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Global Restaurant Industry: What to Expect in 2019
Volatility, variance, disruption, and downright white-knuckle rides await us all in 2019, at least on some level. Whether your company will be up, down, or skidding sideways depends on a variety of variables that we will touch on briefly here.
Let us first enjoy (or cringe our way through) a hearty word salad: digital, delivery, disruption, automation, autonomous vehicles, aggregators, artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, robotics, Internet of Things, self-ordering, machine learning, rapidly evolving consumer trends and dining behaviors, tightening liquidity and increased cost of capital, aggressive activist investors, labor pools drained to labor puddles, and Convenience Engineering™ helping transform the guest experience and unit economic models of foodservice.
There is a lot happening all at once. We cover many of the evolving trends most relevant to the industry as a whole, though here we present the most prevalent restaurant trends of 2019.
Change Comes from Many Directions and in Many Forms
That speeding-up effect is what some are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. If it feels like sensory overload, you're probably pretty plugged in to what's happening. If it seems like some science fiction stuff others are dreaming up to distract operations dinosaurs from their "back to basics" plans, then we might all have a better sense for who is positioned to lead companies and categories forward (and who may be "retired" from the prestigious positions they are currently pressured to either deliver from or be dislodged from).
It is equal parts thrilling and terrifying. The global foodservice industry is going to have to start responding and performing with the agility and technological savvy of a Silicon Valley startup if it is to maintain its relevance and share of stomach.
Pause. We know that last paragraph turned off half of our audience. But, please, be patient long enough to be convinced of just how impatient you should probably be.
When we hear the argument that the restaurant industry can't or shouldn't be compared to the technology industry, we … well, we breathe into a brown paper bag for a bit and then respond with equal parts exacerbation and encouragement.
While the biggest change the restaurant industry incurred from the Third Industrial Revolution was the Point of Sale System, the one we're living in now is going to impact every functional area of foodservice and will change what we eat, where we eat, how we order our food, how we pay for it, and more.
Here are some of the trends we expect to see (or continue) for foodservice in 2019 — and beyond.
Global Growth to Remain Steady but Key Geographies Slowing Down
Global GDP growth in the next five years is projected to reach similar levels to the last five (averaging 3.6% annual growth). There are, however, large differences between regions. Emerging and developing Asia (including China and India), Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and North Africa are set to grow the fastest, while growth in the Euro area is projected to be the slowest.
Since the firestorm of the global financial crisis in 2009, the U.S. has recorded one of the longest streaks of economic expansion in its history. It makes sense: who wouldn't want to recover from that terrible period (or "turbulent time" as it was so often referred to) and have prosperity continue to compound?
While a slowdown from ~3% to ~2% growth in the U.S. may not seem like much on the surface, it actually translates to a "loss" of more than $70 billion for the economy in 2019 alone.
The global economic climate is like a party where we're all grateful for the invite and enjoyed it while it lasted. But the parallel to this is that one would not want to arrive too early or leave too late.
Implications for Restaurants:
Fewer new store openings in many geographies, and a slower pace for those openings
Some regions jump-starting to newest categories, rather than growing more traditional segments (including casual dining)
Flat to negative same-store sales for many categories in developed markets
Higher Cost of Capital Impacting CAPEX Allocations
Liquidity is tightening as the U.S. Federal Reserve is paying down the balance sheet and pulling $50 billion out of the market each month (since October 2018) while also raising interest rates. These moves, which in turn put a downward pressure on the prices of stocks and bonds, are resulting in a level of uncertainty that may lead to a market slowdown — some fear (pundits pontificate daily) a full-on recession is coming, with many guessing the quarter like a game show contestant.
Even though higher interest rates could be negative for M&A (leveraged buyouts, for example, would become more expensive), there are many factors that will continue to foster private equity activity in the foodservice space. Tax incentives (cuts in the U.S. and other regions, including China) and the fact that the more types of investors (sovereign wealth funds, family offices, etc.) have become active participants in the sector are both helping to broaden the market.
The increases in the cost of capital, in addition to more stock buybacks and other factors, have led to expected decreases in CAPEX as a share of revenue for publicly traded restaurants in the U.S. and Europe over the next two years. While this is partially due to some companies moving to more asset-light models, it also indicates that some organizations aren't making the kind of forward-looking investments that would help to expand margins, improve efficiencies, and grow footprints.
Equity financing may become more attractive than debt (though interest rates are still relatively low), and capital allocations will be under tougher scrutiny for investments including new locations, remodels, capitalized technology improvements, etc.
Economists and executives will be kept busy reworking variables — and those who don't do the math ahead of time will feel it more (eventually) in the balance sheet with regard to enterprise value, cash flows, liquidity, and so on
Debt ratios in the restaurant industry reached a median of 65% (for publicly traded companies in the U.S.) and interest payments are at about 16% of operating cash flow — this will naturally increase as rates are on the rise
Increased Labor Costs Threaten Margins, But Could Help Save Casual Dining
Minimum wage increases, overtime rulings, immigration reform, nationalization programs, urbanization, record-low unemployment levels (a 38-year low in the U.S.), and more are converging to increase labor costs across nearly every line-item driver. Decades of delay in improving the living wage for restaurant workers in the U.S. and globally (or productivity via modernization and industrial engineering techniques other sectors have been applying to improve efficiency) will soon catch up with foodservice categories and unit economic models that are the most margin-sensitive.
Darden CEO Gene Lee has said that "the biggest challenge in the industry is going to be a war for talent. Brands that can hire, train, and retain frontline employees to bring their brands to life are going to win." As they've done before, Darden saw the writing on the wall. The company has outperformed the casual dining sector on the whole in the last decade.
And while there's been a lot of lip service relative to casual dining and service levels, in particular, there hasn't been a dramatic improvement with regard to training to address the issues this category is facing. In fact, there's been quite a bit of pulling back relative to these initiatives, as they're seen as more of a cost than an investment which can provide returns through enhanced labor efficiency, improved employee retention, reduced breakage, stronger service levels, reduced customer attrition, and so on.
The rising cost of labor can actually (arguably) be a good thing for the industry overall and economies in the longer term. The result will be not only greater emphasis on engineering more efficient unit economic models, labor models, and productivity improvements — these efforts will also be benefited by a wide variety of exciting new tools that have not yet been adapted to or adopted by the foodservice industry. This presents a tremendous opportunity for investors, technologists, and future-looking operators focusing on bold bets to transform adversity into advantage.
Companies who make investments in productivity improvements will leapfrog their competition
Improved compensation can help offset turnover (which costs the U.S. restaurant industry an estimated $95b annually)
Technological advancements benefitting limited-service more, initially, to offset labor costs, followed by full-service operators making investments in modernizing training and enhancing relevance
People and Purpose Become More Valuable (Again)
Sometimes a parrot can repeat a phrase it has heard many times with an astonishing resemblance to how it heard it said before. It sounds so human that one can't help but wonder if it understands the phrase and is repeating it with the same meaning and conviction. "Purpose-driven" has become an example of this in the industry, as it's now a buzzword for many organizations that have seen plenty others reap the benefits from successfully executing the strategy.
While a monkey-see, monkey-do approach will work up to a point, authenticity is crucial — disingenuous attempts can backfire. There are plenty of attempts to mimic companies who are truly purpose-driven (hard to believe how many times we've heard "we'll be food with more integrity!" after Chipotle's success) which are often uttered as a precursor for an executive position soon to be turned over.
There are lots of ways for a company to show it is purpose-driven, and it's not just around charitable contributions. Doing good for those you serve — employees, shareholders, communities, and the industry as a whole — can lead to positive impacts across the spectrum: attracting a like-minded workforce, customers willing to pay a premium (leading to higher margins, which will naturally reflect in the valuation of the business), and other benefits such as better real estate opportunities, stronger partnerships, and the multiplier effect of earned media.
More companies across sectors thinking about what their purpose is (not just focusing on profits), and how they can effectuate it
Enhanced enterprise value continues to expand for purpose-driven organizations
The Amazon Deathstar Appears Above the American Foodservice Industry
The first invasion wave of an e-commerce tech giant aiming its master-blaster ray at the restaurant industry will likely happen in the American market with Amazon converging several weapons it has built or acquired into something that's more deadly than anyone component (Amazon Go, Amazon Restaurants, Amazon Basics, Amazon Fresh, Prime Now, one-click ordering, voice ordering, Whole Foods) is, independently.
The combined potential of this is so significant it deserves its own series. It should also be noted that in the same way that generations of technologies have been leapfrogged in emerging markets (e.g., moving from desktop internet right to mobile internet), the impact of services similar to Amazon (like Alibaba in China, noon(.com) in the Middle East, and so on), and how much more quickly they can be adopted and disruptive to the economy as a whole.
Many restaurants don't consider grocery stores as competitors. Least of all are they thinking of e-commerce. But what would happen if (when?) Amazon decides to start a prepared food subscription program? It could be the best of both worlds for the consumer, and the deathstar for restaurants.
Restaurants are the mom-and-pop bookstores of the mid-2000s and need to innovate to dodge the same dreadful fate being hurled at them (like a wrench rotating its way to their forehead, they see it coming but apparently prefer to watch it coming until they feel it, rather than just duck)
Amazon Go, which launched in December 2016, is projected to generate $4.5 billion in sales by 2021 (and is already taking a not insignificant share of wallet)
For as much as we forecasted where delivery would be today (years ago), the next three years will further accelerate the widening performance gap between those who are looking to and investing in the future and those clinging stubbornly to the past
Delivery Aggregators Get Aggregated
More money has been raised in the last three years for restaurant and food delivery aggregators than in the previous 18 years of restaurant IPOs, combined. But what we will expect to see in 2019 (and the years ahead) is consolidation among these companies. This has already started, with GrubHub's acquisition (and subsequent shut down) of Eat24 — a classic hike and spike strategy.
Online travel agencies were as disruptive for the accommodations and air travel industries as food delivery aggregators are becoming to restaurants. In the last ten years, Booking and Expedia grew their enterprise values by 40% and 25% annually, respectively. In 2008, they represented about 11% of the enterprise value of four of the largest publicly traded hotel and airlines companies (Marriott International, United Airlines, Southwest, and Delta Air Lines — Hyatt and Hilton were not public at the time); that share has increased to 70%.
For operators, margins are going to continue to be an issue when it comes to delivery: the biggest battle between restaurateurs and aggregators is the amount being paid to the delivery companies — so much so that some of the larger operators will move to creating in-house delivery services, if they haven't already started. (Many have called to ask us how — and delivery companies have asked for our help, too — but easy gains often feed the hubris that precedes humility.)
