My wife and three young children were making a cake for my birthday using this appliance. When my wife finished mixing the batter and switched it to "zero" the mixer continued running as she held it. Smoke and orange flames then appeared from inside the machine and a smell of burning plastic quickly filled the room. Luckily I was standing nearby and ran to my wife's assistance, taking the still running and flaming appliance from her and unplugging it from the socket. Smoke continued to billow from it so I removed it from the house. It was pretty shocking, particularly for my young children and happened very quickly. I would urge breville to take our mixer for inspection to ascertain whether a product recall may be necessary for this model.
Purchased in January 2014 at Target for $40.00.
I've had this mixer for 4 years and never had any problems with it. I brought it from Harris Scarfe for $35. It's pretty good buy. You also get a dough hook which is a bonus. It's quite powerful and whips up egg white and cream beautifully. Worth the price. My partner loves it. She keeps using it and has pretty much taken ownership of it.
I had a couple of Breville appliances (mini blender and spice grinder) fail within a month last year so I'm pleased to report that the hand mixers are still working. They do a great job in batter for butter cakes but when it comes to softening and mixing cream cheese for cheesecakes something more powerful is required, like a food processor.
Mixes well. Like the power of this one. I used this for the first time and it's really good. Definitely breville has its quality. This is 320w with 5 speed. If you use a heavy large bowl while mixing that works well. Love my handmixer now. I will definitively recommend this. With this price its worth it.
Lasted 2 months...used four times!
Purchased at the beginning of May at Target. Have used it a couple of times for cakes and pancakes. Was beating icing for a cake today and they slowed down and became unresponsive to speed. Turned it off thinking perhaps the beaters were not in properly. Turned it back on and it started smoking. Turned it off at the power pretty fast. The house now stinks of smoke not cake! Very disappointed as I have had many Breville products over the years.
Bought it about a month ago from Target and I can't stop baking. This mixer works well and I haven't had any issues with it so far. Easy to hold, good handle. Saw some comments about metal chipping but this hasn't happened to us. Neither did it get any rust on it.
Not buying it after the reviews.
The company should look after there customers not insult them. I was going to buy one but I changed my mind. Kmart brand appliances are much better and they exchange if complained. Eg:metal chipping, unbalanced and does not do the job it's supposed to do. How can you expect us to eat metal??????
I used mine for the first time on Thursday morning for a fundraising bake for a terminally ill child. I made one batch of chocolate muffins and a buttercream icing. Whilst washing up I found both beaters had chipped and left more metal chips on my dish cloth. The beaters had also begun to corrode/rust.
I can't even begin to express my shock and disappointment after a single use!
The machine itself seemed to operate well, but the 'pulse' function was accidentally used most times when I was turning the beater off. The machine also made an awful high pitched noise (motor out of balance?) at the two lowest speeds. It sounded much better at higher speeds.
Hi Jenn - please contact our customer service team to discuss the beater issue - 1300 139 798. Thanks, the Breville teamApparently Breville think metal flaking off into food is part of the design, and not a serious fault. Apparently it's okay for this level of 'wear and tear' to happen on the very first use of the beater. I'm not so much 'dissatisfied' as I am gravely alarmed that metal beaters are designed for flake off while mixing cup cake batter. This is the response I was given: "Thank you for the model number and photos. We note your dissatisfaction with some aspects of the EM3. I have escalated this inquiry to my team leader, the beaters are a consumer part subject to wear and tear and is up to the consumer to purchase a replacement, however as a one of gesture of good will we will send you out replacement beaters under warranty. Could you please forward me your address details so that I can mail them out to you."So my replacement beater arrived today. You'll notice I have used a singular. Because they sent only one. It's like they're mocking me. Embarassing customer service, Breville.
Poorly designed. It splatters, is heavy, noisey & the lowest speed is too powerful.
My last Breville was used at least weekly for more than 20 yrs but noticed it was getting warmer than it should so thought time for a new one. So disappointed in the Breville Wizz Mix I have purchased. The beaters on the old model were a shorter & more oval shape & mixed perfectly - NEVER SPLATTERING. If I use the same bowls with the new one the contents splatter everywhere (walls, bench, floor & on me). The appliance is much heavier & way too much power on the lowest setting. Have gone back to hand mixing until I find a better appliance. Would not recommend this appliance to anyone.
I have recently purchased the Breville EM3 and I find it so powerful that it is almost useless. I use a deep, straight sided jug for my mixing and the mixer still manages to fling the contents across the bench. Although it has 5 power settings the lowest is higher than anything I would normally use. As for gently combining the dough at the end of the process - forget it! I have no choice but to whip the life out of it! Its like trying to slice your bread with a chainsaw!
I bought this mixer because it was cheaper than most and needed one asap. I had planned on replacing it with those fancy ones soon after it dies. Over 6 yrs later, I was still using the same one. I couldn't believe how long it lasted and never failed me even at the end. It only broke when the whisk accidentally got tangled on the spoon I was using to scrape the sides. It's compact size means it doesn't take much bench space, not too heavy (even my 6 yr old can use it for a little bit) and very reliable.
I have had mine for many years. It's sturdy solid, reliable piece of kitchen kit. It's not too heavy and you don't have to get out a huge mixer. It's compact, so great for a small kitchen. Makes light sponge cakes and whipped cream! It's a joy to use and I enjoy using it. It won't self destruct on you which is important. It's one of Breville's treasures in amongst all the fancy high powered machines. A little beauty!
Sadly my wizz mix died this morning, but I have used it with regularity for about five years and I often push it to its limits. For the price I am very happy with it and planning on buying another basically immediately. It is significantly more powerful than most hand mixers, I often find myself frustrated with peoples mixers at other houses. It easily stands up to all kinds of baking and mixing. Even came with dough hooks!
I purchased Breville Wizz Electronic Mixer [BEM200} just 3 years ago and it has broken down. I am unable to find anyone to even look at this appliance for which I paid over $200. The usage is NOT heavy and I am extremely angry! Is this all part of a throw away society. WM.
Not sure this review is in the right place. This is a hand held mixer, the RRP is $45 and you can usually get it cheaper again that that.
I read the reviews on here before I bought my mixer, and am very happy with my purchase. It is powerful and feels solidly built. It mixes extremely well- the cake I made with it turned out about 1/3 higher than usual- I didn't realise a mixer could make such a difference! The only annoying quirk it has is the pulse setting- it is very easy to turn the control past "off" and onto pulse by accident.
After using this mixer I found it to be a lot easier to handle than most other mixers I have owned the grip is more comfortable and an overall good product.In the short term I have had no issues with the operation of the mixer and it came with extra dough hook attachments.
Value for money ,quiet in operation and easy to uce.
Beats ok, but poor design.
I recently purchased the Breville Wizz Mix...it was a good price, and it beats and mixes well. However, I will not be purchasing again, because of the serious design flaw which allows me to turn it on accidentally when I'm holding the beater by the handle. The turbo button is inset into the middle of the handle, and countless times I've grabbed the handle and the mixer turns on, giving me a enormous fright, and often making a terrible mess! I can't imagine I would be the only person to have this problem, as the button appears to be exactly where your hand grips around the handle. The last straw was this morning, when I held the mixer to insert the beater arms, it accidently started, and the plastic pieces that surround the arms to hold them in place were destroyed! Now I have a one-armed beater, and needless to say, I won't be purchasing this model again, despite the fact that it does a great job at mixing. This problem would be so simple to fix, by relocating the Turbo button, or not allowing the Turbo button to function, unless the beater is already turned on.
Does a great job at mixing.
This is a great little hand held mixer, I used mine for at least two years for making bread and that gives the unit a real work out, if you are mixing bread or pasta dough with the spiral dough hooks, make sure that they are in the correct holes, if not the dough will rise up the spiral hooks towards the mixer body. If any thing happened to it I would buy another one.
This mixer has a lot of power for a hand mixer, 320 watts of power is more than a Kitchenaid stand mixer, it is easy to use and clean. It is one of the few hand held mixers that are supplied with dough hooks.
The pulse position is on the lower side of off on the main speed control switch, often when you go to switch it off you overshoot the stop position and it is in the pulse mode. This is only a minor problem.
Hi iam little confused, can someone say what's the product code? As whiz mixer doesn't come with dough hook, the one comes with dough hook is 49.95.
Model bem1200c we require the button retaining plate for the tilt mechinism can you help?
Hi Kellie, Please contact 1300 139 798 or email at askus@breville.com.au to purchase spare parts.


