sales by 4% (+6% reported) driven by sustained double-digit growth from our premium bourbons, Woodford Reserve and Old Forester, and high single-digit underlying net sales growth in aggregate from our tequilas, Herradura and el Jimador. The Jack Daniel's family of brands grew underlying net sales in the low-single digits reflecting improving trends for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey supported by incremental investment in broad reach media and promotional activities. The company's consumer takeaway trends in the United States continue to improve, growing mid-single digits and largely in-line with total distilled spirits.
Underlying net sales in the company's emerging markets grew 3% (+1% reported) on top of last year's strong double-digit underlying net sales growth. This growth was suppressed by approximately three points due to tariff-related buy-ins in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Despite a difficult macroeconomic and political environment, Mexico grew underlying net sales 3% (+6% reported), fueled largely by pricing gains for Herradura and our super-premium cristalino tequila, Ultra. Brazil grew underlying net sales 7% (+14% reported) driven by expanding demand for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire and Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey. Russia experienced a 62% increase in underlying net sales (+34% reported) driven by strong consumer momentum and favorable comparisons to the same period last year where results were negatively affected by disruption resulting from the fiscal 2017 route-to-consumer change. Poland's underlying net sales declined 14% (-15% reported) largely driven by tariff-related buy-ins in the same period last year and declines for Finlandia. China and India produced strong double-digit underlying net sales growth, led by Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, while Turkey's underlying net sales declined double digits due in part to fiscal 2019 first quarter tariff-related buy-ins.
Underlying net sales in the company's developed international markets declined 3% (-5% reported). This growth was suppressed by approximately six points due to tariff-related buy-ins last year and net pricing reductions this year. Underlying net sales in the United Kingdom and Germany declined 14% (-21% reported) and 9% (-6% reported), respectively, influenced significantly by last year's first quarter tariff-related buy-ins. France grew underlying net sales 6% (+7% reported) led by the launch of Jack Daniel's RTDs3 and gains for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey. Australia delivered modest underlying net sales growth of 1% (-2% reported) while Spain grew reported and underlying net sales in the high-single digits as a result of accelerated consumer momentum. Travel Retail's underlying net sales declined 14% (-15% reported) driven primarily by the timing of customer orders last year where this channel produced strong double-digit underlying net sales growth.
First Quarter of Fiscal 2020 Results By Brand
Jack Daniel's family of brands underlying net sales declined 1% (-1% reported) globally as growth was impacted by approximately three percentage points due to tariff-related buy-ins and related net pricing reductions. Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey experienced a 4% decline (-3% reported) in underlying net sales as tariff-related buy-ins and related net pricing reductions significantly affected our developed international markets. Jack Daniel's RTD/RTP business delivered broad-based underlying net sales growth of 7% (+6% reported), Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey grew underlying net sales 5% (-3% reported), and Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire increased underlying net sales 2% (-2% reported) fueled primarily by markets outside of the United States. Gentleman Jack grew underlying net sales 7% (+10% reported) driven by demand in both our domestic and international markets.
Brown-Forman's portfolio of premium bourbon brands, including Woodford Reserve and Old Forester, delivered 16% (+23% reported) underlying net sales growth as category trends remain favorable and the company's brands continue to gain share in the United States. Woodford Reserve, the leader in the super-premium bourbon category, grew underlying net sales 15% (+22% reported) and was the largest contributor to underlying net sales growth in the first quarter. Volumetric gains fueled Old Forester's double-digit underlying net sales growth as the company continues to leverage recent investments such as its Louisville distillery and homeplace and the increased focus provided from our emerging brands team in the United States.
The company's tequila brands sustained double-digit underlying net sales growth fueled by Herradura's underlying net sales growth of 22% (+22% reported) and el Jimador's underlying net sales growth of 10% (flat reported). Herradura's underlying net sales growth was driven by pricing and higher volumes in Mexico and the United States. el Jimador's underlying net sales growth was driven by higher volumes and pricing in the United States. Finlandia vodka's underlying net sales declined 5% (-9% reported). Positive volume growth in Russia was offset by underlying net sales declines in Poland driven by the competitive vodka category.
Other P&L Items
Company-wide price/mix increased one percentage point due to favorable growth from our higher- priced brands, offset by a one percentage point decline in volumes primarily related to tariffs. Underlying gross profit declined 5% (-5% reported) pulled down by tariffs and higher input costs. Reported gross margin declined 330bps in the first quarter to 64.9%, approximately 210bps reflective of tariff costs with the remainder essentially being driven by higher input costs, including agave and wood.
Underlying advertising spend decreased 4% (-6% reported) in the first quarter as increased media spend on Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey in the United States was more than offset by the timing of spend on our tequila brands and the rest of the Jack Daniel's family of brands. Underlying SG&A decreased 1% (-2% reported) driven by lower compensation-related costs. Underlying operating income declined 8% (-6% reported).
On July 25, 2019, Brown-Forman declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.166 per share on the Class A and Class B common stock, equating to an annualized cash dividend of $0.664 per share. The quarterly cash dividend is payable on October 1, 2019 to stockholders of record on September 6, 2019. Brown-Forman has paid regular quarterly cash dividends for 74 consecutive years and has increased the dividend for 35 consecutive years.
