Thermodyne Foodservice Products, Inc. is pleased to announce that company representative John Benner will be demonstrating at the Long John Silver's 2017 National Convention. The event takes place October 30-November 1 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Westin Peachtree Plaza.
CustomSoft a leading Software development company in India recently successfully launched Music Album Management System.
The Knowledge Group, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Dean L. Fanelli, Ph.D., Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP will speak at The Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Understanding the BPCIA Litigation Pathway Amidst the Increasing Biosimilar Disputes LIVE Webcast".
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Alternative asset manager, Breakwater, continues to build senior leadership ranks to support its growth.
US-based Innovative Systems chooses a cost-effective UHD device with RDK support from SmartLabs to enter the STB market.
New support allows Agents and Brokers to showcase properties in Steamboat Springs and the immediate surrounding areas.
Velpaclear Tablets Composition of Velpatasvir and Sofosbuvir, Hepatitis Medicine by Abbott India Ltd.
Wiwynn®, an innovative cloud IT infrastructure provider of high quality computing and storage products, plus rack solutions for data centers, announced the availability of Wiwynn® Cluster Manager with NVMe pooling based on Intel® Rack Scale Design (Intel® RSD).
Breast care specialists at Houston Methodist West Hospital observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month, including Dr. Warren A. Ellsworth IV, plastic and reconstructive surgeon; Dr. Candy Arentz, breast surgeon; Dr. Kathleen Shadle, radiation oncologist; Dr. Rajul Mehta, breast radiologist; and Dr. Rodger H. Brown, plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
Bangalore based Wash Buddy Laundromats (WB) and Malaysian based CLE COIN GROUP (CLEC) announce a Strategic Tie Up for India with immediate effect. This tie-up includes an investment and several key initiatives for the Indian Market.
The two start-ups ELSE Corp and Predit, who recently entered an industrial partnership, will be participating at PI Apparel in Berlin from 26 to 27 October to present their common vision on how to make the "Virtual Retail" business model even stronger with Predictive Analytics based on Machine Learning.
Rémy Cointreau, a global leader with a broad portfolio of liqueurs and spirts, including Rémy Martin, Cointreau, Metaxa and Mount Gay, has selected StayinFront mobile SaaS solutions to drive field force efficiency and sales effectiveness in China.
LED Retrofit Kit Designed to Replace 400 Watt Metal Halide Now UL Listed.
Heilind Asia Pacific announced Sensata Technologies' expanded inventory of electronic components and solutions.
Imprivata to strengthen Authentication and Access Management Platform for the healthcare enterprise.
Oftentimes Overlooked, Employee Engagement Is Now Recognized as One of the Main Contributors to An M&A Success or Failure.
Naveego Partner Success Program Delivers Comprehensive Resources and Support to Enable the Channel with New Data Quality Services and Recurring Revenue Opportunities.
From November 12-18, LOZOVA MACHINERY will present innovations and recent developments of the world agricultural machine building at the world's largest agri-industrial exhibition AGRITECHNICA-2017 (Hanover, Germany).
Stonebridge Consulting, a provider of end-to-end business advisory and technology services for next-gen oil and gas customers, and Naveego, an emerging leader of cloud-based data quality solutions, today announced that Stonebridge has joined the new Naveego Partner Success Program as its inaugural member.
A reviev of Record Classic Label of Cimarosa's "Il Matrimonio Segreto" released from November, 1st. Wonderful singers, orchestra and conductor.
StayinFront is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Lynch as Senior Sales Executive to its Business Development Team in the U.S. Midwest region.
Security firm, Safeguard On Demand, has recently begun the expansion of their Vehicle Patrol Services in California. Safeguard On Demand decided to expand their vehicle patrol services due to the positive response it has received from their clientele.
Hotel distribution connectivity specialist, eRevMax, today, announced the expansion of its management team by appointing of Gerard Carrie as Chief Operating Officer for LiveOS.
In order to celebrate the Holloween holidays, DRmare just announce a big Halloween promotion for its flagship products such as DRmare M4V Converter for Windows and DRmare M4V Converter for Mac. Customers can get 20%~50% off discount during Oct. 25th to Nov. 5th.
AppJetty, a popular software addons company based in India has introduced Advance Product Designer; a Product Designer Tool for Magento 2 Store Owners.
Brothers Jeff And Matt To Greet Fans, Sign Autographs, Pose For Photo Ops From 3-6 p.m. At Austin Convention Center.
The RUNX1 Research project is proud to announce it has awarded three grants for research in 2017 in conjunction with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
SimplyCast has launched a new program under its partnership umbrella called Channel Select White Label Reseller program. The program is aimed to provide a budget-friendly and flexible alternative to entrepreneurs that wish to enter the technology sector by reselling select SimplyCast channels to grow their business and increase revenue.
In this webinar, HR Avant-Garde CEO and NYU Professor Vincent Suppa will share various strands of technological innovation for new age learning and what they mean for you.
Dr. Susan Carr will be managing outreach along the wildlife passageway.
AltitudeCDN™ and the Universal Player are mutually verified to operate seamlessly together as standard components of enterprise video deployments.
Washington State has amended the reporting rules for CPSA, adding 20 CHCCs to its restricted list and altering the reporting schedule.
The EU issued two amendments to its proposals for BPA in food contact materials and articles in September 2017. If accepted, the new provisions could become effective in late 2018.
SMi's 12th annual Parallel Trade conference, will return to Central London, 6th – 7th February 2018 to explore the relationship between parallel trader and the pharmaceutical industry.
World leading Korean dash cam company, THINKWARE DASH CAM, will be showcasing its latest dash cam technology on the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place October 31 - November 3, 2017.
Engaging autobiography about the fascinating life of an historian, political provocateur and talented entertainer.
OCCAR-EA and NSSLGLOBAL to present at Mobile Deployable Communications Conference.
Advance Capital Management Hosting "Veterans Day Financial Planning Event"
RIA, Advance Capital Management, launches campaign to raise awareness of military members' financial troubles with free financial advice and plans.
Custom Digital Media Software Development at Booth #3291.
Chetu announce to attend the 2016 ASA STW conference, which is an event designed specifically for the employee recruitment community to hear about new industry trends and learn from leaders in the fields of onboarding, business and workforce management technology.
Company earns spot on American City Business Journals list.
Innovaccer Inc., one of the fastest-growing healthcare platform companies in the Silicon Valley, announces the success of its Accountable Care Organization clients with a cumulative savings of over $68 million across 440,000 managed lives.
"On Being Insane: In Search of my Missing Pieces," is a nonfiction memoir written by Elliot Keenan and published by Dreaming Big Publications! This is a perfect book to add to your collection!
Reiki, Animal Reiki, Herbalist, and Essential Oils Specialist Teaching FREE class on Reiki for Pets Hosted by PET | TAO Holistic Pet Products on November 15th, 2017 at Noah's Ark Society in Nashville, TN - Becki Baumgartner.
Clean, an award-winning integrated branding agency, today announced it was selected as the agency of record for the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau (CACVB) after a competitive process.
Unique, Innovative Brand Experiences Featured in "Breaking Through the Noise" Panel.
The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization will host its next community tour of the Historic Fort Harrison on Saturday, October 28th, at 1:30pm. Space is limited.
CLARĒTA Haddon Enters Billboard Charts On Gospel Indicator's Most Added List, Going For Radio Adds.
GTT Communications, Inc. (NYSE: GTT), the leading global cloud networking provider to multinational clients, announced today it plans to release results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, on Thursday, November 2, 2017.
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Susan Hershman, Senior Counsel, Greenberg Gross LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Qui Tam & the False Claims Act: Future Trends and Developments LIVE Webcast".
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Megan Browdie, Attorney, Cooley LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Antitrust Merger Enforcement: What Lies Ahead in 2018".
Enova announced its X-Wall MX+ xF single chip cryptographic module has gained full approval from the NIST and CSE Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) for FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation respectively.
Old Monterey Foundation cordially invites the community to the special "Wander the Wonders of Monterey History: Grand Opening Ceremony for the Lower Presidio Historic Park", located at 76th Artillery Street and Corporal Ewing Road in Monterey on Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Jane Yoon, Of Counsel, Paul Hastings LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Qui Tam & the False Claims Act: Future Trends and Developments LIVE Webcast".
CustomSoft successfully launched Location Alarm System in Android. Android Location Alarm System is mainly developed with the purpose to remind users about the tasks he is will to do.


