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US Beverage Demand to Rise 1.6% Annually in Nominal Terms to 2023
Rising Income Levels Will Drive Demand for Premium Products
The Freedonia Group
CLEVELAND, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- US beverage demand is forecast to rise 1.6% annually in nominal terms through 2023, according to Beverages: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Gains will stem from increases in population and disposable personal income, which will drive purchases of higher-end and niche beverages. The value of US beverage shipments is expected to advance at a 1.6% annual pace. Suppliers of alcoholic beverages in particular will benefit from heightened consumer interest in premium products and brands, particularly in terms of craft beer and spirits. Demand in the leading alcoholic beverage segment is expected to advance 3.6% per year, the fastest growth among all beverage segments.
Gains will result from rising disposable income and the increasing popularity of wine as well as craft and novel alcoholic beverages, such as hard seltzers. Demand for milk substitutes is expected to expand 1.6% annually, the second best performance among all segments. This trend will reflect a continued movement away from traditional dairy milk toward substitute products deemed healthier alternatives.
These and other key insights are featured in Beverages: United States. This report forecasts to 2023 US beverage demand and shipments in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:
dairy and substitute milk
fruit beverages
other ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages such as energy drinks, iced coffees, sports drinks, and tea
To illustrate historical trends, total demand, total shipments, the various segments, and trade are provided in annual series from 2008 to 2018.
The scope of this report encompasses beverages consumed from single-serving containers as well as various types of dispensing systems utilizing bulk packages (such as fountain drinks, beer taps, and water coolers). Beverages may be incorporated into food preparation (such as milk used in cereal). Home-made beverages, such as home-brewed beer and wine, are excluded, as are beverage products not sold RTD, such as coffee beans and grounds, dry teas, and powdered drink mixes. Non-packaged potable liquids such as tap and well water are also excluded. Re-exports of beverages are excluded from demand and trade figures.
More information about the report is available at:
https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Beverages-United-States-FF10023/?progid=91541
About Freedonia Focus Reports
Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Consumer Goods reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
total historical market size and industry output
segmentation by products and markets
identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
a survey of the supply base
suggested resources for further study
Corinne Gangloff
SOURCE The Freedonia Group
http://www.freedoniafocusreports.com
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Q: XML attributes from merge layout to RelativeLayout via inflate According to this CommonsWare example I managed to get my RelativeLayout subclass to be merged with my layout described in a xml layout with merge root. My only concern is that I cannot describe my RelativeLayout parameters in xml.
My xml layout:
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<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
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    android:layout_alignRight="@+id/image_title"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" >

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    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    my:myColor="#2f8741"/>

I think the problem is that merge happens to the children of the merge tag, and not the merge itself. Any idea how can I get my parameters in the merge to affect my RelativeLayout?
My RelativeLayout subclass, without package declaration and imports:
public class MyRelativeLayoutSubclass extends RelativeLayout {

    public MyRelativeLayoutSubclass(Context context) {
        super(context);

        initTile(null);
    }

    public MyRelativeLayoutSubclass(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);

        initTile(attrs);
    }

    public MyRelativeLayoutSubclass(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
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    }

    private void initTile(Object object) {
        final LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) getContext().getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        inflater.inflate(R.layout.my_great_little_layout, this, true);
    }
}

I know I can add everything to a LayoutParams, and then add my MyRelativeLayoutSubclass with that LayoutParams, but I would like escape that, that's a lot of unnecessary code.

A: Extracting all the attributes into Style was a solution for me. As a bonus it's screen-size dependent unlike the hard-coded attributes or Java-code. Maybe you can go further and put it into the Theme attributes.
<com.example.widget.MyCustomView
    android:id="@+id/my_custom_view"

    style="@style/MyCustomView.Default"/>

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I think the problem is that merge happens to the children of the merge tag, and not the merge itself.

AFAIK, you are correct. <merge> is a placeholder, not a ViewGroup.

I know I can add everything to a LayoutParams, and then add my MyRelativeLayoutSubclass with that LayoutParams, but I would like escape that, that's a lot of unnecessary code.

Create an XML layout file containing a MyRelativeLayoutSubclass element, and put your attributes there. Then, inflate that layout.

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Project Pop-Up
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One of the long term goals of Zenith is to possibly own/lease a space that can become a theatre / storage and rehearsal space. This ambition has a time scale of maybe ten years. So the big project for our 60th Anniversary year will be PROJECT POP-UP. This is a capital fundraising project to buy the infrastructure of a pop-up theatre that we can setup in all sorts of places inside buildings as well as outside, and take it back down again (Inc lighting, sound, staging, seating banks, trussing, dressing room set-up, all associated health and safety equipment etc).
The fundraising target is 50K over the next 4 years and culminating in us using the full structure for one of our 60th anniversary productions. This is very much a stepping-stone to allow us to discover what our needs are for a theatre. Eventually if we do own/lease a space we will have the theatre ready to put up inside it.
All funds raised will be passed to Zenith Youth Theatre Company irrespective of whether our appeal target is reached, not reached or exceeded. If funds are being raised for a specific purpose and, for whatever reason, this purpose is no longer valid, the funds will be transferred to the charity for general use.
Zenith Youth Theatre Company, previously known, as "Bodlets" is an entirely voluntary run theatrical society based in Bath and became a registered charity in November 2016.
Zenith Youth Theatre was established in 1963 and is a recipient of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service 2013 (MBE for groups).
It has a no 'audition to join' policy for all young people aged between 13 and 21 who demonstrate an enthusiasm and commitment to the group's aim of musical theatre to the highest standard.
Anyone within the age range can be actively involved in any aspect of theatre production and presentation. Members have two things in common, commitment and enthusiasm thus enabling many different types of young people to enjoy a creative and social experience together, forging friendships and gaining experience outside their normal social circle.
Registered charity (no. 1169585).
Find out more about Zenith Youth Theatre Company
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Incantations este al patrulea album al lui Mike Oldfield lansat în 1978 prin Virgin Records.

Este primul album Oldfield divizat în mai mult de două părți și al doilea cel mai lung album al său. Lansat original ca un dublu album, varianta de pe CD cuprinde întreg materialul pe un singur disc.

