The proportion of fuel-only forecourts shoppers is continuing to rise, but one in five shopping at petrol stations are only buying shop items, according to findings from HIM's Convenience Tracking Programme 2011.
Murco Petroleum has signed a five-year retail branded distributorship agreement with NWF Fuels, one of the UK's leading fuel distributors with a dealer network of around 80 forecourts.
Strathclyde Police has broadened its association with the British Oil Security Syndicate (BOSS) and independent retailers to introduce Forecourt Watch in East Kilbride and Strathaven in a bid to tackle drive-offs.
Riddesdell Brothers service station in Boxford, Suffolk has been named Europe's oldest recorded working garage.
Top 50 Independent Bishop Retail is gearing up for festivities across the Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend with fancy-dress and fundraising fun days.
Thirty-two SPAR stores from the estates of A F Blakemore and Son Limited and Capper & Co Limited are being marketed for sale by retail business advisor Christie & Co.
A decision at the Court of Session in Scotland to allow BP and Marks & Spencer's Simply Food to sell alcohol at its forecourts in Edinburgh and Glasgow is expected to open the floodgates for more off licence applications north of the border.
Jet is encouraging young drivers to be safe on the road by giving out road safety packs on 38 sites across the UK.
Digital media network owner Amscreen has today announced a deal with motorway services operator, Welcome Break, for 63 digital signage screens to be installed in the WHSmith-branded stores and forecourt stores within its motorway service areas.
A luxury hotel in Bournemouth is giving away free petrol with bookings. The four-star Norfolk Royale will refund the cost of a tank of petrol to couples who stay for three nights in an executive room.
Write your name, address and phone number on a postcard or sealed envelope stating what you want – Fairy or Varta – and we'll do the rest, including delivery. Send it to us at Forecourt Trader, William Reed Business Media, Broadfield Park, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9RT by April 30, 2011.
The Co-operative Group has bought DAB Stores, the garage forecourt and supermarket business in Minsterley, Shropshire in a deal worth in the region of £1.6 million, in a further signal of its intent to make significant store acquisitions.
DTZ has been chosen as a partner by Statoil Fuel & Retail to support the development of a real estate asset management strategy across its broad retail network.
Independent retailers are being encouraged to take part in the major public consultation launched by the Secretary of State for Business today that is giving local shops the opportunity to explain which regulations that cause them a burden should go.
An enterprising West Midlands recycler is giving people the chance to swap their old clothes for petrol.
Small business owners are being urged to be aware of new legislation which came into effect on April 6.
This 'common commencement date' saw a raft of important changes to the law, including increases in statutory sick pay, changes in tax rates and the end of most employers' abilities to forcibly retire staff.
Independent convenience retailer Peregrine Retail opened its first redeveloped forecourt at Ringwood, Hampshire today.
Mobil Oil has launched a new online tool to help consumers select and buy the correct engine oil for their car and show them where to buy it from their nearest Esso forecourt.
RMI Petrol will be holding its regional meeting in Durham on April 5, 2011. Held at the Ramside Hall Hotel, just off the A1 in Carrville, will start at 10am and conclude at 2pm after a free buffet lunch.
A new AdBlue dispensing system is being installed at the BP Thetford West site operated by MRH (GB). Developed by fuel dispensing specialist Dresser Wayne in conjunction with Blue 1, a supplier of AdBlue storage solutions, the new equipment is based on the Dresser Wayne Global Star V AdBlue Dispenser.
Chancellor George Osborne's decision to cut fuel duty by 1ppl from 6pm on March 23 has enraged retailers as motorists branded them "greedy" when prices at the pump failed to fall immediately as they had expected.
The Top 50 Indies gathered at Forecourt Trader's sixth annual dinner to celebrate the UK's largest independent retailers on February 28.
Fuel could become the highest pence per mile cost of running a company car in less than five years, says CFC Solutions.
The leading Top 50 indie MRH has purchased 10 former BP company-owned sites in Scotland. The company is also renewing supply contracts with BP at a further 11 locations as part of the deal.
Symonds Forecourts has opened its fifth Londis store. Located on a forecourt in Gloucester, it is one of seven forecourt sites owned and operated by the West Country company. The firm is also about to open its third Budgens store on a forecourt in Wells.
West Midlands-based AF Blakemore & Son has acquired the business of fellow Spar wholesaler South Wales-based Capper & Co.
Retailers and trade associations have united in their disappointment that a tobacco display ban will go ahead in England despite any credible evidence that concealing gantries reduces smoking.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Ullswater Road Garage is located at the entrance to Penrith just metres from the M6, the A66 and the North Eastern gateway to the Lake District, the A592.
And so we had the Coalition government's first 'regular' Budget on March 23, awaited for with much anticipation by fuel users and petrol retailers alike. First let's just remind ourselves that as Mr Osborne got up to speak, typical pump prices were around 133.9ppl for unleaded petrol, and 139.9 for diesel, with motorway and rural sites trading at considerably higher prices. In the weeks leading up to Budget day there had been a lot of speculation about several possible moves in relation to fuel pricing: an immediate scrapping of the next fuel duty rise which was due this month; a reduction in VAT on fuel; and a longer-term 'fuel price compensation' mechanism to balance the duty on fuel against the price of oil.
When times get tough, as they certainly seem to be in some quarters, you would think that your suppliers would try even harder to work with you. I was recently contacted by two forecourt operators who were having horrendous problems with their distributors/suppliers. I offered to highlight their situation through this column but both thought twice about it worrying about upsetting their already-teetering apple carts.
The Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards are the showcase for the petrol retailing industry and this year they have been revamped and relaunched to give every forecourt retailer the chance to win something.
Two lovely ladies from The Sun were in attendance at IFFE 2011 to support the newspaper's Keep It Down fuel duty campaign. They certainly attracted a lot of attention. RMI Petrol chairman Brian Madderson said: "The Page 3 girls from The Sun were a mega attraction for us. Several hundred extra signatures were obtained from exhibitors and visitors alike and these were sent on to the newspaper."
It's any retailer's nightmare: exchanging on a new site only to discover just one month later that the busy A-road the forecourt is located on is due for an imminent change, potentially drawing trade away.
Mary Portas is just one of the star attractions at this year's Pro-retail show, which takes place at the International Centre in Telford on May 10-11. The independent retail champion will give three presentations per day on how to run a successful convenience store (see right). Palmer and Harvey marketing director Richard Hayhoe says the wholesaler is always trying to refresh Pro-retail to add "maximum value".
More and more forecourt retailers are looking for new and different revenue streams to help them compete in tough trading conditions. Whether it be for coffee or food to go, DVD rental or other non-food offerings such as greetings cards, retailers are teaming up with big brand names to make their business stand out.