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Many parts of South Snohomish County flood every year. Flooding most commonly occurs from November through February during periods of heavy rainfall. Preparing in advance will save residents time and reduce risks to families and their property.
One of the most important things that residents can do to help prevent flooding is to ensure storm drains remain clear in their neighborhoods. Clearing leaves and debris from storm drains will reduce the risk of drainage problems.


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6th phase of joint capacity building programme of J&K Police with NIA commences
ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar in his address threw light on the role of Jammu and Kashmir Police at different stages. He said that J&K Police has re-focused on the investigation of crimes of special nature.Special arrangement
Srinagar: The 6th phase of Joint Capacity Building Programme of Jammu and Kashmir Police with National Investigation Agency (NIA) started at Police Headquarters here today. The Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh was the chief guest at the inaugural session.
According to a press release, ADGP Armed/IRP, J&K S JM GIllani, ADGP (Hqrs) PHQ M K Sinha, ADGP Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar, IGP NIA Vijay Sakaria, DIG CKR Sujit Kumar, AIG T&P JS Johar, AIG Communication (PHQ), Manoj Kumar Pandit and other officers of Police and visiting team of NIA were present on the occasion.
While welcoming the officers from NIA and investigating officers of J&K Police in the programme, the DGP expressed his pleasure to be the part of the very useful programme. He extended his gratitude to the DG NIA Dinkar Gupta and IGP NIA Vijay Sakaria for facilitating the series of capacity building programmes by assigning faculty members from NIA. He thanked the officers from NIA who would be imparting the capacity building training to J&K Police IOs and prosecution officers.
He said that the officers from Kashmir Zone, SIA, SIU and prosecution wing, taking part in the programme are dealing not only with the crimes but varieties of other duties day in and day out. " The officers are braving the extreme cold and are taking part in this useful session to get familiar with the modern investigation techniques. The training programme which is 6th in the series shows the kind of relation J&K Police share with the NIA," DGP said. He said the NIA is one of the most distinguished investigating agency so far as the investigation of terror crime and UAPA is concerned and added that it is an honour to have its faculty members training JK Police investigators. He said that Jammu and Kashmir Police is known for its investigation techniques and added that the investigative instinct of JK Police is very strong.
The DGP said that what to do, what not to do and how to do are three main and important factors to investigate crimes of special nature. He said that for result oriented investigation, the investigator has to ensure the result of 10 out of 10. He said that the investigation of UAPA has to be foolproof, taking into account every minutest evidence.
ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar in his address threw light on the role of Jammu and Kashmir Police at different stages. He said that J&K Police has re-focused on the investigation of crimes of special nature. He emphasised for sharing investigation skills and work experience between J&K Police and NIA.
Speaking on the occasion IGP NIA Vijay Sakaria expressed his gratitude to the DGP J&K for giving this 6th opportunity of organizing Capacity Building Programme with JK Police. He said that reports of previously held programmes are encouraging. He said that UAPA is a powerful act and using it properly will help to control extremists and terror activities very effectively. He said these programmes will help investigation & prosecution officers to understand the various provisions of the Act and to use it effectively. He said that the aim of organizing this programme is to share best practices in handling terror related cases. He hoped that the deliberations and sharing of experiences will be helpful.

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Rebecca Green | SBJ
Jack Powderly, Swirly's Ice Cream & Waffles
Swirly's Ice Cream & Waffles
Open for Business: Swirly's Ice Cream & Waffles
BY: Mike Cullinan, Reportermcullinan@sbj.net
Posted online July 25, 2022 | 3:27 pm
Food trailer Swirly's Ice Cream & Waffles began serving cool treats July 15 in Springfield. The mobile ice cream business plans to regularly be parked at 3867 S. Campbell Ave. in the Parkcrest Center, said Jack Powderly, who co-owns Swirly's with wife Kenzie. Powderly said startup costs were $40,000, which included $30,000 for the trailer. The Ozark couple is subleasing space for the next year in the shopping center from Brad Peterson of BJP Properties LLC. Powderly declined to disclose the rate. The ice cream machine used by Swirly's mixes dozens of ingredients into a chocolate or vanilla base to craft its frozen concoctions. Additionally, the eatery sells bubble waffles that can serve as a cone substitute or as a standalone item, Powderly said. Prices range $3-$9. Powderly said he worked the past two years as a nurse, most recently for Mercy Springfield Communities. While his wife will help at Swirly's, she primarily works at Revive Beauty Co. LLC in Ozark, a hair salon she opened in January, Powderly said.
Web: Swirlys.squarespace.com
Visionary Wealth Advisors
St. Louis-based Visionary Wealth Advisors LLC opened its first Springfield office March 1 at 1531 E. Bradford Parkway, Ste. 200. Matthew Fairbairn, senior wealth management adviser, leads the two-employee office. He declined to disclose startup costs, which included purchase of the office in Bradford Place. The firm's services include retirement and estate planning, investment management, and insurance assessment. Fairbairn said Visionary Wealth Advisors also provides investment advice for company-sponsored 401(k) plans. The firm's local staff has over 15 years of financial planning experience, tailored to high-net-worth families, he said, noting Visionary Wealth Advisors has over $2 billion in assets under management. Springfield is the firm's eighth office in its portfolio, with an additional Missouri location in Jackson, as well as out-of-state offices in Kansas, Florida and Illinois.
Web: PeVisionaryWealthAdvisors.com
Fuel Fresh American Grill
A new restaurant is serving visitors at The Tracks Family Fun Parks in Branson with the March 15 opening of Fuel Fresh American Grill. Julie Wilson, vice president of sales and marketing for Five Star Parks and Attractions, said the company owns both Fuel and The Tracks Family Fun Parks, which offers go-karts and other rides, laser tag, miniature golf and an arcade. She said the eatery, located at 3405 W. Highway 76, replaced Pizza World. Wilson declined to disclose startup costs. The 4,700-square-foot restaurant has seating capacity for 200 people, she said, noting it has a double-decker patio to accommodate outdoor dining. General Manager Matthew Stoll leads a staff of 20 at Fuel, which features a menu of burgers, sandwiches, salads and smoked chicken wings. Prices range $8-$15. In Branson, Five Star also owns and operates Adventure Ziplines of Branson and Xtreme Racing Center of Branson, as well as attractions in six other states, according to its website.
Web: FiveStarParks.com/Fuel-Restaurant
Business Spotlight: Where the Heart Is
Financial Restoration: Restore SGF builds investments toward Springfield's future


For this edition of #TBT, let's take a look back at a pictorial I did for the Cobra Stage Backdrop Mini diorama, by the now defunct JoeRepro.com.
While at the 2017 Dirty South G.I. Joe Meet, I was fortunate enough to pick up one of the amazing Diorama backdrops offered by Chris at JoeRepro.com. He had such a wide selection available that it made hard for me to pick only one. In the end, I opted for the Cobra Stage Backdrop.
When fully extended in an "L" shape, the piece measures in at 17.75″ H x 17.875″ W, giving you more than enough room to display your Cobra Army in regal fashion.
Do you display your collection using dios like this? I wish I had the room (or the will power to make the room, lol).
Next Post Advanced Heavy Battle Tank from Geewunner Customs back in Stock in time for Holiday Sale!


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The current state of korean paleoanthropology.
The hominid fossil and Paleolithic archaeology records from the Korean Peninsula are extensive, but relatively little is known about the Korean human evolutionary record outside this region. The Korean paleoanthropological record is reviewed here in light of major research issues, including the hominid fossil record, relative and chronometric dating, lithic analysis, hominid subsistence, and the presence of bone tools, art and symbolism. Some of the major conclusions drawn from this review include: (1) hominid fossils have been found in nine separate sites on the Korean Peninsula; (2) possible Homo erectus fossils are present in North Korea; (3) Ryonggok Cave, in North Korea, has exposed the remains of at least five archaic Homo sapiens individuals; (4) a possible burial of an anatomically modern Homo sapiens child, discovered in Hungsu Cave in South Korea, has been tentatively dated to roughly 40,000 years ago; (5) handaxes and cleavers have been found at a number of sites near Chongokni and they appear to date to at least 100,000 years ago; and (6) taphonomic studies are necessary for addressing issues related to determining the nature of hominid-carnivore interaction over similar resources (e.g. carcasses and shelter); and the presence/absence of Early Paleolithic bone tools, art, and symbolism in Korea.