Tracklist

Disc 1
 "Part one" (19:08)
 "Part two" (19:36)

Disc 2
 "Part three" (16:58)
 "Part four" (17:01)

Albume Mike Oldfield
Albume din 1978

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Jenny McCarthy's fitness role model: Husband…
Jenny McCarthy's fitness role model: Husband Donnie Wahlberg
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 13: Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg attend Fox's 'The Masked Singer' Premiere Karaoke Event at The Peppermint Club on December 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Luna/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg celebrate her premiere Vodka Line, 'Blondies Vodka' at K&L Liquor Store on March 2, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 02: (L-R) SiriusXM Radio host and TV personality Jenny McCarthy, New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft and actor Donnie Wahlberg attend SiriusXM at Super Bowl LII Radio Row at the Mall of America on February 2, 2018 in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Recording artist Donnie Wahlberg and TV personality Jenny McCarthy with the GRAMMY Charities Signings during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for NARAS)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Actors Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Actors Donnie Wahlberg (L) and Jenny McCarthy pose backstage at the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for NARAS)
BOSTON, MA - JULY 08: Nischelle Turner interviews Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg on the set as Jenny McCarthy hosts her SiriusXM Show backstage at Fenway Park in Boston before The New Kids On The Block Sold Out Hometown Concert at Fenway Park on July 8, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy attend New Year's Eve 2017 in Times Square n December 31, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 22: TV personality Jenny McCarthy (L) and recording artist Donnie Wahlberg attend the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy attend Annual Charity Day hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC at BGC Partners, INC on September 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31: Donnie Wahlberg, Larry King and Jenny McCarthy attend "Howard Stern's Birthday Bash" presented by SiriusXM, produced by Howard Stern Productions at Hammerstein Ballroom on January 31, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Jenny McCarthy (L) and Donnie Wahlberg attend "Singled Out...Again" On Her Exclusive SiriusXM Show, "Dirty, Sexy, Funny With Jenny McCarthy" on February 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy and DJ ALI attend the E11even Miami's 1 Year Anniversary at E11EVEN on February 7, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for E11even Miami)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Recording artist Donnie Wahlberg (L) and TV personality Jenny McCarthy speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: Actors Jenny McCarthy (L) and Donnie Wahlberg attend the 2014 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
By Olivia Vanni | olivia.vanni@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: December 29, 2018 at 10:28 pm | UPDATED: December 30, 2018 at 8:41 am
If whipping your tuchus into shape is landing on your list of resolutions for 2019, just know that you're in good company. Former Playmate-turned-TV personality Jenny McCarthy just shared that she's also looking to firm up her physique — and her motivation apparently stems from Dorchester-raised hubby Donnie Wahlberg.
"My relationship resolution would be to get into just as good shape as my husband, Donnie Wahlberg," she recently told Us Weekly while plugging Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which she's co-hosting with Ryan Seacrest.
"Because he's shredded right now," she added about her "Blue Bloods" and New Kids on the Block boo. "And I'm like, ugh. Oh, my God, shredded."
Seacrest emphatically empathized with the "Jenny McCarthy Show" host, echoing how frustrating it can be when a partner is in impossibly prime, physical condition.
"I know. I know, and I've got a little chub-chub here and there," said McCarthy, who's been married to Wahlberg since September 2014.
As far as Seacrest goes, he disclosed that his own resolution is also inspired by his significant other … and that it's weirdly centered around caffeine. The "Live with Kelly and Ryan" host explained that his goal for the coming year is to step up his coffee-making capabilities by successfully brewing a strong pot of joe when he wakes in the wee hours of the morning — a feat that he says only his model girlfriend Shayna Taylor has managed to achieve.
McCarthy and Seacrest will both be on hand to help the public ring in the New Year during tomorrow's iconic broadcast, which will be airing on ABC starting at 8 p.m. And, although they'll be on the clock, they both said their other halves are planning on joining them as the ball drops.
High-dose vitamin D can delay advanced colorectal cancer progression, Dana-Farber doc says
Olivia Vanni
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The Salvage Supperclub came all the way from New York City last month and teamed up with the ReBuilding Center to host their first Portland food event. Talented chefs and innovative menus featured exciting dishes in a multi-course dining experience made completely of food and materials that were intercepted en route to landfills. Their creative process draws attention to the immense amount of food that needlessly goes to waste every day, and prompts a dialogue about the potential implementation of more sustainable food practices. The unique dumpster dining experience took place in a custom communal dining room made with salvaged materials donated by the ReBuilding Center. The founder and Creative Director of Salvage Supperclub, Josh Treuhaft, was kind enough to participate in an interview about the details of his events.
Where do the profits from your event go?
Salvage Supperclub is not an incorporated LLC, and at this point we are not officially a nonprofit either. We are a popup initiative. All of the additional costs associated with the event come from ticket sales, and all of the profits are donated to local nonprofits with similar missions. The profits from the Portland event were donated to the ReBuilding Center, Urban Gleaners, and Congregation Beth Israel - the synagogue who hosted the event.
How do you ensure you are repurposing food safely?
None of our food actually comes from dumpsters, and nothing on our menu has been partially eaten and discarded. We don't use food that contains mold or other signs of contamination. We only use untampered with food that has been donated to us by farms, culinary schools, commercial kitchens, restaurants, community gardens, food coops, and places like that.
Do you have recommendations for others on how to minimize food waste?
Consider if the part of the vegetable you are about to throw away is actually garbage. Broccoli stalks, carrot greens, and many other things we often throw away, are actually edible and nutritious. You can extend the shelf life of food by storing it properly, and many foods can be preserved by storing them in oil or canning them. Ugly or bruised produce can be hidden in soups and stews. And the sell by date is just a guess by the manufacturer, not a safety requirement or certain date to discard by. Don't throw anything away just because it says it is past the sell by date.
Do you find it challenging to repurpose items typically discarded as waste?
I think starting with a blank paper can be more difficult than what we do. We have more constraints on what we are working with, which can make it easier since there is less to choose from. This can lead us to be even more creative. Having what we are working with clearly defined is a major benefit, and a neat challenge.
How do you think your mission correlates with the mission of the rebuilding center?
I think the work you guys do is just great. So much valuable material in the world that all-too-often gets overlooked for no good reason. We need more people doing this important work on that front. We are both looking for things that others overlook the value of, and reclaiming that value. We help people rethink their relationship to materials in their lives, and decide what actually has life and value left in it rather than automatically throwing it away. We both share creative repurposing ideas with others, inspiring them to creatively repurpose items in their own life as well.