If you want to sell more ice cream you've got to treat it more like other impulse categories. That's the message from Melanie Rolfe, senior category manager for impulse ice cream at Unilever. "It's all about getting the basics right and treating ice cream like you treat confectionery to drive impulse sales," she says.
Margins are good. There's no hassle with short shelf life, so why are so many forecourts ignoring car care items? It seems the lure of selling chilled ready meals and every variety of soft drink possible has pushed car accessories out the door. However Graham Tissiman, sales and marketing manager at the Convenience Distribution Group (CDG), reckons car care is worth stocking: "Not only does it satisfy customers' expectations, it also is the second highest profit making category in terms of percentage margin (behind hot drinks-to-go). Unlike fresh or chilled food, with car accessories there is not the problem of sell-by dates or the running cost of the chiller cabinets. There is very limited investment in running the category in terms of equipment, stock or labour costs. We deliver in single units so there is not the problem of storing cases of products and we offer merchandising and seasonal re-profiling assistance via our trained sales reps."
Fuel dispenser and technology provider Dresser Wayne has formed a partnership with the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI).
Tobacco vending machine supplier Jofemar UK has launched an automatic cigarette dispenser system for retail outlets.
Coffee-to-go supplier Coffee Nation has further developed its range of coffee systems with a pay-at-the-machine solution in partnership with KMF (Precision Sheet Metal).
Forecourt technology provider Petrotec has launched the IFSF (International Forecourt Standards Forum) Plug-in, a software tool that is able to transform any POS system into a fully fledged IFSF-certified system.


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Home News Katie Bouman, MIT Grad Captured the First Black Hole Image
Katie Bouman, MIT Grad Captured the First Black Hole Image
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Katie Bouman, who isn't an astronomer, but took a remarkable step in developing an algorithm that can take the image of a Black Hole in the event horizon telescope.
The photo was released to the Public on Wednesday after years of work on this with the name of the project called Event Horizon Telescope.
Katie Bouman shared the photo on her Facebook in a disbelief after the captured image was being processed. Later, the photo was shared by MIT's official Twitter.
KATIE BOUMAN WASN'T EVEN AN ASTRONOMER
It was that Computer Scientist, leading the project, went on to capture the first image of the Black Hole 55 million light years away from Earth.
According to the website of the Event Horizon Telescope, "This long-sought image provides the strongest evidence to date for the existence of supermassive black holes and opens a new window into the study of black holes, their event horizons, and gravity". In simpler words, this will provide us a new prospect of thinking about the universe and its evolution.
Katie Bouman created the algorithm that captured the first image of the black hole was created three years ago in collaboration of a team of researchers from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of MIT, MIT Haystack Observatory, and Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
3 years ago MIT grad student Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole.
Today, that image was released.
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— MIT CSAIL (@MIT_CSAIL) April 10, 2019
The snap which was released to the public for only a few moments, was taken back in 2017 through powerful network of telescopes all around the world.
The picture was taken in M87 Galaxy, where astronomers had been observing the stars rotating in an orbit for more than 16 years.
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The orbit around which those stars were rotating was the Black Hole, of which the world sees now.
Katie Bouman stated in an interview that when she first started on the Project, she had no idea about the Black Holes.
According to National Geographic, more than 200 scientists from different observatories and labs all around the world worked together on the project to create the image.
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Question: Is accepting gifts for baby while you are expecting acceptable in Islam? How about baby shower? What does Islam advise us on this?
Answer: Giving and accepting gifts are from the Sunnah. Avoiding baby-showers is better and more cautious.
Gift-giving, in general, is encouraged in Islam as it is a powerful tool to bring people together and foster love between them. It is also sunnah to accept gifts when offered. In this sense, offering and accepting a gift on behalf of a child is permissible.
A baby-shower is a party organized for the sake of gift-giving, often organized by a close friend or relative of the mother. It is foreign to Islam, but in recent times has gained traction among Muslims. Additionally, it is largely commercially driven by major retail outlets.
Muslims mostly have not adopted it. Hence, it remains a practice associated mostly with non-Muslims. In theory, if Muslims adopted this practice en masse such that it became a practice of theirs as much as it is of non-Muslims, it would be permissible from this standpoint.
Often, people feel obligated to attend baby-showers and give gifts. In Islam, gift-giving should be done freely without any sense of obligation.
Anything else contrary to Islam like extravagant spending, imitation of non-Muslims or sinners in some practices, music, gender mixing, and the like.
For the reasons mentioned above, as currently practiced baby-showers are better avoided. One is encouraged to give gifts when convenient and without being asked.


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UNOG Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Bosnia and Herzegovina / Serbia - Hate Speech - OHCHR
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SOUNDBITE (English) – Liz Throssell, OHCHR spokesperson: "We are deeply concerned by recent incidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia that saw individuals glorify atrocity crimes and convicted war criminals, target certain communities with hate speech, and, in some cases, directly incite violence".
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SOUNDBITE (English) – Liz Throssell, OHCHR spokesperson: "These acts, which happened amid religious holidays last weekend, included large groups of people chanting the name of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić during torchlight processions or singing nationalistic songs calling for the takeover of various locations in the former Yugoslavia. In one incident, individuals fired shots into the air as they drove past a mosque".
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SOUNDBITE (English) – Liz Throssell, OHCHR spokesperson: "These incidents - some in locations that saw large-scale atrocity crimes during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, such as Prijedor and Foca - are an affront to survivors, including those who returned to their homes after the conflict. The failure to prevent and sanction such acts, which fuel a climate of extreme anxiety, fear and insecurity in some communities, is a major obstacle to trust-building and reconciliation".
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SOUNDBITE (English) – Liz Throssell, OHCHR spokesperson: "We stress once again the need for the authorities in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina to abide by their international human rights obligations to ensure the rights to truth, justice and reparation. They should also adopt measures to prevent recurrence and to promote further reconciliation efforts. We call on them to condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred".
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SOUNDBITE (English) – Liz Throssell, OHCHR spokesperson: "We are encouraged to see that, following some of the recent incidents, officials - including senior politicians, as well as religious leaders - moved quickly to condemn the acts, and police have begun investigations".
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SOUNDBITE (English) – Liz Throssell, OHCHR spokesperson: "People who live in areas that were the scene of mass atrocity crimes during the conflict, people who may have returned to their homes but are living in a climate of fear and insecurity and that is why we, and also other parts of the UN, are repeating and putting our focus on the importance of hate speech and other related incidents, the glorification of war criminals, convicted war criminals".
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The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) is alarmed by recent incidents which took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in Serbia fuelled by the continued inflammatory, nationalistic rhetoric and hate speech by individuals and, in some cases, by politicians.
"We are deeply concerned by recent incidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia that saw individuals glorify atrocity crimes and convicted war criminals, target certain communities with hate speech, and, in some cases, directly incite violence", said Liz Throssell, an OHCHR's spokesperson at a news briefing today at the United Nations in Geneva.