Fiscal Year 2020 Outlook
Growing uncertainty around the global economic and geopolitical environment combined with the competitive landscape in the developed world could impact our future results. Despite these factors, the company is reaffirming its prior full year fiscal 2020 guidance of:
1. Underlying net sales growth of 5% to 7%.
2. Underlying operating income growth of 3% to 5%.
3. Diluted earnings per share of $1.75 to $1.85
Brown-Forman's company (NYSE: BF.B) stock price history
The image below shows the stock price history of Brown-Forman over the last 5 years. 5 years ago the stock price was around $35 a share, today its trading at $58.99 a share. Strong increase in the share price over the last 5 years which has rewarded investors handsomely. While the gains are not astronomical like certain IT/Entertainment stocks such as Netflix it has provided investors with consistent growth over time. Slow and steady always wins the race. Dont believe us, think about the tortoise and the hare,
Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF.B) latest stock valuation
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Main » 2018 » November » 4 » "ESMA" Showcases The Capabilities Of "Artificial Intelligence" In The Automotive Sector In Collaboration With 175 Institutions From 18 Count
"ESMA" Showcases The Capabilities Of "Artificial Intelligence" In The Automotive Sector In Collaboration With 175 Institutions From 18 Count
450 International Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities For Development From Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Saturday 3 November 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
The 4th International Conference on Future Mobility (ICFM) will be held in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday, featuring a world-class team of experts in the automotive industry and technologies, which is expected to reach 450 experts and professionals representing more than 175 government and private institutions from 18 countries.
The conference and its accompanying exhibition is organized by the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) in cooperation with the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of ESMA, at the St. Regis Hotel & Resort Saadiyat Island on the 7 and 8 November.
The conference and exhibition will discuss the challenges and opportunities in this promising sector, while Artificial intelligence in the automotive industry and sustainable transport infrastructure forms the latest developments in the fourth edition of the conference, under the theme "Artificial Intelligence and Future Mobility."
H.E. Al Maeeni said, "The automotive and transport sector faces a future that may radically differ from its present and past, especially as there are many trends and innovations ranging from decentralization of energy, the Internet of things and artificial intelligence, and they are converging together to radically transform the global transport ecosystem."
He pointed out that the digital and technical revolution in the vehicle sector, such as self-driving and artificial intelligence, has the ability to fully transform the mobility system: "we in ESMA realize that the real potential of these technologies cannot be fully realized until the legislative and technical basis is prepared. At ESMA, we contribute to achieving this vision through the development of regulatory frameworks and infrastructure of technical legislation and standard specifications required."
H.E. Abdulla Abdulqader Al Maeeni, Director General, said: "The acquisition of practical experience from these new systems will allow our government to keep abreast of these technological developments. We work closely with manufacturers and regulators around the world, closely follow the developments in this sector, and consistently seek to develop a regulatory framework and standards consistent with global legislation.
He continued: "The transformation of the country's mobility sector and the rapid adoption of green, smart and self-driving transport systems and mechanisms have been part of the agendas and vision of government agencies that have launched a series of initiatives and plans to realize the vision of making the UAE a global capital for the future, including Abu Dhabi Transportation Mobility Management Strategy, the Surface Transport Master Plan - Abu Dhabi, and the Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy."
On the sidelines of the conference, the exhibition will showcase the latest technology, which is the icon of the future of mobility. Government agencies, automotive manufacturers and infrastructure suppliers will showcase their initiatives, products and innovative solutions in intelligent and connected mobility and environmentally friendly vehicles.
The list of government partners for this annual summit includes the UAE Insurance Authority, the Supreme Energy Council of Dubai and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. The UAE Automobile and Tourism Club (ATCUAE) is a strategic partner and Emirates Transport as a joint partner.
The conference is supported by major vehicle manufacturers and distributors, including Al-Futtaim Motors, Mercedes-Benz Middle East, Emirates Automotive, Hyundai Motor, Abu Dhabi Motors, General Motors, Tesla and Isuzu.
The Emirates Standards and Metrology Authority (MEAS) is organizing the conference and its accompanying exhibition with support from Messe Frankfurt Middle East and sponsored by several strategic partners from the federal government and local governments.
For more information at: www.mobility-future.com
Gareth Wright, Gareth.wright@uae.messefrankfurt.com
Samah Mousa, Samah.mousa@uae.messefrankfurt.com
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Q: When does the variance of the sum of Bernoulli r.v.s attain a maximum? Let $Y = X_1 + ... + X_n$, where the $X_i$ are independent Bernoulli random variables taking values in $\{0, 1\}$, with $P(X_i = 1) = p_i$.
We can prove that: $$E(Y) = \sum_{i=1}^n p_i \text{ and } \text{Var}(Y) = \sum_{i=1}^n p_i(1-p_i)$$
Keeping $E(Y)$ fixed, I am trying to prove that $Var(Y)$ is maximal when $p_1 = ... = p_n$.
Writing $\text{Var}(Y) = \sum_{i=1}^n p_i(1-p_i) = \sum_{i=1}^n p_i - \sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2 = E(Y) - \sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2$. Then we want to minimize $\sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2$ without changing $\sum_{i=1}^n p_i$. I'm not sure where to go from here.
