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FRANKLIN COUNTY'S
ALL-IN-ONE GAMING STORE
RAFTER'S Welcome to Timber Land!
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Store Contact and Hours
Sunday- 12:00PM to 6:00PM
Mon-Fri- 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Saturday- 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Store Address and Phone
156 Main Street, Farmington ME
Q:What are some advantages of owning a franchise?
A: "Owning a franchise allows you to go into business for yourself, but not by yourself." –
www.franchise.org
A franchise provides franchisees with a certain level of independence where they can operate their business.
A franchise provides an established product or service which may already enjoy widespread brand-name recognition. This gives the franchisee the benefits of a pre-sold customer base which would ordinarily takes years to establish.
A franchise increases your chances of business success because you are associating with proven products and methods.
Franchises may offer consumers the attraction of a certain level of quality and consistency because it is mandated by the franchise agreement.
Q: What does 3D Games Franchise provide?
A: We provide:
-State of the art point of sale (POS) system
-26,000+ item used games, consoles and accessories database
-Ordering assistance to fill your inventory needs
-Display units, posters, demonstration materials
-Gift cards, loyalty card programs
-Discounts on new merchandise through our distributors
-Access to import merchandise that is not available in many stores
-Used game distributor
-Trade-in price database
Q: How do you know how much to pay for trade-ins?
A: By simply scanning the upc code of a game on your POS, our software will tell you the store credit value and cash value of the product
Q: What does the franchise system include?
A: Owning and operating an assigned 3D Games franchise, use of brand name, trademarks, operational systems, as well as marketing assistance. Additionally, you will receive support in these specific areas:
-Prototypical plans and assistance in the development or your specific 3D Games store
-Assistance in site selection
-Corporate training, for up to two trainees
-Ongoing support from the 3D Games operations team
-3D Games proprietary computer software
Q: How much is the franchise buy-in fee for a 3D Games franchise?
A: $12,500 for each location. Additional fees will include the store build-out, initial inventory and shipping costs.
Q: Does 3D Games offer multi-unit development opportunities?
A: Yes. 3D Games is actively seeking franchisees who will build multiple locations over time. To secure the rights to open multiple units in a specific trade area, you must pay an area development fee equal to $6,250 multiplied by the number of stores to be developed. For example, if you purchased the right to develop three units in a specific trade area, you would be required to pay $18,750 ($6,250 x 3) as the deposit on three stores, plus $6,250 as the balance of the franchise fee for the first unit, for a total of $25,000. You would be obligated to pay the balance on each franchise fee, or $6,250 for the second store and $6,250 for the third store, when leases for these locations are executed.
Q: How much is the on-going royalty fee?
A: $400.00 per month
Q: How much is the advertising and promotional obligation?
A: $2,000.00 per year must be paid into the 3D Games system advertising fund. In addition, you must purchase in-store advertising collateral every other month in an amount not to exceed $400.00.
Q: How is the site selected for my store?
A: 3D Games will provide Real Estate assistance and must approve all 3D Games store locations. It is the franchisees responsibility to present potential sites for approval to 3D Games.
Q: Is there any experience necessary to own a 3D Games franchise?
A: Yes, but not necessarily in the video game industry. 3D Games actively searches for candidates with strong business and leadership skills.
Q: Do I need to be involved in the day-to-day operation of my franchise?
A: At least one owner or a designated general manager must be involved on a full-time basis and must be responsible for the day-to-day operations and management. At least one owner must assume responsibility for general oversight and management of each store.
Q: How long is the term of a 3D Games franchise agreement?
A: The franchise agreement term is ten (10) years, renewable for another ten (10) years.
Q: What is the estimate of my initial investment to open a 3D Games store?
A: The initial investment will vary according to the size of your store, but would typically range from $50,000 to $120,000.
Q: I am interested in a 3D Games franchise, what do I do next?
A: For more information, and to help us serve you efficiently, please complete our online application and you will be contacted by a 3D Games franchise representative.
Ready to start? Apply here!
Franchise FAQs


We offer same day and next day help for both counseling and psychiatric evaluations for adults through the Signature Access Clinic. The Access Clinic helps you to avoid long waits for walk-in appointments by providing you with a scheduled appointment within 24-48 hours of your call. Children and adolescents can usually be scheduled within one week.
Signature Health Inc. accepts Medicaid, CareSource, Buckeye, United Health Care, Paramont, Molina, and Medicare. We also offer a sliding scale fee schedule for those who qualify. If you have private insurance, we would love the opportunity to provide your care. Although payment is expected at the time of service, we will give you the documentation you need to submit your own claim to your insurance company. If you are a Lake County or Ashtabula County resident, you may qualify for grant services. For more information, call 440.953.9999.
Signature Health maintains a highly accomplished staff of psychiatrists, nurses, counselors and case managers who work with children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. Our counselors and psychiatrists have worked with clients as young as 2 years old. Substance abuse services start at age 12.


The evocative title for Danila Denti's personal exhibition is: "Between Earth and Sky. Xylographs, chalcographs, paintings and ceramics, 1995-2017".
Open from June 24 to August 27, 2017 (inauguration: Saturday, June 24, 06:00 pm) and curated by Clara Castaldo, this rich anthology displays to the public the creative and biographical path of this talented artist, who has been reviewed by Walter Valentini, Luca Crippa, Pierluigi Gerosa, Enzo Pellai, Armando Ginesi and Claudia Mandelli, among others.
Fabio Passera, Mayor of Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca, says: "I have always followed Danila's artistic evolution very closely, as I've always been fascinated by the delicacy of her style and colors. These features perfectly match the sweet and shy character of a woman who always greets you with a smile. Yet, I have always had the clear perception that the soul of a true artist was hidden behind her gentle ways and coy manners, quite the opposite of a self-promoting attitude. One day I made a decision as sudden as many of the choices I have to make on a daily basis: we would dedicate an exhibition to Danila Denti's works. It was a firm decision that stemmed from my absolute certainty regarding her artistic stature"
Clara Castaldo, curator of the exhibition and in charge of exhibitions for the Civic Museum, explains: "Danila Denti's favorite means of expression is paper. Ink or watercolors create a window, a focal point for the eyes, the threshold to pass for those willing to enter her world. Beyond that door made of paper the artist focuses on the whole world. Her freedom becomes tangible through a sequence of small gestures and delicate voice modulations. It's almost like a poem, a light and delicate Ode, a whispered song. But, above all, Danila Denti's works remind the observer of Haiku poems; as light as summer rain or a cool breeze, they reveal deeper meanings. These Japanese short poems always maintain a certain level of concreteness: speculation is nourished by "things", "facts". They deal with direct, tangible results. Likewise, Danila Denti's patient and delicate work seems to tell us that those who are fed with emotions will know the beauty around them, those who know how to listen will be amazed, and those who live in a fertile reality will be surrounded by love and relationships".
The artist says: "I depict a reality where I live emotionally and reflectively. I do not pursue mere description or representation, I don't seek to create an accurate photograph of reality: the intimate nature of things talks to me, opens to me, connects to me. So my attention is attracted by spaces, air, the tiny stub or maybe the huge mountain. 'Nothing that was heard can be told with the same words ...' I don't depict the mere image of the model. If I think of a camellia flower and all those who helped it blossom, as well as those who picked it, if I think of all its wonderful shapes, I feel overwhelmed... I'm awed by so much beauty and I barely dare paint it by touching the paper with colors or the plate with marks to let it breathe. For me, a flower or a tree have no botanical interest: they tell a story. They are the nuances and details that speak to us, fragile fragments of matter and existence, as opposed to accurate descriptions."
This personal exhibition is made even more complete by the catalog specially made by the artist herself.
The Book Fair entitled "With a Book Between Earth and Sky" - organized by Cerutti & Pozzi, a bookshop in Luino - will make summer even more interesting and will be yet another reason to visit the museum, which will host the fair. The fair will begin on Friday, July 21 and will be open till Sunday 20 August 2017.
The opening hours of the Book Fair will be the same as the Parisi Valle Civic Museum. If you're art and /or book lovers, you just can't miss this chance to find a wide selection of highly successful titles. There will also be a space dedicated to children's books, foreign language books and the most sought-after and peculiar editions for you to discover and browse through.
During the book fair, the Parisi Valle Museum will be open every Saturday (22 and 29 July, 5, 12 and 19 August) from 9.00 pm to 11.00 pm.
Also hosted by the museum, Maurizio Miozzi will give two interesting talks: Saturday, August 5, BISKRA UN EMIGRANTE RACCONTA, and Saturday, August 12, LUINO DI IERI E DI OGGI, both at 9.30 pm.


