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Australia: Key considerations for investing in Australia – Intellectual property & brand protection
by Melissa McGrath and Catherine Sedgley
Coleman Greig Lawyers
Relevant law (state/federal/awards/policies etc). Key regulatory bodies (ASIC, APRA, ACCC etc). Broad outline of how easy it is to work within this framework, whether subject to high level of public scrutiny etc.
The Australian legal system, legislation and government bodies dealing with intellectual property rights in Australia all support innovation and favour the protection of intellectual property rights.
Australia provides a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of intellectual property rights and technology, not only for local inventors in Australia, but for many other countries by which Australia has multilateral and bilateral treaty arrangements. The intellectual property laws of Australia are governed by several pieces of Commonwealth legislation, the content of which has been strongly influenced and guided by Australia being a signatory to various international intellectual property treaties, for example the Madrid Protocol for the protection of trade marks. Australia has a statutory framework for the registration of patents, trade marks and designs. Whereas, material is automatically protected by copyright in Australia under the legislative framework, and no specific registration is required.
1. Availability of your brand
Before commencing use of a new brand in Australia, the brand owner should ensure that the brand can be used in Australia without risk of trade mark infringement and is available for registration by conducting due diligence searches of the Australian Trade Marks Register and local marketplace enquiries. International brand owners should not take for granted that their brand will be available for use and registration in Australia.
2. Ownership and licence arrangements for your brand
International brand owners will need to consider whether any intellectual property rights will be owned by the parent company or by a local subsidiary. If an international brand owners were to grant a licence to its local subsidiary to use its intellectual property, it should ensure that any use is authorised with clear evidence of control by the registered trade mark owner, as opposed to relying on an informal or unwritten licence arrangement, even between related entities.
3. Registration of your IP rights
Australia has a statutory framework for the registration of patents, trade marks and designs, which is administered by a single Government agency, IP Australia. Patents, designs and trade marks are issued and protected nationally. The process for registering patents, designs and trade mark can be complex for brand owners and it is recommend to consult a suitably trained legal professional before applying.
4. General enforceability of your IP rights
International brand owners should closely monitor the activities of competitors, to keep an eye out for anyone who could be infringing their IP rights. The actions of others and the release of imitation products could easily erode your market share and worst-case scenario ruin your reputation in the Australian marketplace. Brand owners should develop an infringement strategy and consider investing in an IP insurance policy.
5. Monitoring and enforcement of your IP rights against the parallel importation of goods
"Parallel importation" refers to the practice of unauthorised importers importing into Australia branded goods that were intended by the brand owner to be sold overseas but not in Australia. The goods are not counterfeit – they are simply goods which have been approved for sale only in certain countries. Parallel importing is legal in many cases in Australia.
To protect your brand in Australia, international brand owners should consider lodging a Notice of Objection with Australian Customs and Border Protection Services (Customs). Once a Notice of Objection has been lodged by the brand owner, Customs can seize goods either when they suspect, or when the trade mark owner notifies them, that the goods are infringing trade marks.
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By John Toman. Posted August 12, 2012, 4:40 PM.
Yesterday's strong storms over the Temecula area prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning across the city. Little was reported in the way of strong winds, with the notable exception of a small area in northeast Temecula.
A strong area of downdraft winds associated with a thunderstorm, called a microburst, struck the area a bit south of the intersection of La Serena Way and Cebu Drive.
Residents at the home where the damage occurred reported "sudden strong winds" at 3:30 pm Saturday and thought the windows would blow in. After a few seconds the wind stopped, and they went outside to find fences on the north and south ends of their property had blown down.
WeatherCurrents Meteorologist Jim Purpura, who has surveyed damage from many wind storms for over 20 years, has determined the wind damage was due to a microburst with winds of 60 to 65 mph.
Thanks to Heather and Orlando Caalim for their help with information included in the story.


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June Physician of the Month: Lawrence Jenkins
Fertility problems and sexual dysfunction are often difficult topics for men to talk about, even with a doctor.
"There's an embarrassment factor," says Lawrence Jenkins, MD, MBA, a urologist and the leader of the Men's Health and Male Fertility Preservation Program at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James).
Making these conversations easier and more understandable, and improving the quality of life of the cancer patients (and non-cancer patients) he sees with fertility and sexual issues, is the goal of Jenkins and his growing team of specialists.
"What drives me every day is helping my patients to be happy, to improve their opportunity to have children and to be able to improve the sexual function that their cancer treatment may have impacted," Jenkins says. "We're sexual beings, and that's an important aspect of a good quality of life."
His commitment to his patients and the success of the Men's Health and Male Fertility Preservation Program he has built are two of the many reasons Jenkins is the OSUCCC – James Physician of the Month in June.
Jenkins grew up in Buffalo, NY, where his mother, Gertrude, was an X-ray technician.
"That was my first exposure to medicine – going to my mother's office and meeting the radiologists," Jenkins says. "I thought I was going to be an interventional radiologist."
In medical school at the University of Buffalo, Jenkins went through a urology rotation and initially wasn't interested at all in that area of medicine.
"I thought it was limited, but urology covers all the parts of the body involved in urinating – all the cancers of the penis, testicles, bladder, prostate and kidneys – and then there's the infertility and sexual dysfunction aspect of it as well," Jenkins says.
Improving men's health in the Buckeye State
Jenkins was recruited to Ohio State in 2016 to create and build the Men's Health and Male Fertility Preservation Program.
"The opportunity to lead a team and to grow a program was what attracted me."
By the time he arrived in Columbus, Jenkins had earned an MBA with the goal of learning the administrative side of medicine so he could take on leadership positions. He was excited by the opportunity at the OSUCCC – James.
"We've been able to put together a great team," Jenkins says of his group, which includes nurses and nurse practitioners who specialize in men's health and fertility preservation, as well as a sex therapist. "We provide the best possible care, and we do it in a way so that the patients we see will understand what's going on with their bodies, and we encourage them to take an active role in their treatment."
Research and improved surgical options have led to increased treatments for men with fertility and sexual issues. Some of the many surgical options Jenkins performs include penile implants, surgery to correct curvature of the penis (Peyronie's Disease), vasectomies and vasectomy reversals, as well as surgical procedures to remove sperm directly from the testicles to use for preservation or IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization).
While he puts in long hours with his patients and team, Jenkins also tries to understand the importance of a proper work-life balance.
"This can be a stressful job, so sometimes I need to get away," he says.
Traveling and photography are his passions, and he's been able to combine them on adventures in Spain, Colombia, Japan, South Africa, Portugal and Austria. His dream trip is to Iceland to see and shoot the Northern Lights.
"I feel very fortunate to be at Ohio State and to be surrounded with such great people who inspire me to do even more," Jenkins says. "The goal is to grow the Men's Health and Male Fertility Preservation Program and help more people."
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If you want a website for your business you can be proud of, you need to have the best overall design that suits it. Many people will choose a WordPress template that is pre-made in the hopes that it will save them time and money. Many times, if you want your website done properly, this won't be the case. Many templates can introduce their own restrictions, bad code, and a variety of other things that typically will take more time and money to resolve than is worth it. They can provide great inspiration and guidance for design, but they're not always the best, cheapest, or most efficient solution.
What kind of business do you run daily? Does it offer services from business to business (B2B)? Do you have a lot of products to sell? Is it more of a personal blog than a website? Are you looking to use your site like you would a professional portfolio, or do you run an online magazine?
Answering all of this will determine how your design will best suit your business. However, this is only the first step forward. Don't settle for a site that you think looks pretty; there's more to getting the best website than that.
Plugins are another reason why we suggest you go with a website built from the ground up instead of picking a pre-made template that potentially has bad or broken coding included or depends on specific or outdated plugins to function properly. You will not get as many plugins if you were to choose a free-to-use website, nor would you have the option of applying many changes if you decided to redo aspects of it. Plus. if the broken coding is included, you'd spend more time and money than it's worth to customize it yourself.
You will also need to know which plugins are worth your while and which ones are best avoided for the sake of your site's security. Our previous post covers the best WordPress plugins for websites, but for greater results you should not settle for free-to-use sites for this reason.
Colours and fonts are indeed something to look for in a new website. No one will be happy trying to read hard-to-read font or feel good about visiting a site with clashing colours.
However, visuals are only one part of the whole picture of why a website's overall design can be hit or miss. A great-looking website may load slower than you'd like because there is so much visual coding needed. Likewise, a cheaper site may not be SEO-friendly or customizable enough should you wish to add or remove anything from the site.
What you should look for is a design that has the customer in mind. It's the overall experience of visiting a website that can impact how many people would want to visit. How would you feel having to click through so many pages to find what you're looking for, all while the page loads slowly—the cherry on top being that it's ugly to look at for too long? You'd feel terrible, of course! So go for a site design that makes you feel the opposite of what this scenario illustrates: a smooth, fast, and even pleasant experience of finding what you're looking for.
Yes, we're serious. While there are a lot of cool website themes and design templates to check out, you need to realize that there's a lot more to creating a site that looks good and works properly. And as always, keep in mind that if you use something like WiX, Squarespace, or even WordPress.com for your site, you probably don't own the site and can't move it if you have issues with the hosting. It belongs to the company you bought it from instead. If you're serious about your business—and if you've read up to this point, we know you are—then the best thing is to get a website you can both be proud of and that you personally own. There wouldn't be any need to worry about getting in touch with support if something goes wrong, and you can return to work knowing that your site is in good hands. Choosing a website's design is one thing, but if you want the best website using top-of-the-line software (in our case, we use the Divi Builder and WordPress for developing sites from the ground up), hiring us is the way to go.
Now that you've got an idea of how you want your website to look and feel, let us know! Give us a call and we can build the entire website for you so you can focus and worry less about how it's functioning and get back to running your business. If you've got a design in mind but aren't sure it's the right fit, show us during a one-on-one consultation. You pick the website, we'll help buy you the drink or snacks and come directly to you if need be!


