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The Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Grand Island will be closing permanently.
The rising costs of doing business and two years of down sales due to flooding and the pandemic are among the reasons, the organization said Wednesday in a press release.
The nonprofit's housing program will continue to operate as normal and has two special build projects already scheduled for 2021.
"Our board wanted to be able to keep the ReStore open, but they've known for several months that recovery from a changing market would be difficult," said Dana Jelinek, executive director. "With heavy hearts, they made the difficult decision to close the store permanently."
The home improvement thrift store opened in May 2012 to generate funds for Habitat's housing programs.
"We are very grateful to Ray O'Connor, for his donation of rent to get us started and his ongoing support over the years," said Jelinek. "He and our other ReStore donors have been very generous."
In spite of the donations, the changing market has contributed to the ReStore's struggles. Although the area has seen an increase in people doing home renovations, many have been opting to use new products. In addition, many people who potentially could be donating have been choosing to sell their items online, according to the press release.
The ReStore will no longer accept donations, but the organization encourages people to take household items to Goodwill and items such as paint and chemicals to Clean Community System. People also are encouraged to support ReStores in Lincoln and Omaha.
As Habitat works through a store closure plan, hours for sales will be decided. Before coming to the store, customers are encouraged to call 308-385-5082 for current information.
"We are very grateful to our ReStore donors, customers, volunteers and staff for all their support over the years," said Jelinek.
Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity is continuing to focus on its home building and loan program, which is currently accepting applications. Homes are built in partnership with qualifying low-income households and sold at no profit and with no-interest loans. It is also working on developing its home preservation program, which provides loans to low-income homeowners for qualifying repairs.
Since 1992, Grand Island Area Habitat for Humanity has built 105 homes in the Grand Island area and is currently working on a home build with Career Pathways Institute. Two special projects planned for 2021 are the Faith Build, sponsored through a challenge grant from Thrivent, and the Home Builders' Blitz. Homebuyers for these two projects were selected during the 2020 application period.
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Now Seeking Community Support via Kickstarter, The Theatrical Masterpiece is Written & Directed by Oscar A. Mendoza!
From No to Nobody is an exciting new theatrical play that will entertain stage fans like never before. This production is written and directed by Oscar A. Mendoza, a name that needs no introduction in the industry of performing arts. The project is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter and everyone is being welcomed for generous support. Richard Foreman is a legend of art and humanity, and this project is all about celebrating his legacy.
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'Hi! We're Cry Havoc And We're Doing A Play About Guns And Gun Violence.'
They may be kids, but these teen actors are may be the only ones acting like adults when it comes to talking about guns.
by Hady Mawajdeh 22 Mar 2018 9:14 PM
Cry Havoc Theater Company
Cry Havoc Theater Company was founded by Mara Richards Bim. The company takes on new and different approaches to 'youth theater.' Their plays deal with the social issues facing the region and the actors working on the shows. For their upcoming show, 'Babel,' the current cast is talking with people from every side of the national gun debate. And they're planning to use the interviews to produce the play. Follow their progress with our ongoing coverage here.
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Andrew Beeson's a senior at Seagoville High School. He's also a cast member of Cry Havoc's upcoming show, 'Babel." Here he is taking in the discussion of gun violence in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Each act of gun violence that makes the news sparks a conversation about stopping the next one. Cry Havoc – a teen theater company in Dallas – wants to be part of that discussion. In this week's Artist Spotlight, we follow the teens on a trip to the East Coast as they connect with politicians trying to fix the problem and survivors who've suffered its impact.
Want to learn more about Cry Havoc? Check out our profile of their leader and artistic director Mara Richards Bim.
For most teenagers, Spring Break is a great time for a trip. Think Padre. Maybe Cancun? But the teenage actors from Cry Havoc Theater Company went to snowy Newtown, Connecticut and then hopped over to cold and windy Washington D.C. They're researching their next play. It's called 'Babel.'
Photo of Dylan Hockley from 3/18/12, at Dylan's 6th B'day party. "I admit to not being sure if heaven exists. But then I hear Dylan laugh and realize it's right in front of me." – Nicole Hockley
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While in nation's capitol, they connected with Nicole Hockley. "When you try to find comfort in something horrible," Hockley explains to the actors, "just knowing he wasn't alone is huge."
Hockley's the mother of Dylan Hockley – a six year-old autistic student who was gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. He died in the arms of his teacher.
The teens met up with Hockley on a break from urging politicians to support a bill that was in the House. It's called the 'STOP School Violence Act' and it aims to prevent the sort of tragedy that Hockley's family knows so well. She took a break to share her experience.
"In my nightmares, he's scared," Hockley tells the actors. Her voice trembling as she regains her composure. "I know that he was killed instantly. He was shot five times in the body and once in the head. His face was perfect for his funeral though."
#NicoleHockley's son Dylan was murdered at #sandyhookelementary. Today she shared her experience with @cryhavoctheater.
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Hockley is the second parent of a murdered child the group has spoken with. The first was Mark Barden. His son Daniel was also killed at Sandy Hook Elementary.
"I think about the gruesome details all the time," Barden told Cry Havoc. "I have to hope that they were little kids and that they didn't quite understand what was happening and that it was fast and painless."
Portrait of Daniel Barden.
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Statements like that are heavy. And they're definitely having an an impact.
Trinity Gordon, a senior at Skyline High School, says she can't stop thinking about Dylan. She knows people on the Autism spectrum sense things more acutely. And imagining his final moments disturbs her.
"Having to think of him dealing with all of that sensory overload like, hearing and seeing, and like maybe even the smell of the gun powder and stuff," Gordon pauses to pick the right words, "I really hope that he was able to block that out and genuinely not know what was happening to him."
The group also spoke with Abbey Clements, who was teaching second grade at Sandy Hook on the day of the shooting. She says she's still haunted, so she advocates for school safety. But mass shootings – like the one in Parkland, Florida – leave her feeling guilty.
"I felt this shame that we didn't fix this before [Parkland] happened," Clements says with tears in her eyes.
Abbey Clements survived the #massshooting at #sandyhookelementary. Today she shared her story with youth actors working on a show about #gunviolence.
So why hasn't this problem been fixed? To find out, Cry Havoc arranged to meet lobbyists and politicians. But as they walked toward the Russell Senate Office Building they discovered that they weren't the only teens who ventured to D.C. for answers.
Jamaya Parker with the Washington Monument in the background.
"Hey! Hey! Hey ho! Gun violence has got to go!" the protesters chanted as they marched toward United States Capitol.
Thousands of kids from D.C., Maryland and Virginia showed up to voice their concerns. They took over the Capitol lawn. Cry Havoc's Jamaya Parker, a junior at Booker T Washington, spoke with 17 year-old Arielle Duran from Kensington, Maryland.
"What are you doing here today?" asks Parker.
"We're protesting gun violence, because enough is enough," Duran says. "Too many people have died under the hands of the NRA and the unjust gun laws. It's too easy to purchase guns. Peace over pistols."
This is happening in D.C. today. #nationalwalkoutday #gunviolence #creatingbabel
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Senators John Cornyn, a Republican and Chris Murphy, a Democrat, agree that it's too easy for the wrong people to end up with guns in their hands. So they put their differences aside to craft the 'Fix NICS Act' – a bill to strengthen background checks and encourage states to report more frequently to the current criminal database. The Fix NICS bill has passed the House and is heading to the Senate for a vote.
Cry Havoc and myself photographed with John Cornyn.
"I may have an 'F' rating with the NRA, but I don't have an 'F' rating with NRA members," joked Senator Murphy while talking to the teens. They met with him in his office for a 30 minute chat about guns and gun violence.
Cry Havoc also met with Senator Cornyn. He spent about the same amount of time with the teenagers at the end of his weekly Texas Thursday Coffee gathering.
At both meetings with the leaders, both men told the cast that the Fix NICS act is important measure toward preventing gun violence. But they also said it was insufficient.
"It requires more records to be uploaded on a background check system," explained Senator Murphy, "but it actually doesn't require a single new gun purchase to go through a background check."
Angie Hogue riding the metro in D.C.
That candor surprised the actors. Especially when it came from Senator Cornyn. They've had a hard time finding gun advocates and Second Amendment supporters who'll talk with them. Many gun supporters confuse the teens' research with activism. So his frankness was valued.
Here's Booker T Washington sophomore Angie Hogue:
"The one thing I did appreciate is how when we asked 'do you think Fix NICS Act is enough to keep our schools safe?' says Angie Hogue, "He was like, 'No. It's not enough. But it's a step forward.'" Hogue's a sophomore at Booker T Washington. "I like that, because it was nice to know that he wasn't just like 'Oh! That's it. That's all we're gonna do. That's the solution.' Cause it isn't."
For several of the students, this week was filled with firsts. First time flying. First time seeing snow. And first time talking with lawmakers. Again, Jamaya Parker:
"It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I definitely enjoyed my experience. And I wouldn't change it for the world."
Despite the fun, the group came away feeling … flummoxed. Angie Hogue sums it up perfectly.
"Some people think some things, but not other things. Other people think other things. But then some people kinda overlap, but not on other issues. And so it's like, I dunno!" she says exasperatingly. "It's like when you do try to compromise, you have to water it down so much to where it's not even effective anymore. It's not even what you set out to do in the first place."
Lucky for them, Cry Havoc wasn't in D-C to solve all of America's issues with gun violence. But they did hear lots of voices in the debate.
Which is why Babel may be the perfect title for their show in July.
Last stop in #washingtondc #homewardbound #dallastheatre #dallasarts #creatingbabel #gunviolence #dallas #theatre
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Production starts on 2021 Copa Verde FSC® certified wooden trophies
Tagged Copa Verde , Responsible Timber , Responsible Timber Exchange , FSC , Design & Sustainable Wood
Brazilian forests inspired the wood designers Guido Guedes and Alessandra Delgado to conceptualize the trophies for the Brazilian football tournament, which promotes biodiversity and sustainability best practices through football.
One year, two Green Cups and, with them, great opportunities to disseminate themes related to environmental conservation. A pioneer in adopting measures to encourage sustainability and respect for nature since 2017, the 'Copa Verde' tournament brings to the centre of the field - and of the debate - trophies made of native wood certified by the FSC® - Forest Stewardship Council® coming from a community forest management project.
The winners will be awarded with trophies conceptualised by high-end wood designers Guido Guedes and Alessandra Delgado, and produced by a community-led furniture manufacturer Movelaria Comunitária Anambé' associate of Coomflona (Cooperativa Mista da Floresta Nacional do Tapajós), a National Forest Cooperative in the Brazilian State of Pará. The production results from the Design & Sustainable Wood initiative, coordinated by BVRio in partnership with Coomflona and the FSC®, which aims to build bridges between forests and the country's leading consumer markets.
Sport and socio-environmental practices
The launch of this year's tournament took place on October 12th in Belém, the capital city of Pará, in which 24 clubs are competing, coming from the North and Central-Western Regions of Brazil, plus the State of Espírito Santo in the Southeast.
Known for its sustainable approach, in 2016, the Copa Verde became the first zero-carbon competition in Brazilian football, having planted 5,900 trees since then, enough to offset 1,278 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In addition to raising awareness with trophies made from certified wood, the tournament supports the implementation of actions such as educational contests, the use of certified paper and the exchange of PET bottles for tickets.
The championship also raises the concern of valuing the Amazon and Pantanal biomes in Brazil. "The Copa Verde brings together teams from regions that concentrate the greatest biodiversity in the country", says Daniela Vilela, executive director of FSC® Brazil. "Taking advantage of football to encourage best practices and the conservation of the environment is a great opportunity", she adds. Little by little, people and private companies - even from the sports industry - are realising that they are responsible for environmental problems and everyone has a part in this.
Successful partnership
In 2017, with the support of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and FSC® Brazil joined forces to promote the responsible management of Brazilian forests by implementing sustainable actions regarding the Copa Verde. "By bringing together two national passions, football and the Amazon region, we proved there may be a sports championship focused on socio-environmental practices", says Daniela.
In 2018, with the beginning of the Design & Sustainable Wood initiative activities, the partnership gained more visibility with the adhesion of renowned names of Brazilian wood design. Since then, there have been nine trophies conceived by designers Cristiano do Valle, Carlos Motta, Leonardo Lattavo, Claudia Moreira Salles, Julia Krantz, Paulo Alves, Roberta Rampazzo and, this year, Guido Guedes and Alessandra Delgado.
Beto Mesquita, Director of Forestry and Public Policy at BVRio, states that "Copa Verde actions allow us to take the sustainability message and the values of keeping forests intact to the public, with concrete examples of forest protection and income management for the communities directly dependent on it".
During the championship, the public receives information on recycling, wood's origin, and forests' function for the global climate with communication actions carried out during the tournament. "In addition to bringing community forest management closer to high-end niche markets, we also contribute to connecting large audiences with this agenda," adds Mesquita.


