We created a more integrated experience to enable our users to do all the QA routines after translation in one application.
In addition to spelling, Verifika is now equipped with grammar check.
You may check grammar in all the languages your Microsoft Word supports. Just make sure that the "check grammar" box is ticked for Microsoft Word grammar check to start functioning.
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It is common with large projects to have a source text that may be compiled from a CMS, a website, a database or some document management system. As a result, a document becomes full of tags, placeholders (aka "placeables"). Being an editor or a proofreader, you should be able to take care of these tags.
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Further, we are going to enable users to replace the tag content (including formatting tags) with Verifika's powerful search/replace functionality.


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`approvals testName [options]`

| Arg | Description |
| --- | ----------- |
| **[-f | --forceapproveall]**   | Skip the approve step and apply the results to the .approved.txt file (good for a first time run) |
| **[--reporter difftool]**      | supports multiple EX: `--reporter opendiff --reporter gitdiff` |
| **[--outdir]**                 | dir to place approval file - defaults to current directory |
| **[--verbose]**                | extra debug info |
| **TODO:**                      | We need to extend the supported args to include other approval options. (file an [issue](https://github.com/approvals/Approvals.NodeJS/issues) if you need one that's not here) |

# Examples

## Simple hello world

```
echo 'Hello World!' | approvals helloWorldTest
 ```

## Specify diff reporter (great for C.I.)

```
echo 'Hello World!' | approvals helloWorldTest --reporter gitdiff
```

## Multiple diff reporters

```
echo 'Hello World!' | approvals helloWorldTest --reporter gitdiff --reporter p4merge
```

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I have a confession — I have not been eating well at all. Dinners out galore (not good for my waistline OR my wallet), lots of beer and cocktails, and out of control snacking has made my weight go up a bit lately. Usually I just don't worry about the scale at all — I focus on how my clothes fit, but those are also a bit tight so the time has come to do something about it.
The problem is motivation. While my motivation to work out hasn't waned (much), my motivation to eat the right way has been nil. The warmer weather brings lots of hang outs with friends, which usually include alcoholic beverages and food.
However, one definite good thing is that I am devouring produce like crazy lately.
Especially tomatoes and avocados. I've really missed them over the winter! If you're looking for a new way to enjoy an egg sandwich, mashing an avocado on one half and slicing a tomato on the other half is perfection, I tell ya.
But here's the thing: I need more help than just adding healthy things back into my diet. I need to cut back on the fatty foods, and my portion sizes. I'm about to make another confession and I hope you don't judge me. Last night, when I got home from work (late), Zach wasn't home. Since I didn't have anyone to cook a healthy meal for, I decided to make myself some macaroni and cheese.
I really like macaroni and cheese. I can't control myself around it. I made it and thought, "I can have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!" — there weren't any leftovers.
Yep, I ate 990 delicious calories of macaroni and cheese. Now, I'm not beating myself up over it — today is a new day — but I did feel awful the rest of the night because I was way too full. No lean protein, no veggies. Just enriched white macaroni covered in salty cheese. Yuck! I think it was the push I needed — I decided to start Weight Watchers, again. But this time I'm doing it right! I actually signed up online and paid the $60 for 3 months. I know I'll stick with it if my money is on the line.
Have you ever eaten an entire box of macaroni and cheese? Please tell me I'm not alone.
Recently I finally made it to the new local food market in my town: The Wild Ramp.
I wish I had taken photos, but here is how it works. The Wild Ramp is a locally owned, non-profit market. All the produce is local (it seems that the farthest anything had travelled was Athens, OH), and most of the people who work there are volunteers. The produce is grouped by farm, so there may be, for example, tomatoes on several different tables. When you pick out produce, you also have to take a bar code sticker to the register so they will know which farm you are buying from. The best part: $0.90/$1.00 goes directly to the farmer, as opposed to buying local produce at the grocery store, where maybe $0.20-$0.30/$1.00 goes to the farmer.
Click on this image (from the wild ramp blog) to be directed to their blog.
The most surprising thing that I found was that it wasn't all produce. There was locally made tofu, veggie burgers, local eggs (they have a place in the front where you can donate your used egg cartons), even local meat! I bought some local tofu, I can't wait to try it!
I also bought some tomatoes and peppers, and a few other things I can't mention because they went to my Foodie Pen Pal this month.
For $50 and 1 volunteer hour per month, you can become a "Friend of the Market", which I absolutely plan on doing. The perk (although, I think the real perk is helping to support a sustainable local resource for healthy food) is that you can call ahead and have your food ready to pick up when you stop by. You also get a subscription to their newsletter. I can't tell you how excited I am to have this resource so close by! Huntington, WV is really moving up in the healthy food game. I wish Jamie Oliver could see us now!
After work, Zach and I went grocery shopping. Once I got home and got my run out of the way, we had some dinner and rather than clean the kitchen, I asked Zach if he wanted to go out for a drink. We decided to head over to a nearby bar which has a really nice patio and a couple of our friends were already there. Once we sat down, more and more friends kept showing up! It was a really nice evening, but I stayed up too late and had a few too many drinks. So I think maybe the sleeping well had more to do with being a little tipsy than actual, quality sleep. But it felt great, so that's that.
Last night made me really look forward to my upcoming beach trip. Everyone who was at the bar last night will be at the beach except for one person, and it made me think about how much I'm going to enjoy sitting on the patio of our beach house, listening to the ocean and talking with my good friends. Just 7 more work days to go!
This morning, because I still don't have a coffee pot, I made instant coffee from a sample that I got from Taster's Choice, and it's not bad! How's that for making do with what I have?
What's your local source for fresh produce?