I would appreciate a small hint to point me in the right direction. Thank you!

A: Observe that $Var(Y)=\sum_{i} (p_i-p_i^2)$ is a concave function of the $\mathbf p$ vector. Let us compute the gradient of this function as
\begin{align*}
\nabla_{\mathbf p} Var(Y) &= \mathbf 1-2\mathbf p
\end{align*}
Where $\mathbf 1$ is the all one vector. This is constrained optimization of concave function and so the optimal solution $\mathbf p^\ast$, such that $\sum_i p^\ast_i = \mathbb E [Y]$, satisfies for any $\mathbf p$ in the constrained domain,
\begin{align*}
&\nabla_{\mathbf p^\ast} Var(Y)^T (\mathbf p - \mathbf p^\ast) \leq 0
\end{align*}
This condition is standard and pretty intuitive if you think it means that the tangent plane at $\mathbf p^\ast$ needs to be above the function for all point in the constrained domain, concavity does the rest. For more information you can see any convex optimization material such as this one on page 11, having concavity means that $-f$ is convex and so it reverse the inequality. I don't actually know the name of this handy condition
So the only thing you need to show is that this means that $\mathbf p^\ast = c \mathbf 1$ is you solution for constant $c=\mathbb E [Y]/n$.
You can plug in everything to get
\begin{align*}
(\mathbf 1 - 2 c \mathbf 1)^T(\mathbf p - c \mathbf 1)&=(1-2c)\mathbf 1^T(\mathbf p - c \mathbf 1)\\
&=(1-2c)\sum_i (p_i-c)\\
&=(1-2c)\left( \sum_i p_i - nc \right)\\
&=(1-2c)(\mathbb E [Y] - \mathbb E [Y])\\
&= 0
\end{align*}
Which indeed satisfy the inequality and so you are right, having $p_1=p_2=\dots = p_n$ gives an optimal solution

A: By Cauchy-Schwarz, we have that $$(\sum_{i=1}^n a_ib_i)^2 \leq \sum_{i=1}^n a_i^2 \sum_{i=1}^n b_i^2$$ Choosing $a_i = p_i$ and $b_i = 1$, we have $$(\sum_{i=1}^n p_i)^2 \leq n\sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2 \Rightarrow \frac{E(Y)^2}{n} \leq \sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2$$. If we can provide a choice of $p_1, ..., p_n$ which attains equality, then this choice minimizes $\sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2$. Suppose $p_1 = ... = p_n $, then we have that $$E(Y) = \sum_{i=1}^n p_i \Rightarrow p_1 = ... = p_n = \frac{E(Y)}{n}$$ And that $\sum_{i=1}^n p_i^2 = \sum_{i=1}^n (\frac{E(Y)}{n})^2 = \frac{E(Y)^2}{n}$.

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Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance to Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute and Floriculture Institute
Posted on September 24, 2012 September 24, 2012 by Official USA Delegate
Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, gave field guidance to the enlarged Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute and Pyongyang Floriculture Institute.
The first leg of his guidance was the vegetable science institute.
He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the builders expanded the greenhouse capacity and radically increased the production true to the instructions given by leaderKim Jong Ilwhile visiting the institute in March 2011.
He dropped in at the nutritive liquid supply room and computer control room. Watching the vegetable cultivation through an automatic injection of various nutritive liquid, he was pleased that a sure guarantee was made for boosting the vegetable production by establishing a production system based on the latest technology.
At the bio-engineering room he said he was greatly satisfied to learn that everything was put on a scientific basis.
At the experimental plots for research he was pleased to hear that it was conducting researches into more than 50 vegetable species including 20 odd species of tomato sent by himself.
He recollected thatKim Jong Ilinstructed the institute to cultivate a lot of round eggplants, Phyonggang radish, etc. on an experimental basis while visiting it in March last year, adding that he was well versed in vegetables, too.
He stressed the need to cultivate a lot of high-yielding species of tasty and highly nutritive vegetables suited to the climatic and soil conditions of the country so as to supply sufficient quantities of vegetables to the people.
Only when geothermal, solar heat and wind power energy are widely used for heating greenhouses, is it possible to reduce production cost and ensure profitability in operating them, he noted.
It is very nice to go round the vegetable science institute and it looks like a sea of greenhouses, he said, stressing the need for all provinces to build such greenhouses.
He expressed expectation that the scientists and employees of the institute would achieve great successes in researches and production of vegetables before having a photo taken with them.
The next leg of his guidance was the Pyongyang Floriculture Institute built on an expansion basis.
After being briefed on the institute in front of a large map showing its panoramic view, he acquainted himself with researches and production there.
He expressed his great satisfaction over the fact that the institute increased its production capacity more than 20 times than that in the past, making it possible to send lots of flowers to the flower shops.
He was pleased to hear that the institute bred 20 odd new species of flowers to be registered as national species after it was honored to receive the field guidance by leaderKim Jong Il.
After seeing cymbidium growing in a greenhouse, he instructed to breed lots of such flower blooming for a long time.
At a room for manufacturing floral products, he was pleased that the institute successfully made floral products with reference to the books he sent to it, adding it would be possible for the flower shops to make floral products including floral baskets and bouquets in the future.