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Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Warm and humid. Low 74F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
The Fredericksburg Sister City Association is celebrating Bastille Day, a French national holiday, with a lively celebration featuring food and music Sunday in Market Square. Join the crowd in singing 'La Marseillaise,' plus enjoy tunes from The Acoustic Onion and food from Normandie Cuisine and Renee's Crêpes & Cakes.
Begin your Bastille Day celebration on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Fredericksburg Area Museum. Families will learn about the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Fredericksburg and our French sister city, Frejus, and make a French flag to take home. famva.org; fredericksburgfrejus.com.
THIRD THURSDAY: Soak up the sounds of summer with Souled Out at Culpeper Renaissance's Third Thursday summer concert series on July 18. The high-energy group will entertain the crowds with their blend of soul, funk, rock and country from 5-9 p.m. in front of the Depot on Commerce Street in historic downtown. Advance tickets are $5 or $7 at the gate for those 21 and older. Admission is free for children.
Weekender Calendar July 11-18
Film: "River's Edge," Library of Congress Packard Theater, 19053 Mt. Pony Road, Culpeper. Analytical film about a crime; inspired by a true event. (Island Pictures, 1986—rated R) 7:30 p.m. Free. No one under the age of 17 permitted without parent or guardian. 202/707-9994.
Bingo, Fredericksburg Elks Lodge, 11309 Tidewater Trail. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. 540/371-5240.
Bingo, American Legion Post 320, 8456 Brock Road, Spotsylvania. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. 540/548-8069.
Bingo, St. Michael High School, 6301 Campus Drive, Fredericksburg. Doors open at 5 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. Concessions, family-friendly and smoke-free. facebook.com/saintmichaelbingo.
Summer Concert Series: U.S. Navy Band Commodores, National Museum of the Marine Corps, 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Outdoor concessions will be available. Weather-permitting. usmcmuseum.com.
War & Whiskey, The Rising Sun Tavern, 1304 Caroline St. Tastings and conversation on whiskey, its influence and storied history. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $20-$30. Tickets are sold by timed entry. RSVPs are encouraged by purchasing tickets in advance WashingtonHeritageMuseums.org/calendar. 540/371-1494.
Comedy Album Recording: Rahmein Mostafavi, Courtyard Marriott, 620 Caroline St. 7 and 9 p.m. $15. 21 and older, two-item minimum. rahmein.laughstub.com/eventlist.cfm.
Film: "Pete Seeger and Friends on Rainbow Quest," Library of Congress Packard Theater, 19053 Mt. Pony Road, Culpeper. Video compilation. (1965–1966) 7:30 p.m. Free. 202/707-9994.
Sunset Kayak Trip, Caledon State Park, 11617 Caledon Road, King George. 7:30-9:30 p.m. $19 solo; $25 tandem. Wear clothes that can get wet and close-toed shoes. Must be at least 16 years or older for a solo kayak and 8 years or older and accompanied by an adult for tandem kayak. Call for reservations at 540/663-3861 or stop by the visitor center.
Bingo, American Legion Post 290, 1141 Mountain View Road, Stafford. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., games start at 6:45 p.m. $15. 540/659-4461.
Bingo, Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department, 250 Butler Road. Sponsored by the Greater Falls Run Lions in Stafford. 6:45 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m.
Sounds of Summer: 44 Diesel, Market Square, 907 Princess Anne St. Rock, reggae. 7-9 p.m. Free. famva.org.
Pickin' Party, Sumerduck Ruritan Club, 5335 Sumerduck Road, Sumerduck. Doors open 5 p.m., dinner served 6-8:30 p.m. by free will donations. Live music 7-10 p.m. 540/445-1714; fb.me/SumerduckRuritan.
"Matilda the Musical," Massaponax High School, 8201 Jefferson Davis Highway. 7 p.m. $12-$15 adults, $8-$10 students. spicket.events/ponax.
Shakespeare at the Ruins: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Barboursville Ruins, 17655 Winery Road, Barboursville. 7 p.m. $20 adults and children. Weather-dependent. 540/832-5355; fourcp.org.
Film: "Dinosaur," Library of Congress Packard Theater, 19053 Mt. Pony Road, Culpeper. (Disney, 2000) 2 p.m. "The Bad News Bears," (Paramount, 1976) 7:30 p.m. Free. 202/707-9994.
Riverside Writers' Group Summer Open Mic, Salem Church Library, 2607 Salem Church Road. 1-4 p.m. All are welcome to read original work. riversidewriters.com.
Book signing: Gerald D. Tyler, Howell Branch Library, 806 Lyons Blvd. Tyler signs his book, "Three in One: The Life and Legacy of Gerald DeForest Tyler An Educator, Preacher and Writer." 1-3 p.m. 540/372-1144; librarypoint.org.
"Raise the Roof" craft beer fest, Historic Christ Church and Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Craft beer, wine, barbecue with fixings or veggie fare, homemade ice cream and live music by Good Shot Judy and Bobby "Blackhat" Walters. 1-6 p.m. $55 adult; $20 under 21; 5 and under free. Soft drinks and water provided. Bring photo ID and lawn chairs or blankets. No pets or coolers. Rain or shine. Benefits preservation of Historic Christ Church (1735), a National Historic Landmark. christchurch1735.org.
History at Sunset: "May's Bloodiest Dawn: Hazel Grove and Fairview." Meet at Hazel Grove, Chancellorsville Tour Stop 9. With Frank O'Reilly. 6:30 p.m. Free. Program lasts about 90 minutes. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water, and wear bug repellent. In the event of questionable weather, call 540/693-3200, ext. 4040; or check facebook.com/fredericksburgspotsylvanianmp.
Sunset Kayaking on the Potomac, Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. 6-9 p.m. $60 per person or $75 per person, double kayak. Weather-dependent event. Participants are advised to dress with suitable shoes, backpack with water and energy snacks. Waterproof camera optional. Personal kayaks are not permitted. Beginner and experienced paddlers over the age of 12 are welcome. Preregistration required by Thursday. 804/493-1979; stratfordhall.org.
Bull riding rodeo, Oakland Heights Farm, 17110 James Madison Highway, Gordonsville. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., live music at 6 p.m., bull riding at 7:15 p.m. $10-$15. oaklandheightsfarm.com.
Good Time Cruise-in, Town Center, Routes 20 and 611, Locust Grove. 5 p.m. until sundown. Free. Proceeds benefit local charities and food bank. 540/972-1570; goodtime-cruisers.webs.com.
610 Cruisers weekly cruise-in, Burger King, 269 Garrisonville Road, Stafford. 4-8:10 p.m. Free. Open to all makes, models, years of cars, trucks, bikes and specialty vehicles. xlccva.shutterfly.com.
Bingo, St. Michael High School. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., bingo starts at 5 p.m. See July 11 listing.
All-you-can-eat breakfast, Jeffersonton Community Center, 5073 Jeffersonton Road. Menu includes eggs, pancakes, sausage gravy, biscuits, crepes, bacon, pastries, fried apples, orange juice and coffee. 8-11 a.m. $9 for adults, $6 for children 6-12, and children under 6 are free. 540/937-9979.
Cabaret Night at Riverside Center, 95 Riverside Parkway, Stafford. Riverside actors and actresses sing their most beloved show tunes. 8-10 p.m. $15. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. riversidedt.com.
Zack Smith & The Dixie Power Trio, Lake Anna Winery, 5621 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. Food by Gregory's Grill. 6-10 p.m. $10 fee includes souvenir wine glass, beads and dancing. lawinery.net.
Music by the River: The NewOldz, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. 6 p.m. Free; $5 parking. Bring a picnic, and blanket or lawn chair. 804/462-5030; vasp.fun/musicbytheriver.
"Lorin Maazel In Memoriam," Theatre House at Castleton, 663 Castleton View Road, Castleton. Operatic arias from the Italian and German repertoire. A cocktail reception and meet-and-greet will follow. 7 p.m. $50. 540/937-3454; castletonfestival.org.
"Matilda the Musical," Massaponax High School. 2 and 7 p.m. See July 12 listing.
SOLD OUT Shakespeare at the Ruins: "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Barboursville Ruins. See July 12 listing.
Bastille Day, Market Square. Live music, authentic French street food, French wines, craft beer and other beverages. 6-10 p.m. Free admission. Proceeds benefit the FSCA student summer exchange program with Frejus, France. Sponsored by the Fredericksburg Sister City Association. fredericksburgfrejus.com.
Walk With a Virginia Master Naturalist, Salamander Loop of the Ni River Trail, 8010 River Stone Drive, Spotsylvania Learn birdcalls, identify trees and find out about wildflowers. 9 a.m. Free; spotsylvaniagreenways.org.
The Flying Circus Airshow, 5114 Ritchie Road, Bealeton. Featuring antique airplanes and performances including formation flying demos, aerobatics and death-defying wing-walkers. Admission, airplane ride prices and a detailed schedule of events at flyingcircusairshow.com. 540/439-8661.
Stafford Regional Choral Society: "A Testament for Freedom," National Museum of the Marine Corps, 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway, Triangle. 2-3 p.m. Free. usmcmuseum.com.
Music on the Steps: Cinema Hearts, Fredericksburg Branch Library, 1201 Caroline St. Rock 'n' roll, doo-wop pop. 7 p.m. Free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic basket. librarypoint.org.
FredBrass Concert Series: Amy McCabe, Trinity Episcopal Church, 825 College Ave. Trumpet. 7:30 p.m. Free. Presented by the UMW Philharmonic. 16 tuesday
Spotsylvania Line Dance Club, Marshall Center, 8800 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. Beginner, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; intermediate 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. 804/448-9811.
Bingo, American Legion Post 290, Stafford. See July 12 listing.
Film: "Force of Evil," Library of Congress Packard Theater, 19053 Mt. Pony Road, Culpeper. Mob lawyer wants to consolidate and control the numbers racket in New York. (MGM, 1948) 7:30 p.m. Free. 202/707-9994.
Bingo, Fredericksburg Elks Lodge. See July 11 listing.
Bingo, American Legion Post 320. See July 11 listing.
Bingo, St. Michael High School. See July 11 listing.
Third Thursday Summer Concert Series: Souled Out, Depot on Commerce St., Culpeper. Live music; lawn games and moon bounce for younger concertgoers. 5-9 p.m. $5-$7; kids are free. Bring a picnic basket or purchase food on-site. No pets and no coolers. 540/825-4416; culpeperdowntown.com.
Brothers Osborne, Marks & Harrison Amphitheater, 5030 Gordon W. Shelton Blvd. 7 p.m.; gates at 5:30 p.m. $20-$99. afterhoursconcertseries.com.
—Compiled by Tara Lee
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Crystal Instruments introduces a battery-powered handheld data acquisition system and dynamic signal analyzer that matches the performance and functions of high-end systems.The CoCo-80 is a powerful and simple to use handheld instrument that is ideal for a wide range of industries including automotive, aviation, aerospace, electronics and military that demand easy, quick and accurate data recording and real-time processing in the field. The user interface of CoCo-80 is specifically designed for easy and simple operation while it maintains the capability of providing a wide variety of real-time signal analysis functions.
Typical Real-Time Analysis Functions Math (+,-,*, /), integration, differentiation, FFT, average, window, auto power spectra, cross spectra, FRF, coherence, real-time filters, RMS, octave, order tracking, swept sine, limiting, alarm/abort and many more.
Vibration Data Collection Functions RMS, true-RMS, overall-RMS, waveforms, spectrum, demodulated spectrum, trending and alarm, 2 plane balancing. Measure acceleration, velocity, displacement and tacho.