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Allotrioceras is a tubular fossil from the Middle Ordovician of the state of New York, collected by Rousseau H. Flower; included by him in the Endocerida and placed in a new family, the Allotrioceratidae. Allotrioceras is characterized by a lateral pair of subequal conical structures, resembling the endocones of endocerids, separated by a straight partition that extends more than half way across from either the dorsal or ventral side, as perceived, and runs along the length. What remains is thought to represent a siphuncle, which ranges from about 8 millimeters (0.3 in) to about 15 millimeters (0.6 in) in diameter. On the basis of diagnosis, inclusion of Allotrioceras and the Allotrioceratidae, for which it is the type, in the endocerida seems at best tentative.

Some endocerids, derived from the Proterocameroceratidae, Najaceras, Cacheoceras, and Williamsoceras, have a longitudinal dorsal or ventral process, or both about which the endocones are formed, which the partitian of Allotrioceras somewhat resembles. In the Chihliocreratidae, also derived from the Proterocameroceratidae, the main endocones are flanked by two smaller endocones, one on each side, superficially resembling Allotrioceras.

The holotype of Allotrioceras, Allotrioceras bifercatum Flower 1955, rests in the collection of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

References

 Curt Teichert 1964, Encoceratoidea, K160—__ in Vol K Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Teichert C and Moore, R, C, eds, GSA and Univ Kansas Press.
 Collections of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science,Albuquerque, NM.

Prehistoric nautiloid genera
Ordovician molluscs
Fossils of the United States
Taxa named by Rousseau H. Flower

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Rebels in eastern Congo forced a local radio station off the air after a wave of fighting and looting in the troubled Central African nation, an international media watchdog group said Tuesday. Separately, a U.S.-based human rights group urged Congolese authorities and U.N. peacekeepers to arrest renegade former army commander Laurent Nkunda, whose fighters were allegedly responsible for the recent outbreak of clashes in the area. Full Story

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Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) stock jumped over 27% to lately trade at $31 after it was announced that alcohol beverage company Constellation Brands (STZ) was increasing its stake in the company. This is a significant expansion of the partnership that was initiated last year.
Constellation is acquiring 104.5 million shares of Canopy Growth at a price of C$48.60 a share or $36.99 by today's currency exchange rates. This is a 37.9% premium to Canopy's 5-day average price and a 51.2% premium to the closing price on August 14. Constellation will also receive additional warrants of Canopy that, if exercised, would provide for at least an additional $4.5 billion CAD to Canopy Growth. The deal is expected to close by the end of October.
Canopy Growth will now immediately get proceeds of C$5 billion and it will provide the funds to build or acquire key assets. Canopy Growth noted that the Canadian platform does not need additional cannabis assets and the company has its sights set on the U.S. among other countries as a strategic priority. However, the company also said that it wouldn't enter the U.S. market if it meant breaking federal law.
That transaction last year was for roughly C$245 million or $190 million and represented an ownership interest of 9.9% of Canopy Growth Corporation, plus warrants that gave Constellation Brands the option to purchase an additional ownership interest in the future.
In addition, the company said that the transaction is expected to be accretive to the company's full-year diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2021. The statement said that Constellation Brands remains committed to its investment grade rating and therefore, has no plans to engage in mergers, acquisitions or share repurchase activity until the company returns to its 3.5x leverage target, which is expected to occur within 18-24 months of deal closing.
Canopy Growth stock jumped to a high of $33 on the news before slipping closer to $30. The company reached its year high back in June when it topped out at $36.


In light of the heartrending story of a toddler effectively condemned to death by the British government, LevinTV host Mark Levin questioned the so-called "compassion" of government health care on his national radio program Wednesday.
Levin began with an update on the parents of British toddler Alfie Evans. Alfie's parents lost yet another legal appeal Wednesday to take their gravely ill child to Italy for treatment. This comes after he was forcibly taken off life support earlier this week by doctors in the country's government-run medical system.
Editor's note: The title of this piece was edited for clarity.