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From: Al Jazeera World
Death of Aleppo
Al Jazeera World follows the everyday lives of Aleppo residents living amid the ongoing conflict and destruction.
The historic city of Aleppo, Syria's oldest and largest, dates back to the sixth century BC.
I never thought we'd kill anyone or that we'd be killed, but they shed the blood of our people and children. I don't have anything to lose anymore. I've lost everything.... Even in the World Wars, no one has ever destroyed an entire country for the sake of power.
-Abu Hussain al-Sukhni, a military leader
It was a major trading hub during the Ottoman Empire, its architecture impressive and its culture vibrant and diverse. The old city, with its medieval mansions, alleyways and souqs, was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986.
But the "Battle of Aleppo" that began in July 2012 between Syrian government forces and rebel factions and the ongoing conflict have devastated the once beautiful city.
For the people of Aleppo who continue to live in the city's opposition-held areas, attacks and bombardment are a daily reality.
In late 2014 and early 2015, a group of Syrian filmmakers (whose names cannot be revealed for safety reasons) travelled to Aleppo amid the continued bombing, to meet rebel fighters, ordinary citizens, families and children who struggle to survive as their city crumbles around them.
As Syria's civil war enters its fifth year, this poignant and vivid film captures the personal stories of those living in the prolonged conflict.
Karam al-Masri was captured by ISIL, tortured and held for six months at the beginning of the Syrian war [Al Jazeera]
The filmmakers shot in several locations in the city and sometimes used drone footage to show the destruction from above. We meet residents of Aleppo who take us through empty, rubble-filled lanes and the decimated and burnt-out buildings that once housed families and businesses, as they compare life before the war with the present.
"The government has systematically ruined this city," Mohammad Mahmoud, a researcher, says in the film. "It wants to destroy the revolution and erase everything. It's the same as what happened in the city of Hama in 1982. It wants to kill the spirit of Aleppo's people."
We also meet Karam al-Masri, a photographer who was captured by ISIL, tortured and held for six months at the start of the war. Al-Masri has used his camera to chronicle the destruction of Aleppo and plight of the people who continue to live there.
"A camera's role is greater than a weapon's," says al-Masri. "When the regime arrests someone who works in the media, they torture them more than they would an FSA (Free Syrian Army) member."
There is Michel Abou Yousef who is the supervisor at a Christian home for the elderly where he has lived since losing his own home. "I'm 53 years old and have seen enough," he says. "I don't want to reach 60 and see worse than this."
The historic city has been ground down by bombardment and fighting since 2012 [Al Jazeera]
Ismail is a civil defense volunteer who works with others to protect Aleppo's women and children. "For me this is not a job," he says. "It's how I take part in the revolution."
Shihab Al Din Abou Baker is a school teacher who works in a makeshift classroom, teaching dozens of local children who have been traumised by the violence.
There is Muhammad Hubbo, a schoolboy who has lost his friends and his house. He often has to do without electricity and water – and his favourite game is playing street skittles with his friends using spent gun cartridges.
Mohammed al-Goul is an FSA member who takes us to the deserted neighbourhood where he grew up. It was "one of the oldest and most beautiful in Aleppo," he says. Stopping by the house where he was born, he reminisces about what it was like when he was a child but says he cannot step into the courtyard. "I can't go inside because of the pain and anger I feel," he says.
Death of Aleppo is a film that captures the scale of human suffering and destruction in the historic city; but also the resilience of its citizens who battle daily as their city falls apart all around them.
Update: After this film was made, Michel Abou Yousef died in an attack on the city on April 11, 2015.
Published On 25 Mar 201525 Mar 2015
Al Jazeera World
Arabs Abroad: The Activist and the Entrepreneur
Doctor of Hope
A Palestinian Israeli Crime Wave
The Story of Al Jazeera: A Unique Path
OPINIONOPINION,
Aleppo is symbolic of the coming apart of Syria
Aleppo's history is being destroyed, economy strangled and its society turned against one another.
opinion by James DenselowJames Denselow
Published On 23 Feb 201523 Feb 2015
Syria: The Reckoning
A history of modern Syria offering an intriguing and incisive perspective on the ongoing war in the country.
From: People & Power
Bomb run Aleppo
Behind the scenes with medics who struggle to cope with the deadly effects of barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian regime.
Published On 9 Oct 20149 Oct 2014
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Formed in the city of Lviv in 1994, the band Okean Elzy has gathered a following of fans throughout Ukraine and beyond its borders with music and lyrics that resonate with the band's audience. The five members of Okean Elzy are Slava Vakarchuk (vocals, songwriter), Denis Glinin (drums), Denis Dudko (bass guitar), Milos Jelic (keyboards, arrangements) and Vladimir Opsenica (guitar) and their studio albums include Tamde nas nema (1998), Yan a nebi buv (2000), Model (2001), Supersymetriya (2003), Gloria (2005), Mira (2007), Dolce Vita (2010), and Zemlya (2013).
Having spent the best part of 1994 practicing and refining their music, Okean Elzy performed on the same stage as the legendary band Deep Purple at a European music festival in 1996. In September of 1998 they released a music video of their song Tam de nas nema and became the first band from Ukraine to have their video broadcast on MTV-Russia and French music TV channel MCM. Today, the band's music videos are popular several television music channels. Released in late 1998, the band's debut album Tam de nas nema was well received and brought them to the attention of the music loving public.
From May 1999, Okean Elzy became a regular feature at music festivals, moving from supporting act to headliners. The band's second album Yan a nebi buv was released simultaneously by Nova Records in Ukraine and Moscow Real Records in Russia on February 21, 2000. The band's third studio album, Model, was released in 2001 and coincided with their Vimagai Bil'shogo tour. Subsequent albums have all been eagerly received by fans and the band's concerts have been sold-out successes. When the album Mira was released in April 2007 it sold 170,000 copies on the first day and the supporting concert tour drew audiences of over 140,000 fans. Their 2010 album Dolce Vita was accompanied by a year-long tour of Ukraine, Russia, Western Europe and North America.
Upcoming Okean Elzy concerts include performances in Frankfurt on November 15, London on November 16, Minsk on November 21, Barcelona on November 29, Rome on November 31 and Paris on December 2, promoting their latest album Zemlya.


Timi Hayek received her Fashion Print BA at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, 2012. In 2010 she won the Liberty Art Fabrics Award, where her print design was sold at the renowned British department store, Liberty & Co. She completed a Diploma in ¬Professional studies in 2011, working for Marc Jacobs in Louis Vuitton and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac in Paris. Other placements include Alexander McQueen and Mary Katrantzou in London. In 2013 she launched her eponymous fashion label 'Timi Hayek' under the support of the Starch Foundation. In 2014 she presented two collections with Fashion Forward in Dubai, as well as sold at the prestigious Starch Boutique in Saifi Village, Downtown Beirut. In 2015 Timi Hayek's first boutique was launched on Monot Street, Beirut.


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Ликёр (от ;  — «жидкость») — ароматный, как правило сладкий алкогольный напиток из фруктовых и ягодных соков, настоев душистых трав с добавлением кореньев и пряностей. Содержание этилового спирта варьируется в широких пределах (от 15 % до 75 % по объёму), а содержание сахара, как правило, колеблется между 25 % и 60 %.

Коммерческое производство ликёров началось в Средние века, когда алхимики, врачи и монахи искали эликсир жизни. Это привело к появлению большого количества широко известных ликёров, в том числе носящих имена религиозных орденов, которыми эти напитки были впервые получены. В настоящее время производство ликёров развито практически повсеместно, те или иные местные разновидности нередко упоминаются в путеводителях для привлечения внимания туристов.

Классификация ликёров
Из-за большого разнообразия ликёров и способов их производства, существует множество вариантов классификации по разным признакам: по крепости, степени сладости (популярный во Франции метод), основным вкусовым ингредиентам (фруктовые, ягодные, цитрусовые, на травах и кореньях, на цветах и др.), по виду спиртовой основы. Название ликёра может являться торговой маркой (например — Baileys, Grand Marnier), или же просто родовым именем (например — шартрез, кюрасао).

Традиционно ликёры подразделяются на крепкие (35—45 % спирта, 30—50 % сахара), десертные (25—30 % спирта и 25—30 % сахара) и кремы (15—23 % спирта и 50—60 % сахара). К первой группе относится большинство наиболее старых ликёров, изобретённых монахами, аптекарями, кондитерами. Крем-ликёры появились относительно недавно, в середине XX века, они отличаются густотой и очень сладким вкусом. Иногда выделяют группу эмульсионных ликёров; такие ликёры характеризуются непрозрачностью, составом (на основе яиц, сливок и т. п., как правило с высоким содержанием жира), крепостью выше 15 % спирта (18-35 %) и содержанием сахара выше 15 % (15-35 %).

Употребление
Ликёры обычно подают в конце обеда с чаем или кофе, а также в качестве дижестива. Употребляются как в неразбавленном виде, так и в составе множества смешанных напитков и коктейлей, хорошо смешиваются с различными соками. Используются также для приготовления всевозможных блюд, прежде всего — десертов.