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Со́лнечная эне́ргия — энергия от Солнца в форме радиации и света. Эта энергия в значительной мере управляет климатом и погодой, и является основой жизни. Технология, использующая солнечную энергию, называется солнечной энергетикой.

Солнечная энергия и Земля
В верхние слои атмосферы Земли постоянно поступает 174 ПВт солнечного излучения (инсоляции). Около 6 % инсоляции отражается от атмосферы, 16 % поглощается ею. Средние слои атмосферы в зависимости от погодных условий (облака, пыль, атмосферные загрязнения) отражают до 20 % инсоляции и поглощают 3 %.

Атмосфера не только уменьшает количество солнечной энергии, достигающей поверхности Земли, но и диффундирует около 20 % с того что поступает, и фильтрует часть его спектра. После прохождения атмосферы около половины инсоляции находится в видимой части спектра. Вторая половина находится преимущественно в инфракрасной части спектра. Только незначительная часть этой инсоляции приходится на ультрафиолетовое излучение.

Солнечное излучение поглощается поверхностью суши, океанами (покрывают около 71 % поверхности земного шара) и атмосферой. Абсорбция солнечной энергии через атмосферную конвекцию, испарение и конденсация водяного пара является движущей силой круговорота воды и управляет ветрами. Солнечные лучи, абсорбированные океаном и сушей, поддерживает среднюю температуру на поверхности Земли, что ныне составляет 14 °C. Благодаря фотосинтезу растений солнечная энергия может превращаться в химическую, которая хранится в виде пищи, древесины и биомассы, которая в конце концов превращается в ископаемое топливо.

Перспективы использования

Солнечная энергия является источником энергии ветра, воды, тепла морей, биомассы, а также причиной образования на протяжении тысячелетий торфа, бурого и каменного угля, нефти и природного газа, однако эта опосредованная энергия и накопленная в течение тысяч и миллионов лет. Энергию Солнца можно использовать и непосредственно, как источник электроэнергии и тепла. Для этого нужно создать устройства, которые концентрируют энергию Солнца на малых площадях и в малых объёмах.

Общее количество солнечной энергии, которую поглощает атмосфера, поверхность суши и океана составляет примерно 3 850 000 эксаджоулей (ЭДж) в год. За один час это дает больше энергии, чем весь мир использовал за целый 2002 год. Фотосинтез забирает около 3 000 ЭДж в год на производство биомассы. Количество солнечной энергии, которая достигает поверхности земли, такое большое, что за год оно примерно вдвое превзойдет всю энергию, которую потенциально можно выработать из всех невозобновляемых источников: угля, нефти, урановых руд.

Количество солнечной энергии, которую потенциально может использовать человек, отличается от количества энергии, которое находится вблизи земной поверхности. Такие факторы как смена дня и ночи, облачность и доступная поверхность суши уменьшают количество энергии, пригодной для использования.

Географическое положение влияет на энергетический потенциал, поскольку ближе к экватору области принимают большее количество солнечного излучения. Однако, использование устройств на фотовольтации, которые могут изменять свою ориентацию в соответствии с положением Солнца на небосклоне, может значительно повышать потенциал солнечной энергии в отдалённых от экватора областях.

Доступность земель значительно влияет на возможную добычу энергии, поскольку солнечные панели можно устанавливать лишь на землях, которые для этого подходят и не используются для других целей. Например, подходящим местом для установки панелей стали крыши.

Солнечные системы делятся на активные и пассивные, в зависимости от способа впитать солнечную энергию, её переработать и распределить.

Активные солнечные технологии используют фотовольтаику, , солнечные коллекторы, насосы и вентиляторы, чтобы превратить солнечное излучение в полезный выход энергии. Среди пассивных солнечных технологий: использование материалов с благоприятными тепловыми характеристиками, дизайн помещений с естественной циркуляцией воздуха и выгодное расположение зданий относительно положения Солнца. Активные солнечные технологии повышают энергоснабжения, тогда как пассивные уменьшают потребность в дополнительных источниках энергии.

2000 года Программа развития ООН, Департамент по экономическим и социальным вопросам ООН и Мировой энергетический совет опубликовали оценку потенциала солнечной энергии, которую человечество может добывать, приняв во внимание такие факторы, как инсоляция, облачность и доступна для использования поверхность суши. Оценка показала, что глобальный потенциал солнечной энергии составляет 1,575-49,837 ЭДж на год «(см. таблицу ниже)».

В это время работают нагревательные устройства, которые аккумулируют энергию Солнца, а также опытные образцы электродвигателей и автомобилей, которые используют энергию Солнца.

Солнечная энергия, как полагают, к концу века может составить не более 1 % от общего количества используемой энергии. Ещё в 1870 году в Чили было построено солнечный опреснитель морской воды, который производил до 30 т пресной воды в сутки и работал более 40 лет. Благодаря применению гетеропереходов коэффициент полезного действия солнечных батарей уже достигает 25 %. Налажено производство солнечных батарей в виде длинной поликристаллической кремниевой ленты, которые имеют КПД более 10 %.

Тепловая энергия

Технологии, которые используют тепловую энергию солнца, можно применять для нагрева воды, обогрева помещений, охлаждения помещений и генерации технологической теплоты.

В 1897 году Франк Шуман, американский изобретатель, инженер и пионер по использованию солнечной энергии, построил небольшой демонстрационный солнечный двигатель, принцип работы которого заключался в том, что солнечный свет отражался на квадратные контейнеры, заполненные эфиром, температура кипения которого меньше, чем воды. Внутри до контейнеров были пригнаны черные трубы, которые приводили в движение паровой двигатель. В 1908 году Шуман основал компанию Sun Power Company, которая должна была строить большие установки на солнечной энергии. Вместе со своим техническим советником А. С. Э Аккерманом и британским физиком Чарльзом Верноном Бойзом Шуман разработал улучшенную систему, использовав систему зеркал, которые отражали солнечные лучи на коробки солнечных коллекторов, повышая эффективность нагрева до уровня, когда можно было вместо эфира использовать воду. Затем Шуман построил полномасштабный паровой двигатель, который работал на воде под низким давлением. Это дало ему возможность 1912 года запатентовать целую систему с солнечным двигателем.

Между 1912 и 1913 годами Шуман построил первую в мире гелиотермальную электростанцию в городе Маади Египет. Шумановская электростанция использовала параболоцилиндрический концентратор, чтобы привести в движение двигатель мощностью 45 — 52 кВт, который перекачивал более 22 000 литров воды за минуту с реки Нил на близлежащие хлопковые поля. Хотя Первая мировая война, а также открытие дешёвой нефти в 1930-х годах, и помешали дальнейшему продвижению солнечной энергии, но шумановское видение и базовый дизайн был возрожден в 1970-х годах на новой волне интереса к гелиотермальной энергии. В 1916 году в прессе часто Цитировали слова Шумана, в которых он защищал использования солнечной энергии:

Нагревание воды

В низких географических широтах (ниже 40 градусов) от 60 до 70 % всей бытовой горячей воды температурой до 60 °C могут обеспечить солнечные системы для нагрева воды. Наиболее распространенными типами солнечных водонагревателей являются: вакуумные трубные коллекторы (44 %) и плоские коллекторы (34 %), которые обычно используют для нагрева бытовой горячей воды; а также прозрачные пластиковые коллекторы (21 %), которые главным образом используют, чтобы подогревать плавательные бассейны.

По состоянию на 2007 год общая установленная мощность солнечных систем для нагрева воды составляла примерно 154 тепловых ГВт. Китай является мировым лидером в этой области, установив по состоянию на 2006 год 70 ГВт тепловых и планируя к 2020 году достичь 210 ГВт тепловых. Израиль и Республика Кипр являются мировыми лидерами по использованию солнечных систем для подогрева воды на душу населения с 90 % домохозяйств, которые их установили. В США, Канаде и Австралии солнечные водоподогреватели служат преимущественно для подогрева плавательных бассейнов, с установленной мощностью состоянию на 2005 год около 18 ГВт тепловых.

Обогрев, охлаждение и вентиляция
В США на HVAC приходится 30 % (4.65 EJ/yr) энергии, которая используется в коммерческих зданиях и почти 50 % (10.1 EJ/yr) энергии, которая используется в жилых домах. Системы солнечного обогрева, охлаждения и вентиляции можно использовать, чтобы компенсировать часть этой энергии.

Тепловая масса — это любой материал, который можно применять, чтобы сохранять тепло, в частности солнечное. Среди материалов, которые могут выполнять функцию тепловой массы, камень, цемент и вода. На протяжении истории их применяли в засушливом или теплом климате, чтобы сохранить помещение прохладным, поскольку они впитывают солнечную энергию в течение дня и выпускают накопленное тепло ночью. Однако их можно применять и в прохладных регионах, чтобы сохранять тепло. Размер и расположение тепловой массы зависит от нескольких факторов, таких как климат, соотношение времени солнечной освещенности и пребывание в тени. Если тепловую массу правильно разместить, то она сохраняет температуру в помещении в комфортном диапазоне и уменьшает потребность в устройствах для дополнительного обогрева и охлаждения.