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AT&T Lights Up 5G in Pittsburgh
G Service Now Available for Consumers and Businesses on the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G
Pittsburgh area consumers and businesses are now among the first in the country with access to AT&T* 5G.
Consumers and businesses across Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Providence, R.I., Rochester, N.Y., San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, Calif. market areas can now access AT&T's 5G network using the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G.
"I'm thrilled that our customers in the Pittsburgh area get to be among the first to experience AT&T 5G," said David Kerr, Pennsylvania state president, AT&T. "We plan to rapidly expand our coverage and we're on track to offer nationwide AT&T 5G service in the first half of 2020."
"Our city was built around the steel industry, but we've quickly evolved into a booming tech destination. With AT&T's introduction of 5G to Pittsburgh, we're positive the technology will spur innovation, growth and economic opportunity that will launch us into the next industrial revolution," said Robert Stein, Associate Vice Chancellor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh.
AT&T customers can purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G in Pittsburgh area AT&T stores or online at att.com/GalaxyNote10Plus5G.1 For a limited time, customers can get the device for as low as $350 when purchased on a qualifying device installment plan, with eligible unlimited plan and trade in.2
Pittsburgh area customers who travel outside our available 5G coverage area with a compatible 5G device will have confidence in knowing they will still be able to connect to the nation's best and also the fastest network on AT&T 5G Evolution and LTE. In fact, LTE customers in Pittsburgh are already benefitting from the upgrades we've made to our network while preparing it for 5G. We offer 5G Evolution (areas with optimized LTE technologies) in over 550 markets today and it offers customers speeds up to twice as fast as LTE.3
If you're a business, contact your AT&T account manager or visit our business digital portals to learn how you can take advantage of our live 5G network.
For more information on AT&T's 5G leadership you can check out att.com/5GNews.
1 5G connection requires a compatible device and plan. Availability of AT&T 5G is limited. May not be available in your area.
2 Limited Time. When you buy on a qualifying installment plan with an eligible AT&T unlimited plan (min. $75/mo. before discounts) and trade in an eligible smartphone.
3 Based on avg AT&T standard 4G LTE v. 5G Evolution download speeds. Req's capable device. Limited 5G Evolution availability. Learn more at att.com/5GEvolution.
New FirstNet Cell Site Launches in Clinton County to Support Public Safety


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Q: Concat array into one array (JS or Lodash) Input:
var array1 = ["12346","12347\n12348","12349"];

Steps:

Replace \n with ',' and Add into list.

Output:
var array2 = ["12346","12347","12348","12349"];

I tried below logic but not reach to output. Looks like something is missing.
var array2 = [];

_.forEach(array1, function (item) {
       var splitData = _.replace(item, /\s+/g, ',').split(',').join();
       array2.push(splitData);
});

Output of my code:
["12346","12347,12348","12349"]

A: If you're using lodash, applying flatmap would be the simplest way:

var array1 = ["12346", "12347\n12348", "12349"];
var array2 = _.flatMap(array1, (e) => e.split('\n'));

console.log(array2);
//=> ["12346", "12347", "12348", "12349"]
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.4/lodash.min.js"></script>

A: You could join it with newline '\n' and split it by newline for the result.

var array= ["12346", "12347\n12348", "12349"],
    result = array.join('\n').split('\n');

console.log(result);

A: An alternate to @Nina's answer would be to use Array.push.apply with string.split(/\n/)

var array= ["12346","12347\n12348","12349"];
var result = []

array.forEach(function(item){
   result.push.apply(result, item.split(/\n/))
})

console.log(result);

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Tenant Name Shows the name of your tenant. It can be your company name. Configuration Manager adds the value of the Company Name text entry area to the top of the Configuration Manager browser window.
Support Level Indicates your tenant's support level.
Concurrent Access Limit Indicates the maximum simultaneous users that can log into Agent Console or Supervisor Console. Each Concurrent Access requires a Named User. One Concurrent Access and one Named User is synonymous with an agent seat. Named User can also be equivalent to an additional login.
Default Caller ID Specifies the default caller ID for the tenant. This number is displayed to the dialed party as the caller's phone number when placing an outbound call from Virtual Contact Center.
Version Package Specifies the version of Virtual Contact Center.
Named Users Limit Indicates the maximum number of named users that can be added to the tenant. This field displays your current subscription plus one or two for authorized customer support users. Named User functionality provides for unique personal identity with roles (agent or supervisor) and permissions.
Note: Each Tenant is pre-configured with one or two Named Users at no charge. These are used by authorized customer support personnel for troubleshooting purposes. You can identify the pre-configured users by an assigned group of Virtual Contact Center support.
Language Read-only reminder of the language used to display the Configuration Manager user interface. This language setting was applied as requested when your Virtual Contact Center tenant was originally created, and it cannot be changed.
Note: Your agents can select their preferred language separately in Agent Console.
Revision Represents the revision number of Virtual Contact Center.
Configured Users Indicates the number of Named Users currently setup in the tenant. The difference between the Named Users Limit and Configured Users are the remaining Named Users quantity that can be profiled.
Salesforce Users Limit The number of agents allowed to access integration with Salesforce.
Retype Password Enables setting up a password for Secure File Transfer Protocol of agent call recoding files.
For details on agent recording files, refer to Configure Phone Settings.
For details on downloading agent recordings, refer to Access Agent Recorded Calls.
Correctly interpret the hours of operation specified in the Schedule tab.
For details on the Schedule tab, refer to Define Business Hours and Schedules.
Display time-stamped events in local time.
Other Time Zone Virtual Contact Center supports time zone for global operation by allowing multiple time zone selections within the same tenant. Multiple time zones helps tenants with offices across the world. Supervisors can monitor queue and agent activities based on the local time zone.
Tenant Label Refers to the Tenant Label that appears on top of Configuration Manager browser window. You can label the tenant differently from the Tenant ID.
Default Agent Display Name Select whether you want to display the word "Agent" or the agent's first name. The agent display appears in Agent Console.
Allow Agents to change name Allows agents to change their login name for Agent Console.
Allow Agents to Change Display Name If enabled, it allows agents to change their display name in the Agent Console's Profile page. Display Name helps agents save time and effort to introduce themselves to customers every time they start a new chat. The agent's display name appears in the Agent Console's control panel, Profile page, chat window, and CRM case created after a chat session. It can be modified by the Virtual Contact Center administrator in the Configuration Manager, or if permitted, by the agents in Agent Console. The changes immediately show up in both applications. To prevent agents from changing their display name at the tenant level, clear the Allow Agents to Change the Display Name checkbox under Home > Profile.
Allow Agents to Change Screenpop Allows agents to change screen pop window properties, such as opening a new screen pop window, and modifying the size and position of the window from Agent Console.
Enable SSL for Agent GUI By default, the Enable SSL for Agent GUI check box is selected and Configuration Manager uses secure communications.
8x8 strongly recommends that you always use secure communications when working with Configuration Manager. If you temporarily need to disable secure communications for purposes of troubleshooting, clear the check box.
Enable Enhanced Ringtone If enabled, the caller hears continued queue music until an agent accepts the call. Once the call is accepted, a short alerting ringtone is played back to the caller to signal the start of the interaction. At the same time, the agent hears a beep notification to prepare them for the call.
Enable Agent's My Recording Functionality If enabled agents can access the My Recording feature from the Agent Console main menu. This option allows agents to record a voice message for the incoming calls.
Enable transferring to queues with no working agents If enabled, allows agents to transfer interactions to an unattended queue. If disabled, prevents agents from transferring interactions to an unattended queue.
Allow agents to configure warning message popup If enabled, agents can disable the warning message before transferring the interaction to an unattended queue.
Administrator's Email(s) Lists the Primary Administrator's email address.
If an Email Channel attempts to retrieve queued emails, and that retrieval attempt fails, then Configuration Manager sends email notification to the administrator.
For details on Email Channels, refer to Set up Email Channels.
Maintenance Email Distribution List(s) Lists the email distribution list(s) to which maintenance issues regarding the tenant are mailed.
Spam Threshold Level Choose how strictly Configuration Manager filters administrative email messages for unsolicited junk email or spam. By default, Configuration Manager sets the Spam Threshold Level equal to 5. Choose a lower number to apply stricter spam filtering.
Do not choose a spam threshold setting lower than 3 or higher than 7 unless directed to by Virtual Contact Center support.
Spam Black List: Enter the email addresses whose communications should be classified as spam.
Spam White List: Enter the email addresses which should not be classified as spam.
Both the Spam Black List and Spam White List text entry areas support the use of asterisks (*) as wild-card characters.
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July 2, 1999, SANTA ANA, Calif.
The First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), the leading provider of business information and related products and services, announced today that it has named both Gary L. Kermott and John W. Long to the positions of executive vice president of First American Financial. Kermott will continue to serve as president of First American Title Insurance Company, with Long continuing as president of First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc.
Kermott began his tenure with First American in 1983 as a law clerk. Upon receiving his law degree in 1985, he was promoted to assistant counsel on national legal staff. He served briefly in Phoenix as associate counsel before moving to Tucson, Ariz., to manage First American Title's Pima County office. In 1990, Kermott was named president of the company's Arizona division and in 1992 regional vice president for Arizona and Utah. He was promoted to executive vice president of the title insurance company in 1996 and named chief operating officer in December 1997. One year later, Kermott was promoted to president of the title insurance company, replacing Parker S. Kennedy who was named chairman of board for the title insurance company.
Kermott was born in Minneapolis, Minn., and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, and a juris doctorate from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, Calif. He currently resides in Dana Point, Calif., with his wife, Debra, and their two boys.
Long, president of First American Real Estate Information Services, is a 21-year veteran of the tax service industry. He began his career with Ticor Realty Tax Service, which First American Financial acquired in 1991. Long left Ticor in 1986 to start his own company, New York-based Metropolitan Realty Tax Service, for which he served as president. First American Financial acquired Metropolitan in 1990, making it a part of First American Real Estate Tax Service. Long continued with the company as eastern regional vice president and marketing director. He was promoted to executive vice president in 1991 and was named president in 1993. Long continued as president when the company changed its name to First American Real Estate Information Services in 1994.
The First American Financial Corporation, based in Santa Ana, Calif., is the nation's leading provider of business information and related products and services. The corporation's subsidiaries include First American Title Insurance Company, a national and international title insurer; First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc., which offers tax monitoring, mortgage credit reporting, property data services, flood certification, field inspection services, appraisal services, loss mitigation services, mortgage loan origination and servicing systems, and mortgage document preparation nationally; First American Home Buyers Protection Corporation, a home warranty company; First American Capital Management, an investment advisory firm; and First American Trust Company and First Security Thrift Company in Southern California. The company also offers automotive, subprime and direct-to-consumer credit reporting, insurance tracking services, multifamily resident screening, pre-employment screening, automotive tracking and forced place flood and hazard insurance through its Consumer Information and Services segment. First American Financial has nearly 20,000 employees in more than 600 branch offices in the United States and abroad. Information about the company and an archive of its press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.firstam.com.