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки

 Ликёро-водочные изделия СССР
 Энциклопедия ликёров

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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of pharmaceutical drugs is often cited as the culprit for inflated patient demand for advertised drugs. Further to this economic concern, we provide an evidence-based psychological account of another concern that warrants the re-examination of the merits of DTC advertising of prescription drugs. Across six experiments and a sample of 3,059 US participants, we find reliable evidence for the argument dilution effect. Specifically, when commercials list severe side effects along with those that are most frequent (which include both serious and minor side effects), as required by the Food and Drug Administration, it dilutes consumers' judgements of the overall severity of the side effects, compared with when only the serious side effects are listed. Furthermore, consumers' reduced judgement of severity leads to greater attraction to those drugs. In regulating pharmaceutical advertisements, the Food and Drug Administration appear to have paradoxically dampened consumers' judgements of overall severity and risk, and increased the marketability of these drugs.
Vastag, B. US aims to tighten rules on direct-to-consumer drug ads. Nat. Biotechnol. 25, 267–267 (2007).
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N.S. developed the research idea. N.S. and H.K. designed the experiments; H.K. analysed the data; and N.S. and H.K. wrote the paper.
The ethics approval for this project was provided by London Business School as per the school's guidelines. In line with ethical guidelines, all participants provided informed consent before taking part in the studies.
Supplementary Methods, Supplementary Table 1.


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Phnom Penh Post - Titan Stone Life Insurance cares, underprivileged groups benefit from eight donation activities
Titan Stone Life Insurance cares, underprivileged groups benefit from eight donation activities
Sponsored | Publication date 24 November 2020 | 22:20 ICT
Darren Teng (sixth from left), representative of the General Department of Financial Industry of the Ministry of Economy and Finance Dr Mey Vann (seventh from left) and staff attend the charity event. Photo supplied
Tue, 24 November 2020
Adhering to its corporate philosophy of "We Care Your Life",Titan Stone Life Insurance that was established in Cambodia in March this year to reach out to the underprivileged groups.
This year, it organised eight charity events across the Kingdom to assist communities tide over the difficult times they are facing as a result of the Covid-19 and the floods.
Recently, Titan Stone Life staff and the undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism HE Hor Sarun, visited Kompong Thom province to assist 750 families affected by the floods.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak and the floods, Titan Stone Life has joined six charity activities (such as distributing rice, cookies and drinking water) and two cash donations.
It covered six provinces including Kep, Kampong Cham, Kampong Speu, Battambang, Pursat and Kampong Thom, donating more than 10,000kg of white rice and thousands of dollars worth items and cash donations.
In addition to using the international resources of the parent group, Titan Stone Group, Titan Stone Life has introduced the latest insurance and financial management products to provide people with safety and security.
Besides, creating a stable financial plan, it also realised the importance to care for underprivileged groups such as poor families across the country, children who are out of school, and donate money and materials with love to improve the environment to become its power to reverse its destiny.
With roots in Cambodia, Titan Stone Life wants to help the public create a great life by introducing financial management concepts with its active power and sustainable love to have stable finance and cash flow in the future.
Titan Stone Life staff, HE Hor Sarun, undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Kompong Thom province governor Sok Lou and the province's working group, and sponsors at the event.
Titan Stone Life's general manager and chairman of Love Charity Organization, Darren Teng, said that the company has fulfilled its corporate social responsibilities by funding charity projects.
Titan Stone Group has been working in Cambodia for many years and the Titan Stone Life was established in Cambodia as there was a need for such services.
The company has taken long-term initiatives to share its international expertiseand advanced insurance products in Cambodia that can help to create a strong awareness about the importance of insurance and financial skills among the young population.
As a member of Cambodia insurance industry, Titan Stone Life will always stand with the Cambodian people, grow together, overcome difficulties, and try to create a better future.
As a responsible corporate citizen of Cambodia, Titan Stone Life will continue to work hard in the insurance market.
Its charity efforts are not only limited to the ongoing pandemic, but it will continue to help those in need in the future as well.
It will continue to channel its resources for charity activities, sending love and warmth to all Cambodians around the country.
The sustainable corporate philosophy of "We Care Your Life" makes Titan Stone Life not only a life insurance company, but also stresses on caring and sharing.
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Володи́мир Євге́нович Мартине́ць (15 липня 1899, Львів — 10 грудня 1960, Вінніпег, Канада) — український політичний діяч, журналіст, публіцист, один з найплідніших авторів націоналістичного руху, борець за незалежність України у ХХ сторіччі.

З біографії
Народився 15 липня 1899 року у Львові. Здобувши гімназійну освіту, вступив у 1918 добровольцем до Корпусу Січових Стрільців у Києві. Працював секретарем губернського комісара Холмщини, Осяння та Підляшшя Олександра Скоропис-Йолтуховського. За українсько-польської війни 1918–19 був старшиною Холмсько-Городельського коша ім. С. Петлюри.

Студіював право (1920—1923) на юридичному факультеті Львівського університету; економіку (1923-26) — у Вищій торговельній школі в Празі; політичні науки і журналістику (1927—1929) — у Берліні; філософію (1934—1936) — в Парижі у Сорбонському університеті. Відбувши рік еміграції (1925) у ЧСР, стає віце-президентом ЦЕСУС (Центральний Союз Українського Студенства) (1936—1937).

Член ЛУН та Верховної команди УВО (1927—1933), секретар і член Проводу українських націоналістів (ПРУН), головний редактор часописів «Розбудова Нації» і «Сурма» (УВО), потім — «Українського слова» (Париж). В 1934—1940 роках мешкав у Франції, де спільно з Миколою Сціборським і Миколою Капустянським вів націоналістичну роботу.

Після розколу в ОУН став на боці Андрія Мельника, очолював Крайовий провід ОУН на ЗУЗ; з 1945 року на еміграції в Німеччині, а з 1949 року — у Канаді, редагував «Новий шлях». Автор низки праць з історії УВО і ОУН. Підпільні псевдоніми: «Туратті», «Маруся», «Волянський».

Творчість
Автор спогадів «Від УВО до ОУН» (1949), «Шляхом таборів» (1950), книжок «За зуби та пазурі нації» (1933), «Під румунським постолом» (1937), «Жидівська проблема в Україні» (1938), «Ідеологія організованого націоналізму» (1954), понад 3000 статей.
 Окремі видання:
 Мартинець В. Забронзовуймо наше минуле! — Париж: вид-во «Українське слово», 1937. — 31 с.
 Мартинець В. Шляхом таборів ДП. Спогади. — Вінніпег, 1950. — 380 с.

Джерела та література
 О. І. Луцький. Мартинець Володимир Євгенович  //

Література
 І. Патриляк. Мартинець Володимир // Політична енциклопедія. Редкол.: Ю. Левенець (голова), Ю. Шаповал (заст. голови) та ін. — К.: Парламентське видавництво, 2011. — с.427 ISBN 978-966-611-818-2
 Українська журналістика в іменах . За ред. М. М. Романюка. — Львів, 1997. — Вип. IV. — 351 c.
 Є. Коновалець. Я б'ю у дзвін, щоб зрушити справу ОУН з мертвої точки… — Київ: Темпора — 2003. — 225 с.
 Мартинець Володимир // Енциклопедія Українознавства: Словникова частина / Голов. ред. В. Кубійович. Репринт. відтворення. — К., 1996. — Т. 4. — С. 1478.
 Марунчак М. Мартинець Володимир // Біографічний довідник до історії українців Канади. — Вінніпег: Накладом УВАН у Канаді, 1986. — С. 436.
 Українська діаспора: літературні постаті, твори, біобібліографічні відомості / Упорядк. В. А. Просалової. — Донецьк: Східний видавничий дім, 2012. — 516 с.