The incidents took place in several locations in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Bijeljina, Prijedor, Foča, Gacko, Višegrad, as well as in the Brčko District, and in Priboj and Novi Pazar in Serbia.
The fear, and the risk, is that these acts will continue increasing in 2022 when elections are due to take place in Serbia in April, and in October in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"These acts, which happened amid religious holidays last weekend, included large groups of people chanting the name of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić during torchlight processions or singing nationalistic songs calling for the takeover of various locations in the former Yugoslavia", said Ms Throssell. "In one incident, individuals fired shots into the air as they drove past a mosque".
Some of the incidents occurred in places where atrocity crimes were committed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"These incidents - some in locations that saw large-scale atrocity crimes during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, such as Prijedor and Foca - are an affront to survivors, including those who returned to their homes after the conflict", Ms. Throssel said. "The failure to prevent and sanction such acts, which fuel a climate of extreme anxiety, fear and insecurity in some communities, is a major obstacle to trust-building and reconciliation".
According to OHCHR, the rise in hate speech, the denial of genocide and other atrocity crimes as well as the glorification of war criminals in the Western Balkans highlight the failure to comprehensively address the past.
"We stress once again the need for the authorities in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina to abide by their international human rights obligations to ensure the rights to truth, justice and reparation", said Ms Throssell, adding that "they should also adopt measures to prevent recurrence and to promote further reconciliation efforts. We call on them to condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred".
OHCHR highlighted the important role that political and religious leaders must play in speaking out firmly against intolerance, discriminatory stereotyping, and instances of hate speech.
"We are encouraged to see that, following some of the recent incidents, officials - including senior politicians, as well as religious leaders - moved quickly to condemn the acts, and police have begun investigations", Liz Throssell said.
As Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina are both states to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, they are - according to OHCHR - obliged to ensure that incitement to discrimination, hostility and violence is prohibited in law and in practice. All perpetrators and instigators of such acts must be held accountable.
Ms. Throssell said that "people who live in areas that were the scene of mass atrocity crimes during the conflict, people who may have returned to their homes but are living in a climate of fear and insecurity and that is why we, and also other parts of the UN, are repeating and putting our focus on the importance of hate speech and other related incidents, the glorification of war criminals, convicted war criminals".
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Opening Act(s): Marit Larsen
Look out, the musician's favorite singer-songwriter is coming to a place near you with a new album. Says KT Tunstall: "He is the sound of melting ice, haunted woods, and beautiful honesty." He is Teitur (Tie-tor), a man from the Faroe Islands who turns music into magic beautifully and effortlessly. In 2002, Teitur was signed by the legendary Doug Morris to Universal Records in the US. He soon released his first album Poetry & Aeroplanes (2003), which became a critical hit with its simple, sincere songs. Teitur's popularity ballooned as he toured the US and Canada extensively, performed on American chat shows, watched as his songs got snapped up for film soundtracks, and garnered the attention of respected singer-songwriters like Rufus Wainwright, Aimee Mann, KT Tunstall, Ron Sexsmith, and John Mayer, all of whom took him on tour
In 2006, Teitur's manager broke with Universal and started a label just for Teitur, Arlo and Betty Recordings. Teitur released his second album Stay Under The Stars on the label in the same year, which featured the radio hit "Louis, Louis" and established him as a major star in Scandinavia and across Europe. By 2008, he had completed 700 gigs in 20 countries in four years, which earned him a reputation as of one of the hardest working artists on the road. His subsequent releases included a release in his native tongue, titled Kata Hornid (2007), and The Singer (2008/2009), the latter of which garnered five-star reviews in The Guardian and The Independent and featured standout tracks like "The Girl I Don't Know" and "Catherine the Waitress."
October 2009 saw the UK-only release of All My Mistakes, an album that took listeners through the last seven years of Teitur's glittering career and revealed the marvelous jewels from his back catalogue, further cementing his reputation as a standout artist. About the album, Andy Gill wrote in The Independent: "There's more than enough evidence here to bear out Teitur's assertion, in the title track, that 'all my mistakes have become masterpieces.'" Teitur's newest album, Let the Dog Drive Home, was recorded in 2010 in Denmark. The album is out in most of Europe and has already reached the Top 10 in Denmark. "You Never Leave L.A." is scheduled as the first US single from the disc, and Teitur will tour the US in February and March of 2012 in support of the release.
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The Grail Enigma
This unique and controversial book begins where others have ended. Texts from the early centuries of the Christian era give details of numerous characters and events that were strategically suppressed in ecclesiastical doctrine. Within these documents are records concerning the descendent family of Jesus, a dynastic bloodline identified in the Vatican Archive as the 'Heirs of the Lord'. Much
has been written and discussed in recent times about the possibility of such a lineage, but first-hand historical evidence of the family has never yet been satisfactorily presented. Through a process of documentary analysis, The Grail Enigma now reveals the facts of this sacred genealogical descent.
Packed with intrigue, the chronicles of messianic heritage cast fascinating new light on the reality of the persecuted inheritors. Individually produced manuscripts from Judaea, Greece, Turkey, France, Alexandria, Britain and Rome are consistent in their revelatory portrayals. Ecumenical, monastic and secular annals are mutually supportive in their ongoing accounts of the victimized heirs. The Grail Enigma follows the course of a desperate family that was hounded by the Church for centuries. Complete with all original source references, this fiercely guarded information, held secret for so long, is now disclosed in a fully defined generational progression.
Author: Laurence Gardner
UK: Harper Collins
Italy: Newton Compton
Bulgaria: Bard Publishing
France: Editions Guy Tredaniel
Holland: Tirion Uitgevers
Spain: Ediciones Obelisco
Romania: RAO
Hungary: Gold Book
Laurence Gardner, who sadly died in August 2010, was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a Knight Templar, holding a number of chivalric offices in Western and Central Europe. Best known as a revisionist and constitutional historian, Laurence was a regular transatlantic broadcaster giving lecture presentations around the world in centres such as London, Edinburgh, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Sydney.Formerly Conservation Consultant to the Fine Art Trade Guild, his libretto compositions have been performed at London's Royal Opera House...
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Zachary Bruno
It Is Finished - Garrett Vandenberg,
by those who chose a different way.
the torch carried before you
In August 2013, Zachary released his debut album, Before the Rain, which reached #37 on the New Age charts.
Kathy Parsons, of MainlyPiano.com called the collection of original solo piano pieces "amazing music and an extraordinary beginning to a very promising career in music."
After being introduced to piano lessons at age 6, music composition almost instantly caught Zachary's interest. And it wasn't long before he was attempting to scribble down melodies and riffs onto homemade staff-paper.