Aggregators aggregating: the history of travel and hotel aggregators will serve as a benchmark for some of what will happen with restaurant delivery today
There will be an evolution of the business model (both on the side of the delivery platforms and the companies using them) which will happen on an accelerated timeframe
Even more Amazon/Whole Foods implications here, and the possibilities from other combinations are nearly endless (think about a potential combination between self-driving cars and navigation services, and the ability to deliver fresh ingredients or fully prepared meals with nothing more than the push of a button, or via voice ordering, or the convenience of a sweet-yet-sophisticated robot that anticipates your desires and acts without even articulating them explicitly)
Alternative Proteins Claim Capital
It will be a few years yet before alternative proteins gain so much ground that it scares the establishment, but smart money is already making bets (including incumbents putting corporate venture capital to work by investing early in — and shaping the future of — companies that could one day grow into rivals). The plant protein market is expected to grow 6.6% annually, reaching nearly $19 billion by 2026. Some companies investing in this sector include Tyson (with a stake in Beyond Meat), General Mills (Beyond Meat, Urban Remedy, Farmhouse Culture), PepsiCo (Health Warrior, Bare Foods), Nestle (Wildscape), and restaurant chains including White Castle, FatBurger, and Umami Burger partnering with Impossible Foods. Beyond Meat filed for the first IPO in its category, expected to take place in 2019 for $100 million.
We'll still eat a lot more chicken than crickets in 2019, so don't take this forecast as a silly and commercially unviable suggestion that the average operator try jumping on a bandwagon that's still being built and lab-tested; nor a prediction that Q3's hottest menu promotion will be what scientists in lab coats are working on today.
But with that said, there is a movement toward greater sustainability. There has to be. Agricultural production simply can't keep up with population growth. Between water shortages, arable land decreases, species depletion and extinction, climate change and volatility (whether you believe in the politically-charged reasons or not, the impact to crops and food supply, when there is a drought or massive storms is clear), there will be more attention toward ecologically conscious proteins.
Lab-grown meats, insect-based proteins, 3D-printed foods, vertical farms, urban and pirate gardens, and more will begin to be included in conversations for the future of the industry (in the next few years, they will become competitors for share of stomach)
What may seem or sound like military-only applications now will move toward commercial markets (it's easy to forget that the French government incentivized inventors to develop a cheap and effective way of preserving large amounts of food to help feed Napoleon's Army and this led to the invention of jarring and canning)
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Urbanization Births Format Innovations
Globally, ~55% of the population lived in cities in 2018, and that is expected to reach 68% by 2050 (accounting for an additional 2.5 billion city residents by that time). In the U.S., the population in large cities has grown three times faster than the rest of the country over the last seven years. People moving back to the cities is leading to costs increasing faster than low-wage foodservice workers can afford right at a time when operators need them most.
Urbanization will support frontier markets becoming relevant globally, and companies will find it to be increasingly complex when assessing whether and how to expand into these markets. Developing markets will also become more relevant over the next decade, as they'll account for ~60% of the population and nearly two-thirds of global GDP.
Just as restaurants (casual-dining chains, in particular) followed the population migration over the last few decades to the suburbs, where lower rents afforded larger footprints, the projected changes in the population distribution will lead to new formats. Delivery-only concepts that don't require prime real estate will become increasingly popular, and new profit centers will be born to accommodate the changes.
Large restaurant brands will look toward fast-growing markets and develop customized entry strategies and will need to keep in mind brand translation and regional competition
As new formats meet new times, dark kitchen concepts will increase in prevalence; their enhanced scalability will help to reach levels of growth that were previously deemed impossible for restaurants
In many geographies (China and the U.S., in particular), large cities are reaching a saturation point, prompting a shift of focus to mid-sized cities
The Smart Get Smarter
It's not just about analytics, KPIs, graduate degrees, continuing education, those "smart carts" at the airport, and city bikes in traffic-congested municipalities. It's also not just about technology that seems so far off as to be impractical in disciplined corporate planning environments.
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, sensors on everything, the Internet of Things, biometrics, synchronized robotics, automation — the list goes on — will help to make the companies who are investing in these technologies even smarter. We're now to the point where we can trace a single strawberry from farm to fork.
Artificial intelligence leading labor schedules and optimization
Pricing and supply chain algorithms (factoring in geography, brand, supplier, etc.) helping to reduce distribution costs
Driver shortages to be solved with autonomous vehicles (this may not necessarily be in 2019, but it's not too far out)
Blockchain and Payment Tech
With the ability to enable faster access to funds, reduced liability and risk from data breaches, and increased throughput by eliminating payment bottlenecks, blockchain and other payment technologies will have a significant impact on the restaurant industry.
While restaurants have been historically slow to adopt technologies, the fact that the consumer has become increasingly used to — now to the point of expecting — these conveniences will ensure that the adoption rates are faster than before. Self-order and self-payment will be increasingly incorporated into restaurants, which will also help organizations with regard to CRM (really just a fancy way of saying "we know who our customers are, and we try to keep in touch").
Blockchain being implemented allowing for faster and more secure payment processing for both the consumer and the company
Potential savings when switching from traditional credit card processing to blockchain payment options
Disruption of legacy point of sale companies
While it was a quiet year for Chipotle (which has been flying relatively under the radar, while posting its best year since 2013, after former Taco Bell CEO Brian Niccol took the helm) and Amazon (with headline mentions focused mainly on the search for its new headquarters), expect to hear much more from them in the year ahead.
Some other companies (and individuals) on the watch list for this year include: McDonald's (CEO Steve Easterbrook has been pressured with slowing pace and franchisee discord), Ron Shaich (both with ActIII Holdings and his work to shake up corporate America's focus on short-term results), Tender Greens and sweetgreen (a classic East Coast v. West Coast battle in the same category with sweetgreen — the first restaurant unicorn now valued at more than $1 billion — winning the last round), CDRs as a whole, and massive franchisees and emerging market regional powerhouses that are expanding beyond their home turf through the acquisition of foreign chains.
Master franchisees will become as powerful as their franchisors (and they'll work on colonizing new markets as they outgrow previously self-imposed geographical boundaries of expansion)
The first restaurant or foodservice tech unicorn IPO in 2019
Volatility is the New Normal
CEOs of today are not passengers in cushy chauffeured coaches or entitled to Jacuzzis and jets. They share more in common with the adventurous sea captains of yesterday than the aristocracy. They recognize that they are responsible to and for a great many. They have not made it to the top so much as they have been entrusted with the fates of the many they serve (shareholders and stakeholders; companies and communities; a profession and trade; the lives and legacies of themselves and all else who place their trust in them).
Modern CEOs left firm ground long ago, and now captain boats that must navigate not just choppy seas and a surging or receding tide, but also romance temperamental financiers, harness the finicky winds in predictable ways, inspire and communicate with a sometimes distrusting crew, and chart dangerous new waters in pursuit of fertile ground to plant flags and grow crops; and return all the fruits of this labor and risk safely, to deliver both handsome profits and healthy sailors (as flawlessly and with the flair of a master magician's best trick).
It's nearly as overwhelming as the human spirit is resilient and resourceful. All throughout time — across geographies, cultures, and dispositions — humankind has endured and overcome difficult situations and circumstances. Today is no different, except — with acknowledgment to the exception that has always been true — the challenges of today are new and more, well, challenging. They require more ingenuity, passion, commitment, and those wonderfully human characteristics of the human spirit. Faithful, optimistic, undaunted, and determined to make improvements for themselves and others in the service of a greater good.
Today, that requires factoring in the calculus of global markets and competition, outsmarting the machines we built to outsmart us, digging even deeper for both the motivation and inspiration to contribute (to wider society, closer constituencies, and even the global tribe) in a way that is memorable and meaningful.
So, As To What You Should Expect For Restaurant Trends 2019?
More of the same. More intensified.
Some will put in valiant efforts and advance us all forward in ways we could not have previously imagined. And, sure, others will freeload, frustrate, and seek enrichment in unfair (even despicable) ways. There will be good days and bad days; awful people and awesome people. Some days we will feel the lightbulb go off, and some days it would seem someone intentionally shot the lights out.
But, for certain, you can count on 2019 moving faster than 2018. For life to be both more complex and simplified. For work to be more challenging and rewarding. For some service experiences that make you want to pull your hair out and some that make you want to hug someone and express just how much you appreciate them, their effort, and what impact they had on you and your life.
And, you can also bet that those companies that invest more in their people, systems, products, corporate purpose, the best advisors, and thoughtfully-constructed plans, will outperform those that didn't. More to the point, for the hospitality industry (and by extension foodservice, travel, retail, and service businesses) that put the crew first (put themselves wholeheartedly in the service of being in the service of others) will not only grow faster and farther, they will help bring us all to a better place; lavished with the prizes because of the higher calling of the endeavor and not just the elusively fat profits a faux contributor falsely presumes.
The spectrum of challenges and opportunities of the foodservice industry of the future cannot be seen with only a microscopic nor macroscopic lens; it requires both, plus a telescope and an operator with the ability to quickly change the direction and focus of view without getting vertigo. It can be helpful to use the buddy system and use your judgment on what to target and when to pull the trigger while having a spotter to help analyze the conditions and hone your aim.
There's a natural tendency to think like lab rats — going about life as normal and oblivious to what the scientists are working on until confronted with something that disrupts a comfortable routine. We're living as part of a generation that will witness more modern marvels than any other in history. The majority of our population has always lived in an era where both TV and radio existed, so it's easy to forget that it took decades between those inventions, which were both quantum leaps in technology.
Over the last ten years, there have been mostly incremental changes made with regard to our day-to-day lives. The same will not be said ten years from now.
Some Things to Keep in Mind Heading Into 2019
No matter what kind of steel-hearted robot we serve or build, human traits — gratitude, generosity, graciousness — will continue to be appreciated and in vogue.
We are equally responsible for helping contribute to a better way forward as anyone above or below us; anyone who came before us to inspire; or anyone who follows in our footprints and example.
Service is above us, not beneath us. Contributing to a greater good may be the greatest thing about our species.
And our industry was born from and designed specifically for this purpose: to serve, enable, nourish, encourage, and enrich others selflessly.
Aaron Allen & Associates works with leaders of global foodservice and hospitality companies on strategic issues related to growing and optimizing performance and value. Specializations of the firm include multinational expansion, system-wide sales building, brand and portfolio strategy, modernized marketing, industry trends, technology, and advanced analytics. Aaron has personally led more than 2,000 client engagements spanning six continents and 100+ countries for companies collectively posting annual revenues exceeding $200 billion.