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Q: Faking DB methods in Golang I'm trying to create a unit test for the following function that is making database calls internally using Postgres driver:
type DBer interface {
    Exec(query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
    Query(query string, args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error)
    QueryRow(query string, args ...interface{}) *sql.Row
    Prepare(query string) (*sql.Stmt, error)
}

type AppInfoCtrl struct {
    DB DBer
}

type Rower interface {
    Next() bool
    Close() error
    Scan(...interface{}) error
}

func parseRows(rows Rower, infos []AppInfo) ([]AppInfo, error) {
    defer rows.Close()
    for rows.Next() {
        var i AppInfo
        if err := rows.Scan(&i.Id, &i.Platform); err != nil {
            return nil, err
        }
        infos = append(infos, i)
    }
    return infos, nil
}

func (a *AppInfoCtrl) List() ([]AppInfo, error) {
    query := "select id, platform from appinfo where deleted = false"
    rows, err := a.DB.Query(query)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, err
    }

    appInfos := []AppInfo{}
    parseRows(rows, appInfos)

    return appInfos, nil
}

And my test looks like this:
func (f *FakeDB) Query(query string, args ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error) {
    fmt.Println(query)
    var rows *sql.Rows
    return rows, nil
}

However, after running this I get the following compilation error:
appinfo/controller.go:68:11: cannot use rows (type interface {}) as type Rower in argument to parseRows:
        interface {} does not implement Rower (missing Close method)

When I look at the source code, sql.Rows does implement Close():
https://golang.org/pkg/database/sql/#Rows.Close
Any idea what I need to do here? Am I even taking the right approach to test List() here? I'm not particularly picky about testing parseRows() as it only contains calls to db.Rows, but I need to at least test List here.

A: The problem is that DBer.Query returns a generic interface{}, which the compiler cannot assume has any methods at all:
Query(query string, args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error)

Meaning, unless you use a type assertion, you cannot call any methods on the returned value. Perhaps it should instead return (Rower, error)?
The compiler, in effect, sees this:
rows, err := a.DB.Query(query)

rows is a interface{}. It could be anything. It could be an int. It cannot assume it has any methods at all. So when you pass it to parseRows:
parseRows(rows, appInfos)

Defined as:
func parseRows(rows Rower, infos []AppInfo) ([]AppInfo, error)

Well, it takes a Rower, but you're passing an interface{}, which is not guaranteed to implement Rower. Hence the compiler error you're getting:
interface {} does not implement Rower (missing Close method)

It has nothing to do with the underlying value, but rather the type of the variable. The variable is of type interface{}, which has no methods, and therefor does not implement Rower.

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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Patients Sought To Test New Drug Therapy at Moffitt Cancer Center
TAMPA, Fla. (July 24, 2013) – Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are recruiting chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients to test the effectiveness of the drug ruxolitinib. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, a genetically diverse malignancy that can transform into acute myeloid leukemia, is an aggressive disease with a three-year survival rate of 20 percent.
In a study published in the June 20 edition of the journal Blood, the researchers reported that chronic myelomonocytic leukemia is hypersensitive to the protein granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which triggers the production of white blood cells, and may be a therapeutic target. Inhibiting the GM-CSF signal within chronic myelomonocytic leukemia cells in the laboratory resulted in cancer cell death.
"We have shown that inhibiting GM-CSF and other molecules downstream of GM-CSF is deadly to chronic myelomonocytic leukemia cancer cells," said study lead author Eric Padron, M.D., assistant member of the Malignant Hematology Department at Moffitt. "Our clinical trial to test ruxolitinib is currently accruing chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients at Moffitt and will eventually be open to patients at six centers across the United States."
GM-CSF hypersensitivity was detected in 90 percent of the chronic myelomonocytic leukemia samples the researchers tested. Study results indicate treatment with a GM-CSF-neutralizing antibody along with JAK2 inhibitors offers a therapeutic potential.
"Our results indicate that the vast majority of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients respond with more vigor to GM-CSF treatment," said study co-author P.K. Epling-Burnette, Pharm.D., Ph.D., senior member of the Immunology Program at Moffitt. "This is important because cell death was evident upon GM-CSF neutralization."
Researchers found that GM-CSF neutralization significantly decreased the number of malignant cell colonies and the molecular organization in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. They consider GM-CSF an excellent chronic myelomonocytic leukemia-specific therapeutic target.
Located in Tampa, Moffitt is one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, a distinction that recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research, its contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Since 1999, Moffitt has been listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer. With more than 4,200 employees, Moffitt has an economic impact on the state of nearly $2 billion. For more information, visit MOFFITT.org, and follow the Moffitt momentum on Facebook, twitter and YouTube.


taartatelier Sint Jansstraat, a photo by CAKE Amsterdam - Cakes by ZOBOT on Flickr.
On Saturday December 17th from 12:00 till 18:00 the SINT JANSSTRAAT will be transformed into a CHRISTMAS MARKET!
On offer from CAKE Amsterdam... Mini Cupcakes & Christmas Cupcakes, Cookies and Hot Coco.
Also Traditional Fruit Cake Cupcakes (from the Queen of Tarts)!!!
There will also be all sort of other goodies for sale... pottery, jewelry, arts & crafts, etc!


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label Retail Technology
Retail Technology
Alert on fraudulent till slip manipulation
Issued by Arch Retail Systems
Johannesburg, 09 May 2016
A disturbing trend has lately surfaced in both retail and wholesale grocery outlets, relating to the manipulation of till slips/invoices by certain individuals aimed at committing fraud.
In the sample provided, the following scenario occurred: two customers corroborated and approached the checkout with their respective goods, and the first customer purchased a few items, while the second only purchased a single can of Lucky Star Pilchards in Chili Sauce, for R6; the goods were paid for, and the respective invoices were issued.
The can of fish was then added to the same bag as the other goods, and only the one invoice was presented to the security check, while the other invoice was held as backup should they fail the security check. In this particular case, they passed the security check, which means only one invoice was cancelled. The invoice for the pilchards was then taken to a nearby facility (often inside a vehicle) where the invoice was manipulated to display different stock quantities and values, and then reprinted.
The forged receipt was then taken back to the store, and the quantity of stock on the new false receipt was collected, but not taken to a cashier, but rather straight to the security checkpoint.
An analysis of the forged till slip reveals the following:
Methods of prevention:
Firstly, in order to overcome this phenomenon from occurring, it is possible to use the embedded inverted slip layout. This slip layout allows the store to print slips where the transaction-specific details are printed inverted, ie, on a solid black background. This makes it significantly more difficult to manipulate the receipt, but can still be done by a skilled forger.
Alternatively, Arch Retail Systems, a leading supplier of integrated retail management solutions, has developed Arch Mobile, a software solution run on a handheld scanner. Arch Mobile is used to scan receipts that have been issued by the cash registers at the security checkpoint before allowing the clients to exit the store. All that would be required is a receipt printer at the security point in addition to the Arch Mobile device. Arch is configured with a predetermined timeout for every issued receipt, eg, 10 minutes, which will force a new receipt to be printed at the security checkpoint if the timeout is exceeded. Once a new receipt is printed, the security officer can verify the new receipt with the customer's goods. Arch will store every transaction that has been generated, but will not permit a transaction to be scanned twice by Arch Mobile. Arch Retail developed this defence mechanism for a leading retailer group of theirs, after the described scam above was discovered.
Says David Geldenhuys, Marketing Executive Officer at Arch Retail Systems: "Retail management software faces many challenges in an ever-changing trading environment, to ensure fraud by both internal staff and customers, are minimised. The creativity of the criminal has no boundaries."
Arch Retail Systems David Geldenhuys avid@archsoftware.co.za