When we hear the word Algarve, many great golf holiday memories and fabulous golf resorts (e.g. Monte Rei Golf & Country Club; Amendoeira Golf Resort, Vilamoura Dom Pedro Golf Collection, etc.) and golf courses are coming to our mind.
Actually, I could add much more to the list of superb golf resorts and courses of the Algarve (cca. 35 golf courses), but this time I would like to focus on the Morgado Golf Resort.
The Morgado Golf Resort or more precisely the Morgado Golf & Country Club in Portimão is part of the NAU Hotels & Resorts.
NAU Hotels & Resorts is a leading hotel group in Portugal, which currently comprises 11 hotels, 5 stars and 4 stars superiors, located in the Algarve, Alentejo and Lisbon.
NAU Hotels & Resorts is distinguished by the diversity of locations, positioning in the upper segment and quality of the installations: large spaces, spas, meeting rooms and auditoriums, golf courses, among other areas.
The resort's 2 golf courses, the Morgado Golf Course (18 Holes, Par 73, 6399m) and Álamos Golf Course (18 Holes, Par 71, 5641m) are located near the Monchique Mountains just 4 kilometers from Portimão.
Those of you who are following the Challenge Tour of the European Tour, Morgado Golf Resort should be familiar to you.
The Portuguese Open is the only Portuguese Tournament of the Challenge Tour, with a 200 000 Euros prize.
The Challenge Tour will return to this resort on 12 September 2019 for the 3rd time.
I hope now you understand why I am so excited about this Portuguese golf resort.
To help me to be able to give you more insights about the Morgado Golf Resort, I asked Carlos Ferreira (Owner of the largest golf travel agency Tee Times Golf Agency) to connect me with the Morgado Golf Resort.
Thank you, Carlos for your extra efforts!!
How was your business in 2018?
Slower than 2017, but fair in general.
What were Morgado Golf Resort's major investments in the last couple of years?
Mostly improving Morgado Golf Course, Alamos Golf Course. The improvements will start this year, and renewing maintenance machinery.
Plantation of 1600 trees, almond trees, pomegranates and lately Casuarinas. The goal is to give the field a greater definition between holes.
The surrounding countryside was also improved through several landscaped areas, and flowering meadows, particularly in arid areas without irrigation, whose area, was reduced by 60% by expanding the irrigation system and subsequent sowing of grass.
The main putting green has been increased, now measuring 900m2.
We are currently redefining the area around the green.
What did Morgado Golf Resort gain from hosting the 56th Open de Portugal, a Challenge Tour event in 2018?
Regarding sales, it is not very significant, but it is soon to evaluate, brand and awareness have definitely improved.
Finally, I also wanted to ask them about their myNAUmoments loyalty program. However, I had to realize it is a little bit early to talk about its performance since it was launched in 2018.
At this moment the myNAUmoments loyalty program is aimed at private customers, but soon groups and corporate customers will be able to enjoy the benefits of the program as well.
whether they will reward customer advocacy as part of your loyalty program.
Thank you, Hugo Ribeiro (PGA Portugal) and NAU Hotels & Resorts for the photos.
This article was brought to you by Tee Times Golf Agency.


If you've ever wondered what makes Benchcrafted workbenches special - and, let's be honest, quite expensive - it's the detail they put into the manufacture of their hardware, particularly the vice mechanism. But in a fantastic development for regular woodworkers, you no longer have to break the bank to bring industry-leading quality to your own workbench.
This Crisscross vice mechanism features two castings, equal in length and joined in the middle to create a pivot. The upper ends of the arms are fastened to the bench's leg and the chop and are free to rotate on their mounts.The resulting mechanism completely eliminates the need for a traditional parallel-guide and pin arrangement, saving time, effort and hassle readjusting.
The idea is to make the vice process as enjoyable as possible.
Automatic adjustment to your vice's capacity for any workpiece thickness.
You can also use the Retro in a new bench, even if you have access to a drill press, if you'd prefer the installation method of the Retro.