Every business needs customers to survive. Your products or services are not useful unless you have people that are willing to buy them. Acquiring even a single customer takes time and effort. Businesses all they can to acquire new customers. In fact, a business grows when its customer base increases. Everyone who has ever started a business will tell you freely that it takes time to know your customers.
This is because a business gets customers from all walks of life. It's therefore important you identify the customers that are beneficial to your business. If you don't filter your customers, you might find yourself trying to impress that doesn't add any value to your venture. Such customers will only buy from your store for a short while and then vanish into the thin air. Below is a list of three types of customers that will always be there.
These customers love your products or services to the core and as such, they can never buy from another store that's not yours. If you involved them in a survey, you would be happy to realize that they would have a high net promoter score. Besides being your loyal customers, they double as your marketers. They really praise your products or services when their friends and relatives are around. These customers generate the most profits for your business due to their aggressiveness in referring others. You can't, therefore, afford to loose them because your venture would crash with their exit.
In fact, they are the customers that should feature in your testimonials of satisfied clients. When you want to improve your services or products, you should consult such customers because they are the people that see the true value of your business. You should also ask yourself what has made such customers stick with you for a long time and then apply the same approach to other customers. If your loyal customer complains about something, you should fix the problem immediately so that you don't lose his confidence in your business. You should keep the contacts of such customers close because they should be the first people to know when you launch a new service or product.
New customers are people who are trying your products or services for the very first time. They actually put your business to the test and if it passes, they are yours to keep. New customers are brought to you by the efforts you make in promoting your brand. In other words, they are the results you get for your input. In most cases, they come to your store because they are disappointed by the services or products that your rivals have to offer.
If you really want to retain such customers, you should help them use your products so that they can have an impressive user experience. In fact, you should follow them literally after they have bought an item from your store just to make sure they understand how it can be used to solve their problem. Moreover, you should make sure they can communicate with you in real time via the phone and email. It's actually recommended that you give their inquiries the first priority. Once they are happy with your brand, they will become your promoters.
Impulsive customers don't have the time to listen to your whining. Whether you sugarcoat your statement or not, they will still pay for the service or product. They are never interested in your special offers. They just want to shop and be done with it. All they care about is the ability of your product to meet their needs. Nothing more. Such customers are an informed lot. They know exactly how to use the product they are buying.
However, they will only buy from your store if it's easy to navigate through. This is because they normally have tight schedules. Since they value their time, they will bolt away if your website takes ages to load or when making a purchase becomes rocket science due to unwanted complexities. You should, therefore, make it easy for them to access your website. In addition to that, you should always stock the product they buy more often or you will lose them to your rivals. As long as they are happy with your services or products, they will not hesitate in referring their friends and relatives to your store.
What Makes A Great Sales Attitude?