Інтернет-ресурси
 Володимир Мартинець

Українці Вінніпега
Уродженці Львова
Громадські діячі Львова
Вояки Армії УНР
Вояки Січових стрільців
Українські письменники
Канадські публіцисти
Українці Канади
Українські журналісти
Українські редактори
Діячі УВО
Діячі ОУН


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09 DECEMBER 2015 / Construction of the SNFCC Energy Canopy has been completed
With the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) nearing completion, today the Stavros Niarchos Foundation presented the hitherto construction development of the project, on the occasion of the completion of the Energy Canopy, the last important milestone of the construction phase, and one of the most innovative elements of the SNFCC.
The SNFCC's Energy Canopy is a marvel of construction and engineering, in as much a local as an international scale. With an elaborate composition and special construction requirements, it is supported by 30 columns and is composed of 717 individual, precast pieces, towering over the building of the Greek National Opera. Despite the fact that it weighs a total of 4,700 tons with dimensions of 100 x 100 meters, and its highest point is at 46 meters, the Canopy creates the optical illusion of a very light structure, suspended above the SNFCC and joining the city skyline.
Apart from its technical and aesthetic characteristics, the Canopy also plays a particularly crucial role in the optimal operation of the SNFCC, and its environmental sustainability. The Energy Canopy has been constructed in such a way that it produces 2GWh of electrical energy per year, thus contributing to fulfilling the energy requirements of the Greek National Opera (GNO) and National Library of Greece (NGL) buildings, and to meeting the objective of minimizing CO2 emissions.
The successful creation and construction of the Energy Canopy marks yet another major milestone which brings the SNFCC one step closer to its completion. 39 months after the beginning of the construction, the following parts of the project are nearing completion within the next few months: the Lighthouse -a multipurpose room on the roof of the GNO, the glazing for the facades, the floors, the suspended ceilings, paint and lighting features, the fixed furniture equipment including the bookstands, the mechanisms of the central and the alternative stage and the sitting areas for spectators. Furthermore, the installation of the photovoltaic elements onto the canopy will begin in December and will be completed by early February 2016, as will the filling of the Canal with sea water. At the surrounding area, the upcoming steps include the completion of the auxiliary buildings, the pathways, the sports facilities and the planting of the rest of the Park.
Construction of the SNFCC is expected to be completed in the first half of 2016, when it will be donated to the Greek State, to its people, and society at large.
"The Foundation's largest single gift is the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), totaling $831 million (€596 million). The SNFCC is a testament and a commitment to the future of the country and the Greek society as a whole", said Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. "After three years of intensive construction works, the SNFCC is maturing, nearing completion, and is getting ready to take its next steps for its handing over to the Greek people, who –we hope- will enjoy and embrace it".
The SNFCC Visitors Center: Assessment & Future Operation
A key part of the project's development is the SNFCC Visitors Center (VC), which has already completed two years of successful operation. From October 2013 until today, the Visitors Center has welcomed a total of 55,000 visitors, while it has hosted more than 300 cultural and educational events, with the participation of 11,000 people, as well as 290 school tours with the participation of 8,500 students, who had the opportunity to witness the progress of the SNFCC up close, and to be introduced to the types of activities which will take place after the official commencement of operations.
As the project's completion and delivery to the Greek State approaches, the Visitors Center's programming acquires the imperative role to act like a bridge between the construction phase and the future operation the SNFCC. Renowned artists from Greece and abroad will present, in an unconventional manner, a different aspect of their talent and sensitivities, which is at the moment largely unknown to the public. In this context, the VC will collaborate with institutions and organizations sharing a common goal, to further engage the public in its activities. A selection of the Visitors Center's events will also be presented in English, for the international audience.
In February 2016, the Visitors Center will relocate, from the temporary building on the Esplanade where it currently operates, to the building that will permanently house the information point for the visitors, in the northeastern part of the Stavros Niarchos Park. Designed by Renzo Piano, like the rest of the SNFCC, the new Visitors Center will offer the public the opportunity to view the construction site from an exciting new angle, just a few steps away from some of the project's most unique features, such as the Park, the Canal, the Library's green roof, and the energy canopy. The new Visitors Center will continue to offer the opportunity to learn about the technical details of construction, as well as about the SNFCC's mission. Up until the SNFCC's completion and delivery to the Greek State, the new VC will also host a variety of programs and activities for all ages, introducing the project's future operation to the public.
Until then however, this Christmas the Visitors Center transforms into Santa's workshop, where Santa's little helpers will create toys and calendars, prepare sweets, sing songs and deliver season's greetings to their friends and loved ones. Find the detailed program here.
Lastly, from the 23rd to the 26th of June 2016, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center will reopen its doors to the public, presenting a rich program of cultural, educational and athletics events for all ages. The detailed program will be announced in the coming months.


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IU researchers: Chemotherapy alters brain tissue in breast cancer patients
INDIANAPOLIS -- (Sept. 29, 2010) -- Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center have published the first report using imaging to show that changes in brain tissue can occur in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
The cognitive effects of chemotherapy, often referred to as "chemobrain," have been known for years. However, the IU research is the first to use brain imaging to study women with breast cancer before and after treatment, showing that chemotherapy can affect gray matter. The researchers reported their findings in the October 2010 edition of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
"This is the first prospective study," said Andrew Saykin, Psy.D., director of the Indiana University Center for Neuroimaging and a researcher at the IU Simon Cancer Center. "These analyses, led by Brenna McDonald, suggest an anatomic basis for the cognitive complaints and performance changes seen in patients. Memory and executive functions like multi-tasking and processing speed are the most typically affected functions and these are handled by the brain regions where we detected gray matter changes."
Dr. Saykin, who is Raymond C. Beeler Professor of Radiology at the IU School of Medicine, and colleagues studied structural MRI scans of the brain obtained on breast cancer patients and healthy controls. The scans were taken after surgery, but before radiation or chemotherapy, to give the researchers a baseline. Scans were then repeated one month and one year after chemotherapy was completed.
The researchers found gray matter changes were most prominent in the areas of the brain that are consistent with cognitive dysfunction during and shortly after chemotherapy. Gray matter density in most women improved a year after chemotherapy ended.
For many patients, Dr. Saykin said, the effects are subtle. However, they can be more pronounced for others. Although relatively rare, some patients -- often middle-aged women -- are so affected that they are never able to return to work. More commonly, women will still be able to work and multi-task, but it may be more difficult to do so.
The study focused on 17 breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy after surgery, 12 women with breast cancer who did not undergo chemotherapy after surgery, and 18 women without breast cancer.
"We hope there will be more prospective studies to follow so that the cause of these changes in cancer patients can be better understood," Dr. Saykin said.
Dr. Saykin and his colleagues started their research at Dartmouth Medical School before finishing the data analyses at IU. A new, independent sample is now being studied at the IU Simon Cancer Center to replicate and further investigate this problem affecting many cancer patients.
Other researchers included lead author Brenna McDonald, Psy.D., M.B.A., assistant professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IU School of Medicine; Susan Conroy, M.D., Ph.D. student; Tim Ahles, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, N.Y.; and John West, M.S., an imaging researcher at the IU Center for Neuroimaging.
The study was supported by a grant from the Office of Cancer Survivorship of the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health and the Indiana Economic Development Corp.