How does Sound Foundations Work?
The basic skills; recognising letters, blending the sounds together and taking them apart, are taught until they are automatic so that more complex skills can be built on a sound foundation.
Systematic, carefully structured over-learning and plenty of practice ensure that even children with serious learning disabilities make progress and retain what they have learned.
Multi-sensory exercises give additional reinforcement and make lessons more varied.
Sound Foundations is easy to use—there is no need for expensive training or complicated user manuals. All the instructions are in the book and are designed to be jargon-free and easy to follow.
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The Housing Tell: No Room for National Occupancy Standards
"I know that there are occupancy standards for safety as well. But I feel like they're being used as an excuse for a barrier more often than they're being used to support safety. I think anyone who was asked, 'what's safer, being on the street with your children or being under-housed with your children?' would agree being under-housed is safer."  – Research Participant, July 2021
In 2019, Canada passed the National Housing Strategy Act, cementing the federal government's legal obligation to progressively realize the human right to housing in all of its programs, policies, and budgetary decisions. That same year, the BC Society of Transition Houses completed a community needs assessment to identify barriers to housing for our member organizations. One of our key findings was that National Occupancy Standards are a significant barrier to securing safe and affordable housing for women and their families who have experienced violence or are at risk of experiencing violence.
This led us to ask: "What are the National Occupancy Standards?" The answer may come as a surprise to you.
This blog was written by BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH), a member-based, provincial umbrella organization that, through leadership, support and collaboration, enhances the continuum of services and strategies to respond to, prevent and end violence against women, children and youth.
In the early 1990s, as the federal government divested from housing and transferred its housing responsibilities to the provinces and territories, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) started to measure core housing needs. Core housing needs were meant to ensure that provincial housing providers were meeting the housing needs of their most vulnerable populations. A household was identified to be experiencing core housing need if they spent more than 30% of their income on housing, and/or lived in inadequate housing (i.e., in need of major repairs), or unsuitable housing (i.e., not enough rooms based on the family's size and composition). National Occupancy Standards (NOS) became the measure of housing suitability; however, the NOS became a barrier to those desperately in need of affordable housing when used to match families to available social affordable housing.
So how did a set of guidelines meant to measure housing need and protect the right to housing become a barrier to housing? And how can we revamp these guidelines to meaningfully support the right to housing by ensuring access to housing that truly meet peoples' needs?
Research led by BCSTH has identified policy changes that would immediately open the door to more housing options for those most in need. Read on to learn more.
What are the National Occupancy Standards?
Canada's National Occupancy Standards, or the NOS, function in two ways.
CMHC uses core housing need to determine who is in need of housing using the following three measurements:
Affordability, which means spending less than 30% of household income on housing;
Adequacy, which refers to the condition of the home, including assessing need for major repairs; and
Suitability, which refers to whether there are enough bedrooms for household members as per the NOS.
The NOS were adopted by many social housing providers across Canada in the 1990s to identify the right size of unit for housing applicants. The guidelines are as follows:
A maximum of two persons per bedroom.
Household members, of any age, living as part of a married or common-law couple share a bedroom with their spouse or common-law partner.
Parents in a one-parent family, of any age, have a separate bedroom.
Household members aged 18 or over have a separate bedroom – except those living as part of a married or common-law couple.
Household members under 18 years old of the same sex share a bedroom – except parents in a one-parent family and those living as part of a married or common-law couple.
Household members under 5 years old of the opposite sex share a bedroom if doing so would reduce the number of required bedrooms. This situation would arise only in households with an odd number of males under 18, an odd number of females under 18, and at least one female and one male under the age of 5.
2. The NOS are a helpful measure of core housing need that can be used to identify households who may benefit from more space but cannot afford to move. In theory, this should also lead to investments in social and affordable housing that would meet the needs of these families. However, after over three decades of under-investment in social and affordable housing, particularly at the federal level, the gap between the number of suitable units (according to the NOS) available and the number of families in need has only grown.
Given this gap, when housing providers use the NOS to match housing applicants to the appropriate unit size, these guidelines result in fewer families gaining access to limited social and affordable housing units. The result is that an increasing number of families face housing precarity, but not all families are affected equally. Women and children fleeing violence are especially vulnerable to precarious housing.
The Relationship between Violence and Housing Precarity
Women experiencing violence often have to make the difficult choice between housing and safety. A lack of affordable and appropriate housing has perpetuated a cycle of violence against women. Fleeing violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women. If women become homeless, they also experience disproportionate rates of violence in co-ed shelters and sleeping on the streets. In the absence of available housing, many women remain in violent households to avoid homelessness and new forms of violent victimization.
The stark reality for women fleeing violence is that Transition Houses and Second-Stage Housing are often full and there are not enough affordable long-term housing units available in the private rental market, social housing, or community housing stock. In just one day in BC in 2021, 109 women and their children were turned away from transition houses or their services, largely due to a lack of available space.
In BC, women make up 30% of the visible homeless population; however, the actual proportion of women experiencing homelessness is higher. Women are more likely to experience hidden homelessness which could look like living in cars or couch surfing with friends or family to avoid the violence that can be experienced when "sleeping rough" on the streets. For more information on this trend across Canada, check out the Pan-Canadian Women's Housing and Homelessness Survey Report.
In this context it is critical that the safety and security of women and children fleeing violence is central to policies that dictate access to social and affordable housing. When the NOS are used to match families to available social and affordable housing, they close the door to this essential resource for far too many families. For example, according to the NOS, a woman with two children of different genders over the age of five will need a three-bedroom accommodation, as room sharing is not allowed among herself and her children. While three bedrooms is a reasonable amount of space for this family, the current occupancy standards become a significant barrier when we consider that, in much of Canada, a three-bedroom unit is hard to find and are very expensive when available.
Ongoing Research Related to the National Occupancy Standards
BCSTH leads and supports several research projects that explore the barriers to housing for women fleeing gender-based violence.
Preliminary findings from our research on the experience of Black, Indigenous, and Women of Colour (BIWOC) in the Lower Mainland exemplifies how the NOS exacerbates discrimination based on race, gender, and being a single mom. Several respondents discussed that being a single mom was looked upon poorly by landlords as it raised concerns about whether they would be able to meet rent each month. One woman extended this issue by explaining how her landlords assumed that she would bring violence and noise to the home as a Black woman with a Black family. This same respondent also shared that, due to affordability, in the coming month she and her children would be returning to live with her abusive partner.
The Keys to Home Project is working to build capacity in the anti-violence sector to provide long-term housing options for women who have experienced violence. Due to the ongoing housing crisis, many anti-violence organizations have been expanding their mandates to include Second Stage or long-term housing for their communities. Building capacity for anti-violence organizations to provide housing will result in trauma-informed and women-centred housing options that are mindful of the barriers women who have experienced violence face when seeking housing, such as the NOS.
The Women Centered Housing & Design Project discusses that while it is important to relax the requirements around the NOS, it is also vital to focus on building and designing suitable and culturally appropriate long-term housing. Developing such housing should be through an intersectional women-centred lens by amplifying women's voices on what is suitable and appropriate for them. Currently, the NOS makes the suitability of housing for families, including a woman and her children, dependent merely on the number of bedrooms. However, this project found that there are other housing design opportunities and priorities leading to suitable and appropriate housing for women and their children after violence. These include the safety and security of long-term housing, designing efficient floor plans with built-in and adaptable features, providing on-site spaces and services that can be an alternative to a lack of in-unit spaces (e.g., bookable working space), locating women-centred housing in areas with easy access to important services such as childcare, healthcare, and transportation, and providing on-site spaces for services where possible (e.g., daycare in the building).
And lastly, the Finding Rooms for Families project pinpoints several barriers women fleeing violence face in relation to the NOS. In the summer of 2021, we interviewed eleven women who had experienced NOS as a barrier to housing and in our most recent set of interviews in the summer of 2022 we spoke with six women living in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario (where NOS are not used). The women we spoke with shared the precarious situations that they faced without affordable housing and the role that NOS played in limiting their choices. A major issue is the multi-year long waitlists for suitable units leaving women in precarious situations. Families often face tough decisions to qualify for subsidized housing that result in separation. One respondent's mother had to leave their household so the respondent and her daughter could move into a 2-bedroom subsidized unit. This resulted in their family being responsible for two rents, created additional difficulties with childcare, and led to unnecessary family separation. As the respondent noted, she had previously lived with her mother in a two-bedroom and wanted to continue to live with her. The location of affordable social housing, along with waitlists, means that some women must relocate to new neighbourhoods where they may not have social relationships or community, and must find new services, like doctors and schools for their children. A respondent in this study spoke about how she only attained a unit in her preferred neighbourhood because she worked with her support worker to challenge the NOS, otherwise she would have had to move to a different city where she had no familiar resources or connections. These stories help shed light on the hardship that families face due to NOS.
Policy Recommendations and Conclusion
While our research is ongoing, the objective of the National Occupancy Standards should be to satisfy the spatial needs of families while ensuring an efficient allocation of available social housing units. We recommend that the NOS be revised at the federal level so that they can be used as an advocacy tool for families seeking housing. This would entail focusing on the rights of families to choose housing that meets their needs, rather than standards being externally imposed on people applying to social affordable housing.
Furthermore, in order to fully realize the right to housing in Canada, immediate and comprehensive policy actions are needed to increase access to affordable and adequate housing for all. Canada's housing crisis disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, including women and their children who have experienced violence. Although women who have experienced violence face many barriers to accessing housing throughout Canada, the continued use of the NOS creates an unnecessary barrier, specifically for single mothers and women fleeing violence who look to social, affordable, and co-op housing as a resource and place of safety. While many causes of housing precarity faced by women are systemic, there are key policies as well as housing design considerations that can be changed in order to limit the barriers to housing for women who have experienced violence.
We have identified six key recommendations to support access to housing for women who have experienced violence and other disproportionally affected groups, in alignment with the progressive realization of the right to housing:
Educate housing providers and organizations on the potential consequences of strict adherence to the NOS;
Improve housing suitability guidelines and ensure they are rights-based and inclusive of the diverse needs of families;
Prioritize building affordable housing for families;
Increase capacity in the anti-violence sector through adequate funding and resources to provide women-centered, violence- and trauma-informed long-term housing;
Re-evaluate Canada's approach to occupancy standards to focus on what the housing sector should do to provide appropriate and suitable housing rather than applying eligibility criteria to vulnerable populations;
Provide design guidelines to build appropriate long-term housing for women and their children after violence to increase the availability and supply of suitable units.
In order to achieve the right to housing in Canada, the voices of those with lived experience of homelessness or inadequate housing should inform national housing policy. In fact, this is a legal imperative under international human rights law and Canada's National Housing Strategy Act.
Those disproportionately affected by the NOS have voiced that housing eligibility and occupancy standards must be revised to uphold the rights of families to choose housing that fits their needs. Housing justice means choice and self-determination for communities in need.
All this to say, there's no room to ignore families' need for more flexible occupancy standards; Canada's National Occupancy Standards need a rights-based overhaul.
"Finding Rooms for Families" research is funded by the CMHC-SSHRC-funded Balanced Supply of Housing Node based at UBC's Housing Research Collaborative.
The Housing Tell is a blog series which platforms noteworthy perspectives, solutions, and ideas from across Canada's right to housing movement.
The Housing Tell: How municipal leaders can advance housing rights in Toronto's upcoming election