While composition came naturally to Zach, it took the constant encouragement of family and friends to finally persuade him to record the first album of his original compositions. Finally, after over 4 years of practicing, composing, and putting the final touches on the pieces, Zachary released his debut album of 12 original piano solos out into the world. The album would be titled, Before the Rain (2013).
It did not take long before he saw an interest for his music, and a year later, he released his second album, Dawn Light (2014), which was promptly nominated and awarded 2015 Album of the Year by Whisperings Solo Piano Radio (2016).
Eleven piano solos from the upcoming album, Anthem, will be released as individual singles over the upcoming five months before the release of the full album planned for release in early 2019.
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Defence given $17 billion to improve IT
By Allie Coyne on Feb 25, 2016 1:01PM
Massive funding program revealed.
The federal government has committed to spending over $17 billion to improve the Defence department's technological capabilities in a massive program of works funded through its 2016 white paper.
The government has pledged to increase Defence spending by $29.9 billion over the next ten years to $195 million, or two percent of Australia's GDP.
A significant portion of that funding will go to strengthening Defence's cyber, systems, IT workforce, networks, and IT security capabilities as well as to investing in next-generation technologies.
The investment program covers three broad areas of work spanning the next ten years, and is intended to bring together the keys areas that need investment in order to sustain Australia's defence capabilities.
Around nine percent of the total $195 billion will be invested into Australia's intelligence, surveillance, electronic warfare, reconnaissance and space and cyber capabilities [pdf].
Fixing the IT environment
The Department of Defence currently supports more than 100,000 workstations across the globe, alongside 800 networks, more than 200 processing locations, and in excess of 3000 applications.
This environment needs to be "streamlined substantially to more manageable levels", the white paper states, echoing the findings of the Defence first principles review, which ordered the department to undergo a wide-ranging overhaul of its IT environment.
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To remediate the "underinvestment" in Defence's IT shop over the last decade - which the white paper said had been compounded by the department's struggle to create a "coherent enterprise-level strategy" for its complex IT environment - the government has pledged around $5 billion over the next ten years.
It listed key initiatives designed to stabilise Defence's systems, like its end-user computing overhaul, the replacement of its terrestrial communications networks, and its data centre replacement program.
Up to $500 million will be spent on the next-generation desktop initiative, more than $3 billion has been allocated to the terrestrial communications overhaul, and up to $300 million will go to the data centre program, with up to $1 billion also for storage.
More than $2 billion will go towards creating a consolidated ERP system, with the department currently in the early stages of market sounding.
As much as $750 million has been allocated to the creation of a single information environment, while up to $500 million will go towards improving information management.
The modernisation of security systems has been given up to $200 million to 2025, as has the modernisation of health systems.
Up to $300 million will go towards improving Defence's enterprise-wide service oriented architecture, and an end user interface project - to run from 2012 to 2026 - has been funded up to $200 million.
"One of the highest priorities in the development of the investment program has been to address the systemic underinvestment in ICT that has led to serious degradation across the network," the government said in the white paper.
"Key areas of the network need urgent remediation, in particular to address the shortcomings of outdated and in some cases obsolete systems that inhibit the conduct of day-to-day business within Defence, with overseas allies and partners, and with industry and the community more broadly.
"While the process of remediation has commenced, the injection of substantial additional funding through the integrated investment program is designed to consolidate early gains."
The department will work with the government's Digital Transformation Office to ensure it is using best practice methods to shore up its digital base, according to the white paper.
The government has pledged up to $400 million to be spent in the years to 2025 to improve Defence's cyber security posture.
Australia's cyber capabilities will be developed "as a priority" to deter and defend against the growing threat of attack, the white paper states.
'This threat represents a real and present risk to our national security and economic prosperity."
The money will go towards protecting static information and networks as well as operational and tactical data, including deployed networks and systems.
But the government warned that delivering on this initiative could be be hindered by an inability to recruit adequately skilled workers, noting such skills are currently in short supply across the country.
The department estimates improving its overall intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, space and cyber capabilities would require a total of 1700 extra ADF and public service positions to be filled over the next decade. It says this will be achieved recruitment and reshuffling the existing workforce.
Defence will specifically target capabilities in geospatial and ICT systems analysis and support, big data, cyber security, space systems and technologies, and electronic warfare.
Next-gen technologies
The government will provide around $730 million over the next decade to support science and technology innovations for Defence, starting from July 1.
It has prioritised areas like quantum computing, encryption, autonomous systems, cyber security R&D, and technologies that "enhance human performance" like data analysis.
"Appropriate investment in science and technology will enable Defence to prevent technology surprise, solve technical capability challenges and provide cost-effective access to global science and technology advances for the ADF," the white paper states.
Around $640 million will establish a "Defence Innovation Hub" that will undertake "collaborative innovation activities" from initial concept to prototyping and full implementation. The hub will commence initial operations in the second half of the year.
A "Defence Innovation Portal" will also be created to act as the primary conduit between the wider local defence community and the department. It will allow SMEs to present their ideas to Defence through business.gov.au.
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How COVID-19 is transforming aviation's outlook
Our Expertise Insights More Risks, More Unknowns Grounded By The Virus
This article first appeared in Forbes.
Except for healthcare, there are few industries more severely affected by the latest coronavirus pandemic than global aviation. Airlines around the world are confronting the challenge of a sharp decline in demand, complicated by almost total uncertainty about when the virus will be under control and travel can return to normal.
Many of the hardest hit countries, such as the United States and Italy, have seen ticket sales plummet. In Italy, in recent weeks, the drop exceeded 80 percent at times.
In the US, failure to conduct early, broadscale testing and to respond more aggressively have led to a rapid spread of the virus. The number of confirmed US cases of COVID-19 — the name for the disease caused by the coronavirus — was close to 400,000, as of April 8, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's five times higher than the official COVID-19 count in China, where the population is four times the size of the US.
The collapse in demand has led major airlines worldwide to announce severe cost-cutting measures, request government assistance, and, in the case of certain airlines, ground fleets. Many airlines are seeing more cancellations than bookings. Unless the virus is effectively contained within the next couple of months, we expect the depressed demand environment and reduced global revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) — a widely accepted metric of air travel demand — to persist well into 2021.
WHEN WILL IT END?
Containing the coronavirus is proving a challenge. While China — COVID-19's country of origin — reported zero new cases on March 18, it saw an uptick in new cases in the latter part of the month, almost entirely connected to people arriving from other countries. In response, on March 27, China banned virtually all foreigners from entering the country. It now requires returning Chinese nationals to go into a two-week quarantine. The government also reduced the number of international flights.
This setback is an example of why a recovery in aviation may take longer than many had hoped. Travel may not return to normal until the virus is conquered worldwide and international borders are reopened.
The Pew Research Center estimates that three billion people live in countries where borders have been completely closed to tourists, business travelers, and others who are neither citizens nor residents; 93 percent of the world's population lives in countries with some cross-border restrictions on people who aren't citizens or residents. Like China, almost all nations now require citizens and residents to undergo some form of quarantine after arriving.