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Matthews boots up UK's first Kodak Nexfinity
Home/RSS News/Matthews boots up UK's first Kodak Nexfinity
Matthews the Printers is looking to extend its market reach as it starts to produce commercial work on the UK's first Kodak Nexfinity with a print quality reportedly "far superior to litho".
Matthews the Printers will use the Nexfinity to make headway into the luxury commercial market
The press was installed at the Chingford, London-based operation in October last year. It has been officially added to Matthews' roster of services for clients as of 18 February. The firm will migrate the bulk of its shorter-run litho work over to the five-colour machine.
While Matthews already runs a digital print service on a variety of digital engines, this represents a step up to the "next generation" of the technology, according to managing director Christopher Riddell.
He said: "We have never had something of the Nexfinity's level in our digital department and we have been looking for around six to nine months for something that could enhance our operations and take on our short-run litho jobs.
"Various options were considered, but when we ran a blind quality test with our staff, the Nexfinity scored highest. This, and a visit to another user in Holland who printed one-off copies of photobooks on theirs, was the driving force behind our decision.
"Print runs are shortening in general so I think the machine is coming into its own in the current market. We are able to produce specific client-defined colours like bright greens and special reds. On a run of watch brochures we recently produced, the shadows, highlights and detail were far superior to litho."
With a list price of around €750,000 (£650,000), the Nexfinity uses Kodak's dynamic multi-bit LED imaging technology to increase the density of information to be imaged by four times compared with its predecessor, the NexPress, offering 1,200dpi and 256 exposure levels to increase detail in highlight and shadow areas. It was unveiled by Kodak in March last year.
Designed to compete with Xerox's iGen 5, HP's Indigo 7 Series and 12000, it runs at print speeds from 83 to 152ppm and Matthews' machine has been configured to take sheet lengths up to 1m. Handling coated and uncoated stocks up to 530gsm, it opens up to Matthews the possibility of packaging applications.
Though the packaging avenue has yet to be fully explored by the firm, Riddell said the main focuses of the new arrival would be on consolidating Matthews' standing in the retail and leisure commercial markets, as well as exploring luxury applications.
With 80 staff on its books, Matthews the Printers continues to run litho jobs on its Komori equipment. Riddell said 2019 would be a "consolidation year" for the firm, though he hopes to break the £10m mark in sales.
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UnresolvedStar is a Star expression that represents a star (i.e. all) expression in a logical query plan.
UnresolvedStar can never be resolved, and is expanded at analysis (when ResolveReferences logical resolution rule is executed).
UnresolvedStar can only be used in Project, Aggregate or ScriptTransformation logical operators.
Given UnresolvedStar can never be resolved it should not come as a surprise that it cannot be evaluated either (i.e. produce a value given an internal row). When requested to evaluate, UnresolvedStar simply reports a UnsupportedOperationException.
When created, UnresolvedStar takes name parts that, once concatenated, is the target of the star expansion.
Use star operator from Catalyst DSL's expressions to create an UnresolvedStar.
You could also use $"" or ' to create an UnresolvedStar, but that requires sbt console (with Spark libraries defined in build.sbt) as the Catalyst DSL expressions implicits interfere with the Spark implicits to create columns.
AstBuilder replaces count(*) (with no DISTINCT keyword) to count(1).
expand is part of Star Contract to…FIXME.
With no result earlier, expand then requests the input logical query plan to resolve the target name parts to a named expression.
For a named expression of StructType data type, expand creates an Alias expression with a GetStructField unary expression (with the resolved named expression and the field index).
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Apple's T2 Security Chip Confirmed To Slap Handcuffs On Some Third-Party Repairs
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Apple touts its T2 security chip as "the next generation of security" for its 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, pitching it as a feature and benefit to customers. Is it really, though? The T2 chip has come under fire for its ability to effectively thwart third-party repairs. The answer, as it turns out, is not a simple one.
First let's talk about what the T2 security chip actually does. On Apple's website, the company describes various functions of the chip, all of which sound like selling points for a potential buyer.
"The Apple T2 security chip includes a Secure Enclave co-processor that provides the foundation for secure boot and encrypted storage capabilities. It also consolidates many discrete controllers, including the system management controller, audio controller, and SSD controller, into one. And the Apple T2 security chip brings a familiar voice to MacBook Pro—Hey Siri is always ready to open apps, find documents, play music, or answer your questions," Apple says.
That all sound well and good, but the problem as it pertains to the right-to-repair movement is that the T2 chip can prevent a MacBook Pro from booting if it detects an unauthorized repair.
Apple confirmed as much to The Verge, explaining that certain components like the logic board and Touch ID sensor will trigger the T2 chip to verify a repair if replaced. However, Apple wasn't willing to share a full list of components that would trigger the security check, or a full list of affected devices—only that the T2 chip is present on newer Macs.
Now here's where things get interesting. Teardown specialist Adam O'Camb at iFixIt decided to investigate how well the T2 chip works, as it pertains to preventing unauthorized repairs..
"According to an internal Apple service document, any Mac with an Apple T2 chip now requires the proprietary 'Apple Service Toolkit 2 (AST 2) System Configuration Suite' (whew, that's a mouthful!) to complete certain repairs… After replacing a part, a technician must run the configuration suite, which connects to Apple's Global Service Exchange (GSX) server to perform performance and compatibility checks for the new parts. Without this software, an internet connection, and approval from Apple's servers, the repair is considered incomplete and the computer is rendered inoperative," O'Camb explains.
In theory, replacing the logic board should trigger the T2 security chip to dial home, which would then prevent the system from booting. However, O'Camb was able to replace the logic board in a brand new 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar purchased from his local Apple Store. He also swapped out the display and updated Mojave. In each case, the MacBook Pro booted normally.
It's not clear why the T2 security chip didn't prevent his system from booting. Apple told The Verge that swapping out the display assembly should not require the diagnostic tool, and we imagine that updating Mojave wouldn't have any effect. But replacing the logic board is another matter. It's possible that the logic board had already been validated with Apple, and therefore passed the security check. O'Camb has another theory.
"It could simply be a mechanism for tracking parts used by their authorized network, to check quality or replacement rates. It's possible that units with swapped parts may operate normally, but still report a failure in Apple diagnostic tests for having 'unauthorized' components installed—much like earlier units did on earlier versions of AST for third party HDD/SSD, RAM and batteries," O'Camb surmises.
The situation is all a bit murky, and also unsettling—even though O'Camb was able to swap out the logic board without issue, he also notes that a "future software update could render these 'incomplete repairs' inoperative, and who knows when, or if, a fix will follow." Food for thought.
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* Friedrich von Klinckowström (1775–1856), preußischer Gutsbesitzer und Politiker
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Mark R. Brown "Uncle Mark" , Our loving son, brother and uncle entered the Kingdom of God Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Covenant-Cooper due to complications after a heart surgery, age 46 years. The son of Raymond and Kathleen (Rinz) Brown he was born March 2, 1968 in Bay City. Mark graduated from TL Handy High School in 1986 and then attended Delta College. He was employed with McDonald's for over 20 years and Bob Evan's for 8 years. Mark was currently the General Manager of Popeye's and was looking forward to opening their new store in Mt. Pleasant this October. He was a member of Corpus Christi Parish-St. Hedwig Church and the Chamber of Commerce on Mt. Pleasant. He enjoyed traveling and taking vacations, trips up-north and tried his luck at the casinos. Mark loved playing the piano, music and most importantly his family, especially his niece, Meghan and nephew, Nolan.
Surviving is his mother, Kathy Brown, one sister, Mary Jo (Jeffrey) Zalucha, niece and nephew, Meghan and Nolan Zalucha and his dear friends: Kelly Zurvalec, Amy Stuber and Sheri Felske. Mark was predeceased by his father, Raymond G. "Sonny" Brown and his grandparents: Al and Betty "Busia" Rinz and Helen and George Brown.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, September 19, 2014 at 10:00am at Corpus Christi Parish-St.Hedwig Church. Fr. Kevin Kerbawy will celebrate Mass and interment will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery. Friends may call at the Ambrose Funeral Home on Thursday from 1:00 to 8:00pm and at church on Friday after 9:00am. A Parish Vigil Service for Mark will be held Thursday at 7:00pm. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the American Heart Association or a charity of donor's choice.
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"I Will Not Tie My Hair": Sexism in Educational Institutions
Campus sexism ranges from policing of women's clothes and appearance to restrictions on mobility within the school, or college building.
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Sexist rules for women in educational institutions have been known to exist since time immemorial, commonly understood as 'campus sexism.' They range from policing of women's clothes and appearance to restrictions on mobility within the school, or college building. University and school administrations issue gender-discriminatory rules for women students and employees, and act as if they are doing a favour to women by letting them study, or work there because public education is not meant for them. Elaborate guidelines and instructions on what to wear, what not to wear, what hairstyle to make, how to carry oneself, how to behave, how much to socialize, etc. are more strictly laid down for women if it's a co-education school or college.
In many schools and colleges, girls are ordered not to go out during lunch break and talk to boys. If a girl and a boy are seen together, both are given warnings, but the girl is reprimanded more than the boy. It is considered girl's responsibility to keep her distance from the boys in the school, or university since boys cannot be expected to do so because "boys will be boys."
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For boys and men, the rules are generally about not bunking classes, not celebrating birthdays in classroom, wearing clean and proper uniforms, with other similar requirements. Moreover, these rules are binding on male students only, and not on male teachers. On the other hand, the rules for girls and women go far beyond just cleanliness, or maintenance of discipline, and more often than not, they apply to women teachers too.
Also Read: Misplaced Priorities: How Educational Institutions Perpetuate Campus Sexism
Girls are asked to wear skirts below their knees, to keep their hair tightly plaited, to not make hair buns, to not apply kohl or even a coloured lip gloss, to wear loose fitted shirts, etc. Women teachers are also forbidden from wearing jeans, while there's no such dress code for male teachers. In other words, the rules for women have very little to do with the school's decorum and everything to do with exercising control over their sexuality and body.
One of the many examples of educational institutions that practice blatant sexism is Astha International Soch School, a school in Rewari, Haryana, India. Like numerous other schools in this country, this one also believes that the "honour" and safety of a woman lies in her own hands, or, more precisely, in her dress. All women who work there have to follow the school's sexist dress code. Women teachers are not allowed to wear jeans, come to school without a chunni, or leave their hair unbound, particularly if they are teaching upper primary and senior secondary classes. But Jyoti Yadav refused to obey. She outrightly told the principal of the school that she would rather leave the job than tie her hair.
Jyoti Yadav, a woman in her early twenties, is from Mahendragarh district of Haryana state in northern India. She was working at Astha International Soch School, Rewari where she taught English subject to 6th, 7th and 8th classes.
She had started this job barely a week ago from the date of the incident. She told me that she was not informed about any special rules on dressing for female teachers in written or even orally when she joined. But soon, the sexist atmosphere of the school stood naked before her eyes as she came to know about certain rules for all female teachers to be followed. She was asked not to wear cut-sleeved suits, or jeans at work. Initially, she accepted all of this for the sake of her job, but with resentment. Later, she lost her cool when she was especially called by the Principal immediately after morning prayer to his office who then told her to plait her hair, and not come to school with open hair in the future.
The reason that he gave for his objection was that the growing (adolescent) boys coming to study in the school might get a "wrong impression or lesson" from her loose hair. He implied that women teachers are required to dress 'modestly' so that the senior boys in the school don't get distracted and pass indecent comments on their teacher. These rules of dressing and hairstyle do not apply to women who teach the primary wing as little boys are naturally in no danger of being 'misguided' or 'distracted' by their teacher's untied hair.
I asked her if there are any rules on dressing for the male teachers of the school as well. She answered that nobody cares what they are wearing or how they look; they are only expected to give good results and nothing else.