As the Day of Mother was instituted in the country, it would be nice to buy flowers and present them to mothers and housewives on that day, he said.
He instructed the institute to import world-famous species of flowers and acclimatize them to the climatic and soil conditions of the country.
He underlined the need for the floricultural research field to actively learn from good experience of other countries.
He also called for putting the flower booming on a scientific and industrial basis.
He had a photo taken with the scientists and employees of the institute.
He extended his thanks to the teaching staff and students ofKim Il SungUniversity, soldier builders, scientists and employees for their patriotic devotion to the construction of the Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute and the Pyongyang Floriculture Institute.
He was accompanied by Jang Song Thaek, Kim Ki Nam, Ri Jae Il, Ri Ryong Ha, Pak Thae Song, Kim Pyong Ho and Pak Chun Hong.
This entry was posted in Kim Jong Un and tagged Floriculture Institute, Juche, Kim Jong Un, National Defence Commission, Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute.
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Did you ever think there'd be such a thing as a smart house?
Even now, do you conjure up the image of your home possessing a voice, a heart beat, and a brain?
Well, incorporating smart home tech can feel a bit like giving your home all of those things. But whatever the case, this technology is great for keeping your home safe, energy efficient, entertaining and even clean!
So with all of this new technology, where do you begin? We'll get you started with a list of our favorites.
Of the two, the Nest Learning Thermostat is more widely known than the ecobee3. But both devices offer many of the same benefits.
If you live in a large house, have more money to spend and are willing to pick up additional remote sensors, you'll probably want the ecobee3. Those extra sensors will give you control over the temperature in different rooms around your house.
On the other hand, if you live in a condo or smaller place and don't have as big a budget, the Nest will serve your needs.
As far as the displays go, the Nest's is more vibrant. But the ecobee3 is larger and touch-enabled. The touchscreen makes it easier to enter a WiFi password, access the settings, get weather information, etc.
So which one you choose will depend on those factors.
Either way, once you have the luxury of heating up or cooling down your house from your bed via your phone, you'll never go back to a regular thermostat!
The August Smart Lock lets you remotely control your door lock from your phone.
You might be wondering why you'd want this piece of smart home tech.
Well, aside from its good looks and easy installation right over your deadbolt, it becomes even more functional when it's connected with a compatible hub. Once you do that, you have the power to dictate who can enter your home when you're not there.
For example, if you're having repairs done by a trusted friend but can't be home when he or she is coming to do them, you can unlock the door once they get there and lock it after they leave.
That way, you don't have to stay home all day.
Are you longing for a smartphone app that enables you to turn your lights blue? Maybe not. But it can still be a lot of fun!
With the Philips Hue, it's easy to change the mood of a room with this smart lighting technology. As long as you have a couple hundred bucks to drop on the starter kit, get ready for some cool lighting options.
If you're looking for something a bit less extravagant, the Cree Connected LED Bulb could be a better fit. It requires a hub to work and you won't be able to turn your rooms all those great colors.
But you can still use your phone to dim your lights - if that's something you want - and save a little cash along the way.
universal remotes for smart homes go, Logitech has been a key player in the game or a long time. And if you're planning on having other smart home devices, Harmony Home Control is your best bet.
It includes the Harmony Companion that connects to devices such as the Nest thermostat and Philips Hue lights that we mentioned above. But it also connects to the usual suite of media streamers, televisions, cable boxes and game consoles.
Home Control opts out of the IR blaster in favor of an RF signal. That means you don't have to point it right at the device you want to control in order for it to work.
As with anything, operation isn't always seamless. But considering its ability to control up to 8 things at once, it's hard to beat.
The Amazon Echo is technically a speaker, but it's capable of so much more than just music. Its ability to crawl the Web, set alarms and tell you the weather make it more like your personal digital assistant.
It's simple to operate and while you may use it to play music much of the time, it's also your hands-free connection to the Internet.
If the Internet aspect doesn't interest you, then the Sonos Play:1 is a great choice. This smart home tech device is all about the music and one you have the Sono's app, it can easily stream music from Spotify, SiriusXM, Pandora, Google Play Music, Amazon Prime Music, and the other big hitters.
No list of smart home tech devices would be complete without the Roomba.
And with the Roomba 980, the little semi-autonomous robot vacuum is smarter than ever.
You can schedule it to automatically start cleaning at specific times, even if you're not near it. And it's amazingly effective at tidying up, even though it'll still occasionally crash into walls. Which is amusing.
The biggest drawback of the Roomba 980 though is the price tag. But if you have around $900 to commit to your cleaning, this is a great little piece of technology.
Ready to Infuse Some Wisdom into Your Home Tech?
Buying a smart home tech device at the onset might seem a bit costly. Especially if you're considering buying more than one.
But it's an investment that's well worth it and will more than pay off in how much time and energy you'll save. That's why we recommend going smart for your regular home and your getaway home!
Contact us today to discuss our current listings and how you can use technology to maximize the efficiency of your new home in our beautiful community.