 (или тепловой дымоход, в этом контексте) — это пассивная система солнечной вентиляции, состоящей из вертикального ствола, который соединяет внутреннюю и внешнюю стороны здания. Если дымоход нагревается, то воздух внутри также нагревается, вызывая  который протягивает воздух через дом. Его работу можно улучшить, если использовать непрозрачные материалы и тепловую массу таким образом, который напоминает теплицу.

Листопадные растения предложено как способ контролировать солнечное нагревание и охлаждение. Если они растут на южной стороне здания в северном полушарии или северной стороне здания в южном полушарии, то их листья обеспечивает тень в течение лета, тогда как голые стволы без препятствий пропускают солнечные лучи зимой.

Приготовление еды

Солнечные печи используют солнечный свет для приготовления пищи, сушки и пастеризации. Их можно разделить на три широких категории: камерные печи (), панельные печи () и отражательные печи (). Простейшая солнечная печь — камерная, которую впервые построил Орас Бенедикт де Соссюр 1767 года. Простая камерная печь состоит из изолированного контейнера с прозрачной крышкой. Она может эффективно применяться при частично закрытом облаками небе и обычно достигает температуры 90-150 °C. Панельная печь использует отражающую панель, чтобы направить солнечные лучи на изолированный контейнер и достичь температуры, сравнимой с камерной печью. Отражательные печи используют различную геометрию отражателя (тарелку, корыто, зеркала Френеля), чтобы сфокусировать лучи на контейнер. Эти печи достигают температуры 315 °C, но требуют прямого луча и их нужно переставлять вместе с изменением положения Солнца.

Технологическое тепло
Системы концентрации солнечной энергии, такие как параболические тарелки, корыта и отражатели Шеффлера могут обеспечивать технологическое тепло для коммерческих и индустриальных нужд. Первой коммерческой системой был  (STEP) в Шенандоа, (Джорджия, США), где поле со 114 параболических тарелок обеспечило 50 % технологического тепла, вентиляции воздуха и потребностей в электроэнергии для швейной фабрики. Эта подключеная к сети когенерационная установка обеспечила 400 кВт электроэнергии а также тепловую энергию в виде 401 Вт пара и 468 кВт охлажденной воды и обеспечивала хранение тепла с одногодинним пиковой нагрузкой. Пруды-испарители — это мелкие бассейны, которые сконцентровують растворенные в воде твердые вещества с помощью испарение. Использование прудов-испарителей, чтобы добыть соль из морской воды, является одним из старейших применений солнечной энергии. Среди современных применений: повышение концентрации солей при добыче металлов методом выщелачивания, а также удаления твердых веществ из сточных вод. При использовании ,  и вешалок белье высыхает в процессе испарения под действием ветра и солнечных лучей без потребления электроэнергии и газа. В законах некоторых штатов даже специально прописана защита «права сушить» одежду. Unglazed transpired collectors (UTC) — это перфорированные стены («стена-коллектор»), направленные в сторону солнца, используемые для предварительного нагрева вентиляционного воздуха. UTC могут поднять температуру входящего воздуха до  и обеспечить температуру воздуха на выходе -. Короткий период возврата вложенных денег (от 3 до 12 лет) делает transpired collectors финансово выгоднее, чем glazed collection systems. По состоянию на 2003 год более 80 систем с суммарной коллекторной площадью 35 000 м2 были установлены во всем мире, включая коллектор площадью 860 м2 в Коста-Рике для сушки кофейных бобов и коллектор площадью 1300 м2 в Коимбатурe (Индия) для высушивания бархатцев.

Обработка воды

Солнечное опреснение можно использовать, чтобы превратить соленую или солоноватую воду в питьевую. Впервые пример такого преобразования зафиксировали арабские алхимики XVI века. Впервые масштабный проект из солнечного опреснения построили в 1872 году в чилийском шахтерском городке Лас-Салинас. Завод, который имел площадь солнечного коллектора 4700 м2 мог производить до 22 700 л питьевой воды и оставался в работе на протяжении 40 лет. Индивидуальные конструкции неподвижных элементов включают в себя односкатные, двухскатные (тепличные или типовые), вертикальные, конические, перевернутые поглотители, мультифитиль и множественные эффекты. .. Эти опреснители могут работать в пассивном, активном и гибридном режимах. Double-slope казани наиболее экономически выгодные для децентрализованных бытовых нужд, тогда как active multiple effect units более подходят для широкомасштабных проектов.

Для солнечной дезинфекции воду наливают в прозрачные бутылки с ПЭТ и помещают их на несколько часов под солнечные лучи. Время дезинфекции зависит от климата и погодных условий, по крайней мере от 6 часов до 2 дней, если небо полностью покрыто облаками. Этот способ рекомендовала Всемирная организация здравоохранения как доступный метод обработки бытовой воды и безопасного хранения. Более 2 миллионов людей в странах, что развиваются, ежедневно применяют этот метод для обработки своей питьевой воды.

Солнечную энергию можно использовать в прудах-отстойниках для обработки сточных вод без применения химикатов и затраты электроэнергии. Ещё одним преимуществом для окружающей среды является то, что водоросли живут в таких прудах и потребляют диоксид углерода в процессе фотосинтеза, хотя они могут вырабатывать токсичные вещества, которые делают воду непригодной для употребления.

Производство электроэнергии

Солнечная энергетика работает за счет преобразования солнечного света в электроэнергию. Это может происходить или непосредственно, с использованием фотовольтаики, или косвенно, с использованием систем , в которых линзы и зеркала собирают солнечный свет с большой площади в тонкий луч, а механизм слежения отслеживает положение Солнца. Фотовольтаика превращает свет в электрический ток с помощью фотоэффекта.

Предполагают, что солнечная энергетика станет крупнейшим источником электроэнергии к 2050 году, в которой на долю фотовольтаики и концентрированной солнечной энергии будет приходиться 16 и 11 % мирового производства электроэнергии соответственно.

Коммерческие электростанции на концентрированной солнечной энергии впервые появились в 1980-х годах. После 1985 года установка этого типа  в пустыне Мохаве (Калифорния) 354 МВт стала крупнейшей солнечной электростанцией в мире. Среди других солнечных электростанций этого типа  (150 МВт) и  (100 МВт), обе в Испании. Среди : Agua Caliente Solar Project (250 МВт) в США, и Charanka Solar Park (221 МВТ) в Индии. Проекты мощностью более 1 ГВт находятся на стадии разработки, но большинство установок на солнечных батареях, мощностью до 5 КВт, имеют небольшой размер и расположены на крышах. По состоянию на 2013 год на солнечную энергию приходилось менее 1 % от электроэнергии в мировой сети.

Архитектура и городское планирование

Наличие солнечного света влияла на дизайн зданий от самого начала истории архитектуры. Впервые продвинутые методы солнечной архитектуры и городского планирования ввели древние греки и китайцы, которые ориентировали свои дома на юг, чтобы обеспечить их освещением и теплом.

Среди общих характеристик : благоприятная ориентация зданий относительно Солнца, компактные пропорции (малое отношение площади поверхности к объёму), выборочное затемнение (навесы) и . Когда эти свойства удачно подобраны с учётом местного климата, то это обеспечивает хорошее освещение помещений и позволяет оставаться в комфортном диапазоне температур. Дом мегаронного типа Сократа — является классическим примером пассивной солнечной архитектуры. На нынешнем этапе солнечного дизайна применяют компьютерное моделирование с помощью которой связывают между собой , а также системы солнечного обогрева и вентиляции в интегрированный пакет солнечного дизайна. Активное солнечное оборудование, такое как насосы, вентиляторы и переключаемые окна может дополнить пассивный дизайн и улучшить показатели работы системы.

Городской тепловой остров (МТО) — это городской район, где температура выше, чем в окружающих сельских местностях. Повышение температуры является следствием применения таких материалов как асфальт и бетон, которые лучше впитывают солнечное излучение, поскольку имеют ниже альбедо и выше теплоемкость, чем в окружающей среде. Чтобы непосредственно противодействовать эффекту, здания красят в белое и насаживают на улицах деревья. Согласно проекту гипотетической программы «cool communities» в Лос-Анджелеси, используя эти методы городскую температуру можно снизить примерно на 3 °C. Стоимость проекта оценивается в US$1 млрд, а общая годовая выгода может составлять US$530 млн благодаря уменьшению затрат на вентиляцию и охрану здоровья.

Сельское хозяйство и растениеводство

Сельское хозяйство и растениеводство ищут способы оптимизировать впитывание солнечной энергии для того, чтобы повысить продуктивность растений.

Оранжерея превращает солнечный свет в тепло, обеспечивая круглогодичное выращивание растений, которые в природе не приспособлены для этого климата. Простейшие оранжереи использовали в римские времена, чтобы круглый год выращивать огурцы для императора Тиберия. Современные В Европе в XVI веке появились оранжереи для выращивания растений, привезённых из исследовательских путешествий.