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The 2016 APEX Award Recipients
Congratulations to the 2016 recipients of the WSBA APEX Awards!
The awards dinner was held Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at the Seattle Sheraton.
Matthew H. Adams – Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Seattle. Watch his video.
Courageous Award
Three King County public defender death penalty teams:
Leo Hamaji, William Prestia, Kathryn Ross – Public Defender Association
Todd Gruenhagen, Carl Luer, Stacey MacDonald – Associated Counsel for the Accused
Colleen O'Connor, David Sorenson – Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons. Watch their video.
Excellence in Diversity Award
Chalia Stallings-Ala'ilima – Office of the Attorney General of Washington State, Seattle. Watch her video.
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This award is presented to an individual who has displayed exceptional courage in the face of adversity, thus bringing credit to the legal profession.
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Lifetime Service Award
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Pro Bono Award
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This honor is awarded to a WSBA member who exemplifies the spirit of professionalism in the practice of law, as defined in the WSBA's Creed of Professionalism.
This award recognizes a WSBA member who exemplifies the WSBA's culture of service: one who gives back in meaningful ways to others, to his/her community, or to the profession.
This award is presented for outstanding service to the bench and for special contribution to the legal profession at any level of the court.
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This award recognizes one attorney who has made significant contributions to the professional community, especially the community of young lawyers, within their initial years of practice. Recipients must be active WSBA members within five years of admission to any bar association or under 36 years of age.
This award is given jointly by the WSBA and the Access to Justice Board, in honor of Norm Maleng's legacy as a leader. He was an innovative and optimistic leader committed to justice and access to justice in both civil and criminal settings. Within the profession, his leadership was characterized by his love of the law and commitment to diversity and mentorship. This award recognizes those who embody these qualities.
Angelo Petruss Award for Lawyers in Government Service
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The Washington State Bar Foundation is accepting nominations for the Sally P. Savage Leadership in Philanthropy Award, to be awarded at the WSBA Annual Award dinner in September 2016.
Sally Savage led the Bar Foundation's renaissance and was a catalyst for its refocused mission to sustain the WSBA's effort to advance justice and diversity. Her clarity, expertise and vision helped establish a path for enduring support of a strong bar association that provides statewide leadership on matters of profound importance to the profession and the citizenry. Sally's spirit of generosity and leadership continue to inspire all who recognize the transformative potential of philanthropy. Philanthropy means "love of humanity" and focuses on private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life. Sally Savage emulated this spirit of philanthropy in her life, and it is in her memory that we continue to honor donors, volunteers and friends of the Washington State Bar Foundation who embody Sally's spirit.
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Q: How to counteract Before-trigger called twice on update for 'insert ... on conflict'? I've defined a BEFORE-trigger which does a couple of things:

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*adapt the current row to be saved by adding some calculated data

*conditionally write some changes to a different table.