The teachers of my youth were seemingly embalmed in cheap tweed jackets with leather elbow patches, lightly coated in chalk dust, and masters of the withering stare – often closely followed by a well aimed chalk duster. Intimidation and coercion were their preferred methods for motivating their students. They singularly failed as role models, giving me little grounds to think that I would one day follow in their footsteps. But to my unending surprise, I find myself teaching for a living: and, worse than that, enjoying it! To be fair, the circumstances are somewhat different. I've swapped the dingy classroom for the great outdoors, and learning from dog-eared textbooks for hands-on experience in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. There's no security of tenure and the wages aren't that great but the job satisfaction is immense.
For me, that satisfaction comes from two things; the broadening of my artistic horizons that teaching has brought and the pleasure of seeing my students grow in photography. The dialogue that I have with students and the need to analyse how I work has immeasurably altered and improved my photography. To teach a subject well you need to be able to dissect it and pass on your findings to your students. Before I was invited to lead workshops I made images more or less completely instinctively – at least at an aesthetic level, technique is something that has to be more consciously studied. I'm pretty sure that this is how most people work. There is usually a right way or a wrong way when it comes to technique – or at least an optimal and a sub-optimal way. Technique needs to be understood in a logical, straightforward way and this make it relatively easy to teach as you can take a step-by-step approach. But trying to pick apart our aesthetic judgements when making images is a much less straightforward matter. Most of us struggle to vocalise how we arrived at a particular composition or why we feel that it works or doesn't work. In fact we habitually rely on feelings rather than analysis. In a way we can hardly do anything else because, firstly, there is no single 'right' answer when we make an image (more on this later) and secondly because we actively want the image to express our feelings about the subject and not to simply illustrate it.
But I feel that in order to become a good teacher of photography you simply have to find a way of explaining that procedure, either through looking at your own work or by critical analysis of another's. The whole process of examining how I make images in order to be able to teach others has become a virtuous circle for me, leading to new revelations in how to make my own images which feeds back into new insights to pass on to my students. A good workshop leader doesn't simply deliver facts to be learnt by rote, rather they have to be open to fresh ideas and eager to engage in meaningful conversations with each participant. These conversations, be they technical or aesthetic, should then be enlightening and enriching for both student and teacher.
When I began teaching photographic workshops I had no idea how involved I would become in the photographic journeys of my students. Seeing how students grow in confidence and find their own voices has been both a revelation and a deeply rewarding experience for me. For most students the journey that they undertake is quite modest; they wish to master the equipment so that they might make a faithful "copy" of a landscape that inspires them. For others it is a much longer and harder journey: one in which they move from making illustrations to making images that do much more than describe. It's equally rewarding for me to see a student progress along either path.
Whatever their ambitions, two things are absolutely clear to me; the student needs to make a serious commitment – they can't expect to improve without applying themselves – and they also have to believe in themselves. There's no magic wand that a tutor can wave over the student that will transform them into a great (or even good) photographer overnight. As I noted above, technique is reasonably easy to pass on and I have seen workshop participants move on in leaps and bounds technically in a matter of a few days. But to me enhancing the student's experience in this way seems the least that we can do. After all, mastery of technique alone won't make them a good photographer. (Nor will simply plonking them in front of an inspiring landscape, as some photographic tour companies seem to believe.) To develop as a photographer one needs to pay as much, if not more, attention to aesthetics as to technique. It's the tutor's job to help the participant achieve the right balance. With such a guiding hand the student can develop their own voice, their own personal style of photography. Sadly there is sometimes an unreasonable expectation of how quickly one might progress. I've written elsewhere about how 10,000 hours practice is the minimum time required to become truly proficient at anything. So a one-week workshop isn't going to transform anyone from a beginner to competent or from competent to masterful. There's simply no getting around the fact that it's a much longer journey than this.
You might find it disheartening that you can't just read a manual in order to achieve mastery of photography but there is no getting around the fact that it requires regular practice combined with a focused way thinking. The key to this is adopting a different way of solving problems to the one we employ in everyday life. Most of the day-to-day problems we encounter in life present themselves as convergent problems with a single correct solution, e.g. 2 plus 2 irrefutably equals 4! In contrast, art presents us with divergent problems with many different but equally valid "correct" answers. This leads us to a question rather than a definite answer: which composition should we pick from the host of alternative possibilities available? This is where the tutor can really help the student by sharing their hard won expertise at the point at which an image is made. Lessons learnt in these circumstances really stick with the student. But there's little benefit to be gained from the tutor being either prescriptive or proscriptive, taking this approach only leads to the production of artistic clones of the tutor. One man who travelled with Charlie Waite to Andalucia a number of years ago would always utter the same querulous phrase whenever the group reached a location: "So, Charlie, ver is ze picture?!" Charlie could simply have given the man a "Charlie Waite" but ultimately it's better for the student if they are helped to find their own solution.
The leader, therefore, needs to allow the student room to make their own choices, including making mistakes! Sadly humans learn far more readily from their failures than from their triumphs. That's not to say that I would ever leave a student entirely to their own devices. And there are even moments when urgent intervention is called for. On a trip to Provence four years ago the group were photographing the beautiful hilltop town of Gordes from a rocky ledge above a deep ravine. I noticed that one of the tripods was in an unstable position and was worried that the camera might blow over in the stiff evening breeze, something that happens surprisingly frequently. So I turned to the lady whose camera it was and proceeded to give a sermon on the dangers of not spreading her legs – always a delicate subject, especially when the client isn't a native English speaker. At the end of my speech she stared at me blankly for some time and then said in a slightly puzzled voice, "But it's not my camera…" The real owner was sitting shame faced a couple of feet away and had, perhaps wisely, chosen to remain quiet throughout my lecture.
My aim is to be available to offer advice and guidance whenever needed but most of the direction I offer is necessarily subtle rather than blatant. Some participants are unfortunately unable to appreciate the need for this – at least initially. I vividly remember a client on one of my workshops in the Scottish Highlands complaining that they couldn't find any images at a particular location. I advised the man to find a spot and just sit still for a few minutes, "Inspiration will come." I assured him. From the look I got I'm sure that he felt he was getting the brush off. But thirty minutes later he came over to tell me what a great image he'd found and what a profound lesson he had learnt.
So in some ways a tutor's task is simply to steer the student in the right general direction for their artistic journey, helping them avoid the worst obstacles. A major part of what the tutor provides for the participant on a workshop is confidence. We each need quiet self-belief in order to manage our voyage of artistic discovery. Unfortunately self-criticism is essential to the process so we need to guard against self-doubt. Any photographer needs to believe that what they have to say is worthwhile. Only then will they have the confidence to move beyond making banal and vacuous pastiches. A poor mentor will prevent you from leaving their shadow but a great one will help you find your own place in the light.
I'm always very aware that clients have chosen to spend their valuable leisure time with me so I work hard to try and ensure that everyone is enjoying themselves. Sometimes I feel more like a Butlins Redcoat than a photographer, though you'll no doubt be relieved to hear that there's never a knobbly knee contest on any of my workshops. Perhaps I take the humour too far sometimes and people lose sight of my serious intent. A number of years ago a lady on a large format workshop borrowed a copy of my first book, Landscape Within, one evening. The next day she approached me over breakfast with a slightly shocked expression and told me in a very earnest tone, "There's more to you than meets the eye!" A backhanded compliment perhaps, but one that I was happy to accept.
So what can a student expect on a tour or workshop? Well, it won't be (as one recent participant was pleasantly surprised to find out) like attending the most boring camera club evening you can imagine but five days long! There will be plenty of laughs as well as amazing opportunities to make images. Many people worry before they go on their first photo trip that other participants will be snooty about a perceived lack of knowledge or high end gear. In my experience nothing could be further from the truth and everyone is very keen to share their knowledge, which further enhances the learning experience for all.
Another great advantage of going on a workshop or photo tour is the chance to completely immerse oneself in photography for a number of days without worrying about one's significant other! We've all been in the situation at one time or another when we want to make an image but worry that our companions will become bored whilst we mess around or wait an hour and half for a cloud to move. Time should never be a concern on a workshop. I aim to go to between 3 and 4 locations in a full day out which gives plenty of time at each to explore and find images beyond the obvious. Much is made of the magical quality of the light at dawn and dusk, and I would certainly take the group out then if the weather is favourable, but it's equally important to teach the participants how to work with different light and match it to locations. The leader therefore needs to know the area of the tour intimately and be willing to change their plans at a moments notice to make the best of the conditions. I will always have a number of different locations in mind during the day and keep my options open depending on what the weather throws at me.
You can dismiss from your mind – at least on my tours – the notion that everyone will meekly line up at my command, cameras on tripods, and make the same image. Last November, I was in California with a group and watched in disbelief as an American tour leader (I'll save his blushes by not naming him) told his group to do exactly that. We were at the Patriarch Grove, 11,500ft up in the White Mountains and home to 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, some of the oldest living trees. I find this one of the most inspiring places I've ever visited and somewhere that offers a huge range of possibilities for photography. Yet this other group stayed barely forty minutes and stood in a row to photograph a single fallen tree. My group stayed nearly three hours and spread across a wide area making a diverse range of images. In my experience (and I've now led close to 100 tours and workshops) it's vital to give each participant the time and the room, both physically and artistically, to explore their own potential.
Anyone who regularly reads printed periodicals on photography (shame on you!) can hardly have failed to notice the proliferation of adverts for photography workshops and courses. Not so many years ago there were barely half a dozen providers in this field in the UK but I now estimate that there are over fifty. On the face of it this seems a very positive development. It would appear to show a healthy demand but I wonder if the clientele's expectations are being met – or, more importantly, exceeded as they should be. There are two main issues that need looking at here: the provider's level of experience and their motivation.
The question of experience is a tricky one - as one man's expert is another's beginner - but I wonder how large a proportion of the many people offering their services are actually equipped to do so in terms of expertise and teaching ability. Certainly the standard of photography on many of the providers' websites is quite poor. And even when the images look good there's no guarantee that the photographic leader in question can teach. People skills are every bit as important as photographic skills. My view on this should rightly be balanced with the realisation that not everyone wants to learn from a high profile photographer. Many find the idea of travelling with Joe or Charlie or another big name intimidating. They're probably not looking to do more than travel with their camera and learn the nuts and bolts. The problem comes when someone advertises himself or herself as being an expert but can't back up that claim with deeds.
• Doing so helps participants to understand how a photographer works – learning by example is one of the best ways.
• It can provide participants with fresh insights and inspiration.
• It helps the clients to feel confident that a subject that they wouldn't normally shoot is worth attempting.
But tour and workshop leaders are, first and foremost, being paid to provide tuition and support. So making their images should never come first. If they aren't being paid enough to make this the case, as one workshop leader complained to a client of mine, they shouldn't be in the game.
Clients have paid for a photography trip but I don't think that it should all be about photography. I want my clients to go home from one of my tours or workshops feeling not only that they've learnt something new and exciting about photography but, just as importantly, that they've had a great time, been to some fantastic places and met some interesting people. And for me it's wonderful to pass on my knowledge to people who are eager to learn. Two of my regulars have travelled with me over twenty times without me ever having to threaten them with detention or lines so I hope this means I have the balance about right but one should never get complacent and the students must always come first. How different that is to how I remember my school days.
You can see more of David's work at his website Into The Light where he has recently posted images to his 'latest' and 'sketches' galleries.