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To send important business communications, enable Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff. The Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff handles everything, including bank account notifications, payment receipts, and delivery alerts. Join the easier, quicker method for resolving consumer disputes. Respond to consumer questions and offer assistance on their favorite chat platform. WhatsApp permits you to intensify your communication and connection with rich content like videos, pictures, locations, and much more but in addition to this WhatsApp business integrated with API enables more options to form Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff. You must know before applying that there are no calls and group chats available with Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff.
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Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is governed by Business and Commerce policies.
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Odds In WhatsApp Business APP and Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff
WhatsApp Business APP Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff
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6. It is used by the dedicated app itself. 6. It is not used by an app.Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is used via CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
7. WhatsApp has No integration with other systems 7. Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff Use automation
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9. WhatsApp Business App Can automate template messages 9. Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff can not automate template messages. You have to manually send template messages to the users.
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WhatsApp business is easily accessible on a google play store or on a downloadable app store but for the Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff, you need a third party. You can not access the Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff without the setup through a third party.
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WhatsApp business is having limited functionality it can only automate the welcome messages and away messages. But the Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff deals with complete automation because of the smart chatbots.
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WhatsApp Business API open-up several prospects i) to deliver incredible two-way solutions that boost the experience of a user and ii) to deliver the best for business. That's how it is found to be the next big thing using Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff for business.
By the use of Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff,73% of users find this more confident messaging than making a phone call, 74% of people find it more comfortable than filling in a website form and 72% of users feel more comfortable than sending an email.
As mentioned earlier, Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is not limited to the web server. So here are some of the common or not-so-common types of API:
How Does Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff Work?
Giving clients a direct and personal form of connection, aids in boosting brand loyalty. application programming interface. A Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is essentially a set of rules that dictate how two machines talk to each other. For example, Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff-based interactions include a cloud application communicating with a server, servers pinging each other, or applications interacting with an operating system.
In order for systems to share data sources, two or more programs must be connected via their respective Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiffs (application programming interfaces). To keep data synchronized, increase efficiency, and generate income, Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff interfaces enable activities across multiple departments and organizational levels.
Let's understand this with the help of an example; suppose you are heading towards Udaipur for a trip and you need a reservation in a hotel for that and you are looking for a tourist company, suppose Trivago, then Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff helps you access the Trivago website and make a reservation. That means the Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff allows the platforms to communicate with one- another.
In most cases Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff lies in between the application and the web server. Whenever any user initiates the Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff call then it provokes the application to do something and the application will use the API to make the server do something. That means the Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff acts as the middle man between the application and the server whenever an API call is a request.
Benefits of Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff:
In modern business, Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is common and therefore used all over the web. The use of Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff in the infrastructure business is increasing day by day because of its ease of use.
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For communication, traditional channels last long, for better marketing connecting with your customer must be the priority. Due to the increase in technological advancement and the rise in smartphones the use of Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is also increasing day by day.
When Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is used to send the message then the business profile on WhatsApp Business App will be unique to each company and only be made after WhatsApp has verified your business account.
Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff is a secure platform and Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff protects your business and customer from fake accounts or facing instances of fraud. Because of the use of Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff verified business profile no one can ever use your company name to exploit customers.
After knowing about the WhatsApp API Solution Provider you are able to find what is best for your business, the WhatsApp business app or Whatsapp API service provider in Cardiff?
No, WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff is not free. The WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff account is made by a third party. The pricing of WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff is end-to-end encrypted and you have to pay as you go. WhatsApp Business is free but this is limited to only one user and one device so WhatsApp introduced WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff .
What is the best WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff ?
What is the WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff key?
WhatsApp API Service Provider in Cardiff key or API key are crucial details while setting up your WhatsApp Business Profile. To access this data, you must first register for a customer portal account with GetItSMS.
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At Flavorwire, we often pay attention to the new, but we make sure to do so not at the expense of what's come before it. In "Seminal," a bi-weekly column, we examine earlier, under-acknowledged exemplars of dramatic mastery from revered actors' careers — moments that should be described as, dare I say, seminal. This week's a little different. Following Bob Dylan's very expected literary Nobel Prize win, we decided to look back at the subtly literary moment of his career that we suspect helped him nab the prestigious award — his "Angels in Venice" Victoria's Secret commercial.
Some have argued that Bob Dylan didn't deserve the Nobel Prize in Literature because he's a songwriter, and lyrics aren't books. And that is a compelling argument. But what people on both sides of the debate mistakenly overlook is that once, Bob Dylan did a Victoria's Secret commercial, which I'd like to posit was a book. This renders him not only eligible, but wholly deserving. For, as the saying goes, one person's bra commercial is the next person's experimental novella. And taking this experimental novella into consideration, it would have been an outrage if he hadn't won.
The experimental novella, which features Dylan in a showdown with an angel in a supportive brassiere, is clearly working in conjunction with the themes of Dylan's born again Christian period, mashed up with the sensual, secular and cranky old man bitterness of the song to which it's set, Time Out of Mind's "Lovesick." Enlightened critics have classified this commercial as a novella (always a contentious subcategory for authors' work to get lumped into, but, as the Nobel committee declared, "Dylan embraces it, as though he himself were a literary push-up bra, bolstering the form and squeezing it to meet its fullest potential") due to the fact that it does, indeed, bear readable text. As the words "VICTORIA'S Angels In Venice SECRET" scroll across the screen, the reader is prompted to make an imaginative leap to bypass the words Angels in Venice and put the words Victoria's and Secret together to understand that this is a promotional campaign for a bra. Is sparking such imaginative leaps not, quintessentially, what reading, at its best, does?