Although I'm aware that it's idiomatic to do conditionally write some changes to a different table in an AFTER-trigger instead of a BEFORE-trigger, it seems pretty much impossible to extract the logic of 1. and 2.
So given this, I'm having a bit of a problem:
I'm doing a insert on conflict, which results in row-updates triggering the BEFORE-trigger twice: once for an insert, and once for an update. (i.e.: PG correctly raises an 'id already exists exception', but this happens AFTER the before-trigger is executed)
This causes some of the logic in the BEFORE-trigger, such as writing changes, twice which is obviously wrong.
How to counteract this?
Although not very elegant I can imagine manually throwing an 'id already exists' exception in the BEFORE-trigger when an already existing row enters the trigger with state TG_OP = 'INSERT'. This would short-circuit the first trigger, and let PG take care of the rest: on conflict is raised, which causes update to happen.
However, I couldn't get this to work. Is it even possible to raise an exception manually, which is picked up by 'insert.. on conflict'?
Any alternatives?

A: Maybe you can introduce a unique constraint on the second table that detects when the same data are entered twice. Then you could use INSERT ... ON CONFLICT ... DO NOTHING on the second table.

A: You could use writeable CTE, I think this is PostgreSQL only extension. It can emulate UPSERT in a way.
Example:
CREATE TABLE trigger_table (id int, column1 text, column2 int);

INSERT INTO trigger_table VALUES (13, 'test2', 5);

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION trigger_fkey()
 RETURNS trigger
 LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS $function$
BEGIN
raise exception 'test';
END;
$function$;

CREATE TRIGGER asdf BEFORE INSERT
   ON trigger_table FOR EACH ROW
   EXECUTE PROCEDURE trigger_fkey();

--works, update is done, insert not
WITH cte AS (UPDATE trigger_table SET column1 = 'test1', column2 = 1
              WHERE id = 13 RETURNING id)
INSERT INTO trigger_table (id, column1, column2)
SELECT id, column1, column2
  FROM (VALUES (13, 'test1', 1)) AS b(id, column1, column2)
 WHERE id NOT IN(SELECT id FROM cte);

--after this before insert trigger will fire (on above insert) and exception is thrown
DELETE FROM trigger_table WHERE id = 13;