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Many of us may not agree but if Women would not have been here, fashion couldn't be a passion ever.How much ever we would have been fashion innovator or follower in our time, but once a woman enter into motherhood, she hardly gets time to keep an eye on the latest trends. Juggling between our hormonal changes which often lead to start of depression (some of us go little ahead and some of us manage ourselves to get out of it soon)and bringing up a child we often forget about ourselves. Recall those days when we never stepped out of house without putting kajal or eyeliners or any particular makeup.Some of us love to put nailpaints but have you ever thought of teaching colors to your prescholar with your colorful nailpaints !!!!
Put different colors on your nails or put a bright colorful dress to make your toddler friendly with colors as well as keep yourself refresh when its really tough to get time for yourself.
Idea is to pick some innovative way to teach..which will improve your child's creativity and imagination and along with that you will be able to make yourself energetic and your passions may found many more innovative way to take out the best of your child.
Parenting is not all about upbringing your kid with lots of love,care and pampering!! It's a whole process of promoting and supporting the Physical, Emotional, Social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.
More than the wealth and income of a family the the most important factor that affects the upbringing of children is the Social Class and when we talk about Social Class,one should not get confuse with the social Status of a family. Social Class is more like to teach your children about the social factors,like how they should behave in a situation? Or how should they handle the success and failures in their life? Or what should be their approach towards life? Or how should they accept what the life has for them?
It becomes essential to understand parenting styles as well as how those styles contribute to the behavior and development of children. Each person's knowledge of how to bring up a child usually comes from their surroundings and their own upbringing. This may result in patterns from the parent's own social experiences being repeated and passed on to their children.
We have so many rewards for the recognitions. At Offices, at Schools, at Colleges, even at Hospitals..Best Performer, Best Employee, Best Student, Best Teacher, Best Care taker and many more but have we ever heard a "Best Parent Award"? * Atleast i could not found* and the reason is Every parent bring up their child at their best.
It may seems a bit filmi but it is important to teach our child the importance of each and every day in our life. What fun they can have in a day? How much they enjoy with learning?It can help us to change their attitude towards life as well as stimulate their innovation and enhance their creativity.
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…… No brainer… It's someone's bday…and you may think that what's so special about it.
But if I tell you that it is taken from a mother's diary….. It tells a lot… These numbers automatically starts telling a story of love, care, happiness and moments which are priceless.
If you feel same way as I felt after seeing those dates/numbers, give a call to your mother and bring a smile on her face – a small token of thanks for all love, care and sacrifices she did for u…..
Thanks Mili (Neeta) for all you do to help Meet grow strong mentally and physically as each day pass by.
– A letter from a Father!
one day for all the mothers..
Though motherhood is a fun but everyone needs a break from their daily routine.So here is one day for all mothers who dedicate their 364 days,every year through out their lives, to their little ones.
"Please Take My Child To Work Day" is dedicated to all mothers with young children,who don't get time off looking after them; Please Take My Children To Work Day was created to raise awareness that mothers need their own quality and holiday time while other family member look after their children.
I remember when my kid was toddler and I was a full-time at-home mom how exhausting it was to have kid hanging off my belt loops all day or putting rhymes in the DVD player while I tried to get something done around the house. At-home moms often don't feel like they deserve a break because they have the privilege of staying home. But when a sick day is doing what you do every other day, only you feel worse, and you can't use the bathroom without an audience, you need an excuse to get a day off. And here it is.
Lets take an off today.
Initially, I tried giving him regular cream cheese sandwich but he rejected it. After trying for some time, I was about to give up when I got an idea.
There was some crunchy chocolate spread at home.
So, on a piece of bread I applied the cream cheese and then applied some choco-spread on it.
The flavours changed instantly and I tried giving Ameya this sandwich.
So today I will tell you about this incident in the swimming pool last week. We (Ameya, my hubby and I) had a family time in the adults pool area. After an hour or so we took him to the kiddie pool. At first he was not happy to be there but started enjoying in a bit. This was because all the little girls (all elder to him) in the pool came to play with him in the kiddie pool!!
It was a delight to see him play with them. They took care of him and ensured that he didn't slip or fall. It was like there were small Gopis with a little Krishna in the pool (from Indian mythology)!
Seeing them together, I couldn't resist and took some pictures and thought of sharing them with you all.
This time in the pool surely tired him out so much that after a wash and a snack, Ameya fell asleep for a good 2 hours.
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Cryptocurrencies have been around for about a decade and their adoption worldwide continues to grow. Asia has emerged as one of the leading Crypto markets, with Japan and South Korea establishing friendly regulations that have enabled the creation of related companies.
Cryptocurrency companies in different countries are grappling with regulations. However, the progress in virtual currency adoption observed in most parts of the world has not been recorded in Africa, with the continent lagging behind.
Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa remains low compared to other regions. However, Google Trends report shows that Africa leads the other continents in the search interest for bitcoin. Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are some of the continent's largest Cryptocurrency markets. However, most investors in the region mainly engage in trading activities on exchanges.
Since mobile emerged over a decade ago, its popularity in Africa has continued to grow at an unprecedented rate. The continent already controls over half of the mobile money services worldwide. The convenience, simplicity, and efficiency linked to mobile money have made it challenging for Cryptocurrencies to penetrate the continent.
Mobile money transactions are popular as they can be performed on a basic telephone handset. Users can receive or send money almost anywhere through SMS. On the other hand, to use Cryptocurrencies, one would need a smartphone and internet connection. However, the continent lags in smartphone usage and internet penetration making it hard for Cryptocurrencies to compete with mobile money.
Different mobile service providers in Africa also offer their clients with mobile money services. Kenya, Zimbabwe, Somalia, and Ghana are some of the many countries on the continent where mobile money is used in almost any industry.
Econet Wireless has been providing mobile money services in Zimbabwe for the last seven years, through Ecocash. Today, it dominates the country's electronic payments market with almost every government department relying on it.
Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa will remain a challenge with dominance presented by mobile money. For instance, Ecocash has over six million users in Zimbabwe. Transactions worth over $23 billion have been processed through this service. According to the GSM Association, the continent will have 725 million mobile phone users by 2020 and most will get in mobile money or Crypto.
The cumbersome registration process in the Cryptocurrency world has discouraged many people in Africa from using the technology. In Nigeria, Bernard Parah has developed a platform that enables people to buy vouchers and exchange them with Bitcoin without going through the KYC or AML procedures. The 26-year-old entrepreneur believes that his product, Bitnob Quickserve, will help in boosting Cryptocurrency adoption in the country and beyond.
Vin Armani has developed an internet-free wallet service that he believes will rival mobile money dominance in Africa. Cointext functions like mobile money, enabling the users to receive and send Bitcoin Cash through SMS. Currently, the service is only available in South Africa. However, Armani, who is the founder and CEO of the company has said that they are planning to make the product available globally soon.