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These global crises produced double-digit capacity reductions and gradual recoveries that took 12 to 18 months
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Day 3 of the 50th anniversary Retina Society meeting in Boston, MA continued with interesting talks and sessions. Below is a summary and the highlights of the second surgery session of the day, moderated by Elliott Sohn and Bernard Doft.
The Surgery II session was kicked off by Adiel Barak, MD who showed an exciting augmented reality video microscope utilizing head wearable technology developed by Elbit Systems. Interestingly, the lag time of this device is only 12 ms. The software will be open platform which might enable user-driven application innovation. This exciting approach offers another potential direction for the future of retinal surgery viewing systems.
Elliott Sohn, MD then gave a very interesting talk about posteriorly inserted vitreous base (PIVB), defined as vitreous that could not be induced anterior to the vortex veins (approximately the equator of the eye) intra-operatively. He reported on a retrospective study of 37 patients that underwent vitrectomy surgery for a variety of conditions (mostly rhegmatogenous retinal detachment). The results found that PIVB is associated with a high number of peripheral retinal breaks existing prior to surgery, and that 30% of these eyes developed new breaks intra-operatively secondary to induction of posterior vitreous detachment. He concluded that the clinical relevance of this is that great care should be taken when inducing a posterior vitreous detachment in these eyes, to carefully check the periphery for breaks 360 degrees, and to consider longer acting gas such as C3F8 or silicone oil in appropriate cases.
Next, Katherine Talcott, MD informed us about vitrectomy alone, without scleral buckle, for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with inferior retinal breaks in phakic eyes. The study was a single-surgeon series of 26 consecutive eyes and results demonstrate a single-surgery success rate of 88.5% after a follow up of 3 months (81% at 12 months follow up), which is comparable to prior studies utilizing a combination approach of vitrectomy and scleral buckle. A lively discussion followed this presentation.
Along these lines, Ed Ryan, MD reported on outcomes of moderately complex phakic retinal detachments. The study was a multi-center retrospective study that included 261 eligible eyes with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Patients were either treated with vitrectomy alone, vitrectomy combined with scleral buckle or scleral buckle alone and all surgeons were well trained in each of these approaches. Certain conditions were excluded by the study design aiming to eliminate selection bias towards certain procedures, which is often the problem in interpretation of retrospective studies dealing with outcomes of retinal detachment repair. For example, significant vitreous hemorrhage was excluded, which would mostly prohibit the use of scleral buckle alone. Single surgery success was slightly higher for primary scleral buckles, especially compared to vitrectomy alone. Visual outcomes were favorable in the scleral buckle only group also, highlighting the potential importance of scleral buckling in phakic patients.
Next, Daniel Joseph, MD, PhD reported on outcomes of vitrectomy alone versus vitrectomy combined with scleral buckle for repair of pseudophakic primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. This was a retrospective multi-center study involving 252 eligible eyes. Anatomic outcomes favored vitrectomy combined with scleral buckle and visual outcomes were similar between both groups.
Next, gears were switched towards economical and quality of life analysis presentations.
Gary Brown, MD kicked it off with an explanatory introduction of various methods that are used to measure quality of life gains or utility of medical interventions. He then updated us on quality of life improvement in patients who underwent various retinal procedures and compared these with quality of life gains achieved by non-ophthalmic interventions derived from a large validated database. He has found that quality of life gains realized by the various vitreoretinal procedures compare favorably to many non-ophthalmic interventions, something that may be underestimated by the general public, yet probably known to most of our patients.
William Smiddy, MD then reported on the results of a cost-utility analysis of screening patients with acute posterior vitreous detachment. The authors found favorable cost-utility ratios supporting the current standard practice of routine urgent evaluation and management of these patients due to minimization of the morbidity and cost associated with development of retinal detachment. Measured against accepted medical cost-utility standards, the routine screening of these patients is quite cost effective and continued stable reimbursement for this without cost reduction appears more than reasonable.
The final session of the day was the very exciting late breaking papers session.
The symposium was started by the highly anticipated report on the results of the phase-2 trial of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) for Macular telangiectasia type 2 given by Emily Chew, MD. This was a multi-center, prospective, single-masked, sham controlled trial. Primary outcome was change in ellipsoid zone area on OCT, as visual decline develops only very slowly in these patients and as such is difficult to use as outcome measure. Secondary outcomes included visual acuity, microperimetry as well as reading speed. The study found beneficial effects of CNTF treatment in terms of difference in ellipsoid area and corresponding functional results such as microperimetry and reading speed compared to non-treated eyes. There were no changes in vision. We are all eagerly awaiting the phase-3 trial.
Christine Kay, MD informed us about the phase-2 study of ALK-001 in Stargardt disease ("TEASE" trial). The study investigates the effect of orally administered ALK-001, a molecularly modified form of Vitamin-A, which slows the vitamin's propensity of dimerization, which is believed to be a major factor in Stargardt's pathophysiology. The study is currently ongoing and we are excited about upcoming results of this novel approach.
Finally, Victor Gonzalez, MD conveyed results of the ORION study, which investigated Dexamethasone implant versus Ranibizumab for central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). This was a multi-centered randomized clinical trial investigating dexamethasone implant alone, Ranibizumab alone or combination therapy. Outcomes were visual acuity at 24 weeks as well as reduction in central retinal thickness measured by OCT. Results showed that all three groups had equivalent primary outcomes, however number of injections and as such treatment burden was lowest in the dexamethasone only group.
Tomorrow, we look forward to the final day of the Retina Society meeting in Boston filled with exciting talks on diabetic retinopathy and tumors.


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Motorola's new Razr phone ditched the SIM card for an eSIM. Wait, what's an eSIM?
This new technology allows you to ditch plastic SIM cards, easily switch between carriers, and have two phone numbers on one phone.
Jason Cipriani
December 7, 2019 3:00 AM PST
Plastic SIM cards will soon be a thing of the past.
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The iPhone 11, Pixel 4, Galaxy Fold and new foldable Motorola Razr all have something in common, and no, it's not just that they're all phones. They can all store your phone number -- the essential ingredient in making calls and sending texts -- in something called an eSIM. Not only does an eSIM make it easier and quicker to set up service with your wireless carrier, but it also allows you to have multiple phone numbers on one phone.
Admittedly, an eSIM isn't nearly as exciting as a foldable screen or a camera that can take pictures in the dark, but it's a vital part of our phones. Without a SIM card, our phones can't connect to our wireless carriers, and may as well be an iPod. Alongside technological advances when it comes to displays, the SIM card is changing -- and it's for the better.
What exactly is an eSIM and why should you care? Glad you asked. Here's everything you need to know about eSIM technology and why it will start to matter.