This one pot sausage potato leek soup is a comforting hearty twist on a classic. Under an hour cook time makes it a weeknight friendly quick soup.
There is an urgency in the air. A pressing down, and forward. Fall is ending and winter is coming. The animals feel it, and we, if we listen carefully enough, feel it too. We are so removed from the earth in our society of endless rows of sustenance. Fruits from spring littering shopping carts because people don't know or just don't care that a fall strawberry is a mere shell of what it should be.
The flies feel it here, desperately sneaking into my house hoping for a few more days or hours of life or perhaps just a respite from the biting cold outside. Driving me slowly mad with their incessant buzzing and irritating little feet on the one piece of exposed skin that sneaks out from under my blanket. The cat who can't be bothered by us during the summer suddenly appears on my lap more and more frequently.
It's days like this and seasons like this that I make soup. Sometimes I linger over the stock pot and simmer down bones and vegetables and sometimes, like today, I find myself far too pressed for that luxury. A toddler on the stool next to me; we peel potatoes and pick the skins off of onions and smash garlic with far too much exuberance. We make bread, mixing flour and yeast and water. We ruin the bread in the new oven's warming drawer that should more aptly be called a slow cooker.
The leeks are wilted since I waited too many days to get to them, but they still oblige me by perfuming the room with their pungent aroma. Their smell of course sends my oldest, always somewhat melodramatic child running across the room declaring he will never eat the soup.
A few minutes later, while the sausage cracks and pops on the stove, he comes creeping back over, quietly declaring that "actually he does think he will like the soup". He helps me pour a splash of cream in and season it with pepper and cinnamon and in a flick of a wrist far too much salt after our sausage addition.
Regardless we pack up and head home, a loaf of garlic studded bread I had picked up as a backup plan tucked into our basket. The basket moves from studio to car to home everyday packed full of ingredients and clean dishes in the morning and dirty dishes and finished meals each night. We adorn the soup with a sprinkle of cheese and far too large of a scoop of sour cream to tame down the salt and break off hunks of bread. Silence reins for a moment, a brief and glorious moment while I sip my whiskey. And then declarations of it being "the best soup in the world" are made by the oldest and barely understandable adorations are squeaked out from the dutifully mimicking baby brother who has never met a meal he didn't like.
As we pickup the empty soup bowls and clean the table, the lights fade, the darkness presses into our warm small home and even in the midst of the chaos, we find that it is good.
This one pot sausage potato leek soup is a comforting hearty twist on a classic. Under an hour cook time makes it weeknight friendly.
Cook meat in large stock pot over medium heat until cooked through. If meat is especially greasy pour into a colander to strain fat away. Set meat aside in fridge.
In same pot add 1-2 tablespoons olive oil or butter and sweat down the onions and garlic. I usually do this while I am cleaning and dicing the potatoes.
Add potatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add chopped leeks and beef stock and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until potatoes are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
Add meat and lemon juice, salt, pepper, cinnamon to taste, adjusting to your preference. Just before serving swirl in cream.
This soup is delicious. Very satisfying.
Do you really mean 1 HEAD of garlic, or 1 clove?
Knowing me it likely was a head of garlic haha. But you could definitely start with a clove and work up from there to your taste profile. For comparison an average head has 10 cloves of garlic which is a bit under 2 tablespoons of minced garlic out of a jar. I routinely use this much in a soup but we really love garlic. Hope that helps!
Sure does! Thanks very much so may end up using that much as well.
I think you might be missing the leeks in the list of ingredients?
Oh my! Thank you for the catch they are in there now!
thank you! This looks really good and I can't wait to try it!


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HomeCORPORATEAmbassador in Israel: this time we will react to anti-Lithuanian hysteria
Ambassador in Israel: this time we will react to anti-Lithuanian hysteria
April 10, 2018 Ruta Miskinyte CORPORATE, Opinion 0
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"We often choose to not react to such matters. There is no point to give the same responses repeatedly to the same people – Zuroff, Katz. There is neither desire, nor capacities, nor, finally, any rationality. However, this time we will react," the Lithuanian ambassador to Israel Edminas Bagdonas told Lietuvos Žinios, according to lzinios.lt.
Talks in Seimas regarding potential prohibitions of the sale of goods, which distort or undermine Lithuanian history and threaten Lithuanian statehood, have been met with reactions abroad. Articles appeared on Israeli media that it is supposedly a response to such books as Rūta Vanagaitė's Mūsiškiai. This is not the first time in recent memory that there are attempts to cast the shadow of anti-Semitism on Lithuania and Lithuanians. In March, it was announced that Lithuanians are the most intolerant to Jews in Eastern Europe. On March 30, the prominent US daily The New York Times featured an article where Lithuania is accused of intent to conceal the Holocaust in our country.
When asked whether the image of Lithuanians as anti-Semites is prominent in the Israeli public sphere, Lithuanian ambassador to Israel Edminas Bagonas responded that in recent times, especially after the waves raised by Rūta Vanagaitė, the situation has worsened significantly. Nevertheless, the ambassador says he has only heard radical statements a few times – the opinion is not dominant.
"Of course after all sorts of lectures, events and statements, which Rūta has been organising here, in which such matters are escalated, they only become more frequent," E. Bagonas said.
Over 100 tolerance centres are operating in Lithuania currently, the education system dedicates significant attention to the Holocaust as well and there are numerous books published on the Holocaust.
"I do not know, why Rūta is allowing herself to claim that she is the first, an ice breaker with this question. Just in the Tel Aviv embassy, we have over 40 books on the Holocaust. Why she decided she is the first – I do not know, it is yet another lie," the Lithuanian ambassador noted.
The ambassador emphasised that such matters do not help establish better bilateral relations between states.
Also the claims spread of the March 11 march being a Nazi, anti-Semite march did nothing to help, making it appear that states, where such things happen are inhabited by anti-Semites.
"The slogan "Lithuania for Lithuanians", which was chanted during the March 11 march in Kaunas and Vilnius leads people to certain conclusions. Those abroad are left asking – what does this mean? Will we have a place or not? The question comes naturally. This slogan is of course no help in encouraging mutual understanding and cooperation," the ambassador said.
The newest claims about limitations to the freedom of speech are a similar case. "There exists a desire among certain people to incite such moods, thus they took specifically that single sentence from the legislative project, where it was possible to interpret ambiguously. We often choose to not react to such matters. There is no point to give the same responses repeatedly to the same people – Zuroff, Katz. There is neither desire, nor capacities, nor, finally, any rationality. However, this time we will react," the ambassador stated.
"In such cases we do react, write to the media. The embassy has excellent relations with the Jerusalem Post and other major newspapers. If a problem arises, various fake news, which are spread by the same people, whose names you know well, we resolve it," Edminas Bagdonas continued.
Excellent inter-state relations
Despite such events, the ambassador assured Lž that as ambassador he is very much satisfied with the two states' bilateral relations in recent times.
"You see yourselves, how much interaction is ongoing in recent times. Israel in Lithuanian media, Lithuania in Israeli media, what tourist flows and cultural cooperation we have. The number of flights has increased, three flights a week from Kaunas to Tel Aviv. In recent times, there has been a great deal of cooperation in almost all spheres of import to Lithuania. I am very satisfied with this and very glad, regarding how things are proceeding," the ambassador stated.
Both the activity of Lithuanian diplomats, as the cultural achievements of Lithuanians and Litvaks is valued in Israel.
"Israel greatly respects us for our mediation in various international organisations and institutions. One of the most recent examples is the first meeting in 28 years between an Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, which was organised at the initiative of Lithuania. Not to talk of how Lithuania is valued in culture – theatres, opera, ballet, sculptures, literature and music, Ganelin, Kanovich, Lipschitz… They are all well known, wherever you may go you find a Litvak, an individual from Lithuania, there are positives," E. Bagdonas told LŽ.
Some pains remain nonetheless – the memory of the Holocaust is still alive, as are the people, who survived it.
"I know several survivors, who literally climbed out of the Paneriai pit. We are talking with survivors, by the way in Lithuanian, continue visiting Lithuania, interacting with friends, acquaintances, former schoolmates. I can say with certainty that Lithuania dedicates a great deal of attention to Holocaust issues," the ambassador stated.
Several months ago, there was a vote in the UN General Assembly on a resolution, which dismissed the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Lithuania supported the resolution, thus opposing the US position to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Israel was surprised by such a decision from Lithuania because Lithuania is quite often a mediator for Israel when trying to grasp the country's difficult situation.
"IN terms of this question, Lithuania stands by the position that it is a question of bilateral discussions, which cannot be made unilaterally by any country. There were many interpretations, the community was also surprised – how did it happen, why did you do this, is Jerusalem not ours? However that is how it is, there is East and West Jerusalem. If there is desire to acknowledge such a status, there is need for clearer international decisions," E. Bagdonas said.
Despite such events, the question of Lithuanian citizenship remains pertinent to Litvaks. The ambassador stated that there are numerous reasons for it – nostalgia, Lithuanian membership in the EU and NATO, thus the possibility to travel without visas in numerous locations, also because people wish to invest in Lithuania and it is simpler to do so with the country's citizenship.
"At one point there would be truly difficult problems, when Litvaks had to prove that their grandparents or great grandparents, most often had Lithuanian citizenship up to June 15, 1940. Now it is simplified – those wishing for a citizenship only have to prove that their grandparents had a Lithuanian citizenship, to gather all the documents if there was a surname change or such. Our embassy's consular section is working at full capacity, we have at least ten visitors every day, who wish to have a Lithuanian passport," the ambassador stated.
Cyber security lessons from Israel
General Vytautas Jonas Žukas visited Israel a little over a year ago. During his visit, various questions were discussed, including cooperation in resolving security challenges.
"A good year ago I participated myself during the general's visit to Israel. We visited military hardware manufacturers, we saw what the level of military preparation is here, what the level of military industry and the industrial systems is. I was together with the general the whole time, I saw how he was fascinated by all those things and how necessary continued interaction is," the diplomat stated.
According to the ambassador, Israel could be a good example to Lithuania in military industry and cyber security. One of the end goals would be to not purchase military hardware from Israel, but that Israel would produce it in Lithuania.
"Vice Minister Edvinas Kerza visited Israel a number of times. Lithuania and Israel are seriously cooperating in cyber security. In my opinion, Israel is among the leading countries in this because it dedicates great attention to both military and cyber security," E. Bagdonas stated.
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Driving with good manners promotes road safety and makes everyone's journey more pleasant and stress-free, plus courtesy costs nothing.
Driving etiquette – good or bad – affects us all, but there are some driving practices that most motorists find infuriating.
Tailgating has been voted the most annoying road habit in a recent survey of drivers. Motorists using the phone while driving, being cut up by other drivers and not indicating were also high up in the frustration stakes. All these are potentially dangerous and the basis of good driving is safe driving.
A stress-free atmosphere within a car is vital to providing a comfortable car journey for your fellow passengers. While a few 'Are we there yet?' queries are to be expected from your children, such enquiries from your partner may not go down so well.
Here's a few more do's and don'ts to avoid being a road hog so you can be kings and queens of driving protocol and help make our roads a safer, and more enjoyable, way to travel.
Do say thank you when a car gives way. It's polite to do so and guaranteed to brighten any driver's day. But as the Highway Code states, don't use your horn as a rebuke if someone nips out in front of you.
Do indicate when changing lanes on the motorway. Doing this takes little effort yet does a lot in terms of enhancing road safety. But don't flash your headlights however much of a rush you are in to pass. Bide your time until a suitable chance arises.
Do obey speed limits because excessive speeding is a risk to you and other motorists – and your driving licence. Don't amber gamble (drive when the amber light is showing) at traffic lights. The amber light has a valuable purpose, which is to provide pedestrians with sufficient road crossing time.
Too many people have to make a claim because of poor driving, which every year causes accidents, injuries and sadly, deaths. But by following these do's and don'ts, you'll be a more responsible driver, reducing the risks of accidents and injuries to yourself and others.
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Trail Vices – what's your indulgence?
We all have things that we indulge in while hiking. Things that we probably should not be packing or eating. One thing I love about hiking is you burn a ton of calories, and for that I justify my trail vices.
I savor Peanut M&Ms while on vacation. These are my favorite junk foods. I used to keep a jar on my coffee table but had move it because I would eat the whole jar in one sitting.
Another trail vice I indulge in is Bota Minis boxed wine. My friends and family know I like cheap booze. I love PBR beer and boxed wine. The Bota Minis are about three glasses of wine – or in my case two big glasses. They are perfect to slip into your pack and sip at the end of a long hike.
Ardeen: Mini bagels with peanut butter, Nutella, and banana.
Jennifer Simmons: Aldi's single serve trail mix, I love them ? For my toddler he will hike for baby food pouches, lol.
Lorna: Rip van Waffles and diet peach Snapple tea.
Elisa: Bota Box Minis?! Whaaaattt? Mine is a bakery chocolate chip cookie.
Kate: Snickers and Take5 bars, even on hot days I bring them with me. It's the perfect excuse to take an early snack break.
Lisa: I'm in love with Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Nutty Bits and and Five Seed Almond Bars. These aren't terrible vices, but I make 90 percent of my own food, so for me to purchase something pre-made from TJ's is indulgent!
So what are your trail vices? Comment below. I love adding to my junk food list. I also love adding to my list of indulgences.
My indulgence is not a food (anything you can eat on the trail is essential!) I love my soft leather moccasins. They feel so good on my feet after a long hike.
Ha! I almost put my book in there ?