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Business groups need more guidance and financial support for return to work
Business groups are asking for more guidance and continued financial support after Prime Minister Boris Johnson began easing the coronavirus lockdown.
The Prime Minister encouraged those who cannot work from home to return to work this week, although workers should avoid public transport due to social distancing requirements.
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director General, said: 'This announcement marks the start of a long process. While stopping work was necessarily fast and immediate, restarting will be slower and more complex. It must go hand-in-hand with plans for schools, transport, testing and access to PPE. Firms will want to see a roadmap, with dates they can plan for.
'Success will rest on flexibility within a framework: clear guidance which firms can adapt for their particular circumstances. Financial support will also need to evolve for sectors moving at different speeds – some remaining in hibernation, while others get ready to open safely.'
Mike Cherry, National Chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: 'For small employers, there should be a way of partially furloughing staff, so that a small business which is only able to get up and running again steadily can bring back workers some of the time, but retain them via the Job Retention Scheme the rest of the time.'
Adam Marshall , Director General at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: 'Firms will also need to know that government support schemes, which have helped save millions of jobs in recent weeks, will continue for as long as they are needed so that they can plan ahead with confidence.'
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The Sarah Palin interviews: Shill, baby, shill
By David Zurawik
The actual interviews have yet to even air, but already the Sarah Palin spin-o-rama is in high gear.
In the excerpt released from the Oprah Winfrey interview that airs Monday, Palin tries to re-write the script of her ill-fated interview last year with Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric."
Now comes an excerpt from her interview with Barbara Walters that is scheduled to start airing Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America" and appear all over the ABC schedule straight through to "20/20" on Friday night. Palin, who is indeed the big November sweeps attraction this week on American TV, tries in this conversation to re-write the script on how she and the Republican Party received and handled the news of the teen pregnancy of her daughter, Bristol. Again, Palin tries to re-write another part of her story that didn't play so well -- and blame any and all mistakes on others.
According to ABC News, Palin tells Walters didn't know her daughter was sexually active.
"That's why I was shocked," Palin tells Walters in the interview. "Truthfully, we were devastated."
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Palin announced that her daughter, who was then a high school senior, was pregnant in September 2008. It was shortly after Palin accepted the offer from presidental candidate John McCain to become the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Here's an AP descriptiion of how Palin handles that in her book: "Palin shares behind-the-scene moments when the nation learned her teen daughter Bristol was pregnant, how she rewrote the statement prepared for her by the McCain campaign — only to watch in horror as a TV news anchor read the original McCain camp statement, which, in Palin's view, glarmorized and endorsed her daughter's situation."
See, it was the fault of McCain and his aides that it looked as if she endorsed and glamorized the pregnancy of her unwed teen daughter.
AP also has her saying ABC newsman Charles Gibson, seemed bored by "substantive issues" in her early interview with him -- the first interview that exposed the gaping holes in her grasp of national politics. Remember the question about the "Bush Doctrine"? But it was all his fault, because he "peered skeptically" over his glasses at her like a disapproving schoolmaster.
And, of course, there's more on Couric interview, which will haunt Palin to her grave if she spins non-stop every day for the rest of her life.
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Here is thre AP's description of what in her book: "She writes at length about Couric. She says that the idea to meet with Couric came from McCain campaign aide Nicolle Wallace, who told Palin that Couric — also a working mother — liked and admired her. It would be a favor to Couric, too, whom Palin notes had the lowest ratings of the network anchors. Wallace said Couric suffered from low self-esteem. And Palin replied that she almost began to 'feel sorry' for Couric."
I'll bet she didn't feel sorry for Couric after she started reading the reviews of their encounter.
From AP: "She alleges that Couric and CBS left out her more 'substantive' remarks and settled for 'gotcha' moments. She writes that Couric had a 'partisan agenda' and a condescending manner. Couric was 'badgering,' biased and far easier on Couric's Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden."
Spin, baby, spin. I can't wait for the TV interviews to begin airing Monday.


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Lagos went ablaze last weekend as beautiful flybaby, Ladi Ogun added another year in grand style.
Ladi Ogun, one of the ladies acing their careers in a male dominated section of the Aviation Industry, is one of the adorable female pilots at Bristow Helicopters.
Ladi is a graduate of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria (NCAT) and Blue Chip Aviation and PFA, South Africa. She has worked with leading airlines, including Arik Air.
Furthermore, Ladi is also a fashionista: she's a lady pilot with swags as you can see.
Having beautiful Flight Attendants attend to you is desirable enough; now fancy being flown by a delectable pilot. Heavenly, you must say. We do agree.


Paint refinishing is the process that can make the biggest improvement to your car's appearance, but getting it right can be a lengthy process. Much will depend on the damage it's been subjected to and the condition your paintwork is in. You could face sanding marks left after re-spray or repair, swirl marks, cobwebbing and fine scratches left by washing, a few deeper scratches, stone chips, bird dropping marks and insect staining.
One of the key differences of a detail over a valet is the way paint is corrected. The only way to get a showroom-style finish is to polish the paint.
Traditional 'all-in-one' liquid polishes that you wipe on, leaving a haze, and buff off, only create the illusion of improved paint as they contain fillers which hide small scratches and swirls. But these are a temporary fix that disappears after a couple of washes.
Achieving paintwork with crisp, pin-sharp reflections comes from having a smooth, level, defect-free surface. Consider the reflections you get on a stormy sea compared to those on a flat calm lake! The only way to realize this is to remove damaged paint permanently by abrading the surface with an abrasive polish.
The last 10 years have brought about impressive advances in polishes and compounds. No longer the reserve of professional bodyshops, they are also being used by detailers and enthusiasts alike to create amazing finishes.
The main improvement is that good compounds now contain diminishing micro granules (abrasives). When these polishes are worked by hand or with a polishing machine the granules rub against each other, gradually getting finer and finer, permanently removing scratches and swirls to leave perfectly smooth paint.
Scholl Concepts has been producing paint finishing systems for the automotive industry for over 40 years. Its high performance compounds are available to enthusiasts and range from fine (S40) to extra heavy (S02) cut. The heavier the compound, the more aggressive their performance, so making the correct selection is vital. Polishing speed, pressure and the type of pad you use also affect the cut and finish that result.


Does anyone have a favorite program they used to make concrete poems? I've been looking at Bob Raczka's collection, Wet Cement, and am amazed at what he is doing with concrete poems. I've contacted him on messenger so we'll see if he replies, but in the meantime if anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it! Thank you!
I don't know, but I'll be watching the replies to find this out! I love concrete poetry and I had no idea that there was a program to format it. I didn't include my concrete poems in my SP poetry collection because it was too hard to format it.
I know someone who just uses blank spaces to move lines over, but that won't work for everything.
I love to write poetry, but never have used a "program." I just do it!
Adobe Illustrator is probably the best for that. However, I wouldn't worry about formatting it yourself. Leave that to the graphic designers (or the illustrator) in the art department. You can include an illustrator note or even write it out in pencil as a sort of reference for the publisher, only if it helps to clarify. You can also use an app like Adobe Photoshop (or similar free version) to arrange the letters, if you feel comfortable with programs like that.
It's highly doubtful that Bob did the designs himself.
BJ, I read this quickly and didn't realize it was you asking! Ha! So you probably already know my thoughts.
OK, so I just looked, and interestingly, that book does not list a separate illustrator. I didn't know Bob was an illustrator, as well. I wonder if it was illustrated in-house? Because I don't think he illustrated any of his other books.


Sell and rent back is the process of selling your house to a company or individual and then renting it back. This can give you the comfort of not having to leave your home after getting into financial difficulties or can provide an income boost for those who might want to cash in the equity in their home without downsizing to a smaller property.
Typically, you can rent your house back for as long as you need it at the current market value with no upfront costs or the upheaval associated with moving home.
Most rent back providers even insure the house for you which can be a feasible alternative to an emergency 'sell house quick' approach which often leads to a significant financial loss.
Like all financial transactions, It is important that you do your research and choose the best sell and rent back scheme for your needs. Have a list of requirements that you need fulfilled before talking to a potential rent back company and it is always good to speak to at least three different providers to get a feel for the market and the types of offers that can be available. Some solutions enable you to live in your house rent-free for a period of time for example.
If you are considering an Equity Release scheme, you should know that these are usually aimed at the elderly, are extremely complicated and are not always financially beneficial.