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Q: Not sure how to join tables using Fluent NHibernate I'm using NHibernate on legacy tables and after looking through our codebase, I seem to be the only person with this need. I need to join two tables so I can run a query, but I haven't made any progress today. I'll try to abbreviate where it makes sense in my code snippets. Care to help?
Tables--
Order
 OrderID (primary key)
 OrderName
 OrderType
 OrderLocation

OrderAppendix
 ID (composite key)
 Key (composite key)
 Value (composite key)

The ID portion of the OrderAppendix composite key is associated with OrderID in the Order table; therefore, and Order can have several entries in the OrderAppendix table.
Domain Objects--
[Serializable]
public class Order
{
     public virtual string OrderID { get; set; }
     ...
     public virtual string OrderLocation { get; set; }
}

[Serializable]
public class OrderAppendix
{
     public virtual string ID { get; set; }
     public virtual string Key { get; set; }
     public virtual string Value { get; set; }

     public override bool Equals(object obj)
     {
          ...
     }

     public override int GetHashCode()
     {
          ...
     }
}

Mapping
internal sealed class OrderMap : ClassMap<Order>
{
     Table("Order");
     Id(x => x.OrderID).Column("OrderID").Length(20).GeneratedBy.Assigned();
     Map( x => x.OrderName).Column("OrderName")
     ....
}

internal sealed class OrderAppendixMap : ClassMap<OrderAppendix>
{
     Table("OrderAppendix");
     CompositeId()
         .KeyProperty(x => x.ID, "ID")
         ....
     Map( x => x.ID).Column("ID);
     ...
}

I won't muddy this up with my futile attempts at joining these tables, but what I would like to do is query by things like OrderType or OrderLocation given that the results all have the same Value from the OrderAppendix table.
Example desired SQL
SELECT * FROM ORDER
INNER JOIN
 ON Order.OrderID = OrderAppendix.ID
WHERE OrderAppendix.Key = "Stuff"

Edit
Here's where I've gotten by reading the documentation on "QueryOver"
http://nhibernate.info/doc/nh/en/index.html#queryqueryover
Order Order = null;
OrderAppendix OrderAppendix = null;

resultList = session.QueryOver<Order>(() => Order)
     .JoinAlias(() => Order.OrderAppendix, () => OrderAppendix)
     .Where(() => OrderAppendix.Key == "MatchThis")
     .List();

I think I'm on the right track using aliases to join the table, but obviously I haven't found a way to inform NHibernate of the many-to-one mapping that's needed. Also, you can see that I've added a property of type OrderAppendix to Order in order to the use the alias functionality.

A: Well, I didn't get why you did not used standard parent-child approach using HasMany on Order side and Reference of Appendix. This is because of composite key on appendix side?
If you would do that, you will be able to provide following HQL:
SELECT o FROM Order o
LEFT JOIN FETCH o.apxs a
WHERE a.Key="Stuff"