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Business traction keeps their trains running on time. It's a Swiss thing. We also sell chocolate, watches and Army knives … just kidding.
Sometimes, clients want to take a training approach to solve an issue or problem, and we must look them in the eye and tell them not to waste their money.
Diagnosing the real underlying problem/issue will ensure you are treating the cause and not a symptom. So telling them to "take two training workshops and call me in the morning" is not the best advice.
1. When your managers fear conflict with the people they manage.
Managers are paid to make the tough decisions. Hoping things will simply work out on their own is a great way to derail the rest of the department. Simply put, if someone "gets away with murder," why should I play by the rules? If as an owner you are dragged into needless and unproductive drama on a regular basis, you need to discover the root cause. The first step is assessing your management talent, and then perhaps targeted training will be effective.
2. When your train tracks are crisscrossed with little logic or signal control.
When your company processes are broken or inefficient, training will not make them better. When processes/systems/workflows are inadequate, people will naturally find shortcuts to reduce the pain to get the job done with the least amount of stress. Evaluate your processes, fix them collaboratively, and then train for skill competency.
3. Casey Jones may be asleep at the wheel.
When supervisors responsible for teams don't quite understand or buy-in to a revised process, people will recognize their supervisor's indifference toward that new process. Comfort zones and resistance to change with passive-aggressive behavior is very dangerous. Any training on that new process will be quickly and quietly for-gotten by the team. You must gain commitment from supervisors to achieve traction with a new skill, process or tool for the team to implement change.
4. To train just for training sake is not smart.
It is a mistake to make training an artificial ticket to punch for managers. Buy training tickets to the right destinations. Companies want their people to continue to hone their skills and advance their professional development.
5. How will you measure training success?
We recommend checking competency as soon as possible. How will they apply what they learned? How will it help the company or department? This is especially true with technical training. Don't let too much time go by!
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So when does training make sense for your business? When broken workflow processes need to be collaboratively fixed by your teams, training your teams to work together to identify, map and improve processes is a good training investment.
Be ready to be surprised with input from those you would least expect to contribute.When repaired processes require new skills for efficient performance, we help guide process mapping that will identify those skill gaps that need addressing to realize tactical traction. This is a necessary step in organizational development.
Technical and sales people may not readily volunteer they need help. It is up to you to observe competence.
Fundamental business communication is needed to support a company's culture or core values. You need to understand how well your team communicates.
All positive change is founded on the ability for your team to develop better communication skills to gain traction.
Supervisors must recognize and reward in real-time those who apply new skills learned in training sessions. This will improve the on time schedule of your customer train and deliveries.
Make your managers more accountable by emphasizing the need to target training to build specific skillsets early in the year for their team and your company reputation.
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Feomelanin (od grč. phaios = tamno + melas = crn), crveno-smeđi i žuti pigment. Stvara se u koži. Namjena mu je zaštita od štetnog djelovanja ultraljubičastih zraka. Pigment je smješten u melanosomu. Sintetizira se u melanocitima iz tirozina (aminokiselina) uz pomoć fenol-oksidaze (enzim). Srodan mu je eumelanin. Proizvodnju kontrolira melanocit stimulacijski hormon (MSH) u srednjem režnju hipofize (pars intermedia). Ovaj režanj jako je reduciran u ljudi bijele puti.
Melanin daje boju koži, kosi i očima. Ovaj kemijski spoj kemijskim sastavom je polimerizirani derivat indola vezan na bjelančevinu.

Feomelanini daju površini boju od ružičaste do crvene, ovisno o koncentraciji. Posebice je koncentriran u usnama, bradavicama, glaviću i vagini. Mala količina smeđeg eumelanina u kosi daje plavu kosu, no pomiješa li se ta mala količina s feomelaninom, rezultat je crvenkasto plava kosa. Feomelanin je i u koži te crvenokose osobe često imaju ružičastiju boju kože.

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HumanRights asked in TravelIrelandOther - Ireland · 4 months ago
Would the EU go to war with the United Kingdom if Ireland is forced to exit the EU? Belfast is 1 example.?
So who would force Ireland to leave the EU and how? The Republic of Ireland is part of the EU and will remain that way. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. If the United Kingdom leaves the EU, that will include Northern Ireland although there will need to be some kind of cross border arrangement to avoid both sides breaking the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Northern Ireland is free to leave the United Kingdom and join the Republic of Ireland if that is what the majority of its citizens want. If the Republic of Ireland wanted to rejoin the United Kingdom, they would get a sympathetic hearing. The EU is not about war - that's the whole point of it. Do try to keep up.
Zirp
No, if necessary a boycott could bring the UK to its knees in a couple of months
EU are imperialists like the UK but they could beat the UK in a war.
The EU doesn't even have an army, how would they go to war?
Orla C
That's what you think? The EU doesn't have an army? Oh honey .....
Belfast, dearie, is in Northern Ireland, which is still officially part of the UK, and UK is supposed to be leaving the EU in a matter of weeks.
The Republic of Ireland, however, is not likely to leave the EU any time soon. The only 'war' will be the war that Britain wages on itself.
duker918
War? No. They would just call plebiscites until the desired outcome was achieved. It's a tried and true method for them.
No. AND which Ireland are you referencing? The Republic of Ireland or Ulster (Northern Ireland which is still part of the UK).
Dublin area - wow. The most English part of the island, culturally - given that it was the seat of English rule in Ireland for hundreds of years while the rest of the island used Irish to communicate. Dublin is not large really ....
Tupac verde
I think that is very unlikely to happen, but who knows? wars have already happened for the most futile reasons in europe ...
UK haven't left the EU yet - they are still trying to figure out how they can do it without messing up the relationship with everyone else AND keep their Tories happy. Could take YEARS.
Is Ireland a part of the British Isles?
Are Irish Jokes acceptable in the workplace?
Will there be a united Ireland anytime in the near future.?
Should a 24 year old have a child with a 49 year old man?
Is there going to be a hard border between ireland and the north after the new Brexit deal?
What type of Visa would I need to work in the US for the Summer? I am only 16 and from Ireland so I can't use a J-1 Visa?
Has Acqua Vetro tower been approved?
Will there be a hard border between Ireland and the North in Boris Johnson's Brexit plan?
Is 15000 aus dollars enough to travel Ireland for 2 months?