См. также
 Солнечная энергетика
 Энергосбережение
 Энергоаудит
 Энергоэффективность
 Пассивный дом
 Ветроэнергетика
 Энергосберегающая лампа
 Экологическая экспертиза

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Multifactory Models for the Community Economy
* Article: The rise of community economy : from coworking spaces to the multifactory model. By Lorenza Victoria Salati, Giulio Focardi. - Sarajevo : Udruženje Akcija, 2018.
URL = https://www.academia.edu/41043179/THE_RISE_OF_COMMUNITY_ECONOMY_From_Coworking_Spaces_to_the_Multifactory_Model
"We want to understand and to show this new idea of workplaces: local, fast, easy, versatile, sustainable under a social and environmental point of view. ... The result of this research is the Multifactory Model, a model of intervention designed to be a guide for all those who want to create, from scratch, a shared workspace based on concepts of collaboration, mutual aid, social innovation, sustainability, and the free flow of knowledge"
1 The Context
3 The Questionnaire
5 Excerpts
5.1 The Multifactory Model
5.2 The Invisible Factory
5.3 Community Economy
6 Case Study
6.1 R84 Multifactory Mantova
7.1 Launch of a Study Center on Systemic Economics
8 More information
8.1 Bibliography
8.3 Author Bios
By Lorenza Victoria Salati and Giulio Focardi:
"We reject the distracting pessimism of those who see a grey future subjugated to global and sprawling multinationals, but also of those who uncritically superimpose the concept of "enterprise"on the stereotyped image of seventeenth-century steelworks and consider every entrepreneur as a ruthless and predatory subject. The reality is very different and is made up of innovative and environmentally friendly business models, and new sustainable companies led by a new social class that perceives itself as a driving force for social change and takes up the traits of crafts-people, artists, professionals and entrepreneurs, hybridizing and adapting them to the times. These pioneers of a new way of doing business are among us and successfully lead companies and projects based on concepts of community, social inclusion, professional exchange,mutual help, and responsibility towards the community.How did we come to these conclusions? By exploring, touching, and traveling to discover innovative projects. Between 2012 and 2018 we visited over 120 different workspaces, travelling across 20 countries and three continents in search of successful models, inspirations and experiences.We made traveling the core of our research, adopting an ethnographic approach and using many theoretical tools from visual anthropology and participatory anthropology. To some places we went only once, to others we went back regularly. At some we stayed half a day, at others for months at a time.
The result of this research is the Multifactory Model, a model of intervention designed to be a guide for all those who want to create, from scratch, a shared workspace based on concepts of collaboration, mutual aid, social innovation, sustainability, and the free flow of knowledge.
Since 2014 we have begun proposing the Multifactory Model to both institutions and to private individuals as a tool for urban regeneration and as a means of generating local job opportunities. Some of the resulting negotiations have come to an end,while others are still ongoing. Between 2014 and 2016 we spent several months working at FreiLand, Potsdam, to continue refining the model. In the meantime we have visited many other spaces across Europe and we have begun to lay the foundations of the Multifactory Network and for the development of the 'Invisible Factory', a project designed to scale the Multifactory Model. The Multifactory Network is a project aimed at fostering and enabling direct collaborations between members of workspaces in different countries. The Multifactory Network aims to re-move obstacles in terms of design, sustainability and work-life balance that usually makes it difficult for artists, craftspeople,professionals and small economic players to travel and develo international projects. The idea of the Invisible Factory first came to us at MAGE in 2013. Currently our focus is to consolidate a transnational structure of companies, artists and professionals linked by stable relationships that is able to imagine, design, develop and produce complex products and services, utilising horizontal coordination between small local producers. Our research continues on other bases to the current day, our aim being the implementation of the Multifactory Network and refining the development of the Invisible Factory. Between 2012 and 2018 we visited a total of 120 spaces of all kinds in Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, the UK, the Czech Republic,Slovenia, Poland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, the United States and Ecuador. "
This book is an examination of a collaborative production space in Milan, called Mage, and a quest to find similar places abroad:
"MAGE in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan), also known in Italy as the "Town of Factories". MAGE is an industrial building of 1700 square meters, formerly used as warehouses. At MAGE now you can find 17 small companies and/or associations: crafts makers, sewers, dressmakers, two bag factories, a bikefactory, laser cutting, 3D printing, photographers, architects, jewellers, filmmakers, and artists. We produce goods, ideas and culture since 2010.
What emerged from the interviews was that our interviewees viewed MAGE as more than just a collaborative space. It was areal organisational structure based on exchange, mutuality and sharing. To some extent, it seemed as if these different artists,companies and craftspeople, working horizontally together,were part of a single, large "invisible factory", in which everyone could represent a company function.Perhaps MAGE was a unique experience, an anomaly, a particular combination of factors that had led to that result. Or perhaps, if that structure had taken place, there were reasons linked to a more general change and it was the expression of asocial change, related to people who began to have other values and other priorities than in the past.In any case, if it had been possible to identify the basic mechanisms underlying the relationships between the different components of the system, to understand which ones were functional with respect to an increase in the overall level of competences, it might have been possible to identify solutions to make these mechanisms reproducible, so as to define a model that could be exported.
FROM ROME WE TRAVELLED TO POLLINO, FROM POLLINO TO NAPLES,FROM NAPLES TO SALERNO, FROM SALERNO WE JOURNEYED TO EBOLI, AND FINALLY, AFTER MANY HARD MILES, WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION, LAURIA. Here, we would get to know the farmers who were participating in the Micro Supply Chain project.
To continue with the work, we decided to follow a double path. On one side, we decided to propose the same interviews to a group of farmers from the South of Italy, in Basilicata, who were all part of a project meant to create a local supply chain, to see what the answers would be in a totally different place from Milan. From different people, in a different context, we expected that we would receive different answers.On the other hand, we decided to look for a space outside Italy. That period was economically very difficult in Italy, so we speculated it might only be the lack of money that was pushing people to get together and then, once they had started to earn enough money again, all these experiences would be doomed to disappear.
After Pollino, we anticipate results in London. We needed to understand if, in a land of social experimentation, we would find something similar to what we had observed to date in Italy. Our departure was scheduled for February 27th 2013. We had the ticket, but not destination. Yet! Our journey into the world of shared workspaces has only just begun: we needed to focus ourresearch and we decided to concentrate on spaces that had the three characteristics that we considered important:First of all, they should be places where something concrete is being produced: objects, prototypes, small scale production. They could also be somewhere to accommodate 'workers of the intangible', those who might only need a desk and a computer,but a productive element would be mandatory. Then, they should be places characterised by broad heterogeneity; young and old, artists and craftspeople, start-ups and established companies, traditional craftspeople and 3D printers,architects and cyclists, local companies and companies with aglobal outlook.Finally, they should be community projects. We are not prescriptive about which governance structure would be acceptable. Be it privately owned, perhaps with an established management structure or typically anarchic, our only concern is that the bodies or individuals using the space should be an active part of the space's governance. The ethos of 'from below'or 'grassroots'is non negotiable.
On 9 February we contacted Building BloQs, a new-born space in the North-East suburbs of London"
What does "work" mean to you?
Who are your main suppliers?
Who are your main customers?
How do you sell your products?
Do you have collaborations with other economic subjects?
Do you plan with others?
What do you think about the craftspeople?
What do you think about the factories?
What do you think about fixed job?
Are you an entrepreneur?
If not, who are you?
How do you organize your work?
How do you organize your time?
What does "culture" mean to you?
What does "doing business" mean to you?
Why did you decide to do the job you do?
How did you find the funds to get started?
What are your biggest professional motivations?
How do you see yourself in a year?
In 5 years?In 10 years?
What does " professional updating " mean for you?
Which relationship do you have with technology?
Do you know what the other organizations in MAGE are working on?
Do you work with them?
In which way?
What did you learn from others?
What did you teach others?
Had it not been for MAGE, would you have been doing the same job?
What drove you to come to MAGE?
Which were your expectations?
What did you find?
How did MAGE make you grow?
How did MAGE limit you?
What do you expect from the institutions?
What is actually the role of the management body?
What should it be?
3 Key Elements Of The Multifactory Model
3.1 Community Project, Diversity, Productive Vocation
3.2 Thinking Of Itself As An Enterprise
3.3 Multifactory And Manufacturing Companies
3.4 Starting From The Community, Not From Space
3.6 Knowledge Exchange
3.7 Invisible Factory
3.8 Flexibility
3.9 Importance Of Private Spaces
3.10 Systemic Approach
3.11 From A Community Of Purpose To A Community Of Care
3.12 New Tools For New Needs
3.13 A Viable Solution
3.14 Economic, Social, Environmental Sustainability
3.15 Entrepreneurs As Cultural Mediators
3.16 Multifactory And Gentrification Processes
3.17 Role of Art
3.18 An International Environment
3.19 Politetto
3.20 A New Social Class
4 R84 Multifactory
5 Community Economy, Not Just For Shared Spaces
6 To Know More About The Multifactory Model And The Authors
The Multifactory Model
"The Multifactory Model reflects our approach, our filter, our vision. It focuses on the idea of a community made up of economically minded subjects, such as SMEs, craftspeople, free-lancers, or artists and non-profits that adopt an entrepreneurial approach in the search for economic sustainability.
In a multifactory, each company keeps its own operational in-dependence and private spaces and is responsible together with all the others for the common parts and strategic choices concerning territorial development (calls, institutional relations, common events).
The three key principles of the multi-factory model are:
to be a community project,
have diversity and
a productive vocation.
A multifactory is a community project since all the companies that are part of it are also members of the managing body of the multifactory itself. All companies are responsible for the decisions and performance of the multifactory.
A multifactory is first and foremost a community of purpose,where the common purpose of its members is to work and d-velop their own businesses. In this context, mutual support ia shared tool that helps them to work better, not a moral principle to defend. The everyday experiences and sharing of work and existential challenges then turn the community of purpose into a community that takes care of a place, but also of shared values that emerge over time." (https://www.academia.edu/41043179/THE_RISE_OF_COMMUNITY_ECONOMY_From_Coworking_Spaces_to_the_Multifactory_Model)
The Invisible Factory
"THE INVISIBLE FACTORY IS BASED ON THE IDEA OF DEFINING OTHER ECONOMIC SUBJECTS IN THE SAME WORKING ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE RESOURCES. There are peer resources that carry out their own individual activity, but that can be activated in case of need in order to plan demanding projects, on the basis of a structure of pre-debated and pre-accepted agreements within the system of the multi-factories. Always available buffet of resources, of which everyone is part, and from which everyone can get the necessary skills when required. One of the advantages of the Invisible Factory is to enable a group of small companies to tackle large projects by supporting a low initial investment and taking on a low business risk, unlike what happens when a small company acquires a large order and finds itself in a financial and resource crisis as it is highly exposed as a prime contractor or has to incorporate human resources which, once the project is completed, are then difficult to fully employ." (https://www.academia.edu/41043179/THE_RISE_OF_COMMUNITY_ECONOMY_From_Coworking_Spaces_to_the_Multifactory_Model)
Community Economy
"Community Economy is a theoretical framework within which it is possible to develop effective economic solutions to support the development and transformation of these entities, companies, associations and NGOs. Community Economy in its wider sense is based on the idea that any economic fact is the direct consequence of choices made by individuals, as members of community. We challenge the idea of the invisible hand of the market; the market is made up of people with needs, people who are part of communities and who, within these communities, perceive their own needs.Organisations and companies are also constituted by people who live most of their conscious time at the workplace and interact with their colleagues, and are themselves a community. Community Economy means identifying and highlighting the existence of these communities, defining their boundaries, determining their characteristic traits, understanding how they can interact and structuring a series of actions that can foster certain interactions rather than others. The traditional pyramid-shaped organisational model of companies is obsolete, inefficient, and ineffective. The management structure based on the idea of a command chain in which lower levels of the company have lower importance, autonomy an lower decision-making capacity is now obsolete as it fails to respond to the need for flexibility which is characteristic of con-temporary markets, that means being able to address every day a new need. The lack of flexibility of this structure slows down innovation in the company and creates a distorting effect on internal communication. Of course, it also has advantages, ranging from the control of processes to the management of the working environment, to the optimisation of the lead time. However, these advantages are only relevant in the presence of well-established businesses where the top management really have full control over all aspects ranging from production to the market, while for small or medium companies that have to respond to the needs of different customers every day, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Of course, for associations, NGOs and also for small businesses, these advantages are not perceptible. An association is not a company, even if it provides services to users and has an important economic dimension.Just think that for a non-profit, in the vast majority of cases, users will never turn into customers.Community Economy helps organisations to grow and trans-form by focusing on the heart of the organisation, which is the community made up of employees, partners and collaborators. The solution is to create horizontal structures in which decision levels and responsibilities are distributed among functional cells belonging to decision clusters.If there are issues or if there is a change in progress, it is essential to avoid acting on the dynamics, and focus on the nodes of the structure instead. For example, if there is a change in progress, it is perfectly useless to define in detail all the individual tasks that must be executed, but it is instead of fundamental importance to identify within the community those who want to take responsibility for leading specific areas of change and to outline their motivation and skills to do so in order to build a group commitment to that specific area of change. The main question that growing organisations have to answer cannot be where are we going, what we have to do and how to do it, but rather it should be, what are we becoming, who wants to be part of this change and whether we have the necessary skill." (https://www.academia.edu/41043179/THE_RISE_OF_COMMUNITY_ECONOMY_From_Coworking_Spaces_to_the_Multifactory_Model)
R84 Multifactory Mantova