Spotland consistently gets your spot to the correct destination, on time. For multi-market placement, DG Systems handles distribution of your finished audio, with station-specific traffic instructions and delivery confirmation. You say your spot is scheduled to air Monday, tomorrow, or in four hours? No problem - Spotland and DG Systems get it done. We'll upload soundfiles for retrieval by web browser, or small files as an email attachment. And, there's always FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service.
Spotland has a long track record of multiple dub orders, from one copy to a thousand and one. In addition to audio CD's, we can do high-speed cassette orders, and large orders of quarter-inch analog reels. (It is rumored that we also have an eight-track cartridge player/recorder on hand somewhere.) Call and we'll give you a quote for what you need.


Snowplow Sam is for our new and beginner level skaters ages 3-6 years old. Snowplow Sam includes 2 progressive levels, teaching young skaters how to stand up, march forward, balance and glide. Class time is 25 minutes. Basic skills teach the fundamentals of ice skating for skaters ages 6-12, including forward and backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers, and turns. It includes 6 progressive levels for skaters to achieve at their own pace. All skaters 6 and older will start in our Basic Skills group. Class level is 50 minutes. For skaters 13-18 and covers our basic skills curriculum including forward and backward skating, stops, edges, crossovers, and turns. Class level is 50 minutes. Our Adult LTS Group is for skaters ages 18 and older who want to learn how to skate and/or improve on their current skating skills. This curriculum will cover quality skating pushes, balance, edges, stopping, and more! Class level is 50 minutes.
What can I expect the first day of class?
Arrive 20-30 minutes early on the first day of class to be sure you are able to check-in your skater, get skates on, and bundled up before class.
All levels will meet their coach off ice on the first class of the session.
Parents are not allowed on the ice or in the hockey boxes during Learn to Skate. We kindly ask parents to sit in the stands during class.
What Group/Level should my skater start in?
All beginning skaters between 3 and 6 years old are placed in the Snowplow Sam Level 1 class. All beginner skaters ages 6 and older will start in Basic Skills Level 1. On the first day our coaches will ensure that skaters are in the level that best suits their skills.
We highly encourage all skaters to wear helmets when on the ice. Helmets are required for skaters in Snowplow Sam, Basic 1, and Hockey LTS Levels.
Skaters are encouraged to wear layers, with a sweater or jacket, waterproof pants, gloves, and a hat/helmet. As skaters warm up layers are often shed as the skater acclimates to the cold. As you move through our program and into our hockey or figure skating programs the skaters may be encouraged to change attire, however that will be determined with time. When it comes to ice skates, thin socks work best.
What skates should I put my child in?
If you have a new skater, we recommend figure skates for the first few sessions. Figure skates help new skaters balance a little more easily when they are first starting out. If the intention is to move the skater to hockey skates, speak with your coach to determine the right time for the transition and make sure the skater is aware of the differences between the two blades. This will prevent frustration and will prepare the skater for success.
Skates should fit snug, we recommend one size smaller than the shoe size and thin socks or nylons are suggested.
Should I buy or rent skates?
We suggest new skaters take advantage of rental skates for their first session or two. Once the skater gets more comfortable, we then suggest purchasing a pair of hockey skates or figure skates. Our coaches have a lot of experience and can point you in the right direction of where to go and skate brand.
What is your refund or make-up policy?
We do not offer pro-rated costs if your skater can't attend all session days.
If your skater misses a class they may do a make-up class on a different class day during the week - just let a coach or the program director know.
Otherwise we do not offer refunds or credits other than extenuating circumstances that must be shared with the program director and is up to their discrection.
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Thefts of tailgates are up near 33 percent from 2012 to 2013. That's according to insurance claims during the last two years. The stolen tailgates are resold on the underground market as replacement parts, or they're sold as scrap metal.