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Home » Articles » How Employers Can Successfully Use Video Interviews as Part of a Robust Talent Assessment Process
How Employers Can Successfully Use Video Interviews as Part of a Robust Talent Assessment Process
July 9, 2019 Evan Theys
First published on LinkedIn
Video interviewing has evolved to become an essential component in talent acquisition. Now that every smartphone and tablet has a built-in camera — and candidates are largely comfortable with video calling via apps such as FaceTime and Skype — every recruitment team needs to understand that video interviews have changed: Video assessment using AI technology is the future and will make your hiring process more efficient and effective.
Video assessment using AI technology is the future and will make your hiring process more efficient and effective.
AI-enabled video assessments offer several advantages when used as part of the hiring process. The primary value of these types of video assessments in talent assessment comes from using facial recognition technology to verify that the person doing the interview or taking an assessment is actually the candidate.
Video assessments can also be used to analyze the content of the video interview using natural language classification and processing. This practice is supported by research, can reduce unconscious biases and helps improve hiring outcomes.
Here's how employers can avoid the problems of video talent assessments while maximizing the benefits.
Watch Out for Expression Recognition
Some AI vendors offer expression recognition, but that technology presents many potential data pitfalls and legal challenges, and it opens up the possibility of bias influencing the assessment. Expression recognition isn't appropriate for identifying stable traits — for example, just because a candidate looks happy doesn't mean they're friendly.
In more specific cases, the use of appearance or expressions can introduce significant biases and even result in unfair treatment. A candidate may have a facial tic or some medical condition that limits their ability to control their expressions. For example, a person that has suffered a stroke may have limited use of their facial muscles, but facial recognition software would not be able to take that context into account and might interpret their behavior negatively as a result, leading to a poor assessment of the candidate. That candidate might be penalized in the assessment process as a direct result of a medical condition, creating the potential for discrimination and unfair assessment practices.
In short, expressions shouldn't be analyzed to reward or penalize a candidate because they don't necessarily have anything to do with the traits needed to succeed on the job.
Textual Analysis Leads to Better Talent Assessment
By contrast, focusing on the content of a candidate's response is a big step forward for recruiters. Natural language classification and processing can clean up unstructured data from audio files in a comprehensive manner, resulting in a written transcript that can be scored by the AI.
Traditional assessment processes have shown that what people say about their past behavior in specific real-world situations is a reliable predictor for future behavior and for their traits and skills. This holds true especially for structured interviews, which should be the core of the video-interviewing process.
The AI looks at this text in a way that removes any unconscious human bias while searching for evidence of good job-related behavior. An AI doesn't make human errors because of bias or tiredness. This objectivity means that different people with the same response receive identical results.
The AI looks at this text in a way that removes any unconscious human bias while searching for evidence of good job-related behavior. An AI doesn't make human errors because of bias or tiredness.
Ultimately, focusing on what people actually say, not on how they look, in video interviews leads to a more defensible and transparent assessment process.
Watch our on-demand webinar on AI in video interviewing to learn more about how speech to text is the robust unbiased future of video assessment.
Evan serves as the leader for Aon's Assessment Solutions Product Development team in North America. In this role, he manages and supports the development of innovative, forward-thinking assessment solutions, and partners with leaders across Aon to develop the strategy for the global products portfolio as well as bringing new products to market.
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Is $90,000 a good salary in Humboldt, Saskatchewan?
$90,000 is $37,400 more than the average yearly salary of $52,600 in Humboldt. A salary of $90,000 per year means that you would be taking home about $64,848 per year after taxes, or $5,404 per month to pay for things like housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment. The average household income in Humboldt is $96,500.
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Average Cost of Living per Month in Humboldt
The average cost of living in Humboldt is $3,094/month for a single person who rents.This average is based on many factors including the cost of housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment.
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Monthly net income of $90,000/year
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Average Salary in Humboldt
The average salary in Humboldt is $52,600, which is 3.4% lower than the Canadian average salary of $54,450. A person making $90,000 a year in Humboldt makes 71.1% more than the average working person in Humboldt and will take home about $64,848.
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The average monthly cost of rental housing in Humboldt is $1,292.
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The average monthly cost of owned housing in Humboldt is $1,209.
The average monthly spend on public transit in Humboldt is $267.
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The average monthly spend for a driver in Humboldt is $585.
The average person spends $435 on groceries per month in Humboldt.
The average monthly cost of utilities in Humboldt is $161.
The average person in Humboldt spends $148 on leisure & entertainment per month.
The average person in Humboldt spends $36 on clothing per month.
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The average person in Humboldt spends $287 on restaurants per month.
The average person in Humboldt spends $150 on miscellaneous goods and services per month.
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they might come in handy, but they're probably overkill.
pack might not be a bad idea.
a pack and skins, or just leave'm in the car until later or sunday. Scott?
>I am getting pretty psyched to meet and ski with everyone.
>So what are people bringing for skis? GS, fat, rock, snow blades. . .?
>How many pairs are you bringing?