Yadav didn't listen to the sexist rhetoric of the Principal. She unequivocally told him that she does not like to bind her hair, and she won't bind them for him and his school. She also told him to stop spoiling his senior boys by making such sexist rules and giving the boys so much undue attention. She said, "change female teachers pe restrictions lagaane se nahi, apne bacchon ko sahi shiksha dene se ayega."
The two had a heated debate on the subject but Jyoti refused to acquiesce and apologize. She straightaway told him that he could keep his job and she would keep her unbound hair ("aap apni naukri rakho, main apne khule baal"). The principal had never encountered such resistance from a female teacher before and was surely not expecting that reply from Jyoti, so you can imagine how dumbstruck he must have gone at that moment.
What is heartwarming is that all her family members supported her decision of leaving the job when she returned home and narrated the entire incident to them. Read below the reactions of her aunt and her brother when she told them.
Source: Facebook profile, Jyoti Yadav
Yadav says that she understands every workplace has its own dress code which every employee must follow; her problem is not with the rules but the kind of mentality where these rules are coming from. The reason behind her refusal to tie up her hair is well explained in the following status that she posted on Facebook minutes after leaving the Principal's office.
When you are asking the women teachers or students in an educational institution to tie up their hair or not wear jeans for the sake of boys, you are sending out a very dangerous message to the young men and boys coming there to be 'educated'. You are telling them that women who wear jeans and keep their hair loose can be teased, harassed, and molested. You are telling them that street sexual harassment and sexual assault are actually victim's faults because they dared to step out of their house with their hair untied.
If this is not your intention in implementing these so called rules, why are you making women's legs and hair such big issues in the minds of these young boys? Why should they be distracted just because their teacher comes to class with her hair open? Shouldn't they be taught to think otherwise? Shouldn't they be made accustomed to seeing girls wearing jeans or skirts right from early years so that it is not a matter of excitement or "provocation" for them when they grow up? Why must women be exclusively made to observe certain rules and restrictions while men have no such codes to worry about?
Educational institutions try their best to pretend that the rules on dressing and conduct solely exist to foster a respect for discipline among children and maintain the decorum of the institution. If pointed out that these rules are more severe and arbitrary in case of girls and women, or asked why they exclusively apply to women, they come up with the age-old narrative of "protection" as an excuse. It's time that we challenge and dump these discriminatory rules in educational institutions as Jyoti did. The things that children learn at school leave a lasting impact on their minds. Schools must work towards making children more gender-sensitive, and not sexist. Jane Martinson stresses upon the same in her article for The Guardian, when she says, "Given that so much of this is experienced in schools, shouldn't the first port of call be the classrooms where children are meant to learn about sex and relationships?"
Concluding with an image of Jyoti's beautiful hair that she posted on Facebook after standing up against sexism at her workplace.
Why is it such a big deal, really?!
All images courtesy: Jyoti Yadav
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I feel that hairstyles don't affect education. Hair policy should be removed because it is gendered and discriminatory. It also hurts LGBT students. This policy also violates human rights. Boys should be allowed to grow their hair so that their brains get protected from injury during accidents. Girls should be allowed to have long haircuts and untied. They can also have short haircuts, ponies, braids, and other simple and cute hairstyles. Hairbands and clips can be used. The reason is that hair loss has now become a common problem. Another reason is scalp infection. Third it is time saving and stress free. Hair is a protective organ as well as an identity. Concern about biology is more important than looks. Without individuality discipline makes no sense. All the schools of our country should change their mindsets immediately. Beware of human rights.
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Helen Mirren is one of those rare Hollywood women whose acting careers has continued to flourish as she ages.
Mirren, 70, famously accepted her contract with the french make-up brand L'Oreal Paris, on the condition that her photographs not be retouched.
"My whole life, one had these images of perfect, incredibly youthful girls shoved at you as what you should aspire to...and we're not even talking about 25-year-olds, incidentally, we are talking about girls of 15. Who looks 15? It's not fair," she says.
But rather than blame Hollywood alone, Mirren believes that it is society that must change before the film industry can follow.
"When roles for women in real life change, then you will see change in the film industry," she says.
However, she also claims that now men are also now being scrupulously criticised by the industry as well.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mirren says that the image of the real man in film, has now been replaced by the gym-obsessed, unattainable image of a sculpted beefcake.
"It's absolutely incredible. They all have to have these ridiculous bodies now that are completely unrealistic.
"They all have to be in the gym for three or four hours a day. Tedious. Awful," she says.
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"It was one of the first dresses I tried on before the season even started, when I was trying to find my night one gown," Bristowe told the site. The show's stylist, Cary Fetmen, said the finale dress was one of the three her bachelorette tried on first and the two had to engage in a bit of a discussion over when it was appropriate to wear it.
Kaitlyn Bristowe in silver sparkles (not her finale dress)
"I thought it was perfect for the finale dress when she wants to be sweet and much more open and soft as opposed to the first time she is meeting 25 men," Fetmen explained. Bristowe tried on nearly 90 dresses over the first two days of prepping for the show, so when you consider the sheer amount of gowns the two women had to look at, it's impressive that they landed on the same one!
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"This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And isn't the body worth more than clothes? Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds? Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it? … Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things. Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things. So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings."
There was a man who was a chronic worrier. He would worry about anything and everything. Then one day his friends saw him whistling.
"Can that be our friend? No it can't be. Yes it is."
They asked him, "What's happened?"
He said, "I'm paying a man to do my worrying for me."
"You mean you aren't worrying anymore?"
"No whenever I'm inclined to worry, I just let him do it."
"How much do you pay him?"
"Two thousand dollars a week."
"Wow! How can you afford that?"
"I can't. But that's his worry."
Wouldn't it be great if we could pay someone to do all of our worrying for us? Saying that, I presume that you are worriers like me (I'm especially preaching to myself today). It seems to be part of our human nature. As bold and as confident as some people might appear, every person is a victim of worry at some time. Even for the Christian who trusts God worry creeps in and becomes a part of everyday life.
A Mental Health Committee reported a few years ago - half of all the people in our hospital beds are there because of the effects of worry. Mental distress can lead to all kinds of health problems - headaches, arthritis, heart trouble, cystitis, colitis, backaches, ulcers, depression, digestive disorders and yes, even death. When we add to that list the mental fatigue of nights without sleep and days without peace, then we get a glimpse of the havoc worry plays in destroying the quality and quantity of life. Worry is bad for us. Worry has no nutritional value for the body or for the soul.
So she mooed herself to death!
The word "worry" comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word meaning to strangle or to choke. While we need to be attentive to life's concerns, worrying about them "chokes" the joy out of life. Worrying is like driving a car with one foot on the accelerator and the other foot on the brake. The wheels are spinning, a lot of rubber is being burnt, but you are going nowhere.
Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do but it won't get you anywhere!
God didn't intend that the people whom he created and saved should hang between certainty and doubt, to be filled with anxiety over so many things. In fact, some people have made worry an art form. We feel uneasy if everything is going too smoothly and we don't have something to worry about.
In his sermon the mount, Jesus tells us not to worry. He reminds us that animals and flowers get along fine without worrying. They don't have to worry because God provides for them. Then Jesus goes on to say that since God provides for them, what have we got to worry about? We are worth much more to God than they are, so God will look after us infinitely better. So Jesus concludes: Don't worry!
As we all know, that's easier said than done. Someone saying to me on a bus crowded with coughing, sneezing, panting, nose blowing passengers, "Don't worry. You won't catch a cold," does nothing to ease the anxiety I'm feeling. Now that the situation has been pointed out to me, that makes me worry even more.
And isn't it true that we often worry about things that happened in the past, and we can't do anything to change that? On the other hand, we worry about things that might happen in the future most of which never become a reality. And when we do achieve that moment when we don't have anything to worry about, we worry because we aren't worrying.
We know from what we read in the Bible that God understands our deepest needs. He understands us better than we understand ourselves most of the time. Jesus spoke with understanding to those who were anxious about the ordinary problems of working and living, preoccupied with anxieties about food, clothing and shelter.
Jesus first points out that God has been and will continue to be extremely generous toward us. We acknowledge this today as we celebrate this Thanksgiving Festival. In his typically down to earth way, Jesus tells us to look at the birds. They neither sow nor reap, yet God doesn't let them starve. If God feeds the most insignificant bird, don't you think he will provide for us who are his very special dearly loved children?
The flowers don't fuss and worry over what they will wear. God clothes the wild flowers which are here one day and gone the next with the finest and most beautiful colours. If God does that for something growing in the wild surely he will care for those whom he has created "a little lower than God" and crowned us "with glory and honour" as the psalm says (8:5).
We have come here today with a song of praise on our lips for the graciousness and goodness of our God. We are reminded again that all things come from his loving hand.
- all have come to us through the generosity of God. We praise God for seedtime and harvest, for the time and abilities he has given us to carry out our daily tasks.
We have the resources of the God of the universe to take care of every need that we have. With God and all his resources and power caring for our welfare, there is little room for worrying.
Can you see what Jesus is doing here? He is setting up a powerful argument against worrying, getting stressed and uptight. He is reminding us that when we worry and become anxious we become blinded to the God who cares for birds, plants and us. We lose our focus as our worries take control and consume all of our energy.
When we are overcome with anxiety we forget the one who has the greatest concern for you and me, for our families, for our nation. Our heavenly Father. Worry has a distracting effect. It takes our eyes off our heavenly Father, and focuses our attention on ourselves, our problems, and our inability to handle things.
we can't see any way of getting out from under the weight we are carrying.
It has been said, "Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained."
Worry blocks out any thoughts of what God is able to do for us. We are worried about how we are going to handle the situation.
So when Jesus talks about worry he just doesn't say "Don't worry", he tells us how to prevent worry from talking control. "Be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things."
That's simply saying: put first things first. What we need to do more than anything else is to realise that God can be trusted, we can depend on him, that he will take care of us, if only we would have faith in him as our loving God. Let God be God, as the saying goes, and let him take charge of your life.
as a member of God's Kingdom, realise that you are dearly loved by your heavenly Father who is always watching out for you, as is seen in what he has done for us through his Son Jesus.
Get to know what great things God can and will do for you.
Learn to focus not so much on yourself but on your loving God.
Come to God in prayer and "leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).
Can you and I change?
the stress and the subsequent depression?
Can we bring about a change in the way we deal with the problems that arise.
Maybe we won't change over night, but as God feeds the birds which do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and as God beautifies the wild flowers which do not labour or spin, so God can feed and beautify our lives.
Give time to God first.
Find time for prayer and worship and notice how this decreases your hectic anxiety.
When getting into serious worry mode, pull yourself up and let God take control. Hand your worries over to him and take note how fewer catastrophes happen.
Change your attitude to the place that God has in your life.
If our heart is in tune with God, if our heart seeks God and his will, we have nothing to worry about. This doesn't mean that we will be free of trouble. Rather it means that God will be with us in the middle of our trouble to uphold us and to drive away our fear. For many of us the struggle with worry will be an ongoing battle, but we can be assured that this is not one that we fight alone.
You Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm, and put their trust in you.
Israel why do complain that the Lord doesn't know your troubles or care if you suffer injustice? Don't you know? Haven't you heard? The Lord is the everlasting God... Those who trust in the Lord for help will find their strength renewed (Isaiah 26.3; 40.27,28a,31a).