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Video: Hashrabbit's Melissa Volkmann on Bitcoin's Design Mistakes
To Ƀ or not to ฿? That is the question posed by designer Melissa Volkmann, who recently penned a blog post[1] calling on bitcoin companies to rethink the industry's creative direction.
The self-confessed 'tech nerd', who heads up design at mining software firm Hashrabbit[2], is on a quest to "refresh public perception" about digital currency and increase its consumer appeal, starting with the businesses currently operating in the space.
In this interview, we discuss the industry's biggest creative flaws, bitcoin's lack of designers and Volkmann's earliest experiences with the 'magic internet money'.
View the full video interview below:
This video was produced by ZapChain[3].
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Swarm Offers Up to $50,000 to Second Startup Class
Swarm has partnered with Focus Investments to fund its second class of startups.
The fund will provide between $5,000 and $50,000 in funding to startups accepted into the round, which follows its first announced in October[1]. Participants in its inaugural round included Coinspace, Manna and a decentralised dance party.
Focus invests primarily in bitcoin ventures and projects such as Counterparty, Factom, GetGems and NXT. A decentralized crowdfunding platform, Swarm helps startups establish themselves as distributed collaborative organisations (DCOs), allowing them to sell cryptographic tokens to raise funds.
CEO Joel Dietz indicated that Swarm is putting a greater emphasis on "the govenrance aspect" or DCO model for its startups following a recent legal seminar it sponsored that sought to address legal challenges in the crypto 2.0 space.
At the event, legal experts in the cryptocurrency space put forth a working paper[2] that suggested DCOs, where tokens are used to denote membership in an organisation, were among the safer legal models for projects looking to raise money.
Tokens remain tradable and can increase in value, giving backers the option to sell their stake in the project to an interested third party.
Applicants can register online until 3rd March.
Pete Rizzo contributed reporting.
Money image via Shutterstock
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BitFury Launches New 28nm Bitcoin Mining ASIC
Bitcoin mining giant BitFury has announced it has completed the manufacturing of its anticipated 28nm ASIC chip.
BitFury first revealed the development of the chip in the fall of last year, at the time raising $20m in funding for the project from investors including venture capitalist Bill Tai[1], current BitFury board member and former VeriFone CFO Bob Dykes[2] and the Georgian Co-Investment Fund[3].
CEO Valery Vavilov sought to frame the announcement as part of BitFury's overall drive to keep chip efficiency in line with the rising difficulty of the bitcoin mining network, calling the chip the company's "most energy-efficient and high-performance technology to date".
Vavilov said:
"BitFury continuously improves its market-leading technology and we are already hard at work on the next generation 16nm chip that is expected to achieve 0.06 J/Gh this year."
The company reported the chip has been tested to deliver 0.2 joules-per-gigahash, a figure it had advertised widely at the time the project was announced.
BitFury raised an additional $20m in a Series A round in May 2014, bringing its 2014 total to $40m over two rounds.
Image via CoinDesk
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^ BitFury (www.coindesk.com)
^ Mining (www.coindesk.com)
Russian Lawmaker: Bitcoin is a CIA Conspiracy
A lawmaker from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is speaking out against bitcoin and other digital currencies on the grounds the technology is part of a US plot to undermine the country's efforts internationally.
The comments, made by MP Andrei Svintsov, came during remarks addressing the ongoing debate in Russia over whether bitcoin and digital currencies should be banned as part of a broader effort to stop capital flight.
Nonetheless, Svintsov's remarks count as some of the more extreme to emanate from the discussion. Svintsov told Russian broadcast news agency REGNUM:
"All these cryptocurrencies [were] created by US intelligence agencies just to finance terrorism and revolutions."
Svintsov reportedly went on to explain how cryptocurrencies have started to become a payment method for consumer spending, and cited reports that terrorist organisations are seeking to use the technology for illicit means.
While pointed, the statements do not seem to represent the views on bitcoin from within the federal legislature. For example, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has stated as recently as August that she opposes criminal penalties for bitcoin use.
Svintsov has also been associated with such movements as one that would find tobacco and alcohol products removed[1] from the windows of retail outlets.
Russian Duma image[2] via Shutterstock
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Study: Consumers Find Bitcoin Transactions Safer Than Mobile Payments
A new survey shows that US consumers believe payments made with bitcoin are safer than those conducted using mobile wallets or apps.
The report, published by Chicago-based Walker Sands Communications[1], focuses on changes in retail payments behavior, particularly as it pertains to digital transaction methods.
Ultimately, it found that 3% of respondents said that they consider bitcoin to be the most secure form of payments, compared to 1% for mobile phone or wallets. The study was conducted using a sample group of 1,400 consumers.
The report said:
"Consumers consider mobile wallets and apps the least secure form of payment, even ranking behind cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin."
Cash ranked highest on the list of trusted payment methods. Fifty-six percent reported that they prefer cash over alternative payment methods, compared to 22% for credit cards and 18% for debit cards.
Just 2% said they think checks are the most trustworthy payment method.
Elsewhere, the report found evidence of a broader shift toward digital payments, one that it said has been accelerated by the introduction of mobile payments products like Apple Pay.
Survey image[2] via Shutterstock
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Bitcoin Goes Hollywood: An Interview with Gem COO Ken Miller
A guest interview by Jeff Handler
Silicon Valley has become a symbol of technological innovation and achievement in the digital age – a shining beacon of progress and "disruption." It's hard to find someone in the Bay Area who isn't working on some app or technology that promises to change the world forever.
As Bitcoin has grown from an obscure, niche technology embraced by a few small, highly technical circles into an actual (though still obscure) "industry," it shouldn't surprise anyone that San Francisco/Silicon Valley has become the de-facto go-to spot for American Bitcoin companies to set up shop.
While the Bay Area is certainly a great spot for a Bitcoin start-up, I invite you to hop on the 101 and travel about 380 miles south to my hometown of Los Angeles (La La Land for you Midwesterners), where a growing group of Bitcoin startups is transforming the City of Angels into a hotbed of digital currency innovation.
Known to some as "Silicon Beach," LA is now home to several Bitcoin ventures, including Expresscoin, Tether, Holy Transaction, Ambisafe, Gem, GoCoin, Interwallet, and the company I work for, Netki. (If you work for a Bitcoin company based in LA that I did not mention, I apologize for the omission. And please reach out to me, I'd love to connect!)
Known primarily as the entertainment capital of the world, LA is actually a great place for Bitcoin. The monthly Bitcoin meetup, hosted by Gem, has more than 1,000 members, with a waitlist for almost every event. Engaged crowds highlight the real passion and camaraderie that has formed among a growing community that has a strong appetite for Bitcoin growth and adoption in their city.
Los Angeles has a massive immigrant population and acts as a hub for digital content creators (YouTube stars, writers, artists, etc.), making it a fantastic testing ground for two of the "killer" use cases that Bitcoiners are most excited about: remittances and micropayments to content producers.
To gain more insight into what makes LA such an appealing place to run a Bitcoin business, I spent a recent morning on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Beach, talking with Gem COO Ken Miller about LA tech, Bitcoin adoption, and the Venice Skate Park (where I have some fond childhood memories).
Gem is a secure multi-sig Bitcoin wallet for developers. With Gem's API, a developer can integrate a fully functional and secure wallet within minutes.
For Miller, a key aspect that makes one location better than others is access to talent. It's no secret that finding talented software engineers in Silicon Valley is easier than say a Little Rock, Arkansas. (Sorry to Razorback fans out there.) But is it really the only place where tech startups can hope to find qualified employees?
For Miller, the answer to that question is no, and he points to access to colleges and universities as a key component:
"If you're a tech start-up that needs to start hiring, access to top talent is extremely important," he said. "Good colleges are a huge part of that, and in LA we've certainly got them."
It's no secret that Stanford being located in Palo Alto played a huge role in transforming Silicon Valley into the tech hub that it is today, filling the area with talented, forward-thinking young people who would go on to build, drive and invest in the future of technology.
But just as 'The Valley' has access to top talent from Stanford and Cal-Berkeley, Silicon Beach has the likes of Cal Tech, UCLA, USC, and the Claremont colleges right in our backyard.
With access to a top technical institution (only MIT is ranked above Cal Tech), the most applied-to university in the country (UCLA, also a top-20 ranked university), and two of the best liberal arts colleges (Pomona is No. 5; Claremont McKenna College No. 8), LA companies have access to a large pool of highly intelligent candidates with academically diverse backgrounds. (Rankings per a 2015 U.S. News report.)
While most would assume that graduation day brings a mass exodus of "tech" people from LA colleges to jobs and companies in the Bay Area, increasingly, this is not the case.
"There's a growing sentiment amongst these students that the Bay Area tech scene has become saturated, and that it's a real dog-eat-dog type of environment," Miller said. "A lot of them want to stay in Southern California, and with a growing number of tech companies sprouting up out here, they actually have real opportunities to work and thrive in LA."
Line for the Gem booth at USC's career fair
In addition to LA colleges, Miller notes that Gem has received a number of applications from highly qualified computer science majors at universities such as Michigan and MIT who have expressed their desire to become a part of LA's new tech scene.
What's particularly interesting about this is that these students have expressed a desire to do "something different," noting that "everyone goes to San Francisco."
In other words, we are now seeing young computer scientists and software engineers who have explored the possibility of life in Silicon Valley and are actively choosing to work in LA instead. While this is not to say that Silicon Beach will replace Silicon Valley as America's tech or even Bitcoin capitol, these changes are important, and the community should take note.
If you're thinking about starting a Bitcoin company, or your current startup needs a change of scenery, take a look at LA, we'd love for you to become a part of what we're building (and the weather's not too bad either).
The post Bitcoin Goes Hollywood: An Interview with Gem COO Ken Miller appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin Takes the Stage at SXSW 2015 Interactive
Speakers from the top companies in the Bitcoin industry will present a full-day mini-conference of Bitcoin-related content during the SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival. The event will take place Monday, March 16, at SXSW's Startup Village in the Austin Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Downtown in Austin, Texas.
The event will feature five sessions focusing on topics about the Bitcoin industry, with information from basic to advanced. Good and bad myths will be addressed, and speakers will share their vision for a future with Bitcoin.
The hour-long sessions for the day are titled "What is Bitcoin?," "Bitcoin 2.0," "A Future with Bitcoin," "Impact on Developing World," and "Real World Applications."
Speakers for the event include:
Nic Cary, co-founder at Blockchain
Stephen Pair, CEO and co-founder at BitPay
Will O'Brien, CEO and co-founder at BitGo
Tatiana Moroz, founder at Crypto Media Hub
Charlie Lee, creator of Litecoin and engineering manager at Coinbase
Jed McCaleb, co-founder at Stellar Development Foundation
Constance Choi, principal at Seven Advisory
Tina Hui, CEO and founder at Follow the Coin
Dan Elitzer, founding president at MIT Bitcoin Club
Jake Benson, CEO and founder at LibraTax
Connie Gallippi, executive director and founder at the BitGive Foundation
Jonathan Zobro, co-founder at 37coins
Sebastian Serrano, CEO and co-founder at BitPagos
Sean Percival, venture partner at 500 Startups
Adam Ludwin, founder at Chain.com
Nick Sullivan, CEO and founder at ChangeTip
Vinny Lingham, CEO and co-founder at Gyft
Adam Draper, CEO and founder at Boost VC
Bitcoin at SXSW 2015 is sponsored by BitPay, Gyft, LibraTax, ChangeTip, and Chain. Information about speakers, sessions, and sponsors can be found at www.BitcoinAustin2015.com.
The SXSW Interactive Festival, taking place March 13- 17, has come to be known as the place to preview the technology of tomorrow. The event will feature five days of compelling presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technology.
It will also include networking events hosted by industry leaders and a lineup of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games, and startup ideas the community has to offer. Registration information for SXSW Interactive Festival is at http://sxsw.com/interactive.
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Bitcoin-friendly Bills Unveiled in Utah, New Hampshire, New York City
Pay your taxes in bitcoin? Maybe, if you live in one of three states now considering bills in support of that option.
In January, Utah Republican state representative Mark K. Roberts introduced a bill, H.C.R. 6, to create a Council on Payment Options for State Services that will study how Utah could accept Bitcoin as a valid form of payment. The bill includes the possibility for Utah residents to pay state taxes using Bitcoin.
In February, eight New Hampshire state representatives introduced a bipartisan bill, NH HB552, to propose that New Hampshire should officially accept Bitcoin for taxes and fees. The bill calls for the development of a detailed implementation plan, followed by operational acceptance of Bitcoin by the state before July 1, 2017.
It seems almost surreal that Bitcoin, often portrayed by the popular press as a means to avoid taxes and hide cash and illicit activities from the government, could find one of its first official applications in tax payments.
The short and pragmatic text of the New Hampshire bill only mentions the financial implications of collecting tax payments in Bitcoin. Republican Representative Eric Schleien believes that the adoption of Bitcoin for tax payment purposes would be a boon for the state, and argues that Bitcoin transactions are cheaper and more secure than those made with credit cards, so that the law would offer both state and taxpayers a more reliable payment option at a reduced cost.
The Utah bill is more visionary. It mentions the important benefits that an official adoption of Bitcoin could bring to the state's technological leadership and economy:
"Technology industries, including emerging technologies, play a growing role in [economy] and culture. The state must also remain open to new technologies and ideas to continue attracting talented and educated entrepreneurs. [Bitcoin] provides merchants with an attractive alternative mechanism for accepting payments, because transaction fees for Bitcoin are generally much lower than those imposed by other payment processors. "
Reading between the lines, a key passage here is "attracting talented and educated entrepreneurs." Rep. Roberts seems fully aware that new, disruptive technologies can create fast growth and "iPhone moments" that boost entire industries. He appears to be persuaded that Utah could become a Silicon Valley for cryptocurrency business. Perhaps someday visitors to Utah will be greeted by a "Bitcoin Rockies" sign.
Utah is also the home state of Overstock, a large online retailer that allows customers worldwide to pay in bitcoin. Overstock is also behind one of the most interesting and potentially disruptive developments in the Bitcoin space: their Medici crypto-stock exchange project aims to create an open alternative to traditional stock exchanges such as NYSE and NASDAQ, based on blockchain technology and accepting Bitcoin payments.
The Free State Project, a hardcore Libertarian group based in New Hampshire, greeted the New Hampshire bill with a blog post titled "Bitcoin for Taxes and Fees? Only in NH."
"New Hampshire is known as a libertarian hot spot, and the Bitcoin community here is strong. Read about the rich connections between Bitcoin and the Free State Project here."
Meanwhile, last week, Democratic member of the New York City Council Mark Levine introduced a bill that would allow residents to pay for any fines and fees they owe the city using Bitcoin. In an interview with CoinDesk, Levine said:
"It started with realizing how much money the city of New York is losing on transaction fees on credit cards, ultimately it's several million a year because of all sorts of fees and fines. [I] think that being the first major city in the U.S. to make this move sends a clear signal that we're innovators here."
Levine's arguments are similar to those used to promote the New Hampshire and Utah bills: accepting Bitcoin payments would save the city a lot of money, and a vibrant Bitcoin economy would attract top tech talent to the city.
The passages quoted represent two often conflicting aspects of the developing Bitcoin economy: the business-oriented vision of a regulated Bitcoin economy that informs the Utah and New York City bills, and the free-wheeling Libertarian spirit reflected in the Free State Project comments to the New Hampshire bill. As often happens, future Bitcoin developments are likely to be influenced by both.
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Igot Expands Exchange and Remittance Services to Kenya
Bitcoin exchange igot has expanded to Kenya following the acquisition of TagPesa, a local cryptocurrency exchange and remittance gateway, and integration with M-Pesa's mobile payments service.
Igot's Kenyan customers can now use the exchange's services by depositing and withdrawing Kenyan shillings either from their local bank accounts or their M-Pesa accounts.
The company, which is based in Australia, also provides remittance services to over 40 countries worldwide, including the EU, Middle East and Africa. The acquisition of TagPesa allows igot customers around the world to send funds directly into a friend or relative's Kenyan bank account.
Rick Day, co-founder of igot[1], said that Kenya's remittance market was huge and "largely untouched by bitcoin companies".
While over 2.5 million Kenyan emigrants around the world currently remit money back to the African nation, Day said, traditional money sending services currently available are expensive.
"Bitcoin offers to solve this problem and igot plans to use this tool to make global transfers much easier."
"We hope that this market would perform really well in the next six to 12 months," he continued. "We expect to get a lot more traction as bitcoin becomes more ubiquitous."
Users can deposit and withdraw funds using their regular bank account or their M-Pesa account.
However, in order to complete a transaction, the exchange requires that the user becomes verified by providing scans of a government-issued identity card and a utility bill.
To deposit funds, the consumer will have to create an order and then proceed to transfer the money via their bank or M-Pesa account.
Once this process is completed, the bitcoin will be deposited in the user's igot wallet.
To remit money, customers must visit the 'Global Transfer' section of the site from the navigation menu, select the country to which they want to send funds, and complete the form with amount and recipient's name and local bank details.
Igot will continue to monitor the remittance market, said Day, explaining that the exchange will introduce new features to attract "not only the seasoned bitcoin traders, but also everyday people who may have heard about bitcoin but want to use it with ease and for something other than just speculating".
The company's 'Pay your bill' and 'Pay your Rent' bitcoin features have performed well in the Australian market, he continued, saying that these would be rolled out to other markets in future.
The co-founder also commented on the possibility of expanding to India. Indian e-commerce has soared in the last five years, he said, adding that they "were in the process of integrating some big names there to accept bitcoin as a payment method".
He concluded:
"We want to be their obvious choice in the local market to accept bitcoin."
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DigitalBTC Reports Net Loss On Falling Bitcoin Price
Australian bitcoin company Digital CC Ltd has published the results for its half-year period up to 31st December 2014, posting a $2.3m net loss after tax.
Notably, the firm was the first bitcoin company[1] to be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), trading as digitalBTC.
"The statutory loss recorded for the half has been impacted by necessary accounting adjustments flowing from digital currency price declines," executive chairman Zhenya Tsvetnenko said.
The firm's total revenue was $14.5m. Of this, $9.9m came from its liquidity desk and $9.9m from digitalX Direct sales. The revenue from bitcoin mining was $4.6m.
Net income before interest, taxes, depreciation etc (EBITDA) was $216,934.
Tsvetnenko said:
"Our half year has seen significant growth in our liquidity desk and digitalX Direct operations, as well as investments made in our early mover position in digital currencies."
The company aired plans to continue focusing on the development of its software applications, such as digitalX Mintsy and digitalX Pocket, which will allow consumers "fast and secure transactions regardless of size and geography".
Mining deals
The announcement comes soon after Digital CC dissolved a relationship with cloud mining platform CloudHashing[2].
Under the agreement, which was finalised in March[3], CloudHashing was to run digitalBTC hardware in data centres in Iceland and Texas to mine bitcoins.
On 30th January, the firm filed an announcement[4] with the ASX stating that the companies had agreed to end the supply deal.
Just previously, on 25th January[5], digitalBTC announced it was expanding its mining capacity and entering a new hosting contract with data centre provider Verne Global.
The company said at the time it was acquiring new bitcoin mining hardware from manufacturer Spondoolies-Tech[6] that would expand its processing capacity by approximately 40% for a "small outlay" of about $700,000.
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The ongoing investigations and recent arrests at News International have prompted two senior journalists there to consider suicide, the Evening Standard reported last night.
The paper says the reporters "were checked into hospital at the expense of News International on the orders of Rupert Murdoch".
Sources said other journalists inside the Wapping HQ look "terribly stressed and many are on the edge". It is understood the company's offer of psychiatric help is available to any journalist who feels under pressure.
The tragic developments happened after News Corp's Management and Standards Commitee, a branch of the empire that reports directly to independent board directors in New York, passed evidence to Scotland Yard.
The MSC is co-operating with the Metropolitan police investigations into allegations of phone hacking, computer hacking and payments to police and other public officials. Eleven people from the Sun have been arrested in recent weeks as part of Operation Elveden and released on police bail without charge.
This entry was posted in Journalism, Newspapers and tagged News International on March 7, 2012 by Paul McNally.
Another development in the News International/Metropolitan police story has emerged today – with the Evening Standard reporting that the Metropolitan police loaned Rebekah Brooks a police horse for two years.
"When a police horse reaches the end of its working life, Mounted Branch officers find it a suitable retirement home.
Whilst responsibility for feeding the animal and paying vet bills passes to the person entrusted to its care at its new home, the horse remains the property of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Retired police horses are not sold on and can be returned to the care of the MPS at any time.
This entry was posted in Editors' pick, Journalism and tagged Metropolitan Police, News International, Rebekah Brooks on February 28, 2012 by Paul McNally.
In a series of interviews to UK broadcast media today, Trevor Kavanagh, associate editor at the Sun, criticised what he sees as police heavy-handedness during the dawn arrests of key Sun staff over the weekend.
In the above clip, Kavanagh gives his most controversial interview of the day to BBC Radio 5 Live's Richard Bacon, criticising both the police operation and News Corporation's own investigation by its Management Standards Committee. "There's never been a bigger crisis than this [at the Sun]", Kavanagh tells Bacon.
RB: [paraphrase] Re: Rupert Murdoch planning to fly in later this week – will he face a hostile newsroom?
This entry was posted in Legal, Newspapers, Press freedom and ethics and tagged Management Standards Committee, News Corporation, News International, Richard Bacon, The Sun, Tom Watson, trevor kavanagh on February 13, 2012 by John Thompson.
The Sun's associate editor, Trevor Kavanagh, has spoken further about the "unease" at the Sun following the arrest of five senior journalists at the weekend – and he said he would be "delighted" to talk to Rupert Murdoch about the issue when he visits this week.
There are people who will stop at nothing to destroy News International. The News of the World has already closed and they will not be satisfied until the Sun is closed too. That is not going to happen.
There is no justification on the base of what you and I know so far. I think it would be a catastrophe for the British media, the newspaper world and even possibly the BBC if action which at this stage suggests no actual guilt should be regarded as grounds for closing newspapers.
I think it's fair to say that there is unease about the way that some of the best journalists in Fleet Street have ended up being arrested on evidence that the MSC has handed to the police. I think there is unease on that.
If he wants me to talk to him about it, I would be delighted.
This entry was posted in Journalism, Newspapers and tagged arrests, News International, operation elveden, Rupert Murdoch, The Sun, trevor kavanagh on February 13, 2012 by Paul McNally.
News International is planning to launch a Sunday version of its popular UK tabloid newspaper the Sun on 29 April, sources have told Journalism.co.uk.
Staff have been secretly working on the new publication since January and it is believed some former News of the World employees (casual and/or full-time) are involved.
News International has declined to comment. After Journalism.co.uk tweeted about the planned launch date last night, the Telegraph's home news reporter Matthew Holehouse also tweeted that News International would neither "confirm or deny".
News Int won't confirm or deny @journalismnews claim that a 'Sunday Sun' will launch April 29.
A News Corp source tells me Rupert Murdoch has seen the draft designs of the Sunday Sun with a launch in April at a discounted price.
Update: Journalism.co.uk heard late on Friday (27 January) that the launch date is to be brought forward.
This entry was posted in Journalism, Newspapers and tagged News Corporation, News International, Sunday, The Sun on January 27, 2012 by John Thompson.
Editors of the Mirror and the Times were today questioned at the Society of Editors conference about their coverage of the phone-hacking scandal.
Editor of the Times James Harding said earlier on in the scandal that the newspaper's decisions were informed by "a combination of the company denying it, police saying there was nothing to see and an issue of rivalry".
I look back and think why didn't we jump on it? There's often the sense that there's an agenda there so I think when that story broke in the Guardian there was a tendency to see that and when news broke the police came out and said there's nothing to see here. That did inform the thinking.
It was only as a few more pieces fell into place … I remember thinking there is something that is seriously wrong here.
Editor of the Mirror Richard Wallace added that when it first started "it was very much a meeja story".
We didn't think our readers were interested in it and frankly they weren't.
This entry was posted in Events, Journalism and tagged #soe11, News International, phone hacking, Society of Editors conference, The Mirror, The Times on November 14, 2011 by Rachel Bartlett.
The National Union of Journalists is due to hold a meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, 2 November) to discuss the recently announced cuts to editorial within the Times and Sunday Times, which is open to member and non-member freelance, casual and staff journalists at the publisher's titles.
Last month the Times announced it was to cut around 100 staff from the newspapers' editorial workforce, with the bulk of those said to be to casual staff. It was also confirmed that 20 compulsory redundancies are due to be made from full-time staff at the Sunday Times, which is cutting 30 per cent of its casual editorial workforce.
Following this announcement the NUJ set up a meeting, which is open to any staff who wish to seek advice. It will be held from 1 to 3pm at the Captain Kidd pub, 108 Wapping High Street, E1W 2NE. The union has also invited representatives of the company's in-house union NISA to attend if interested in working with the NUJ.
This entry was posted in Events, Job losses, Jobs, Newspapers and tagged job cuts, National Union of Journalists, News International, nuj, Sunday Times, times, unions on November 1, 2011 by Rachel Bartlett.