Like many resources, time is finite. We can't make more of it, we can only use it better and not waste it.
…I began to wonder what I was going to do with my week-day evenings for the next six months.
I know that it's all too easy to feel sad about being alone and I don't want to focus on the negative aspects of this time, so I have decided to make a list of all the things that I want to achieve… and we'll see in March whether I have done any of them!
Plus I want to make a start on the Bavarian Crochet blanket that I bought yarn for at Wonderwool.
I find that it helps to write things down like this – it feels like I've made a commitment to each project… which is exactly why you don't see 'paint the hallway', 'shampoo the carpets' and 'tidy up' on my lists!
So, I've taken over the sofa with yarn and Mr Snail will just have to squeeze in next to it at the weekends!
My son is in Reading, small world hey. My oh is away during the week, so know the Sunday feeling. And Thursday night is spent clearing up my various projects so he can sit down in comfort. Good luck with all the projects.
I may need to make some more work bags for easy clearing!
Aw, you will get lonely sometimes, it's good he can get home for the weekends.
You are MAKING me something for the dangler? 😀 Hallooo-Hallay!! The fabulous Narf's fabulous idea is just taking wings – this will be such a fabulous 'dangler of international happiness' as has ever been seen before 🙂 So exciting!!
It must be very hard for you waving Mr Snail off – but that sofa covered with yarn looks like bliss to me! You are making a Bavarian – I love mine, it is the most used throw in the house by all members both human and animals! I want to make more – it occurs to me one could make squares and sew 'em altogether to create a bed cover or couch cover too – wouldn't that be wonderful!
I look forward to seeing Mr Snails slippers – that is something I have never done!!
Ah yes… all those things we 'should' be doing.
I think you are currently six hours behind us, so our evenings don't quite coincide, but Kate Chiconi is nine hours ahead of me and we still manage to Skype sometimes.
The Diggers Spring catalogue is just out – do you want to take a look online and see if there's anything you want for next year? My handiwork world is slowly contracting, ready to be put into boxes for a short time. I have Amistad still out, still being hand quilted (10 more blocks to go…) and the next embroidery project, which is small and portable. Everything else has to be packed. 😦 I do know the luxury of the sofa all to yourself, something I get 4 days out of 12 when the HoC is driving at night!
Ah, but just think of all that space to spread out your work once the move is over!
Oh, you really do know how to have a good time! Speaking of space to work, I'll be posting shortly and you'll see the vast acreage of bench space I currently enjoy in my kitchen. Er, not. I am SO looking forward to moving, it can't come fast enough, even with all the packing.
Mr Snail used to work away a lot, but he's been home for a few years now and so it's going to take a bit of getting used to again. Still… I was very enthusiastic yesterday evening and made some little gifts plus a big pot of soup. I wonder how long I can keep up the momentum.
Oh, and Happy Birthday Mr Crush!
I am puffing out like a peacock! I got a mention in this post 🙂 By the way, anyone with any stray sparkly, beady, buttony, unusual weird things laying about who would like to add them to Ms Pauline's dangler of great international happiness please get in touch. She is going to make the dangler of all danglers and one day we will all get to see her reveal it in all of it's glory. By the time we finish she will have enough material to make a whole street worth of danglers but that, my dear friends, is another story! The best bit is that you can just shove them in an envelope and get away with cheap postage! "HA to you postal systems of the world that would make sharing such an expensive habit for We the people!" We shall thwart you with our brilliance!
By the way "A Bavarian" keeps making me think of "A Brazilian" …hopefully the two are NOT related?!


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The only reason I came to Las Vegas from Washington State was to see CRISS ANGEL AKA: CRISS BLISS! TRULY WONDERFUL SHOW! THE IMAGE OF ENTERTAINMENT IN LAS VEGAS AND THE WORLD AND THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE MULTIPLIED BY THE GREATEST NUMBER 69 TIMES! AND THATS JUST THE 1ST TEN SECONDS! WOW! AM SEEING AGAIN 2 MORE TIMES TJIS MONTH! ALL MY MONEY GOES TO HIM. MONEY HE GETS IS JUST A TIP. BE IS PRICELESS!
Dubbed the Isle of Flowers and crowned by 4,583-foot Mount Pelee, Martinique may just be the Caribbean's best-kept secret. Some exploration is required to uncover the island's treasures, like the Balata Gardens' Treetop Trail of suspension bridges, Saint-Pierre's 18th-century theater ruins, and the poignant Anse Cafard Slave Memorial. This overseas region of France is also considered the rum capital of the world; follow the Route des Rhums to tour esteemed distilleries like Clement and Rhum JM.
In the 1950s, the De Havilland Comet, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, and Sud Aviation Caravelle became the first flagships of the Jet Age in the West, while the Eastern bloc had Tupolev Tu-104 and Tupolev Tu-124 in the fleets of state-owned carriers such as Czechoslovak ČSA, Soviet Aeroflot and East-German Interflug. The Vickers Viscount and Lockheed L-188 Electra inaugurated turboprop transport.
The earliest fixed wing airline in Europe was Aircraft Transport and Travel, formed by George Holt Thomas in 1916; via a series of takeovers and mergers, this company is an ancestor of modern-day British Airways. Using a fleet of former military Airco DH.4A biplanes that had been modified to carry two passengers in the fuselage, it operated relief flights between Folkestone and Ghent. On 15 July 1919, the company flew a proving flight across the English Channel, despite a lack of support from the British government. Flown by Lt. H Shaw in an Airco DH.9 between RAF Hendon and Paris – Le Bourget Airport, the flight took 2 hours and 30 minutes at £21 per passenger.
Thus the last 50 years of the airline industry have varied from reasonably profitable, to devastatingly depressed. As the first major market to deregulate the industry in 1978, U.S. airlines have experienced more turbulence than almost any other country or region. In fact, no U.S. legacy carrier survived bankruptcy-free. Among the outspoken critics of deregulation, former CEO of American Airlines, Robert Crandall has publicly stated:


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A summer of wonder in Austria
WHETHER it's art, music or just some quiet solitude, Austria offers plenty of nourishment for the soul. TTN rounds up three hot spots for all kinds:
KITZBـHEL
Kitzbühel is one of the world's most famous and most beautiful holiday destinations and recreational centres. Whatever the season, Kitzbühel lives up to its reputation as a cosmopolitan town with its own special flair. shopping in the Old Town, relaxing in one of the many fine restaurants and cafés, trying your luck in the exciting world of the casino, or celebrating and dancing the night away in one of Kitzbühel's legendary bars or discos – in the summer months, Kitzbühel's unique ambience has a lively fascination that is particularly refreshing. A wide choice of activities in breathtaking alpine scenery, a full cultural programme and the culinary Tyrolean delights are combined to stimulate all the senses and revitalise body and soul in an atmosphere that is vibrant with life. With its outstanding range of fine hotels and restaurants, and a tradition of hospitality that is part of the local way of life, Kitzbühel attracts the more discerning holidaymaker, many of whom remain loyal to the resort for years or even decades.
The sporting and social centre of the Alps, the town is the centre of a veritable paradise for walking, Nordic walking and mountain biking. The complete network of managed walks and mountain paths is some 200 miles long, with over 90 marked trails of varying length and grade leading across alpine meadows, through deep green woods and up the mountainsides.
For tennis fans, Kitzbühel is generously supplied with indoor and outdoor courts for a game in a setting with a difference. And a location that is known as the 'golfing centre of the Alps' obviously has plenty to offer in that direction, too. In fact there are no fewer than four top courses in the area, at Eichenheim Golf Club, Kitzbühel Kaps, Kitzbühel Schwarzsee, and Rasmushof Golf and Country Club, with a total of 54 holes with plenty of variety in outstanding scenery. And if all that is not enough, there are another 19 golf courses in the immediate vicinity to keep even the most insatiable golfer happy. The highlight of the golfing season at the amateur level is the annual Kitzbühel Golf Festival each June.
Within Kitzbühel, the regions of Aurach, Reith and Jochberg offer so many escapes from the physical and spiritual stress of everyday life and so many fine ways to regenerate – from the relaxing surroundings and fine cuisine of an exquisite wellness hotel to the rustic charms of a mountain refuge complete with local fare. The offering includes 25 hotels in the four and five-star categories as well as 32 three-star hotels, while the total number of comfortable pensions, farmhouses with accommodation and apartments can only be estimated. To keep body and soul together, there are 80 restaurants, including award winning restaurants, and over 50 mountain inns and cafés offering everything from full meals to typical local snacks.
Summer is the festival season in Salzburg, the UNESCO World Heritage Site and location for the film The Sound of Music. In addition to the signature classical highlights presented at the Summer Festival, this year will feature interesting dance events, a new Salzburg Museum, modern art and exclusive jewellery and paintings.
Mozart's city can be explored on foot, by bike or by ship again. As every year, the city's culture programme is very diversified: the agony of choice for classic fans as well as those who prefer contemporary events.
Museum buffs can look forward to interesting insights starting June 1. The Salzburg Museum (formerly Carolino Augusteum) will opens its doors in the magnificently renovated, 400-year-old palazzo nuovo (the New Residenz). Over 3,000 sqm of exhibition space will offer interesting insight into Salzburg's history, art and culture. The first floor will be reserved for famous Salzburg residents from the past and present; the new museum will open with a special exhibit and extensive presentation of works by the Salzburg artist, Hans Makart (1840-1884).
Coinciding with the start of the Summer Festival, the archiepiscopal residence will be the venue for beautiful and precious objets d'art presented by 40 sellers of jewellery, paintings and decorative art from July 28 to August 4. Prominent international galleries and antique dealers will display their exclusive exhibits at the Salzburg World Fine Art Fair; the fair, held in Salzburg for the first time, intends to encourage a taste for music, art history and art culture.
The Salzburg Festival will host a range of operas such as Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz, Eugen Onegin by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, Armida by Joseph Haydn or The Marriage of Figaro by WA Mozart, two concerts at Salzburg Cathedral starring Anna Netrebko and concerts with the star tenor Michael Schade will be on the programme. Plلcido Domingo and Rolando Villazَn will perform at the Large Festival Hall on August 9 and 12, and Everyman will be staged, as every year, on Cathedral Square. The Festival productions will be broadcast daily on a large-scale screen set up on Chapter Square during the Siemens Festival Nights.
Finally, movie fans can visit locations around Salzburg City where The Sound of Music was filmed, including the Benedictine Convent on Nonnberg, Mirabell Gardens and Residenz Square and Fountain. The Sound of Music Pavillion can be found at Hellbrunn Palace.
Summer days and nights can be enjoyed to the full in Vienna, making this Danubian city a perfect destination to soak up the arts and the sun this summer.
Summer at Vienna's MuseumsQuartier (MQ) — one of the world's ten largest arts centres — is an enticing mix of action, fun and hanging out at open-air bars and cafés.
Things to do include boules (available for hire), model car racing, guided tours of the Leopold Museum (Schiele), the Museum of Modern Art and the Kunsthalle, as well as open-air chess, backgammon tournaments, weekend DJ events, readings, and children's activities. And 100 uniquely designed sun-loungers turn the MQ's courtyards into a great place to lie back and relax.
The Danube Island Festival – Europe's biggest open-air party – is again set to draw more than three million visitors from June 22 to 24. Acts from all musical genres billed, and the certainty of a fantastic atmosphere vouch for that.
Lovers of classical music can enjoy the best-loved melodies of Johann Strauss, Franz Lehلr, Emmerich Kلlmلn and Robert Stolz, in store during the Vienna Operetta Summer, between July 4 and August 11. And outstanding performances of Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus will draw audiences to the Schِnbrunn Palace Theatre from July 13 to August 26. Meanwhile, the Hoch und Deutschmeister will create a colourful spectacle redolent of imperial Vienna every Saturday. The band set off from the Graben, marching to music in their splendid uniforms, and give a concert in the Inner Burghof — just like the changing of the guard in bygone days.
The Vienna electronic scene, which has enjoyed an international reputation ever since the emergence of Kruder & Dorfmeister, is as innovative as ever. Electric Indigo and the Sofa Surfers appear almost daily at clubs like the Rhiz, Flex and Fluc, treating revellers to the sounds of the 21st century.
Fantastic performances are also in store at the ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival, which will turn Vienna into the capital of European contemporary dance from July 12 to August 12. Together with guest performances by international dance stars, the festival offers a wide range of workshops that are open to all comers.
The Summerstage gastro and leisure zone at Rossauer Lنnde underground station is already something of a classic, featuring good food, beach volleyball and exciting events.
For those that like their sights, Schِnbrunn Palace, the former Habsburg summer residence, is one of the most beautiful palace complexes in Europe. The grounds where the imperial family once walked contain Baroque gardens with colourful formal flower beds, imposing tree-lined avenues and a box tree maze. When Empress Maria Theresa had the palace remodelled she set out to emulate Versailles, right down to the Hall of Mirrors. Emperor Franz Joseph was born at Schِnbrunn in 1830, and spent many summers there with his consort Sisi. Magnificent staterooms and sumptuously furnished salons give an insight into imperial life.
Finally, to bring home a souvenir, Vienna's markets are much more than just places to shop. They are the lifeblood of the districts they serve, attracting a young, creative and lively scene. The Naschmarkt is the uncontested star among Vienna's permanent markets. Set between Karlsplatz and Kettenbrückengasse, the Naschmarkt is the mainspring of one of the city's most interesting districts. Culinary specialties, local and exotic are always fresh and available in abundance there. Also only a few minutes' walk from the Old Town is Karmelitermarkt. The district around this old-style district market has lately seen a renaissance with growing numbers of bars, studios and galleries springing up.
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Make sure you DO NOT Select "power on the new virtual machine after creation"
Time to make Citrix Work!
There will be roughly 20-30 places to make this change once you start the search you can press F3 to find the next.
to some random number that hasn't been used on another server.
Just make the Following "house cleaning changes" and you are all set.
Open the Presentation Server Console not the Access Console.
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Guns, Violence, and…CBD?
By Sean Boulger
If you've visited your local dispensary more than once in the last year or so, you've probably noticed a skyrocketing amount of choices available to you. At this point, it's becoming harder and harder to ignore: Cannabis isn't just cannabis anymore.
No longer considered "users," those of us who enjoy cannabis can now rightfully describe themselves as "consumers," every bit as much taking part in an increasingly valid commercial industry as those of us who would just as soon enjoy a tasty beer or a toasted cigarette (at least in most states, that is).
But who is our consumption actually supporting? Who gets all that money we're spending on legal weed and CBD? With more and more options flooding the market, it becomes increasingly imperative that we all make responsible choices, prioritizing conscious consumption in a rapidly-growing and newly-legitimate marketplace.
How the Green Rush Began
At the time of this writing, cannabis is fully legal in no fewer than twelve states throughout the country, and it's easy to imagine that the rest of the country is just on the other side of the hump when it comes to marijuana legalization, given that there are only eleven states left in which it remains outlawed.
And the end user isn't the only person for whom this burgeoning state of legality has some serious implications: Investors are just now finding their way to the weed party, if a little more indirectly.
And it all hinges on hemp.
While cannabis remains thoroughly illegal on the federal level, hemp has recently been legalized in a way that makes it fair game for open commerce. As a result, the bottom has dropped out from underneath a relatively stable situation, resulting in a massive money vacuum and causing a veritable green rush on both local and national levels.
Of course, most of this is good news for the average cannabis consumer, but all that product brings with it an important caveat: Markets like this one don't always attract the most savory participants, which is why it's important for the consumer to do their research and make informed, socially-responsible spending decisions, at every possible juncture.