The pink used in the font, like the covers of Ferrante's novels, is meant to both entice and discomfort with their signifiers of overwrought notions of femininity. The meta-commentary — and experimentalism, and novella-ism — of this work knows no bounds. And that plot. Hoo boy. It has all the Aristotelean unities.
The experimental novella opens on co-author Adriana Lima prowling around a Venetian Rococo hall, sporting angel wings and a breast-buttressing-brassiere. The interplay of the secular and the divine can be seen in the camera's sudden shift from Lima's angel wings to the "crevasse 'twixt the jubblies," as Dylan calls it in the experimental novella (sure, there's no text of this, but part of Dylan's novella writing prowess — and what makes his novellas so experimentally bold — is his ability to merely suggest the writing of literature).
And then, through the staring contest of that aforementioned crevasse and Dylan's eyes, comes the question about the gaze. Is Dylan, who's also prowling these halls, growling these words, suggesting the divinity of female support? Has he been born again…again by way of the padded cups? Or, is he casting the male gaze on this angel, cheaply eroticizing her, and thereby secularizing her? The tug-of-war between these potentialities provides the tonal tension of the book.
This gives way to another exceedingly ambiguous staring match between Dylan and the woman in the brassiere, the meaning of which the Nobel committee may still even to this day be debating. Once again, we're led to wonder whether Dylan is lusting after the woman in the bra, or merely approving of her having found the right size, taking his role as the spokesperson for these architecturally perfect padded cups very seriously. It's an ambiguity that also ties together his past works — for instance, the lyric "Please see if her hair hangs long/If it rolls and flows all down her breast" from "Girl of the North Country," suddenly provokes the question: was the Girl of the North Country wearing a bra from the 2004 Victoria's Secret Catalogue? Did she feel supported? Did Dylan show support for her being supported?
As you can see, there's so much to be mined from Dylan's experimental novella, from a tutorial on not bumping into chandeliers in Venetian palaces while wearing angel wings to a meditation on masculinity and breasts — far more than what anyone could say about Syrian poet Adunis, Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood, or Don DeLillo. But perhaps the greatest indicator of Dylan's merit is his unflinching dedication to his authorship over his accolades. When the Associated Press reported on the experimental novella back in 2004, the chief creative officer of Victoria's Secret noted that Dylan was immediately responsive to the idea. "The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer quickly agreed, although no one's quite sure why," wrote the AP, saying he was not at all a "hard sell." If you take this — his quick response to make a seminal work of literature — alongside the notion that the Nobel committee still cannot get a hold of him to acknowledge his prize, and have actually given up, you see a pattern. Humble as always, Dylan's two simple aims have always been to write powerful experimental literature and to ensure that women in 2004 buy bras.


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Production Test Technician 4
Van Nuys, CA
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.
Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.
We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
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Northrop Grumman is currently looking for a Production Test Technician 4 to work at ourNorthridge, Californiafacility.
Sets up test apparatus and conducts tests of production assemblies and units following methods, procedures, standards, and sequences. Lays out and assembles units for production equipment according to designs and specifications. Adjusts and calibrates systems as needed. Modifies equipment by adding, removing, or altering components as defined by predetermined diagrams and sketches. Corrects malfunctions by making adjustments or replacing parts or components as directed. Uses hand and small power tools, and various measuring and testing devices in performing job duties. May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.Basic Qualifications:
Familiarity with standard test equipment: multi-meter, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, signal generators, power meter, power supplies.
The ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, and engineering instructions for assembling electronics units.
Follow aerospace standards including AS9100
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Access and Excel)
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Excellent organizational skills
Must have team-oriented attitude, accountability and ownership.
Candidate will perform acceptance tests on complex electronics including functional analog and digital tests as well as engineering evaluation tests as well as CCA, system, thermal and vibration tests.
Experience in supporting various tests, from sub systems including specifying instrumentation requirements through higher level Final Acceptance Tests
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I know a person working for Apple, so I was able to visit the famous 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino and eat lunch there. Taking pictures inside was strictly prohibited, but the visit was very worth the while. And since I'm a big fan, this was something that had to be done.
Facebook recently moved their headquarters from Palo Alto to Menlo Park. I took a cab there, hoping I could get at least a bit of insight and some pictures, but since the place is still "under construction", I was escorted off the property by security. Trespassing much?
Google turned out to be one of the most welcoming companies on my trip, but this fact had a lot to do with the Seedcamp sessions happening in the Googleplex on which I've participated. Located in Mountain View, this giant campus is very impressive.
Google's Googleplex, Mountain View. For more photos, please visit my post about Google and Seedcamp.
Square managed to become one of the hottest new startups around, set out to revolutionize mobile payments and already employing 200 people. Located in San Francisco, their offices are something you have to see for yourself. I wish I could, but like with others, I couldn't get it. But at least they were very nice about it.