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At least once a day, I get a message from someone asking when my surgery will be. And at least once a day I am reminded that I literally have no idea. At least 5 times a day, I think to myself "I wonder when they are going to call me". And at least 5 times a day I am disappointed when they don't.
I am impatiently trying my best to be patient.
Yesterday was a bad day. Because yesterday, for whatever reason, I thought would be the day that I found out. Yesterday was the day that I believed, assumed, and hoped that I would finally be able to answer that question to anyone who would ask. But yesterday didn't go according to plan. And yesterday, I had tell more than one person that I have no idea when my surgery will be. Yesterday, I couldn't help but feel disappointed when my phone didn't ring by 4:30 when the office had closed for the day.
Have they forgotten about me? Yesterday was the day that I honestly believed that to be true.
Is it the New Year that gave me a little sense of hope for the day? Or the fact that the hustle and bustle of the holidays have now come and gone? Perhaps it was the idea that they could be planning the schedule for the upcoming weeks and that I, for good reason, would be on that list. Maybe I thought that my patience would be rewarded. And that I could welcome the New Year with an idea of when I can get my life back on track. Was it the sweet voicemail that I left? Or the fact that I've already been waiting for weeks? I really don't know.
All I know at this point though is that I want answers and I don't know when I will be getting them. I know that my patience is wearing as thin as the ice on the ocean right now – and as time that goes by, it's getting even thinner. I know that living with a brain tumor is terrifying and that the only thing scarier is not knowing when it will be removed. Or, not knowing when I will be on the road to recovery and given the chance to adapt to my 'new normal'. Not knowing how to plan my week or month or year and not knowing what to expect afterwards. Will I be able to do my same job? Will I look the same? Will I act the same? The unknown is scary no matter what you're going through.
What I am trying to do now though is trust. Trust that my mom is right when she says "the doctors aren't going to let anything bad happen to you". Trust that they remember me and have every intention of helping me as soon as they can. Trust that this tumor is slow growing enough that nothing significant is going to happen in the meantime. And reflect back on the times when trust was all that I had. Like that time I flew to Florida during a hurricane and due to the storm, had to wait in the air for hours until it was safe enough to land. That kind of trust – where you have no control and no choice but to trust that the professional will land the airplane safely when the time is right.
Today was different. Today was a good day. It wasn't better because I got some good news as soon as I woke up. It was better because I made the choice to make it better. To change my perception and my attitude towards this whole situation. To not be fearful of them not calling me soon, rather – grateful that I have some time to mentally and physically prepare for the big day. I reflected and recognized that I have gone through days that were a lot worse than yesterday and made it through just fine. And by doing this, I found my inner strength that told me to wait just a little bit longer. Somebody told me that this is a test and that I need to pass it in order to move forward. Am I not patient enough already? I guess I won't know until I need to know – but I know for certain that I will reflect back to this moment and be grateful in some way.
"You will be having your surgery in February and the only hold up is trying to coordinate all of the doctors that need to be present that day".
I think I passed the test. Today was a good day.
Nobody can blame you for feeling anxious and impatient. Your life is in a holding pattern. It's inspiring to see how you continue to learn lessons and grow through your situation.
It's good to hear that you choose how you feel, your attitude make a big different in your whole journey. I walked every step with open mindedness. Assumed nothing and faced it as it came. I was honest with my friends and family where I was at, otherwise, you became responsible of you expectation. When you have no expectation, you are not responsible to give any answer, even date of appointment or anything to anyone. It take strength and trust to face to unknown. Keep writing. I'll follow to get more of your posts. I als paid tribute to a dear friend and wrote a post RIP, just share much how you can "plan" your life…….
Meagan, you are just an inspiration of what being positive is and using strength to get through a difficult situation.
Thanks for your update Meagan. Glad you know the surgery will be in February. It was lovely having dinner with you at the Greek restaurant. Please text or call me (Melinda Falez) at 604-726-3314 if you want to meet for coffee. Hope you like your soap. Scott is leaving on a missions trip to Nepal on Wednesday till the end of January. Hope to have fun with the kids.