"To better understand how a multifactory can start, we will briefly talk about the evolution of one of them, R84 Multifactory Mantova. The story of R84 Multifactory starts in December 2013. In that month IES, Italiana Energia e Servizi spa, decides to close the extracting part of its refinery in Mantua, a Lombard city in the heart of the Po Valley. Two months later, the entire refining plant is shut down and only the logistics hub, that is the part used to store and distribute the products, remains active. The resulting loss of jobs is considerable and in order to mitigate its impact, IES launches a selection process to identify external projects to be located in unused spaces. The task of managing this transition is assigned to a Milan-based company specialised in corporate crisis resolution, Sofit srl. In those months, we are in touch with Sofit and we de-cide to answer to the call for projects, proposing they create a multifactory in a part of the area. Two years of meetings, negotiations and crises talks begin involving representatives and administrators from the municipality, the region, some ministries, trade unions, and the regional environmental protection agency (ARPA). The negotiations are extremely confidential and it is forbidden to talk about them to anyone, so we go several times to Mantua, to explore the city,but always incognito. The three selected projects are finally announced in spring 2016. One of them is ours, aimed at establishing a multifactory. In June 2016 we also launch a Call for Projects to identify the initial group of pioneers who will start the multifactory. In September the initial group of companies that will start the project is constituted. It is agreed that the multifactory will be taken over by a trade association, formed by the companies belonging to the Multifactory itself. During the first few months, we all work together with the future members of the multifactory on the statutes and the forms of governance to be applied. In the meantime, IES is carrying out basic maintenance work to make the spaces accessible, including the removal of some asbestos pipes and the installation of new gas-fired heating boilers.In December we start to discuss the name of the associationwith future members. After numerous meetings, three names remain to choose from: Yes Multifactory, La Raffineria delle Idee and R84. We entrust the final decision to the citizens and launch a public survey. The survey is published on January 6, 2018 in the "Gazzetta di Mantova"and on social networks. About ten days later, the votes cast award the name- R84: R for the refinery and 84 is the sum of the numbers identifying the first three buildings that the multifactory will occupy. On 31st January the association R84 is founded, on 21st February the contract between IES and R84 is signed, on 2nd March members receive the keys to their spaces. Thus R84 Multifactory is born. R84 Multifactory covers a large area called "ICIP villas", consisting of green spaces and six buildings, once a mixture of residences, warehouses and workshops formerly used by the workers of the refinery. These spaces are now used as offices, studios and laboratories by around 40 professionals, craftspeople, artists and small entrepreneurs. R84 Multifactory Mantova is part of the project to renovate the eastern suburbs of Mantua and is part of an extensive urban renewal project, aimed at regenerating a place with special characteristics, since the conversion of a former refinery is an extremely challenging task. On one side, there are very strict constraints, imposed by various agencies and public bodies because of the strategic value and for environmental reasons. These are areas that have been heavily transformed during the years, with substantial pollution in the actual "production" areas, which remain inaccessible and dangerous even after the refinery has been shut down. Then there is a social issue, because of the image that a refinery carries and because of the thousands of negative stories that are remembered in the city linked to those places. But there are also a thousand positive memories, stories to tell, and emotions to express. A refinery is not just a steel and cement forest.
A refinery has plenty of contiguous, ancillary, and interstitial areas in the purest meaning of the word, which can be reanimated first and so drive a process of change for the whole area. Giving back to the citizenship those places means, first of all,giving a possibility to rethink the spaces, to live and express within them new emotions. It's also a chance for the community to express needs and identify solutions. Reinventing places as workspaces means exactly this, looking at the future without destroying the memory of the past. Where there was a refinery, the main symbol of heavy industry and globalisation connected to primary resources, today another kind of production is taking place, which seems to be totally different: local, small, sustainable. Yet one element links them. Much as at the beginning of the 20th century a refinery was a symbol of progress and an example of the most advanced technology, today the lean, fast and sustainable companies of R84 Multifactory reiterate the same concept of progress, in this case under the form of advanced models for horizontal and sustainable business development and organisation. Just as a refinery addressed the challenges of the 1900s, a Multifactory addresses the challenges of the 21th century, promoting an integrated model of regional development that links economic sustainability, local development, local production of goods and services, environmental protection, and attention to the needs of individuals and the community." (https://www.academia.edu/41043179/THE_RISE_OF_COMMUNITY_ECONOMY_From_Coworking_Spaces_to_the_Multifactory_Model)
Launch of a Study Center on Systemic Economics
Project by the authors:
"Study Center on Systemic Economics" will publish and share researches on the topic of Urban and Rural Regeneration. The Study Center is organising a Convivium where to invite some researchers to spend some time together, a 3 days of convivial conversations where to share our projects as case studies. During these days we would like to work on extrapolating 4 fundamental questions to submit to other researchers in order to start an intellectual debate around these topic and to collect different point of views. We then would like to collect the answers and publish them on a book released in Creative Commons." (email March 2020)
G. Focardi, L. Salati, "Co-manufacturing and New Economic Paradigms", Hershey (PA, USA), IGI Global, 2019, pp. 240G.
Focardi, L. Salati, "Multifactory: an Emerging Environment for a New Entrepreneurship"in N. Baporikar ed., "Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in the Contemporary Knowledge-Based Global Economy", Hershey (PA, USA), IGI Global,2016 G.
Focardi, L. Salati, "Social Media as Elements of Shared Work-spaces: The Multifactory Case Study"in A. Goel ed., "Product I-novation through Knowledge Management and Social Media Strategies", Hershey (PA, USA), IGI Global, 2016G.
Focardi, L. Salati, "A New Approach to Knowledge Sharing, the Multifactory Model" in O. Terán and J. Aguilar ed.s, "Societal Benefits of Freely Accessible Technologies and Knowledge Resources", Hershey (PA, USA), IGI Global, 2015
documentary: 2014 "Multifactory. The Invisible Factory" HD, 60 min. Independent documentary. Retrievable from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Zn-hC7B9iE
Lorenza Victoria Salati holds a masters degree in Political Sciences (with focus on economic history and visual anthropology) and a specialisation at the School of Cinema and New Media of Milan. She has developed methods derived using visual anthropology as a support to the self-perception of individuals as change makers. Lorenza was formerly a documentary filmmaker and explored agricultural and ethnic issues in Africa (Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Senegal). Since then she has been considering the new communication needs that have arisen from the opportunities offered by the Web 3.0. She has also investigated new forms of expression and innovative methods of storytelling. She has made many documentaries and is the co-author of several books. Lorenza is the co-founder of the Italian firm Osun WES and is the co-owner of a German based company specialising in technological tools to support collaborative projects. She is one of the founders and vice-president of R84 Multifactory Mantova."
Giulio Focardi holds a masters degree in Economic History and his main topics of professional and research interest are in the fields of Community Economy, Collaborative Economy and Social Economy. He promotes urban regeneration through the creation of value chains by developing local projects involving micro-enterprises, artisans, artists and cultural managers. He has worked as a consultant, mostly in the HR, strategic development, and multidimensional planning. He has developed various mathematical models of social systems and is the co-author of several books. His working method starts from the systemic analysis of situations, developing intervention models through a trace-back process, starting from the phenomena to reaching to the causes. Since 2009 he has been interested in researching organisational models that contribute to guaranteeing artists economic sustainability and, at the same time, freedom to research and experiment. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Osun WES, a consulting firm specialising in developing companies as collaborative systems, and is one of the founders and president of the board of R84Association in Mantova."
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Candidates disagree on cost-savings measures
Dirk Perrefort
1of17Jack Knapp, candidate for state representative in the 109th district, meets with The News-Times editorial board Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.Carol KaliffShow MoreShow Less
2of17Jack Knapp, candidate for state representative in the 109th district, meets with The News-Times editorial board, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.Carol KaliffShow MoreShow Less
10of17Jack Knapp, candidate for state representative in the 109th district, meets with The News-Times editorial board, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.Carol KaliffShow MoreShow Less
11of17State Rep. Joseph Taborsak, meets with The News-Times editorial board, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.Carol KaliffShow MoreShow Less
14of17State Rep. Joseph Taborsak meets with The News-Times editorial board Monday, Oct. 25, 2010.Carol KaliffShow MoreShow Less
DANBURY -- State Rep. Joe Taborsak and his opponent, City Council member Jack Knapp, agree on how the state became embroiled in a financial crisis with a burgeoning budget deficit.
But how to get out of the mess and deal with a deficit that is estimated to be more than $3.5 billion, is something the candidates have different views on.
Taborsak, who is seeking his third term in office, said during a meeting with The News-Times Editorial Board that state departments have to become more efficient and unions will have to come to the negotiating table.
"I'm not in favor of putting people on the streets," Taborsak said, referencing possible layoffs of state employees. "But I am in support of payroll reductions through attrition."
Knapp, who has served on the Danbury City Council for three years, said he would like to see state employees pay for a larger share of their health benefits, including higher co-pays.
"Everyone in the private sector has had to take on extra health care costs," he said. "The state employees should be doing the same. It's time that some hard decisions are made in Hartford."
Taborsak said the state could also save money by investing more resources in home care for the elderly, which he said would reduce the need for nursing homes and the cost of Medicare.
People who are incarcerated on minor drug offenses, he added, could be released on supervised parole, saving as much as $45,000 per year per prisoner.
The 109th District race Rep. Joe Taborsak Democrat 35 years old Seeking his third term in the General Assembly City Council member Jack Knapp Republican 53 years old Serving his second term on the City Council Served three terms on the city's Zoning Commission
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What shouldn't be cut, the lawmaker said, includes funding for education.
"We can't sacrifice our children's education," he said.
Knapp agreed education dollars have to be protected, but added "every program, every department has to be looked at.
"In the last three to four years, state revenues have declined but spending has continued to increase," he said. "People can't afford new taxes. We have to cut spending wherever possible."
About spending for transportation infrastructure in the region, Taborsak said we absolutely have to increase the state's investment in passenger rail service and plans to widen Interstate 84 have to move forward.
Both efforts would help economic development in the region, he said.
Knapp, meanwhile, said while he agrees transportation infrastructure improvements are needed, "I just don't see that happening right now."
"Of course, we have to maintain what we already have," he said, "but I just don't believe the funding will be there to make any improvements in the coming years.
Taborsak said he is the best person to represent the district, which encompasses northwestern Danbury, because he has a record of listening to his constituents, working hard for them, and seeks a bipartisan effort to solve problems.
Knapp said his local experience on the council and the six years he served on the city's Zoning Commission will prove valuable in Hartford.
He added that its also time for a change in Hartford and time to reduce the super majority that Democrats enjoy in the Legislature.
"With a super majority in Hartford it can be hard to get things accomplished," Knapp said.
"I know from my experience serving as a member of the majority on the council, you pretty much know what's going to happen before you get there. There is very little debate on the issues."
Taborsak, however, said the super majority isn't the stumbling block it appears to be. Rarely, he said, does the Legislature have enough votes to override a governor's veto, noting even the Democrats in the majority doesn't always agree on the issues.
"The system of checks and balances works well," he said.
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China bans tattoos on football players
Zhang Linpeng
Footballers who play for China's national team have been banned from getting tattoos - and advised to remove ones they have - under a new directive.
The country's sports administration body said recruiting new players with tattoos at national level and to youth squads was "strictly prohibited".
The administration said the move would help set a "good example for society".
Some national stars, including defender Zhang Linpeng, have previously been told to cover their tattoos.
China has been increasingly stepping up regulation since mid-2018 to stop tattoos being shown on screens. Some professional footballers have since been covering their arms with long sleeves to hide their body art.
In a statement, the country's General Administration of Sport (GAS) said national players with tattoos were "advised to have them removed".
In special circumstances, the tattoos must be covered during training and competition, with the consent of the rest of the team," it said.
In Chinese culture a stigma has been attached to tattoos - in the past they were used to brand criminals and the tattoo still has links to organised crime groups in east Asia.
Tattoos among ethnic groups were often seen as a mark of the uncivilised.
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Watch Brand New Trailer For The Forthcoming Queen Biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
The much-anticipated new movie will receive its world premiere at London's SSE Arena Wembley on 23 October.
Tim Peacock
A brand new trailer for the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been released. You can watch it above here.
Bohemian Rhapsody stars Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor and Joe Mazzello as John Deacon. It will receive its world premiere at London's SSE Arena Wembley on 23 October with the new trailer focusing on the band working on the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in the studio.
The movie is said to be "a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet."
Greg Brooks, Queen's official archivist was involved in the film's creation. He worked with the band and the movie production team on a daily basis for months to recreate every tiny detail of each scene and to make it as authentic as possible.
"My role was to give the Fox 'props' team access to authentic Queen tapes, notes, handwriting, memorabilia, costumes and photographs — anything and everything remotely useful — which they could then create replicas of, to dress various sets," Brooks said.
"Like Queen, the Fox team were obsessed with detail; getting every aspect of every scene perfectly right. With costume, for example, they didn't just cover the basics; it meant sourcing precisely the right pair of blue denim jeans for 1972, with the correct belt, socks and footwear. And thus, from us, they needed every photograph we had of Queen relaxing off stage. 'What photos do you have of Roger's socks, Greg?' is the type of question that came at me, and that wasn't even one of the strangest," he added.
"Working on this project with such a brilliant gathering of dedicated talented people was a rare privilege. Fox have created a Queen universe that is scarily convincing. It is real in every way that it could reasonably be."
To mark the release of the new film trailer, Queen have given details on how fans can get their hands on tickets for next month's premiere.
They say in a statement: "Join us at the world premiere! Book your tickets to the world premiere of Bohemian Rhapsody in London on the 23rd October at the SSE Arena, Wembley – 48 hours before they go on general sale on Monday 10th September!" Tickets will be available through Queen's official website.
Earlier this week, uDiscover Music revealed that Queen will release the official soundtrack to the film on 19 October.
The 22-track collection will feature previously unreleased audio from the band's celebrated Live Aid performance in 1985, new versions of old favourites and a selection of songs from the band's back catalogue.
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Customer Support - email and voice (must answer w/in 5 rings with correct answer or within 24 hours via email) 800-227-1314 customer.service.
Polar did well in answering our email inquiries. In fact, each of our queries was answered correctly in less than ten minutes, which may set a new standard. After this sterling performance our telephone inquiries may have also set a new standard.
To get credit for each telephone inquiry, the call must be answered within five rings, and the answer must be correct (the questions themselves are very simple). Polar's voice mail menu is extensive and appears to be the corporate system for their US operations. Some latitude was granted to navigate this menu until the destination, customer technical support, was reached.
By then the time that five rings would take had elapsed, but we pressed on in order to establish a baseline – of any kind. Five minutes were allotted for each of the three calls although no credit was available for this exceptional exercise. In each case, the five minutes expired without ever speaking to a human. On one call I was assured that I was first in the queue and the wait would be less than five minutes. On another I was fourth with more than five minutes to wait. The third call saw me move from fourth to third in line, but at the five minute mark I ended the call.
Definitely not the worst customer service experience we've encountered but disappointing nonetheless.