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A Look Behind the Code: How We Built 417 Magazine's New Websites
Jarad Johnson, President
A Partnership Forged in 417-Land
In late 2016 we began a relationship with 417 Magazine with an end goal to overhaul every aspect of their websites for three separate magazines. Just over a year later we were proud to launch a stunningly beautiful and thoughtfully effective custom platform that manages all three publications.
We knew going into the relationship that our respective cultures were a good fit. We both like champagne, office parties, The Wheelhouse, and our respective orbits. The powerhouse digital team at 417—Dayle Duggins, JuliRose Sullivan, and Krysten Maloney, all pictured below—were dream partners when it came to utilizing the tools we created to bring the new sites together.
What we didn't know was just how much we would uncover along the way and the many challenges we would overcome to create a new, industry-leading web presence with our partners. This is the story of how we built a custom solution that manages over 5,000 pages across three publications that are read by 59,284 unique visitors per month.
Understanding Audiences
Nearly every new relationship we dive into at Mostly Serious begins with something we call the Groundwork phase. We've built this phase into our existing process and have pruned it over time so we have the tools and resources to fully understand our clients' audiences beyond standard demographics and behaviors. In every iteration of our Groundwork phase we set out to uncover hidden insights that allow us to then build a strategy and product that goes well beyond simply working for a group of people. The ultimate goal is that we'll build something that is highly engaging by meeting needs those groups of people didn't even know they had.
We had undergone this phase of our process many times with great results. Using our standard process in the first pass with 417, though, left us coming up short. We didn't feel we'd found those hidden insights. And their team agreed. So, we started back at the beginning. Not just back at the beginning of our Groundwork phase, but at the beginning of thinking hard about what our Groundwork phase meant to accomplish in this scenario. What went wrong—and how could we fix it?
We settled on acknowledging our Groundwork phase wasn't as one-size-fits all as we had previously anticipated. After this realization hit us, we immediately set out to rebuild the entire phase specifically for 417 and the their audience. We dug incredibly deep into their analytics data (with a tactic we now call—wait for it—Analytics Deep Dive) to find hidden data treasures and several key "Aha" takeaways that revealed site visitors' behaviors and habits beyond just clicks.
We also went through a detailed Click Audit of the existing website to better understand how pages were connected, where users were getting lost, and who the most popular person in Springfield is (sorry, Brad Pitt, but it isn't you). We surveyed dozens upon dozens of readers to get personal answers to complicated questions. And we audited a list of national peers we could use to create a baseline of quality we would strive to surpass.
"Mostly Serious was crucial in helping us understand our digital audience and what they want from us."
Logan Aguirre , President & Associate Publisher at 417 Magazine
This phase uncovered information that didn't just change the trajectory of the project, but presented business opportunities that changed how the website would be used by 417's internal teams. We gathered the results in a key findings suite of documents and presented the insight highlights in a two hour presentation. This phase was some of the most important work we've done with 417, and it required starting over to reach that outcome.
Starting over was one of the best decisions we've made as a company and for our client partners.
We carried through what we learned to solidify our modular process, which is an evolving system of movable pieces that make up each client relationship. Our building block approach ensures each client receives a proven and tailored path to understanding their audience.
A Unique Collaboration
After working to uncover those hidden insights, it was time to begin building. As we lay the foundation of a new project or campaign with our clients, it's not uncommon that we collaborate heavily to ensure the structure, content, and general direction are in line with the findings of our Groundwork phase and the business objectives we've established with our partner.
With 417, things were a little different. We had a unique perspective into the inner-workings of the company through our Director of Design, Jessica Spencer, who had previously worked at 417 Magazine as their Art Director. With most clients, we have a point of contact that bridges the gap between each organization, but with 417, we had the bridge on our own team.
"The 417 team were a dream to collaborate with. For the design process, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with them to make big decisions on the site's organization and functionality. Our ultimate product is something that we all agreed was a home run for 417 readers, staffers, and 417's partnering advertisers—and was a true labor of love for both of our respective teams."
Jessica Spencer , Director of Design at Mostly Serious
This resulted in the same collaborative process we always use with the added benefit of understanding needs and potential issues during internal conversations and collaborations. We also had the pleasure of witnessing our client note something we may have not known only to see, moments later, Jessica had already thought through the issue and had a solution to offer.
We constructed sitemaps on our whiteboard and got into the Guinness Book of Records for longest collaborative meeting (okay, not really, but only because they don't offer that record—yet). We reviewed wireframe page after wireframe page to ensure the best possible layout for staff and readers. And we underwent a visual design process that resulted in a stunningly beautiful website, able to comfortably stand on the same level as national publications.
Engineering A Solution
At this phase of many projects our clients are able to step back a bit and wait for the magic to happen (the magic, in this case, was our engineer, Aimee Hendrycks, coding furiously for months). By this point in most projects we've made many decisions during the Groundwork and design phases that set the stage for most of the engineering work to come.
If you haven't picked up on it yet, this project was not like most projects.
We had made many important decisions, but the reality of our desired timeline was not going to allow for the typical breathing period. In fact, it was going to require our team to jump into our modular process toolbox and find a way to work around time constraints.
Our solution was two-fold: break pages down to components and deliver those components in phases, allowing the 417 digital team to begin populating the website with content while we were still coding. Spoiler—it worked. It made the content population phase, which consisted of manually porting over hundreds of pages of content, less labor intensive for the 417 team.
While our team programmed the pieces together beautifully (and turned one of our conference rooms into a do-not-enter-unless-you're-on-417-business-area) the 417 digital team were trained on the content management system. Back at their headquarters, they added content and explored the features we had delivered up to that point.
We programmed. They populated. We coded. They wrote. We polished. They polished. On January 24, 2018, we were ready to launch the fully featured, newly imagined 417 Magazine website—right on schedule.
To learn more about the features we included to make this project a success, check out our detailed case study on this project or visit the 417 Magazine launch announcement post. And have a look around while you're there.
The Importance of Local Partnerships
We are extremely proud of what we created with 417 Magazine. The design, management system, and feature list will continue to help us illustrate how we provide value for our clients. For every new project we take on we hope to find ourselves in a similar place at the end—with a client who finds value, happy readers (or customers), and a solution that benefits their business for years to come.
But the product isn't what we're most proud of. We're most proud of the partnership we established with a local company that is respected in the community. Much like our other partners, CoxHealth, Holloway America, Mother's Brewing Co., The Larson Group, The Lipco Group, The Community Foundation of the Ozarks, and many more, we are focused on building great relationships that make a difference in our community.
Thank you to 417 Magazine for finding a local partner and trusting us with a project very important to their business. And thank you for reading this. Now, go read much better things over at 417 Magazine's new website.


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Calendar distribution ceremony enacted in Thua Thien-Hue
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on January 1 hosted an opening ceremony for Ngo Mon space and re-enactment of Ban Soc ceremony (ceremony to distribute calendars for royal mandarins during the Nguyen Dynasty).
Binh Dinh's GRDP highest in central key economic zone
The central coastal province of Binh Dinh's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) this year was estimated at nearly 50 trillion VND (2.16 million USD), a year-on-year surge of 3.61 percent.
Can Tho, India to boost ties in education, healthcare, IT
A leader from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Indian Consul General in HCM City Madan Mohan Sethi have expressed a wish to boost bilateral ties across education, health care, and information technology.
Rice farmers benefit from emissions reduction programme
Thousands of rice farmers in the northern province of Thai Binh are benefiting from a programme meant to help them adopt innovative technologies and approaches to increase yields while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a meeting heard in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25.
Goods demand for Tet up due to domestic confidence on economic recovery
Friday, December 25, 2020 19:25
The purchasing power in the domestic market is expected to increase by between 15-20 percent from now until the 2021 Tet (Lunar New Year), with food products seeing the strongest rise, said Tran Duy Dong, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)'s Domestic Market Department.
Tien Giang shifts to high-value crops to adapt to climate change
The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang plans to turn 7,700ha of unproductive rice fields into high-value crops to adapt to climate change and natural disasters in the 2020-2025 period.
A green picture of countryside at Truong Sa archipelago
Truong Sa (Spratlys), a sacred land between the sea and sky, is not only a garrison where soldiers have protected the territorial waters of the country for centuries, it is also the homeland for many people, where many children are born, where love grows with the pride of being Vietnamese people.
Seaculture needs sustainable measures to thrive: experts
Seaculture holds significant potential for growth in Vietnam but measures are needed for its sustainability, experts told a conference on December 18.
Tra Vinh households plant forests to prevent coastal erosion
Households in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have been planting protective forests in coastal areas to prevent erosion and earn a living for a number of years.
Company ships organic chocolate to Japan
The Thanh Dat Cocoa Co Ltd in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on December 16 sent 2 tonnes of 15 types of organic chocolate products to Japan.
Vietnam toward goal of becoming world's manufacturing hub
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) recorded Vietnam climbing two places in its Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) Index as part of its recent report.
Mekong Delta district to grow only high-quality rice
Authorities in Tien Giang province's Go Cong Tay district are encouraging farmers to grow only high-quality rice varieties and want to export all of it.
Durian farmers' incomes rise after employing advanced techniques
Farmers in Cai Lay district, the largest durian producer in Tien Giang province, have raised their income by improving yield and quality with the use of advanced techniques.
Dong Thap expands high quality rice cultivation
More rice farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have switched to growing high-quality rice varieties, which sell well and offer high profits.
Ancient tomb excavated in Ha Tinh
An ancient tomb dating back 1,400 years has been unearthed in a field in the central province of Ha Tinh's Nghi Xuan district, archaeologists have announced.
Protocol on black jelly exports to China signed
A protocol on Vietnam's black jelly exports to China was signed during a teleconference between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the General Administration of Customs of China on December 8.
Clear policies needed to attract foreign investment in agricultural sector
Foreign direct investment in Vietnam's agriculture sector remains limited despite the industry's enormous potential.
Vietnam to work to ensure food security
The Prime Minister recently signed Decision No.1975/QD-TTg issuing an action plan to realise the Politburo's Conclusion No.81-KL/TW dated July 29 on ensuring national food security till 2030.