Whenever undertaking office refurbishments or office fit out, several errors made can lead to an increase in costs.
Do you want to achieve successful commercial fit out? Worry no more! I have the right answer for you in this guide.
If you don't spend enough time to conduct a full and proper tender process, you will end up making an error that increases the final price of the project.
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Ensure that you check through all the quotes to be sure that everything has been included or nothing has been added. Also, ensure that each contractor prices the items to the same specification.
The commercial fit-out costs may increase because of choosing the wrong contract. Usually, this arises from managing the work progress and scheduling the payments to become a full-time job, which ends up diverting attention from the day to day tasks or resulting to the need of hiring a costly project manager or external Quantity Surveyor to minimise the risk.
To avoid this, you need to choose the best contractor working as per the standards of the industry. The most recommended in this case is the lump sum contract. This entails the process where the contractor prices to complete all the architect drawings' work for a set price. Any other task is priced separately as an added one.
Indecision is another common issue that leads to an increase in the commercial fit out costs. If you're not in a position of deciding on the preferred design option, you'll end incurring higher costs. Usually, this shortens the agreed delivery times, which end up narrowing the scope necessary for sourcing a good price.
To avoid this, you need to plan in time to finalise the designs from the outset. It is essential to listen to the advice from your contractor and canvas various respected opinions. Also, you need to avoid the design features and styles that are not on-trend.
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You're likely to increase commercial fit-out costs if you buy expensive and too robust features and equipment for an intended purpose.
To avoid this, you need to seek advice from your suppliers and contractor about the main use of your finishes and furniture. Through this, you can realise some saving opportunities, and you can spend your budget on other areas.
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About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated was incorporated in 1851 and is located in Corning, United States. The company specialises in Display Technologies, Environmental Technologies, Telecommunications with an estimated revenue and employee of More than $10,000 million and Above 10000 respectively.
Industry: Ceramics and Glass
Headquarter: Corning, New York
Website: https://www.corning.com
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Owens Illinois
Owens Illinois was incorporated in 1903 and is located in Perrysburg, United States. The company specialises in Glass Bottle Or Jar Producer with an estimated revenue in the range of $1,000 to $10,000 million and employee of Above 10000 respectively.
Guardian Industries
Incorporated in 1932, Guardian Industries belongs to the Ceramics and Glass industry and specialises in Auto Glass, Automotive, Distribution. The company is located in Auburn Hills, United States and has an estimated revenue in the range of $1,000 to $10,000 million and employee of Above 10000 respectively.
Vitro
HQ Mexico
Incorporated in 1909, Vitro belongs to the Ceramics and Glass industry and specialises in Architectural Glass, Automotive Glass, Chemicals, Glass containers. The company is located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico and has an estimated revenue in the range of $1,000 to $10,000 million and employee of Above 10000 respectively.
Morgan Advanced Materials
Morgan Advanced Materials works in the Ceramics and Glass industry, specialising in Brazed Assemblies, Composites & Defence Systems, Electrical Transfer, Engineered Ceramics, Fire Protection, High Temperature Insulation, Molten Metal Systems, Seals & Bearings. The company was incorporated in 1856 and is located in Windsor, United Kingdom. Morgan Advanced Materials has an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $1,000 to $10,000 million and 5001-10000 respectively.
Dulles Glass and Mirror
Incorporated in 1972, Dulles Glass and Mirror belongs to the Ceramics and Glass industry and specialises in Custom Glass Tops For Desks, Dressing Room Mirrors, Fireplace Glass Inserts, Frameless Glass Walls, Glass Backsplashes, Glass Hand Railing, Glass Patio Table Tops, Office Glass Walls, Replacement Glass, Wholesale Glass. The company is located in Manassas, United States and has an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $1 to $5 million and 51-200 respectively.
Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co
Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co was incorporated in 1888 and is located in Kokomo, United States. The company specialises in Colored Glass Based with an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $10 to $50 million and 11-50 respectively.
Tuxton China Inc.
Incorporated in 1999, Tuxton China Inc. belongs to the Ceramics and Glass industry and specialises in Casual Dining, Custom Decorating, Custom Product Development, Dinnerware, Foodservice, Hospitality, Hotels, Multi-unit Operators, Ovenware, Resorts. The company is located in Walnut, United States and has an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $50 to $500 million and 501-1000 respectively.
AIS was incorporated in 1984 and is located in Gurgaon, India. The company specialises in Auto Glass, Automotive with an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $50 to $500 million and 5001-10000 respectively.
Agc Glass Europe
HQ Belgium
Agc Glass Europe works in the Ceramics and Glass industry, specialising in automotive glass, solar glass. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is located in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. Agc Glass Europe has an estimated revenue and employee of More than $10,000 million and Above 10000 respectively.
Research Frontiers Inc
Incorporated in 1965, Research Frontiers Inc belongs to the Ceramics and Glass industry and specialises in SPD-Smart light-control film. The company is located in Woodbury, United States and has an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $1 to $5 million and 11-50 respectively.
Ghani Glass Limited
HQ Pakistan
Incorporated in 1963, Ghani Glass Limited belongs to the Ceramics and Glass industry and specialises in Automobiles Manufacturing/Marketing And Mining, Coal And Rock Salt, Containers Glass And Float Glass, Silica Sand. The company is located in Lahore, Pakistan and has an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $10 to $50 million and 1001-5000 respectively.
Dawn Enterprises
Dawn Enterprises works in the Ceramics and Glass industry, specialising in Ash Trays, Benches, Bollards, Picnic Tables, Planters, Trash Receptacles. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is located in Manchester, United States. Dawn Enterprises has an estimated revenue and employee in the range of $1 to $5 million and 11-50 respectively.
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My entire pregnancy with Jaxson I have been anticipating the day I would have to once again walk into the Labor and Delivery department of Davis Hospital. I knew it would be hard. I knew I would have emotions and feelings to deal with that I haven't had ever (or in a long time). What I didn't know is how much I would remember and how those memories would affect me SO much.
Thursday night around 10pm I had one really hard contractions, followed in 3 minutes by another really hard contraction and so on until 11pm when they stopped all together for about 30 min. I didn't want to wake Daniel up and so I waited it out. I had 2 contractions in 40 minutes and thought I was in the clearing. I went to bed and didn't think much of it. However Friday morning when I woke up I was fine... until about 10am. The pains began again and boy were they strong. From 10am to about 11am I was having contractions about 7 minutes apart. Around 11am they stopped and again I didn't have any for 30 minutes. I stayed in bed all day but consistently had strong contractions. I called the doctors office and was told I needed to go into the hospital (that was around 1:30pm). I packed my bag and Cayden's bag and waited for Daniel to get home from work (that's around 3:40pm) and then we headed to the hospital. The nurse led me to Room 6 (Not 4 thankfully, that would have been a nightmare) and I got changed while Daniel and Cayden went down to admit me. I tried to take as much time as possible knowing that being lone in the labor and delivery room wouldn't be good for my emotions. after I got dressed in the lovely green gown they supply i sat in the chair next to the bed, silently dreading the moment I had to get in it. As I looked around the room a flood of memories came over it. It was almost like I was there as a spectator watching Ally be born. Barton sitting in one corner by my head, my dad in the other. Lori and my mom watching in awe as that sweet little angel entered this world. as I began to sob, somewhat uncontrollably I remembered the heart stopping feelings I had right after Ally was born. Not hearing her cry was one of the most terrifying sounds of silence I have ever lived through. I was soon brought back to reality by the sounds of my own sobs. I knew I needed to get myself together before the nurse came in so she didn't think i was crying about the pain. when the nurse did come in I asked if I HAD to get in the bed. She looked at me and said "well, you're in early labor. So ya, you do." She had a look in her eyes that almost said... you've got to be kidding me, not another crazy pregnant lady. So I quickly replied, "It's not a big deal it's just that the last time I got in a labor and delivery bed it was to give birth to a baby I placed for adoption." Her expression quickly softened and she said "Oh. I'm sorry. Yes you kind of need to get in the bed now." A few minutes later Cayden and Daniel came back up and I was quickly reminded by my so sweet "almost 4 year old" that my decisions in the past were right. As I sat in that bed listening to my babies heart beat I realized my journey was coming full circle.
The biggest difference this time around is Daniel. He was SO sweet! When I told him I had been having a hard time he made sure he was as close to me as possible. when my dad came to get Cayden, Daniel made sure to give me a hug and a kiss before he left the room. He told me four times, "I'll be back in just a few minutes. If you need anything call me." He was SO incredibly sweet. By 7pm I knew Daniel had to be hungry because I was completely and utterly starving. Ice ships and 1/2 a Popsicle only made me more hungry too. I literally had to threaten him so he would go get food. He was simply adorable! I can't believe how lucky I am to have such an amazing man willing to stay by my side. I am SO blessed!