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Chancellor Foster to retire this summer
Interim Chancellor Connie Foster will retire June 30, closing the door on 25 years of service at UW-River Falls.
The fourth interim chancellor and the second woman to be hired for the position, Foster took up post in July 2008 when UW System President Kevin Reilly asked her if she would be willing to step in.
At the time, Foster was interim provost. She said she asked Reilly if he might want to bring someone from the outside in.
"He said no," Foster said. "He thought the campus needed consistency. So I was obviously very flattered to accept."
Upper administration was never Foster's goal in pursuing an education.
"I would just read or get involved in what interested me," the physically active 58-year-old said. "I didn't do it because I thought it would necessarily take me somewhere."
Foster said she loves physical activity and tries to stay active through any job she has held. Three to four times a week she can be found running five miles as early as 5 a.m. She takes a spin class and swims at the Hudson YMCA.
"It keeps me focused and balanced," Foster, who competes in triathlons, said. "It's just a good time to let your mind relax and to feel the rhythm of the exercise and be in tune with what you are doing and how your body feels."
A passion for physical activity can be seen through Foster's education choices. Her undergraduate degree is in psychology and her master's and doctorate degrees are both in physical education with a sports psychology emphasis.
Foster received an associate arts degree from San Bernardino Valley Community College in 1970 and a bachelors of science from California State University-Long Beach in 1972. Five years later, Foster earned a master's at the University of Southern California.
Rounding out her education in 1983, Foster achieved her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.
Foster said she thought she would move back to California after she got her doctorate, but when she met her husband, Fred Roethlisberger, who was the men's gymnastics coach for 33 years, that plan fell by the wayside.
"I really had to adjust to the winter," Foster said. "It seemed like none of my clothes where right and I had to buy a down jacket and long underwear."
Married for 27 years, the two lived in St. Louis Park, Minn., and Afton, Minn., before having settled in River Falls when their son Gus was born.
In 1984, Foster was hired as the head coach for the women's gymnastics team and to teach in the department of health and human performance and UWRF.
A coaching highlight she said she remembers is a meet at Hamline involving Hamline, Winona State and UWRF.
"We were predicted to be third and we just hit everything and won that meet," Foster said.
Foster began to move up the ranks in 1992 when she became a full professor and the women's athletic director. Five years later, she moved to the overall athletic director and chair of HHP.
Interim Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies Faye Perkins was Foster's coaching and teaching colleague in the earlier years. Perkins started in 1988 and said Foster is very collaborative, understanding and compassionate.
"She has a creative mind for working out solutions to problems when, at times, there seems to be no possible solution," Perkins said in an e-mail interview.
In February of 2002, Foster took over as interim dean in the College of Education and Professional Studies. A year later, she applied for and landed the job which she held until 2007. In August of 2007, Foster stepped in as interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, according to her résumé.
Her most recent administrative career, Foster said, is a positive for everyone to see that it could happen to them if they are ready and willing.
"I thought back in my career and it seems like whenever anybody asked me to do something I almost always said OK," she said. "All of us need to think of ourselves as leaders and be willing to step in when asked to do so. Leadership isn't always about what title you have. It's about what you contribute."
Foster said her biggest accomplishment as interim chancellor has been working with a lot of other people to move UWRF's program prioritization forward. The most difficult part of being the interim chancellor has been making difficult decisions.
"Particularly in this budget crisis we've had to make difficult decision on how we allocate our resources," Foster said. "We can't do as much as we would like."
Improving salary compression is goal seven of UWRF's strategic plan and only a few initiatives for instructional academic staff were made, Foster said.
Interim Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance Lisa Wheeler said she got to know Foster in the early 1990s through serving on various committees together and both having a personal interest in running.
Wheeler said she will miss Foster's optimism and laughter.
"My office is next door to the conference room in North Hall," she said in an e-mail interview. "I can
always tell when she is in a meeting because I can hear her (and others) laughing. But no one should doubt that she is also very serious and thoughtful."
A favorite memory of Foster's is a budget retreat two years ago when she worked with Wheeler and many others to rethink the way UWRF did planning and budgeting.
"We started using a model of integrated planning by linking our resources toward strategic planning," she said. "That was first and just an exciting time."
Foster said she is looking forward to the opportunity to have a little more time to herself, but she will miss her colleagues.
"The meetings aren't that bad," she said. "I'm ready for a change, but I will miss working with my friends — working with people I consider friends."
Administrative Assistant Dianne Monteith, who has worked directly under Foster this past year said she will Foster's personal skills, energetic personality and laughter. "She has been a wonderful academic leader and one of the greatest persons I have worked with at the University," Monteith said in an e-mail interview. "We will be losing an incredible person and a valuable resource."
Perkins said she would describe Foster as a caring leader.
"I will miss watching how she can bring people together to work toward a common goal," Perkins said. "It's a gift of Connie's."
Foster said her advice to students would be to pursue a passion versus a paycheck especially in today's world when the jobs change so much.
"So often students will say, 'I have to find this major so I can get this job,'" she said. "And I've often said, 'you know, first of all just find something that you like to do and usually the rest starts to take care of itself."