Rather than the usual recipe plus explanation of why you should try it, this week I thought I'd give you a week's worth of lunch plans. It's the summer. Did you guys notice? It's hot. Here's what happens for me when it's like this. My appetite goes down during the day and I basically just want to eat watermelon. Then the sun goes down and I'm ravenous and cranky. Not the best or smartest way to live. I think we can all agree.
Enter cold noodle salads. I can always make room for some cold noodles for lunch! And they are so fast. The slowest part is waiting for the water to boil for the noodles. So let's get efficient and commit to noodle lunches all week and cook them all in one big batch. Then all you have to do is grab your cooked noodles and toss them with whatever you have in the fridge. And did I mention this is pretty darn inexpensive?
These "recipes" are based on the stuff I had in the fridge, what I enjoy, what is seasonal (what was about to go off in the case of the broccoli) so follow this precisely as I did or use it as a suggestion. You could do one or two of these salads and have them a few times if you have a less diverse fridge-scape than I did this week. Of course you can double or triple if you are cooking for more than one. And yes, they make a great brown bag lunch too.
So here are 6 recipes. The first shoudn't even count. It's just "cook 12-16 oz of noodles" and store them. Make the noodles in a big batch and then take them out, 1/5th at a time, add the other stuff, toss and enjoy.
Please don't worry about making these to exact specifications.
Don't stress about exactly splitting your noodles into equal 5ths.
Enjoy the simple flavors and the act of making it! You have got this.
This is what cooking for yourself is all about.
I've put them in the order I would suggest eating them, starting with tomatoes on Monday. Basically if you do your food shopping on the weekend this is a good order so that things will stay fresh and tasty when you have them. You don't want those tomatoes getting moldy, it is too sad. The sesame noodles on Friday are great because they are made mostly with stable pantry items (plus some leftover cucumber you hopefully have from Thursday).
Here are the 5 noodle salad recipes if you want to replicate this lunch meal plan!