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Man arrested in Norway for spying for Russia
On 15th August, a Norwegian citizen was arrested in a restaurant in Oslo (Capital of Norway) after being suspected of spying for Russia.
The accused wasn't named by the Norwegian Police Security Service, but is suspected of "harming vital national interests". If convicted, he will have to serve a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
The Police arrested a man in his late 50s at a restaurant in Oslo in the presence of another man, who is believed to be a Russian Intelligence officer. He was suspected of handing over information that is of interest to a foreign nation. Although, the suspect's lawyer, Marianne Darre-Naess, has told the press that her client denies any wrongdoing.
And, when the media asked the Police about the whereabouts of the alleged Russian Intelligence officer, the Police department spokesperson said, "We focus on the Norwegian man."
The Norwegian media said that this was a case of Industrial Espionage, and Norway-based DNV GL (the largest technical consultancy firm to the global renewable energy and oil and gas industry) also confirmed that the suspect was their employee.
The man in question will face custody trial before an Oslo court which will be held behind closed doors. The Police are asking the court if the man can be detained for four weeks for further interrogation.
Interestingly, Norway's most recent known spy case involving Russia in 2019 was centred around a retired Norwegian border inspector- Frode Berg, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison for espionage. In November 2019, he was part of a three-way spy swap when he and two Lithuanians were freed in exchange for two Russians who had been in prison in Lithuania.
Even though Norway and Russia normally enjoyed good relations and share a short land border, relations have grown tense since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea and a pro-Russia rebellion erupted in eastern Ukraine. This lead to heightened tensions between both nations. Regardless, it is unclear how the current scenario would affect relations between the two countries.
Reporter- Pranav M


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 Hudson Austin (1938–2022), grenadischer Politiker, Revolutionär und General
 Hudson Fysh (1895–1974), australischer Flugpionier und Geschäftsmann
 Hudson Hoagland (1899–1982), US-amerikanischer Neurowissenschaftler
 Hudson Leick (* 1969), US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Model
 Hudson Lowe (1769–1844), britischer General, Gouverneur von St. Helena
 Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos (* 1988), brasilianischer Fußballspieler
 Hudson de Souza (* 1977), brasilianischer Mittelstrecken-, Langstrecken- und Hindernisläufer
 Hudson Taylor (1832–1905), britischer christlicher Missionar

Zwischenname
 Henry Hudson Holly (1834–1892), US-amerikanischer Architekt
 Henry Hudson Kitson (1863–1947), englisch-US-amerikanischer Bildhauer
 Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875–1947), US-amerikanischer Zoologe
 Little Hudson Shower (1919–2009), US-amerikanischer Bluesmusiker
 Clarence Hudson White (1871–1925), US-amerikanischer Fotograf

Familienname
 Alan Hudson (* 1951), englischer Fußballspieler
 Anne Hudson (1938–2021), britische Literaturhistorikerin
 C. B. Hudson (Charles Britton Hudson III; * 1974), US-amerikanischer Musiker
 Callum Hudson-Odoi (* 2000), englisch-ghanaischer Fußballspieler

 Claude Hudson (1881–1952), US-amerikanischer Chemiker
 Dave Hudson (* 1949), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler

 Dawn Hudson (* 1957), US-amerikanische Journalistin, Politikwissenschaftlerin und Schauspielerin
 Donald E. Hudson (1916–1999), US-amerikanischer Bauingenieur
 Ellis Herndon Hudson (1890–1992), US-amerikanischer Mediziner und Hochschullehrer
 Ernie Hudson (* 1945), US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
 Ernie Hudson (Fußballspieler) (1926–2017), englischer Fußballspieler
 Frank Hudson (* 1957), deutscher Basketballspieler
 Garth Hudson (* 1937), kanadischer Rockmusiker

 Grant M. Hudson (1868–1955), US-amerikanischer Politiker
 Haley Hudson (* 1986), US-amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin
 Harriet Hudson (* 1998), australische Ruderin
 Havelock Hudson (1862–1944), britischer General
 Henry Hudson (1565–1611), englischer Entdecker
 Hilda Phoebe Hudson (1881–1965), britische Mathematikerin und Hochschullehrerin
 Hugh Hudson (1936–2023), britischer Filmregisseur
 Ian John Hudson (* 1972), deutsch-österreichischer Musiker und Produzent, siehe Roman Bichler
 Jack Hudson (1960–1991), englischer Fußballspieler
 James Hudson († 1885), britischer Diplomat
 Jennifer Hudson (* 1981), US-amerikanische Sängerin
 Jim Hudson († 2013), US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler
 John Hudson (1774–nach 1791), britischer Sträfling
 John Hudson (Bibliothekar) (1662–1719), britischer Philologe und Bibliothekar
 Joseph Lowthian Hudson (J. L. Hudson; 1846–1912), US-amerikanischer Geschäftsmann
 Karl Hudson-Phillips (1933–2014), Jurist und Richter aus Trinidad und Tobago
 Kate Hudson (* 1979), US-amerikanische Schauspielerin

 Ken Hudson (1939–2012), US-amerikanischer Basketballschiedsrichter und -funktionär
 Kerry Hudson (* 1980), britische Schriftstellerin
 Lee Hudson (* um 1945), US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker
 Lou Hudson (1944–2014), US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler
 Louis Hudson (1898–1975), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler
 Lucy-Jo Hudson (* 1983), britische Schauspielerin
 Maggie Rose Hudson, US-amerikanische Schauspielerin
 Manley Ottmer Hudson (1886–1960), US-amerikanischer Jurist

 Martha Hudson (* 1939), US-amerikanische Leichtathletin
 Matthew Hudson-Smith (* 1994), britischer Leichtathlet
 Michael Hudson (* 1939), US-amerikanischer Ökonom
 Mike Hudson (* 1967), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler
 Nell Hudson (* 1990), britische Schauspielerin
 Nicholas Hudson (* 1959), englischer Geistlicher, Weihbischof in Westminster
 Nikki Hudson (* 1976), australische Hockeyspielerin
 Oliver Hudson (* 1976), US-amerikanischer Schauspieler

 Piera Hudson (* 1996), neuseeländische Skirennläuferin
 Raymond Scott Hudson (* 1959), US-amerikanischer Elektrotechniker