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Q: Verify custom table in magento for custom module I have made the redirect  from the question i have posted here
Now i have another form in the redirected page where i need to enter name and mobile number and if it matches in my db table helloworld it will go to one page or else to another

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    <form action="" method="post">
         Username
        :
        <input class="input-text required-entry" type="text" name="fname" maxlength="20">
        Mobile No
        :
        <input class="required-entry" type="number" maxlength="10" name="mobileno">
        <input type="submit" name="login" value="Login">
        <input type="button" name="cancel" value="Cancel">
    </form>

Can any one help me how no i can verify it with existing data in db and make this work ? Shall I start it with using index controller or is there any magento way?
Update:
this is my Indexcontroler.php after below answer update
<?php
class MyCustom_Helloworld_IndexController extends  Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action
{

/*
* this method privides default action.
*/
public function indexAction()
{
if($this->getRequest()->getParams()) {
$param = $this->getRequest()->getParams();

echo $firstname = $param['fname'];
$lastname = $param['lname'];
$address = $param['address'];
$state = $param['state'];
$city = $param['city'];
$mobile = $param['mobileno'];

$model = Mage::getModel('helloworld/helloworld');
// $model->setTitle($title);
$model->setFirstname($firstname);
$model->setLastname($lastname);
$model->setAddress($address);
$model->setState($state);
$model->setCity($city);
$model->setMobileno($mobile);
$model->save();
$this->_redirect('helloworld/index/login');
// $this->_redirectReferer();
}else {

/*
* Initialization of Mage_Core_Model_Layout model
*/
$this->loadLayout();
/*
* Building page according to layout confuration
*/
$this->renderLayout();

}

}
public function loginAction()
{
$this->loadLayout();
$this->renderLayout();

}
public function loginnAction()
  {
  if($this->getRequest()->getParams()) {
  $param = $this->getRequest()->getParams();

      $username = $param['fname'];
      $mobile = $param['mobileno'];

      $check = Mage::getModel('helloworld/helloworld')
                ->AddFieldToFilter('mobileno', array('eq' => $mobile))
                ->AddFieldToFilter('fname', array('eq' => $username));
 if(count($check)==1) {
 $this->_redirectReferer();
 }else {
 $this->_redirect('helloworld/index/login');
  }

}
}
}

A: you can add check like that
    public function loginAction()
          {
          if($this->getRequest()->getParams()) {
          $param = $this->getRequest()->getParams();

              $username = $param['fname'];
              $mobile = $param['mobile'];

              $connectionresource = Mage::getSingleton('core/resource');
$readconnection = $connectionresource->getConnection('core_read');

$table = $connectionresource->getTableName('helloworld/helloworld');
$allrecord = $readconnection->select()->from(array('helloworld'=>$table))->where('helloworld.mobileno=?', $mobileno)
->where('helloworld.fname=?', $username);
$alldata =$readconnection->fetchAll($allrecord);
    if(count($alldata)==1) {
       $this->_redirect('home');
         }else {
        $this->_redirect('customer/account');
          }

      }

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Diapoma es un  género de peces de la familia Characidae en el orden de los Characiformes.

Especies
Hay 14 especies en este género:

 Diapoma alburnum (Hensel 1870)
 Diapoma alegretense (L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2003)
 Diapoma dicropotamicus (L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2003)
 Diapoma guarani (Mahnert and Géry, 1987)
 Diapoma itaimbe (L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2003)
 Diapoma lepiclastum (L. R. Malabarba, S. H. Weitzman & Casciotta, 2003)
 Diapoma nandi Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta, & Malabarba, 2018
 Diapoma obi (Casciotta, Almirón, Piáleck & Říčan, 2012)
 Diapoma pyrrhopteryx Menezes & S. H. Weitzman, 2011
 Diapoma speculiferum Cope, 1894
 Diapoma terofali (Géry, 1964)
 Diapoma thauma Menezes & S. H. Weitzman, 2011
 Diapoma tipiaia (L. R. Malabarba & S. H. Weitzman, 2003)
 Diapoma uruguayense (Messner, 1962)

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Diapoma en Catalogue of Life (en inglés)
 Diapoma en Encyclopedia of Life (en inglés)
 Diapoma en World Register of Marine Species (en inglés)

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Everyday Workin'
Loads .44 Special
Written By John Taffin
The Oregon Trail Laser Cast 240 SWC shoots every bit as good as carefully home cast bullets.
Whether we travel the sagebrush, foothills, forests, or mountains there are .44 Special loads that will handle any situation we're likely to encounter.
Why the .44 Special? A better question would be, why not? For the vast majority of us, the .44 Special will do everything needing doing with the sixgun. We're not looking for long-distance hunting or max power. In other words, a load comparable to the black powder .45, with a 250-gr. bullet at 900 fps left little to be desired.
Whether a Perfect Packin' Pistol 4" S&W-style is fancy or plain it still serves the purpose.
Keith bullets from H&G, Lyman, NEI and RCBS loaded in .44 Special brass.
Keith Rules
My standard choice for loading the .44 Special is what's normally known as the Keith bullet. There are many bullet designs bearing the name Keith, but a semi-wadcutter design does not make it a "Keith" bullet. Elmer laid down specific specifications for a bullet bearing his name: three equally sized full caliber driving bands, a deep crimping groove between the middle and top bands, a large grease groove between the middle and bottom bands and a flat bottom with no bevel.
Since I cast my own, I have a choice of H&G #503, Lyman #429421, NEI #260.429 and the RCBS #44-250KT bullets. Using wheel weight alloy, they weigh approximately 255–260 grains. I recently read the .44 Special cast bullet is standardized at 0.430″. This is definitely not the case if you're looking for accuracy. I have .44 Specials whose chamber throats are as tight as 0.427″ and as large as 0.433″, and I just took possession of a Spanish copy of the old S&W Triple-Lock with 0.437″ throats. Trying to make a 0.430″ bullet work for all of these would be an exercise in futility.
John's Secret Recipes
My standard loads are assembled with 7.5 grains of either Unique or Universal, 17.5 grains of #4227, or 8.0 grains of Power Pistol. Depending upon barrel length, sixgun and bullet, these loads will be in the 900 to 1,000 fps range. They're certainly capable of doing everything we expect the sixgun to do. If I'm looking for a little more velocity, I go with the Lyman/Thompson #429215GC that lubed, sized and gas checked weighs around 220 grains. For this bullet 8.5 grains of Unique results in 980 fps in a 4″ barreled S&W while 15.5 grains of #2400 goes up to 1,140 fps. With a 51/2″ barreled sixgun, 9.0 grains of Unique is just under 1,200 fps.
For those who don't cast, check out the Oregon Trail Laser Cast 240-gr. SWC. This is not a true Keith bullet and even has a bevel base, however it shoots well. With 6.0 grains of Unique and a 51/2″ sixgun the result is a very pleasant shooting, and accurate, load of 825 fps. That's slightly more than the original .44 Special loading from more than a hundred years ago. Going up to my standard load of 7.5 Unique registers just over 1,000 fps from a 4″ S&W Model 1950.
Speer offers the perfect .44 Special jacketed bullet. The 225-gr. SWC-HP is one of the first "jacketed" bullets offered by Speer nearly 50 years ago. It's a natural outgrowth of half-jacketed bullets, and unlike traditional jacketed bullets, consists of a full-length copper cup with a lead core. I push this with 16.3 grains of #2400 yielding 1,217 fps from a 51/2″ barrel. Either 17.0 grains of #4227 or 8.5 grains of Unique will give right around 1,000 fps. Using standard weight 240-gr. jacketed bullets from Hornady, Sierra, or Speer with any of my first mentioned standard load powders result in slightly slower velocities than cast bullets, giving right around 900 fps from a 51/2″ barrel.
You will notice the standard Keith load is conspicuous by its absence. I do use it from time to time, however it's more than I want for an everyday workin' load at 1,200 fps with a 260-gr. bullet. Instead of using it in my lighter weight .44 Special sixguns, I mostly use it in .44 Magnums.
The idea of .44 Special for Everyday Workin' Loads is a relatively lightweight sixgun, around 1/2 lb. less than a comparable .44 Magnum, and also less recoil while still being more than adequate for any situation which should arise. For me, the .44 Special and the above loads fit the bill nicely.
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I'm sorry that I missed blogging about several big holidays (Halloween, Christmas and New Years), but I had to leave the country to renew my visa so I was lacking information about the happening in Shanghai. The good news is, I'll be back in Shanghai for another year!!! I look forward to sharing my cute experiences in Shanghai with you in the coming year.
In the spirit of the New Year's tradition, I've decided to set a few goals for this blog that I aim to accomplish in 2014.
As consultation for missing so many events, here's a few more photos of cute signage, things and people I spotted around Shanghai in 2013.
at a Chinese photography exhibition. I'm sorry I don't remember the artist's name.
These girls were advertising a small anime convention.
and cool graphic designs. I love the front of this store!
Here's a close up of the store front.
See you back in Shanghai soon!