Keller Design Studio Now Open!
Our new keller displays are now finished at our showroom in Lewis Street, Aberaman.
So why not call in and see for yourself.
Now official suppliers of Bosch home built in appliances.
The Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installers (or iKBBI as we're better known) is the UK's first and only government sanctioned institute dedicated to kbb installation.
Launched in 2007, the iKBBI is a not-for-profit registered organisation, sanctioned by The UK Secretary of State (6533488) to address the increasing number of consumer complaints received each year. In 2011-12, its reported that the industry received some £69m worth of complaints, which highlights the need for positive change.
Working with professional installers, retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of kitchen, bedroom & bathroom product, the iKBBI will define, shape and introduce the UK's first ever industry standards. Together with the accreditation of individual professional installers, it is the aim of the institute to help members stand out from thousands of installers who simply fail to meet criteria or those who are out to blatantly damage the reputation of professional tradesmen and to provide UK consumers with an informed choice.
MINERVA solid worksurfaces now in store!
With a total of nine colours inspired by the very latest in kitchen and bathroom designs, all minerva worksurfaces are highly heat resistant, impenetrable to dust, dirt and bacteria and are easy to clean. With a variety of modular options, there's no limit to the flexibility of minerva's comprehensive worksurface range.
Why not call in to see our new kitchen displays with MINERVA work surfaces and splashbacks.
Suppliers of DAMIXA kitchen, bathroom taps and thermostatic shower valves and sets.
Damixa taps and shower valves come with a 5 Year parts and labour garauntee.


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Eric added to The Sun newspaper: "Our onyesha ended too early. We were battered about kwa ABC and even if the mashabiki wanted another series they couldn't have got it because we had been raked over the coals so much kwa the network. We put our best feet mbele and felt neglected. Everyone was upset with them for cancelling 'Ugly Betty'."
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Well then to see are inayopendelewa characters come back but on the big screen.
This is how I'd write the inayofuata episode.
Ugly is in is the last Ugly Betty fansite to dissapear online for good, which dissapointed many mashabiki of the show, as they enquire about other places to find stuff on the show. Therefore, I thought I would put together a orodha of 10 alternative websites and fansites, in no ascending order that are worth checking out.
*NB: If there is a website that isn't mentioned on the list, then please feel free to share and add it on here and to let every other shabiki know about it :).
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This is primarily to let you know the dates of our 2015 Greater Vernon Holistic Healthfest, which will be held on Saturday & Sunday, March 28 & 29, 2015. But we also call your attention to two other Winter/Spring Expos you might be interested in.
If you participated in our previous Healthfests you know what to expect and that we only hold it biennially. For practitioners in the area this is a low cost way to connect with those specifically interested in holistic modalities. This is a unique event as it is a partnership between the Town of Vernon and the Holistic Health Community to educate the public about alternative/complementary approaches to health and healing. In 2013 we met 1700 people over two days.
For vendors its also a low cost event and an opportunity to reach a specific audience. We prefer our vendors be area craftspeople and small businesses.
Many of you are already planning for 2015 so mark your calendars for Healthfest in March, as well as the Pure Spring Health Winter Wellness Expo in January and A Healing Spirit Expo in April.
Conscious CT makes use of our Facebook Page to promote some events and to share current news. We also have a MeetUp site for selected upcoming events. We encourage you to join both.
On Saturday, January 17, 2015 MARCI FORNIER and ELLE PROVENCHER of Pure Spring Health in Enfield will hold their first Wellness Expo at the Holiday Inn in Enfield.
Marci says, "My ongoing mission continues to be integrating holistic, complementary and alternative resources and treatments into society. I feel this expo will be a great experience."
The 2015 Winter Wellness Expo will be a traditional expo with holistic practitioners, vendors, energy and vibrational demonstrations as well as intuitives and readers. There will also be workshops throughout the day.
Applications are now being accepted. Marci can be reached at (860) 265-2485 or purespringhealth@yahoo.com.
» Download Flyer and Application.
Planning has begun for the 2015 Greater Vernon Holistic Healthfest, our seventh biennial fair which will be held next spring on Saturday & Sunday, March 28 & 29.
This fair is unique for two reasons: the focus is on holistic practitioners and health, and it is a partnership between the holistic community and the town. It will be held at the Vernon Center Middle School and we expect to again have about 85 spaces, 40 workshops and an onsite cafe.
Applications won't be available until early December; for now just put it on your calendar. We drew 1700 people at our 2013 fair and always fill up quickly. By mid January our 40 workshops are full and we usually have a waiting list by the end of January. If you received this email you will be notified when the applications are available in early December.
The website won't be updated until December. If you haven't been to this fair it will give you an idea of the experience, but all information is from 2013. Please don't send applications yet.
» Visit 2013 Vernon Healthfest website.
WENDY BIRCHALL, of Earth Angel Design, will hold her third A Healing Spirit Expo next spring on Saturday, April 25 at the Clarion Hotel in Northampton, MA. This is a new location. The day will be filled with educational and inspiring workshops, metaphysical readers, healers, music and products for purchase.
For information contact Wendy at wendy@earthangeldesign.com.
» Visit Earth Angel Design introductory YouTube video.


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Back to the Future autographs
Fictional Food prints offer second look at moments & icons
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Ballpark foods on baseball cards are fun (and coming soon from Topps), but Fictional Foods can be pretty cool, too.
That's the name of a couple collections from Baltimore-based artist Joshua Budich that can be found via Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles.
Some of the prints are sold out — sadly, his tribute to Pulp Fiction's Big Kahuna Burger is already among those — but other prints can still be nabbed by collectors and they're worth a look.
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You'll need a time machine to find Back to The Future autographs
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With the Chicago Cubs trying to make a World Series run, the memorable scene from Back to the Future Part II where the team wins the World Series has been on some sports fans' minds.
Naturally, with today — Oct. 21, 2015 — being the day that Marty McFly arrives in the future there's even more mainstream media attention with segments and clips about then and now and, of course, the Cubs.
But, if you're a collector of the stars of the film and want autographs of the film's top names? You'll need a DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor.
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