Twitter is one of my favorite online services, so I was really looking forward to talk to a few people there, also because of Twenity. While Nick and I did manage to talk our way past the security desk, our trip ended at the reception. We filed a request, but nothing came out of it. But like on Square, they were very nice. It seems they share a similar corporate culture, since both companies were founded by the same person, Jack Dorsey.
The bottom line is: you are not that welcome as you would like to imagine. Something similar happened to me while I tried to visit the technology blogs located in San Francisco. They also required a contact to get in, so no luck there. So, if you're planning on doing something similar, make sure you do your homework first, try to ping a few people or find a contact form on their website, perhaps you get accepted. Otherwise, you'll end up being just a curious tourist like me.


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25/09/2015 Hang The Bastard: - premiere video for "Hornfel" and announce tour dates
London sludge-doom metal five-piece HANG THE BASTARD are happy to announce details of their last UK shows of 2015 and this will include dates with Sylosis as well as select headline shows and a headli...
19/08/2015 High On Fire: announce European Tour in Oct/Nov 2015!
Shortly after the release of "Luminiferous" - their long awaited 7th record - and the summer run in June, HIGH ON FIRE announce their second European run 2015, hitting 14 countries from October 27th t...
22/06/2015 High On Fire: new album "Luminiferous" out now!
Today world-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE released its highly-anticipated new album, "Luminiferous", via Century Media Records in Europe. "Luminiferous" is available as Standard CD Jewel Case, ...
02/06/2015 High On Fire: new song "The Sunless Years" available for streaming via Rock Hard
World-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE will release its highly-anticipated new album, Luminiferous, on June 22 via Century Media Records in Europe. Recorded at Salem, Massachusetts' GodCity Studios wi...
13/05/2015 High On Fire: Rolling Stone premieres thundering new song, 'The Black Plot'
World-renowned power trio HIGH ON FIRE will release its highly-anticipated new album, Luminiferous, on June 22 via Century Media in Europe. Recorded at Salem, Massachusetts' GodCity Studios with produ...
16/04/2015 High On Fire: to release new album, Luminiferous, June 22
17/03/2015 High On Fire: Announce European tour dates
Universally recognized as one of the most potent acts in music today, HIGH ON FIRE creates modern heavy metal that merges primal fury and aggression, hesher bombast and hall of fame heaviness. Describ...
16/03/2015 Eyehategod: Preorder start for vinyl reissues and "Original Album Collection" & European tour dates
Century Media Records will reissue EYEHATEGOD's classic albums "In The Name Of Suffering" and "Take As Needed For Pain" on 180g vinyl on April 13th, 2015! There will also be a specially priced Ltd. 4C...
12/03/2015 Eyehategod: vinyl reissues of "In The Name Of Suffering" and "Take As Needed For Pain" & release of "Original Album Collection"
Now, two classics of New Orleans' sludge metal pioneers EYEHATEGOD, namely "In The Name Of Suffering" (1992) and "Take As Needed For Pain" (1993), will be reissued on 180g vinyl! Both titles are set ...
17/02/2015 Hang The Bastard: Announce tour dates with Corrosion Of Conformity; UK headline tour ahead!
HANG THE BASTARD are stoked to announce their first UK headliner tour of 2015! Furthermore the band was confirmed as direct support for Corrosion Of Conformity in the UK in March. HANG THE BASTARD can...
High On Fire: Announce European tour dates
Universally recognized as one of the most potent acts in music today, HIGH ON FIRE creates modern heavy metal that merges primal fury and aggression, hesher bombast and hall of fame heaviness. Described as "a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume," HIGH ON FIRE has rewritten the hard rock rule book since its formation in 1998, forging a style and sound that is both critically celebrated and absolutely unique. The group features vocalist and cult guitar hero Matt Pike -- also a founding member of the famed underground band SLEEP -- along with powerhouse drummer Des Kensel and talented bassist Jeff Matz. HIGH ON FIRE's last studio album De Vermis Mysteriis was released in 2012. A brand new record is in working progress now and will be released later this year. On their upcoming summer tour High on Fire will be first presenting songs of this new record on European soil.
"Des, Jeff and I are really getting creative and writing a hell of a new record," states Pike. "It's a crazy project and I can't really explain what it's all about just yet, but we've been writing a lot of crazy intense material that will up the ante, and bring things to another level." "Everyone is asking what the new High on Fire music sounds like," adds Kensel. "Chew on some mescaline and listen to side B of Sabbath's "Master of Reality" backwards at 78 RPM and it might give you an idea."
16.06. CZ-Prague Klub 007
17.06. AT-Vienna Arena
18.06. CH-Bern Dachstock
19.06. FR-Clisson Hellfest
20.06. NL-Sittard VOLT
21.06. NL-Haarlem Patronaat
23.06. BE-Kortrijk De Kreun
24.06. GER-Munich Feierwerk
25.06. IT-Bologna Alchemica
27.06. CH-Winterthur Gaswerk
28.06. ES-Bilbao Kafe Antzokia
29.06. ES-Madrid Sala Arena
30.06. ES-Barcelona Razzmattazz 2
More dates to be announced soon.