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Today hundreds of fishing boats sit marooned on cracked, dry mud as vultures fly above the shores of the once productive fishing zone 30 kilometres (19 miles) east of the southern African country's old capital Zomba.
Julius Nkhata, a local villager, says the increasingly dramatic seasonal dry-out of the lake — blamed by experts on man-made climate change — has displaced local people and increased joblessness.
Fishing used to earn her as much as 15,000 kwacha ($20) a day — enough to feed and clothe her five children, and send them to school.
The lake once provided about 30 percent of the country's fish, worsening its food hunger problems.


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Celibacy, Marriage or "free love"... — Which way to choose?
People are nowadays more than ever exposed to unhealthy sexual pressure. Sexual problems have always tormented the human race. And now they are tormenting it with an even more indomitable power. That is why it is important to help Christians understand this sphere so as to avoid a spiritual catastrophe. There is only one way to master the play of our subconscious powers — that is, to illumine them in calmness and sobriety, in order to understand their hidden dynamics in the light of Christianity. First of all it is necessary to establish the fact that not everything in a human being is natural, for all kinds of perversion also arise "naturally", becoming the cause of severe and agonizing illnesses.
The main stages in sexual development.
The development of sexual awareness.
The law of double expression.
The ennobling power of love.
The three sides of married life.
Marriage as the fulfillment of unity.
The meaning of voluntary celibacy.
The danger of sexual lust.
The sinfulness of human nature as the reason of deviation from the norm.
The sins of the flesh and their consequences.
Advice on the struggle with sexual lust.
The meaning of repentance and confession.
Appendix. Additional reflections on marriage and celibacy.
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Germany goes full steam ahead on LNG import infrastructure
Gas Security
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Germany is rapidly pushing several infrastructure projects for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to wean itself off Russian natural gas. Economy and climate minister Robert Habeck visited the kick-off ceremony for the construction of Germany's first LNG terminal at the port town of Wilhelmshaven, and signed contracts for four floating liquefied gas units. At the same time, the northern state of Lower Saxony and the federal government agreed to establish an industrial-scale import infrastructure for climate-friendly gases by the end of 2025. But NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH) called for an immediate construction stop of the LNG facility in Wilhelmshaven and says it threatens to destroy an underwater biotope.
Germany is quickly moving ahead with plans to set up its own import infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a way to lessen dependence on Russian energy. Economy and climate minister Robert Habeck visited the kick-off ceremony marking the start of construction of the country's first LNG terminal in the northern port city of Wilhelmshaven. Energy company Uniper will operate a so-called Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in the city from as early as this winter.
"We have a good chance to do what is normally impossible in Germany," said Habeck. "To build an LNG terminal within about 10 months and connect it to the German gas supply." The minister signed contracts for a total of four such floating terminals.
The war against Ukraine has put efforts to diversify Germany's gas supply away from Russian deliveries at the top of the political agenda. As part of these efforts, the government has announced it will push for the construction of domestic LNG import terminals, both floating and onshore units. Germany has a well-developed natural gas pipeline grid and is connected to terminals in neighbouring countries, but does not currently have its own port to receive LNG directly. The government argues that the existing European infrastructure is insufficient to receive the needed additional quantities when other countries also have a high demand. LNG is natural gas that has been super-cooled (−162°C) to a liquid state for easier storage and transportation, and is re-gasified at the destination before being fed into existing gas grids and pipelines.
German energy company RWE has also chartered two so-called Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU). Image: RWE.
As construction of a permanent onshore terminal takes years, the government is leasing four floating units in the short term with the support of energy companies Uniper and RWE. As well as the one in Wilhelmshaven, a second unit in Brunsbüttel should be in operation at the start of next year.
While LNG is a short-term measure for lessening dependence on Russian energy, the government is betting on renewables in the long term. "At the same time, H2-ready infrastructures must be designed from the outset, because in the medium term we will need to say goodbye to fossil fuels completely," the economy ministry said.
The federal government and the state of Lower Saxony have also signed a letter of intent to closely work together setting up the necessary infrastructure to import green gases at industrial scale by 2025. This could be hydrogen produced from renewable electricity, or derivatives such as ammonia – which is easier to store and transport.
NGO lodges complaint to stop LNG terminal project in Wilhelmshaven
The government is also working out an LNG Acceleration Act to speed up planning and construction of necessary infrastructure. Minister Habeck explained after a government cabinet retreat that the law would reduce German permit standards to the minimum required by the EU "so that permits can be issued in a matter of weeks, not months or years."
This could exacerbate an ongoing dispute with NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH), which says the construction project in Wilhelmshaven threatens to destroy an underwater biotope and endangers harbor porpoises. DUH has filed an objection to the decision by the Lower Saxony state agency for water management and coastal protection to allow the construction of the floating LNG terminal.
The organisation says there is no evidence of the need for an LNG terminal and is demanding greater transparency and for the rule of law to be upheld. "Especially in times of crisis, the principles of the rule of law must be preserved," said DUH managing director Sascha Müller-Kraenner. "This applies in particular to climate protection and environmental law. However, it is precisely these principles that are being undermined by the current approach of the federal and state governments. At the same time, civil society was and is deliberately excluded from fundamental decisions."
Speaking to TV broadcaster RTL, Habeck warned DUH against taking legal action. "If we don't have the LNG terminals and the gas doesn't come from Russia, Germany's security of supply is not Germany guaranteed," he said, as quoted by Spiegel. The lawsuit could make Germany "more dependent on Russian energy imports," he added.
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