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Nutritional High Pleased to Announce the Appointment of Dr. Jason Dyck, PhD to Its Board of Directors
Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – June 30, 2020) – Nutritional High International Inc. (CSE: EAT) (OTCQB: SPLIF) (FSE: 2NU) ("Nutritional High" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Dyck, PhD has joined the Company as a Director, effective immediately. Dr. Dyck, a highly respected scientific professional in his field, is currently on the board of Aurora Cannabis, Inc. He has led the research and science team at Aurora Cannabis in its formative years, playing a significant role in helping it becoming the industry leader that it is today.
John Durfy, CEO of Nutritional High commented, "We are excited that Jason agreed to join our team and take on a similar role in Nutritional High as we navigate into the new area of psychedelics. Both a medical sciences and industry veteran, his expertise and accomplishments will prove to be invaluable for the Company and the management team at Psychedelic Sciences Corp, post its acquisition by Nutritional High."
Kruzo LLC ("Kruzo") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Psychedelic Science Corp ("PSC") which Nutritional High has entered into a letter of intent to acquire, per announcement from the Company on June 1, 2020. PSC will also raise a minimum of $1.5 million CAD prior to being acquired by Nutritional High. Further details of the acquisition will be provided once definitive agreements have been negotiated between the Company and PSC.
Dr. Dyck is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Director of the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the University of Alberta. His successful research career spans the study of multiple ailments, including diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, all linked to his interest in how alterations in molecular control mechanisms contribute to these diseases. Dr. Dyck is a Canada Research Chair in Molecular Medicine, having published over 230 peer-reviewed research papers in this area. Dr. Jason Dyck received a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Alberta in 1995 and trained at Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, New Hampshire) and Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas).
Dr. Dyck has extensive experience in the field of drug discovery and commercialization. He co-founded a successful University of Alberta spin-off company, currently holds more than 100 patents and has numerous collaborations with large pharmaceutical companies. He is on the board of CTT Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc, and is the Co-chairman, National Research Council at Diabetes Canada. Dr. Dyck is also an alumnus of Canada's Top 40 Under 40.
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Branding in the restaurant sector
by Eugenia Luchetta Jun 06, 2019 Nov 26, 2021
As in any sector, branding is essential for restaurants to achieve recognition and success. Unlike other industries however, a key aspect to consider when crafting the corporate image of a bar, restaurant or cafe is the customer experience, which must be attractive and consistent with its offering.
For best results, you need to think carefully about the food served, the service provided, and what makes the establishment stand out from the competition: the visual language must always reflect but never shape or dictate these aspects.
Once you've developed a concept, it should be applied consistently, with the appropriate tweaks, to all communication (signage, menus and wine lists, flyers, website, social media etc.), as well as to the interior design of the premises.
Below are some examples of restaurants, both independent establishments and chains, whose identity fully reflects the spirit of the place, is extremely recognisable and, thanks to their originality, catches the eye.
Wahaca by Without, London
Wahaca is a London-based chain that serves authentic Mexican food at affordable prices. After 10 years in business, the need to stand out from the increasing number of Mexican street-food restaurants and grow the brand made rebranding necessary. It was handled by London design agency Without, the firm that also created the chain's initial visual identity.
The main goal was to simplify the brand, taking inspiration from the colours, flavours and spirit of Oaxaca's food markets, but interpreting rather than copying them.
The chain's slogan, "Sunshine and Tacos", in other words vibrancy, informality and authenticity, is perfectly encapsulated by the logo: an illustration of a hand clenching a taco accompanied by the restaurant's name in a custom font, which features diagonal strokes that are mirrored in the brand's zigzag motifs.Combinations of vivid contrasting colours like yellow and turquoise, dark blue and red, brighten up the visual language.
The menu was also overhauled: 2Forks, specialists in restaurant communication, made it simpler and clearer, while Without redesigned the graphics. Following this redesign, Wahaca recorded their biggest ever month-on-month increase in sales.
Bottura by Foreign Policy, Singapore
Bottura is an Italian restaurant and grocers run by Luca Bottura in Singapore.
The restaurant serves traditional dishes from Italy's Emilia-Romagna region that are reinterpreted and presented in a modern setting. The same approach applies to the brand identity created by Foreign Policy, marrying tradition and modernity.
This is immediately apparent in the logo, which boldly juxtaposes serif and sans serif characters. Then there are the warm colours, typical of Emilia-Romagna's cuisine and architecture, and the patterns inspired by Italian grandmothers' dresses alongside more geometric and contemporary motifs.
Kimski by Franklyn, Chicago
Kimski is a fusion street food restaurant in Chicago, born out of a collaboration between Korean chef Won Kim and Polish-American Chicagoan Ed Marzewski. Developed by New York agency Franklyn, its visual identity is inspired by this blend of cultures and is a riot of bright colours and bold illustrations that collide and intersect.
Polish sausages covered with kimchi, ravioli that could be pierogi or mandu, as well as forks and chopsticks all feature prominently in the restaurant's graphics. The illustrations aren't only vibrant, they're also extremely sophisticated: they use stylised geometric shapes that stay the right side of abstract, employ a strict colour palette and make judicious use of overlaps.
The monospace font used for the logo and menu contrasts with the illustrations in its simplicity and minimalism; yet this doesn't prevent it from being coherently integrated with the system of illustrations.
Sardine by Here Design, London
Sardine is London restaurant that serves dishes from the south of France and the Mediterranean. Founders Alex Jackson and Stevie Parle turned to Here Design, also based in the UK's capital, to create a visual language in-keeping with their food.
The brief was to create an identity with an informal flavour that also took into account the restaurant's sophisticated venue. Inspired by traditional Mediterranean typography and hand-drawn signs, they created a logo whose elongated and undulating letter 'R' evokes the sea.
The brand identity also features overlapping paper cut-outs inspired by the work of Henri Matisse which, with their warm pastel colours, bring to mind sun-drenched beaches. This recurring motif can be seen in the menu, business cards and website. The colour palette is also reprised in the tiles that cover the bar. Just a few simple elements – typography, colour and the cut-out motif – are all it takes to transport diners in this London restaurant to the shores of the Mediterranean.
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This huggable doll will be an instant favorite. His colorful outfit is accentuated by a T-Shirt with a truck applique -- we'll embroider it with the child's name, i.e. "Derek's Buddy" (up to 10 characters). Lovingly detailed, he has a matching blue cap and embroidered features. Soft velour wipes clean with ease. A great gift for most any occasion. 12".
Black Indians: An American Story brings to light a forgotten part of America's past- the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Narrated by James Earl Jones, produced and directed by the award-winning Native American production company Rich-Heape Films, this presentation explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart and the challenges they face today.
The word mancala means "to transfer" in Arabic, and different versions of this deceptively simple strategy game are played all around the world. Each of the 12 pits contains 4 "seeds" or stones. The player chooses one pit from which to "sow" the seeds. All the stones from that pit are placed one by one into the successive pits, counterclockwise around the board. The game ends when all of the pits on one side of the board are empty; the winner is the player with the most stones. This set features a oak-finish wood board with artificial gemstone playing pieces.
The GI JOE Adventure Team blasts into space to investigate an alien threat. Is an alien invasion truly imminent, or has an old enemy created a new trap to lead the heroes to their doom? One thing's for certain: Only the Adventure Team can unravel "The Secret of Planet Xenome"! Weapon fires projectile! Action figure comes with dog tag, space suit, helmet, boots, protective body shell, backpack, weapon, projectile and alien figure. Ages 5 & up.