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The Māori – New Zealand's Indigenous People
The Māori – or Tangata Whenua, which translates as "people of the country" – are the indigenous people of New Zealand. They are proud, nature-loving people, and their history and traditions are an integral part of New Zealand's identity and culture. According to a legend, the Māori come from the mythical land of "Hawaiki." Hawaiki […]
The Māori – or Tangata Whenua, which translates as "people of the country" – are the indigenous people of New Zealand. They are proud, nature-loving people, and their history and traditions are an integral part of New Zealand's identity and culture. According to a legend, the Māori come from the mythical land of "Hawaiki." Hawaiki is considered the country of origin in many Polynesian peoples' culture. The exact place of origin is unknown, but the Māori language and culture show apparent similarities with other Polynesian islands, such as the Cook Islands, Hawaii, and Tahiti.
The History Of The Māori People
Besides the legend, there's a scientifically proven fact that the Māori settled in New Zealand between the eighth and 14th centuries. They probably came in several waves from Southeast Asia, more precisely from Polynesia. The newcomers found a land that offered enough space for settlement and lived together in small family groups ("whanau"), as they were used to in their homeland. Over time, these became larger units, the "hapu," which formed the basic social structure of the Māori society.
When the Māori settlers found out which regions of their new homeland were the most fertile, they began fighting over these areas. The conflicts between those different groups sometimes dragged on over several centuries in a cycle of violence and revenge. Because for the Māori, there was nothing higher than "mana" – their honor. In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand's founding document) was signed by both Māori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown. After this treaty was signed, the number of British settlers (later called "Pākehā" – a Māori language term for New Zealanders primarily of European descent) increased rapidly and surpassed the Māori population. A little over a century after the signing of the treaty, the culture of Pākehā was dominant in New Zealand, and the Māori were expected to adapt to their culture. It was not until the 1980s that the Māori culture experienced a renaissance. Since then, bicultural aspects established and flourished – based on the partnership between the Māori and the English Crown.
The Māori Language and 25 "Te Reo" Terms to Know
"Te Reo Māori" is the exact term for the Māori language and is also one of the three official languages of New Zealand. "Te Reo" simply means "the language." Because most of the Māori tribes settled on the North Island of New Zealand, most people who speak Māori today are found there. There's no exact number of how many people speak Te Reo: estimates based on the 2013 census put it at around 125,000 people. That is 21% of the Māori and 3% of the population of New Zealand. Most people who are fluent in Te Reo are probably over 65 years of age. Everyone who speaks Te Reo can also speak English.
It is not surprising that Te Reo Māori is related to other Polynesian languages spoken on the South Pacific islands. There are several Māori dialects in New Zealand. But someone who speaks the language well generally understands people who speak a different dialect.
Many terms from the Māori language have flowed into the New Zealanders' everyday English and are used by the Kiwis. Immigrants may not be expected to use these words themselves, but they should be understood. Especially when you interact with people at work (e.g., in health care or the service sector), you will not get around a few Te Reo phrases. That's why we've created a list of the 25 most common Te Reo terms and phrases – just for you. 😉
Ka pai! – Fine! Excellent!
Kia Ora! – Hi, thank you!
Ka kite ano – Goodbye!
Haere Mai – Welcome!
Mōrena – Good morning!
Aotearoa – New Zealand
Aroha – love, joy, affection
Whanau – (pronounced "Fanau") family in the broader sense, family clan
Whakapapa – (pronounced "Fakapapa") the origin, the ancestors, ancestry
Hangi – Traditional Maori dish cooked in an earth oven with meat and vegetables
Kai – food, food
Hapu – a tribe, clan
Iwi – a Maori tribe
Koha – gift, donation
Mahi – the work
Mana – the reputation, reputation, status
Moana – the sea
Marae – (pronounced "Marai") a Maori meeting house
Pākehā – Whites / Europeans
Tamariki – children (always in the plural)
Tangi – funeral
Waka – a canoe, boat, vehicle
Whenua – (pronounced "Fenua") the land
Tangata whenua – The indigenous people who belong to a country/area
Haka – ritual war dance of the Māori to intimidate opponents
Tā Moko – The Art Of Māori Tattoos
In Māori culture, their tattoos reflect "Whakapapa" (ancestry) and the individual's personal history. In earlier times, it was a powerful expression of the social rank, knowledge, abilities, and the right to marry the wearer. But in general, the unique Māori tattoos can't be compared to common tattoos as we know them, because "Tā moko" (as the Māori call this form of tattoos) is not applied with many small dots and stitches, but with scratching and scraping tools. The skin adorned with moko has pitted bumps and is no longer smooth and soft.
The designs are universal – especially the spirals that swirl over the nose, cheek, and lower jaw. The lines of a moko emphasize facial features and expressions. The main lines in a Māori tattoo are called Manawa, the Māori word for "heart." These lines represent the life path of the wearer. The "koru," which looks like an unfolding silver fern, is featured in many tattoo designs. It symbolizes new life or the unfolding of a person's life path. But when used in Māori tattoos, the koru usually represents a loved one or family member. Moko is a Māori tradition and a symbol of integrity, identity, and prestige. Therefore, only tattoos made by and on Māori are considered moko. When Māori tattoo designs are used for aesthetic reasons without the traditional meaning, it is known as "kirituhi" or simple skin art.
Haka: The Dance Of The Māori
The Haka is an ancient Māori war dance for the battlefield or when different groups of the Māori met peacefully. A Haka is used to passionately demonstrate the pride, strength, and harmony of a tribe. The dance movements include the stormy stamping with the feet, the challenging sticking out of the tongue, and the rhythmic clapping on the body, accompanied by loud singing. The lyrics of a Haka often poetically describe the Māori ancestors and incidents of tribal history.
Today, the Haka is still used during Māori ceremonies and celebrations to honor guests and emphasize the occasion's importance, including family celebrations such as birthdays and weddings. But the Haka is also used at sporting events to challenge opponents. And if you have you ever seen New Zealand's rugby team, the All Blacks, do the Haka before a rugby match, you will likely agree that the intimidation tactic is working!