It is very important to understand for all Chief Executives / Directors of Private Limited company, Single Member Private Limited company, Public Limited company (Listed in Stock Exchange) , Public Limited company (non-listed in Stock Exchange), Non-Profit Organization (NPO/NGO) registered under Section 42 of Company Ordinance, Foreign Companies, and others who are registered in SECP to submit timely SECP form SECP Returns.
Here we are briefly explaining SECP statutory returns / mandatory returns, SECP form for companies registered under the companies ordinance 1984. A number of SECP returns / forms which companies have to file compulsory. Here we provide information to you regarding few returns / forms which are very important.
Form A / B must submit annually on a prescribed format.
Particulars of CEO, Directors, Company Secretary, Auditor, Legal Adviser and other company officers.
Form 29 must submit annually on a prescribed format as well as during a year if there is any change in CEO/Director, Appointment of CEO, Auditor, Legal adviser, or resignation of any officers or change in any particular of directors.
Notice of increase in nominal share capital.
Notice of the Court's Order disallowing/confirming the variations of the Rights of holders of special class of shares.
Particulars of Mortgage or Charge subject to which property has been acquired.
Notice of appointment of receiver/ manager.
Receiver/ manager abstract of receipts and payments.
If there is any change in companies registered address, Form 21 must submit.
List of persons consenting to act as directors.
Particulars of directors, chief executive, managing agent, Company secretary, chief accountant, auditor and legal adviser, and any change therein.
Resolution passed by members pursuant to Section 208.
Application for extension in period of payment of Dividend.
Particulars of principal officer or any change therein.
Particulars of person(s) resident in Pakistan authorized to accept service on behalf of the Foreign Company or of any change therein.
Change in the status of single member company to private company is notified on Form-S2.
Nominee director shall notify death of the single member and provide particulars of the legal heirs on prescribed Form-S3.
Application required to be made by private company if it wants to convert its status to single Member Company.
Conversion of status of private company to Single Member Company.
Articles of Association of Single Member Company.