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O Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Juvenil de 1971 foi a quinta edição dessa competição organizada pela Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (CONMEBOL), na época para jogadores com até 19 anos de idade. Realizou-se pela segunda edição consecutiva no Paraguai, entre os dias 1 e 25 de março na cidade de Assunção.

A seleção anfitriã conquistou o título da categoria após superar o Uruguai na decisão. A decisão terminou empatada em 1 a 1 e o Paraguai foi beneficado por ter vencido por uma maior diferença de gols na semifinal contra o Peru.

Equipes participantes
Nove das dez equipes filiadas a CONMEBOL estiveram no torneio, sendo o Equador a única ausência. A Bolívia participou de um campeonato juvenil pela primeira vez.

Grupo A

Grupo B

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Primeira fase
Nota: Na época a vitória valia dois (2) pontos.

Grupo A

Grupo B

Semifinal

Final

Paraguai sagrou-se campeão pela diferença de gols obtida nas semifinais (2 contra 1).

Ligações externas
Sul-Americano Sub-20 em RSSSF.com
Sul-Americano Juvenil 1971 em RSSSF.com

1971 no futebol
Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Sub-20


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The drink you love: it is just liquid sugar?
ONE of the quickest ways to lose weight is to cut down on alcohol because booze is often little more than liquid sugar. You might be surprised to learn exactly how much of the sweet stuff is in your favourite tipple. That old saying "What's your poison?" has never been more true, because over-consumption of sugar is one of the major health concerns of modern-day life.
One pint of stout has up to five teaspoons of sugar, more than half the recommended daily amount for an adult and more than you'll consume in a half a Mars bar.
Scientists have recently recommended to the World Health Organisation that men shouldn't consume more than eight teaspoons (32g) of sugar a day or women six teaspoons (24g) a day.
Be warned: A Bacardi Breezer contains 5.5 teaspoons of sugar, a Vodka and Coke has 6.5 and a Smirnoff Ice has 7.5.
I'm lucky that my favourite drinks are dry white wine or sparkly Prosecco, which have only a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar per glass. At least they're not liquid sugar.
Men's drinks are even worse for their waistlines and their health: Strong real ales can have up to nine teaspoons of sugar because sugar or honey is often added to the beverage to help produced the desired flavour.
So just one pint takes you over the recommended daily sugar intake. Years ago they use to advertise that "Guinness is good for you" but a pint contains five teaspoons of sugar (real liquid sugar!) Even lager has about three teaspoons.
Like a G&T in the evening? It's lovely in summer with ice and lemon, isn't it, but be careful – it has five and half teaspoons of sugar in it.
Compare that to a large glass of red wine, which only has a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar.
A bottle of Magners pear cider was found to have eight and a half teaspoons while a pint of Strongbow dry cider had three and a half teaspoons of sugar in it.
Vodka, gin and whisky have minimal traces of sugar in them unless you top the drink up with a fizzy mixer such as coke or lemonade.
Alcopops also had high sugar content with around five teaspoons per bottle. Liqueurs such as sambuca and Amaretto had around four teaspoons of sugar in a single shot.
Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra says: 'The level of sugar in some of these drinks is quite staggering. There's nothing wrong with the occasional drink but unfortunately we are consuming much more than is good for us.
"Recent scientific evidence reveals that the most significant dietary villain is sugar. But it's not just hidden sugar that the food industry has profited from by adding to foods we don't even associate with being junk foods.
"It's also the amount that we can be unwittingly consuming in the form of alcohol. Although moderate alcohol consumption may reduce the risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, there is no safe level for increasing the risk of cancer according to the World Cancer Research fund."
Here's a league table of liquid sugar content (figure shown is the number of teaspoons):
Pint of Guinness or stout: 5
Pint of premium lager 3.5
568ml bottle of Magners pear cider 8.5
Pint of Strongbow dry cider 3.5
175ml glass of mulled wine 11
175ml glass of medium sweet wine 2.5
Vodka and Red Bull 7
Gin and tonic 5.5
Vodka and Coca Cola 6.5
Sambuca shot 4
Amaretto shot 4
50ml glass of Baileys 2.5
50ml glass of Port 3
50ml glass of sweet sherry 2
Smirnoff Ice 7.5
Barcardi Breezer 5.25
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Does Egypt really have a stronger military than Turkey?
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Egypt is now a stronger military power than its rival Turkey, according to the 2020 Military Strength Ranking. The new ranking is significant since it comes at a time when Turkey and Egypt are at loggerheads over a Turkish-Libya maritime deal, Turkey's gas drilling off the coast of Cyprus, and the ongoing conflict in Libya.
According to the ranking, which utilises more than 50 individual factors to estimate a nation's military strength, Egypt has leapfrogged Turkey by advancing three places since last year, becoming the ninth most powerful military ahead of Turkey, which has dropped from ninth to 11th place.
Egypt and Turkey both have very powerful militaries by regional standards.
"The Military Strength Ranking is a nice point of reference, but I personally don't think it should be taken at face value," said Oded Berkowitz, the deputy director of intelligence at MAX Security, an Israel-based security intelligence firm.
"Like any kind of index or report on a very broad scale, it inherently misses much of the nuances," he said. "This is not just with regards to Turkey versus Egypt, but throughout the list."
Berkowitz believes it is difficult to make such assessments since various factors can change on "a case by case basis depending on the relevant country, the geopolitical situation at the time, other actors that are involved, and so forth."
It is in this context that he sees the present situation in Libya, where Egypt and Turkey support opposite sides of the conflict, as unique.
In Libya, Turkey is giving direct military support to the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and Egypt is one of the backers of the Libyan National Army (LNA) headquartered in the eastern city of Tobruk.
"Egypt and Turkey were both covertly, to an extent, supporting opposing sides in the conflict for years, until recently when Turkey perceived its side, and interests, as under high threat, which along with other factors, brought it to officially start a direct military intervention," Berkowitz said.
Since there are presently no similar factors in the conflict that could compel Egypt to take similar more direct measures, "the equation is an official direct military intervention (Turkey) versus indirect, covert military assistance (Egypt), which makes it naturally unbalanced," he said.
Berkowitz also stressed that each theatre of conflict needed to be examined and assessed in its own specific context along with the broader geopolitical situation.
"For instance, Turkey right now is pretty stretched militarily as it's involved in two conflicts outside of its borders (Syria and Libya) in addition to its continued domestic counter-militancy campaign against mainly Kurdish forces," he said.
Consequently, Turkey's capabilities to project military power beyond its borders is presently strained.
"Egypt also has limited capabilities to project power beyond its neighbouring countries, but is somewhat more free to do so, as its current military commitments are fewer," he said.
Turkey and Egypt have been major rivals in the Middle East and North Africa since July 2013, when a military coup in Egypt deposed Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, who was supported by Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
After the coup, the army chief responsible for Morsi's ousting, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, was elected president of Egypt. Sisi, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, cracked down on the Brotherhood.
"Egypt certainly feels threatened, not just by Turkish support of the Muslim Brotherhood, but by Turkish regional ambitions, especially in the east Mediterranean and in Libya," said Nervana Mahmoud, an independent commentator on Middle East issues.
"Egypt feels Turkey's hands everywhere, from Erdoğan's support for Hamas, to his ambitious expansion in Africa, to his open support of the government in western Libya," she said.
Mahmoud said that in a region where most states were either failing or weak "the Egyptian leadership sees its military strength as its main line of defence against the regional ambitions of other Middle Eastern powers, particularly Turkey and Iran."
Levent Özgül, an Ankara-based military analyst and founder of BlueMelange Consultancy, pointed out that both Turkey and Egypt "are strong military countries based on historically robust armed forces, military cultures and large populations."
Turkey's military, he said, was largely land-based with enormous fire-support capabilities, several drones, a huge helicopter fleet and high-level NATO-logistical standards – it remains the second-largest army in the alliance. Turkey also operates a fleet of warships armed with lethal anti-ship missiles, submarines, and an ageing air force which, nevertheless, maintains important support aircraft.
The Turkish military, he said, "mostly depends on land warfare and using old, but modernised, tanks and armoured vehicles along with Fırtına 155/52 howitzers and anti-tank missiles."
Egypt, on the other hand, has substantially improved both its air force and navy with "rapid and aggressive modernisation efforts" in recent years with acquisitions from the United States, France, and Russia.
Cairo operates two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships it bought from France, while Turkey has not yet launched its upcoming flagship and first amphibious assault ship, the TCG Anadolu .
Özgül pointed out that Turkey had struggled to modernise its fleet of warships, adding only four new ships to its navy in the last 25 years.
However, its submarine programmes are very important for Turkey and the country has made big leaps forward in its submarine capabilities in the eastern Mediterranean," Özgül said.
The Turkish Air Force also has not received any new fighter jets in the last 12 years.
Turkey's armed forces are also "obsolete", consisting of old U.S.-built M60 tanks and German-built Leopard 2A4s, the analyst said.
Egypt, on the other hand, possesses well over 1,000 U.S.-built M1A1 main battle tanks along with Russian-built T-90MS tanks, both of which are "much more modern than Turkey's tank fleet," Özgül said. Egypt operates U.S.-built Apache helicopter gunships, while Turkey operates less advanced, albeit modernised, U.S.-built Super Cobra attack helicopters.
Over the last few years, Egypt also substantially enlarged and improved its air force, primarily by acquiring advanced Dassault Rafale multirole jets from France and modern MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets from Russia.
Egypt, Özgül said, also has a "huge geographical advantage" over Turkey in the Mediterranean. Turkey's air force is hugely constrained and incapable of carrying out combat air patrols over most of that sea, and especially not over Libya, given its limited aerial refuelling capabilities.
When it comes to establishing air superiority beyond its borders, Turkey also faces severe limitations. Its purchase of Russian S-400 air defence missiles resulted in the United States suspending sales of 100 F-35 advanced fighter jets that Turkey had ordered. This means it might not have any warplanes for the TCG Anadolu, which can only support jets with a vertical take-off capability.
Meanwhile, analysts say Turkey's S-400s are likely only to be used for the defence of Ankara.
"There is no chance of Turkey deploying S-400s on its eastern Mediterranean coast due to severe NATO objections," Özgül said, adding that Ankara's four batteries were also negligible when it comes to the defence of Turkey's entire airspace.
Egypt, on the other hand, has a far more extensive array of air defence missiles, most notably the advanced Russian-built S-300s and U.S. Patriots.
But domestically built Turkish missile systems need time, technology and a lot of money, before they become operational, Özgül said. "Therefore, Egypt's air defence network is far more capable than Turkey's," he said.
Most of Turkey's F-16s are not modernised. Some analysts have said that Turkey also lacked pilots to fly all of them as a result of the widespread military purges following the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. Its fifth-generation TF-X fighter project is also unlikely to get off the ground for the foreseeable future.
While both countries armed forces are very powerful, Egypt's military may soon prove to be a highly formidable opponent of, and obstacle to, Turkey's goals in the eastern Mediterranean, Libya, and beyond.
© Ahval English
The views expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of Ahval.
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Inny Kim named 2015 Ms. USA Woman of Achievement
Inny Kim, 36, took home the crown for 2015 Ms. USA Woman of Achievement Nov. 9.
Inny Kim, the 36-year-old owner of college consulting company IvyEGG, is the 2015 Ms. USA Woman of Achievement.
Kim, a Yorba Linda resident, was awarded one of this year's crowns aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Nov. 9.
The contest started in 2006 for women who are leaders in "community platforms, education and/or visual or performing arts," according to its website.
Kim, who has been working in the education sector for 14 years, entered Amherst College at age 16 and graduated from Harvard University's graduate school of education before working as a college admissions officer at institutions like Princeton Review Korea, Yale University and Amherst.
She said she entered the pageant, which had 48 candidates this year, to build her professional network.
Kim is currently pregnant with her second child and credited the win to her maintenance and balance of work and family.
Her goal is to create the best non-profit organization for education in America to help push the infinite potential of students, she said.
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The Georgia Science Teachers Association will begin accepting exhibitor registrations for the 2017 GSTA Conference in the fall of 2016. The conference will be held at the Stone Mountain Evergreen Conference Center, on February 2 – 4, 2017.
Our last annual conference had nearly 1300 K-16 educators attend and we anticipate even a higher total of attendees this year!
Booth space this year is very limited! Registration is online and you will need to register separately for each space (want a double booth - register 2 times!). Be sure to register early!
Please contact Sharon Boyer at sharongsta14@gmail.com or 770-403-9836 with any questions.