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http://www.highonfire.net/
https://www.facebook.com/highonfire


As we have discussed at length, hit and run accidents are all too common in Los Angeles. The most recent statistics put Los Angeles as the nation's leader in hit and runs, at 20,000 cases per year. Certainly not the most prestigious honor. While the California legislature has tried to address this issue, in part, by extending the statute of limitations for hit and runs, these terrible accidents are still happening in our community. In fact, a hit and run driver recently fatally struck 19 year old young man in South Los Angeles. The man was exiting his car when he was struck by a 2013 Chevy Camaro around 7:30 p.m. The driver of the Camaro lost control, struck Arrendondo, then fled the scene of the accident in a silver BMW.
Investigators say the Chevy Camaro was a rental car and are trying to track down the woman who rented the car.
So what can the family of the hit and run victim do? The family of the young man who was killed by the hit and run driver could potentially file a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver, as it is illegal to flee the scene of a car accident. In California, a "wrongful death claim" arises when an individual dies as the result of the wrongful act or negligence of another person or entity, such as a hit and run driver. It is brought by the survivors of the deceased person, and if the deceased survivor's family is successful in bringing the claim with the help of an experienced wrongful death attorney, they can recover monetary damages for their losses, both emotional and otherwise.
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Hi guys! I'm back from my trip to Dana Point and Laguna Beach California and I am finally back to Midwest time! I was tired for a few days and had a lot of laundry and unpacking to do. I also have hundreds of picture to go thru and edit but there is so much to share! We took outfit pictures almost everyday with the exception of the one day it rained in California. Can you believe it? It never rains in southern Cali and one of the days I am there it rained! I must have brought it from the rainy Midwest. You're welcome Cali!
In case you didn't know... or I hadn't actually mentioned, my youngest son moved to southern California and I went out there to visit him and help him get settled into his new surroundings. He is adjusting well to being a surfer, and his tan; I 'm jealous! Everyday we spend some time on different beaches he had explored and wanted to share with me. By far my favorite beach was Thousand Steps. Tucked away in southern Laguna, it is well worth the hunt finding the entrance. We went to this beach on more than one occasion but the name is a telling sign. There isn't actually a thousand steps but...there are over 500 steps round trip.
As you descend the stairs you begin to catch glimpses on the ocean and the beach. The stairs themselves covered with a thick canopy were fairly steep and surprisingly full. There was a steady stream of people all day and early evening each time we were there. I was amazed at the number of surfers and families with a days worth of beach gear hiking these steps. My calves burned on my second trip up the steps. When you reach the beach you realize the journey was worth the view. Surrounded by sheer cliffs with beach houses high on the hills you wonder what it must be like to live with gorgeous views from every window and on every day. These cliffs are what capture the cove that makes Thousand Steps beach. There were a few, maybe two beach houses that actually sat on the beach itself. I could have gone everyday to this beach but two things stopped me. 1) It would have been too brutal for me to drag him every day to the beach for endless hours of sunning, and 2) I don't know if my legs could have climbed the steps 5 days in a row. Here a few pictures from our days on Thousand Steps Beach.
I could be packed and ready to go back tomorrow!


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Trax Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 Global
SINGAPORE – October 31, 2018 – Trax, the leading provider of computer vision and analytics solutions for retail, announced that Red Herring has listed Singapore-based Trax among "a hundred of tech's brightest startups" worldwide.
Red Herring announced its Top 100 Global in recognition of the leading private companies from North America, Europe, and Asia, celebrating these startups' innovations and technologies across their respective industries.
Red Herring's Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.
Deloitte also ranked Trax in the top 25 fastest growing companies in its Technology Fast 500 list in 2016.
Trax has revolutionized the retail industry by delivering a single source of shelf truth for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies and retailers. Its offering provides in-store execution, market-measurement and data-science solutions for CPG brands and retailers by harnessing its cutting-edge computer vision platform to process photos taken in store with mobile devices to deliver real-time, granular shelf and store-level insights.
"To be named by the 2018 Red Herring Top 100 Global list as an innovator is a major sign of the progress we are making to become the ubiquitous source of shelf data in the retail industry," said Joel Bar-El, Trax CEO and co-founder. "This recognition is a testament to the entire Trax team for its commitment to excellence in customer service and technological innovation around in-store data science. Trax has been accelerating global expansion of its retail solutions to give more CPGs and retailers – the likes of Coca-Cola, Heineken and AB InBev among others – the opportunity to benefit from never-before-accessible insights into the shelf."
"Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat," said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. "After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Trax embodies the vision, drive and innovation that defines a successful entrepreneurial venture. Trax should be proud of its accomplishment."
Red Herring's editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of track records and standing of companies relative to their peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the "buzz" and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising, new business models from around the world.
Trax is the leading provider of computer vision solutions and analytics for retail, recently ranked in the top 25 Fastest Growing Companies on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 list. The company enables tighter execution controls in-store and provides clients with the ability to leverage competitive insights through its in-store execution tools, market measurement services and data science to unlock revenue opportunities at all points of sale. Many of the world's top brands and retailers leverage Trax globally in more than 50 countries to manage in-store execution and increase revenues at the shelf. Trax is headquartered in Singapore with offices worldwide. To learn more about Trax, please visit www.traxretail.com.
Warren Getler, Vice President, Strategic Communications
T: +1 202 531-6035
E: warren@traxretail.com
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