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What is an eSIM?
An eSIM -- that stands for "embedded subscriber identity module" -- is a small electronic chip inside a phone that serves the same function as the small plastic SIM cards we've used for years. Without a SIM card, your phone doesn't know which carrier to connect to or your phone number, and your carrier doesn't know which phone to provide service to.
Google's Pixel 4 XL has an eSIM.
What are the benefits of an eSIM?
Unlike carrier-locked SIM cards that restrict you from switching between carriers, an eSIM can be programmed and reprogrammed as needed, allowing you to hop between carriers or cancel and start service without having to get a new SIM card each time.
Without a removable SIM card tray and the precious space that it requires, phone makers will be able to squeeze larger batteries inside a phone's housing or use the extra space for additional cameras or new features. Of course, no SIM card slot likely means no microSD card slot for adding additional storage, a change that phone-makers are also migrating toward.
The eSIM is still young, and as such the process for things like activation and support from carriers and phone makers will need to be streamlined (more on both of those aspects below), but one thing is clear: One day soon, we'll be able to instantly switch between carriers with just a few taps on our phone's display.
One thing you won't find on the new Razr is a SIM card slot.
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Which phones use an eSIM now?
There aren't a lot of phones that use eSIM right now.
Apple's iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max all have an eSIM, in addition to the standard plastic SIM card (more about why below).
Google's Pixel 2, 3, 3A and 4 also have a standard SIM card slot and eSIM support.
Samsung's Galaxy Fold has an eSIM and a Micro-SIM card tray.
The Motorola Razr is the first phone to launch without a physical SIM card slot, relying solely on eSIM.
When you free up the space that a SIM tray takes up, phone-makers can do a lot of things.
Why have an eSIM and a physical SIM?
Apple's iPhones that have two SIM cards -- an eSIM and a physical card -- can connect to two different carriers and phone numbers at the same time. So you can have your personal and work number on one iPhone, even if you have T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless, respectively, as providers. This is possible on an iPhone because it's unlocked and supports multiple carriers.
Phones with eSIM are also handy for frequent travelers out of the country. You can use the eSIM to sign up for a data plan overseas and save yourself from roaming fees. And, if you set up an eSIM through a provider like GigSky before you leave, you'll have data access as soon as you land.
Of course, you don't have to use both SIM cards at the same time, or even at all, and when you buy the phone from your carrier, it usually comes with a standard SIM already installed and ready to connect to your account.
However, if you buy a phone that doesn't come with a SIM card -- from select retailers or websites like Swappa, for example -- you need to visit your carrier or order a SIM card and wait for it to arrive in the mail, then get it activated. With an eSIM, you don't have to wait -- you can activate the phone in just a few minutes.
Did you know you can have two phone numbers linked to your iPhone?
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Will all phones start using eSIM cards?
Odds are, yes. It makes sense for phone makers and carriers to ditch the plastic SIM cards, both from an added expense standpoint, as well as environmental when you consider the large plastic card that a standard SIM card comes attached to.
Does my carrier have to support eSIM technology for me to use it?
Yes. Apple has a list of all the wireless carriers throughout the world that support the iPhone's eSIM feature.
As for Google's Pixel, the process is a little more confusing. Google Fi, which is Google's prepaid wireless carrier, can use an eSIM, and some US carriers like AT&T and Sprint support eSIM on the Pixel 4, but not on older Pixel phones.
When I attempt to add an eSIM mobile plan to my Pixel 4 XL now, I'm given the option of AT&T, Sprint, and Google Fi.
It seems to be hit or miss when it comes to which carrier supports which device, and it gets even more confusing when you start looking into dual-SIM support.
If you have a Pixel phone and you want to use its eSIM functionality, it's a good idea to contact your wireless carrier and ask about eSIM support for your particular model.
The iPhone's eSIM feature takes just a few minutes to set up.
Phones aren't the only gadgets that use eSIM
eSIM technology isn't only found in phones. The Apple Watch and Samsung's Galaxy Watch that has cellular connectivity use eSIM to connect to your carrier. Some of Apple's iPad models with cellular also have an eSIM. We're also starting to see some laptops, such as the Surface Pro, that have eSIM capabilities.
How do I set up an eSIM?
The process varies based on your carrier. AT&T users will need to get an eSIM activation card from the carrier. It will have a QR code on it that you can use to program the eSIM with your information. Some carriers, like Verizon Wireless, use their mobile app to program the eSIM.
Again, it's a good idea to check with your carrier about its eSIM activation process.
Setting up an eSIM on your iPhone only takes a few seconds. If you want to see what life is like with an eSIM-only phone, the foldable Motorola Razr with its innovative hinge is the way to do it -- for a mere $1,500. You'll be able to order the Razr starting Dec. 26, and it will begin shipping at some point in January.
The new Razr sure looks nice, doesn't it?
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MCHENRY, Ill., Feb. 10, 2017 —Baker & Taylor's PawPrints prebinds, available to both the public library and school markets, will have a new look starting next week when the books begin transitioning to the FollettBound brand. The move joins together the top prebind brands for customers in both markets.
George Coe, Group President of Baker & Taylor and Follett School Solutions, said the transition has been in the works since Follett acquired Baker & Taylor in April 2016.
"This is bringing together the best of breed in the book binding business," Coe said. "We are taking the great features of both prebinds to bring a superior product to the market. Our joint prebind offering is another example of how Follett and Baker & Taylor are offering leading services to our customers."
Coe outlined the many benefits of the transition, especially those realized by Baker & Taylor's public library customers. "Because of the depth of the FollettBound collection, we will ultimately be able to offer a greater number of titles that are already in stock. We can also offer faster turnaround times and enhanced ordering options."
Moving forward, PawPrints' school customers will be able to order prebinds from Titlewave, Follett's premier collection development and order platform for K-12 schools. Public library customers will still be able to order from Baker & Taylor's TitleSource 360 (TS 360), the company's state-of-the-art ordering system.
For more information about Baker & Taylor visit www.baker-taylor.com.
Baker and Taylor is the premier worldwide distributor of books, digital content and entertainment products from approximately 25,000 suppliers to over 20,000 customers in 120 countries. The company offers cutting-edge digital media services and innovative technology platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries and retailers worldwide. Baker & Taylor also offers industry leading customized library services and retail merchandising solutions.
Baker and Taylor's PawPrints prebinds, available to both the public library and school markets, will have a new look starting next week when the books begin transitioning to the FollettBound brand. The move joins together the top prebind brands for customers in both markets.
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Eddie is back.
On Saturday, the Eddie Aikau foundation proudly announced the return of the prestigious big-wave surf contest this year.
In 2017, the chance of the contest taking place was shot down after disagreements between the Aikau family and sponsors.
This year, new sponsors have been found, reviving the chance the event will be held if large winter swells roll in.