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Restoring Trust and Building Bridges: Addressing Online Radicalization in Africa
Online radicalization has become a global phenomenon. The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crimes reports that terror groups like Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State are using the internet extensively. While it is primarily used as a strategic tool for spreading propaganda and planning attacks, the internet has also become a platform for recruitment, financing, and training.[1] The results are reflected in the numbers: 75% of those recruited by the Islamic State, for example, are aged between 18 and 30.[2] Similarly, Al-Shabaab maintains a presence on a number of social media platforms including Twitter, YouTube and its own al- Kata'ib news channel.
Social media provides space for most of the world's youth to share views and express themselves, not least their frustrations with their respective governments.[3] A 2019 report on internet freedom around the globe, however, showed that some governments are tightening their control over citizens' data and are using politically motivated internet laws to suppress dissent.[4] The United Nations Youth Study, "The Missing Peace," revealed that young people distrust their governments and international institutions considerably.[5] Such mistrust towards political authorities, frequently expressed online, is a gap exploited by terror groups to attract, connect, and radicalize young people.[6]
In Africa, a lack of internet policies which specifically target online radicalization leave youth vulnerable. Instead, governments have opted for more broadly restrictive policies. In East Africa, particularly, countries like Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania have implemented internet shutdowns and have passed—or are in the process of passing—restrictive laws which raise questions around internet freedom.[7]
Immediate intervention is needed. Against this backdrop, policy leaders throughout Africa should pursue an equitable online community policing model, facilitated by the African Union.
Working with Online Communities
The community policing approach recognizes the shared responsibility of the police and the community in ensuring a safe and secure environment for all.[8] In particular, this approach focuses on the prevention of crime rather than reliance on reactionary measures alone. It also aims to address issues that create an atmosphere of fear in the community.[9] Community policing is grounded in a strategy that is service-oriented and improves problem solving, empowerment, partnerships and accountability.[10]
The shared responsibility systems of existing community policing models make them ideal prevention tools on social media platforms. Through partnerships between law enforcement agencies, citizens, internet service providers, social media platforms, and regional bodies like the African Union, community policing could effectively curb terror groups' ability to radicalize youth. This holistic and collective approach could rise to the challenge of combating online radicalization.
An Independent Regional Community Online Policing Consortium
To prevent further erosion of trust, the African Union should adopt an online community policing model and establish a regional consortium as part of its ongoing counter-terrorism initiatives. The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) could lead this effort by convening a multi-stakeholder forum, including policy makers and practitioners across the counter-terrorism field. Such a meeting should call upon Heads of States and governments to mandate the creation of an independent regional community online policing consortium.
It is worth noting that consortiums have previously been implemented in other policy areas. In 2004, the African Union mandated the Darfur Consortium, a coalition of more than thirty NGOs committed to ending the ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis. A similar consortium to tackle online radicalization would be more resilient than unilateral action in facing political exploitation by individual member states and, therefore, is an ideal platform for building trust among all internet stakeholders.
This regional consortium should include all internet stakeholders, such as representatives of social media platforms, youth representatives, representatives of regional and national law enforcement agencies of African countries, representatives of international institutions such as INTERPOL, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, representatives of civil society – particularly those organizations and media institutions that are working on content management of "fake news" – hackathon groups, and online media influencers.
The consortium would be tasked with creating and implementing a strategic and sustainable online community policing model. This should also include a review of existing internet policies and the formulation of policies geared toward preventing further online radicalization. It should outline and uphold each actor's responsibility to build awareness and share information to prevent online radicalization. This includes the creation of policies and procedures whereby information flagged as being suspicious online activity can be shared with the law enforcement agencies of affected African states. The consortium would also encourage a people-centred approach in which both formal and informal groups, like Anonymous, could join the fight against online radicalization.
There's no doubt that terrorists are online, exploiting the internet and social media platforms to recruit and radicalize new members. It's time we start thinking about how to creatively and co-responsibly address this issue. The African Union states must step up to the challenge.
This article was awarded the second place of our writing competition on The Digital Transformation
Picture by AMISOM Public Information
[1] "The Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes," United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, 2012, https://www.unodc.org/documents/terrorism/Publications/Use_of_Internet_for_Terrorist_Purposes/ebook_use_of_the_internet_for_terrorist_purposes.pdf.
[2] Ethar Abdul Haq, "ISIS fighters in statistics: age, religious attainment, education," Zaman Al Wasl- Exclusive, April 07, 2016, https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/article/15089.
[3] "ICT Facts and Figures 2017," The International Telecommunications Union, July 2017, https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2017.pdf.
[4] "Freedom on the Net 2019: The Crisis of Social Media," Freedom House, 2019, https://www.freedomonthenet.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/11042019_Report_FH_FOTN_2019_final_Public_Download.pdf.
[5] Graeme Simpson, "The Missing Peace: Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security," United Nations Population Fund, March 2018, https://www.unfpa.org/resources/missing-peace-independent-progress-study-youth-and-peace-and-security.
[6] Chebbi Aya, "Youth Radicalisation and Distrust," Open Government Partnership, accessed November 20, 2019, https://www.opengovpartnership.org/trust/youth-radicalisation-and-distrust/.
[7] "Sudan," Human Rights Watch, accessed November 20, 2019. https://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan.
"Africa: Increasing internet Shutdowns and media bans limiting access to information 2019," ARTICLE 19, January 16, 2019, https://www.article19.org/resources/africa-increasing-internet-shutdowns-and-media-bans-limiting-access-to-information/.
"Anger at Uganda's tax on social media," BBC, July 2, 2018, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44682345.
Freedom on the Net 2018 – Rwanda," Freedom House, November 1, 2018, https://www.refworld.org/docid/5be16afd116.html.
"Uproar over proposed law to further regulate social media in Kenya," African Centre for Medical Excellence, September 26, 2019, https://acme-ug.org/2019/09/26/outcry-follows-proposed-law-to-further-regulate-social-media-in-kenya/.
"Strict new internet laws in Tanzania are driving bloggers and content creators offline," Pew Research Centre, July 06, 2018, https://www.journalism.org/news-item/strict-new-internet-laws-in-tanzania-are-driving-bloggers-and-content-creators-offline/.
[8] Rufai Mohammed Mutiu, and Adigun Johnson Oyeranmi, "Enhancing Community Policing Using a Virtual Community Model," International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security 9, no. 11 (2011): 119-144.
[9] "Can Community Policing Help Prevent More Tragedies?" National Association for Pupil Transportation, February 26, 2018, https://www.napt.org/blog_home.asp?display=18.
[10] Rufai & Adigun, "Enhancing Community Policing."
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Catheline Bosibori Nyabwengi is 27 years old from Kenya and currently pursuing a PhD in African History at the university of Bayreuth, Germany. She is a FemWise- Africa member. Her study interests are African history with a special focus on women, violence, security and terrorism in East Africa. Grace Atuhaire is a a Ugandan Doctoral Student in Political Science at the University of Tubingen. She is an accredited FemWise-Africa member, and a member of Rotary International, The African Union Youth for Peace ad hoc group and Uganda Women Writers Association. Her research interests are youth, women and peace and security, as well as state relations with cross border communities.
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Indians Wells CA - On an extremely hot Monday afternoon in the desert, Vasek Pospisil was finally cooled off.
In temperatures that reached as high as 37 degrees Celsius, Pospisil was knocked out of the singles draw at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells at the hands of Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 6-7 6-3, 7-5 in a match which lasted just under two and a half hours.
Pospisil, a qualifier into the main draw himself, ran out of steam in the 3rd set. After splitting the first two sets, the Canadian managed to break his opponent to go up 5-3 in the third and had a chance to serve out the match. However, Pospisil played a lacklustre service game in which he was broken at Love.
The 26-year-old also had a match point in the following game but Lajovic hit a forehand past him at the net. In the next service game the struggles continued for Pospisil. He played some tired points from the baseline and was broken again. Lajovic proceeded to close out the match with relative ease on his service game reaching the fourth round for the first time in a Masters 1000 event.
Pospisil finished with 30 winners overall but also 40 unforced errors, 23 coming off his forehand. He continued to play aggressively for most of the match just like he did in his win over Andy Murray but he won just 25 of the 43 points he played at the net.
His serve wasn't nearly as strong as it was in his win over Murray on Saturday. His first serve percentage was just 52% in the match, he had five double faults and he won less than half of his second serve points.
Despite the loss, Pospisil was pleased with how he performed here. He won four straight matches including the biggest win of his career on the main stadium court over the World No.1 player which should give him a huge confidence boost heading into the rest of the season. The work he has put in with new coach Mark Woodforde is beginning to pay off.
The Stadium 4 court wasn't kind to Pospisil on Monday. Along with American partner Steve Johnson he also lost in the second round of doubles. It was the same court he lost his singles match on earlier.
Pospisil has chosen not to try to qualify for the next Masters 1000 series event which starts next week in Miami. He will head to Mexico to play a pair of Challenge events instead.