It's Christmas Eve, and Andrew is upset. His father won't let him open his gifts early. So Andrew and his little sister, Lindsay, run away to the woods. As they venture deeper into the forest, Andrew and Lindsay hear a thundering, gravelly voice: "Who's s-s-s-sitting on my b-b-b-belly?" It is a troll with orange spiky hair The two siblings receive quite a fright until they realize that the troll isn't mean at all. The funny-looking troll proves to be an incredible gift and makes Andrew revisit his feelings about presents and Christmas.
This first children's book by acclaimed author and Bible translator Eugene H. Peterson is a story that reminds readers young and old to keep their eyes open for God's most surprising gifts. As the troll explains, "Gifts are for giving and receiving, not for grabbing and getting."
This recording also includes The Christmas Story from The Message Bible.


On June 7, 2011, emergency responders were called to the Sunrise Care Center in Milwaukee to tend to a nursing home resident who was unresponsive. The emergency crew was not called to assist with a resident that was in a diabetic coma or having a heart attack. The emergency responders were called after a nursing home resident was left outside, during a heat advisory, for over three hours. At 2:45 p.m. that day, the 69 year old wheelchair-bound elder was wheeled outside. Milwaukee was in an excessive heat advisory that day with a record high temperature of 97 degrees. At 6 p.m. that evening, the male resident was still outside, in his wheelchair, and found dead.
How many times do we as neighbors, sons, daughters, grandchildren, and non-medical professionals hear on the news on any excessively hot day to please check on our elderly and make sure they are well hydrated and staying cool? As non-medical professionals, we know that you cannot take an elderly wheelchair-bound human being out into 97 degree heat and leave them there unattended for over 3 hours. If we know that, why don't the paid "medical professionals" that we trust to keep our elderly safe know that?
In the medical profession, it is well known that the elderly are at a higher risk of developing heat stroke or heat stress. As the body ages, it does not adjust to extremes in temperature as it once did. Many of our elderly are on blood pressure medications, thyroid medications, or have other chronic conditions that leave them more prone to heat-related illnesses or death. Certain medications prevent the body from perspiring or sweating that would naturally cool the body off in extreme heat situations.
Obviously, we all know that if you take an elderly nursing home patient outside and subject them to excessive heat for hours, it can lead to heat stroke, catastrophic injuries or death. What the majority of people do not realize is that many of our elders also die of heat stroke or heat-related injuries within a nursing home or assisted living facility. Many facilities have non-working air conditioners or the staff fails to turn the air conditioner on for residents who can't do it for themselves due to dementia, Alzheimer's disease, blindness, severe arthritis or mobility problems. Many times, a simple task such as opening up a window for ventilation is overlooked. Portable fans that were supplied by nursing home residents' families to be used to keep their loved ones comfortable were being used to cool the nurses, nursing assistants or health care aides. Residents that rely on a medical professional to dress them, were dressed in long pants and thick shirts instead of light weight clothing. Residents, who were unable to drink water on their own, were not provided or offered water, causing them to suffer from dehydration, kidney failure or death.
Employees of nursing homes, adult living facilities and elder care homes have a duty to protect our loved ones from harm, not cause it. There is no excuse for these professionals to neglect our elders or subject them to extremes in heat when it can easily be avoided. Without having all the facts, my guess would be that the nurse or medical assistant that took the Milwaukee nursing home resident outside was done with his or her shift at 3 p.m. and forgot to tell the oncoming nurse or CNA that he was outside.
Here at the nationally known Beasley nursing home negligence law firm, we have nurses and physicians on staff that have spent over 60 years treating and caring for geriatric patients. We combine that actual hospital, assisted living facility or nursing home knowledge with our legal expertise to obtain the record breaking settlements and verdicts we have won. To date, we have had billions awarded on behalf of our injured clients.
If your mother, father, brother, sister or child was a victim of nursing home abuse or assisted living facility negligence in Philadelphia, we have the real medical and legal experience to help you. Please feel free to contact us at 1.888.823.5291 for a risk free, confidential consultation. Our passion, knowledge and history show that we fight for those that have been wrongfully injured. We will never ask you for any payment unless we do our job and win for you.


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N.B. This recipe can be supplemented with spring or red onions and garlic that are lightly fried and combined with the spinach to provide some extra body and flavour.
Name origins:- spanaki = spinach, pita = pie.
Can be eaten hot or cold either as a snack, part of a meze plate or as a main course.


Revenge, ABC: This was a \"alternate\" that I wasn't sure I'd like. Then I heard several people saying how wonderful it was and I gave it a chance. The mystery is interesting even in a flashback sense. I love having Nick Weschler on my screen again (Roswell). Again with the beautiful clothes.
Free Agents, NBC: Ok, \nso we laughed a lot at this show. Anthony Stewart Head has some \nhilarious lines. Basing the show in Portland makes me smile because My \nMountain (Mt. Hood) shows up in the beginning and we see tons of PDX-y \nstuff. Characters aren't real Portlanders, but it's fun to see what \nthey have done this way. Hank Azaria is great, too. Ratingswise, it's \nnot looking like it will stick around, but since it's NBC, it may have \nmore of a chance than the other networks because they don't have as many\n options to switch out. Hopefully, they'll give it more of a chance.
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You Can Now Buy 'Toy Story'-Shaped Mozzarella Sticks
They've already got a friend in us.
First, you cried alongside children in the theater while watching Toy Story 4. Now, with the release of FarmRich's Toy Story 4 Mozzarella Shapes, you can indulge in a tot-worthy snack with the best of them. In honor of the movie's release and the 25th anniversary of the first film in 2020 (yes, you're that old), bite into mozzarella sticks shaped like your fave characters.
Made from 100 percent real mozzarella cheese and priced at about $6.99 a box, these breaded beauties come in three distinct forms. You can snack on Woody's iconic cowboy hat, a new plush carnival character Bunny, or an alien from the original film, first introduced at Pizza Planet. Plus, you won't have to wait a (mozz-)light year for the shapes as they're currently available in retailers nationwide.
In a statement, Director of Farm Rich Marketing Shannon Gilreath said:
Snack time can be filling and fun, and this new product is both. We couldn't be more delighted to partner with The Walt Disney Company and Pixar to create these Mozzarella Shapes to mark the release of 'Toy Story 4' and give fans a wholesome new snack food to enjoy at home.
If you admittedly feel a little weird consuming these beloved cartoon characters, there's no need. Recently, Toy Story 4 has partnered with brands including Edy's and Pepperidge Farm. Plus, if you eat anything with a spork, you're *technically* paying homage to Forky.
While there's no word on a mozz-infused Forky or now-feminist Bo Peep, this creation has already taken our appetite to infinity and beyond.
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The grand houses. The glorious interiors. The awe-inspiring lobbies and entrances with marble flooring washed with natural light. The candlelit ballrooms densely populated by simpering ladies and gossiping 18th-century politicians. The wigs. The Whigs. The elegant country houses, from whose drawing rooms ambitious mothers can thoughtfully watch their beautiful, innocent daughters romping ingenuously on the wonderful lawns. All of it murmurs "England", and the whole thing is so excessively English that I half-expected the usherette to check my National Trust membership card at any moment. Boris Johnson might well feel like bringing Keira and her bewigged and powdered crew on for the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012.
Director Saul Dibb smoothly orchestrates these elements in his stately, measured pageant-drama, starring Keira Knightley as Georgiana (counter-intuitively pronounced Jaw-jain-a), Duchess of Devonshire, née Spencer, the brilliant but broken-hearted political hostess and courageous wronged woman whose life story, with a little tweaking, resembles that of her 20th-century descendant: our own Queen of Hearts, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Once again, Keira is playing at the comfortable upper reaches of the social register, though without the thin, shrill edge of neurosis that made her performance compelling in Atonement, nor yet the loose, jaunty, sisterly swing that made her so attractive in Pride and Prejudice. Her lips are once again perennially shaped to express something between a pout and a moue, but those panda eyebrows are rarely raised in surprise. She is the simple girl whose steely-eyed mama (a shrewd, poised performance from Charlotte Rampling) pairs her off with the fabulously wealthy and powerful Duke of Devonshire, played with a kind of clenched glumness by Ralph Fiennes. Like many Englishmen of that time and ours, he is emotionally animated only by animals: in this case, his beloved dogs.
At first shy and lonely, Georgiana discovers that she is loved by the people and by high society alike; she blossoms and makes her husband look a dullard. But the duke breaks her heart with his indiscretions, including an affair with Georgiana's best friend, Lady Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell) - and so Georgiana finds herself submitting to the attentions of the handsome Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper). It was, to coin a phrase, very crowded in that marriage, and once the facts are presented in this light, Georgiana does indeed start to look like Diana.
What is frustrating is that the movie does not give Knightley much of a chance to show the progression of her character: from simple teenager to racy society woman with a weakness for wine and gambling and finally to battle-hardened mother, a person who now knows what is really important in this world and who is dedicated to staying with her children at all costs. We need to see Georgiana develop as a person, see her grow up, grow old even. Frankly, this doesn't happen, though I sensed that Knightley could have achieved this, had the script and direction allowed it.
I must also say that I am turning from agnostic to atheist when it comes to Ralph Fiennes' performance. He plays the entire thing with a look of thin-lipped, fastidious despair - and a face like a wet weekend in Wigan. It's appropriate for the role, arguably, but where is the passion he's supposed to feel for Bess? The nearest we get to it is hearing their cries of illicit passion behind the bedroom door, but we stay outside, with Georgiana, as she listens, stunned by his unfaithfulness. I would have loved to see a genuine, clothes-on, love scene between Ralph Fiennes and Hayley Atwell. This, however, might have meant upstaging the leading lady.
Georgiana moves in racy social and political circles; Simon McBurney plays the turbulent radical Charles James Fox and Aidan McArdle is Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the dramatist whose School for Scandal was evidently inspired directly by the Devonshires' notoriously unstable marriage. Both men enjoy her friendship, but again, there is no sense that politics really means all that much to Georgiana other than with one pretty feeble squeak about female suffrage over the port one evening.
Then there is the gambling - something to which the real-life Duchess was, if not addicted exactly, sufficiently devoted to run through a very large amount of her cash, leaving her reportedly broke at the end of her life. This Georgiana's gambling looks like a genteel flutter. Betting and politics are shown as male adventures on which Georgiana is content to take a free ride. Her frizzy coiffure is shown disturbed at one stage - in fact, her wig catches fire, which is more than her performance does - but Georgiana seems perplexingly submissive, even when supposedly at the height of her career.
Dibb's movie looks good, but there is something exasperatingly bland and slow-moving at all times. Unlike the heroine, he never takes much of a risk.