"The Aikau's have partnered with new sponsors to celebrate & honor the life and legacy of our brother, Eddie," Solomon Aikau said in a news release.
Acknowledging Eddie Aikau's Hawaiian roots, the family is honored to have partnered with new sponsors Kamehameha Schools, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Waimea Valley.
Meanwhile, professional big wave surfer Makua Rothman is excited for the competition's return.
"To have it back is such a joy, such an honor. It is one of the greatest accomplishments of my life just being a part of it and actually finishing in the finals the last time it ran," Rothman said.
The holding period for The Eddie runs from December 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019. It will be held if surf heights at Waimea Bay reach a consistent 20-feet during that time.
Since the contest's conception in 1984, it's been held nine times with the bay providing sufficient sized swells for the world-renowned contest. 2016 was the last year it was held.
Past winners include Eddie's brother Clyde Aikau, Kelly Slater, Greg Long, Bruce Irons and John John Florence.


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Rents in South West grow faster than elsewhere in England and Wales according to Your Move
Latest Your Move – England and Wales Rental Tracker – April 2018 data – May 2018 report headlines 'South West sees fastest rising rents'.
The report reveals: South West rents up 3% in a year, London still remains most expensive place to rent. Average property in capital let for £1,275 a month, well above England and Wales average of £861.
Martyn Alderton, National Lettings Director at Your Move, comments:
"There are two big stories this month, The first is the South West of England, where prices grew by 3% in the last year – faster than anywhere else.
"The East Midlands was the other, with average rental prices hitting £654 which has resulted in average yields for landlords growing from 4% to 4.3% between March and April.
"This is good news for landlords who have been battling falling returns in recent times thanks to the combination of slower rent increases and government tax changes.
"However even areas which have seen yield levels fall or remain flat, property continues to deliver competitive returns compared to tother form of investment"
Source of information Your Move – England and Wales Rental Tracker
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The game's ultimate boss can be fought only after a certain number of stages have been cleared in Arcade mode. Azazel is confronted by Jin Kazama, a subordinate boss.
Jin Kazama, Paul Phoenix, Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, Hihachi Mishima, and Devil Jin are just a few of the over 40 playable fighting characters in Tekken. Characters including Law, Lie, and Eddy Gordo appear in the game with the game's boss, Azazel.
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As the London Olympics approach and concerns grow about Iran, I thought it best to see if there is anything in the Torah Code about the event. In particular, I wanted to first see if OLYMPIC and LONDON could be found at the same skip. As Figures 1 and 2 show, they can, but not until the 26th lowest skip for OLYMPIC. Figure 1 just focuses on the 285 letters around OLYMPIC. In that area we see that in the open text both CHILDREN OF ISRAEL and ISRAEL cross OLYMPIC. One of the synonyms for TERROR is found at skip -2, there is an ELS of THREAT at skip 3, and finally there is an ELS of FROM IRAN.
Figure 1 above: the 285 letters around OLYMPIC include LONDON at the same skip.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FIGURE 1. The initial question was about whether or not OLYMPIC and LONDON could be found at the same skip. This would at least suggest that the Code could predict an Olympic event would eventually be located in London. While Figure 1 is 285 letters in area, it only takes 12 rows by 15 columns (180 letters) to match the two terms this way. If this match occurred with the lowest skip for OLYMPIC, odds against it would have been about 1,694 to 1, but by the 26th lowest ELS of OLYMPIC, the odds are altered to 65 to 1, and if we use the 258 letter matrix for calculation purposes, it's down to about 41 to 1. The smaller 180-letter matrix (with the white background on Figure 1) also includes ISRAEL and TERROR.
On Figure 2, for purposes of an 864 letter matrix, the match between OLYMPIC and LONDON would be worth just 13.6 to 1 if there were no other terms; however there are plenty of other terms to consider, and I usually don't do the devaluation for axis term ELS rank until all terms are considered jointly.
On the 285-letter Figure 1, before factoring in the axis term rank, odds against having LONDON at a special case skip (+/- 1 or the absolute skip of the axis term) were about 1,070 to 1, odds against one of two spellings checked for FROM IRAN were about 34 to 1, and odds against having at least one ISRAEL were about 2.35 to 1. The words TERROR and THREAT were not statistically significant. The full 285-letter matrix appeared against odds of about 3,660 to 1.
FIGURE 2. Figure 2 shows the same terms as were seen on Figure 1, but the matrix is expanded from 285 letters to 864 letters just to show that ARAB and TOXIN are at the same absolute skip as OLYMPIC and LONDON. This figure is more significant that Figure 1 in part because special case skips (+/- 1 or the absolute skip of the axis term) are much harder to find find than terms at non special skips. On Figure 2 it was 100% certain that there would be at least one ELS of ERROR and THREAT, whereas ARAB only had about one chance in 12 to be there, and TOXIN was found against odds of about 32 to 1. Given the recent stories in the press about Yasir Arafat possibly being poisoned by having radioactive Polonium-210 out on his tootbbush, the Israelis would be well advised to be exceedingly careful about anything that goes into the mouths of its atheletes in London. Figure 2 was found against odds of about 19,028 to 1.
Figure 2 below features 4 terms at the same absolute skip: LONDON, OLYMPICS, ARAB and TOXIN.


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17 Thailand Travel Tips That Might Save Your Life
Kelly Iverson
Traveling to Thailand can be a life-changing adventure, however, this is not always a good thing. Accidents happen, and it is always better to be over-prepared than under. From what to do to, what to drink and more, here are 17 Thailand travel tips that just might save your life.
Bring insect repellent
Diseases can be spread by mosquitos, ticks, and even some flies. Thailand had a staggering number of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever this year, for which there is no specific antiviral treatment. Thailand was also one of the multiple Southeast Asia countries that battled the spread of the Zika virus this year, with over 680 reported cases in 2016. In addition to insect repellent, it is also smart to cover up with clothing when possible to avoid bites.
Torture | © Jim Stauffer/Flickr
Wear sunscreen
Thailand's tropical climate can be brutal, and overexposure to the sun can cause visitors to get some pretty bad sunburns. The hot season in Thailand is from March until June, which is the most crucial time to apply sunscreen – and plenty of it. Sunscreen can be purchased at affordable prices in Thailand for those who forget to bring it along for their journey.
Make sure you apply plenty of sunscreen | Pixabay
Get immunized
Many vaccinations are required for those who travel to Thailand, so those hoping to head to the Land of Smiles should first make sure they are up to date with all of their shots. There are additional vaccines that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends in addition to the required ones, including hepatitis A and typhoid. In some rare cases, the CDC recommends more specific vaccines and medications in order to prevent contracting hepatitis B, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, rabies, and yellow fever.