From There to Here
Cannabis has been effectively illegal in the country since 1937, and still is on the federal level (in fact, it's classified at the same level as heroin, and it's thought to be unlikely the United States government will ever get around to changing course). Even so, marijuana has become a huge part of the American cultural identity, and we've gotten so comfortable with it that nine different states had it on their ballots in 2016.
Two years later and the Pew Research Center tells us that 62% of the country is in support of marijuana's full legalization, up 31% from the turn of the century. And it's hard to overstate just how crucial the last few years have been, when it comes to our evolving relationship with cannabis: This isn't something that has "just happened;" this is something that is actively happening now, with a prime case in point being the Farm Bill of 2018, which represents the other main piece in the puzzle — CBD.
You see, CBD can come from either cannabis or hemp. And while cannabis is still super illegal on the federal level, hemp is now fully legal as of December of last year.
This opens the door not just for consumers to purchase a wider variety of CBD products, but for investors to invest in them as well. Consider the numerous legal hurdles that still surround cannabis: Since it's still illegal at a federal level, it can't be sold across state lines. It also can't be listed on the federal stock exchange, which means investors and traders can't make money off it. It's effectively barred from truly becoming a national commodity…and that's exactly what just changed for CBD, which can be made from hemp, which is cannabis' non-psychoactive cousin.
Now, when you consider the fact that localized movements have been whipping up support across the country, changing hearts and minds in an effort to win over state legislatures when it comes to marijuana legalization, it starts to become clear how perfectly these two situations have dovetailed into one another.
As a national demand for legalized marijuana and its related products began to percolate, the federal government likewise began warming up to the idea of legal hemp (which can, it should be noted, be used for everything from paper to fabric production), creating a perfect storm for investors. The people decided they wanted it, and the government decided they wanted to let the people have it, almost at the exact same time.
All good news, right? For the most part, yes. But these excitingly high times aren't without their points of caution: Given that the market has only just been given the green light, what we have now is a race. Whomever gets there first stands to meet a ton of demand, and make a lot of money in doing so, which only makes it that much more important that we, the consumers, to be wary and remain in the know when it comes to the entities from whom we buy.
Why Conscious Consumption Matters
At this point, the CBD marketplace is relatively free of what we can call internal regulation. Sure, the government has a ton of rules surrounding it, but the culture to which the space lays claim is very much still in development. And lots of hay has been made about that development, and which direction it may or may not be pointed in.
When one considers the incredibly close relationship that exists between CBD and THC, it's easy to understand how the two spaces seem somewhat inextricably linked, in a cultural sense. And while we're all familiar with the feel-good, forward-thinking vibes that are typically associated with most cannabis consumption, the CBD-fueled green rush has led some to feel as though this cultural identity has become threatened.
Take Ignite, for example. There's certainly something to be said for the approach the young company has taken, even if certain parts of it have been highly questionable from a cultural standpoint.
The "green rush" analogy is a surprisingly apt one: Whomever got there first and could set up shop was poised to make an absolute killing, and there's no question that Ignite was quick to establish itself as a brand that would take cannabis seriously. No more cartoon-shaped logos or goofy, silly stoner vibes. Ignite took itself seriously, with slick branding, and an oddly aggressive company culture.
In fact, its company culture was so aggressive that it quickly became the thing to get it in trouble, while also launching a larger conversation about who actually gets to define the culture surrounding cannabis…and what exactly that definition is. Less than a full year after cannabis has been legalized, and Ignite has already come under fire for its Los Angeles-based billboards, featuring mostly-nude women and sexually suggestive puns about tits and asses.
If that feels like an odd approach for a cannabis brand, it might seem less so when one considers that Ignite was founded and is run by the infamous Dan Bilzerian — known for, among other things, having kicked a woman in the face at a Miami nightclub, and for having thrown another woman off a roof on a separate occasion.
Bilzerian seems to be an openly aggressive kind of guy, maintaining a vocal affinity for guns, taking to Twitter and threatening to "bitch slap" those who call him out, and generally behaving in ways that, quite frankly, feel like the exact opposite of what most cannabis consumers might be interested in supporting.
And yet here he is, raking in who knows how much of that newly-legal CBD money, operating one of the largest cannabis and CBD operations in the market…and all because he very simply got there first. When figures like Bilzerian are allowed to take root in the space, they're implicitly allowed to dictate the culture. Which means it's on the consumer to decide if this is truly what we want to be supporting and celebrating.
Do we want a man like Bilzerian to be considering himself the king of cannabis? Or do we want to encourage a culture free of violence and misogyny? At a time when the industry is in such a nascent state, it's up to us to actively define this type of thing. We are, all of us, currently responsible for writing the story of legalized cannabis. And when it comes to making responsible choices as consumers, it looks like it's time we learned how to write with our wallets.
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Kevin Lim, DMD, MS
Dr. Kevin Lim is the newest member of the team at Cary Prosthodontics in Cary, NC. Having spent his childhood years being raised between the Philippines, a Southeast Asian island nation located in the Western Pacific Ocean, and the Pacific Northwest city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He moved to sunny California to complete his BS in Biological Sciences at the University of California in Irvine. After some time away from academics he decided to pursue a career in the field of dentistry and completed his Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. He would spend an additional two years in Philadelphia at Einstein Medical Center completing a hospital-based general practice residency including an additional chief residency year. In 2014, along with his wife Kimberly and infant twin girls, Kayley and Adeline, Dr. Lim moved to the great state of North Carolina where he completed his Certificate and Master's degree in Prosthodontics at University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill followed by an additional fellowship in oral implantology. His surgical experience would grow to include to the unexpectedly delivery of his son, Zachary, within their home in Chapel Hill.
From 2018-2019, Dr. Lim served at as full-time clinical assistant professor in the Prosthodontic section of the Division of Comprehensive Oral Health at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill where he was heavily involved in the predoctoral implant curriculum and the graduate prosthodontics training program. In addition to being the newest prosthodontist at Cary Prosthodontics, Dr. Lim still serves as an adjunct assistant professor at the UNC-Adams School of Dentistry. His interest lies in the utilization of digital workflows in planning and executing full mouth rehabilitations to better ensure greater treatment predictability and satisfaction for patients.
Outside the field of dentistry, Dr. Lim and his family stay busy exploring all the sites, activities and food that North Carolina has offer. They look forward to welcoming the addition of their baby girl in December.
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Isaiah Baby Name: Meaning, Origin, Middle Name Pairings & More
Updated: September 23, 2021 by MomsWhoThink Staff
Isaiah is an immensely popular baby name for boys. This name appeared in Little House on the Prairie as Isaiah Edwards and on the hit television series Outlander as Isaiah Morton. Isaiah has both old-school longevity and modern cultural appeal. Keep reading to learn more about this cool baby name.
Meaning of the name Isaiah:
Hebrew: God is salvation
Origin of the name Isaiah:
Isaiah derives from the Hebrew words yasha' (meaning "to save") and יyah (meaning "God"). Combined as Yesha'yahu, the name meant "God is salvation."
Symbolism of the name Isaiah:
Isaiah is one of the four Old Testament prophets who predicted coming of the Messiah. Symbols in the Book of Isaiah include the crown, wings, and the lion and the lamb.
Style of the name Isaiah:
Gender of the name Isaiah:
Isaiah is a boy's name.
Pronunciation of the name Isaiah:
ie-ZAY-ə
Number of syllables in the name Isaiah:
Emotion evoked from the name Isaiah:
The name Isaiah evokes feelings of success and style.
Alternative spellings for the name Isaiah:
Isaias
Izaiah
Isayah
Nicknames for the name Isaiah:
Shai
Popularity of the name Isaiah:
According to the Social Security Administration index, Isaiah was the 51st most popular baby name for boys in 2020. Isaiah has ranked among the top 100 baby names for boys every year since 1996.
Related names for the name Isaiah:
Great middle names for Isaiah and their meanings:
Asher (happy, blessed, fortunate)
Callum (dove)
Connor (lover of hounds, hunter, wise)
Daniel (God is my judge)
Jared (descent)
Malachi (messenger, angel)
Milo (soldier)
Silas (forest, wood)
Sterling (genuine, high quality)
Zion (citadel, peak)
Famous people with the name Isaiah:
Isaiah Bowman (geographer)
Isaiah Crowell (football player)
IsaiahFisher (son of singer Carrie Underwood and hockey player Mike Fisher)
Isaiah Timothy Hasselback (son of Elisabeth Filarski and Tim Hasselback)
IsaiahKoenig (son of actress Rashida Jones and musician Ezra Koenig
Isaiah Peck (dancer)
Isaiah Roby (basketball player)
Isaiah Rogers (architect)
Isaiah Washington (actor)
Isaiahs in popular culture:
Isaiah Bradley (Marvel Comics character)
Isaiah Crockett (DC Comics superhero)
Isaiah Richards Lewins (titular character in the movie Losing Isaiah


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Q: Building a defaultdict whose values are defaultdict Is there any particular reason that my application says the argument must be callable or none type? I'm pretty sure this is how you'd instantiate a defaultdict with a defaultdict as its values.
dict = defaultdict(defaultdict(set))

A: The argument provided to the defaultdict constructor must be a zero-argument callable (see the docs), so defaultdict(defaultdict) does work, but defaultdict(defaultdict(set)) does not. You can 'cheat' a little though:
d = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(set))

That way you provide a zero-argument callable in the form of the lambda function which in turn, when called, returns the appropriate default value you want.

A: You need to provide a function for defaultdict constructor but defauldict(set) is defaultdict object instead. If you want to build a defaultdict whose values are defaultdicts you can use lambdas:
from collections import defaultdict

dd = lambda: defaultdict(dd)
x = dd()
x['foo']['bar']['foobar'] = 1