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29 July, 2019 | News CCBC
C2 Montreal is one of the main international events focused on new business, creativity, and innovation. And if by speaking of innovation you think technology has been at the heart of everything, you'll be surprised. The focus is on inspiring content, relationships between people, and the ideas they generate. The event application alone accounted for 70,000 contacts exchanged in three days, involving the approximately 7,000 participants.
"C2 is a catalyst. It brings people together for the purpose of transforming their careers, their thoughts, and their relationship with the world," said Rodrigo Faustino, of Abedesign, a partner in organizing the second CCBC mission sent to the Montreal meeting. Last year, the delegation had 12 members. In 2019, that number doubled, including professionals from Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Campinas, and Belo Horizonte.
This mix of experiences that have been happening all over the world, filled with high doses of creativity, serves as inspiration for the new directions of Brazilian brands. In May 2018, for example, Klabin was at C2. Just four months later, it organized Inova Klabin, an internal event to reposition itself in the universe of innovation.
"There was no talk about creativity in the pulp and paper market. Inova Klabin was inspired by this networking atmosphere, news and lots of knowledge," said Tiago Belotte, founder of Coolhow, a creative intelligence company that produced a report on trends seen at the event. Klabin is, of course, back to C2 this year.
From Spike Lee to a building that sucks air pollution
The 2019 edition had as its theme "tomorrow" and, as in previous ones, valued projects that seek impact, inviting the public to action, since having amazing ideas is not enough.
"I dedicate myself to problems without the intention of solving them entirely. I want to take at least the first step towards the ultimate solution and bring forth reflection," explained Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde, who has a pioneering design studio in initiatives to make the world a more inhabitable place.
One derives from the concept of Protopia, created by Wired magazine's founder, Kevin Kelly. The term joins the words prototype and utopia, in reference to real projects daily improved. That is how Smog Free Projects was created, a set of campaigns whose biggest symbol is a 7-meter Chinese tower that works on low electricity. The building purifies 30,000 cubic meters of air per hour and improves the quality of the surrounding air.
C2 went far beyond sustainability and the environment. Speakers included filmmaker Spike Lee; former Apple Senior VP of Retail, Angela Ahrendts; Google Canada President, Sabrina Geremia; Endevor's CMO, Bozoma Saint John; and Cirque du Soleil founder, Guy Laliberté. In discussion, topics such as:
Bias and inequality
People-centered organizations
Machines vs. Human beings
Branding 5.0
Chief Executive Changemaker
Goats also do yoga
The largest social media on the planet was at C2 and didn't talk about social media all the time. On the contrary! One of the activities promoted by Facebook that most caught the attention of the members of the Brazilian mission was goat yoga – yoga sessions in which participants shared the space with goats and everything else that can derive from this unusual experience.
If in technology everything (or almost everything) becomes predictable, C2 has invested in the de-automation of looks and chance. By giving up a free seat near the food court, a CCBC mission participant was actually giving way to one of Cirque du Soleil's directors, a brand that, together with branding agency Sid Lee, organizes the event. The selfless gesture became an excellent opportunity for the exchange of ideas.
However, not everything happens by chance. What happens is a lot of planning, as in using one of the main tools to promote meetings in C2, the so-called Braindates, combined through the event's app, Klik. Two members of CCBC's mission were among the 15 people who made the most contacts at the event through the platform.
Find out some of the main insights of C2 Montreal 2019:
MACHINES AND HUMAN BEINGS
"Automation 'is not like having an Einstein.' It's like having billions of interns who make a lot of decisions, but not all decisions are clear to machines. Human beings will still be instrumental in providing insight, judgment, and creativity." (Sabrina Geremia – Google Canada President)
"Jobs we can't think of are just around the corner. That is what I hope. I don't want to live in fear of what I know is coming." (Will.i.am – musician and creative professional)
"In technology sentences, are you the subject or the object? If you believe technology is human-shaped, you can play the game and have a promising road ahead." (Jameson Wetmore – University of Arizona Associate Professor)
"We cannot disconnect technology from imagination. If we can't imagine what we want the future to look like, we can't get there." (Daan Roosegaarde, artist and innovator)
CONNECT BRANDING 5.0
"Some of today's most powerful brands are made by people for people, not by branding consultancies to consumers." (Debbie Millman – Brand consultant)
"We'd rather be connected and hungry than eat and be alone." (Debbie Millman – Brand consultant)
BRANDS AND VULNERABILITY
"I could have chosen the safe route – jeans and a black turtleneck. But instead, I decided to show up as a whole black woman. With my hair as it should be, with a pink dress that marks my every curve, and I played a song that was personally connected to me. It could have gone wrong. But instead, I found a connection." (Bozoma Saint John – Endeavor's CMO)
BE THE DIFFERENCE
"Stop talking, do something. It is better to do less of what is more significant than to do much of something insignificant." (Marc Blanchard – Havas Group Global Experiences Design Director)
"You don't need a million followers to have a point of view or a team of 600 people to influence change." (Bozoma Saint John – Endeavor's CMO)
"There was a time when we thought you could get some skills, get a job, and that would be the skills that would fit your entire career, and you would go to Florida. This won't happen anymore." (Sabrina Geremia – Google Canada President)
"You will always make mistakes. If you are not making mistakes, you are not learning, and if you run away from your mistakes, then you are surrendering. You can't be stubborn, you have to have an open mind, and you can't be afraid of making mistakes." (Will.i.am – musician and creative professional)
PEOPLE FIRST LEADERSHIP
"Real leaders create leaders. Scalability is letting go and trusting others."
(Dax Dasilva – Lightspeed's CEO)
"If you are in a position of power, you have a responsibility to put it to good use." (Spike Lee, filmmaker – writer and producer)
"In this new world, there is no lack of money or technology, but perhaps a lack of imagination." (Daan Roosegaarde – artist and innovator)
"I didn't get to a place of influence by being quiet. None of us will have any impact or influence if we are quiet. So don't be quiet. Be loud as hell!" (Bozoma Saint John – Endeavor's CMO)
Registration for the next CCBC Mission at the event is now open. This year's Mission was held from May 18 to 25, and besides C2, it involved visits to local projects and businesses.
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Kenya defends creation of districts
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 1 – Government spokesman Alfred Mutua has defended the creation of more districts saying that it was meant to take essential services closer to the people.
He argued on Wednesday that the new districts would improve the lives of Kenyans as they do not need to travel long distances to seek service.
"Who suffers when the districts are far? It is actually women who are not able to leave their children at home to walk the long distances and spend two days waiting to see one DC (District Commissioner)," the government spokesman said.
Dr Mutua's statement follows concerns that districts created by President Mwai Kibaki were too many.
"Why is it that whenever the leadership of this country travels across the country, people are asking for districts?" he posed.
President Kibaki has created more than 30 new districts this year alone, bringing the number of the country's administrative units to a record 209.
The President has raised the number of districts and the cost of provincial administration – at a time when Treasury is cutting back on spending.
Mr Kibaki has created more than 130 new districts since he took office six years ago in a political about-turn from when he was the Opposition leader who criticised President Moi for creating far fewer districts.
But Dr Mutua, who was speaking at a Federation of Kenya Women Lawyers forum, said that the President had been guided by population growth.
A large number of former officers of the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya have been hired as District Officers and may be deployed to the new districts.