 Robin Lyth Hudson (1940–2021), britischer Mathematiker
 Rochelle Hudson (1916–1972), US-amerikanische Schauspielerin
 Rock Hudson (1925–1985), US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
 Rodney Hudson (* 1989), US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler
 Ron Hudson (1939–2011), US-amerikanischer Fotograf und Autor
 Rose Hudson-Wilkin (* 1961), britische Geistliche
 Ruben Santiago-Hudson (* 1956), US-amerikanischer Schauspieler
 Sarah Hudson (* 1984), US-amerikanische Sängerin
 Saul Hudson (* 1975), US-amerikanischer Gitarrist, siehe Slash (Musiker)
 Steve Hudson (* 1969), britischer Schauspieler und Regisseur
 Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi (* 1995), neuseeländischer Fußballspieler
 Thomas Hudson (1701–1779), britischer Maler
 Thomas Jefferson Hudson (1839–1923), US-amerikanischer Politiker
 Troy Hudson (* 1976), US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler
 Ursula Hudson (1958–2020), deutsche Kulturwissenschaftlerin, siehe Slow Food
 Valerie M. Hudson (* 1958), US-amerikanische Politikwissenschaftlerin und Hochschullehrerin
 Victoria Hudson (* 1996), österreichische Speerwerferin
 Warren Hudson (1962–2012), kanadischer Canadian-Football-Spieler
 Will Hudson (1908–1981), US-amerikanischer Arrangeur, Komponist und Bandleader
 William Hudson (1730–1793), britischer Botaniker und Mykologe
 William Henry Hudson (1841–1922), argentinisch-britischer Schriftsteller, Naturforscher und Ornithologe

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Should we fine the parents of bullies?
Home > Healthy Living > Editorial > Should we fine the parents of bullies?
Bullying seems to be a fact of high school life – in every school, there will always be bullies and the bullied. But does it have to be that way? A town in Wisconsin has come up with a unique solution to their bullying problem.
So, what is the solution? Police Chief Walter Ostrenga thinks he has it – handing out fines to the bullies' parents. Fines will start at $114 and rise to $177 for subsequent offences. It'll be a municipal code violation, rather than a criminal offence and will only be used as a last resort after parents have been warned. Effectively, it places the onus on parents to stop bullying behaviour rather than teachers or the bullies themselves. It's true that parenting does play a part in whether children turn out to be bullies or not, but should bullies take responsibility for their own actions rather than their parents taking the hit?
A Monona grandmother, Barbara Aguilera, thinks that the parents are ultimately responsible: "When they're little, they have none of those prejudges or preconceived notions that someone's weird or different than them. It's definitely taught in the home". Ostrenga agrees that the parents are often to blame because they think their child is perfect so they turn a blind eye to their bullying activities, often shutting the door in policemen's faces when they try to talk to them. It's these unco-operative parents that the fines will be targeting – if a parent is actively trying to deal with their child's bullying, then the fine will be waived. There is also provision for the bully to be directly fined themselves.
It's certainly innovative – no other system exists anywhere in the States, although most states have an anti-bullying policy in place. Also, it's a timely intervention as school shootings are on the rise, which are often perpetrated by victims of bullying. Det. Sgt. Ryan Losby, who is spearheading the campaign in Monona said it was this link between violence and bullying that inspired his initiative. If the fines help stop one school shooting or one teen suicide, then they will be a success. After all, it's obvious that something needs to be done. What do you think, should the parents of bullies' be fined?


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Q: How to wake up thread after [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:distantFuture]? I have a Download object which handles NSURLConnection.
Then I have NSOperation object (DownloadOperation) which holds Download object as property.
Download object has ability to start/pause/resume/cancel.
This is the main method of DownloadOperation
- (void)main
{
    @autoreleasepool {

        BOOL isDone = NO;

        if (![self isCancelled]) {
            [_download start]; //Download object start (creates NSURLConnection internally)
        }

        NSDate *distantFuture = [NSDate distantFuture];
        while(!isDone && ![self isCancelled]) {

            [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:distantFuture];

            if (!_download.isActive) { //internal state of Download
                isDone = YES;
            }
        }

        [self completeOperation]; //this sets finished and executing flags
    }
}

From outside (from UI), I manipulate with Download object: Start, Pause, Resume, Cancel.
And internally I am changing its state so when Download is finished or canceled, isActive is set to NO and while loop should end.
This works if I start Download and let it finish (in background, NSURLConnection finished and called delegate -connectionDidFinish...)
If I pause/resume Download, download will continue to download and finish (and change its internal state: isActive -> NO).
On pause I cancel NSURLConnection and on resume I create new.
Or if I cancel the download, it will also be inactive (NSURLConnection is canceled).
But here is the problem:
[[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:distantFuture]; never returns in those cases (when I cancel NSURLConnection) and my "if" statement is never handled so this DownloadOperation is always considered running and will never exit my NSOperationQueue.
It looks like there is no event that could be fired that would cause that runloop to wake up.
I tried
            [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:0.05]];

and this kind of works but not so smooth and I don't think it is the best solution.
What I really want to know is, how to force that NSRunLoop to wake up (how to fire some event that will cause it to wake up) and continue my while loop?

A: Here's what I did.
Good thing is that I have notifications in my app and I know exactly when downloads are changing. So I've made an instance variable NSThread currentThread and at the beginning of main I call currentThread = [NSThread currentThread].
After I receive notification which I know should cause my thread to wake up I call:
[self performSelector:@selector(wakeUpThread:) onThread:currentThread withObject:nil waitUntilDone:NO];

- (void)wakeUpThread does nothing, it is empty method, but purpose of this is to wake up thread and cause my run loop to continue.