In February of 2018 Rotary International celebrated its 113th anniversary. On a local level, the White River Rotary Club has been serving the Upper Valley community for 95 of those years as of May 5, 2019.
In carrying out the goals of Rotary International the Rotary Club of White River Junction, Vermont is offering a helping hand to a select number of projects designed to help the citizens of the community. We will select these projects from applications submitted by not-for-profit organizations and government agencies.
You are invited to submit an application for consideration. The total number of projects approved will be dependent upon the dollars available from our on-going fund raising efforts.
Projects do not have to be newly created. Perhaps you have been working toward a project but lack of funds has not allowed its completion. As we work through our selection process, we look favorably upon projects in which the applicant is putting some energy into its completion; whether it is dollars or in kind service (sweat equity).
The deadline for receipt of applications for our Community Projects Program is May 30, 2018.
Please note: Requests for funds with no application form will not be considered.
Information and application is available at http://www.whiteriverrotaryusa.org.
Your timely response in helping the Rotary Club of White River Junction help you will be greatly appreciated!


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Elite Palace Hotel (tidigare Hotel Palace), är ett 4-stjärnigt hotell som ingår i den svenska hotellkedjan Elite Hotels. Hotellet inryms i fastigheten Härden 19 som ligger mitt i kvarteret Härden mellan Sankt Eriksgatan och Hälsingegatan i Vasastaden i Stockholm. Byggnaden uppfördes 1955–1958 som hotell, kontor, garage och bilutställningshall för Philipsons Automobil AB.

Historia

Byggnad

Byggnaden invigdes 1958 under namnet Hotell Palace. Initiativtagare var Gunnar V. Philipson, verkställande direktör vid Philipsons Automobil AB, som även var byggherre. På granntomten (Sankt Eriksgatan 117) hade företaget byggt sitt stora Automobilpalatset på 1920-talet. Hotell Palace kunde ses som en affärsmässig fortsättning av Philipssons bilanläggning med hotell, kontor och ytterligare bilrelaterade verksamheter. Exempelvis inrättades i husets båda nedersta våningarna en påkostad utställningshall för nya bilar, främst Mercedes-Benz, som tidigare saknats i Bilpalatset. Mellan bilhallens båda plan sträckte sig en elegant svängd trappa med marmorsteg och mässingräcke. Pelarna och golven kläddes med marmorplattor.

Byggnadens arkitekt var Karl G.H. Karlsson, och för konstruktionerna stod Westman & Challis ingenjörsbyrå. Karlsson ritade det stora byggnadskomplexet med "V"-formad grundplan på en tidigare obebyggd del av kvarteret Härden (Härden 19) som sträckte sig genom kvarterets mellersta del från Sankt Eriksgatan till Hälsingegatan. Huvudentrén förlades till Sankt Eriksgatan 115 där byggnaden fick sex våningar och två indragna takvåningar. Mot Hälsingegatan har byggnaden fem våningar och tre indragna takvåningar och mot innergården trappar byggnaden ner i fem steg. Under mark anordnades ytterligare tre plan, därav två med garageplatser. Fasaderna kläddes med plattor i ljus marmor och huvudentrén inramades av mörkgrå skiffer.