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Persona (1966)
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Directed By Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Starring Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson • Liv Ullmann Liv Ullmann • Margareta Krook Margareta Krook • Gunnar Björnstrand Gunnar Björnstrand • Jörgen Lindström Jörgen Lindström Genres Avant-garde / Experimental • Drama • Foreign Language Film • Mindbender • Psychological Drama Studios &
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Stepping into Bergman's head for an hour and a half really makes me disagree with his outlook on life. His way of thinking is so fruitless, and doesn't seem to have any hope. The framing is gorgeous in Persona, and Bibi gives a great performance. But the movie feels like I wasted my time watching it
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"The best part of funding is student finance" – Ellis Cross on stepping up to the seniors
December 16, 2021 December 22, 2021 / anitenianchallenge
Ellis Cross was a prolific junior athlete. A two-time English national cross-country winner in the U20s, two-time BUCS 5000m champ, 15th in the European cross-country champs U23s in 2016.
These were performances which had Ellis quite rightly thinking about a future as a professional athlete. Keep up the momentum and the career would come.
"I was always of the view that you let the legs do the talking."
Phot provided by Ellis Cross.
A two-year professional contract with Hoka followed, as well as some sponsorship from a sympathetic local company but ultimately the support stopped short of allowing him the life of a fully-professional athlete.
Making the step to the seniors
Ellis graduated from St Mary's University into the senior ranks in 2019. Like any junior transitioning into the seniors and as outlined by Jack Rowe, developing into a world class 5000m runner takes time. Ellis admits he's taken time to adjust:
"There's a big gap between making that jump and then having enough money as a senior athlete because there's a big jump in terms of the training you need to put in and your life in general. You go from being a student to being someone who has to work full-time, thinking about the future a lot more.
It's such a big jump going into seniors, I'm still trying to find my feet really in that sense.
I've struggled in terms of time to be able to match that training load. It's easier throughout the junior ranks because you don't have to do as many miles."
Ellis Cross at the SOAR MK Relays – Photo credit: Mark Hookway
Walking the tightrope between volume and rest
Ellis is keen to point out he does have those around him who provide good support. His employer at Up and Running in Surbiton is flexible. He also does some coaching work for Kevin Quinn's Real Runners but ultimately he faces a difficult dilemma.
The biggest weekly miles I've ever done is 82 miles, so not that significant. The past few years have only been 70 mile weeks. I need to push it up to 90/100 mile weeks.
But it's difficult to up the volume when you've got less time than you've ever had before. Ultimately more stress in training also needs more recovery. It's a tricky balancing act where Ellis hopes for significant progress in a short period of time so he gets that extra support, but in an event that requires athletes to play the long game.
Ellis Cross finishing second in the Watford BMC 5,000 in 13.50 – Photo credit: Mark Hookway
Being more than just a good cross-country runner
For years some of Britain's best athletes have honed their craft on the cross-country circuit. Tim Hutchings on the Sunday Plodcast recalls winters touring Europe being paid good sums to run in local cross country meets.
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Strength in cross-country ultimately helped Britain's best get better, get stronger for the track. But that's changed and with it a key component of Britain's success has been cut off. Ellis agrees:
"Cross country is seriously neglected in terms of the support athletes get. If you're a good cross-country athlete there's a good chance you're on nothing in terms of money. Whereas if you go on the road it's a completely different story.
Because there's a big difference between you turning up to a Parliament Hill cross-country race in a field of 300-400 people to going onto the road. If you do a big half-marathon you've got tens of thousands of people that are turning up and are paying money.
These race organisers have got the money to give to athletes in terms of prize money. It's just not there in terms of cross-country."
An undervalued market
Ellis compares it to horse racing. Fundamentally what is the difference between horses and humans racing?
"You go to something like horse racing you get a significant amount of money that is there and people are happy to put money on, they can have a full day out and watch it. You turn up and watch people running and you get nothing."
Cross-country and the same applies for track ends the moment you leave the event. No broadcast, little publicity two things that could be so similar (horse racing and cross-country) could not be more different. Ellis is keen to point out that the interest is there.
"Athletics is out there, if you engage with the sport it's a brilliant sport, you watch people race it out. Cross-country it's the most natural form of racing.
Mark Hookway puts out a race on Youtube, such a small race, an U11s, U13s race of just your local cross-country league and it will do well because people want to watch it. People do want to watch it.
The sport in general is seriously undervalued in terms of what it can be."
These things are important. It's not just a case of not being able to watch something. It's about potential sponsors to the event simply not having the showcase. Less sponsors, less money. Less money, less professional athletes. Less professional athletes, less success for Britain on the global stage.
In an era in which every other sport has professionalized, athletics is left in the dark ages. Preserving a semi-amateur status may work when other sports do the same but when they move on they leave athletics behind.
Leaving athletics behind means more athletes like Ellis will face the same lack of support when trying to make the senior grade.
Ellis has many years left in the sport, with big goals he'd still like to fulfil but he has a message for those still with the support of a university:
"I've been saying to people at university you've got to take that opportunity and make every single moment count.
An athlete in our sport, the best part of funding is student finance."
When's it's gone, it's gone and taking the next step becomes all the harder.
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Playing out a line in iGo app: How to pass? Go forum
Playing out a line in iGo app: How to pass?
Dvd Avins at 2017-12-24
Is it possible to pass when examining a line in iGo?
Sighris at 2017-12-25
Which iGo app? I would guess there is a pass button someplace.... BTW, why do you resign a game on your first move? (for 2 examples: http://littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1652502 and http://littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1652522) ???
Back in 2014, I realized I did not have time to play games I had signed up for well before. I stopped playing anything but chess here for several years. I resigned a handful of games either immediately or, in a couple of cases, both sides made a few moves before I realized I had to withdraw from active play.
I have also habitually resigned against obvious cheaters in chess, and on rare occasion against other players who were so much better than me that neither of us would get anything out of the match.
I'm now in my first go games (9x9) since then, and noticed the iGo button at the bottom of the games. I use a PC not a phone here. The button takes me right to a web page that calls itself an app and has no help page and no way I can find to pass.
ooooh, that iGo app! Yes, when you play a game of Go here on Little-Golem there are now two buttons at the bottom of the games, the EidoGo button and the iGo button, and both allow you to analyze the game... and when I was using the iGo app/webpage to analyze a game I didn't see a "pass button" either. Weird. When I used the iGo app/webpage to play a new game the "pass button" is on the bottom of the webpage... So if you want to analyze a Little Golem Go game I suggest you use the EidoGo button/webpage because it does have a pass button. Another option is to download the SGF (TXT) file and use an SGF file editor, like CGoBan3 which is available for free on the KGS website, or you could load the SGF file into the OGS webpage/Go-Server and analyze it there.
kubicle at 2018-02-03
Mmm... When you are studying a game (not playing one) is there often a need to "pass"? Or is it to setup a position by adding more than one stone of the same color?
Yes, to see if passing is safe.
OK, thanks, I will add it to next update (0.2.20)
Just in case someone reads this now, you can now pass by tapping the "..." button and choosing the "Pass" option.