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Arcimoto Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
May 16th, 2022 16:34 EST
EUGENE, Ore., May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arcimoto, Inc.® (NASDAQ: FUV), makers of rightsized, outrageously fun, ultra-efficient electric vehicles for moving people and stuff, today provided a corporate update and announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Arcimoto will host a stakeholder and analyst webinar today to discuss the company's results. The webinar will include an investor Q&A powered by Say. To view the webcast, use the links below:
First Quarter 2022 Stakeholder WebcastDate: Monday, May 16, 2022Time: 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PDT)Webcast: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b7xY14wtTpWJNDkAI538NA
First Quarter 2022 and Recent Company Highlights
In Q1, sold 24 new customer vehicles while shifting manufacturing operations from the AMP to the RAMP.
Launched operations at RAMP, a 250,000 square foot scale manufacturing facility designed for mass production of the Company's EVs. At full capacity, the RAMP is expected to have a production capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year. A grand opening event was held on-site on February 22, 2022.
Unveiled the Mean Lean Machine (MLM), a radically new high-performance e-bike designed with Arcimoto's patented three-wheeled tilting technology, currently available for preorder.
Demonstrated the Faction D1, a next-generation driverless delivery vehicle with the potential to dramatically reduce the cost of last-mile logistics for delivery and rideshare.
Initiated new rental partner programs in Marco Island, Fort Lauderdale, and St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday Harbor, Washington.
Joined SoCal Tech Bridge's Project Vesta, a multi-company, multi-platform approach to fighting fires powered by AI, 5G, and ultra-efficient vehicles.
Partnered with the University of Central Florida on the Future Cities Initiative to develop new transportation solutions for cities and urban environments.
Entered into a pilot test program with Virginia Clean Cities to further the state's vision for sustainable transportation.
Launched a partner pilot program with Directed Technologies to introduce FUVs and Deliverators to the Australian market with potential use-cases in tourism, delivery, and emergency services.
Appointed Dwayne Lum as Chief Product Officer and Lynn Yeager as Chief Experience Officer, bringing invaluable experience in scaling production and growing market adoption.
Welcomed favorable new legislation in several states.
Alabama bill HB 37, Utah bill HB391, and New York bill A7192A/S6335 bring those states in line with other states that do not require a motorcycle license to operate an autocycle such as those built by Arcimoto.
Maryland passed Clean Cars Act of 2022, renewing EV tax credits and allowing three-wheeled autocycles to be operated without a motorcycle license.
Raised an additional $4.5 million via a long-term convertible note with Ducera Investments LLC dated April 25, 2022.
Announced Deliverator pilot program with JOCO for last-mile delivery in Manhattan, New York.
Management Commentary"If I were to summarize the current state of Arcimoto today in one word, it would be 'acceleration'," said Mark Frohnmayer, Arcimoto Founder and CEO. "On every front critical to the company's growth and achievement of its mission, we are stepping up the pace. This includes the opening of our new production facility, the RAMP, the onboarding of key team members to drive the growth of critical parts of the business, major strides forward on the development of next-generation products, the opening of new market territories, expansion of our rental model to drive customer awareness and adoption, and engagement of fleet partners and relationships to drive the commercial side of the business. I am incredibly excited about the road ahead."
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues for the first quarter of 2022 decreased 53% to $650 thousand as compared to $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2021.
The Company incurred a net loss of approximately $12.9 million or ($0.34) per share, in the first quarter of 2022 compared with a net loss of $4.7 million or ($0.13) per share, for the same prior-year period.
The Company had $57.3 million in total assets, $5.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $11.5 million in total liabilities as of March 31, 2022.
In Other NewsArcimoto has retained Ducera Partners LLC, a leading investment banking advisory practice, to raise capital and explore finance opportunities for Arcimoto. Ducera Partners is focused on providing trusted, independent advice and innovative solutions to decision-makers in complex and transformative corporate finance transactions. For more information about Ducera Partners, please visit www.ducerapartners.com.
About Arcimoto, Inc.Arcimoto is a pioneer in the design and manufacture of rightsized, ultra-efficient, incredibly fun electric vehicles for everyday mobility. Built on the revolutionary three-wheel Arcimoto Platform, our vehicles are purpose-built for daily driving, local delivery, and emergency response, all at a fraction of the cost and environmental impact of traditional gas-powered vehicles. Based in Eugene, Oregon, the Arcimoto team is dedicated to creating world-class EVs that make the world a better place. For more information, please visit Arcimoto.com.
Follow Arcimoto on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Investor information about the company, including press releases, stakeholder webcast replays, and more can be found at http://arcimoto.com/ir.
Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking StatementsExcept for historical information, all of the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and include, without limitation, our expectations as to vehicle deliveries, the establishment of our service and delivery network and our expected rate of production. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors discussed from time to time in documents which we file with the SEC. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks and uncertainties related to, among other things: our ability to manage the distribution channels for our products, including our ability to successfully implement our rental strategy, direct to consumer distribution strategy and any additional distribution strategies we may deem appropriate; our ability to design, manufacture and market vehicle models within projected timeframes given that a vehicle consists of several thousand unique items and we can only go as fast as the slowest item; our inexperience to date in manufacturing vehicles at the high volumes that we anticipate; our ability to maintain quality control over our vehicles and avoid material vehicle recalls; the number of reservations and cancellations for our vehicles and our ability to deliver on those reservations; unforeseen or recurring operational problems at our facility, or a catastrophic loss of our manufacturing facility; our dependence on our suppliers; changes in consumer demand for, and acceptance of, our products: changes in the competitive environment, including adoption of technologies and products that compete with our products; the overall strength and stability of general economic conditions and of the automotive industry more specifically; changes in laws or regulations governing our business and operations; costs and risks associated with potential litigation; and other risks described from time to time in periodic and current reports that we file with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and except as may be required under applicable securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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Arcimoto Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 Vehicle Production & Deliveries
#Private Placement Closed
Arcimoto, Inc. Announces Closing of $12 Million Public Offering
Arcimoto Nosedives Following $12M Equity Offering
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#Shares Release
Arcimoto, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering
Faction Introduces Driverless Delivery for Tech-Forward Businesses in San Francisco Bay Area; Cocola Bakery Is First Partner
#New Partnership
#New Product
Arcimoto Announces Development of Driverless EVs for Tourism Rentals with Faction and GoCar Tours
#Recognition
Arcimoto Named One of Oregon's Most Admired Companies by Portland Business Journal
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#Board of Directors Changes
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What is even more sad is that it is evident that it's BLACK WOMEN that seem to have the biggest issue with her 'unkept' edges. How is it evident? Well, what white person do you know that tweets about edges and kitchens. Half the time white people don't even know if your hair is a mess in black people standards that is.