Det nya bilpalatset med sina 30 000 m² golvyta erbjöd utöver utställningshallar, garageplatser och kontorsrum även 230 hotellrum med 400 bäddar och en särskild motellavdelning. Taklagsfest firades i april 1957 och invigning skedde i mars året därpå. Första hotellchef var Erik Carlsten. 1976 ombyggdes bilutställningshallen för drive in besiktning av bilskador.

Hotellet
På 1990-talet ägdes fastigheten till lika delar av Evidentia och Diligentia som tidigare tagit över Philipsons fastighetsinnehav. Från och med 1994 ingick hotellrörelsen under namnet Elite Palace Hotel i hotellkedjan Elite Hotels som hyrde ungefär halva lokalytan. Entréplanet och våning två delas av hotellet och kontoret, våning ett och tre innehåller endast kontor medan våningarna 4-7 enbart hotellrum, totalt 284 rum. Därtill konferensrum, spaavdelning och bistro. År 2005 sålde Diligentia Härden 19 för 366 miljoner kronor till nuvarande fastighetsägaren AFA Försäkring.

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Källor
Stockholms stadsmuseum: Kvarteret Härden, Innerstadsinventeringen (1973-1983)
Elite Palace Hotel
Bygglovsritningar upprättade 1956 av arkitekt Karl G.H. Karlsson
Konstruktionsritningar upprättade 1957 av Westman & Challis
Svenska Dagbladet: 400 hotellgäster får rum i bilpalats i Stockholm, publicerad 9 april 1957

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Byggnader i Vasastan
Hotell i Stockholm


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Online Giving Platforms Say They're The Future Of Philanthropy
By Michelle Castillo Dec. 09, 2010
After working with the New York Marathon and seeing that they had 6,000 volunteers that were willing to help out but not encouraged to raise money for the cause, Edward Norton had an idea. The actor, best known for his roles in Fight Club and American History X, co-founded Crowdrise, a charitable giving platform that features sponsored volunteerism, where people who volunteer their time for a cause can also raise money similar to a marathon runner, in addition to traditional online fundraising campaigns. Instead of doing a telethon or large-scale dinners (the traditional fundraisers) he took his campaign online to reach the masses.
"I do actually think our culture at large is getting pretty conversing with social networking and social connectivity through web based stuff," Norton tells Techland. "There's a couple of generations coming along who are very used to rallying in a virtual way. They know that these tools give them an ability to assemble money. A better platform was needed for people to coordinate their activist life."
(More on TIME.com: World AIDS Day: For Awareness, Charities Turn To Social Media)
Moving your charity's efforts online seems to be a trend that not only Crowdrise is following. Last year, the number of charities and private foundations registered with the INS increased to more than 1.2 million, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. At the same time, donations to the US top charities dropped 11 percent. But donations to online charities rose five percent, and although the rate of growth has slowed down, it's important to note that this sector is still growing. Online donations cut down on the costs of $500 a plate fundraisers, Norton pointed out, where the expense of throwing the event often is so large it doesn't even make what was raised worth it.
"I think everybody is realizing that more and more is moving online," says CEO of BiddingFor Good.com Jon Carson. "It's just got a convenience factor that a lot of stuff can be done over cell phone, a convenience factor that is permeating this major drive."
Carson's company, BiddingforGood.com, is an online auction tool to help charities run their annual fundraisers. His company works with everyone from the small local public school to Fortune 500 companies. While the organization still has to find the majority of products to use for the auction, Carson says with BiddingForGood's list of local companies that are more likely to give and the ability to offer advertisement space on your auction website, charities are better off bringing their fundraising auctions online to them if they want to reach more people. "It's a marketing benefit they can give merchants," he said, adding that there's a current plague of "donor fatigue" that's slowed down charitable donations.
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Across the board, people who donate online tend to be younger and more adept with social media, although Crowdrise co-founder Robert Wolf made sure to test their website on his mother to make sure that it was easy for anyone to use. "Donors age 45 and younger favor text-based giving, while older givers migrate more towards giving online," said James Lawrence. His company, Mogiv, is a SMS-based donation platform that enables the user to donate as much money as they want rather than be restricted to a certain small amount as many other text-to-donate platforms are. BiddingForGood.com tends to see a little higher average age, just because many of their fundraisers are run for schools, and parents are many of their frequent customers.
There is one major problem that online platforms that help raise money for charities are running in to: the size of donations. "The reality is, I'll put on my board hat, the average gift philanthropic gift online, well they're not terribly large," said Carson.
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"At the end of the [average charity's] day, they do their money for the year with $50,000 gifts, some stuff online and a capital campaign," he added. "That's one of the things that's a huge factor in online philanthropy. Philanthropy has a very heavy relationship aspect to it. Online is not about relationships, it's very transactional… If you talk to the development organizer at Harvard, it's not about online donations. It's about Bill Gates, and who's going to give that big grant."
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For sites like Crowdrise, however, they're happy with the smaller donations they may be receiving because that's the point of their platform. It also gives people a way to connect with celebrities who wouldn't normally respond to their donations on telethons but do comment and post on their Crowdrise profiles, which is similar to a Facebook profile. Wolf points out that their company is not made for the person who wants to donate half their paycheck. "Crowdrise is for people who are involved," he explained. "We want people knowing that's cool and having the world knowing that they are doing it. We don't need every dollar tomorrow; we built Crowdrise to build this brand about giving back."
Mogiv's Lawrence also mentions that it doesn't mean that they haven't received large donations, adding it's not uncommon to see $2500 to $10,000 text gives. The spontaneity of the donation with a handset helps, he said, rather than putting it off to go home and write a check and forgetting about it. Unlike a lot of online charitable giving platforms they only take .44 cents per transaction, no matter what amount, plus whatever merchant fees are out there. All in all, it translates to about three percent of the total gift, and since Mogiv works with a certified banking partner instead of going through a microgiving platform like most text-to-donate programs do it allows Mogiv to take larger donation. This makes their platform a lot more appealing to people who want to make sure most of their donation gets to where it needs to go, especially since Apple has not allowed any donations applications in their App Store, and charities directly find out who is giving what donation, while the banking and credit card information is still protected. Like all the companies mentioned, though they are a for profit company, Mogiv only works with non-profit organizations and try to lower the barriers for costs when they can. Crowdrise is free to join up and only charges for transactional fees, while BiddingForGood.com tries to help with costs by helping out with additional items for your auction.
(More on TIME.com: What is TWENTYWONDER?)
"The immediacy and the ease of online donations means a lot of fundraising efforts have to evolve into having to using those online tools and methods," Norton said. "I don't think it's ever going to replace mega philanthropy, but I do think on a grassroots level broad public sort of charitable giving is the future. I think that the organizations that are learning how to use a tool like Crowdrise are the ones that are going to succeed in the coming years."


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Home Airline News Volga-Dnepr and Chapman Freeborn assist historic Solar Impulse flight
Volga-Dnepr and Chapman Freeborn assist historic Solar Impulse flight
James Muir
Solar Impulse in flight
Solar Impulse 2 completed its historic solar-powered flight around the globe with the logistics support of Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr provided logistical assistance with the provision of both cargo and passenger chartered aircraft to transport spare parts, a mobile hangar and the technical team to support the record-breaking round-the-world trip. Other support included a Volga-Dnepr IL-76TD-90VD and an ATR-72 support aircraft and Chapman Freeborn's Wing 24 flight support team to help manage project operations including flight permits and customs clearance, ground handling and immigration arrangements.
Chapman Freeborn cargo business development director, Pierre van der Stichele says: "The project required all of our global charter market expertise as we were working around Si2's changeable flight schedules – with support solutions required in Asia, North America, Europe, and North Africa."
"We would also like to thank Volga-Dnepr for its professionalism for assisting in ensuring the cargo always reached its destination safely and on time."
Volga-Dnepr Airlines regional sales manager, Georgy Sokolov says: "Volga-Dnepr Group is strongly committed to improving the environmental efficiency of its fleet and to embracing all levels of aviation innovation so it was a special pleasure for us to play a long-term role in the historic achievement of the Solar Impulse 2 team."
Solar Impulse is the first aircraft to fly day and night without fuel or polluting emissions and was piloted around the world in stages by Swiss pioneers, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg. The journey started in March 2015 from Abu Dhabi and returned on 26 July 2016 after a 17-leg journey covering 43,041 kilometres, completing 23 days of flight.
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