Hepatitis A and typhoid are two of the vaccines you'll need for Thailand | Pixabay
Drink bottled water
No particular organization recommends those traveling to Thailand to drink bottled water as opposed to water from a faucet. That being said, even the locals tend to steer clear of drinking water out of the sink. Just to be safe, we suggest following their lead. Diseases like typhoid and hepatitis A can also be contracted through contaminated water in Thailand.
Always carry bottled water, December 02, 20107 | © Steven Dep0lo / Flickr
Have multiple forms of identification
By law, visitors to Thailand are required to carry a form of identification on them at all times. This does not necessarily have to be your passport, and you might never get stopped and asked to see your identification. It is because of this, however, that we suggest never giving your passport to anyone when renting a motorcycle, which is used as a common form of insurance. Instead, offer them a student identification card, license, or a copy of your passport.
Obviously, don't forget your passport | Pixabay
Choose your street food wisely
Hit the streets and find some serious eats, however, be aware that not all of the vendors in the Land of Smiles are concerned with cleanliness. It should be fairly obvious which food stalls visitors should feel free to order from and which ones are better off avoiding altogether.
Thai street food | © Göran Ingman/Flickr
Do not drive a motorcycle in Bangkok
Many tourists come to Thailand and assume that they can drive a motorcycle simply because everyone else does. While this is certainly a convenient and easy way to get around the country, we do not suggest renting one in the City of Angels. Thailand is home to the world's second-most-dangerous roads in terms of deaths per capita, according to a 2015 report from information collected by the World Health Organization. Many of these accidents involve motorcycles, and Bangkok's crazy roads and frequently reckless drivers are not the place to find out whether or not you can drive a motorcycle.
Bangkok traffic | © Mark Fischer / Flickr
Bring a padlock
Whether you are staying in a budget-friendly hotel or a dirt-cheap hostel, you never know when a padlock might come in handy during your travels. Keep your valued possessions locked up whenever possible, including forms of identification, electronics, medications, and any spare change you might have.
It's a good idea to buy a padlock; you never know when you may need one | Pixabay
Safe sex is great sex
There are plenty of red-light districts in both Bangkok and other parts of the country. While they are certainly worth a visit to see the strangeness of it all, we advise steering clear of partaking in the activities. Feel free to have a beer or two and do some people-watching, but be aware that prostitution has been illegal in Thailand since 1960.
Protected sex is advised | Pixabay
While we wholeheartedly encourage tourists wanting to enjoy an alcoholic beverage or two, there are a few things to be aware of before ordering a drink. For one, the drinking age in Thailand is 20. You should also note where it is you are drinking; while there are exceptions every now and then, you should not drink in temples or places of worship, pharmacies, public offices, education institutions, gas stations, stores, and public parks as it is illegal.
Cross-body bags are key
Visitors should be wary of their most precious belongings at all times. The number of street crimes, including theft, robbery, and car break-ins has significantly dropped in the last year, according to a Bangkok Post article; however, it is always good to ensure your bag is securely fastened around the whole of your body, just in case.
Don't openly display your wallet | Pixabay
Do not gamble
All types of gambling are prohibited in Thailand, and even so much as having a deck of cards could potentially get visitors into unwanted trouble because of the Playing Cards Act. There were rumors last year that casinos would soon be legalized in Thailand because of the revenue it would bring in from tourists, but that has yet to happen.
Gambling | © Thomas Quine / Flickr
Tourists are really good at getting ripped off in Thailand. From gems to jet skis, there are certainly more than a handful of con artists ready to prey on tourists. Be wary of what the most common scams are (taxis without meters, sex-show scams, etc.) and try to avoid them if you can.
Bangkok traffic | Pixabay
Bypass animal attractions
Animal tourism is big business in Thailand, but tourists are often unaware of the systematic torture these animals must endure before they are able to be ridden, paint pictures, dance, or whatever activity it is they are forced to do for spectators. Research an attraction before visiting, or avoid animal attractions altogether.
Chang Thai Elephant Conservation Centre | © Benjamin Vander Steen/Flickr
Don't feed the monkeys
There are plenty of places in Thailand where visitors can get close to monkeys in their natural habitats; there is even an entire beach in Koh Phi Phi dedicated to them. You might be tempted to give them a scrap of food because, well, they are just so incredibly cute. When people feed monkeys, however, these animals start to associate people with food, and this leads to an onslaught of problems. If monkeys do not get the food they grow accustomed to from humans, they can become aggressive and bite (so we hope you have your rabies shot). If they are fed continuously, they can also lose the skills they need in order to be able to feed themselves in the wild.
Monkey, in the consumer society | © Rolen Battes/Flickr
Don't talk about the monarchy
Thailand has strict lèse-majesté laws in place that essentially prohibit anyone, both Thais and foreigners alike, from criticizing the government in any way; those who do are legally subject to punishment, and so could face jail time.
The Grand Palace | © Colin Tsoi/Flickr
No Buddha images
Buddha images are regarded as sacred in Thailand. Any kind of Buddha souvenir, whether an image or statue, can leave the country without an export license or permit, depending on its size and whether or not it is considered to be an ancient or prehistoric object. Our best advice is to not purchase any at all.
Bangkok, Wat Pho, reclining Buddha


I am so grateful for this past weekend of Canadian Thanksgiving to reflect on so many things that I am grateful for.
Grateful Day Learn how to quilt. Then give those away to increase your love.
I was able to fly to Alberta and spend two days training with Tracy at Maple Leaf Quilting to improve my computer literacy with the Gammill Statler Stitcher. What an awesome experience.
My family joined me and we were able to attend a funeral for my amazing uncle and then celebrate Thanksgiving with my fantastic family. My sister is so brave and hosted us for 4 nights. We played a lot of cards, ate a lot of food and enjoyed the beautiful landscape along with the large Alberta sky that always fills my soul.
I also launched my first week of my Learn to Quilt Charity Quilt Along. This has been a long time in the making. Despite all of the computer glitches and challenges, I was able to release the instructional videos on Youtube and blogspot on all of the shopping materials required for quilting.
This quilt along will end right before American Thanksgiving. I was doing some reading on the benefits of being grateful and want to share some of what I learned. I also wanted to share the free 9 Patch Wonder pattern that may friend Julia from Briar Hill Designs helped me make beautiful for you. I will be using this pattern throughout the classes.
For those of us who did not pay attention in biology class; the hypothalamus is the part of our brain that regulates a number of our bodily functions including our appetites, sleep, temperature, metabolism and growth. A 2009 National Institutes of Health (NIH) study showed that our hypothalamus is activated when we feel gratitude, or display acts of kindness.
When you create this quilt I would love you to tag me @stitchedquiltingco when you post it and then use the hashtag #charityqal so that we can all inspire each other!!
Talking about gratitude. I am so grateful for Riley Blake Designs, Clover and Winline for Sponsoring my Quilt Along. Your fabric, supplies and batting are incredible!