Bat Control: Burlington, Mt. Pleasant & Wapello, IA: C-Cat Inc.
Bats can pose a serious health threat to humans if they are found inside a structure. Fungi present in bat droppings can cause the lung disease, histoplasmosis. An accumulation of droppings should be professionally decontaminated and removed.
Homeowners should contact a licensed pest professional if an active bat infestation is suspected, as the problem often cannot be controlled with do-it-yourself measures.


It's no secret that Angelina Jolie loves being with her children, as she has made that quite clear with all the public outings the family has had together. That said, there's one child that the actress has quite the relationship with: Vivienne.
Aside from Vivienne, the Girl, Interrupted star also has five other kids — Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 12, and Knox (Vivienne's twin) — and shares them with ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Not only should folks expect to see Angelina continue to spend time with her kids but, according to the insider, she is trying to shake things up when it comes to outing ideas. "[Angelina] really likes the life lessons and new ideas that come from trying all different things," the source adds. "The sky's the limit for her." The family has lately been seen at numerous film premieres, as most recently the close bunch attended a showing of Disney's Dumbo — something Brad, 55, wasn't too happy about.
We're just glad that both parents are taking time off from their busy schedules to hang out with their awesome children!


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Most, if not all, of our competitors use a cheap photostat wall papered board for their end panels and some use it for the interiors and shelves. This may look good at first but will not last and soon fades and bubbles. Our end panels are all made from quality wood veneers and our interiors are either a high quality melamine or birch plywood, which ever you choose.
The final thing to consider is the experience of the installer. It takes a special eye and attention to detail. Troy has over 26 years of experience of making and installing custom cabinets and takes pride in his work.
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