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Mitsubishi Electric to open factory in Turkey
The new factory of Mitsubishi Electric Turkey Klima Sistemleri Üretim Anonim Şirketi, designed for the development and manufacture of room air conditioners in Turkey, will start production this year.
With the new facility Mitsubishi Electric aims to expand its business in Turkey and Europe, where the demands for room air conditioners are expected to increase. The new factory has a production capacity of 500'000 sets (indoor and outdoor units) per year and the company is targeting to reach full production capacity by the fiscal year ending March 2021.
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Vancouver, British Columbia - November 27, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Upco International Inc. (CSE: UPCO) (OTCQB: UCCPF) (FSE: U06) ("UPCO") is pleased to announce that it has signed an NDA with SixthContinent Inc. (SXC) and is actively finalizing a strategic Joint Venture Agreement governing private label co-branding of Upco's sophisticated e-wallet application, UpcoPay.
SixthContinent, with offices in San Francisco (CA) and Milan (Italy), is the largest international platform for Shopping Cards. The company has agreements with more than 3,000 leading brands (including Walmart, Apple, Amazon, Carrefour, IKEA, Adidas and Shell Oil), and a community of 400,000 users, and is fast becoming a major player in the expanding Social Commerce market, with a monthly growth of + 20%. As a Social Commerce platform, it converts companies' advertising budgets into contributions for users' purchases. In this way, users gain Credits and Points on a daily basis into their e-Wallet, and through these, they can purchase additional digital shopping cards to pay for their on-line and in-store shopping.
Under the terms of the joint venture, the two companies will collaborate to merge the User Community of SixthContinent into UpcoPay, a robust, ledger-based system integrated with Upco's banking partner, E-money. The new system will be branded under SixthContinent, but "powered by Upco". The parties to the agreement will share in both the associated technology merger costs and the profits based on transaction volumes.
With this application in place, SixthContinent's large user community will benefit from an extended range of features and options, including the ability to transfer money, purchase goods via a debit card, or withdraw cash at an ATM machine.
Benefits to Upco under this agreement are correspondingly significant. Via this collaborative endeavor, Upco is gaining entry to the growing Social Commerce sector in concert with a major, well established player in that sector, and is able to contribute fundamentally through its in-house, custom-developed technology. Equally as important, Upco will benefit from the strength of SXC's growing user community and the numerous major brands with which it is associated.
This Joint Venture will draw on the synergy and expertise of both organizations to go live with the first release of the co-branded e-Wallet solution, currently scheduled for the end of the first quarter of 2019.
Mr. Andrea Pagani, Chairman of the Board for Upco International, commented: "This Joint Venture is a true expression of synergy between mobile banking and Social Commerce, and represents an excellent opportunity for both organizations. The business world is changing rapidly, and this joint venture positions Upco to benefit significantly from the enormous growth that is anticipated in both of these sectors. We are particularly gratified that Upco's technology, UpcoPay, provides the foundation for this endeavor, and that this will be recognized within the industry."
Upco's recently appointed Chief Operating Officer for both corporate divisions (Telecom and Applications), Gerben Borsje, added his appreciation for the opportunity, noting, "We are very proud to be collaborating with SixthContinent on this co-branding initiative, and we are also pleased to be able to showcase our technology and expertise. I'm looking forward to working closely on further initiatives and marketing strategies with our new partner via this joint venture."
Francesca Roveda, CEO of SixthContinent, comments on the deal as follows: "The joint venture with Upco International Inc. will make SXC even more valuable in the daily lives of its Users. Integrating Upco's mobile banking solutions and e-Wallets with the Social-Commerce features will provide our users with highly innovative options never allowed before on the market."
SixthContinent (SXC), with its headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Milan and London, is the only Social Commerce platform in the world able to increase Users' shopping power through the purchase of shopping cards of more than 3.000 brands, including the world leading brands of primary and premium goods and services, as well as hundreds of emerging brands. SixthContinent introduces an innovative "profit sharing" model: instead of keeping 100% of profits, SXC shares 70% of these among its community of Users. Thanks to the agreements signed with member companies, SXC distributes Credits to all users, with which they can pay for shopping cards to buy products and services in dozens of categories and thousands of brands, both online and in traditional stores.
Upco International Inc. is a cloud-based mobile service company which provides high-quality voice termination to a market driven by the growing activity in online communications and commerce. Upco is a licensed Global Telecom Carrier within the international VoIP (voice over IP) wholesale business. Upco has designed a software application for Apple iOS and Android, similar to SKYPE and WhatsApp. With the forthcoming addition of the Upco E-Wallet using Blockchain Payment Services, users will be able to: send invoices, approve payments, transfer international funds, convert international currencies, and track transfers and payments.
Except for the statements of historical fact, the information contained herein is of a forward-looking nature. Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by statements containing forward-looking information. Such factors include continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions.
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The studies described in this thesis were designed to investigate the control of inhibin production, secretion and localization in the primate ovary. A heterologous radioimmunoassay was established and validated for the measurement of inhibin during the normal menstrual cycle in the stumptailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) and ovulatory cycle in the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus). The pattern of immunoreactive inhibin secretion was low during the follicular phase, reaching maximum levels during the mid -luteal phase in both species. This is similar to the pattern observed in the human. These results suggest that the corpus luteum is a major source of immunoreactive inhibin secretion in the primate. Inhibin concentrations remained elevated in pregnant marmosets throughout gestation.
The gonadotrophic control of inhibin production was investigated in vivo by administration of a luteinizing hormone releasing - hormone (LHRH) antagonist in the stumptailed macaque during the mid -luteal phase. Treatment with LHRH antagonist for 3 days resulted in permanent suppression of luteal function as shown by low serum concentrations of progesterone and immunoreactive inhibin. Replacement of gonadotrophin with human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) but not follicle - stimulating hormone (FSH) prevented gonadotrophin induced suppression by antagonist suggesting that inhibin, similar to progesterone, is integrated with the luteinizing hormone (LH) control of the corpus luteum. The control of inhibin secretion was further investigated in an in vitro luteal cell culture system. Human luteal cells secreted progesterone, oestradiol and inhibin in culture. Inhibin secretion by the luteal cells was stimulated by hCG in a dose -dependent manner providing further evidence that the secretion of inhibin is under the control of LH.
In an attempt to obtain a model of transitory suppression of luteal function, the effect of treatment with LHRH antagonist for 1 or 2 days during the mid -luteal phase on serum concentrations of progesterone and inhibin was compared. Recovery of progesterone and inhibin secretion was observed in two out of six macaques treated with two injections of antagonist and in three out of six treated with a single injection of antagonist. Therefore, with the regimens of LHRH antagonist employed, this approach was not conducive to obtaining a reliable transitory suppression of luteal function. The effect of ovarian hyperstimulation with FSH on serum concentrations of immunoreactive inhibin in stumptailed macaques in which endogenous gonadotrophin secretion and ovarian activity had been suppressed by an LHRH agonist implant was viii studied. LHRH agonist treatment suppressed both steroids and inhibin. Administration of FSH for 9 days, 8 weeks after agonist implant, resulted in marked elevations in oestradiol and immunoreactive inhibin. This nonphysiological situation demonstrated that developing follicles may be a source of inhibin. However it requires the growth of multiple antral follicles to induce a marked rise in immunoreactive inhibin during follicular development.
Inhibin was localized immunocytochemically in the primate ovary using an avidin- biotin immunoperoxidase technique. Intense immunostaining for inhibin a- and I3- subunits was detected within the granulosa- lutein cells of the human corpus luteum. Similar distribution of inhibin a- subunit immunostaining was observed in 12 corpora lutea obtained during early -, mid- and late -luteal phases of the menstrual cycle and no changes in intensity or distribution of staining were apparent at these different stages. The specific localization of inhibin within the granulosa- lutein cells suggests that inhibin production may originate from a discrete cell population within the corpus luteum.